I think I'm ready

I just need to pack the Monster Truck, finish cooking up food so my family wont starve while I'm away and do those last couple of loads of laundry.

If you are local and plan of going there, please stop by and say hi. I'll be at space E79 at Kings Courtyard off of Liberty. If you take the shuttle, the William and Main street bus will be the closest to where I am.

I probably wont be around here until next week.

While I'm gone here is a video my son posted of his latest Lego creation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6DzegGyijU

Enjoy!

Thanks

Ceecee from Texas, who takes amazing photos of creepie crawlies, Mo who grows an amazing amount of veggies considering she is living in the Phoenix desert, and Midwife who is busy bringing new life into the world, hers and others, all presented me with this award. Thanks ladies, I love reading your blogs and this means a lot coming from you.

I am supposed to come up with 10 things to say about myself, honest things. It usually takes me time to figure out a list but I have been so busy that I'm just going to wing it.

1. Speaking of busy, I have this horrible flaw that when I get too busy, I feel so overwhelmed that I almost get nothing done. I try to make a list and just start with one thing, but being a mom and wife I put all other things first. Then I let so many things go that I beat myself up for not being able to handle it all. How do full time working moms do it?

2. I love food. I know this isn't news to many of you but I used to be a skinny mini that could eat anything I wanted. Now that I'm older, how do I just eat a little of something? Portions, yeah right, I want to be full. So now I am chubbier than I have ever been. Diets suck!

3. I try not to care what others think if its negative, but sadly i do. On the other side, i get uncomfy with too much compliments.

4. I like being married and love my husband. Something I never thought I'd do when i was young.

5. I'm stubborn.

6. I don't mind getting dirty, hell I'm dirty right now. I just cant stand having grease on my hands. Like motor oil. The times I'm out bike riding and have to put a chain back on, I will rub my hands in the dirt to try to get it off. If hubby needs a hand doing engine work, I'll help but I have to go and wash the second its done.

7. I don't like hotels.

8. I consider myself tomboy but like to wear dresses and makeup on occasion.

9. I don't mind messes and feel uncomfortable if I go to someones house and its too clean. So if you come to my house and its messy, it's because i love you. You're welcome.

10. I like funny people. Funny funny and funny weird.

Now I'm suppose to pass this on to 10 others. I'll pass it on to blogs I like to read even if they got this award already. frugalmom, farm mom, farmgirl_dk,

joanna, catherine, magnusmog, acorn farm, kb, little red hen, dzyning things

weekend plans

Yesterday morn I was looking at permanent ink artist markers online, wishing i had more cash. The kids and i went running errands, spent an hour at the DMV to get my son his permit to drive. We stopped at Meijer to get some food for the long weekend and as I was strolling along, I glanced at one of the end caps and saw art supplies ON CLEARANCE!

Then when I rang them up they were even cheaper than the orange sticker claimed, OH HAPPY DAY! My plan is to doodle with them on fabric, so I have something to do during the long grueling hours at the Art Fair.

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My plan for this long weekend is to give my coop a face lift. I still have that winter run I had slapped together quickly last fall, that is changing too.

Hopefully I'll have lots of impressive shots to show next week.

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*HAPPY 4TH OF JULY EVERYONE*

What are you doing this weekend?

Meet my salad

I don't think I will ever tire of going to the garden, picking what is ready and sharing with my family.

This salad had various lettuces, cabbage leaves, beet greens, nasturtium leaves and flowers (very peppery), lightly steamed then chilled asparagus and a hard boiled egg my hens gifted me.

This bowl didn't last long.

Aliens have landed!

Not really, but something equally strange happened today.

WE SAW AN ICE CREAM TRUCK!

I was chattin with my online pals and I heard strange music from the window. It took a few seconds to figure out just what it was. We live in the country and don't get ice cream trucks. Jehovah Witnesses like crazy but not ice cream trucks.

So as I'm typing "I hear an ice cream truck" to my pals, i am yelling for the kids.

Now mind you I had no money. I had stopped at a couple of yard sales on my way to the post office and spent my last 3.95. Luckily I had change in the car changey holder so I was able to splurge!

I got 2 vintage pillow cases for .10 each

A brand new in the wrap Mickey Mouse t-shirt for 1.50 (for the girl)

a pack of note cards for .25, i think they are of Fort Mackinaw

and for $2 dollars some toys that just last week my son was trying to get me to buy for him online, score!

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Sorry where was I, oh yea Ice Cream Truck no money.

So the kids came running up from the cool basement, my son grabs $2 his bike and was out of here, I type "I'm heading outside" or something like that, my girl is freaking and cant find her $.

I wait, she finds some, its 90 degrees outside we get on our bikes and head for the hill of death. We have this huge hill to the left of the drive and that is where I last saw the truck and my son. We are dying, I'm trying to keep my girl from crying, she thinks she's missed her chance. We get to the top and see no truck and no big brother. We are trying to catch our breath and curse the heat at the same time.

Then from the road ahead, our hero comes bearing 2 Popsicles, the only thing the truck had for a dollar. He says he didn't think we'd make it so he got 2 things.

You should have seen my girls face. And I'm thinking "What did I do to deserve such a kid."

So the ride back, luckily all down hill, we praised our big brother hero and sang songs that will be passed down for generations to come.

So for their first ice cream truck experience, it was a good one.

funny food

This came off the grill last night.

The United Steaks of America!

New life for an old bag

No, I am not taking about my mother.

Most of you know I make bags, and apparently have mother issues ;-)

Awhile back, I made myself a new chicken bag,

but what do I do with the old one that I still love?

I tucked in the handle and crammed a pillow form inside, then I snapped it closed.

It's cute and I can still use it as a purse at a moments notice.

It was so easy that I "made" another one for the couch.