Dazed and confused

Do you ever have those weeks where you just can't seem to get ahead and nothing goes quite how it's planned? I'm having that week.

I seem to be stuck in a rut where things that are already done & taken care of need to be re-done, and then of course there is the new stuff that pops up thrown into the mix, just to liven things up. To top it off I am PMS-ing and practically narcoleptic... my days and nights are all messed up. I'm a joy to behold.

Soccer camp is finished. He begins regular practices next week, and our first tournament is the following weekend in Saginaw. Just made reservations in Birch Run. Gonna try to sneak in a little back-to-school shopping.

Trying to work out a trip to Canada for Emma. It will probably be the Saginaw weekend, as there are just a few weekends left before school starts.

I have tried twice this week to get my tires rotated and can't get it done. I called someplace today so I think I'm gonna go tomorrow morning. And I may be getting unemployment again! It involes a trip to the MI works office, which I will probably have to fit in tomorrow too.

I still haven't finished the teddy suit, because I keep making mistakes and having to frog inches at a time. I don't know what my deal is, but I am frustrated over it!

A few pix of the lack of anything going on at my house...

Emma & Ben lazing out in front of the fan. For hours.

My new Clematis in bloom

Hasta la vista!

tis the season!

Soccer camp started today. Good for Evan, good for Emma. Better for me. These two seriously need a break from each other, so a few hours a day @ camp totally fits the bill.

I had to take this photo of Evan in his new cleats & socks, because I'm sure they won't look like this very long :) FYI- he chose the white cleats, not me. And one of the coaches told him today that white cleats are lucky and he will score lots of goals.

Guess what I learned to do this weekend?

I played poker! And I didn't suck!

We joined the Johnston's in a little poker action on Saturday night. They were all more than happy to take money from a newbie. It was $20 to buy in. I got the gist of the game, although it probably would have been better had I not had several beers. I did smoke them on one hand, and won the pot, which was very cool and they were floored, these poker veterans! They all agreed that I could play anytime, and that I was a 'conservative' better. Little do they know that I didn't really know what was going on half the time, so I didn't bet much :) We walked out with $20 bucks and donated a few, so all in all we didn't do too bad. The kids college fund is safe.

Happy Monday!

teddy suit

my latest project...

I am making this

for this sweet thing

Isabelle Anderson, aka 'my baby Isabelle' (according to her sister, Olivia.)

although it could be argued that I'm making it more for me, because I love it so.

I suppose it would be possible to adjust the pattern to fit an eleven year old, but the math alone might make my head explode. 

Happy Saturday!

bossy or friendly?

I don't know quite how to feel about fruit that gives orders.

Today, I'm going with friendly.

Happy weekend!

boobies vs. groupies

The first few times I heard this song, I had to laugh. I mean, the Pusycats Dolls. C'mon. Right there, that's worth a chuckle. So listen to the chorus of this song:

When I grow up

I wanna be famous

I wanna be a star

I wanna be in movies

When I grow up

I wanna see the world

Drive nice cars

I wanna have boobies

Hello!

Way to put that out there, Dolls. 

Then Bart informs me that the lyric is actually 'groupies' and not 'boobies'. I was understandably disappointed. 'Boobies' makes the song interesting, at least. What young girl doesn't wish for boobies? I know I did. However I never once wished for groupies. I doubt I even knew what groupies were. I was, however, familiar with boobies.

Bart: "I can't believe you would think that they are singing about boobies."

me: "Um, it is the Pussycat Dolls. Not that far of a stretch."

Bart: "Hey, they are nice, wholesome girls."

me: "Uh huh."

Imagine my feeling of vindication when I received this weeks' Entertainment Weekly, and an EW poll revealed that 66% of people thought the lyric was 'boobie'.

SUCK IT, SPARKY!

take a moment to enjoy this fine piece of music.

it's good

The heat & humidity have finally gone away and I can open up my windows again.

I have all the ingredients for the perfect day, right here at my fingertips.

knitting

sunshine

kitty

fan

open window

cold drink

birds chirping

smelly dog

& the internet.

Who could ask for anything more?

froglets!

froglets!, originally uploaded by dogglips2.

Emma discovered this afternoon that some of our tadpoles have turned into frogs. Or toads. We don't know. They are super tiny, and spent several hours trying to evade curious little fingers. They were not successful. Em counted 21 before I made her release them.
We also have a little hummingbird visitor. A couple times I day I catch her flitting between the bee balm and the butterfly plant. For years we put out a hummingbird feeder and never saw a single one.
Well we are obviously doing something right!
Happy Monday :)