Tuna Juice

If I don't remember anything else about this move, I hope I remember how Logan made me laugh after a very long day of packing. I had spent part of the day packing our pantry. I never knew we had so much food stuffed into that little closet! I even found some hamburger and tuna helper that expired in 2007 shoved in the way back. I think I bought it because it was super cheap with some coupons but obviously we never eat that stuff! I won't be buying it anymore. I also came across probably 30 cans of tuna, I guess we aren't big eaters of that stuff either, although I do enjoy a good tuna sandwich once in awhile. Anyway, I decided it would be a good idea to pack it all into one small box and put it out with our food storage so it's not taking up room in the pantry. The box I had picked wasn't quite full so I added a couple big cans of juice, taped it up and labeled it. When the kids got home from school Logan was looking at the boxes I had stacked up on the table and shouts, "Tuna juice! Yuck!" It took me a sec to figure out what he meant but he gave me a good laugh! We are getting so close to our big move. At this point I am more exhausted than excited. I will be glad when the move is done and we are enjoying our new house. I forgot how stressful moving can be, along with trying to get our new house ready there has been so much to do. Thankfully the countdown is on, only 6 more days!

Just a little something funny

I like to call Trevor little nicknames, or say things like "are you ready, Freddie" I mainly do it because I know what his reaction will be. He always says, "I not Freddie, I Trevor!", or whatever name I've called him. The new nickname for him is Bones, or anything having to do with being skinny. None of my kids have been built like him so instead of buying pants that are too long so the waist will fit, I have to buy pants that fall off of him just to get the length long enough. I can't tell you how many pairs of highwaters we own! Thank goodness for adjustable waist pants, you know a mom came up with that. So the other day after calling him Bones he told me all about his funny bone, I was surprised to know that he even knew he had a funny bone. We then took turns putting our ears to his elbow and listening to his funny bone "laugh", he insisted he could hear it, although I couldn't (good thing, I'm too young to be going senile) but I guess it must be laughing if it's called a funny bone, too cute.

Not Again!

We just got home from an appointment with Darrin's wrist doctor. He had surgery on it last February after breaking it and tearing the cartilage. It has been bothering him again since football started. We saw the doctor a few weeks ago and he assured us that he probably just strained it a little but it was ok for him to finish up the season and we'd take care of it when football was over. Well today Darrin was able to pinpoint exactly where it was hurting and after the doc examined it closer he determined that he had torn the cartilage in the same spot and he will need surgery again to fix it. Bummer! I guess the good news is that the doctor said he would fix up the ugly scar from the first surgery and give him a brand new one! That is good but he will also have a good 8 months for it to heal this time before football starts again. I feel so bad that he will have to go through the surgery again but he amazes me with his good attitude about it all. I don't think anything will ever keep him from playing the game that he loves.

AZ State Fair

A couple weeks ago we headed to the state fair with our bff's. All the guys cared about was eating fair food, which we did but we also hit a couple of the rides. I wasn't so sure about the one they dragged me on but it was fun even though I screamed the whole time! I love roller coasters but fair rides just plain scare me. We also learned that fair rides are not built for the middle aged, they are definitely made for the teenage body! We had a great time hanging out and laughing at each other as always, thanks B's for a fun night out!

Trick or Treat

I usually LOVE Halloween but this year it just couldn't come and go fast enough. We were so busy with the new house closing and starting our remodel there that Halloween just seemed in the way this year. The big day finally came and it was fun as always. The kids looked great in their costumes, especially my little hula girl! I made the traditional caramel apples, with real homemade caramel not the unwrap and melt kind, so much yummier. Thanks to my sis-in-law and niece for talking me into making them and keeping with tradition. It felt good to forget about everything else we had going on and just be in the moment. I love this time of year, the anticipation of the holidays, being with family, and focusing on the things that matter most to us, that's the best. This year we will be busier than ever but we have so much to look forward to and so much to be thankful for.