Thanksgiving weekend- 2007

Ok I cooked my first turkey this year. Neither of the boys ate it though! They liked the side dishes better. GO FIGURE!!!

After lunch we put the Christmas tree up and decorated it. Nathan put his Home Depot and Lowe's decoration on the tree and 30 minutes later- they were off the tree - Whatever!

Then I did laundry and went to bed by 9:30. Why? So I could go shopping on Friday morning- the first time I have ever gone on "BLACK FRIDAY."

Mind you, we do not have a lot of money to do Christmas shopping yet, and earlier this week I had to replace 2 tires on my car. I also got word they are going to add insulin to my meds... so yes, money was an issue- but I still went. I went to Wal-Mart at 4:30am and got my CRICUT machine- (my Christmas present to myself) and I got Nathan's new Leap Pad. I also picked up a couple of small stuff for the stockings. After 8am I went to Hobby Lobby. I only bought a new 8x8 scrapbook and refills and new Candy Canes for the countdown to Christmas calendar. I then went home- did laundry and packed and we headed to Wentzville to go to Grammy's and PaPa's. I did sleep on the way there.

This morning (Sat) we went to the Winery in Hermann, Missouri for lunch and then to the Pea Ridge Tree Farm to get the tree for Grammy and PaPa's house. We met up with Chauntelle and Seth and their son Jacob. Jacob and Nathan had a blast!!!! Going to the restaurant at the Stone Hill Winery.

Then to the tree farm!

The FAMOUS CHOP-CHOP!!! The boys did a great job of sharing it. I gotta get more pictures from Grammy - looks for the second installment soon!

November .... AAAAAAAA!!!! and Boxette

Well - today would have been my sister's 47th birthday. But she left this earth almost 5 years ago.

We have done absolutely NOTHING this weekend. To tell you the truth- it is pure heaven. I did do some sorting of my scrapbook supplies. That is all...

Nathan actually went potty once yesterday. None the rest of the day. None TODAY!! AAA!!! I can't wait until "he gets it!"

He is going to start full-time at preschool the week of Thanksgiving. He covered himself in Vicks Vapor Rub on Tuesday when I was sleeping! AAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

Heading to Iowa for my birthday on Friday.

Well- that is all I really want to say right now... Not too wordy today... Not feelin' it. Oh yes- my Scrapbook website on Scrap Outside the Box - is having this cool activity. We signed up to have one of their trademark bears visit us for awhile. I have "Boxette" visiting right now. This is my page about her arrival. So stay tuned for more of Boxette's visit to Olathe!

These are in the order we visited them... The first one is found at the Olathe Daily News and the Second one is at the Olathe Library downtown.

The one to the left is at KSD where I work! I know the woman that designed it and put it together.

This one is from "THE GRASS PAD" Where they are high on grass!

Ok I gotta upload the rest later- this blogger thingy is giving me fits!!!! It is having trouble uploading my pictures again... Stop by again sometime real soon!

Olathe Kansas Home of the Cowboy Boot!

Yes, I live in Olathe, KS. We have lived here for almost 5 years. They are celebrating their 150th Anniversary and asked businesses to design a cowboy boot to display all over town. Why? The Cowboy Boot was invented in Olathe. By Mr. Hyer. He even employed several deaf people in his warehouse. Pretty cool- I think!!!!
So, the boots are getting ready to be auctioned off- so we thought we would go and take the Boot Tour across town. We missed one- one is MISSING!! I have been all over the internet looking for information on it- but can't find anything out... I had originally scheduled the family to go on the "tour" last weekend but hubby was pouty and tired.
Anyway- here you go- all but one of them!
Ok-blogger is having problems loading the pics... will post again later.

Bored... Bored...Bored

Here I am outside on Catalpa. None of the kids are out- because out of the 3 others in the neighborhood- 2 are in school. There is a cool breeze upon us as we hang out in our driveway- Nathan and I.

I got off work at 8am as usual and ended up passed out on the couch by 9 and slept till 11. Not a whole lot of hours but enough to get me to 1 or 2pm which is when I can pass out in my bed.

Work was boring last night. We had the weekend off- so not a whole lot of kids were on campus. So- not even cleaning needed done. I got out the ol' laptop and tried to learn some new things on Photoshop CS3 but it just wasn't clicking. I went into the office and surfed on the computer but nothing really hooked me. I ended up playing Bookworm on my Blackberry from 4-6:30am when my boss showed up. I did read one of my SIL People magazines. I learned that Halle Barry has type 2 diabetes. Her pregnancy will be a lot like mine was.

Now it is October 16th. Half the month is gone. Our money is gone till Friday I can't even take Nathan for a lunch to McDonalds... stupid bills. Our trip to Manhattan won't happen till Spring. Not sure when- cuz we need a 3 day weekend and Bud doesn't have one in the Spring. So I am bummed about that part. I am also bummed cuz my 38th Birthday was supposed to be our Manhattan trip. So I am sad about that part of it too.

Nathan got a Powerwheels for being the grandson. He drives with his left foot. He drives into their garage door and whatever else he can. He can't coordinate his feet and his hands on the steering wheel. He just needs practice. Still no potty training happening either and it driving me insane. He doesn't care about Grave Digger anymore. He just gets under my skin!!!!!!

Well- it is 12:30pm so I probably need to take him in and feed him some lunch so we can all take a nap!!! Maybe I won't be so critical and grouchy after words... yes...right!

Here are some of my pages..

Most of my pages involve files from http://www.scrapoutsidethebox.com/ although occasionally I pull files from http://www.rakscraps.com/ and http://www.scrapgarden.com/ But someday I hope to learn how to make my own kits- especially those related to "boys." I have frantically been looking for a "monster truck" themed kit- but have been unable to find one that I like. I found a great race kit from Katie Mann at SOTB.. I used that one on the Homey Depot page. Here is another one I used the same kit on....

This was from a challenge a while back - on my indulges. At the time I was totally addicted to Mortal Kombat. This is another aspect of SPLUUUGIRL!!!

Here is just a taste of my creativity at this point in time- someday I will put my drawings up. But not just yet.

-Enjoy!!!!

Who is Spluuu?

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? No, but my mom would tell me I was named Sherry because it rhymed with Jerry (my Dad's name).

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? a couple of days ago, while changing Nathan's diaper he kicked me and the heel of his foot landed on my mouth- pretty painful!!!

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? I would say, I really don't fret over my handwriting. It has changed quite a bit over the years, as my hand cramps up easier since getting my interpreting injury in '95.

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCHMEAT? hmm... have to be ham- but only with swiss cheese. I am getting pickier, and pickier in my old age.

5. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? I would definitely be YELLOW!!! That color rocks!!! It would be a bright yellow- not a dirty one or a greenish yellow.

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Probably so.
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? occasionally when the moment strikes me.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? yes, they wanted to take them out when I was a child, but I had epilepsy at the time, so they were scared I would seize on the table - so I still got 'em and still get Strep and Tonsilitus as an adult. YEAH!
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Wanna see a grown woman wet her pants? NO WAY!!!
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Frosted Mini-Wheats - gotta get my fiber!

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? no- I usually wear clog type shoes or those that slip right off. Not big into the whole untieing business.
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Internally- yes --- physically, depends
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Moose Tracks - no sugar added
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? their body language.

15. RED OR PINK? Red but occasionally I have those "girl" moments where pink is nice.
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? my weight and my money management skills.

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My dad and sister equally- didn't really get a chance to say all I wanted to - to either of them before they left this earth. But I know I will see them again and we can chat forever then! (Shelly- the last Christmas she really felt well- she made me dress up like Rudolph and go to her son's school!) My dad and Nathan. My dad was the director of the military museum and they did a drawing of each director- this is them- checking out my dad's! I cherish this picture so much!

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? I’m posting it on my blog and curious to see what happens.

19. WHAT COLOR PANTS, AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Blue scrub pants and my white nursing shoes (slip ons!)

20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? reheated leftover cinnamon chip pancakes and sausage.

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? the hum of my laptop and someone outside opening and closing their car doors. Nathan is at pre-school!!!
22. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? um... yes!
23. FAVORITE SMELL? BBQ and my hubby's deodorant when he starts to sweat.
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Christine from T-Mobile I needed to get a bundle on my text messages added to my services- been texting way to much lately.

25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Yes, he is a very creative and inspiring person. Kinda cute too.
26. SHOWER OR BATH? Shower- don't want to sit in my dirty water.
27. HAIR COLOR? right now- hmm.. brown with some gray in it. I need some Miss Clairol BADLY!!!
28. EYE COLOR? green
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No
30. FAVORITE FOOD? Italian! and Famous Dave's BBQ
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy Endings (Romantic Comedies really)
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Hot Rod at the theatres, Snoopy Come Home - DVD at home.
33. WHAT COLOR OF SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Pink!
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? really I like Fall. But if I have to pick one- Winter cuz we stay home more.
35. HUGS OR KISSES? BOTH!
36. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? College Football or KC CHIEFS football. Oh and World's Strongest Man... with my son it is NASCAR (is that a real sport though?)
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? No one cuz no one reads this!
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Nathan
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? "Take Your Time, Finding Balance in a Hurried World" (which is overdue at the library-oops Guess I was taking my time!) and "God Is A Laughing Matter" by Julia Cameron.

40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Don't have one- I am on a laptop.

41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT? BIG BROTHER 8 Finale.

42. FAVORITE SOUND? My son singing his "abc's" and him laughing. Oh and my hubby's famous Fred Flintstone laugh. It make my heart melt.
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?neither- give me some Bon Jovi! or Michael Blu'ble (however you spell his last name!)

44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Grand Cayman Islands in the summer of 1995.
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I don't think so.
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Des Moines Iowa - at a hospital that is no longer there.
47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? whoever answers these.

48. WHAT IS YOUR MIDDLE NAME? Beth- no comment
49. IF YOU COULD CHANGE YOUR NAME (NOT INCLUDING YOUR LAST NAME), WHAT WOULD IT BE? I would pick...hmm... Mindy... hmm.. maybe not.

50. WHAT IS YOUR ALL TIME FAVORITE MOVIE??? STAR WARS TRILOGY- I know that is 6 movies- but I bundle them up in one package. They are so "right on" for me philosophically and I have learned so much from them. Plus I think we all have our own dark side at times.

51. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DRINK?? Coke Zero