I'M YOUR HUCKLEBERRY

50 points if you know what movie that is from and an extra 10 if you know who said it. That movie brings back memories.




Last night Billy and I went out. Without kids! A co-worker of his had a Halloween costume party and we jumped a the chance to go! Even if it meant we had to dress up. And since Billy gave me about a weeks notice I couldn't come up with much. He thought of his own and scrambled around to throw something together for me. If you can't tell from the picture I am a witch (with the prettiest rhinestone eyelashes) and Billy is Huckleberry Finn.


It is a beautiful day out and I think I am going to step away from the computer and go play. Enjoy your day!

And I will be back tomorrow with the cutest little boys in costumes!

REAL QUICK

Just wanted to put this up real quick before I head to bed. Deanna sent me this picture she caught of Shelby. I think it is from about a year ago. This is the Shelby I know!








journaling:
Maybe I can climb onto the table and get that really yummy snack Mommy never lets me eat. I better take a spoon just in case. Ok- I am here now. I need to be quiet so she doesn’t hear me. Wait! Is that her? Oh good, it is just Molly. Molly, would you like a pretzel?
Shhhhh... don’t tell Mommy I gave you one. Now lets see how many I can stuff in my mouth.. It is really hard to eat a pretzel with a spoon. Maybe I will just use both hands. Awwww Man! She caught me!

credits: flowers, bubble paper and purple stripe paper are from Dreamy by Kelly Shults, white paper is also by Kelly from her Lily kit and the hand-stamped alpha is by Lisa Whitney

GRUMPY GUS

Guess who is a Grumpy Gus today?


I walk into my bedroom and that is what I find. All snuggled up in my bed. He even pulled the covers up himself. Looks like it will be an early night for him!

I had the chance to talk to my brother-in-law this morning. All is going well. Melanie is recovering from her c-section and is trying to get some rest. I remember how those first 36 hours are after surgery. Baby Gabe is doing great. He was 8 pounds and 15 ounces (boys tend to big on that side of the family- believe me I know!) and is 21 inches long. I am hoping for a picture soon!

And here is one of the 2 pictures Billy took on his trip. I am showing the one of the redfish (Spot on Tail is what G calls it)he caught. I would show the one of the trout but it has to be the wimpiest looking trout I have ever seen.


Lance is crying and I need to sew the patches on Garrett's Awanas vest. Later gators!

SAVE THE CHEERLEADER

SAVE THE WORLD

Anyone watch Heroes? I am loving this show! Billy and I enjoy watching it together. It is never predictable and that makes it very entertaining. And I watch Studio 60 after that. Monday nights are great- almost date night.

Oh- I just got a phone call from my mother-in-law. Melanie is having a c-section right now! So excited to get the news about my nephew! I will post all the details when I get them.

I have 2 layouts to share. The first one was for an ad challenge on the Girl Talk blog. I even scrapped it rectangular. The next one is full of pumpkin picking pictures. Those are pictures of G and Lance (they had matching shirts) and it is hard to tell them apart in a small picture. It doesn't seem complete to me but I am going with it. I was looking for a cute little pumpkin to add but couldn't find one.


credits: Dani Mogstad's Old School kit available at ACOT and the stamped alpha is from her This Love Collection. Font is Times New Roman.



credits: Dani Mogstad's Fall Crush kit and Creative Crops shapes. Font is Problem Secretary.


Goodnight!

WHERE'S AMANDA

How many of you were wondering that? 3 people? Well, I am back and I am glad you missed me :)

We (me and the boys) were at my parent's house. Really it was just my mom's house because all the guys were fishing in the Chandeleur Islands. They drove to Biloxi and went out in a yacht 40 miles into the Gulf of Mexico and spent 2 and a half days fishing. And I am sure there are stories to tell. Nine guys on a boat in the middle of the gulf for almost three days. But since they were 40 miles out they did not have cell service so I have no clue as to what really went on. I do know that everyone else was down money and Billy wasn't. I hope to have pictures to post tomorrow!

The boys and I drove to my mom's after MDO on Thursday. Aunt Lauren came over and played and played and played. Friday we went and picked pumpkins and made our way to Sugarland to do a little shopping. Garrett wanted Chick-Pil-A (yes, I spelled it like that) and then we went on back to Sugie's. The rest of the day was spent outside and watching Lauren make a cake. Highly amusing!

Saturday we went to my grandparent's house. The boys played with Mimi and JoJo and then Little Gran came over and we had lunch. Garrett and Mimi ate in the cardboard box "house " Garrett claimed. And the boys fed the horses Cheetos. Then it was back home and more playing outside. That afternoon Aunt Laurie came over and got her play time in.




And then it was today. I was ready to get back home so we left after lunch. Lance was very happy to see all his toys. He is dragging around all the stuffed animals he missed. Garrett is so cranky and tired he doesn't care. It will be an early night for all of us. We are worn out.

So I am unpacking and doing a little cleaning now. How can you leave with a clean house and come back and it is dirty? There must be an inch of dust everywhere. Tomorrow will be very busy with cleaning and a trip to the grocery store. And I have a million little projects I need to finish up. Does it ever end?

SAD LITTLE BOY

Garrett had a huge disappointment today. His field trip was cancelled. When I told him his bottom lip just started quivering! It broke my heart. Why was it cancelled? Well- we had over 10 inches of rain in 24 hours. We were going to Dewberry Farm to pick pumpkins. He was so excited and it would have been his first field trip. Hopefully they can reschedule soon.

And because of the rain we do not have phone service. So I am not ignoring you if you are trying to call me. At least not today. It is weird because we have internet but not phone. And you can still leave a voice mail if you need to. Billy is checking them for me. The kicker is that they can not get out here to fix it today. It is a problem with our line and they will be here sometime tomorrow. So guess what I get to do tomorrow.

I am willing to bet the ants are the cause of my quiet phone today. Because they are back and they are invading the house. We can't keep them out and it is driving me nuts. I cleaned like a mad woman yesterday, vacuumed three times and picked up everything that they could be interested in. And they still come. I guess the rain is driving them in. Or else mt house is just that cozy.

So that is it for today. Isn't my life exciting?

TAGGED AGAIN

Kari tagged me this time and it is a good one!

Tag Rules: List 5 Weird things about yourself or your pets. Tag 5 Friends and list them. Those people need to write on their blogs about 5 weird things, state the rules, and tag 5 more people. Don’t forget to let the people you tag know by posting a comment on their blog!

1. I cannot sleep if anyone is touching me, breathing on me or within a 2 foot radius of me.

2. I won't drink water from the faucet but I will drink it from the fridge dispenser (it is the same water)

3. I like things in sets of three.

4. I only write with ball-point pens.

5. Half of my hair is very wavy and the other side is almost straight.


And I tag KIRSTY (is this the only way you will update?), KRISTIN, and any of my relatives that are reading this and have a blog. I'd tag some of my other scrapping buddies but I think we have all been hit by this one.

Weekend Update

Saturday
Watched cartoons and did laundry in the morning. I took G to a birthday party in the afternoon while L and B watched the Aggie game and made hamburgers. On the way home from the party G was telling me he did not feel good and I just thought he had too many sweets. We got home and he went to bed. B woke him up to eat and he went into the living room and this is how we found him:


So I picked him up to put back in bed and he was burning up! Gave him some Motrin and tucked him in. Then I put L to bed. By this time the Motrin worked and G wanted to get up L thought he should also. So I let them watch a Little Einstein video and eat bread. B went grocery shopping for me and I put the boys back to bed. L was up fussing off and on all night. Remembered before bed that L flushed popsicle sticks down the toilet and it was out of order.


Sunday
Did not go to church. We were all tired and I have an eye gunk problem today. B made breakfast and then took apart the toilet and found the popsicle sticks. G and L were both felling better but we made them relax all day. B took G to Academy and Walmart while I played with L and cleaned out 2 closets. Had lunch, L napped and G played. After L woke up B went back to Walmart with L this time. Had fajitas for supper and both boys were asleep by 7:30.

I did get some time on the computer in bits and pieces. I got a lot done but can only show you a few since the rest are super cool Christmas gifts.


credits: papers, tag, beads and alpha are from Jennifer Layden's Pumpkin Cider kit available at The Digi Shoppe, stitches and screw (Designer's Studio 10) are from Gina Miller. Fonts are Mom's Typewriter and pea Jenny Script.



credit: Warm kit from Amanda Rockwell's A Mother's Love Collection and Michelle Coleman's Hand Stamped Alpha. Fonts are Times New Roman and Texas Hero.


Have a great Monday!