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You wanna copy my bag? I mean the bag I copied from Tiny Happy. Or, you wanna make some onesies, or shirts, or anything stenciled follow this tutorial where I got the know how.

Pretty much I love to search for crafting tutorials and copy them. I just don't have time to come up with my own ideas. I say copy others! That's why they made the tutorial in the first place.... right?

Also, remember that I set a goal about running? Well, do you also remember once I posted about a very hurting hiney? I pulled a hamstring (origin-hiney). And it hurt like the dickens and I haven't run for a stinkin long time. So, I will have to do my 10K later. I'm very grateful that I can walk/run again with out pain, but I'm a wimp now.

Trying to get Fired

I have an ambition lately. It's probably not a good one, but I have to admit to the readers of my blog (yes, all 4 of you) that I aspire to be canned. Fired. Let go.

I really don't want to be the housekeeper anymore. I'm waiting for the day when husband will come home and say "goodness, gracious we need a new housekeeper. Our current one is doing such a lousy job. Let's fire her" Then he will go to the newspaper and flick his wrists to make it pop open so that he can see the services section where he will find and hire a maid. And, I will be so happy I will get my handbag to go out shopping to celebrate. Wait, I don't like shopping. But I do have a new bag.

I just woke up. We don't get the paper and never look at the services section. Worst and best of all I will never ever be fired. Guess I better go mop. First look at these onesies I made and forgot to mail for the shower.

I'm just doing my part to instill a bit of baby sibling rivalry in my soon to be here twin nephews.

I freezer paper stenciled these with fabric paint. I'm really happy with how they turned out and am now in love with freezer paper. I would marry it.

Leah throwing a party for herself

"Look me hat"

"Look me horsey"

Moon Lake

My Sisters Sandy and Sheila striking a pose at our 1st family reunion. Susie sang "The sun will come out Tomorrow" very fancily and poised with these bad fake teeth in her mouth. I have not EVER laughed at anything so hard in my life. Which is saying a lot.

Hey when are we going to Moon Lake again?

Sam, Chris and Reese need this experience.
I DIDN'T (but almost) lose bladder control from laughing at this picture while organizing today.

Lewis in Idaho

Will is just cracking me up lately. (I Facebooked this but want it written here too so I remember.) I sat Will up on the counter and hugged him with his head to my chest. He sat for a few seconds hugging me then he sat up and said "I hear something in you is it a baby?". I laughed and said "No, it's my heart" and he said "is it breaking?" I could have died from the cuteness of it.

Also, today he was watching Arthur and they were spotlighting a child in Lewiston, Idaho. He came running in the kitchen and said "mom, they said Lewis in Idaho" and then he ran back in the TV room. I didn't even catch on until few hours later he told Leah that HE was Lewis in Idaho and on Arthur. (William Lewis). So funny.

Fibroma

This is Elizabeth at her fourth birthday party. She is a July baby and her party included water play. Notice how curly and cute her hair was at that age. I loved it.



Carolyn and Elizabeth eat popsicles in Spokane at Carolyn's kindergarten parade day. Elizabeth's nose is very scratched because she fell face first down the concrete front steps of the duplex we rented.

Another popsicle picture of the kids outside of Apple Knoll which is the apartment complex we managed in Vancouver, WA. Although I want to very badly I will never forget Apple Knoll.

Elizabeth as a baby, finally a picture of her tongue. Can you see her tongue bump?

There, now you can. She was born with it, and had it for 8 years 3 months and 18 days (Carolyn's math) and our family doctor removed it this week in about one minute. It was gross to watch. Elizabeth thinks she is a new woman with a bumpless tongue.

The End. Goodbye tongue bump.

Word Origin

I've been seeing and hearing the word gubernatorial lately. As in a gubernatorial speech. I just had to find out how this word relates to the word gubernaculum. It was just too interesting to me. Do you know what a gubernaculum is?

Wikipedia Definition of gubernaculum:

...............The lower part persists as the gubernaculum testis ("scrotal ligament"). This ligament secures the testis to the most inferior portion of the scrotum, tethering it in place and limiting the degree to which the testis can move within the scrotum.

(apparently women have a gubernaculum too. But, of course the ovaries are not nearly as free moving as the testes.)

Sorry. But, I do like anatomy.

SO, next time you hear the word gubernatorial as in your governor giving a gubernatorial speech you will know that it means HE is the head honcho. He rules the roost, and has your nads by a tether. Wikipedia said so.