Category: Random Babblings

One Thing Mondays Are Good For

We were planning on doing our Christmas shopping tomorrow, but then we looked at the weather forecast and decided that today would be much better for the trip.  So we went to town**.  We got almost all the shopping done, and I think we even came in under our self-imposed budget.  Yay us!  The bad weather was supposed to start this evening and wouldn’t you know it, just as we pulled onto our street the sprinkle drops began.  We made it home before it got bad.

From this trip we realized that shopping with a list is good***, shopping 2-3 weeks ahead of schedule you will more than likely find what you are looking for, and going on a Monday or Tuesday will provide less crowded stores, and much more courteous fellow shoppers.

*I am writing this after the fact as though it is current, and pre-dating my post. As it is my site, I reserve the right to do so.

**Springfield

***Not just the names, but what you want to get each person too

What Did I Say

Tonight we net over to Hal and Corey’s house for some entertainment.  We like food network.  A lady from Macomb that I met a month or two ago was on Throwdown with Bobby Flay. So we had to watch it.  It was Ginger Bread Houses, and they look awesome.  We brought a key lime pie, it is Corey’s favorite.  And we like it too.

*I am writing this after the fact as though it is current, and pre-dating my post. As it is my site, I reserve the right to do so.

Crazy Snow

I went with my friend, Gayle to Peoria.  We had a fun trip.  She got her ears pierced and I bought a pair of earrings that I have been looking for for a long time.  I also got monkey earrings!  It snowed while we were there.  There hadn’t been snow on the ground when we arrived, but there was bad snow when we left.**

*I am writing this after the fact as though it is current, and pre-dating my post. As it is my site, I reserve the right to do so.

**Rick was in Kewaunee-giving Ginny her ring-so we got word to him to not try driving tonight.

ToeMato Juice

I was working at the preschool again today. I like being there. I really don’t have any fun preschool stories today. However, when I went to pick up my car** Taryn and Bailey came out to greet me***. They invited me in where I visited with Heather for a while. They offered to return to me the tomato juice I had left at their house many, many moons ago. So as it sat there next to me Zack**** tried hard to pick it up and carry it around. It is at least half as tall as he is and may weigh half his weight*****. He is adorable.

*I am writing this after the fact as though it is current, and pre-dating my post. As it is my site, I reserve the right to do so

**I park at my friends Heather and DC’s house and walk

***One of the reasons I like to park there

****His name is really Logan

*****Big exaggeration on my part

Congratulations Ally

Today was Ally’s baptism, it was nice.  David did the baptizing. It was nice for her family to come up.  It was about a 3 hour drive and the weather was not so great.

This was the best smile we got from David.

*I am writing this after the fact as though it is current, and pre-dating my post. As it is my site, I reserve the right to do so.

Messie Jessie

Over night and this morning there was bad freezing rain and I was unable to get my car out.  I was babysitting Aiden this morning.  I called and they had to bring her over here**.  We played and had fun I think.  We normally do.  However before they brought her over I was trying to see if I could move Jacob’s car out of my way to see if I might be able to get my car out where the ground is less slick***.  One foot led to another and I managed to have Jacob’s car slide into the ditch just enough that there wasn’t enough contact to get it out myself.  What’s more about that, Jacob is sick.  So I asked Jason and Jessie if they wouldn’t mind helping me get the car out of the ditch.  We got it just out of the ditch and left it to sit till the ground thaws just enough to not slide more.  In the process Jessie got covered in mud.  I felt horrible about the mud and grateful for the help, and she swears it came out ok.

*I am writing this after the fact as though it is current, and pre-dating my post. As it is my site, I reserve the right to do so.

**Four wheel drive

***Just a theory, which proved to be wrong

I Will Take Ecuador Please

I did dishes today for longer than I ever like doing them. I guess that means it was longer than say, 60 seconds. Anyhow, my hands get all dried out and crack and bleed in the winter. Dishes do not help my winter hands. I really need summer! Or Ecuador, I could take Ecuador, I already speak the language.

On another note, tomorrow is a Christmas party at Jacob’s uncle Kevin’s ward/church. He invited us to come and make some goodies to share. We like Kevin and we like goodies, and we like to make stuff, so this was a nice combination. We had seen in a store “Snowman Hats” for about $10/dozen. It was a sandwich cookie and a marshmallow covered in brown candy coating. Neat idea, ridiculous price. I tried to make them, with Oreos, marshmallows and chocolate. I didn’t quite get it figured out, so we decided to figure something else out tomorrow.

*I am writing this after the fact as though it is current, and pre-dating my post. As it is my site, I reserve the right to do so.

I Hope She Washed Her Hands

I was at WallyWorld this evening looking for treat supplies. I was standing in the cookie aisle trying to decide if what I wanted to do would work better with regular sized oreos, or the minis. I decided on the regular and turned to put the package into my cart when just a few feet away from me I notice a couple college age girls. Normally I wouldn’t even see them, however one of them had her coat pushed aside and her hand clear down her pants scratching her tookus** (aka her butt). Her friend noticed that there was another person in viewing distance and told her to stop. The craziest part, is that the butt scratcher was not a bit embarrassed. I proceeded to the marshmallows and laughed hard.

*I am writing this well after the fact as though it is current, and pre-dating my post. As it is my site, I reserve the right to do so*

** I suppose she could have been adjusting her thong….in any case, she is disgusting!

How Did That Happen

*I am writing this well after the fact as though it is current, and pre-dating my post. As it is my site, I reserve the right to do so*

I was at place* and was not really watching where I was walking.  I took a step** and my foot rolled out from under me.  I heard a crack, and was afraid.  My ankle was not broken*** but it hurts.****

~Note from the future me It hurt for quite a while.  It was mostly done hurting about the time of the next trip down the stairs.~
* The exact location will not be divulged so as to protect the innocent.
** This was a stair-step down, and I was turning around.  I know, dumb me.
*** It was only a sprain. The crack must have been my crazy popping knee.
**** A LOT!

O Tanenbaum O Tanenbaum

Again *

That is right, we got the tree. A pre-lit one too. And amazingly enough, I think it looks better than the picture on the box!

Some day I would like to get a royal blue Star of David to top the tree.**

* I am writing this well after the fact as though it is current, and pre-dating my post. As it is my site, I reserve the right to do so.

** I have for many years wanted to find said star. Alas, I will stick with the angel that is there now, at least until we find some other thing we really like.