Update

Well we have been busy…..here is an update of the last few days.

This last weekend we finished up the tile project! So happy to have that done! And it looks incredible! We are so happy we did it.
On Sunday I went shopping alone. I went to the mall and started out good. But very quickly got overwhelmed and frustrated. Could not find what I was wanting and was surrounded by people. I am not a fan of crowds. But I did spend my Victoria’s Secret gift card from Christmas and I am very happy with what I got. I also was able to find some nice black slacks to wear at our next conference. Oh and the score of the day…Old Navy clearance rack…I had no idea…. $.97 for tee-shirts! OMGosh! I loaded up, not that I needed them but come on, so cheap and I can always use new shirts.
Monday was filled with work and school.
Tuesday, our 8 year wedding anniversary! I know, 8 years. Wow. We cannot believe it has gone by so fast. Marshall had the day off, so after dropping the kids off at school we went out to a nice relaxing breakfast. It was nice to just sit and chat. No interruptions or distractions. Then it was back to work for me and he took my car in to the shop….my windshield wipers went south on us over the weekend. They would just turn on and stay on all by themselves. It ended up costing us a grip to get it fixed too. Dang electronic sensors!
Now on to year 9!
Well that just about catches us up…Wednesday and Thursday have been filled up with work, school and more work!
So I downloaded my camera today…apparently Caymus has been working on his photography skills…..there were 39 pictures all taken by him. Here are my favorites.

There were 6 of the butterfly color page, 4 of his new Tony Stewart pj pants, 5 of my light, and several of the other pictures on the walls.

Random info about me...

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Nah, some lady my parents used to know...they liked the name but did not know how to spell it. They were hippies so that’s where the Harvest came from....

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Hmmmm it was after watching a cop movie and I really realized the kind of sacrifice my husband has made. What it must take to put on a badge and a gun every day. How brave he is for what he does. And how in the 7 years I never told him that. So that’s what made me cry, was when I did tell him that.

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Not even a little

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Not a big lunch meat fan...

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? 1 beautiful daughter; 1 handsome son.

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Yeah, but I would be disappointed. I am very distracted.

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM? Nope never....yeah right!

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yep

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? No, but I may sky dive!

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Quaker Oatmeal Squares

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? No

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Brown Cow - Tillamook

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Their cleanliness level....

15. RED OR PINK? I LOVE RED!!!

16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? My forgetfulness

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My BFF

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THIS LIST? I like to hear random stuff about people, so yeah.

19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Blue Jeans and slippers…no shoes in this house!

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? My kids whining….

22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Red with sparkles

23. FAVORITE SMELLS? Fresh cut grass, the beach

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My Dad

25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Yes….

26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Wrestling, football –its rubbing off on me, MMA

27. HAIR COLOR? Naturally red, I like to brighten it and add highlights….so overdue!

28. EYE COLOR? Blue

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No

30. FAVORITE FOOD? Mexican

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy, hate scary movies, life is too scary, why add more to it?

32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Kung Fu Panda with the family

33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Light Orange – Old Navy, 3.99! Went shopping on Sunday!

34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Love the summer

35. HUGS OR KISSES? both

36. FAVORITE DESSERT? Anything Chocolate and Cheesecake

37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Who knows….there are so many of these things floating around!

38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Most people….

39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Besides the kids bed time books? None, I don’t even find the time to read all of a people magazine!

40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? A 4 drum Coker at an oil refinery…..

41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? Hmmmmm my husband had the controls so we channel surfed until 9:30….

42. FAVORITE SOUND(S)? Silence, the ocean waves

43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles

44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Europe

45. DO YOU HAVE SPECIAL TALENTS? LOL none that I will mention….

46. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? Anyone’s

47. HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER? I was serving coffee at a little coffee shop in Cannon Beach, he was a good customer and good friends with my manager.

One of those days

I am have one of those days where it feels like your head is in a bucket. I have more stuff to do than time it seems. I am currently at my “busy” time with work. We are planning our biggest conference of the year. It is March 23-27 in Galveston Texas. I am working on menus, audio visual, shipping, binder prep, floor plans, registrations….the list goes on. We are also trying to get our books ready for taxes, they have to be filed by March 15 for corporate….fun.
Then here at home I am still working on finishing the tile project; puttying the trim, then will need to paint the trim, paint the door (it has to be cut to fit over the tile), then I will need to clean both bathrooms.

Meanwhile, my house has not really been cleaned in 2 weeks. This is something that is really driving me crazy. I am amazed at how fast it gets dirty. And how much dust can collect. Where does it come from? So gross. So that has been added to my list of MUST do's for this weekend.

I am hoping that if I vent here a little I will feel better, so far not working. I really want/need to go shopping before I leave for the conference. I have gift certificates to spend! I also NEED to get a haircut and colored, and get my nails done. Seriously, where does the time go?

I get up at 5:10am everyday, workout, shower and dress, feed my husband and send him out the door by 6:45am. Finish getting myself dressed and made up, wake the kids, feed and dress them, get their teeth brushed, hair combed, lunch packed, back packs loaded and scurry them out the door by 7:45am. Drop off at school, home, get to work at about 8:15 (that consists of walking into my garage and into my office….), and work until it’s time to pick up the boy at 11am on Tues and Thurs or time for lunch on the other days. Then pick up the girl at 2:10, feed snack, say I love you and then back to work. Work till 5:30ish, then it’s time to make dinner, pick the house, feed dinner, clean up from dinner, do the dishes, baths for kids, read story, nighty night at 8pm. Finish cleaning up or doing whatever chore needs doing. Sit on couch at about 9pm, just as I get comfy Marshall announces he is going to bed….tuck him in and sometimes make it back to the couch just to fall asleep there……usually get up at 1:45am to crawl back to my bed. So really where does the time go?????

Aw I am feeling a little better now…..

Tile Project

This weekend we decided to do our last big project on the house. Tiling both bathroom floors.
Both rooms had linoleum flooring that was not our favorite….

Let me start by back tracking to September….we had decided to hire a company to do the tile; we were low on time and just wanted the job done. We found a company, picked our tile, grout and date to have the job done. Paid the deposit and everything. I get home from paying the deposit, check my email and what do you know, the sales lady had sent me an email asking if I wanted the toilets put back in after the job was completed…..jaw dropping….”No, leave them out, we have decided to go with the Chinese way of toileting…aim over the hole in the floor!”…..YES I want them put back in!!! Well then, they cannot do that, we have to hire a Plummer to put them back in. So you’re telling me you can take them out, but you cannot put them back in? Yes-that’s what they are telling me. It cost about $200 more to have a Plummer come out and set 2 toilets. Long story short….we got our deposit back and did not get the floors done in September!

We went and bought all the supplies on Friday. Then we got right to it on Saturday morning, laid the backer board, set the backer board, dry fit the tile to see where to start, cut tile, started laying the tile in the master bath…..
Sunday morning, got started laying the remaining tile in the master, Marshall started cutting and prepping the second bathroom, (no more toilets in the house) Continued to lay tile, set the backer board, laid tile in second bathroom…..
Monday……still no toilets. Finished laying tile in second bathroom, grout both floors.
Tuesday…..day 3 without toilets. Marshall got off early so we could set both Johns and be done. Realized we needed more wax to set toilets. Marshall goes to Home Depot. Realize we need longer hoses to attach water to the toilets; Marshall goes to Home Depot again. Finally get both toilets set and water hooked up to them, hold our breath with the first flush….no running water! We did it!!!
I must say I am beyond pleased with the outcome, and the fact that we saved $1700 doing it ourselves!!!

Redneck Tool Box

Awww how sweet!

Marshall cutting the backer board...not easy!

The finished product!!!

Water and Wine

To my friend who enjoys a glass of wine… And those who don't.

As Ben Franklin said:

In wine there is wisdom,

In beer there is freedom,

In water there is bacteria.

In a number of carefully controlled trials,

Scientists have demonstrated that if we drink 1 liter of water each day,
At the end of the year we would have absorbed more than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli, (E. Coli) - bacteria found in feces.

In other words, we are consuming 1 kilo of poop.

However, we do NOT run that risk when Drinking wine & beer (or tequila, rum, whisky or other liquor),
Because alcohol has to go through a purification process of boiling, filtering and/or fermenting.

Remember:

Water = Poop,

Wine = Health.

Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid,

Than to drink water and be full of shit.

There is no need to thank me for this valuable information: I'm doing it as a public service.



Freckle faces

My kids have been kissed by angels….their freckles are starting to come in! I love it!
I can remember as a kid when my freckles started to come in, my Uncle called them Angel Kisses. I think they have been called a few other things to, but I think I will stick with Angel kisses!
It’s hard to see them in the pictures, but I assure you they are there!

Valentine’s Day part 2

For breakfast I made eggs, hash browns and bacon! That’s right, bacon! It is the thickest bacon I have ever seen, so good, makes my heart stop!
We just had a chill day, went grocery shopping, got gas, and cleaned the house. We made homemade pizza for dinner and watched a movie. Marshall and I both fell asleep on the couch watching it! Lucy put Marshall to bed then came and woke me up so I could put her and Caymus to bed, what a good girl.
So this is what our 10th Love day together looks like. Very nice!