It's Mr's Birthday!

It's Mr's Birthday today (Happy Birthday Mr). Haven't got anything special planned, been too busy.
There's a free Kids Carnival this afternoon in town, so we'll be hitting that up before heading to some old friends' place to help celebrate their sons' birthday (which was Wed.).
Spent yesterday pulling stuff out of the garage, trying to re-pack, pare down, and set aside for FIL. Though I feel like I made some headway (I emptied about 8 boxes), I still don't feel like it's enough. The pile for FIL is getting ever larger. I'm thinkin that whatever we decide not to take with us is getting donated to his cause.
I paid for being outside on a breezy day for so long. Though my eyes were spared from itching, but I nearly sneezed my voice away. My vocal chords were swollen, and it hurt to talk. I ran through a box of kleenex blowing my nose, and I was wheezing from congestion by the time I got inside. During the night I kept waking up because I had to blow my nose, or rub my eyes to get the goop off. Why, when my allergy medicine worked so well before, does it not work now?? It'll be time to switch brands I believe.
Unfortunately, H was up with me most of the night, so you can imagine how much fun he'll be to be around today.
I've given some thought to me going back to school, and what I might want to take. It was really a tough decision. Given my creative abilities, I knew whatever I was going to take was going to be Art based. I decided on something in Visual Arts, Photography, and whatever else in that arena I can get my hands on. Seems like a natural choice, now that I've settled on it. Now, when I get back to BC, I'll be concentrating on where I can get my scholarships & grants from, and finding a College that I like. The Okanagan offers so many choices, and I'll need to learn the ropes before I can make an informed decision on which one is right for me.
Moving has caused a backslide for H. We've regressed in our potty training, and it's requiring us to be more vigilant to get him on the pot to avoid accidents, which were at an all-time high two days ago when he ran out of training undies cause they were all in the wash.
I've been busy around the house. Seems just as I catch up on laundry, someone spills something, or has an accident which requires me to change clothing, bedding and blankets, and towels galore, then I start all over again.
I've gotten the hang of dishes here. Load dishwasher in the morning, and get those hand washables done before breakfast, then begin the day, and usually after lunch I run dishwasher & put everything away.
I still have yet to master our meals. Though I've been cooking healthfully, I should be more prepared than I am. I've been leaving our planning until the last minute.
Been keeping busy, in any event. Planning, and trying to get things accomplished to we can get outta here free & clear. Getting the ball rolling back in BC to hopefully smooth the transition.
Been pondering. My family is like a swarm of locusts. We land, consume, and then leave, with a path of destruction in our wake. It's really rather embaressing. But it's a family with 3 boys, what can ya do?

Friday Fill-Ins #127

And...here we go!
1. There's no place like home.
2. My favorite thing for dinner lately has been pizza.
3. And so I said to the dog bark! bark! bark!
4. A nice long walk would be nice if my allergies didn't act up.
5. I'm making some good news.
6. When all is said and done, it'll have been worth it.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to finishing some obligations, tomorrow my plans include celebrating Mr's Birthday and Sunday, I want to make it to service!

Half Nekkid Thursday

Yes yes, I know I said I wouldn't feel comfortable d/l-ing pictures to someone else's computer, but, I figured since I have some archived, I could just pick the ones that aren't off-the-wall risque and keep it vanilla.

Thursday Thunks

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1. How many golf balls can fit inside a full sized school bus? 10,000

2. Who decided the alphabet order? Yer mom

3. Why doesn't McDonald's sell hotdogs? Cause they can't be deep-fried

4. You go to a nice restaurant and they are offering free samples of cheese. You take a bite and it's delicious. Then they tell you the cheese is processed with maggots in it which make the great texture and flavor. Do you vomit at the thought of maggots, think "oh well but no more", or just ask for another sample? Take another sample and comment on how cool that is

5. Would you rather ride on a cloud or slide down a rainbow? Slide down a rainbow

6. Do you know/care who Heidi & Spencer are? No idea who they are, don't really care

7. Have you ever used Butt Paste? Yup, my MIL once sent me a tube, and I used it on H

8. Pie or cake? Pie

9. Do you remember when MTV used to play music videos? Yup, and I don't watch it anymore because they don't play enough of them.

Final Day of School

I hate good-byes.
*sighs*
Today was D's last day of school, and I came to the realization that since Cub Scouts is over (except for the Day Camp coming up on the 15th-18-th), and school is out, we won't be seeing our other parents around much anymore, unless we bump into them by accident. Sad. I was really beginning to enjoy their company.
I have to admit, that seeing Promoted to 2nd Grade on his final report card was very satisfying. He makes me so proud :oD

Catfish & Murder

Mr and D were watching tv (no, this isn't a poem), lastnight. They were watching something called Monsters of the River (or something along those lines), a fishing show with the host trying to either prove/disprove the existence of monster-sized fish that did some terrible things. The last thing he caught was a huge Catfish, and as D has a short attention span that was all he really saw.
After hemming & hawing all night about bedtime, and then waking up in fear of thunderstorms that were rolling through, I finally got D back to bed. I was laying down next to him and he could really only see my silouette. I told him I loved him and to close his eyes. He whispered to me "Mom, did you know that your mouth looks like a Catfish's mouth when it's dark?"
Sweet. I just hope I don't have the whiskers to go with...

So, with the big moving part behind me, I need to reflect. I don't believe in killing. I don't hunt, or fish. I don't mind if others hunt to help provide for my needs, but I wouldn't kill anything if I was forced to, I'd rather live off of plants, or eat some kind of funky bug (yes, I know that's killing, but I'm taliking about mammals and warm blooded creatures here) to survive.
That being said I have only ever killed one thing up until this week, and that was a rabbit that jumped out in front of me, effectively committing suicide during my first drive down to Ohio from BC.
Anyhow, this past week, with all the trips I made while moving, I killed a bird (it flew into my widshield making a nasty splat), a fat groundhog (it darted out before I could swerve), and a few frogs (they hopped erratically). Yes, I'm now officially a murderer. *sigh*
And yet, life goes on.