Tuesday Ten....kind of

I don't think there will be 10 here and I don't really think they are funny one bit but it is all I've got for you today!

There are 22 days until school starts.  I have mixed emotions about the kids going back to school. 

1) I am not ready for the morning wake-up fights and the getting homework done fights

2) I will be glad for the being together just about 24/7 fights to end.

3) There are still a lot of things that we wanted to do this summer that we haven't done yet.  Hell, we haven't even made our "What We Want To Do This Summer" list!
            1) Spend a few days at my aunts and swim and hang out - not happening
            2) Go to the Jelly Belly Factory - may still happen
            3) The kids are supposed to spend a week at my parents - still hoping for that one!
            4) I also wanted to spend a few days at my parents and my grandma's house, she's 90 you know and I should probably spend some time with her - I may get a day or two in there when I drop-off/pick-up the kids, if they go
            5) Go the beach - maybe with my mom
            6) Hiking at Armstrong Woods - may still happen
            7) Camping - might actually happen this week!
            8) I planned to do the eliptical machine at least 5 days a week - I think I got on it twice. 
            9) I was going to have my 2010 Project 365 completely journaled - haven't written a thing.
            10) Not let the kids watch TV.......ummmm yeah, right.
So we may still do some of these things in the next 22 days but that will make it a very busy 22 days AND soccer practice will start somewhere in there too.

4) Looking forward to a little time to myself when the kids go to school, but then of course I will start volunteering in the class, planning parties and finding a million things to do for other people.

5) I really don't want to spend money that I don't have on school clothes that they don't really need.  I asked Jaren if we was going to spend the money he made at the yard sale on school clothes.  He told me that he doesn't really need any if he has to pay for it!  But of course if I am paying for it he will find plenty that he "needs"!

I think I have about tapped out this subject and like I said there is no humor in it!  But for now August 18th with have a big red circle on our calendar and I will let you know if it is a good or bad thing!

My New Glasses

Finally got my new glasses adjusted so they don't hurt.  Here they are - keep in mind that my photographer is 7 years old!

I know I owe you all a list of 10 entertaining things but I have been busy and haven't taken the time to think of them yet.  Here's one though: I told the kids they can't watch TV today........we will see how that goes!

Exhausted

The garage sale is over!  So much work to get rid of useless crap!  I am so glad that my friends Karen and Berta joined in the sale and were there to help me out.  I had tons of stuff from my mom's store to sell I couldn't have done it alone.  Thanks girls!  My darn kids made more at the sale than I did!  I let them have the money from their toys, books, TVs - whatever they decided to part with.  They made about $130 each!  I brought in a little over $230 - that should get me real pretty toes and eyebrows!  I purged and organized my scrapbook stuff so I am looking forward to doing a little crafting in my neat and clean room. But for the rest of today I plan to sit on the couch.  I am exhausted!

The Tuesday Ten

So I am a day late, and a week and a day late since I never posted a Tuesday Ten last week either!  I haven't really had any funny little observations and sure as heck haven't had 10 of them!!  So here is what I've got for you:

1) Summer drains me.  Kids whining, kids fighting, kids being bored.  Kids drain me.

2) In an effort to keep the whining, fighting and boredom to a minimum we have been going on hikes, going to the cheap movies (Kung Fu Panda is on the agenda for today) and doing art projects.  Did you know that you can whine, fight and even be bored while hiking, at the movies and doing art projects.  Yep, you can.

3) I am hoping to go camping soon.

4) Gotta get through the big yard sale this weekend then I can plan the camping trip.

5) I haven't had my toes done all summer.  I am hoping to make big bucks at the yard sale so I can treat myself to a pedicure.

6) I picked up my new glasses last week.  Gotta go get them adjusted, they hurt behind my ears.  And once I get my eyebrows tamed I will post a picture of the new specs, but I am waiting on the same windfall of money to be able to get my brows under control.

7) The shirt I am wearing today has some kind of stain on the front of it.  I am pretending like I didn't notice and that it must have just happened.

8) Our cat doesn't like the food I borrowed from the neighbor.  I guess I will have to actually go to the store and buy him some.

9) I think we are going to try Five Guys Burgers today.  Jaren has been wanting to go so we might check it out.  Gotta reward the fighting and whining you know.

10) Tomorrow will be the final purging, sorting and pricing day for the yard sale - if it doesn't happen tomorrow it isn't going to happen!

Running Late....

Yes, it is Wednesday and there still hasn't been a Tuesday Ten post.  It might not happen until Thursday, or maybe not at all!  I will leave you all in suspense!

But there is this quick thought, the more I go to Salvation Army the more I think my parents have been donating my childhood......first it was a stuffed Wuzzle named Eleroo that my sister had as a kid and then yesterday it was my Jim Henson and The Muppets Christmas record.  I think I better make a trip up the coast and check my closet!  Dad.....??

Happy 4th of July!

I made these little fruit tart cookies today for our BBQ we are having tonight.  I found the recipe via a link on Pinterest but I didn't really make it the same as they said to.  My sugar cookie is just a Betty Crocker mix in a pouch that you add an egg and butter to; you could also use Pillsbury ready made refrigerated dough or actually make the sugar cookies from scratch.  I didn't roll them out, I just dropped them by the tablespoon on the cookiesheet.  The frosting is an 8oz package of cream cheese and a 7oz jar of marshmallow creme.  It said to cream until smooth, I had to resort to using my electric hand mixer because smooth wasn't happening.  And then top with whatever fruit you would like.  I used strawberries and blueberries today because they are red & blue for the 4th.  I did sneak one when the kids weren't looking and they are YUM!

A Really Big Score at the Thrift Store!

I stopped by my local Salvation Army store today.  Now I should explain that my local store is more than a store.  It is spread over acres; 5 different buldings as well as a "yard sale" section, it is located at an adult recovery center that is operated by the Salvation Army.  I find my deals in the "yard sale" section - it is just bins and bins of random crap on tables under tents.  Some is good and some is not (like 1997 Hawaiian vacation VHS tapes).  The stuff isn't priced, you just collect up stuff and then an attendant writes up a tag for whatever they are feeling like charging you.  Last time the lady wanted to give me a deal, a bunch of stuff for $1.  Well, today they paid me to shop!

For $4 I got a big empty wooden picture frame (probably 16"x20"), some more Mason jars, Monopoly Jr (with all of the parts & pieces!), a brand new Yankee candle, a little box of notecards AND a State Commemorative Quarter binder WITH the quarters in it!  There is $12.75 worth of quarters in it!!  So they paid me $8.75 to buy that stuff!  Why wouldn't you take the money out before donating it??  Sure the collection might not be worth anything but I guarantee they are worth 25 cents each!!  So I think this trip beats my last one!