Ladies night

Last night I had a girls night out with several other women and we had a blast at PF Changs. Im pretty sure they were glad to see us leave because we arent exactly quite. It was nice to get out of the house, wear something other than sweat pants and hang out with some wonderful women. Before you start feeling bad for hubby he had his own boys night out, granted his night out included 2 boys that were 4 and another friend but nontheless he got wings so his night was good as well. Last night I laughed my ass off with the ladies but when I woke up this morning it was still there, darnit. Good times, good times

Fall 2009 Decor

3 years

Dear Jennifer, its been 3 years today since the accident and I miss you just as much as I did the first year. You were such a great friend, the best of best friends. I know you and Hannah are looking down from above and watching over everyone. Still crying whenever this date rolls around each year, for some reason I can never seem to write this post each year without the tears. I miss you and love you and in my mind you and Hannah are living in heaven in a large pink barbie house with an elevator on the side and driving around in a pink convertible just like the one we used to play with at your house. Loving and missing you everyday for the rest of my life.

Today we went to Circle S pumpkin farm with friends and had a blast, especially in the hay barn where we had a hay fight.

Today while picking Preston up at school I recognized another lady picking up her child. I have seen her at the gym before. When we spoke to one another we realized our kids were in the same class. In front of her and her son I asked Preston if he plays with her son. Prestons response was "no, he is mean". Silence.....the only thing I could say was "well OK, see you at the gym on Monday". Kids can be brutally honest.

Why is it that I can spend several hours of time in the same room as Preston who barely even acknowledges that Im there however I step out of the room to take potty break and suddenly he is yelling and needing me. I wonder when I will get to pee in privacy without urgency again? Atleast I have something to look forward to....unfortunately its potty breaks.

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Hanes Wedgie Free Underwear.....my ass your wedgie free. I have a pair of you on today and you were creeping and crawling where you shouldn't of been by the time I made my first run around the track. Do you know how hard it is to pick a wedgie while running? Don't claim to be wedgie free if you cant handle a jog or a run. No where on the package does it say "wedgie free but only if you walk very slowly and no sudden movements". Im just saying....

Preston is finally starting to feel better, after his stomach virus he got a respiratory virus. Is there anything else this kid can catch in pre k...better not ask that huh.

Preston went to the firehouse yesterday for a school field trip and had fun. He told me several times that if the door knob is hot then there is fire behind it. He said this morning that he thought that he should open the door to the garage to see if there was a fire. Good idea and good thing there wasn't.
In other news I went to a village council meeting last night to discuss and express my concern over solicitors in our area, long story short we are being sued because of the laws about solicitors in our town. The town then decided to change solicitors times from 9am-9pm, it wasn't that late before, in order to please the company that is suing us. I have an issue with that and let them know.
Today our cabinets for our kitchen finally came in. YEAH, only 5 days late. Good thing I didn't owe them any money otherwise they might of been here on time. I finished painting the family room where the pony wall was taken out. We had to put a new piece of sheetrock up to fill in the hole so patching it took a while. Patch, sand, patch, sand, patch, sand, prime, sand, and finally paint. Next project countertops. To be continued....

Relaxing Thursday

Preston is over the stomach virus but is left with a cough right now. He missed school yesterday and today is laying on couch eating popsicles and resting. I'm hoping he will be well enough to go to school tomorrow for picture day.

On another note I'm once again baking cookies for hubby's work. Whenever it is someones birthday in the department everyone brings in goodies...I swear I think someone has a birthday every 2 weeks. Either that or they just tell me its someones birthday to get me to bake something. Today I'm making peanut butter cup cookies. Its refrigerated cookie dough (my choice was peanut butter) cut it into an inch to inch 1/2 slices and then cut that slice into 4ths. It slices better if placed in the freezer for a few minutes before opening package. Place each wedge of cookie dough into its own greased mini muffin pan hole. Bake a few minutes (about 6-8 min,) until slightly golden but not completely done, remove from oven and place miniature peanut butter cups into each cookie immediatly, dont push down too far or you will have a mess of chocolate on bottom of cookie. Let stand for a while to harden and remove with spoons. Taste at least 4 before serving to others just to be sure that everything is good.

Food + sick=a lot of spot shot carpet cleaner

Today Preston came home from school not feeling well, honestly he has been coughing for a week but that was about it and he has been saying that he doesn't feel well for a while, apparently tonight he meant it. He now has a fever and his food decided to leave his belly and land all over the floor. Not sure if its flu but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that its not.

Today we went to look at granite countertops at a warehouse and it was a bit overwhelming and exciting. Ive always wanted granite and I could of stayed there all day looking and touching each piece of granite they were all so beautiful. Here is a pic of the color of granite that we like its called New Venetian Gold and it has specks of golden color, brown and black. Im keeping my fingers crossed and wondering what is is that Im going to have to do to get this granite......

Kitchen quotes

I have a chalkboard in my kitchen that I like to put cute kitchen sayings on, I try and change it up about once a week. Some of my favorite are:

• BAM doesn't mean the same thing in my kitchen as it does in Emeril's
• Candy solves everything
• Kiss my Grits
• If we are what we eat, then I'm easy, fast and cheap!
• My next house will have no kitchen...just vending machines
• If you don't like my cooking, lower your standards
• Open the fridge and take a look - first to complain is next week's cook!
• Everytime I cuss I wash my mouth out with chocolate.
• Yes, Grandma cooked 3 full meals from scratch 3 times a day, 7 days a week. That was in 1935, just before she left the family. Now, do you want those full meals, or do you want to keep me around?

Sneak peak

This is the only spot in our family room that is actually clean from the renovations, we still haven't moved the furniture back in but somehow Ive gone ahead and decorated for fall...my priorities are so right on.
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Here is a pic of our new kitchen table. Ive been looking for a gathering table for a while now but didn't want to pay the price, even on craigslist they were a bit much. I found this at a yard sale this past weekend for $85. Right now its just kinda hanging out in the middle of the kitchen till we figure out where we want everything to go.

I am plumb tuckered out. Over the past week we have been working on the house. The pony wall that separated the kitchen and family room is gone and the hardwood floors are down. Today I took Preston to school, went to home depot, went to walmart, went to bootcamp, picked up Preston and then spent the next 4 hours painting the family room walls. Bootcamp kicked my butt, painting after bootcamp kicked everything else. We are 95% done with just a few minor things to finish up and then I will post pics. I hear Aleve calling my name.

This is my favorite picture of Preston: Even though someday he will kill me for showing this, it is well worth it. It was taken about 2 months ago as he fell asleep on couch while sitting up eating popcorn in his underwear.

Lithopolis Honey Bee Festival

Bedtime stories

I told Preston the other night that God helps little boys grow in their sleep but only in their own beds. This was my way of talking Preston out of sneaking into our bed at night. Tonight he asked if he slept in our bed would God let him grow, of course I said no (yeah I so lied but you would to with a 40 pound boy kicking you all night) that God only helps you grow in your bed. He then turned around and said I guess I will always be small then.

Preschool drop off

Just dropped Preston off at his first day of preschool . While in the car we said a little prayer that God would watch over him and let him have a good day while playing and afterwards Preston said God is going to play with me like he is playing with Taz (my sisters dog). A little difficult to explain that God and Taz would not be joining him on the playground but that they would be watching him from above. When we got out of the car he did great, he went right in, hung up his bookbag and said bye mommy. Oh if only I were that brave because I turned around walked out the door got into my car and cried.

We celebrated the first day of preschool with eating at McDonalds.

First day of preschool

My little boy, you are still asleep upstairs and soon I will wake you up for your first day of preschool. I'm trying my best not to cry and instead think about the 3 hours a day, 3 days a week that I will have to myself but I cant seem to get past the fact that I will be without you for 3 hours, 3 days a week and tears are already hitting the keyboard. Did you have to grow up so fast, do you have to be such a big boy? Don't you want to stay here with mommy and play with me instead of going off to school and learning new and exciting things, we have snack time here, we read books, we play, we....OK I know you need to venture out on your own. My camera is ready to take lots of pictures, your vitamins are on the counter ready for you to take, your breakfast is awaiting you along with orange juice so you will have lots of energy for your day, your backpack is packed with an extra pair of clothes, and now Im thinking that someone should be holding my hand to get me through this day. Preston, we are so proud of you and we know that big things await you. You will make lots of friends and have so much fun. I promise not to embarrass you to much this morning and to be on time each day to pick you up. I promise that this is just as hard on me as it is you and just as exciting as well. I love you son and remember your manners, give your teachers a break, try not to fart or burp and for goodness sakes when you do don't announce it to others like you do at home, have a great time and be kind to the little girls. I love you and I'm proud of you, go out there and give em' hell son!!!

Labor Day weekend

Living in Canal Winchester during Labor Day Festivities is awesome...Im just saying and I may be slightly bias. This is the one time that our little township puts on a weekend of festivities for the entire family. They have kiddie carnival rides, carnival food, great food from local restaurants, beer tent, games, pageants, car shows , parade and much more. In fact I can smell the kettle corn cooking now from only a few blocks away. We dont usually take the kids to the county fair because lets face it, its a bit scary around all of the people that only come out of their houses once a year to attend the fair, I would literally have to put a leash on Preston to keep up with him and carnie people freak me out. We hope everyone has a great holiday weekend.