Two things....

The Coach and I had special lunch with Uno today at Dairy Queen. There was this little girl acting silly and giggling in another both. Uno was sitting there watching her and this is how it went...

Me: "Your trying not to laugh aren't you?"

Uno: (cracks a smile with a little giggle) "I'm trying not to L-O-L"

The Coach: crazy loud laughing....

Me: "What did she say?"

The Coach: "I'm trying not to L-O-L"

Me: laughing not as crazily but laughing none the less...to Uno "You are so funny.."

Uno: "The kids at school say it ALL the time!"

The Coach: "Well, I L-O-L'ed!"

She's growing up too quick :(.......

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And #2 - did you know there is such a thing as fantasy fishing????? As if fantasy football and baseball weren't enough! Next thing there will be fantasy nascar, fantasy deer hunting, fantasy poker, fantasy bowling....the list could go on and on....

My Dad is setting next to me all engrossed on his puter with this fantasy fishing stuff...craziness...

Shirley signs away her life....

Apparently my name is Shirley - or so it is said by the real estate notary that came to our house today.

We FINALLY closed on our refinance today!! FINALLY! It has been a long process filled with "Well, I need a copy of this..." and "Underwriting needs a copy of that..." and "It needs to be an official W2." We are SO happy to have this over.

No, we didn't have one of those adjustable rate mortgages that seem to be bankrupting so many Americans. We just decided to use the equity in our home to finish the basement, put up a fence (possibly), and pay off some stupid debt. Yes, we did sign on for another 30 years of working for the mortgage company but we have high hopes of chopping down the loan given that by getting rid of the stupid debt, we will be ahead over $200/month even with a higher mortgage payment. Super yeah for that!

But the whole entire time we were signing the papers the lady would say "Now, Shirley you need to sign here....." My name is not Shirley....but then it isn't Adelaine either! :)

The Coach come up to me after and said "So Shirley.....(followed by something I don't rememeber)" and I said "Well, since I'm not Shirley, I'm not responsible for paying on this mortgage!!"

So the loan officially closes on Monday and we will get our $$$ soon after! Come on basement!!! We have the electrician here today to do the lighting - woohooo!!!

Try This Tuesday!

If you are a magazine reader, you should pic up a copy of this! But you have to be one that wants to really READ the magazine. If you are a flipper, you will totally miss out.

I got a subscription to this last year as a "Bonus" to the Family Fun subscription I bought from my daughter's school fundraiser. I thought - eh, I like magazines and this will be another one to pass my time. Honestly, I probably would have never picked one up to buy it. Now I'm contemplating the renewal coming up!!

I LOVE the stories in here. They are written so creatively and you can tell the people that wrote the articles actually have children.

I like to set down with this magazine and get all wrapped up in the stories - it's truely a great read!!!

10 years together...... :)

The Coach and I celebrated our 10th anniversary last night!!! The Coach was totally responsible for all the planning and he really outdid himself!! We had a great time :)

Here is a pic of what I got before we left the house...I was instructed to wear something that went with "this" as the black box appeared.....

 

Here is where we ate - The Giant City Lodge. I had been here before but The Coach hadn't. We had the family dinner of fried chicken, corn, coleslaw, biscuits, green beans, mashed potatoes, gravy, and chicken & dumplings. Yum!



We stayed at the Davies School Inn. It is a old school building that a young couple bought and opened as a bed and breakfast 4 years ago. My dear husband splurged and got us the honeymoon suite!



Here is our suite....








When The Coach proposed to me 12+ years ago, he said that he would get me something "bigger" when we celebrated our 10th anniversary....and he was true to his word!!! I thought that the necklace was my gift and I was completely happy with that - boy was I suprised!




I do have to say that I also love my engagement ring even though it doesn't fit at the moment. My Grandma, who passed away the year after we were married, gave me her engagement ring to be reset into my own engagement ring. So, it has special meaning to me :)

We had a great night spending time together WITHOUT the kids - big thanks to our 3 favorite babysitting sisters!! Our bed was a tempurpedic matress...can you say we need to start saving the money for a new matress!!!

As part of our package, The Coach ordered breakfast to be served in our suite. We woke up 7 minutes before it was to be served - at 9:00am! Yeah for sleeping in!

Our breakfast was amazing! We had a glorified omlet, fried potatoes, bacon, watermelon, apple stollen, and OJ. Then I had to have coffee...




Here is a pic of a little planter that was in the hallway on the way to our room :)

Bad Mommy....

I meant to post this on Monday as a Motherhood Moment but life has been a bit busy this week!!

So, sometime this weekend or Monday or ....well I don't remember.....anyways, I was trying to explain to Uno why I go to the gym.

I told her that I go to the gym to try and make myself healthier. I said that my family has a lot of people in it with Diabetes (Type II) and that her MawMaw, my Mom, has Type I diabetes. Then I went on to explain that people who are heavier have a higher risk of getting diabetes and with so many people in my family with it, I really needed to lose some weight to lessen my chances of getting it.

THEN I went on to tell her that she needs to eat more fruits and veggies and not just all carbs because if she would continue eating that way when she is older she will be more likely to be heavier. Then if she is heavier, she will be at a higher risk for diabetes because of her family history.....

SHE CRIED!!! and not just cry but splotchy face crying!!!!

I'm a mean Momma aren't I!?!?!?!?

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The mancave is starting next week!!! YEAH!!!! The electrician is coming to put in lighting :)

Woot Woot Wednesday!!

Let's see, what to be excited about this Wednesday...

Well, as a job, I work for a grant funded program at a university. We go into communities using portable dental equipment and do exams, cleanings, fluoride and sealants on children. During the school year we go into the public schools. During the summer, we go to churches, health departments, community centers, and social service places.

Today was our last clinic of the summer - big woot woot for that!!

This clinic was also a new one to us and the one that had the least amount of publicity. We ended up seeing about 50 kids today!! I was super excited about that. I only expected there to be maybe 20 kids and for it to be a slow and easy day. Not so! We were very busy and had hardly no down time!

Then in order to beef up the number of kids we see during the school year, we go to school registrations to get face to face contact with parents in hopes of them signing up the kids for our services. Myself and two other people attended one the past few days in shifts. At this particular school, we only saw 7 kids last year. This year we had 80-90 parents sign up their kids!!! Huge Woot Woot!

Hmmmmmm.....the big 10 years for the Coach and I on Friday. Dinner out, night with out the kids, and apparently him and Uno went to buy my present today :) Wonder what it is.....

Question for you all - what should I get the Coach for out anniversary???


We have always done cards in the past but 10 years calls for a present. I'm at a loss and he is no help....He is the hardest to buy for!!

Fabulous Friday Favorites!

Long time no post, eh?

I'm gonna get back on the train with a few favs!




This is my favorite machine at the gym. At 2.0 mph for 20 minutes, I can burn 170 calories on this bad boy!!!!



These are soooo tasty! They are the South Beach Diet Cinnamon Raisin bars. They taste just like a cinnamon roll - no joke!



These aren't necessarily my favorite - i just eat cleanup after Tres. But Uno, Tres, and the Coach LOVE these. The Coach and Uno prefer the blueberry ones and Tres prefers the chocolate chip ones. I think they both taste good. But Tres wants to eat these all the time - and I'm not above feeding them too her a couple times a day!

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The Coach and I will be celebrating our 10th anniversary this coming week. I LOVE the fact that I know absolutely nothing about our plans. Well, I know that our plans involve leaving on Friday and spending the night somewhere without children. I guess that part about gifts I appreciate the most is the thought - the planning - the thinking of what I would like. And to let him make all the decisions about this means a lot to me.