Fun at Grandma's

I had a busy day yesterday, but it was great. I had a friend over from church for lunch. She is a young mom, married for a year and just had twin boys. They are so sweet. We enjoyed eating pitas and cheesecake and visiting. Julia got to feed one of the little boys with his bottle and we both got to hold them. Oliver was kind of wacko because it was thundering out; I really have a hard time knowing what to do with him when I have company...he barks like a nut if we chain him outside. He is so spoiled.

We went to Grandma and Grandpa's for dinner. They grilled hamburgers and we enjoyed the outdoors. Their garden, orchard and flower beds are looking wonderful. They have already put so much work into their place, it will be so nice.

Adorable video...

Julia and Alicia made this cute video of Oliver:


Oliver

Dinners..

Last night, chicken pot pie and salad...

Tonight....Baked Parmesan Meatballs with noodles:

1 lb ground beef
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 egg
1 clove garlic, minced

Preheat oven to 375. Mix meat, cheese, parsley, egg and garlic. Shape into meatballs. BAke 25 min or until cooked through. (I will double this recipe). Serve over buttered noodles with a salad.

Days go by...

I got a nasty headache last night and went to bed early (for me)...Jesse and I were watching Star Trek (nexgen) and I couldn't even finish the episode (although I've seen every one more than once)..it was that bad, lol. This morning I woke up with nausea and the remains of the headache which ibuprofen didn't even touch. I hope I am not going to be prone to migraines as I go into my 40's...I turn 40 this year. My Grandma started getting them in her 40's and mom said that she was bedridden because of them at times. I took some multidolphilus to try and help the nausea.

It is a really nice day out...I planted another bush and a mum. I am not going to plant anything else though. We haven't heard back from the bank yet, so a waiting game, as usual.

Alicia is starting to really slack off on homework..didn't get it done yesterday. I have to cut out the computer time (she has a game where she designs clothing that she loves) and make her get the homework done right away. She also went to a friend's house yesterday and watched a movie, so I really wasn't paying enough attention-obviously. I will be glad when school is over and I will have them all home again.

We are continuing to read Oliver Twist, it is fun. Sometimes the language really curfoodles us though:) I will read a passage and the kids will say huh???!!!

More...

We looked at another house on Sunday night. It has 6 acres...a modular on top of a hill. It is a bit rough with lots of potential. The price is right, too. I think it will go fast but we have to wait to hear back from the bank. It would be so nice to have some land again, but I don't know what God has in store for us. He may want us just right where we are, that is fine with me, too. We have plans to add on to this place if buying another one doesn't work out. On Saturday we took a hike on Jesse's mom's place, back in the hills. It is just glorious. At one time we considered putting a place on those hills, but the cost was too high. We do enjoy visiting her and bringing our dog so he can romp (and roll in a stinky deer corpse). My m0m also has a nice place in the country. If we don't get to move, we have 2 country places to enjoy.

I'm done!!!

11 new fillings later and I am finally done with my torture sessions at the dentist. My last 2 were done today. I have terrible teeth that I have not kept up on and many fillings that were falling apart. I am thankful that insurance covered everything...I had to get it done as my insurance coverage ends May 30th. Hopefully I can keep on top of things better, but I am pretty sure my teeth are always going to give me problems.

Jesse is working a grueling schedule for May. His plant shuts down one a year to clean and replace everything and all workers must be there. He works 7 days straight (12 hour days), one day off, and then 5 nights (12 hours also). After that it goes back to his regular schedule. It will be a marathon session.

Friday....

I opened the doors of the church at 8am to start the rummage sale....stayed there until about 3pm, with some breaks throughout the day to check out other yard sales in town. We found some good deals...a bassinett, boys clothes, shoes, stir crazy pop corn popper, match box cars. Julia and Carlina helped out with the bake sale at the yard sale...fun as there were other girls there to visit with. I don't think we made a ton but it was fun, nonetheless!

I found this article which is great if you're feeling worried about the flu...kind of puts things in perspective:
Everyone goes oink!


I am trying to put some tomato seedlings in pots...they look pretty healthy right now but hopefully I don't kill them! We found 2 other houses that we are looking at, also. I am feeling sad that I can't plant tons of flowers and shrubs around here because we don't know where we are going to be permanently...so I am just putting things in pots that I can move.