My Buttons

When I was a kid I collected buttons.  The pin-back buttons, not the sewing buttons.  I've forgotten most of them but I think I had one that was New Kids on the Block.  I wasn't even a fan, but I had a button.  I'm not sure what happened to them.  My mom might have them stashed away somewhere.  Maybe I should relieve her of that particular collection....

Here are some from my virtual collection. 

 



A Tolkien quote from LOTR I happen to agree with.




No one does funny like Lucy.

Some days I just want to slam the book on life's lessons, you know?




Any surprise?

Uh, yup!

True Love




 

 



 

Here kitty, kitty!

Mouse stayed home with me the other day.  His little tummy was upset.  Looking at his pale face at the breakfast table caused me some worry and I expected him to make the mad dash for the bathroom any minute. But, my boyos seem to have pretty healthy immune systems because as the day went on, instead of getting worse, he got better.  Then I found him playing with one of Bud's creations.

I knew Mouse was feeling better when he asked in his sweet voice, "Can I shoot this at the cat?"

First day of Autumn

I love fall.  The cooling off from a hot summer, the smells of harvest and of the earth being tilled, the tastes of delicious soups, breads and other oven baked goodness...it's all so wonderful!

We spent our first day of Autumn out of doors, doing yard work.  The boys didn't even seem to mind helping out.  I think we were all ready for some manual labor in the cool autumn air.

A little trimming followed by a lot of clean up.

 

 

Even our good ol' girl enjoyed the nice day.  At 13 years old, she was almost puppy-like!


I picked up this craft at Hobby Lobby the other day.  You scratch the black off to reveal pretty fall colors...

AND I've got gingersnap cookie dough in the fridge!  So later this evening we'll have an autumn party with leaf shaped cookies and apple cider.  We'll work on our craft and hang the finished products from a small trimmed branch I rescued from the yard.  I'll stick it in a pitcher or vase and we can enjoy it as fall decoration in our home.

I'll say it again.  I love fall!  Don't you?

Marching Band

It's football season!  Or more accurately spoken in our house...it's marching band season!

Our highschool had its first home game on the new football field last weekend.  All last season, the team had to borrow the field of another school for home games because our field was being redone.  And a lot of the school was getting remodeled.  So, first game on the new field!  It was a big deal, needless to say.  Very fun to watch.  Louisville Lions are in purple and gold.

 

 

 

But the highlight of the evening for this Mama was halftime!  Bring on the marching band!

 

Jr. High band (which is the one Bud plays in) got to join the Highschool band for this big event.  They played America the Beautiful.

 

 

 

 

Can you spot Bud?  Here, let me point him out for you...

 

 

Best darn trumpeter I ever did hear!

 

 

A very favorite scrapbook sticker I have says this:

 

                     "Hey!  What's the football team doing on the band field?"             LOVE IT!

 

By the way, the team did great.  We won the game although I don't remember the score.  I know.  How sad.  I took the two little ones home just into the third quarter.  Does that get me a pardon for not knowing the final score?  I really do enjoy watching football and am looking forward to the Homecoming game.  The Jr High band plays again! 

 

 



THANKS!

Just have to take a moment and shout a big, huge, giganitc

Thank You!

to my wonderful sister-in-law, Tracie!  She and I are big fans of The Eight by Katherine Neville.  Love that story!  Anyway, she introduced me to it as I've shared before and I've borrowed it from her several times.  You may be wondering, "why not just get your own copy, silly?"  Yes, I've wondered that myself.  Well, it's one of those gems that I forget about.  And when I'm reminded of it, it's like pulling out old Christmas stuff..."Oh I forgot about that!  I just love it!"  But do I ever remember the book when I'm out at the stores?  Nope.  Then I got my Nook.  And I remembered The Eight.  And I thought to myself, "Perfect!  I want to own this favorite story so why not buy it for my Nook."  Think I could find a copy?  Yep, I could!  In SPANISH!  Weird.  Not an english copy to be found.  I don't get it.

Anyway.

When I arrived at the island a couple of weeks ago, The Eight was waiting for me.  A treasure found in the used book sale at the local library by Tracie.  And she bought it...and left it there...for me!  Can you believe it?  I was so terribly excited I could hardly stand it.  Weird I know, but I get geeky about books sometimes.  Thank you, Tracie!

French Press Friday

The following is what is born from a 9-year old waking me with spider nightmares at 4:00 AM and my inability to go back to sleep because my brain won't shut off.



"Coffee on the Porch"

I sit on my porch
In the sweltering heat;
No fan for my face,
No pool for my feet.

Hot coffee in hand,
You must think me crazy.
Go in and get ice?
Nah, I'm too lazy.



Enjoy your weekend!  Avoid the sweltering heat. And never be too lazy to fetch ice.

The Shoeless Lizards

Hubs and I saw a new band a couple of weeks ago called the Shoeless Lizards.  (spellings vary)

We got a discout at the door.  Didn't even have a cover charge.

The band consisted of three members, all brothers.  The instruments were 2 guitars and a set of drums, all made of cardboard.  The venue was our living room.  This up and coming band even had an opening act, JoJo "Funny Man" Sollberger.  He told jokes and, most of the time, they were funny!

The band rewrote David Bowie's hit "Dancing with Myself" as "I Can't Find My Shoes."  It was inspiring!  You can enjoy your life even when you can't find those shoes!

Now they have star fever.

I remember this!

I was visiting with a friend and her two teenage daughters last night and we got on the subject of old toys.  It started with the REALLY old toys, like what the pioneers played with.  Yarn dolls, corn husk dolls, different versions of ring toss, things like that.  Then the conversation made its way to our own old toys; things my friend and I played with as kids.


 And we remembered the Chinese Jump Rope!

Chinese Jump Rope

Do you remember playing with a Chinese jump rope?!  Oh my goodness, we LOVED it!

"In, Out, Side by side, On, In, Out!"

My friend and I jumped up at the same time shouting the chant.  Then of course we had to pull out our invisible Chinese jump rope and start demonstrating for her girls.  No, they did not find it weird at all.   What a relief, huh?  They actually thought it was pretty cool and they wished they had one!  Well, that sent my friend out to the garage to start searching because she knew she had one somewhere.  Alas, to my dismay, she did not find it.

But oh what fun it was!  Such good exercise, too.  I think I'll buy one and teach my Boyos.  Fat Brain Toys sells them; follow the link with the picture.