Olfactory Assault

Have you ever had a lady walk by you and just have on SO MUCH perfume that you get an instant migraine?

Well, this happens to me. Today I am in Starbucks and this happens to me. Of course I don't have any of my migraine pills with me and I hate to take them except in extreme conditions, as they cost over $10 per pill and this after insurance!

Why do women feel the need to bathe in their perfume?

Can't they smell themselves? Apparently they love the smell on themselves. If you can smell it on yourself then you are wearing to MUCH!

I never wear perfume unless I am going somewhere that isn't work or school. And then I just barely put any on.

Please be kind to those of us who can't take your perfume.

The "F" word

I was getting dinner on the table and Hudson climbs up in his chair and is patiently waiting for his meal.

We are talking and he spits out "Daddy said the "F" word today in the car!" He looks at me to see my reaction.

I stop dead in my tracks, and almost starting cracking up because of the look on his face, but I just say well what did he say?

Hudson proceeds to tell me that he isn't allowed to say that word so he can't tell me. Well, it is okay to say it this one time so that I can know exactly what daddy said.

So his reply is well, ok. "Daddy said that that guys is a STUPID driver!" (obviously we are still a ways away from having all of our letters down)

Mike is hearing this last part and we both just start laughing so hard I amlost peed my pants. Obviously there was some stress driving for Mike that day.

I just love the innocence of little ones!!!

WAY TO MUCH FUN!

I don't remember when I had so much FUN as last night! THANK YOU TO ALL WHO CAME! Last night at Kirstin Davies house we had a Cosmos, Canapes (and WAY, WAY more) and Card making party. It was so lavish and wonderful. Kate was the bartender and we all had a great time getting refills!

The party started out a bit shaky for Michelle, she accidentally went to my house instead of Kirstin's house. She gets to my house and there are no lights on outside and no other cars. So then she starts thinking "Do I have the wrong day?" She knocks on the front door and Hudson answers it and lets her in and then goes about his business and just left Michelle standing in the living room. (some manners work in this area is obviously needed here.) So she calls out Mike.... he comes out of the kitchen to a she her. I got a phone call from Mike and he says "You have a visitor here." I wasn't sure what he was talking about and then he put her on the phone. OH MAN! Did I ever feel bad. So Kate gave her directions to the party and she showed up about 20 minutes later. MICHELLE I am so glad that you came and am sorry for the miscommunication!

We let our hair down and had an opportunity to talk with out interuption from anything and we didn't have to work in school items. We just had the time to talk laugh, lots of stories aobut our kids or kids that we know... share stories, (what do you think about the sexiness of full length footed jammies? - Rhonda is taking a poll) and get to know one another as moms and ladies that have common interests. Kirstin lent us her expertise on card making along with her plethera of stamps, punches, embossing, papers, brads, and all of the other special treats that she had for us. We were a bit like little girls getting to do a craft! Hee! Hee! Now I am all done with my Valentine's Day card making and I am so excited for that also. As mom's most of us don't take the time for our socializing. We are the last ones on the list. Hopefully we will make more of a PRIORITY to get together more often now. We do deserve it! THANK YOU KATE & KIRSTIN FOR YOUR HOSPITALITY, GENEROUS SPIRIT AND FOR THE MEMORABLE EVENING!

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Savoring the LITTLE things...

Time spent with family that only comes around once in a very long time. This last weekend I went away, without my kids for the first time, to Spokane for my Uncle John's funeral. Not only was this my time away from my kids but it was also the first time that I had stayed with my 3 Aunts. Now most would probably not think much about that but my family is quite loud and obnoxious and friendly. There are hugs and kisses all the time. You definately feel loved in my family. We love to give each other a hard time and have lots of laughs. It was quite a time staying with my Aunts. I loved it! We shared things that you would not normally share when you see each other at a family gathering. We laughed and laughed, I learned maybe A BIT TO MUCH....NAH! To have that one on one time was very special.

There was a slight mix up on the hotel arrangements for my Uncle and Cousins. They were supposed to stay at the same hotel as we were but when we got into town we passed a hotel with the same name as the one that we were staying at. My Aunt Di says "That's the hotel, you just passed it." I said "No that isn't our hotel, it is up furhter on this street." I had stayed at this hotel last summer with the kids on our way back from Montana so I knew where it was and what it looked like. She saw the address and says "Well, that is the hotel that I made reservations at for Dan and the boys." Oh, that's not good....well it wasn't. That is the hotel they were at and it wasn't a very nice hotel. And boy did we hear about it. Aunt Di from them and me from her, since I gave her the phone number to call and make the reservation. I didn't know that there were 2 hotels with by the same company on the same street in the same town!!! AGH, best laid plans... Uncle Dan, Jason, Daniel, Aunt Di, Aunt Donna, Aunt Dede, my mom and dad and me all got together inour little room and talked and had a good time. We had some appetizers and chatted. It was nice to spend some family time together. I did miss mine back home though. We picked a restaurant, Uncle John's favorite, China Dragon and off we all went. It was a good time and great food. Uncle John would have loved it! (Aunt Phyllis & my mom) The next day was the funeral. Lots of tear proof mascara later we were all ready. I learned a lot about my Uncle John over the weekend and am even more proud of him than I was before. He was an absolutely brave missionary. The things that he and Aunt Jo went through were beyond words. All the cousins on the Newman side. We met our family that we had never met before and others that we hadn't seen in many years. This was the first time since 1995 that my dad and his 4 siblings were together.

Aunt Di, Aunt Dede, Aunt Donna, dad, Uncle Larry, youngest (left) to oldest After the funeral we went to my Cousin Kelly's home. I got to meet his two kids. Luke & Neely. I got some loves from Luke so I felt right at home. Everyone was there. We had food, wine and lots of reminiscing and laughs.

We all had a great time and enjoyed the LITTLE things in life...FAMILY.