so we had a super busy week last week- something every night, and a busy weekend. I can only take so much social... I'm being very anti-social this week. :D It was a good week though, we went to potluck, rotating potluck (so fun!), a wiener roast, and out to eat with Bob's family.
Saturday was town wide garage sale day. I went to a few in the morning, but I don't really need anything so all I found was a milk glass vase. At about 11 I remembered that we were going to put our extra lawnmower (that needs fixing) on the curb with a free sign.... so I did that and then went to a few more garage sales. It was gone 45 minutes later. :D I had some stuff on the garage sale at Meg's so I spent the afternoon there watching the parade... haha. Between the interesting people and the neighbors cat, it was quite entertaining. The best part was that I only had to bring 3 things back home. woot woot.
Have I mentioned that I really like where we live?? We're about a block from the elevator and they have the grain dryers on. I love that sound...it makes me happy. :) I'm not a huge fan of fall... but I like harvest. *sigh* I'm so not looking forward to the cold!
Blessings.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
my precious
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Last Monday I said goodbye to my trumpet... it had been sitting in my closet since high school. It was a Bach Stradivarious, a professional model silver trumpet. So pretty. So fun to play. Such a waste since I rarely got it out to play it.
So I sold it to a guy from Springfield. He plays in their municipal band and he is a U of I grad; so I'm sure he'll give it a good home and take good care of my precious....
It was still kind of a sad moment. Yes, I know I'm pathetic! :P
anyway. Blessings.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
wilderness adventure
So we spent the weekend outside... it was great. I haven't been camping in ages, and I was a little bit excited to go. "Giddy," according to Bob. Probably the most excited I've been about something since our wedding...
We left after work Friday (and after Mike left), stopped to borrow some stuff from Mom and Dad, and so it was kind of dark when we got there. Really dark. So there are no pictures of us setting up our tent in the dark, just of my full car. We didn't eat supper until almost 10.
This is our tent in the daylight. It was free, which we love. It has all sorts of nifty features- like a nice zippered 'electrical port' for all of your extension cord needs, interior pockets, door mat, state of the art ventilation system (um... it's a tent?), and a random half circle window near the floor that we couldn't decide if it was for ventilation or for pets. And it's really big.
This is me frying eggs for breakfast. I look like I didn't get a good nights sleep... maybe it was the hard ground... or maybe because I forgot to pack pillows. Um... oops.... :) I also forgot mayonnaise. And tinfoil. And hot dog sticks. Pretty much I'm a failure of a camper. :P
Hooray for coolers full of ice.... very full of ice... probably more ice than necessary, but I bought a big bag and I didn't want to waste it. :)
Moraine view isn't a big park, they only had a few trails, but it was fun to explore. It was beautiful out- perfect for hiking.
Somewhere between trails Jakey called to tell us he started repenting. It was a good weekend.
Then we found the park boundary. Note the hayfield and the windmills. We were afraid that if we went much further we would get lost in the wilderness, so we turned around and went back.
Lots of mushrooms growing in the woods.
Fairy dance floor....
This is the view from our campsite, we had a spot right by the lake.
Relaxing after a long hard day of hiking. *grin* And making sure the fire didn't go out.
The lake was pretty.
I look like I need a shower... o wait, I did....
And then we had to come home. We were packed up before the rain, thankfully.
My car still smells like woodsmoke and camping. I love it.
Blessings.
We left after work Friday (and after Mike left), stopped to borrow some stuff from Mom and Dad, and so it was kind of dark when we got there. Really dark. So there are no pictures of us setting up our tent in the dark, just of my full car. We didn't eat supper until almost 10.
This is our tent in the daylight. It was free, which we love. It has all sorts of nifty features- like a nice zippered 'electrical port' for all of your extension cord needs, interior pockets, door mat, state of the art ventilation system (um... it's a tent?), and a random half circle window near the floor that we couldn't decide if it was for ventilation or for pets. And it's really big.
This is me frying eggs for breakfast. I look like I didn't get a good nights sleep... maybe it was the hard ground... or maybe because I forgot to pack pillows. Um... oops.... :) I also forgot mayonnaise. And tinfoil. And hot dog sticks. Pretty much I'm a failure of a camper. :P
Hooray for coolers full of ice.... very full of ice... probably more ice than necessary, but I bought a big bag and I didn't want to waste it. :)
Moraine view isn't a big park, they only had a few trails, but it was fun to explore. It was beautiful out- perfect for hiking.
Somewhere between trails Jakey called to tell us he started repenting. It was a good weekend.
Then we found the park boundary. Note the hayfield and the windmills. We were afraid that if we went much further we would get lost in the wilderness, so we turned around and went back.
Lots of mushrooms growing in the woods.
Fairy dance floor....
This is the view from our campsite, we had a spot right by the lake.
Relaxing after a long hard day of hiking. *grin* And making sure the fire didn't go out.
The lake was pretty.
I look like I need a shower... o wait, I did....
And then we had to come home. We were packed up before the rain, thankfully.
My car still smells like woodsmoke and camping. I love it.Blessings.
Monday, September 21, 2009
guests
so I haven't been a very on the ball blogger lately...
Rustin and Sharon and Grace were here last weekend so we got to spend some time with them. Abby was in town for the wedding last Sunday so she spent the night with us. She gets the dubious honor of being our first overnight guest. And the first person to sleep on our couch bed... haha... she said it wasn't too bad. :P
I spent the week getting ready to go camping.
Friday Mike and co. stopped at our house to 'freshen up' on their way from Kansas to a wedding. It was good to see him again... especially since he told us he would come visit this summer and he never did... *cough* loser *cough*.
And then we went camping. I have pictures... I'll get to it eventually. :)
Tonight I'm going to hang out with Amy and try and sell my trumpet. woot.
Blessings.
Rustin and Sharon and Grace were here last weekend so we got to spend some time with them. Abby was in town for the wedding last Sunday so she spent the night with us. She gets the dubious honor of being our first overnight guest. And the first person to sleep on our couch bed... haha... she said it wasn't too bad. :P
I spent the week getting ready to go camping.
Friday Mike and co. stopped at our house to 'freshen up' on their way from Kansas to a wedding. It was good to see him again... especially since he told us he would come visit this summer and he never did... *cough* loser *cough*.
And then we went camping. I have pictures... I'll get to it eventually. :)
Tonight I'm going to hang out with Amy and try and sell my trumpet. woot.
Blessings.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
lost and found
I was looking for my pink highlighter last night. I didn't find it.
I did, however, find the two veils and head covering that have been missing since the wedding.
They were in the pocket of my bible cover....
there was great rejoicing.
and now I have enough veils for 2 months of Sundays. woot.
I did, however, find the two veils and head covering that have been missing since the wedding.
They were in the pocket of my bible cover....
there was great rejoicing.
and now I have enough veils for 2 months of Sundays. woot.
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
happenings of late
Three day weekends are great… and so sad when they are past… :)
My phone rang 13 times on Friday. Some guy was looking for “Adam” all day. I’ve never heard of Adam. The first two times I answered it and told him it was the wrong number. But he kept calling… and I ignored it. I kept expecting somebody to call and say they were Adam (to ask if anyone had called for him), or for somebody I knew to fess up that it was them. He called at least once an hour and I was getting so annoyed. You’d think he would figure it out after I talked to him twice, or after he listened to my voicemail message. He was still calling after work… one time I answered and asked who was calling and said again that I’d never heard of Adam. Then I answered, “Hello, Pizza Hut.” He still asked if Adam was there. The next time I answered, “Hello, State Police.” Yeah… he still wanted to know where Adam was. I was going to make Bob talk to him, but he finally stopped calling.
Caleb and Bethany came over for supper on Saturday. I didn’t burn anything, thankfully. Good times playing strategy games… o wait, I’m terrible at strategy. *grin*
We spent most of Sunday in Washington… and playing with all the new toys they have at home now that I’m gone. :P They just got a four-wheeler “for the farm” and we had to try it out. And Jake and Bob played Age of Empires until the wee hours of the morning… ok, maybe not quite, but it was late. :)
I went shopping on Monday while Bob and some guys played a new board game he just got… it looks super complicated, hopefully it will be easier to learn now that they’ve played it once. We went to a cookout with the Beutels for supper. Katy and I went wading in the creek with Max and Bryce; I got all wet which was great. The little boys were a little more hesitant, and Max was really nervous after he tripped and almost went under… so funny to watch.
Otherwise… nothing much going on.
Blessings.
My phone rang 13 times on Friday. Some guy was looking for “Adam” all day. I’ve never heard of Adam. The first two times I answered it and told him it was the wrong number. But he kept calling… and I ignored it. I kept expecting somebody to call and say they were Adam (to ask if anyone had called for him), or for somebody I knew to fess up that it was them. He called at least once an hour and I was getting so annoyed. You’d think he would figure it out after I talked to him twice, or after he listened to my voicemail message. He was still calling after work… one time I answered and asked who was calling and said again that I’d never heard of Adam. Then I answered, “Hello, Pizza Hut.” He still asked if Adam was there. The next time I answered, “Hello, State Police.” Yeah… he still wanted to know where Adam was. I was going to make Bob talk to him, but he finally stopped calling.
Caleb and Bethany came over for supper on Saturday. I didn’t burn anything, thankfully. Good times playing strategy games… o wait, I’m terrible at strategy. *grin*
We spent most of Sunday in Washington… and playing with all the new toys they have at home now that I’m gone. :P They just got a four-wheeler “for the farm” and we had to try it out. And Jake and Bob played Age of Empires until the wee hours of the morning… ok, maybe not quite, but it was late. :)
I went shopping on Monday while Bob and some guys played a new board game he just got… it looks super complicated, hopefully it will be easier to learn now that they’ve played it once. We went to a cookout with the Beutels for supper. Katy and I went wading in the creek with Max and Bryce; I got all wet which was great. The little boys were a little more hesitant, and Max was really nervous after he tripped and almost went under… so funny to watch.
Otherwise… nothing much going on.
Blessings.
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
tomatoes
It's been pretty quiet here.... which I love.
I made 12 pints of tomato sauce over the weekend. Yay. My freezer is getting more full... we'll see if there's a correlation in the money we spend on groceries.
What we really need though is some fresh bacon. And pork chops. And ham. *cough* dad. *cough*
I'm actually going to work for five whole days this week- yikes. It's been awhile since that's happened, thanks to mono and vacation and jury duty. Woot. And next Monday is labor day... hooray for short weeks! I'm kind of a fan of days off. :P
Blessings.
I made 12 pints of tomato sauce over the weekend. Yay. My freezer is getting more full... we'll see if there's a correlation in the money we spend on groceries.
What we really need though is some fresh bacon. And pork chops. And ham. *cough* dad. *cough*
I'm actually going to work for five whole days this week- yikes. It's been awhile since that's happened, thanks to mono and vacation and jury duty. Woot. And next Monday is labor day... hooray for short weeks! I'm kind of a fan of days off. :P
Blessings.
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