Chicago

Since I'm on here thought I'd post some pix from Chicago. We went a couple weeks ago since Scott was there for class. Meg and I took the train and met up with him. There's Megan waiting for the train and then when we got there we went to Willis (Sears) Tower. Those new clear boxes you can stand in are freaky!

Goodbye Old Friend........

We are sure going to miss this lovable dog!! Sadie passed yesterday so we're all a bit weepy in this household. We got her as a pup back in 1996. Now she's in God's yard playing with Jake and eating chicken. :-) Miss ya Woo Dog!!

Scrap page of Amelia

here's a page I made of Amelia....and it's not digital!! I finally did an actual paper page for a change! woohoo!

me and some of my peeps!

had dinner with the girls last Friday night. Had a great time! Nice to see some old friends and catch up! Mae, Trisha, me and Beth. and yes I got my hair all whacked off again! LOL

It's July already?

wow. Well, Happy 4th of July everybody! :-) Better say it now because you know I wont be posting again anytime soon! I've been a bit of a slacker!
I finally got some pics off of my camera (and I have a new camera on the way!! woohoo!! I knew Scott would cave eventually!) The first pics were taken at my Dad's & the last 2 at Scott's grandpa's. Yes that is Scott with his Dad...can't tell they are related huh?? LOL
Last Thursday Megan and I took Sadie for walk around the neighborhood. BAD IDEA>>>>>
some other dogs decided they wanted to come play! This big black lab came running up behind me and took me out! I was on my back before I knew it! OUCH! right there in the road. I have been so sore! Luckily he was just "over friendly" and not mean but dang.......after he knocked me down he was all over me. Not a fun walk back home. I dont know where he belongs and I know we're in the country so lots of people leave their dogs free to roam....but we DON'T. So no more doggie walks for us....
I can't believe this weather! We went from 100 to 70! I am not complaining! Loving the break from the heat. Although it is chilly to swim!
Hope you all have a great holiday w/e and be safe and have fun! Thanks for stopping by! Oh and I added a gadget to the right where you can "follow" my blog. I didnt even know about it til I had a follower!! LOL!! (Hi Steph!!) Anyway I changed the title to "people who are stalking me" (heehee) so I dont know much about it, but it's there if you want to sign up for it! :-)

Big Hugs! T~

Yeah, we're THAT good....

My kiddo is sooo good at bowling, she made 2 gutter balls yesterday..........with the bumpers up!! LOL!! Now I am pretty impressed by this. We've both been bowling about 100 (yes with bumpers.) We're that good.....hardy har har. The main thing is we've been having FUN! After morning swim practice we're doing some bowling. Signed her up at www.Kidsbowlfree.com and she gets 2 free games per day!
I'm still w/o a camera but I am getting pretty darn close to cracking Scott. I should have a new one soooon. :-) Scrapbookers need cameras!
Wow it has been so hot lately! If this is June what's the "dog days of summer" in August going to be like??
My friend Hiede will be home visiting from Texas soon and we're planning a girls night July 3rd. That's going to be so much fun!
I am all over the place tonight aren't I? The sun is frying my brain! Saturday we were at a swim meet for 6 hours out in full sun! HOT HOT HOT!! We all got some nice tans (burns). We thought we'd be smart and go buy a canopy for Sunday...so after the meet we bought one and took it home and put it together. NOT going to happen. It was lots of pieces and a pain in the rump. So Scott took it back and went and got another one. This one was perfect!! We were all set! Then Megan got sick and we didnt go to the meet. At least we are prepared now. Luckily Megan is feeling all better.
Ok I'm going to get off of here before I go off on some other subject randomly. Later peeps.

oops! My Bad......

wow, it's been almost a month since I posted last! I have been really busy (obviously) and havent had the chance! School ended the 29th and Megan and I have been busy enjoying the beginnings of Summer Vacay!! We've had lots of "family get togethers" w/ Jody and the kids and Angie and the kids and my Dad. Plus swim practice and meets. I subbed yesterday for Sherri and had to drive the school van with the muffler dragging the ground! UGH!! It was just hanging there.........told the bossman and he said there was no other choice I had to drive it. OMG!! I was a nervous idiot! Listening to the draaaaagggingg and buuuumping all morning.....fun fun!!! And people getting all pissy ( I drove slower and had my hazards on so people would be aware to not tailgate me!) and of coarse people had to tell me the muffler's hanging. No sh*t..............really?? hadn't noticed.
I think Sherri owes me.... LOL.
I had some pics I wanted to put on here but my camera isn't working right. whenever I try to use it the shutter closes and makes a weird noise and nothing happens. We were at Scott's Grandpa's b-day party a couple weeks ago and I tried to get pics, I got like 5 and that was after Scott threw it on the floor! He says I just have to beat it for it to work. Great. (maybe I should drag it behind the van???????) Anyway, I want a new camera and he says I don't need one. (rolling my eyes....whatever!) I DO need one! I went to use it today at Dad's and it wouldnt work so I beat the crap out of it and it worked briefly. Now the pics wont come off when I try to upload to the computer. Even after abusing it............... *sigh*.............plus I hurt my damn hand! LOL Maybe I should sub more this summer and make me some moolah and just go buy a new one! Maybe I should drop it EXTRA hard and shatter it...........then I would HAVE to get a new one right???? Nah, Scott would so totally guess I did that!! :-)~ He knows me too well!!

Before I forget, HAPPY GRADUATION to my nephew C.J.! Out in the real world now.....scary yet exciting! Best luck in college!! and HAPPY 8th Grade GRADUATION to my niece Taylor. Yeah, you guys Rock, I know!! :-)~

Well I will try not to wait a month before posting again! I've got a ton of emails to go through and a kid who's Bored. Out of school for 2 weeks and she's boooored. So we're going to play here in a bit.

Thanks for stopping by!!

100 & counting...

wow, I just realized yesterday was my 100th posting on here! (cue confetti and party blowers!) Happy posting to me!!! woohoo!!

What a day......I had to work while Scott & Megan went to St Louis Science Center for a field trip. ( I had to sub for another driver today & couldn't go!) Just got a call that one of the busses wont start so they will be about 45 mins later than expected cause they are all piling onto 1 bus. Lucky for Scott he rode w/ some other parents (but he'll have to wait at the school for Megan.) While I was subbing today I realized I will take my lovable~ but sometimes unruly~ pre-k kids and special ed over obnoxious teenagers any day! whew!!! Calgon (and tequila) take me away!!! :-) hardy har har.

mom's day

Just sharing a few pics!! Hope all the moms out there had a great day! Look how tall my daughter is getting!!!

medieval times

The kid had a swim meet near Chicago this w/e so after the meet on Saturday we went to Medieval times . We had the best time! Lots of fun! Most of the pics we have are on our phones so haven't gotten them on the computer yet. Anyway, it was really cool! Then Sunday we went to Chicago to Shedd Aquarium. Very nice Mom's day w/e. :-)

Meg's poem

A Mothers Day poem for my Mommy written by Megan.

How I Love You


My love is like a summer wish
I always love to give you a kiss
Your as beautiful as the ocean
You always give a helping notion

Our love is like summer time
I wouldn't spend it with a dime
You always cook the best meals
You like to find great deals

I love to see you smile
You always pick the prettiest tile
I know you like purses
You hardly ever say curses

Just like roses are red
And violets are blue
I love you
And you love me too

better late than never!

yeah ok, so I know Halloween was several months ago, but I am just now scrapping these cute pics Jody sent me of the kidlets. They are so cute!! Who knows, maybe next month I'll tackle Christmas photos!

v-ball

Scott and Megan trying out the new ball yesterday ( yes there actually was a moment it wasn't raining! ) The second picture cracks me up!!

happy feelings

just something I was working on today. That's our fat cat( that nobody ever sees because he hides from everyone but us!!) Last time I weighed him he was 19 lbs!

Believe

just playing around tonight and came up with this. I think it turned out cute........but I may just be tootin my own horn! :-) The house is quiet....Scott took Megan to swim practice so I'm just chillin' out listening to some music and scrappin'. Sadie's camped out on her doggie bed and Smudge is hiding somewhere ( he has to have like 12 hours of sleep so when we all go to sleep he can run laps on the bed and pounce on me.)

Megan's decided she wants to try this volleyball camp that's coming up in June. Scott came home from work tonight and he had bought her a volleyball. You would have thought he'd come home with a triple chocolate sundae with a side of cash she was so tickled! We went out in the yard and messed around a bit. I forgot how sore that can make your arms. I'm already walking around like Forrest Gimp from pulling a muscle in my groin. (which BTW totally SUCKS!!!!!!!) Am I getting old or something????


Anyway, better go, they'll be home soon and I can at least attempt to look like I was doing something useful. :-) Later Gaters!

Oh and P.S. to Shawndel and Angie for the snail mail last week! I really do have the best friends!!!

been digi scrappin today!

just sharing some new Lo's!

Today's Mom's birthday. Just wanted to make something. It's an older pic, can't even remember when it was taken. Sure do miss her. Megan & I decided tonight we will have a cupcake with a candle and celebrate Mom. We can send her wishes when we blow out the candle. We're going to look at pictures and talk about moments and just remember some really good times. Not sure if this is a good idea or a bad one, but I figure celebrating her life feels like what I need to do.

Going to have Dad over for dinner on Monday night for his birthday. I bought some ribeyes and figured Scott can be the Grill Master for the evening.

That's all for now, not really in the best mood for blogging. Thanks for checking in with us!

oh how I missed you!

Megan spent the night at her friend's Sat night and our cat Smudge went nuts w/o her! He kept looking for her and going to her room meowing and wandering around the house. When she got home Sunday he would not leave her alone! He was like glued to her. I took this while Megan was napping. How cute is that?

oh yeah..

I forgot to mention my day w/ Jen ( My MIL) & Megan yesterday! We did a little (and I mean little) shopping, had lunch at the Spaghetti shop (yummy uncle louie sub!) and Megan and I got our hair cut. I also got highlights. Man my hair is short! It's like I have a teeny tiny head on a huge body. I think when the gal had me under the dryer she must have shrunk my head.......OR somehow all the air blew in thru my nose and blew up my body! It's crazy I tell ya!! That's my story and I'm stickin to it!!!

I also got a massage!! BUT not like that "one" I had. ( see my july 7th, 2008 posting about that "one".) This one was pretty decent! Although I kinda felt like a greased pig from all the oily lotion. At least no one stuck an apple in my mouth and put me over a fire pit. :-)

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood....

What a gorgeous day!! Sunny & bright & 60 some degrees......sigh.......Meg & me took a nice long walk around the 'hood. Took some pics outside, went out for lunch (where I saw Annette, **HI BUDDY!!**) and now we're being bums. She's watching a movie and I'm on here (obviously). I just made a LO of some pics I took today. Megan was so funny! She wanted me to get pics of her "frolicking" around the yard.