Sunday, December 21, 2008

Nothing else to do....

With nothing to do for the holidays...Bob and I decided to paint the kitchen...it was time! So here are the bare walls just waiting for something new and totally different to be done. we took down the french doors going into the kitchen...makes it much more open. Any suggestions for the walls? I am envisioning square espresso frames with something interesting in them...creative paper? Black and whites of interesting things? Pictures of my friends? Pictures of me? I love how the green makes the white POP!


I will show a picture of the finished product of the dining light...the red tassle is just a tease for now. We sprayed the light fixture and all of our knobs - it is called tarnished bronze. A nice change from the brushed nickel.

And here is another ... nothing to do picture. Riley and Tyson (who goes into the MTC on the 31st) were dears to shovel the driveway this last big storm. They thought they were real cute and adorned our mailbox into a mail snowman...hope the mailman appreciates it too. I am afraid that it will have to melt in the spring...it is pretty solid at this point.






P.S. I realize that I am not decorated much this year - we do have the tree up thanks to the Henrie girls who were helpful and full of Christmas Joy! I eyed it as I deep cleaned from the mess in the kitchen with a feeling of..."Let me put it down!" Oh well, I refrained - Ho! Ho! Ho!
P.P.S.S. A big shoutout to my dear friend Sher for SAVING me yesterday doing touch-ups! We worked for many hours together! I couldn't have done it without her - and it was soooo much fun gabbing and going to Subway (yes, we were the butt-ugly women there) for lunch.


Tuesday, December 16, 2008

And yet....another colonoscopy!

Ok, this time it was Sigrid. What is up with the colon factor in our house? I knw they are over-active, but this is RIDICULOUS! By the way, she has a clean colon. She just needs to get more fiber in her diet.

HERE IS THE BEST PART...she couldn't top Lars' blasting after-effects, but she did out do herself verbally.

Nurse in pre-op: Are you pregnant?

Sig: No.

Nurse: How do you know that you aren't pregnant?

Sig: Uh, because I don't engage in those type of activities.

I guess that is Sig's code for "have sex" which most of us would have plainly said in her situation. Too funny. Until the next one which will be me for the "50" and it is time. I think that Sig and Lars should both be my "helper" so that they can see the other side...no pun intended.

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Hate being tagged...thanks Holly!

Here we go...

7 things I can do...

1. Make 6th grade boys cry
2. Make 6th grade girls cry
3. At times go home from school and cry myself!
4. Cut the engine on someone skiing when the water is too good and I want to ski!
5. Learn new hobbies - photography and photoshop are the latest
6. crochet cute hats
7. make killer wheat bread

7 things I can't do...

1. ignore little noises - the other night it was Bob's hearing aid on the dresser that as the train rumbled by and our house shook a bit...the battery kept engaging! FREAKY!
2. quit trying to be nice to people who are still mean to me.
3. stop being a mother who worries
4. run a mile
5. turn down chocolate
6. just use 2 squares of toilet paper
7. get over that Bob says "posed to" instead of "supposed to"

7 things I like to eat...

1. carne asada
2. peanut m&m's and diet coke
3. salads with feta cheese
4. ice cold water
5. Ford family sherbet
6. my wheat bread...duh!
7. note to you...if I don't trust your cleanliness or cooking...I will dump it out!

7 things I always say...

1. Blarb - that means I am confused trying to say Lars and/or Bob
2. Bob that is disgusting - stop it!
3. Siggy Poo!
4. Nad up! (Only to the Henrie's)
5. Lars (spoken to his voice mail) a phone call would be nice once in awhile.
6. I'll start as soon as you are ready to listen!
7. Hi Rhonda!

I tag Jana, Shelly, Kim, Brian, Larry, Crystal, Jenessa, etc. (like anyone looks at this blog!)