Disease and Holiday Cheer
So for about 4 days I've been sick with something that is causing my tonsils to swell to unimaginable sizes and my nose to just stop functioning. Sooo... I've been doing a whole lot of nothing. Mostly I've been lying around going on Youtube and Memebase, watching cheesy romantic comedies, hacking/ nose-blowing, and staring at myself in the mirror wondering how come my hair only looks that good when I'm about to take a shower or not going to see anyone for days. So far it hasn't been enjoyable.
My Girl Scout buddies came over yesterday and I was so desperate for company I was hopping up and down even in my state of disease. And because I love them dearly I had to print out pictures of skulls and crossbones and label everything I came into contact with.
So right now I'm living for those moments when I haven't already heard that hilarious Stephen Wright quote on Youtube and the anticipation of many presents in my near future.
Happy Holidays!
My Girl Scout buddies came over yesterday and I was so desperate for company I was hopping up and down even in my state of disease. And because I love them dearly I had to print out pictures of skulls and crossbones and label everything I came into contact with.
So right now I'm living for those moments when I haven't already heard that hilarious Stephen Wright quote on Youtube and the anticipation of many presents in my near future.
Happy Holidays!
Hey, You Bought A Bunch of Milk…Why Not Order…
Some Girl Scout Cookies to go with it. And if you buy Girl Scout cookies it will make you want to walk off the calories. If you walk off the calories you will feel good about yourself. If you feel good about yourself you will want to help others. If you want to help others you think about organizations that inspire people. When you think about organizations that inspire people you might think about young girls. If you think about young girls, you may think about being a kid yourself. If you think about being a kid yourself you may have fond memories of milk and cookies. If you have fond memories of milk and cookies you may think about Girl Scout cookies.
If any of these are you, please consider ordering Girl Scout cookies from Rachel, or some other fantastic girl.
Trying to stay safe and warm this chilly evening and I hope y'all are too!
Hey, You Bought A Bunch of Milk…Why Not Order…
Some Girl Scout Cookies to go with it. And if you buy Girl Scout cookies it will make you want to walk off the calories. If you walk off the calories you will feel good about yourself. If you feel good about yourself you will want to help others. If you want to help others you think about organizations that inspire people. When you think about organizations that inspire people you might think about young girls. If you think about young girls, you may think about being a kid yourself. If you think about being a kid yourself you may have fond memories of milk and cookies. If you have fond memories of milk and cookies you may think about Girl Scout cookies.
If any of these are you, please consider ordering Girl Scout cookies from Rachel, or some other fantastic girl.
Trying to stay safe and warm this chilly evening and I hope y'all are too!
Thursday
Surreal Moment of the Day:
I tried to open my front door by pressing the door open button on my key ring. It only took a split second for that Duh moment to pass, but I may want to check into getting a sonic screwdiver.
These pages are from an event in February:
One of the moms made a comment that our troop is the F Troop of Girl Scouts. I had a good laugh at that one. Our girls love to put on skits and they call themselves the Drama Queens. We are a diverse and quirky bunch. I have a great time with them.
My Flick Pick of the Day:
A blast from the, not too distant, past is the hilarious movie Jimmy Neutron. There are so many things to enjoy with this movie. Sheen and Carl are the best, mostly clueless, friends of Jimmy Neutron the boy genius. The evil aliens voiced by Patrick Stewart and Martin Short keep me laughing with their pomposity (is that a new word?). Jimmy and his friends build spaceships to reclaim their abducted parents when they realize they do, indeed, miss them. The sound track is fun to sing and dance to even if your kids try to physically restrain you from doing both (yes, that happened to me only this morning!). So, if you are looking for a fun family flick for Friday (oohhh, that was cool) try this one:
School Is Out For Summer
We just hung out today. Nothing exciting. Lots and lots of rain...all day.
Here is a layout for the Kindergarten book I'm working on for Evey:
Here are some layouts of Rachel's Bridging Ceremony:
I'm going to go read for a while. Smiles!
Breakfast Conversation…
...in the Taylor house is a little different. This morning Rachel was arguing with Noah (I know this part may not be too different from other kids in the morning). She asked him, "Hey Noah, do you always have to be right?"
Noah replied, "Well, I don't know String Theory."
I'm not sure how many 8 year-olds that use this in an argument, or show any concern that they don't understand a theory that know one else has a firm grasp on anyway.
:::::::::::::::::::Another Noah Story::::::::::
To preface this story you have to know that the basic Krystal hamburger is always made with diced onions, a dollop of plain yellow mustard (the best condiment ever, in my opinion) and a slice of pickle. Now to our story:
After picking strawberries on Tuesday the kids voted to stop at Krystal's (actually, everyone, but Noah who has lost ALL voting rights to places to stop for food since all he will order is chicken nuggets with ketchup). We ordered 12 Krystal burgers, 2 small plain pups, and two cheese pups. Everyone got Sprite to drink and before we had even said the blessing on the food, Noah had spilled his drink on the floor because he kept gesturing with his arms to explain a joke to Michael that Michael told him he already understood. Noah and I cleaned up the mess and he got a new soda, then I asked Aaron to say a blessing on the food.
Aaron: "Dear Heavenly Father thank you for this food...
Noah: "Hey, there is a pickle on my sandwich!"
Aaron: "...please bless it to nourish...
Noah: "Did you know they put onions on this thing?!"
Aaron finishes the prayer and we all stare at Noah and Michael says, "NOAH, Aaron was saying the prayer. Why did you keep asking about your hamburger?"
Aaron translated Noah's remarks, as follows: "What are you doing?! Are you trying to kill me?!!"
Noah gave his hamburger to Michael and set to eating his fries. About 5 minutes later he is fussing with Eve over the amount of fries she ate.
Noah, "She ate 60% of the fries!" Eve says, "No I didn't!"
Noah: "Well you ate 20% of the 40%." And we said that would make half of the fries. Making up fractions and calculations of all kinds is a Noah thing.
:::::::::::::Some Atlanta Zoo Layouts::::::
::::::::::::::::Strawberry Farm Layouts:::::::::::
Noah getting a noogie from Aaron:
::::::::::::::::::In-Gathering::::::::::
Rachel and I had fun with her troop at In-gathering. I will make some layouts to post soon. Our troop won the "Drama Queen" award for our fantastic skit. It was fun to create and practice with the girls.
We also got to climb the Alpine Tower before the rains hit. I was so proud of Rachel for reaching the top and for the girls that were afraid who tried to go up. The girls also made fleece pillows for a service project that would go to the children's cancer center.
When I got home Michael had detailed my minivan and cleaned the kitchen. Good stuff!
I need to go finish some crocheted socks for one of Rachel's classmate's mother who had a baby girl.
Later, gators! :)
