I asked my husband if I should write a new blog post this evening.
He responded, "You know my thoughts about posting."
Me: (In my head) No I don't.
DH: "How vain it is for a man to sit down and write when he has yet to stand up and live." So if you've been doing any living lately, then you should.
I don't have much to say, so apparently I shouldn't write. But I will say it is not fun composing a blog post with your significant other reading everything you type. Not only does he make lots of corrections or "suggestions" to you as you write, he also laughs at you everytime that you misssspelll a word or p.ut in, wro-ng pun>ctuat.tions. He also might utter ,"This is ridiculous, I can't watch."
Now I at least I have one thing to say. Don't blog with your husband around. It might result in a fight. Or sleeping in separate beds.
Just kidding, I'm not that mad.
Only a little.
7.24.2011
7.22.2011
From our special guest contributor
Hi and thanks for having me. I'm honored to be writing in such a famous place. Clara and Cerissa had "girl time" today which as far as I can tell just meant shopping, while James and I went out on the lake to fish and swim for boy time (what a sterotypical family). I was asked by one of the girls to give an account of boy time on her blog. I'll let the pictures do most of the talking:
We left right after he got up and had rice crispies for breakfast on the boat.
This was the first of five fish that we caught. He 'helped' with this one. He was in charge of deciding whose turn it was and which bait we would use.
And wouldn't you know it, he liked doing it "all by himself." It might not have been as effective, but he did a pretty good job. He could cast with only a small amount of help (timing the release of the button), and he could reel by himself. He would randomly decide that he "had one" and start reeling in very quickly, but there were never any fish on there when he did that.
We took a couple swimming breaks. Somehow during the process of getting into his suit the first time, this pose happened. Awesome.
This is one he actually did almost all of the work on by himself. He cast it (about five feet), and a fish started nibling within seconds (just a couple feet under water, we could see it). I grabbed onto the pole to set the hook and he reeled it in (as I held him to make sure he didn't fall in)! I'm not sure which one of us was prouder.
He was very interested in looking at (and touching) every fish. After he seemed to have his fill, he would let me know that it was time to unhook it. A couple of times he picked them up and/or threw them back.
Speaking of throwing them back, maybe in the year 2029, James and I will share some beers on the lake while we fish together. Until then, looks like Meijer Red Pop will have to do the trick. What a fun day!
7.14.2011
Dr. Crentist
Remember when Dwight was gone doing some shenanigans behind Michael's back, and when Michael tries to call him out on it, he says he went to the dentist? When Michael asks the name of the dentist, Dwight responds, "Crentist." Haha. I love it.
"Maybe that's why he became a dentist..."
Anyways, all that to say, I've been spending a lot of time at the dentist. A lot of time. So much time, I'm on a first name basis with the receptiontist Sarah, and really like her. I'd go out for drinks with her if she'd ask. (That's not weird, is it?). Apparently, not going to the dentist for 5+ years means a lot of pain and money for you. I had two really bad teeth. One tooth had this square shaped hole in it for who knows how long. Another tooth just collapsed into itself while I was eating a chip over the 4th of July weekend. Luckily, I had an appointment that following week, so I wasn't too worried. At that appointment, all they did was take about forty-eleven x-rays and told me I had to come back later to have those two teeth taken care of. While waiting for that appoinment, I was chewing gum at church and that square shaped tooth broke. In my mouth. I took out the gum and found a little piece of my tooth in the gum. Wonderful. They fixed it this past Tuesday, and thankfully, I didn't need a root canal! My next appointment to fix the cracked tooth wasn't until August. Yesterday, however, while chewing on a Tootsie Roll, that cracked tooth followed it's broken predecessor and came off in the Tootsie Roll. (Is this too graphic?)
Freaking out that my tooth now had this gaping hole in it, I quickly call the dentist office and got an appointment for this morning. This tooth wasn't as lucky as the other one. That's right, I need a root canal. Rats Bats. They gave me a temporary filling and sent me on my way.
Let's recap:
Not going to the dentist in way to long = 1 root canal, 1 major filling, and a few other cavities. And eating a Tootsie Roll while having a bad tooth is a awful idea. Let's just say it pays to go every six months or whatever to get your teeth cleaned. This my friends, isn't fun.
Sidenote: It probably isn't very fun for my husband because not only is he having to pay for all this havoc I have brought onto my teeth, but I have not been the most brave soldier during all this. In fact, I would say I have been borderline whiny and certainly full of complaints. So kudos to my husband for putting up with me! Hopefully, this will all be over soon!
P.S. If you are a dentist or dental assitant or do anything remotely related to the mouth, please don't pass judgement onto me.
"Maybe that's why he became a dentist..."
Anyways, all that to say, I've been spending a lot of time at the dentist. A lot of time. So much time, I'm on a first name basis with the receptiontist Sarah, and really like her. I'd go out for drinks with her if she'd ask. (That's not weird, is it?). Apparently, not going to the dentist for 5+ years means a lot of pain and money for you. I had two really bad teeth. One tooth had this square shaped hole in it for who knows how long. Another tooth just collapsed into itself while I was eating a chip over the 4th of July weekend. Luckily, I had an appointment that following week, so I wasn't too worried. At that appointment, all they did was take about forty-eleven x-rays and told me I had to come back later to have those two teeth taken care of. While waiting for that appoinment, I was chewing gum at church and that square shaped tooth broke. In my mouth. I took out the gum and found a little piece of my tooth in the gum. Wonderful. They fixed it this past Tuesday, and thankfully, I didn't need a root canal! My next appointment to fix the cracked tooth wasn't until August. Yesterday, however, while chewing on a Tootsie Roll, that cracked tooth followed it's broken predecessor and came off in the Tootsie Roll. (Is this too graphic?)
Freaking out that my tooth now had this gaping hole in it, I quickly call the dentist office and got an appointment for this morning. This tooth wasn't as lucky as the other one. That's right, I need a root canal. Rats Bats. They gave me a temporary filling and sent me on my way.
Let's recap:
Not going to the dentist in way to long = 1 root canal, 1 major filling, and a few other cavities. And eating a Tootsie Roll while having a bad tooth is a awful idea. Let's just say it pays to go every six months or whatever to get your teeth cleaned. This my friends, isn't fun.
Sidenote: It probably isn't very fun for my husband because not only is he having to pay for all this havoc I have brought onto my teeth, but I have not been the most brave soldier during all this. In fact, I would say I have been borderline whiny and certainly full of complaints. So kudos to my husband for putting up with me! Hopefully, this will all be over soon!
P.S. If you are a dentist or dental assitant or do anything remotely related to the mouth, please don't pass judgement onto me.
7.12.2011
7.10.2011
Some Crazy Goings-On Around Here.
So I haven't blogged. In a long time. I know, I know. Go ahead and shake your finger at me whilst saying "Tsk, tsk." Does that feel better? Life has been so crazy here (isn't it for everyone?), I just haven't had the time to actually sit, and think, and type. Sometimes that just takes too much energy, you know? Trust me, there has been many a-time when a blog idea or thought has come into this crazy little mind of mine, but it has never formed into any thing more than a thought. So here we are, and as Ricky would say to Lucy, I've got some 'splaining to do.
Basically,
(Hmm, bullet point or paragraph form? Let's do bullets. Again, I'm feeling lazy).
- School ended. That alone equals for busy times with graduations, open houses, end of the year meetings and /or extravaganzas and the like. Being married to a track and football coach keeps this wife busy. There are state meets, track banquets, and the list goes on. It gets busy.
-Dave and Grad School. He finished up his third online class, but this summer was signed up to do nine credit hours in two weeks as MSU. He worked it out to stay in Lansing during the week, but came home on the weekend. Five days in a row going solo mio with our kids can take its toll on a person. He worked hard though, and I am proud of him. During this time,
- My family had to come out to California because my Grandma, who lives near Lake Michigan, passed away. It was hard to deal with minus a husband. The funeral was very sweet and despite the circumstances, it was nice to see family that I maybe see once a year. It brought up a lot of emotional things for me and sometimes that can be tiring.
- There's also some other things going on, but I am not at liberty to say now. I will say two things though: 1. You'll know eventually and 2. I'm not pregnant. God's just being super cool and providing for us, you know?
There has been lots of fun things too- we've gone on vacation to Chicago, Dave and James competed in the "Michigan State Games," I've still been running alot for my marathon, we've had Dave's best friend and his wife from Kentucky stay with us for a few days, and I've gone down south to visit my wonderful sister-in-law and her family. The list could go on. Just a month in, and this summer has been packed with the good and bad. Though it's busy, I just can't stop but think how blessed I am.
Hopefully this means that are more blogs to come. I have some cute stories and pictures to share from the various places and activites we've been these past couple of weeks. And some good recipes too. Though I haven't been doing much on my blog, I've still been keepin' up with all of you. So stay tuned, hopefully it will be worth your while!
Basically,
(Hmm, bullet point or paragraph form? Let's do bullets. Again, I'm feeling lazy).
- School ended. That alone equals for busy times with graduations, open houses, end of the year meetings and /or extravaganzas and the like. Being married to a track and football coach keeps this wife busy. There are state meets, track banquets, and the list goes on. It gets busy.
-Dave and Grad School. He finished up his third online class, but this summer was signed up to do nine credit hours in two weeks as MSU. He worked it out to stay in Lansing during the week, but came home on the weekend. Five days in a row going solo mio with our kids can take its toll on a person. He worked hard though, and I am proud of him. During this time,
- My family had to come out to California because my Grandma, who lives near Lake Michigan, passed away. It was hard to deal with minus a husband. The funeral was very sweet and despite the circumstances, it was nice to see family that I maybe see once a year. It brought up a lot of emotional things for me and sometimes that can be tiring.
- There's also some other things going on, but I am not at liberty to say now. I will say two things though: 1. You'll know eventually and 2. I'm not pregnant. God's just being super cool and providing for us, you know?
There has been lots of fun things too- we've gone on vacation to Chicago, Dave and James competed in the "Michigan State Games," I've still been running alot for my marathon, we've had Dave's best friend and his wife from Kentucky stay with us for a few days, and I've gone down south to visit my wonderful sister-in-law and her family. The list could go on. Just a month in, and this summer has been packed with the good and bad. Though it's busy, I just can't stop but think how blessed I am.
Hopefully this means that are more blogs to come. I have some cute stories and pictures to share from the various places and activites we've been these past couple of weeks. And some good recipes too. Though I haven't been doing much on my blog, I've still been keepin' up with all of you. So stay tuned, hopefully it will be worth your while!
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