Vox Hunt: I Made This

Show us something you made.

How crazy that I get on here and this is the hunt! I was going to put a picture of my moms blanket on here tonight anyway....all made and almost all done (except for sewing the back and front together to be DONE COMPLETELY) I think I will give it to her on Friday when me and Lynn go get our hair done. I hope she likes it! If you see this and talk to my mom anytime soon, DONT tell her- it is still a surprise (as far as I know anyway)  Also...another thing we made that is pretty much done- my scraproom...my very own space to sprawl my crap all over the place and get organized :) Wahooooo.Since I uploaded those pictures first, I will show them first.Then I'll show the pictures of the blanket...  Once it is all done and I have my stuff all moved into the scraproom, I will show you a picture of what it looks like when its done-  

 

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I knew I looked young, but come on!

When I was volunteering at school on Friday, I was helping Andy's teacher with some things. I had to bring the kids to a table in the hallway and work on some word building, and an abc book they are working on. It is so much fun- I love going in there...it is actaully what I'd go to school for if there were jobs for it when you get out! (even over dental hygiene since the hours are perfect for the kids and being off with them in the summer would be great!)

So as I am in the hallway working with one of the kids, a little girl (Probably 1st grade??) looked into one of the kindergarten rooms and said to one of the kids, "How old are you?" The kid replies "I am 6" The little girl says "Yeah, I am 6 1/2"  As I sit there listening to this and trying not to laugh at how much "Older" she was than the other kid, I realize she had her radar in on me next. She boldly walks up to me and looks right into my eyes and says to me "Who's class are you in?" "Ummm...honey- I am just helping out "Mrs.C" today! I am not in any class." Let me remind you all that this school only goes to 8th grade. I really dont think I could possibly look that young- even to a 1st grader...do I really look more like a middle schooler than a mom??  Oh my... Well,  all I know is that I will not cave! No mom jeans, no mom haircut... Someday- I will grow into my age!! You'll see!

What a dream...

After the post I wrote a while back, I have been thinking about my brother so much again. Not that I ever went a day without thinking of him about 50 times before- but now  he is constantly on my mind.

All this thinking gave me the best dream I have almost ever had. The best dream I have had was still of him though. That one was the Christmas morning after his accident...maybe I'll get into that one a different day.

Last night I dreamt that I was in a room with some people in my family- but I dont remember exactly who, and they told me they had a surprise for me. I was excited and asked what it was. They told the surprise to come out from the other room- and it was my brother! Standing and walking and smiling at me. He was wearing a new flannel- it stuck out in my head for some reason because the color was kind of like a golden mix and it reminded me of a bright fall day. His face was just staring at me, smiling and waiting for my reaction. It was like he was back here with us again, and he was better, all fixed and this was all just one reaaally long drawn out nightmare. I ran over to him and malled him...I gave him the biggest bear hug I could have ever given and I hugged him so tight and wouldnt let go of him, and he wouldnt let me go either. I just cried and cried on his shoulder and he hugged me tight while I cried because I was so happy to have my big brother back. That is all I remember...I wish it never ended, I wish it were real. I woke up so happy and excited for a split second, but when I got my thoughts together and realized it was just a dream- I was so bummed. It felt so real. I really felt like we were hugging- and it felt so awesome. I think I will be going to bed early tonight to wait for another hug from him :)  

Yummy Chicken dinner: flop

Don't  you hate it when you are looking through a cookbook while you are just starving, and you find all of these recipes that look sooooo good? Then you make one of them and it is just gross. I just got my new Taste of Home cookbook and I made this slow-cooked orange chicken with sliced sweet potatoes and rice. I spent all day on it- sort of. I peeled a sweet potato, sliced it up, mixed seasonings with flour to coat my chicken, sauteed the chicken, and layered the sweet potatoes and chicken in a crock pot and poured some homemade sauce over the chicken. It took forever to cook. We were all sooo hungry by the time the chicken got to temp- that it ws so not even worth the effort. The only part that I liked was the rice. The sauce that went over the chicken had cinnamon and onion powder and some other  seasonings in it. I guess I would never recommend using a recipe that has chicken and cinnamon together. It made a really weord texture and everything. I ate it because I was hungry- but now I feel that un-satisified feeling because it didnt taste good. I guess now I am going to go and eat something else and gain a pound or 3 in the process. Yuck- the taste will never leave me. I hope the Beef Barley soup I am making tomorrow turns out better. Excuse me while I go brush my mouth out about 20 times and chew a pack of gum to get the flavor out of my mouth. Grody....grody....grody.

It makes me never want to try a new recipe again. I decided that even if I see one that looks good, I am going to change it up and make it my way so that we like it. (not saying I'm a good cook-we just know our own taste and this was far from it!)

yeah, yeah...Another post about my kids...

Haha... I know I talk about them all the time...But that was my whole point of joining this place! ALl my scrapbook stuff is packed away and this is easy for me to jump on here when they say or do something that I dont want to forget!

Anyway...enough of the explanation.

First, I will start with Andy. He was eating a piece of summer sausage last night and dissecting all the little seasonings in it. He pulls out one of the mustard seeds and brings it in to the kitchen to me and Jake, then asks us, "If we plant this, will it grow another summer sausage?" I thought that was so cute and innocent...one of those things where you try to not laugh while they see...I didnt want to hurt his feelings or make him feel bad for asking a question! We just explained what it really was and looked at eachother knowing that the other one wanted to fall on the floor laughing!!

Then I need to say that I think someone took my nutso Justin and traded him with this calm good boy for most of the day today. I brought Justin and Ryan to Cub and wondered to myself if I was crazy for even making such an attempt. I decided to try anyway though, because it gave me the perfect excuse to give into my Whopper Crave. I had to fill the kid up before we went to the grocery store!!! Yeah...it was all about him...not me :) As I am driving to the store, I am wondering if I should turn around and go home since it was Justin's nap time, and Ryan wasnt far behind with needing a nap. This was bound to be one of those shopping trips where you look at the parent and the kids and think "glad thats not my kid!" I thought for sure there would be whining, defiance, and crabbing from Justin and just tiredness and crying from Ryan. Heck, they are normal kids...this stuff happens! Well...not this time anyway. For 2 hours I had the quietest, best behaved kids in the store. I was schocked and sooo relieved. This isnt always the case...dont get me wrong- I am not saying they are like this all the time...in fact, I was in schock at the switch in them. Justin sat in the Car eating his apple and getting out here and there...Ryan sat in the cart smiling at people and when he got really tired, he just zoned out into space with the light shining on his sweet baby blues.  Ahhhh.... Seriously- who took my kids and who were these angels I had with me? Mama likes :)

Ok...done gushing.... 

Vox Hunt: I'd Rather Be...

Now, show us your dream job.

 

 

 

 

That about sums it up!

Somewhere along the line, I heard this saying: "You get what you get and you dont have a fit."  Since my kids are going through this "I dont want that purple cup, I want a brand new fork, I didnt want THIS!" phase...I have been saying that ALOT! Andy gets it- but doesn't always like it. Justin is just totally confused on the whole issue- so when he repeated it back to me one day, I figured out why!! He doesnt hear what I want him to hear...he turns it around in his head to fit what he actaully wants to do...like any kid would do - and says "When you get it- you have a fit!" So here he is revving himself up to have a fit when he gets "it" the whole time. Maybe I should find a new saying. Like "Shut up and take what you get or you get nothin!" Ok...I really cant say that- but sometimes it is sooo hard not to!!! :) I think they will both be getting pink and purple forks, plates and bowls if I keep having to fight who gets what color at every meal!

Who is that guy?

I knew this day would come. Really. I did. I have prepared myself for it and thought about what I would say, and how I would answer some really hard questions. I just thought that when this came up, it would be Andy asking the major question...not Justin.

I am in the process of sewing the signatures on my mom's blanket now, and want to make sure that everyone is on there. I dont want to leave ANYONE out. So, since my brother obviously cant be here to sign his name for her, I put a picture of him from up-north on the blanket, with the words "Your Guardian Angel" across the top of the picture. He still needs to be on there...it will mean a lot to my mom. So, yesterday as I am showing my Grandma the progress I have made, Justin looks at the blanket and then stares at the picture of Danny. He looks at me and says it. "Who is that guy, Mommy?"

I get ready to say some of the things I have thought about... and I look into Justin's eyes and for the first time, really see what a great uncle he is missing out on. That is when it hit me that he really doesnt know this awesome guy.

That is mommy's brother. That is your uncle. That is someone who would have taught you lots of things. Some mommy would have liked, some...not so much. That is your uncle....he would have brought you up-north all the time. He would have let you have can of pop after can of pop...He would have brought you fishing on the dock- and when youre old enough, he would have brought you out in the boat. He would have taught you how to look through the scope of a gun and aim, so he could bring you pheasant and deer hunting some day- and have some of that male bonding that you boys have. He would have been the uncle that let you have anything, and if I said no, he would have given to you when I wasnt looking. He is the uncle who would have shown you how to stick up for people, but still mange to be a quiet and sweet teddy bear kind of guy. He would have wresteled with you and made you feel like you really were kicking some butt...just like he let me do when I was little- and somehow manage to never get hurt. He would have played catch with you...whether it was a football or a baseball...he would have fun watching you learn to do this. That is your uncle...the reason Mommy is such a paranoid wreck when you get in the car with anyone when I am not with. He is the reason that I dread the day you get your drivers license. He is the reason that mommy wants to be a neurotic overprotective freak and never let you go anywehere by yourself. He is the reason mommy cries when certain songs come on the radio. Yep...he is your unle. The uncle that is missing from your life...but the uncle that you SO deserve to have. That is one of the best relationships you would have ever had in your whole life...and you are getting screwed out of never knowing him... and I am so sorry for that!!

All I really manage to say is... "Thats Danny." Justin says, "Who is DANNY?" Choking back every emotion that I have, I tell him that I will tell him some other day. Thankfully, for now, he is satisified with this answer, and goes back to driving trains on the top of the couch.

Thank God for a sense of humor!

So as most of you know- my mom is in the middle of her chemo sessions! Half-way done with the chemo portion...that is awesome! She still amazes me with her upbeat attitude...you'd never know she was going through such a scary thing. It is funny, because with everything there is to worry about, she is obsessed with her hair and when it will start coming back for good, since each round of chemo makes what had started growing back, fall out again. She has a really nice wig though, and she makes it even cuter by wearing these adorable stocking caps over the wig. She is so damn cute- I just want to squish her.

So anyway... the other day when me and my mom were on the phone, probably talking about the Food Network, we started getting a little goofy and joking about things like we tend to do. She said something that made us both laugh and then I said, " People are going to think you are wiggin' out." All I heard is giggling on the other end and then "well...yeah! I am, actually!!" and then more laughter. I had to think about what she was laughing at, and when I realzed what had I said, I wanted to put my foot so far down my throat for saying that!!! Seriously....thank God she has such a great attitude about this and has kept her sense of humor. She is not letting this get her down- she is already thinking about being 1/2 way done and getting on with having a great summer. She is going to kick this thing in the ass, while I go and stick my foot down my throat!

QotD: Can't Do Without...

What food item would you miss the most if it were removed from your diet and recipes? 
Submitted by scorpion1116.  

This is tough...but I might have to say peanut butter?? Chocolate milk is close- but then there is always pizza too. I will stick with peanut butter, though. It is my go to food- I eat it almost everyday.

WAIT!!! Is pop considered a food item? Because if it would be, then that would SO take the cake over anything- anyday!!  I LOVE my pop!!!

Nautty, nautty kitty!!

If only I were the super Nanny, that would sound a whole lot cooler...

Justin caught Molly being a bad little kitty today!! He had some milk left in his cup after lunch,and we got so busy playing that I forgot to get the cup off of the table right away. While we were racing trains, Justin yells, "Mommy! Look at Molly!!" I look at the table to find the cat sitting there, dipping her paw into Justin's glass of milk, and then licking her paw to get the milk into her mouth! This was right after she got outside when I went to go get the mail. What to do with a little brat cat?? Who knows- but now, while that was kind of cute (and smart), I am completely and totally grossed out- and will be getting out the bucket of bleach and sanitizing the crap out of our table! The thing with a cat is that you cant yell at them like you can a dog. After you yell at a dog, it willl hang its head, put its tail in between it's legs and mope away. A cat will look at you, stick its paw in the air to flip you off, and then go throw up a fur ball on your pillow for later on.

Good thing they have 9 lives...

Vox Hunt: Yes, I Listen To This

Audio: Share the most embarrassing song on your mp3 player.

 

Since I cant seem to get the video to post, I will just give the link to it :)

 

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QotD: On "American Idol"

The seventh season of "American Idol" premieres tonight.  Will you be watching, or are you over it?

Wow...7 years already? I remember that coming out when I was prego with Andy!  I will try to watch it as much as I can. Last season, I used the DVR and recorded it so I could watch it whenever I had time. This year, since we moved and didnt get the dish back...my DVR is...sniff sniff...GONE.  I dont know what it will be like to HAVE to watch the commercials again. I loved being able to fast forward through them. I am so addicted to this stupid show and I think its because I wish that I could sing awesomely like a few of them can. I love watching people sing... and I'd love it if someone would sing to me :)  Jake if you are reading this...prepare to serenade your woman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes...it is getting a little old and predictable, but I love it still :)

Vox Hunt: It Never Gets Old

Audio: Share a song you could listen to all day on repeat.

 

 

U + Ur Hand Video

U + Ur Hand lyrics - Pink lyrics

Pink Music Videos

Music Video Codes by VideoCure

You and ur hand

Poop is grody

Sometimes I wish I had video going constantly around here just to remember everything that these kids say to me. Tonight I was in the kitchen making a pb and j for Andy and Justin, when out of nowhere, Andy comes up to me and gives me a great big hug...and here is how the rest goes :

Andy: I love you mom.

Me: Awwww...I love you So much. I love to hear that!

Justin: I love you too, mommy! (as he gives a a hug equally as big as Andy's)

Andy: Does that make you happy to hear that?

Me: Yes, it does. It makes me very happy!

Justin: Yeah, I love you is nice, poop is grody.

 

Where do they get this stuff...how did poop get brought into the picture? I wish I knew what was going on in their little minds.

 

I need to carry a notebook around with me just so I dont forget to write this stuff down! This is too good to NOT remember -and could possibley make for some good bribery later on!!

 

 

 

QotD: I Don't Mean To Brag, But...

Do you have an unusual talent that you are ridiculously proud of?  If so, what is it, and why the smug look on your face? 
Submitted by mo.

I have this talent dealing with ANY uncomfortable situation with humor and sarcasim... fitting or not! I dont know if I'd call that a talent though...more like a curse. I dont have that confidence or poise that most people have...so this is how I handle myself! :)

And man...get me in the right moment and I can curse like a truck driver. My grandpa was a truck driver so I learned from the best!!!

 

Oh yeah...I almost forgot! I can put off housework and things that actaully NEED to get done for hours...even days and say that I have no time- but can spend time on the computer like nothin' else. You see, I cant clean because I am keeping in touch with my friends.

Vox Hunt: Makes Me Cringe!

Show us a photo that makes you cringe.

Tell me why I would share a picture that makes me cringe with everyone else too??? Thats kind of like someone saying, "this stinks, smell it" Or, "Taste this, it tastes horrible"
Cant share this one! Hahahaha

Oh what a night...

Things have been interesting lately for me. I have been trying to get stuff done and take care of 3 sick children at the same time. On Monday night, Justin was up a bunch of times crying because he didnt feel well. He told me earlier on Monnday, that he was sick. I laughed at him because he was acting fine and didnt sound sick at all. I guess he was right...never doubt a kid when they say that! That was a sleepless night for the 3 of us! Then Andy started saying he had a little sore throat. Greeeaaaaat. He was fine until last night though.

I left after supper last night to go and try to find Andy some shirts for school. He has outgrown 2 of the 3 uniform shirts I have for him. I wonder what the stores are thinking-- Here it is, JANUARY in Minnesota. It is cold outside, and it will be cold outside for about 3 more months. Do you think that I could find a long sleeved uniform shirt anywhere? What is this? Now that Christmas os over they feel like they need to break out the summer stuff? I went to so many different stores. I tried Sears, JCPenneys, Kohls, Target, a few smaller stores mixed in there and then Gap. Gap had them, but I am such a cheap wad that I didnt want to pay 30.00 for 2 shirts. They are just going to get paint and marker on them anyway :) So I move on with my other list. I need a pair of jeans since I only have one pair. Jackpot... I got a 60.00 pair of jeans for 19.99!!! Wahoo! And, the best part is that I even like them. I didnt just settle because they were on sale! As I am wandering through the mall looking for the escalators (I automatically go for the elevator because 99% of the time, I have a stroller- so I had to actaully look for an escalator!! haha), I stumble across my absolute favorite kids store- Childrens Place. Oh my :) It looks like they are having a great sale- I guess I could just go in and  "Look"!! The sales ladies are super friendly...joking with me like they knew me... It was actaully kind of weird. So, I got 2 fleece hoodies, and about 6 long sleeved T-shirts (clearing out the warm stuff to bring on the t-shirts) and I only paid 30.00! Yet ANOTHER jackpot for mommy!!! I am feeling pretty good about my little night out all by myself :) As I am checking out, I am still talking to the more down to earth lady working there. I jokingly said that I had to stop shopping before I bought anymore clothes, since I didnt even need to go in there in the first place. She made me feel better like a good salesperson would, and said that with sales like this, you can t pass them up :) Yep, I said. This is my favorite store for my kids. Then I get an invitation to work there. She hands me an application, tells me she is a stay at home mom too, and that this is a really fun place to work to get out of the house one night a week. Hmmm... I can consider this. But really, I would spend the whole check there. Something to ponder, I guess :) As I walk out the door, she yells "Call us!!" Off to...gulp...walmart. I HAVE to find some warm uniform shirts and every other option is gone. I dont grab a cart because I am not a happy Walmart shopper and just want to get a  few shirts and get out. I end up with birthday cards, birthday presents, a couple other impulse items, a dress outfit for Andy and Jusitn for thier baptism, and yep...ANOTHER jackpot for mommy!!! I bought them out of size 6-7 white polos- which were only 3 bucks a piece!!! 3 bucks!!! I was so proud of my thrifty shopping last night, and I was in such a good mood. On my way home, I cranked up my Carrie Underwood cd that Jake got me, and belted out the wrong words in the wrong key- and didnt care since I was alone :) So- I get home and the kids are all asleep...for now.

I show Jake my treasures, we make some chips and cheese, and then hear some sobbing at the bottom of the steps. We look at eachother...is it Justin again like last night? Nope. Its Andy this time. I go give him a little tylenol and get him back into bed. I get back downstairs to enjoy the rest of the treat we had, and then theres more crying. Is this Justin again?? Nope. this time its Ryan. Jake goes up this time and gets him back to sleep. Ok... glad thats over. Lets finish our chips and go to bed. WRONG. Andy gets up again even louder than the first time crying. we get him to bed again. Then Ryan is up again. We give him a bottle hoping to make him comfortable enough to sleep the rest of the night. No such luck. He was up again a half hour later. I end up rocking him in his room. I look down at him and his eyes are wide open- mine need to be held open with toothpicks at this point. I give up and bring him into bed with me...which I havent done since he was a newborn...I really loved this :) This got him to sleep for a few hours off and on- but with no crying atleast! Then I hear... "MOM???????" sniff sniff. Jake gets up and finds that  Andy has wandered downstairs looking for us...I think it was about 3 in the morning, but I lost track at this point. Ryan wakes up crying at about 6, so I give him another bottle and stick him back in his own crib. Then both boys are in my room wanting to watch cartoons at 6:30. Needless to say, Andy is home today- And we will all take a nap...after I am done washing all the good deals I got when I was shopping- before all heck broke loose.

Now I feel horrible

So this morning I am getting Andy ready for school. He takes a bath in the "jet tub"  and then we go downstairs so he can eat his breakfast. While he is eating with Justin, I start getting his backpack and snowpants together. All the while- I KNOW he has homework that needs to be done and it could have been done anytime this whole weekend. So here is the poor kid- trying to eat his breakfast and I am now reminding him that he still needs to do his homework. It is 8:14 and his bus comes at 8:30. What can we get done in 15 minutes?? Well, he got a worksheet done where he had to answer some addition problems and write what time was shown on the clock on the paper. He did awesome at this. Then, he had a book to read and also an activity bag to do. The activity bags are for the kids to bring home and for the parents to do with the kids. While I absolutely LOVE the idea of this...for some reason, we did not find the time this whole entire weekend to sit down and do this. So here we are at 8:17 on the morning this is due, still doing the homework packet. We had to pick one of 3 books to read together, do a worksheet where he writes his favorite color and then draws some of his favorite things that are that color , then a worksheet where he had to read the colors on the paint brush and color them accordingly, and to play a color memory game. So will we be able to get all of the activities in this packet done AND have him read the book to me that he was supposed to do to? Highly doubtful.

 I read the directions on the folder, and see that the coloring the paintbrush worksheet is his to keep at home to practice with...so we set that one aside and I tell him we can do it when he gets home from school at 4. We play a quick game of memory while I am looking between the game and the window since now I am expecting his bus any minute. We decide to play our own version...whoever gets a match first is the winner. I am feeling so horrible inside at this point that I have that sinking feeling in my stomach. I am picking and choosing and doing the "fast" version of homework with Andy and at about as last minute as a person can get. So Andy wins the game of memory we were playing, colors his yellow banana, flower and lemon for his favorite colors worksheet, we read the book he picked out of the 3 in the bag, and then races to get his snowpants on since it is 8:29 now. His bus will be here any minute between now and 8:33. I am getting paniky about him not getting this stuff done because I dont want him to feel bad at school.

Activity bag...good enough for now- I guess. We move to the front window so we can watch for his bus coming down the street. He is standing here with his jacket, snowpants, boots, hat and mittens on while I am holding the book in front of him (hard to do with mittens on) and he is doing this rocking job of reading me this story in this book. I want to cry because I cant believe my baby is reading a book. He gets about 3 pages into it and then the big yellow bus making its way down our street. "Ok Andy! Great job honey! We will have to finish this when you get home. That will be ok. Have a great day, have fun and I love you." He gives hugs and kisses to me, runs down the driveway, slides onto his butt a couple of times from the freshly melted and re-frozen snow, gets on the bus and is off. Justin runs to the door and gives the biggest saddest poutiest face that I have ever seen and says, "But I wanted to give him a hug and kiss too, and now he's gone." God, do I ever feel like the most second rate mom today. I am teaching my kid horrible habits of procrastinating and he is not getting the experience and memories from this homework that he should have. If I ever would make a new years resolution... this would be it. Its bad enough for me to be last minute, but to put that onto my kids is not cool. So that is my goal- I am going to be so prepared for Andy and have his homework done right when he gets home like most people do. No more of this "morning of" last minute crapola.
Not that I need an excuse or anything, but I feel like so much of our time is going to the basemnt right now, that everything else is suffering because of it. It is consuming waht feels like every free minute we have. Even if we are not BOTH working down there, I am usually watching the kids then and trying to keep up on the rest of the house that is getting put off behind the excitement of the basement getting so close to being done. But that doesnt matter anymore. I am not letting that get in the way anymore :) The basement can go to... ummm.... the back of the line. HA- you thought I was going to say something else, didnt you?? Youre right, I was :)

From basement to beautiful!

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Our boys are helping us paint what will become the coolest room EVER built in the history of the world :) For 2 reasons:

1.They worked so hard at doing a good job painting that it is more special to me than you could imagine

2. The colors and the ceiling are just simply the coolest colors I could have come up with... if you like Easter Eggs!!! Hahaha

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Well... here it is! Memory Lane. Is it not just the coolest room ever?? You cant look at this room without smiling whether it is because it makes you feel all giddy like a little girl (like it does to me) OR because you are trying to hold back the laughter and spare my feelings. But I dont care- because I ADORE this room!!!

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It is still a work in progress...but it is really coming together quickly!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This is the bathroom downstairs. Obviously...also a work in progress. We picked out the color tonight with the help of our Becker friends, and well... got'er done! It will be so fun when its done. We are going all 50's for the rooms down there (other than Mommy's room... and no body will ever touch my room and its lovely colors, or they will have one mad mother to deal with!!!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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QotD: Good Cheap Fun

What do you do for fun when you're broke? 
Submitted by Kim. 

I sit and think about what I'd be doing or buying if I had the money!!

Vox Hunt: It's A Guilty Pleasure

Show us your guilty pleasure.

 MMMMMMmmmmmm......

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                        

QotD: (Not) Far From Home

How far from your last home do you live? Why did you move and are you glad you did? 
Submitted by Matthew 25.

We have lived in our house for almost 6 months now! We moved from about 40 - 45 minutes north of where we are now...and we will will NEVER move again!!! This is perfect. We are back where we grew up, our families are all close, we LOVE the school the kids are going to (well, Andy is going now, and the other 2 will go to eventually), we built what is as close to our dream house as we can get without winning the lottery :) , and I think it is the best decision we could have ever made!! It feels so good to say to someone on the phone that I will be there in 5 minutes...not 45!  I cant tell you how good it feels to say that we live in the house we will be in forever. It is awesome :)

 

HOME SWEET HOME!!!

It's been a while

With all the craziness of the past week and a half, I havent been on here much. Today I actaully got up and took a shower BEFORE the kids got up, and now I have a second to do this without interuptions...for about 3 seconds until Andy comes down here. (Seriously...I was kidding, but his door just opened up- freaky!!!)

Ok...now that I got him off to school, I can finish writing this :)

I didnt make a new years resolution this year... just like I every other year. I am not the resolution kind of person. I always have something going on that I would like to change, and when I do, I do it then. So, I guess for me, I have a new resolution once a week or so :) Or however long it takes for the first one to get taken care of anyway!

I STILL didnt get my moms blanket done. I am getting so close though. There are always little kinks that show up that I dont expect and it takes longer than I planned. I will post a picture when its done though!!! I am so excited to see her face when she opens it. I need to hurry and get it done to clear my Grandma's name with my mom :) Hehe. My Grandma went up to the Dr.'s office to get the signature for the blanket from them when they got it done. I happened to be on the phone with my mom at the time grandma went get it for me. Then my mom said she had to call the office to confirm an appt. for later in the week... but I didnt know my Grandma was just there at the time. When my mom called me back a minute later, she sounded all confused and said that the receptionist just told her, "Oh, Becky, your Mom was just here. She brought fudge and a picture to show us."  So now my mom is getting curious about why her family members are visiting HER doctors office when she is not around! I better hurry :)

We got the paint up in my scrapbook room last night. I am getting tired from these 1:00 am bedtimes :) But it will be SO worth it in the end! The night that we primed the walls, we let Andy and Justin help us. It was so sweet. They did a pretty good job too! (If we were painiting the floor, anyway! But that is ok- because it is still concrete for a few more days so there was no carpet to worry about) I am so excited about the color in there. I smile everytime I see it. It is kind of like my Fiesta Ware. I didnt pick just one color, I picked out the whole fricking rainbow of colors!! So when I open my cupboards, I smile because the colors are so cheerful. Yes...I am easily pleased- ok. That is how my scrapbook room, (which I have named "Memory Lane") makes me feel when I walk in there now. I just smile and feel all fluttery like a little girl again. I want to squeal and jump up and down! I cant wait! Once we get the cabinets in there and get it done, I will put a picture on here. Last night while me and Jake were painting my "Bachmans purple" paint on the walls, I looked at him working so hard to paint such a girly color for me. I laughed and told him, "Thanks for helping me paint such a girly color in here" He looked at me, raised his voice an octive and said, "There is nothing wrong with this color...it is just FABULOUS"  Haha...I was trying not to roll on the floor laughing- because that was really funny. It caught me so off guard and I was not expecting that response :) The guy knows how to make me laugh- thats for sure ;)

Well...enought jibber jabber for now. I am off to go pick from a list of about 50 different things to try to get done. I think I will pick "Sit on the couch and watch Go,Diego,Go!  with Justin" right now. I am LAZY and dont want to get in the middle of a project and to end up needing to stop for some reason or another!