I've got new glasses on order! YAY me!!!
Yes, you read that right...21 years!! Give or take...I was 17 when I was in a really bad car accident and my then glasses were all bloody...so I got new ones AND contacts to take the weight off my fractured nose. Sweet deal for me!! But since then, I've never gotten them updated as I only wear them at nite to read and in the mornings before I put my contacts in. So today, while we were out gallivanting...I looked into them. I checked the other day at Fred Meyer and didn't like the price I was quoted...so I didn't even bother looking at frames there. Today, while mom was shopping at Walmart (where else!?!?) I took a gander at what they had and found one pair I'd "settle" for...but they were red, and I'm not really a red girl...even if I was wearing a red shirt today (which the sales gal pointed out 3 times!) but they did fit good on my face.
After Walmart we went to get gel caps for my parents....they make a lot of their own vitamins and these caps are MUCH cheaper here than back home!! While eating lunch, Mom called to make sure they got the shipment in and then found out another store also had them, and more of them! So we went to the one in Lynnwood first and then North Seattle. The way we went there had me all discombobulated and all I knew at that point was to head north to find costco....it wasn't til we were almost at costco that it dawned on me how freakin close we were to Krispy Kreme...darnitall!! Woulda been a sweet treat!!
The costco we went to had an optical place, so mom told me to go check out their frame options...so I did...found two I liked and couldn't find mom for her opinion. So I left them on the counter and went in search of them...walked the ENTIRE store before finding them at the bathroom...go figure! So they came back with me and hated both choices! HA! I thought I wanted a pair of dark frames, y'know, to make me look smarter....but they really just wash me out! And I did want SOME kind of bling to them...granted they're more than likely not going outside this house, but still...after many different frames, I settled on another two...both had rhinestones on the arms...one was brown and the other black...my dad hated both and said that the bling distracted...what does HE know!?!?! After trying them both on again and again, I picked the brown ones as they were the wider ones and they didn't touch the sides of my face. My mom has perma grooves from her arms...I don't want that!
While I was paying for them (they'll be at my door in 2 weeks!) the rest of them started shopping....which would have been fine had I not discovered after the fact that they added the anti reflective glare to the lenses...not at all necessary!! This required a refund...and then they discovered they forgot to add the shipping cost (7.00 which is WAY less than what it would cost me in gas to drive back down) so I had to wait thru all that before catching up with everyone else. Mom had my list, so she'd already started the shopping and sampling.
It was 4:30 when we got outta there and headed to the gas station to fill up before finally heading home. We were having Jake, Howie's dad and Ellen over for dinner....Dad and Ellen arrived after 3 and Jake showed up about 4:30 and we made it home at 5 after 6....the traffic was HORRENDOUS!!!! Seriously, I have NO clue how people commute every day like that! Its just nuts!!! Dad slept the whole way home and we kept checking on the kids to make sure the stayed awake....within the last 2 miles, Samantha fell asleep! OY!
Got in the house, unloaded the truck and instantly got started on dinner!! Howie had the bbq going and the oven on...so I hopped right to it! I have no idea what time we finally sat down, but boy was I glad there was food in front of me! Good dinner!!! I do know it was almost 8 by the time we got done with dessert...no time left to bathe kids! So they got pj's instead after everyone left. And into bed about 9...Sam did her usual pee 4 times routine and then not a peep!
I was all set to kick some butt at cards, but Howie went to bed and mom and dad fell asleep watching tv...so I laid on the couch (bad idea) to watch something from dvr and fell asleep for a half hour. They woke up about 11 and headed to bed....I watched another program in the dvr and now its my turn to head in.
Til next time...God bless!
Friday, January 21, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
The bustling metropolis of Monroe
This morning DJ woke up just after 7 to check on his alligator...my mom got these eggs that when put in water crack and an animal breaks out of the shell...they were read at 7:15! Lucky me!! Howie was gone fishing and my parents were still sleeping. The alligators kept them busy, cuz you know he woke Sam up for hers...and then I heard my dad's voice.
When I got up just before 9, no one had eaten and Howie wasn't home...so I made egg mcmuffins without the mc....delish! Even DJ wanted one!!! My dad wanted two, but I didn't have enough muffins....darn it! While eating we discussed what was on today's agenda....and the fact that the sun really was shining!!!!! I went and grabbed a shower, and then Howie followed suit and we were ready to go by 11:30!
Our destination....downtown Monroe!! We drive it all the time, but have never walked it! Today, we walked it! And looked in most of the windows...popped into a few stores and just took our time! Didn't take long to walk up one side and back the other....I think there were 100 antique shops...it felt like there were! We had one more place to go, but it was further down the road, so we walked back to the truck and then drove there. Mom and Dad got out to check it out...but didn't find anything.
From here we didn't really have a plan, so we drove to Howie's work....I got a nap on the way, and I'm not sure who else did, but it was quiet!! When we got to the club, Sam was sleeping...but DJ was still awake. Dad and Howie went in....they're doing an expansion in a couple years and already have a model designed...so I sent my dad in to check it out. Its pretty neat what they're gonna do the to place. It was also bonus day, so that was the main reason to go! On the way home, DJ joined SamSam in the sleeping travels!! Man, was it ever quiet in the truck then!!!! ha!
Back in Monroe by 2:30, we headed for home...tonite was an Awana nite, so that meant early dinner...so we snacked on apples and yogurt to tide us over til dinner....which was dad's fave, Teryaki!! This time we added a couple orders of gyoza...and they were gobbled up!!! YUM!!!! Very shortly after dinner DJ and I left for town. We we got to church we noticed the FULL moon!!! So when we got out, DJ just HAD to find it and howl!! That's my boy!! Awana was good...but I think I'm getting too good at what I do as I had LOTS of time to spare tonite! DJ's class ran late, so I stood outside his door watching him without him noticing me...he really IS a different kid!!! It was fun to watch him interact with all the kids in the room and be good! *sigh!!!*
We got home and SamSam was waiting up for us!! Howie had a first...he bathed Samantha for the first time ever!!!! And said it was EASY!!! Guess who's doing more bathing!!!! LOVE it!! So we got the kids in bed and watched the last hour of AI....I'm undecided as to whether I like J.Lo and Steven Tyler...then we played two games of cards which I lost at....stupid cards!!!! I swear, they're jinxed!! ARGH!!!! After Howie went to bed, and mom went to get ready for bed, I sat and watched Off the Map with my dad (til mom called him down) and I must say....even tho it's only two episodes in, I REALLY like that show!!! The snake story was creepy!! You see how big that thing was!??! *shudder*
Til next time...God bless!
When I got up just before 9, no one had eaten and Howie wasn't home...so I made egg mcmuffins without the mc....delish! Even DJ wanted one!!! My dad wanted two, but I didn't have enough muffins....darn it! While eating we discussed what was on today's agenda....and the fact that the sun really was shining!!!!! I went and grabbed a shower, and then Howie followed suit and we were ready to go by 11:30!
Our destination....downtown Monroe!! We drive it all the time, but have never walked it! Today, we walked it! And looked in most of the windows...popped into a few stores and just took our time! Didn't take long to walk up one side and back the other....I think there were 100 antique shops...it felt like there were! We had one more place to go, but it was further down the road, so we walked back to the truck and then drove there. Mom and Dad got out to check it out...but didn't find anything.
From here we didn't really have a plan, so we drove to Howie's work....I got a nap on the way, and I'm not sure who else did, but it was quiet!! When we got to the club, Sam was sleeping...but DJ was still awake. Dad and Howie went in....they're doing an expansion in a couple years and already have a model designed...so I sent my dad in to check it out. Its pretty neat what they're gonna do the to place. It was also bonus day, so that was the main reason to go! On the way home, DJ joined SamSam in the sleeping travels!! Man, was it ever quiet in the truck then!!!! ha!
Back in Monroe by 2:30, we headed for home...tonite was an Awana nite, so that meant early dinner...so we snacked on apples and yogurt to tide us over til dinner....which was dad's fave, Teryaki!! This time we added a couple orders of gyoza...and they were gobbled up!!! YUM!!!! Very shortly after dinner DJ and I left for town. We we got to church we noticed the FULL moon!!! So when we got out, DJ just HAD to find it and howl!! That's my boy!! Awana was good...but I think I'm getting too good at what I do as I had LOTS of time to spare tonite! DJ's class ran late, so I stood outside his door watching him without him noticing me...he really IS a different kid!!! It was fun to watch him interact with all the kids in the room and be good! *sigh!!!*
We got home and SamSam was waiting up for us!! Howie had a first...he bathed Samantha for the first time ever!!!! And said it was EASY!!! Guess who's doing more bathing!!!! LOVE it!! So we got the kids in bed and watched the last hour of AI....I'm undecided as to whether I like J.Lo and Steven Tyler...then we played two games of cards which I lost at....stupid cards!!!! I swear, they're jinxed!! ARGH!!!! After Howie went to bed, and mom went to get ready for bed, I sat and watched Off the Map with my dad (til mom called him down) and I must say....even tho it's only two episodes in, I REALLY like that show!!! The snake story was creepy!! You see how big that thing was!??! *shudder*
Til next time...God bless!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
After much studying
I failed the exam!!!
This morning I woke up when my leech did at 8:30...but I didn't get out of bed til Howie came in to get ready for his dentist appointment. He fought valiantly, but in the end went...and it was semi-pleasant. At least they didn't biopsy his mouth, which is the part he HATES!!!! In general he hates going....he's the biggest wuss I know for the dentist!
He returned to find us still mulling around!!! The next appointment wasn't til 12pm...and this time it was for both of us. Eye exams! He went first while I put the kids in Play Land...and mom and dad shopped around. Well, turns out, I could only put one kid at that particular time as my one would make it 8 and that's their max! So, I chose DJ to go in and Sam to walk around with me. About 10 minutes later I heard my name called to Play Land...and sure enough, two kids were leaving, so there was room for SamSam. Which was good timing as Howie was done his appt and was waving me over for mine!
I failed!! Miserably!!! Ok, it's not THAT bad!! But its sad to me! I now have astigmatism worthy of weighted lenses....so the price more than doubles per lens...from 65 to 140....that's a HUGE jump!!!! AND to top it all off....weighted lenses aren't coloured!! :( so no more baby blues for this girl....all grey from here on out!! For over 20 years now I've had coloured eyes...blue, green or purple (yes! purple...they ROCKED!) and now I have to have my natural eye colour. And get this, my prescription changed for the better...say what? How's that work!?!?! Does that mean that the lenses I'm wearing now are too strong? That makes NO sense!! ARGH!!!!! With the extra expense of my contacts that ruled out getting a new pair of regular glasses...I was quoted 200 for THE most basic, never wear them outside of my home pair of glasses...that's NUTZ!!!!!! You better believe I'm gonna be shopping around! I don't even care how thick those bottle caps are!!! NO ONE WILL SEE THEM!!!!!
After all this, we headed to Alfy's for their customer appreciation lunch...buy a pop and eat all the pizza you want! So the 6 of us ate for 10.86! How often does THAT happen!?!?! Nice!!!! And its the kids' favourite...PIZZA!!!!
The plan after was to walk around downtown...but it was still raining, so we bagged that (its supposed to be nicer tomorrow) and headed home...where most everyone fell asleep! The kids went downstairs, Howie went to our room (I think) and mom and dad crashed in the living room....I did too, for all of 5 minutes til I got a poking to my forehead! DJ's newest trick....how nice!!! So then in an effort to keep them quiet, we went to DJ's room....but it was a lost cause....everyone started waking.
Just after 5 I headed out for my Avon meeting, picking up one of my reps on the way. Since it was also at an Alfy's pizza place...I opted for the salad bar instead. The meeting was good and I got to catch up with one of my friends! Traded ideas and learned how to be more organized....I think I'm pretty organized, but sometimes, it does get away from me! All in all, it was a good meeting.
Came home to a quiet house with the kids sleeping and adults watching tv...they were waiting for me to arrive to play cards....and apparently, I have NO luck!! I have yet to win this week!! UGH! We played two games before Howie went to bed...so mom and dad and I watched Parenthood and The Good Wife before they hit the hay....now, it's my turn!!!
Til next time...God bless!
This morning I woke up when my leech did at 8:30...but I didn't get out of bed til Howie came in to get ready for his dentist appointment. He fought valiantly, but in the end went...and it was semi-pleasant. At least they didn't biopsy his mouth, which is the part he HATES!!!! In general he hates going....he's the biggest wuss I know for the dentist!
He returned to find us still mulling around!!! The next appointment wasn't til 12pm...and this time it was for both of us. Eye exams! He went first while I put the kids in Play Land...and mom and dad shopped around. Well, turns out, I could only put one kid at that particular time as my one would make it 8 and that's their max! So, I chose DJ to go in and Sam to walk around with me. About 10 minutes later I heard my name called to Play Land...and sure enough, two kids were leaving, so there was room for SamSam. Which was good timing as Howie was done his appt and was waving me over for mine!
I failed!! Miserably!!! Ok, it's not THAT bad!! But its sad to me! I now have astigmatism worthy of weighted lenses....so the price more than doubles per lens...from 65 to 140....that's a HUGE jump!!!! AND to top it all off....weighted lenses aren't coloured!! :( so no more baby blues for this girl....all grey from here on out!! For over 20 years now I've had coloured eyes...blue, green or purple (yes! purple...they ROCKED!) and now I have to have my natural eye colour. And get this, my prescription changed for the better...say what? How's that work!?!?! Does that mean that the lenses I'm wearing now are too strong? That makes NO sense!! ARGH!!!!! With the extra expense of my contacts that ruled out getting a new pair of regular glasses...I was quoted 200 for THE most basic, never wear them outside of my home pair of glasses...that's NUTZ!!!!!! You better believe I'm gonna be shopping around! I don't even care how thick those bottle caps are!!! NO ONE WILL SEE THEM!!!!!
After all this, we headed to Alfy's for their customer appreciation lunch...buy a pop and eat all the pizza you want! So the 6 of us ate for 10.86! How often does THAT happen!?!?! Nice!!!! And its the kids' favourite...PIZZA!!!!
The plan after was to walk around downtown...but it was still raining, so we bagged that (its supposed to be nicer tomorrow) and headed home...where most everyone fell asleep! The kids went downstairs, Howie went to our room (I think) and mom and dad crashed in the living room....I did too, for all of 5 minutes til I got a poking to my forehead! DJ's newest trick....how nice!!! So then in an effort to keep them quiet, we went to DJ's room....but it was a lost cause....everyone started waking.
Just after 5 I headed out for my Avon meeting, picking up one of my reps on the way. Since it was also at an Alfy's pizza place...I opted for the salad bar instead. The meeting was good and I got to catch up with one of my friends! Traded ideas and learned how to be more organized....I think I'm pretty organized, but sometimes, it does get away from me! All in all, it was a good meeting.
Came home to a quiet house with the kids sleeping and adults watching tv...they were waiting for me to arrive to play cards....and apparently, I have NO luck!! I have yet to win this week!! UGH! We played two games before Howie went to bed...so mom and dad and I watched Parenthood and The Good Wife before they hit the hay....now, it's my turn!!!
Til next time...God bless!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Rapunzel, Rapunzel
Let down your hair...so I may use your golden stair.
Can ya guess what we did today?? lol
This morning I slept in til 10:30!!!!!!!!!! Can you believe it!?!?! Not a peep from my children either!!!! I did wake when DJ woke up beside me at 8:30 and thought to myself "gee, I'll just doze off til 9 and then get up" so imagine my surprise when I open my eyes at 10:30!!!!! I sure did feel well rested!!!!
Since the morning was gone! I looked forward to the afternoon! The plan was...go to the shed and sort out what was asked of me...come home and have lunch and a rest...head to the movie theater and then out for dinner. Perfect!!!
Everything went according to plan too! Couldn't have asked for a better day! Well, other than the down pouring rain!! Man, it was really coming down too!!! The rivers around here are flooded and the creeks are now rivers!!!! The ditches are now creeks! Its insane how much rain we've had!!! Truly!! We're good so far up on our hill...but if our creek/rivers go over, we may be screwed a bit. we do have one way out that has no bridges, so that's good.
The movie...was AWESOME!!!!!!!!! Now, I've never read the story of Rapunzel...but knew that famous line that everyone knows! And the kids, well, they could have cared less....WE WERE GOING TO A THEATER!!!! That's what excited them the most!
Tangled...was beautifully done!!! The animation is Disney, so its good! And the innuendos were kept to a minimum! Finally! And I did get to see Sam laugh a couple times at some funny parts. It was while at dinner that I googled Rapunzel and learned a bit more about the story. Such as....it was originally written in 1698!!! I just find that fascinating!!! Now, the original story is nothing like what's being portrayed in Tangled...and I must say, I like Disney's adaptation!
After the movie, we chose a 5 pm movie, we went for dinner down the street at a restaurant called Canyons....YUM!!!!! It was their rib nite...so mom, dad and I had that, Howie had fish and chips and the kids chose what they wanted! Everyone left happy and full!! Yet, we stopped at Dairy Queen...a weakness for my dad! And an indulgence for me and Howie! SamSam quickly learned I was sharing mine with her, but it took DJ a bit to warm up to sharing with Poppa!!
All in all, the kids weren't in bed too late...9, which isn't too terrible I guess! LOL And we settled in to watch some stuff on dvr...quiet nite! Howie went to bed at 10:30 and mom and dad were gone by 11...so I got to watch the Bachelor WITHOUT any commentary!! Yes!!! I must commend Madison for making her decision...no sense waiting for a connection to happen if it hasn't already in 3 weeks...and especially when you see it happening with other women and this ONE guy!!! Kudos to her!!! And she's much prettier without the teeth in the way! Michelle...that girl is gettin on my nerves!!!!!! Honestly!! ugh! The date he had with Emily had me in tears!!! I just can't imagine that kind of tragedy!! I'm noticing also, he's weeding out the blondes....if you look at his last season, his two finalists were brunettes...interesting no?
Til next time...God bless!
Can ya guess what we did today?? lol
This morning I slept in til 10:30!!!!!!!!!! Can you believe it!?!?! Not a peep from my children either!!!! I did wake when DJ woke up beside me at 8:30 and thought to myself "gee, I'll just doze off til 9 and then get up" so imagine my surprise when I open my eyes at 10:30!!!!! I sure did feel well rested!!!!
Since the morning was gone! I looked forward to the afternoon! The plan was...go to the shed and sort out what was asked of me...come home and have lunch and a rest...head to the movie theater and then out for dinner. Perfect!!!
Everything went according to plan too! Couldn't have asked for a better day! Well, other than the down pouring rain!! Man, it was really coming down too!!! The rivers around here are flooded and the creeks are now rivers!!!! The ditches are now creeks! Its insane how much rain we've had!!! Truly!! We're good so far up on our hill...but if our creek/rivers go over, we may be screwed a bit. we do have one way out that has no bridges, so that's good.
The movie...was AWESOME!!!!!!!!! Now, I've never read the story of Rapunzel...but knew that famous line that everyone knows! And the kids, well, they could have cared less....WE WERE GOING TO A THEATER!!!! That's what excited them the most!
Tangled...was beautifully done!!! The animation is Disney, so its good! And the innuendos were kept to a minimum! Finally! And I did get to see Sam laugh a couple times at some funny parts. It was while at dinner that I googled Rapunzel and learned a bit more about the story. Such as....it was originally written in 1698!!! I just find that fascinating!!! Now, the original story is nothing like what's being portrayed in Tangled...and I must say, I like Disney's adaptation!
After the movie, we chose a 5 pm movie, we went for dinner down the street at a restaurant called Canyons....YUM!!!!! It was their rib nite...so mom, dad and I had that, Howie had fish and chips and the kids chose what they wanted! Everyone left happy and full!! Yet, we stopped at Dairy Queen...a weakness for my dad! And an indulgence for me and Howie! SamSam quickly learned I was sharing mine with her, but it took DJ a bit to warm up to sharing with Poppa!!
All in all, the kids weren't in bed too late...9, which isn't too terrible I guess! LOL And we settled in to watch some stuff on dvr...quiet nite! Howie went to bed at 10:30 and mom and dad were gone by 11...so I got to watch the Bachelor WITHOUT any commentary!! Yes!!! I must commend Madison for making her decision...no sense waiting for a connection to happen if it hasn't already in 3 weeks...and especially when you see it happening with other women and this ONE guy!!! Kudos to her!!! And she's much prettier without the teeth in the way! Michelle...that girl is gettin on my nerves!!!!!! Honestly!! ugh! The date he had with Emily had me in tears!!! I just can't imagine that kind of tragedy!! I'm noticing also, he's weeding out the blondes....if you look at his last season, his two finalists were brunettes...interesting no?
Til next time...God bless!
Monday, January 17, 2011
That's a wrap!
This morning we all got ready for church and out the door by 10:06!! Not too shabby when you add two extra people to the mix! Samantha went right off to her class with a quick hug for me! The 5 of us then had the task of finding room for all of us to sit together....which meant the second row. Dad wanted the first row, but we talked him outta that!!
While we were at church, the Seahawks were playing...so Howie set the dvr for the game and I shut off the text updates on my phone so I wouldn't spoil it for him. We came home and he turned in on right away and hit pause so it wouldn't accidentally pop up with a current score....then we ate lunch before settling in to watch. Now, you know I only like the last 10 mins of the game...so I laid on the couch...and fell asleep! When DJ woke me up, by tapping on my nose, I noticed that we were watching the Patriots game...huh!?!?!?! Seems the Seahawks game was so terrible they fast forwarded thru the middle and watched the end...where they lost! :( And then the Patriots lost :( Now, I could care less who wins the Superbowl!
Once the kids knew I was awake, they begged me to get their bubble guns working for them...Samantha's was having technical difficulties, so I took a bit for me to figure out what was wrong and fix it so that it worked for her. Talk about fun!!!!!! They went outside and had a blast!!! Used up the entire contents of one bottle of bubbles...each of them!! And when they came in they were soaked with mud up to their knees!!!! Both of them changed into clean clothes, which for some reason meant pajamas to them...oh well!
Dinner was fabulous!!!! DJ gobbled up the steak first thing but Sam left it to the end and struggled a bit with it. After they were done with their "kindergarten" egg, according to DJ, they went and had a bath. Finally, good smellin kids again! This also meant an on time bed time tonite!!! DJ fell asleep quickly, he'd told me he as tired after his bath and was yawning...Samantha, was busy playing with her LED flashlight at the door...and we could see the light shining at the end of the hall. It was cute! She fell asleep with it on and beside her.
Once they were sleeping we sat down and watched a movie my mom and dad brought called Fireproof
...with Kirk Cameron....and a bunch of volunteer unknowns. What a great movie!!!! REALLY great!!! I've had several friends who've watched it last year, and I remembered this, so I was excited to watch it. It did bring me to tears too!! A couple different times! Not sure about anyone else...
After the movie it was only 10:30, so we played a couple games of cards before bed. During the first game Dad thought he heard coyotes howling...it was Samantha crying in her room....ha! She needed to pee, so we ran and she did...then back in bed she went. A half hour later I hear her again...she wants water...so I get her a half sippy full and tuck her back in bed. She was still awake at midnite when Howie went to bed...haven't heard a peep since, so here's hoping she's down for the rest of the nite!!!!
Til next time...God bless!
While we were at church, the Seahawks were playing...so Howie set the dvr for the game and I shut off the text updates on my phone so I wouldn't spoil it for him. We came home and he turned in on right away and hit pause so it wouldn't accidentally pop up with a current score....then we ate lunch before settling in to watch. Now, you know I only like the last 10 mins of the game...so I laid on the couch...and fell asleep! When DJ woke me up, by tapping on my nose, I noticed that we were watching the Patriots game...huh!?!?!?! Seems the Seahawks game was so terrible they fast forwarded thru the middle and watched the end...where they lost! :( And then the Patriots lost :( Now, I could care less who wins the Superbowl!
Once the kids knew I was awake, they begged me to get their bubble guns working for them...Samantha's was having technical difficulties, so I took a bit for me to figure out what was wrong and fix it so that it worked for her. Talk about fun!!!!!! They went outside and had a blast!!! Used up the entire contents of one bottle of bubbles...each of them!! And when they came in they were soaked with mud up to their knees!!!! Both of them changed into clean clothes, which for some reason meant pajamas to them...oh well!
Dinner was fabulous!!!! DJ gobbled up the steak first thing but Sam left it to the end and struggled a bit with it. After they were done with their "kindergarten" egg, according to DJ, they went and had a bath. Finally, good smellin kids again! This also meant an on time bed time tonite!!! DJ fell asleep quickly, he'd told me he as tired after his bath and was yawning...Samantha, was busy playing with her LED flashlight at the door...and we could see the light shining at the end of the hall. It was cute! She fell asleep with it on and beside her.
Once they were sleeping we sat down and watched a movie my mom and dad brought called Fireproof
...with Kirk Cameron....and a bunch of volunteer unknowns. What a great movie!!!! REALLY great!!! I've had several friends who've watched it last year, and I remembered this, so I was excited to watch it. It did bring me to tears too!! A couple different times! Not sure about anyone else...After the movie it was only 10:30, so we played a couple games of cards before bed. During the first game Dad thought he heard coyotes howling...it was Samantha crying in her room....ha! She needed to pee, so we ran and she did...then back in bed she went. A half hour later I hear her again...she wants water...so I get her a half sippy full and tuck her back in bed. She was still awake at midnite when Howie went to bed...haven't heard a peep since, so here's hoping she's down for the rest of the nite!!!!
Til next time...God bless!
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Canadian Christmas
Today was busy....but I did get to lounge in bed til almost 9:30!!!!! What heaven!!!! I could hear the kids with my mom and dad....and then I heard Howie come home from fishing...all from the warmth of my cozy bed!! HEAVEN!!!!!
I got up and got dressed...the kids were already dressed, but hadn't eaten breakfast, they told my mom they weren't hungry yet. So while getting my breakfast, made them theirs! And then DJ ate almost 3/4 of a bagel with my dad. After breakfast I went and took a shower and got ready to go Avoning. This was the first Saturday of delivering on my regular schedule...SO good to see some of my customers faces again!! Mom came with me and we chatted the entire time!! We also took a break to shop for a bit...Walmart was beckoning us! Plus we wanted a sub and there's a Subway in the store. Two birds...one stone! She ended up getting DJ another Tonka toy...this time a fire truck...and Sam a Tinkerbell watch (which was broken :( when it opened) a shirt for herself and I got the kids Despicable Me!!! They got Christmas money from my sister and this was a good investment!
We got done in Lynnwood about 4:45 and headed back to Monroe where I had another delivery at Freddy's...and we did a bit of shopping in there too! Can't resist! I got two new pillows and a birthday gift for Sam and mom got veggies. We picked up Teryaki for dinner and headed home...with a quick stop at the shed to see what came in. Finally we got home about 6:15 and just took dinner in...unloading anything else could wait...smelling that Teryaki the whole way home made me hungrier!! The kids GOBBLED up theirs and I think next time we'll have to get them their own to share!!! They love it!
After dinner we put on Despicable Me...mom and dad hadn't seen it and Howie had never seen the beginning. During the movie my dad got very antsy about the luggage still missing. We'd gotten word that it DID in fact arrive on the noon flight today from Joisey...but no idea when it would be delivered. So by 8 pm my dad was gettin mad...you see, my mom's diabetic and her insulin was in the luggage. She had enough for a couple days, but there was more than just insulin. It took 3 phone calls from my dad before he got the message across to them that they NEEDED to bring the bag tonite or else! Finally he got word that it would arrive at 9:50.
The kids went to bed quickly at 9 with no fuss....and we got busy playing cards. All the while watching the clock and counting the minutes down to the arrival of the bags. At 9:48 I commented they had two minutes to arrive....at 9:49 the doorbell rang....kinda freaky!!!! So we finished our game of cards and then dove into the suitcases!!!! OH the wonderful items it contained!!!!! The kids got SPOILED!!!! Beyond spoiled!!! In fact, I had to hide some of it as there was a lot!! 48 kinder eggs are not necessary!!! I left 8 on the table (we ate 4) and put the rest away. It was decided to just leave it all on the table for the kids to find and delight over. They'd gone to bed happy with their new toy-of-the-day already...imagine how excited they'll be tomorrow!!
Til next time...God bless!
I got up and got dressed...the kids were already dressed, but hadn't eaten breakfast, they told my mom they weren't hungry yet. So while getting my breakfast, made them theirs! And then DJ ate almost 3/4 of a bagel with my dad. After breakfast I went and took a shower and got ready to go Avoning. This was the first Saturday of delivering on my regular schedule...SO good to see some of my customers faces again!! Mom came with me and we chatted the entire time!! We also took a break to shop for a bit...Walmart was beckoning us! Plus we wanted a sub and there's a Subway in the store. Two birds...one stone! She ended up getting DJ another Tonka toy...this time a fire truck...and Sam a Tinkerbell watch (which was broken :( when it opened) a shirt for herself and I got the kids Despicable Me!!! They got Christmas money from my sister and this was a good investment!
We got done in Lynnwood about 4:45 and headed back to Monroe where I had another delivery at Freddy's...and we did a bit of shopping in there too! Can't resist! I got two new pillows and a birthday gift for Sam and mom got veggies. We picked up Teryaki for dinner and headed home...with a quick stop at the shed to see what came in. Finally we got home about 6:15 and just took dinner in...unloading anything else could wait...smelling that Teryaki the whole way home made me hungrier!! The kids GOBBLED up theirs and I think next time we'll have to get them their own to share!!! They love it!
After dinner we put on Despicable Me...mom and dad hadn't seen it and Howie had never seen the beginning. During the movie my dad got very antsy about the luggage still missing. We'd gotten word that it DID in fact arrive on the noon flight today from Joisey...but no idea when it would be delivered. So by 8 pm my dad was gettin mad...you see, my mom's diabetic and her insulin was in the luggage. She had enough for a couple days, but there was more than just insulin. It took 3 phone calls from my dad before he got the message across to them that they NEEDED to bring the bag tonite or else! Finally he got word that it would arrive at 9:50.
The kids went to bed quickly at 9 with no fuss....and we got busy playing cards. All the while watching the clock and counting the minutes down to the arrival of the bags. At 9:48 I commented they had two minutes to arrive....at 9:49 the doorbell rang....kinda freaky!!!! So we finished our game of cards and then dove into the suitcases!!!! OH the wonderful items it contained!!!!! The kids got SPOILED!!!! Beyond spoiled!!! In fact, I had to hide some of it as there was a lot!! 48 kinder eggs are not necessary!!! I left 8 on the table (we ate 4) and put the rest away. It was decided to just leave it all on the table for the kids to find and delight over. They'd gone to bed happy with their new toy-of-the-day already...imagine how excited they'll be tomorrow!!
Til next time...God bless!
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Dear Someone
Dear Continental....thanks for bringing my parents from Toronto to New Jersey and then to Seattle. You were way off on the arrival time tho and I had to circle the airport 5 times looking for these two white haired people! All the while, praying my newly potty trained daughter wouldn't utter the words "Mummy, I have pee" Oh, and thanks for not sending my mom and dad's baggage!! If you'd arrived in Newark at the agreed upon time, they wouldn't have had to run thru the airport to get on the plane that was being held for them. Like I said, if you'd been on time, their luggage could have made the flight with them. Also, it was totally not cool that you didn't forward it on the next flight to SeaTac...my mom needs her medicines!!!! Major FAIL!
Dear SeaTac....your circling loop is bearable if a little long...and for a Friday afternoon, totally doable!! I have to say, your show of support to the Seahawks was AWESOME! I was able to get a pic of the sign and post in on twitter. Yeah, I roll like that!!!
Dear Seattle Police Dept...the escort you gave the 4 bus convoy transporting the Seahawks to the airport was awesome!!! They literally stopped traffic for the buses to merge into the highways. The flags the cop cars were sporting were pretty neat too flying in the wind!!!
Dear 12th man...your sendoff was awesome to see!!! All the flags, jerseys and pompoms were a sight from the freeway on the overpasses and bridges .Even Matt Hasslebeck tweeted that he was humbled by it all! That was me honking by the way!!! :)
Dear Sam...thanks you SO much for waiting til we got to costco to have to go potty!! you did amazing!! And I especially love how you warmed right up to Poppa right away!! he's teasing you most of the time y'know!
Dear Computer...YOU SUCK! It shouldn't take me an hour to type out so little...stop freezing up on me!!!
Dear DJ You were totally captivated by the 10.00 toy Grandma bought you today. It's a Tonka garbage truck that works and he's able to pick up any kind of garbage (his hotwheels work for him) and then dump it in the back and crush it and shove it in the back container and then dump it all out. He played with that thing for 4 hours with a short break for dinner Its currently on his dresser waiting for him to wake up!
Dear Pillows....I'm coming...this stupid computer is driving me batty and making me finishing now instead of later!!
Til next time...God bless!
Dear SeaTac....your circling loop is bearable if a little long...and for a Friday afternoon, totally doable!! I have to say, your show of support to the Seahawks was AWESOME! I was able to get a pic of the sign and post in on twitter. Yeah, I roll like that!!!
Dear Seattle Police Dept...the escort you gave the 4 bus convoy transporting the Seahawks to the airport was awesome!!! They literally stopped traffic for the buses to merge into the highways. The flags the cop cars were sporting were pretty neat too flying in the wind!!!
Dear 12th man...your sendoff was awesome to see!!! All the flags, jerseys and pompoms were a sight from the freeway on the overpasses and bridges .Even Matt Hasslebeck tweeted that he was humbled by it all! That was me honking by the way!!! :)
Dear Sam...thanks you SO much for waiting til we got to costco to have to go potty!! you did amazing!! And I especially love how you warmed right up to Poppa right away!! he's teasing you most of the time y'know!
Dear Computer...YOU SUCK! It shouldn't take me an hour to type out so little...stop freezing up on me!!!
Dear DJ You were totally captivated by the 10.00 toy Grandma bought you today. It's a Tonka garbage truck that works and he's able to pick up any kind of garbage (his hotwheels work for him) and then dump it in the back and crush it and shove it in the back container and then dump it all out. He played with that thing for 4 hours with a short break for dinner Its currently on his dresser waiting for him to wake up!
Dear Pillows....I'm coming...this stupid computer is driving me batty and making me finishing now instead of later!!
Til next time...God bless!
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