The SD is supposed to be San Diego not South Dakota.  I'll start updating the blog as soon as we get internet.

 

Dotchi

Yes we made it to

Yes we made it to SD with no problems. Working on getting internet. Thx Donna for letting me know the blog didnt post my messages.

We have been so busy

We have been so busy 2day! Hoping 2 get 2 a computer sometime soon. Will update later.

We made it to Tucson Arizona today

The drive was fine pulling out today. Then we hit snow, ice and wind going through the mountains. It was fine though. We made it through the mountains in one piece. We stopped at a Missile Museum in New Mexico. It was so cool! The boys were fascinated.


I did learn one thing though. Be careful where you buy your coffee. We stopped at this one store and I bought a 32 ounce of coffee and a 16 ounce of coffee. I wasn't stopping for anything! Turns out that it was the WORST coffee I have ever tasted! It was like stale coffee with a taste of burned coffee to it and hint of vomit. Yuck!

Miles lost a tooth! He lost one of his molars and bleed all over the bathroom sink at the hotel here. At least it wasn't the carpet LOL. And Lil Mendel bought Mexican Jumping Beans and he's waiting for them to jump race across the table HAHAHA!

Well, my laundry is almost done. That was my quick update for today. Tomorrow, we head for San Diego after a nice breakfast that is complimentary... eggs, sausage, bacon and cereal! FINALLY! A non-carb laden breakfast!

Will update later.

Orders question from comments...

Yes, Janine, his orders were extended... i think through May. Word has it he'll be there until October. But that isn't official yet. Will keep you updated. (Wow, someone does read this blog! WOOHOO!)

We made it safely to New Mexico

We are in Roswell, NM. I've only seen one alien... and it was attached to a fence :) We woke up this morning to ice. I have pictures that I will post later. They had closed down I-40 through NM and into Arizona so we headed south to avoid the rain and snow and sleet, etc. I already drove my van through a blizzard in the mountains in near white out conditions... BTDT... don't wish to do it again. We stopped at this one rest area/ museum and the guy there was really cool. He said we DO NOT want to be travelling through the mountains in the night with the snow coming in... so we stopped in Roswell instead of going all the way to Las Cruces like we had planned. We had a big traveling day ahead of us and I have the chains for my tires JUST in case. Not that I think we'll need them though. We'll head out later in the morning to give us some extra time though.

All of us are doing great. I am getting tired of riding in the van so much. Wish we had more rest breaks instead of the 5 minute pee stops hubby plans. He asked if this trip was better than the last and I had to tell him no. The last trip across country we stopped to rest longer than this. It wasn't 5 minute pee break, get your butt in the van and lets GO! Oh well, at least we're getting there anyway. I am hoping we make it to Yuma, AR tomorrow night. If not, I'll be driving for awhile during the night. I don't mind that at all. I can get some DRIVING done while the kids sleep and break when I need it. Stop, stretch, get coffee.... that's another thing I don't like about this trip... stop and get some freaking coffee! I promised to quit smoking, so I've slowed down a LOT, but do NOT take away my caffiene (sp?) at the same time. AGH!

Better run for now, I am using the hotel computer and other people will want to use it soon.

Changing route b/c of the

Changing route b/c of the snow. Saw on the news that winter storm coming thru. We r heading south!

Nice comfy bed!

We are in Amarillo, TX now. The drive today was LONG. It took forever to get here. The boys had to pee every 20 miles like clockwork. But we did make it.

Okay, now a quick run down of the trip. We started in Ten Mile and headed through Tennessee on I-40 to Memphis. Then to Little Rock, Arkansas and south from there. We drove to Dallas, Tx then south of it to my step parents house where I got to see my brother, his wife and their baby. Then to Alvarado to visit bio Mom and her hubby. Then to step parents house again for hotel planning, then to the hotel where I fell asleep after a nice shower. The boys fell asleep on the way LOL.

Then in the morning we ate breakfast at Step Parents house and then we headed to Amarillo, stopping every 20 miles for the plethora of potty breaks. Now we're here, I am tired and going to bed.

We are 130 miles outside

We are 130 miles outside Dallas Tx. Karl, Susan n baby are waiting for us. HI DONNA!

We r halfway between Little

We r halfway between Little Rock and Texarkana Arkansas. We should be in Dallas about 1 pm.

Help is on the way!

Help is on the way! Thank you Nana and Tammy for rounding up help for us! And Nana for helping us out. Dotchi

My go blog will not

My go blog will not post my pix 2 this blog. Check here they will post there. I will post its updates here.

UPDATE: I figured it out and have moved all the pictures to this blog :)

Hi all! We r still

Hi all! We r still packing. This isnt going as planned! We will b leaving 2day tho. Dotchi

We are almost done in

We are almost done in the boys old room. Started packing the U-haul with boxes. Dh is working in Chatt n will be home later 2 help.

Hello all! We have help

Hello all! We have help coming today. We are busy! No internet now so I am posting thru txt msg. Let me know if the pics dont post.

We have the U-haul. No internet right now though. Today will be pack like crazy day! Will update later.

We have the U-Haul apointment

I called and made the appointment for tomorrow at 11 AM. We'll drive to U-Haul and get it all wired and have the trailer hooked up and then we can come home and PACK pack. Like everything will be going in the van and such. First I need to have the van weighed empty at the certified scales. Then we can weigh it totally loaded and read once we're ready to head out. Ah! The fun!

 

I'm still packing, hubby is working in Chattanooga and the boys are helping me. STILL no one has showed up to help so we're on our own. Oh well. I figured that would happen.

Dotchi

I am learning the error of my ways

As I am packing everything and getting ready to move to the boat, I noticed that I have a LOT of stuff that is really pointless in having. Of course, you might notice the same in your house if you packed up your entire house into a boat. The main cabin area will be as big as our back porch... with a stove, counter, fridge, sink and dinette in it. It is going to make RV's look luxuriously spacious. It's going to be one of those moments where I step foot inside and say "Holy FUCK! why do I have all this stuff?" and then promptly unpack and get rid of more stuff. But at least I am getting the idea down pat.

To help you visualize what this entails, run to Lowe's and by 3 boxes for dishes (medium sized boxes), 2 for books (smaller boxes) and 2 large boxes that are for clothes (Large boxes). Now, everything you are going to keep (minus clothes) has to fit within those 7 boxes. That's not just YOUR stuff. That is the kids stuff too! Everyone! Now, we have a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom mobile home with a storage shed outside and we've lived her for 7 years... 8 years? I don't remember... but we don't declutter. Actually, we're packrats. Actually, packrats think we need help. We have STUFF and we're now having to decide what goes with us and what goes to the thrift shop. I can not tell you the van loads we have taken out of the house... and it's still rather full!

This could be my best experience yet. You should see what I am getting rid of. Almost everything. Yes, even the collection of books. There is this neat thing called a library. San Diego has 34 of them. I think I'll be okay. I did keep the Heinlein books though. I can't quite part with everything. And my Coke bottle written in Hebrew. That stays too... oh yea, and my sudoku books too. Those stay. And the little knit pink booty, it's too cute. Besides it is small. And I made it. Okay, so I have too much stuff still, but eventually I will have it together. I am working on learning what I REALLY need and what I want. And actually all I REALLY need is one outfit and my ATM card. But we're not getting that drastic.

But as I am sorting, I am starting to wonder what the hell I was thinking when I saved all this stuff. What the hell am I going to do with 3 boxes of Montanian newspapers? When am I every going to read all the file folders (12 to be exact) of emails, letters and notes that people sent me. I read them once... am I really going to need them again? Why do I save all the odd socks? Why did I save pizza boxes (hey, they were clean!) and velcro that came off the shoes and why do I have an entire drawer full of nuts, bolts and screws? What am I going to do with all this stuff? Did I really plan on using all that? I mean, really, how many people have use for a box of pens that dried up? And why, oh WHY did we save that refridgerator compressor like some prize? Sure, each thing has a story and it's all really fascinating, I'm sure, but we really don't NEED this stuff. And I have appliances in the kitchen I forgot I had. Even worst, I have some in there that I didn't even KNOW I had! Where did they come from anyway?

Well, the whole point of this is that we are still busily (is that a word?) packing and cleaning and I am finding it really silly about all the stuff we kept because we might use it someday.

Anyone need 3 left shoes?

It's Wednesday Morning!

Good morning everyone! The days feel LONG. I woke up this morning and it feels like Friday already. The more I pack, the less I feel like I have done. I think that is because hubby is clearing out the office and every box I have packed and put in the bedroom under the wall shelf is replaced by another 2 boxes of computer stuff. At least it's organized.

 

Today I am going to be emptying out the boys bedroom, packing the kitchen, and getting the rest of our stuff to the bedroom. First I am going to load the dishwasher and clean up the kitchen because without routines for morning and evening it getting hard to keep up with.

 

The boys have been working hard to help out, thankfully *knocks on wood* and are sorting through their toys and stuff they want to keep. We sleep good at night from all the work we're doing. Yesterday Mendel 2.0 ended up with a headache and wasn't feeling so great, so I sent him to bed with some Motrin. By the time I got back from the trash run, he was feeling much better. Thankfully it wasn't anything major. Just needed to rest a bit.

 

Off to make breakfast now. I am going to make extra's from breakfast so we can have a quick easy snack later in the day. It helps us to have the quick easy snack.

Dotchi

AGH! I am stressing!

I started stressing today thinking it was about 2 days away. I have to repack the boxes b/c I misunderstood the hubby when he was explaining what to pack and where and such. I started stressing out and was complaining about all the stuff we have to do and how we'll never be done... hubby was like "dear, it is Tuesday. Chill." I thought it was Thursday! Hahaha! Okay, I am calm now. But still upset about the repacking. Nothing too big though, we've rid ourselves of one medium box of stuff from it. So that is good.

 

Our help never showed up. I wasn't really expecting it but hubby really thought they'd come help, especially since he's offering to pay $50 a day per person. I guess the unemployed have the luxury of being picky about the work they take. But he really thought we'd have help. I know better. It has been this way since we moved here, with the occasional exception, and I wasn't holding my breath waiting for help to show up.

 

Hubby has been working on the house repairs and I have been trying to figure out where to work first and trying to get it all done without getting disorganized in the process. It's not working LOL. I need to figure something else out. Right now I am working on packing into boxes for "stays on boat with us" and "goes into storage for later use". Man, when you limit the number of boxes you can have, you'd be amazed at what you can get rid of and what you REALLY want to keep.

 

Well, I have the boys cleaning out their toys and someone is going to figure out I am in here hiding any minute now. So off I go! That is my update for now. Anyone want to come help? We pay $50 a day (8 hour days with breaks).

Dotchi

OH MY GOD! I AM FREAKING OUT!

No, my caps lock didn't stick! I am starting to panic! First, it feels like "oh, it's JUST Tuesday. Wow, feels like it has been a week already." Then I am like "AGH! We're never going to get done!" Then I smoke, and I calm down some.

The house has three pages worth of lists to get done. We have most of the stuff! but I don't see how it is going to get all done. Thankfully the renters are happy enough to fix anything we leave, but we would feel better knowing it was done.

Where is hired help when you need them?

But I think we can still get most of the stuff done. I thought someone was supposed to be over to help yesterday but they never showed. I'll see if they show up today. I'll almost bet money that we'll be doing this alone the whole way through because, for the most part, we can't get help here if we beg for it. Heck, we're offering to pay and guess who showed up yesterday! No one. What do you have to do to get help in this area!?

Hubby is home... quick run down of the days

Saturday dh got home and we picked him up at the airport. The boys were thrilled to see him. I was so happy to hug him again... it was just one of those military like photos. Kids running to hug dad everyone hugging each other... only he wasn't in uniform. LOL After that we went to Cracker Barrell to eat dinner. That was yummy. When we got home, I finished sorting the clothes with Miles help and then we sent the kids to bed. Miles kept getting up asking to help with packing (can we say EXCITED!) and hubby finally said "Mom and I would like to have some Mom and Dad time" and I wasn't there for this but dh said Miles looked traumatized by the thought and exiting stage left at warp 9. LMAO And that night after the kids fell asleep, let's just say... it was GOOD!

So then Sunday we woke up late. We drove to Harbor Frieght and spent oodles of money to fix up the house with. They had to call in his check since the system flagged it. We're guessing it's b/c that series of checks is always written in California and now here's one showing up in TN. It was embarrassing. Stopped the whole line, everyone looking at us. I could've died. But I'd rather they do that than to cash our checks all over the country while we're still figuring out that a check book is gone!

Went to Raccoon Moutain to visit Aunt Shiela, Uncle Russ, Aunt Rosie Aunt Sandy, Aunt Tia, Great Grandpa and Nana. That was nice. They kept asking where my shoes were... aren't flip flops shoes? I think they were more impressed that I even HAD shoes on! Then Sandy, Tia, and I sat outside talking and smoking while Lil Mendel rolled down the hill repeatedly and Miles ended up joining him. Shiela came out to chat with us and then the rest called to us and said Grandpa was leaving. Wow, that was quick. After Aunt Rosie, Sandy, Tia, and Great Grandpa left, hubby went to fix the brake lights on the van. It was a fuse, which means I have been driving without brake lights for MONTHS! Comfy thought.

Then we took Nana to Sticky Fingers. I highly recommend the sweet BBQ sauce and the whiskey BBQ sauce. Dh says he tried all and liked them. He said the hot sauce isn't as hot as my napalm chili, but then then too, you can't decide if my chili is good or not because the taste buds don't survive the first bite LOL. I love this restaurant! Forget napkins, you get TOWELS. And at the end of your very delicious meal, they bring you warmed wet wipes to wash your hands off... I actually needed it too! It was VERY good.

Then after hugging Nana and waving as she drove off, we went to Sears and got Lil Mendel a pair of pants. He is NOT the shopping kind. He was about to have a nervous breakdown in the dressing room and lamenting about "not another pair of pants!" and flat out REFUSED to try on anymore. So I said that was fine. Next pair of pants would be hand sewn by me in ANY pattern I chose and it'll be the elastic wasteband kind (he hates those) and he WOULD wear them or else. So, he now has a pair of size TWELVE (my gosh he grew!!!) Levi's jeans. Hopefully they'll outlast him. I did sit down with him in the dressing room and let him have a moment on my lap for a big hug and understanding of how stressful this must be to him. I didn't want to completely mean. Miles got a pair of shoes for the boat, white soles so it won't mark. He's in a size 10 in mens shoes! ACK!

So then we headed to Wal-Mart (sorry, Jan) for the last bits of what we needed since Lowe's was closed. After we finished, I bought ONE more pack of cigarettes while hubby headed to the van. I kept setting off the alarm. First they ran the pack of cigarettes over the deactivating thingy and the alarm went off again when I went out. So I ended up showing them that there was nothing in my purse (they kept giving each other sideways glances. I didn't want the police to be called), I emptied my pockets (man, I need to clean these pockets out) and we STILL couldn't figure out what it was setting off the alarms. We think it may have been the Byetta pen. Not sure. I was SO embarrassed. Even more so than at Harbor Freight. I felt like a criminal and everyone at the lines closest to the door were starring at me like they were waiting to see Grandma Betty and her trainee body slam me and hog tie me until the police showed up. I think we decided on the Byetta pen and I walked out setting off the alarm again. I was quite humiliated. I remember why I hate Wal-Mart!

Then we headed home. The day was shot since we spent it all out on the town. The plan of throwing everything on eBay just went out the window. But that's another rant for another day. We ended up fixing a light socket and few other things and going to bed totally drained of any life force. So much for extra money.

I slept good last night. I hear hubby stirring around so I better get off his computer LOL

SNOW!

Flurries that is. It is flurrying here pretty consistantly. The boys keep chanting "SNOW HARDER SNOW HARDER" and hoping that we get one freak blizzard before we leave. They want to wake up to FEET of snow, have one day of snow day and then have it melt the next day. Guess they didn't think about the flooding afterwards LOL. The temperature right now is 29 degrees and it's supposed to drop to 19 degrees tonight... of course the high was supposed to be 45 and I don't think we got above 40. So we'll see.

I am working on getting all clothes washed today and sorted and packed and all that fun stuff. I feel better but I am trying not to over do it either. I am going to work on the livingroom some more and then possibly the kitchen. Depends on how much I get done.

Feed to yahoo 360 and kiss wrestling

I finally figured out how to feed this blog over to there. But now it has a VERY old post as the main post. Not sure if I like this feed thing. Oh well! Guess I'll have to live with it.

Miles pointed out that I am grey! I have grey hairs coming around near my forehead. YEA! I know you think I am weird... but I like grey hair. I think it looks sophisticated and... missing a word her... cool isn't it... well, I'll just use beautiful. Refined, maybe? I am so excited to have it that I stood in front of the mirror looking at it.

That's when I noticed I have a slightly bruised cheek from the kissing wrestle with the boys the other night. The idea of kissing wrestle is simple:

There is the kisser and the kissee. The kisser tries to kiss the kissee on the cheeks, forehead and chin... the kissee has to try to kiss the kisser while not getting kissed! It turns into a wrestling match LOL. I was holding my own when Miles called Mendel 2.0 to come help him because he couldn't keep both my hands away from my face long enough to kiss my cheeks. He already got my forehead and I got his chin... and I was wearing lipstick so I could prove it MWAHAHAHA! But then Mendel 2.0 jumped in and was they were both trying to pry my hands from my face when the GREAT idea for Mendel 2.0 to be on the other side, to sit on the arm that was free already, came up and he leapt over my head and almost off the bed, but he caught himself. When he did, his leg shot straight out for balance and kissed my cheek. Ouch! I called an injured time out. So far the bruise is sort of able to be covered with plenty of consealer, but you can still see the poofy spot.

NOW, I am going to go pack some more and then go to bed early at the wee hours of midnight.

1001 things to do before I die

The Queen of Oreos gave me an idea. I am making a list of 1001 things I want to do before I die. I know my husband has his list, but I think it's time I had mine. So I started making the list and it's off to the right hand side under "surf the web". Now I would like ideas of things to do before I die. I am looking for experiences, not really anything like "buy a car", "win the lottery" and such. Things I can do that are for the experience. Make sense? Besides, I already bought a car.

How the move is progressing

Hubby should be home Saturday about 3PM. We moved all the stuff we're using into the boys room and we're all sleeping in there for now. We're almost done cleaning out the master bedroom. I have to do a trash run today and the renters should be here about 7 PM to drop off a load. It'll be stored in the master bedroom which will make it OFF LIMITS once they unload. But everything will be out of there by then.

Later today I'll be sorting and packing clothes that we don't need right now. We're working on getting our one bag complete for each of us. Lil Mendel's is done but the rest are still in the works. We have hygiene bags for each of us and a main kit for meds and such ready to go. Tomorrow will be the livingroom sort and pack. Thursday will be spent cleaning the yard and van.

So far it is going well. I figured I will empty the kitchen all the way next week. For now, I am getting just the basics and leaving them out.

Whew! This is a lot of work. I forgot what it is like to move. I need less stuff!

This is irritating me

My pictures load sometimes and not other times. WHY!?

What is this spider?

We found this little guys while cleaning today. He seemed to be just lounging around until I broke out the camera, then he started posing for us. I kid you not. Once done, he went inside the tool case and hid under teh zipper. Here are some of my favorite poses. Anyone know what this is?

Practice writing

I type enough each day. I was worried that I couldn't type 1667 words a day for NaNo WriMo... but now I am not worried at all. I have typed each night in place of writing in my diary and did a word count. Last nights word count was 2,600. Tonight's word count is 2,875. I am no longer worried about writing 50,000 words in a month... I am going to challenge myself to 100,000 words instead. I know I can easily get to the 50,000 word mark. I'll be a winner in 10 days at this rate! I could write THREE novels in a month! Man, I am good! Now, watch November get here and I've run out of things to write...

My New Home

The part that my husband (standing) is in, is called the cockpit. Right behind his legs are benches... those are the boys berths on the inside. (Nice legs, huh!) That's James sitting there next to my hubby. Hi James!

This is my new home! Our sailing yacht! I am so excited to get out to California and sail. The part with the two bigger windows is the main cabin. It's about 8' X 7.5' and the lower part with the 3 smaller windows (two on the side, one in front) is the V-berth... my "bedroom". I think the head is in that area too. The boys berths are at the back of the boat furthest from the V-berth. they go out around the cockpit on either side. I'll post a picture of that next.

Short term and long term goals

I now have true short term and long term goals. None of these willy-nilly "keep the house clean" "goals". Nope, I actually have a GOAL!

My goal is to write a novel. No I haven't gone off the deep end. I am completely serious!

Short term goal to this step is to write something that is 2,000 words every day. Why?

Because my long term goal is to participate in the National Novel Writing Month in November 2007. I figured that once I actually get the novel writen, I can tweak it to my hearts content. But at least it will be written!

I have always wanted to write a book and this is just the motivation I need. So, call me crazy, but my ultimate goal is to write a novel in one month.

Miles is sitting right here

This is Miles. He is my son. He is HUGE! He wears a bigger shoe than me (and I wear a size 11 in womens!) He is about an inch or two shorter than me... and I am 5'9" or something like that... I mean, the kid is going to be something like 6'5" or 7' tall when he gets to be an adult. Now he is sitting down behind me. So here is the interview with Miles.

Me: Good Morning Miles.

Miles: Yes?

Me: So, how is your day going?

Miles: I'm tired and can I listen to music?

Me: Not until you finish the interview... one mre question, then you can go. So, are you excited about moving?

Miles: I am going to listen to rap, hip hop, rock...

Me: Focus, son. Are you excited about moving?

Miles: Yes. I am going to live on a 30 foot yacht that is white and from what I have seen good looking. It looks like a LOOOOOOT of fun. Except for the rockety rockety rocky part.

Me: Cool. If you want to go listen to music now, you can.

Miles: No, I want to throw darts, listen to music, drink water, and hang out!

Me: The darts are magnetic, folks. Not to worry. So, Miles, are you looking forward to going to California?

Miles: Yes, because I get to see big battleships, a big aircraft carrier thatis a museum, I've been all over it... except for the parts that are blocked off. The local fire department has to install fire extinguishers before we can go to those areas just in case anything goes wrong. Oh, my dad has 2 or 3 yellow bikes! They were free to us. I have my own berth on the boat. My brother has his own and I think we'll get along better because of it. Me... Mom? Your turn.

Me: Thank you for your time, Miles. I am sure if anyone has any questions they'd like to ask you, they can leave them in the comments section and we'll check it out and answer them. Sound Cool?

Miles: I'm 5 plus 6 which equals 11. So not to worry. I'm responsible with darts.

Me: His ability to keep focused and on subject, never ceases to amaze me :) Until next time.

My new yahoogroup

So I started a new yahoogroup. It's basically for me to post my daily checklist each day and to check back with what I have done. I feel a bit silly because I am the only one on there and so I am the only one posting. If you want to join the list, it's open to anyone. You can send in a checklist or just post a "hey, this is what I did" or just be the cheerleading section of the list. Anyone want to join?


Click to join mydailychecklist (The group has since disbanded)

Ah! Moving....

Not sure the EXACT date but we are moving! So I will be busy busy busy now! Not like I wasn't busy before LOL. It's just that I am really freaking out now! WE'RE MOVING! WOOHOO! Might be a week, might be two... but We are moving. I found a place called One Bag that has a list for traveling anywhere, for any length of time with just one bag. So I am planning on implementing that and packing everything else. Of course we will have one bag for home education stuff too. I figured we can each carry our own towel, etc to keep down on luggage. I am really excited... oh, and did I mention WE'RE MOVING!

Pompholyx, how I hate thee

AKA Dishydrotic eczema! It's this condition that totally sucks! It's a severe dry rash that occurs on the hands (cheiropompholyx) and feet (pedopompholyx). It is intensely itchy and sometimes has a burning sensation. The cause is unknown. So of course, I am blessed with this curse.

I have it on my feet and ds8 has it on his hands too. He shows signs of it wanting to start on his feet... same signs as I had. Can't wear shoes without a horrible red look afterwards, shoes hurt his feet, skin is so dry it hurts, etc.

Each day, several times a day, we break out the lotion and lotion our hands, arms, elbows, knees, legs and feet (top and bottom). It's become a bonding moment, a time to help each other make sure we have enough lotion on our elbows and help rub in the lotion on the hands. We would not survive without lotion (and oatmeal soap!)

Usually I use Eucerin Plus for the skin. Occasionally we forget the Eucerin Plus and use other lotions. That is what this article is about. Different lotions for pompholyx. Which one works best? So here are my reviews of the lotions we have used.

I have been testing Eucerin Plus on one foot while trying Johnson's Baby Lotion (the pink kind) on the other foot to see which one works better or if they are the same. I also tried other lotions and I'll mention them if I can remember them all.

Eucerin Plus: it feels greasy and "heavy" and leaves a shine on the skin but it does work. Is it the best? I don't think so. As far as the other lotions go, my foot tends to feel hot and irritated when I am wearing it unless I go sockless. My ever present red ring of fire is usually BRIGHT RED after wearing it too, making it horribly painful. Think about gopping lotion on your foot and then walking across the floor. It makes the lotion pointless and I ended up having to put it on more times that day to make sure it stayed off. On the up side, it feels like it protects the skin with a layer that is visible. It works GREAT on my regualr dry skin, but NOT for the pompholyx! If I had to give it a grade: B

Johnson's Bay Lotion (in the pink bottle): I'm sure if there is any other colour Johnson's Baby Lotion but just in case... I use the pink kind. It feels soft and gentle and smells so good too! I put it on and it doesn't hold all the heat to my foot, which is very nice. My foot actually feels cool and I can wear a sock on that foot. I think it actually calms the area. Comparing it to the other foot, it is a light pink instead of flamingly brilliant red. And the font colours match my feet so you can really see the difference I am talking about. The dowside is that I need to apply it a few more times a day than the eucerin Plus. The upside is, I think it's helping! My grade for this one: A+

Equate brand lotions: don't waste your money. If you are trying to find something for extremely dry skin, this is NOT the lotion to get. My skin soaks it up and begs for more. It actually gets WORSE using this lotion. If you want to see how bad your pompholyx can get... buy it. If you want to have your skin heal and find relief, spend the extra money on Johnson's Baby Lotion. My grade for this one: D... it works for regular, every day, ho-hum kind of dry skin. But NOT for anything other than needing a tad of lotion. If you are actually trying to moisturize, don't bother.

Family Dollar Oatmeal Lotion: actually, I was surprised. This one worked rather well. It doesn't HELP, but it doesn't make it worse either. I bought some when I realized I forgot to pack lotion and I was going to be gone for 3 days. that many days DEMANDS that there is lotion around if I want to walk after 3 days away. So I ran to Family Dollar on a $2 budget and couldn't find my beloved Baby Lotion. I saw this lotion and thought of the oatmeal soap I use (that'll be another post) so I bought it and hoped that it wouldn't suck. It didn't. It wasn't like WOW, but my feet didn't totally suffer. My grade for this one: C... Great to use if you forgot your lotion and are on a budget. I use it now for my hands. They are regular dry skin. Nothing cracked or horrible... just need a little moisture every once in a while. Helps stretch the Johnson's Baby Lotion too. I use it on the extreme skin and the oatmeal lotion on the regular skin (even my face!)

So there you have it. My humble opinion. And if it helps someone with this HORRIBLE condition to feel some relief, I will be happy.

I am having a pretty sluggish day. I think I'll stop sleeping in on Sunday's. While it is nice, I always drag butt on this day and then it trickles into my Monday. At least I am getting the morning and eveing routines downpat. I found that The Messies is a much more realistic site for me. I'm not windexing my sink now. I can feel guilt free with a clean sink, not one that could double as a mirror. I especially like the two versions of cleaning. They both suit me.

I have been working on eBay auctions. I have to get my butt in gear and finish uploading the pictures so I can upload the auctions from Turbo Lister to eBay. So I guess I am off for now since the boys are outside having a water fight :)

Are you moved yet?

No, not yet. I am waiting to call teh detective on Monday to see what I need to do about possibly being subpoena'd to court. I don't know how well my testimony will help. But if it does, I want to give it. So our move is delayed, yet again. I'll keep you all updated on the new move date when something comes up.

Thanksgiving was nice. The meal before the actual day was easier for us. I am teaching the boys to portion off their plates so they eat like "normal" people (as they say LOL) without Mean Old Mom standing over them telling them what they can and can't eat.

The first meal on Wednesday night had a LOT of stuff that we could eat with no problems. Mendel 2.0 had a plate full of veggies, meat, and then 2 small servings of carbs. Miles had his plate portioned off also but he did it a bit different. In each section he had two or three very small servings of each thing. But he still had it portioned correctly! I was so proud! And then we had 2 small dessert items. Blood sugars still looked good that night!

The next day on the mountain, it was harder for us. The food was good, but it was mostly pasta or bread dishes and then dessert. There was turkey and ham but only one vegetable and I couldn't eat it because of the potatoes in it. :( I still enjoyed the visit though. I was just sad that my meal was so limited. I guess if we ever move back to Tennessee, I'll have to have a "carb-friendly" Thanksgiving for everyone.

I found out a lot of the family members on dh's side are diabetics too. I knew some were, I just didn't realize how many. It seems to me that for a family with so many diabetics in it, they sure do serve a LOT of high carb foods. Delicious, but high carb. I did tell them about Byetta. Hopefully it will help someone there. They really need something. I checked blood sugars and everyone's was high, except J*... his was okay... on the higher side of OK, but okay nonetheless.

Well today I am working on eBay auctions now. I have to get some up there. I am waiting for the batteries to charge so I can add the pictures to the auctions and then I'll get them up there tonight. So far I have 6 auctions ready, but I really want to have 10 or more up tonight.

Well, Happy Leftovers Day everyone! I am off to be a work at home mom tonight.

Getting Ready For Turkey Day

Well, I am getting ready for Turkey Day here. I have 1 suitcase packed and the med bag done. I need to start the famous macaroni and cheese. Later today we'll pack up everything and head on out to Nana's house for a family dinner, then we'll sleep there for the night. Thursday we'll head up the mountain for Turkey Day dinner.

I had a few people get irritated at me for calling it Turkey Day. Well, 'scuse me for not having much to be thankful for this year! My best friend was murdered, my move is in lingo again, I won't be able to see my hubby this weekend and we're still waiting for the DNA test kit to make to TX so we can find out if the body is my sister or not. Which one should I be thankful for?

Okay, so I'll try to be upbeat. I can be thankful the house is still standing, that I have electric still, that I have email access, that my children are healthy (for the most part), that my pompholyx is getting better, that we have food, that we're alive, that P* is alive, that I have friends and all that good stuff. But this is not going to be my happiest Thanksgiving. At least I can be truly happy that I am not making the meal! I don't think I could handle all that under all this stress.

When we get home I need to kick but on my eBay listings and finish packing the two boxes I am working on, tape them and put them off to the side. I think I can handle it. Saturday will be a big trash run and Super Saturday Spick and Span! Every room gets vacuumed, the floors all mopped, the large laundry washed, each room gets a good clean up and wash down and then we get to watch movies! WOOHOO! I can't wait until the weekend!

Dotchi's Diabetes FAQ

If you were directed here, it is because I am tired of explaining this to everyone. I'm not personally mad at anyone, but trying to explain to each and every person is time consuming and I would like to dwell on something other than health issues for just ONE visit! If you happened to stumble across this, read it anyway so you'll understand. If you have a question that is not on here, then feel free to ask and I will add it.

Q: So you're diabetic? What about the kids?

A: Yes, all three of us are diabetic. Miles and I are type 2. Mendel Latham is not really type 1, and not really type 2, he's more of a 1.5 (NP's words).

Q: So you have to take insulin, right?

A: No we do not. Mendel and I are on Byetta, which is a wonder drug for us!

Q: But Byetta is insulin, isn't it?

A: No, Byetta is an insulin mimetic. It basically tells your body when to start and when to stop making insulin. But it isn't insulin.

Q: What kind of diet do you follow then?

A: We follow a lower carbohydrate diet. I stay between 30-40 a day, Miles and Mendel stay between 40 and 50 a day. Sometimes we up our carb intake if needed, but this is our guideline.

Q: OH! So you have to watch the simple carbs?

A: No... we have to watch ALL carbs. We can eat meat, cheese, eggs, raw green leafy veggies and nuts without counting the carbs. After that, we count any carb going into our body.

Q: But you can have fruit because of the complex carbs, right?

A: Sure we can have fruit as long as we count the carbs. A carbohydrate is a carbohydrate and it doesn't matter how simple or complex it is. It is still going to be counted as a carbohydrate when it is eaten.

Q: But you can have the Atkins Shakes and stuff like that, right?

No. They have too many carbs. While I know they are going by "net carbs", there are still 30+ carbs in the drink. They don't just disappear because some professional decided they weren't that important. They are still counted.

Q: Oh my. You must get hungry. How do you handle the hunger?

A: We eat. Plain and simple. Do you think we sit around hungry? No.

Q: You aren't really a diabetic if you aren't on insulin.

A: I'm sorry you feel this way. I am sure all the diabetics who are on metformin or other diabetic meds that are not insulin, will be thrilled to find out that they are no longer considered diabetic b/c they aren't on insulin. I am sure my insurance will love to know this too. And my children are going to enjoy it much more now because they won't have to check their blood sugar 3-6 times a day just because you think we aren't diabetic. I'll call my doctor tomorrow and let her know to cancel my refills on the lancets and strips. Thanks for freeing me!

Q: Do you have a carb counter or book you go by to count the carbs?

A: Yes. I use the Atkins Carb Counting book. Although I can pretty much tell by looking now. I'll try to find the actual name of the book and post it here.

diabetics

>>>Are y'all diabetic? His birthday menu sounds pretty good!<<<

Yes, we are all diabetic. Lil Mendel and I were Byetta for months. Miles is on a controlled diet. The Byetta seems to have helped both Mendel and I. We have stopped taking it completely and as long as we eat a proper diet, we don't have anymore issues with our blood sugar. so I am SO happy about that! We enjoyed his birthday meal! And we look at meals and celebrations in a different light now too. No more munching cookies when we are sad, no more eating dessert with every dinner, etc. It has really helped with a lot of things besides health issues.

 

Dotchi

Ready for Halloween yet?

We're ready for Halloween! Mostly. I have glow in the dark cream for my face, the boys each have a mask that was $3. I bought fake blood and they are going as scary bloody monsters. LOL I am going as a glow in the dark witch. I talked to Nana and we might go to her house for trick or treat and birthday cake. We bought some pumpkins to carve. They were on sale 2/ $1.00!!! What a deal!

 

Tomorrow we'll be stopping by Leslie's grave on the way down to Nana's. She asked if we are sleeping over, but I am not sure. We might. Mendel gets to pick meals for tomorrow since it is his birthday. So here is the menu:

 

Breakfast: chocolate pancake (just 1) with no syrup. But lots of butter! Maple sausage and cheese cubes

 

Lunch: Salad! with cheese, bacon bits and croutons.

 

Dinner: Canadian bacon pizza with another salad!

 

Later: Cake and ice cream at Nana's and 3 SMALL pieces of candy. I can tell I will need to keep a close eye on blood sugars tomorrow to make sure we don't overdo it. I already talked to the boys about portion control, watching the carbs through the day, being careful about the candy they choose and how much they eat, checking blood sugars regularly and what to do if the blood sugar starts to go up. We've done VERY well with our blood sugar, I'd hate to mess it up now. But they seem pretty cool about it.

 

I have to go work on my schedule. I've been keeping up with it pretty good. Not wonderfully awesome... but pretty good. Today I need to clean the yard and porches some more, clean the master bedroom and declutter in the livingroom. I am making progress. Slow progress, but progress none the less.

 

Dotchi

Thank you everyone

Leslie's funeral was yesterday. It was beautiful. I feel a better sense of closure now. I haven't cried all day long. I guess the good sob at her vault helped with that. But now I feel ready to get things done and keep going. It is very hard to put into words how I am feeling right now. I still miss her, think of her a lot, and have a lot on my mind. But, I am ready to face the day and think ahead a few weeks, rather than trying to struggle through today and survive the day so I can go back to bed. I feel better organized again.

Today I am slowly working on the house and getting eBay stuff ready to post tonight. If all goes well, we'll be ready to move by Nov 1st. I'll keep you updated on that.

In Memory of Leslie Susan Bradshaw

Leslie was a very good friend, a devoted mother of 5, a wife, sister and aunt. She loved horses and animals and was planning to start a self sustaining farm. On October 13, 2006, she rode with her friend to drop off her friends children at their dad's house for a visit for the weekend. When they got there, he shot Leslie in the head and then went after Penny. Leslie's plan was to call every 1/2 hour to an hour and if she didn't call back, I was to call for help. I did call for help at 7:35pm. It was too late for Leslie. She was already gone. But Penny and the 4 children were rescued when the sheriff showed up. Penny will recover. She was shot 4 times, cut with a razor knife, hacked with a machete and hit over the head a shovel. He had planned on killing all of them, but the law showed up in time. I feel so bad because Leslie is gone. No words can begin to express how I feel. I just lost my best friend, but I am so relieved that Penny and the kids survived. My heart goes out to Leslie's family, especially her 5 children (ages 4 to 11).

We love you and we'll miss you, Leslie.

Why we are moving

Thanks Traci for your comments :) I don't have your blog address so can you post it? I like to read blogs :)

As to why we are moving:

Dh is in the Navy in San Diego right now. He's been there for over a year. We think we'll all be happier there. We'll be together as a family. We won't see much of dh but we will see a LOT more of him than we do now. Plus, it's rather lonely out here without him. I figured out the finances and we'll be better off out there. There will be more places for me to walk, or maybe I should say more motivation, a LOT more home education opportunities. I think it will be easier to find a network of people that are closer (distance wise) and we'll be RIGHT NEXT to the ocean (I love the beach! I love the ocean!) And the weather is more to my liking. While it won't be snowing, it won't be blisteringly hot with killer humidity LOL.

I think we'll all be happier there.

Busy busy me

I've been so busy I really haven't had time to blog. I know some people think I sit around all day watching TV, eating bon bons and drinking coffee. But trust me! If you saw the house, you would know I was busting butt on it. Anyway, I thought I'd let you all know that I have NOT abandoned my blog. Just been pretty busy. Tomorrow I will take the time for a better update since I have so much time to spare between naps LOL. Four hours of sleep for 2 days... 'Scuse the sarcasm... It's just one of those services I offer :)

 

Dotchi

Working tonight

Tonight I am working on the camera drivers. My goal is to have 5 eBay items up and running tonight, 5 tomorrow and 5 tomorrow night. After tonight, I will be able to tell if that is a realistic goal or not. So far the computer doesn't like the camera, but I am working on it.

 

Will post more later.

 

Dotchi

No internet! So I can't blog.

I am at a friends house right now. My phone line is not working. Bellsouth says that it is our equipment. I am having a hard time believing them because it goes out EVERYTIME IT RAINS! I can dial out sometimes but it stays on for about 10 minutes, max, before it drops again and then I have to wait for the phone line to dry out. It's been raining like monsoon season here so we won't have it back for at least 3 days... maybe a week. We're moving to San Diego so I might just have it shut off. It's not helping me any not being able to use it. I'll try to blog by cell phone once I get it charged.

I am working hard on the house to get it cleared out. I'll be online this week when we go to the library for a break. So, stay happy! I'll be blogging away soon!

Dotchi

From the Mailbag: Where you moving to?

We are moving to San Diego, Ca. We already have a yacht there. It's a sailing yacht, 30 foot long, with 2 quarter berths (where the boys will sleep) and a V berth (where dh and I will sleep), a head (toilet), galley (kitchen), and dinette. I haven't actually seen it in person, but dh has sent pictures of it before and I am so excited!

 

We aren't quite when we are moving, but it'll be around the end of October, we think. I'll keep you all updated. 

 

Dotchi

Oopsy! Forgot my blog email address

So I had sent a few emails to my blog this week. They all came back as undeliverable. Turns out, I had typed the address wrong. WOOPSY!

Anyway, here is a rundown of the emails:

The first was about the rest of the trip to Atlanta and I'll post that one later. Then there was:

1) Clearing out house. Trying to get ready to move in two weeks anyway. Might not happen in two weeks, but I am trying anyway!

2) Cleaning out the house woes. Can't decide what is worth sending to GoodWill.

3) And our menu for the next two weeks. Darn, no spinach though.

SO, there ya have the quick rundown of it. I save my blog email address to my address book so I can't forget it again :) I was wondering why my blog wasn't updating. Heeheehee

Well, it is Lil Mendel's turn to play games while I clear out the house. We're having a bonfire tonight. Tomorrow we'll clean out the burn pit and get it ready to burn more stuff again.

Til next time

Dotchi

Mendel at Stone Mt

Hard Rock Cafe

Yesterday the boys and I went to lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe (yes, AGAIN!) and had the coolest waitress! Her name is Hailey, HI HAILEY! She was very very nice and bubbly and made my whole day :). She had this "stealth ninja mystery waitress" technique. We were eating (house salad, bacon cheeseburger, french fries, waters, and extra olives) and we wouldn't see her at all and then *POOF* she was there asking if everything was okay, if we needed anything, and refilling our drinks. At one point I nearly hit the cieling b/c I was munching away and I looked around b/c Miles needed a refill and next thing I know *POOF* she is next to us taking Miles cup for a refill. It's like she was psychic! Miles said that at one point he watched her go to one area and he waited for her to come out, and he said she came out somewhere else LOL. He was in awe!

OOps, I was hoping to post about The Varsity too but it's almost 11 so I have to run! Will post more later (if I don't collapse from exhaustion)

Sorry Guys!

I'e tried sending a picture of different things here to my blog from my cellphone. I'm not sure what's up but none of the pictures have posted. I'll work on it. Until then, enjoy the read!

Oh, my aching legs!

This morning we got up, tidied the room, and then headed out. After we paid for the parking spot again (we have to pay for a day, then go back and pay for the night and vice versa) we headed to Underground Atlanta. We got there too early and it hadn't opened so we headed to the Coca-Cola museum. Now that was cool.

The admission was $9 for adults and $5 for kids. You start on the third floor with a museum of Coca-Cola history and walk through the areas. There is also a running movie that explains the whole history of Coca-Cola! After you are through with that, you go to another movie room that runs commercials for Coke from 1950's to the 1980's. I noticed that commercials were much longer then. I enjoyed watching all the commercials and found myself singing along with the "I want to buy the world a Coke..." commercial. We all laughed at a few of them. Then head on out to the next level.

Level 2 was a tasting center where you can taste all the flavors of Coke products including Fanta, Barq's root beer, diet, diet caffiene free, etc. After you relieve yourself in the bathrooms (that are located right in the area! LOL) you go into another area with sodas from around the world. There was an apple soda from China, a ginger root soda from South Africa and a bitter something or other from Germany and more. We tried most of them, but the bitter one from Germany was NASTY! I went back to the American room and grabbed a Sprite to kill the taste. But it was fun trying all the drinks!

Then we went down to the gift shop. I was in Coca-Cola nirvana! It was my dream come true! If I could, I would have bought the store! Instead I chose a special bottle that you pick the cover and a machine heat shrinks the wrap to the bottle. So I have a nice souvenir(sp?) that I can move to the boat when we move.

After the Coca-Cola museum, we walked through Underground Atlanta. I want to go back and find a tour of it. It was really need seeing the street signs and the sidewalks and walking along knowing that you are underground. From there we found the MARTA station and OUCH! bought train tickets back to the Peachtree Station we were at (N1 I think) b/c our feet were KILLING us! The boys loved the experience of riding a train in the subway system. When we got off the train we found a Post Office (underground) and mailed our letters.

We hung out in the room and napped for awhile, went to the gym and watched TV until dh was ready to go out to dinner. We ate at the Hard Rock Cafe. They have a very delicious Bleu Cheese Burger! MMMMM! Miles got the bacon cheese burger and Mendel got a cheese pizza.

We came back to the room, watched Mythbusters and then Miles and I went to the gym for an hour to workout (so proud of me!) and then went for coffee, walked three blocks to the car and paid for the night parking and then headed back to the hotel.

We got the room tidied, got the cooler situated, dh's uniform is ironed, Miles and I went downstairs to get coffee for the morning and now I am the only one up. I have the alarm set for 7:30 AM so off I go to bed!

Tomorrow we'll check for museums and find a grocery store and a laundry mat.

Until tomorrow... or later today LOL

Dotchi

We made it!

We drove to Atlanta, GA today. Man, what a city. I'd rather drive through Los Angeles traffic all day long! Anywhoodles! We made it!

Dh took us to the Ikea store. WAY COOL! If you are in Atlanta, check it out. We started by parking in the parking garage below the store and walking to the entrance. Once inside, they had an escalator to the second floor. Once there we got the new catalog and headed up the next escalator to the restaurant. Dh had the swedish meatballs, I had the poached salmon, Miles had the chicken and Lil Mendel ate mac and cheese with chocolate milk. (A rare treat!) The food was DELICIOUS! Oh yea, and I had a salad! After that, we headed around the store.

It is laid out so you can follow the arrows on the floor and walk through each section. They have bedrooms, bathrooms, furniture, kids, office, etc. And the coolest part was they had little areas all set up as a "house" and each one had a sign "XXX Sq Ft Living". There was, let me see if I can remember, 237, 369, 798 and another one but I can't remember. Those are close numbers anyway. They also had "rooms" set up. Like livingrooms, kitchens, bedrooms, etc and it said how much the whole set up would cost. VERY VERY nice! You must go check it out if you go to Atlanta.

After that, we went to the hotel. We're staying in the Hyatt Hotel across from the huge Suntrust building. When you pull up, they have bellhops, bellboys, what do they call them? The inside is like a HUMUNGOUS hollowed out square with all the floors opening to the middle where you look down the nauseatingly high void to the bottom floor. Can you tell I hate heights. And so my highlight was getting in the GLASS elevator and going to the 20th floor without peeing on myself. I have managed to walk onto the balcony without passing out. It really is beautiful! I'll have to post a picture.

Well, the boys are getting antsy and I need to find us something to do in this huge city!

TA TA!

Dotchi

Family Dollar Stores have lost my business!

I was so excited to see a Family Dollar Store come to Decatur, TN. In fact my friend and I went shopping there not too long after it opened (which was Thursday the 24th of August). I was so happy because now there was someplace fresh and new and with low prices that wasn't too far from us and they accept checks. Well, everyone's checks but mine.

 

1) I have NEVER bounced a check at Family Dollar Stores, EVER.

2) As I type this, my account balance in my bank account is $2707 and some change.

 

So today I grabbed my list and planned an errand day. I paid for my new registration for my van, bought gas for the van and the lawn mower and then headed over to Family Dollar to get what I needed. It wasn't a LOT of things but the total did come to $88.84 so, I am sure you can imagine my surprise when they wouldn't accept my check. I was sure there must be a mistake since I hadn't bounced any checks and my account balance MORE than covers the $88.84 check. In fact, I could pay the $88.84 check 30 times before I would need to worry about bouncing a check. They did not have a number to call so I could find out why so instead, I called my bank. They said there was nothing wrong there and told me it was Family Dollar and the bank.

 

I ended up finding the number on the back of my check from where they stamp the check and I called that number. They gave me a reference number for my account so that if I called again the call would go faster (how sweet). Then he explained that the reason they would not accept my check is because my "recent check writing habits have exceeded the acceptable limits and guidelines set forth by Family Dollar corporation" and then they gave me a number to call to talk to them.

 

At first, I thought it was a joke. But it isn't. I have wrote one check on the 27th of August and it cleared my account. That was for a few things I needed. It was less than $20. I wrote another check there on the 30th of August for $49.08 and it has not cleared my account yet (but with $2707 in the account, I am not worried). And then the check I attempted to write today.

 

I have called and left a message with Dianne at the Customer Service Department and I am waiting for her to call back but I will DEMAND an explanation as to why they won't accept my check when my friend has wrote checks there since it opened equaling MORE than my 3 checks combined.

 

I will not shop somewhere that has these ridiculous "limits and guidelines" and humiliates me in public b/c they don't my check writing habits are "acceptable". The only thing they should worry about is whether or not the check will clear, which it would! But not to worry your corporate self, Family Dollar, you won't have to worry about my "check writing habits" anymore because I will NOT shop there again. I'll take my business elsewhere.

 

Humiliate me? I think not! Publicly defame my character? No thank you, I'll shop at Dollar General from now on. At least they appreciate the business. Excuse me for getting paid and needing soap, bleach and food.

 

Dotchi

Compostin and recycling in the boonies

Compost:Why no meat? Not sure about the rest of it.

 

To be honest, I can't remember the why's and wherefore's LOL. I remember it had something to do with bacteria or killing your plants??? Or something like that.

Do you live in the boonies? LOL No recycling?!

 

Oh no, we don't live IN the boonies. We're about 10 miles past it, to the right and over the ridge, across the creek and up the hill BAHAHAHA... couldn't help it. I had to do it! But no, if we want to recycle we have to drive 50 miles (give or take 5) and pay to drop it off. Go fig! I can't wait to have recycling. I here it is free in San Diego!

Dotchi

Agenda for today!

My agenda for today is to eat chocolate! Then I am going to start a burn pile, mow the lawn, clear out the livingroom and kitchen, clean out the laundry and start on the boys room. That should be enough to keep me busy :) Then around dusk we'll start the burn pile burning. I think that will be easier for now than trying to drive 15 miles to the dump twice a week. Now we can go once a week.

 

I have a system for trash now. Food stuffs go in the bio-bin to be put in a compost heap. Burnables go in the burn pile. Glass and metal go in separate containers. Metal goes to the guys at the dump and glass... I dunno. There is no place to recycle them. Maybe I'll figure something out. And the rest of the trash, whatever is left over, goes to the actual trash can! We should have a LOT less trash now.

 

SO, What can I put in a compost heap. It's not for gardening that we'll eat or anything. Anyone know? I remember no meats. Is that still true? But then too, we feed that to the dog. LOL Basically anything that breaks down?

 

I went no mail on most of my yahoogroups so I can concentrate on this house and not email. Now I miss emails LOL But i need to really FOCUS on this right now. Hey, I'll probably have more time to blog too! Coooool!

 

I'll try to remember to update on my progress tonight.

 

Dotchi

From the mailbag

Traci asked: I am so sorry for your loss. Was this expected?

 

No, this was not expected at all. He died from an accidental gun shot to the head. Thank you for your post.

 

I'm not really sure how to respond to the "I'm sorry for your loss" responses I have gotten over the week. do I say thank you? That sounds to... upbeat... or something. I can't think of the word. I usually just nod knowingly and give them a hug or something. I can't do that on the internet though. What is the appropriate response to that? Is it Thank You?

 

Dotchi

We are back

My nephew, Andrew Neal VanWey, passed away this week. We drove to Alabama to be with family and friends. His organs were donated so that others could live. My brother-in-law Cliff did the Memorial Service (He's a preacher). I think he did a great job. We'll all miss Andy!

 

 

Dotchi

New Tool Bar

I have this VERY annoying new tool bar that is about to drive me insane. It is called Mirar and has all these *bleep* pop ups that cover what I am TRYING to read. I didn't download the thing and can't figure out how to get it off my computer. Everything I have searched said it is a spyware and adware remover and prevents pop ups. I didn't HAVE that problem until it started. Now it IS a problem. HOW DO I GET THIS OFF MY COMPUTER!

 

 

Dotchi

Science fun

I am printing out the kids book list for this year. The darned printing keeps quitting on me! I am so excited though. They what science experiments we'll be doing. I'm not sure to tell the truth. But I figured we would figure it out soon enough. I have to print out all the I.Science MaTe lessons and that will have it in there. Usually they are fun things. Last year we made earthquakes, dusted rocks looking for jewels, made a volcano, examined the bottom of the creek for life, searched for constellations, tested heat on different surfaces (reflective, dull, dark, light) and made all sorts of cool stuff. Miles made a water purifier system using napkins and Mendel made a boat that floated. we all made airplanes and some of them did loops! We had so much fun! I can't wait for the chapter!

 

 

Dotchi

I'm BACK!

Finally! I am back again. I have the computer working and all.  SO, this week we are going to have lunch with Nana and Aunt V and have more Carport sale. I think I'll have enough to make it to Chattanooga for the homeschool group but with the heat, I am not sure if I want to drive that far! It's been around 100 for the highs all week and the humidity is AWFUL. It was 97% one day with the temperature of 104... No global warming my right big toe!

 

I have the internet accessible again so I can print of the reading material for our 40 week schedule and get going on our science experiments by the end of August.

 

I am hot right now, so I am going to go clean in front of a fan running on high!

 

 

Dotchi

This is a test

I have my computer upgraded so hopefully I won't have too many problems blogging (except of course, being busy!) Here's a test to see how it looks.

 

Dotchi

Revamping my blog

While I am in the process of revamping my yahoogroup, I figured I would do
the same for my blog and also try it and see if I can email my entries
without them looking funky. Hopefully soon I'll have a better email
program.

We went to Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forg Monday and Tuesday. We had LOADS of
fun. I have to tell you about each place we went:

WonderWorks!
This place was cool! The building is very easy to find. You drive down the
highway through Pigeon Forge and look for the building that is upside
down. Yes, I said upside down... as in the roof is on the ground and the
palm trees, mailbox and street lights are dangling up above your head
along with the entrance steps. Don't worry, there is a door on the ground
floor. I'll send a picture for you all to see. It was cool! They had a lot
of fun interactive exhibits. It was like the Creative Discovery Museum on
speed. It was SO cool. There was a ride where you design your own roller
coaster, then you get in the virtual ride and ride it! We picked all the
twirly, whirly, spinning, flinging and twisting ones. There was a bed of
nails that you could actually lay on, a hurricane room and Earthquake
Cafe, bubble room, a really neat thing where they can make you any race
(asian, hispanic, white, etc), a really interesting art gallery of optical
illusions, a bathroom that has glass walls (that fog up when you lock the
door and no one can see in) and SO much more! If you get the chance to go
there... DO! It's right next to Alabama Grill (the band) Restaurant. It's
not hard to find either... just look for the unpsidedown building, it's
right next to it.

Then we ate at... Uhm, something Smorgasborg. The food was very delicious,
the bathrooms were clean, the waitress was souper <-Punny, ah ah ah< cool
and nice and VERY prompt and it was all you can eat... which we did! LOL

That night we stayed in the Family Inn. We had a nice suite with two rooms
and a bathroom connecting the two. We had a jacuzzi and a balcony. The
rooms were clean and they had plenty of supplies (towels, washclothes,
soap, shampoo) for a family of 4. AND the best part was that their coffee
didn't taste like dirt. It actually tasted okay. Not Starbuck's okay, but
it wasn't like other hotel coffee. Sugar and creamer added, and I had
something to wake up to!

The next day (Tuesday) we went to the Aquarium and asked if they gave
military discounts... They do! Actually, they have an AWESOME military
package! I mean, besides my husband, this is an AWESOME package! We got
to go the Aquarium, Haunted Adventure, 4-D Moving theater, Ripley's Museum
and Davy Crocket Put-Put Golf... Guess how much it cost for a family of
4... Before you guess, remember, I brag about how much we save, not how
much we spend. Okay, did you guess? Well, you were probably WAY off. It
was $6 a person! And we had a TON of fun there! I'll have to write more
about it tonight. I must go for now.

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Dotchi

I have a plan for the week

My plan is to get at least 20 ebay auctions up and running, more if possible. Tonight I am sorting through the house for auction and yard sale items. I am also deep cleaning (or trying) for when DH gets home on Monday morning. WOOHOO! I get to see him again! I already finished sorting through the diningroom and tonight I'll work on the livingroom and boys' room.

Out in a Blaze of glory!

But the first thing I need to do is attend to a puppy funeral on the Baker's Acres. This morning I hopped in the van to run to town and when I backed up I felt a bump. I just knew I ran over a toy or something. Unfortunately, I didn't. I ran over Blaze, the puppy, who was resting behind the tire. I doubt he realized anything because I went right over his head and neck. I cried. I felt so horrible for it happening. Lil Mendel sobbed and took it harder than both Miles and I. Miles just seems down a bit. Cheeta (Blaze's sibling) knows something happened but I am not sure if he understands. He just keeps following us around and whimpering.

I need to go start the funeral now.

From the Mail Bag

How in the world did you get a black eye?

You know those moments you have where you feel you need someone standing there saying "Here's yer sign!" Well, I had one of those! I was folding up a travel playpen when one of the legs wouldn't fold correctly. I was pushing in on both legs and it just wasn't going... so me, in my moment of "duh-her-ness" stuck my face in
between the legs to see why it wasn't moving. WELL, I figured it out and, with my face still in between the legs of the playpen, I pushed correctly and THWAP! It closed on my head. Now, I have a black eye to remind me not to do something stupid like that again!

My eye

My black eye

Happy 5th of July

Happy Birthday, Kevin!

I went to the drivers testing center today and got my duplicate ID. Luckily I could use my old picture because I have a black eye and didn't want THAT on my license. Tomorrow is trash day... I know, I know, the excitement is almsot too much to bare! Calm down though, b/c afterwards, we get to wash the van too. When we get home, it's deep kitchen cleaning livingroom cleaning and deep laundryroom cleaning. Exciting, huh? Jealous yet? Because Friday we clean out the boys room and bathrooms. Bet you wish you could scrub toilets with us and scrape goo from the bottom of the fridge. Don't worry, I'll think of you fondly while I scrape the little mousey carcasses out of the traps. Bet you wish you were me now, well HA! You don't get to do ANY of it. MWHAHAHAHA! But, should anyone really want to come help with anything, I'll have coffee and sandwiches made :)

Planning for a yard sale

We are planning for a yard sale one week from now. Hopefully we'll make
some money. I am also trying to get the Trans Am posted in the Trader so
we can make some money off that too. So far we have a kitten, a puppy and
the birds to find homes for. I am also looking at all the furniture we can
sell. We'll also have clothes, books, kitchen supplies, toys, and a bunch
of other stuff to sell. I am really hoping it will help us out with some
money.

The boys are playing card games right now and I am about to start my tasks
for the day. I have to clean the fridge, wash down appliances and drawer
fronts, mop the floors and clean the bathrooms. Fun fun fun!

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Dotchi

Happy Father's Day

I took the boys to church today expecting a Father's Day service, instead we had flower communion. It was nice anyway. They did have a blurb that went something along "Here's to all the Fathers...". The boys and one other child were the only ones in RE today. They did Dr Suess "Oh Say Can You Seed" and learned all about plants. It was pretty cool. Flower communion was nice, I guess... I was greeting so I really didn't hear the service, but I was quite content watching Elizabeth make coffee while I taste tested the coffee Heehee. After service let out I ended up with all the left over flowers to take home and plant. Cool beans! We planted some, some are going with us to Spiral Scouts tomorrow and a couple are going to Nana's house for Nana and Vickie. We have quite a few plants going outside now and Miles' tomato plant have 5 tomatoes on it! WOOHOO!   Well, the Dam in Libby isn't about to flood all of Libby, MT. It's just working at full power for the next few... Weeks, I think... To pump out the water and the river is high right now. I found this out when I called and wished Daddy David a Father's Day. Funny, I am 30 years old and still call him Daddy David LOL.   I also called and wished Dad Kurt a Happy Father's Day and got to talk to Kevin. He's on leave and heading to England tomorrow for his next orders.   Overall it's been a nice day. And now I must go to sleep. I'll be cleaning and going to Spiral Scouts tomorrow.   Dotchi http://dotchi.blogspot.com The Baker's Acres Blog

The ever elusive ice cream truck

For the last few weeks we have heard an ice cream truck off in the distance. Now, living in the country, this is a wonderful thing since no ice cream trucks EVER come down our street... In fact, this one hasn't come down our street either. But each time we hear it, we grab a few dollars and run to the yard and wait to see if it is coming this way or not. So far it hasn't.   And on to Libby, MT news... I just spoke to my to be Sis-in-law, she said the dam is full to the max and they are ready to evacuate. They plan on releasing the water from the dam so it doesn't break, but when they do let it rip, there's a chance that Libby, MT will be flooded or wiped off the map (as sis-in-law says) so we are waiting to see what happens. I am expecting a call soon.   AND I am watching what I think is a bonfire off across the valley. It is usual around this time of year for the churches to have bonfires after their VBS week. So far it seems to be controlled and doesn't seem to be burning down the trees near it... But I'll be watching it.   And my neighbor said that someone spray painted his van with black paint and the lady on the land next to his. So we're on the lookout for suspicious activities. Not that I'll be much help, mind you. I don't go outside often and I have tint over my windows so I won't see much... But I am still looking.   Til next blog... Friday, June 16, 2006 Journals and such I have been finding all my partial journals here and there while I am cleaning. I would really like to get them all togther one day, into one book. It might be interesting. I found some as far back as 1990. Anything before that is gone, I am sure. But it has been interesting to read back through them. It's like reading someone else's life. I remember it all but it is so interesting b/c I don't remember the stuff until I start reading it. Very cool. AND... It's Chop and Brown day! I say chop and brown day because it is easier to say than "chop, dice, slice, grate, blanch, brown, sautee, soak, flash freeze and prepare day". Much much easier. I have onions, beef, chicken, pork and a bunch of other stuff to cook for the next two weeks. I am getting all the meals prepped and frozen (just like the one's you'd buy at the store already made). Makes the weeks go by easier. I already have oatmeal sorted into individual meal bags and have teh hotdogs frozen, the chicken recipes ready to go and I must get to cooking. I'll post my process tonight should anyone be interested. Dotchi! Off to chop and brown... Yea, that is a LOT better. Wednesday, June 14, 2006 Renaming my blog Oh my gosh! I realized that when we move, I can't keep calling my blog "The Baker's Acres" anymore. We won't have acres... unless we just rent. (We're still thinking about that). So I am taking names for the new blog when we move. I thought of "The Baker's Anchor" as the new title. So tell me what you think. Do you like it? We might be moving We're working on selling the house and land and will probably be moving to San Diego if all works well. We already have a sailboat to live on. Dh is off in Washington doing something and will be sailing the boat to San Diego soon. I am hoping to move on very soon! I plan to go to college to become a nurse when we get out there and we'll still be homeschooling the boys to allow the most freedom and flexibility. I've been checking out the San Diego homeschool groups and the area in general and it looks so great! No more staying inside like I do now. I can go outside, but not for long. It hasn't been too bad lately, but when it gets up there in temperature and humidity, it is so unbarable. Plus, I think Miles asthma won't be as bad... at least I hope. I know they'll be happier because we won't be so dependant on a vehicle for having friends and going out. Plus there is SO much to do there that is free or inexpensive. I can't wait! I miss the city and the beach. Homeschool and Household Stuffs With moving in the near future, I am weeding through the house and trying to get rid of stuff and trying to weed through what we won't need. We'll be going from a 16X80 mobile home to a 30 foot yacht... I love that word. It's about 9 feet wide inside. The space difference will be the biggest adjustment, I think. The boys will each have their own berth so they can have privacy, but the amount of stuff they collected will have to be trimmed down dramatically, as well as my stuff. That means I'll also have to trim down on the homeschool materials we'll have. It won't be horrible though, I'll have the van to store things in, hopefully, so I'll have some storage, but not much. I'd like to get an RV or a camper so we can take it all on the road too. We won't really be homeschooling LOL we'll be roamschooling (Thanks, Ann, for the word!) I already have my laptop set up for homeschool tracker so I can journal everything and have plans laid out somewhere. Tomorrow I have an appointment to get my power steering belt put back on tomorrow. It's at 2 pm, so I am combining the trip to the grocery store with that. Then I can plan better for driving to the homeschool group in Chattanooga. We really miss it. It is really great to be a part of the Eclectic Group because everyone is so nice and I really miss them. We'll REALLY miss them when we leave. I have such fond memories of the group :) And I made a semi meal plan. I am trying to make easier dishes and planning for the boat life so I am trying to make meals in a skillet, on the grill or in the toaster oven more. I'm sure it won't be THAT bad for cooking accomodations, but I want to be prepared, just in case. Miles grilled out dinner the other day and it was delicious! Visiting Family I need to get down to my mother-in-laws house to visit again. I think I'll bring coffee and a simple dish to share. I want to take her to the park one day and have everyone meet us there for a little get together. I really enjoy those get togethers lately. We've had so much fun. Maybe a potluck lunch or something one weekend would work out. I'll have to call her and find out. Bye for now! I'll try to get to posting more often, but when I get good at it, I forget to post after a computer crash or the phone drops. I am adding it to my weekly list though. It's on Thursday's and Sunday's, so hopefully nothing crashes or drops on those days LOL. And as long as it doesn't rain, the phone will work. Sunday, May 14, 2006 What NOT to do with your cellphone or "why you should have cellphone insurance" When buying a cellphone, some people think the insurance is just another way for cell phone companies to seperate you from your money. Before you decided not to buy that insurance, here are a few true stories of things that have happened to cell phones. Squeaky Clean While mopping the floor one day, my friend leaned over too close to the mop bucket and dropped the phone into the nice hot, bleach and soap water. It never worked again. Apple EWE! One day while in a rush I, I mean, a friend of mine put a jar of applesauce in her purse along with her cell phone. When I, I mean, my friend got home, she opened her purse to find that the lid had come off the jar and her phone was soaking in applesauce. It was sticky and the buttons would stay down if pushed, but it worked until her replacement phone came in the mail. Apple EWE number 2 A friend of mine was given a bag of apples for free and put them in her bag. The idea was that the person giving them away was giving them to her before they went bad. When she got home, she found her phone soaking in some sticky liquid and couldn't figure out what it was. Turns out the apples in the bag were so old, they were liquifying in her bag and something had punctured the bag letting all the apple goo run onto her phone. That phone is hothothot! I'll try to type this one without laughing too hard... My friend, her husband and her kids went camping for Mother's Day. Her sister had come up later in the day to camp out with them and they were waiting for her hubby and kid to arrive when it started thundering and lightening. My friend grabbed her kids and went down to the parking spot and loaded them in while her hubby and sis put out the camp fire completely. They went to her house and slept there. In the morning, since the weather cleared, my friend went back to the camp site to start the fire and finish their camp out. While getting the fire pit ready, she found a small circuit board, a blob of burned plastic and a small clear window that was on the cellphone. He DID have his phone in his pocket but at some point it fell out while he was tending the fire and that was the end of that phone. SO, enjoy your cellphone and should ever you think nothing will happen to your phone, well, we thought that too. Saturday, May 13, 2006 Happy Early Mother's Day! This morning I woke up before the boys. I knew they planned a special breakfast in bed so I snuck out to the kitchen for some coffee. Lil Mendel came out shortly after and we snuck into the fudge rounds and had a special snack and giggles together over coffee. I sat at my computer and checked emails after that and Miles eventually crawled out of bed and started fixing breakfast for me. I was served a bell pepper egg just the way I like it! He sautee'd the bell pepper first, then dumped the eggs in on top of them and scrambled them together. It was really good with the side of Jimmy Dean maple sausage. Now I love maple sausage, but I think the entire pack (all 12 links) was a bit much for me, so I shared them with the boys. I received a wonderful pink gift bag with a card attached :) It had the Black eyed Peas CD Monkey Business and the book "Dick Cheney's Survival Bible- DUCK!" that I wanted. Lil Mendel also gave me a keychain that has a book on the end with blank pages inside. It is to help me from forgetting things. Wow! He knows me well! I've had a wonderful Mother's Day! And since I know you are wonderign why I am celebrating today instead of tomorrow... Tomorrow is our 12th Anniversary. We won't be together for it. My hubby is in the Navy in San Diego and we're in TN. But we'll be celebrating anyway. I asked his friend to take him out for me, and I have two wonderful gentlemen who will be sharing a very nice dinner with me here at the Rolling Hills Cafe, AKA my front porch. It'll be a wonderful time :) Thursday, May 04, 2006 I've missed my blog! After a month of phone and internet and router problems, I forgot to post on my blog. We're doing great. This weekend we are traveling to South Carolina for the weekend. We'll be going to Fairy Glen for the weekend and celebrating Beltaine. I won't be able to answer email until Tuesday though. I promised myself that Monday I would spend time unpacking and getting the house organized. And I do better when everything is put back! Next week my list of accomplishments to achieve are: 1) Clean out the closets. 2) Finish sorting through clothes and putting the seasonal clothes in bags in the closet and other clothes set aside and priced for the flea market. 3) Plan the lesson plans for AO for 22 June to 21 September. 4) Report grades to HomeLife Academy and finsih their portfolio's (good practice for the upper years) 5) Finish the boys bedroom walls. 6) Get the printer and ink on ebay. 7) Post the Trans Am for sale in teh trader... It's $4,000 if any wants to buy it. Email us at dotchi@vei.net 8) Get checks done for the 15th paycheck and ready to mail. So far I have been doing better with the Motivated Moms chores/ tasks and the A Plan Of Attack lists. It gets hard on some days and I feel like everything is falling behind, but other days I feel great and feel like I can do it with no problems. I think it will help once we have a lot of stuff out of the house. Well, off I go to finish planning the weekend! Can't wait to be home Monday! 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