Toads and worms and going to school OH MY!!

Well today when I opened the garage door to walk to school with the boys, Ian squeals with delight "Look mommy a frog!!" So of course we had to go and take a look (already running late this morning so what are an extra 5 minutes right). Not only was there one toad (not frog) there were 4 toads, 3 pretty good sized ones and one little itty bitty one that I almost ran over with the stroller because I didn't see him.

I would have let them pick them up and stuff but we just didn't have the time so that was sad but I know they live in our yard cause I see them all the time when I am working in the flower beds and I hear hubby talk about them when he cuts the grass so they will be back.

We didn't get much rain it seemed like yesterday but this morning was super humid, so humid while walking my glasses kept fogging up with condensation (talk about annoying). But there was quite a heavy dew outside this morning too so besides just seeing the toads we also had to stop about 6 times on the way to school to check out the worms (and in some cases move them so they didn't get stepped on *insert rolling eyes here* just what I want to do in the morning is save worms!!)

So that has been my day so far, I need to take a shower but was waiting a few moments until my underwear weren't quite so stuck to my body with sweat. Have a good one everyone!!

You Might Not Be Watching

Well the fall lineup of TV shows has started and I am definitely loving having my computer hooked up to the satellite. Yes we have tricked the computer into thinking it is a TIVO machine. I love having it like this, and I have become a snob that can't watch regular TV anymore. I can't stand having to watch commercials and I find myself holding onto the remote trying to fast forward through commercials when I can't (and yes I tried pushing the button a couple times, if you didn't tape it you can't fast forward).

And what am I watching...

MONDAY
Chuck - this Nerd Herder gets all of the CIA/NSA's secrets downloaded into his head. Very funny especially if you are married to a geek.
Journeyman - Man goes back in time, ok so it is a like Quantum Leap but heck I liked that show too.

TUESDAY
NCIS
HOUSE - I love this show, probably my favorite.
Eureka - on Sci-Fi, this is the funniest show if you haven't checked this out I definitely recommend it. It is all about this average Joe sherriff working in a small town called Eureka where everyone is a genius.

WEDNESDAY
Criminal Minds
CSI: New York
America's Next Top Model - my secret (well not anymore since I posted it here) reality TV show
Gossip Girl - this is really a silly show that reminds of like Beverly Hills 90210 but I really want to know who Gossip Girl is now that I have started watching
Bionic Woman - although I tape it on Friday nights on the Sci-Fi channel so I am always a week behind but that is ok with me, good trade off not to have to watch commericals

THURSDAY
CSI - the original
Smallville - well ok this is for hubby but I still watch it

FRIDAY
Stargate: Atlantis
NUMBERS
Monk
Psych

And why is it that there is nothing good on TV on the weekends anymore. I remember watching the wonderful world of disney and national geographic on Sunday nights. Well it is just a good thing that I tape everything so I have something to watch.

Well off to play with my new goodies from ScrapAddict.com, the mailman just dropped them off. I got some awesome Hambly overlays and some Jenni Bowlin tags.

World Card Making Day

...was Saturday October 6th and it is the day that someone picked as the start of the holiday card making season (there is a season for that now - I always just thought you waited until Thanksgiving and then rushed to make them or ran out to Target and bought the first ones you see).

Well at ScrapAddict this weekend the DT all made card sketches and cards.

Here are some of mine.


This one is based on Pixleyyy's sketch.

This one is based on Kellibluefrog's sketch.
This one is based on Pixleyyy's sketch and it is probably my favorite but I would never in a thousand years make a bunch of these for Xmas. The hand stitching took forever. Guess I will have to break out the sewing machine for the rest of them.

There are a couple more too but I don't have them saved on this computer. This is the only downside to have more than one computer that you work from at home.

Boutique Challenge

I wandered over to ScrapinStyleTV and found some cool challenges this week so I tried a couple out.


This one is Fashionista Andrea's Challenge. You had to use at least 2 different patterned papers by different manufacturers and a little bit of lace and the word "October" in your title.



And this one was for Fashionista Gretchen's Challenge. For her's you had to use 10 photos.

You know what I hate....

I hate waking up to find my back porch has been renovated by my creepy little neighbors.

Too bad I can't get them to decoate for Halloween for me.

Man it is October.

And it isn't just the same as fall in Iowa here in Texas. They are saying that a cold front will be coming through but their idea of a cold front is mid 80s. Not exactly my idea of a crisp fall day.

Do the leaves on palm trees turn colors?

I can't believe it!!

So remembering back to my kindergarten days there are only a few things that I can really picture in my mind.

1. I learned to count to 100. I remember sitting with the teacher at her desk behind this low wall and it was like a little test where I had to count to 100 for her.

2. I remember this really cool wooden kitchen that we played make believe in.

3. Our room was in the basement and we had our own exit to the playground.

4. My teacher's name was Ms. Sailor.

5. I sat at the red table.

6. The little boy down the street was in my class and we rode the bus together.

7. We only went for half a day and I came home and had lunch with my mom.

And that is about it. I don't remember learning to read or write, I just remember lots of playing and coloring and stuff like that.

Now what is amazing is Ian brought home a book yesterday and READ it to me!! He has only been in school for 4 weeks and before this I was worried because he had a little trouble with lower case letters and now he is READING!!

I know times have changed but man, what is next CALCULUS!!!

Cartoon of my life.

Baby Blues is my favorite cartoon. It should be because secretly I think they have bugged my house and are using my family as inspiration. If I could start a wish list for Christmas right now I would have to add I would love to find a book of Baby Blues cartoons.

Vettes & Jets on the Lex.

This weekend we drove down to Corpus Christi TX to see the Vettes & Jets on the Lex sponsored by the USO. It was on the USS Lexington.

Darren thought the boys would really like to see the big ship and it would be cool to see all the corvettes too. They had 300 corvettes from 19 different states and Canada.

Some more pictures...

Just a layout.

Did this for a challenge at IDOS. The challenge was to use comics or cartoons as inspiration.

Used my awesome new toy on this layout. Hubby got me a Quickutz Revolution and the font Blossom. Love it!!

Where is the year going?

I can't believe it is September already!!!?? Where has the time gone?? Seems like just last week I had two little baby boys and they were home playing with me and now one is in school and the other is talking my ear off. It is really cute cause I can't believe how much my little one is learning from his big brother. He really wants to be just like big brother. Broke my heart last week while eating lunch and he just stopped and looked at me and said "I miss brother." AWWWWWWW!

So what's up this week. I need to clean the floors up again. I love having the tile floor in the kitchen and dining room but it is white and it shows all the dirt. I wish I had the money to replace it with some nice darker tile.

I also have a ton of pictures that need to be editted and I will even post some a little later. Right now I have to run because I am smelling baby powder and really that can't be a good thing!!! Where is Evan at??