Day 90

I've been hungry for choc chip cookies. They are YUMMY!!!

Day 89

Spring remains in Godfrey. We'll see what tomorrow brings.

Day 88

Woke up to a Spring Wonderland this morning. 3-4" of snow fell overnight. It was very pretty but not very nearly April! I didn't get to see if "hamster-size flakes" feel but I do know there was a bit of sleet

before hand (woke up at 1am & heard the frozen stuff hitting the windows.)

Well I knew it was supposed to warm up. This pic was taken 9 hours later. It's the same tree in my neighbor's yard. It doesn't look like the very wet, very heavy snow hurt any of the trees! Even the magnolia across the street looks ok, not all brown & icky like it has in previous years.

Day 87

Scott's crutches. He's been having ankle issues for nearly a month now. He's had an x-ray & it shows nothing. He has an appointment with an Orthopedic guy on Thursday. Seems WAY too long to wait. Way to long to listen to him whine!

Day 86

I made Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats today. I LOVE these treats (HATE regular RKT!!) Well, apparently my spatula doesn't like PBRKT cause, while I was spreading the mixture in the pan, the spatula snapped in half. I haven't bought new spatulas in YEARS. Last time, I had a hard time finding the Rubbermaid brand. I hope I can find them now or I'll have to buy Pampered Chef ones & I know they are PRICEY!!!

Day 85

I volunteered at the kids' school on Thursday. Really hoping it turns into a job for the fall! This is a lovely picture of my junk & Becca's crap. I have a van, why does everything end up in the front seat??

Day 84

As far as I'm concerned, this is WAY TOO RELAXED!! Jack, show some modesty!!

Day 83

I made the kids brownies yesterday. Scott doesn't like brownies. Scott DOES like oatmeal cookies. I don't particularly like oatmeal cookies. Somehow, I ate 5 before they had even cooled. It's ok, oatmeal's good for you, right?

Day 82

I am w/o a hubcap. Isn't it UGLY. I'm waiting for a replacement but that's taking alot longer than I'm comfortable with. I feel like such a hoosier driving w/only 3 hubcaps. I try not to look at it.

Day 81

Our new Library opened this weekend. It's pretty awesome. And HUGE!! We were the first one in the state to have a library in a mall & the 2nd one in the country. It's way cool! I can run to Macy's for something & pick up books (tapes, DVDs, CDs, etc) while I'm there. It's so awesome!

Day 80

Saturday is our dinner out night. We usually go somewhere nicer than fast food but Scott was playing cards & I wasn't even sure I would be able to eat (see previous post!) So, we had some running to do and no one could agree on what to eat. Since Scott was gone and mom is MUCH nicer than he is anyway, I told the kids we would each get what we wanted: Jack in the Box tacos for Becca, Taco Bell tacos for Nick & Rally's cheeseburger for Suzi. Everyone was happy. Until I realized I could not eat! This made me VERY sad

Day 79

I'm DYING!! I somehow got an infected tooth. Oooo, eee, owwww, pain, misery!!! I am taking antibiotics, muscle relaxers, pain pills plus over the counter meds TRYING to feel better. IT'S NOT WORKING!!! I keep asking Scott to take me out in the driveway & run me over with the car. Praying for the sweet release of death!! Why does stuff like this always happen on the weekends???

Day 78

March Madness!! Even tho I no longer work at the school, I was informed that I was still responsible for doing everyone's brackets. It should have been really easy this year; CBS had a website where you just click your teams and they will automatically update it. Unfortunately, no one wanted to deal with the website. So, I had to enter everyone's info. Next year, EVERYONE will do it this way! They send email alerts & keep all the records. But, I do find the whole process fun!

Day 77

Isn't this a pretty sunrise. I guess this is an advantage DST, I'm driving while the sun is coming up & pretty. For now at least....

Day 76

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!!

Did you know St. Pat wasn't even Irish?? Here are some more St Patty's facts:

1) Saint Patrick wasn't Irish. (He was British.)
2) Saint Patrick's Day has nothing to do with snakes. (Snakes have never been in Ireland.)
3) Saint Patrick was associated with the color blue (not green).
4) People didn't always party. (Until as recently as the 1970s, pubs in Ireland were closed on March 17th for religious observance.)
5) The 1st Saint Patrick's Day parade wasn't in Ireland. (It was in New York.)
6) "Danny Boy" wasn’t written by an Irishman. (It was an English guy.)
7) More than 40 million Americans trace their ancestry back to Ireland. (That's about seven times larger than the population of Ireland itself.)
8) Ireland is one island, but two countries (Northern Ireland & Ireland).
Two more myths we found out about later:
9) Saint Patrick died on either March 8th or the 9th in 432. Church officials added the dates, making St. Patrick's Day March 17th.
10) The Blarney Stone is kissed by the tourists, but it is peed-on by the locals.

Day 75

This is my space heater. I "live" in the basement (home of my computer, my scrap table, my big screen HD TV & the BluRay player!) and it's COLD down here!!! So, we have 2 space heaters. This one is as old as the hills! I think we inherited from Scott's mom. We have bought several new ones but they break & this thing continues to work!

It got 70 in StL today. At one point, I ran the space heater. It's colder downstairs than it is outside!! It's supposed to be 80 tomorrow. I hope I don't run it again!!

Day 74

I loaded the diswasher THREE TIMES today!! I'm glad I have a dishwasher but I really hate unloading it. Becca usually does it (eventually) but, since it needed doing twice I did one of them for her. I do love this dishwasher tho. It does a great job. It even cleans mashed potatos off w/o getting them all over the rest of the dishes!!

Day 73

I drove up the River Road to Elsah on Saturday morning. The bluffs were pretty but not yet looking "springy" The river was up and the place I had parked in January to take pics is now under water. It looks like all the Eagles have moved north?? I don't know where Eagles go when the weather warms.

Day 72

I thought this was going to be a simple pic. We went to Best Buy, bought a drum set or Nick's Wii & he's a happy boy. No such luck.

Backstory: Nick has been DYING for the drum set to go w/his Wii Guitar Hero. He has the money but, I told him he couldn't have it. He begged for it. I said no. I told him there was no room in his room for a drum set. He said we could get rid of his Lego tub. I said ok, but, he had to keep his room clean for 2 weeks. Week one goes off w/o a hitch. Friday, we're at his school & one of his teachers walks by. Casually asked her how Nick was doing; he didn't turn in a book report, flubbed a spelling test & never takes advantage of extra credit. As "punishment" he has to read the book (even tho he won't get any credit for it), do the extra credit (even tho he won't get any credit for it) and "the contest" as he calls it, starts all over again. He is NOT pleased but, by the end of the weekend he understands.

Fast forward 2 weeks. He gets his 3rd quarter report card and has brought all his 2nd semester grades up and has a GREAT report card! He has done well w/keeping his room clean & is now "qualified" to buy the drum set. We pick the kids up at school which is halfway to Edwardsville, the closet Best Buy. We explain that we're going to go ahead & drive to Best Buy & get him his drums. He's so excited I think he bounced all the way there. We get there & there is only one box & it's a little beat up. Nick says he's sure it's ok, he'll take it!! He wants to ride in the trunk w/it all the way home. He gets it home, sets it up & is happy as a clam!!

Saturday morning, I get back from my Stamp Camp and the drum set is apart & back in the box. Some piece of it is cracked. It works fine but Nick wants a "perfect" set. We go back to E'ville, there is not a set at any Best Buy w/in a 25 mile radius. We check 2 Targets, 2 Walmarts, 2 Game Stops and a Slackers, no drum set for Wii. Nick is truly bummed. Scott check's Walmart's website. They have it, in stock & $15 cheaper. We order, Nick pays $4 for fast delivery & it should be here on Wed. He's DYING for Wednesday now. Hope it all works out!!!! I hate when my kids are disappointed!

Day 71

Spring is coming! The grass (or are they weeds?) is getting greener. Of course, the temp when I took this pic? 22!!! Brrrrrr!