Happy Veterans Day to my Jarhead.

Thanks for all you have done, for all you do, and for all you will do.

Love,
M, Tyler, Emma, Logan and Gunner

Itch.

I think it's the changing of the seasons.....
The onslaught of what is to come with winter...
The short days with minimal sunshine....

No, I'm not talking about my skin itching.

I'm referring to this need/want for a change in my life.  I get this "feeling" every year around this time and I'm not sure why or what it means.  In that last 24 hours I have gone from:  seriously considering starting up a self employment business to having another child (and Kirby just passed out after reading that) to thinking about how to convince Kirby about getting a dog to researching what new washing machine we should buy to re-siding our house.    

My mind is going circles these days...more than usual.

Does anyone else get this way?  What is it and how can I make it go away? 

So, to stop reckless actions........I choose to focus on the kids, the upcoming holidays and how to get all this chocolate out of my house without anyone really noticing or missing it.

Maybe if I just rub chocolate on my skin, the itch will go away.  :)

A day in pictures......

Here's a few pictures of the day I spent with Emma and Logan...

It all started with breakfast.....after a wake up call from Logan at 6:30... "Mommy, I thristy."

Kirby took our the carseats from the car and put them in the dinning room. For some reason the kids enjoy sitting in them more when they are NOT in the car. Go figure....

We cleaned like you wouldn't believe today. The kids helped, well, helped when they weren't distracted.  Logan, bless his little 3 year old heart, came up to me with his arms full of his dirty clothes from the day before and says, "Mommy, here my dirty clothes,  I put them in the hamper?"   Ohhh Logan, you could teach your Dad a thing or two...

During my cleaning, I realized that this lure has been hanging up in my kitchen window since June I think...  If it's still there next week, it will be for sale on ebay.....

Finally it was time to get outside and enjoy the sun.  We drove up to Hinckley with bikes in tow and continued to practice riding bike down the trail. I thought I would sneak in a run but I ended up walking more than anything. Logan's little legs just can't go as fast as he would like...

I was there......really.....here's proof.

I guess like being on TV...your shadow adds 10 pounds as well.

The kids were hungry and I needed a few things at Walmart so we went for lunch at Subway.  I forgot to take a picture but it was mostly just the kids eating.

There's nothing better than 75% off Halloween costumes at Walmart.  A $3 dress for Emma....

And a $3 GI Joe something for Logan.

After some fighting, some biting and naughty chair time......we went outside to do a little raking and let the beast chase after some tennis balls.

Then it was a quick trip to the playground...camera forgotten. 

Back home, and yes, I let my kids jump on my couch.  I'd like a new one and have wanted a new couch for the past, ohhhh, 6 years so I'm hoping that if it's 'broken' then it will become a necessity more than a want. So, kids, jump away!

And to top it off.......I had time to cook an ooeey, gooeeyy, cheesy pasta dish for supper.   Yum!

I love Saturdays! Especially warm and sunny ones......

Life is good!

Up and Down.....

It's time to bring back........

Low for the day:  Listening to the poor gal who sits in the cube next to me take phone call-after phone call of rude-yelling-people who refused to listen to what she was telling them.

High for the day:  Watching Tyler tackle Logan and listening to Logan laugh and giggle and chuckle and laugh and giggle and chuckle.

What about you?

It's time for the News Dear... or is it Deer News?

On the EVE of the Hunt – I present your Evening News...

“Good Day and welcome to the Channel 32 Newsroom. I'm your all in one - 

anchorman, sports reporter, weatherman and traffic reporter –

 - The man of many hats –

Kirby.”

This just in – Breaking News – there’s been a report of an Epic Mullet on the horizon. At this point, we have no confirmed sightings. Perhaps after a football trip to Duluth and a deer weekend in Warroad we’ll have more on this breaking story. More in our Sports report.

First let’s take a look at TRAFFIC with Irv Weinstein. – “As you can see, we have some major delays in the workplace. All across the state you’ll notice workload backups happening caused by the onset of this rapidly approaching Deer Season. At the intersection of “Needing to Put Food on the Table” & “It’s Just a Job!” some commuter’s computers have come to a complete standstill. Hopefully the operators will be able to re-boot and re-charge after a weekend away from this daily, stop and go quagmire.”

Keeping an Eye on the Sky is our beloved Weatherman – Mario Hilario – “Thanks, and what a report I have for you folks today! Temperatures will be in the low 40s to start the day with West-Northwest winds at 7 to 14 mph. Sunset today is 4:57 P.M. I know that the fall doldrums have really taken a toll on our overall psyche but fear not, relief is on the way! The constant deluge that has made Central Minnesota feel more like Seattle will give way to clear skies for the weekend. Taking a peek at the 5-day radar, I’m forecasting the sprinkles to disappear and the sun to shine with Opening Day highs approaching the upper 50’s. It’ll be perfect weather for the bullets to fly and the stories to be told. Let another great hunt wash away all your worries folks.”

Next, from the Channel 32 Sports Desk, the man with the Headset and the Mindset to win, the Coach …“Thank you Mario. The Rush City Tigers head to uncharted waters tomorrow as they once again test their might against the Moose Lake Rebels. Last time these two teams battled it out to a mid-fall classic – Final Score 24-22 Rebels. We’re hoping for a different outcome this go ‘round because a Section Championship is on the line. Thursday at 7:00, Duluth’s Public School Stadium will host this new rivalry and word on the streets is our Anchorman has put his hairstyle on the line.”

Stick with us as we pause to recognize our Sponsors… Rocky Boots, Browning Firearms, Bear Butt Baits soon available @ Musky Tackle Online, PowerAde, Advil, Safeguard Properties, and ISD #139

This has been a Public Service announcement from the fine folks at Channel 32 News. We wish you and yours the most successful of Deer Seasons. May the stars align and your Ch’i center to create the most peaceful place in your own world. Aim true and shoot straight friends. 

Remember, “They give their strength so that we may have ours.”

Out,    K

P.S.  No Guts – No Glory

What time is it?

It's that time of year again......

Are you ready? 

Come and gone.....

Another fun year of Halloween has come and gone. The kids had figured out their Halloween costumes early on in October so we were all set for the night to begin. Emma was a good witch, Logan was Diego/Crocodile hunter/jungle explorer, Kirby was the Happy Winning Football Coach and I was the disgruntled football coaches wife who has another week or two or three left of the season.  (I am VERY happy that they won...just ready to have my husband back home on Friday nights)

Here's a few pictures......

The Kindergartners do a parade with their costumes for the rest of the school... Here's Emma walking down Daddy's hallway.

A quick photo with Daddy in his classroom.

Pumpkin time at our house!

Logan digging in.

Emma showing some seeds....

The finished products.  (sorry Tyler, I just didn't have enough energy to clean our your monster pumpkin)

Logan the Explorer!

Emma the good witch.

This picture below has a good story behind it.  The person inside this gorilla suit teaches 7th grade math at Rush City and is the nicest lady you will ever meet.  Every year she puts on this suit and sits on her front step and scares the bejesus out of the kids. 

Logan and Emma walked up to the front steps and were a little confused as to why the candy was just sitting out and didn't know if they should ring the doorbell or just take a treat....  Logan was walking around trying to figure out what to do and Paula, moved ever so slightly towards Logan and said, "boo" in the quietest whisper...........You should have seen Logan make a bee line for his Mama!  He let out a cry that I have never heard before and I think he jumped the 4 feet up straight into my arms.  

He was halfway between crying when Daddy went up to the gorilla and gave 'her' a hug as I told him that he was okay and that it was just Paula inside the costumer.  His reply was, "naughty Paula."

But, he laughed and took his treat but wanted nothing more to do with the gorilla. 

Emma was okay with getting her picture taken.

Even today Logan was still talking about 'naughty' Paula and how the monkey scared him.

It was another great year of trick or treating. We have candy coming out of our ears of course.  Kirby and I finished our Halloween with a video of MJs Thriller video (what a classic-I can remember exactly where I was when I first watched that video and how it scared the bejesus out of me!)

Hope you had a great Halloween!