Imagine! I almost forgot it was Thankful Thursday because it is like a Friday around here! lol
My thankfuls...
1. LOLCats and icanhascheezburger.com
How can you not laugh?
2. J-land - my sanity.
3. My family - my heart.
4. Coffee - my get up go juice!
5. My pets - my comforters.
That's it for today. More later about the upcoming weekend. Hope you all have fun celebrating!
be well,
Dawn
Thanks Bethe, I love this tag!
This morning Mish and Fuzzy decided that they would treat me by cooking breakfast!
They made scrambled eggs, cheese omelettes, bacon and sausage. Mish was in charge of eggs, and Fuzzy - the meat. It was very good! They even attempted the clean up, and it only took me about 20 minutes to do the 'real' clean up.
Hey, they tried, and I appreciate it!!!
They cook for their Boy Scout patrol all the time, so I knew that they would be fine in a kitchen. :-)
Yes, Mish slept over again last night. One sleeping over is a lot easier. And, Mish is always a pleasure because he is a big help and usually even makes Fuzzy help more! Always a plus!!!
Today has been quieter. Mish and Pumpkin went to the pool together, and Mish's mom drove, which was a nice break. Fuzzy and Hammer are watching their favorite crime show on Discovery Crime whatever-they-call-that-channel-now.
I am heading off to a nice long shower.
Tomorrow is going to be crazy in the morning... more on that later.
be well,
Dawn
ps... Here are pictures of Pumpkin, the eldest cat, and Libby, the dog laying on or against my feet while I am on the computer! I think they missed me and figure if they lay on me, I can't leave! LOL
LOL Here is another of Libby (with her face) playing with a cat toy just to annoy the cats.
So, yeah, the alarm went off at 9am... I hit snooze. Or maybe I didn't... I'll never know for sure, but this I know - the phone rang at 10am.
And, I was not up and ready, I was in la-la land.
It was Mish's mom, wanting to know if I would mind her driving with me to bowling and what time would I be there? ACK!
As soon as I hung up, I screamed at the 3 boys, Fuzzy, Mish and DogBoy, to get dressed, 'It's time to go!' And, then called 2 mom's for other arrangement confirmations while I dressed.
Thankfully, they had fed themselves breakfast, and I shuffled them into the car within ten minutes. I don't know who brushed their teeth or who didn't. I did.
Off to the town pool first to drop off DogBoy for swim practice. Then, shoot to the other side of town to get Pumpkin, and her friend M (who was not bowling but was coming to watch), then back to the other side of town to pick up Pumpkin's friend Tiara (who is bowling). Last but not least, I picked up Mish's mom, just around the block from Tiara and shot off to the bowling alley, about 2 miles away in the next town.
Phew! Don't ask me how, but we made it by 10:40am! Yeah! Then, we signed up the kids, and I actually had time to get a cup of coffee at the cafe before the bowling started at 11am.
They bowl 2 games in this league and at the end of 10 weeks they get a Marvel Comics ball and bag. They can't wait. Tiara doesn't have a ball at all, so she is especially excited!
Pumpkin bowled a 101 her first game, but tanked her second somewhere in the 50's. Fuzzy bowled a 111 and a 145 and was very happy!
After bowling was over, I had to drive Pumpkin and M back to M's house. Then, Tiara home to hers, but the girls were all meeting back up for lunch and swimming at M's. Pumpkin will finally be coming back home at 5pm today.
I dropped off Mish's mom, and then drove with Mish and Fuzzy to Burger King for lunch. Grabbed it and headed home to eat with Hammer, too.
I thought I could settle down for a rest before tackling the vacuuming, but I was wrong. 30 minutes after lunch, the boys decided to meet DogBoy at the pool for the afternoon. I dug out a spare suit for Mish, the boys changed, and I drove them off to the town pool. I have no idea when they will come home... I told them to call.
Mish is staying for dinner tonight, and might sleep over again.
Back home, where Hammer and I relished the relative quiet for about a half hour, when I then decided to tackle the vacuuming!
I have been just chilling out reading journals for about an hour now, and I am really pooped!
The good news is that Hubby is home early!!! Yay! Now, he can do all the afternoon pick ups! YAY AGAIN!
Oh, did I forget to mention that I did ALL of that running around with the gas tank on empty and the truck 'dinging' at me repeatedly! Ack! I wanted to kill Hubby, but I didn't because I am too tired! LOL But the truck is gassed up and ready to go!
Just tattoo TAXI on my forehead and paint me yellow!
I am not really complaining, because I love it! All of it! I just hate the part where the day started without the alarm doing what it should have done!!! That stunk!
I hope your alarms all behave today!
be well,
Dawn
So, for some reason, I guess because I am nuts, I decided to let the boys have 2 friends sleep over tonight.
It's summer! Why not? Right? And, then it got even easier because Pumpkin is staying over at her friend's house tonight! Yay!
My goodness! It's like these boys have forgotten what it's like to sleepover here! They are so loud! Ack! Grandpa goes to sleep at 9pm and gets up at 4am for work, so they have to keep it down if they are in the family room! I have been trying to get them upstairs to watch a movie on the dvd player, but oh NO, they want the big tv! ACK!
Hubby has GOT to get the basement finished... then they will be quarantined like the little rug rats they are acting like! Bwahahahaha!
Anyhow... the other good idea I had today was to do a meme! I found 2 unusual surveys online and combined them into one long one here.
It actually asks some questions that turn into giving you an update in my life! LOL
Enjoy... and please... feel free to snag it and do it yourself, but let me know so I can come read it!
1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn on page 18 and find line 4.
Book = Prime Obsession, Bernard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics
Line 4 = 'Descartes had in fact arithmetized and algebraized a large part of geometry in the seventeenth century, though pure-geometric demonstrations in the style of Euclid were still popular - and still are - for their clarity, elegance, and ingenuity.'
Sorry you asked?
2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, what do you touch or are you nearest to touching?
The treadmill.
3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?
A csi show with the boys this afternoon.
4. Without looking, guess what time it is?
7:10 pm
5. Now look at the clock, what is the actual time? 7:10pm! I just let in one of Fuzzy's sleepover pals and he said the time!
6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
Tv in the living room, kids in the family room talking, and the oven fan in the kitchen because I am making Cinnabon muffins for the kids!
7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing?
At about 3pm to get the mail!
8. Before you started this survey, what did you look at?
My emails.
9. What are you wearing right now?
Turquoise blue terry capri pants and a tye-dyed Ben & Jerry's tee shirt!
10. Did you dream last night?
Yes, a bizarre dream about breaking up a ring of dog fighters headed by people I went to grammar school with and haven't seen in a million years!
11. When did you last laugh?
A few minutes ago at one of the spares that are sleeping over!
12. What is on the walls of the room you are in?
Turquoise paint, and the kids names. It used to be their bedroom, now the 'playroom'.
13. Seen anything weird lately?
Oh yes. Always. I have 3 kids, a hubby, a dog, 3 cats, and two hamsters. And, two parents upstairs. All kinds of weird stuff to be seen!!
14. What do you think of this quiz?
Fun, so far!
15. What is the last film you saw?
On vacation we went to see 'Get Smart' and I was pleasantly surprised! It wasn't cheesy, like it could have been. It paid homage to the original, but was funny on its own merit and was full of action!
16. If you became a multimillionaire overnight, where would you live?
After this last vacation, in Vermont! In a huge house with my family, my parents, and any other family members, (Kathy, Karol) who want to join me and mine!
17. Tell me something about you that few people know.
Hmmm... this is tough since I have revealed so much on here, I think you know everything! How about this... I was nominated to enter the Miss Teen NJ when I was 13. Someone has to sponsor you, and I was so shocked that someone did! I chose not to enter though.
18. If you could eat only one food all the time what would it be?
Eggs. There are so many ways you can make them!
19. Do you like to dance?
I LOVE to dance!!!
20. George Bush. First thought:
Can't wait until it is over.
1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was your first thought?
Yikes!
2. When is the next time you will have sex?
Maybe later, maybe tomorrow!
3. What’s the first thing that comes to mind when I say 'Duck'?
Quack
4. Favorite planet?
Earth :-)
5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list or caller id?
My friend, Bob!
6. What is your favorite ring on your cell phone?
Right now, 'Crazy Train' by Ozzy Osborne
7. What did you last eat?
A snack sized bag of Lays Potato Chips.
8. What were you doing 20 minutes ago?
Watching a show on the History Channel with Hubby.
9. Name the brand of shoes you’re currently wearing?
Dearfoam slipper! Pink terry thong style! LOL
10. Bright or Dark Room?
Dark to sleep in, Bright to read in!
11. What do you think about paparazzi - evil or just doing their jobs?
I don't think they are 'evil' but I do think that a percentage of them totally cross the line in unacceptable ways with celebrities.
12. If you’re in a room with two beds,which one would you choose?
It depends. Sometimes, Hubby and I take the room nearest the bathroom. Sometimes we take the room between the door and the kids. Depends on the room layout.
13. What were you doing at midnight last night?
Sleeping, which is early for me! LOL
14. What was the last email you read about?
The last email I read was about Hubby's diverticulitis situation, which still isn't great. He is still on a restricted diet and has to have another colonoscopy at the end of August. There is a good chance he may have to have surgery at some point. Keeping my finger crossed we can avoid that.
15. How do you like your eggs?
My favorite is Eggs Benedict without the Canadian Bacon. But I like them over easy, scrambled, omelettes, soft and hard boiled, too!
16. What’s a phrase that you say a lot?
'If Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy!' and 'What didn't you understand, the 'n' or the 'o'?'
17. Who told you he/she loved you last?
Hammer just told me that about 15 minutes ago.
18. Last furry thing you touched?
Libby, the dog. ;-)
19. How many drugs have you done in the last three days?
All my usual meds, and an occasional vicodin when I was really uncomfortable.
20. How many rolls of film do you need to get developed?
I actually do have some film that needs to be developed in a bag in a drawer. Scary, I know! LOL
21. Favorite age you have been so far?
Now, it is always now!
22. Your worst enemy?
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, and the ever-present 'brain thingy'.
23. What is your current desktop picture?
This one:
24. What was the last thing you said to someone?
Go, fine watch Harry Potter, but be quiet!
25. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to fly which would it be?
Much to my kids dismay, I would take the money! LOL
26. Last time you vomited?
Oh what a lovely memory! I had a stomach virus last year that got me.
27. The last song you listened to?
Earlier in the car today I heard Joan Jett 'I love Rock and Roll' just before getting home.
28. Did you ever get a trophy? If yes, what for?
I got a trophy for bowling and softball.
29. If you could punch 1 person in the face, who would it be? This kid: Teen charged with shoving senior off dock
30. What is the closest object to your left foot?
Pumpkin, my all black elder kitty!
Alrighty now... come on and play! Can you tell that I worked on this on and off all night! LOL
Tomorrow, the kids start their summer bowling league! Yay! Every Wednesday, at 11am, although tomorrow we go early to sign up. It should be fun. :-)
be well,
Dawn
ps... we have been watching American Gladiators... Have you?
We're back!!! Today was a day of rest and laundry, you know how it is after vacation!
The pictures from vacation are above for you to check out.
Ben & Jerry's was AWESOME! Everyone who works their is so happy! The tour was fun and the tasting great! The graveyard was cool! Check out the Coffee Buzz Buzz flavor! I wish they still had that one! lol
The kids had a blast behind the timeshare place playing in the brook and looking for rocks. The water was crystal clear and so pretty!
The President Calvin Coolidge Homestead and Gravesite was an excellent site! They had a cheese factory started by the Presidents father, and baby animals! So cute!
We also went to a quarry and granite cutting facility. The kids sandblasted their own individual designs on a granite tile! You can see them above.
One of the restaurants that we ate dinner at was made from a caboose! It had the interior cupola of the caboose set up with tables. You can see Fuzzy at the table, and thru the porthole!
The lake was gorgeous too. Pumpkin fell into the lake off the boat launch! Silly girl! The kids loved getting their feet wet though!!
I know it is a lot of pictures... I hope you enjoy! Too tired to do much more of an entry right now!
be well,
Dawn
.... and apparently, so are you in my journal!! Yay!
Vermont is awesome! Absolutely gorgeous... God's country, as one would say.
The mountains are so green and lush, it is obvious why it is the Green Mountain State!
More to come soon!
I donate some Ben & Jerry's for dessert to the party!
be well,
Dawn
Yes, my plans, my packing, and all that it takes to get a family of 5 on the road is going well.
My parents and Hubby and I purchased a Magellen GPS thingy for the car today. We split the cost, and will share it as needed! I am happy because it will be great to have with all the sightseeing we are planning on doing! :-)
I hope everyone has a great week, while we are visiting Vermont!
be well,
Dawn
ps. the perfect lolcat...
