Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Wednesday Highlights

Just a peek into my day today here in North Dakota.

First of all, six-thirty is painfully early when you have spent the night before indulging.  No, not that kind of indulging.  This kind . . .



Ummmmhmmmm....we are late to the party, but thanks to recently acquired Netflix streaming I have discovered Friday Night Lights.  "Just one more" has been uttered too many times to count and this was not the first time I had stayed up far too late into the night morning watching the Panthers.  

Darn you Tim Riggins.


Anyway, today is Wednesday and that means we have muffins and smoothies for breakfast....yes, I am a total freak and have a breakfast schedule.  I had made Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins for the past few weeks and the kids were ready for a change, so today I made Doughnut Muffins.  It was a good call...


Pardon my bite . . .

Satisfied that the kids were sufficiently sugared up nourished, I dropped them off at school and came home to finally enjoy a cup of coffee.  Sadly, it was further delayed by a deep and lengthy conversation with our drywall guy about the pros and cons of football and various other contact sports among kids.  By the time I bid him adieu until tomorrow and poured my FIRST cup of coffee, it was 9:30.  

The good news is that we actually have a drywall guy and he is actually finishing our 5th bedroom so I will soon have a GUEST ROOM!!  That means we have a cozy little space for any of you brave enough to venture to North Dakota for a visit!  I am having so much fun decorating!  In fact, the bedding for the room came today.


The room is going to be shades of gray with turquoise accents.  I got a GREAT deal on Amy Butler bedding at an online designer discount store RueLaLa.  Lots of high end stuff at low prices.  Check it out.

Yesterday, I found a skinny brown lamp on clearance at the Walmart for $6.  I bought it and a can of turquoise spray paint and gave it a makeover this afternoon.  Not too bad!



I think it is going to be adorable with the $5 Walmart shade I am dressing up with some matching turquoise ric rac.  I LOVE ric rac!

While painting the lamp, I let Lucy out on the back deck.  She loves to sunbathe out there almost every day.  As I came in, I heard a racket coming from the deck and worried she was trying to escape.  She wasn't.  She had taken it upon herself to lick every greasy morsel from the grate of the grill.  Don't worry, it wasn't hot!

Nice face, huh?  I can't get that filthy mess off and I am still trying to figure out how she got those big lines across her head.

Next on the agenda was picking Jacob up from school and driving him to hockey practice.  The pick-up line at his school is horrendoushell on earth, full of self-centered people who don't think the rules apply to them a great opportunity for me to grow in my love, patience, and compassion for others.  Well, it always involves a lot of sitting and waiting so I usually try to take something with me to do in the car.  I worked on a new knitting project today.  It's just a dishcloth, but I am liking the pattern.



I was home for all of 30 minutes before getting a call to head back across town to pick up the older two kids from volleyball and football practice.  

It's now 5:45 and I don't know what's for dinner.  Breakfast?  

Still to come this evening: a piano lesson, a drum lesson, a hockey practice pick-up.

Oh, yeah, and a date with the Dillon Panthers.  


I'll never learn . . .