Well, no ticker movement because it's too COLD to go biking this week. I should have gotten an elliptical machine earlier. I have been doing 8 Minute every a.m. On the second ticker....hmph!!! Lost 2 lbs the first week, 3 lbs the second and none last week. Here's hoping to move it THIS Tuesday.
My spices arrived! I had heard how MUCH I would get so got smaller packages of some things that I think I should have ordered more of...but HEY they are way cheaper than in the store. In case any of you are interested and have forgotten you can order them from Monterrey Spice Company.
I needed to run to the post office, return my costume and run to the mall today. I didn't really run...sort of creeped and slithered and groaned and moaned. LOL I got to our Post Office at 11:00 and discovered it is CLOSED on Saturdays. I had already clicked "books mailed" on 8 books at PBS so went to find another one. I mailed out the books and Mike's birthday gift. The lady at the 2nd post office couldn't figure out the PBS confirmation add .14 extra thing...she was being very slow about it. Finally I told her that since she couldn't meter it to sell me stamps and I'd stamp them. LOL
When I returned the costume the lady told me they didn't TAKE returns. I told her it was a rental but I'd be happy to keep it. ::snort::
At the mall I needed to buy a gift for our worship leader's daughter. I found a cute game. I also bought a second set of Ruckus cards (because the game is for 2 -4 and we have 7 of us playing). I picked up a dinosaur bingo and Apples 2 Apples too...those I may keep for Christmas...but I am terrible about saving gifts. I KNOW that many of you begin buying in January for the next Christmas. I know I should. I know it would alleviate stress. My mom does this. I don't. In fact...I NEVER shop early because Mike and I have discovered that if there is a gift to give... I must give it! NOW! I have a terrible time keeping those gifts secret - so it works out best if I don't buy them early. I thought maybe since Christmas is only 2 months away.....we'll see if I make it.
It made me very sad to be in the mall with all the holiday bustle. We miss Mike and the girls.
Jared had a friend over today. Jamin took them ALL to a nearby school to play baseball. How wonderful. That gave me quiet here to work on portfolios. I now have the yearly summary sheets and transcripts done for Josiah and Jamin. I'll mail them off on Monday. Do NOT be impressed...these are LAST YEARS!!! I have until Dec 31 to get them in.
I asked on SHS if anyone knew of a free Thanksgiving lapbook that was good. Thanks to Brandy for sending me to Live and Learn Press
and to Jodi for helping me figure out HOW to log in. I can be so dense...I simply couldn't find the spot to put the password and get my free Lapbook. This is a great lapbook - 76 pages. Wow. Instructions and all....I printed the first 24 pages so I can overview. I'm bummed not to have a color printer to do this with...not sure if I'm going to print it out black and white or what. We'll see. Thanks ladies. I'm now trying to figure out if I want to add this to our studies...which I think I should do....or do it and no other history until Thanksgiving. The problem is that we are totally NOT studying this time period....I may do an abbreviated version of the project. I think Arielle and Nolan are the perfect age to be aware of the history of the holiday....
Stacia LOVES that "deeper than ever tater, turnip and beet root pie". I like it. Jamin says it would be better if I left out the beets and added some of my turkey sausage. He may have a point. I'll have to try it. LOL I gave the last pie to Adrienne....I wonder if her children will give the same review. LOL
We're going to watch *Curious George*. Josiah ended up working from 9 - 10:30 or 11:00 tonight. I think this means he has overtime this week.
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I love the new name but you confused me when I looked up my Bloglines tonight! :) I love it! I'm the same way with gifts, only if I do have some that make it to Christmas I tend to forget that I have them. A few years ago I found a board game that we put up for our oldest in 2001. Needless to say it didn't have the same family night appeal as it would have had we found it when she still lived at home. :)
Too funny, Steph.
Sis: sorry you back is hurting....
hired a wheelchair ride van to pick Dad up today for the "Celebration Sunday" thing at church. The are combining both services, having a brunch, having a service at the Hilton. Dad can go out but not get in/our of a vehicle unless he stays in the wheel chair.
Christmas. Yeah! I unloaded our clothes closets of presents I have been putting there since last year. :):) My problem is I always end up with more than one thing for some people and nothing for others. :) :( Looking for boxes today.
love/prayers
LOL about the shopping ahead. My family instituted a new rule this year. If they find one of their Christmas presents that I have purchased early then dh said they get to have it early *AND* I have to buy them a new present..... see I sometimes forget to hide them - leave them in plain sight or in the car and then send someone out to get something forgetting their present is out there, etc (LOL)! So..I'm being a LOT more careful about hiding things this year! Oh... and this little "problem" had nothing to do with me shopping early... sometimes I don't get things put away and out of sight even when I shop a few weeks before Christmas (LOL).
See - I told ya'all - my mom has a closet full of gifts...LOL
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