Snaggletooths abound......





This is my daughter and her two closest cousins (friends). They are having a ball after school.





Tomorrow, they may be goblins and vampires (or mermaids), but today, they are inseperable and getting along.

It's because of lovely children like this, that I got roped, Oh, I'm sorry, didn't mean to say that out loud.....that I volunteered to work at Fall Festival at their school tomorrow. I hope all your little ones have a good time no matter what they do tomorrow.

Hello, my name is Ouisa

and I'm a whiner. A complainer. An unhappy person. Someone who thinks that everyone is out to get me. WHAT?????

All this time, I thought I was pretty content with my lot in life. Apparently, not.

They say the first step to recovery is to admit you have a problem. So, okay, someone close to me told me these very things. And it floored me.

Yeah, I act somewhat like Ouisa Boudreaux from Steel Magnolias. I didn't mean any harm, truthfully.

Now I may have to go into therapy to get my smile and self esteem back. Man what a blow.

Anyone got any tips for recovery from this disease? I guess I can use all the help I can get.

(After all, everybody in Chinkappin Parish would give their eye teeth to take a whack at Ouisa).

This is some kind of good.......

And as you can tell from the above photo, I am not, I repeat not, a photographer.

This is what I call a caramel nut cake.

I made this today for lunch at my aunt's house. And man it is delicious with a glass of cold milk.

It's a german chocolate cake (baked according to its directions) 7 oz of melted caramels drizzled on a cool cake and pecans finely chopped and sifted onto the caramel while it is still hot.

I wish I had smell-a-blog. It's just too easy and too tasty. Ya'll have a good day.

AAAAhhhh

The week is over (a new one is about to begin)
today is a day of rest from the previous days' madness.
Time to catch up with family on the events of past and future.
Just sit in the recliner and be and watch them all swirl around you.

That's what I hope for everyone today.

Guess what? The Secret is in the Sauce is launching November's giveaway.
It is totally something that I need. You should bop on over and check it out.
They have such neat stuff and the community of support just keeps on growing.

Blessings to all and I hope you all have a wonderful week.

There are two jobs that you.......

absolutely could not pay me enough to do.

1.

A Teacher........after spending a few hours in the school these last few days, I don't know where they find you guys, but God bless you all.

2.

A school bus driver.........I cannot even imagine without screaming in horror.

Just let me give you all a shout out. I admire you and admit there is no way I could do your jobs. You are all obviously very special folks.

That being said, I volunteered to my hearts content today. I got to use.....(gasp and sigh) a copy machine and an industrial school paper cutter and I got to file and I got to make up cute little gift bags for the cafeteria workers.

I Made It

Well, my first day of volunteering was quite a non-event. When I got to the school, my daughter's teacher did not need me, so I was shuffled off to another classroom. It was a real learning experience. I got to do the kind of work I love without ever having to touch the first germy kid. YAY!!!!!

I had a great school lunch of whipped potatoes, chicken fried chicken (or something) and some delicous pears. And a Shoney's quality roll. All for the bargain price of #3.00. WOW, what a deal.

After lunch, I trundled on over to the High School and met with the volunteer coordinator who immediately put me to work on alphabetizing and separating and filing and I could not have been more happy. It was almost like my old job.

So, there are plenty of opportunities out there for me, I just have to decide which school I will go to today. I have a child in the elementary, the middle, and the high school levels. So, I guess I have my work cut out for me.

Thanks for all the wonderful thoughts and wishes.

Oh, did you know that Rhea over at Texas Word Tangle is having a giveaway. She's got this super cool pot to give away and some Jambalaya mix. No need to stick around here....Hello, is anyone there? Oh well, have a great day.

Can you really go home again?

Hey everybody. (All three of you). I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Here in the south, we enjoyed some rather mild weather and it was marvellous not be sweating by the time I reached the car.
After church Sunday morning, I took the kids and headed back to my hometown.
Four years ago, I was diagnosed with RA (rheumatoid arthritis). And once you find a good doctor, you kind of hate to let them go. Anyway, the kids were out of school for planning day and I had a doctors appt. today, so we went and spent the night at my mom's house (who, by the way, has gone to see the foilage in the mountains. AND, she wouldn't even take me with her, can you believe her nerve?)
Anyway, nothing looked quite like it did the last time I was there. And I found myself just wishing I could sleep in my own bed. AND WOWSER, that's when I knew that I didn't consider that my home anymore. Oh, I visited my old neighbors and I still dearly love them all, but it's not the same. I'm not in their business 24-7 like we were when we lived there. Life has moved on without us. The world did not stop just because we left. And I thought I was irreplaceable. LOL.
I went by my old job and saw my old workmates (many of whom I consider my closest friends when we were there). I shouldn't have done it. I miss them even more now.
So, I have made a decision. I am not going to sit at home anymore and just be a farm wife. I am going into all three of my children's schools and I am going to be volunteering at least three days a week. I have got to get out of this house and stop feeling sorry for myself. Pull myself up by the bootstraps, etc.
The RA makes me not feel so good a lot of the time and all the medications that I have to take make me feel anywhere from sleepy to even more sleepy. But I have let myself go for long enough. So, I bought me some hair color. Fixed it right up. I wore makeup for the first time in almost four years on Sunday and I am gonna start this volunteering stuff. I need to enjoy my children's life as much as possible. And I'm starting right now.
(If I pass out from over stimulation at the elementary school tomorrow, I'll let you know).