Little Curl on the Prairie

Hello, if anyone still reads this.

2009-07-08T22:42:00.003-05:00

Well, here's the monthly blog update. Erin has eye surgery on Friday, so we will be spending the night at my brothers because it's an hour and a half drive to the hospital. She will not be a happy camper. Dan is a little disappointed that I won't be making the trip to pick up his kids, on Tues, but I just wouldn't feel right leaving her so soon after surgery. Besides, Mom isn't to keen on giving Erin eye drops 3 times a day. Mom's a little squeamish.

We'll have all of Dan's kids for 10 days(he has 3). His daughter has decided to come. She hasn't been here for 2yrs, now all of a sudden she wants to live with her dad. I can't figure kids out. We told her we need to see how things go.

Alex gets his license on the 22nd. I am so not ready for that one. It's going to be even worse for me when they go back to school, knowing that it's his last year of high school. I was thinking about that this morning. He has been working at the cemetary, perfect place for him. I think they do an aweful lot of goofing off, but it's a great first job for him.

Hubby's weekend project.

2009-06-10T21:22:00.006-05:00

We finally got to use our fire pit.

Alex looks like he is peeing on Dan. Dan is building a patio for his grill.

Who knows what they were talking about.Level, level, and more level.

Schools Out for the Summer

2009-06-04T21:26:00.003-05:00

Well, it's that time of year, again. Summer vacation. The last school day, for the kiddies, was Monday. Alex had awards day and is now officially a senior. He still plans on going to college and being a teacher. The summer work program he is doing now will pay for his last 2yrs of college. That is sweet. He'll do the first 2 at a junior college and then transfer to a university. They will pay his room and food, laptop, everything the kid needs. PHEW! This summer, he will be working in the cemetary. He said he'll be working the graveyard shift. lol. I'm pretty proud of this kid. He still drives me nuts, because he can be a spoiled, lazy, brat, however, he is thinking of his future. He'll be getting his license in July. He is just growing way to fast. I can't keep up.

Tomorrow, we are going to the Strawberry Jam in Arthur. We are also going to pick up our big beef bundle at the butchers. It is such a cost saver. The meat is great and we get steak, too. Gonna finish up a little project in the backyard. A little patio to put the grill on. I plan on using my fire pit this weekend, too. I've had it for almost 3 weeks. Time to burn stuff.

Say hello to my little friends.

2009-05-21T16:20:00.004-05:00

Here are my gnomes. They drive hubby nuts, but he still buys them for me.

My hair wasn't gray a minute ago.

2009-05-19T16:31:00.002-05:00

Well, I finally rode in a vehicle with Alex. He's okay at it, but he needs to find the gas pedal and relax. He said he was more comfy in the drivers ed car. I can believe that, we have a big ol Pontiac Montana. He got an A in the class and a B on the behind the wheel test. It's just going to take practice. I'm proud of myself for not showing Alex how freaked out I was. I'm not a good passenger when hubby drives, so it was a big deal for me to sit back and tell Al how good he was doing and he'll get better. I need a big ol pat on the back. At least every Tues I'm making him drive to and from his guitar lesson, whether he likes it or not, lol. I really wish we could afford to buy another vehicle. A car would be so much better for him. Oh well, he'll get better or I will.

Never ending cycle.

2009-05-12T21:39:00.002-05:00

Busy, busy, busy. We had my aunt and uncle here for 10 days. It was great. We had a blast. I only have 3 more days of work and then I'm off until Aug. I have some plans for the house while I'm off. I got my garden planted plus I have been planting flowers and my gnome collection has been growing. My brother keeps taking them whenever he visits. That is a very bad thing for him. He is turning 40 in about 2 wks, ha ha ha. That leaves me the only one out of my siblings still in my 30's. Maybe(but I doubt it) I will be better about blogging. I plan on using my Wii fit more often while I'm off. Well, I have to watch the Big Bang Theory. Alex and I love it.

More on the day of the Special Olympics.

2009-04-30T15:59:00.002-05:00

This year, Alex went with us to watch Erin do her olympic thing. Well, it was on a college campus and that was the wrong place for a 17yr old male. Everytime we saw a female, he would say"hi, I'm Alex" That kid has a lot of confidance. A little too much. He got in trouble at school because he supposedly made an inappropraite(sorry, can't spell) gesture to an intern. All he did was flex his muscles and said the hi I'm Alex thing. Sometimes, I think his school looks for excuses to rag on him.
At the olympics, Al bought a cowbell, yes, we needed more cowbell. He was shaking it and being goofy, I told him to watch out or he might get recruited for a team(wrong, I know, so sue me) He could be "The Ringer". I don't know if I should take him next year, considering that it takes place at the campus he wants to attend, he wants to be a teacher and it's a great teaching school. I would hate for the kid to get banned from a school before he even getst to attend.

Bringing home the gold.

2009-04-27T21:49:00.002-05:00

Well, Erin got a gold medal in the tennis ball throw. I'm very proud of her, however, she was the only one in her age group so all she had to do was put the ball in her hand and drop it. Simple, you might say. Not for my little princess. It was quite the show. 2 college boys were running the event. Little miss giggled and tried to hand the ball back to one of the boys. She ended up just kinda dropping it. What a diva. Last year, when girls were running the event, she actually put some effort into it and kinda tossed it. Anyone that knows Erin, knows that she does whatever she wants to do. If she doesn't want to do it, she will just smile at you or giggle. She knows how to wrap people around her little finger. I love the little stink-pot. We took some pics, but I haven't downloaded them to the computer yet.
Getting things ready, around the house, for AP and UB to visit. I cleaned Alex's room yesterday. I should take a pic of it and hang it in his room so he knows what it should look like. Hubby wants me to make homemade lasagna this week. I do have one that I froze, I don't think I'll have time to make a fresh one. We'll see.

Holy Bad Blogger, Batman

2009-04-16T22:03:00.002-05:00

Wow, I remember when I actually wrote a post every few days. Now it's been 4 months. Not much has gone on in my life. Hubby is still good. The kids are good. Alex will get his license this summer and Erin has Special Olympics next Friday. I work for Headstart now. I'll be off for the summer starting May 14. My aunt and uncle from Florida will be here on May 1. We discovered that we have hardwood floors throughout the house, after living here for almost 4yrs. Needless to say, we will be ripping up this ugly carpet. It'll be time to start my garden soon. I can't wait. I have a my-space page. I guess that's about it. Maybe I'll actually post pics sometime. We'll see.

December post

2008-12-13T22:22:00.003-06:00

Well, here we go, it must be that time of the month. Nope not Aunt Flo, but my monthly post.

Last weekend, I took hubby out for his bday and got him a new tat. Mom chipped in with me, it's a bday/ Christmas present. He already has his next one picked out. Here is a pick.

It's on his right arm, so it would be pretty difficult for him to stare at it while he was masterbaiting.lol. My friend, Rachel, said Dan has nice tits.

Everyone in the house, except hubby, was sick last week. It was bodily fluids coming out of both ends for everyone. Mom was sick when Dan and I got home Sunday, then I got sick early Mon while I was getting ready for work. Erin got sick on the school bus, Monday. Poor Jennifer(bus driver) we felt so bad, we had no clue Erin was sick or we would not have sent her. Alex went out for pizza with his friends and came home Monday night thinking he ate too much, but, nope he ended up sick all night long. We went to the dr on Wed( couldn't get in Tues) he said that if hubby wasn't sick then he would be, so far, nope, thank goodness. On the plus side, I lost 7 pounds.

I got the tree up last night. Actually wrapped some presents and got the stuff ready for hubby to send to his kids. Tomorrow, the weather is supposed to suck, so I'll be baking and hubby can take stuff to work. His co-workers say he is spoiled.

Mom is having surgery next week. I keep telling hubby that it's vaginal reconstructive surgery. He doesn't think I'm very funny. Go figure. I have to work and since it's the last scheduled day before a holiday, I can't take off, or I will miss my holiday pay. It drives me nuts. I'm used to doing those things. She'll be in good hands with my bro.

Well, I'm off to bed.

New Prez

2008-11-04T22:22:00.004-06:00

I finally voted for the first time in my life and I actually picked a winner. How unheard of is it to know at 10pm that the election is over. Wow. I'm watching McCain give his speech now. I still cannot believe how fast this was. Usually 1am is the earliest that you know the outcome. Lets hope this is a good sign of things to come.

Monday

2008-10-13T21:33:00.001-05:00

Well, today, I finally cut Dan's hair. He hasn't had a cut since Nov. I loved how it curled, but he was sick of it. To make matters worse, Mom was laughing at his hair this morning, so I cut it. He is handsome guy, but I love the curls, oh well, it'll grow.
We delivered Peace Meals today. That's about it for my very interesting life.

Once a month.

2008-09-18T14:58:00.002-05:00

Wow, this blog really got away from me. Once a month, if that, not good. Life just got in the way. I don't know if I will get any better or not. I don't have a job now, but I am looking. Saturday, we go to Erin special olympics family fun festival. It's a good time. Lots of different things for the kids. The last 2 yrs they had an Elvis impersonator. Erin loved the music.

I pulled up the last of my garden. Now we just have to get the pool cleaned and put up for the year. We wanted to do it last week, but it rained everyday we had available. It's supposed to be in the 80's for the next week, so we should be able to do it. I'll mow the yard tomorrow. Mom can't because she had toe surgery on tues.

Well, it's almost time for Erin to get home. See ya later. btw, her bday is Sept 28 and she is going to be 15, yikes.

School restarted.

2008-08-21T07:49:00.002-05:00

How's that for crappy blogging. I can't believe I went all summer without blogging. Of course, the only one to notice was my brother. Summer was busy with the typical work and kid things. Got the garden going good. We have tomatoes and cucumbers coming out of our ears. Had some pumpkins that were doing well, but then they started dying and what didn't die, took over the cukes, so we yanked the pumpkins. Well, that's all. I have to go to bed.

School's Out For The Summer

2008-05-21T22:42:00.002-05:00

Well, today was Erin's last day of school. Alex's last day is Friday. Hello summer. I just wish the weather would realize it's time to warm up. Gotta work the next 2 nights and hopefully I don't get overtime on the weekend. That's all I have to say right now. Time for bed.

Spc Olympics and the new Van

2008-04-25T18:09:00.007-05:00

Today was spc olympics and Erin got the gold. Yeah. She wore her medal all day and made sure that she hung on to it. She was so proud of herself.

We got a new van, very much needed.

Here are pics and some from her school the other day.

International Day

2008-04-18T18:00:00.003-05:00

We went to Erin's school, today, for International Day. It was a lot of fun. We sampled smoothies from the Bahamas, apple pie from the U.S., chocolate pudding from Switzerland, stir fry and fortune cookies from China, a pinata was there for Mexico, fuccacia(sp) bread from Italy, and cream puffs from France. Erin had a ball. She limboed, but wasn't thrilled with the pinata. Here are some pics.

I'll post more pics later, I keep getting an error message. Oh well.

Next week, is Special Olympics on Friday. Dan and I will start our vacation on Monday. I'll try to post pics from that day, too.

I feel the earth move

2008-04-18T07:09:00.002-05:00

Wow, my husband has rocked my world before, but never has he woken me up from the dead of sleep. At about 4:30ish, this morning, we were woken by 5.2 earthquake. How wild. The kids slept right through it.

Influenza A

2008-02-12T07:55:00.000-06:00

Yep, I got it. Yippee. Started Sunday, I feel a little better, but my head hurts. Hopefully tomorrow I'll be more upright. I'm due back at work on Thurs, so I better get better.

Finally, something to say.

2008-02-09T21:35:00.000-06:00

Okay, whatever, I suck. However, I do have something to finally blog about.

My mom got a chance to exercise with Richard Simmons, so Alex, Erin, and I tagged along, Dan had to work. We heard Richard before we even got through the door. We stood watching him for a while, when Mom was getting signed in. He cracked Alex up and he came over to talk to Erin. We were told that we couldn't go in while they were exercising, but one of the ladies in charge told Mom to get us. Erin loved the music and laughed and bounced, it was cute. After is was over, he signed autographs, the line was huge. We kinda stood away and watched a little and when we were getting ready to go, he told everyone to wait a minute and he got off the stage and came over to talk to Erin, and he sang to her and gave her a kiss, plus he gave her a pic of him and wrote her name on it. She really seemed to like him. It was cute. Alex was very impressed by Richard going out of his way to talk to Erin. That made Alex's day.

Then, tonight, it was on 2 different newscasts and you could see the kids and I. Before we left home today, I told Alex to look halfway nice in case it was on the news. Tonight he knew what I was talking about.

We did take pics with our phones, but since they are just a day old, we are still trying to figure out how to use them. I'll try to post the pics when I get it figured out, but don't hold your breath.

Post of the month

2007-11-30T21:46:00.000-06:00

Okay, I know I am a horrible blogger and I doubt that I have many readers left, but here is a post.

Work, work, work. Sleep and holiday crap.

Hubby is getting his boys for Christmas. First time in 5 years. It's going to be weird having little ones (7+8), but nice. I think the Santa ship sailed a long time ago for Alex, but I will have to remind him to put up a front for the boys so we make it special for them. I don't want to be the one to ruin the magic for them. Can't wait for the home made pizza and other goodies on Christmas Eve. Will be doing baking and decorating in the next few weeks.

Hubby's birthday is the 10th. He loves Texas Roadhouse, so we have a mini-tradition that he and I go out for dinner and last of gift shopping then we celebrate with the kids on the next day. Hubby is not used to this. His ex never did anything and her bday is Christmas day and he could never forget it. Since hubby is such a good guy, we make the day special for him. He turns 35 so we will be the same age, until I turn 36 in March.

Well, I'm off to bed. Got to work the weekend. Yeah!

This and That

2007-10-04T22:02:00.000-05:00

Erin's 14th birthday was the 28th of Sept. We've all been busy around here. The siblings were over Sunday to celebrate the princess.

Tomorrow, we are going to the Great Pumpkin Patch. I've been looking forward to this for over a month. Maybe we'll take pics or maybe we won't, who knows. The kids and Mom have a 4 day weekend. Dan had to work overtime tonight and then he and I work Sat, Sun and Mon.

Mom is counting down the days to her retirement. I think she might be a little excited about it.

Erin had some lab test down and had a urinalysis and her doc must not have liked what she saw because she is ordering more tests. Oh well, such is life.

Well, I'm tired, I worked last night and didn't sleep well today. So, off to bed I go.

Rainy Days and Mondays......

2007-08-20T19:21:00.000-05:00

Well, it's been raining all day here, so the outside stuff I wanted to do, did not get done. I have to work the next 2 days, so it will have to wait until Thursday.

Yesterday, we went to Dan's moms town to visit with her and I got to meet one of Dan's aunts, that lives in Cali., and I finally, after 3yrs with the man, got to meet his sister. We went to a park and the kids had a ball. Dan's bro and sis-in-law were there with their 4 chitlins and his sis and her hubby were there with 2 of theirs, so his mom finally had her 3 kids in one spot for a couple of hours. I'll post pics later, I have to find where Alex saved them.

Dogs!

2007-08-10T21:22:00.000-05:00

The dogs went with us to Indiana. Alex took pics. Does everyone like Timmy's haircut?

Let My Boobies Go!

2007-08-10T21:15:00.000-05:00

Hubby won't let me get a breast reduction. He even offered to walk behind me all the time to "be there for my support" What a crazy mo-fo, lol. I've got news for him, with the weight that is coming off, the boobies will go too. So there. Here is a horrible pic of the bad boys. We were working in the yard and I looked like a lesbian in one of hubby's hats, but that's the breaks.

Deck

2007-08-06T18:44:00.000-05:00

My brother, Bob, made us a deck. It's great! We all love it. He also made the picnic tables.

What a crappy blogger.

2007-08-02T19:38:00.000-05:00

Well, it sure has been a while. The step sons are getting ready to go home this weekend, and sadly, I'm more than ready. I hope that doesn't make me a bad person, I know that we were hoping to have them live with us, but that didn't work out. Any how.

The kids go back to school on the 16th of Aug. I go back to work on the 7th, thank goodness. I'm ready to start dropping weight again. Luckily, I haven't gained back what I lost, being off work for 3 months. Been doing a lot of housework and running around. According the ladies on How Clean is Your House, 1 hr of housework burns 200 cals, so I've been doing that everyday.

Well, not a lot to report. Keep up the good fight.

I'm still here.

2007-06-18T21:53:00.000-05:00

Mom informed me that no one was updating their blogs and she can't comment (damn new blogger).

So, here is a little update.

I got the bandage off my left hand on Friday. It's still very bruised and ugly. Oh well. I go back to the docs on July 13 and then we will see when I can go back to work. I'm ready.

On Monday, we go to pick up Dan's boys. They are moving in with us. Wow, I'll have a chance to screw up 2 more kids. Dan starts his vacation on this Saturday.

Tomorrow and Wednesday, we will be starting to move Al out of his room and into the workshop, of course, when the weather turns cold, we may have to move him back to the old room, unless we can get the work shop sealed off before that. We'll see.

Mom made Dan swiss steak for fathers day, yummy yummy. We got him a 204 pc drill bit set. He couldn't be happier.

Well, I need sleep.

See ya'll!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LISA!

2007-06-06T12:36:00.000-05:00

Today is my sisters birthday. Have a great day!

Mom's birthday was Monday. We will be having a cookout on Saturday to celebrate the joy that is them!

Blah, Blah, Blah

2007-05-31T11:55:00.000-05:00

Having a teenage boy must surely be some punishment for something I did in a past life. How else could you explain the pure mental madness I am slipping into. The kid fights me and fights me about something so simple as a haircut. He wanted it completely buzzed, but I'm sorry, the kids melon is just to big and the buzzing really brings out his likeness to a basketball. So, I take him to the local hair lady and she tells him what a good looking boy he is and she told him she will cut his hair how she wants to, and the damn boy loved it, even though it is exactly what I wanted all along. Oye! After the goober gets his haircut, I have her do the princesses hair. That little shit was a perfect angel. I have to cut her hair in the shower because she won't sit still and she just laughed for Sandra. No wonder I have to spend so much on hair color.

Tomorrow, I have to take Erin to the dentist, that should be fun, not. Since she has a heart murmer, she has to take 500 mg of antibiotics before she has a cleaning. How in the hell am I going to get her to keep 4 capsils down, she'll start gagging after the first one. Hubby is the lucky one, he has to work tomorrow, so he won't be going with me, I'll going into battle on my own.

Aunt Pinkie and Uncle Butch will be here tomorrow. That's cool. Mom and Dan are both off next week, so the house will sure be lively.

Well, I guess I need to get off my butt and get ready to wake up Dan, pick up Alex, and then go to Menards. Yeah!

Here are pics of the haircuts, Not a very good idea of Erin's because Sandra braided it.

Q-tip Has Left the Building, for now.

2007-05-22T06:33:00.000-05:00

Well, the stiches came off the hand, yesterday. They hurt like a son of a gun, Rob. Hubby was very excited for me to have my right hand back, but was disappointed when I told him the doc told me not to use any firm grips, and he won't have to help me shower anymore. I actually enjoyed having someone wash my hair for me,lol. Oh well. Hubby will live. I go back in a month and then we'll set up a time to do the surgery on the left hand. Yeah. But it really works out. I am off work while the kids are out of school for the summer, and I still get half my pay.

Today is the last day of school. I'm actually pretty happy. No more morning rumbles getting the boy moving. We'll be keeping him busy this week. We have a lot of furniture moving to do and I can't do any heavy lifting.

My Aunt and Uncle will be here in a week and a half, everyone is so excited. My uncle is the king of crazy, lol. We have a ball with him. I think, from hearing the stories Mom and Aunt Pinkie tell, that they are the ones that made him that way.

Well, I have to get the princess ready for school. See ya!

q-tip hand

2007-05-17T00:18:00.000-05:00

well i look like i have a big q-tip for a hand. the bandages come off on monday. it's bugging the crap out of me. it's freakin heavy. oh well, the ends justify the means.

We Interrupt this Blog........

2007-05-09T07:07:00.000-05:00

For a very,okay, slightly important message. My faithful readers(all 4 of you), I will not be blogging for a while. I will be having surgery on my right hand tomorrow and in a few weeks, I'll be having surgery on the left hand. So, the blog will not be an option for a little while. Have a great summer.

btw

2007-04-25T21:16:00.000-05:00

Yes, we did keep the grocery getter, aka, the mini-van.

New toy and tat

2007-04-25T18:25:00.000-05:00

Well, here are the pics of hubbies tat. Yes, he shaved, we are making him grow it back. We also got a new toy today. A 2006 Chevy Silverado. Hubby is in hog heaven. My hair looks like crap because I just had it colored and it was still wet.

15

2007-04-06T23:07:00.000-05:00

Well, my son turned 15 today, yikes. He is with his dad until Easter and then he goes back to school on Monday. I did call and wish him a happy day.

Right after Dan and I went to bed, we heard a very gross noise from the baby moniter, Erin was throwing up. Very nice! Needless to say, she got a shower and some bedding got washed and some just got thrown away, way too many chunks and I didn't want to empty the contents of my stomache. Hubby was already wretching.

Anyway, I just had the last 2 days off. I work Sat, the plant is closed on Easter, then back to work Mon. I'm off Tues and Wed, which are regular days on this rotation, but then I did a swap and have Thurs off because I have to have a nerve study done on my hands. Oh well.

Have a good Easter.

Little to say.

2007-03-23T07:37:00.000-05:00

Wow, blogger finally got me and made me update. Stupid blogger!

Anyway. Hubby and I had a great anniversary/my birthday. We stayed in a hotel, had a very nice supper at the restaurant that my brother,Will, works at. The next day, Mom met us at said brothers home and we all, kids included, went to the Abe Lincoln museum, great time. The next day, Dan and I took Erin to get bloodwork and had a late lunch at Hooters. When it was time to pay the bill, the waitress said someone had taken care of it and didn't want us to know who it was, very cool. I wrote a thank you note and told the waitress if the person was still there, could she give it to them.

The son turns 15 in 2 weeks, yikes!

Oh, I have been trying to find bbq shake and bake in my area and surrounding areas, to no avail, but on our weekend, I found it in Springfield, so I am a happy girl and stocked up. As a matter of fact, I made wings last night and I'm about to eat the leftovers.

2 yrs

2007-03-02T07:37:00.000-06:00

Well, Sunday will be my 35th birthday and my 2nd wedding anniversary. We have a lot planned this weekend. Should be fun. Dan and I both have 4days off of work. Yippy. I'll update with pics(well, except of our hotel stay wink wink) on Monday.

Have a good weekend.

Saebra Ann

2007-01-31T15:13:00.000-06:00

Okay, here she is. Saebra Ann 6lbs 9oz 19inches long. Here's one of her big brothers, Ditton. I'm holding her in a couple of pics and Dan has her in another. She's cute and tiny and perfect.

Baby New Year!

2007-01-31T15:07:00.000-06:00

Okay, my brother-in-law became the father to his 4th child, this time, it's a beautiful girl. The older 3 are all boys and very excited to have her. I have pics, but blogger is being a booger now, so I will download them later tonight.

Pics

2007-01-23T17:25:00.000-06:00

Here are some misc pics. Erin in her outfit that Uncle Mike got her for Christmas. My great-niece Jaden giving Erin a backrub. Mom and her great grandaughter, Jaden. Alex after he leaned too far back in the chair(dumbshit). And Dan's nephew Dax.

Here it is.

2007-01-04T22:37:00.000-06:00

Today was my brother's birthday, 41, WOW! That makes two of my siblings that are in their 40's. Guess Will is next. I still have over 5yrs, phew!
I still don't have the pics from Christmas saved to my computer. My bro sent me a bunch, but I'm a slacker, I'll get there soon, maybe, I don't know. I'm just so worried about who the real father of Anna Nicole's baby is, I just haven't been able to get past the whole ordeal, lol.
Anyway, have a good weekend, y'all.

Happy New Year!

2006-12-27T22:32:00.000-06:00

Well, Christmas is over. What a relief, although, I kinda feel like I have a holiday hangover. The tree came down first thing yesterday morning and the lights, outside, are coming down tomorrow. The boy made out like a bandit, he was pleased as punch. We all enjoyed our presents, so that was cool.

Holly goes to the vet to get fixed tomorrow. We don't need no stinkin puppies! She went through heat and we had to put pull-ups on her, I don't want to deal with that mess again. Next month, it's the kittens turn, waaaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaa haaaaa.

I'll try to get some pics on here, Al got a dig camera, so he has been busy, scary.

Enjoy your new years. We are having spaghetti and meatballs.

Update on a post.

2006-12-18T14:19:00.000-06:00

In Oct I posted about the little cafe, a few blocks from our house, catching on fire. Well, it turns out that the owner has been arrested for arsen. Can't say that is much of a surprise. Small town, people talk. Even before the fire, we were told that she was having money troubles. The night before the fire, I called over to place an order and they were closed. Hmmmmm, I guess that lady is not so smart.
Now, that would be a perfect place for a business. Especially in the summer. People have to pass it to get to the lake. Very busy road.
I hope everyone has a happy holiday. It's fast approaching. Yikes! I'm barely started. Oh well, I'm not worried, I have a plan. lol

Wow, what is this?

2006-12-11T05:18:00.000-06:00

Well, I'm finally posting. Not a whole lot has been going on. Just getting ready for Christmas and working. Erin is sick today, so I'm taking a day off to take her to the doctor. Something has been going around at work, and people don't stay home when they are sick. Of course, when you call in, they make you feel like crap. The last thing you need when you are sick, is someone trying to make you feel guilty for not going to work, oh well, my kids come first. I switched to days last week, so I am home in the evenings. Erin wasn't adjusting well to me being gone at night.
That's it for now. We'll see if I can be better about updating, but don't count on it.

Happy Thanksgiving!

2006-11-19T09:28:00.000-06:00

Yeah, I know it's early, but I seriously doubt that I will post again before Thursday. I've been busy working and getting ready for the holidays. Nothing really note worthy is going on in my life. Friday, we are taking Dan's nephews to the Festival of Trees. We always go the day after Thanksgiving. It will be fun. Alex still loves to go. I'll take pics.

Dan is off starting Tues until the next Tues, without having to take vacation time. It just worked out that way because Thurs and Fri would be his normal days to work, but the plant is closed those days. I have to work Mon and Tues, then I'm off until next Mon. I imagine I will have hubby busy putting up Christmas lights over the weekend since it's supposed to be nice out.

Well, that's it. It's almost 9:30 and Erin is still asleep, very unusual for her. I think I'm going to have to wake her up, so that she will sleep tonight.

Oh, Mom is making Special K treats, Yummy!

I'm here.

2006-11-04T23:43:00.000-06:00

Work is going good. Come January, we might be going up to 6 days a week until May. Oh well, it's money. We get the week of Christmas off, so that's a bonus.

I'm getting Dan a tatto for his birthday. I want to get him an armband, but not the usual ones that every guy seems to have, so I'm trying to figure out and see what's out there, plus, I've been trying to maybe design one or have Alex design one. We'll see what happens.

Alex goes to the dr on Monday, so hopefully he will get off his crutches, that would be nice. Erin is doing good. A little confused because Mommy is gone a lot, but at least she has Gram and Daddy and doesn't have to go to a sitter.

Well, I'm tired and going to bed.

I'm around.

2006-11-01T03:50:00.000-06:00

Well, I don't know if anyone has noticed that I haven't posted much, but the reason is I'm working 50 hrs a week now. From 4:30 pm to 3 am. I may or may not keep my blog, I haven't decided yet. But, that's all. I'm off to bed for a few hours then I have to get the kids up for school. Bye.

Hot time in the old town!

2006-10-20T22:14:00.000-05:00

Yesterday morning, I went into my sons room to wake him up and his window was open a bit. I smelled smoke and thought that it was awefully early for someone to be using their burning barrel. Then when I went out to let the dogs potty, the neighborhood was full of smoke. Hubby got home from work and said the little cafe the block over from us was on fire. I heard the trucks soon after that. After we got the kids on the bus, we walked over to see what was going on(we are so whitetrash, we even took pics). There were firetrucks from 6 different towns, the whole place was gutted. The odd thing was, the night before we called over there to order some supper and they were closed. Anyway, here are the pics.

The visit.

2006-10-18T23:42:00.000-05:00

Well, my aunt and uncle were here for a week. It was a great visit. They got to meet my husband for the first time and see Erin for the first time in 4yrs. Both of my brothers managed to make it down to see them. Bob came over twice and Mike went with us to the little Amish village on Sunday and then he took them to the Lincoln museum on Monday. We tried to see my sister, but we were on such a tight time schedule on Saturday, we had to be home with the fixings so Uncle Butch could cook the shrimp boil, we tried to get her to come meet us, but she was busy, oh well, maybe next time. Then we had to be in Cowden by five to have cake with the baby that turned 2. The week flew by. I got an e mail from Aunt Pinkie tonight, they made it home. They decided not to stop for the night. Hubby really wants to go down there for a visit, so would I. Alex loves it in Florida, I think he was ready to go with them when they left. Goofy kid.
Here are some misc. pics.

For Aunt Pinkie

2006-10-09T21:12:00.000-05:00

Here are pics of the house, so you know which one you are looking for. Dan and I will be home, so you can call if you have any problems finding the place.

21!

2006-10-08T10:58:00.000-05:00

Yikes, today is my nephews, Trenton, 21 birthday. I remember the morning he was born. I was in 8th grade and Lisa had a scheduled c-section. I got to be at the hospital, but I didn't get to see the baby. Now he is married and a father. Wow. Talk about old.
Happy birthday, Trent!

Blast from the Past.

2006-10-03T23:19:00.000-05:00

I received a very nice phone call from someone who meant so much to me during my jr high and high school years. Laura Rannow. It was so good talking to her and catching up. So much has happened in the last 16yrs. It was cool. I'm going to post some pics of the family just for her, in case she gets to read my blog.

Okay, the first pic is me(with sunglasses on head) Erin and Lisa, from 7/4/05, then Lisa and Scott(her boyfriend) 4/06 then, Bob, Mom and one of Mikes dogs 4/06 Alex and Erin 3/06 Mike and Mom 7/05 and my sexy hubby Dan 8/06

Joys of Parenting.

2006-10-01T22:29:00.000-05:00

I was reading the People magazine and I asked Alex if he thought these skinny girls looked good. Then I asked if he would rather be with a real skinny girl or a heavy girl and without missing a beat, he said a heavy girl because it would make him look smaller. Geeze!

Mike and Rob

2006-09-25T16:36:00.000-05:00

Okay, the swiss steak is this Sunday and I haven't made chili in ages, gee whiz. By the way, I would love some KFC, love me some snackers. Of course, Outback, Texas Roadhouse, Chili's, and some chicken marsale from Tuscany, sounds good.

Life.

2006-09-24T22:24:00.000-05:00

Well, I think Al is going to try to go to school tomorrow. He doesn't need to get too far behind. He has to miss Friday for his follow up appt. He's not really eating and he does seem to tire easily. He actually gets off the computer on his own, rather than us telling him that his time is up. He hasn't talked on the phone very much either. So needless to say, he is just not himself.

I haven't felt very good for the last few days. I have this nagging headache that just won't really go away. It actually seems to get worse after I eat, weird. The nice thing is I've been losing a little weight. I'm trying to find a job. I filled out a few apps and have been keeping my eyes open, they are building a new Wal-Mart in Shelbyville and I'm kinda hoping that they start taking apps soon. I wouldn't mind working there, of course, I would prefer not to be a cashier, but at this point, I'm willing to do just about anything.

Erin turns 13 on Thurs. I'll probable send cupcakes to school with her that day and then Sunday we are having swiss steak and pumpkin pie. Dan will be working a lot of overtime to make up for what he had to miss, so mid October we are going to take the kids to a pumpkin patch. Hopefully Alex will be able to put weight on his foot by then.

Well, I'm off to bed. Hubby and I have to run to Decatur in the morning to drop some papers at Al's dr.'s so that hubbies fmla gets done. Plus, I have a few other things I need to do and I'm making chili for supper.

This and That.

2006-09-23T09:26:00.000-05:00

My nephew is getting married today. I would have liked to gone, but money is very very tight and Alex wouldn't be too comfy in a car for 4 hrs with his foot. Mom wasn't able to go because they upped what they are supposed to do for work and since she missed a few days when Alex had his surgery, she had to work overtime to play catch up. She's working today, she'll actually be able to get more done today than during the regular work week. Hubby goes back to work tonight, he took fmla because he didn't want me to have to be alone with Al just in case he fell or something, he's a big kid, I wouldn't be able to pick him up.

On the Alex front, he is doing much better. Driving me nuts, so he is going to school on Monday, lol. When they were transferring him to his bed in the hospital, after surgery, he had the nurses laughing. He was still really groggy and they asked how he felt and he said he felt like a new woman and then he did the music from the Shania Twain song. Crazy kid. Later that night, Mom and Erin were there with us, and he started scratching himself, I asked what he was doing and he said his balls itched. Dan and I were telling him this the other night and he didn't remember any of it.

Erin had a good time at the family festival. It was a beautiful day, but I didn't think about sunscreen, so we all got burnt. Poor Erin got a blister on her ear, it didn't bother her, but it did me.

Well, that's all for now, got to go see what I'm going to do for supper.

10 things.

2006-09-21T17:41:00.000-05:00

Here's my list of 10 things I would never say, stolen from Angel, who stole it from someone else.

1. Boy, I wish Alex was twins.
2. No, honey, I actually wish your penis was smaller,lol.
3. I want to do the dishes tonight.
4. I love having my period.
5. Maybe the kids should live with their dad.
6. My boobs are too small.
7. Yes honey, lets move next door to your ex wife.
8. Lets invite your parents over for supper.
9. Let me clean up that cat puke or dog puke.
10. Let's install a video camera in our bedroom.

Some Misc. Pics

2006-09-18T22:19:00.000-05:00

Here are some pics from the weekend. Erin and Daddy in front of a truck at the family fest. Elvis was at the festival. Alex was all ready for the homecoming dance. The kitten found the turtle today. Dan was framed. His shirt has an egg that said I'm happy because I just got laid. Tomorrow the boy has his surgery.

By the way.

2006-09-15T17:44:00.000-05:00

I almost forgot, tomorrow we are going to the family festival for special olympics. I had forgotten about it until hubby said they sent a shirt and name tag home. Should be fun. I guess we will be missing the Cowden yard sales. Oh well.

Update on Al.

2006-09-15T17:39:00.000-05:00

Well, his ankle didn't heal as the doc would have liked, so on Tuesday, Al has to have surgery. They will be putting a plate and some screws and who knows what else in there. The doc came in with the x-rays and he's rubbing his chin saying that's interesting. He looked at Al and said, don't you just love it when docs say something is interesting. Then he told us that the ankle shifted and he also wanted to take x-rays that were higher up on the leg because he said that Al could have broken that, too. But he didn't, so that's good, but like I said, he is having surgery. Of course, all Al was worried about was that they didn't do it today, so he could go to homecoming.

We went to the store my nephew works at in the mall and got Alex an outfit to wear. He is going to wear black dress shorts and a nice button down white shirt. I'll take pics. I know it sounds weird wearing shorts to a dance, but like Larry said, with a broken leg, he has the perfect excuse.

I Feel Pretty!

2006-09-14T14:45:00.000-05:00

Okay, I feel better about myself. I finally got my hair cut. It's been since April. I've been letting it grow out, but it got so shaggy and I had this funky mullet thing going on, so, I had it shaped up and next I would like some highlights, but right now, we just don't have that kind of money. Oh well, you win some, you lose some.

Al goes to the doc tomorrow. We'll see what happens.

GRRRRR!

2006-09-13T20:17:00.000-05:00

Okay, this is going to sound dumb, but this summer, I fell in love with the reality show, Rock Star Supernova. I never like reality tv, but this one really grabbed me. Tonight was the final and my guys were the first to go, I was shocked! The one that I really loved, Ryan Star, was cut a few weeks ago, but he got to come back last night and sing his original song and he won a car. Tonight, my second fave was the first to go, Magni. Then they cut Toby, who I really thought would take it all. They ended up picking Lukas, who looks like he is having a seizure when he is singing. I'll have to listen to them, but I think it will be really hard to watch Supernova perform. Oh well, Tommy Lee is the drummer, so I guess I can watch him.

Misc.

2006-09-06T22:59:00.000-05:00

Mike, I have been reading your blog but it won't let me comment. So, I haven't been ignoring it.

Alex is doing okay. We went to the specialist and he says that he doesn't think Al will need surgery. He goes back on the 15th for more x-rays then they will see if he can start putting weight on it. He has a date for homecoming on the 16th so he's hoping that he can do without the crutches. He is in a boot thing that he can take off for showers and baths. He took a bath in our jacuzzi tub tonight, now he's in pain and doesn't want to go to school tomorrow. I don't know if he is over doing it or what. I'll see how he feels in the morning. He can't go on the field trip on Friday because they are going to a ball game and he can't climb the bleachers so he doesn't want to go to school on Friday either. His friend that lives close to us broke his arm on Sunday and he won't be going back to school til Friday or Monday. Must be the season.

Well, not a whole lot up with us. The kitten is playing with a tennis ball right now. She's happy because all the dogs are in bed and she can play without them chasing her.

Hunt

2006-09-03T20:13:00.000-05:00

Here are my hunt pics. My handwriting. A wrestling move. 50 foot tree(at least I think it is). Basketball goal. Movie star(Hulk Hogan counts, we saw this guy at the popcorn festival today).My fave plant(moss roses, from my front yard, just like the tree). Pay phone(my cell phone, believe me, I pay out the nose for it). Book by my fave author(phone book, very riveting reading) The pond was also at the popcorn fest. Finally, a turkey(purchased at the fest today.) 90pts

Boys will be boys.

2006-09-02T01:11:00.000-05:00

Alex went to spend the weekend with a friend and he called to talk to Dan. I asked what was up and apparently he was wrestling and twisted his ankle, well I had to drop some money off to him and when I saw his foot it was swollen twice it's normal size. So, Mom and I took him to the ER and it turns out he broke the bone between his growth plates in the ankle. He was all excited on the way to the ER about maybe having to have crutches, but 4 hours later, the pain hit and it wasn't so funny anymore. Poor kid hurts like the dickens, but I have him all settled in bed. He wanted to go back to the friends house, but he actually did change his mind and decide to stay home. I'll take pics when he feels a little better. Thanks for your help, Lisa. I'm glad Mom and Erin didn't have to hang around the ER.

Popcorn Festival

2006-09-01T12:55:00.000-05:00

The popcorn fest is in Casey, about an hour and half from here. Dan's mom actually lives in that town, so who wants to go?

This ain't Winnie's Poo.

2006-08-31T23:09:00.000-05:00

OMG, one of my family members passed along a cautionary tale today. It's a true story, but I won't get into the "messy" details, but I must warn all my friends(my enemies need not read the caution,lol) when you hear that olean causes anal leakage, BELIEVE IT! This e-mail had hubby and I rolling and unfortunately it is so typical of our family.

We may be going to the popcorn festival this weekend, cool. I hate popcorn(but love carmel and cheese corn, go figure) but there is a car show, so it should be fun.

Got some very funny pics of Al. I'll try to post them.

Mimi, you have some 'splaining to do.

2006-08-27T23:09:00.000-05:00

I did a scavenger hunt from one of the blogs I read(hyka). Alex was the one who actually posted, so things are kinda all over. So here are my points and what I did.

the menu 10pts
something you collect, roosters(mom started it) 5pts
favorite pet, Otto the turtle 10pts
hobby, wreaths that I make 10pts
valentine gift, bear from Dan, Ryan Newman stuff from me 10pts
something from a first love, my son 15pts
game/sport, Al skateboarding 10pts
boat 5pts
something that represents your state, U of Illinois shirt 10pts
lego structure, Al's bionicals are made by lego and he puts them together 15pts
blue liquid, dish soap 10 pts
110 pts total

More Scavenger Hunt

2006-08-27T19:36:00.000-05:00

a boat
a sport/game my son skateing
something representing state
a lego structure its a bionicle its all my son had.
a hobby

Scavenger Hunt.

2006-08-27T19:19:00.000-05:00

familys favorite pet
V-Day gift
a something u collect
blue liquid
a menu
something from first love.....i think that makes my son feel special

Pool.

2006-08-24T08:01:00.000-05:00

We don't skinny dip in our pool, we chunky dunk.

Well, I guess we have to start the process of taking the pool down. I wish that I would have gotten more time in it. Maybe next year. At least Alex enjoyed it a lot. So much that he developed a very bad case of swimmer's ear. I guess he'll have to use drops after swimming, as a matter of fact, his field trip tomorrow is going swimming. lol

I'll post more later, maybe.

Life.

2006-08-20T22:02:00.000-05:00

So, I had a little drama in my life Friday, which resulted in me putting my 2 wks notice in at my job. Yes, I am a quitter. Sometimes you just have to do something that keeps you sane and for me, it was quitting. Anyway, hubby is home tonight, so I am going to go cuddle up to my man and maybe I will actually do a decent update tomorrow, but don't hold your breathe.
By the way, I can't get my pics to publish on my blog, I don't know what's up with that, I keep trying, but it just don't wanna work.

Old.

2006-08-17T11:56:00.000-05:00

I feel so old right now. Alex started high school today. Time has just gotten away from me and there is no way to stop it. Next is driving, then college or military, then marriage and fatherhood. Argggggggghhhhhhhhhh! So here are some lovely pics of my"mature" son.

Uvula Watch '06

2006-08-10T21:27:00.000-05:00

I'm happy to report, hubbies uvula is back to normal. He no longer has the slug on his tongue. It actually was better in 48 hrs. So, anyhow, he's all good.

Well, my garden seems to have decided to grow out of control. I have a million tomatoes. I made 13 pints of salsa tonight and the first batch was very hot, the second batch was somewhat hot, tomorrow I'm going to make a wussy batch for me, lol.

Here are picks of tomatoes that I picked Tues night, and I picked just as many tonight. I'm glad the family likes maters.

Attack of the Uvula!

2006-08-03T22:07:00.000-05:00

Uvula, that just sounds dirty. Anyway, when hubby woke up this afternoon, he said he felt like he was choking and couldn't get anything to clear out of his throat, well he went to the bathroom and came back and said the hangy thing in the back of his throat was swollen. Of course I was quick to point out the it was called a uvula. He said whatever and showed me, the dang thing was laying like a slug on his tongue, it was the sickest thing I ever saw. I told him he better get to the dr. He couldn't talk very well so I had to call and see what to do. I just felt so dirty telling them that my husbands uvula was swollen. I told Dan that the dr wanted me to keep saying uvula, hubby didn't find that amusing. Well, they just called in a script for prednosone(sp?) and that made hubby nervous that they would prescribe something without seeing him. So of course, I googled swollen uvula and the most useful site I found was one that was actually a blog and there are lots of sufferers, as it turns out, the most common cause was sleeping with your mouth open and snoring heavily(which he was doing since he has been working so much this week) the best thing for it was to drink plenty of water. I wanted to take a pic of it, but hubby wouldn't let me. Oh well.

Rob, the post about cookies was actually because blogger was giving me a message about not being able to do something because my cookies were disable, or some such crap.

Angel, I knew you were Hello Kitty, lol. Funny, though.

One more blurb on the name thing. Both things happened when I worked customer service for a cell phone company. One customer called in asking when his co-signer could be removed from his acct. When I brought up the acct, his name was Jesus and his co-signer was Moses. Very hard to be professional about that. The other thing that happened was someone called in to speak to another rep and I was standing by this guys desk when he called them back, so he's waiting for someone to answer, then his face turns red and he hangs up without speaking to the customer, I had to ask what was up and he said someone picked up the phone and said"Cox Incorporated" the rep said he didn't know what to say, I said how about "I'll have a large."

I don't need no stinkin spell check.

2006-08-03T14:59:00.000-05:00

Before everyone jumps on my case, I do realize that I spelled son, sun. I'm sorry. To quote one of Al's shirts "Me fale Inglish, Unposable."

The Name Game.

2006-08-03T14:46:00.000-05:00

On a previous post, I stated about our last name being Curl and all the fun you can have with it. I loved Angels comment about what her hubby wanted to name their sun. I laughed my booty off, believe me, that's a lot. So, I got to thinking(dangerous, I know) about real names that just beg to be messed with.

My brother, Rob, and I worked with a girl who's last name was Clack, and she was preggers, brother dear kept telling her to name her kid Clickety. I did date a guy named Mike Hunt. I love the name Molly, but I just couldn't name Erin that because her last name is McCune, sounds a little too close to Molly McButter. Mom said that she was thisclose to naming my brother Will, George Michael. I personally thought that since celebs liked to name their offspring after fruit(paging Gwenith Paltrow and Apple) that it would be awesome if Brad and Angie-baby would name their little one Peach, then she could have been Peach Pitt. At work, they were talking about a real guy whose name was Harry Dicky. Mom knew someone who's last name was Hoff and she thought his first name should be Jack. I think Rob worked with someone whose name was Don Wand. And finally, a girl I went to school with named her kid Justin, too bad his last name is Case.

What are cookies, and why were they disabled?

2006-08-02T23:00:00.000-05:00

Okay, I am so computer stupid. Whatever, here are more pics.

Blogging Booger

2006-08-02T22:32:00.000-05:00

Wow, I really have been lax about blogging. I really have no excuse. This summer has flown by. I have to register the kids for school on Friday and then Saturday, we take Dan's kids back. The best part of Saturday is, Lisa and I get Manny's pizza and a baby fix. We'll see Lisa's grandbaby and on Sunday, I think we'll go to Jessica's bridal shower. Hubby will be flying all day Sat. He leaves at 10:30ish in the a.m. and will get back at 11 ish in the p.m. Poor fella. He starts his vacation on Friday and he's off for almost 2 wks. Erin has an appt with her audiologist on the 14th so maybe we will go to the state fair after that, I've got to see the butter cow, NOT! Hubby informed me that he will be spending a lot of time in the pool. I think he might have gotten in it 3 times. Of course, with him having the native american blood in him, he will turn brown very quickly, which will be quite fetching next to my bright red. I've actually been good about staying out of the sun or using sunscreen. I guess I'm getting up there in age and don't need the wrinkles.

In other news, hubby's brother is going to be a dad again. Misty is due in Jan, but she is sure showing already, I wonder if there just might not be twins hiding in that belly. I have to admit I'm jealous, but I think it's only because I want to name a kid Jerry Curl. Yes, our last name is Curl. Hubby doesn't find that amusing. He won't even let me name pets cheese or corn because the vets use your last name, so we would have cheese curl and corn curl. Some people have no sense of humor.

Well, I think I'll head to bed. Here are some misc pics to hold you over.

Innocent, until Mommy catches you.

2006-07-26T19:45:00.000-05:00

Yesterday, I made a cake. Well, while I was doing laundrey, the princess decided it looked really pretty. I walked into the kitchen and she had something all over her shirt, it looked like dried blood. Alex was next to her, getting a drink, and I asked him what was all over her. He looks at her, kinda horrified, then he looks at the cake and starts laughing. She stuck her fingers in the cake and was covered in chocolate frosting. Here are the pics of the little sweety.

Bad Blogger.

2006-07-18T08:53:00.000-05:00

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I just don't seem to have any idea what to post and then if I did, I would have to pry Al from the computer chair. I think his butt and the chair have merged into one.
Here are some random pics.

My brother, Will, has some good pics on his blog, so click on the link and visit it.

Traffic Jam in Findlay, Film at 11!

2006-07-14T21:20:00.000-05:00

Holy Moley! My sis called and said that gas prices jumped to 3.89. Well, they were still 2.93 here, and boy didn't everyone know it. Traffic was lined up. One of the girls said that there is never this much traffic unless there is a funeral. We did top off our tank. I told Mom I should have brought the camera. Crazy.

Mini update.

2006-07-06T01:38:00.000-05:00

I hope everyone had a good 4th. My mom tried to catch the neighbors place on fire with flying fireworks, but other than that, it was good. We had some tasty t-bones. Yummy.

On Friday, we are going to be gone for a few days. We are going to be picking up Alex from his dads, and then on Sat, Dan will be flying to Connt. to get his kids and we will be home on Sun. I can't wait to have Manny's pizza, I think I will have to take a pic so that Aunt Pinkie can see it. We may even go to the zoo after we drop hubby off at the airport. I can't wait to see Al, I miss the bugger. I'm looking forward to seeing Dan's kids. Hopefully, Whitney has decided to make the most of it. I love kids and it hurts my feelings that I can't seem to bond with her, I will keep trying and she can take it from there. Oh well, the joys of being a step parent.

By the way, for any of my blogger buddies that were curious as to who this infamous Barb Waters was/is, check out my brother Will's blog, he added links when he was over on Sunday, I don't know how to do it and it was bugging him. My sister, Lisa's link is there too, if you want to see it.

I hope everyone has a good weekend. Laters!!!!!!

Happy 4th of July!

2006-07-03T23:47:00.000-05:00

I hope everyone has a safe and fun holiday. I do want to mention, or thank, one of my blogger buddies, Lin. She is a military wife and here hubby recently got back from overseas. Now believe what you want about the war, I'm not posting to get into a debate, I just wanted to thank Lin in her family for their part in our being able to celebrate our freedoms. The spouses of our military play a very important part. They give our service members a reason to fight and go on. I was a military wife, but my ex never saw combat. I have several family members that are former military. So, again, thank you Lin and Gary! I'll be thinking of your family tomorrow. Have a great day and if you see a service member in uniform, go up to them and thank them!

Smells of Childhood.

2006-06-28T20:55:00.000-05:00

Tonight, for supper, I made Dan and Erin peel and eat shrimp, fried green tomatoes, and fried zuchini. I had never eaten any of that before, let alone fixed it. Dan and Erin dug right in and enjoyed the heck out of it, hubby said it was really good. I had to take his word for it, I didn't try it. After cooking it and smelling it, I felt like I had already eaten it. It brought back a childhood memory for me, it smelled like Barb Waters old trailer. My siblings probably recall the smell. Fish and fried food. Yucky.

I just thought I would share that. I'm going to bed right after hubby calls. I have to get up at 4:30 a.m. Long day.

Song for Y'all!

2006-06-28T01:02:00.000-05:00

I can't sleep, tra tra la la, I can't sleep, tra tra la la.
All together now,
I can't sleep, tra tra la la, I can't sleep, tra tra la la.

Okay, everyone can you tell who can't sleep? I'll give you a hint. It's me! I know that Erin will be up bright and early and around 8pm, I was fighting sleep, but now that it really is time for sleep, here I am. No particular reason. I hope this doesn't happen tomorrow night. I have to get up around 4:30 on Thurs morning. Erin has her yearly ultrasound on her kidneys at 8 ish in Springfield, you know that hour and a half drive. After the ultrasound, she goes to see her urologist. Eventually, she will need surgery, but as long as there aren't any changes, it can be put off for awhile. It's very invasive surgery and then she would have to be cathed from her stomach every 4hrs without fail or her bladder would burst, so needless to say, her dr and I put it off as much as we can. Plus, it's been quite a long time since she has had an UTI, which is a good sign. I'm rambling, I know. Sorry.

It's really quiet here. Dan is working, Al is at his dads, Mom is in Springfield. So it's just the princess and I and the critters. I'm going to try to get some plants transplanted tomorrow. Dan and I painted the wrought iron outside yesterday. Hopefully, it warms up soon so I can jump in the pool.

Well, I'm going to try to sleep. Night.

Pics for the Aunt.

2006-06-22T22:12:00.000-05:00

Nothing exciting to report. Alex is leaving Saturday. He will be at his dad's for 2 wks. We'll pick him up the weekend Dan goes to get his kids. Tonight, Al has a friend over. They've been on the computer all evening.
Here are the pics of my veggies. I took them on Tues and the tomatoes have doubled in size in the last 2 days. I still haven't gotten the pics of the dogs. I'll get to that.

Monday.

2006-06-19T21:45:00.000-05:00

Nothing too exciting to report. Alex and I mowed while Dan slept because he has to work. Cleaned Erins pool. We were in the big pool for a while this evening. Erin's was still too cold for her to get into but she sat on the outside of it and had a good time splashing. Tomorrow, we will be able to let her loose in hers, both my kids love the water.

My little garden is doing great, I have a few tomatoes and peppers. We've already had lettuce and green onions out of there. I really need to take pics of it, I will try tomorrow and to take pics of the pool for Aunt Pinkie.

Picture Post.

2006-06-18T09:49:00.000-05:00

Here are pics of my nephews visit with his little girl, Jaden, we had fun. And,of course, I had to throw in a pic of Alex being, well, Alex. He didn't get to see the baby because he was in Missouri for an Indian pow wow.

World Record.

2006-06-13T23:06:00.000-05:00

Alex and I were just watching "I've got a Secret." and this guy holds the world record for kicking himself in the head. Alex has been doing that for a while, so he has decided that this summer, he will break the record, it's 42 times in a minute. I guess it's good to have a goal. When he goes back to school with brain damage, at least he can tell them it was for a world record.

ALEX!!!!!!!!!

2006-06-12T22:40:00.000-05:00

So, Sunday, we were having a very nice visit at my sisters. Alex had gone to an Indian pow wow with Dan's brother and his family and he had a great time. We were set to pic Al up this morning. Well, while I was changing Erin getting ready to leave and go to Petsmart, my cell phone rings, I have Mom answer it. I hear her asking what happened and then she says, who is this. She thought it was my nephew Trenton that had just left with his fiance and new baby to head back home. Well, next thing I know, Mom is saying, do you want to talk to your mother. I get on the phone and Al tells me he is in trouble, he said there was a cop at Rick and Misty's, so I proceeded to yell "what the hell did you do?" and the poor kid bursts into tears and says he got in trouble for indecent exposure. Apparently, he and a group of friends were mooning cars and they happened to moon a cop. All the other kids ran, but Al remembered that Mom always told him not to run from the cops, so he stayed there. Ugh. I was pissed that he would be so stupid, but then I got my sense of humor back and was wondering if he was at least wearing clean underwear and had he wiped his butt. I told him that he was lucky that he didn't have to sit in jail, they would really like to see his butt there. Jack, who lives at Ricks, works for the sheriffs dept, he made Al apoligize to the cop. Needless to say, even though I was able to joke about it, Alex is still grounded. I'm such a hard ass. lol

On another note, I'll post pics of our visit with the new baby later.

For my pest of a big sister, lol.

2006-06-08T22:54:00.000-05:00

Here are the asked for pics. No pic of the pool yet. There are some pics of Erin's room, I still need to do some stenciling, but it'll get done. The other pics are just some of the kids being goofy.

Long time, no post.

2006-06-05T09:43:00.000-05:00

I know I haven't posted in a while, we had the computer in the shop. I was able to use mom's, but I just didn't want to post from hers, I don't know why, I guess I was just lazy. I have some pics to post and I still need to take pics of Erins room. Mom got back from Florida on Friday night and yesterday was her birthday, I made strawberry shortcake for her. She took the camera to Florida, but she didn't take any pics, lol.

Well, I'll post later, I want to get out into the yard before it gets too hot.

Laters.

Feces Transpires.

2006-05-22T22:14:00.000-05:00

This is going to be a short post, I'm wiped out. I'll be working all week and trying to keep my sanity.

I've decided that Hubby needs to change his name, I was thinking of Haywood Jablomie or Haywood U. Sukmi. It's just a thought.

I got Erin's room painted, now I just need to stencil a few things, but it may have to wait until the weekend. After it's done, I'll take pics.

So, I'm off to bed. I'll try to be more interesting next time. Sorry.

Must be doing something right.

2006-05-09T11:35:00.000-05:00

I just got a call from Alex's school and they said that Dan and I are getting the parent support award on his awards day. Every year they give the award to one set of parents that are there for the kids and involved in what they do at school. I thought that was pretty cool. The only glitch is that they moved awards day from the 18th, a day I had clear, to the 26th, a day that I am supposed to work. I called the acting postmaster to see if we can get someone else in that day and she is going to work on it. Having that day off would work well in another way also, because Erin's last day of school is the 25th and Dan works the 25th and 26th, so he would need sleep and I would have to find a sitter, so hopefully it works out that someone can from another office can work for me. It's important because Al is going to be a high schooler next year and plus I don't like to miss these things.

The Boy.

2006-05-09T00:14:00.000-05:00

This, my dear readers, is the child that makes my hair turn gray. You know that when you have a young child, you need to keep the razors put up, well, my teenage child seems to feel the need to use the razors on every part of his body, with the exception of his face. I have noticed that he has shaved around his belly button, and this evening he raised his arm for something and he has no hair under his arms. So this prompted me to have one of my famous mom speeches. I told the boy that he was ruining his skin and that it would only grow in thicker and men were supposed to have hair there. I told him that if he absolutely feels the hair is too long or think, I have little scissors and I would trim it for him. The kid really makes me scratch my head sometimes, okay, a lot of the time. These pics are all pics he took of himself when we went on quick trips to the grocery store, I wonder, if these pics were ones he saved, what were the ones he deleted like? Shudder.

Funyuns!

2006-05-06T12:33:00.000-05:00

I'm just sitting here eating Funyuns. I just got home from work a little bit ago and was starving, so rather than fix something, I grabbed something easy. What a lazy-ass I am. Not a whole lot has been going on. I thought I would just post since it's been a few days since the fun with food post. By the way, my husband does not have a dark penis, just thought I would clear that up, and the picture on his belly, is one my ex husband took of himself and Al has been doing that a lot lately so we thought we would show him how much he looks like his dad. The only reason that pic was even out was because my brother wanted to go through some pics mom has and it was in there.

Well, I'm going to feed Erin some lunch.

Fun with Food.

2006-04-30T21:24:00.000-05:00

This is what we do for entertainment, we poor folk.

Special Olympics

2006-04-22T23:33:00.000-05:00

Friday morning, Erin participated in Special Olympics, she was in the tennis ball throw. It was so cool. They even had volunteers clapping for the kids when they got off the bus. Erin had a great time, she tolerated it so much better than I thought she would. Of course, when the kid kept handing her the tennis ball, she would look at it, smile and hand it back to him. It took a little bit to get her to actually throw it. All the kids got medals, she got a second place medal. What a great thing. Lots of college students were volunteers, and most of them really seemed like they were happy to be there. I can't wait for next year. The lady holding Erin's hand is one of the aids from her classroom, so Erin was comfortable with her.

Tomorrow, we plant flowers, Mom, Al, Erin, and I picked out a bunch of flowers today and we will be outside planting tomorrow, even Erin will get in on the action. I'm not too sure that she'll be in charge of the watering, I don't think it's supposed to be that warm tomorrow. I'll make sure to take pics.