Thursday, October 30, 2008
EXTENTION
Due to a few factors, there is an extention on the deadline of our Family Night Challenge. The new deadline will be Nov. 21st to include those who may be out of town (Eric), and those who have gone back to work and are trying to settle in to a new schedule :) (me)...Im excited to see what everyone comes up with. Okay, Im excited to steal ideas. Details details.
AMENDING
I must amend the post of my accident, "No Excuses"! It has been brought to my attention, and I fully agree, that a few things should have been mentioned!!
My poor mother-in-law was in the front passenger seat and was trapped in the car due to the fact that the door was smashed at the hinge and unable to open. She was a good sport about sitting there while we got everything figured out. Sorry, Mom!
I also forgot to mention that we were saved!! The car, being that it was not operational, was towed away and we were left to fend for ourselves. My mother happened to be close by and on her way home when she got our S.O.S.! Without batting an eye, she came to our rescue. All four of us, plus luggage, packed into her car and we were returned home safely!! Thank you, Mom!! AND, I apologize for the neglect of mention in the first post! I was selfishly blinded with sadness and not looking at the whole picture. We would have been hurtin' for certain without you to save us! THANK YOU!!
My poor mother-in-law was in the front passenger seat and was trapped in the car due to the fact that the door was smashed at the hinge and unable to open. She was a good sport about sitting there while we got everything figured out. Sorry, Mom!
I also forgot to mention that we were saved!! The car, being that it was not operational, was towed away and we were left to fend for ourselves. My mother happened to be close by and on her way home when she got our S.O.S.! Without batting an eye, she came to our rescue. All four of us, plus luggage, packed into her car and we were returned home safely!! Thank you, Mom!! AND, I apologize for the neglect of mention in the first post! I was selfishly blinded with sadness and not looking at the whole picture. We would have been hurtin' for certain without you to save us! THANK YOU!!
Sunday, October 26, 2008
TAGGED Huh?
Hmmm. Six random facts about me? Sad to say that I am not that interesting of a person but I can....no I WILL come up with something entertaining....so, here goes!
1. If I could be anything I wanted, I would be a singer/songwriter. Cant really see it can ya? But, its the truth!
2. If I had Gate's or Trump's wealth, as unrealistic as it may seem, I would set up a community for struggling families. Low income housing community with its own grocery, daycare, gas station, etc to create jobs and vocational training to help them develop skills to get back on their feet. There's more to it but you get the jist.
3. My favorite show is Ace of Cakes!! I love Baltimore's Charm City Cakes!! If I was not married and did not have a child, I would drop everything and go out to apply for a job!! Careful Michael and Coshell, I may do it anyway!
4. I am a list person! I have to have lists for everything. Cleaning my house, errands, pros and cons of my decisions, projects, everything. But they are my secret. So sshhhhh!
5. I dont really have a favorite food, but I have a LEAST favorite food...PIZZA! Funny huh, since it is what I made and sold for 8 years. Really, Really dont like the stuff! I will eat it, but I would so rather not!
6. I love staying up late at night. It is the only time that I can really feel the immense peace in the universe. I know that our world is in turmoil, but at night, when everything is quiet, and everything is sleeping, you can hear the sound of hope, the sound of real peace. At least at my house LOL.
Now, here is the saddest part of all! There are only 4 people I know that have blogs. I happen to know that they have all been tagged already...so, can I come up with something else? I dont hear any objections so here is my challenge.
We all know that we are heading into a time of struggle, if we are not already there. (We are anyway) I have been trying to come up with cheap ideas for everything. So, I challenge you to have a Family Night of fun! Come up with some creative ideas for games, treats, and a lesson. Document it with your camera and share your ideas with us all! We can all learn from eachother and use the ideas for our own families. The biggest challenge will be, YOU CANNOT SPEND ANY MONEY ON IT!!
I expect to see a Post on each of your blogs, Hillarie, Jen, Terra, and Mindy by November 7th! And I will have one also!
Then, I throw the baton to Terra, to come up with another challenge of the same caliber. A fun dinner idea, an activity, or a craft, etc. No Money, just fun family time! Ready? GO!
1. If I could be anything I wanted, I would be a singer/songwriter. Cant really see it can ya? But, its the truth!
2. If I had Gate's or Trump's wealth, as unrealistic as it may seem, I would set up a community for struggling families. Low income housing community with its own grocery, daycare, gas station, etc to create jobs and vocational training to help them develop skills to get back on their feet. There's more to it but you get the jist.
3. My favorite show is Ace of Cakes!! I love Baltimore's Charm City Cakes!! If I was not married and did not have a child, I would drop everything and go out to apply for a job!! Careful Michael and Coshell, I may do it anyway!
4. I am a list person! I have to have lists for everything. Cleaning my house, errands, pros and cons of my decisions, projects, everything. But they are my secret. So sshhhhh!
5. I dont really have a favorite food, but I have a LEAST favorite food...PIZZA! Funny huh, since it is what I made and sold for 8 years. Really, Really dont like the stuff! I will eat it, but I would so rather not!
6. I love staying up late at night. It is the only time that I can really feel the immense peace in the universe. I know that our world is in turmoil, but at night, when everything is quiet, and everything is sleeping, you can hear the sound of hope, the sound of real peace. At least at my house LOL.
Now, here is the saddest part of all! There are only 4 people I know that have blogs. I happen to know that they have all been tagged already...so, can I come up with something else? I dont hear any objections so here is my challenge.
We all know that we are heading into a time of struggle, if we are not already there. (We are anyway) I have been trying to come up with cheap ideas for everything. So, I challenge you to have a Family Night of fun! Come up with some creative ideas for games, treats, and a lesson. Document it with your camera and share your ideas with us all! We can all learn from eachother and use the ideas for our own families. The biggest challenge will be, YOU CANNOT SPEND ANY MONEY ON IT!!
I expect to see a Post on each of your blogs, Hillarie, Jen, Terra, and Mindy by November 7th! And I will have one also!
Then, I throw the baton to Terra, to come up with another challenge of the same caliber. A fun dinner idea, an activity, or a craft, etc. No Money, just fun family time! Ready? GO!
Saturday, October 25, 2008
No Excuses!
I have to apologize to all those who actually check on my blog...I have been a complete failure lately. It is not to say that I have not thought about it. I think about it all the time :). I have no good excuses though.
Where to begin?
Coshell is doing great in school! She is not only the tallest in her class, she is also at the top of her class!! We are very proud of her!
Michael's parents were able to come see us last week. It was fun to have them out for a little while. They LOVED seeing there only grandchild and tried very hard to spoil her. BUT...before they had a chance to do that, their visit started off with a BANG!
On Wednesday October 15th, we drove to Sea-Tac airport and picked them up. We were on our way back discussing our plans for the day. We were in my new car (new to ME) which I LOVE and cant say enough good things about!!!
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The first time in my driving career that I have been able to go out and actually PICK the car I WANT! And not buy a car NOW because my last one died. I am in love. Sad, but true.
So, we were traveling on the freeway that leads to the two major freeways away from the airport. We were in the left lane approaching the exit for I-5 when a little silver car aparently didnt see us and decided to come over to my lane, it didnt work.
THE RESULTS:
She plowed my front right tire and fender. Doesnt look as bad as it felt, let me tell ya! But, she hit the tire pretty square so that is what took most of the brunt. Her car was pretty smashed. (Santa Fe's ROCK!)
I swerved to miss the little dear, but there were construction barrels on the shoulder. The little round dent is from the flashing light on top of the barrel. Nice, huh?
Since my swerve was obviously not enough to keep her from hitting me, the impact her car had on mine sent us slamming into the concrete barrier. So, if you are ever leaving the airport on 518, check out the concrete barrier, it has a nice maroon scrape. That would be mine! (the red coat is the lovely young woman who hit me! In her roommates car!)
If it had to happen, it couldnt have happened any better! We all walked away. The car is a total loss because of the damage to the wheels and drive train on top of all the body damage. It was totally undriveable. The worst things that happened was, I hit my hand and bruised a bone, and have whiplash to the side. My side airbag deployed saving me from hitting my head on the window. It was SO SCARY!
Not surprisingly, the girl who hit me immidiately began to lie about the whole incident but regardless, Allstate has been amazingly wonderful through this whole thing! They are paying for everything and then going after her insurance. I know that is how it is supposed to work but its so nice not having to take them on by myself. Now, Im just waiting for a check from the car so that I can buy another one. My Santa Fe took the beating like a champ and handled sursprisingly well through the whole thing! I am so glad we were in it! AND I am so glad I MADE Coshell go to school that day instead of letting her go with us. That would have been terrible!! So, that is where we are at. Exciting but not in a fun way.
OH! I almost forgot...I talked to my old warehouse manager at Costco and will be going back to work seasonal. I am very excited to work with my people again and earn a little extra $$. Lets just hope my back holds out! Love to everyone!!!
Jen I will try to get better!! :)
Where to begin?
Coshell is doing great in school! She is not only the tallest in her class, she is also at the top of her class!! We are very proud of her!
Michael's parents were able to come see us last week. It was fun to have them out for a little while. They LOVED seeing there only grandchild and tried very hard to spoil her. BUT...before they had a chance to do that, their visit started off with a BANG!
On Wednesday October 15th, we drove to Sea-Tac airport and picked them up. We were on our way back discussing our plans for the day. We were in my new car (new to ME) which I LOVE and cant say enough good things about!!!
-1.jpg)
The first time in my driving career that I have been able to go out and actually PICK the car I WANT! And not buy a car NOW because my last one died. I am in love. Sad, but true.
So, we were traveling on the freeway that leads to the two major freeways away from the airport. We were in the left lane approaching the exit for I-5 when a little silver car aparently didnt see us and decided to come over to my lane, it didnt work.
THE RESULTS:
She plowed my front right tire and fender. Doesnt look as bad as it felt, let me tell ya! But, she hit the tire pretty square so that is what took most of the brunt. Her car was pretty smashed. (Santa Fe's ROCK!)
I swerved to miss the little dear, but there were construction barrels on the shoulder. The little round dent is from the flashing light on top of the barrel. Nice, huh?
Since my swerve was obviously not enough to keep her from hitting me, the impact her car had on mine sent us slamming into the concrete barrier. So, if you are ever leaving the airport on 518, check out the concrete barrier, it has a nice maroon scrape. That would be mine! (the red coat is the lovely young woman who hit me! In her roommates car!)
If it had to happen, it couldnt have happened any better! We all walked away. The car is a total loss because of the damage to the wheels and drive train on top of all the body damage. It was totally undriveable. The worst things that happened was, I hit my hand and bruised a bone, and have whiplash to the side. My side airbag deployed saving me from hitting my head on the window. It was SO SCARY!
Not surprisingly, the girl who hit me immidiately began to lie about the whole incident but regardless, Allstate has been amazingly wonderful through this whole thing! They are paying for everything and then going after her insurance. I know that is how it is supposed to work but its so nice not having to take them on by myself. Now, Im just waiting for a check from the car so that I can buy another one. My Santa Fe took the beating like a champ and handled sursprisingly well through the whole thing! I am so glad we were in it! AND I am so glad I MADE Coshell go to school that day instead of letting her go with us. That would have been terrible!! So, that is where we are at. Exciting but not in a fun way.
OH! I almost forgot...I talked to my old warehouse manager at Costco and will be going back to work seasonal. I am very excited to work with my people again and earn a little extra $$. Lets just hope my back holds out! Love to everyone!!!
Jen I will try to get better!! :)
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