Pen in the laundry

My oldest son has a soccer game this morning and his uniform hasn't been washed so I get up early this morning and put the uniform in the wash along with other random dirty clothes. After the washing machine is done running I go and put the clothes into the dryer. As I am transferring the clothes from washer to dryer I am finding random lite brite pieces that I am pulling out. Get everything set in the dryer come back in from garage (that is where washer/dryer are located) and go into kitchen make myself breakfast, clean up the kitchen, put some other random clutter away and later go out to see if dryer is done. DH is working on packing the trailer so we can go to the races today and as I am talking to him the dryer finishes. Go over to take the clothes out of the dryer and start to notice some marks on clothes and the inside of the dryer. Notice there had to be a pen left somewhere in the dryer, so I thank my dh for making this lovely mess and ruining some clothes. He does apologize, but I still am not happy about this mess. I try to rub off all the pen marks on the inside of the dryer and they are not coming off. I just hope that it doesn't come off on my next load of laundry that I dry.

The one good thing about this is thankfully when my clothes come off they are typically inside out. So a nice white polo shirt that I have now has black ink spots all over the inside of it but it is not noticable on the outside.

3/16/08 Blog Challenge #9

This week, my challenge to you is to blog one thing, each day, that has brought a smile to your face. Could be something as simple as the first bloom of spring, a silly comment from a child, or a blessing you've received. As I read through the prayer requests on ScrapShare, many of us are facing what seem to be insurmountable odds. I've had a hard time recently focusing on the joys in my life and have been letting our problems bring me down. I'm not suggesting we ignore issues; rather, let's find a piece of joy in each day.

This morning we got up as a family and went to church. Something that we haven't done in over a year. We went to the 9:30 a.m. service while ds #1 was in his sunday school class. Our 2 year old had no interest in making new friends this morning and ran out of his sunday school class. So he went to church with dh and I. I really enjoying doing things together as a family. Today being Palm Sunday was a great day to rejoice together.

yearly

Today is the day I have my yearly check-up for me this is one of the most nerve wracking days for me. Oh well it will be done and over with this afternoon and another year will go by until I see the doc again.

Clean House

One thing that makes me happy is a clean house. It is tough to keep it clean though living with 3 males. You know the kind that like to leave stuff laying around and laying around and laying around. It is the mama who finally gets fed up and puts it away and cleans up.

So I had Bunco at my house last night and that means the house required a cleaning. I got off work at 1, picked up oldest ds from dh, went to Target picked up the dinner I was making for tonight and came home to begin cleaning which at this point means organizing the clutter first. I worked on that until around 4 and then had to pick up youngest ds from daycare. Get home and continue with the organization and cleaning. DH gets home from work around 5:30 and can't figure out what I have been doing all day. UHHHH...organizing cleaning. But it worked out perfectly because by the time he got home I was ready to scrub down the bathroom, dust, and vacuum. Hate to say it but our Christmas tree was still up so the ornaments came off and got put away and then the tree was dragged into the garage, thankfully it is an artificial tree. Now dh has to make a bag to store it in and take it to work for storage until next year.

The girls arrived at 7 and I was just finishing up dinner and could finally relax and enjoy the evening of fun!

Now to only keep it clean! I have my other Bunco group here next month and I am almost certain I will be repeating my organizing cleaning actions then too, but it sure would be nice if I didn't have to.

How did they get your stomach back on?

So my 6 year old turns to me as he is in the middle of watching Jimmy Neutron and asks...."How did they get your stomach back on?" Huh??? Where did that come from? So I asked what are you talking about and he says when you had Reed. Thankfully I had a c-section and didn't have to fib. I told him the doctors cut my stomach and then stapled it back together. His response, "Ouch! That must have hurt. They should have glued it, that wouldn't have hurt."

Oh my...out of the mouths of babes! :0)

Blog Challenge: Senior Moments 1992

In honor of the new school year, think back to your senior year of high school, and answer these questions accordingly:

1. Who was your best friend? Jo Ann Baker and still hanging out...

2. Did you play any sports? No

3. What kind of car did you drive? 1984 Mercury Cougar

4. It’s Friday night. Where were you? Hanging out with friends at their house or hanging out at McDonald's

5. Were you a party animal? No

6. Were you considered a flirt? No

7. Were you in the band, orchestra or choir? Marching band (flags) and orchestra band (bassoon)

8. Were you a nerd? No, at least I didn't consider myself one.

9. Were you ever suspended or expelled? No

10. Can you sing the fight song? No

11. Who was your favorite teacher? Ms. Rooney

12. What was your school mascot? Panther

13. Did you go to the Prom? Junior prom not Senior

14. If you could go back, would you? Yes!

15. What do you remember most about graduation? That it was at a local college, but other than that nothing particular, just the party afterwards.

16. Where were you on Senior Skip Day? Eating crabs at Tindy's.

17. Did you have a job your senior year? Yes

18. Where did you go most often for lunch? McDonalds

19. Have you gained weight since then? Yes, about 40 pounds thanks to 2 children. Working on getting that offf now.

20. What did you do after high school? Went to community college and then to a 4 year school for my teaching degree.

Blog Challenge: summertime

Summertiiiiiiiiiiiime, and the living is EEEeeezzzzzzy.Tell us how you feel about summer. This summer, a childhood summer, summer traditions, random summer memories, summer sights and smells and sounds. Whatever. Wax poetic about summertime!

Summertime is a time that I always look forward to being a school teacher. It means that lazy days are ahead, staying up late, sleeping in, and just doing whatever I feel like doing. That was until of course I had children.

This summer officially began for me June 5th.

We kicked off this summer by remodeling our master bedroom. We have lived in this house for 8 years and have been married for 9 years and have never had a bedroom set that we liked.

When we first got married Eric had a water bed and since we were living on the 3rd floor of an apartment we didn't want to pay the extra insurance for a waterbed. So we took one of the sides off of the waterbed frame and put a king size mattress in. We lived with this bed set up for 3 years and even moved into our current house with this bed.

When my fil passed away we took his bedroom set which again was another waterbed with some mismatched dressers and nightstand. This time we used the bed as a waterbed and we kept that for about 2 years. Then a co-worker of mine was moving her mom into an assisted living place because her husband had passed away. So she needed to downsize and we decided to purchase her king size bed.

Until this remodel began we have been sleeping on this bed that is who knows how old. I am thankful that this remodel began. We began by taking the baseboards off and ripping out the carpet.

Once that was done; the painting began. Once the painting was finished everything got moved out of the room and Eric layed the laminate hardwood floor.

The new furniture was delivered the following week only to our dismay did we find out that the armoire was too large and wouldn't fit. Finally today the armoire had some adjustments made to it and into our room it went.

So summertime is remodeling, cleaning, and reorganizing.

Another thing that summertime means to me is vacations. We took 2 days this past June and went to WDW. It was so much fun to watch the boy's faces light up with the magical moments that happen at Disney. The first day we were there was Reed's second birthday at dinner that night Goofy came over to sing and blow out the candle with him. Such memories were made during this vacation and I can't wait to scrapbook them.

Summertime also means catching up with friends. During our recent trip to MD I was able to get together one evening with my high school friends. We had dinner at an Irish Pub and then off to one of the small town bars. We had such fun that night and it will be a night to remember. I look forward to getting together with them the next time we get to MD. Good times, Great friends!

The final thing that summertime means to me is just making wonderful memories and spending time with the family. Summer is a great time to reflect all that I am thankful for and have through out the year.