Day 31

We still have towels we got when we got married 20 years ago. They are NOT good. The towels we bought when Becca was born 15 years ago are not good. We went to Macy's & bought 2 sets of NEW TOWELS!!! They are so soft & fluffy. Can't wait to use them. I wonder if they'll even FIT in my linen closet. They are alot bigger & fluffier than the old towels.

Day 30

Sat down to watch Batman (the original w/Michael Keaton) with Scott & Nick. I had my bowl of popcorn all ready to go. Flipped my blanket and knocked the whole bowl onto the floor. Made me VERY SAD!!!

Day 29

This pic comes courtesy of Nick. We went to Taco Bell for dinner tonite. But, Nick wanted Mickey Ds. So we drove thru, picked him up a dollar double cheese burger & took it to TB and he got tacos there too. In looking at the McDs bag, I questioned WHY there was a pig (mad of potatoes???) on the bag. Nick suggested it for pic of the day. Viola', POD.

Day 28

Yesterday's snow is still around. And, here is someone's (probably mine) footprint in it. Yes, I'm wearing crocs in the snow. Love my crocs!!!

Day 27

No, this is NOT the pic from Monday. This is a "new" dusting of snow from our flurries last night. They were really pretty & I would have SWORN we were going to get more than this. Oh well. Scott's in Witchita & they are predicting 8" overnight. This storm is going to miss us & go south, probably :(

Day 26

Something we haven't seen in WEEKS. Literally!! We have had rain or overcast skies since our "big" snowstorm 2 weeks ago. Today the sun actually rose & shone for alot of the day. More snow flurries predicted for tomorrow. Hoping for inches, not a dusting!!!

Day 25

A little more snow but not enough! We may get some more later this week. Keeping my fingers crossed!!!

Day 24

More goofy cat (& Nick) acts. We're sitting around the table eating lunch. Jack has taken to jumping onto the empty chair and watching us eat. As long as he doesn't jump up on the table, I'm ok with this. Well, today, even though there were 2 empty places (Scott has already finished his lunch), Jack decided he had to sit in Nick's chair. How he found enough room to sit (Nick, not Jack, LOL) I don't know. Crazy cat; he KNOWS he's one of the family!

Day 23

"Scott's" Hibiscus blooms in the dead of winter w/NO leaves on the plant. It looks funny, w/o any leaves. I say it's Scott's 'cause he's the one who picked it out 2 years ago. I told him this year, HE has to take care of it if he wants to keep it for the summer. It's in his office and he's responsible for remembering to water it. AND keeping Jack out of it!!

Day 19, Week 3, Month 1

Sorry, more basketball pics. Tonite we played Collinsville. Their kids are BIGGER & BETTER. We knew going it that it was going to be a massacre. JV started, Nick got the ball & scored. FIRST SCORE of the GAME!!! Unfortunately, that was all Bethel scored for 1.5 quarters. Finally, towards the end of the first half the rest of the boys started hitting baskets. We got creamed. Varsity lost worse!! They were losing so bad that the JV boys played all of the last quarter. Maybe Coach needs to work on recruiting?? LOL

Day 18, Week 3, Month 1

I saw this at Target before Thanksgiving. I wanted it but said I'd wait & see if it was still available after Christmas (I like it but LOVE a bargin, LOL). I was going w/my girlfriends the day after C'mas & told Becca specifically to buy this if it was available. I told Scott but knew he wouldn't listen.

Christmas morning came & I had one gift that I had NO CLUE what it was. It was too heavy to be clothes. I opened it and SURPRISE, it was the snowmen. LOVE THEM!!!! Scott had gone 2 days before T'giving and bought it while I was having a crown put on a tooth. How Sweet!!

Day 17, Week 3, Month 1

A cluttered desk is the sign of a genius??? I have been working on craft stuff this week. I really plan to at least straighten it. But, since I still have MORE stuff to do, I can't clean it off. Other than looking like a disaster zone, the cat won't stay away from it. He keeps jumping up to investigate. He broke the tape in my ATG and I had to waste about a foot of good tape to fix it. I HATE to waste tape!!!

Day 16, Week 3, Month 1

While my dad was here, we went out to my Brother's house. Looks more & more like a house every time we visit. MUDDY today but not as cold. You can really get a sense of what it's going to be like.

Here's some more artistic shots. The angles of the wood really "spoke" to me. That's my nephew Andrew ON THE ROOF, looking down. I was getting creeped out by the lack of wallboard & banisters, he's climbing all over like a monkey!

Day 15, Week 3, Month 1

Took Scott's mom shopping today. Went to the bank, the grocery store, the PO and the mall. While waiting for Scott to come back from Radio Shack (with a battery from his mom's clock) I too this snap of the trees & their furry little buds. Pretty!

Day 14, Week 2, Month 1

(This whole day/week/month thing is gonna get old, isn't it??)

Killing time at Walmart, waiting for Nick to get back from his basketball tournament (we were asked, by Nick, NOT to go. The boy wants his independence!) I thought these flowers looked pretty!!!

Day 13, Week 2, Month 1

Today, when Scott was driving home from an audit, the brakes on the car failed. Last week, we paid $500 for tires and brakes on the van. We took the car in & were told the entire back brake system needed to be replaced. The cost: $630!!! I called my dad & he said that was ridiculous. He said if I paid him for the gas, he'd come & do it for free!!! Aren't dads the BEST!!!

(edited to add: dad came up & replaced the brakes, a belt & power steering fluid for $75 in parts & we gave him $200 and STILL came out ahead!!!)

Day 12, Week 2, Month 1

We FINALLY had a JV game (many of the schools we play are too small to have both a JV & V BB team). While the JV isn't that good, they held their own against Westfair. In fact, with 59 seconds left in the game, we were only loosing by 1 point. And, Nick got fouled. 2 free throw shots. If he made one, we tied. If he made both, we had a GOOD chance of winning. Poor Nick, too much pressure, he missed both. But, it was interesting & fun game to watch!

Day 11, Week 2, Month 1

Yesterday was the coldest day in 10 years. But someone, for some reason, decided they had to take their boat out. Apparently, the boat/trailer didn't want to go out & it was left on the side of the road. Poor boat! (The boat was gone by the time I went to pick the kids up after school.)

Day 10, Week 2, Month 1

Sorry to take so many pics of Jack. He's such a pain sometimes when he's awake & looks like such an angel when he's asleep I just can't resist taking a snap of him taking a nap. LOL

Day 9, Week 2, Month 1

Yes, this seems more appropriate for my craft blog but, this is how I spent all day today. TRYING to get a decent image of this stamp on transparency. What a pain!!! Stamp, clean it off, stamp again, clean it off again. I finally got 10 images after trying about 30 times. ARGH!!!