Mental Block

Wow, for some reason, I just can't seem to think of a topic...there are so many things going through my mind right now that I can't just zero in on one alone. Perhaps the drool dripping down my chin could be part of the problem. Let me clarify....this weekend here in our humble little town is the Car Show. Em and I went over to the car show to get a closer look at some of these BEAUTIFUL pieces of machinary. I'M IN LOVE!! I just couldn't get past the Red, 1969, CONVERTABLE Mustang....OMG, Ford has been known to do things right on occasion and this was one of them! No, I didn't check to see if the keys were in the ignition, but the owner was nowhere in sight either, lol. Every time I saw one of the few GTO's that were there, I couldn't help but to start humming "Little GTO" by the Beach Boys. Ok, Ok, so I never said I was normal, besides, what fun is normal anyhow?? :) After an hour of walking around being hot, we decided that it was time to head home to the AIR CONDITIONING!! Yes, I do have my air back....ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....

Why do my kids think they need to do every camp imaginable in the summer? Well, ok...it's not ALL of my kids and maybe it's not EVERY camp, but sheesh, Emily starts Arts camp tomorrow and it runs all week....so I have to TAKE her there (20 mile drive) by 9 AM and then go back and PICK her up at 1 PM....and on Friday, there's a little "show" :
Yes, I know, be supportive...did I mention that I can't wait to go back to school?

Tomorrow is the first day of August. I've got such mixed emotions about August. Yeah, school will be starting and that will be a blessing in disguise for me. I only wish this month could go by slowly, but I know it won't.

Should I get a job at WalMart? I know I have school on Mondays and Wednesdays and will be busy with homework on Sundays and Tuesdays, but there are 3 other days that I could work. It would be nice in a way, I wouldn't have to be so dependant for $$. It's not like I'm terribly needy, but you know what I mean. Maybe I could get my own "real" cell phone since TracFone sucks so bad around here, Alex even said we could get the "family plan" lol. I don't know, I guess I could think about it. I don't know if I could handle being a cashier though, too many grumpy people!!!! BUT....I could do the jewelry counter, lol, I think I'm qualified for that!!!!!! :))

My goal for today was to get 3-4 kinds of cookies baked AND banana bread and I haven't done any of it yet. I guess I should get moving and try to get at least one done.

Y'all enjoy your day and be safe,
Love Ya :)

WalMart Smileys :)

Hi, my name is Lyne and I LOVE Smileys. I seem to be having a slight addiction problem of late. #1-Ebay #2 WalMart Smiley pins. I didn't think that the competition for such little things would be so fierce, but I found my self cussing out some person on ebay that I don't even know because they had the audacity to outbid me!!! Out of 6 pins, I ended up with 3. Not too awful bad, but, the one that I really wanted eluded me. On Thursday I will be more viscous though. There's a smiley pin that I MUST have, ok, I WILL have. I will stoop to all levels to get this pin!!! I pity the person that tries to be on my puter during the final seconds of bidding!!! Ahhhhhhh, I feel a little better now having admitted to my addiction, lol. (hint hint, these pins are a great inexpensive little gift say for mother's day or just because I'm loved ;) )

Emily is behind me hula hooping with my weighted hula hoop, she's been going steady for a whole 8 minutes now. She has this hope to someday break the Guiness Book record of 72 hours. I don't think she's gonna be able to achieve this with my hula hoop, it's a killer!! Don't believe me? Come on over and try it sometime!!

I think very soon I'm gonna start my exercise program. I'm really feeling that it's a good time to do this. I'm at a point where I'm not feeling overweight, but just out of shape. I need to get in condition for school, lol, I have 5 minutes between a couple of my classes and one room is on the other side of the school from the other. I'm gonna have to do some power walking!

Ahhhhhhhhhh, yes, SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I CAN'T WAIT!! In one respect I can because when I start school that means other things will be missed, but, at least I'll be able to keep busy and study hard! Sheesh, it won't be hard to keep busy anyhow, I'm sure there's going to be plenty of Football games with Alex and Basketball games with Em...(still wish she would play football again), she's quite happy with her choice to play basketball, especially after doing 2 basketball camps this summer. And yes, I can't forget keeping busy with homework! 13 credit hours of school comes with the same amount of homework. Maybe next year I'll take German so that I can converse with Sarah :)

I got an e-mail today from my peer mentor from my sign language class. They're having a silent dinner on Tuesday, Aug. 2. I'm excited to go, but I know that I better polish up on my sign language, I've forgotten quite a bit of it this summer. For those of you that don't know, a silent dinner is where we go out to a restaurant (usually a place with a buffet) and once you're in there, you're not allowed to talk, you may only converse in Sign Language. It's quite fun and quite a challenge. I had to do it for grades my last 2 semesters, but this time I can just go and enjoy the night without "having" to ask 10 different people questions about themselves. What's really fun is getting to talk to people that come from the Deaf Community. They're always so happy to come to the dinners because of the fact that people are learning their language to be able to talk to them. I guess the sentence that I need to bone up on is,"all summer, practice, not I." Good, I remember all the signs for that one :) I also remember, "excuse me" lol, I'll use that one a lot and just run out for more food to avoid answering a question that I don't understand!!!

It's getting late now and I have a movie to watch, therefore, I think I will end now.

Y'all stay safe and be strong,
Love ya :)

Uncertainties

Sundays leave so much room for thinking. Reflections of the week past, considerations of the week to come, and unanswered questions. I honestly don't know if I like these days anymore. I'm finding that I don't like to have idle thoughts anymore. I wish I had some reassurance of things to come in the future, but, life being as it is, I'll just have to take it day by day.....it is after all just "A Daily Thing". *Sigh*

This morning I was greeted by thunder and lightening. I couldn't have asked for a better way to wake up, it's such a wonderful way to wake up. The calming effects of the rain and the low rumble of thunder. Of course, once in a while you have the thrill of the sharp clasp of thunder following the bright streak of lightening. I was asked how I could possibly fall back to sleep this morning with the storm going on. Easy...it's a lullaby to me.

I'm somewhat frustrated right now. "Someone's" girlfriend just called asking if "he" was home. I assumed that he was still sleeping and went out to his room and knocked, she then told me that he may not be home yet. Aparantly, his friend came to pick him up LATE last night and he never said a word to us that he was leaving. NICEEEEEEEEEEE, it would have been nice to know this so that his window could have been shut, but no, it was left WIDE open through the storm I see. Not to mention, the thought that he was supposed to be here and finding out that he's not. Yes, he's an adult, but let's show a little common courtesy. Is this possible????????????????????

Meloncholy-1 a : suggestive or expressive of melancholy b : causing or tending to cause sadness or depression of mind or spirit thought>2 a : depressed in spirits
I guess if I had to pick a word for the day....that would be it.

Y'all take care,
Love ya :)

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

WOW, what a day! All I can say is "Cedar Point Rocks!!!" .....Top Thrill Dragster was incredible, I think I left part of my face at the start of the ride, lol, yes, it was that good!!! I'm not quite sure why anyone gets scared riding this ride,lol, I mean really, the ride only lasts 20 seconds, no time for fear there. BUT....I have to say, my new favorite ride is Millennium Force....OMG, it was AWESOME! I am no longer a Millennium Force Virgin, whew, what a ride that was....I wish I could have just kept going and going and going....I think next year, I wanna get right back in line, FIRST ride of the day, 2nd too, lol. I also rode the green Power Tower ride for the first time (for those of you that don't know, the green one drops you down as to where the red one shoots you up). That sure was a rush too. Really, it's not so much the rush, but the anticipation of just hanging up there waiting for the drop. It's so much better than the Demon Drop, which I must say is getting too old and rickety. I wasn't too thrilled with Magnum, it was to jerky. (first time on that one too.) As far as Wicked Twister goes, all I can do is giggle....I loved going backwards, but the screaming that took place on that ride was just too amusing, lol.

Did I mention that it was HOT? Well, it was HOT, HOT, HOT! We did plenty of baking, but, I came out of it with just a little bit of redness on my nose. I firmly believe in sunblock now, I've been burnt 3 times already this summer and it hasn't been pleasant, so, I used plenty of SPF 30 before went into the park. Most of it got washed off with the sweat from the baking, which did allow me to work on my tan, a thing that I haven't had for years. It makes for a 4th different tan line however, it's all good though. The heat did affect one of our group members and I hope he's feeling better today :) Some year, I would love to camp there so that we can go one day, sleep and go again the next day! Anyone up for the challenge? lol.

At the home-front, I still have no airconditioner. That saddens me, but at least it's cool this morning yet. I have some baking to do, but I really am gonna have to put it off until I get my air back or we have a couple of 70 degree days in a row. That doesn't look likely for a while though. Oh well.

I'm tired, I think I will nap today! On that thought, I will end here for the day. Thank you to the group of WONDERFUL people that went to Cedar Point with me yesterday, I'm glad you don't mind going and doing things with an "old" person :) (I love you all!!!!)

Y'all be good and be safe,
Love ya :)

Ready for Thrills!

WOO HOOOOOO!!!! I just got finished ordering the tickets for Cedar Point!! OMG, I can't wait until tomorrow!!!!!! I still think that Top Thrill Dragster should be the first ride of the day but others, however, think that Mantis should be the first....I think I may follow my first instinct and go for the thrill! If you've never gone to Cedar Point, boy are you missing out. Even if you don't like riding the rides (what's the point in going then) there are still plenty of things to do, a lot of shows to watch and there's even the water park. Thunder Canyon isn't even a really bad ride for the faint of heart, lol.

Yesterday evening was quite interesting. At about 6 pm. our electricity went out. At least it was fairly cool out and we didn't have to bake. Of course, considering that our air conditioner broke a few days ago, the fans have been our only respite since, so I guess it doesn't matter that the electricity went out. The kids were bummed because that meant NO TV! I, however, didn't mind because I've been reading the 6th Harry Potter book and didn't need any electricity to that :) The book is getting to a very good part now too, Harry has been talking to.....oh wait...I guess I shouldn't say anything because that could bring on the wrath of the eldest child_unit. Ok, I'll just leave it at "it's getting REALLY good!" I wish I could write like J.K Rowling....I'd settle for half that good, lol. This is my second book of the summer. My first book was "More Than A Skeleton" by Paur Maier. This is sort of a sequel to his book "A Skeleton in God's Closet" which is definately a great read!!! Both are! I was even lucky enough to meet Paul Maier when I was in Florida, he autographed the 2 books that I bought while down in Florida. (He was the keynote speaker at the convention I went to down there).


I'm getting very excited at the thought of school starting up again. August 29th is the big day! I actually have to start a week before the kids go back to school, lol, I don't think that's a bad thing, do you? Nahhhhhhhhhh..... I can't wait to start up in my Spanish and Child Psych classes. I'm still trying to decide if I should contact my Spanish teacher and tell him that I had 2 years of Spanish in High School. I don't really remember a whole lot of it, some, but not enough to get stuck in Spanish II. I do believe that he gives a placement test the first or second day anyhow. I think I'll just hush about my previous classes....but do remember, lol, that was 20 years ago!!

Ebay is EVIL! It lures you in there with so many wonderful things. Then they offer you "paypal" to make it so easy to bid....THEN they allow all these people to put their "stuff" up for auction....EVIL I tell ya....GOTTA LOVE IT :) I just wish they didn't have so many walmart smiley pins, lol, I already won 4 and now I bid on another 6. I actually prefer the "Buy it Now" option, I hate waiting all the days for the auction to end and then to have some LOSER outbid you in the last second, grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, they did that on a pin that I really wanted too, that sucked! Oh well, it's the thrill of the hunt and kill I suppose. It sure is gonna be a long 5 days, lol. I MUST have the zorro and the Statue of Liberty pins!!!!!!!!!!!!! Muwahahahahahahahahaha.....

Well hey, I've been boring enough and I didn't even mention my vacation up North....all I can say is HOT! No AIR, and Ducks.

Y'all take care and be safe,
Love ya :)

Northward Bound

After many weeks of waiting for baseball and softball season to be finished, we FINALLY get to head North to Gaylord!!! It'll be the first time we've been up there since Christmas and we're actually gonna stay at my mom's house and not her boyfriend's!!! Not that it's all that bad there, but....let's just say, it's not very "child" friendly. I guess we're gonna go strawberry picking while we're there too, hopefully we can find a place to pick raspberries too! I'm so far behind in my jam making this summer, I never did get any rhubarb jam made, bummer!

I just realized something, lol, my mom doesn't have her internet anymore not to mention that she doesn't have a house phone anymore, lol, wow, it'll be like going camping or something!!! At least she still has her VCR there....AT LEAST I HOPE SHE DOES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (she replaced her home phone for a cell phone) I wish we had more time to spend up there, I would love to take the kids to Mackinaw Island, I love that place!! I'm sure while we're up there, we'll go to Call of the Wild...gotta get some fudge while I'm up there ya know!! Maybe we'll even ride the Go-Karts! (another thought....NO AIR!!!! OYE!!!!!!!!)

Well anywho....I guess I should finish up on this so that I can get packed and make sure everyone else is packed and ready to go. Did I mention that there's a Super WalMart up there too, woo hoooooo, lol!!!

Y'all take care and stay safe,
Love ya :)

Birthdays and All-Stars

Well, what a day...today is Dominic's 6th birthday. It's so hard to believe that he's been around that long already but in the same respect it's hard to think of the time when he wasn't born yet. Does it make me sad and long for the days of cuddling a baby? YOU BET IT DOES!!! I'm really at a place in my life that a baby just wouldn't fit in, but the thought of cuddling a tiny, helpless bundle of wonder....*sigh* (mental note...find someone with a baby and get a dose of cuddling and dirty diapers)....that might do the trick, lol.

Emily got voted in for the All-Star Softball game for their league along with Lindsay Morrison, Jade Nelson, and Brandi Willett. Their team played awesome tonight!! After the first inning, they were down 0-1. Em didn't even get to play until the sixth inning, and then she dominated!!! All together she got 30 strikes and 11 balls, allowing only 1 run in her 3 innings. WOO HOOOOOOO!!!!! Their team won 16 - 4. All in all, there were 6 teams playing together on her team, 4 girls from each team represented. I was definately proud :D

Should I start baking at 10:30 at night when I'm tired?? Definately NOT!! I had some stuff sitting out that needed to get mixed together, well, what I neglected to do was THINK about what I was doing, I added eggs that were sitting there to a mixture that did NOT call for eggs. Hmmmmm, I'm baking it right now, lol, I kinda hope that it'll make a nice pastry crust and I'll just make a cream cheese filling for it tomorrow. Should I really have admitted to my blunder on such a public display....well, I look at it this way, if it turns out good, then I'll have an admitted....oops, there's the timer, brb, I'll let ya know....WELL...I'm back, still not quite sure how that "dough" is turning out. It smells like a pastry, but it kinda has the texture of a custard type thing...interesting. A good lemon sauce over some vanilla icecream sounds like it might go well with it....or even some strawberries. Anywho...if it turns out, I'll have admitted that I made a mistake, but in making a mistake, I hope to show that even something good can come from a mistake....lol...I'm grasping!!! I should just delete this whole paragraph!!

No, I didn't delete it....I'll live, it's all good. I guess I have to get the bull whip out and start herding a few kids to bed. I do believe I'll be following shortly, or at least when I take my blunder out of the oven. What will I be dreaming of tonight? CEDAR POINT of course!!!!!

Oh, one more thing, this falls into the "Don't ya just hate it category".....don't ya just hate it when you're talking to someone on the phone and the phone dies??? That is a completely frustrating thing. Ok, time for me to get some sleep, the "creation" is 3 minutes from being done and as soon as it's out of the oven, it's nite nite for me!

Y'all be safe and take care,
Love ya :)

Endings and Beginnings...

Ahhhhhh, tonight marks the ending of a VERY long weekend!! By the way, Happy 4th of July to everyone, I hope you all had a wonderful time celebrating our Country and what it means to live in its freedom.

Our bon-fire was very nice, or at least I thought it was :) I was happy that Ross and Sarah stopped in to visit for a while before they had to go to Ross's aunt's house for their family party. I think it's sad though that they missed out on the s'mores, lol. (I saved you some) It was very interesting when everyone decided to start hitting golf balls into the walleye pond, but more interesting when Aaron and Joel decided to go out there and try to catch the golf balls with baseball mits!!!! Can we say....IDIOTS?!?!?! Do they NOT know what can happen when you get a golf ball sliced into your forehead?????? lol. Well, they didn't get hit and actually, they almost caught a few balls!! Ok, Ok, I'm a little big guilty too, I hit a few balls out there too, but at least I used a baseball bat!! :D (hit them pretty good too! well, except for the one that popped up and landed in the smaller pond) Ahhhhhhhhh, good fun there.

Sometimes when I sit here, I wish I could just let my fingers go and type something that sounds so profound that I would even astonish myself....but, considering that it's just about midnight, I seriously doubt that anything will be that wonderful! So I guess it'll just have to be the same ole' dribble that's been written every other time, lol.

I haven't mentioned this yet....I CAN'T WAIT FOR CEDAR POINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG, the one way I can get anything that comes close to flying!!!!!!!!! WOO HOOOO, Top Thrill Dragster, here I come! OK, now, I think I need to figure out how to work my CD/DVD player so that I can record Phantom of the Opera from DVD onto a VHS tape so that we can watch it on the way there, I mean, it is a longggggggg ride on the bus!! lol. Can't forget blanket and pillow either....oh yes, and another mental note....remember to NOT sit in the seat again that doesn't recline!!!!!!!!! I can't wait now especially since Jen is going again too! We're gonna tear that park apart! Oh yeah, got my yellow shirt today too (and my Sharpie).

Ok, well, it's time for me to get to bed and "try" to get some sleep....New week starting, new beginnings....and only ONE more softball game, woo hooo! Then starts the season of Summer Jazz Band concerts. Enjoyable :)

Y'all have a wonderful night.
Love ya :)