Crap I meant to get done before Labor Day....(Thursday Thirteen)

I had a whole lot I wanted to get done in the 3 months that the kids were out of school and I was out of work, but now with the first day of school looming over yonder, I realize that I "ain't done squat".

And that sucks.....so here are some things (13 of 'em actually) I "meant" to get done.....


1. Go fishing with my guys~ We used to get out fishing at least a dozen times as a family and now they mostly go with Hubby or Uncle.

2. Paint the Bathroom~ It was an awful red kitty litter textured mess, now it is primed and waiting for that last coat of paint....and has been waiting.... for months

3. Clean the carpets or get the puppy to stop having "accidents"~ That puppy is still doing it!! Just to irritate me I just know it...

4. Paint the Livingroom~ Okay we moved in almost 3 years ago and I finally found a color I like...

5. Organize the garage~ I've done this every few months since we moved here in an effort to NOT become like all the other people who can't park their cars in the garage....

6. Move the Hostas and plant more Irises~ Again, almost 3 years and just now getting to this...

7. Detail my car~ Also a chore that should be done every few months in great detail because as we all know, children ruin your stuff and if you don't keep up with it it will bowl you over......plus there's a smell coming from the backseat....

8. Go swimming~ I LOVE to swim, sadly we have been so busy this summer I haven't found the time to go to the local pool.

9. Fix the upstairs shower~ Seriously the damn thing has been broken (plugged?) since April. Would it kill Hubby to call for help??

10. Re-do the home office ie: Organize!!~ More of the same....

11. Weed the flower beds~ Now that sounds like a wild thyme...hahaha, get it "wild thyme (time)". okay sorry bad joke...

12. Paint the paneling in the basement~ oh it's awful and the only thing I can do to fix it for now is paint it...

and finally...

13. Go on a family trip~ The Knaves have been busy all summer .....gone at camp, at the lake with Nana & Papa, visiting at Uncle Frank's and hangin' with friends..... Heck, Maybe we'll get a quick trip in this fall.

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Once again I haven't got a truly good excuse for my lack of blogging. I've tried to stay on task but things just seem to get out of hand this time of year. Between spring cleaning (is spring ever coming to this neck of the country?) and the kids' activities, I've been a busy busy girl! So let's see, maybe I can break down my news into small easy to swallow blurbs, if you have any questions please feel free to ask in a comment....

* My Aunt is dying of cancer. She recently decided that chemo wasn't going to help so she quit it. On the up side she seems a little bit better according to my father. We're hoping to get down to see her soon.....

* The Knaves have been taking Spanish every Thursday at the university (they offer a free program...soo cool!) but they only have two weeks left.....

* My upstairs (main floor) bath tub is stopped up thanks to the Knave of Spades' obsession with taking tiny little things into the shower with him, it's been unusable for more than two weeks despite the King and his dad's best efforts to find the little drain obstruction. On the other hand we have a very nice shower/bathroom in the basement so we've all been using that....

* I mentioned that the Knaves are both in sports right? well they are both playing soccer this spring and the KoH is playing baseball too. Unfortunatley the weather has been so hit and miss that we have only had one baseball practice and one weekend of soccer games. The Knaves have yet to wear shorts for any of their sports events and have so far have mostly played/practiced in a cold drizzle.....

* If April showers bring may flowers......what does April snow bring??

* The puppy is doing well. Winnie has finally mostly gotten a hold on the whole "peeing outside thing" (thankfully!!), I was about to my limit on the carpet cleaning.....

* There are only 6 Mondays left for the school year (counting today) and I couldn't be happier....


Ya know I think that's it for today....I can't think right now of anything else that I can add. I will try to keep up with the blogging......no, really! Stop laughing!!