tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17872033695666373712024-03-13T03:50:13.980-06:00A Taylor Made Life.Homeschooling,Living,Loving and my favorite.....Laughing.Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08993668924849246440noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787203369566637371.post-16158879107355820212013-04-16T03:02:00.001-06:002013-04-16T03:02:30.155-06:00Long overdue update....<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It has been a very long time since my last post and my world has been turned upside down and backwards since my last post.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We took a family trip to the Oregon coast where the boys indulged in a Licorce Shake(shudder). The wrongness of this particular treat is astounding.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We got to watch men and women in kilts run a 1K race down the beach in Newport, OR as part of the Celtic Festival that they hold every year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We got bored one night and flat ironed Liams hair, just to see what it would look like.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> We took another trip to the Oregon Coast in the fall and had a great time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We attended the God and Country festival, where I fully annoyed my children by forcing them to get their pictures taken.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Both boys competed in the Dirty Dash. Liam competed in the spring in Eugene, OR., while Dallas did the fall run in Boise, ID.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We took pride in watching our oldest son be sworn into the United States Army.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">James finally got me to a BSU game. It only took him 16 years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Liam got his braces off:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">and he turned 16!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dallas graduated Basic Training out of Ft. Benning, GA.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Due to health issues, Gpa Melvin had to move closer to me so we bought these two houses side by side and became neighbors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The blue one is ours and the yellow one is Melvins.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Co-Op came to an end, but our schooling continues.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And that has been our life for the last year. Well, at least an abreviated version of our life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We look forward to what is going to come at us!</span></div>
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Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08993668924849246440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787203369566637371.post-67384008689651275412011-12-25T23:47:00.001-07:002011-12-25T23:47:30.897-07:00End of Year....<span style="color: #38761d;">The year is coming to an end and all I can think is: Where did it go? I noticed that every year that I age, the year seems to fly by faster. Somehow that doesn't seem very fair. Shouldn't it slow down a little so that I can savor this time with the kids more? Shouldn't there be a rule somewhere. I am getting ready to send my oldest son out into the world. I am praying that his father and I have given him a good enough foundation that he'll flourish. My youngest son is looking forward with a combination of anticipation and dread at the thought of being the only kid home. No one to share the chores with....</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Grandpa Melvin is doing great. He's been keeping busy building things and doing things with his church and friends. At 87, he is more active than a lot of teenagers now days. Up before dawn, and hardly slows down till bed. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">The kids lately have gotten hooked on "The Big Bang Theory". The humor in the show is so great. It makes me look forward to teaching Physics to Liam when the time comes. </span><br />
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My baby turned 17 last Friday! I can't believe that 17 years have already gone by, it seems like just yesterday that he blessed my life with his presence. </div>
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From the moment that Dallas entered the world, I knew that life would never be the same. Through the years, we have had some truly wonderful memories made and I look forward to more in the future.</div>
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Up till now, it has been a great ride. On Sunday, we decided to give Dallas a ride of his own. We gave him the gift of Skydiving for his birthday. He LOVED it!</div>
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The boys are looking forward to another year of Co-Op with equal parts joy and apprehension. This year, I think, might be Dallas's last year in school, and Liam is a 9th grader this year. Neither are looking forward to their upcoming subjects. Liam is dreading Government and 20th Century History</div>
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Dallas is playing Flag Football again for the CHAMP Falcons. He too will be taking 20th Century History, Government, Physical Science and Farsi, but he is also taking Algebra 2 and Biology 2 (Anatomy) at home. He has a full year ahead. He is the one that wanted to graduate early though. </div>
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<br />Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08993668924849246440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787203369566637371.post-86817927982982589892011-08-13T18:49:00.000-06:002011-08-13T18:49:24.949-06:00Wrapping up a great summer!We spent the first week of August in San Diego. I have always wanted to visit and see the sights, but I wanted the kids to be big enough to thoroughly enjoy it. It was a 17 hour drive and it went quicker than I thought possible. The Sierra Nevada mountains still had remnants of snow on them and the lakes were beautiful.<br />
After getting there and finding our hotel, we were up bright and early the next day. The kids watch Man vs. Food on the Food Network and wanted to try a few restaurants they had seen on the show. So, our first breakfast was here:<br />
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The our last day in southern California, we drove up to Anaheim to go to Knott's Berry Farm. <br />
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We have tons left to do this month and school starts next month officially. Lord, grant me the strength to pull it all together.<br />
Dallas, I and a friend of ours ran the Funnel Cake stand at the "Van's Warped Tour" last night and boy did "my kids" get an education. People watching at an event like this never gets boring.<br />
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James is out of town most of next week for work and I am going to buckle down and get the rest of my kids school nailed down. (I hope)<br />
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Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08993668924849246440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787203369566637371.post-86962204019137059732011-07-19T19:31:00.000-06:002011-07-19T19:31:05.066-06:00And more shopping....I went back to Albertson's to finish using my doublers and made out like a bandit.<br />
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All this for only $4.44. 2 boxes of Cocoa Puffs, 4 boxes of Lucky Charms, and 6 boxes of Reeses Puffs. That my friends is a <span style="color: #cc0000;">92% savings</span>. That's not even counting the 2- $2 coupons off my next order or the 3 free gallons of milk I get next time I shop!Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08993668924849246440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787203369566637371.post-10769100466382659322011-07-19T17:54:00.000-06:002011-07-19T17:54:19.276-06:00Oh, a shopping we will go.....<div style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"> Did my coupon shopping today. Didn't do to bad, did better at Albertson's than at Rite-Aid though. Still not a bad day. At Albertson's I was able to get:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3P64xg9pftg/TiYUoI6kL-I/AAAAAAAAA2o/yvjZhty7IQA/s1600/Shopping+trip+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3P64xg9pftg/TiYUoI6kL-I/AAAAAAAAA2o/yvjZhty7IQA/s320/Shopping+trip+004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><span style="color: #38761d;"> 8 pkgs. Malt-o-meal cereal, 12 boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios, 3 gallons of Milk, 4 lbs of bananas, 2 Rango movies, 2-6pk Pop Secret popcorn and 2 Theater size Runts candies. </span><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;">Had I not done coupons, I would have paid $140.02. I paid $46.02 for all of that. I saved 67% on this order. </div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;">At Rite-Aid, I didn't do as well but still ended up saving 54% on my bill. This is what I got for $75.33 when I should have paid $163.52:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mAn7ItNgFhY/TiYUwmiPvaI/AAAAAAAAA2s/Xxzam-Af85k/s1600/Shopping+trip+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mAn7ItNgFhY/TiYUwmiPvaI/AAAAAAAAA2s/Xxzam-Af85k/s320/Shopping+trip+002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #38761d;"> 4 Gillette Fusion razor refills 4 pk., 4 Gillette Fusion shave gel, 5- 40load gain Laundry powder, 5 crest toothpaste (4 with free white strips), 2 Sundown Fish Oil caplets, 2- D3 caplets and 1 box of Excedrine Migraine pills.</span><br />
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</div>Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08993668924849246440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787203369566637371.post-69666389150686486392011-07-18T23:59:00.000-06:002011-07-18T23:59:39.788-06:00Movie Magic<div style="color: #134f5c; text-align: center;">The Taylor house has been hopping lately. Lots of things done, still more to do. Most recently, we installed an outdoor home theater. No More Drive-in! I posited this idea to James 2 months ago and he just ran with it. We put up the screen today and are working on the sound tomorrow. It should be ready for this week's Algebra class and the play time after it. We'll hook up the Wii and play some Just Dance 2 or maybe some sports resort.<span id="goog_396443075"></span><span id="goog_396443076"></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #134f5c; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</div><div style="color: #134f5c; text-align: center;">We went to the God and Country Family Festival and had a really good time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #134f5c; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-m41PL5n9lNs/TiUazKy-nzI/AAAAAAAAA2U/YtcJL1RVOsk/s1600/IMG-20110629-00033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-m41PL5n9lNs/TiUazKy-nzI/AAAAAAAAA2U/YtcJL1RVOsk/s320/IMG-20110629-00033.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="color: #134f5c; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #134f5c; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ujtJGkHujPY/TiUa2-7QoxI/AAAAAAAAA2c/4lGdv3Syc-k/s1600/IMG-20110629-00022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ujtJGkHujPY/TiUa2-7QoxI/AAAAAAAAA2c/4lGdv3Syc-k/s320/IMG-20110629-00022.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Mostly we have just been trying to get together as often as possible with friend and to enjoy the heck out of our summer. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08993668924849246440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787203369566637371.post-18298042062827496612011-06-11T20:13:00.000-06:002011-06-11T20:13:30.800-06:00Walking for a good cause.Last night the boys and I participated in the annual Relay for Life cancer walk. This was my first year participating although the boys have gone the last two. I managed to walk a measly 4.25 miles, Liam walked 10 and Dallas made 9 miles. We all had a blast and plan on doing it again next year.<br />
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Ontario teams collectively raise almost $69,000 for the cause.Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08993668924849246440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787203369566637371.post-14381668661828573042011-06-10T00:43:00.000-06:002011-06-10T00:43:05.208-06:00T.G.I..T?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: #134f5c;">Yes, that is right. Thank goodness it is Thursday. You see, every Thursday my husband tutors High School home school kids in the art of Math. Yes...Math. We have 5 kids right now learning Algebra 1. Last fall we hosted a Geometry class and this fall we will be doing Algebra 2 for the older kids. I say we, I really mean my rocking husband and his superior mind. I hate math and I am pretty sure it hates me. So "we" have the kids over and when class is done they get to play on the Wii, play flag football in the front yard or whatever until the dinner I make for the masses is done. I thoroughly enjoy having the kids here, it is great to hear the laughter and the conversation of the next generation. I never in a million years would have thought that my house was the place to meet for kids. I really enjoy having them here though. </div><div style="color: #134f5c;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Going for the long pass.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="color: #134f5c;"></div><div style="color: #134f5c;"> <span id="goog_578078676"></span><span id="goog_578078677"></span>Things have been going at a pretty good clip this summer. Once everyone got well (knock on wood) and things got back on track. I got a summer job. Dallas also has a summer job and Liam is getting interested in the lawn care business that Dallas runs. James is still going full speed. He just never stops. Work, School (he's working on his Bachelors degree), tutoring kids in math and still finding time for me and the kids. Talk about a multi-tasker.</div><div style="color: #134f5c;">In May we had the first BBQ get together with our friends. We had roughly 50 people here most of which were kids. James took the older ones golfing and the moms and younger ones got to stay and play here. We all had a blast and I would do it again in a heartbeat. There is nothing better in this life than good friends, good food and good fellowship. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #134f5c; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Message left to us by one of the families that came to the BBQ in May.</td></tr>
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</div>Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08993668924849246440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787203369566637371.post-35955757927774469032011-05-09T12:42:00.000-06:002011-05-09T12:42:54.854-06:00My menfolk are Awesome!<div style="color: #351c75;">I just got over a bout with bronchial pneumonia. I love my men. They cooked, cleaned and got all the yard stuff done for our upcoming party done with out me. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #351c75; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="color: #351c75;"></div><div style="color: #351c75;">They cleaned the kitchen and the living room, their bedrooms, did their laundry and still managed to get me really cool gifts for Mother's Day. I am so blessed. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #351c75; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><span style="color: #351c75;">I am feeling much better and am excited to see everyone tomorrow. Have a wonderful day.</span>Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08993668924849246440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787203369566637371.post-48907593248156281702011-04-15T00:37:00.000-06:002011-04-15T00:37:11.398-06:00Sick kids and good t.v.<div class="joke-title"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-anSPCXoGKZ4/Tafl8FwmvAI/AAAAAAAAA0M/SjwvxVWAWw8/s1600/fast_but_weak.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-anSPCXoGKZ4/Tafl8FwmvAI/AAAAAAAAA0M/SjwvxVWAWw8/s320/fast_but_weak.gif" width="247" /></a></div><h2 class="jokeTitle" style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.jokebuddha.com/joke/Take_Two_Aspirin" title="Take Two Aspirin">Take Two Aspirin</a></span></h2><em class="titleInfo" style="color: #741b47;"></em></div><div class="joke-inner" style="color: blue;">A man went to see his doctor because he was suffering from a miserable cold. His doctor prescribed some pills, but they didn't help. <br />
On his next visit the doctor gave him a shot, but that didn't do any good. <br />
On his third visit the doctor told the man to go home and take a hot bath. As soon as he was finished bathing he was to throw open all the windows and stand in the draft. <br />
"But doc," protested the patient, "if I do that, I'll get pneumonia." <br />
"I know," said his physician. "I can cure pneumonia."</div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">source: <a href="http://www.jokebuddha.com/Pneumonia#ixzz1JZOCSz49" style="color: #003399;">http://www.jokebuddha.com/Pneumonia#ixzz1JZOCSz49</a></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"></div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"> </span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">I took the boys to the doctor and Dallas has pneumonia and Liam has a wicked chest cold and sore throat. They have been lazing around the house trying to get better.</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"></div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #a64d79; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Last night I curled up on the couch and watched a Colin Farrell movie. Normally, I don't like his movies. This one was actually a very good film.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #a64d79; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #a64d79; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_t9yK0V4h80/Tafl6YZJpAI/AAAAAAAAA0I/gHEV_D0geZU/s1600/ondine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_t9yK0V4h80/Tafl6YZJpAI/AAAAAAAAA0I/gHEV_D0geZU/s320/ondine.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><div style="color: #a64d79;">Set in Ireland, this was one of his more dramatic roles, but throughout the movie the little girl that plays his daughter, steals the whole film.</div><div style="color: #a64d79;">Today the boys and I watched:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #a64d79; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eUbOQ1-4H18/Tafl-ETFuEI/AAAAAAAAA0Q/OYYRYFGgGSY/s1600/What_the_Deaf_Man_Heard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eUbOQ1-4H18/Tafl-ETFuEI/AAAAAAAAA0Q/OYYRYFGgGSY/s320/What_the_Deaf_Man_Heard.jpg" width="218" /></a></div><div style="color: #a64d79;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: #a64d79; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">I still laugh my self silly every time I watch this film. If you get a chance, check this out.</div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><br />
</div>Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08993668924849246440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787203369566637371.post-75418052504914535632011-04-12T13:46:00.000-06:002011-04-12T13:46:09.573-06:00<div style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: small;">At the request of my 16 and 14 year old, I got this movie from Netflix:</span></div><br />
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<div style="color: #cc0000;">Yes, my TEENAGE boys requested this movie. I am so proud. The fact that they still enjoy these kind of movies is so fun. We laughed until we couldn't any more *cough* Ouch* cough*. </div><div style="color: #cc0000;">I no longer want the hear any complaints about "too much singing" in the movies that I want to watch with them. This whole movie was one big song. Although, I do have to say that Spuds at <a href="http://blirred-reality.blogspot.com/">http://blirred-reality.blogspot.com/</a> has some very valid points about this film. Still.... it was thoroughly delightful.</div>Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08993668924849246440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787203369566637371.post-84521040866105876402011-04-12T00:20:00.000-06:002011-04-12T00:20:24.714-06:00Things seem funnier when it hurts to laugh....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Have you ever noticed that you seem to find things funnier when it hurts to laugh. Either that or the pain reminds you that you already laugh a lot and didn't realize it. Dallas (having a chest cold) is discovering just how much humor is in this house. "Ouch! mom, don't make me laugh. *Cough*Cough*Hack* Ouch that hurts". We were looking at movies to put on our Netflix list and he saw one titled </span><u style="color: #134f5c;">My Idiot Brother</u><span style="color: #134f5c;">. He looked at Liam and started to say something snide about how Liam should check out this film and take notes since he is the aforementioned brother. Only to be cut off by me turning to Liam and saying, "Yeah, you should check that out, considering that you have one." I thought both boys were going fall off their chairs. </span><span id="search" style="color: #38761d;"> <em></em></span><span style="color: #134f5c;">*cough* *hack* Ouch! don't make me laugh! </span><span id="search" style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">If you cannot laugh at yourself, then who can you laugh at?</span></span><span id="search" style="color: #38761d;"><em> Oscar Wilde</em> stated, "<em>Sarcasm</em> is the lowest form of wit, but the highest form of intelligence." <span style="color: #134f5c;">In this house sarcasm runs rampant. </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span id="search" style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"></span></span></div><div style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span id="search"> Both boys are getting the creeping crud that is going around and when they feel like this: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6hQSE3AGviQ/TaPs-horXGI/AAAAAAAAAzs/YdgV7kifTy4/s1600/mban1433l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6hQSE3AGviQ/TaPs-horXGI/AAAAAAAAAzs/YdgV7kifTy4/s320/mban1433l.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><div style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span id="search"> I feel like this:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0pPAROTwiB0/TaPtDI93LeI/AAAAAAAAAz0/I5cbSk0Ma4I/s1600/twl0080l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0pPAROTwiB0/TaPtDI93LeI/AAAAAAAAAz0/I5cbSk0Ma4I/s320/twl0080l.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><div style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span id="search">If they aren't feeling better by tomorrow, I will take them to the doctor. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--VAKGqvrcGs/TaPtAaDrWPI/AAAAAAAAAzw/c2kiSzyHGdw/s1600/far_side002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--VAKGqvrcGs/TaPtAaDrWPI/AAAAAAAAAzw/c2kiSzyHGdw/s1600/far_side002.jpg" /></a></div><div style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span id="search">Bronchitis and walking pneumonia are both going around. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span id="search" style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Better to nip it in the bud. Wish us luck.</span></span></span></div><span id="search" style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We have been doing spring cleaning around the yard. Weeding, mulching, building and getting the outdoor living space livable. Tomorrow we have the day off and I think the boys and I are going to watch a movie and then I have to clean the carpets in the bedrooms. I should finally be done with the carpets till fall. Have a wonderful day.</span></span>Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08993668924849246440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787203369566637371.post-9059516183049480742011-04-11T16:08:00.000-06:002011-04-11T16:08:31.120-06:00Today's Grocery trip....They had some good sales today at the local Albertson's, so I took advantage. It wasn't my most thrifty trip, but it was productive.<br />
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</style> <![endif]--> 11 boxes of <span> </span>Cheerios<br />
11 boxes of Special K cereal<br />
8 <span> </span>boxes Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal<br />
6 boxes of Trix<br />
4 Raisin Bran<br />
5 gallons of milk<br />
5 pkgs. Of Hormel Lunch meat<br />
2 Purex 72 oz. Laundry detergent<br />
6 cartons of Dryer’s Ice cream<br />
2 pkg. of Uncle Ben’s rice<br />
All in all we paid $93 for this. It should have cost us $289.80. That is a savings of 68%. I can live with that.Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08993668924849246440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787203369566637371.post-79187849650062600022011-04-09T15:23:00.000-06:002011-04-09T15:23:06.183-06:00Bountiful Baskets....<div style="color: #38761d;">Our cups runnith over. Well, maybe just our laundry baskets. I bought the optional Tropical basket with my order this week and boy does it look great. I just added up the retail of the two baskets that I bought I paid $27 for everything and it would have cost me $56. Yea!</div><span><span style="background-color: #741b47;"></span></span><br />
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<div style="color: #cc0000;">This is what I got:</div><div style="color: #38761d;">16 oz. Strawberries</div><div style="color: #38761d;">6 oz. Blueberries</div><div style="color: #38761d;">5 green Bell Peppers</div><div style="color: #38761d;">8 Bananas</div><div style="color: #38761d;">3 Mangoes</div><div style="color: #38761d;">4 Limes</div><div style="color: #38761d;">5 Apples</div><div style="color: #38761d;">8 Oranges</div><div style="color: #38761d;">1 Pineapple</div><div style="color: #38761d;">1 Head Celery</div><div style="color: #38761d;">1 Head Romaine Lettuce</div><div style="color: #38761d;">1 Cantaloupe</div><div style="color: #38761d;">1 Coconut</div><div style="color: #38761d;">1 vine Cherry Tomatoes</div><div style="color: #38761d;">2 heads of Cabbage</div><div style="color: #38761d;">2 Vanilla Beans</div><div style="color: #38761d;">1 Starfruit</div><div style="color: #38761d;">4 Mexican Squash</div>Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08993668924849246440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787203369566637371.post-8174702412380691672011-04-09T08:22:00.000-06:002011-04-09T08:22:59.714-06:00Off and running on a Saturday morning.<div style="color: #b45f06;">We have got a busy day today. We head to Gpa's this morning to run errands and do yard work, then off to volunteer at a produce distribution center, and finally Home Depot. Spring has sprung and I am finally getting my feet under me. I think my spring depression session is finally wrapping its' self up. Whahoooooo!</div><div style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">The produce distribution center we are volunteering at is called Bountiful Baskets and for $15 you get a laundry basket filled with equal parts fruits and vegetables. Last week this is what you got for $15: </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W7thUYyKRmQ/TaBnu0eCvxI/AAAAAAAAAzc/7S9YyKdqbV8/s1600/100_2935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W7thUYyKRmQ/TaBnu0eCvxI/AAAAAAAAAzc/7S9YyKdqbV8/s320/100_2935.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="color: #b45f06;">If you volunteer, you get one more piece of extra produce. It was awesome and so good. The boys are going to help volunteer this week and they are looking forward to it. </div><div style="color: #b45f06;">We have been working around the house getting ready for summer to be upon us. I have already shampooed all of the carpets in the house. The boys have done the first mowing of the yard and now it is time to work on getting some plants in the ground. Now that it is warming up a little. I think I will put in a small garden this year. I have been thinking that a small raised bed would be perfect for us. 4' x 4' is just about right for salsa ingredients and my herbs. I haven't canned in years and I doubt I will do so this year so I don't need to plant much. </div><div style="color: #b45f06;">I have been YouTube-ing again and found some real gems. For your viewing pleasure.......</div><div style="color: #b45f06;"><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">As I sit here at 2:30 in the morning, my brain is not quite ready to slow down yet. I have been thinking of all the people I have hurt in my life and it is a pretty long list. I didn't know until I was in my 20's that I was Bi-Polar but boy oh boy, that diagnosis sure made sense out of my life. I alienated everyone I ever cared about and was mean and hateful. I own that. I do. I also understand why I did that as well. I have a mild form of Bi-Polar NOS and I cycle with the seasons. I am inconsistent, moody, like to have my own way. When I am in a manic phase, I don't care what your feelings are, it is the ME show. I don't care, my mind is too busy racing with impossible thoughts to hear yours and I can't seem to slow down mentally. When I am in a depression phase, I don't care what your feelings are. My world is crashing down around me and death seems to be the best option. Leave me alone and let me lay in bed for the next two days till the phase passes if it chooses to do so. When the phases aren't going strong, I can make friends, be there for you and it is all about YOU. Until the next phase hits. Sometimes they cycle fast, sometimes slow. I have been in a manic phase for 3 days now. I am working on a few hours of sleep a day and my mind just doesn't shut down. Even in my sleep, the manic in me pops up. I need to find an outlet, maybe I should break out my sewing machine. The last time I got the machine out during a manic phase I made an extra large king size quilt for my bed, the bed skirt and pillows in three days. Start to finish. I have a feeling though, that when I come out of this, it is not going to be pretty. James is a saint. I married a saint. Not only does he have a Bi-Polar wife, but his oldest boy is Bi-Polar too, only he is Bo-Polar 2. My brain is whirling and won't slow down. Bills, school, kids, family, chores, screaming all at once in my head fighting for the right to be heard. So, to those of you who have known me in the past, know that yes, I realize that I am crazy and have been crazy towards you at sometime in my life. Know also that some of that I had little control over and regret the choices made. I have made efforts in my life to work around the bi-polar and make it work more for me, but it is a battle that I fight every day. I just hope I win in the end.</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> <span style="color: #990000;"></span><span style="color: black;">I was reading this thinking that even though I am now going through a mild depression, I am so lucky to have in my life, a loving husband, wonderful kids, and friends that understand that I am crazy and make me not feel like a freak. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: black;">I think the following quote sums it up: </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="color: #990000;">" </span></span><span style="color: #990000;">Insanity is relative. It depends on who has who locked in what cage." - Ray Bradbury</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: black;">Right now Bi-Polar and I are fighting over the key.</span> </span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> </span>Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08993668924849246440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787203369566637371.post-45572107025178211192011-03-10T02:58:00.000-07:002011-03-10T02:58:17.046-07:00So far this year has been good to us. James and I celebrated 15 years together, our youngest turned 14, our middle child got his drivers license, and our oldest "child" is working in a job field she truly enjoys. We are once again participating in the local home schooling co-operative. James is teaching Criminal Justice and is teaching Geometry at our house in the evenings once a week for 3 hours. He is also working and going to college full time. He is a busy, busy man. I am teaching the K-2nd graders the joys of books and doing crafts with them each week. I still look in on grandpa, taking him to doctor's appointments and errands. Between that and keeping my kids on task with their schooling, I manage. As is normal for this time of year I feel terrible, the depression is heavy and functioning is a chore. Hopefully the fog lifts soon and I will be able to do more. <br />
Both Liam and James have had their birthdays. For his birthday, Liam got to go to his first sleep away camp with his best friend Trent for 3 days. While he was away, we moved his bedroom downstairs to a larger space and made it look like a dragon's den with cool paint and black curtains. When he got home he was gobsmacked. He loves his "Cave". James celebrated his b-day at the co-op. I got him a cake and took it to co-op, the moms and kids sung "Happy Birthday" to him, the kids even made him a homemade card and they all signed it. He was so surprised and had a wonderful day.Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08993668924849246440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787203369566637371.post-24542351001342547642011-01-08T20:48:00.000-07:002011-01-08T20:48:51.287-07:00White Knuckles and 16 year old drivers.I promised the boys that we would go to the "City" this weekend and do some trades on games and get the boys some shoes and to return a pair of jeans Dallas got for Christmas that turned out to be too small. Personally I think it was just the cut of the jeans he objected to, the others he got that were the exact same size he was fine with. Anywho.... I tossed Dallas the keys and told Liam to buckle in tight. First errand was to Gpa M's to drop off groceries then off to Caldwell. I know this might sound silly to a lot of people but where I live our idea of a traffic jam is the local farmer driving his combine down the road or the cattle that broke the fence. We have little traffic and so we have to go 40 miles to Caldwell to get anywhere near traffic congestion. And my kid needs "traffic" before I am springing him on the world with a license. So Caldwell starts our tour of large towns (by this I mean over 30,000 population) on our agenda today. The boys swore we had to go to the gaming store in Caldwell population 43,200 because Ontario just doesn't have what they need. So, Dallas who has never driven anywhere with "traffic" to speak of, got a crash course today in the art of driving in organized mayhem. When they were done with the gaming store, I then directed him through Nampa ((81,200) to get the kids some new shoes. Then on to our capitol city of Boise (206,000) to exchange the aforementioned jeans. Dallas did a stellar job and only once did I feel like this:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0OWzOHrnqd8/TSktRfMMkNI/AAAAAAAAAxw/rVUjXA-it_4/s1600/scary_ride.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0OWzOHrnqd8/TSktRfMMkNI/AAAAAAAAAxw/rVUjXA-it_4/s1600/scary_ride.jpg" /></a></div>You would know what this feels like if you were the passenger of a 16 year old on his first time on a four lane highway. Dallas is eligible on Monday to get his drivers license. He has had his permit for 6 months and gone through drivers ed., I just think he needs more "City" time before I set him free.Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08993668924849246440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787203369566637371.post-70978062882341821552010-12-23T12:09:00.000-07:002010-12-23T12:09:51.435-07:00I got an early Christmas present yesterday. I finally got the BlackBerry that I have wanted for a while now. I didn't need the really fancy one, so I got the basic and will have fun playing with it and figuring out how it all works. <br />
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The kids also got new phones with qwerty keyboards for texting. They are thrilled. Well, I am going to play with my new toy, have a wonderful day!Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08993668924849246440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787203369566637371.post-69654539895421453662010-12-20T22:25:00.000-07:002010-12-20T22:25:26.375-07:00Getting an early start..<div style="text-align: center;"><span id="goog_715365742"></span><span id="goog_715365743"></span><span style="color: #134f5c;">Thanks to the HUGE flakes that fell last night, we were up early this morning to shovel snow.</span></div><div style="color: #134f5c; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Yes, I know the curtains are ugly as sin. They came with the house and are excellent at keeping the light out. My motto is if it ain't broke, don't fix it. The curtains stayed. While I was in my cleaning mode, I even tackled the master bath while I was at it. Go me!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08993668924849246440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787203369566637371.post-34027734114723070192010-12-17T18:03:00.000-07:002010-12-17T18:03:07.430-07:00<div style="color: #0b5394; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have been "YouTube"- ing. I get sucked into the world of viral videos and music and what seems like hours later, I emerge. Sometimes, I spend all that time and have nothing to say for myself, and sometimes I luck out. Now if you "know" me, you know that I listen to just about any music that I can get to my ears. I love all kinds of music, although, I do love some kinds more than others. I found this group the other day and plan to get my hands on a disc in the near future.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/tEPB7uzKuh4?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />
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