Booty

Finally! My post about my state fair winnings.

I thought I'd start with a picture of the kids wearing their Eskimo Joe's t-shirts that I bought for them during our trip to Oklahoma. They're pretty dang cute.

I was disappointed with a few of the placings. My Snowdrop Shawl only got 4th! Are they crazy? They displayed it rather poorly as well. I had also entered it into a special contest ($25 gift certificate from Personal Threads) for an item knit from all natural fibers (it's 100% alpaca). I didn't win that.

I had a few other 4th place finishes--a bib (I neglected to take a picture) made from the One Skein book, and my wavy scarf from Knitty. I expected the scarf to do better. I've included a picture of one that beat it. Huh? What the heck? My beautiful 100% wool scarf was beat out by some furry thing? Dang.

My crocheted items did a little better. I got a 3rd place on the baby bonnet that goes with my County Fair Best of Lot winning dress (only a 2nd place finisher at state). The first place finisher used the exact same pattern but, admittedly, hers was much better than mine.

My grandma's doily got 2nd. I entered a table runner I keep on our piano. It says "Nelson". That was eligible for a $10 cash award for best "dresser scarf". Cha-ching. Won it. I probably had the only dresser scarf entered. I'll be making another one for next year. Anyone want one? I'll make it to your specifications (as long as it is flippin' sweet enough to win a ribbon and cash).

None of my crocheted items won the coveted $25 gift certificate. There's always next year.

The rest of my knitted items all received first place finishes. I guess I can't take out my snowdrop anger out on the judges too harshly. They liked my other stuff.

I made a bunny from Last Minute Knitted Gifts.

Remember my mini-sweater addiction from last Christmas?

And, of course, my state fair Hederas socks. I made these specifically for the fair because I had a good feeling about the pattern. They just happened to win the $25 gift certificate for the best knitted item. Yep, that's right. I'm a state champ. Poor Carl has had to live with me talking about it all weekend. Hey, I'm a stay at home mom that has to live for some sort of recognition for what I do. STATE CHAMPION KNITTER! Okay, I'm done...for today.

Booty

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13 Minutes

If you have 13 minutes and a box of tissue handy, please watch this video from Autism Speaks.

http://www.autismspeaks.org/inthenews/gma_autism_every_day_alert.php

It's a documentary called Autism Every Day. I'd have to say it's a pretty acurate portrayal of our life.

I'm also doing some more research on the potty training issue and came upon this great website.

http://www.autismtoilettraining.com/blog/?p=10

I know most of my readers could care less about this stuff, but I like to keep things on my blog handy for myself and to remember things I've done and researched.

13 Minutes

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Worlds Of Fun

Last weekend we went to 4 different states in less than 3 hours. For people in New England, this probably isn't any big deal. Out in the Midwest, it gets a little more difficult. We drove from Lincoln, NE to Olathe, KS and on the way passed through Iowa and Missouri. We had Carl's brother, Jared, visiting us from California so we decided to make a trip to see their Aunt Judy and go to Worlds of Fun. I took zero pictures at Aunt Judy's house (sorry Janet--I dropped the ball on that one) but I did get some good shots at the amusement park.

Having Jared there was really nice. We didn't have to go on any of the bigger rides alone. I skipped out on the Mamba (holy moly--I'm getting too old for this stuff) but Carl and Jared liked it. The best roller coaster was the Patriot. After about an hour break, I could have done it again.

The kids rides at Camp Snoopy were ideal. I will definitely go back there. Caleb and Eva loved the Red Baron ride, even though they didn't learn how to make it go up and down (just as well).

This ride had horses that just went around and around. Eva had a smile on her face the whole time!

Caleb asked to ride 'Mary Poppins'--which could only mean one thing! The carousel.

We also had dinner with the missionaries one of the nights Jared was here. We had lasagna. Eva ate it up!

Worlds Of Fun

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First Concert

Caleb gave his first public piano concert today. We went to the Children's Museum and Caleb loves to play the piano that is by the stage. Today he was there playing some of his favorites--Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, The Hairbrush Song (Veggietales), What's this Button for? (Wiggles), Follow the Prophet, etc... One of the ladies that works there got on her walkie talkie and made the people working in the office come down and listen to "this three yr. old prodigy" (her words). They did. He played. They clapped. They all asked me who he takes lessons from. He doesn't. Did I teach him? Nope. He picks out these songs himself. Are all autistic kids this musical? Nope. It really is amazing. Sure is.

If I hadn't been a piano teacher for so long, I don't think I would have realized how truly amazing he is. He's really improved in just the past month. Carl and I aren't really ready to have him take lessons. We want him to have fun with it right now and I seriously doubt he would get much out of them. He still won't answer even basic questions. I did email a lady that teaches the Suzuki method to see what she suggested. If she says that he should start, I think Caleb is going to take lessons.

First Concert

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Stalker

I've been stalking the state fair website. I want them to post the results for the fair. Chances are, they won't do it before I get a chance to go to the fair in person tomorrow. But, I can't help myself. It's a sickness. I wonder if I should use one of my prepaid days and go tonight? I'm pathetic.

Stalker

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Thumb-free

I went to the dr. yesterday. I have problems. I also have problems that a dr. could help me with. Ha ha. Namely, my bum hand. She didn't send me to a physical therapist. Instead, I am to wrap my right thumb next to my pointer finger and keep it like that for a month. I need to ice it and take Aleve. After that, I have some exercises to do and if all this doesn't work, I need to get steroid shots. All I want to do is be able to pick up Eva without wincing in pain!

Do you realize how hard it is to do day to day tasks with no thumb? Try starting your car. Pulling up your pants. Trying to fasten a button. Drinking a pepsi! Writing. I'm actually quite adept at typing without a thumb. My other one picks up the slack. Changing diapers. Using a remote. Opening bottles. Knitting! Oh my. The horror. But, you know what? I tried it this morning and I can do it pretty well. I'm not as fast but I can do it.

My PCOS has also been cramping my style lately. Mood swings (what's new), more weight gain (lovely), and messed up periods (not pregnant!) just to name a few of my symptoms. I am now taking progesterone pills to start my cycle (I skipped a month) so I don't get uterine cancer (or something like that). Is this all too much information? Anyway, I'm looking like a million bucks right now. I had blood drawn out of my left arm so I have a big band aid on it and I've got my right hand all bandaged up. Woohoo.

Thumb-free

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Days 3 and 4

Here is my final installment of the Oklahoma trip. On Saturday we had a leisurely morning before we went into town to meet everyone for lunch at Incredible Pizza. It really was incredible. You pay for a pizza buffet and you gain entrance to this huge building with mini golf, bowling, go karts, arcade games, and party central. It was really crowded! I would write more about this place but I'm getting tired just thinking about it. *Tiffany-they have a smaller version of the camp snoopy ball things there*

I went shopping with my mom the rest of the day.

The kids just wanted to see the animals.

On Sunday we drove out to Broken Arrow for church. We saw some of our old college friends and their 4.5 kids. They were dating and got married the same time as we did. After church, we made the trek back home to Nebraska. I was pretty happy to be sleeping in my own bed again.

Days 3 and 4

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Day Two and a Half

I'm resuming blogging about our Oklahoma trip now. It's a little late, especially considering that we just got back from another trip (this one to Kansas City).

On our way back to Tulsa after visiting the ranch, we decided to stop at Classic 50's for a beverage or two. I used to go to Classic 50's almost every day for a slush during happy hour. Once I started dating Carl, I would take him along. It was always a special place for us.

Most of you know that before I left on my mission, this guy from AZ wanted me to stay home and marry him. I wasn't going to stay home but he did get me thinking about what I wanted for myself and I even wrote Carl a "Dear John" letter. In my defense, I wrote one to the AZ guy at the same time. But, a couple of weeks later I wrote an apology to Carl and he "took back" the fact that I had written that letter. I didn't write back to AZ guy.

*I promise this story has a point and it has something to do with Classic 50's*

I encouraged Carl to date when he got home from his mission. I didn't encourage him to get serious about anyone else. But, he kind of did. He didn't have the guts to tell me about this relationship himself so my mom and my best friend had to write to me to tell me. I came home six months later and Carl knew he was in big trouble! I had pretty much figured that I was going to find some other guy and then let every girl we knew know what a two-timer Carl was and then he'd never get any more dates. I think you all can figure out that my plan didn't work. Instead, I decided to break up his other relationship. It wasn't hard. He couldn't resist me. It's true. ;) When we got back together, we resumed our trips to Classic 50's. I asked him if he ever took HER there.

He said, "No way. This place is sacred." Good answer! We got engaged there just a few weeks later. Yep, he proposed to me at a drive-in restaurant and I couldn't have been more pleased.

This guy has been working there for over 10 years, I'm sure. He brought us our engagement slushes and he served us again last week.

Day Two and a Half

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State Fair

I am feeling great relief now that I dropped off all of my items to the Great State Fair of Nebraska. I finished the socks last night. They are gorgeous. I used the Hederas pattern from Knitty. I didn't forget to enter Snowdrop, either. I have a good feeling about her. I didn't even wear my optimistic deodorant today! I did, however, wear some that smells like violets. I don't know how that is supposed to make me feel, maybe lucky. Here's what happened to me on my way to the fairgrounds.

My car was on empty. Lucky? We'll see. I went to the station down the street because it was a "cheap" $2.83. The tanker was there so I couldn't fill up. Then, I remembered the station at 48th and Randolph. It was $2.89. Oh well. I was about to run out of gas. I pulled in. I started to fill up. I read a little flier on the pump. "Customer Appreciation Day! 5 cents off each gallon! Free hotdogs! Free ice cream! Free drinks!" Are you kidding me? This IS my lucky day! I filled up in every way that I could and drove off feeling might glad that I chose the violet deodorant today.

State Fair

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Day Two

We left early enough on this day to make it to Norman by lunchtime. We did forget the diaper bag in Tulsa, though. We made a quick stop at Love's to get diapers and wipes and then it was off to meet my dad, stepmom, and little brothers Sam and Joe at Cocina de Mino. Norman, OK has the best restaurants. I miss that. Lincoln, even though it is at least twice as big as Norman, does not have near the quality (and probably quantity) of restaurants as Norman. Could it be that I just haven't found them yet? I doubt it. We ate well.

Then, we headed out to the ranch. We spent most of our time outside. The kids loved the trampoline and all of the animals. Great grandpa Charlton was out on the tractor. It was too loud for Caleb to ride on it, but he was willing to snap a few pictures for posterity. What a good boy. Eva was in hog heaven following around all of the dogs and going out to see the horses. She is quite the animal lover. Caleb is a little more timid around them. I sure don't blame him!

Sam, the oldest of the boys, is so much like I am---to the point of annoyance. He loves being smart and playing games. He doesn't care to be outside to much and he knows everything.

Joe is more like my younger sister, Lisa. He's got a good heart, loves his animals and enjoys spending time outside.

Both of the boys did a great job of taking care of the kids. They played well and I rewarded them with a couple of bucks each for a job well done.

We had an excellent visit but around 6pm, we packed up and headed back for Tulsa. Eva hadn't taken a nap all day and she was asleep in the car by the time we made it to the interstate (maybe 1 mile?).

Day Two

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Whoa!

I've been avoiding doing days 2-3 of the trip because I actually took pictures and I want to include them with the post. However, my blog time is minimal and my camera is in the other room. A trip to go get it isn't in the cards. I'm not THAT lazy. It's just that if I go out there Caleb and Eva will know where I am and even though they are perfectly content hanging out with their Dad, when they see me...chaos ensues. So, I'll try and get the vacation pics up later tonight or I might not even get to it until Wed. when Carl's brother is here.

Even I hate coming to my blog when it hasn't been updated so I thought I'd give you a little random blog about nothing. Actually, about Dancing With the Stars. This next season promises to be a doozy. Check this out! Mario Lopez--Slater from Saved by the Bell! My sister and I saw him at Santa Anita one Easter when he was there "touring" as a dancer/drummer with Kids Incorporated (one of our FAVORITE shows---wish those were on dvd!). Jerry Springer? Huh? That should be entertaining. Joey Lawrence! Whoa! I'll be getting the DVR ready for this season for sure!

Whoa!

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Asesina del calcetín

When I get up early and browse knitting blogs, this is what happens. I join things like SOCK WARS!

Asesina del calcetín

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Day One

We woke up somewhat early trying to get packed up and ready to go by 10am. That worked. We were in the car at 10am and Carl said a prayer. I had a few errands to run on the way out of town so our first stop was to the post office. As soon as we pulled out of the post office, the power steering went out, the AC stopped working, and the van started heating up like Hades. The post office is 2 blocks from the house and we have a service station with a mechanic a few blocks away as well. That's where we went. In the meantime, I'm mad at Carl because I'm sure he did this to the car since he just changed the oil that morning. He must have messed up something. It's got to be more than coincidence that every time he touches any machine of mine (car, computer) it breaks. Sure, he's got a PhD in Mechanical Engineering but he's no expert at cars.

When we got to the service station I realized that it wasn't his oil change that did it. It was his prayer. If this would have happened any other place than where it did, we would have been stranded somewhere for a long time. Instead, Carl was able to walk home and drive his car back. We packed up the Honda and headed out anyway. Our van is at the service station for the weekend and hopefully it's not too messed up. Carl said it was the tensioner for the serpentine belt. On the drive to Oklahoma we started talking about trading in the van when we get home.

Once we got out of town (11am--not bad) we drove to Concordia, KS to make it with only five minutes to spare for the Pizza Hut buffet. This is the best place for us to feed the kids. They are free and I had a coupon for a buy one get one free buffet. We fed all four of us for under $10. Sweet. They tried to charge me for Caleb. Sure, he looks five and eats like a ten year old...but he's still only 3! ha ha

The trip was smooth sailing from there. We made it to my mom's house at 7pm. They had lasagna waiting for us and my sister brought her dvd of The Pirate Movie. Very few people understand why I love that movie. Actually, I don't even understand why I love that movie. Could be something about my adolescent crush on Christopher Atkins. He was one of the few people that I had a poster for in my room. Aaah. Young love. Plus, you can't beat a good pirate comedy with great songs and choreography.

The kids are enamored with the dog. My mom has a little weiner dog named Peter. They chase that dog around and giggle. There is also this toy here that is a thing that uses air to pop up little balls. They LOVE that toy.

Potty update: Caleb made it the whole trip without having an accident. We'll see how he does on our mini road trip today.

I have taken ZERO pictures so far. We're going down to my dad's today for a quick day trip. Sorry, I won't be stopping Melessa! I'll wave as we pass your house.

Day One

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My Life

I thought I'd do this little quiz to have posted while I'm vacation. I don't know how much I'll be posting while I'm gone this weekend. Apparently, I have a pretty good life. It's true.

This Is My Life, Rated
Life:	7.5
Mind:	7
Body:	4.3
Spirit:	8.4
Friends/Family:	7.7
Love:	9.1
Finance:	6.6
Take the Rate My Life Quiz

My Life

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Kids

Nothing like a picture of the kids to keep the grandparents happy. Eva loves to pretend to talk on the phone. She always has something up to her ear (even if it is just her hand). What a girl! I just have random things to blog about today. I guess this is no different than any other day.

1. We're buying tile to put in our kitchen. The vinyl gets scuffed beyond belief and has a hole in it.

2. In the process, I'm designing our bathroom. We won't have the time/money/etc... to do this for at least a year but it sure is fun thinking about it. Jacuzzi tub--here I come!

3. The weather has been great lately. Kind of overcast, raining. Too bad we're going on vacation to the freakin' SUN (Oklahoma) this weekend.

4. Next weekend we will be vacationing in Kansas City with Carl's aunt. His brother is coming to stay with us for a week, too.

5. I bought some really cute capris at Old Navy last weekend. They said that they had a low waist. That's okay--I've done that before, I have long shirts. Unfortunately, my shirt would have to cover my whole butt because that's as far as those low waist capris go. How in the world do people wear this stuff? I'm taking them back today.

Kids

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Eight

Eight years ago, I married Carl. It's been a good run so far. I think we'll be able to keep this up for eternity.
Twelve years ago, we started dating. I have a bunch of letters from him when we were dating. Granted, we spent 2 1/2 of those 4 years writing letters because of missions. But, I found some letters from his first Christmas home after we just started dating. They are so cute! He tells me, "Happy 2 month anniversary!". We thought we had a pretty good idea that we would end up married--but really, who could have predicted the kind of life we would have.
I'm blessed and everyone that knows Carl realizes the truth in that.

Eight

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Chores

Even though I am a multiple ribbon winner, the chores still have to be done.

I watered the plants.

I cooked some dinner. It was tilapia and rice.

I put a trash bag in the can.

I "chilled" with my little Jack Sparrow doll.

I had to take it easy. After all, it is Sunday.

Chores

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Baby K's Shower

I had a fabulous time yesterday at a baby shower for Julie, a member of a knitting group that I attend twice a month. She's due in three weeks with a little girl. It was so great to see all of the awesome hand knit gifts. Mine wasn't (I've got a hand knit that she will be able to have AFTER the State Fair). I only took these two pictures. Lame , I know. We had a fabulous lunch (we were at Wilderness Lodge) and then after the shower, we went to our regular place to knit (Wilderness Perk). I'm working on some Hederas socks for the state fair.

Baby K's Shower

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Rollin'

I can't deny all of my fabulous blog readers the pleasure of knowing what awesome event we have going on in Lincoln right now. It's the NATIONAL FIGURE ROLLER SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS! I know, I know. If you were me, you'd be there EVERY DAY! But, alas, I could only afford one day. Unfortunately, I didn't take too many pictures of the skating. I had one or more kids on my lap for the majority of the time. Here are the pictures I did take. Caleb did eventually take his hands off his ears. It was a good thing, too. Otherwise he would have missed the Pirates of the Caribbean music that every other skater decided to choose for her routine. I was pretty good at guessing the music based on the costumes. Red and black? Why, it's a Paso Doble! Neon w/ a flower in the hair? That's gotta be a merengue beat. There was one girl that had on an interesting outfit. Based on that, I thought her number was going to be Gladiator Disco. I was so close! It was Egyptian Disco.

Tiffany's son N was clearly amazed at the artistry.
The actual skating wasn't that impressive. Okay, I couldn't do those things. But the "best" part of it was when they would fall and Caleb would say, "Are you okay?" or "Oops!". There was a lot of falling.

Eva just wanted to walk up and down the aisles. We ended up "driving" on some of the arcade games. That was fun.
I think we were the only ones in the arena that weren't competitors or families of the competitors. I don't know why. It was totally sweet and I can't wait until the next one! If you live in this area, don't despair! You can still see them. It's $8 at the Pershing Center for just a few more days.

Rollin'

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I'm a Winner!

I entered six items in the Lancaster County Fair. Three are knitted and three are crocheted. First, the knitting.

The sweater was made with my Jo Sharp super clearance yarn. I entered it at the last minute. It's not my best work but it won 2nd prize and $3 (with this--I break even for my entry fee).

I made the Airy Scarf from Last Minute Knitted Gifts. I made one of these when I first got the book and donated it to a service auction at our church. I decided to make another one to bust that yarn from my stash and have something else to enter in the fair. It also won 2nd prize and $3. You can kind of see an ivory cabled sweater off to the right. It won best in lot for knitting. I think Snowdrop could have given it a run for its money, but that's okay.


These socks should look familiar! I just finished them on Monday. They are for my uncle for Christmas. Now, he will own BLUE RIBBON winning socks! First place= $4.

Now, the crocheted items. I made a doily just to use up some of my thread and pad my entries. This one is called Penny Lane and it won 2nd place (another $3).

This doily was made for my grandma for Christmas. She was pleased to hear it won a BLUE RIBBON! First place= $4.

This dress is really beautiful in real life. It is a christening gown. I put it on Eva for her to wear it to the temple to be sealed to us but it was way too big so she didn't wear it. That's okay. I'm keeping this dress forever. Not only is it lovely, it won me first prize ($4!) and BEST IN LOT! That means (according to the judges) it was the best dang crocheted item in the whole fair.
Best in lot winners get an extra $3. Not too bad for a $3 investment. This is really motivating me to get my act together for the state fair. They don't have as many monetary prizes but it is free to enter and best in lot winners get gift certificates to yarn stores ($25). Plus, it's not really about the money. It's about being a winner. And, gosh darn it...I am one!

I'm a Winner!

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Flip Flop Swap

I participated in a really neat swap this last month. We were supposed to swap flip flops and other summer related goodies. My swap mate was the actual organizer of this event, Karen. We filled out a questionnaire on what types of things we liked/wanted. Karen did not disappoint! I said it would be cool to get some red flip flops. What do you think? They go great with my newest pedicure and my red bell peppers!

I got not only one, but TWO pair! The one has a really cool plaid pattern. Groovy.

I didn't have any good summer beach reads but I thought maybe a book of sudoku would be nice. What's this? Even better! Electronic sudoku. One more thing to get totally addicted to! Carl is going to be so happy! ;)


Thanks, Karen!

Flip Flop Swap

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Doh!

I took my items to be entered into the county fair yesterday. I was just about to fall asleep and I remembered something. I forgot to take my SNOWDROP SHAWL! That was the whole reason I was entering the dang fair anyway. Oh well. I'll try and get it into the state fair. Judging starts today at the county fair and I'll know tomorrow if I won any ribbons.

Doh!

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Socks

Here is a quickie post to prove that I finished my July socks in time. Woohoo! I finished them this morning.


Specs: Based on the Gentlemen's Plain Winter Socks in Knitting Vintage Socks by Nancy Bush. I didn't use the same heel but the concept was from that sock.
100% Shetland Wool in Charcoal.
I love how they turned out. They are for my uncle for Christmas and I just dropped them off at the county fair. Let's hope that he gets AWARD WINNING socks for Christmas!

Socks

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Oh, Pioneers!

This funny story has nothing to do with the kids. I went with my friends and two of their kids to the Winter Quarters Visitor Center in Omaha. Our younger kids stayed home with Carl.

We watched a short video and then a sister missionary (Sister D--one that was just transferred from our ward) started to give us a tour. She was telling the kids (ages 10 and 6) that this was a really fun tour because you get to pack a wagon and pull a handcart. I was lagging behind a bit with John (Tiffany's husband) and I said, "That doesn't sound like fun at all". John didn't waste a moment and said, "Do we get to get scurvy, too?".

I think we were the only ones that heard ourselves say that but it was too funny not to share.

Oh, Pioneers!

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T is for...

T is for TIME--the longest time I've ever had a best friend (since 1989).
I is for INTELLIGENT--this girl is as smart as they come!
F is for FUNNY--this is a requirement for all of my friends
F is for FRIDAY--King Friday Wo lives on and on
A is for AMBITIOUS--she's a librarian and a super mom that I really look up to a lot
N is for NIFTY--nobody can whip up a piñata like her!
Y is for YOUTHFUL--we can still giggle like teenagers talking about our silly antics

Tiffany is my friend and has been visiting here with her family since Wednesday. We are having such a good time--I can't even tell you. It's been a blast. We remember the funniest things and it has been fun reminding ourselves of the stupid things we have said and done. I'll be back blogging in full force next week once things calm down around here.

Lisa--do you remember doing the Humpty Dance song at girl's camp with Julie?

T is for...

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New Baby

No, not a new baby for us. I've got my hands FULL for now. But, a blog friend of mine just got a new daughter and I must admit, she's as cute as mine! Go wish them well here.

New Baby

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Smells Like Teen Spirit

From the blog that brought you a report on aromatherapy chapstick and the benefits of those crazy flavored water packets, I bring you Optimism. I like starting my day off by smelling something appealing. This usually involves some kind of shampoo and deodorant. I like them to smell nice. Imagine my surprise when I was shopping and found the Secret deodorant (my brand of choice) that not only smells nice but promises optimism! They also have ambition smelling deodorant but I figured that I could be ambitious but if I'm not optimistic about it, it's kind of useless.

Optimism. Sniff. My glass is half full. Sniff. People like me. Sniff. It's going to be a great day!

Smells Like Teen Spirit

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American Inventor 2

I've come up with an excellent idea for American Inventor 2. Imagine this: church pews with seat belts. I think it's a winner.

American Inventor 2

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