go here to enter this...HURRY!!

Head on over to Burgh Baby to enter an awesome contest. It benefits the Flight 93 Memorial Fund.

Just don't enter for the itunes card...that one is mine baby, all mine.

it ends tonight, so get over there now!

and while you are clicking.. go here too. It is Burgh Baby's 9/11 blog. Read the other posts too..I am adding this one to my blogroll to keep reading--she is funny!

It's beginning to look alot like..

Christmas!

Do you want to be part of a swap? I think you do!!
Here is the perfect opportunity...hop on over to Decisionally Challenged to check it out.
I just sent my info today.

I used to have pen-pals when I was in high school. I think this is why I am drawn to the swaps. I love the idea of reaching out to someone who I already have something in common with; without having to leave my couch!

homecoming or dabomb dot com

Wyatt and Shelby went to homecoming last night.


Shelby's dress was very pretty, it had a panel in the back from the waist to the ground in a upsidedown "V" shape that was white.




We dropped them off at Shelby's friends house for pictures by the lake. We had planned on staying and taking pictures but ended up having to go back home and pick up the tickets that Wyatt left on his nightstand.

We met Wyatt's friend Steven last night for the first time. He told us that Wyatt is 'da bomb dot com'.

random cleaning

start cleaning the bathroom blinds, water too hot..
take an armful of dirty laundry to the wash machine,not enough to start a load go to kitchen to get kitchen towels to throw in..
decide the dining room floor needs mopped start to clean up the room, find sewing stuff that needs to go downstairs..
find a card to make to put into my box for the swap in craft area, look for scrapbooking tools..
find one in upstairs junk drawer, decide drawer needs cleaned..
get trash bag for drawer move trash can out of the way, discover kitchen trash needs taken out..
stop by the freezer in garage to look for meat to thaw for dinner, go back to kitchen to find a side dish too..
remember that I have cleaning water in the bathroom that I forgot about, now it is too cold..
take a break, look at blogs and emails

give up

baby causes mass chaos at Home Depot

Annie 'gave birth' to a baby this week, and brought it home tonight. She has talked about nothing else for the past week and was very excited. It was an optional activity in her Teen Choices and Challenges class.
Part of the assignment was her asking me about 15 questions about raising kids and how it changes your life.
For some reason, she wouldn't write down some of my actual answers to questions like..
~What will you do if I had a baby when I was in high school? I said 'kill you'..she wrote 'be really upset'
~What is it like to have a newborn in the house? I said 'hell'..she wrote 'it is really difficult and challenging'
~At what age do you think I should have a baby? I said never, you should adopt because I will not allow you to date, therefore you will not be able to ever try to have a baby at all...she wrote 'age 25 and married'
I think she has me figured out.

Meet Lily

Hello Lily

you look a little chemically unbalanced

your skin in an unnatural texture

and has an odd smell

but we still love you

Being the loving, caring, considerate mom that I am--I decided to allow Annie to get every possible experience and to make her take the baby to a couple stores after we picked her up from school.
It went very well until we got to Home Depot. Little Lily was a little cranky.
First the lady by the front door said 'OH MY GOD YOU SCARED ME!" guess not very many teenage moms go to their store.
Then, in the drywall repair aisle (don't ask) Lily threw her first fit. The look on Annies face was PRICELESS. A mixture of terror, panic and embarrassment. It was an actual work of performance art at it's finest.
In my ever constant state of composure, I proceeded to laugh hysterically at her. I actually started out ok, then Clay (also laughing) says 'I think I am going to wet my pants'. Coming out of the mouth of a tough 14 year old kid it absolutely slayed me. I am talking can't stand up straight bent over at the waist, totally unable to talk, move, or help Annie at all.
Ken, of course, kept walking like he didn't know us AT ALL. Later, Clay said he would have left too if he could have walked.
Annie managed to hold herself together enough to figure out that the baby needed comforting and rocked it until it calmed down.
Her face was an awesome shade of red, the people at the Behr paint counter would probably refer to it as 'stop light at night red'.

Oh the joys of motherhood.

super excited

A couple weeks ago, while browsing blogs, I came across a swap.
Check it out here. While you are there, check out the rest of the blog --it's very entertaining.

I really liked the blog, and was excited to see that I could sign up for the swap. I will be sending out a package of my favorite things to someone, somewhere in the world, and I will be getting a box of goodies from somewhere else.
Well, today I got the name and address of the person who I will be sending a box to.
I can't wait to get my box together to send!
But I have a problem--how do I send my favorite things? Pugs, don't think they would make the trip without suffering adverse affects...rainy days don't fit in a box very well...sleep I don't have enough of for myself so I am not sending that anywhere.
It should be fun to shop with a specific purpose. I picked up a couple things last night when I took Wyatt to the store to get a tie for homecoming.
maybe I can send a clean house or extra time or kids that get along or Happy Cakes cupcakes........

funny funny

dude, this guy must know what he is talking about

musical tastes

After my admitting that I love Tokio Hotel, I thought a little more on the music theme would be appropriate.
What did my musical tastes say about me?

What Your Taste in Music Says About You

Your musical tastes are intense and rebellious. You are intelligent... but in a very unconventional way. You are curious about the world. You love doing something new. In fact, you enjoy taking risks and doing things most people would shy away from. You are very physical. It's likely that you're athletic, but not into team sports. You have the soul of an artist. Beauty and harmony are important to you.

What Does Your Taste in Music Say About You?

come back and tell me about your musical test!

tickle me emo....

Ok people get ready for a shock.

Are you ready?

Are you sure?

Sit down,

take a deep breath....



I love a german rock band. And they look like this

I recommend keeping your eyes closed the first time so the visuals aren't distracting.

I tried to warn you, but I must be honest for both of our benefits.

the truth will set me free

damages

Today my middle finger is bruised from the end to the knuckle, the nail is obviously split from the bottom right up to the top left.

The thing that ticks me off is I had just painted my nails the night before, which I hardly ever do!

I give you a list of 7 things you do everyday with your middle finger (leaving out the obvious one haha)

1) it is essential in typing-e, d, c,
2) you must use it as a rudder while driving since I hit it about 9 million times taking Clay to church
3) it is a stabilizer while sewing and helps out alot more than you give it credit for
4) while sleeping, it is an important factor in the proper head position to gain comfort and support
5)cutting coupons requires it to assist in holding the coupons steady while cutting multiple layers
6)when reading it is 'handy' in holding the book during the 'one handed holding paperback open' maneuver
7)when injured it is a great excuse to use in getting out of washing dishes and mopping floors

you can thank me later

why? because I didn't take a picture that I wanted to.

I was injured in the production of bags...again.

with the same chair..again.

Split my fingernail...again.

I cussed...again.

i

am

an

idiot

the next rock star in the family?

Clay came home a couple days ago and said that he got 1st chair in percussion for band.
I think maybe the kids have some weird mutant gene for music. or maybe not.
Regardless, I told Annie under no circumstances should she get less than 1st chair in her band class...or I will disown her. kidding i think

Clay was really proud and made me feel that buying him a drum set for Christmas was a good thing. He wants to go do Carpenters tools in 2 years, he will probably make it.

Sweet, sweet nectar of the gods

future jelly

Clay and Jen did some work today, picking our grapes to get to Tami for grape jelly.
There are probably 10 pounds here. I love the way that they smell, I could just stick my face in this bag and inhale.

I want to borrow a baby...

and make them wear this awesomely fluffy costume

the look of guilt

This is Georgette's guilty face.


If you want to know why she looks guilty look at what Annie found in Georgette's mouth.

She got on the coffe table and opened the lid of the container to enjoy a fall treat.

Sophies new toy

I think I am guilt of pug abuse. I haven't bought them a new toy in a month or so. None of them squeek anymore and most of the time they have been left outside and got wet so they cant come back in the house.

Today, I walked in the living room to find this.
yes, that is a rock. And Sophie loves it. The dogs at the pit will play with rocks, but I thought that was a product of their environment; lots of free time, that is the only thing readily available to play with, the dogs see the rocks rolling around and it makes the them want to give chase.
Now, I have to question my pug mom abilities. I might add that yesterday Sophie stole 4 10-packs of pens from our bedroom, took them outside, opened them, and made us play 40 pen pickup over about .20 acres.
I think I need to invest in some new toys for her and Georgette.




I will now go hang my head in shame.

2nd chance

Just when Green Bottom Bag Company had lost all steam, we were contacted by a lady in Florida interested in our bags.
We sold 9 bags to her, which I will be working on this weekend assuming that the fabric comes in.
Inspired by the sale, I reopened the Etsy shop on Saturday and we already sold a bag!
I now have visions of other designs of bags and aprons floating around in my head.
I can't believe that someone would actually buy something I designed and sewed. Pretty crazy but I am liking it

we interrupt this blog..

for a couple happy puggy pictures.

funniest thing I've seen in a long time

I about died laughing at this picture..check out number 4.

What is this you ask...after you die laughing~ check it out here

It's a chicken plucker -say that 10 times really fast

Tami, I think you need one. really.

****update*****

Because I am here for you- I found a money saving alternative at Amazon.com.

random weird thought

As I was driving home this morning I looked at a cornfield and said "wow that's some nice corn"
What?!??! and worse...I said it OUT LOUD!!

I think I need some sleep and possibly some therapy.

for the record it was nice--tall and all golden on the top.

i want peaches

I love summer peaches. Tami kindly dropped some off a few weeks ago for us and I have been thinking about them ever since.
I am thinking about buying some to can or freeze, but right now is not good timing money-wise.

This is a picture I found on the web that had early Kodachrome images. It was taken before WWII.
If I could only get this guy to drop off a few boxes I would be happy.