I have been carrying all of my scrappin' gear around in the back of my car with me for almost two weeks now! The reason being is that mom and I made cards and I didn't know what all supplies I would need, so I just brought everything. I was also suppose to scrapbook at my sister's house in Georgia but I never got around to it. After my gear traveling over 1000 miles with me, it was time to unload and organize and possibly get better gas mileage. Hobby Lobby had 50% off on all of their organizing supplies so yesterday I purchased several rubbermaids designed specially for scrappers to aide me in my task at hand. I took over the so-called "coat" closet in the livingroom when we moved in the house and last summer I turned it into a scrappin' nook. I absolutely love it! I open the closet door when I want to scrap and close it when I am done. No mess, no hassle. I can scrap whenever I want to. And as of midnight last night, my scrappin' closet is officially organized and ready for business. I call my work my "Closet Creations".

Suprise!!!

 

(click on the collage for bigger picture)
George brought home this beautiful four month old standard poodle today. His name is Benny. He is so black, I had to use the "fill light" in photo editing just to brighten up the picture so you could see him! George had first told me about it last week while I was out of town. I strongly disagreed and did not approve. I have no time to take care and train another dog and I really didn't want that big of a dog. George talked about him a couple more times to me since then and I just didn't want to hear it. It's not in our game plan. I hate to say it, but George and the kids tag-teamed me and I didn't have a choice in the matter. The puppy is an $1800.00 dog, AKC registered and whose grandfather won the AKC/Eukannba National Championship twice. George got him for free. The previous owner signed the "title" over to us. Can you believe that? Benny has registration papers just like a car! There is alot of responsibility that comes with Benny and I told George that he was responsible, not me. He agreed and so did Forrest and Sadie to take care of all of the needs, etc. If we do keep him, I want him fixed, but George doesn't. The previous owner paid $1500.00 to have a "baby-daddy", if you know what I mean. George would like to breed him or pimp him out for slang. I do have to admit, Benny is a beautiful puppy and is so delicate and very shy in natureand he hasn't made a sound yet, even when he walks. He is afraid of Carhartt, and we all know that Carhartt isn't afraid of no one! The mighty Carhartt will definately be the dominate of the two. George is really hoping Benny will bond to Forrest. We bought Carhartt for Forrest and he happened to bond with me! At the moment, he is snuggled up to Forrest and Sadie is sleeping on the extra mattress on the floor with hopes Benny will snuggle with her too. Benny is already a part of our family whether I like it or not. Nthing I can do but love him too. I hate peer pressure!

Happy Easter

 

 

 

Happy Easter to everyone! I hope you had a wonderful Easter. Yesterday morning, the kids and I headed into town to buy some much new Sunday clothes. We spent yesterday at the Stamp's house and celebrated Easter. Since we do not spend Easter with family and do the traditional family gathering (we do that at Thanksgiving), it is very nice to feel like we belong with Cay and her family. There was about 30 people there and no time was wasted sitting around doing nothing. Forrest and Sadie rode the four-wheeler all day long. Forrest talked me into letting him take me for a ride and so I hopped on and we took off. I was a bit nervous. He kept telling me to hold on to him with both arms tighltly. I wanted to hold onto the four-wheeler! I have never put full control of my life in my son's hands before. I do have to admit he was very careful and did a great job and returned me safely. Forrest took Sadie for several rides to and it was so funny to see her hold on to him so tighly! In any other circumstnace, they would not have put themselves so close to one another! By the end of the day, Sadie had gained confidence and was riding the four-wheeler by herself. ( I wouldn't let her shift gears at all so she couldn't pick up any speed. She din't seem to mind!) We had tons of food. Cay had cooked a huge beef brique and a ham. too many side dishes to name. We had used just about every pot/pan and serving dishes she had for this feast. After dinner, the kids were able to color 5 1/2 dozen eggs. They had a blast. The eggs were hidden (plastic-filled eggs) and all the kids hunted. Forrest helped hide the eggs. It was his first time for him to not hunt them. After the hunt, we cleaned up the kitchen and were able to relax and socialize till it was time to go. We had an absolute great time. Cay's mom told me earlier in the day that Cay and I reminded me of her and her best friend of 30+ years and how she loves to watch us together. I told her that I hope our friendship lasts 30+ years. We're in it for the long run!


(Out of the 188 pictures I took, the two that I am in, my eyes were either closed or almost closed! I hate taking pictures!)

We're Back!

 

 

 

 

We'r back! We rolled in around 2pm this afternoon from spending time with my sister and her family in Georgia this week. We didn't do that much, but the lounge time was perfect. Forrest and Nate were inseparable and so was Sadie and Sophia. Mary Kate and I made a decision long ago that our children will have a relationship with one another since we didn't have one with our cousins growing up. All the miles and hours we have spent with each other over the years have paid off! We all got haircuts while we were there. Sad that we have to drive four hours for a cut, but MK has discovered this awesome lady at the spa last year and this was my second time to go with her. She does a great job! Sadie had her hair chopped into a beautiful stack. She walked out of the salon looking like a young lady she is becoming. Forrest got an inch cut off. He would have preferred not to have scissors to his hair at all. It's good to be back. Carhartt was so excited to see us and so was George.

Spring Break is Here!

We welcome Spring Break! I love having the week off. It's a time to rest, clean and enjoy a break from the everyday routine. This weekend was great. We spent the night with my mom and dad. My mom and I made cards and Forrest and Sadie wa able to spend some time with Grampie doing some service projects around the house. Saturday night, we went to the Becksteads for dinner. It's been awhile since we have been over and it was such an enjoyable evening. It was nice to remember how nice a family outting with friends feel when you get so busy and stay within your comfort zone. It's also nice having the "other side" pulling on you to get you out of your zone. Tomorrow, the kids and I will head out to my sister's house in Georgia for a couple of days.

Our home teacher and the missionaries came over this afternoon. He came to visit wtih Forrest and Sadie. His question to them was "What are your parents doing to teach you spiritually?" Wow! Could he be more point blank? The first words from Forrest and Sadie were "We haven't read the scriptures this week". Kids say the darndest things, don't they? I did have that same thought on my way back from mom's house Saturday but I never mentioned it to the kids. Even though it was the truth, it was so nice for the the kids to take notice! Forrest did say that he and I read a couple of days together for his Duty to God. Trust me, we have paid for not reading the scriptures together. Forrest and Sadie have been very impatient with each other and the level of arguing has gone up a degree! What a great HT we have to be so to the point and concerned about our family's spiritual welfare. He was smart to ask the kids as adults seem to "justify" the answers. So to all of you, do what you need to or your home teachers will ask your kids to point out all of your faults!

High Tea

 

 

 

 

Last night was my first Enrichment meeting ever! We celebrated RS Birthday with "High Tea." The early pioneer sisters had high tea and I thought we could too. I had a table set up with "then and now" items and pictures of Nauvoo and the Nauvoo Temple. The table clothes were out of some material I bought years ago and it sorda fit the era of 1800's. I rented tea cup/plates and had the sisters bring homemade bread and honeybutter. We made homemade hot apople cider for the "tea". While the sisters enjoyed the fruits of their labor, I quized them about the early Relief Society. I then had Jonas Harmond come in and gave a narrative about the organization of Relief Society. After that, three sisters bore their testimonies about their experience with RS and the Bishop gave some closing comments. Before we had the birthday cake, I gave a description of what the early pioneers made with "feedsack" material and then gave each sister a small feedsack with a bookmark, a color key scripture marking system on the back of the bookmark along with a pack of four highlighters to mark our scriptures. The only thing I forgot was to have a closing prayer! When the sister I had asked reminded me, I quickly rounded us up and we ended with prayer. We had 23sisters there. I love these sisters. The support they gave to me is priceless. I feel this is my home in the Fayeeteville Ward, of all places. I want to give a shout-out to my family. They helped me in so many ways. George, Forrest and Sadie provided the nursery along with being on the clean-up crew. What a successful night. The Spirit was so strong and testified of the importance of this great organization of the Relief Society.

My Resignation Letter

To whom it may conern,

As of May 23, 2008, I hereby resign from my position of physical Education K-5 teacher at East Clinton School with the Huntsville City School System. Let it be known that the decision is due to personal and family obligations. Thank you for your confidence in my employment for these eight years. I have really enjoyed my tenure with Huntsville City Schools.

What do you think? I think that after I walk it to the Board of Education at lunch time it is really official! I mean, the decision we made almost 2 years ago to bring me home was official, but it feels so much "realler", if that is a word, now more than ever! I need to get my ticker back on my blog and count down the days I have left. Usually after Spring Break, the days fly by! I am so excited to begin my next chapter in my life,(our life), to make our family stronger and to help bring us even closer to the Lord. I am amazed at all the windows of opportunity the Lord has opened for us to make this possible. It reminds me of 1 Nephi 3:7 "I will go and do the things the Lord hath commanded...save He shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which He hath commanded them". We're not on our way to get the plates from Laban, but I promise you at times we feel the pain of Laman, Lemuel, Nephi and Sam. We're not done yet, but we do see the light at the end of the tunnel!

My sister

 

I just love this picture of my sister Mary Kate. She is the best sister anyone could have, so please do not be jealous that I have her as my sister. She is so awesome. She is caring and very unselfish. She is a wonderful sister, mother, wife and daughter. She serves unselfishly. She puts herself last. For the ones who know her, you know that I speak the truth. She survived all the years of me pouncing her. Growing up, I really don't remember having a relationship with her. I had a one-way relationship and that was with myself. I was very selfish. But as soon as I married George and moved out, I called home everyday, several times a day for years. Mary kate became my very best friend and she still is today.. She has loved me when I was down in the gutter and she helped picked me up and she loves me for who I am today unconditionally. Before I dropped Verizon last month, we talked every morning on the phone on my way to work and then on my way back home. And when we hung up, we always say, "I love you" When we are out of school, her house is our destination. We love how our children have a relationship with each other. We didn't know any of our cousins, so we are breaking the cycle together. I would have a void to fill if she wasn't in my life. I thank my Heavenly Father for her everyday. I just hope that I return just a little of what she gives to me. I love you Mary Kate!

Snow Day

 
Forrest is making something really special for Sadie! Sadie! Where are you? I have something for you! Come and get it!
 
Sadie is attempting to make a snow angel...Notice there is more green grass than snow!
 
Forrest thought it was a clever idea to use the rack to scrape the snow off the roof. Some snow did make it into his hands, but the rest went inside his jacket! Brr!
 
This is one side of the front yard with a "dusting" of snow on the ground. As I am blogging at this moment, the ice is melting and the snow is disappearing. I am waiting for the day when we get 6-8" of snow and ice and the whole North Alabama is shut down for a couple of weeks like it did with the ice storm of 1985. Does anyone remember that?

Book Tag

I was tagged by Amy. I think this is interesting to see what we all read. So here is how it works.

1. Pick up the nearest book (that has at least 123 pages)
2. Turn to page 123
3. Find the 5th sentence
4. Post the next 3 sentences
5. Tag 5 other people

Book of Mormon, page 123, 5th verse (each verse is a sentence)
12 "And now I, Jacob, spake many more things unto the people of Nephi, warning them against fornication and lasciviousness, and every kind of sin, telling them the awful concesquences of them.

Wow! of all pages and of all sentences! I now tag Mary Kate, Granny, Rachel, Kim, and Chris

My Favorite Room

 

 

 

This is what our livingroom looks like today. I love to come home to a clean house. I absolutely adore our livingroom. In a couple of months, it'll be a year since we put in our hardwood floors in the livingroom and hallway and let me tell you, I covet them everyday! Covet is such a harsh word, so I'll replace it with admire. I admire them everyday. Even when the room is trashed, the floors are fantastic in my eyes! Maybe it because we had to save to get them and we put our blood, sweat and tears into putting them in ourselves that makes it so personable to me (George too). I also love the natural light that comes through the windows. The floors reflect the sunlight that makes for a nice shine. If I could, I'd have a house made of only windows. It makes me feel so good, like I could take on the world! I've told you my favorite room, tell me about yours!

Time for Wife Swap!

I have been waiting all week for my favorite show Wife Swap. I just love it! I love to see how other people live thier lives and how they raise their children. Well, gotta go, Sadie just informed me it's 7:00 and time for Wife Swap!

Sadie's "ME" Quilt

 

 

Sadie just finished her project quilt about herself. It was alot of fun to help her As Sadie typed out her information on the computer, I was punching holes and putting brads in the corners of the cardstock. I refuse to use glue! We printed out some pictures that went along with each quilt square. Sadie loves to do projects. My favorite square was about her "favorite place to be" and her answer was home. It brought tears to my eyes! She is so excited to show off her quilt tomorrow. I can't wait to see the big fat 100 for her grade!

R.I.P. Snouzer

We discovered that our very talented hamster Snouzer was on the loose again. We fiured that he would surface as he did last time. Thinking back, I do remember Carhartt acting very frisky in the pantry and he was sniffing up a storm. I didn't think anything about it until Sadie said the haster was missing. George and I went to the Temple yesterday and when we came back, the first thing out of Sadie's mouth was "We found Snouzer!" I asked her where and she said under the church pew. I headed over to his cage when I heard Sadie say, "He's dead". My heart stopped. Somehow Carhartt found had him and wrestled with him to the point Snouzer told Carhartt "I'm outta here. Beat you to heaven!". Our famiy has lost a beautiful hamster. He was so friendly and would roll over so you could rub his belly when he was aleep. When we got him, along with Carhartt, we knew we were opening our hearts to a heart break in the time of death. It's just a risk we are willing to take to have the joy these little critters give to us. To Snouzer: Save us a seat in Heaven!"

Sadie wuz Here!

 

Sadie wanted Mexican for dinner and said she would help me cook. Since I do not like to cook, any help will not be turned down. It wasn't quiet time to start dinner, so I went back to my bedroom to read for a few minutes. That turned out to be a huge mistake. When I came into the kitchen, this is what I saw. It looked like something from outter space had exploded on our stove! All that green goo is almost $6.00 worth of avocado. Sadie couldn't wait any longer and decided to make the guacamole without me. It was me that cleaned this mess up. It was alot of fun-NOT!

Reclaiming What is Mine

I calculated the number of hours I am going to add back to my day when I officially retire and become a stay-at-home mom (end of May) and if the math is correct, I will have 10 hours to reclaim as my own. I never thought about how long I am gone from the home on any given day of the week. That is alot of hours away from the home. I am very excited about coming home and being able to take care of my family and being able to pursue some interests. Here are some things I can do with those extra 10 hours and not in any particular order:
1. add 10 hours back to my day
2. release 8 1/2 years of the stress of me working
3. study the scriptures more
4. scrapbook all day if I want to
5. give service to others
6. visit Granny and Grampie during the day
7. grocery shop during the day
8. VT during the day instead of at night
9. genealogy
10. go to the Temple weekly
11. cook breakfast and dinner on time for my family
12. keep a clean house 24/7
13. declutter the house
14. have plenty of time to procrastinate
15. learn to sew
16. take Forrest to seminary (August)
17. exercise
18. take a nap
19. visit my friends
20. learn my camera/photography
21. check my email antime during the day
22. read friends blog/update my blog daily
23. write and mail off letters
24. watch a movie
25. organize my pantries/cabinets
26. stay in my PJ's all day
27. take a bubble bath
28. play with Carhartt/walk Carhartt
29. provide more structure for the family
30. go to my scrapbbok retreat at Red Rooster without having to take a personal day and try to find a substitute!

If you could have an extra 10 hours of the day, what would you want to do?

Have your Umbrella in Hand?

By some of your comments, I have no other choice but to post a blog! I believe I jinxed myself when I asked my sister why she didn't post as often as I would like for her to. I understand why! Saturday I went to RS Leadership. It was great. Afterwards, I gave Walmart $330.00 for two weeks of food and then some. Has anyone else notice the rising prices of groceries? Our utility bill came in the ther day and it was $271.00! Ouch! It has never been that high and it hasn't been too cold the last month either. Last Monday I filled up at $2.85 and I have watched the price go up to $3.11 in one week! It is the highest ever in Alabama. I believe last week crude oil soared over $100.00 a barrel, therefore putting the burden back on us, the tax payers. Because corn is being sold to make alternative gasoline, wheat fields are getting the shaft by being replaced with corn. We were told in our leadership meeting that one year from now, the USA will be importing their wheat and that it could cause a depression. (I'm depressed just thinking about it!) Last week on the national news, I saw a report about wheat and how other countries are stockpiling their flour and wheat and having their armies gaurd this stockpile. Also, they said that they will not allow any flour/wheat to leave their country. Does this bother anyone? In that same report, they were interviewing a bakery and the owner said that last year a 50 lbs of flour was $15.00 and now it has risen to $40.00!!!! Everyone is feeling this "crunch". We will know if we are in a recession on March 30. I hope everyone is saving for a "rainy day", because the evidence is all around us. Get your umbrellas ready!

George & Trudy sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!

How long have you been together?
15 years married, 17 years together

How long did you date?
two months the first time, and 1 1/2 years the second time around

How old is he? 44

Who eats more?
George does, he's a big man!

Who said "I love you" first?
I did. As I said it,I didn't know if he would say it back to me, but he did and he passed the test! lol

Who is taller?
George is 6' and I'm 5'7"

Who sings better?
George. He has a beautiful tender voice

Who is smarter?
It depends on the subject. George rocks the automechanics/car world and I rock the education world. I feel we could take a debate team down.

Who does the laundry?
We take turns, George washed all this week so I'll wash next week. The kids are suppose to wash their own, but we have slacked off on enforcing chore

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed?
George does. He is between the door and the bed. I feel protected!

Who pays the bills?
I pay the bills and George oversees the budget.

Who mows the lawn?
I mowed the first five years, we paid someone to mow the next five years and George has been mowing it the last five years. He has a huge riding mower and he loves it!

Who cooks dinner?
If you know me, you know I hate to cook. I love to grocery shop, but that's where it ends. Sometimes I do, sometimes George does and sometimes everyone fends for themselves!

Who is more stubborn?
I am by far. George is so wonderful. He sets a great example that I haven't seemed to learn yet!

Who kissed who first?
George kissed me. I didn't even see it coming! But oh, did he bring me to my knees!

Who asked who out?
George asked me out first. The second time around, he called me up out of the blue. ( I remember where I was and what I was doing when he called)

Who is more sensitive? I don't know. Hopefully we both are in the times we need to be sensitive!

Who has more friends?
George. He knows everyone in Huntsville! He no longer goes grocery shopping with me because every isle he would run into someone and talk forever! I would if we lived in Athens

Who has more siblings?
George has three brothers. I have one bro and one sis

Who wears the pants in the relationship?
I have worn the pants more than George just because it's easier for him to let me make the decisions and take initiative, but when he does wear the pants, I respect his decision. I am in the process of giving him the pants back and putting on my dress!

Who are you tagging?
Everyone who reads this blog!!!

Teenager Blues

We are working on preparing the night before for school and since we didn't need to be at church last night, we had plenty of time to prepare, right? Forrest gets up this morning and has a pair of cargo shorts on. "I have no pants" he tells me. What? I have bought him two pairs of Levis this month! He had a clean pair of light blue jeans, but he insisted he couldn't wear them because "I already wore them this week". He said one pair of pants "flooded" when he sat down. I made the comment that the pants I have on this morning floods. His reply? "But you're a girl!" When did he all of a sudden become the host of "What Not to Wear"? This is my son who wears blue jeans and a t-shirt. He hates to shop. Where did all this fasion talk come from? It never mattered before. I guess with the acknowledgement that girls are not all that evil, he is becoming more self-concious about what he wears. When he left this morning, guess what I found in his closet. A clean pair of Levis!

Fast Forward

Life for the Walker family has been in "fast forward" mode. This past week, Forrest started his soccer season with three games last week on top of school, work, soccer practice, homework, church activities, preparing for a sacrament talk & Relief Society Enrichment mtg., and several "blows" from the opposition, there wasn't time to update. I do not want to repeat last week for nothing. Three days of no sleep mixed with major stress, no thank you! The battle of good -vs- evil is on and I plan on winning. So, BRING IT! Needless to say, Saturday and Sunday we were slothful. We recooperated and it felt great! I was the only one not off today. I had to go to school and work on SACS, an accredidation for our school. Every five years this major report is due. Every certified teacher is involved in the process. I was very impressed with myself for knowing alot more than I thought about what goes on in the classroom. The State Department will do a walk through at the end of April and randomly ask teachers questions. They have never come to the gym, but with many students answering a SACS survey of wanting more PE and less classroom time, I better make sure I know my stuff! Maybe I should have them do some jumping jacks before asking me any questions! George and the kids cruised around in the Firebird today. It's been a month or so since we have driven it. I was able to take it for a spin too. It's definately a keeper. I told George not to "price it" because every time he does, someone comes back with cash. Well, hopefully tomorrow will be the start of a normal week. I'll leave you with my VT message I gave to my sisters last Thursday:

Even when winds of adversity blow,
Our Father keeps us anchored to our hope...
He will consecrate our afflictions for our gain.

"When our trials seem overwhelming,
We can draw strength
From the sure promise of the Lord:

Be not afraid nor dismayed
And for the battle is not ours,

But God's"

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Season of Changes

 

 

 

Look at the difference in a year makes on a growing boy! The first picture was from his 7th grade middle school soccer team and the others were taken this afternoon at his first game of the season of 8th grade. He has grown a foot and his shoe size is 13 this year oppossed to 10 1/2 last year. He doesn't even look like the same person! He was one of the tallest boys on the field. He played great, but unfortunately, the team didn't play as well as the other team, as we lost. It's just the first game of the season, we have plenty of time to improve. I was so proud of Forrest for talking up his team and being a great team captain. Go Forrest Go! or is that Run Forrest Run!

Walmart Run

 

I had planned on going shopping right after school Friday, but my plans fell through. So at 9:30pm, with George and Forrest in bed for the night, I asked Sadie if she wanted to ride with me to Walmart to go shopping. She was up to the challenge. We get there and starting looking around, getting all of the non-food items first. After 45 minutes, we were starting to wear out fast. Sadie had asked if we could just go home and do this tomorrow. It was very tempting and we almost aborted this mission, but we continued and endured to the end. As we were checking out, we put all the refridgerated/frozen items first because those were the only foods we were going to put up tonight. We pushed two full carts around the store and after checkout, and $350 later, we left the store with three carts. You should have seen us try to push threes buggies out to the car. We loaded the groceries in the back and front and anywhere they would fit. It would have helped greatly if the car was cleaned out to begin with! On our way home, Sadie said she was happy and proud of us for finishing and not quiting. It was a great experience for Sadie and I to have this time together. We talked about the seven years of fat and seven years of lean and how the Prohets have asked us to put away for a raining day. It was a teaching moment for Sadie that she will remember for a long time. We arrived home at 11:45pm, unloaded the gorceries, took a picture of our adventure and went to bed. It was so nice to get up in the morning and have food for breakfast! So was it worth it? YES!( right before we arrive home, we flipped through the stations on the radio and "Paradise City" by Guns n'Roses came on. It is one of Sadie's favorite songs, so we both rocked out together! What a great mother and daughter adventure we had tonight!)

Homesick for Mom

I just found out yesterday that Forrest gets homesick when he leaves the house over night. How did I find this out? Yesterday, I had asked Forrest if he could choose any place to serve his mission, where would it be. He sorda hesitated and said, "I don't know mom, but I just know that I am going to miss you really bad. I'll be homesick". My heart broke in two! He then told me that back in July when the Boy Scouts went to Camp Daniel Boone in North Carolina for a week, he got really homesick and sick to his stomach because he missed me so much. What a huge compliment! I had no idea because boys normally do not express their feelings like us girls! I ensured him that I would write to him everyday on his mission and to not let homesick get in the way of doing the Lord's work. ANd besides, he still has five years before he turns 19 and by then, he'll want to leave the house! He then said, "What if I was called to be a missionary in Fayetteville?" I told him it would never happen!

Captain Forrest

Forrest came home after his first middle school soccer practice of the season and said he had made captain of his soccer team! WOW! We are so excited for him! I can already sense a change in him since then, an increase of team spirit and responsibility. When we congratulated him, we told him he comes from a family of leaders and to just expect to be in leadership positions and learn from the position and to help others. So, soccer season begins as well as the hours of after school practice and several ballgames a week along with buying the gallons of gatorade and snackbars. We love to watch Forrest play! We will sit on the side ines and cheer "Run Forrest Run!"

A Day of Deep Cleaning

A day of deep cleaning is exactly what we did today. It took some sweat and some complaints, but we we were able to get done with the most part of chunking junk out of our house. How and when did we accumulate all of this junk? In between shortness of breath, I chunked my bedroom where you could actually see the floor. We have a stack of junk we (can't throw away yet) to go into the attic latter on. That's George's job. The house looks way better after we cleaned than before. It's funny the good feeling we all feel once the house is cleaned. I"ll have that feeing better when I can get to chunking when no one is loooking! That's how I like to chunk. No strings attached! I love to chunk. I feel I am reviving my square footage back from the house! I told George a while ago we needed to rent one on of those big dumpsters for construction sites. I bet I could fill it up with no problem!

From Verizon to Rolodex

 
With the reality of our journey setting in, the time has come for us to cancel our cellphones. As you can see, both phones have seen better days and why continue to pay over a $100.00 a month when we can't use the phone anyway? How did we ever live our lives without our cellphones? We'll soon find out! With Forrest in sports, I'm sure we are going to have to get some kind of plan. We just do not want a $100-120.00 month bill each month like we have had for the past 3 years. The saddest part of turning off our phones is that I can't retreive any of my contact numbers because my phone is in two pieces. I have lost so many numbers... George can still retrieve his, but that doesn't help me at all!. Please email me your contact numbers and I'll put them in our new rolodex!

Tired of being Sick and Tired

I noticed early Saturday morning that I wasn't feeling up to par but ignored the feeling and went along with my Saturday rituals. After doing some chores, I laid on the couch and took a nap. Bad idea. I woke up to fever and chills. I crawled back to my bedroom where I have been for the last couple of days. I called school today and let them know that I will not be able to come in till next week. I can't get a Dr. apt. till tomorrow at 1:45pm. Good thing I'm not dying cause I'd have to get an appointment to do so. The Dr. would have to "work me in", right? I feel like I have pnuemonia. I am so exhausted. I've had it enough to know how it feels. I hate being sick. Here I am at home, all by myself and I can't scrapbook or even clean. I can barely type this blog. I am so sick and tired of being sick and tired. I didn't even see this one coming. One day I am fine and the next I'm on my sickbed.

Carharrt

 
 
 
I wanted to share these pictures of Carhartt with you. We went to feed the ducks and decided it would be fun to take Carhartt with us. We had never taken him into town with us and I was a little nervous to how he would react to being out of his "yard". He rode just fine the 25 minutes into town. Just before we arrived at the park, it began to sprinkle. As soon as George turned on the wipers, Carhartt began to bark. We had no idea what was upseting him so much. Then I noticed he was trying to climb up on the dashboard and moving his head side-to-side. We quickly figured out what he was barking at-the windshield wipers! He was in attack mode! When the wipers were cut off, Carhartt was quiet. This was a hilarious site to see, but not to hear. We would turn on the wipers just to see Carhartt try to attack the windshield. When we arrived at the park, I had George turn the wipers back on and put Carhartt on the dashboard. I wanted to take a picture of what other drivers were seeing as they passed us driving down the road. Thanks to Carhartt for a great laugh and memory!