February 11, 2008

Good Morning World, is it COLD enough for you? The cameras at this house have been silent for a few days. Life was NICE and quiet, just the way I like it. If Tessa would not have had the art thing to go to on Saturday, we would NOT have left the house.

John had the pleasure of playing dolly Doctor. Tessa was using hand cleanser and some of it dropped on her doll's eye lashes. The lashes fell off and so he was able to reattach them with glue. You would have thought it was the end of the world at the time. I was more curious why she was using the cleanser in the first place?

I had the pleasure of getting our taxes done. IT went faster than I thought it would. I had warned John that I would need to sit at his computer, so while I was doing that, he put supper in the crock pot. IT smelled so good all day. You did a great job!

Do you ever wish there were two of you? I never seem to get everything done like I want to. Now that the weekend has flown by, I need to face the work week. Mondays are always a bit of a struggle, I have to leave the house. Mom, when you are ready to write you can send me more photos. Susan, hello and hope this is a great day for you!

January 29, 2008

This past weekend was quiet and yet I am not complaining. Julie did her good deed for the year. She was gracious enough to take Tessa to that Chipmonk movie. Since John was not feeling well, I went to a movie by myself, 'Cloverfield'. I had to laugh, more than I went to grab John and then realized I was sitting there alone. I really like that new theater on the east side, River Cinema.

John has spent so much time figuring out that new phone. I have to laugh when I see him with it. His hands looks so large in comparison to it. The weather this weekend was so nice. It gives a person hope that Spring will eventually get here.

Alicia and Mariah were in town Saturday and stopped by. She did some work on the internet before leaving for home. I know she wishes they could get access to the internet at home. I hope that it happens for them in the near future.

I hear Tessa's alarm going off. I guess my quiet is about to end. This is my long day, and since it is supposed to be so cold out, I really do NOT want to have to leave the house. Hope you all have a great day! Till next time...

Afternoon Together

One thing about winter, we get to spend most of our time indoors playing together. Tessa likes to play with her dad on the DS. It is really nice when the games will let the two of them play together through WI-FI.

Briefly

While Julie was here, much barking was going on. She has been gone for a couple of hours and quiet has been restored. I think part of the reason is that Max has run out of steam. Tessa did not come home right away and this was the scene just before she came through the door.Nakita is actually watching Tessa walk up to the house. I am sure she was relieved to not have someone climbing up on her. I have not been able to capture that moment yet. Have a great weekend! It is snowing a tiny bit and I look forward to a quiet night here. Till next time...

January 5, 2008

The house is still quiet here. I am NOT talking anymore than I have to. Julie, I have even tried the salt water, UGH!!! The tylenol with Codeine helps, but only slightly!

Tessa has had my undivided attention this afternoon. I watched Narnia with her and then we all settled in for our favorite, a cheesy Sci-Fi Movie! John and Tessa are chatting back and forth on their DS Lites. Last night I played Trouble with her and Connect Four. I kicked her little butt!

She thinks her throat is starting to hurt, I can only PRAY that she is not going to end up like me. How is your weekend going? Till next time...

Sleepover night

This is the annual Missionette Sleepover that Tessa just waits for, even though this year it is later than usual. She has a couple of friends joining her which makes it even better. Mariah will come here so that Mom and Dad can go out for supper. She is too young to sleep over night, but can be there for a couple of hours of play.

Last night I was wrestling with invisible dust bunnies or something in my closet. I must say, it all took my breath away and left me with this stuffy headache. UGH!! I need a bigger closet! Can this get anymore exciting? Tessa is disappointed that my office is closed on Monday. She was really hoping for a day to herself. I guess I will be my duty to drive her crazy. It is really hard to make up all those missed hours though! Have a great weekend! Till next time...

August 12, 2007

Yesterday was spent at the Canad Inn and I will say it is a nice place. I found it to be miserably hot in the water park area. I was really wish I could stand under that bucket and get cooled off. The kids had a blast playing there and I know that Tessa wants to go there for her birthday. She thinks if we only go out to eat every other Sunday we can save for that. I am NOT going to think about it yet.

The most shocking moment, was when certain areas were close down because of something getting into the water that shouldn't have. SOLID WASTE!! I have to assume that some baby's diaper was NOT as tight as it should have been. I just never would have dreamed of that happening.

Mariah had a cute cupcake cake. We forgot to take a photo of her blowing out candles, so later when eating pizza, she had her do it then from one cupcake. John took those and eventually he will get them uploaded.

Tessa got to stay overnight with them. I did not get a call to come get her, so I assume she behaved. John and I enjoyed a quiet drive watching the sun go down and getting a chocolate ice cream cone from Dairy Queen. YUM!!! We both commented on how it had been a really long time since we had each had one of those. I am getting ready to close this entry to the sounds of squirrels fighting over the feed outside my window. BOY are they loud! I hope you have all had a great weekend! Till next time...

July 25, 2007

This day started out with me thinking, oh no, here we go again! Another project that will be stress full and have John and I pickering back and forth. We both knew it was going to be blazing hot and figuring out a new skill is not easy. We gather our supplies and then John started to cut the cement backer board. I was not allowed to really help with this. If any of you know me, you know it was killing me to not be able to give a helping hand. I know when I do this, John just rolls his eyes and really wants to be left alone. We laid out the center tile to see how the pattern would be. A little disagreement occrued, but all was resolved with the discovery we were short on a couple pieces of tile. We returned the excess and brought home what we needed. John mixed the mortar and I proceeded to start laying the tile. I really wish we could have smoked right through that little entry way. I could not believe how tired I ended up and John decided that once we used up the mortar that was mixed we would stop till morning. We had most of the whole tiles laid. Tomorrow we will be doing quite abit of cutting. Allan, our neighbor has a cutter and was gracious enough to let us borrow it. He has been by a couple of times to see our progress, so far he has approved of how we are doing everything. It is always nice to get the opinion of someone that has had some experience. Tessa has spent the day playing with different friends. It really is a nice feeling to end the day tired and realize that you have actually done something to make you tires. I pray that your day went well! John has all the photos from this experience and eventually I will get on that computer to put some up for you to see. If you are just dying to see before I am able to, go to his Flickr and check them out! Till next time...

July 22, 2007

We have just gotten home from a trip back into time. I wish there were more photos from that period in my life to help me remember some of who I saw on Saturday. Susan and Aaron were there to help me remember, but for some it was impossible. The tour of the college was wonderful. I was so amazed by all the different changes. Where the girls dorm was, is now the boys. South Hall, old men's dorm, is now the library. Susan and I laughed as that was one part of the school we rarely ever went into. We did not have the need for the classes we were taking. The women are now in Gilliand Hall, which I believe was one married housing. I wish we could have seen one of those rooms. I did find my old door but so many changes make it look nothing like it did when I went to school there.

I really do hope they do this again and can find more of the alumni. I had wished to see many more faces from that time period. Susan has given me a few photos she has from that time period for me to scan and save with what I have. We look so young, and I guess in reality we were. I was only 17 when I first left home for LRJC. I have not seen all the photos John took, so I know that I will have more to say later.

Tessa seemed so pleased by getting to sew with Julie and then writing and printing on the computer. She thinks I need to have a sewing machine like Grandma's. If any of you know me, you know that is NOT happening. Sewing is not my favorite pastime. I am just so grateful that Nakita and Tessa were somewhere safe while we were out having some fun.

John has this week off, and I will not go back to my new job till next week. I have not really said much about this new job. I will tell you this, it is close to the house, I get to sit and work at a computer and get paid for it. Could it get anymore perfect!? I have the feeling, I will not feel like getting on the computer after having worked on one most of the day. Time to close and see what everyone else is doing. How was everyone's weekend? Till next time...

Should I be scared?

I am not one of those that believes in superstitions. Now, if I was, I think yesterday would have been a really bad day. I was going about the business of trying to be the good wife and housekeeper. My trip upstairs always puts fear in me, thinking "What am I going to find today?"

I had actually started to do some work in Miss Tessa's room. I am really not sure how I ended up switching gears and wondering into the bathroom. It doesn't really matter, because I did! It has this little window, and I thought, "It will only take a few minutes!" WRONG! I was putting it back together after washing the pains when the unthinkable happened. IT FELL OUT AND FELL TO THE GROUND! My heart sank to my toes, and I went out to see how bad it really was. I am ever so grateful for my day lilies. They cushioned the fall for most of the window. The part that broke was the part that would NOT go in like it should. I spent the next hour cleaning up glass of Al's driveway, IN THE SUN, and trying to get all the shards out of my rocks. The little neighbor boy came by to see why this crazy woman was trying to vacuum her rocks.

The rest of the story, later that night I am sitting at the computer when I hear this sound in the bathroom. I asked, "What happened!" John replies, "I broke the mirror!" I could do nothing but laugh. So ends the day in the Williams household. I sure hope that this day goes better for us. How are all of you doing? Till next time...

Rides, Rain and Mud!

Yesterday was the last day the fair was in town. The weather was not great, but Tessa was able to go on a couple of rides with her friends. The adults were treated to a demo derby. I really felt sorry for the guys that had to try and do this in all the mud. I wonder what it would have been like if the cars could have actually made some traction instead of sitting and having their tires spin.

They kept having these contests to see which side of the stadium was the loudest. I had not realized just how loud Tessa could scream. I was happy to see her enjoying her time. She really did not want to come, but occasionally I would see a smile. I need to close now and get some work done around here. Till next time...

July 15, 2007

Issues

Tessa tells me to get over my issues. I want to get over them, but find myself facing life with trepidation. I have a serious lack of faith and trust. The way we all seem to treat each other leaves me with a serious bad taste in my mouth. I always want to keep every one happy, but being a peace maker is really exhausting. I would rather just go and hide my head and let the world spin on by.

Tell me, is there anything more important than family? I don't think so, so it hurts when there are conflicts. I have one, it is going to be coming on a year, and I have NO idea how to fix it. I am told repeatedly to make the first step. Now would someone tell me what to say!?! I hear of the hurts, and I allow myself to feel them. I can imagine how bad to loose something that you wait for all year. I remember being told if you don't do this you can not do something. I worked my butt off to accomplish the required task. I was NOT going to miss out on camp. It was the one thing I looked forward all year, to this day it is still my favorite memories of childhood. Mom, you can stop thinking you were a bad mom. You know this would motivate me to mow the lawn, the dreaded of all jobs back then!

Alicia and Gregg are back home. They came by yesterday to show us the photos they took on their trip last week. I loved seeing all the photos of the mountains and waterfalls. I want to go on a trip like that again. Tessa keeps reminding me that she has not done all the things her big sisters did.

I am sitting here wondering if what I have just written will in some way upset or irritate. It is NOT my intention, just speaking what is on my mind. Right now, I should be finding all the different questions I have been asked on Skype funny, for me it just shows the sad state our world is in. It is way to perverted for my taste. I have lost some of the innocence I first had when I entered this internet world. I think I have just shown how much my mind can wonder, it hops from one subject to another. Poor John has to put up with this every day. I guess I need to close as supper time fast approaches. I hope all is well with everyone! Till next time...

June 24, 2007

Julie and I took Tessa to the movie ' Evan Almighty.' I am just glad that there were not many people watching as our laughing might have been irritating. Tonight we are watching a movie that 'Noah' was the main character. I promised Julie I would NOT say which one. We are finding this movie funny, but 'inappropriate'. I do not know how many times I heard 'this is a terrible show' all the while laughing. I lost it when he was called a 'man-o-lantern'. I was so sleepy until we started watching this, I am NOT sleepy now. How was your day? Till next time...

June 23, 2007

John had a rough day yesterday. Pizza was the treat for supper and then down to the river to see how high it had gotten as the crest was actually in the morning. Wednesday evening the water was right to the edge of the platform, the water as you can is now over it. There was this plane flying overhead spraying for mosquitoes. I showed Tessa a gopher and she wanted to take one home. I am really not sure why she thinks they would make a good pet. We were getting ready for bed when the storm came through. I noticed the lightening and said we should go for a drive. I guess this was the first time we had ever done this with her? I have memories of Dad doing that when I was a kid. I believe if memory serves me right, I actually saw a tornado from a distance once. John and Tessa were trying to capture the lightening in photo. The photos are not real clear, but it was kind of fun to watch them both try. Hope you all have a great day. Till next time...

Relay for Life

Last night, John, Tessa and I went to University Park to see the all the bags with names on them. It was so beautiful out and Tessa would have really like to stay all night. I am really NOT sure that will ever happen. John had to use my camera to get a few shots. Till next time...

My Day

We had the pleasure of getting out of town and going to visit the parents and Julie. It was Mom's birthday today. She was at camp and so really did not see much of her, but I had a good time catching up with Juls. I did sit down with Mom and helped her set up her Multiply account. Can we say EXCITED! Yep, that was Mom after she realized what she could do with it. I had to smile when I got home and saw all the writing she had done since we had left.

Have you ever been so surprised that your mouth kind of drops to the floor? I found an email from someone that I thought was long gone from my ring of friends. He asked where I was and was I ok? Of course I am ok, I have not gone anywhere? I let him know that I thought he may have fallen of the edge of th earth!

The weather really sucked. There is no other way to put it. While driving to Mom's, the rain was coming down in buckets and when almost there, we had snow mixed in. I did NOT have a smile on the face. John was able to get a few photos of deer. There are so many hanging out in the shelter belt east of Dad's. The one next to the gravel belt. He also caught a deer right in the yard. He is a happy camper.

A letter arrived this week that said one of the photos he had entered on this website was being put in a book. Everyone asked if he had to buy the book for it to be published. It appears that he does not have to. It was a photo of an eagle in flight while hunting the Red this spring before the trees were all leafed out. Time to end this entry. Hope you are all having a good weekend! Till next time...

I kind of like when John messes around with photos and makes these collages. Now to make a more current one. Have a GREAT MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND!

My Favorite Old Person

Tessa along with other 4th Graders read their Essays today to their parents and grandparents. The essay was to be about their favorite older American. I know that Tessa was rather nervous and not thrilled in the least that she was going to have to get up and read this in from of everyone. Mom was able to be here for the big moment. Tessa was next to the last one to read her essay. All the essays were so good. So much love or grandparents and those that they saw as their grandparents. I guess our actions can have a really big affect on the young around us. I just hope I can be half the grandmother that these children were talking about. Here is the essay that she read. I hope you get a little smile once again. Till next time...

Grandma Judy

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My favorite old person would have to be my Grandma Judy. I mean yeah, I know she’s not the coolest person in the world. But she’s my grandma.

Every year she’ll take me to the South Dakota Brown County Fair. I love that place!!! But I could do without the animal smell . . . if you know what I mean. Also on Easter she’ll do fun activities like an Easter egg hunt, scavenger hunt, and dying eggs! Thanksgiving is wicked too!!!

She’s a teacher . . . so she can be a little demanding. I said a little.

She makes the best food. YummYummyYumYumaTummyMum! Potato dumplings, turkey, and cheesecake.

Grandma Judy lives on a farm with my Grandpa Jack. They used to have animals, but now they grow crops.

My grandma is the best grandma in the world. I love Grandma Judy.

April 22, 2007

We had a great time at the Saure's. I am just happy anytime I can have my girls in one place. I just had to say goodbye to Brenna and never like doing that. It is hardest when I have no idea when I will see her. I guess that is just how life is. I am having the hardest time concentrating as I try to write this.

John and I had the afternoon to ourselves. Tessa was at her friends house and the day seemed to so nice and quiet. John and I did a bit of yard work. We took Nakita for a little walk and then just sat on the front step and watched the world go by.

I just wanted to share a this moment with you and then sign off for the night. I hope that tomorrow I will get more done. John has been so busy on the other computer that I really have NOT had much access to it this weekend. I hope that all of you are well! Till next time...