I don't care who you're going to vote for, this is FUNNY

I'm Going to Tattle

First, read this 1955 Good House Keeping article.

This is the response I got from my brother-in-law Shane: "Yeah a looooooong way, downhill that is ;) Ah to have lived in the good ol'e days! lol"

My response: "I'M TELLING YOUR WIFE YOU SAID THAT!!! By the way, thanks for the Obama picture. I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. It was great."

Shane's response: "As long as she doesn't cut back on having my dinner ready ;)"


My advice Melina---RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN!

More Easter

After posting the pictures taken by Doug, I thought I'd post some taken from our own little budding photographer--Miriam. We have a VERY old digital camera that she likes to take pictures with. These are some of the Easter poses she was able to take. Not too bad if you ask me. Well, we could have done better with the background...there is a dirty diaper in one of the pictures. Don't look at me! You can tell by the way it's wrapped up that Doug changed that one. He should have thrown it away!This next picture is an attempt to take a picture by Shaylynn. Doesn't she have beautiful, RED fingers?
This picture was taken by Doug using the timing setting on the camera. The quality isn't great, but I thought we all looked fairly decent so I decided to share.

Happy Easter

I wanted to have a picture of the Savior, but I couldn't find one that would work without stealing from someone else's blog. Miriam took a picture of a picture of Jesus, but I can't even find that anymore. Oh well, hopefully you all can put an image in your mind. Use those great imaginations I know you have.

We had a wonderful Easter and we didn't do a single thing to celebrate other than go to church, and then stuff ourselves silly with great food. I really enjoy how Easter always falls on a Sunday. It really helps bring the Spirit into the holiday.

Thanks to the Molen family we had a FANTASTIC dinner. I stuffed myself so much I became very sick. Luckily my dinner didn't end up like Brian's drink after Mason tipped it over. Hee, hee. Too much information! Anyway, the food and company was fabulous. I'm not sure what we're going to do when the move. I may have to start cooking on the holidays. Bummer!

We were going to do an egg hunt after we got back from dinner, but we stayed too long visiting. So, two days later and we still haven't done it. I would forget it, but I stuffed the eggs weeks ago. We need to get that candy out sometime. Maybe tomorrow--wait, Doug has clinic. Oh well, I guess maybe I can just sneak them in my room and eat out of them for the next couple of hours, I mean weeks.

I thought I'd put some pictures up of us in our new duds. Doug didn't dress in anything new, so he didn't get to be in the pictures.

I have to comment that this is the first time I have bought a dress in.....I don't know how many years. I even bought new shoes and jewelry to go with it. It was a nice little Christmas present to myself, a few months late. Thanks Mary Ann for making it possible!

The Toy Area

I finished up the toy area and I am LOVING it! I really thought I'd regret having all the toys where people could see them, but I am loving every second of it. Since we don't get too many visitors it really doesn't matter what the house looks like during the day--it just can't be too messy or it starts messing with my sanity. Anyway, since I moved everything out of the bedroom I've been able to keep the messes to a minimum. When it starts getting too messy we start cleaning some of the things up. It's so much easier to see what needs to be cleaned up when it's right there in front of my face, and not hiding in the back bedroom.

I've also found that Miriam and Shaylynn play a lot more together now that they have to share the same space. Before, Miriam would hog the bedroom and complain when Shaylynn came in to play. Since the rule is that there are no toys in the bedroom, they have to share the same space no matter what. There are still fights, but nothing like there used to be. YEA!! I guess the figure they might as well play together instead of trying to find their own corner somewhere.

Here are some pictures. My mother-in-law asked where the LARGE tent went. Look at the big pink thing folded up by one of the walls. Yep, I folded it up. I almost left it down, but it took up so much space that I decided I'd rather have the open floor space instead of the castle. Plus, it's even more exciting when I pull it out for them to play in.

I combined the toy room and the teaching room into the same place. I'm going to start teaching Miriam some sight words and I thought it might be a good idea to have it somewhere where she'll look often. Notice in the picture above I have the calendar set up. I put the kitchen there for now to keep little fingers off of it. I cleaned it all off and wasn't anxious to do it again for a little while. Oh, and in case you're looking carefully, it's set up for April. I didn't think it was worth putting it up for March when we only had a few days left in the month.

The chair Miriam and Shay are sitting on sits across from the television. Isn't it cute? We bought it at Target for a great price, at least I thought it was. Both girls can sit on it with plenty of room left for another little body. I LOVE IT!! We thought it would be fun to put on our patio, but I think I love it too much to risk letting it get dirty. I guess we'll just have to decide when the weather gets warmer.

One Down...Too Many More to Count, to Go

Here is what I've accomplished so far in my race to fix my house. The sad thing is, I'm already drained of energy and desire to finish the rest of my house. Maybe it is just because I have a lot more going on this week than usual, but it sure is disappointing that I can't get that old fire back. Maybe the sugar from Easter will help give me the sugar rush I need to get back to work.

I decided I wanted an area where I could do crafts (snicker), that is, if I ever choose to become crafty. It needed to be set up in a way so I could leave it out if I didn't quite finish it. I also needed a space that could just be for me. So, I moved off our old computer that doesn't work anymore and relocated the computer desk over by the kitchen table. It makes for cramped eating arrangements, but since it's Doug that's cramped, I'm not too worried about it.

I love my new set up, but it's not quite done yet. I still need to buy a few containers to get it just right, but after a trip to the store, I should be all set. I already have a few craft projects in the idea process stage and I'm excited to get to them---after that sugar rush kicks in.

Doug doesn't know it yet, but he's lost his laptop. It's new home is going to be on my desk. At least until he needs to take it too school.
This last picture show some of the school supplies I have gathered for my upcoming homeschooling experience. It may kill Miriam and I both, but we're going to give it our best shot. Luckily, it's only for a few months.

Redneck Mansion

My aunt emailed this picture to me. I thought it was funny enough to share with all who grace my blog. Ahhh.....memories of home.