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Tired...

Spent half the day at a pumpkin patch with lots of kindergarteners--two of whom I'm especially fond of.  Cold and rainy, but fun.  Getting ready for a bazaar tomorrow with my daughter Lauren.  10pm now and have to be up by 5:30am.  Just wanted to get my gratitude in!  I am so very thankful to have grandchildren around so that I can go on field trips with them--as well as eat lunch at school with them and help out in their classrooms.  
It's heaven, I tell ya!

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New Toys

Actually, one is a few months old.  I'm pretty sure I forgot to tell you I finally got an iPhone!  After much wishing pleading begging nagging asking nicely, Darrell shut me up gave in.  We first went to the Verizon store, but they were too busy.  So we went to Sam's--where everything was going smoothly until it was discovered we have a business account and, for some reason, that threw a monkey wrench into the works.  So--wait a few days and back to the Verizon store.  I left a happy girl!  My phone has a red case--of course--and is named Scarlett.  I have had a ball at the App Store without spending a dime--cuz we all know how cheap frugal I am!  Did you know there's an app for a flashlight?  A metal detector?  A level?  How awesome is that!  And the games keep my 5-year-old grandson busy enough at Walmart that he doesn't even ask to go to the toy section!  Now that's worth the monthly bill in itself!


My other toy I just got the other day.  I finally own a Silhouette!  It's an older model that I bought from a friend.  I'm not jealous at all that she got the new Cameo.  **fingers crossed**  It won't be long now till everything in my house has a label or cute little saying on it.   Darrell better not stand still too long...

Oh, and I am thankful today for the check I received from the flea market!  Best month yet!

Footloose in the Wednesday Hodgepodge-Volume 51

 

1. Who taught you how to cook?  My husband and various cookbooks.  My mother was a meticulous cook and didn't want me in the way.  I'd been married a year before I could scramble an egg that was fit to eat.  Darrell is a wonderful cook and can throw things into a pot and have it come out delicious.  However, he messes up every dish we own!  I finally learned to feed us so I didn't have to clean the entire kitchen every day!

2. Have you been told you think too much? Are too much of a perfectionist? Are too sensitive? Were they right?   Yes, yes, yes, yes.  There, I said it.  Satisfied now?

3. As a child did you have a favorite blanket or toy? Tell about it.  I received a sweet little doll when I was three.  I kept her till after I was married.  Her name changed from time to time, but for the longest time she was known as "Diamond Emerald".  I thought that was the most beautiful name ever. 

4. What 'institution' do you have the most faith in?   Marriage.

5. Chrysanthemums-pansies-burning bush-ornamental cabbage...your favorite in an autumn garden?   Mums.  But I have much better luck in my own yard with pansies.  (I still don't see that cat face in them though.)

6. What superpower do the kids in your neighborhood seem to posses?   Invisibility.  Besides getting on and off the school bus, I rarely see any kids other than my grandchildren.  I know the people across the street have kids--their yard sports a swing set, sandbox, etc--but I almost never see the kids out there.  I pity children these days being able to play outside, riding bikes, exploring.

7. Are you a fan of the cranberry?  Not at all.  Especially that gel stuff in the can.

8. Insert your own random thought here.   I am doing the 30 days of thanks for the month.   Of course, I am thankful for my husband, children, and grandchildren.  So I'm trying to think outside the box and be grateful for other blessings.  Today I am thankful to live in a part of the country that sees all four seasons.  Outside my window I can see glorious blue skies, fluffy white clouds, and gorgeous multicolored trees.  It takes my breath away.

Poor Wittle Bwog...

Can you hear it singing?




This little blog has been so neglected lately.  By its author.  By its followers.  It's very sad.  Since it's now November and NaBloPoMo, we'll try to remedy that.  Let's start off with some Good, Bad, and Ugly, with a little gratitude thrown in.

The Good:

My son-in-law got a job!  And it's here in Tennessee!  Which mean three of my six grandchildren will be living nearby!  I'm grateful for all of these things!



The Bad:

My flea market booth didn't do so well last month.  We're hoping this month is better.  I'm grateful for all the customers who brave the heat and the stairs to see what we have to offer--and especially those who take stuff home with them!

The Ugly:

My vacation from Diet Mt Dew only lasted about a month.  In my defense, I don't keep it in the house anymore and I try to only drink one occasionally.   I'm thankful for this nectar of the gods.  Oh, and a word to Pepsi--it ain't broke, you don't need to fix it!