At least he finished the laundry first. Friday, July 18, 2008
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
One of those days
Don't you wish you could skulk off to a island hut and stay there for a few days...weeks...months...
You hear about "loners" but I think they get a bad rap. Sometimes I want to be alone - not because of any reason - no fighting, nothing wrong, just because I want to be alone with my thoughts. I love my little boy, but sometimes I just want to not be asked ANY more questions. I get tired of being the one responsible for EVERYTHING like "what's for dinner?" "do we have clean towels?" etc. I want to not be asked for anything, just for one day. No demands made of me. No work to be done. Nobody giving unsolicited advice. Just one day of being me.
You hear about "loners" but I think they get a bad rap. Sometimes I want to be alone - not because of any reason - no fighting, nothing wrong, just because I want to be alone with my thoughts. I love my little boy, but sometimes I just want to not be asked ANY more questions. I get tired of being the one responsible for EVERYTHING like "what's for dinner?" "do we have clean towels?" etc. I want to not be asked for anything, just for one day. No demands made of me. No work to be done. Nobody giving unsolicited advice. Just one day of being me.
Monday, July 07, 2008
Ernie's New Toy
A catnip-infused scratching-thingy. He really likes it! Daddy Kitty picked it out for him.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Ready for Campout
First Webelos campout! He just called and said "Hey we saw a rattlesnake by our tent!"(thanks for letting me know!)
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Award Boy
He got the Principal's Honor Roll and Medal (for all As and Bs), the State of Oklahoma Reading Award (for reading 25 extra approved books during the year), the Merit Award for Advanced Reading, and the "top boy" in his class for three different subjects -Language Arts, Social Studies, and Reading Achievement. The top boy awards, according to his teacher, was REALLY hard to get this year, because she said her class had a lot of really smart kids. He made us really proud - but the proudest moment was when a parent of one of his friends told me that Seth was "such a nice child and he's so good to everyone - and that means even more than academics". WOW that made me feel so proud of him. :)Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
2008 Pink New Beetle - I WANT IT!!!!!!!!
Only 38 miles on it. Convertible. 2.5L. All for a paltry $32,992. Let's see, where did I put my checkbook........
Found at:
Saturday, April 19, 2008
1999 vs 2008
And the baby stuff was all WAY too big for him for quite a while. That was the smallest shoe they made! Now Seth's a size 6 in men's shoes!!
Sunday, April 13, 2008
The New Cubes
Thanks Grandma and Granddad for the money for grades - it gave him the boost to reach his goal of two new CUBES!!
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Happy Birthday Grandma!
We had a great time! And who doesn't like pizza?! Grandma got lots of presents that were blue since that's her favorite color. As long as Seth gets cheese dippers, he's good to go!
Saturday, March 08, 2008
The skit
"Looking for the neckerchief slide"....they can't find it, and say "well, we can't find it, are you sure you lost it over here?" and then the one that lost it says "I didn't lose it here, but the light's better here than over there." Sunday, February 24, 2008
I have a tie to this horse....
....my great-great uncle Harry Wallen trained this horse! That's Hopilong Cassidy 5. You can buy the print at http://www.westernposterpage.com/hoppy5.htm .
Friday, February 22, 2008
Victory!!!
I LOST 5 POUNDS!!!! WOOOOOHOOOO! Probably the first time in a LONG time I've actually *lost* weight instead of gaining it.
I'm taking care of myself now. I'm not being a food nazi and not trying to go nuts with tons of exercise all at once. For example - I usually had maybe 4-5 Dr Peppers a day - now I have maybe 1-2. I know that alone is a good hunk of calories saved. I exercise 45 minutes at a time, 2-3 a week. I mix treadmill, elliptical and weight machines. This week, I wasn't feeling good and hadn't gone to the gym, but yesterday I was on the treadmill a total of 1 hour (and 15 minutes) and felt GREAT!
I enjoy my food - I don't freak out if I have pizza. I savor my Dr Peppers. I got chocolate for Valentine's Day, so I eat a piece or two, enjoy it, and I'm done with it. Just not eating 8-10 at a time like I used to!
Could I eat a more perfect diet and exercise more? Sure. Would that burn me out? Most definitely.
I'm sure other people do great on Jenny Craig, etc. I don't....I don't like the pre-packaged-thought-out-for-you or even menu-every-bite bit. That's not real to me. I think for others, it's great, and I say more power to 'em. But my theory is, for me at least, hey, what happens once you get to your goal? Do you keep buying the (more expensive) diet stuff? Keep cataloging every morsel?
Hey, I say, be real. Eat real food! Just not as much. :) Drink more water. Don't stress about every morsel you put in your mouth - that alone probably ages you more than the extra calories. Re-freakin'-lax.
Life is short. Enjoy a piece of chocolate your sweetie (or family) gave you...just savor it and don't eat 'em all at once.
And don't get me started on fat-free junk. Come on! Probably the only thing I even care for is the sour cream - can't tell a lot of difference with that, but fat-free cheese is like eating rubber and it doesn't melt right. And the shredded stuff!!! Blech! Eat the real thing, just a smaller amount!
I'm off to make dinner. I made my first roast, so I need to make the gravy and get the potatoes mashed. We've got some good salad stuff, too. I think we're really on our way to better health - it's one day at a time. I know I've slept a LOT better the last few nights and I think that'll only get better.
Just my ponderings. YMMV. :)
Have a great day!
I'm taking care of myself now. I'm not being a food nazi and not trying to go nuts with tons of exercise all at once. For example - I usually had maybe 4-5 Dr Peppers a day - now I have maybe 1-2. I know that alone is a good hunk of calories saved. I exercise 45 minutes at a time, 2-3 a week. I mix treadmill, elliptical and weight machines. This week, I wasn't feeling good and hadn't gone to the gym, but yesterday I was on the treadmill a total of 1 hour (and 15 minutes) and felt GREAT!
I enjoy my food - I don't freak out if I have pizza. I savor my Dr Peppers. I got chocolate for Valentine's Day, so I eat a piece or two, enjoy it, and I'm done with it. Just not eating 8-10 at a time like I used to!
Could I eat a more perfect diet and exercise more? Sure. Would that burn me out? Most definitely.
I'm sure other people do great on Jenny Craig, etc. I don't....I don't like the pre-packaged-thought-out-for-you or even menu-every-bite bit. That's not real to me. I think for others, it's great, and I say more power to 'em. But my theory is, for me at least, hey, what happens once you get to your goal? Do you keep buying the (more expensive) diet stuff? Keep cataloging every morsel?
Hey, I say, be real. Eat real food! Just not as much. :) Drink more water. Don't stress about every morsel you put in your mouth - that alone probably ages you more than the extra calories. Re-freakin'-lax.
Life is short. Enjoy a piece of chocolate your sweetie (or family) gave you...just savor it and don't eat 'em all at once.
And don't get me started on fat-free junk. Come on! Probably the only thing I even care for is the sour cream - can't tell a lot of difference with that, but fat-free cheese is like eating rubber and it doesn't melt right. And the shredded stuff!!! Blech! Eat the real thing, just a smaller amount!
I'm off to make dinner. I made my first roast, so I need to make the gravy and get the potatoes mashed. We've got some good salad stuff, too. I think we're really on our way to better health - it's one day at a time. I know I've slept a LOT better the last few nights and I think that'll only get better.
Just my ponderings. YMMV. :)
Have a great day!
Monday, February 11, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Lent is coming
Ash Wednesday is February 6, which starts the season of Lent. Things at work (my church) are getting really busy because of this since we have special services every Wednesday till Easter, and also Maundy Thursday and Good Friday services. I need to remember the "reason for the season". Christmas isn't the only busy time of year for churches....now I'm a part of it, so I hope I can get through okay.
I love this picture.
Incredible birthday at Incredible Pizza
I got a small, itsy bitsy cake since I knew we'd be eating a lot of pizza. :) You can't tell from the picture, but those are "sparkler candles". Didn't go too crazy with the sparkling, but it was enough to make you sit back a little!Seth had a great birthday. We let him loose with his game card and he also got to play mini golf with Granddad and Dad. He had a BLAST! He has a gift certificate he needs to spend, so we plan on going shopping this weekend. :)
Birthday Boy
Good grief, I can't believe he's 9 years old! Wait, yes I can - look at that picture! LOL
WOW! I love this interior!
But I'd have to dye my seats....and door panels....and instrument area....and dash.....oy. That's a lot of work!Okay, so if you see this in a store....
I WANT IT! This is a Jupiter's Envy Mystic Topaz. Azotic Coating Techonology enhances white topaz stones into really neat colors. I have some of these:
Mystic Fire Green Topaz, and these:
Neptune's Garden, and these:
Me and Garth
Found this in the archives. See him on TV? What a performer! Trish and him singing together was soooooo awesome!
How come we don't have these in the US?
About $26-27K, fully loaded - sort of a cross-over vehicle. I think it was on Brazil's VW site. You'd be amazed at how many different (and more affordable) vehicles in the VW line there are in other countries!
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Seth's Loot
He got a patch for entering, and a cool trophy for "Funniest Car" out of 30 cars entered!
My girly Pinewood Derby entry
It won two out of four races. Hehe. I didn't even sand it! I painted it pink, tied a ribbon on, and hey, those are Swarovski crystals glued on....only the best!
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