Our dog chewed up our dead guy. That’s all I can think about today. I’m frustrated, and disappointed, that we can’t put our dead guy crawling out of his grave this year because the dog won’t leave him alone! Tanner and I have sort of pieced him back together. But we know he’ll never “survive” another attack. So I’m thinking of sitting him at our dining table, as if he were a dinner guest.
We’ve had yesterday and today off from school and it’s been NICE. I like this “fall break” business they’ve added in. I sure needed it. We spent yesterday mowing and weedeating and cleaning up the yard for our few Halloween decorations. And today is supposed to be spent on cleaning house and bedrooms and such, but I’ve been a bit lax and preoccupied with other things. Our last week was kind of active, and it’s just nice to be here with nowhere to go this week!
Last Monday night we went to Mike and Cheryl’s to do some artsy tattoo photos lol. We both got the tattoos in places that are rarely seen, and since Mike is a photographer we decided we’d see if we could find a way to have them photographed (without us being naked). He did a great job, and we all got a kick out of trying to find ideas for poses lol.
Tuesday I had to go to the dentist for a checkup. While I was there I intended to just inquire about the whitening trays I hear about. A friend of mine recently celebrated her one year anniversary of quitting smoking and that’s what she did for herself. The ladies at the dentist office got all excited and explained them very well, all they way down to the cost. They talked me right into getting them done. So at the end of the month I’m getting the whitening trays, one way or other. Trying to talk Rusty into making it my Christmas present lol. Also Tuesday, I printed out my entire blog from beginning to last week. It’s around 400 or so pages I’d estimate. Will make a great history book, I’m gonna be so glad I did this one day lol.
Wednesday we got tickets to see REO Speedwagon at the state fair in Jackson. So us, Donnie and Terri, and all the guys in the band went to see them. It was a great show! I saw them once when I was maybe 14 at Six Flags in Atlanta. It was a lot of fun seeing them again. Their first album came out the year I was born, and they’re still kicking! Lol
We’ve had yesterday and today off from school and it’s been NICE. I like this “fall break” business they’ve added in. I sure needed it. We spent yesterday mowing and weedeating and cleaning up the yard for our few Halloween decorations. And today is supposed to be spent on cleaning house and bedrooms and such, but I’ve been a bit lax and preoccupied with other things. Our last week was kind of active, and it’s just nice to be here with nowhere to go this week!
Last Monday night we went to Mike and Cheryl’s to do some artsy tattoo photos lol. We both got the tattoos in places that are rarely seen, and since Mike is a photographer we decided we’d see if we could find a way to have them photographed (without us being naked). He did a great job, and we all got a kick out of trying to find ideas for poses lol.
Tuesday I had to go to the dentist for a checkup. While I was there I intended to just inquire about the whitening trays I hear about. A friend of mine recently celebrated her one year anniversary of quitting smoking and that’s what she did for herself. The ladies at the dentist office got all excited and explained them very well, all they way down to the cost. They talked me right into getting them done. So at the end of the month I’m getting the whitening trays, one way or other. Trying to talk Rusty into making it my Christmas present lol. Also Tuesday, I printed out my entire blog from beginning to last week. It’s around 400 or so pages I’d estimate. Will make a great history book, I’m gonna be so glad I did this one day lol.
Wednesday we got tickets to see REO Speedwagon at the state fair in Jackson. So us, Donnie and Terri, and all the guys in the band went to see them. It was a great show! I saw them once when I was maybe 14 at Six Flags in Atlanta. It was a lot of fun seeing them again. Their first album came out the year I was born, and they’re still kicking! Lol
Thursday the guilt set in. Felt like I had been selfish and vain all week, going to concerts and making plans for whitening trays…….you know how that motherly guilt can set in. So I took both kids and got them a much needed haircut, and took Tanner to finally get some new glasses lol. Got them fixed up I guess. Thursday evening we had to go to Jackson to set up equipment to play on Friday night. We played at Reed Pierce’s, which looked on Thursday to be an upperscale classy kinda restaurant/hangout place. I was concerned about whether or not they would like our brand of entertainment.
Friday night we played, and that upperscale classy restaurant/hangout place turned into a regular falling-over-the-table drunkfest! I was very surprised just how bad off some of those folks got. But they did like us. That’s one good thing about drunk people, they LOVE the band. But the bad thing about drunk people is that for the rest of us who are not drunk with them, they can be very irritating. Lol But all in all it was a fun show. Now we don’t play again for 3 weeks and I’m kinda glad for the break, I’m way behind in real life!
Saturday we hung out all day with the kids here at home and even watched a few movies. Our adopted kid Drew came over, and Mike and Cheryl came over that evening as well. It had been a long time since Drew, Tanner, Tyler, and Rusty had had a big taekwondo stick fight, so they made up for some lost time. They didn’t break anything important, and I think someone only cried once. But that might have been fake.
Sunday we had Keith and Jenifer over for football games. Jenifer helped Tanner and Drew make themselves a myspace page since I had finally given them permission to have one. They think they are something now for sure. Dustin and Cody came and spent the night Sunday, since we were off Monday. Tanner was thrilled. I think Cody stayed up til about 4:30 am, way past the others.
Yesterday while I was washing my car, a lady came walking up from a couple of houses down. I think she must be a friend or girlfriend of my neighbor, I had never seen her before. Anyway, she wanted to know if we wanted to give away our little blind dog lol. I told her no, that was Tanner’s dog. I assured her I had taken him to the vet over his eye and that we had done anything that could be done, etc. She said she’d had a couple of dogs before with the same problem who eventually had to have the eye removed, and she was just interested in taking care of him if someone didn’t want him lol. He has really made himself at home around our neighborhood on the hill here. Everyone seems to love him, and he seems to know everybody. He makes his daily rounds to each house I think lol. Someone has been down at the Webb’s cleaning out belongings. Mr. Webb took Tanner and Drew to eat pizza Saturday night, but I have not had the chance to see him yet. They’re getting that house ready to sell, and Drew and Tanner are convinced that Mamaw Sand and Papaw Pat need to buy that house. Wouldn’t be a bad idea actually…………lol. Those 2 boys won’t know what to do when they can’t run back and forth from here to that house. We’re gonna miss the Webb’s.
Well I never did get around to posting this on Tuesday and it’s Wednesday now, but oh well. Me and the kids went and visited Mom and pat this afternoon for a bit. Was good to get down there for a visit, things have been too busy lately. It was cold when we woke up this morning and we were all very happy about that! I think it was 57. Getting into the 40s the next couple of nights. We set up our Netflix to deliver horror movies for the next several weeks so we’re going to do the 30 days of Halloween instead of just 13. Finally heard from the neurologist yesterday and Tyler does NOT have epilepsy, and there is no apparent seizure activity going on in his brain. Which is wonderful. But still, we don’t know what’s causing it now. So we’ll be back to the regular doctor probably next week. 
Yesterday while I was washing my car, a lady came walking up from a couple of houses down. I think she must be a friend or girlfriend of my neighbor, I had never seen her before. Anyway, she wanted to know if we wanted to give away our little blind dog lol. I told her no, that was Tanner’s dog. I assured her I had taken him to the vet over his eye and that we had done anything that could be done, etc. She said she’d had a couple of dogs before with the same problem who eventually had to have the eye removed, and she was just interested in taking care of him if someone didn’t want him lol. He has really made himself at home around our neighborhood on the hill here. Everyone seems to love him, and he seems to know everybody. He makes his daily rounds to each house I think lol. Someone has been down at the Webb’s cleaning out belongings. Mr. Webb took Tanner and Drew to eat pizza Saturday night, but I have not had the chance to see him yet. They’re getting that house ready to sell, and Drew and Tanner are convinced that Mamaw Sand and Papaw Pat need to buy that house. Wouldn’t be a bad idea actually…………lol. Those 2 boys won’t know what to do when they can’t run back and forth from here to that house. We’re gonna miss the Webb’s.
Well I never did get around to posting this on Tuesday and it’s Wednesday now, but oh well. Me and the kids went and visited Mom and pat this afternoon for a bit. Was good to get down there for a visit, things have been too busy lately. It was cold when we woke up this morning and we were all very happy about that! I think it was 57. Getting into the 40s the next couple of nights. We set up our Netflix to deliver horror movies for the next several weeks so we’re going to do the 30 days of Halloween instead of just 13. Finally heard from the neurologist yesterday and Tyler does NOT have epilepsy, and there is no apparent seizure activity going on in his brain. Which is wonderful. But still, we don’t know what’s causing it now. So we’ll be back to the regular doctor probably next week.
Our latest addition to the Halloween decor - a Halloween tree, with the fiberoptic lights.
