It's The Weekend!

And we are getting closer and closer and closer to having EVERYTHING unpacked and organized. In fact we are so close that it is starting to scare me. If we haven't used it this year, it is going to goodwill. And, somethings are going that we have used! I have the last of the boys school work to go through and photograph for their school scrapbooks. I actually LOVE living in a smaller house where I feel FORCED to downsize. I needed to do this years ago, but didn't. I am cleansed.

On another note, I also put our tent trailer up on eBay. We are making plans to go on the Mediterranean Cruise (Close To My Heart) in a year, so we will be saving for tickets for the kids and lots of great excursions. I am SOOO ready to go. Just need to get the passport thing handled. The dogs better watch out, I will be selling them next... not that anyone would buy the bionic shepherd or the blind peke, but hey.

I am excited about watching all of the great stuff we have recorded this week, all of the new shows. Loved Boston Legal season opener. It is just such a quirky show, fun and different. I also enjoyed the season opener of Ugly Betty.

"Trailer for sale or rent, room to let 50 cents, no phone, no pool no pets, I ain't got no cigarettes..."

Voice

Ahhhh to be able to sing a song. Is laryngitis going around? What is up with this thing? I FEEL Ok, but I am hacking up stuff....still and I can't talk again AT ALL. OK, not that I was talking great.... but I had SOME voice for a little while. I'll sign this, wanting to SING.....

Bunco!

Bunco seems to be a northwest tradition. When I moved to the NW in 1999 I had never heard of it! But, I did some subbing in the Bunco group one of my neighbors had in Seaside. In July my friend Diane asked me to sub for her group. The group is formed from a group of 'metro croppers' Let me just say, what an awesome group of ladies this is! I think what I like about them the most is that they are all different. Different ages, different stages, different work life, different home lives. PLUS, and this is huge, they don't give me too bad of a time when I have a blonde moment (which seems to happen quite often). If you have ever played bunco you know that it is not as much about the game as it is about moving around and socializing. At the end of the night I was THE BIGGEST LOSER. That isn't really surprising for me. My luck tends to be BAD. But, the good news is I got my money back plus $3 more! So, I am saving up for a latte. j/k

Saturday night I was tired and went to bed early, Sunday I wasn't feeling great, and yesterday I had NO VOICE. What is up with that? Today I feel better, yahoo. What is up with the crap that I am hacking up out of my lungs? My DH was great last night and got the kitchen and house all straightened up. So, that sure helps!

I went to Albertson's this morning to pick up a few things from their sale. Casey had forgotten his lunch so I had to get dressed anyway ;-) I got a gallon of milk, 5 cereal's, 2 pancake syrup, 4 oatmeals, and 4 granola bars for $3! How awesome is that! I was so excited. I am definitely finding the grocery game worth it! LOL Plus, it is fun for me. And, it isn't too hard, because someone else figures out the deals! I just have to go do them.

I think today i am going to pay bills & rest so that I don't actually get sick sick sick. I do not want to deal with that! If only there was a way to get coupons for medical care--dental and eye docs would be my first choice here! Oy!

Geo Counter

Well, I loved it for free--but not for money! SO, it is gone. Guess I will never know who is reading my deepest darkest secrets. ;-) Oh, unless you comment. So, please feel free.

Tonight is Alec's open house. He doesn't want us to go. It is nice that he is embarrassed enough to not want us around. Even with the Aspergers the kid gets that parents are not to be seen! LOL Too bad though, I told him to save this breath, and four more years of it, becasue we are going EVERY time. I think it felt good to him, not that he will admit it.

Casey is going to join the band. He wants to play the sax right now. Could be interesting. I told him there is going to be a rule that he is only allowed to practice when his dad is home, that way we can both feel the LOVE. ROFLOL

I sent out my email to my potetial Junior Consultant's today. The bummer part for me is that they are still part of my downline, but basically they don't count for me . =-( Boohoo. I wish I understood, Oy! Mostly these ladies are scrapbookers and stampers, why aren't they using the products? Maybe they don't know how awesome it is to have stuff that coordinates? I just don't know... Ahhh such a long list of things I don't understand.

Anyway, off to Walgreens and Fred Meyer for eggs. Oh and I made corn cakes last night. Someone suggested these are awesome. I did it with one box of Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix and one box of yellow cake mix. Maybe it would be better with 2 boxes of corn muffin mix? But it was very hard to taste the muffin, just a yummy cupcake! LOL You just put everything called for in both mixes and mix it all together. They took about 17 minutes at 350 degrees for me. After we ate them with dinner I opened a chocolate frosting and they became dessert! LOL A 2 for 1 I guess!

TGIF

I can't believe we are now two weeks into the school year. Yep, it is officially fall. LOL It was 93 degrees here Monday, and only 63 degrees yesterday. So, it looks like the warm summer weather is over. I reallly like the fall weather, a little more gray. But, I want to get more done inside. So hopefully I can get some heritige scrapbooking done done done.

Kassie is adjusting to her life as a blind pekingese. She is getting much better at using her ears and nose. It is kinda funny when she is looking for food to watch her follow her nose! Aspen is enjoying the bark bark bark of her morning routine when the kids leave for school.

I got a bunch of stuff organized for my November CKC in Seattle. Now, I am organizing some paper.... that is always hard. I guess I should use more and buy less.

Thinking of going to the beach for the weekend. Just to relax! We'll see. Ahhh Friday, as Martha would say, 'its a good thing."

Back to School, yeehaw!

LOL Today is the day both boys are back to school. Casey has the same teacher as last year, which makes him very happy. Alec is in 8th grade, which means he 'rules the school!' Casey is excited about being in Pre-Algebra. Alec is nervous. I don't blame him. I am nervous for him too. School means lots and lots of other kids, that is hard for him. I hope and pray he has an awesome day... and year.

I got the information from Heirloom Productions for their shows next year. Portland in March, and Puyallup (WA) in May. Perfect! They are so awesome to work with. I am excited to do it again. I wish everyone were as nice!

Off to finish up (read start over) on the Christmas Card swap that I have to mail this week. Yikes!