Friday, October 31, 2008

Friday, October 24, 2008

Thrift Store Dreams are Made of

Yesterday, Laura and I went had a fabulous time! We heard of a thrift store for missionaries, "Missions Boutique", by Briarwood Pres. For those who don't know, my friends and I love going to thrift stores! So, with our "missionary licence" in hand (prayer card as proof) we set off in anticipation. We entered the thrift store and it was rinky dink. But, the lady working there said as we walked in "You must be missionaries!" Is it that obvious? Oh,no. "Why,yes, we are." She asked us some questions, trying to decide if we qualify for Missions Boutique and we convinced her. So, she led us there. We thought we were in it, but she led us through the store, through a door, up the stairs into an "inner room"(think top secret 007-type situation) to a fabulous collection of clothing! I found a Banana Republic coat, great shirts,denim jacket, funky pants, some great Ralph Lauren stuff for Cullen, Nautica shirts for Trace,and a whole new wardrobe for Ansley! About 25% of it still had the tags and it was all name brand, stylish stuff! Wanna know the grand total of my finds: FREE! That's right ladies and gents!! We didn't figure that out right off- you know me, it takes awhile to catch on times. We even called Kim Hill for some fashion questions and she confirmed it was in!

Speaking of Kim, we are going to spend the weekend with them! We leave in a couple of hours and we are so EXCITED!!! It will be a fabulous reunion with our dear friends! And I made cinnamon toast this morning. I don't make that nearly enough. I love the way it fills my home with the smell of warm, buttery,cinnamony goodness...

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Keeping Busy

I'm really trying to stay busy today. I don't know why I don't just relax, because I am so tired! But, I must stay busy. My Grandmother left this morning to go home. She came and kept us company since Sat and I wouldn't have made it this week without her! Since she left, I have planted mums, potted mums, worked outside, made rice crispy treats, surfed the web, emailed folks and now blogging.

I've been staying up until at least midnight every night and its starting to catch up with me. If I stop, I'm done.

Got an email from my man today, and I was so excited! He's really having a great,productive trip, its what he needed!

So, anyone friendly reading this: come over, we'll eat, talk and drink coffee and tea or go somewhere fun. I sense some long days ahead...

Monday, October 13, 2008

House Builders, Barbies and Loose Teeth

I love funny conversations I have with my kids in the car. Here are a couple of funnies from the last couple of days...

Cullen: "Mom, when I grow up I wanna be a house builder. And a soccer player that plays the guitar. And a chef. But, first I want to hammer houses."

Ansley: "Mom, when I grow up I wanna be a Barbie!"



And today...

Cullen: "Mom! I have a loose tooth! Because of an apple!"

Me: "Oh, Cullen! That's so exciting!"

Cullen: "Can we pull it out when we get home?"

Me: "I'll look at it at home."

Ansley: "Mom, you can pull all my teeth out when we get home,too?"

Cullen: "My tooth will come out today. Logan has a loose tooth,too, but his will come out on a Wednesday."

Friday, October 10, 2008

All By My Lonesome

Can you see my pouty lip and sad face? My hubby left today to go to England. Its gonna be a long 10 days!

The kiddos and I have had a very full day. I went with the Moody first grade to Old Baker Farm today, which was lots of fun! We petted animals, went on a hayride, got pumpkins and ate lunch in a barn loft. Good times. This afternoon I carved the pumpkins, which I've never done until today. They are cute and all lit up. I'd post pics, but Trace has the camera on another continent.

Then, I was at Hargis Retreat Center just long enough to be really bummed out about missing the retreat with all my lovelies.

Ansy and MiMi had a day of shopping together. And for dinner, we have NOTHING kid friendly to make. And after the day I had we were NOT going to the store. (I don't take my children grocery shopping on a good day) Off to Mickey D's for the 2nd time today (first time was for ice cream cones with Zac & Eric Nold- after school treat)to get $1.00 cheeseburgers and then Taco Bell for Mama a Bean Burrito. We all ate for exactly $3.29. Frugal is my middle name.

Indiana Jones playing in the background and I wish I had something to smock...

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Froggy Fears

Last night, Laura was bringing me home after a fun night at the Morgans! As we approach the door, we saw a little frog on it. I froze. Then, it jumped up the door and I jumped away! About that time it jumped on my wreath and stayed there camouflaged and staring at us. Well, we were totally creeped out and afraid to go by it, thinking it would jump in the house. Well, we were trying to be quiet because it was late and my family was in bed, but we were laughing, jumping around and freaking out. Trace heard the commotion (guess we weren't that quiet afterall)and opened the door, to which we panicked and said "No, frog!" In the end, he thought we were a little silly and crazy, but the frog stayed on the wreath.

On this lovely rainy morning, I get Cully off to school, come back in and even answer the door without a thought of the frog. Then, as I was opening the door to listen to the rain, I remember. Where's the frog? Is it still on the wreath? No. Could it have gotten out in the middle of the night? Not likely. Did it come in the house? Aaaaahhhh! Now, I have a fear of going anywhere in the house and a squishy frog there beside me. What if I don't find it until after Trace is gone? How will I handle that, alive or dead? Ugh. Fears surround me.

These creepy feelings stem from a night when I woke up to something cold and slimy landing on my head when I was asleep. I felt my forehead and it was a frog. I spent the rest of the night looking for the frog and not going back to sleep. That was years ago...