Can You See Connor??

This week is Spirit week at school. Today is CAMO day. I was surprised to find that Connor had nothing camo. Luckily I was able to find him a pair of pants and a shirt at Wal-Mart. The pants and shirt don't match exact but the pants that matched the shirt was the thin cloth material. These pants were jean material. They were only $2 higher and they will last much longer.

Maybe I'm just bias but man he's cute. :)

A decision has been made!

I think we have finally decided on a house. Honestly I think after Jacob once looked at this house he was sold. I have just been worried that it's too much money. Here is a picture of the master bathroom. We have reworked the floorplan and took out some square footage. It's still plenty of room with 4 bedrooms.

I'm still pretty stressed. I don't think I'll stop worrying until that well and septic is put in and I know the final $$$$. Please Lord don't let that well drill all the way to China!

Wild and Windy Craft fair

We had a craft fair in Gainsville this weekend. I didn't get to go. I had to work on Thursday, Connor had school on Friday and I was planning on going down today but there isn't much left of it. There were tornado warnings for that area down there. From what my mom says our stand was one of the few lucky ones. Most stands where destroyed. Many of the stands were gone completely! I feel so sorry for the people who lost their stands. I know how much money and work goes into making everything. Not to mention the canopys that are so expensive. We didn't make any money. We are out the booth rent of $40 and gas money but we still have all of our stuff so we are very lucky.

Jacob's Cake

Here is the picture of Jacob's cake. He was just upset that I didn't have 2 cakes for him.

He is such a BOOB!

Cake, Cake, Cake, Cake

I did these cakes tonight. They are mini Barbie cakes. They are less than half the size of a barbie. One cake mix made all 4 of these dolls and one cake that Jacob made. I made them to sell at the craft fair this weekend. It starts tomorrow.

My House??

Here is a picture of the home we are "looking" at. This kitchen is to die for! I love it. We are still not 100% on everything. Hopefully we will be finding out more soon. It's all going to depend on how much everything else costs.

House Hunting

We have a contract on our house. We have been going back and forth the last couple days to reach an agreement. We close October 6th and will have 2 weeks to move after that. I can't believe it is all going to happen so fast. The sign was in our yard less than 24 hours until the people that are buying it came and looked at it.

Now we have to buy a new one. One would think that would be the fun part. NOPE! I don't handle stress well at all. My body tends to shut down in stress. I will physically get sick just by being stresses. We have found one that we really like we just need to get it all worked out. There is just so much to do in such little time. I can't handle all of the decisions! I'm terrified that I'm going to make the wrong decision.

Self Checkout and Vending Machines

Have I ever told you all that I hate self checkouts and vending machines?? I swear they are evil.

First Self checkouts. Not only are they taking away much needed jobs but I can't get them to work. We went to the Wal-Mart tonight for a $2 mouse pad. We end up spending $50. We get ready to check out and there isn't any registers open on the side we parked. So Jacob decides we should use the "self checkout". First off I've never been able to use it that it didn't come up with some error that a cashier didn't have to approve. Then you have to wait on the cashier that is on the other side of the store pretending that she doesn't see the big red flashing light above my machine. Once I get all my items scanned successfully it's time to pay. I put money in, it spits the money back out. I stand there and unfold, unwrinkle, turn the bill the other direction and what does it do... spit it back out! It finally takes it after me spending four times as long as it would have if I had just waited in line for a real cashier.

While in line to use the self checkout Jacob and I decide we want something to drink. A 20oz bottle in the store is $1.18. A bottle is only $1.00 outside in the machine and I don't have to pay tax on it. Sounds like a good plan. Right?? No not really! We get outside. I decide I want a can of soda. Guess what the kind I want is out of order. So I walk to the other side of the store. That side is sold out also. URG! Fine I decide I'll pay the extra .25 and get the name brand Dr.Pepper instead of the cheap stuff like I normally get. I put my 2 quarters in, hit the button.. nothing. I hit the return change. Nothing.. Jacob walks up to find me beating on the vending machine that has just ate my money. He had drove to the other side of the store. It finally gives me one quarter back. Ok, I'm frustrated that it ate a quarter but I think ok I'll try again. So I put 2 more quarters in. Nothing. I'm beating on the button and the return change. Finally it spits out .35!! Why .35 I have NO idea. Jacob is laughing at me kicking the pop machine and convinces me to just get a bottle of pop like I had originally wanted. Ok, next machine. I put 4 quarters in. Hit the button. Nothing.. ok so I hit the other Dr.Pepper button because there is two. Suddenly it flashes the words SOLD OUT. Why couldn't it have had a little red button to warn me it was out before I put my money in? Jacob is really laughing at my frustration now, he's had his bottle of soda for some time now! I give up. I push the button and it gives me my money back. I'm out .40 I have no soda and I'm headed to the car. I'll drink Kool-Aid when I get home!

Weekly happenings

I've been pretty hard on Jacob for not posting on his blog and yet I've not been posting much either. It's been a busy week. It was "special sale" this week at the sale barn so I had to work both Wednesday and Thursday. Last night we went to Mansfield to set up for our craft fair that was today. We did pretty good. It's hard not to compare how well we did last week to this week. That's really not fair because last week was a huge craft fair.

I'm pooped tonight. We have some very good leads on our house this week. I'm trying to not get my hopes up. It still seems so unreal for it to be happening so soon after we listed it. My Father-In-Law told me last week that when it was meant to be it would all happen. Maybe this is a way of saying it was meant to be a long time ago!

I'll post more about the details of how the house is going when I know more but for right now I don't want to get my hopes up...... ok, it might be too late for that..

Making crafts and a rose

We've been busy making crafts the last two days. I got two teepees painted last night and one painted today. I also sewed a baby quilt top, I didn't do a very good job. I also got very frustrated because I sewed an entire row on upside down.... TWICE!

My dad brought me a very pretty rose last night when him and mom came over to see my tepees I painted. His yard is still full of beautiful flowers and mine died a long time ago. The rose smells so pretty. I've never smelled one that smelled as strong. It's filled the entire room. I love it.

Jacob's Woodburning

Many of you have seen several of my crafts and things that I make but may not have seen the work that Jacob does. Jacob's talent just amazes me. He does such a good job. I also think that he charges an extremely low price for his work. He charges $7.50 for the large pictures, $5.00 for the medium and $3.00 for the small. We have another craft fair this weekend. Hopefully he will do well there.

Keep up the Good work, Babe!

In Memory of 9-11

Today marks the five year anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon. And let us not forget the brave men and wemon on United Flight 93 who saved countless people with one big decision and two words "Let's Roll" Today will be know for generations to come as Patriots Day. A very fitting name but for our generation it will always be known as 9-11. I have a picture of a fireman that is sitting down with his head in his hands. The background is the World Trade Center there is an angel in the background with her arms around the fireman and the title is called "The Day The Angels Cried".

I don't want to take my focus off the memory of what happened but let me add some dislike to some things I've read today. In the Springfield News Leader they have several articles about 9-11 and I'm displeased with them all. Here is a quote from their page "In the five years since terrorists flew hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Americans have accepted inconvenience, sacrificed personal liberties and paid billions of dollars for a security clampdown that touches virtually every aspect of their lives. And we are still not safe. " Why aren't we safe? What more do they want. They complain that we have troops fighting for our freedom but if we had done nothing they would complain about that too. What will make them feel safe. Maybe they need a new teddy bear and a blankie and go crawling back to their mommies. We cannot protect someone who isn't willing to fight for it. Another quote from the Springfield News Leader "Debates continue over how to best preserve the relics remaining at ground zero, from the box beams that mark the original tower footprints to the so-called "survivors' staircase," the only remaining above-ground piece of the old complex." So called "Survivors''staircasee". Ok, if they are using words like "So Called" They are just resorting to name calling because they can't think of anything intelligent to say. The stories of this staircase are nothing less than heroic.

There is a short video about 9-11 on the History Channels website. Check it out.

All Sold Out

Our craft fair went great this weekend. We really thought that we had more than enough stuff made for ALL of our craft fairs this month and we pretty much sold out of everything at this one. We will be spending this week trying to get some stuff made for our craft fair this weekend.

Speaking of.... If you aren't busy this weekend Mansfield is having their annual Wilder Days this Saturday. Come out, have fun and more importantly see us! :)

We have our Realtor coming tomorrow to take pictures of the house and possible show it to some people... Wouldn't it be great if we got an offer from the first people that saw it. :) Ok, I know that probably isn't going to happen. House take forever to sell around here but it sure would be nice.

Craft Fair and Cake

We've been in Seymour at the Apple Festival the last two days and will be there tomorrow. I made this cake and took it with me to sell. Mainly to display and advertise for my cakes. I sold my cake for $15 and got to talk to a couple people about maybe doing some cakes.

I'd make another one for tomorrow but I just got home and I'm pooped! It takes over an hour to bake that type of cake and I plan on being in bed and asleep by then!

It's official!!!

Our house is officially on the market! It's taken long enough and I think we are finally ready. I'm very happy to have it listed. Hopefully it will sell quickly. Lets keep our fingers crossed!

Connor brought home his very first book order form from school today. He also brought home his paper for school pictures which will be taken on the 18th. All kinds of exciting stuff.

In The mail...

I have discovered that once you are an adult getting things in the mail isn't as pleasant as it seemed as a child. The only thing adults get in the mail is bills and who can get excited about that?? I have now found a way to be more excited about the mail. For one I subscribe to several magazines. I'm very happy each month to see my latest editions in the mail box. Another thing I've been doing is signing up for free samples. It's a great way to get free stuff, try out products and enjoy opening your mailbox! You have to be careful. I never give out my real phone number or my e-mail address. I use an old e-mail address I had along time ago, which I only check often enough that they don't cancel it. The highlight of my mail last week was a neat t-shirt that I got. I think GM sent it to me but anyway it has a pretty design on it, not like most of the ugly free t-shirts.

Today in the mail I got:
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A Sample of Dove's new Cool Moisture Body Wash
A Sample of Dove's new Cool Moisture lotion
3 Dove Coupons
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I got a coupon for a FREE bottle of Loreal Paris's new HIP, their words not mine, liquid makeup. This is a $13.00 value!! I can't wait to use this coupon!
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I also got my Wilton plates. I had bought 2 in Springfield a few weeks back and when I went to make the cake one of them didn't line up with the other one. I e-mailed them and they sent me 2 new ones! Which is pretty cool because only one of them was messed up. Oh and I got to keep the defective ones. I can always use them for non stacked cakes.

What's in your mailbox???

Stoned

We went back out to the creek today and got some BIG stones to make me a bench. Oh my were they heavy. I didn't think we'd ever get it into the car. Anyway they are all stacked up now and it looks real neat. I also finished putting my lights all around my pond so now it looks pretty out there even after dark. We now have seating for at least 8 people outside without any lawn chairs. I told Jacob today that we have done such a nice job on it especially since we've been putting some final touches on it. It has gone from a nasty looking side yard that even grass wouldn't grow to almost an outdoor room. It's my favorite room! :)

Life Is Good

The weather has just been wonderful. I don't even mind a little rain. It's cool enough I don't have to run the AC and warm enough to not use the heaters. On top of this it's a holiday and Jacob has three days off.

We drove out to Panther Creek this afternoon. That was nice. I got some rocks and gravel for my pond. Connor got to throw rocks in the water and try to make them skip. My pond looks better and better all the time. There are still a few more things I'd like to do to it before it is "done". I will stop at some point because we want to move, we are moving someday right??.

Life Is Good.

What a game!!!!

Tonight I went to one of the most exciting football games I've ever seen.

Here is what happened.. to the best of my memory and as best I can tell the story.

The game started a million and a half yards were ran and finally by halftime Cabool and Ash Grove had both scored once making the score 7-7. Third quarter was full of lots of running back and forth on the field. Not much happened in the forth quarter until about 3 minutes left in the game. Then the excitement begins..

Ash Grove scores but missed their field goal making the score 13-7. We mess up BIG time and must start on the ONE yard line! Anyway we get all the way down to around the 25th ard line or so. We do a couple plays and end up with 24 seconds on the clock with about 19 yards to go. We are trying REALLY hard even with the last play that we have only one second left but can't make it happen and the clock runs out! Ash Grove fans are cheering. The football players and the fans start to go out on the field to celebrate and that's when we notice... The flags on the field!!! Everyone is silent waiting to see what it means. It's a passing interference penalty and Cabool is awarded 15 yards. Due to the fact that they can't end a game on a defensive penalty we are gave one last play! Keep in mind the time on the score board is :00. Ok, We have 6 yards and one play to make it happen. We throw the pass and a freshman on our team catches the ball in the infield!!!! The bulldog fans go nuts!! The score is now 13-13. Danny Skaggs is to kick the field goal. Now Danny is a pretty good kicker but anyone can mess up under pressure. Earlier in the game he tried to kick a 30 yard field goal and missed it due to pressure but not this time. This time it goes right down the middle!! Making the score 14-13 Bulldog favor!!! WOW!! I did feel a little bad for the other team. I mean they were on their way to the field to celebrate and then ended up losing the game!

Good Job Ryan you ran your legs off tonight and I think the only name the announcer said all night is Ryan Smith.. Carry made by #21 Ryan Smith, Tackle Made by #21 Ryan Smith.. You are a star player buddy. You sure worked hard. I'm proud of you and the whole team. Way to go Dogs!!!