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weekend update

2009-07-06T11:10:00.002-06:00

Well what I had planned and what actually happened changed quite a bit, but we had a good time, so all's well that ends well...right?

I thought that we might hike (it's all of a mile) to downtown and check out the city festivities...maybe find a funnel cake & corndogs to much. Come back home, light up my firepit, cook hotdogs & smores over the fire and then watch the city's fireworks from our back porch.

What really happened is: Darly nixed the hiking downtown cuz she hates hiking and she doesn't like funnel cake (she's tried it just once!) So we didn't do that.

Then around 3pm or so it started raining! I grabbed my firepit and put it on the porch under the roof to keep the wood & pit dry. At about 4:30 or so I tried to light my firepit...still under the porch's roof, but pushed out so the wind would blow all the smoke away. The temperature was dropping, Darly & I were still in shorts and were getting cold...I was running low on matches (they're on the shopping list now) and the darned fire wouldn't light!!! It was too windy.

So we ditched the fire! and cooked our dinner inside... POUT! I was so looking forward to a charred hotdog. So I put mine under the broiler to try to crisp it up...no luck there either. pout!

so now...how to do smores? I grabbed one of my soybased candles (the one that smells like cookies) and we roasted our marshmallows over it's flame. I nuked my chocolate & graham crackers in the microwave...so my smore was nice and mushy! I then made another smore and had just a marshmallow too.

It had been raining constantly since 3pm, so I was worried that there wasn't going to be any fireworks... I even started channel surfing for a fireworks show on TV. But luckily the rain did stop at about 8pm, and the fireworks went off at around 9:20pm. We watched from my family room couch (sitting backwards!) in the nice warm dry house! :D

as soon as the show was over I watched TV, even though my neighbors were still shooting off illegal fireworks (you can buy them just over the state line -2 hours away) for a good 2 hours afterward. :p

Darly & I got to watch Turner & Hooch. She liked it, but I totally forgot that Hooch dies in the end...I told her before that he does get shot and almost dies...and then the darned dog dies! What is with all the dead dog movies & books? Can't any of these animals live a nice long life??? bah! Well she didn't even notice that he had died until I appologized for forgetting that he had died. I guess I shouldn't have mentioned it.

Sunday after Church we went to the library, the farmer's market and then home to wait for the insurance adjuster. I got a cuc, a zuc & a tomatoe at the farmer's market. YUM!

The insurance adjuster said that I should be getting a new roof! I hope they don't depreciate the roof too much. I would like to change the color of our shingles to match the house...they're currently grey and the house is brown. :p

I was talking to the neighbor about the roof and he mentioned that they had found a turtle in his front garden... we asked to see it and found out he had a Western Box Turtle...no idea how it got there as they don't roam our streets. LOL! and while checking our yard for spent fireworks I found instead crow feathers & a beak!!! I'm thinking that perhaps a coyote got this bird as cats normally leave more parts behind.

We finished off the day by watching The Next Foodnetwork Star. I'm glad they finally got rid of Katie... It looks like Jamica might be next.

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new baby!

2009-07-04T08:00:00.002-06:00

You didn't think that I seriously meant an infant did you? @@

Here's the latest addition to our household... now we can have two surfers on the internet...no waiting! :)

My only problem is that I am reluctant to stick a lot of the "junk" that we have on the desktop over on the laptop...I know it will happen eventually, but ya know...I wanna keep it pure for a while...

speaking of pure...ignore all the crud you can see in the background of those pictures!

The fun part of this was seeing all my neighbors' wireless connection names. :p My next door neighbors' son is just sick!!! I'm glad our computer has figured out how to connect to our connection by itself now and we don't have to see that anymore.

You may be asking why after all this time I finally got a laptop? well the answer is quite silly... I was thinking of going on a road trip this summer and wanted to get a dvd player for Darly. But then I got to thinking... "why get a dvd player for the car that just plays dvds?" I'm trying to rid our house of uni-taskers and seeing that we don't take a lot of road trips, having a dvd player that you can only use in the car didn't make any sense to me. So whalah! A laptop that also plays dvds. :D

You may be asking what DH thought of my purchase? Well before he left he was considering getting a laptop (for himself!) but decided against it when he learned that he had to bring one from work...he didn't want to carry two on the plane. So when I told him my plan he started giving me a shopping list of stuff to get for it!

Course now I have to wait for my turn on the laptop because it is Darly's favorite new toy. Me, being old and lazy, I actually prefer the desktop...which is where I'm typing this post.

Happy 4th of July to everyone in America! Be safe and have fun!

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Wordless Wednesday - Happy Coffee!

2009-07-01T08:00:00.000-06:00

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Ah Hail!

2009-06-30T18:31:00.000-06:00

Did I show you my hail pictures? Here, lemme get those!

Well after the storm we had to go out and access the damages. We have 5 screens that need to be replaced, the lines to our A/C unit were cracked (they still work THANK Goodness!) and there is some paint that was chipped off.

But then we have to get the roof checked out.

My neighbor (the one with all the cars) is in the contracting business and knows a guy. He told me that he was going to ask his roofing friend if he would do our roofs for what the insurance would pay. And since my neighbor was able to line up 5 interested folks the roofer was all for it.

So now I wait for my insurance adjuster to take a look to see how much they'll give me for the roof. I'm also going to see if they'll fix my falling front porch too! Hopefully the adjuster calls soon. Not that I'm in a hurry to get the roof replaced...I would just like them to call me back. I hate waiting.

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Hail damage & stuff

2009-06-27T13:45:00.004-06:00

Here are some shots of my garden after two hail storms. There are my tomatoes. Not too bad. I'm still worried about the one there in the last pix...It still has a few leaves, but it seems to be the one that got hit the hardest.
The peppers don't seem any worse for wear, but I'm still wondering where the other pepper plant seeds I planted went! The lettuce looks great, in fact I should harvest a bit for lunch! And the spinach looks good too, but it got to hide out under my cherry tree...note all the cherries that didn't survive. I guess I shouldn't have set my heart on some cherry jelly this year. :(

I didn't take a picture of my beans...that was just too pittiful to capture. There again I'm missing plants. My carrots seem to be okay too, but they're still very tiny.

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ugh! when did this become a chore?

2009-06-24T10:01:00.002-06:00

oh man. I've been avoiding this blog like the plague. It has been pretty boring around here though. Here's what I've been doing on Facebook... oh, I wouldn't try clicking on any of these links...no idea what will happen!

Renee just got a new high score of 20700 in Bejeweled Blitz.

Renee at 10:00am June 24
Oh Shoot! I promised DD that I would let her play so she could hear "A New High Score!" so I have to quit before I get so high that she can't hear it...like last week. bummer!

Renee is playing Bejeweled Blitz!

Renee is playing FARKLE.

Renee commented on Leanne's photo.
Renee commented on Leanne's link.
Renee likes Leanne's link.
Renee commented on Jennifer's photo album.
Renee likes Gina's link.
Renee commented on Stephanie's photo album.
Renee commented on Virginia's photo album.
Renee commented on Heather's photo.
Renee commented on Jen's link.
Renee likes a link on Heaven Fest's Wall.
Renee is playing Bejeweled Blitz!

Renee commented on Jennifer's photo.
Renee likes Mar's photo.
Renee commented on Mar's photo.

Renee gotta do the bills and mail DH's Father's Day package. :o Grocery shopping would be nice too.

Jennifer at 11:10am June 22
I paid bills!! (while singing 'another one bites the dust' no less....)

Here I had realized that I forgot to use my coupons when I went grocery shopping! I pondered going back to the grocery store to have them give me credit for them.
Renee at 5:36pm June 22
probably not worth the gas though!

Lynn at 8:26pm June 22
Depends on how much the coupons are worth. Can you use them next time...instead?

Renee is playing Bejeweled Blitz!

Renee commented on Leanne's photo.
Renee commented on Cheryl's link.
Renee commented on Leanne's link.
Renee commented on Jennifer's photo.
Renee likes Stephanie's album Summer 2009.

I posted my pictures of Faith Day 2008 because Steven Curtis Chapman requested that we post some pictures. I don't know if he can see them...or if the page is really him, but the pictures I have are of him.
10 new photos
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Renee is playing Bejeweled Blitz!

Renee commented on OKchick's photo album.
Renee likes OKchick's album Relay.
Renee commented on OKchick's photo.
Renee commented on Jennifer's photo.
Renee has just set his/her highest weekly score on FARKLE.

Renee is playing Bejeweled Blitz!

Renee commented on Marsi 's photo.
Renee likes Marsi's photo.
Renee likes Marsi 's link.
Renee is playing Bejeweled Blitz!

Renee commented on Leanne's photo album.

Renee took the What Princess Bride character are you? quiz and the result is Westley
You are strong and decisive. But you may ocassionally engage in certain illegal activity if the situation so demands.
Renee this was actually DD's result...I got prince Humperdink. :(

Heather like this.

Heather at 11:37pm June 20
Humperdink! Humperdink! Humberdink!

Renee at 9:02am June 21
I was actually expecting to get that. Before I started, I thought "which character would be the worst to get?...oh yeah, Humperdink." and of course that's what I got. :p Oh well. At least I wasn't the rodent of unusually large size!

Heather at 10:33am June 21
This is true!

Renee is playing Bejeweled Blitz!

Renee said to Paula: "I didn't write the following: It is SO cool that we are facebook friends. By the way, my Bejeweled Blitz score is way better than yours."

Renee has just set his/her highest weekly score on FARKLE.

Renee is playing Bejeweled Blitz!

Renee commented on Heather 's photo.
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Renee is playing Bejeweled Blitz!

Renee commented on Jen 's link.

Renee Since I couldn't talk DD into the Renasance Festival today, I didn't bother getting dressed yet...it's almost 3:30pm and I'm still in my bathrobe. :O

Jen at 3:22pm June 20
Good for you!

Jennifer at 5:55pm June 20
oh I wanna go! I think we'll go when we get back from Hades...er..I mean Texas.

Renee at 5:58pm June 20
I did finally get a shower and dressed. Now I need to think aobut dinner. It's always something!

Renee likes Jen's link.
Renee commented on Melissa's photo.
Renee is playing Bejeweled Blitz!

Renee smells like smoke...we used the fire pit again tonight even though it was too windy.
June 19 at 10:23pm

Brenda at 11:22pm June 19
I like that smokey smell, though...just like camping!

Renee at 11:26pm June 19
exactly!

Brenda at 8:43am June 20
now you're making me miss ours - I haven't moved them over from our old house yet (my brother moved in there so we have been slacking about getting all the outside things moved) I want fire! ;)

Renee at 10:04am June 20
What has been funny is DD wants roasted marshmallows, but all we have are the mini ones. So we've been roasting them. If we don't burn them they roast up in a minute and end up making funny shapes because they're so small. And I think that DD has forgotten one of the ingredients of somaos...the chocolate. She's only been bringing out the marshmallows & graham crackers. hee hee

Renee Now she's vacuuming! I offered her a choice of vacuuming upstairs or emptying the dishwasher and now she wants both...for money.
June 19 at 6:33pm

Paula at 8:06pm June 19
LOL, no money. She had all day to do it so now she has to do both ;)

Renee Instead of vacuuming, dd is reading about Rebecca Rubin
June 19 at 5:23pm

Renee at 5:24pm June 19
Rebecca Rubin is a lively nine-year-old girl growing up in a big Jewish family in New York City in 1914. She dreams of becoming an actress, but her parents and grandparents have traditional ideas and don't think young ladies should perform. When Rebecca learns that her cousins in Russia are in great danger and must escape to America, she puts on a show to raise money—until her disapproving grandmother steps in. Unexpectedly, Rebecca finds another way to earn money. But for her plan to work, she'll have to keep it a secret. Includes an illustrated "Looking Back" essay about Jewish immigration and culture. Author: Jacqueline Dembar Greene. Paperback or Hardcover. 96 pages.This is the newest American Girl.
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TC. at 9:13pm June 19
That was a good book...I remember reading it.

Renee at 10:10pm June 19
Kathy: the libraries should have it soon.Linda: Yes, it's the latest American Girl historical doll & books.

Renee became a fan of American Girl.

Renee is playing Bejeweled Blitz!

Renee commented on Jen's link.
Renee is playing Bejeweled Blitz!

Renee no gymnastics today. The owner messed up and forgot to schedule someone to be there. :( So I asked if DD would vacuume upstairs while I did downstairs (I have two vacuumes)...she asked if she could do upstairs later today. I said sure if it's today. I finished vacuuming downstairs & got the dishes done too.
June 19 at 1:56pm

Renee at 1:57pm June 19
still waiting for her to vacuume. tap tap tap!
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Paula at 5:57pm June 19
You should try that!

Renee at 5:58pm June 19
I don't think that she cares about exercise. She still has the metabolism I had as a kid...eat anything and not gain an ounce. :p Too bad that goes away at 30.

Renee is thinking of vacuuming my house while the kid is at gymnastics this morning. Not fun but necessary. :( I should empty the dishwasher while she's still asleep.
June 19 at 10:20am

Renee at 10:21am June 19
I don't know why I feel as if I need to do these things when she isn't around...don't ask. I'm warped...just leave it at that!

Renee at 10:21am June 19
perphaps it just feeds into my procrastination thing...see I'm still here on the computer instead of actually doing any of it!

Renee
States I've Been To
Put an X by the states you have been to. The average is 8; how do you match up? Should you choose to play, here's what you do: Copy my note. Click on “notes” under tabs on your profile page. Select "write a new note" in the top right corner. Paste the copy in the body of the note...
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TC. at 10:21am June 19
Been in 39, lived in 5!

Renee at 10:22am June 19
I tried to pick folks I knew had been to a lot. Good job!

TC. at 11:23am June 19
A couple of those tiny, east coast ones I might have been to. It gets interesting out there!

Barbara at 5:54pm June 19
Wow, that's a lot

Renee commented on her own note States I've Been To.
Renee commented on Laura 's note States I've Been To.

Renee is playing Bejeweled Blitz!

Renee commented on Leanne 's photo.
Renee commented on Heather 's photo.

Renee is playing Bejeweled Blitz!

Renee did a dumb thing...I searched online for a replacement knob for my car and now every auto salvage place in the country wants to sell me one...two phone calls so far!
June 18 at 10:43am

Renee at 10:55am June 18
apparently getting just the knob ... not possible!!! they want to sell me the entire new AC control box for upwards of 100 plus shipping!!! CRAZY!I may just go to the Ford dealer at this point. :p
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Renee at 9:20pm June 18
I tried the pliers...they wouldn't grab on! :-(

Renee at 10:15pm June 18
I just got a quote of $245!!!! I emailed him back..."All I need is a $2 plastic knob!" ding dong! he had the attached request that I just need the knob.

Renee commented on Leanne's photo album.
Renee is playing Bejeweled Blitz!

Renee likes a link on Improv Everywhere's Wall.

Renee commented on Laura's photo.
Renee commented on Laura 's photo.

Renee is playing Bejeweled Blitz!

Renee likes Heather 's photo.

Renee just got a high score of 162,600 in Bejeweled Blitz
This score earns her a 150k Star Medal. Renee will earn her next medal at 175k.
Renee woo hoo! but I'm bumming my kid out!

June 16 at 6:13pm

Vikki at 6:19pm June 16
Ack, the server's down!! I can't play!!!

Lynn at 10:27pm June 16
Why are you bumming your kid out?

Renee at 9:49am June 17
she wanted to hear "A NEW HIGH SCORE!" but I had already scored 75K at that point and now she'll never beat me. Next week I need to let her play first so she can hear that.

Renee just got a new high score of 162600 in Bejeweled Blitz.

Renee just got a new high score of 83900 in Bejeweled Blitz.

Renee just moved ahead of Aimee , Mar, Brenda, Karen and 8 others on the Bejeweled Blitz leaderboard.

Renee just got a new high score of 18000 in Bejeweled Blitz.

Renee is playing Bejeweled Blitz!

Renee commented on Carmen 's photo album.

Renee commented on Marsi 's note Me In Threes.

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Renee thinks the new license plate toll system is pretty cool!
June 16 at 12:01pm

Renee at 12:02pm June 16
drive past the toll booths, get a bill about a month later. go online and pay via credit card and don't get that bill for another month!
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Renee at 12:31pm June 16
I better put my credit card back in my purse so I can pay for my car later!

Marsi at 12:32pm June 16
not as bad as I thought it'd be! Good to know.

Renee took my car in to get the breaks checked... fingers crossed.
June 16 at 11:41am

Renee at 11:45am June 16
brakes perhaps? LOL
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Renee at 9:52am June 17
I'm a happy girl now. I feel much safer. They even fixed the emergency brake for me...they had left my car parked with the emergency brake on (I NEVER use the thing!) so when I tried to back out of the space and couldn't go I was wondering, but then I released the emergency brake and was in awe!DH would frequently put the parking brake on...like in the garage! and I would drive for MILES without noticing it. So it is good to know it actually works now.

Jen at 10:55am June 17
Wow! I'm glad to hear it :-)

Renee is bushed! oh my it's 1:40am...no wonder!
June 16 at 1:37am

Lynn at 11:09am June 16
What were you doing up until 1:40am??? I hope you ended up getting a good nights sleep.

Renee at 11:29am June 16
LOL! Late night coffee with friends.

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Okay, okay! I know I play Bejeweled A LOT! But actually it is everyone else's fault...if there was more stuff to comment on or more blog posts to read I would be doing that instead. LOL! Aren't I tricky to put the blame on all of you. hee hee

Actually I should get off my lazy butt and start exercising or I'm going to become a HUGE blimp while DH is gone.

Speaking of him, he has been emailing me about twice a day sometimes, others it is a day or two between emails. He's doing well, but homesick of course. He got to move from his first man cave to one that has it's own bathroom in it...he of course had to clean each one himself. The first one he had to clean while he lived in it...ugh! The second one he could clean before he moved into it.

He says the nice thing about having his own bathroom is he actually has cold water in this shower because the water line runs near his air conditioner. When he was in the old man cave he had to use a common bathhouse and there was no cold water at all...he said he never really felt clean because he was sweating so much.

Oh if you're still reading this... I have to brag about myself here...yesterday Darly, Marsi & myself were at Walmart to buy haircolor (for just Marsi & me of course! Darly has some temporary hair color that she can use if she wants to.) So while Marsi was debating which shade to choose, Darly asked to go look at the fish...they were close enough to us, so I allowed it.

Darly came back rather quickly to report that two Betta fish were in the same container, fighting! I was in shock...who would do such a thing? So Marsi & I head over there and sure enough someone had dumped a second male Betta into a container and they were fighting. The yellow betta had the blue one by the face and they were turned on their sides...Not good!

I looked around and didn't see any Walmart employees. So not wanting to watch these two poor fish kill each other and seeing quite plainly that there was the original container right there, I grab the containers and pour the yellow betta into the other container with enough water that he would be happy. After that excitement we look around and notice that someone has put two toilet brushes into one of the other fish tanks...the one "brush" is the kind that has toilet cleaner on it. UGH! Soon a Walmart employee comes by and I mention to him that someone had combined the bettas. He told us that it happens all the time. How could someone be so cruel? I'm sure it was teenagers....the only ones with that kind of time on their hands. He thanked me for separating the fish. I really think that Walmart needs to make the fish not so accessable to the customers. Maybe they could install a customer service button by the tanks so that if someone wanted a fish they could call for help...but to have it so that people can kill the fish is wrong. IMO.

and now I'm sitting here in my bathrobe wondering if I should wake up Darly so we can go to the park...I don't know if Darly's friends are going to be there. I should call them.

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Better Bandz - review

2009-06-13T14:36:00.001-06:00

Today Darly & I went to the Parker Country Festival. One of our favorite things to do is see the parade and watch all the dogs that get brought along. But the next thing we do is go see all the vendors. I love checking out all the great new ideas that they have there and today we came across something that was a bit different.

Better Bandz - "The Leader in custom, Sport and Designer Head Bandz"

We've done reviews on headbands before, but this band was much more comfortable. I'll have to get a picture of Darly wearing her headband here later (she currently needs to wash her hair!) but designs are very cute and comfy. And they stay in place so very well. They sell the bands for wearing while doing sports (we will have to try them for gymnastics!) too and I can just tell that they will be great at keeping our hair back and staying in place. I can so totally see all the girls at the gym wearing one with our gym's name on them.

Their bands currently come in 3 sizes, small/medium/large, which is a good thing since nobody has the same sized head and they have very comfy elastic that hides under your hair to keep it nice and snug. The velvet liner keeps your hair in perfect style and every hair in place.

I'm going to update this post with pictures and reports on how the band holds up at the gym for you, so that will have to wait until at least Tuesday. :D

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Meeting Mr. WRONG! – Review

2009-06-12T20:57:00.005-06:00

For all you single gals out there in the dating pool I sure hope that the fish were you live are much better than the ones in this book and for all you married gals, this is what could be available if we need to date again…ARGH! I think I would rather become a nun.

Stephanie Snowe writes about her own experiences in the dating world after suddenly finding herself single thanks to a real jerk. Stephanie is a fellow mom blogger who normally writes at 'Jason. For the love of God' You should read it too, it’s good stuff.

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'Don't email me if you want a supermodel. I'm twenty-two, divorced, and I have twins. I'm also overweight, unattractive, and have no education to speak of. I'm pretty much not going to bring anything to the table except the fact that I'm pretty nice and won't ask you to pay my bills. Here's my email address. Don't email if you're full of it.'

With this ad, Stephanie Snowe relaunches herself into the world of dating. In this real-life account, she discovers that the search for Mr. Right can include a lot of wrong turns. With light-hearted sass, Stephanie introduces us to each Tom, Dick, and Denny, and their neuroses, pets, mullets, lies, and puking.

A girl can get discouraged having to deal with dive-bombing birds, first-date proposals, and eavesdropping mothers. Is there a knight in shining armor out there with a higher IQ than his horse? Stephanie hopes so.

About the Author
Stephanie Snowe is the author behind the blog, 'Jason. For the love of God'. In her spare time she does things like hold down a full-time job, parent her children, and pander endlessly to her dog Ginger. She also enjoys plotting elaborate revenge fantasies involving angry monkeys trapped in boxes, and preparing boxed dinners that she pretends are homemade.

So I get a copy of the book and I laughed my head off. This was so very funny. I was also so very very very thankful that I have my wonderful husband… so ifwhen I get upset at my husband I guess I should grab this book and remember what else is out there. :p

And to all my single friends out there, I’m going to be praying for you that you don’t end up with anyone like these guys.

If you would like to see what all the fuss is about check out Meeting Mr. Wrong or Jason. For the love of God.

Thanks to Mothertalk.com for another great read!

Yahoo is WORTHLESS!

2009-06-11T07:25:00.002-06:00

I know that doesn't sound like a very nice thing to say. But I'm very frustrated with them. Yesterday I received an email from someone pretending to be from Yahoo telling me that I needed to update my email account for some odd reason. However, when I saw what it was they considered an update it was pretty easy to figure out that it was a very poor attempt at phishing my info. They wanted me to EMAIL them my account id, my password, my birthdate & my country of origin. Yeah right! Do I look like I just fell off the turnip truck?!?!?

Anyway, so I found out how to get to the full headers so that I could report the email as abuse...and had to cut and paste the headers to the email (since when did that change happen?) and then forwarded the email to yahoo abuse.

Today I got an email from yahoo telling me that because the person was not a yahoo user there was NOTHING they could do. WHAT?!??! Some idiot is out there trying to steal info and my only recourse is to hit delete?!?!?!? What kind of abuse prevention is that?

I just have to pray that no one fell for that sad excuse for a phishing scam.

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YES, I snoop!

2009-06-07T20:13:00.000-06:00

Today I came into the computer room while Darly was using it and she closed the window that she was looking at. The page seemed innocent enough, but the fact that she chose to close it bothered me. SO I snooped.

when I got on the computer I checked the history and started clicking on the links. Darly came in and asked what I was up to. I told her I was looking for the page she closed when I came in. She was shocked that I could do that! and seemed unwilling to cooperate with me by telling me what it was. So I kept digging until at last I did find it. I'm not sure why she insists on being secretive with me...so I'll just have to show her how I can find out what she's up to. We just discussed at dinner crazy folks who steal kids... Spill or I snoop!

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Where have I been?

2009-06-06T07:19:00.000-06:00

where in the world have I been? Good question. If you're on Facebook you know that I have been checking in there quite a bit. But if you're only looking for me here then you know that I've been sadly remiss in my blogging duties. *sigh!* I have been reading your blogs and posting comments on most.

I don't really have an excuse. It isn't like I've been so busy that I couldn't come blog. It isn't that I've been too depressed to blog...I'm not. I just haven't wanted to blog. I'm ready to take your lashings.

Darly and I have been busy. Visiting with friends and doing stuff so we aren't stuck here in the house worrying about DH or MIL. Both are doing just fine by the way.

DH is finally "in country" and doing what they sent him there for. He said in his email (he keeps trying to call us when we're out!) that he had a meeting today with all these important people. He reports that his sleeping quarters are a pit or a cave or some other place that you really wouldn't want to sleep. I'll have to see the pictures, hopefully he can borrow someone's camera because he didn't take one with him.

Well that was stupid! I realized how late it is getting and went to log out of stuff so I can go make dinner and logged out of blogger! Luckily I didn’t close the window so I still have this post. WHEW!

And now I see that I was so tired after dinner last night that I never bothered to come back to the computer and finish my post. Ugh! See this is sort of why I haven’t been blogging…tired apathy.

Last night after dinner I sat on the couch and watched a tiny bit of tv…as in the first commercial and I was snoring. Being old is terrible!

I tried to set up this system for getting Darly to help out with the chores around here. I made a list of chores that she could do and how much I was willing to pay her to do them. Then there’s a grid with the days of the week…so if she empties the dishwasher on Monday, Wednesday & Saturday…she marks those days and gets paid for each one. Well she’s only emptied the dishwasher once. :p So since I don’t want to A) run out of dishes and B) be swimming in a sea of dirty dishes…I’ve been doing it. Sigh

Those extra chores seriously cut into my Facebook Bejeweled time.

Dollar Off Coupon! Kellogg's Eggo Bake Shop Twists

2009-06-05T19:18:00.002-06:00

Hey do you remember that review that I did on Kellogg's Eggo Bake Shop Twists? What? You don't? *sigh!* Okay, go read it again real quick...I'll wait (the link is in the name above).

Well the kind folks at Kellogg's sent me a nice email asking me to let folks know that if they visit http://www.redplum.com/pages/ViewOffer.aspx?ec=send_offer&id=1056351 they can get a dollar off coupon! Isn't that sweet? I though so, and I'm going to go get some more twists.

I wonder what they would taste like with ice cream on them?

Pledge Multi Surface Cleaner - Review

2009-06-05T19:16:00.000-06:00

I just took this survey that says I'm an Avoider Cleaner. Hummm I really didn't need a survey to tell me that. LOL! It's a dirty job, but it must be done...by someone...preferably not me. hee hee but seeing as there isn't anyone else here, I guess I better do it!

So I was happy to try out Pledge Multi Surface Cleaner cuz well I bought these silly tables that have both glass and wood in them. :p and cleaning them is a bear.

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Well the Pledge Multi Surface made easy work of my multi surface tables and did a great job on my dining room table too! I've already mentioned that I'm an Avoider Cleaner so I don't have to tell you that I didn't go cleaning my entire house...right? Okay...I didn't go clean the entire house! and I probably won't...but when I do get off the computer and clean some of the house, I'll be grabbing the Pledge Multi Surface. :D
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Free Signature Generator Thanks Family Review Network for the chance to try this out.

MIL update:

2009-05-23T08:18:00.000-06:00

I finally got ahold of DH.

Currently she is still doing the same. We went to see her and she kept talking about DH. I have to wonder if her worrying about him got her worked up enough to have this stroke. sigh funny thing, I was all worried about DH on Tuesday too.

DH might be coming back to see her before he leaves, I left the decision to him.

I kinda think that since she's stable that he doesn't need to come (If her condition was deteriorating I would tell him to hop the next flight) and I also worry about MIL if he comes and then has to leave again. I won't tell him to not come.

SIL misunderstood what she heard on my phone call with DH and told MIL that he was coming...sigh! Now I'm a bit worried about her condition if he doesn't come too.

Just talked to SIL and there's a chance that they'll be moving her out of ICU the the neuro floor. She's still stable.
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well today she seemed worse to us but the doctor said it was actually better.

As part of the healing she had more swelling going on so she was sleepier, couldn't stay awake long enough to talk and was less responsive. The doctor assured SIL that this is normal. SIL is a nurse and knows most of this...I was teasing her because she and MIL's nurse were talking "nurse speak" and I didn't understand it.

Oh and we found out that she was found on top of a lamp that was ON so she had a nasty burn on her stomach. The nurse told me she fell on a lamp when I called Wednesday night, but I didn't realize it was on and she had been on it since she fell. The burn was really bothering her yesterday so I requested that the nurse change her dressing early because MIL was so agitated by it...it did seem to help...I don't know what they put on it...I would have put something to numb the area though (that's what I do to my burns).

We have figured out that she was fine up to at least 10pm on Tuesday because she wrote down the results to "Dancing with the Stars." And although I didn't watch the nurse said it was on that late on Tuesday. But MIL didn't answer her phone at 7am on Wednesday and she wasn't found until she missed her doctor's appointment at noon. (remember she was on a lamp this entire time...OUCH!)

SIL was with her all day today and was helping with her care. She was showing us (BIL & I) some things and we realized that she has some control of her left leg. But when the physical therapists were working with her, she wasn't able to sit up or even stay awake for them while they held her up.

She wasn't moved to Neuro because there wasn't a bed available.

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Darly has been staying with her friend a lot lately while I've been getting the inlaws from the airport to the hospital. Darly stayed the night with them last night. I'm so very greatful that she has someplace fun to go during all of this. Yesterday Darly, our friends & I went to the Wildlife Animal Sanctuary. We had a great time and saw some beautiful animals...it is such a shame that we need a place like this. All of the animals there were bred in captivity and sold as pets. :( Stupid humans!

The inlaws now have the keys to DH's car so I don't have to be a taxi. DH is so funny (or at least I find his reactions to stress to be funny sometimes) his first thought is to call up the insurance and take his mom off the policy...and to worry about his siblings taking care of his car. LOL! The car looked just fine last night.

I finally had a good conversation with DH last night on my cell phone when I was at dinner with the inlaws. I was able to give him as much info as I knew and we both agreed that (with the help of flights not being available due to the holiday) for him to hang tight where he is for now. The doctors said that MIL still had another 24 hours until they considered her out of the woods for a repeat stroke. Depending on when she actually had the stroke that is sometime Sunday before 7am.

MIL's stroke was the kind where the blood vessel bursts in the brain ...they call it a bleed out. Apparently she had multiple bleeds in different parts of her brain and the doctor says she has a condition where this happens (I forgot those details).

prayer request for MIL

2009-05-21T07:21:00.000-06:00

after spending the entire day at the park yesterday and then having dinner with friends I got home at almost 10pm to find out that my MIL had a stroke.

She's currently in the ICU and is stable...they said they were not planning any surgery and that they were planning her recovery therapy. When I called for an update this morning she was on her way to a MRI and I'll have to call back.

One SIL(#2) is on her way here and she's a nurse. I spoke to SIL #1 and gave her the update on what I knew.

I've sent DH an email, but I'm not sure if I should call up the Red Cross (how I would get a message to him immediately) as other than worry there isn't much for him to do right now.

Week in review

2009-05-17T14:54:00.000-06:00

or update. Whatever you prefer.

First I'll answer a bit of fan mail (aka comments)
TC said...

"she asked if I would cut off the 1/2 inch she wants. I probably could, but I like that her hair was done right. "
ROFL Hahahaha. Oh man, I love it.
OK Chick: What can I say? I'm setting trends, I'm setting trends. Not blogging, cutting my hair... what will I start next? ;)
To TC: well I was considering cutting my hair, but your pictures did convince me to go this short.

Bone said...

Congrats on getting the spoon for two dollars. I was going to ask if you tried haggling like George did in that one episode.
No I didn't have to haggle. The one shop had only name brands and this shop had a generic for what I was willing to pay.
Jen said...

What are these special spoons?
No there isn't anything special about them, it was just that the old spoons I had all broke and I needed new ones, but I didn't need a new ladel & spatula (cuz I don't use them) so buying a set wasn't worth it...I just needed to find the spoons.

Okay, now for the updates.

Last week I was asked to consider becoming a counter for our Church. So on Monday I went in. I was told the ladies start at 8:30...no one showed up until 8:45. LOL! The regular counters were eager to have some new blood. I was told that some of the current counters are ready to move on to other things and that one counter is really getting too old to be of any use. She can't see, she frequently miscounts and she doesn't cancel the checks correctly. However, this same lady gets offended if you point out her mistakes and after working with her, I don't think that she is at all ready to step down from this job. I'm sure she likes the company. After I got home I got a call from this lady and I was at first worried that I was going to get told off for redoing some of her counting...but instead she was checking to see if she could add me to the schedule. We'll see how this all comes out...I think the office manager would like for this lady to step down, but doesn't want to ask her to. I think she wants me to come in and reform it so that the older lady quits.

Tuesday, Darly & I went to The Melting Pot for a tour and chocolate fondue. I have to admit that I was very charmed by this place. I had been to the Melting Pot in FL and wasn't at all impressed with it. Honestly I was upset at paying so much for dinner and then having to cook my dinner myself! And there wasn't much of anything to make it seem special, going there really put a damper on a wonderful day for me, that was the day that DH asked me to be his DW.
But this Melting Pot has a very charming atmosphere, with goregous views. I may have to give them another chance, although the cooking my own dinner still doesn't appeal to me, perhaps we should go just for the chocolate!

After stuffing ourselves with chocolate we went with some friends over to a dance supply store in search of new leotards for Darly. (they were looking for their girls too!) But we struck out big time. They didn't carry the type that we like.
So then it was time for lunch and we went to a nice deli. Unfortunately they put mayonaise on Darly's "plain" turkey sandwich. she only ate the upper half that didn't touch the mayo. :p My gyro was totally delish though.

next it was time to get Darly's yearbook photo taken. Darly wanted to wait for a friend of hers to show up, but I learned later that she had already been there and gone. oops.

And then Darly went to gymnastics. She is really liking her new gym a lot. We found out that they are doing "Open Gym" this next session... Darly can come in and work on whatever she wants. So we'll be signing up for that soon.

Wednesday we went to the park with our friends...and I didn't get sunburnt...although the wind did try to blow us away. And Darly went for her final Confirmation class for this year...they went to the park and had ice cream...while freezing cuz it was cold outside.

I worked on my garden on Thursday & Friday...pulled a muscle in my back :p but got it all ready to plant.

Friday night I went to TNO while Darly went to her friend's house. I had yummy Pene pasta w/ Asparagus & Shrimp. I saved half of it for lunch the next day.

Saturday I went to two plant sales. The first one was done by CSU and even though the sale lasted until 1pm getting there at 11am wasn't a good idea. When I got there I was told that there were no more heirloom plants left. I was bummed. but I looked at the other plants and picked out a few. The "tomatoe lady" showed me a very nice plant that I agreed to buy. I then thought I would get a Celebrity tomatoe since they're super easy to grow...I picked up a nice looking plant and put it in my tray. As I headed to pay I happened to look at my plants and noticed that my "celebrity tomatoe" was really a Heirloom Cherokee Purple! I was in shock! I got an Heirloom and not only that it was a PURPLE tomatoe! How lucky is that? I figured it was meant to be. The tomatoe lady was surprised too but unfortunately couldn't give me any info on my find, so I looked it up online, there was no way I was looking this gift horse in the mouth!

The second plant sale was better advertised and pretty much sold out by the time I got there. :( But at least I got to use the restroom there before heading for the long drive home.

The tomatoe lady said that I needed to keep my plants protected for at least another 10 days or I could get a water wall and plant them. So I decided to stop at Wally World to get a water wall and see if they have a reel lawn mower. they didn't have either. :(
Then I headed to Tagawa gardens figuring that they MUST have a water wall...right? ummm not so much. The very nice floor manager said that they get that kind of merchandise in around January and by May have been sold out for some time...even the manufacturer didn't have any in stock. BUT he told me how to make a water wall myself. hee hee it was meant to be!

To make a water wall you take some steaks (the wooden kind, not cow!) and make a tee pee over your plant. Then take some freezer bags and fill them 3/4 full of water and attach them to your steaks. Tah dah! I'm off to the store for freezer bags so I can plant my tomatoe babies in the ground. woo hoo!

Dh called me last night and used his entire phone card on me! okay he talked to Darly too.

Today we went to Church for our last day of Sunday School! The kids brought in some really yummy treats, I probably ate way too much. Then in service we had Recognition of High School graduates, recognition of teachers, welcoming new members and a baptism!

DH called again today. I was in shock, but he's taking advantage of phone time when he can get it. I noticed after our call that he had computer time too cuz I got quite a few emails from him.

hummm should I go shopping now or mow the lawn? shopping! even grocery shopping is better than mowing.

hee hee

2009-05-13T19:32:00.003-06:00

see more Lolcats and funny pictures

WHoa! Time for an update!!!

2009-05-11T13:46:00.006-06:00

I know I've been a slacker. No excuses, just slacking.

Well first you all wanna know how my haircut turned out...right? (humor me)

Here's the before:and here's the after:

that will be much cooler for the summer.

And Darly got her hair cut too...here's her before:

and her after:

The following day Darly said that she wanted her hair shorter than that. I told her that she should have mentioned something while she was still there at the salon. Oh well, she asked if I would cut off the 1/2 inch she wants. I probably could, but I like that her hair was done right. I bet if I mentioned it now, she would say she's fine with it. we'll see when she reads this.

That was on Thursday that we got our hair cuts. On Friday we went to Girl Scouts and then brought home one of Darly's friends to stay with us so that her parents could go see the new Star Trek movie. I am pretty sure that everyone had an enjoyable evening. I liked it so much that I'm thinking that I'll invite one of her friends to stay over each weekend! hee hee Even though I had an extra kid in the house it really gave me a break...they played, I played on the computer. win win!

Saturday we took Darly's friend and met up with her parents at the Zoo. Some other friends came too, so we had a group trip to the zoo. The weather was cool enough that the animals weren't all sleeping (some were) but we got a nice visit at the zoo with lots of chatting. Darly & her friends made a pack of 4 girls who chatted the entire time, and then I got to spend some quality time with ADULTS! LOL! It was fun. We went to dinner at Panera Bread and had a great time there too.

Sunday after Church Darly & I went to Ihop for brunch. It was very busy there, but the wait wasn't too long, we chatted with friends from Church...and the food was yummy. When we got home we got a call from DH who is doing fine. He would much rather be at home though. He teased me "Did you get the flowers that I sent you for Mother's Day?" I said "You mean the yellow ones out in the front yard?" and he said yeah. LOL! Crazy guy. He also shared some of his training stories, they're working him very hard.

Then we drove down to the Outlet Mall and met up with our friends for some shopping. The girls just chatted, while us moms did some power shopping. LOL! I picked up some new corelle dishes and some pyrax bakeware. Oh and I got some new spoons. The first kitchen store we went to I found the spoons but they wanted $4 and up for them. I told my friend that I didn't want to pay more than $2 for them, so I didn't buy them. Then we got to the second store and they had them for $2. YAY! I stocked up.

After the mall we went to our friends house and had pizza dinner and watched a great movie. It was a really fun evening...oh and we watched the season finale of The Apprentice too. I didn't see last week's show, so I don't know how they ended up with Angie & Joan in the final, I wasn't very pleased with either. I don't know if I'll watch again cuz I'm getting fed up with the cat fights and obivious influence of the show's producer.

Well I see that my DH has sent me two emails while I've been working on this post, so I should see what he's up to.

Lemonhead Stylish Urban Accessories

2009-05-06T22:03:00.002-06:00

Being a girl is so much fun! Getting all dressed up and such and having a daughter is one of the greatest joys of my life...it doesn't hurt that she loves to dress up too. That’s why we’re always looking for stylish hair accessories and Lemonhead has just that.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

We don’t use magnets/hot glue and NOTHING squeezed out of a bottle like silicone or rubber. Our premium patented GRIPSTRIP is made of a unique reliable material that is identical in every clip - that means you are getting the same feature every single time!!! We have also patented several processes to make the Clipeez and attach embelishments reliably to our Clipeez that is so secure it impresses every time.

MY REVIEW

We received a Clipeez and a Bandeez Headband to review. The first thing I noticed was the quality and workmanship that went into producing these pieces. Each part was put together securely and you can tell that they really had safety on their mind. No loose parts to worry about.

However, the best thing is that they look great our hair. Not only were the colors vivid and bright but they really stayed in place. A very important trait for hair accessories.

So if you’re looking to add something to that special outfit or for just everyday use, stop by Lemonhead and check out their vast selection of colors and styles.

Thanks Family Review Network & Lemonhead!

OYE!

2009-05-05T21:31:00.002-06:00

Darly & I are doing really well on our own, but we've done this amount of time alone before. Things shouldn't get tricky for a while. I hope DH is able to call us soon though. :(

Today was Darly's first day at the new gym. And I wasn't happy. However, they had a good excuse. The owner was out sick, and one of Darly's new coaches messed up her leg so she isn't supposed to be spotting the kids at all. The owner asked her to come in to just work the phones. but then the second coach didn't come in tonight. So Darly's class got combined with another class. The other class was a small one, but it was all very young boys who had the attention span of gnats! I think I was more annoyed with two girls in Darly's class though.

The girls were hogging the equipment. when it was their turn, if they messed something up they backed up and went again, and again and again... and then after their turn they wouldn't get off the mats! I spoke with the coach about it though and she did try to keep those girls in line. Hopefully it's better when they have their normal class. And I did say something to the coach in front of one of their parents. (HAHA!) but who knows if he was even paying attention.

I was seriously thinking that I should put Darly on the team just so she would have a class with kids who were serious and not monkeying around. I just hope that the coach who didn't show up didn't quit. That would be sad to go through that again. sigh!

Today I finally called to get an appointment to get my hair cut...but I found out that my stylist moved...to a shop over near my old stylist. ugh! I think that the price they charge for a cut should be lower though, but this place charges based on the experience of the stylist...who knows what level they've put our gal at. We'll see. Darly wants her hair cut too. I should get before and after shots. We're going in on Thursday.

New Gym

2009-05-01T09:25:00.000-06:00

Yesterday Darly & I went to the new gymnastics gym to have her evaluated. I knew I would like the owner right off and I did, he's just like his son. At the front desk when we walked in was a coach that we used to have at our old gym...she had to quit over there when she married our favorite coach. Okay, before I confuse you too much...let's give you a cast of characters:

Favorite coach (B) @ old gym is the son of the owners of the new gym (T & M) and the husband of the coach (A) who now works at the new gym but used to teach Darly.

So the evaluation was with the TEAM coach (D). He has been coaching for over 20 years and used to coach at a local college. In the evaluation they're supposed to just tell the girls what to do and watch them. But coach D couldn't help himself and gave Darly some pointers on how to fix up her skills. pointers that Darly should have been getting at her old gym but didn't. It was amazing how quickly she was able to straighten up her roundoff with just a few tips. I would really love Darly to be in this guy's class!

Coach D said that Darly has the foundation to be on the TEAM if she wants to. But he asked her and she said she didn't want to compete. And while I would really like for Darly to be in Coach D's class, this is really about her, not me. Coach D said that she could be in the intermediate class (where they work on the TEAM skills) and if she ever changes her mind, he would be happy to put her on the TEAM.

So we talked to Coach T (the owner) and he was willing to have Darly start that evening. We got to meet the coaches of the class and they both seemed very nice. Darly decided to wait until next Tuesday instead (I think she thought that she might have a chance to have a sleepover at her friend's house) and that sounded fine to me. So I filled out the paperwork and she's set for next Tuesday. And for now that works perfectly with her schedule. The new class is the same level as her old class and it is at the same time.

I've told Darly that it's all up to her. I hope she likes it.

I kinda think that she had other things on her mind. Yesterday we dropped DH off at 3:30am for him to head over to the sandbox. We're both doing okay, trying to catch up on our sleep. I'm trying to get our schedule filled up so that we can keep busy and fill the void. DH checked in last night with 5 emails mostly from the USO at the airport! I'm sure he'll be busy starting today, but I hope he's able to send us plenty of email while he is gone. Oh, I promised to send Darly his email address so she can write to him.

QUIT!

2009-04-28T23:28:00.000-06:00

Tonight Darly quit her gymnastics gym. She's actually very happy about it, and I'm mad that it came to this.

We had thought that once the hockey season was over that her coach would be at the gym and that Darly could just try very hard to get the skills she needed to be out of this class by the time the hockey season started back up. We were even going to take some private lessons too.

But then the gym finally decided to hire a new coach. One would think this is a good thing, but apparently Mr Coach wasn't ready to give up teaching two classes at once. Did I tell you about that? Right before I sent him the email he had decided to combine Darly's class with his higher level class. Darly hated that because she doesn't like Mr Coach's way of teaching...frankly I don't either. He belittles the girls.

So we have the new coach and Mr Coach teaching Darly's class and his class. We were assured that this situation was just temporary until the new coach got the hang of things, but it has been long enough in my opinion. While one would think that two coaches might be better than one, you would be wrong. Two coaches start chatting during class and don't ever watch their girls! At one point the girls were chatting too because the coaches hadn't noticed that they had finished the last skill. sigh

Darly spent most of the time she was in class tonight rolling her eyes at me and making chatty hand signals. She came and told me she was bored, I suggested that she just sit on the floor. The coaches seemed to notice that and had the girls move on to something else.

And then they were on the bars. New coach had the girls just swinging on the low bar. Mr Coach wanted the girls to stand on the low bar and hop to the high bar and grab it, then swing a few times before dropping to the floor. For most of the girls he was grabbing them and carrying them through the jump, but for Darly and one other girl he was having them make the jump themselves. I'm not sure what happened, but Darly missed the bar. She hit her hands very hard on the bar, they were red. He must have said something because Darly was near tears when her turn there was over.

I flagged her to come to me and asked "Are you done?" she nodded. I gave her a hug and we got her stuff to leave. I didn't say anything to the coach. There's a chance that one of the other girls in the class was able to tell them that Darly left with me, but Darly thinks that she didn't notice.

I didn't get a call from the gym so I would assume they figured it out.

Every time Darly did a skill tonight she wasn't observed. The new coach for some odd reason kept watching the girls that were with Mr Coach. I was just getting madder by the second. I considered leaving with Darly many times before I finally pulled her out. I'm just sorry I waited until Darly got hurt to do it.

so I'll call the new gym tomorrow about getting Darly in. She's now very excited to try the new place out. I really hope that she likes the new coach, I just wish I could have said something to our favorite coach at the old gym, but seeing as he knows the owners of the new gym very well...I'm thinking that we'll still be in touch.

Weekend update 4/25-4/28

2009-04-28T16:17:00.000-06:00

that's a long weekend! LOL! I've been meaning to check in here but things have been so crazy. Trying to get everything caught up around the house, toss in homeschooling coop and changing gyms and :p I'm beat!

Darly & I with some friends went to see Disney's Earth on Friday. It was very nice. Then we had lunch. fun day

Saturday we did loads of house stuff. DH went to turn on our water sprinkler system only to find that the pipe burst...again! It was the same pipe he had to replace last year. so he replaced that, then it was time to check the sprinkler heads...this year we lost 4.

Sunday we went to MIL's house and checked her sprinklers...she didn't loose any but she had someone "fix" her downspout and the "super intellegent" guy messed it up so it has a HUGE leak that directs the water flow right into MIL's basement! DH was out in the rain trying to figure out how he could fix that...it's going to take a total refit! DH is worried about his mom, it seems that of late she hasn't been making the best decisions.

Monday Darly & I went to a class on how to make trick photography with her digital camera. We then stopped by to check out a new gymnastics gym. The facility is really nice and now we need to have her evaluated to see what level this gym would put her in. When we came home I worked on the laundry and I was trying to get dinner ready and everyone fed so that I could be on the computer from 7:45 to 9:45 to work our homeschool co-op...well DH decided that he wanted to finish working on the sprinklers and he needed my help to turn on and off the sprinklers...meanwhile I was trying to do the laundry and fix dinner!

too much stress!

Today Darly & I went to a coop class on designing our own t-shirts... the folks have their own design transfer shop. they can put your logo on just about anything. It was all very cool and I had a shirt done too. I'll have to show you someday. ;)

Blogging newbie

2009-04-23T12:03:00.002-06:00

My friend Marsi has started a new blog. She's new to this blogging thing so be nice to her please!

http://marshmallowmochas1978.blogspot.com

Welcome to the blogosphere Marsi!

Lessons learned about driving in the snow...

2009-04-21T10:26:00.002-06:00

Bone got me to thinking more about doing this post. See here in Colorado it seems that too many folks THINK they know what they're doing when it comes to driving in the snow, but they don't! That's how we end up with so many accidents I think. So here's my tips for how to stay safe.

1) If the snow is over a foot and they haven't plowed the streets...STAY HOME! Really, nothing is going to be open anyway so your trip is just a waste of time that could kill you. Is it worth it?

2) If the bottom of your car doesn't clear the top of the snow...STAY HOME! You would think that one would be a given.

3) Sports cars were NOT made to drive in the snow. Get off the road.

4) Invest in a good ice scraper with a brush to sweep the snow off your car. Not only will you save yourself a lot of headaches, you'll be doing the same for other drivers. Any idea how scary it is to have a snowball the size of a basketball flying directly at your windshield from another car? Not FUN!

5) Have good tires on your car. It is bad enough that the snow causes a lack of traction but if your tires can't even reach the road you have no business being out there.

6) Now is NOT the time to show off your race car driving skills! If others are poking along there's a reason...we don't want to be DEAD! Slow down!

7) But don't slam on your breaks either. Keep a good distance between you and the other cars...don't change lanes into someone else's buffer. And don't stop at the bottom of a hill...you need that momentum to get up the hill.

okay that's all I can think of now, but if you know some other good tips, please put them in the comments!