It's beginning to look A LOT like Christmas!!

And frankly I'm not pleased! I was truly enjoying the lovely, "send the kids outside" weather we were having! Plus, there goes the garden. (Sorry, deer!) -sigh-

And here's a shout out to Heather for coming out to share some good conversation and some tasty grilled cheese sandwiches! Thank for making the drive...it was delightful! :D

Favorites of Today...

First, I must comment on my newest favorite commercial: It's the new Kotex commercial, the one with the girl with the short dark hair. (I know I can look up stuff, and then cleverly put a link here for convenient viewing...but I haven't played with my knowledge on that yet...I promise it's worth looking up, though!!) Funniest commercial I've seen in a REALLY long time! (I'm like, "Oh, THAT'S what's supposed to happen.") *guffaw*

Second, I was at the library today and Spencer found a "Gummi Bears" movie. Remember the Gummi Bears cartoon from the 80's? With the special "gummi beary juice" that made them all bouncy? Both the little boys are enjoying it...And it is making me giggle just a bit!

In the zone...

Just sat down and played 5 games of solitaire...won them all. Yeah. I'm THAT good. (But I closed the game, 'cause I've used up about 3 months worth of wins now.)

Excited for upcoming events!

Is it manipulation, do you think, to convince your hubby that for Mother's Day you want tickets to the Tim McGraw/Lady Antibellum concert he REALLY wants to see? Nah...I didn't think so either! :D

But don't get me wrong...I'm very excited for the show! I was thinking the other day that my concert experiences have been severely limited. (Basically, I've seen Josh Groban (Awesome!), half of a freezing cold Alan Jackson concert (could have skipped it...), Sarah Brightman (Christine from Phantom of the Opera...she was strange!), and, well, The Wiggles (of all the concerts I've seen, this one was second only to Josh Groban! Thanks, Kendra!))

And the concert will take place just a week before our 13th weddin' anniversary...! It promises to be a fabulous night out! Love you, baby!

Fun with dirt

So I planted a garden yesterday. Well, I guess to be fair I have to say that Lee planted a garden yesterday...with help from our 5 kids, plus an additional 3 that decided to hang out and play in the dirt. I did however put together our new raised garden beds. We planted lots of stuff, but I'm only really excited about the peas. Not that it will matter...really our garden is just there to feed the deer that will want a snack. :D Anyway, I'm in the line at WalMart buying 10 bags of garden soil and a few flowers, like 8-9 different ones, to put in pots in my front yard when a very wise man in line in front of me says, "I think you have too much soil there for those plants". Yes. Yes I do.

And I forgot...I was supposed to give my review of Avatar...It was way better than I expected. And I liked the original "FernGully", so I found the remake refreshing! :D

Weekend's a-coming

Don't you just hate laundry? I do. I'm just saying...not fun. I like clean stuff to wear though, so I persist. :D Also spent part of the day de-grossing the bathrooms...! Eww. So tonight we have a family night planned...We're having some hot dogs (We are truly a gourmet family...!) and watching "Avatar". I haven't seen it yet. So tune in tomorrow to read my in-depth review.*

*Please note that said critic is a TERRIBLE movie reviewer because she likes everthing...so only bother to tune in if you want to hear the nice things she'll have to say about almost every movie she sees! (Yeah...Easily entertained.)

I caught a Troll!!

I've got a great story to share! This story involves a woman who has a 42-year-old down syndrome child who is developmentally an 8-year-old.

The mother is at work at a nail salon. Her son is home during the day, and she goes home to have lunch with him every day. Her son tries to call her 4 or 5 times that morning but each time she is unavailable. He calls again and she is at the desk and answers the phone. Excitedly, he tells his mom, "Mom, Mom...I caught a troll!" She tells him okay, and that she'll see him when she comes home for lunch. Before she can leave the desk he calls her again with the same message, "Mom...I caught a troll!"...and then 2 more times after that!! So she figures something is wrong at home and arranges with her boss to leave to check in with her son. She arrives home to find her son dancing excitedly at the door watching for her. He greets her with the same message: "Mom! I caught a troll!"

Then he opens the door to the closet. Inside is a midget. The "troll" was a Jehovah's Witness who had knocked on the door, and when the son opened the door he grabbed this little man and shoved him in the closet...and then proceeded to hold him there all the time he was trying to get a hold of his mom.

Gosh...I'm STILL laughing!!