tree ? pipe?

Great idea to hide pipes in an apartment or home!

good sunblocks

• No-Ad Sport SPF 50 lotion for $10
• Equate Sport Continuous Spray SPF 30 for $8 from Walmart
• Equate Ultra Protection lotion SPF 50 for $9 from Walmart

Do you ever try to say something and then get the letters/words mixed up?

Since I just started this blog, Derick gets the honor (since he said this today) of being the first entry (this will be a post that is added to frequently!): hoppy slow mix = sloppy joe mix

October 2015, someone in my office said "I saw the albino deer yesterday", my boss said "you saw Neil Diamond buying beer today?"

3-31-15, i have got to load a fold of laundry = i have to fold a load of laundry (cindi)
2-5-15, my cans will be classeled = my class will be cancelled (Aubri)
3-27-13 how can i harry dandle = how can i handle dairy (Sheena)

10-8-12, Aubri was talking about her friends "Taylee and Hailor" ie. Hailee and Taylor

"even though it is raining, my waters need lots of plants" this one comes all the way from Germay, thanks Heidi

"a hist in testory"...
"roam foller fit" = foam roller fit (Sheena)
"Bring this school to pen" = bring this pen to school (Tyler)
paint of coat = coat of paint (Gina :)

"I don't understand why this person named her change" = I don't understand why this person changed her name (I just said that to Lara)

I was talking about the show Man vs. Wild and I told Lara that I was watching Man wersus Wild. Okay let me explain, Germans say V as W and W as V, so I must be getting my german going for my upcoming trip!

It was not my workend to week = It was not my weekend to work (Liz)
Kelly Pickling = Kelly Pickler (Sheena)

Past phrases are:
"you have been swimming laked in the nake all day"="you have been swimming naked in the lake all day" (this is what I told Aubri at camp)
Hedition medache = headache medication (Aubri)
spench & fanish = french & spanish (Ty)
Salah Parin = Sarah Palin (Aubri)
body bath works = bath & body works (Aubri)
I have 2 pockets in my nickel = I have 2 nickels in my pocket (Ty - he told that to the person working at the Holiday gas station)
Pork yeppermint = york peppermint (Lara :) )
Papa Purphy Mizza card = Papa Murphy pizza card (Cindi)

Orange is the New Black & my gram

This show is cray cray...my favorite line from todays episode on Netflix is "You haven't showered in three days!" "I have washed my pits, tits and naughty bits". That made me LOL and also think of my gram. She always called it a "PTA" pits, tits and ass...she always put a little emphasis on the "ass" part to try and shock us by using that word. That also makes me LOL.

Even though she is still here in body, I miss my gram, MY GRAM. Btw this picture was taken in the camper at camp, where the garage now sits. The weird net candle and binoculars are still in "new" camp :) 

backpacks

i think i "want" one of these...seafoam or steelhead, hmmmm

http://cotopaxi.com/collections/boma-13l 

11-13-14, Bear Dream

I don't usually remember my dreams but this was sooooo real when i woke up.

I saw 5-6 Bears swimming at Lake Arfelin, I mean they were jumping off a dock and a raft. Almost human like. Then the next minute they were on our lot. I pulled Martha through the window by her collar. Lola was playing with a cub and I was hollering to her to get in the camp and she FINALLY came running to the camp. The big bear got in the camp. I was hiding under the mattress. Sheena and Aubri showed up at camp and Aubri opened the door and saw the bear...

That is when I woke up. It was weird, really weird, kind of like Planet of the Apes but with bears.

Laughed fricken out loud

beer cake

great idea, new twist on the diaper cake !

this might be useful someday

Starbucks

If you drink Starbucks coffee make sure to save the bag. I have treated myself and the person behind me more than once by turning these bags in. It's a nice way to pay it forward and you are recycling, too

sunday

i slept in until almost 10 am, it was heavenly. today i needed to get some stuff done...

• i cut tyler's hair
• laundry
• worked on my paper that is due tomorrow
• watched a movie "Broken City" with Mark Wahlberg & Russell Crowe, it was ok
• put pork in the crock pot for pulled pork sandwiches for dinner. This is the recipe i used, so easy http://www.tablespoon.com/recipes/3-ingredient-pulled-pork-recipe/1/
• went to my sisters to help her start purging, helped her for about 1 1/2 hours. When you live in a small house you can not save everything !
• worked on some string art
• hung my sheets (my other new set from ikea) on the line, yeah i know it isn't a big deal but it is to me. Have you ever slept on sheets that have hung on a line? yeah they smell so good

motorcycles & cars

 I am all about sharing the road, i have friends that are bikers so don't get me wrong. There are bikers that ride like assholes and their are drivers in cars that ride like assholes. So when i see "share the road" and people bitching about cars not paying attention, it makes me crazy. This motorcycle was weaving in and out and riding the center line. Yeah, this biker failed and the car was being cautious.

Bottom line, when you are on the road, EVERYBODY needs to pay attention not just the drivers in the car. I might have to make a bumper sticker...

a day in pictures

someone took a selfie with my iPhone

 new bedding from ikea

 crazy bites (bacon & jalapeño)

 haircut for ty

 lola napping

 lola napping again with her baby

 ready for a walk, the gentle leader is amazing (we walked 6 miles today)

 ranch suddenly salad

 vacuumed/cleaned a bedroom just because, it was appreciated

 cleaned the dining room

after a week of being sick, I felt productive

last weekend

i had a REAL good weekend last weekend...

Friday: I helped a friend who really needed my help

Saturday: Slept in until 12:14! Got a call from a friend to be treated at Midtown for lunch AND dessert! I felt like good deeds do get rewarded ! i got an invite for a BBQ & drinks and saw some new and old friends. Picked up some pallets for new projects i am working on FOR FREE!

Sunday: Made a salad to bring to a suprise 50th wedding anniversary for my neighbors, that i really do LOVE! worked on my rug, it's almost done, then i just have to finish Aubri's (sheena's is done).

All weekend i felt like i was just going with the flow, not rushed to be anywhere, not tired and the weekend felt like it didn't fly by. i don't know why people dred sundays because they know they have to work monday? it's a day off people, don't stress over

laundry

i don't know how much i saved on this windy day. I only had to run my dryer for socks & underwear, the other 7 loads made it to my clothesline. I had my clothesline full twice today...

magazine article

I just read this article in the May 2013 Redbook magazine...

Splurge on experience, not things! A decade of research tells us that purchases affect our happiness in ways we don't expect. "Most of us think, gosh, if i had limitless money, I could buy what i want, and I'd be happy", says Dunn. "But it doesn't work out that way". There's almost no scientific evidence, for example, that buying a home - or a newer, nicer one - increases joy. In fact, in one study that tracked how spending leads to happiness, researchers found that only one type of purchase had any impact: what they label "leisure", i.e., things like trips, movies, and tickets to sporting events and concerts.

This is what i TRULY believe, experience it, stop buying it!

tragedy

i stumbled upon this blog post...

http://www.nicegirlnotes.com/sandy-hook-newtown

hey

 11111 pageviews this is what i hit today ! pretty exciting, thank you to my (3) loyal readers...

aaron, this ones for you

coke caps

2 walmart bags full of coke product caps

this should keep me busy for awhile, thanks Nancy