photo's

They took pictures at wrestling. The results I will post when we get the photo's back. They had all the little guys there too, which resulted in 50 crazy boys + 1 girl running around while they all got their individuals taken. I cannot even explain the zoo it was, maybe liken it to 50 moneys in a cage jumping, dragging each other all around. It was actually hysterical!!! They had a fun hour but it was hard getting them to settle down when practice started. I got one photo from my camera phone, the photographer starting to get the picture organized one by one....notice it is blurry! Dalton is in there somewhere.

BOOKS

I love to read. Yes, I do but I very seldom actually have time to sit down and make it thru an entire book. I read everything else, the computer, paper, but it has been awhile since I have read a good book.

When I was in Nashville my sister-in-law took me to their new favorite find. A used bookstore. She told me about it and said "we will want at least 2 hrs". I thought oh, that's a long time. We walked in and the place was HUGE. My main focus was finding books for Phoenix because she reads us out of house and home. Darice had great picks and we had a stack in no time. I took a few home with me and shipped the rest. We had a great time and "laughed until we were sick at some of the book covers and the guy with the "great eyeshadow". She already had Twilight and I started reading it when I was there, just because I had extra time. Phoenix wanted me to read the series, so I could talk to her about them. I know the majority loves these books "BUT", they are fun BUT, I only got to page 120 and just could not take "HIS EYES" anymore. So, I started reading "Ender's game" by Orson Scott Card. I could not put this book down and can't wait to read another of his. I don't know why, this just is not something I would choose but Thank You, Dar...great pick Oh, yes, I will get back to the "Series" and even enjoyed the midnight showing
with 300 screaming girls. "THOSE EYE'S"!

FOG

Well if it isnt rain or snow if fog. January the sun does not get thru the forest to our front yard, so it's usually about 10 degrees colder than the rest of the area. We went down to Mukilteo house to work on it Sat and it was 45 degrees here and 57 there, it felt like spring. Yes, we are still working on it!!!! It is looking beautiful, and near the point that our friend can move in and rent it. We will love the extra $, he is also interested in purchasing and with the housing market we think renting it to him is the best option. I will post some photo's after we get some paint on.

I also started compiling our tax information..this job I don't love but when I get started it takes me back to my past life. LOL By the time I finish I usually have 50 spreedsheets for our accountant. Yes, I know I should work on it all year but I never do! Our kitchen table is now full of receipts I just organized.

Phoenix came home and announced she might play basketball, we filled out the forms this weekend and she turns them in today. Now, she has informed me in the past "SHE does not like basketball". Her coach at the volleyball party was begging her to play. She told her "look, I cannot even dribble a ball and I know nothing about the game". Coach still pleeded. Could it maybe be she is one of the tallest girls in 8th grade??? Mmmm, we will see what transpires...I'm laughing and she is laughing cause the only basketball game she has ever watched was Dalton when he played last year.

Grubby Granola!

Caution: Do not Read This If You Are Easily Grossed Out!!!

As i get in to the car after school, my mother tells the grosses thing I have ever heard! Ok..so she said she was in the mood for cleaning weird things so she decided to clean the downstairs cereal cabinet (Which we hardly ever use) and when she looked inside there was a seemingly harmless box of cereal granola, so clueless, she opened it without looking inside... and stuck her hand in and grabbed what she thought was granola. Mom put it in her mouth! she told me that it tasted and felt a bit strange so she spit it out and there was stringy moldy stuff all over it!!!!!
EEEEWWW right?!?! and that isn't the grossest part yet! When She looked inside THERE WERE MAGGOTY WORMS ALL OVER!!!!!!!! crawling up the sides of the plastic, in the cereal, and just all over!!!
-phoenix

phoenix's creation

MOJO

This is dedicated to my mother-in-law. Thank you for leaving behind your MOJO! Read on..

When Bert, real name Bertha in case you are wondering, comes to visit she wanders around the property, loving it. However, she does it oh so carefully because she is afraid of stepping in dog do do. Now it's impossible for me with 7 1/2 acres to find every place my "dogs" deposit in, so chances of stepping in it are pretty good. Last time she was down I was laughing away at her because I never step in it, never watch for it, and the kids don't usually land in it either. She commented on "if it's there, she will find it and land in it". They have been back in Alaska for about a month. About 2 wks ago I was running around at my usually pace and what happens, I stepped in it.. NO@! Today I was out picking up in front of the garage and whish, right in, you guess it. I don't know which dog did it but "WHY", with all the property would you do it there. So I cleaned it all off, which took me a good 15 minutes. Later as we were checking out the pond I stepped in some again, twice in one day!
I therefore, am dedicating this do do mojo blog to my mother-in-law who I dearly love but next time, I promise, I won't laugh.

SOGGY BOTTOMS

Enough already. First it's snow and cold and now RAIN!!! It's 50 outside right now and raining
to beat the the band. All the rivers are overflowing and at flood stages. We are fine where we are, but all the surrounding towns with any kind of stream/river (which is almost every town)
is going to be affected. Phoenix came out of school and announced "NO school tomorrow". AHHH They are going to be in school until July at this rate and it's only January.

We walked up to our pond to check things out. It is...need I say full. There is an inlet and outlet so it will not flood over. It is a natural stream that heads down to the water in the springtime. Kids had fun playing in the standing water and exploring, following the stream up into the forest.