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My Menu ~ Oct 26~Nov 1

Did I really just write Nov 1?? Holy Moly! I can't believe October is about over. This week is going to be long and busy I think, but it's all good. :)

Monday ~ Something quick
Tuesday ~ Alisa's Chipotle BBQ Chicken
Wednesday ~ Cooking @ church ~ making breakfast
Thursday ~ Corned Beef and potatoes
Friday ~ Kids are spending the night with Grandpa and we are going to a Halloween party where there will be LOADS of food I am sure
Saturday ~ HALLOWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN We are going to Hubby's dad's for BBQ and taking the kids around his neighborhood
Sunday ~ Your guess is as good as mine ;)

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Ohhhhh kay??????

Not much new in Jenny-land, hence the not writing. My friend, Megan, came and we spent the day shopping together. I sometimes forget how much I like being around her. Too bad she is in Germany now. (nevermind the fact that we talk online almost everyday, it's not the same!)

I had a parent teacher conference on Thursday with Trent's teacher. I got in there, sat down and his teacher just looked at me and smiled. Umm Yes? She pretty much said Trent is awesome and she doesn't know what else to say. He is exceeding in almost everything, and is very well behaved. She said the only area he may need to work on is creative writing. BLA. I HATE creative writing. You can tell that by my not so creative writing on this blog! He is reading at a middle school level, but the books for middle school aren't really appropriate reading for an 8 year old. He is also working on the advanced worksheets for math. I am proud of my little man.

My other friend, Kari, and her family came from St. Louis to spend the weekend. On Friday we all went to T-Rex cafe. We were there for over 2 hours!! It was fun tho and the kids had a blast. Oh and both got new dinos. Saturday, Trent and her son stayed and played at the motel with Kari's hubby and she and I did a little shopping. It was great getting to spend time with them.

THEN on Saturday, we went to the wedding of two sweet people at church. It was really beautiful. Simple and beautiful.

I am making the dinner this Wednesday at church. Come ready for some yummy breakfast! :)

YAY

My friend Megan, who lives in Germany right now, is coming to see me today! I am excited. I haven't seen her since January. She is here for two weeks, and she made today Jenny day! We will probably go eat and shop. I can't wait for her to get here. :)

October is a busy month apparently. September was too. Saturday we have a birthday party to go to for a little neighbor boy. Then later on is the Jones' Bonfire. I am excited about that. For the past couple years something has come up and we weren't able to go. I am determined to get there this year tho!! Then next week we have eye appointments, volleyball, a parent teacher conference, a wedding AND my friend from St. Louis and her family are coming. WOAH! Plus I babysit M-F and I want to find a time to get up and see my grandma. Good times. :)

Party time

We finally got around to having Trent's birthday party. He was sick when we were supposed to have his original party, then with Grandpa passing and other busy-ness. I kind of felt bad it was so delayed, but at least he got to have one. We had a huge turn out, mostly kids. I think we counted 16 kids. In my house. Eating on my new floor. LOL Actually it wasn't bad at all. The kids play pretty well together and they sat nicely on the floor and ate and I dont' think we had any incidents will spills. It was a fun time and I am so thankful for great friends for me and my kids. :)

Late night double feature picture show

Ok, it wasn't late night, but we did take Tommy to his first movie theater movie tonight. His favorite thing right now is Buzz Lightyear. He LOVES Toy Story and we watch it quite often. So, I was thrilled to hear that they are doing a double feature of Toy Story 1 and 2 in 3D. We decided it would be a great opportunity to try out the movie experience with a 3 year old. He did awesome thru the first movie. He got a bit antsy in the middle of the second one, but ended up sitting and watching the rest. I was really happy with it. Except of corse, for the price. Holy Moly!! This may make me sound ancient, but I remember going to the movie almost every weekend when I was in school and it not being a big deal money wise. Not so much anymore...........$43!!!!!!!! for two adult and two kid tickets!!!!! Oh, and guess what we found out AFTER we already paid and got inside. Monday thru Thursday you can go see any of the movies for FIVE DOLLARS!!!!!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Had I known that, we totally would have went on a different night. Oh well. Now we know! But as we were leaving we talked about it was totally worth it to see Tommy in his huge 3D glasses saying the lines word for word and totally enjoying himself. We really did have a great time. :)

Guess I should update

I feel very much out of it. Trent and I got the sickies. I'm not sure what we had. I ended up taking Trent to the dr. He said "it sounds like swine" but said it isn't a big deal, so they don't usually test for it. So he may have had it, he may not. He had a high fever and a bad headache. I just had body aches. I never did get a fever or anything else. I was just tired and sore. It lasted a few days. Trent's fever lasted 5 days. He came home sick on that Thursday and didn't go back to school until Wednesday. I was sick Saturday-Tuesday. That Monday when I was laying in bed trying to rest, I called my mom to ask about Grandpa. She told me he really isn't doing good. I knew that was going to be the day so I just laid in bed and waited for the call. It came at about 10 after noon. I miss him a lot.


Right now I am just trying to get back on track. We got a new baker's rack for our kitchen, so we are getting rid of the hutch. It pretty much became a dumping ground for clutter, and I hated it. The baker's rack is sooo much better. The microwave sits on it (so it's off the counter!!! YAY!!!) and there isn't a whole lot of room for stacking random crap. I don't know if I mentioned it before, but I hate our kitchen table. I like the way it works, but it's kinda yucky. It has a crack all the way around that serves no purpose but to hold spilled food and yuck. Plus it's not that well made. Well, I was telling my grandma about looking for a new table and she said she had one I could have. It's darker wood, solid wood and in good shape, so I am going to go get it on Wednesday. I am excited. :) Well that's about it for now.