No real reason not to post because for the most part, life has been the same old same, which I love.
The youngest daughter has a boyfriend who's pretty decent. They've been together for 2 months and seem to get along really well. He lives about 50 miles from here and they make the effort to see each other once every week.
We did go on vacation and I need to add some photos from our trip. We went to Memphis for a couple of days and then to Branson for a few more. It was a nice relaxing trip and really enjoyed the down time.
Our homeschool co-ops are not going so well... long story there, but suffice to say that we haven't made extra effort to fit in and felt okay about it.
So I guess instead of recapping, I'll just pick up from here. I'm going to the doctor tomorrow... I think I've got a sinus infection...wee...
~Soon. :)
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Monday, November 22, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
No Pirates Life For Me....
I'm a realist. I could not bring myself to go to Pirates Fest. Just couldn't. Felt silly and weird for even thinking about it... truly. I know that sounds mean and to all those who enjoy it, fantastic...but just not my cup of tea and I'd be a stick in the mud (enough with the cliches.. lol).
So we went to the National Museum of Transportation and climbed aboard old trains all the live long day (railroad song...get it). These are some of my favorite shots of the day.
You can buy a ticket to ride...we did not.
Notice the passenger door compared to the baggage doors... sure does tell of an old society where everyone walked and was much thinner than today.
There's an actual train tunnel on site, but no one is allowed in. The cool breeze in that area however was fantastic!
Sorry for the butt shot, couldn't pass it up.
This train fascinated me. It's powered by 3-4 locomotives and does not move by itself. Any guess what it may be?
And here's Carl. Did you guess a snowblower? I didn't know what it was until I read about it. But it was used in Wisconsin to clear up to 12' of snow off the tracks until it was replaced in 1984.
So we went to the National Museum of Transportation and climbed aboard old trains all the live long day (railroad song...get it). These are some of my favorite shots of the day.
You can buy a ticket to ride...we did not.
Notice the passenger door compared to the baggage doors... sure does tell of an old society where everyone walked and was much thinner than today.
There's an actual train tunnel on site, but no one is allowed in. The cool breeze in that area however was fantastic!
Sorry for the butt shot, couldn't pass it up.
This train fascinated me. It's powered by 3-4 locomotives and does not move by itself. Any guess what it may be?
This is me standing in front of it.
And here's Carl. Did you guess a snowblower? I didn't know what it was until I read about it. But it was used in Wisconsin to clear up to 12' of snow off the tracks until it was replaced in 1984.
Rusted and standing alone...my favorite of them all. It was built in 1899.
Hope you enjoyed the trip too. :)
Thursday, September 9, 2010
They see me riding...
We have a somewhat new driver in the house. She's just now getting the hang of it, mostly. So that means she drives more often than I do.
Some rides, she does great and I'm okay.
Some rides get a little out of hand and I'm frightened.
Some times the ride and I are both indescribable...
If anything, riding with a new driver always makes you feel alive.
Some rides, she does great and I'm okay.
Some rides get a little out of hand and I'm frightened.
Some times the ride and I are both indescribable...
If anything, riding with a new driver always makes you feel alive.
Friday, September 3, 2010
The Girl Gets Around
Just thought I'd share some pictures from Kelly's trip. They went through 14 states and 4 Canadian Provinces in just two weeks. The boy in the photos is not her boyfriend, just a good friend who was also invited along.
The visited the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and Times Square while in NY. Kelly said she loved the busyness of Times Square and would like to go back.
They went to Atlantic City, New Jersey and buried each other in the sand after poking around in the casinos.
They visited Thunder Hole in Maine's Acadia National Park. Can you see Zack at the bottom of the picture?
Next stop was Niagra Falls on the Canadian side. They arrived at 1am and took a tour the next day.
And then had lunch!
The end.
The visited the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and Times Square while in NY. Kelly said she loved the busyness of Times Square and would like to go back.
They went to Atlantic City, New Jersey and buried each other in the sand after poking around in the casinos.
They visited Thunder Hole in Maine's Acadia National Park. Can you see Zack at the bottom of the picture?
Next stop was Niagra Falls on the Canadian side. They arrived at 1am and took a tour the next day.
And then had lunch!
The end.
Summer is ending... I'm kind of glad.
This has been the hottest summer! I'm so glad it's coming to an end. I'm ready for cooler temps, but not those that are below 40... so if we could just hold out between 40 and 70 I promise not to complain much.
I didn't end up going to jail over the guacamole. It's a good thing too, life was too busy for that. But a good friend did pick up the check for me without missing a beat.
Updates from the Life post:
*planning a church event
We held our festival and it was 107° with heat index. It was terribly hot but it was one of the best days ever because God's glory was shared with so many new people. We did have a nice turnout considering the heat. The fun was immense and it was just a great day all around.
Carl made a reverse dunk tank that was a bunch of fun and I have to show off the pictures. I promise you, that water was straight from the spigot and cold!
*preparing for the upcoming homeschool year
We started school on the 23rd and so far so good.. lol By that, I mean we haven't missed any days. That's always subject to change though. I stepped down from the homeschool board and feel very relieved for doing so. And we joined a second homeschool group that offered more.
*sweating ridiculously because of this incessant heat
From July to September we had all but 5 days that weren't above 95°
*spending time with Sarah before she returns to college
We took her back on the 18th. She sang loudly the whole way there. She had in earbuds. It's annoying. I love her.
*watching Kelly leave for a long vacationShe had a great time. She went to Canada (old Quebec City/Niagra Falls), New York (Times Square/Statue of Liberty), Philadelphia, Maine and several other states in that area. She killed her phone while she was gone and managed to get grilled by the Canadian Border Patrol. It's kind of scary and definitely weird when you receive a call from them while going through a drive through at Mickey D's. I mean, who do you ask "would you hold on for a second?" The order taker or border patrol? I didn't know the answer either...
*not cleaning my house like I should.
Hahahaha... somethings NEVER change.
I didn't end up going to jail over the guacamole. It's a good thing too, life was too busy for that. But a good friend did pick up the check for me without missing a beat.
Updates from the Life post:
*planning a church event
We held our festival and it was 107° with heat index. It was terribly hot but it was one of the best days ever because God's glory was shared with so many new people. We did have a nice turnout considering the heat. The fun was immense and it was just a great day all around.
Carl made a reverse dunk tank that was a bunch of fun and I have to show off the pictures. I promise you, that water was straight from the spigot and cold!
*preparing for the upcoming homeschool year
We started school on the 23rd and so far so good.. lol By that, I mean we haven't missed any days. That's always subject to change though. I stepped down from the homeschool board and feel very relieved for doing so. And we joined a second homeschool group that offered more.
*sweating ridiculously because of this incessant heat
From July to September we had all but 5 days that weren't above 95°
*spending time with Sarah before she returns to college
We took her back on the 18th. She sang loudly the whole way there. She had in earbuds. It's annoying. I love her.
*watching Kelly leave for a long vacationShe had a great time. She went to Canada (old Quebec City/Niagra Falls), New York (Times Square/Statue of Liberty), Philadelphia, Maine and several other states in that area. She killed her phone while she was gone and managed to get grilled by the Canadian Border Patrol. It's kind of scary and definitely weird when you receive a call from them while going through a drive through at Mickey D's. I mean, who do you ask "would you hold on for a second?" The order taker or border patrol? I didn't know the answer either...
*not cleaning my house like I should.
Hahahaha... somethings NEVER change.
Monday, July 5, 2010
The Family Reunion
Every year, same time of the month, my husband's side of the family has their family reunion. Every year, the same rules apply, bring a dish or two to share. Every year, without fail, I wait till the last minute and end up grabbing something from Walmart. Every year. Why?
So there it was, family reunion weekend, we were ready leave our home in 32 hours and I was still trying to figure out what to take with us. I'd even considered picking up potato salad and chips from Walmart on the way there...but I didn't. I swore with all my heart, I was going to make an actual dish and take it along.
Dare I say, I broke my traditional ways. I made something to take with us. Albeit, 3 hours before going to bed the night before, but it was something. Something cheatable...something doable...something simple. It was a box cake. But since it was made at home, I deemed it homemade and went to bed smiling. And it was German Chocolate baked in a bundt shaped pan, so it was almost spectacular. I was impressed.
We had a great time visiting with everyone at the reunion. And lunch is always overflowing with great food. After I finished mine, I went to get some dessert and that's when I noticed another family member made a German Chocolate cake too.. lol.
I should have stuck with chips.
So there it was, family reunion weekend, we were ready leave our home in 32 hours and I was still trying to figure out what to take with us. I'd even considered picking up potato salad and chips from Walmart on the way there...but I didn't. I swore with all my heart, I was going to make an actual dish and take it along.
Dare I say, I broke my traditional ways. I made something to take with us. Albeit, 3 hours before going to bed the night before, but it was something. Something cheatable...something doable...something simple. It was a box cake. But since it was made at home, I deemed it homemade and went to bed smiling. And it was German Chocolate baked in a bundt shaped pan, so it was almost spectacular. I was impressed.
We had a great time visiting with everyone at the reunion. And lunch is always overflowing with great food. After I finished mine, I went to get some dessert and that's when I noticed another family member made a German Chocolate cake too.. lol.
I should have stuck with chips.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
The year in review
2009 - A look back.
*click on the picture for a larger size*
*click on the picture for a larger size*
As it begins
Our vacation ends
Kelly spins and
Kelly grins - with long hair for now.
church softball yes, long hair no more
Sarahs new prescription
Swimming at night
College registration
Birthday girl and
Birthday girl - both on the same day
photos in the bathroom
10th grade homeschooler
Dog tired
repainted to black
a trip to the zoo
a really nice day
Beating up the teacher
20 years married
Graduation party
Changes happening everywhere
Halloween
A birthday party
One very happy man
and a very happy girl
No cats in the tree!
Working together for me.
just waiting
and here we go again.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Life is....Busy Fun
I have been having so much fun this month, it's just crazy. And with all that fun, busy-ness was in full bloom.
After we started off with vacation, we've had two bowling afternoons with our homeschool group. This is such a great deal the alley gives us. $1 a game and $1 shoe rental...who can pass that up?
Early in the year, Kelly wanted to do a unit study on Forensic Science. I put it off (for whatever reason) but finally decided to start it for her. I suggested we open it to some others in our HS group and make it limited to 6-8 people. Well, that is going over awesomely! We have 6 teens and they're all having fun with it. We've had a Forensic Latent Prints Investigator come in and show what she does and then she let them lift their prints from a wide variety of surfaces. We've covered Arson, Crime Scene Investigation (they missed sn many clues.. LOL), white powders, drug discussion, interviewing witnesses, being on a jury (that was interesting when one person didn't agree with the others) and my own non-personal favorite...a vomit lab. They had to perform several experiments on vomit to decide where a victim had his last meal. *Disgusting and they loved it and hated it.* We still have blood spatter, hair and fibers and they'll have the chance to put together a crime scene that they've constructed in writing assignments. It's been a lot of work, but it's been fun.
Then on the 14th, a friend and I went to a used homeschool book sale. If you're a homeschooler, find out if your county or nearby big cities have these! I bought all of Kelly's curriculum for next year or 47.00. I love these things and wish I'd known of them 6 years ago. I can only imagine how much money I'd have saved. Tip...do not take your children! I don't care how well behaved they are, they will get bored or want to buy as there is so much available!! Go yourself and then go back with them if you must!!
Sarah had a couple of friends over for the Twilight dvd release. She was at Wal-Mart at midnight to get her copy.. lol. I haven't read the book even. She's asked and asked, but I don't want to get sucked into it. I know I'd probably like it if she did.
On the 20th, a friend and I hosted an International Night for our homeschool group. It was the first time we've ever done anything like this and it was so much fun! Any family who wanted to participate chose one country to study and make a display representing it on that night. We had 8 out of 30 families involved and it was wonderful!! It was so nice to study only one country and travel to 9 of them! The kids had passports to be stamped or signed and there was so much food. We travelled through Germany, Spain, France, Russia, South Korea, Greece, Japan and Canada. Each place made a dish from that country and I have to say some of it was so very good. I had Baklava, Yoki, Paella, Truffles....and those were the dishes I could remember.. LOL. Such a fun night though and we will definitely do it again!
Carls birthday was on the 24th. We really went all out for it. Kelly made a cake, Sarah made a banner and I cooked dinner. Woohoo. LOL :) But it was a nice night.
This week the girls have some friends over (again) because they're all going to Dare2Share in St. Louis. It's a huge teen Christian conference that teaches teenagers how to put down their fear of sharing the Gospel with people. It's life altering and to see the passion in these young people is just amazing.
My mom heard from my sister that baby Kaleb is doing well. They've taken him off everything but the feeding tube and a small amount of oxygen. He weighs 2lbs 2oz now and can move to the hospital near his home (well... 35 miles near) when he makes it to 3lbs.
Anyhow...that's been the month so far. Like I said...Busy Fun!
After we started off with vacation, we've had two bowling afternoons with our homeschool group. This is such a great deal the alley gives us. $1 a game and $1 shoe rental...who can pass that up?
Early in the year, Kelly wanted to do a unit study on Forensic Science. I put it off (for whatever reason) but finally decided to start it for her. I suggested we open it to some others in our HS group and make it limited to 6-8 people. Well, that is going over awesomely! We have 6 teens and they're all having fun with it. We've had a Forensic Latent Prints Investigator come in and show what she does and then she let them lift their prints from a wide variety of surfaces. We've covered Arson, Crime Scene Investigation (they missed sn many clues.. LOL), white powders, drug discussion, interviewing witnesses, being on a jury (that was interesting when one person didn't agree with the others) and my own non-personal favorite...a vomit lab. They had to perform several experiments on vomit to decide where a victim had his last meal. *Disgusting and they loved it and hated it.* We still have blood spatter, hair and fibers and they'll have the chance to put together a crime scene that they've constructed in writing assignments. It's been a lot of work, but it's been fun.
Then on the 14th, a friend and I went to a used homeschool book sale. If you're a homeschooler, find out if your county or nearby big cities have these! I bought all of Kelly's curriculum for next year or 47.00. I love these things and wish I'd known of them 6 years ago. I can only imagine how much money I'd have saved. Tip...do not take your children! I don't care how well behaved they are, they will get bored or want to buy as there is so much available!! Go yourself and then go back with them if you must!!
Sarah had a couple of friends over for the Twilight dvd release. She was at Wal-Mart at midnight to get her copy.. lol. I haven't read the book even. She's asked and asked, but I don't want to get sucked into it. I know I'd probably like it if she did.
On the 20th, a friend and I hosted an International Night for our homeschool group. It was the first time we've ever done anything like this and it was so much fun! Any family who wanted to participate chose one country to study and make a display representing it on that night. We had 8 out of 30 families involved and it was wonderful!! It was so nice to study only one country and travel to 9 of them! The kids had passports to be stamped or signed and there was so much food. We travelled through Germany, Spain, France, Russia, South Korea, Greece, Japan and Canada. Each place made a dish from that country and I have to say some of it was so very good. I had Baklava, Yoki, Paella, Truffles....and those were the dishes I could remember.. LOL. Such a fun night though and we will definitely do it again!
Carls birthday was on the 24th. We really went all out for it. Kelly made a cake, Sarah made a banner and I cooked dinner. Woohoo. LOL :) But it was a nice night.
This week the girls have some friends over (again) because they're all going to Dare2Share in St. Louis. It's a huge teen Christian conference that teaches teenagers how to put down their fear of sharing the Gospel with people. It's life altering and to see the passion in these young people is just amazing.
My mom heard from my sister that baby Kaleb is doing well. They've taken him off everything but the feeding tube and a small amount of oxygen. He weighs 2lbs 2oz now and can move to the hospital near his home (well... 35 miles near) when he makes it to 3lbs.
Anyhow...that's been the month so far. Like I said...Busy Fun!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Apparently, we need to pay more attention to directions.
So... Kelly & I gave Letterboxing a try this morning. Basically, you find a hidden box that someone has planted by using directions at the Letterboxing.org site. Well, we found out, we're more look and go kind of girls than the lets be sure to read the directions in depth kind of people.
We had three locations... the first one should be easy. Look for a hamburger shaped rock. What the heck? There aren't any hamburger shaped rocks....they look more like, well, rocks than hamburgers.. lol. We didn't get that one since we didn't take a picture to compare with, but we're going back.
With the Second box, it was a little hard because we searched and thought we found it! It was actually very possible, but when we asked the employee to help us reach it and told her what we were doing, she said "good try, but that's not it. And sorry, you can't leave until you do find it.. lol." So we retraced our steps to the door and started all over again. Finally we had some success and here's an example of what a letterbox may look like.
And I know now that we need a stamp. We saw some really cute things in our book, so we'll have to get something more personal to us. We had to sign off today. The bathroom was in use... so we had to find a different hiding spot to sign in. To celebrate, we bought a yoohoo & an orange crush and headed out on our way.
And this
Third letterboxing adventure is where it really became fun because we didn't follow directions closely enough. We failed to notice a line of directions that said "go past the first entrance." LOL, we turned into the wrong area and started our trek. We were about 1/2 mile around the lake when I asked Kelly to read it again. "Take the blacktopped trail..." I had to interrupt her. What do you mean it says blacktopped. This is dirt.. LOL. We started laughing and kept walking, knowing we were in the wrong place. We came upon a fisherman and he said there's a trail on the other side of the lake.. heheh... What dorks we are. Anyhow, we had fun and snapped some pictures while there.
Swimming anyone?
Wildflowers everywhere...except where the grass has been cut.. lol
Better fish than boys...
My new favorite picture of her...
We headed back to the truck to find the trail. After we got there, I got out and my shoe caught on something and ripped the side seam (they were old) so we had to go home. We will definitely be back to conquer that box very soon.
We had three locations... the first one should be easy. Look for a hamburger shaped rock. What the heck? There aren't any hamburger shaped rocks....they look more like, well, rocks than hamburgers.. lol. We didn't get that one since we didn't take a picture to compare with, but we're going back.
With the Second box, it was a little hard because we searched and thought we found it! It was actually very possible, but when we asked the employee to help us reach it and told her what we were doing, she said "good try, but that's not it. And sorry, you can't leave until you do find it.. lol." So we retraced our steps to the door and started all over again. Finally we had some success and here's an example of what a letterbox may look like.
And I know now that we need a stamp. We saw some really cute things in our book, so we'll have to get something more personal to us. We had to sign off today. The bathroom was in use... so we had to find a different hiding spot to sign in. To celebrate, we bought a yoohoo & an orange crush and headed out on our way.
And this
Swimming anyone?
Wildflowers everywhere...except where the grass has been cut.. lol
Better fish than boys...
My new favorite picture of her...
We headed back to the truck to find the trail. After we got there, I got out and my shoe caught on something and ripped the side seam (they were old) so we had to go home. We will definitely be back to conquer that box very soon.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
SWMO
Kelly's camp was about 30 miles from the Missouri/Arkansas border. We took a couple of pictures from an overlook. You can actually see the lake area in the photos. Kelly's camp was on the mountain straight back in the first picture. And yep...the Ozarks really are mountainous. I didn't know we had things like that in Missouri. I thought hilly areas, sure...but this was much more steeper than any hill.
Zoomed in.
Zoomed in.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
The past few days...
So I'm jumping forward from where I left off...
The 24th was the girls birthday (yes, they share the same day). Sarah is 18 now and Kelly is 14.... so hard to believe. This was the first time Sarah had her birthday to herself since she was 3. LOL Kelly was excited to be having a birthday while at camp. The day was pretty quiet though as gifts had been given in the form of cash months before when signing 2 girls up for camp. They did get a card though and I bought an ice cream cake on Sunday to celebrate. They were happy with it.
>>> fast forward from Tuesday to Friday>>>>
We picked up Kelly on Friday, Sarah & I did. It's a 5 hour drive down and we had to be there at 11am. LOL, we are so not morning people. But we made it with plenty of time to spare. When we first got out of the car, we were wondering how we would find her... she found us and was ready to go home without a doubt. And boy was she dark. A week spent in the sun on a lake made her well done.. lol. She said they had a lot of fun and she went tubing, played volleyball, basketball, ping pong, worshipped and lots of swimming. They also went to class in the evening and she has really grown with the experience.
*********** PROUD MOM BRAG *************
I don't normally brag, but I gotta do it here. For 2 weeks, leading up to camp, they encouraged teens to do a media fast. That consists of no secular music, no secular website, no video games, no movies and no TV! Believe it or not, she made it! There were only 3 kids out of 200 who accomplished this and I am so proud of her. It's so hard to give up those things because many times we turn them on out of habit. But she did it.
**********Bragging Over*************
So anyhow, we made it back by 4:30 that day and Sarah had a ballgame with our church that evening at 6:30. We came home and visited with Carl for a few minutes and then headed out to the game. They were a girl short....we were going to have to forfeit. Kelly volunteered to play and they put her in as catcher (played one game of ball in her life -- it's not a favorite of hers). She didn't do too bad, but squatting down was killing her.. lol. When it came time to bat, they told her just to hold the bat and don't swing. She said "I just stared the pitcher in the eyes instead of looking at the ball." You can probably guess, but the girl who was pitching wasn't used to being stared at and threw ball after ball. She took first base twice with this tactic. We ended up losing 10 to 9, but at least the game wasn't a forfeit. Kelly could barely walk when it was up, but.
Saturday was pretty quiet here. Dh traded a friend some tools for a lawnmower, so he spent the day mowing and puttering around. Sunday morning we went to church and helped set up, stayed for connections class (Sunday school) and church, then went to the church picnic, followed by The Truth Project that night. Sunday was a lonnnnnggg day, but fun.
The 24th was the girls birthday (yes, they share the same day). Sarah is 18 now and Kelly is 14.... so hard to believe. This was the first time Sarah had her birthday to herself since she was 3. LOL Kelly was excited to be having a birthday while at camp. The day was pretty quiet though as gifts had been given in the form of cash months before when signing 2 girls up for camp. They did get a card though and I bought an ice cream cake on Sunday to celebrate. They were happy with it.
>>> fast forward from Tuesday to Friday>>>>
We picked up Kelly on Friday, Sarah & I did. It's a 5 hour drive down and we had to be there at 11am. LOL, we are so not morning people. But we made it with plenty of time to spare. When we first got out of the car, we were wondering how we would find her... she found us and was ready to go home without a doubt. And boy was she dark. A week spent in the sun on a lake made her well done.. lol. She said they had a lot of fun and she went tubing, played volleyball, basketball, ping pong, worshipped and lots of swimming. They also went to class in the evening and she has really grown with the experience.
*********** PROUD MOM BRAG *************
I don't normally brag, but I gotta do it here. For 2 weeks, leading up to camp, they encouraged teens to do a media fast. That consists of no secular music, no secular website, no video games, no movies and no TV! Believe it or not, she made it! There were only 3 kids out of 200 who accomplished this and I am so proud of her. It's so hard to give up those things because many times we turn them on out of habit. But she did it.
**********Bragging Over*************
So anyhow, we made it back by 4:30 that day and Sarah had a ballgame with our church that evening at 6:30. We came home and visited with Carl for a few minutes and then headed out to the game. They were a girl short....we were going to have to forfeit. Kelly volunteered to play and they put her in as catcher (played one game of ball in her life -- it's not a favorite of hers). She didn't do too bad, but squatting down was killing her.. lol. When it came time to bat, they told her just to hold the bat and don't swing. She said "I just stared the pitcher in the eyes instead of looking at the ball." You can probably guess, but the girl who was pitching wasn't used to being stared at and threw ball after ball. She took first base twice with this tactic. We ended up losing 10 to 9, but at least the game wasn't a forfeit. Kelly could barely walk when it was up, but.
Saturday was pretty quiet here. Dh traded a friend some tools for a lawnmower, so he spent the day mowing and puttering around. Sunday morning we went to church and helped set up, stayed for connections class (Sunday school) and church, then went to the church picnic, followed by The Truth Project that night. Sunday was a lonnnnnggg day, but fun.
The weeks in review.. lol.
So most everyday I jot down a short note about things that happen with all good intention to get in here and post it. Most of the time that good intention heads out the window. So I'm just going to post it all in one.
Friday the 6th
Well, we thought we'd hit rain this morning when we went to get Sarah, but only twice did we get wet. We made it with plenty of time to spare. The class itself was amazing!
**Who knows what happened around here for 10 days?? lol**
June 17th
I don't know how the girls do it. LOL. I took them to town today and they met up with some of our homeschool group to play basketball, volleyball and softballl. They played for three hours! After that, we took our friend Steve (their PE teacher) out to lunch to pay him back for fixing our tv. We had chinese that wasn't very good at that time of day (reminder to go only at lunch). Afterwards, he asked if they wanted to walk a trail in town and they of course said yes. They adore him and he's such a nice guy. I went over and met up with DH while they walked and then picked them up 70 minutes later. They had walked a 7 mile paved trail! I couldn't believe how fast they did it. Instead of going home then, we all went over to the ball field as our church had a game that night. Sarah plays 2nd base and did a super job. We won the game because the other team had to forfeit (short 1 girl player), but they played for fun (great experience). We were leaving, when a coach from the next team coming in asked Sarah if she'd play for them.. LOL He said, "We're one girl short and we'd really appreciate if you could play." She looked at me, I looked at our Pastor/Coach (heck I didn't know if it was ok as this is all new to me). She ended up playing and they lost, but her replacement came before the game was over. It was one of those great things though that we were asked to stay and play. Our friends, came out to watch her play. I'd have felt terrible if they came and we weren't there. LOL, she had a cheering section of 8 fans, not including others from church. Lucky & loved girl... lol. So, hourly totals of exercise that day: Kelly 4, Sarah 6. Insane people!
June 18th
Sarah went to work at Subway last week. She seems to really like the job, but she refuses to ask when payday is.. lol.
June 19th
Had a garage sale today. Well, it wasn't called a garage sale, I called it an Overstuffed with Stuff sale. Did pretty good and got rid of most everything in just one day. People came all day long (weird because usually it's just till noon and that's that), but it was fun. I made about $165. LOL, then I had to take the car in Friday and have it aligned and the tires rotated (there went $70 for that). The rest of the money is going for gas to take Kelly to camp and pick her up. For what it's worth though, you can't really tell I made a dent in the house.. lol. Maybe I'll be better prepared next spring and really clean out the stuff.
June 20th
Went to the doctor today. I thought it would be a good idea to get Kelly a tetanus shot before she goes (swimming in the lake at camp). While we were there, I got my blood drawn (overdue) and I hope the results come back clear. As far as the usual readings (blood sugar/thyroid/etc) those were ok. When he tested me, I had a low sed rate (whatever that is) that showed I was losing blood somewhere. Well, I had a kidney infection and it was obvious where it was coming from (to me anyhow). Now nothing seems to be going on, so I hope it's clear.
More to post later...
Friday the 6th
Well, we thought we'd hit rain this morning when we went to get Sarah, but only twice did we get wet. We made it with plenty of time to spare. The class itself was amazing!
**Who knows what happened around here for 10 days?? lol**
June 17th
I don't know how the girls do it. LOL. I took them to town today and they met up with some of our homeschool group to play basketball, volleyball and softballl. They played for three hours! After that, we took our friend Steve (their PE teacher) out to lunch to pay him back for fixing our tv. We had chinese that wasn't very good at that time of day (reminder to go only at lunch). Afterwards, he asked if they wanted to walk a trail in town and they of course said yes. They adore him and he's such a nice guy. I went over and met up with DH while they walked and then picked them up 70 minutes later. They had walked a 7 mile paved trail! I couldn't believe how fast they did it. Instead of going home then, we all went over to the ball field as our church had a game that night. Sarah plays 2nd base and did a super job. We won the game because the other team had to forfeit (short 1 girl player), but they played for fun (great experience). We were leaving, when a coach from the next team coming in asked Sarah if she'd play for them.. LOL He said, "We're one girl short and we'd really appreciate if you could play." She looked at me, I looked at our Pastor/Coach (heck I didn't know if it was ok as this is all new to me). She ended up playing and they lost, but her replacement came before the game was over. It was one of those great things though that we were asked to stay and play. Our friends, came out to watch her play. I'd have felt terrible if they came and we weren't there. LOL, she had a cheering section of 8 fans, not including others from church. Lucky & loved girl... lol. So, hourly totals of exercise that day: Kelly 4, Sarah 6. Insane people!
June 18th
Sarah went to work at Subway last week. She seems to really like the job, but she refuses to ask when payday is.. lol.
June 19th
Had a garage sale today. Well, it wasn't called a garage sale, I called it an Overstuffed with Stuff sale. Did pretty good and got rid of most everything in just one day. People came all day long (weird because usually it's just till noon and that's that), but it was fun. I made about $165. LOL, then I had to take the car in Friday and have it aligned and the tires rotated (there went $70 for that). The rest of the money is going for gas to take Kelly to camp and pick her up. For what it's worth though, you can't really tell I made a dent in the house.. lol. Maybe I'll be better prepared next spring and really clean out the stuff.
June 20th
Went to the doctor today. I thought it would be a good idea to get Kelly a tetanus shot before she goes (swimming in the lake at camp). While we were there, I got my blood drawn (overdue) and I hope the results come back clear. As far as the usual readings (blood sugar/thyroid/etc) those were ok. When he tested me, I had a low sed rate (whatever that is) that showed I was losing blood somewhere. Well, I had a kidney infection and it was obvious where it was coming from (to me anyhow). Now nothing seems to be going on, so I hope it's clear.
More to post later...
Thursday, June 5, 2008
The food chain... and an update on Carl.
Carl is finally done with the whole stone thing. He had his stents removed today and all is well again. The doctor said the stone they removed last Wednesday had been the size of a peanut. It's no wonder he was hurting. But he's almost back to his normal old self and very back to work (*secret yaays*).
So this morning, we (Kelly & I) took him to a surgery center to have the stents out. It was quite a wait and the waiting room was full. She and I went outside to sit as it was nice. Kelly said, "so I guess school is cancelled today?" HA, wrong thing to ask mom. No... we're having impromptu school now. She frowned but went along with it, not knowing what was coming. We walked around the building for a while and then sat down on the ledge. I started asking her about different parts of sentences, we did some mental math (percents, quick addition/subtraction, etc), geography with landmarks and then we did some science. Just for a review, I had her map out the solar system with some decorative gravel and make sure everything was sized accordingly.
Then somehow the food chain came up. We were laughing and just having fun with it and she said... "Ok... a bug is ate by a bird. A bird is ate by a cat." She stopped, looked at me like I should say something so I said "A cat is ate by...."Her answer? Chinese people. She's a bad little girl. The conversation ended in buzzards & roadkill...but she's such a smart alek.
So this morning, we (Kelly & I) took him to a surgery center to have the stents out. It was quite a wait and the waiting room was full. She and I went outside to sit as it was nice. Kelly said, "so I guess school is cancelled today?" HA, wrong thing to ask mom. No... we're having impromptu school now. She frowned but went along with it, not knowing what was coming. We walked around the building for a while and then sat down on the ledge. I started asking her about different parts of sentences, we did some mental math (percents, quick addition/subtraction, etc), geography with landmarks and then we did some science. Just for a review, I had her map out the solar system with some decorative gravel and make sure everything was sized accordingly.
Then somehow the food chain came up. We were laughing and just having fun with it and she said... "Ok... a bug is ate by a bird. A bird is ate by a cat." She stopped, looked at me like I should say something so I said "A cat is ate by...."Her answer? Chinese people. She's a bad little girl. The conversation ended in buzzards & roadkill...but she's such a smart alek.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
New curriculum and crazy roads.
Sarah & I drove to Independence for a curriculum sale today. It was fantastic! I bought over $400 worth of books for only $100. I know I'll get out of them what I paid for them so I'm just tickled. We also got the last parking space in the lot.. lol. I felt bad, but I felt blessed too. The only thing I need to buy is Sarah's Physics book.
Sarah drove back home and I don't know who designed the roads in that town, but there were some really strange exits. Usually when you get ready to go on a highway, you don't have to cross across a lane of traffic unless you're going left on that highway. Not here... to go right, you have to make a left across 3 lanes of traffic. ? Yeah, ok. So.. lol, when we figured out where to make the turn, wouldn't you know a policeman is sitting there and let us cut in (we were in the wrong lane even). I'm sure he ran our plates and found we were from out of town. Surely locals understand the backwardness of the roads now. But we made it with only one other weird interchange moment and we were both very relieved to get on I-70 and head back home.
Trip perk: Stopping at QuikTrip and getting a fountain Diet Coke with vanilla... very tasty.
Sarah drove back home and I don't know who designed the roads in that town, but there were some really strange exits. Usually when you get ready to go on a highway, you don't have to cross across a lane of traffic unless you're going left on that highway. Not here... to go right, you have to make a left across 3 lanes of traffic. ? Yeah, ok. So.. lol, when we figured out where to make the turn, wouldn't you know a policeman is sitting there and let us cut in (we were in the wrong lane even). I'm sure he ran our plates and found we were from out of town. Surely locals understand the backwardness of the roads now. But we made it with only one other weird interchange moment and we were both very relieved to get on I-70 and head back home.
Trip perk: Stopping at QuikTrip and getting a fountain Diet Coke with vanilla... very tasty.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
So... I ran into Dr. McDreamy
This morning, Carl called me at 8 and said he needed me to come get him from work. Twenty years of marriage and this has never happened... so I'm worried. I go pick him up, he can barely walk, throwing up, nauseous and in severe pain. I didn't know if he was having an appendicitis attack, a kidney stone or a baby. It was bad.
So I drove him to the ER (40 miles from his work) that he wanted to go to. They gave him some great drugs (AKA the shut him right up pills) and did a CT scan. Comes back with the result of a kidneystone in the upper part of his kidney. The doctor said I don't know if we should remove it today or have you schedule a visit. I told him that I'm not taking him home in the same condition I brought him in... no way!
Luck of all luck (answered prayers actually), the same doctor who had performed a kidney stone procedure on DH 3 years ago, was working in that hospital at that hour! The chances are like slim to none, but he was there. He came down and talked to us and said he could fit us in, but it would be a few hours.
He leaves the room and I see him... he floats by as if he walks on a cloud. *SIGH* Dr. McDreamy. I had to look twice though because it was so funny. I giggled at the thought of a grown man trying to look like a tv actor. Does he get dates that way? How serious can his patients (or their families) take him? It really looked idiotic to be honest. While the other doctors were dressed in a nice shirt & tie, he had the white lab coat, scraggly beard, hair and all. I couldn't take a picture because he never came near our room, but you could tell he was enjoying his "fame".
This face with this hair and labcoat.
Other than that, dh finally made it into surgery at 3:30. He was done by 4:15 and we left the hospital at 7:45. It was a very long day.. lol. Friday, we go back for the other stones to be blasted (shock wave treatment).
And for what it's worth, I don't even like McDreamy.
So I drove him to the ER (40 miles from his work) that he wanted to go to. They gave him some great drugs (AKA the shut him right up pills) and did a CT scan. Comes back with the result of a kidneystone in the upper part of his kidney. The doctor said I don't know if we should remove it today or have you schedule a visit. I told him that I'm not taking him home in the same condition I brought him in... no way!
Luck of all luck (answered prayers actually), the same doctor who had performed a kidney stone procedure on DH 3 years ago, was working in that hospital at that hour! The chances are like slim to none, but he was there. He came down and talked to us and said he could fit us in, but it would be a few hours.
He leaves the room and I see him... he floats by as if he walks on a cloud. *SIGH* Dr. McDreamy. I had to look twice though because it was so funny. I giggled at the thought of a grown man trying to look like a tv actor. Does he get dates that way? How serious can his patients (or their families) take him? It really looked idiotic to be honest. While the other doctors were dressed in a nice shirt & tie, he had the white lab coat, scraggly beard, hair and all. I couldn't take a picture because he never came near our room, but you could tell he was enjoying his "fame".
This face with this hair and labcoat.
Other than that, dh finally made it into surgery at 3:30. He was done by 4:15 and we left the hospital at 7:45. It was a very long day.. lol. Friday, we go back for the other stones to be blasted (shock wave treatment).
And for what it's worth, I don't even like McDreamy.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Our Monday
Well... today was fun. I've been sick but I'm feeling better. Carl's sick now though. Hopefully it won't stay around very long. This morning, I got up and exercised. While doing that, I couldn't help but worry about his physical that needed to be done today. He drives a truck at work and every year he has to have the DOT physical. The last 2 times, his blood pressure has been higher than normal. Last year, the doctor (who he didn't care for) told him that if his BP is high this year, he's pulling his license. Thank God that today when he went in it was perfect. I really didn't want him to have to come off the truck and work in the plant. He likes doing that. So... there wasn't any need to worry, God had it all under control. I know it wasn't dh's doing. A few weeks ago, he went to his doc and it was high then.
So that good news (after he called) made me think we needed to get out and get some things done. We headed to the post office and mailed some things, went out to lunch for Chinese food and then headed to our state capitol to look for a prom dress. We went to the Goodwill store first and found some awesome swimsuits! The girls are going to camp in just a few weeks and these suits were in pristine condition. Sarah picked out a blue speedo the first time around. Five suits, 10 pairs of shorts and one hour later and Kelly had found the one for her. She hates the color purple, but this one looks like a purple/black Hawaiian sunset. And it was beautiful on her. Each suit was only $3 so I feel like I hit the jackpot with those.. lol. Compared to $15.00 each at Walmart for a suit that doesn't hold up very well.
Then we headed over to the mall. I despise malls and shopping is an abominable act in my opinion. But I gave in... it was for Sarah. We went to Deb and the snot working there didn't even bother speaking to us to see if we needed help. When I asked what size her dresses went to, she said 13/14, I knew that was the reason. Sarah doesn't wear that size, she wears a 16. Big difference. So I thanked her and we headed to our next stop... Dillards. Dillards isn't my cup of tea because I'm not a Dillards kind of girl. But I knew we've had success with pretty dresses there before at a reasonable price. So we went in and found the perfect dress for Sarah (only had to try on 6 dresses) and it was in the price range I needed. YAY. I'll post pictures on Saturday with her in it.
On our way to Dillards, we passed Payless. I thought about not stopping in and just going to walmart, but I said eh. They were having a B1/G1 1/2 off sale. Well, you can't buy one pair of shoes without taking advantage of the sale can you? Yes... I can, but Kelly found a cute pair and I couldn't resist getting them for her. So the pair that Sarah picked out matched her dress perfectly. The only thing we needed to get was a necklace & pantyhose, which we did when we stopped in at Walmart on the way home. We also picked up bobby pins, hairspray & clips because I'm going to do her hair.
I'm so glad this is all done. You know as far as homeschooling goes, it's funny, because so many people said "what about prom, she can't miss that!" When we started, I really didn't know what to say about that. I figured, if she goes, she goes. And now she is. And she's also going to two Senior all night parties as an invited friend.. lol
Now I have to go outside and play a couple games of HOG (shortened for HORSE) with Kelly. I hope I win. Wait... I already have. :)
So that good news (after he called) made me think we needed to get out and get some things done. We headed to the post office and mailed some things, went out to lunch for Chinese food and then headed to our state capitol to look for a prom dress. We went to the Goodwill store first and found some awesome swimsuits! The girls are going to camp in just a few weeks and these suits were in pristine condition. Sarah picked out a blue speedo the first time around. Five suits, 10 pairs of shorts and one hour later and Kelly had found the one for her. She hates the color purple, but this one looks like a purple/black Hawaiian sunset. And it was beautiful on her. Each suit was only $3 so I feel like I hit the jackpot with those.. lol. Compared to $15.00 each at Walmart for a suit that doesn't hold up very well.
Then we headed over to the mall. I despise malls and shopping is an abominable act in my opinion. But I gave in... it was for Sarah. We went to Deb and the snot working there didn't even bother speaking to us to see if we needed help. When I asked what size her dresses went to, she said 13/14, I knew that was the reason. Sarah doesn't wear that size, she wears a 16. Big difference. So I thanked her and we headed to our next stop... Dillards. Dillards isn't my cup of tea because I'm not a Dillards kind of girl. But I knew we've had success with pretty dresses there before at a reasonable price. So we went in and found the perfect dress for Sarah (only had to try on 6 dresses) and it was in the price range I needed. YAY. I'll post pictures on Saturday with her in it.
On our way to Dillards, we passed Payless. I thought about not stopping in and just going to walmart, but I said eh. They were having a B1/G1 1/2 off sale. Well, you can't buy one pair of shoes without taking advantage of the sale can you? Yes... I can, but Kelly found a cute pair and I couldn't resist getting them for her. So the pair that Sarah picked out matched her dress perfectly. The only thing we needed to get was a necklace & pantyhose, which we did when we stopped in at Walmart on the way home. We also picked up bobby pins, hairspray & clips because I'm going to do her hair.
I'm so glad this is all done. You know as far as homeschooling goes, it's funny, because so many people said "what about prom, she can't miss that!" When we started, I really didn't know what to say about that. I figured, if she goes, she goes. And now she is. And she's also going to two Senior all night parties as an invited friend.. lol
Now I have to go outside and play a couple games of HOG (shortened for HORSE) with Kelly. I hope I win. Wait... I already have. :)
Friday, March 14, 2008
We hit the road, Jack...
The girls and I hit the road yesterday and went to Branson. We went to the Titanic Musuem and toured it. It was so much fun, but I think we had more fun just driving around and seeing the town. At the Titanic, we walked the Grand Staircase, viewed third class vs first class, sat in a lifeboat (they were huge and there was more than enough room for everyone) walked out on deck and saw the iceberg (barely) in the water...just a bunch of things. They had a comparison chart of the Titanic against major landmarks. The Titanic was stood on end and it was taller than the St. Louis Arch, the Statue of Liberty, the World Trade Center and even the Golden Gate Bridge (not all those together, but individually). The girls held their fingers in 28° water for 2 minutes to see how cold the water was the night the ship sank. They couldn't feel their fingers for nearly 10 minutes afterwards.
We also had lunch at the Hard Luck Diner (where the waitstaff sings as they deliver your food and American Idol cast off Jason Yaeger works), then stopped in for some shopping at a clothing and book store. Before we left, we picked up Krispy Kremes for dh and then it rained on us the whole way home... a 4 hour drive. But all in all it was a super day. We left at 7:30 and made it home at 8:30 that night... a long day full of fun memories.
I'd have taken pictures, but they won't let you bring your camera in there. There's so many old pieces that people were photographing them then selling them on ebay. So... here's their website if you want to see a little bit of the tour we took...http://www.titanicbranson.com/titanic_tour_lobby.php
So now it's the weekend... nothing much is happening here. Sarah is going to a friends house, Kelly has a movie coming in that she wants to watch, dh has to work for a few hours tonight. We'll probably work on our closets. Woot... exciting.
We also had lunch at the Hard Luck Diner (where the waitstaff sings as they deliver your food and American Idol cast off Jason Yaeger works), then stopped in for some shopping at a clothing and book store. Before we left, we picked up Krispy Kremes for dh and then it rained on us the whole way home... a 4 hour drive. But all in all it was a super day. We left at 7:30 and made it home at 8:30 that night... a long day full of fun memories.
I'd have taken pictures, but they won't let you bring your camera in there. There's so many old pieces that people were photographing them then selling them on ebay. So... here's their website if you want to see a little bit of the tour we took...http://www.titanicbranson.com/titanic_tour_lobby.php
So now it's the weekend... nothing much is happening here. Sarah is going to a friends house, Kelly has a movie coming in that she wants to watch, dh has to work for a few hours tonight. We'll probably work on our closets. Woot... exciting.
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