ME DRIVING!!!!!

HEART POUNDING.

COLD SWEAT.

LUNGS CRUSHED, CANT BREATHE.

IF I WRECK CHILDREN WILL NOT SURVIVE!

This is not the exact bridge I drove over, the one I drove had four lanes, two ON TOP, and two ON THE BOTTOM.

(stupid big metal death trap.)

I drove because Tim was zonked out next to me, but I had the worst panick attack crossing that thing! It didn't help that it was rush hour and the day before Thanksgiving.

But I was looking for HAPPY things dangit!

SO I was happy I had my mommy-in-law right in front of me in traffic to guide me, (and if I hit her car I would know she'd forgive me, eventually,) and that all those people were going to see family.

Yes I'm one of THOSE people.

Well it has been almost a month since I was able to get online, and I apologize. I feel so loved, so many people noticed I was missing! Boy do I have alot to share! When I left off the Thanksgiving season had begun, I'm going to start with our eventful trip to Fort Wayne Indiana to see Tim's family for Thanksgiving.


In short it was a blast! My Sister and Bro-in-law have a very beautiful well kept farm there, they live in a house that's more than 100 years old. But the biggest attraction was that both my children are the same ages as Shelly & Matt's. So When it was time to leave Mae was crying that she didn't want to go, and a week later she asked if we could go back!


But I'll start at the beginning, it was a 9 hour drive that took us 12. The first fiasco was that Mommy packed everything BUT things to do on the trip! So we stopped to get a box of crayons, coloring books, books, and card games.
Thanks to those books we now know that Mae gets CARSICK! We were going through Kentucky when Mae did not impertinently answer a question I'd asked her, I just heard, "Mommy that hurts." Tim looked behind him to see the ENTIRE backseat covered in throw-up! (Needless to say we had to throw the book away.)





After stopping to clean up I felt the need to speed so we could be on time to our meeting with Tim's parents.
You know those cops watch for people on Thanksgiving!!!!!!
Fortunately after showed him my license and smiled a cute smile I got away with just a slap on the wrist. (Dang I'm good.)

Of course we were late meeting up with Tim's parents but at least I got a POTTY BREAK!
(The highlight of the drive.)
While I was in the lovely public gas station ladies room, (we all know how those are) I wasn't in the best mood.





YES! I'm one of those people that reads wall graffiti!!!!

And for the first time ever I'm glad I did.

It went like this;

PERSON #1: "DO YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST BEAUTIFUL THING YOU EVER SAW?"

SCRATCHER #2: "YES, IT WAS A PEACOCK AT THE ZOO."

I decided I was going to do my best to be cheerful through the rest of the trip and try to only look for the positive, not let these little setbacks get me down!
Boy was I in for a test!!

Hint for the future, Going to a farm,.... Cow poop, Chicken poop, Dog poop, Kid poop!!

TO BE CONTINUED......

P.S. In the Stall there was also someone who spells her name just like me, I've never seen that before,
and some who put, "I dont care who was here."
Well I care if they were famous. So there.

Super Survey Day

Jess sent this to me via e-mail and I'm just now getting to it, so instead of e-mailing it back around to everyone I'm just posting it here. Anyone who knows me reads my blog instead anyway, even if it does bore them out of their skulls.


1.What is your occupation right now ?
Teaching Mae her Letter sounds, teaching Liza her shapes and colors, teaching Ethan his facial features, teaching Bullet to NOT chew every piece of clothing I own, teaching Tim how to unload the dishwasher.
I'm a Teacher!


2.What color are your socks right now?
White with red strawberries and pink toes. ( I love crazy socks.)


3.What are you listening to right now?
Chicken Little's opening song.

4.What was the last thing that you ate?
A power bar, that isn't working.

5.Can you drive a stick shift?
Oh so well! And learning it was a big accomplishment for me, but that's another blog,...

6.Last person you spoke to on the phone?
My hubby's boss wanting him to work tonight even though it supposed to be my date to Twilight tonight. Oh well I'll let him decide.

7.Do you like the person who sent this to you?
I adore her, even if she doesn't think she deserves it.


8.How old are you today?
27 years young, I so feel younger than I am.

9.What is your favorite sport to watch on TV?
Watching is no fun, I love to play baseball with the doggies, hehe, they make great outfielders.


10.What is your favorite drink?
Lately its been Ginger Ale, but it changes, last it was Dr. Pepper, so you never know, I think I'll go to Hot Chocolate next!


11.Have you ever dyed your hair
Constantly, I must look as young as I am.

12.Favorite food?
EVERYTHING! (Especially veggies!) It would be a much shorter list telling what I dont like. No Rocky Mtn. Oysters for me thanks!

13.What is the last movie you watched?
Miracle on 34th street, the old Maureen O'Hara one.


14.favorite day of the year?
Any of my families birthdays. I love saying "You Are Special Today!"

15.How do you vent anger?
Unfortunately I take it all out on one person, even if he's not at fault, he's just the unlucky guy who gets to be my sounding board, punching bag, and teddy bear. Poor Hubby.


16.What was your favorite toy as a child?
My Samantha Doll and little brother and sister.

17.What is your favorite season?
Spring!!!!! New babies, Both my babies birthday's, New bunnies, Easter eggs, hiking, camping, new flowers, the works!

18.Cherries or Blueberries?
Blueberries and Strawberries!!!


19.Do you want your friends to e-mail you back?
They can leave comments, I live for comments!


20.Who is the most likely to respond?
Anyone who wants to have fun! (Go for it mom!)

21.Who is least likely to respond?
People who dont have time.

22.Living arrangements?
A dumpy old house that will have to do until were done w/ school.

23.When was the last time you cried?
I think I'll cry today if I dont get my date.

24.What is on the floor of your closet?
WOW! I could just say shoes like everyone else, but I dont just have shoes, I have a shoe store, PLUS hubby's WEIRD collection of CANES! You got it canes! I dont know why, he doesn't need one, he's just an Eagle Scout who loves walking sticks and has this astronomical collection of weird canes. I am not kidding.


25.Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending to?
My family - if they bother to read it.

26.What did you do last night
Watched an old Christmas movie, took the dog out, went to bed. (Hubby works third shift, I'm alone.)


27.What are you most afraid of
That when we get to Indiana for Thanksgiving dinner I wont be able to eat for the car sickness.


28.Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburgers?
The Spicier the Better!


29.favorite dog breed?
The plastic kind that don't poop or chew things up.

30.favorite day of the week?
Saturday is a special day.....it's the day we get ready for SUNDAY!

31.How many states have you lived in?
Four, but I've been to more!

32.Diamonds or pearls?
Sapphires.



33.What is your favorite flower?
Daisies! Such a friendly flower!

Dumbest kid in town

A young boy enters a barber shop and the barber whispers to his customer 'This is the dumbest kid in town.... watch while I prove it to you.'

The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and two quarters in the other, then calls the boy over and asks 'Which do you want, son?'

The boy takes the quarters and leaves.

'What did I tell you?' said the barber. 'That kid never learns!'

Later, when the customer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of the ice ream store. 'Hey, son! May I ask you a question... why did you take the quarters instead of the dollar bill?'

The boy licked his cone and replied 'Because the day I take the dollar, the game's over!'

Inspiring

Things were capable of if we work together.

I got him to read it!

I got my hubby to read TWILIGHT!
I made a deal w/ him that I would go to a football game this Saturday and next Sat. he wanted to take me to a movie.
Well the only thing worth seeing is TWILIGHT!!!!


But there is no way I was going to take him if he hadn't read the book. Otherwise I would just be offering my lovely movie up for ridicule. I dont have any close girlfriends near to go with me. So I was going to go alone.
Then yesterday, with slumped shoulders, and a roll of the eyes, hubby holds up my copy of TWILIGHT and asks, "Is this the one I start with?"
AW! He really does want to take me on a date!


But I had to laugh a few minutes later when from the bedroom I hear, "Honey? What on earth is a eyelet lace shirt?!"

PROPER ENGLISH

Tim had a fun experience in English class.
The teacher was trying to emphasis punctuation, on the board he wrote;

WOMAN WITH OUT HER MAN IS USELESS

The female portion of the class was instantly offended, whereas there was a bit of sniggering from the males.
The teacher said, " Hold on, see what happens when I use correct punctuation!"
He then made the following changes;


WOMAN: WITHOUT HER, MAN IS USELESS!

Three little changes to the sentence and it has been corrected!
I guess it all depends on how you look at things. :)

True Story!

There once was a little girl named Mae, who loved to play and sing all day,

Even while riding in the car, the same tune she would repeat, OVER and OVER.

It got so that you would be glad for any other tune, even red rover!




With ears ringing, her mother pleaded,
"Mae, isn't there another tune you could be singing?!"

Undaunted, Mae kept going on and on.

Finally her mother yelled, "MAE, pick another SONG!"






Without missing a beat Mae replied,
"Well its better than nothing at all!"


When both mother and father bust out laughing in a crazy way,
Mae looked up and inquired, "What did I say?"

When they started laughing harder is when baby sister caught on to the joke,
and laughed it up almost like she'd been given a poke!

Laughing Babies

Need a pick me up?
Watch this adorable thing, it'll make ya smile!

MAGNADOODLE MAE

Mae loves to write her name on her magnadoodle, (courtesy of Grandma!)
So one day after doing a "A" project she disappeared for a bit then came back running to show me she started drawing A's everywhere!
My walls are so pretty now.
I'm begging her to stick to the magnadoodle.