My oldest son has stopped swimming. Why? Because it is hard work. D’oh. But today he is suppose to start again. We took away his sweets. It has been a week and he asked if he could swim again. Today is the day. I wonder if he really will swim. Maybe I could send him to get pool supplies at AquaSuperCenter.com instead? Then he could at least be doing something for the pool. Oh wait… he isn’t old enough to drive. ARGH. Just wish me luck that he wants to swim again.
My sister, Tink, got the youngest a triops kit for Christmas. We were rather disappointed to start with… no triops were born. When I wrote the company to tell them, they asked for my home address and said they would mail us some more. About that time, one was born. Yep, just one. What’s a triop? They are small freshwater shrimp with the Scientific name of Triops longicaudatus.
I must say I have become attached to the one.
He’ll come to the surface if I put my finger on the top of the water and check my finger out. It is soft like little feathers touching it. They don’t live long, so I’m sad… because if we had more than one, we might have had little ones to look forward to in the future. Oh well.. maybe the company will eventually send us another batch of eggs. If they do, I may step up our ‘jar’ into something bigger. 
I have a cold. Sucks to be me right now. My ability to focus is very limited. Hence, I’m giving you a few links to check out.
First, I took this test and my candidate that I’m most in agreement with has dropped out. I was surprised to see who all was at the bottom and at the top. I think the quiz is rigged. Great fun though… Click the text below to take you to the game.
Candidate Matching Game From USA Today.
And I’ve seen an article that there is a Sun Blast headed our way. Of course it is considered a small one and you shouldn’t worry… but it ended up leading me to a could Alaskan website on the Aurora’s. Not that I will make it to Alaska, but in case I ever do…
And I have to say… Bou has been entertaining me a lot lately. This last one had me laughing so hard.
Go HERE to read her post on Funky Mary.
If you liked it, read her previous posts as well.
Drums and keyboard sounds are part of my life. Noise. That is a part of my life. While at the music teacher the boys were looking at the guitars he has. Also the songs for the guitars he has on the shelves. Took me a while to get them focused back on their own instruments. Both are doing excellent in their instruments. I am so proud of them. I can’t believe how far they are progressing or how noisy they can make this house. Definitely don’t need another instrument quite yet.
We have the Blue and Gold celebration for our pack coming up in February. I was searching the web looking at how it is suppose to be done. There are all sorts of ideas out there. For Packs under the size of 170 kids. More like Packs with 50 or 60 kids. Sigh. We have decorations in the storage unit. We have a ton of people willing to help out. And every year our pack has bought 2 of the largest sheet cakes for the families to enjoy.
I think it would be cool if we could do something a little different… but with a crowd this large… no ideas occur to me. Any ideas?
Ok, I’m tired of chicken. Chicken. Chicken. I change it up occasionally with spaghetti and meatballs or steak. Still, I would like more. Then I found Republic of Texas Foods. Yaaa, I shouldn’t cruise around the web looking at food when I am in the mood for something ‘tasty’. I found Jalapeno Glazed Smoked Turkey… ohhh… for dessert – Texas Cinnamon Frosted Pecan Gift Crate… hmmmm. Yummm. There was a link to banquet hall Frisco as well. Then I wouldn’t have to clean up after eating! Yaaa. My kind of site.
It is easy to search through it. I found some ‘Friendship Tea’ that sounds good. It is a cinnamon and orange mixture. I think that would be very tasty. And if it was put into one of their crates… that would be awesome. I saw that most of their crates are hand-crafted from reclaimed wood. So it is ecologically aware.
The Republic of Texas Company Store has close to 2000 independent food companies… or so it says on their website. I looked around Florida and didn’t see any close by… That means I will have to order the stuff if I want it. ohhh… and I could get baseball caps, t-shirts, vinegar, and cheese.
Even better… if I get my brother-in-law to buy Christmas gifts, I can get him some of the Fire Tomatillo Salsa Verde. I bet he would love it. I’m not into stuff that hot. I like tasty not burn me. But he loves all that stuff. Every level. I bet he would love the Cayenne Pistachios and Candied Jalapenos.
It’s a nice site. It even has the cooking directions for the turkeys and chickens on it. That way if you forget, you have a place to go back and get the info. If you get a chance, go check it out if you like Texas food. Let me know if you have ever gotten food from one of their stores!
Quotes – I loved these!!!
I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.
Eleanor Roosevelt
The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending and having the two as close together as possible.
George Burns
Santa Claus has the right idea – visit people only once a year.
Victor Borge
Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
Mark Twain
What would men be without women? Scarce, sir, mighty scarce.
Mark Twain
By all means marry: If you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.
Socrates
I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.
Groucho Marx
Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men, to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.
Charlotte Whitton
My wife has a slight impediment in her speech – every now and then she stops to breathe.
Jimmy Durante
Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: Alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat.
Alex Levine
I’m very pleased to be here. Let’s face it, at my age I’m very pleased to be anywhere.
George Burns
I don’t feel old – I don’t feel anything until noon. Then it’s time for my nap.
Bob Hope
The boys are home with me today. I was thinking about last Monday… it was cold yet it did not stop the boys from enjoying the ‘water’ rides at Universal…
Yes, they came off soaked. At least the oldest listened and took his sock and shoes off… the youngest didn’t. There was a sign on the way in that said leave your shoes on… so he did. Sigh…
Still, today is different. I hear them playing the keyboard and discussing the day. Which electronics should be played. Minecraft is the one of choice right now. We’ll see how long that lasts.
And… Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. He was a great man… wish we had more of them.
Phew. Tomorrow I have to take my car in to get it fixed from the recall, make sure I have all my stuff together for our Den meeting and pay the mid-month bills. Sigh. Which would be lots of fun if I wasn’t thinking about the projects my boys should be working on instead… maybe, just maybe I can convince my hubby to do the work with them. GRIN
And after the holidays I need a break. I like sears coupons or other major stores. Keeps me from spending to much. Ok, I can pretend it does. Actually, I have to just stop spending money. Which would be great if we didn’t need food. I think my boys have hit another growth spurt. Eggs, pancakes and Honeynut cheerios for breakfast. Ugh…
update: The boys wolfed down dinner, a small dessert and then wanted more… so since it was fairly early I let them half more… the rest of the cheese noodles, an apple and some cheeze-its…. this is AFTER eating a complete dinner with vegie, noodle and a chicken breast each. Man oh man… I’m going to be poor when they hit the teen years.
