Checkin' In

I just reread my last post - umm, that's an eyebrow raiser :) Funny to read my own words when I was so out of it. But those Ambien sure do help me sleep!

Speaking of sleeping, Molly is conked. Bean is too. I'm dinking around with 17 different things at once. The crayons are dumped all over the table. Here lays my wallet opened so I could get our bizz credit card out to confirm our upcoming food order from Qdoba for our retreat (this weekend already). Jack's winter hat sits 3 inches from me, a field trip sign up form...

Here are a few pix that were snapped last night - they turned out SO cute (if I do say so myself ;) and I think I'm gonna use some for Christmas cards this year -

La La

Good evening! It's more like almost midnight, so not really evening anymore. I rarely stay up this late but was feeling inspired so I "went with it." As part of a group Shawna and I have been introduced to, we were hit with the idea of each of us webbased businesses come up with a list of 10 Christmas gift ideas. And then we will cross-promote each other by linking each of our articles thru each others websites. Probably doesn't sound like it makes any sense, sorry. I suppose if my hubby were still up - he'd be tellin' me to go to bed! Since I've never drank before, Erk guesses this is as close to "drunk" as you'll ever see me. I guess once I take my Ambien before bed, it can hit me like a freight train or make me plain silly. I feel loopy right now! My eyes are toothpicked open and my body is telling me to go to bed. Erk just picked up a beautiful bedroom set for our bed - comforter, shams, pretty pillows, even a dust ruffle. It looks so nice! We have only used quilts these first 10+ years of marriage, so this is a sorta fun change. Still love the quilts, but don't mind the fancy either ;)

Well, since I'm in la-la land, I think I'd better head to bed. I hope you've had a great Saturday! We sure did - what precious kids we have been blessed with! Many laughs today from the kids - the best sound in the world.

Scrappin' About Supper

this is a digital scrapbook page that was too fun not to share :) this was erk and i last night...

Many Faces of Mol (and Jack at his golf class - so cute!)

Combo #2?

Today at church we talked about things in our lives and how we may not realize it at the time, but they may come back to help you in the future.

As I scrubbed the trailer’s fridge and freezer just now, I was reminded how thankful I was to break my nose when I was 6. Yep, you read that right. See, since then, I have this “ability” to turn my nose off to smells. I can smell if I want, or switch the ‘ol nostrils to off and use my mouth to breath. To think I wanted to get my nose fixed as a teenager and ended up not. Not only does my nose add character, but also this find feature which allows me to do things like I just did. Clean the trailer fridge and freezer.

This wasn’t the typical end-of-the-season cleaning. Oh no. This was “the trailer has been in the shop getting the awning fixed and there it sat for weeks “out back” with no power.” So this was a moldy, grimy, smelly combo of raw ground beef, banana popsicles, cheese slices, fish and many other goodies. To think, there our trailer sat and smelled all the more every day, only to be brought back home and plugged back in. Now? We have popsicle wrappers and Hershey bars frozen to the bottom and sides of the freezer. Needless to say, those things are thawing out and later I will go out for round two.

I knew it was going to be bad when I went to open the fridge and was met on the door handle with a goo that was a cross between honey and jam. Wasn’t sure what the color was, and I will say it is a color I could do without seeing again. But open the fridge I did and turned off the nose and got to work. Scrubbed, chatted with the boys who so willingly came out to keep me company. Took a while but eventually, white and shiny without black speckles all over.

Next is the freezer. By the way the goo was on the door handle for the fridge, I knew the “secret funness” had to be coming from the freezer. Open the freezer. Nose still turned to off, the boys took one wiff and OUT of the trailer they headed. It appears the goo was the raw beef and banana popsicles hanging out on the shelf in the freezer. Then I saw the fish that had been frozen, thawed and re-frozen. I guess I’ve painted the picture, eh!? Needless to say, now that I’m back in the house and have scrubbed the shelves and all in the kitchen sink in here, I am still keeping my nose turned off on the off chance I may smell like a banana-beef-fish combo, is that the #2?

Helpin Momma Do Laundry

Lap Dog?

Hey! Looks like I've been outta touch again for a few days! Mikie started it :) The stomach bug that we've all been fighting, that is. Thursday night the poor fella was up hourly pukin, so we took it pretty easy Friday. Over time I felt like poop, now Jack has it and Mol has had some signs. Hopefully Erk won't get it, but you know how these things go! It's certainly running around our house from person to person!

Now here I sit watching GH from Friday and Erk went upstairs to read. He's been lovin' reading lately - I should read too. I try to, but have a hard time sticking with a book. Bits and pieces I can do... Bean dog is asleep on the couch next to me, curled up in a tiny ball that makes (at least her) think she's a lap dog.