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Boomer Sooner!

Hey!  I'm still here.  I know I said I'd be back last Monday, but after I got over my crud, Ashlynn got sick with strep throat and now Samuel's sick.  I just haven't had much time for blogging.  I really will do my 10 on Tuesday tomorrow.  In the mean time, I want to show a picture from our trip to Norman Saturday.  I have to order it from the photographer, but you can see the proof of Stephanie and me here (we're #121, click to enlarge).   It was windy so we're looking a little rough there.  We had fun, though.  I'll tell about it tomorrow.

Until then, have a great Monday!

SDoo

***Well, poop!  The link only works for a short amount of time and then the session expires.  I'll purchase the picture from the photographer and show it another time.***

Allergies are kicking my butt

My nose runs constantly.  I can't breathe.  My throat hurts.  The medicine makes me so tired I can barely lift my arms.  Call me a weenie, but I like breathing, swallowing, and lifting my arms.

Just wanted to let you know that I'm still alive and.... well, I'm too tired to be kicking, but I am alive.  I'll be back Monday with pictures to post and stuff to talk about.

Have a good weekend and GO SOONERS!

 

xo

SDoo

 

Ten on Tuesday

1.  It's starting to feel like fall around here.  The temperatures are cooling a little and the days are getting shorter.  I love it.  I started pulling out my fall decorations over the weekend. 

2.  The kids have decided on their Halloween costumes.  Thank goodness for Grandma Judy and her mad sewing skills!  Ashlynn wants to be this Indian and Samuel is going to be this vampire.  I'm afraid last year's elephant costume was the last time Samuel will be something cute for Halloween.  He's getting older and wants to wear scary, gross stuff now.  *sigh*

3.  Samuel's soccer team won their game this weekend 13-11. They started out slow and were down something like 8-1 at one point.  They woke up in the second half, though, and kicked hiney!  He scored 2 goals.  (One little boy scored 10 of their goals!  That kid is a scoring machine!)  Sissy's game was cancelled. 

4.  Grandma and Grandpa rented a building in Chelsea Saturday and had a get together with Grandma's three brothers and some of their families.  They came from Texas and New Mexico.  We stayed for a few hours and then Samuel fell and hit his head on the concrete floor while playing with the other kids.  Poor thing!  He cried and cried so we left to get him some children's Tylenol.

5.  Mom closes on her new house in two weeks.  I'm excited for her.  We'll be down there a lot in October helping her paint.  I think she's painting every room in the house. 

6.  I was very "Dolly Domestic" this weekend and made my own laundry detergent. (I couldn't get the link to work, but you can see how I made it at Little Birdie Secrets Feb 24, 2009 post.)  Yep!  I made my own laundry detergent!  It seems like I'm constantly running out.  My shopping list always, always has laundry detergent and milk on it.  I haven't used any of the homemade concoction yet, but hopefully I'll like it and save money.  Now I just need a milk cow in my backyard!

7.  Last night was the first Dancing with the Stars of the new season.  This is about the only show that the kids and I all three agree to watch.  I'm usually outnumbered and we end up watching Disney Channel.  Although, I have gotten Ashlynn pretty well hooked on Project Runway.  Samuel....not so much.  I don't know why my six year old son wouldn't love a reality show about designing clothes.  Weird! 

8.  I have to try to figure out how to load video on the ol' blog so I can put up James' graduation speech.  I'm proud of him and want Steven to be able to see the video.  Don't worry James.  No pressure.  :)

9.  This weekend "The Great Garage De-Crapification of '09" begins.  I'll let you know how it goes.

10.  Best for last....one of my vendors called last week and offered tickets to any OU home game except Bedlam.  Stephanie and I are going to Norman October 10th to see the Sooners play Baylor.  Woohoo!  Can't wait!

 

Until next time,

SDoo

Wordless Wednesday

Ashlynn and Samuel asleep in my bed with my third child, Maddie, right there with them like it's no big thing! Look at her lying there on her back, head on the pillow. Nahhh...she's not spoiled or anything. :)

Ten on Tuesday

1.  Wow!  Long time no post, huh?  I really don't have any excuse either.  Just busy with the daily things that back to school brings.  That, AND Steven was home from Iraq on 2 weeks R&R. Woo hoo!  :) It was so good to spend time with him and, of course, laugh with him.  He left Sunday and I miss him already.  He'll be back from Iraq in December.  Can't wait!

 

2.  I wish I could post about how awesome my Sooners are doing so far this season.  They did win Saturday 64-0.  We won't discuss who their opponent was or what division they're in.  Ha!  We also won't discuss that debacle the previous Saturday when they lost to BYU and our Heisman winning quarterback went down with a shoulder injury.  I still love 'em though!  Boomer Sooner!

 

3.  Oh yeah!  I forgot to mention that Steven and James went to Dallas to watch the OU/BYU game.  (The game was played at a neutral sight- the new Cowboys stadium.)  That means that the last two times the Sooners played in Dallas (against Texas and now BYU), they should have won and they lost.  And the boys were there.  Coincidence?  Sure.  But just to be safe, they aren't allowed to go to Dallas to watch the Sooners play EVER AGAIN!

 

4.  Samuel Cade lost his front tooth yesterday.  He looks so stinkin' cute with his toothless grin.  I'll post a pic tomorrow.  As cute as he is, it makes me a little sad.  It's just one more thing that makes him more of a big kid.  Where did my baby go?  *sniff*  He's hoping the tooth fairy brings him enough money to buy the Space Police Lego set he wants.  It's $7.  Ha! I told him I'm pretty sure the tooth fairy will think $7 is a little steep for one tooth. 

 

5.  Both kids had their first soccer game Saturday.  Samuel's team, the Rockets, won.  He scored his first goal ever- and the team's first goal of the season.  It was so fun to watch.  Sissy's team on the other hand, the Blue Inferno, got their rear ends kicked.  It was not so much fun to watch. :-/

 

6. Our little dog, Molly, gave me a scare Sunday.  The kids and I were in and out of the house all weekend because we spent the majority of it at Mom's with Steven.  Every time I popped in, though, I noticed that Molly acted like she didn't feel well.  Sunday I was finally home and it was very apparent that she was sick.  She wouldn't eat or drink and was very weak.  Then late Sunday she had two seizures.  I was really afraid she wouldn't make to the next morning when I could get her to the vet.  She did, though, and I had her at the animal hospital at 7 a.m.  The vet called a few hours later and asked if she'd eaten anything strange lately because she had some bleeding in her upper digestive tract.  I remembered that she chewed up a little wooden car of Samuel's.  He said that that was probably it.  She must have swallowed a piece of the wooden car.  She had gotten an infection and was dangerously dehydrated.  After some iv fluids and antibiotics and a $216 bill (yikes!), she's doing much, much better today. 

 

7.  Ash is in band at school this year and gets to play the bass guitar!  So cool!  We never had a guitar in the band when I was in school.  Bless her heart, though, that guitar is nearly as tall as she is.  It's almost comical when I pick her up at school and see her hauling that guitar out and then I see the girls next to her holding their little flute cases.   That's ok Ashlynn!  You rock on with your guitar!

 

8.  James found out yesterday that he will be either Valedictorian or Salutatorian of his college class.  (Which one he'll be depends on one other guy.)  I'm so proud of him!  Can I get a "Woot! Woot!"?

 

9. The new season of Project Runway, my  fave show, has begun.  Can I get a "Woot! Woot!"? 

Ok.  I should change that.  Project Runway being on again isn't nearly as cool as being Valedictorian of your college class.  How 'bout- Can I get a "Yee Haw!"?  (Yes, "Yee Haw!"  I'm from Oklahoma people!)

 

10.  Let's see.... #10?  Oh, I almost forgot.  Steven went to Frankfort, Germany on his way home from Iraq.  While he was there he bought me some German Haribo gummi bears.  (Yep.  I was so excited I took a picture of them!)  I LOVED these when we lived in Germany and they were every bit as good as I remembered.  Yummmm.  The Haribo version you find in the states isn't the same- the flavors are different and the texture is somehow different too. 

 

Thanks again Bub!  And if you happen to be in Frankfort on your way home in December it would make me really happy to open up some German gummis at Christmas!  :)

 

Have a great week!

SDoo

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

 

I love the fall.  

 

I love school starting and routines being re-established. 

I love the cool weather and wearing sweaters.

I love the anticipation of the holidays soon to come. 

Most of all though...

 

I LOVE FOOTBALL SEASON! 

Oh yeah!

BOOMER SOONER BABY!

Wordless Wednesday

Someone at the popcorn factory can't spell.

I fixed some popcorn recently and, as I was salting it, the label caught my eye.  I'm just wondering how a company that specializes in popcorn products misspelled the word popcorn?  And how do you manage to spell artificial correctly but misspell the pop part of popcorn? 

Dear Act 2,
Spell check.  It's a good thing!

Steven~ Remember the sign for the people selling "fill drit"?  They probably delivered it in their "commerial vechile"!  Haha!  Hey, come to think of it, that Act 2 factory may be around here. :)

Sammy Sam

Marky Mark and his Calvin Kleins aint got nuttin' on Sammy Sam and his Fruit of the Looms!

Wordless Wednesday (on Thursday)

Samuel's room was a complete wreck so I asked him to clean it.  After a while I went in to check on him and his progress.  The room still looked exactly the same, but he had hung up some of his clothes!  :-) 

Goofy kid!

*sigh* Every time I look at that old, beat-up chest of drawers I think of my grandma.  It came from her house and has seen better days.  

Me thinks a makeover is in order for the pitiful little thing! A paint job and some new knobs and it just might come out of the closet.  Ha ha! Get it? Out of the closet? *snort!*

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