Sunday, July 27, 2008
Wow!
We just went back to school shopping and Jake put on his Vans and said, "oh man, I got the smaller pair." He went back inside and put on the size 6's. He says, "uh...mom?" So, we're off to the shoe store. We had his feet measured and he's a mens 7 1/2. That is the same size I wear- a women's 9. Oh my lord!! That also means that they are much more expensive! We got these, for the tune of $60.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Free Obama button
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Want a free Obama button? MoveOn's giving them away totally free--no strings attached. I just got mine, and wanted to share the opportunity with you.
Click this link to get a free Obama button:
http://pol.moveon.org/obamabuttons/?id=-9279307-TdaYc9x
Thanks!
Do you hear that?
That is the sound of angels singing. Why? Because my boy can now mow the lawn! Hallelujah!
Friday, July 25, 2008
School
Yep, I'm already thinking of school and it's only July. I start back on Monday, and the kids start the next Monday, August 4th. Doesn't it seem to soon and too hot for school to start back? I may grumble now, but I'm going to be thrilled when Dave and I are on our 7 day cruise in September and my other teacher friends are still teaching.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Girls trip to Florida
I'm finally back to blogging, after a wonderful week in Florida visiting Lesley & Giovanni. Here are some of the highlights from the trip.
Here is Bailey on her first flight.
Giovanni missed Bailey! He wouldn't let her hand go on the drive home.
The next morning, we quickly got in the pool. Man, do I miss having a pool.
Imagine our surprise when Giovanni points to the corner of the screen and yells, Iguana! Yep, an iguana has decided to spend it's days in the screened in pool.
You know me and spiders. I am facinated by them. I was so happy to see what we, as kids, called crab spiders. Tell me these aren't cool.
Then, we headed to the beach.
That night, we went to the local Elks lodge to play BINGO. I said to our table, "I just need an I-19." Within a few seconds the caller said, "I-19" and our table errupted in screams! Here I am with my winning ticket and my $50.
The next evening we took the kids to Clematis by Night, a really cool thing they do on Clematis St. in West Palm Beach. There is a live band, food vendors and fountains.
That night, I hear all this noise in the kitchen- I thought it was Lesley. Nope, it was Howie, the dog getting into trouble. Yep, that's a garbage can lid around his neck.
The next day we send Giovanni to daycare and we walked around Delray Beach. Here are some pics of Bailey in front of some cool trees.
That night, we went to sit by the water, play in a park and eat at my favorite pub.
Here is Bay being silly with her yummy pub food.
Bailey & Giovanni had to pose in front of the funny statue in the pub.
Next was the fabulous Lion Country Safari. It was hot, but it was fun!
First, you go on a drive through safari. We saw all kinds of animals, from elephants, to ostriches, zebra and monkeys. Then, you walk through a zoo like area and then a small water world.
Our favorite thing was to feed the giraffes and the birds.
Bailey also enjoyed playing with Matilda the snake at Lesley's house.
Back to the beach it is. There were sea turtle nests everywhere. They were huge areas with signs posted warning you not to disturb them. Very cool stuff.
There's nothing like a sunset at the beach.
Our last night there, we went and had dinner at Lesley's parents house. First, we had to drive by the house I grew up in. It was strange because they had made the whole left side of the lot into a nursery, so it looked so small.
Bailey's looking for tadpoles in the pond.
Lesley, Giovanni & Annie in the pool.
We had a fabulous time!
Here is Bailey on her first flight.
Giovanni missed Bailey! He wouldn't let her hand go on the drive home.
The next morning, we quickly got in the pool. Man, do I miss having a pool.
Imagine our surprise when Giovanni points to the corner of the screen and yells, Iguana! Yep, an iguana has decided to spend it's days in the screened in pool.
You know me and spiders. I am facinated by them. I was so happy to see what we, as kids, called crab spiders. Tell me these aren't cool.
Then, we headed to the beach.
That night, we went to the local Elks lodge to play BINGO. I said to our table, "I just need an I-19." Within a few seconds the caller said, "I-19" and our table errupted in screams! Here I am with my winning ticket and my $50.
The next evening we took the kids to Clematis by Night, a really cool thing they do on Clematis St. in West Palm Beach. There is a live band, food vendors and fountains.
That night, I hear all this noise in the kitchen- I thought it was Lesley. Nope, it was Howie, the dog getting into trouble. Yep, that's a garbage can lid around his neck.
The next day we send Giovanni to daycare and we walked around Delray Beach. Here are some pics of Bailey in front of some cool trees.
That night, we went to sit by the water, play in a park and eat at my favorite pub.
Here is Bay being silly with her yummy pub food.
Bailey & Giovanni had to pose in front of the funny statue in the pub.
Next was the fabulous Lion Country Safari. It was hot, but it was fun!
First, you go on a drive through safari. We saw all kinds of animals, from elephants, to ostriches, zebra and monkeys. Then, you walk through a zoo like area and then a small water world.
Our favorite thing was to feed the giraffes and the birds.
Bailey also enjoyed playing with Matilda the snake at Lesley's house.
Back to the beach it is. There were sea turtle nests everywhere. They were huge areas with signs posted warning you not to disturb them. Very cool stuff.
There's nothing like a sunset at the beach.
Our last night there, we went and had dinner at Lesley's parents house. First, we had to drive by the house I grew up in. It was strange because they had made the whole left side of the lot into a nursery, so it looked so small.
Bailey's looking for tadpoles in the pond.
Lesley, Giovanni & Annie in the pool.
We had a fabulous time!
Monday, July 14, 2008
A taste of Maine
I thought I'd share some of my favorite pictures that my mom sent me from their trip in Maine. I am so jealous!!
This is my mom's best friend, Pirjo.
This is my mom and Pirjo being crazy!
Here is my Dad in front of Pirjo's son, Dan's house. Wow.
My parents- aren't they great?!
A little more BFF craziness!
Isn't it great to have a BFF- one of those best friends where no matter how long it's been, it's so easy to pick right back up again? Yep, I got me one of those- Lesley. Tomorrow, I'll be boarding a plane to visit her. So, at the same time my mom is with her BFF, I'll be with mine. :)
This is my mom's best friend, Pirjo.
This is my mom and Pirjo being crazy!
Here is my Dad in front of Pirjo's son, Dan's house. Wow.
My parents- aren't they great?!
A little more BFF craziness!
Isn't it great to have a BFF- one of those best friends where no matter how long it's been, it's so easy to pick right back up again? Yep, I got me one of those- Lesley. Tomorrow, I'll be boarding a plane to visit her. So, at the same time my mom is with her BFF, I'll be with mine. :)
Knitting and the beach
You can see more from our knitting party at Amanda's. Tomorrow, Bailey and I are off to Florida, to visit my best friend, Lesley. Not sure of her computer stats, so I'm not sure I'll be blogging much this week. If she does have a puter available, I will definitely post pics. Bailey and I will be gone until next Tuesday. We got a fabulous deal at www.spiritair.com with our flight costing $19 each way. Wowsers!
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Knitting party
On friday night, I attempted to teach the sisterchicks how to knit. It was difficult! I didn't realize how hard it is to teach someone to knit, let alone 5 people at one time! I'm not used to doing it in slo-mo, so I was messing up. Finally, after teaching them how to cast on, they picked up the knitting in no time. If you want to see pics, go see Staci's blog.
Friday, July 11, 2008
It's all about the free food
Dress like a cow, get free food? Enough said!
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008
My new obsession
Bento boxes and Bollywood. What the heck? What are these two "b" words?
Bento boxes are a lunch box system used in Japan. Here in the US, they are primarily called laptop lunches. Look at this fabulous, and environmentally friendly lunchbox!
Here is a more traditional bento box, as used in Japan.
Our school lunches are so unhealthy, so I'm going to really, really try to make the kids lunches this year. Now all I have to do is convince Dave to let me spend $70 on two lunchboxes!!!
Look at all these yummy lunch ideas!
Can you stand it?
Now for Bollywood. What is this Bollywood, you say? Bollywood is the Hindi-language based film industry in India. I've always been intrigued by the dancing and the stories- it's so beautiful. I LOVED watching the first Bollywood dance on So You Think You Can Dance tonight! I thought that Katee and Joshua did an amazing job! They were just so fabulous in such a hard genre. I can't wait to see more from that choreographer. Check it out and let me know what you think. The dance starts at 1:19 on the video.
Bento boxes are a lunch box system used in Japan. Here in the US, they are primarily called laptop lunches. Look at this fabulous, and environmentally friendly lunchbox!
Here is a more traditional bento box, as used in Japan.
Our school lunches are so unhealthy, so I'm going to really, really try to make the kids lunches this year. Now all I have to do is convince Dave to let me spend $70 on two lunchboxes!!!
Look at all these yummy lunch ideas!
Can you stand it?
Now for Bollywood. What is this Bollywood, you say? Bollywood is the Hindi-language based film industry in India. I've always been intrigued by the dancing and the stories- it's so beautiful. I LOVED watching the first Bollywood dance on So You Think You Can Dance tonight! I thought that Katee and Joshua did an amazing job! They were just so fabulous in such a hard genre. I can't wait to see more from that choreographer. Check it out and let me know what you think. The dance starts at 1:19 on the video.
Monday, July 7, 2008
How to make a blueberry pie, Bailey style!
1. First you get some good buddies to go with you to the local berry farm. Make sure to show them how to pick the berries.
2. Blackberries are good too!
3. Slowly fill the buckets. Make sure to go picking right after it rains, so a huge drop of water will land right in the middle of the camera lens.
4. Make sure to follow one of the moms- they can see higher than us little people! Don't you just love the droplet of water that is still lingering?
5. Keep your eyes open for alligators.
6. Make sure that when the mom wants a great picture of you and your best buddy, one of you doen't look into the camera...
7. When she tries again for a perfect picture, switch it up a little. Now, the other person shouldn't look into the camera!
8. When you get home, eat as many as you can before mom starts mixing!
9. Mix blueberries with sugar, cinnamon, tapioca, & lemon juice.
10. Let the berries sit for 15 minutes and then pour into a pie crust. You may have to stand on the counter top for this one. (Notice the foot)
11. Dot the top with butter and then place the next crust on top.
12. Make sure to put the pie on a baking sheet, because the juice will leak out and burn. It doesn't matter if it's the same baking sheet that your dad made his famously seasoned fries on. Then, instead of a lovely blueberry pie smell wafting from the oven, it will smell like steaks are cooking!
2. Blackberries are good too!
3. Slowly fill the buckets. Make sure to go picking right after it rains, so a huge drop of water will land right in the middle of the camera lens.
4. Make sure to follow one of the moms- they can see higher than us little people! Don't you just love the droplet of water that is still lingering?
5. Keep your eyes open for alligators.
6. Make sure that when the mom wants a great picture of you and your best buddy, one of you doen't look into the camera...
7. When she tries again for a perfect picture, switch it up a little. Now, the other person shouldn't look into the camera!
8. When you get home, eat as many as you can before mom starts mixing!
9. Mix blueberries with sugar, cinnamon, tapioca, & lemon juice.
10. Let the berries sit for 15 minutes and then pour into a pie crust. You may have to stand on the counter top for this one. (Notice the foot)
11. Dot the top with butter and then place the next crust on top.
12. Make sure to put the pie on a baking sheet, because the juice will leak out and burn. It doesn't matter if it's the same baking sheet that your dad made his famously seasoned fries on. Then, instead of a lovely blueberry pie smell wafting from the oven, it will smell like steaks are cooking!
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