Busy little bee

I’ve been slacking on the posting again. But I’ve accomplished sooo much.

Yesterday I spent the whole day with my mom chopping up my jack-o-lanterns, peeling the pumpkins and cooking it to can. Between my mom, brother and me (or is it I?) we canned 19 pints and 4 quarts. That’s 7 pumpkins worth. And my mom has 3 more pumpkins to go.

And today? Today I officially (well we. Thank you Sarah) unpacked the last box from our move. It only took a year and a few months. The bed rooms are all usable. The office just needs a bit of a cleaning, and I am soooo happy.

I will have phase two of this post shortly. Once I sort through all the craziness.

But yay! Good things!

My mother’s NOT a trooper

Ruthless maybe. Competitive yes. Determined most certainly.

A trooper she is not.

Apparently, my brother’s last soccer practice involved a parent-vs.-son soccer game. My mom played for the parents’ team. For those that know my mom, you know where this is headed.

Have any of you played basketball against my mom? Baseball (that’s the safest, it’s mostly no contact)? Football?

If you have, you know she’s out for blood—winning is the only option.

And so when someone posted on my brother’s Facebook page that my mom’s a trooper….well, I’ll show you.

(names have be edited to protect the identity of the not-so-innocent).

We were quick to defend her against any who would defame her image. To me the label ‘trooper’ implies “toughing it out when you are struggling.”

And THAT is not my mother. At least in sports, there’s no struggling. That may be the other team, however. Don’t hold back when playing against my mom in deference to her very youthful age, her position as in-law, her title as your substitute teacher or girl scout leader. I’m warning you DON’T HOLD BACK! She won’t, and you just might lose an eye.

Love ya, Mom!

LiveJournal Tags: mom,sports,basketball,soccer

*happy dancing*

Yesterday was bad. Today, eh…nothing exciting, but no honey messes (yet).

However…

I’ve got something up my sleeve. Something I’ve talked about with people, but never done.

Hubs is all for it. Hopefully, you all will be too. When I tell you, which I’m not (yet). But I will, I promise. And then you can happy dance with me.

But first, I’ve got some work to do, progress needs to take place. Soon, though, hopefully…soon.

Yay!

*happy dance*

Oh you want a clue?

Well…that will have to do. (Aren’t I the poet?)

*giggle*

(And if you do know, you aren’t telling, or else )

LiveJournal Tags: Secret,clue,happy dance