Energy had his first school football game last night. He actually had two of them since he played on the A and B teams. During the first game he had a magnificent catch at the 3 yard line but it ended up being called back for a penalty. Bummer! He got "cleated" on his leg during the first game and had to go out in order to be taped up. In the second game he played all defense and got some good tackles including a quarter back sack which resulted in a fumble and his team getting the ball in which they scored on that possession. They ended up loosing the first game and winning the second. Way to go Energy!! It broke my heart that Energy's mother didn't even bother coming to the games. There are many things about that woman that I will never understand.
I finally got notification that the apron I won on ebay is on its way. It is coming from Canada so it will probably take a week or so. I can't wait to get it. I will be sure to post a picture.
Now that I have been blogging again for several months I finally have a "feel" for what I want to do with my blog. So some changes will be underway. I am probably going to "move" to another blog still within the blogspot network. Be looking for those details coming up!
Have a great day!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Nothing good to say about Math!
Math. The subject right above learning about the Greek God's on my list of least favorite classes back when I was in school. I mean I can add, subtract, multiply, divide and I love Algebra. Geometry was a different story and thank God my teacher lived across the street so I passed the class when I should have received a F-! It is the questions like:
Sarah had 35 purple marbles and she gave Timmy 9 of them. Timmy added the 9 marbles to his collection of 11. How tall is Sarah?
As if I want to figure that out!
The way they teach Math these days is enough to make your head explode.....twice! And to come home after a hard day at work and have to help your child with Math like that is enough to make it explode 45 times! Kayk's Math teacher assigns homework every night except for Wednesday nights. Boy, do I LOVE Wednesday nights. So with the new way Math is taught mixed in with the fact that my husband and I have been out of school for over 20 years we have to take a crash course on the Internet in order to be able to assist our children with their Math homework. Oh and don't let me leave out that in efforts to save the school district money they only buy a classroom supply of Math books so the students can't bring them home with them. So all we have is the worksheet and whatever we may stumble upon on the Internet in order to help them. You gotta love it!
So last night we had a complicated Math problem that we were trying to assist Kayk with. It made no sense to me or my husband. Kayk is a straight A student so I know she pays attention in class but she couldn't figure it out either. And the Internet was no help. Uuuuugh! I ended up flipping out and told Kayk I couldn't wait for Curriculum night this week because I was going to have a little chat with her teacher. It was nearing 7:00PM and I had not even started dinner yet and we had been working on this same problem for nearly an hour and a half. Kayk told me she didn't want me to say anything to her teacher. I told her that all I was going to tell her Math teacher was that each evening she needed to come to our house to cook dinner and do my chores so that I could assist with Math homework and that I would gladly give her every Wednesday night off. I think that is a fair enough trade off.
We even tried contacting some of Kayk's friends from school and no one could get the problem. I think there may have been a typo on the worksheet. I don't usually allow Kayk to give up on her homework but in the case I told her to do just that. There was no way this problem could be worked out.
After all of that I finally made dinner and we ate. Afterwards my husband put his arms around me and told me he appreciated all of my efforts and what a wonderful job I do. Awwwwwwww! He then told me he would take me to Yankee Candle to get my Pumpkin Pie candle. Awwwwww again! I get a Pumpkin Pie candle each fall and I had been mentioning to him that I needed to get up there to get it. I had a coupon for a buy one get one free (I have frequent flyer miles at Yankee) so I also got my Christmas candle as well. This year I got Hollyberry - smells yummy!
So tonight is Tuesday night so you know what that means? Yup....I will be doing all of that Math doo doo again! Lucky me!
Sarah had 35 purple marbles and she gave Timmy 9 of them. Timmy added the 9 marbles to his collection of 11. How tall is Sarah?
As if I want to figure that out!
The way they teach Math these days is enough to make your head explode.....twice! And to come home after a hard day at work and have to help your child with Math like that is enough to make it explode 45 times! Kayk's Math teacher assigns homework every night except for Wednesday nights. Boy, do I LOVE Wednesday nights. So with the new way Math is taught mixed in with the fact that my husband and I have been out of school for over 20 years we have to take a crash course on the Internet in order to be able to assist our children with their Math homework. Oh and don't let me leave out that in efforts to save the school district money they only buy a classroom supply of Math books so the students can't bring them home with them. So all we have is the worksheet and whatever we may stumble upon on the Internet in order to help them. You gotta love it!
So last night we had a complicated Math problem that we were trying to assist Kayk with. It made no sense to me or my husband. Kayk is a straight A student so I know she pays attention in class but she couldn't figure it out either. And the Internet was no help. Uuuuugh! I ended up flipping out and told Kayk I couldn't wait for Curriculum night this week because I was going to have a little chat with her teacher. It was nearing 7:00PM and I had not even started dinner yet and we had been working on this same problem for nearly an hour and a half. Kayk told me she didn't want me to say anything to her teacher. I told her that all I was going to tell her Math teacher was that each evening she needed to come to our house to cook dinner and do my chores so that I could assist with Math homework and that I would gladly give her every Wednesday night off. I think that is a fair enough trade off.
We even tried contacting some of Kayk's friends from school and no one could get the problem. I think there may have been a typo on the worksheet. I don't usually allow Kayk to give up on her homework but in the case I told her to do just that. There was no way this problem could be worked out.
After all of that I finally made dinner and we ate. Afterwards my husband put his arms around me and told me he appreciated all of my efforts and what a wonderful job I do. Awwwwwwww! He then told me he would take me to Yankee Candle to get my Pumpkin Pie candle. Awwwwww again! I get a Pumpkin Pie candle each fall and I had been mentioning to him that I needed to get up there to get it. I had a coupon for a buy one get one free (I have frequent flyer miles at Yankee) so I also got my Christmas candle as well. This year I got Hollyberry - smells yummy!
So tonight is Tuesday night so you know what that means? Yup....I will be doing all of that Math doo doo again! Lucky me!
Monday, September 8, 2008
The Weekend
Coach and his posse left for the golf tournament Friday afternoon which gave me and Kayk a "girl's only" weekend. We started off our festivities by going out for Chinese on Friday night which was delicious. Coach normally does our grocery shopping but left me in charge of it since he was out of town which was probably not a wise decision on his part. I had planned out our menu before we left for dinner and had everything written down on the master grocery list of what I was going to buy. I pretty much just purchased what was on the list with the exception of some dog ice cream for Koko and a magazine for Kayk which was filled with pictures of the Jonas Brother's that she had to have! Low and behold I went $60 OVER budget. Thank goodness I had grabbed some extra cash to bring along with me otherwise I would have been telling them to put some of it back!!! When Coach called that evening I told him about what happened and being the awesome CFO of our family he is he told me where I could find $60 in order to pay myself back for my overage.
Saturday morning Kayk and I went to see a movie and then we went home where I made lunch, cleaned the kitchen, and made an apple pie. Then her and I played a game of Life and watched some of Picture This until she decided she would rather IM with her friend on the computer than hang out with her mom. =( That evening we watched the KU game (they won!) and I prepared Sunday's dinner.
On Sunday Pam came over and we made some really, really cute Christmas crafts. I didn't get a chance to take a picture of them last night but hope to tonight. We were wondering if we were going to even be able to make anything because we went to JoAnn's to buy our supplies and they didn't even have their Christmas stuff out yet! What are they thinking? Hobby Lobby has had their Christmas stuff out since July! Luckily after hitting a few other stores we were able to come up with the needed supplies.
Coach got home around 6:00. Him and his golf team took 1st place in the golf tournament in which they got to purchase $285 worth of golf equipment from the golf shop. Hubby got a new golf bag, a golf shirt, a hat, and a short sleeve pullover that is rain resistant.
After dinner I took Kayk to Target so that she could spend the gift cards she got from her birthday. She got the Camp Rock DVD and another magazine with the Jonas Brother's in it. I picked up another book since I already finished Promise, Texas. This time I got a book called The Pact ... A Love Story. It is about two families that live next door to each other and have been best friends for 2 decades. One family has a son and the other a daughter, who date each other and for some reason (haven't read why yet) the son and daughter decide they are going to commit suicide together. One lives and the other doesn't and this changes the whole dynamic of their relationship - including the surviving child may be charged with homicide. I have only read a few chapters and I am finding the book to be very intense. I like to read to relax but reading this one you cannot relax.
Saturday morning Kayk and I went to see a movie and then we went home where I made lunch, cleaned the kitchen, and made an apple pie. Then her and I played a game of Life and watched some of Picture This until she decided she would rather IM with her friend on the computer than hang out with her mom. =( That evening we watched the KU game (they won!) and I prepared Sunday's dinner.
On Sunday Pam came over and we made some really, really cute Christmas crafts. I didn't get a chance to take a picture of them last night but hope to tonight. We were wondering if we were going to even be able to make anything because we went to JoAnn's to buy our supplies and they didn't even have their Christmas stuff out yet! What are they thinking? Hobby Lobby has had their Christmas stuff out since July! Luckily after hitting a few other stores we were able to come up with the needed supplies.
Coach got home around 6:00. Him and his golf team took 1st place in the golf tournament in which they got to purchase $285 worth of golf equipment from the golf shop. Hubby got a new golf bag, a golf shirt, a hat, and a short sleeve pullover that is rain resistant.
After dinner I took Kayk to Target so that she could spend the gift cards she got from her birthday. She got the Camp Rock DVD and another magazine with the Jonas Brother's in it. I picked up another book since I already finished Promise, Texas. This time I got a book called The Pact ... A Love Story. It is about two families that live next door to each other and have been best friends for 2 decades. One family has a son and the other a daughter, who date each other and for some reason (haven't read why yet) the son and daughter decide they are going to commit suicide together. One lives and the other doesn't and this changes the whole dynamic of their relationship - including the surviving child may be charged with homicide. I have only read a few chapters and I am finding the book to be very intense. I like to read to relax but reading this one you cannot relax.
Friday, September 5, 2008
the very, most special, perfect one
So, I am in the market for a new handbag. You really do not know what a tremendous task that is for me. I have a handbag obsession BUT I am not an impulse buyer when it comes to making the purchase of one. I will put down some pretty good money for the right handbag but it has to be the very, most special, perfect one.
My husband learned my handbag buying issues the hard way. Before we were married I told him I was going to go purse shopping and he said those regretful words "I will go with you." TWO days later I finally found the very, most special, perfect one. We hit almost every store in the metro area before I found it. Needless to say, he does not go purse shopping with me anymore. He did "give" me a handbag for Christmas last year but I went out on the scavenger hunt for the very, most special, perfect one, bought it and then he wrapped it up for me.
I typically do not carry a handbag longer than 3 months and that is really pushing it for me. I do hang onto quite a few of the prized ones and switch out from time to time. However, I have been looking for the past 3 months and just can't find that very, most special, perfect one. It seems that the older I get the harder it is. I am hoping that special one will jump out at me soon because it is defeating not being able to find it.
My husband learned my handbag buying issues the hard way. Before we were married I told him I was going to go purse shopping and he said those regretful words "I will go with you." TWO days later I finally found the very, most special, perfect one. We hit almost every store in the metro area before I found it. Needless to say, he does not go purse shopping with me anymore. He did "give" me a handbag for Christmas last year but I went out on the scavenger hunt for the very, most special, perfect one, bought it and then he wrapped it up for me.
I typically do not carry a handbag longer than 3 months and that is really pushing it for me. I do hang onto quite a few of the prized ones and switch out from time to time. However, I have been looking for the past 3 months and just can't find that very, most special, perfect one. It seems that the older I get the harder it is. I am hoping that special one will jump out at me soon because it is defeating not being able to find it.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Not all recipes found on the internet are as good as they say...
As you remember I made up a batch of cinnamon butter cookie dough a couple days ago. The dough had to chill for at least four hours so I didn't have the time to bake them until last night. The night I made the dough my husband and I licked the bowl (and the spatula and the beaters) clean! Being that we are connoisseurs of cookie dough we deemed this some of the best tasting dough we have ever had. The finished cooked cookie....not so much! The cookie is yucky! Very dry and not really sweet at all. I could do some tweeking to the recipe but I have far too many recipes in line waiting to be tried out that this one will go to the back burner. Perhaps maybe someday when I have nothing else to do, or if we just want to eat cookie dough, I will give it another whirl. This weekend however, I am going back to a recipe that I have made numerous times before and know it will taste good. Good old fashion appie pie. Mmmmmmmm! Coach will be out of town for a golf tourney (thankfully the last one of the year) and I always make him something special for his return. He doesn't know I am making it but I know he has been craving some because I have seen him eyeing apple pie on the dessert menu the last few times we have been out to eat.
The boys were over last night and we had to go on a search for Energy's practice jersey. He had left it at the BBQ we went to over the weekend. We then went out to eat to celebrate him making the "A" football team. We took them home, got Kayk to take her shower and then listened to her read two papers she is writing for school before getting her off to bed. We then caught the end of Sarah Palin's speech and was very impressed. We are looking forward in hearing John McCain's speech tonight although we won't get to watch it all because we have to deliver Coach's luggage/golf clubs to the RV.
I have almost read all of Promise, Texas. I need to go out searching for what I want to read next. Any suggestions?
The boys were over last night and we had to go on a search for Energy's practice jersey. He had left it at the BBQ we went to over the weekend. We then went out to eat to celebrate him making the "A" football team. We took them home, got Kayk to take her shower and then listened to her read two papers she is writing for school before getting her off to bed. We then caught the end of Sarah Palin's speech and was very impressed. We are looking forward in hearing John McCain's speech tonight although we won't get to watch it all because we have to deliver Coach's luggage/golf clubs to the RV.
I have almost read all of Promise, Texas. I need to go out searching for what I want to read next. Any suggestions?
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Back to work Wednesday
After having 5 days off from work I am finding it hard to get back in the groove of things. It doesn't help that it is cold and rainy out today either. The thing that is keeping me going is I have exactly 44 days until my next 5 days off. I think I can make it.
We didn't do much yesterday at all. My husband had promised to spend the day with me; however, he spent most of the day playing a football game on his PC. I read some of my new book, Promise, Texas by Debbie Macomber. I really like it alot. Promise, Texas is a fictional place but somewhere I would absolutely love to live. Late in the afternoon we went and had lunch at Mr. Goodcents and went to the grocery store.
I had waited all day long for Kayk to get home from school in order to make up some cinnamon butter cookie dough so that she could help me. I got the ingredients out and asked her if she wanted to help but she declined because she doesn't really like cinnamon. You gotta love teenagers! The dough is chilling in the refrigerator and I will make them tonight after dinner.
Energy called us last night to tell us he made the "A" football team. Coach was on cloud 9. We are going to take the kids out to dinner tonight to celebrate. Way to go, Energy, we knew your hard work would pay off!!!
Over the weekend I found me a fu-fu apron on ebay that I bought. It has to come from Canada so it may take while to get here. I am so excited about it. Now I am going to start hitting the antique stores because I want to replace my current dishes with mismatched china.
I ended out my night but signing coach up for a subscription on husbandhero.com. It is a website that sends husbands a monthly email of a romantic tip or two. He must have checked his email and seen it because he asked me about it as soon as I got to work. He told me he appreciated the subscription and that he is capable of being romantic and will show me he can be. I figured if he is romantic at least once in the next year it was worth the $12 subscription fee.
We didn't do much yesterday at all. My husband had promised to spend the day with me; however, he spent most of the day playing a football game on his PC. I read some of my new book, Promise, Texas by Debbie Macomber. I really like it alot. Promise, Texas is a fictional place but somewhere I would absolutely love to live. Late in the afternoon we went and had lunch at Mr. Goodcents and went to the grocery store.
I had waited all day long for Kayk to get home from school in order to make up some cinnamon butter cookie dough so that she could help me. I got the ingredients out and asked her if she wanted to help but she declined because she doesn't really like cinnamon. You gotta love teenagers! The dough is chilling in the refrigerator and I will make them tonight after dinner.
Energy called us last night to tell us he made the "A" football team. Coach was on cloud 9. We are going to take the kids out to dinner tonight to celebrate. Way to go, Energy, we knew your hard work would pay off!!!
Over the weekend I found me a fu-fu apron on ebay that I bought. It has to come from Canada so it may take while to get here. I am so excited about it. Now I am going to start hitting the antique stores because I want to replace my current dishes with mismatched china.
I ended out my night but signing coach up for a subscription on husbandhero.com. It is a website that sends husbands a monthly email of a romantic tip or two. He must have checked his email and seen it because he asked me about it as soon as I got to work. He told me he appreciated the subscription and that he is capable of being romantic and will show me he can be. I figured if he is romantic at least once in the next year it was worth the $12 subscription fee.
Monday, September 1, 2008
What we did this weekend
I have alot to say today as we have been doing alot of the past several days so if you don't want to read a long post....leave now!
And after:
There are still a ton of things to do in this bathroom. The vanity and cabinet on the wall will be painted. The sliding shower door will be removed. We are going to put a shower insert in the tub. A new mirror and lighting will be put up and the floor will be tiled. Then of course, once we get all of this work done we are selling the house! But that is still several years off.
Sunday night I drug my husband to the movies to see Momma Mia -the sing along version. Oh my goodness! This movie was so written for me. Beautiful setting, fufu costumes, love, romance, tons of dancing and horrible singing. Yes, I was totally in my element! If I would have know about this movie I would have certainly went to the casting call and I am sure I would have got a role. We also saw a preview for a movie called Fireproof that stars Kirk Cameron that I can't wait to see.
We went out to eat Friday night and my husband asked if I wanted to go get paint for the upstairs bathroom. I am always ready to conquer the numerous house projects we got going on so I took him up on it. We picked out a paint that looked gray in color at the store; however, when I painted it the color looked more green. In fact the color almost matches what is in the kitchen and the paints were from two different paint companies! We like how it turned out; however, it bothers me that the colors in the two rooms are so similar. I am not one to keep things the same for too long so I will probably paint one or both of the rooms again in the next 2-3 years or so.
Here is the bathroom before (wall Kilzed):
And after: There are still a ton of things to do in this bathroom. The vanity and cabinet on the wall will be painted. The sliding shower door will be removed. We are going to put a shower insert in the tub. A new mirror and lighting will be put up and the floor will be tiled. Then of course, once we get all of this work done we are selling the house! But that is still several years off.On Sunday we went to a BBQ at one of Coach's best friends parents house. The boys went with us and we played several games of volleyball and had some good food.
Sunday night I drug my husband to the movies to see Momma Mia -the sing along version. Oh my goodness! This movie was so written for me. Beautiful setting, fufu costumes, love, romance, tons of dancing and horrible singing. Yes, I was totally in my element! If I would have know about this movie I would have certainly went to the casting call and I am sure I would have got a role. We also saw a preview for a movie called Fireproof that stars Kirk Cameron that I can't wait to see.I am still trying to learn how to take pictures with my new camera. I am like the world's worst photo taker. Here are some photos I took in my training:
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