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End of summer party

2008-09-07T12:01:00Z

We hosted an end of summer party last night in our yard. We had just over 20 people show up. Everyone brought some thing so we had more then enough food and drinks. The weather was perfect to sit around the fire pit, warm with a slight chill in the air. We kept it going and talked and laughed for hours. It’s so much to have that many friends and neighbors together. The kids drank kiddie cocktails, ran wild and played us some music. Some of the men, finally after talking about it for months, decided to play a few rounds of poker. The yard looked so nice. We worked on it all afternoon, cleaning and setting up the chairs, fire pit and tiki torches. Everyone seemed to have a really good time. Even Roxy was good, well other then stealing a little food but she milked all the attention for all she could. It went so well I wish we could do it again next weekend.

Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates

2008-09-05T15:49:00Z

I expected better. Something witty, funnier.... better.
Sigh -Yada yada yada....how long before they film another one? or is this it? It can’t be.

Buying my wine by the case

2008-09-05T13:43:00Z

My fourth grade daughter is joining the BAND.
Thanks to her playing Rock Band with my nephew all summer, she is auditioning first for the DRUMS !
The clarinet is her second choice. Either one, I think I will be keeping some extra bottles of red wine in the house to get me through.

Thursday Thirteen # 34

2008-09-04T15:09:01Z

Thirteen Things about Jenn

Sticking with my Twilight theme I decided to post 13 quotes.

01. Stupid, shiny Volvo owner !

02. And so the lion fell in love with the lamb.

03. Without the dark, we’d never see the stars.

04. I knew at any moment it could be too much,
and my life could end - so quickly that I might not even notice.
And I couldn’t make myself be afraid.
I couldn’t think of anything, except that he was touching me.

05. Do I dazzle you?

06. If I could dream at all, it would be about you.

07. Be safe.

08.You’re intoxicated by my very presence.

09. And then ... You said my name,
and I knew I couldn’t stay away from you any longer.

10. Look after my heart. I’ve left it with you.

11."Time passes. Even when it seems impossible.
Even when each tick of the second hand aches
like the pulse of blood behind a bruise.
It passes unevenly, in strange lurches and dragging lulls,
but pass it does. Even for me.”

12. It will be as if I’d never existed.

13. “About three things I was certain.
First, Edward Cullen was a vampire.
Second, there was a part of him,
and I don’t know how dominant that part might be,
that thirsted for my blood.
And third,
I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.”

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Just a dream

2008-09-04T12:36:00Z

Ever dream something really good, wake up and have to think hard if it was a dream or not? Last night I dreamed that I won a new car, it felt so real.
Then woke up to my same old Buick in the drive way, damn.

Wordless Wednesday #50

2008-09-03T16:13:02Z

Edward & Bella.

I know I am almost 40 yrs old but I am so in love with these books and can not wait for the Twilight movie to open.

Don’t forget to stop by my other WW and see if you can name the T.V. flashback ??

~ Wordless Wednesday ~

Fourth grade already

2008-09-03T12:22:00Z

Allison looked so sweet this morning. She was so excited to be going back to school. Of course she had the advantage of knowing and liking her teacher for this year and knowing that her best friend Emily is also in her class. She was up early to play around with her new hair. She wore the cutest pink and white out fit and left for the bus all smiles. I snapped a picture of her and Roxy but didn’t have time to upload it yet. These days always feel so emotional to me. I guess I am a sap! She’s just growing up so fast. Fourth grade already.

Buried

2008-09-02T13:25:00Z

We had a great three day weekend up north. It felt so nice to get away, breath fresh air and relax with friends and family. We spent a lot of time sitting by the fire talking and laughing. One of the best moments was when my daughter pulled off the woopie cushion prank on her grandma. Her timing was perfect and had us all rolling. I was able to get a lot of reading done and am just about finished with New Moon. I have to say, I am enjoying it even more then Twilight and I LOVED Twilight, the first book in Stephanie Meyer’s Vampire series. My only complaint about my weekend is that it went by way too fast. I can’t believe I am back behind my desk and buried in catch up work already.

The best Mother Daughter day

2008-08-30T02:00:00Z

Allison and I had a wonderful Mother Daughter Day today. We were out the door a little after 10:00am ran all of our errands and did a ton of back to school shopping. It was so much fun and we found some great deals on jeans and shoes for her. We fit in lunch at Big Boy’s and some playing around at the mall. Then we both had hair appointments this evening. It was the first time Allison had the works and not just a trim. She walked past me from being shampooed with a tight little towel on her head and a great big smile on her face. It was the sweetest thing. I can’t believe how grown up she is some times. It was the best day I have had in along time!

I was able to snap a couple of pictures of her new hair before she went to bed. She has been flipping it around and telling me how much she LOVES it.

So cute.

Thursday Thirteen #33

2008-08-28T20:34:01Z

Thirteen Things about Jenn

13 things on my to do list for tomorrow

01. go to the credit union
02. grocery store
03. dollar store
04. cloths shop for Allison
05. stop by her school for a supply list
06. shop for school supplies
07. we both have hair appointments
08. return rented movies
09. cook for our up north trip
10. pack for our up north trip
11. clean out my car
12. make a fast trip to my parents house
13. gas up my car

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Door to Door

2008-08-28T16:29:01Z

My parents have done a lot of nice things for me over the years. One of the best and most appreciated things was when they hired a service to help us move from our first house to our second. ABF U-Pack Moving is a “you pack, they drive” moving service that delivers a trailer or ReloCube (moving container) right to your door. It was literally door to door storage and saved us a lot of time and hard work. ABF U-Pack is less expensive than a full service mover yet are way more convenient than a rental truck. I highly recommend using U-Pack for door to door moves. They are a company you can rely on and are in great standing with the Better Business Bureau.

Wordless Wednesday #49

2008-08-27T12:51:00Z

Our trip to the air zoo.

My daughter and nephew being silly,

Inside a flight simulator,

Checking out a space shuttle,

My favorite plane,

Water fun at the hotel,

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Nice for the man

2008-08-26T20:16:00Z

With my husband working 12 hour days this week. I thought I would surprise him with pizza and a movie tonight. I stopped on my way home from work and picked up a “manly” movie and plan to order his favorite pizza just as he is due to pull in to the drive way. That way he will have plenty of time to take a nice long shower and get comfortable before it gets here.
Yep, once every now and then ya gotta say thank you and do some thing nice for the man.

Fast weekends

2008-08-25T11:09:02Z

Monday sure gets here fast when you have fun filled weekend. At least I have a short work week to look forward to. We do an annual shut down Thursday thru Monday every year for Labor Day. This year Gerry and I are taking Allison up north with us for a couple of days. It’s always a good time up there.

Fun Weekend plans

2008-08-22T12:12:00Z

We have a fun weekend planned this week with Allison and my nephew. We are surprising them with a trip to an Air Zoo and an indoor water park. Should be a good time. The Air Zoo is full of all kinds of fun. Flight simulators, 4D movies, hot air balloons and real war planes for them to explore. I am really looking forward to it.