Saturday, September 13, 2008

Saturday

This week was a good week. We all were well...so that is good. I am finishing up some antibiotics...but feel much better.


Monday Lynzi had girl scouts. They earn a badge every week they go. This week they made a mobile with colors and shapes to earn their "Colors and Shapes" badge. She will receive that badge next week. This week she received her first badge, the"Science In Action" badge for participating in the science experiments last week. She also received her Brownie Sash and her troop badges. How exciting. When I called Grandma to tell her about it her comment was, "Now Mommy has to sew them on!" There was laughter following that comment because she knows I never earned a sewing badge! HA! Well, they are the iron-on badges and that is just what I did today! Not too bad if I do say so myself!

This is the "Dancercize" badge that I think she will earn next week when they go to the YMCA to learn a dance.
On Tuesday, the copier broke at work. UGH! I had to call in to get it fixed. The tech came out and said he had to order the part and it would be Thursday or Friday before it came in! So, I got some other things done.


Wednesday we started another Financial Peace University class at out house. It is good to have my nose back into this stuff. I love it! However, the price of gas is really irritating me and my budget!! After the class I met Karmen at the grocery store and did some grocery shopping for our up coming cooking day.


Thursday, after picking up Lynzi from school, I made some home made noodles and couldn't wait to fix them so we had them for dinner! YUM! Karmen and I are having a cooking day on Sunday afternoon and I couldn't wait.


Friday...oh...Friday! Not only was the copier not working but the Internet was down too! I had everything done except for printing things for Sunday. So there was not much for me to do. My boss suggested I go home for a while and come back. I did. I did some running around...and went to lunch with JULIE! That was the positive out of it all!! I came home and waited for time to pick up Lynzi and went back to work after that. I had to run to the bank before 5pm so at 4:30 I ran to the bank...and then.....BACK to work. It was a long day...but everything got done! Whew!


Today, was pretty dreary and overcast when we first got up. (Oh, and Saturday I get to sleep in! I couldn't sleep past 7:15am!) I got some household chores done and then took a shower. While fixing my hair Gene called from work and said he had heard one of the gas stations in town went up to $5! So he asked me to go get gas in my car and get his car and put gas in it! As I am filling my gas tank up for $3.94 the attendant was changing the price. When I went to get Gene's car one gas station was at $4.99 a gallon! OMG! I head back to the gas station I was at...$4.15. Still better than $4.99! After the gas chase...Lynzi and I went to the library for a Make and Take craft. We made it with only 15 minutes left for the activity. WHEW! While there Lynzi snuggled with her Ole Big Bear that she donated to the library about a month ago.

After the library we went to the license branch to renew our car plates. Exciting huh?

Now Lynzi and I are home just enjoying things WE like to do. She is playing with her "tents" in the living room and I am blogging. I am not going to go make some more homemade noodles! Tina, when are you coming back home??? HAHAHAHAHA!

Monday, September 08, 2008

Lots of stuff.

(Monday, September 08, 2008) Ok, here ya go. I am sitting at Lynzi’s 2nd Girl Scout meeting with my laptop and camera at hand. I figured while I was sitting here I could get this done. Of course there is no internet here…so we will see how long it will actually take me to post it at home with the pictures! But if you are reading this….I did!!

August 23rd was our recent Angel Food Distribution Day. This is a wonderful food ministry I help with at my church. Go to http://www.angelfoodministries.com/ to find a host site near you. If you do not take part in this ministry…you need to! Here are some pictures from that day.

Here is a picture of Gene, Julie and Taylor waiting for the truck to be unloaded at 6:00am!! This was my first time participating in the early morning ritual since Julie and I went for training in Terre Haute 2 years ago! It was fun!

Here is a picture of Gene’s shirt. When he isn’t at work that weekend he is getting his hands dirty for Jesus!

Here is a picture of us preparing for the morning…with FOOD! I do have to mention…the man on the far right by the big open window is our Mayor and his wife! He does not attend out church but he truly believes in this ministry and he is a joy to have help!

Later that evening Gene and I went to Mount Lawn to see Julie race. Long story, but she was unable to race. We had a fun time though. I have to say, I do not enjoy watching racing TV, but like many sports, I liked it better in person.

The next day, August 24th, we went to Marion to pick up Lynzi and go to SPLASH HOUSE! This was a long awaited trip for Lynzi. There is this huge playground with a huge bucket at the top that fills with water and tips over and splashed everywhere! Lynzi wasn’t fond of the big bucket! Like her mommy…she doesn’t like to get her face wet!!

Here Lynzi is drying off…floaties and all.

Here is a picture of the bucket splashing with no one in the pool. The lifeguards take a 15 min break on every hour and everyone has to get out of the pool.

Here is a toilet bowl like slide. You go round and round and fall in the middle. We did NOT do that! Nor did we do the big slides!!!

Lynzi waiting on the a donut for the lazy river.

Daddy and Lynzi on the lazy river.

Our Splashing Beauty!

Then on Monday Lynzi had her first Girl Scout meeting. It was a bit chaotic, of course, for the first night you have to fill out papers, etc. Lynzi is actually considered a DAISY since she is in Kindergarten but there isn’t a Daisy troop at her school. So she has advanced to the BROWNIE troop! ANYONE NEED GIRL SCOUT COOKIES??? I will be able to hook you up!

Here they are doing their Girl Scout pledge and their friendship circle.

Then they did 2 different science experiments. One was a tornado in a bottle and then they learned how to blow up a balloon without blowing air into it. Pretty neat.

Doesn’t she look very interested!

Then on Tuesday Lynzi had her first dentist appointment. She wasn’t scared at all! It helps that her Sunday School teacher works there! She had no cavities and got a princess tooth brush and tooth paste! The dentist said, “She is so beautiful! How can someone look at something like that and then not believe in God?”

Look at that SMILE!

On Wednesday Grandma E came for a visit. While she was here we went to Bounce About. Lynzi has been anxious to show someone this place!!

On Friday we went to Marion where we stayed at Grandma A’s house (Grandma E’s twin). We stayed there through Sunday. Aunt Tina came to visit too! So we spent lots of time at Grandma and Grandpas house too! Here are some pictures of and Cinderella giving a Piano Recital on Grandma and Grandpa’s organ.

Before heading out to church Lynzi wanted to visit Uncle Dan’s train station! A lot of time and money had to go into this thing!!

Here is an outfit Lynzi got her birthday. There is a matching dress for her Cinderella Doll! Lynzi wore this to church on Sunday. Mommy made her and her doll a matching scrunchy the night before from some of the fabric Grandma E brought with her!

We went to a church Gene’s dad use to pastor at in Montpelier. They had a great time seeing old friends.

After church we went to Chuck E Cheese’s to share the experience with Grandma E. Lynzi had over 60 tokens left from her birthday and had saved her tickets from 3 different visits. Here is what she picked out. She got a Hello Kitty purse and Hello Kitty stones to put on her wall. There is also a little beaded ring on her little finger.

Here is a picture of Lynzi with Aunt Tina, Grandma and Mommy.

Here is a picture of ALL the fabric for scrunchies. Thanks Grandma E!

Saturday, September 06, 2008

Just checking in...

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. A lot has happened since the last post. I have taken lots of pictures of lots of events and then they just sit on my camera. Bad Blogger!! I know! I will try to get things caught up tomorrow. I have been sick since Wednesday night and finally went to the Dr last night. I have tonsillitis. Thank God it isn't strep! But it sure does hurt!! Tomorrow Karmen and I were to scrap all day, but things came up on her end...lots of things...but it was meant to be. I can just relax another day! I pretty much slept all day today. I took some liquid pain meds that knocked me out the whole day! I guess if I am asleep I can't feel the pain! lol

Some things that have been happening.
-Lynzi's first dentist appt
-Gene's mom came for a visit
-Tina came for a visit
-Lynzi's first Girl Scout meeting
-Trip to Marion's Splash House
-2 fundraisers

Things coming up...
-ballet starts up again in a couple more week
-first school skating party

More later!