Exciting New Lights

Not really realizing that the light fixture which I just hung in his Sister's room

hangs way too low, Little Man was super excited that her new light hangs so low that he "can see over it." He's going to be disappointed tomorrow when I shorten the cord and chain to make it hang closer to the ceiling.

HATE'n THE SIGNS...

MY FRIENDS AND I HAVE A FRIENDS WHOSE HOUSE IS LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF TWO STREETS SO HIS NEIGHBORS ARE ALWAYS PUTTING SIGNS IN THE CORNER OF HIS YARD. SIGNS OF ALL KINDS IT DOESN'T MATTER, WHETHER IT BE A GARAGE SALE ADVERTISEMENT WITH DIRECTIONS, OR A LOST PET, YOU NAME IT IT'S BEEN IN HIS YARD. HE REALLY HATES TO SEE THEM IN THE MORNING WHEN HE WAKES UP, SO NATURALLY MY FRIENDS AND I HAD TO PUT SIGNS IN HIS YARD THIS WEEK. DAY 1 THE SIGN SAID "LOST CAT" (WITH A PICTURE OF A CAT.) DAY 2 THE SIGN SAID "MISSING CAT: (WITH A DIFFERENT PICTURE OF WHAT LOOKS LIKE THE SAME CAT.) DAY 3 THE SIGN SAID "LOST SIGNS" (WITH A PICTURE OF OUR FIRST TWO SIGNS,) AND READS AT THE BOTTOM, "LAST SEEN RIGHT HERE."

Half Dollars

And these are just the ones that I have loose. I have a bunch of ones from 2001 (the year Madison was born) but I have none from 1999 or 2005 (Alivia and Michael's birth years.) I want to get a good looking Half Dollar coin from each of their birth year to give to them.

1776 - 1976

Look at what I got in the mail today. I was born in June of 1976, (and blessed in Church on July 4th of 1976,) so this kind of stuff has always been fun for me.

MILITARY 'COINS'

I deliver to a few Military Units, (mostly from the Army National Gaurd but there are a few from other Branches of the Military as well,) on my route. As soon as I found out that each Unit has their own Coin I started asking for them. Here are the ones I have so far.

The 1249th Coin was pretty cool to get because they are getting ready to leave for Afghanistan in just a Couple of months and will be gone for a little over a year.

Y

I now have a Giant 42" Y hanging on my wall in my house. Looks AWESOME. My sister and her husband make these and they gave this to Sarah for her Birthday yesterday. Check out my talented sister's design blog. Laura Rae Designs

Sarah's Birthday Cake

I just got done making Sarah's Birthday Cake. I'm not a Pro so it doesn't look the best but I'm sure it's going to taste Great.

Our New Addition

Let me introduce you to our new addition to the family. After three summers without him, Mr. A/C has joined us today ready and willing to keep our house cool during the summer.

My Quarter Book

Well, I finished my quarter book. In 1999, the year my oldest was born, the U.S. Mint started doing the Statehood quarters. One quarter for each State. I used to go down every four months to get the new quarter but I kinda slacked towards the end. The set finished in 2008 but I just today (2010) picked up my last eight quarters.Last year they did six quarters for each Territory, (so I bought those also,) and this year the Mint is starting a new fifty State quarter set where each State Quarter will have a State Park on the back. (I'm debating if I want to start that set or not.)

Oh How It Kills Me To Love This Stuff

I'm in the process of trying to break my addiction to Mountain Dew. I get headaches without it. I used to drink well over two liters a day and for the past week I've forced myself to drink no more than one or two glasses a day. My goal is to be completely off of it by next week or so. Wish me luck.

Not Me

I googled UPS images on my computer just to see what kind pictures it might bring up. I found this picture and had to look at it a coulple of times before realizing that it isn't me.

TO CLOG OR NOT TO CLOG...

I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS CLOG WORTHY BUT YEP... LOOK WHAT I HAD TO DO TODAY.

SURE AM LOVING THE SAN DIEGO COMIC CON

JUNGLE GYM???

I CAN'T EVER SIT DOWN WITHOUT LITTLE MAN CLIMBING ON ME THEN JUMPING OVER MY HEAD. 

CHURCH 4TH OF JULY BREAKFAST.

OUR WARD HAD A 4TH OF JULY BREAKFAST AND I SHOWED UP EARLY TO HELP COOK.I WAS PUT ON SAUSAGE DUTY.  (THAT'S NOT AN APRON IT'S A 'MAN CAPE!')

I'M GONNA START CALLING LITTLE MAN BACKWARDS-MIKE.  THE KIDS PUT ON A PARADE WITH THEIR BIKE'S.  I SAYS TO MICHAEL, "YOUR HELMET IS ON BACKWARDS."  AND HE REPLIED, "NO IT'S NOT."  THEN I MADE MENTION TO HIM, "YOUR HANDLE BARS ARE BACKWARDS."  AND AGAIN I HEARD, "NO IT'S NOT." AS HE PROUDLY RODE OFF. 

PHOTO BOMBER

I TRIED TO TAKE A NICE PICTURE OF THE CUTE COUPLE, AND RANDOM CHICK IN THE BACKGROUND LOOKS AT ME LIKE I'M WEIRD.  (FUNNY THING IS, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW SHE WAS THERE UNTIL I DOWNLOADED THE PICTURE ONTO MY COMPUTER.)

NO WONDER OUR ECONOMY IS IN THE TANKER...

...EVEN OUR AMERICAN FLAGS ARE MADE IN CHINA?!?!?

I THOUGHT THESE WERE PRETTY GOOD

ON DAY 9 OF MY VACATION FROM WORK I...

WENT ON A DATE TO THE MOVIES TO A NOON SHOWING OF ANGELS & DEMONS  WITH MY SWEET-HEART, SARAH.  WAS AN AWESOME MOVIE.  THEN AFTER THE MOVIE, SARAH TOOK THE GIRLS TO THEIR SWIM LESSONS AND I TOOK LITTLE MAN TO THE PLUMBING STORE SO I COULD COME HOME AND FIX TWO TOILETS.  (HAD A COUPLE OF SEALSTHAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.)  WHILE OUT WITH LITTLE MAN WE WENT TO THE STORE SO THAT I COULD PICK ME UP A BIRTHDAY PRESENT TO MYSELF.  I REALLY WANTED GREEN DAY'S NEWEST ALBUM, (21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN,) SO... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MYSELF I GOT IT.

On Day 8 OF MY VACATION FROM WORK I...

...WAS ABSOLUTELY LAZY.  I HAD A HEADACHE MOST OF THE DAY SO I PRETTY MUCH JUST LAID ON THE COUCH AND WACHED TV.  I'D POST A PICTURE, BUT I WAS IN MY UNDERWEAR PRETTY MUCH MOST OF THE TIME.

On Day 5, 6, and 7 OF MY VACATION FROM WORK I...

I TOOK THE LITTLE FAMILY TO THE COAST AND WE STAYED AT A NICE BEACH-HOUSE, (THE SAME BEACH-HOUSE THAT SARAH AND I SPENT OUR HONEYMOON AT 11 YEARS AGO.)  WE WATCHED MOVIES,  ATE ICE-CREAM,  AND DREW PICTURES.   WE WENT TO RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!,THE WAX WORKS - A LIVING MUSEUM, AND THE UNDERSEA GARDENS.  WE ATE AT PIG'N A PANCAKE AND GALLUCCI'S PIZZERIA.  WE ALSO WENT TO THE BEACH SO THAT THE KIDS CAN FIND "ROCKS AND SEASHELLS."  

THEN AFTER WE GOT HOME, (AND AFTER GIVING THE KIDS MUCH NEEDED BATHS,) WE WENT OVER TO MY SISTER'S TO WISH HER A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAURA.