Silly Kitty

I've been re-potting some of my house plants.  I had an empty pot until someone decided it'd be a great place to take a nap . . .

She sat in there for over an hour.  It was pretty funny.  (Although, she's not supposed to get on the counter, which had to have taken place in order for her to get into the pot.  I told you she was naughty.)

Worst Week Ever

So, Dave was invited on an all expenses paid bow hunt in Mississippi.  I was super excited for him.  He left early (like 1:00 a.m.) on Thursday morning (Oct. 11th) and didn't get back until Sunday night (October 14th).

We have one employee, Patrick, that works full time for us (for Silencer Shop).  He too, was going to be gone on Friday & Saturday.  So, I was going to have to run Silencer Shop alone on Friday & Saturday.  I was  a little nervous because it has really grown.  (In fact, Dave is quitting his real job, programming, to do Silencer Shop full time.  His last day is October 24th.)  

Not to mention, I had volunteered to help out at a "Super Saturday" for our church.  I was responsible for cutting out the vinyl for these three crafts (with my Cricut):

Thursday morning (the day Dave left), Taylor came down and said, "I think I have lice."  Sure enough, she did.  And it. was. bad.  We've lived here for 10 years and have never had lice before, although it is very common.  I headed to Walgreen's to get a treatment.  Meanwhile, Taylor was home putting everything in trash bags.  You have to bag up all of your throw pillows, stuffed animals, etc. (anything you cannot wash).  You then have to wash & dry everything, and vacuum everywhere!  It is a lot of work.  We did the treatment, then spent 3 hours combing through her hair removing all of the eggs we could find (the treatment doesn't kill the eggs).  Both Taylor & Carter had well child visits that day, so we headed to the doctor.  He said that if she had it, we all  probably had it.  So, he checked me . . . yep, I had it too!  And then he checked Carter . . . yep.  Him too.  I was trying not to cry.  We stopped by Walgreen's on our way home and bought more treatments.  We did a treatment on Carter, Lauren, & I.  Then I buzzed Carter's head, as I didn't have time to pick through his hair too.  I had about 50 loads of laundry, and had not even begun cutting out the vinyl, which I knew was a big project.  I had 40 orders to cut and each order took my machine about 30 minutes to cut.

Friday, I managed to handle Silencer Shop okay.  I also worked on cutting vinyl.  And did lots of laundry.   Friday night, I was up until 3:00 a.m. cutting vinyl.  It needed to be finished by 9:00 a.m Saturday and I was only half way done, but I was fried.  So, I went to bed until 6:00 a.m. and then got up and started cutting again.  I didn't finish.  I showed up at the "Super Saturday" late, and when I walked in, I started to cry.  I felt so stupid.  But, it worked out.  I brought my Cricut to the church and kept cutting there.  My machine ran all day Saturday and I was able to finish by that evening.  Thank goodness everyone was so understanding!

I have spent the last week, cleaning, doing laundry, and combing through hair.  I think we have FINALLY gotten rid of the lice.  And everything is FINALLY cleaned up.  All my laundry is finished & I'm finally finished cleaning my house.  It was an awful week . . . I don't think I've ever cried so much!  :)  But, on a  positive note, Dave did have a great time bow hunting!  

I'm becoming my Mother.

~ Me & my Mom ~

My mom is super witty.  That's one of the things I love most about her.  We were chatting on the phone the other day.  This is how the conversation went:

Me:  "I'm turning into you!  I hate Taylor's music blaring throughout the house, I hate animals, camping, and I'm not overly fond of other people's children!"  

Mom:  ~ chuckling ~ . . . "sex is next!"  

We both got in a good laugh & every time I think about it, I chuckle.

 *  Disclaimer:  I really don't "hate" animals, but I would be perfectly content/happy without any pets.  Why?  Well, one reason . . . our dog keeps getting into the cat box & eating their poop.  It's disgusting and getting really old because she scatters litter & "stuff" all over my house.  So, can you blame me?  And, most of the time, I do like other people's children (most, but there are a few that are questionable).  As far as camping goes, well, it's fun once you are there but it's A LOT of work!  And, I really do hate Taylor's music.  :)

Naughty

I was cleaning up the kitchen after dinner.  I kept hearing a kitty meow but couldn't figure out where she was, until I went to put away my cookbook . . . 

This kitty is trouble.  She is always into stuff/places she shouldn't be.  We call her the "naughty one" but she's my favorite of the two.  What does that say about me?  

thirty-nine

Yesterday, was my birthday.  To celebrate, we had dessert . . .

. . . with the kids before our  dinner date (at County Line) . . . 

. . . with Dave's sister, Katrina, & her hubbie, Kevin!  Yum.  

That's how I roll.  (You can make rules like that when it's your birthday.)

Dave ate an impressive amount of bbq . . .

. . . cuz' that's how he rolls!  And he wonders why he gets gout!  :)

Scenes from a birthday party . . .

Last Saturday, we had Carter's party at K-1 Speed.  It's and indoor kart racing facility where the go-karts go up to 45 mph.  It's awesome!

getting Ready . . .

Set . . .

Go . . . 

The top three racers, get a medal . . . 

Carter came in fourth place.  He missed third place by .003 seconds!

According to Carter, this was the "best birthday party ever!"   

I'd have to say, it was fun and easy!