New Camera

Here are some pics from the new Nikon D60

Alone with Granny?

Jennifer decided to take a road trip this weekend and asked if I would take care of Jorden. Finally!! I thought, I get Jorden all to myself! What to do first?! Of course I said yes! I was talking to my very good friend Angie and as it so happened, Friday was beautiful, and Monsters VS Aliens was showing at the Calvert City Drive-In. Although Jennifer said Jorden had already seen this movie, she said it would be fine because he LOVED it. Pay Dirt!! We made plans and at 6:00, Angie and her family picked us up. We stopped or rather drove through at McDonald's because although they are famous, I can not stand the hamburgers at the drive in. We got our food and headed to the drive in. Even though the movie did not start until 8:00, it was getting full already! We parked and got unpacked. The kids, all 5 of them headed out to right underneath the movie screen to play. Kids were everywhere. Ahhhh. Nice! Angie and I talked and ate. Kids played, played, played. Ahh, nice. Then the big spot light came on to let us know that the movie would be starting soon. We gathered the kids and as the screen lit up, Jorden froze, stared, then screamed in terror! I scared Granny!! Keys home. Drive! Drive! I took him to the bathroom and talked and calmed him down. We went back outside and it started all over again. I called Gramps to come get us. I told Angie I was headed home and not to worry. I was going to wait by the ticket gate. So we walked. We told the little guy and gal that Gramps was coming to get us because he was scared and they offered us a rain check. I said no, that we got our $5.00 worth from 6-8. I sat down with Jorden and we were watching a June Bug. A bug flew at my face and I swatted. Yea, mistake! I felt a sting right next to my upper cheek. Wonderful. I got stung by a wasp. David, you remember my hand last summer, don't you? At least it was me, and not Jorden. Gramps gets there a few minutes later and Jorden practically flew out of my arms through the window. "Monsters! I scared Gramps!" We got home, I put a tea bag on my face and we all went to bed! What a Night!

Getting Closer

Our basement is getting closer and closer to finished. Eddie came over this weekend and completed the fireplace and it looks awesome. Next will be the floor, then the suspended ceiling.

Finally

I couple of years ago, I went to the dentist with a tooth ache and was informed I needed a root canal. Fine. I got the root canal and a few months later had to go back. The tooth was dead and needed to be pulled. My worst fear had come true! I have dreams of losing all my teeth! I have a friend named Dr. William Cusack. He specializes in tooth implants. He made me an appointment and I headed to Peoria, IL. In October, I had the implant "root" placed. I received a call from my dentist, Dr. Nick Cocke. The rest of my tooth was in and ready to be placed!! Yay! So Wednesday, I left school a little early and I now, once again, have a full set of Pearly Whites! And the worst part of the entire process?? Getting that tooth pulled! It was horrible!

Back to Normal; Sort Of

Today was the 2nd Monday, in a row mind you , that we had school! Nice. I was rushing around this morning, gathering my "stuff" for school when I glanced out the window. Hummmm... What the goat! There licking the ice off my door handle of my car was a goat. Hummmm... I step outside and this goat comes running! Don't panic, I tell myself. I s l o w l y walk towards the goat, who is still running towards me. Don't panic again I tell myself. I begin to talk to the goat, pretty much the same way I talked to Jorden a few weeks ago. "Hi there, funny looking goat. Where did you come from?" Goat now nipping at my knees. "Come on sweetie; lets go home" Me walking down the driveway; goat not moving, watching me leave. Goat moving over to the nice tuft of grass, chomping. I swear he is looking at me sideways! Ok. Now what? I go back inside to get the stuff I was gathering. Come back out, the goat, yet again, begins a trot toward me. Hummm... So I get in my car to leave and as I am driving down my driveway, this goat is running alongside of my car. Really! So I slow down and roll down my window and coax him to keep on following me. As if he needed coaxing! I drove across the highway to Mary's house. She has a small petting zoo so I just assume he belongs to her! Get out, knock on her door, Goats looks around, Mary comes out and goat takes off. Mary says, nope not hers. I say, Well, I got to get to school! hehehe Goat is hers now!!!

No School for HOW LONG?

Someone said that someone said that someone said the our Superintendent said we would probably be out of school for 3 to 5 weeks. What was I going to do with no water and no power for 3 weeks! I really enjoyed the first few days of power silence. Although I must say that I did not like not knowing what was going on. After the 2nd night, ATT crashed. No cell phones either! I did all I could do in my yard. Elisha's husband stopped by to check on us and the kids. Where's the kids? They split! They were off to find bigger and faster hills for their sleds! Glen volunteered to get his chainsaw out and saw some tree limbs out of the road. I did not say no. We got our warm gear out and Glen sawed and we stacked. After about 2 hours and only 2 trees stacked; Glen had already finished all the cutting up, we had to go in and warm up. Have ever played Pick up Sticks as a child? You know the game with bright colored sticks that you spill out of the can and then try to "pick up" one at a time? That is what it was like picking these tree limbs up off the ground. I would tug at one that LOOKED like it was on top only to be met with resistance because actually it's top was under other limbs. And unlike pick up Sticks, all these "sticks" looked exactly alike!
I finished stacking all the tree parts on Sunday morning. And on Monday morning, I did the only thing I knew to do: got on a plane to see Jorden, Jennifer, and Joey!! I have been here for 2 days and I am loving it. As of Tuesday Night, 90% of Livingston County Residents were still in the dark. But not me!

Not all Work

The kids had a blast! Chase was the first to brave the bitter cold!