Boobs!

Go get your boobs checked!!

So, did you think I was going to write something terrible after that title??!!  Nope, not today anyway.  If you don't already know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and I say go get em checked!  I have my appointment set for later this month so I hope all of you have already done it this year or have it on your calendar too!

This month you will see all sorts of products out that promote B.C.A.M. and I hope that you will take some time out to purchase one or two of those items and notice what organization the funds will benefit.  I personally love the Yoplait lids, I have been saving for weeks and I also love the pink M&M's that are on sale at Target and most grocery stores.  Also, the Susan G. Komen online store usually has some fantastic goodies to buy this month so go check that page out too.

So, go have those "girls" checked out, go buy some great stuff to help support breast cancer research and may all of you be healthy and happy as you eat your pink M&M's this month!  Love you!

Do you know what time it is???

I do, it's fall!  I am reluctantly getting excited about the seasons changing.  Winter was really hard for me last year so you can understand why I am not ready for ice, snow and sub-zero temperatures.  

But, I do love fall.  I always have loved fall; the changing of the leaves, the crisp cool nights, the football season, and of course Halloween.  I have told you that the geese are a singing the leaves are a changing, right?  Well, tonight we have about 50 or so geese in the field behind our house.  For those of you who don't know what our yard looks like, we have no house behind us yet so we have four vacant lots directly behind us.  These geese are walking through the field getting some goodies before bed time.  I know from experience that they will keep coming back to the fields for a week or so and then get ready to take flight.  

I love the geese and the beauty of their majestic flight.  They are so graceful when they land and so hypnotic when they fly in their perfect "V".  I am glad we are here and I can experience something new.  Hey, maybe I am ready for it to turn cold after all.  Hmmm, we will see when that first snow comes how I am feeling.

Go football!

What a great weekend I had huh?  USC lost to the Oregon Beavers, the Irish won against Purdue!  Yee-haw.  The only way it would have been better is if Notre Dame beat USC...all in good time my friends, all in good time.  : )

We had a few soccer games this weekend, the football games and bought some Halloween decorations.  The weather is still really beautiful.  The days are warm, the nights are cool and it is sunny all day long.  Very nice.  I know it won't last for long, the geese and the leaves keep telling me that the cold is on its way.  So for now I am still wearing shorts, still sipping on cold coffee drinks and enjoying the glorious weather.

Today, we went shooting at the archery range.  It has been a while since I worked on my skills, but I only hit one elk in the eye and all the others were straight kills.  I am hoping Jeff will at least take me turkey hunting this year.  I know I am a girl and I have to go to the bathroom all the time, but I want a turkey too.  Wow, I just whined like a girl too, better knock that stuff off.

Hope you all had a great weekend too.  Loves and kisses!

Bored...

I got bored with the old template so I thought I would try something new today.  You know though it probably has more to do with the fact that I am not on facebook (thanks a lot Jill!) and I felt like I needed to mix things up a bit.

Do you know that I spent like 2 hours on that thing yesterday?  I was talking to my nieces and Jill and my friend from Oakdale.  It was fun but not very productive.  My niece Ashli and I were both supposed to be paying attention in class and were instead writing on each other's wall and then emailing each other.  I tell ya, technology is great but very distracting!  You know darn well I am going to go play with it some more later too!  : )

Oh and before I go, just want to say one more thing..... GO BEAVERS!!!!!!!!!  I am wearing orange today people!!!!  If you don't know what I am talking about go check out who just beat the No. 1 team in the nation baby!!

Dallas, Relay, sick kids and money!

It's been a while my friends.  I have had two very busy weeks.  

Last weekend I went to Dallas...yes while there was a hurricane.  You know me, I don't do easy.  I went to Dallas for a leadership conference for the American Cancer Society. We had a really great time but we were a little worried that the storm was coming to get us.  I learned a lot, cried a lot more and met some really fabulous people.  You know what I love best about Relay?  I meet the most fabulous people who are so generous, kind and just fun to be with.  I love to Relay!

Sick kids, well one sick kid and one sick dog.  Jeff called me Saturday while I was on a break to tell me that my puppy dog had an ear infection.  Poor little dude.  He winced when a friend of ours went to pet his ears and Jeff just knew he was not doing so well.  $200 later, we have more meds than we could ever need and a healthy dog.  

So, as I am on my way to the vet on Monday to get Gunther's ears cleaned out again my cell phone rings.  It is Ian and he has a throbbing headache and his throat is on fire (that is the way he described it to me)  Another visit to a different kind of clinic and Ian has a sinus infection.  More meds on the counter for us!  Not a good week for meds and doctors - or maybe it was a good week for them, they got my $$

And finally some money!  Lots of money actually.  When I was filling out my financial aid packet this past February, they asked me to fill out a generic scholarship form as well.  It asks some basic questions about organizations you belong to, awards, major, etc.  Nothing big and it is mostly fill in the blank.  I filled it out and never thought about it again until Wednesday.  On Wed, I got the most fabulous letter that stated a group from the school wants to give me a $1000 scholarship for the year!  Yahooey!  I was so excited that when I called to accept the dinner invitation for the award recipients a box of rocks fell out of my mouth.  I couldn't think or speak or anything.  The assistant just giggled at me and said she understood.  Oh well, box of rocks and all I got me a scholarship and I didn't even have to type up a 3 page essay (like some of the other applications I filled out).  Very exciting stuff.

All in all my week wasn't bad.  Sick kids but some money in the bank.  Nice week.  Let's see what next week brings us?  Probably snow!

New table

I know it's not terribly exciting news but I had to share that we bought a new table this weekend.  The WHOLE family is coming for Christmas this year and I just had no place to put everyone for a family dinner.  Jeff and I have been looking for some time for something a little larger and we finally found a good table at a good price.  I'm so excited that we can have everyone at the same table this year.  Now if I could just add two more bedrooms then everyone would have a place to sleep.  Oh, wait I have a better idea....just move here people and I won't have to run a hotel!!  : )  Sorry, just my own little rant.

P.S. I also got an email from Ian's dad yesterday....he wants to take him to Japan for Christmas.  We will see, I will keep you posted.

My Politics

I had to do a little post today about our upcoming presidential election.  Last night we watched Gov. Sarah Palin speak and all I can say is WOW!  For me, it doesn't matter whether I am a Dem or for the GOP she was an amazing speaker that I think most of us moms could relate to and understand where she was coming from.  This morning Cindy McCain said it best, she told Good Morning America that she didn't necessarily agree with everything Palin believes in but she respects her views.  After last night, listening to her powerful speech, I didn't feel like she was another  typical politician speaking down to me as a citizen.  Instead she is a mom, a wife, a concerned citizen who knows what it is like to have high gas bills and feed seven mouths every night without the help of a personal chef!  I too don't necessarily agree with everything Palin says but I sure do respect the lady.  That is more than I can say for a lot of our Johnny come lately politicians.  

No matter who wins this race, I am happy to see that we are making change and this year we will make history one way or another.  Let's hope that this wonderful change is not overshadowed by a bad leader later on down the road!