Wednesday finally

who knew a baby toy could be made into a tent!
Curt opening Grandma Coe's present
Not funny!
Sisters...
Grandma Coe, Brooke and Lyndsay

I can't believe how busy every day is! I haven't checked email in over a week! The week has been busy - last week, Brooke took her segment 2 drivers training on Mon, Tue, and Thu night in Birch Run, so I'd go to Birch Run to drop her off at 6:30, then come home, then go back to get her at 8:30pm. Sunday in church, Brooke and Isaac got the giggles and after being admonished and threatened, finally got it under control. Isaac then said to me mom, are you still 39? I wish, no I'm 40, and dad is 30? No, 34. Then, after thinking a few minutes, he says, then why is dad so much longer than you? I say - you mean taller? Because he's a man and men are usually taller than women. He gets all excited and says,you mean I'll be taller than you when I get big? Sigh, probably! Then, another few minutes and he says, Mom, no once is ever going to marry Eric Wilson. (He is a very tall kid that graduated with Amber and is at Hyles as well). I said, why not? He says because he is way too long! (HEE HEE). Last Sunday night, Heather and Brian and my mom stopped over to celebrate Curt's birthday and Erin was in her jammies already. She got chocolate cake all over the top, so I told her to go and change. A few minutes later I saw her in the hallway with Maggie, pushing a doll in a stroller with no shirt on! Erin, go and get your shirt on! She looks at me funny, pulls her pj bottoms up to her armpits and keeps right on going! No, that's not it, into your bedroom with you! Stinker! She thinks because the boys go without shirts once in awhile, that it's okay for her, too!

Jeremy and Curt and Brooke are working a little each night in the crawl space under the front of the house, digging out dirt - something we never finished when remodeling! There has been a big hole on the side of the house since we got a new septic field/tank 3 years ago that they are filling in with the dirt from under the house! So, it's nice to see progress being made towards being able to finish the landscaping out there! My mom was in town for a week and bless her heart, came over 2 days in the morning and painted 1 closet door/jam and 2 bedroom doors/jams for me! Only 3 more to go... One step closer to being able to put this place up for sale and then pray that it sells so we can move to Millington! We've had some deer/fawns (3 of them) in our garden out here the past few days - they are eating the beets we have left out there:( Brooke better go and pick the rest.

Wednesday, Jeremy and I took off the day from work and went hunting out at our property. We got up in the tree stand, and a few minutes later, I started dozing off! After about an hour of trying to stay awake (I don't sit still very often and when I do...), I was about ready to get out so I wouldn't fall out, when Jeremy gave me his belt so I could tie myself to the stand! Felt much better after that. We did see quite a bit of activity (4 in all), but it was behind us. So, we went out to breakfast at 10am, went back and built a ground blind over by where the activity was and then I came home while Jeremy stayed to hunt again.

Friday night, we went out to dinner to celebrate my mom-in-law and Erin's birthday. Erin just loves her treasure chest! Saturday, Jeremy and I went hunting in the morning, then out to breakfast, then stopped at the new Meijer in Birch Run to get Erin her birthday gift (the Cinderella dress/accessories, the play dough toy and cook outfit), then home. Just did housework all day until I went out to Millington to Grandpa Steve's to celebrate Erin's birthday with him! Sunday, we didn't go to church - 4 of us are sick with colds, but had venison roast for dinner with Dad, Teresa, Heather, Brian, Maggie and Carly. We had a lot of fun singing and visiting. Dad and Heather have a birthday on the 8th and the 5th as well. Now, we don't have any more birthdays until December, I think!

I took Monday off for a doctor's appointment to check on my leg (all is well). Then I ran a few errands, got groceries and went home to catch up on laundry. I was going to try and paint, but ran out of time! But, I did try and be helpful by cutting up tomatoes to get ready to can. I learned a big lesson - don't do tomatoes when you have a cold - can't smell the bad ones! But, Jeremy could when he got home from work and everything was in the pot! Big waste doggone it!

Lyndsay is very busy - starting to let go while standing up - she'll probably be walking soon! She is eating cheerios now and loving it!

I think that is all for now, gotta go and get supper started! Had to squeeze in computer time while no kids are on it! Have a great rest of the week!