Eddie

Apparently, little "Eddie" has a box problem. If there is a box that is empty, semi-empty, or if he has to remove the items from a box to fit in it, he'll be there. I am still looking for a home for this little guy, so if anyone is interested, please let me know.

Michaela's Birthday Cake

We saw the recipe for this cake several months ago, and Michaela just HAD to have it for her birthday. I said okay, figuring she would change her mind before now. Well, she didn't. So, like the froggy cupcakes last year, this turned out to be one very expensive cake. Not to mention time consuming. But it turned out pretty cute, so I guess it was worth it. Here is a picture with the plain beach, before the "visitors" arrived.

Here is the beach with all the "tourists".

And because my children share my dark, twisted sense of humor, here is what happens if you don't stay behind the ropes!!

POOF!!

When I woke up this morning, I realized that Frederick had "pulled a Houdini"! My first thought was that he somehow had managed to escape. When Michaela woke up, we decided to check and see if maybe he had decided to go underground...

We took the fishtank out to the front porch, and I gently started pouring the dirt out of it. Low and Behold! There he was! Hiding in the bottom, under all the dirt. Now I guess it's just a matter of waiting and watching. Everything that I have read about this stage says that the amount of time is "variable". So we wait...

Frederick

Michaela had named the hornworm "Frederick". He is now residing in the fish tank. I don't think he much cares, as long as there are plenty of tomato leaves to munch on. I was outside at midnight last night picking more leaves because I didn't want him to go hungry. (yes, I know, I'm a nut) I can see now how they can demolish a garden in no time. I have looked for others on my plants, but can't seem to find any. But then again, I wasn't looking for this one when I found him! Anyway, here is a picture of him in his new house.


And something that some might find disgusting, as CJ did, I took a picture of his "droppings". They look like little tiny ears of corn. So here is that picture, too! ENJOY!!

Summertime Science Project

As some of you may already know, yesterday when I was out picking tomatoes from my garden, I had quite the surprise. What I first thought was a baby cucumber, turned out to be a not so welcome visitor.

After some research and help from a few friends, I found out that this monstrosity is a Manduca sexta a.k.a. Tobacco Hornworm. Once he matures, he will be a Carolina Sphinx moth, or "hummingbird" moth. My daughter and I have decided to try and keep him through the remainder of his cycle, until he turns into a moth. These creatures burrow to finish their transformation, so I had to find a terrarium that would allow for 3" or so of soil in the bottom. Luckily, we had a small fish tank that I believe will work. I will continue to pick tomato leaves for him, until he goes underground. I will keep you updated on our progress, cause I know you're just dying to know!

Gymnastics

Yes, yes. I know. It's been a long time since I posted on here. Sometimes it's hard to think of anything to say, or I just plain don't find the time. I'm gonna try and do better.

Michaela has started gymnastics classes. She loves it. Maybe she'll turn into an Olympic Gymnist. Who knows...

My Big Buddy

This is for Stacey. It must be an invasion!!

my clone

Any Questions??

And Again...

Okay. Once more. Here we go.

P.S. I will never wear a dress that makes me look like I weigh 400 lbs. again...

For the "Over 21" Crowd

For The Over 21 Crowd

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what year were you born? 1978

Did you watch saturday morning cartoons? every weekend!

What was your favorite saturday morning cartoon? Bugs Bunny & Friends

Do you know who NKOtB is? you bet! (I liked Danny)

Did you wear LA GEAR? YES! With 2 different laces in each shoe!

What was on your back pack? My Little Pony

What was on your lunch box? CareBears

Did you have roller blades? Yes

What was your first game system? the original Nintendo

Did you make or recieve friendship braclets? Yes

Did you EVER wear your jeans backwords? no

What was the first single that you bought? Bangles - "walk like an egyptian"

Was it a cd or a tape? tape

Think back to middle school...what was your favorite song? Vanilla Ice - Ice, Ice Baby!

What was your favorite song in high school? anything by Pearl Jam

Did you have a high school sweet heart? yes

Where are they now? at work!

Did you have a pager? yes

ICQ, Yahoo, or AOL IM? what? they didn't exsist!

Did you have a computer? no

Its a friday night in high school, where were you? football game

Its a week night in high school what were you doing? working

Do you still have any momentos from high school, if so what? my tassel from my cap

Did you graduate high school? yes

If so what year? 1996

Did you go/ will you go to your ten year reuninion? I don't think they had one.

In high school what was your click percieved as? I wasn't in a click.

What is your biggest accomplishment since high school? my family

Did you go to college? no

What is your current relationship status? married

Do you have any kids? yes, 2

How old are you now? 29

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just because I can!

Ahhh, yes. The good old days. Please pass the oyster crackers and someone turn on the ceiling fan.

sometimes I wonder.

I need some things explained to me. I want to know why some people can only have one friend at a time. The ones who have many friends cry that they don't have any. Is the world full of people with absolutely no self-esteem at all? I don't intend to complain, I've just been feeling a little pissy the past few weeks. There are so many things that I don't understand about folks. There are times that I feel like I am permanently trapped in middle school social traps. I'm done with it. I don't care who your mad at, what they've done to you, etc. if that's all you want from me. I'm getting too old for this mess.

Spelling Correction

It's Celiac disease - the spell checker was no help, I had to go look it up!

Wednesday

I have noticed that I usually start everything with "well," or "okay,". I am not going to do that today. How aggravating. Here goes...Chris had his endoscopy yesterday morning. Everything is normal. Looks good, the doctor says. If that's the case, what the heck is going on then?? I'm pretty sure that pain so bad it makes you break out in cold sweats is not normal. They took a biopsy of his stomach lining to test for Ciliac disease. I know I probably spelt that wrong, but it's the thing where gluten makes you sick. We should have the results of that in 7 business days. I'm starting to get annoyed. Something has to be found out. Blood work is normal, ultrasound is normal, endoscope is normal. urrrr. I wanted to scan the pics they gave us of the inside of Chris's stomach and put them on here, but that would probably gross everyone out. Anyway, for now the waiting game continues...

Ever So Hopeful!

Well, I talked to the man who owns the brick house today. Apparently he has alot going on right now (ham business, church leader, etc.) and he wants to have some work done to the house before he rents it out again. He is going to call me back at the end of the month, to let me know whats going on. I am so trying to stay optimistic...

Boring Saturdays...

Well, it's been a long time since I posted anything. Stacey suggested that I get on the ball, and catch this thing up, so here goes. I went and looked at a house this morning that I really hope we can rent. (see above pic) It's alot bigger than what we are in now, and we really, really need a bigger house. (maybe if we get one, Chris will consent to increasing the size of our family...) Anyway, it's nice. I am going to call about it again on Monday, the man I need to speak to is out till then. I really want this. Trying not to get too excited, cause when I do, things don't work out. But we've gotta catch a break eventually...

First New Blog Post

Okay, this first one is gonna be more of a test than anything else. It's been awhile since I've done this.