03.26

It's 11:45pm. Jason is still at work. This is got to be over soon. I miss my husband.

On a brighter side, he did surprise me by coming home for lunch and we meet for dinner.

Things have been a little weird around here lately. I have been busy with some random project. Like a beautiful baby announcement and a wedding invitation. My car still needs to get it's second repair job, I need to wrap up some random craft projects junkin up my counter, and I really, really, need to make something with the chicken that's been defrosting in my fridge for 2 days. It always seems like one step forward on my to-do-list and three things get added. Just so you know...I am a huge list maker. I make list so that I can cross things off. I think I will make a list tonight when I am done. I will put update blog on there and cross it off. It's therapeutic.

Cameron's allergy test all came back negative. That's good, but the doctor said something about that doesn't mean an allergy doesn't exist still. Whatever that means. He hasn't been complaining of pain as much...we'll see.

Funny things

My sister sent this today in my email. I never forward emails. But this is hilarious.

Here is what Jeff Foxworthy has to say about Hoosiers...

If your local Dairy Queen is closed from September through May, you may live in Indiana .

If someone in a Home Depot store offers you assistance and they don't work there, you may live in Indiana .

If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you may live in Indiana .

If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you may live in Indiana .

If "vacation" means going anywhere south of Muncie for the weekend, you may live in Indiana .

If you measure distance in hours, you may live in Indiana .

If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once, you may live in Indiana .

If you have switched from 'heat' to 'A/C' in the same day and back again, you may live in Indiana .

If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching, you may live in Indiana .

If you install security lights on your house and garage, but leave both unlocked, you may live in Indiana .

If you carry jumpers in your car and your wife knows how to use them, you may live in Indiana .

If you design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit, you may live in Indiana .

If the speed limit on the highway is 55 mph - you're going 80 and everybody is passing you, you may live in Indiana .

If driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow, you may live in Indiana .

If you know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and road construction, you may live in Indiana .

If you have more miles on your snow blower than your car, you may live in Indiana .

If you find 10 degrees "a little chilly", you may live in Indiana .

If you actually understand these jokes, and forward them to all your Indiana friends & others, you definitely do live - or have lived - in Indiana .

03.22

Get this. I went to the gym twice this week. Twice people. I am proud and definitely bragging. Yes, it may not last....Yes, it really sucks. But, it makes me happy that I am doing something for myself. I am way more motivated afterwards. The sunny weather is helping too. I think I was in a pit of self inflicted winter gloominess.

The kids have been playing outside no stop for the last few days. Maybe that's why I have been so productive?! It's heavenly to throw open the doors and throw the kids outside. I done my share of swinging and ball throwing in the last few days. I feel like I can breath again.

Jason has been working tons the last week or so. I feel bad because I have become 'that wife' You know the naggy, clingy one who is always complaining about work/family priorities. I am working on it.

There have been lots of long nights staring into his laptop screen. Poor guy can't get anything done with us around (read: can't I just say at work late tonight??) Poor guy also has a wife that hates mornings (read: doesn't want to take the young-in to school at 8am). This all equates to some negotiations. Basically, I am gonna have to drag my booty up and start taking Gavin to school so that my poor husband doesn't have to stay at work till 7pm to get his work done. At least this is *hopefully* temporary and at least it's warm(er) in the mornings now?

This extra stress at work has a halt to my wants and needs. Ok, I'm exaggerating, but I really want to move forward with 'my' plans. My plans involve lots of paints, glue and trim pieces. I'm the thinker and he's the doer. So, I'm stuck without a doer and it sucks!

Me: "When do you want to start on the kitchen"

Jason: "Start? 1990-Never"

Real funny.

In other news, Gavin lost his 5th tooth today. He's super excited for the tooth fairy to pay a little visit tonight. I wonder what time he'll pop into our room in the morning to share the news. 6am anyone???

We scored some great deals today while doing some random shopping. Toys-R-Us had free Thomas the train engines (12.99 value). Each boy got one. Total savings: $41

Target had their energy efficient light bulbs on sale this week for $1 (73% off). They were out. We got rain checks for 33 of them. Ha. So we don't think that we'll need 33, but it's better to over estimate then underestimate, right?

On a money saving note, I went grocery shopping on Thursday and spent $130. I saved over $160! I think I had $56 in coupon savings alone. Maybe someday I can put a little tutorial together to help those of you that don't "get" couponing. It's time consuming, but so worth it! There are lots of websites that make it super easy to link your coupons with store sales, which is the best way to go!

So basically this turned into the most random post ever. It's 12:40 in the morning and we have to be at church at 7:40. Nice.

03.17

Today was busy.crazy.fun.

I dappled into still photography. I shot these photos today (for a girls who's wedding I shot this summer) These are just 2 of the 210 I took. She has some great items and I hope these pictures will be able to help her launch her small business in the coming months.

I went to back to the body shop to discuss my little problems. It looks like they are gonna make nice. They ordered me a part and I plan to go back later this week and get it all touched up. Anyone up for some kids one afternoon this week or next??

We had steak and potatoes tonight. Green potatoes actually. The kids got a big kick out of it. Nolan ate the mashed potatoes with his fingers and had green hands the rest of the night.

We hit Targetand scored some more free steaks. They are priced cut at my store for $1.99lb. A $2 off coupon makes a 1lb steak free or almost free. We also picked up 3 boxes cereal and 5 boxes of granola bars. Total for 6 steaks plus 3 boxes of cereal and 5 boxes of bars = $13.00!

After target we headed to Krispy Kreme for some donuts. Back in January if you bought a dozen you got 12 free donut valentines. I kept them :) They had the light on (light on=free donut) and we got free glazed ones when we walked in. We just ate those, got 4 free ones with our coupons for tomorrow AM and bought a soda. Total for 9 donuts and a large pop = $1.70. And who saids you have to spend a fortune for some family fun!?

Oh, and sorry about all the grammatical errors and run on sentences. I can't seem to make things sound right lately so I just gave up and type away :) Are you still with me???

03.16

After much anticipation, I finally got my car back today. See, I was rear ended last month. Everyone was fine, but the van needed some repair. It was inconvenient, yes, but I was very thankful that no one got hurt and the damage was contained to the rear of the van. ( I am sure I have already shared this :) Switching the car seats out wasn't much fun and the rental van had some annoying kinks. Turns out, when we picked up the car today, they made a mess of the interior of my van with their dirty shoes (which it was messy to start with....but size 12 shoe marks all over the rear seats and floor aren't from my kids) then as I was putting the stroller away I noticed that the paint is already starting to peel on the new hatch....ugh. It was a aftermarket hatch(I have an '02 which I guess is considered ancient to insurance companies) I am ok with that, but don't give me something worse than what I had. They also didn't put this plastic piece on right and it just pulls off. Plus, my rear hatch ajar light still is on. Seriously...you wouldn't think there would be that much stuff wrong. I hope that all this is fixed right this time.

In other news, it was gorgeous out today and my flowers are starting to bloom. Yeah! We played outside lots today. Afterall, I had a car to clean after those dirty men.

We also babysat for our date night tonight. The kids had a blast in the yard (and mud) and we even got to take them for a walk around the block. On guy stop, stared, counted...and said "wow, seven?" Haha. They are very close in ages, so it would be possible with twins or a set of triplets, but I think we would have stopped long before seven. We wore then out and they all crashed in bed with no complaints tonight. Gotta love the warmer weather. Bring on the 90's!!!! I have some pictures from the last few days, but my camera batteries are charging. I have a photo shoot tomorrow that I am super excited about. I hope to share some photographs tomorrow pending they turn out as I hope!

03.13

Old habits die hard.

Why is it so hard to keep you all in the loop and update this darn thing?

In my defense (and this seems like a common theme with alot of people) this week has flown by! I can not believe that we are to Friday already!

I took the kiddos to the doctor for their annual checkups today. Cameron is experiencing some issues so we are in the process of checking for food allergies....the upcoming blood draw is sure to be lots of fun! Nolan had an ear infection. Poor guy, I didn't even know :( Other than that, they are doing great.

Nolan is in the 50% of height and weight. Cam is the in 75%. Shocking, really.

I worked on Tuesday, church business on Wednesday (we're in the mist of a major nursery project), bible study tonight. Nothing tomorrow....phew.

Two really random things:

1. Old Navy is having a 30% off friends and family event. 30% your entire purchase if you have the email printout. Let me know if you want it and I will send you over a copy. It's good until Sunday. I got 9 pairs of pants and 5 shirts for $100! Too bad none of the pants work. We'll be doing some exchanging this weekend.

2. I had Little Ceasars for the first time tonight. Yum. Best deal ever. $5 large pizzas if you carry out. We only have a south side location, but we decided to give it a whirl tonight for fun. If you have one close, you need to try them out. A DiGiorno from the store cost at least that much!

03.09

My car went into the shop today. Which means that I had quite the adventure trying to handle two kids, two cars seats, and two well meaning gentleman at the repair shop. It's a lot of work to switch everything out. We survived and look forward to doing it again in four days ;)

Me and Jason had date night tonight. Nothing spectacular, just a quite night of dinner and shopping with no little voices fighting for our attention.

Tomorrow brings MOPS in the AM and maybe a work night for me. It's been a long time since I've gotten a chance to work...we'll see how it all plays out.

Hope you all had a great weekend. Seems like Friday thru Sunday always flies by, but Monday thru Wednesday drags on...so is life, I guess.

We didn't do much of anything again this weekend. I miss the smell of saw dust and wet paint...sigh. I do love spending some quality time with the family, sleeping in, and naps, though :)

We played outside a lot this week. The warm weather was sure a tease. I think it's gonnna get cold again, too. The boys loved playing outside and I loved the fresh air and the change of something a little different.

They seemed to enjoy feeding Sophie grass. Dumb dog ate it...We got a swingset late last summer and the boys never really got a chance to use it. They love the swings. I love that there are 3 of them...no fighting.This happens everything I try to take a pictures of Gavin. Darn kid.
We even look a neighboorhood stroll the other day. Poor Nolan is always left in their dust. He thinks it's fun to chase after them, though.

03.05

It's been a busy week. I can hardly believe tomorrow is Friday! A good friend of mine is having some health issues and I have been helping her out with her kids.

Another good friend is moving away....sob sob....so we had a going away party tonight. It was a great time out with the girls! These are many of my wonderful friends, but there are alot missing too!

I have spend a little too much time at target today. See, I am a coupon magnet, you all know that :) So it just so happens that a went to Target with a friend who just so happened to hear about these great Target.com coupons. Of course she shared (thanks Melissa!!) Basically, you just go to their site, click on grocery coupons at the bottom of the main page, and print of some awesome coupons. The kiosk that print gift registries allow you to print in store...no need to use your own paper and ink! Anyways. can you guess who much all these things cost???

8 steaks

2 roast

12 cans of cream soup

11 applesause 6-packs

10 boxes of rice krispy snacks

$40.59 plus I got $10 in gift cards to use for a future purchase!!!

This one might be hard to top.

Now, if you need me tomorrow, you know where you can find me. I will be buying some more steaks!

03.03

This issue is very close to my heart. Don't just sit around and let the goverment tell us what we HAVE to do!! I may not be in the medical field, but I have some close friends who are. Let's stand up for our rights!

Obama seeks to take away religious rights of doctors and health care providers who refuse to perform abortions

Urgent: send your e-mail to the White House today!

March 3, 2009

Dear Friend,

According to several news agencies, President Barack Obama will rescind the "conscience rule" that protects health workers who refuse to participate in abortions or other medical procedures that go against their moral and religious beliefs. If the rule is rescinded, doctors, nurses and other health care workers could lose their jobs or be punished professionally for adhering to their sincerely held religious convictions. Obama's proposal would take away their religious freedom.

The current rule empowers federal health officials to cut off federal funding for any state or local government, hospital, clinic, health plan, doctor's office or other entity if it does not accommodate employees who exercise their right of conscience. It applies to more than 584,000 health care facilities.

The Obama administration is doing the bidding of pro-abortion advocacy groups who seek to penalize health care providers who refuse to participate in abortions.

According to The Washington Post, Obama administration officials stressed that the proposal will be subject to 30 days of public comment. That is why it is so very important for you to let the White House hear from you today.

CLICK HERE LET OBAMA KNOW YOUR POSITION!!!

03.01

In an effort to not be completely lazy this weekend, I will at least give a little hello to all of you!

Yesterday was completely weird...at least for us. We did nothing. Jason commented on how nice this nothing was....we caught up on some laundry, cleaned up the house, watched movies, slept....and then ran to the store for some nightlights and bread....11 loaves for $4!!!...and smoothie mix. I am so thankful we live 1/2 sec from the store. I don't know how you country people do it!

On the nightlights....Cameron decided about 6 months ago, that he HAD to sleep with a hall or bath light on. Really annoying. Especially since if you shut it off he would wake in the middle of the night and turn on his room light (Gavin loved that!) or crawl in bed with us (annoying!) It got to be that the only light he wanted on was the bath light....the new bath light....the one with energy efficient/mega bright bulbs. So after much procrastination, we decided that last night would be the perfect time to get a new nightlight for their rooms. It is very dark in there still, but somehow the nightlight seemed to work. Ah....darkness! We'll see if this last.

We have a busy week ahead. I will try not to ignore you :)

randomness....

We had a fab time out tonight with our friends. Most of us got bad service, however. Maybe it was because there was 60 people, or maybe it was because we redeemed 30 buy 1 get 1 coupons...hehe. We headed over to Chick-fil-a afterward for buy1 get 1 shakes....yum.

We have no real plans this weekend. In fact, this is the first weekend in a while that we have nothing in particular to do. I am gonna try to let Jason have a break for a while. But, don't worry, I will start the kitchen just as soon as it begins to warm up :)

I want to take pics of the bathroom, but we still need to hang the hooks and I am working on some wall stuff. Hopefully I can make some concrete decisions and share the final product soon!

Here are some pics from Cam's birthday party last weekend!



Check out the new 'do! I am really enjoying this nice change!

02.26

What a day! Am I the only one that seems like I just need a few more hours to accomplish everything I set out to do??? We did go swimming today, which was alot of fun. I also got the craft projects done that I needed to accomplish!

Tonight I went to bible study. I am so thankful for this group of girls. I have grown so much these past few weeks in my walk with God. Even though I know this....it always amazes me how He intercepts me where I am and grows me in ways I didn't even know I needed. God is so good.

Tomorrow our Sunday school class is all going out to eat for dinner. 30 couples, 80+ kids being babysat by another class. It's going to be a fun time. Best of all, the newspaper had a buy 1 get 1 free coupon om Wednesday that we all plan to use. I am sure they will be thrilled.

I am uploading pictures right now of all the happenings of the last few weeks. I should have some new ones to share tomorrow, so stay tuned!

Hey ya'll

Miss me yet? I have been totally ignoring this blog in hopes of catching up on my to do list....

Bathroom remodeled x2....check!

Spareroom painted...check!

Cabinets in said bathroom painted.....check!

Whole house cleaned....check!

Threw a big birthday bash with all the fixin' (with lots of help)...check!

Laundry caught up...is that possible????for tonight it is....check!

Bible study done....check!

Ironing done....check!

I also have finished 2 invitations for some people. All I have left to do is make a nursing cover and I am all caught up! It feels good, but who knows what's around the corner????

Oh, I also have to arrange for a 'minor' repair to be made on the van after someone rear ended me last week. I am procrastinating on that one because it really doesn't sound like much fun to sit in body shops for quotes and deal with a rental.

Some more random news......

The kids and I are going swimming tomorrow morning at the community center. I am sure that they will have a blast in the water!

This may be old news to most of you, but I CUT MY HAIR! 9 or something inches.....

I am really behind on here, so I plan to work on pics in the next few days!!! Gees, and I was just talking about feeling all caught up!

Hopefully it won't be long before you hear from me again....

2.11

Nolan was officially sick today. Poor guy had a fever of 103 this morning. He was so fussy and whiny all day too. By this evening, he seemed to be doing a little better. He went to bed just fine tonight, so hopefully he will sleep off the rest of it! Tomorrow brings lots of laundry and Clorox!

Cam had another great day potty training! The plan was to take all the boys for Cam's reward this morning, but since Nolan was sick, Jason took Gavin and Cam after dinner. I got to stay home and cuddle on the couch with the wee one. It was nice to spend some time alone with him, and I know that the other 2 had a blast with daddy!

The weather here today was crazy...so windy and rainy. It felt like a summer storm. Good thing we got some time outside that last few days. I just wish the nice weather would stay around. It's getting cold around here already.


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No big plans on the books tomorrow. I know that Nolan is going to dictate what happens! My play group is going to a local nursing home and handing out v-day cards. I would have loved to take the boys (especially since Gavin is out on break) but I don't want to get any of the older people sick with what Nolan had/has. Grrr....have I mentioned how much I hate winter and all the yuck that comes with it!

2.10

Blogger is doing some funny things to me....so annoying! Hopefully I will have more patience with it tomorrow.

Is it just me, or are you ready for spring, but can't really believe that Feb is almost half over? Weird.

We got outside again today and it was great! Meet Jason for lunch and then fought the kids for naps...I lost unfortunately. I also worked tonight. Just so you know...I work to get away from the kids and around adults...that did not happen today. I love kids, but someone brought theirs...it was hard, but I got through it....haha. It was fine and fun regardless...I'm just sayin'

We are planning a trip to the big cheese tomorrow (Chuck e Cheese) because Cam stayed dry all day today! We even went out in underwear with no issues! I just hope this sticks around.

Nolan seemed a little irritable tonight and was feeling a little warm. I really hope that he is not coming down with something. That would be a little damper on the rest of the week!

Jason is installing light fixtures in one of the bathrooms as I write this....woohoo!

Tomorrow we are having some friends over for dinner and a play date....guess we'll be making a trip to the grocery store too tomorrow!

Have a great Tuesday ya'll!

2.9

Wow. I last published on the 27th! Sorry to everyone that has been fishing for an update. I don't really have anything to explain my absence....

Things are still going on the remodeling (eyes rolling here) it is coming along. Electricity got cut off last night so that Jason could rework the wiring and make 2 lights from one. All the wainscoting is hung and the painting is done. Now we just need to add the molding, hang the fixtures and mirrors, caulk, patch the holes, touch up paint, paint the cabs and we're done. It actually feels like alot, but it's relatively small stuff compared to what we've done!

I guess since I haven't given a round up of what's been up around here...I think I'll take the time tonight. Better settle in folks, this is looking like a long one :)

Gavin is on 'spring break' this week. His school/the church is hosting 1500 people for a biblical training conference this week and need the classrooms for teaching. This is a major conference that people from all over the world attend. We hosted a guest a few years ago...basically the church ask people who have an extra room to host someone who otherwise wouldn't be able to afford to come (between housing, food, cost of conference, transportation) We figured a NON functioning bathroom= not a great host. So maybe next year!

Back to Gavin...he is way into video games/computer games lately. Thankfully learning games are still his thing. He has become quite the math whiz, which does not come from me. He loves anything creative and loves to do 'crafts' of any sort...which does come from me :) Although he hates that he is the big brother (I am guessing this has to do with them following him around/wanting to do everything he does) he can be quite kind and sincere when he WANTS to be. It's been really neat to see him mature these last few months.

Cameron is well into becoming a big boy and using the potty. In fact, today we only had one very small accident and we wore underwear all day!! I don't really even have to ask him most times, he just comes a-runnin. He has picked up some bad habits from his brother lately...like saying "I don't want to play with you" when I tell him to do something he doesn't want to. I think these 3's are going to be a little more challenging then those 2's. He is picking on the love of said video/computer games too. He now can ride a tricycle just fine (thanks to the wonderful weather these last few days!) and has actuallybecome quite indepenent in the last few weeks. He loves to pick out his own clothes and get dressed by himself. You will know when this happens, cause it usually ain't pretty.

Nolan is saying more and more and is in the middle of a huge intellegual growth spurt. He is repeating tons of words and can now communicate what he wants. His little personality is coming out full steam and most of the time he is a joy to be around. He loves to do just what the other two are doing, so we spend alot of time in other parts of the house when Cam and Gav are actually playing together nice. Nolan never gets that destroying their tower is not fun for them! He loves baby einstein 'mobies' and I sadly admit that they are played quite often during the day so I can fold that load of laundry or take a shower!

Jason is busy with bathroom stuff.

Ok, so not really! He just enlisted in a biggest loser contest, so bug him about it, k? I think it goes to the end of May so he has lots of time to reach his goal! He started running and we hope to get to the gym at least a few times a week. Free childcare is a great excuse to go, right? He still is working, but right now we really don't know what tomorrow will bring. They just laid off come contract workers so hopefully that will suffice for awhile. If things don't pick up, no one is really safe. We really not stressing about the whole situation. I am confident that God will work it all out for us as long as we trust Him. Regardless if it's our plan or not.

I have been busy with not much of anything. I have been doing some sewing here and there and been trying to just 'keep up' with life. On a really big note, I did win a 7 night hotel stay in Hilton Head in July. It was through a website and for 15 minutes a day all their hotels were $1 a night. So, technically I paid $7, but still! It was quite the process to win and I stayed by the stupid computer for 12 hours one day just to go to bed 15 too early. Sadly one night I was also up till way to early in the morning. I almost gave up and caught it by accident! I am so glad that I won, I worked for that thing!! I've never been to Hilton Head Island and it's been a long time since we went anywhere as a family, so I am so excited for this summmer. The 14 hours in the car? Not so much!

We have a weird week ahead of us with Gavin out of school. I am sure that we will be making some trips to the library to stay sane!

Here are some completely random pics because I am way to tired to write anymore:

Jumping on the bed at the hotel....

the boys before their haircuts...sniff sniff...

A couple of pics that didn't make the birthday card cut.

Hopefully I can get back on the wagon and update regularly again :) Leave me a comment and let me know that your still here????

To out of town family: Cameron's birthday is still on for the 21st. I sent the invites out today so you should be receiving them soon. Can't wait to see everyone!

Blogger is doing crazy things...I will be back, hopefully soon, with some more pics :) I didn't even proof read, so sorry if this doesn't make sense! Night night.

1.28

Today I learned about gardening with your kids at MOPS. I think I might try my hand at it come spring. It sounds like so much fun now...being outside...where its warm...and sunny. I think I have cabin fever. I already have 'another' little project brewing before then; that has to do with spring...

Jason has to remind me...we are in the mist of a project now...we have to finish it before we start a new one...darn it.

To all my out-of-town family and friends....We are planning on having Cameron's birthday party on February 21st. He's super excited about his birthday party this year. Ask him!

I feel so random tonight. Hopefully I can get it together tomorrow. Maybe I'll get some pics on here soon too.

1.26

It's Monday...blah. On the bright side, I am still in my pj's, the kids are napping, and it looks like we are on the tail end of a nasty virus.

Cameron got it on Thursday, seemed to be over it by Friday. We left for the MI water park to meet up with my sister and brothers. On the way, Cameron surprised us...again. But after a good night sleep, he was definitely better.

Saturday was great. The water was warm, the park was just the right size, and it was so much fun to be with everyone. The kids had a blast and even the adults enjoyed it all. It was at least 12:30am before we were all up in our own rooms top sleep. I don't think I have laughed that hard in a long time :)

Nolan did seem to have some sort of reaction to the water on Saturday night. His skin was very dry, red, and prickly looking. You could tell it was bothering him, because he would whine if you tried to touch him. I guess I never thought to be cautious of his time in the water. But those chemicals are probably not the best mix with baby skin like his. Luckily, he went to sleep fine...but....

...sometime early the next morning, Nolan's belly started to feel bad. He won't eat breakfast and within an hour or so of waking, was fevering and getting sick. Poor guy. I was really worried about him. He was so lethargic and sad looking. It broke my heart. Thankfully, the car ride home was uneventful. He even managed to get some lunch in. He slept most of the way home. Last night he was still a little sick. Today was better, besides being sleepy (and a little cranky) he is acting and eating like himself again. Hopefully this ends our little bout of illness for a while.

We don't have big plans for this week. I have tons of laundry to conquer, clothes to unpack, counters to clean, and little boys to plan with. We are in the mist of a large project with the nursery ministry, so hopefully I can tie up a few loose ends there this week too.

Hope you all enjoy the start of another great week.

1.22

Cameron woke up from his nap today complaining that his stomach hurt. We were on our way out the door, so I guess it kinda got shuffled under the rug.

We ran some errands and ended up on the west side at the bookstore on campus. Stealing lots of those great coupon books that they give out twice a year :) Then it happens. I am sure you know....

Don't worry, the mommy in me kicked into high gear at the first little gag.

I caught it with my hand.

Great.

I hope those college kids didn't notice, I probably scarred them for life. I then shoved 800 books into my bag. I was already mortified, so it was just a little icing on the cake.

It's all good now, I think. I think he may have gotten ahold of some peanuts yesterday, because the other end ain't so pretty either.

You still with me???

The good thing is that I have to work tonight. So, Jason gets to deal with it if it wasn't an isolated incident.

We're also leaving tomorrow for our little adventure that has been in the works since November....