LAST CHANCE!!!!!

Last chance to get tickets for Karaoke Killer! Friday the 24th and Saturday the 25th are the last shows! This show is really fun! Mostly there have been couples coming and having a great time, but kids are enjoying the show too!

Where else in IF are you going to find funny, unique, family friendly LIVE entertainment that costs less than going out to Edwards? Besides, Edwards doesn't have the audience vote on the ending!

Come on and support the show so we can stick around!!! I go to everybody's home party's for candles, pampered chef, etc and spend much more than $8, so it's time to return the favor!

I'll see you there! Except Heather R and Julie A and Jessica H, they already came!!! Thanks you guys!!!
http://www.stage11theater.org/ 542-4707

Even if you can't make it for some strange reason, please forward this website to anyone and everyone you know who enjoys to be entertained even in the slightest (this includes anyone you know who watches television!)

Besides, doesn't this just look like fun?

You're never too old

You are never too old to try something new. Austin finished his last soccer game on Thursday so Saturday they were going to give out awards, eat donuts, and play a game of kids vs parents. Mind you these are 10-12 year olds who've been playing for years and are the same size as I. Not to mention they get to wear cleats and shin gaurds and I have never played soccer before in my life. Oh yeah, and when they were about to start, there were only a bunch of dads on the parents team. So I felt a little out of place, but gave it a go. Ok so soccer is harder than it looks. Watch a ball come flying toward you at shoulder height and just try not using your arms! I'd like to say that once I got used to not using my arms that I took an amazing leap into the air and side kicked that ball right into the goal, but no. I found out that I'm a ducker. I did manage to get a few good kicks in here and there. Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks? Anyhow it was a lovely October afternoon and we all had a little fun and got a little, no alot, of exercise in.

Austin also put together a puppet show for pack meeting. Him and a friend made their own sock puppets out of, what else? Old soccer socks! Austin made an alien and his friend made an earthling and they wrote their own little script and did pretty good.

Ashley had her first recognition night for Achievment days. They work on Faith in God requirements from age 8 through 11 preparing them for mutual. Its kind of the girls version of boy scouts. They've been learning alot and have fabulous hard working volunteer leaders. They do such amazing things for our girls. They really deserve a recognition night of their own. The leaders even got flowers for all the girls to go home with. Very cute.

My first UNofficial tag....

So photo tag has been going around. If you didn't see already you are supposed to post the 4th picture from your 4th folder and explain it. I thought it was fun to see and read everybody else's and Julie tagged "anyone else who wants to play" so that's me, right? Of course I probably would have passed if it was something terribly embarrasing......

This is a picture of a dog we had named Daisy. She was a pretty good dog for the most part. We had never trained her at all, yet when she was out of the dog run and we had no fence, if she took off after a dog walking by on the other side of the street and Justin yelled her name, she instantly came back! But, like people, dogs have their quirks that make them unique. Daisy's little quirk was barking when it snowed. Where we live it snows 9 months out of the year so this little habit wasn't so cute. Especially in the middle of the night. We tried a few different things to no avail, not to mention she just wasn't getting as much attention during the day as she deserved, so off she went to a loving home not so far away just over a year after we got her. We hope you're happy Daisy! The kids still miss you from time to time! (Of course, they could sleep right through your midnight snow hunting sessions.)

I also tag whoever else wants to play!!!

Fortuitous Serendipty

So we've all had those weird moments in life where, either you'll be thinking of someone at the exact moment they call, or you will learn of a new thing and then all of a sudden you see or hear it all the time. Or perhaps a phone call from a friend you haven't seen for ten years calls you up out of the blue from thousands of miles away to ask your advice on something and ends up answering a bunch of questions that you had. Who knew that someone you hadn't seen in a decade would be just what you need......

Anyhow, here's a great little story from her website......

A Rabbi spoke with God about heaven and hell. "I will show you hell," God said, and they went into a room which had a large pot of stew in the middle. The smell was delicious, but around the pot sat people who were famished and desperate. All were holding spoons with very long handles which reached to the pot, but, because the handles were longer than their arms, it was impossible to get the stew back into their mouths. "Now I will show you heaven," God said, and they went into an identical room. there was a similar pot of stew, the smell was delicious, and the people had identical spoons, but they were well-nourished and happy. On seeing the Rabbi's confusion God said "It's simple. You see, they have learned to feed one another."

Groans, Grunts and Giggles......

I may not be a master a deciphering every single little noise my baby makes, but basically he can groan, grunt, or giggle and I can figure out what he is needs. Groan, I'm tired, Grunt, I'm uncomfortable, Giggle, I'm having fun. So why do we even bother learning a language? With just a few noises and some hand gestures we could all figure eachother out, right? :)
Expression 1: I'm not sure about this........



Expression 2: This is great!




Expression 4: Shock and Surprise





Expression 5: This is finger lickin good!




Enough said! (Or unsaid.......)

The Man Rules

I got this in an e-mail and thought I'd share with you so we may all be enlightened how men really think:


The Man Rules At last a guy has taken the time to write this all down

Finally , the guys' side of the story.We always hear ' the rules ' From the female side.

Now here are the rules from the male side.
These are our rules!Please note.. these are all numbered '1' ON PURPOSE!
1. Men are NOT mind readers.
1. Learn to work the toilet seat.You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down.We need it up, you need it down.You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.
1. Sunday sports It's like the full moon or the changing of the tides.Let it be.
1. Crying is blackmail.
1 . Ask for what you want. Let us be clear on this one: Subtle hints do not work!Strong hints do not w ork!Obvious hints do not work! Just say it!
1. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.
1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do.Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.
1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. In fact, all comments become Null and void after 7 Days.
1. If you think you're fat, you probably are.Don't ask us.
1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one
1. You can either ask us to do something Or tell us how you want it done. ;Not both.If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.
1. Whenever possible, Please say whatever you have to say during commercials..
1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.
1. ALL men see in only 16 Colors, like Windows default settings.Peach, for example, is a fruit, not A Color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.
1. If we ask what is wrong and you say 'nothing,' We will act like nothing's wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.
1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, Expect an answer you don't want to hear.
1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine...Really .
1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as baseball or golf.
1. You have enough clothes.
1. You have too many shoes.
1. I am in shape. Round IS a shape!
1. Thank you for reading this.Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight; But did you know men really don't mind that? It's like camping.