Archives for May 2006

I'm trying the TAG….just because I love Gayle over at thewestiecrew

Gayle just got done with a cool tag so I'm gonna try it.

Favorite magazine? I'm not a magazine fan. But I guess TOS. (hey, do i get a prize someone??)

What is your favorite tv show? We loved this season of American Idol. Otherwise TV? Blah!

What's on your mouse pad? Don't have one

Favorite smell? I love Gayle's answer about babies after a bath but I think just to pick something different I'll go with fragrant yellow roses. Yum!!!

Worst feeling in the world: I have to agree with Amber and Gayle on this one, when something is wrong with my kids.

Things I do on the weekends: Spend money I don't have at Walmart. Eat calories I don't need at Liberty Sweets Icecream.

Favorite Soundtrack: Anything soothing, calming, relaxing and loud enough to drown out the kiddos.

What is the first thing that you thought of when you woke up this morning? It's 7:20 I must get up and make #1 son's lunch for school. Ugh.

Do you get motion sickness? Yup. Not pleasant.

Ditto for me too….I get it badly

Roller Coasters, Exciting or Deadly? Deadly, refer to the above question.

Pen or Pencil? Pens, fine point. I could buy a million and use everyone of them. (a little feddish if i had the money to support it)

How many rings till you answer the phone? You mean as I'm lunging for it after yelling “Get the phone guys!” a million times? I dunno!!

Favorite Foods? Chocolate. Pizza. Chocolate. A really good salad. Chocolate. Tacos. Chilli in the winter!!!

Do you get along with your parents? Yes.

Have you ever been convicted of a crime? Thankfully I should have been caught at a lot of things growing up but never was.

Chocolate or Vanilla? Usually chocolate, but sometimes vanilla.

Croutons or Bacon bits? Both.

Do you like to drive? Yes, riding is boring.

Do you sleep with stuffed animals? Lots of pillows though and my dog is my hubbie allows it.

If you could have any kind of pet, what would it be? One that cooks, cleans, knows deep tissue massage therapy. Yep, good pet.

Favorite alcoholic beverage? I like a Margarita in the anytime when I go out to eat.

What is your zodiac sign? I dunno.

Do you eat the stems of your broccoli? Absolutely NOT.

If you could have any job you wanted, what would it be? I'm be one of those girls on Deal or No Deal. Ha…you though I was serious didin't you. My ideal job would be little work, lots of money. Know any of those???

If you could dye your hair any color, what would it be? I'm fine with highlights here and there.

If you could have a tatoo, where would it be? No thank you on the pain level here. I'm a wimp. And they may look good at 18 but at 66? Somehow they reinvent themselves.

Have you ever been in love? Yep, still am.

What is on the walls in your room? In the bedroom. There is a photo of me pregant and everyone signed the mat. The are candles hanging on the walls and a picture and another picture and a small shelf with two icescaters on it. It was a motherinlaw gift. “Tis very tres chic.”

Write the first thing that comes to your mind: It's time to be sleeping, not blogging and my tummy's saying it's hungry.

Is your glass half empty or half full? usually 1/2 empty, eck, i'm one of those.

What is your favorite Snapple? They have so many how does one pick? maybe pink lemonade.

Are you righty, lefty or ambidextrous? righty!

Do you type with your fingers on the correct keys? After years of typing class I drive my Pecking hubbie nuts with the fingers flying across the keys.

If you could be any gardening tool what would it be? The little gardening shovel. I like to dig deep!

What is under your bed? My husbands travel bags, my dog, sometimes my cat, my neck roll and anything Sparky has dragged under there (chewed up toys, a sock, some underwear)

What is your favorite number? Don't really have one.

What is your favorite color? Blue

What was your first car? A Montecarlo and a big old brown boat of a car (station wagon). It must have held 30 people, no problem

What is your dream car? You're gonna die. A fully loaded custom van with leather seats.

Favorite sport to watch? Basketball or Show Jumping.

Say one thing nice about the person who tagged you: She seems to me to be the sweetest, kindest person you'd ever want as a friend. And she's REAL!!

Now who do you tag? Anyone who would like to share somethings about themselves. WE love reading it!!

IN HIM

julie

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Posted: May 31, 2006 by Julie |Category: Other Happenings | Tags:

Twos, Mice and Men

Let me start with the most important thing first.
MEN…
I know, you think I'm going to say “Who can live with them? Who can live without them?”
RIGHT?

Well, no. I want to brag on my guy. He left here with half of his face feeling bad yesterday and had to go for an emergency root canal this afternoon at 4pm in CT. After calling our dentist here they recommended he see a dentist there because they were not able to prescribe antibiotics in another state. So after a trip to the dentist, a couple shots of novocain, they send him in a cab to the oral surgeon. Wham, Bam, Thank you sir and he's had a root canal in something like 15 minutes flat. Want a little unsolicited advice from my hubbie? Pick an oral surgeon with a tee time.

After his surgery he WALKS (you'd have to carry me) to the pharmacy for some pain killers the surgeon prescribed. As he's walking a Corvette pulls up beside him and it's the oral surgeon. “Hop in. I'll give you a ride.”

Can you imagine? I guess for all that pain and suffering he deserves a Corvette ride, huh??

Now, about the mouse. My big fat tabby cat “Little Kitty” decided to knock over the mouse tank the day before yesterday. I hear this big thud upstairs, mount the steps two at a time to find the little white mouse running for dear life through the mess of cage, pine shavings, water bottle and glass that once-upon-a-time was his home. All the while “Little Kitty” is in that pounce position ready for some home cookin'.

Thankfully, after a scream or two and a dive for Junior (the mouse) all is well.

Ahhhh……………….

AND my sweet little baby girl turned two this past Sunday. TWO!
Where does time go?

So, that's it for me today. Time to clean up that cat puke under the dining room table. Wonder if that's payback for the mouse rescue?

IN HIM (always)
julie

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Posted: May 30, 2006 by Julie |Category: Happenings | Tags:

One of those days (again)

Today's been one of those “I'd like to stay in bed and read all day” kind of days. I've had no energy. I'm not very sociable or hospitable and I've “grumped” at the kids all day. GGRRrrrrrr….

My hubbie left today and won't be back until Thursday. He's got a really hard week ahead of him with lots of work. Neither of us like it when he travels like he must right now. Three weeks in a row is just too much. But it won't be long until vacation time! Yippee! A whole week at the beach. I can't wait.

We still are uncertain about some major life things right now. We are both trying to wait on God, follow His leading and be patient in the meantime. It's really hard some days. I try to remember the horse loading incident or Michelle's robin story. Perspective, perspective, Julie!! Some days it's just easier to give in and be a grump.

(Don't you wish you lived near me today??)

I've checked my email a million times today hoping for some inspiration, communication with another adult, or something to jar me out of the frumpies but alas it's 8pm, kiddos are in bed and I'm still Ms. Grumpmeister.

I hope tomorrow is better. I realize so often what a blessing all of you are here at HSB. You are my friends I get to take anywere I go. Thanks for listening, encouraging and sharing.

Following on the shirt tail of Fish in my Hair's story for the day somehow my 7 year old when told to brush his teeth tonight and get ready for bed hears instead: “Son, take a big cup of water, carry it through the house being careful to spill water EVERYWHERE; walk outside; pour said cup of water over your head completely soaking yourself; then, do it again; and look at me like I've lost my face when I ask 'What are you doing?'”
BOYS!!!! WHO CAN FIGURE THEM OUT?????

And dear hubbie, I know you will read this. Be glad you are traveling today and away from the Grumpmeister!! ( I love you and I miss you). God has a plan for us, I just know it!!! It might be witnessing to others in an insane assylum, but hey, we're working for the LORD!

JULIE alias Ms Grumpmeister

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Posted: May 29, 2006 by Julie |Category: Happenings | Tags:

Something to remember…

The beginning is usually scary, the end is usually sad, it's what's in the middle that counts.

Something to think about.

From the movie HOPE FLOATS

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Posted: May 27, 2006 by Julie |Category: Other Happenings | Tags:

You know…

Have you read Kindred Spirit's blog today? It's awesome. Her blog made me think about our trail ride the other day. “Dallas”, the wonderful horse that I rode wouldn't load onto the trailer when we were finished riding. Adonnya (my friend) had to be back home by 3pm and time was “awasting” as we tried over and over to get Dallas to load onto the horse trailer.

We put another horse, Diesel, on first to see if Dallas would load. Over and over again we tried. He refused to get on. Adonnya became quite frustrated with him so I gave it a try. Still, no go! Then we took Diesel off and tried with an empty trailer. No go. Then I came up with the idea to try loading him on the side of the trailer Diesel had been on. Who knows why! I was just praying for God to give us options for getting this horse on.

Well, up he goes right onto the trailer. No fuss, no stalling, just right up.

Can I get an Amen, Praise the Lord?
Thank you Jesus!!!

On the way home I kept thinking there must be a spiritual lesson in all of this. There always is. How many times do I insist on doing things a certain way only to be frustrated by my numerous attempts? And all the time there is the Lord's way, not always easy, but full of blessing for He has gone before me to prepare the path.

Now, like loading the horse on the trailer there were two sides to the same opening. A double horse trailer has a left and a right side. But there was only one way in that worked.

We were so intent on loading Dallas on one side we didn't even see the other side and it's possibilities.

Hmmmm….
gives a girl something to think about, huh?

IN HIM
JULIE

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Posted: May 27, 2006 by Julie |Category: Other Happenings | Tags:

Bye Bye Birdie

We took our baby Robin to the Wildlife Rescue people today. It was so much fun having him but I'm glad to have the responsibility of feeding him taken away. The Rescue people will teach him to feed himself so that he will survive on his own. I think each time I see a Robin now I'll think of him.

Here are some pictures from today. Each of the boys took turns holding him before we left to meet Amy from Wildlife Rescue. Then the little guy wouldn't stay in his box while we were driving to meet her so I've got a picture of him on the dashboard. I know, Nancy, you're thinking I carry my camera EVERYWHERE, but really I don't.

Oh, did I tell you we found out he really is a “HE”? Male robins have white on their breasts and white rings around their eyes.

God Speed little guy!

Julie

Amy from wildlife rescue.

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Posted: May 26, 2006 by Julie |Category: Homeschooling | Tags:

More photos from our farm night

Here are a couple more pictures from the night we spend riding. Baby girl is sitting on a donkey, although it's hard to tell in the picture.

Is she cute or what???? I could just eat her up!!

Here's baby girl trying to pull the donkey around while he's stepping on his lead rope.

Son #2 was cowboying it up!

And here's my hubbie taking time out from riding the quarter horse he loves to give baby girl a ride on the Missy.

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Posted: May 25, 2006 by Julie |Category: Happenings | Tags:

The baby bird

Our little robin has now learned to perch and I'm trying to teach him to eat off of the ground. He's progressed from eating like a baby (with his neck cranked back) to taking food from my hand when it's about half way down to the ground. He still doesn't act like he knows what to do with a squirming worm that's lying on the ground. We'll keep trying. He's also begun to exercise by flapping his wings.
Here's some pictures of him from last night when he was perched on the side of his bowl/nest.

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Posted: May 23, 2006 by Julie |Category: Homeschooling | Tags:

Not much to say

Not much to blog about today….

A few updates though:
BABY BIRD is about to eat us out of house and home. At $3 a container of worms he's getting as expensive to feed as my kids but he's doing great.
the BRUISE is bigger, larger, darker, uglier. but I rode again last night. it helped with the soreness.
i had my second parent/teacher conference today. it went well. we are still praying about montessori school or homeschool for my oldest next year

And a few questions….

does anyone know anything about biofeedback?
does anyone know anything about diet for someone with ADD tendencies?

Here are some examples of just how awesome our God is….

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Posted: May 22, 2006 by Julie |Category: Other Happenings | Tags:

Horses, Bruises and Baby Robins PART 2

Well, I finally hobbled over to the computer to post some pictures from yesterday's story.

Here's my bruise

Here's our baby robin that eats and poops more than anything I've seen in my entire life. Anybody out there know how old this little guy looks?

And here are some photos from last night. We had a wonderful time of fellowship sitting around the campfire and talking. I love this time of the year.

I love this picture of the boys playing on the swing at dusk.