the P.S. is more important than my weekend

Hi there. It's another Monday which means it's time for the weekend update. We got to see our friends, CLB and Holly (as well as our Goddaughters) on Sunday. I loved getting to see them again! Their baby, S, is just shy of a year old (she didn't remember me- big sad face) and she cried when her parents left to do some shopping and get something to eat. I finally got her settled down when I took her outside to watch the chickens run around. It was a little chilly for her so after about 10 minutes I came back inside, she was not thrilled at this turn of events, so I found some Elmo videos on Youtube and she was so content she fell asleep. I thanked God for that, because I honestly can only take so much of Elmo. (Although I will admit, I'd rather suffer through Elmo than Barney and (cringe) Baby Bop- I swear she teaches children the whiny voice.)

We gave S her birthday present and the boys showed her how to play with it (a shape sorting picnic basket) and then promptly took off with it to "have a picnic". They were begging us to let her open it and now I know why. (Clever children I'm raising.)

Of course, like 95% of all Sundays, I made pizza and we watched the Sunday night football game. I even made it past half time and watched it in it's entirety. It was a quick game. I was also preoccupied with reading funny websites and getting ideas about where to continue my Christmas shopping... so maybe I didn't watch it in it's "entirety".

Back up to Saturday. I can't remember what I did. Let me think.... oh, we slept in and I made pancakes for breakfast. I know, riveting information! My mind is drawing a big blank right now. I also made lasagna for supper. I don't know why I can't remember anything else except for what we ate. Oh well. I guess I just cleaned up and watched Ratatouille for the millionth time. T was helping CLB do some clearing/cleaning up so when he got home we ate and then watched Lonesome Dove. D said it was his favorite movie and I had a huge burst of pride from that. All three of the kids like it. D and Ry find their cowboy hats and pretend they are Gus and Woodrow and Rose says yeehaw every time there are horses on the screen (so, pretty much all the time.)

Friday night we all went grocery shopping. We bought Forrest Gump and watched it when we got home. (the kids didn't watch it all) I even bought popcorn for the occasion. I don't know when it happened, but popcorn is like a special treat for us now and I rarely buy it. I don't mind, it's one less thing to put on the list.

Well, I guess that's enough about us. I'm sure more fascinating things will happen to keep this blog alive for tomorrow.

P.S.

please keep

CLB's family 

and 

Christine's family (especially her little boy)

in your prayers. 

Nothing to say but I say things anyhow

Last night I had to run to the grocery store and learned the following:
a) I should not expect small town stores to carry anything exotic like eucalyptus oil and
b) they will not have my night cream. (yes, still going without.)
However, they will have overpriced milk and juice and price cuts on the bread I buy (score!) and a very tempting Autumn decor aisle. I compromised on the decor and just bought some canned pumpkin so I could pretend is fall here and make some pumpkin muffins. (my weather forecast from the other day? total baloney.) I don't even want to talk about... especially this make believe "cold front" we're getting. I have some choice words about the weather but my mother-in-law reads this. (Hi!!)

I think I'm going to start harvesting grass hoppers since that's the only thing thriving around here. That reminds me of Lonesome Dove. Fry them crisp and then dip them in some molasses... tastes like candy (I'm almost positive I can get one celebrity to buy/endorse them. Do you know who I'm referring to?)  I am pretty sure everyone else references Lonesome Dove on a daily basis.

I guess I better get things going around here. Those pumpkin muffins aren't going to make themselves! I'm counting on them to cure all kinds of annoyances around here. Whining in particular.