YES AND NO

YES, its been several days since I've blogged.
NO, I'm not giving up blogging.
YES, the last 2 weeks have been ridiculously, insanely and crazy busy for us.
NO, nothings wrong.
YES, we are trying to catch our breaths.
NO, we don't have asthma.
YES, I will be blogging SOON.
NO, not tonight.
YES, tomorrow.

XOXO

BOBCAT BADGE

A few nights ago, Cole earned his Bobcat badge in Cub Scouts. To do this, he had to meet some requirements:

1. Learn and say the cub scout promise

2. Say the law of the pack

3. Tell what "Webelos" means (WE'll BE LOyal Scouts)

4. Show the cub scout sign

5. Show the cub scout handshake

6. Say the cub scout motto "Do your best"

7. Give the cub scout salute

8. Complete excercises in the "preventing your child from child abuse" parent guide.

Unfortunately, I was not at this meeting (I didn't realize he was getting a badge or that there was a "ceremony"). Bad Mommy! Another dad took some pictures, but most of them didn't turn out. Here's a few....

Paco showing Cole where his new badge will go....Getting a bobcat footprint painting on his forehead by Dad...This has really been a great experience for Paco and Cole. They are having so much fun! This weekend kicks off the popcorn drive, and the two of them will be selling popcorn at Rosauers at the Y from 12-2 Saturday and Sunday. Next weekend they go to Trailblazer "camp" while Gracie and I do something "girly-ish" as she put it. Fun times!

VALLEYFEST 2009

The kiddos and I had an awesome day today! It all started out with a couple cute pics of Gracie....then we went to Valleyfest and enjoyed pizza....endless trips through the inflatable castles....and blue raspberry and watermelon sno-cones.....I thought maybe Gracie would share a bite of her watermelon sno-cone, but this face proved me wrong....
Oh well. Guess I'll settle for some great memories instead!

SOMEBODY'S ANGRY

and that somebody is me. I am ticked! This all started yesterday, when I got a message from someone named "Joseph", from FFG and associates wanting to talk to me about a check I wrote, and to call him back for security purposes. Of course, I shrugged it off as a scam. Today, I had the same message. So I googled FFG and associates, since its all very suspicious in my book. All indicators point towards it being a scam. However, a few days ago I did write a rather large check and figured maybe it was the bank calling to confirm that I did indeed write it and it wasn't fraud. SO, I called the number back. Here's how the conversation went:

"Hello, FFG, this is "so and so"
Me: "Hi, Im returning a call that I had on my answering machine today"
So and So: "Are you sure we weren't just calling to talk to your answering machine?"

Apparently, So and So thinks he's a real smartass.

Me: "Well, I'm returning the message LEFT on my answering machine"
So and So: "So someone talked to your answering machine"?

Now, I'm irritated at this jerk. Real professional.

Me: "Can you tell me what this is about?"
So and So: "Are you calling from ***-****?"
Me: "yes"
So and So: "Are you David Sutton?"
Me: "nope"
So and So: "Are you sure?"

OH PUH-LEEZE. Do I SOUND like David Sutton?

Me: "uh, yeah. I'm sure"
So and so: "we'll take you off our call list then, bye."

And he hangs up. Are you kidding me? I was LIVID at this point. First of all, to be bothered with something like this in the first place. Especially since I knew it couldn't be anything pertaining to us, since we PAY OUR BILLS! Even more so, was the sarcasm and smart-alec tone to the whole conversation. Talk about unprofessional! The more research I did online, the more garbage I found out about this so-called company. I'm currently filing a complaint with the BBB over these jerks.

We'll see if they truly do take me off their list.

WHERE YA BEEN?

Today someone asked me why I haven't blogged in a few days. Hmmmm...well, I have been....

working, filling out school papers, writing checks for hot lunches, filling out volunteer forms, packing lunches, going to corporate meetings and trade shows, laundry, breakfast-ing with girlfriends, buying yarn, going to Costco, cleaning up cat puke, putting up with steamrollers and backhoes in my yard, going to our first girl scout meeting, keeping track of the family schedule, paying bills, trying to come up with meal plans, watering flowers, soccer practice, hunting down soccer balls, sneaking spinach into my kids, avoiding the dentist....and on it goes.

Yes, its been quite the busy week! It isn't that I haven't had anything to say, its just been that more important things keep taking precedence. So, for now, at least you know where I've been! :)

Paco's sister and her husband are celebrating their 3rd wedding anniversary today! Congratulations! On her facebook profile, she posted a few pictures from the wedding. Check out her adorable flower girl and ring bearer. Dontcha love 'em? I sure do!

CHICKENS

I came across these chickens while perusing http://nevernotknitting.blogspot.com/. She knits the most wonderful things! This is obviously a bit beyond my level at the moment, (given that my "level" is "scarf", since all I really have to do is just knit in a straight line and I pretty much refuse to deviate from this whatsoever) but I SO love these chickens!

KNIT KNACKS

Yes, dear friends, I have finally completed my first knitting project! The olive green scarf is done, and I'm relatively happy with it. Only one dropped stitch, other than that no mistakes.and here's my favorite little model with another view....

It went fairly quick since I used larger needles to give it a more "lacy" effect. Now, I have moved on to a rainbow scarf for Gracie. She and I picked out the yarn together, and its sooooo soft and lovely. See?

and here's some yarn that I picked out just in time for fall. I love the pinks, yellows and oranges!The girls in my knitting club are taking a hat class soon. Gracie's scarf would be soooo cute with a matching hat, dontcha think? So many hobbies, so little time....

I am very close to completing my very first knitting project! I have started many projects and tore them out because I wasn't happy with the mistakes. My current project is not perfect, and does have plenty of mistakes character. I've been especially motivated to finish it because one of the girls in our knitting club has found some fabulous, fabulous yarn that I want to get my hands on for a scarf for Gracie. Did I mention? It.is.fabulous. However, I will not allow myself to buy it until I finish something. finally.

When my project is complete, I will share it with all of you. Until then, I'll keep on knitting...knitting...knitting.

BACKACHES AND BACKHOES

I woke up this morning to the sound of a backhoe literally 10 feet from our bedroom window, and with a backache! Good morning sunshine! I think I slept so hard that I never moved, so that must be why I'm so stiff and sore this morning. Or maybe its from hauling giant boulders into our yard for landscaping. Hmmm.

As for the backhoe, its part of our never-ending sewer process that's been going on since the beginning of July. They start every day at promptly 7am. This morning they were running late, so we got to sleep until 7:02 am. Its hard to sleep knowing there are guys outside my bedroom window. HA! Everyday when I'm coming home from work, just getting into our driveway is a process. Drive around the block. Weave around the equipment. Park in front of someone else's house until you can pull in. I must say though that Cole is really enjoying watching all the big equipment. This morning he stood on the deck and took a video of them digging up our backyarde. Oh joy! All this for the low, low price of 10k. We are so lucky!