I am thinking...

...with as much snow we have had, and with the amount that will still be in liquid form come the end of May, some home remodeling will need to take place. I am thinking something along these lines.



I believe with a little adaptation we might be able to get her sea worthy.

The Avenging Unicorn

We had a slumber party on Saturday night, three extra girls, one of which was the Pope's daughter Lizard. She has a great imagination, and her father really gets her to think outside the box, together they make a great team. On this particular night she brought some toys with her, I had to wait until 4:30am to get my chance to play, but I did ....

A Fairy Tale

"Oh Look a pretty Unicorn" said the princess.




"What the...?? Where did he come from?" Said the Business man.



"Oh no he doesn't look to happy."



"Watch OUT!"



"What???...AHHHH...



...Help me" she cried



"... he fainted? ...pussy... I AM THE AVENGING UNICORN."

Okay, so I cold have been a little more creative*, but the point is not the story...the point being ...its so wrong...yet entertaining...unlike this favorite YouTube of my oldest.

*at 4 am lets see what you make up

Phlog

Our Trip to "All Fired Up". We get to pick up our pieces tomorrow, I am so excited to see how they look.

We cleaned out the fish tank and moved it last Sunday. This is Stanley the cat fish and Kirby the algae eater. John could tell you just how big they are, all I know is you cannot catch them with the net. For one we do not have one big enough and two they have spikes along their fins and they get tangled up in the mesh.John doesn't mind taking the tank all apart because he gets to catch fish the manly way with his bare hands. This is Kirby, I would have got a shot of Stanley (the cat fish) but John dropped him on the floor when he growled.

We try not to do this project with kids around,

they tend to get into the job a little to much.

I worked this week, I think I only worked two days but I feel like it was the whole week. I am NOT use to boys, let alone boys with MAJOR behavior problems. I scheduled myself on Tuesday and got asked to come back for the rest of the week. I had scheduling conflicts on Wednesday, so could not work, instead I spent the Valentines Day at the roller rink.

(this is not one of my kids, Bird would not allow me to take her picture)

For Valentines I got a hand made heart Valentine from Rose, a purple feather rose from Byrd (that she bought at the roller rink), and very sweet email, card that was created by my Valentine. That Evening we put the kids to bed, I was ready to put my fat pants on, when I was told to grab my hat and gloves.

(Notice the stocking hat, that I would have never ever would be caught dead in before this last October when the temperatures stayed blow -10 F for weeks)

After a glass of wine at the Brew House, we spent the evening with Bob and Barney, riding around down town Anchorage.

The air was fresh it was nice to be down by the water and feel that sea breeze. I have never seen down town like that, we weren't racing around trying to beat the lights, just the slow steady pace of the horses hooves and the jingling of the bells. It was a little scary trying to cross L Street uphill headed east, stopped at a stop sign trying to get through traffic of people that were celebrating Valentines day down town at the bars. I couldn't have asked for a better evening, he even got bonus points for pre-planning and actually making a reservation.

Wishing you an Imploded Valentines....
Thank goodness this in NOT the only Valentines my girls got. NO I did not stick my finger in each and every chocolate of all three boxes. They didn't look old. They weren't melted. They were just imploded. Grandma J saved the day with a package, thanks. Now I am going to Email a chocolate company.

I am All Fired Up…what a day of grocery shopping, repackaging a truck load of bulk groceries, and catching up on house work (mostly laundry, I think the new washer doesn’t work, I can’t hear it). John is out with the boys, these trips seem to be happening more often, early this morning they drove to Cooper Landing to fish. I am worried, last time he went out with these boys on a “fishing trip” they were staying the night and forgot food, but had a canoe full of beer. I can’t wait to hear the stories; hopefully the roads aren’t too slick. So he is out playing, so we girls spent the day playing. We went shopping, and then went to be creative.
My sushi tray...I hate fish let alone sushi, I thought it would make a cool spoon caddy.
Tays new coffee mug.
Roses rose vase.
A Byrd Bowl.

I can't wait to see what colors they will end up. I think I will be All Fired Up more often, next time I will try glass fusing.

Our Friday night entertainment, with 950 rpm spin cycle you get a little dizzy...but way funner than spinning the washer tub by hand, until the transmission shifted to 2nd gear, like on the one that needed replace two days before Christmas .

Test Bubbles

Oh jeesh…what can I say it’s been busy…and now I am taking a minute to reflect... Girl Scouts is kicking my ass. I think the other ladies are getting burnt out so my help has disappeared. While booking cookie booth sales, reserving cabin camp sites for 20 people for a date which no one agrees, I am working on Thinking Day. So I am busy researching Girl Scouting in Greece and the Philippines, along with that I get to figure out which food to serve at an event where I am only allowed to charge a nickel for a bite. Last year we served melon ball scoops of spumoni ice cream we spent $24 on ice cream and made $12 to donate to the Girl Scouts Around the world. I think this year I will serve Olives and Rice!!

The event isn’t until the 23d but I am hoping to fill my days with work and evening catching up on house work. So far this schedule has led me to put down my camera. I did get some good shots of a Girl Scout Event…while women spoke and lead activities about their jobs in science I got to sit back and play with some artzy features on my camera.

So far I could work all I want, right now I am not taking anymore non-profit daytime obligations so when my calendar empties I can take some of the steady temp jobs. So far I have worked two half days, tomorrow a third. My first day was okay, if you count the little girl child who intimidated the hell out of me by biting a hole in a stack of papers and struck out to hit me when I mispronounced her name. I have received no training in implementing district discipline policy nor was I warned that she could blow because they are messing with her drugs. What was I supposed to due??? I walloped her butt that’s what! No I learned to ask more question for my safety and sanity. I also learned that on Friday afternoons we have burnt out teachers and wild kids and NOTHING gets done.

Today and tomorrow I am a Proctor…I still don’t know what it is but I updated my date book and wrote a letter and filled in a bunch of little bubbles with my number two pencil for the kids sitting next to me. I learned here that in some cases an IEP may not let a child grow... by not allowing them to fill in their own darn bubbles, if time and ability allows let them do it. Tomorrow I will read math questions, out loud. 2 + 2 = …

Super Bowl was a commercial disappointment, minus the block buster commercial that I missed when the kids had to show me the creek and the farm. I bundled up thinking a LONG walk was in store, then I found we were going to Heathers back yard.... How long do you think it will be until she makes best friends with these neighbors.

The goats were shy at first then they let us see it all. Later Hunter figured out if he "BAAAAAA's" out his bedroom window the goats will answer. Whether is 11am or 11PM, I am sure it will turn into a fun game.

The Chicken finally got the nerve to bear the cold to see what the all the noise is all about... again, they called and the animals come.

There is even something for the fisherman of the house, there are supposed to be fish under this bridge.

Blue Moon

Last nights moon.

I am not a looser...

I am now gainfully employed as a Substitute Teachers Assistant, hopefully this will get me in the door for a full time TA position. Best part about it ... I can work when I want to and I don't have to work summers if I don't wanna!!