For the Keeper at Home
Where has the time gone?I can't believe it...here I am in the MIDDLE of JUNE!!! And nary a post in almost a MONTH!!!We went to Michigan for Memorial Day weekend to visit my dad, his wife and my grandfather. We were in the car for TWO days...in order to visit for TWO DAYS. Needless to say, when I came home...I SLEPT for THREE DAYS! :-) I have a TON of pictures that I want to show y'all...and stories to tell. But it seems that the days and the HEAT just get away with me. Tomorrow, I will post some picture of our trip AND I will be beginning a NEW QUILT!!! I will post some pictures of fabric and progress. For an idea of what I will be doing, here is a link to the Quilt-A-Long: http://oldredbarnco.blogspot.com/2009/05/quilt-along-schedule-of-events.html Till tomorrow...Your Sister in Christ, Avery Whatcha thinking about Monday?Surprisingly enough, I think Monday has its advantages. It's the beginning. A new opportunity for success this week! A new opportunity to exercise EVERY day, get ALL the laundry done and FINALLY finish that skirt I've been working on for 3 weeks.See what I mean? That is what I love about Mondays. (Be right back...Patchie is saying, "Mommy, PULLLLLEEEZZZEEE let us outside.") Today is Laundry Day. Yep. I would love to get ALL the winter stuff packed away, but let's not get TOO ambitious. Last week, I spent several days organizing the bulk food shelves and the tupperware shelves. This week...I'm taking on the.....FRIDGE! Yes, it's true. Sewing this week:
Our weekend was PACKED! We did our normal Farmer's Market-The Fresh Market run. Then we paused in our schedule to have a birthday lunch for Wesley with him and Claudia! :-) Then off to the Earth Fare! I love talking to people! One time in my life, I actually had a job at a Call Center...it was PERFECT! Grocery shopping on Saturday is not just a "chore" we do each week...it's our Social Event of the WEEK! We stop and talk at each of our "stops". But one of my FAVORITE "chats" is Frank the Butcher. And this week, we had a real treat! While Frank was eating lunch, we were able to sit and chat for almost an HOUR! Daniel enjoyed the "hockey talk" and I was excited to get to learn more about our friend! Near the end of our time with Frank, Christina called and said she, Ezra and the children were on their way. SURPRISE! :-D The best kind! They met us at the house and then we all took off to the state-run Farmer's Market. WHAT FUN!!! After we all wore-out, we came home to rest and play. Ezra mowed our front lawn (THANK YOU!!!) and Christina was able to get a small nap in. After supper, they headed home. And my night didn't end there! (But the story ends here.) Okay...I'll tell this: I didn't get in bed until 3:30 SUNDAY MORNING! Sunday was a "home" day. Even though Daniel's BODY is recovering well, his pain has not yet subsided. His sleep is fitfull and he spent his Sunday...resting the best he could. Your Sister in Christ, Avery What a Weekend! And Happy Anniversary to ME! (Thur-Fri)Today...I have been married FIVE YEARS!!!!! FIVE YEARS!This has been quite the weekend! For a man who is SUPPOSED to be laying-down and resting...his wife sure keeps him busy! :-) As most of you know, my husband had surgery on his left shoulder 2 weeks ago to remove some bone spurs. He will be home for one more week. He is SUPPOSED to be resting and keeping ice on his shoulder every hour. However, his nurse (me), is NO Clara Barton...and he gets ice when he says, "Honey...will you go get the ice pack?" Yep...sad. So, on Thursday, I look in the bedroom to see THIS:  Let me explain a little. I sleep with a Care Bear. Her name is "Love-a-Lot". So, I want into the bedroom. EVERYONE is asleep: Daniel, Annie Marie, Patches Jean and Love-a-Lot. And she has the icepack on her head. I shake Daniel a little bit. "Honey, why is Love-a-Lot wearing your ice pack on her HEAD?" He rolls over, and mumbles, "She told me she had a headache." And back to sleep he went! Loving that Percocet! :-)We had an exciting moment on Wednesday evening! One of our girls gave us the BIGGEST chicken egg we have EVER SEEN!!! I was over 3 inches HIGH and 2 inches wide!  Daniel, of course, decided we needed to EAT it! So, Thursday morning he cracked it open to find....TWO YOLKS! How cool is that!Thursday afternoon we went to Wake Forest to see Ma'ma and go to a new Chiropractor. She was so sweet and kind. And ready for THIS....only $20 EACH! $20! That was it! Yeah!! I loved our last Chiropractor, but he was $68...and that was with his "I feel sorry for you b/c you don't have insurance" price. Friday...what can I say about Friday. It was LONG! First, we drove west to Winston-Salem to go to Daniel's office (45 minutes). Then, we turned north-east and drove to Yanceyville. (1.25 hours) In YCV, is a sweet bulk-foods store--Yoder's Market (www.yodersmart.com). They now have a lunch counter. And the sandwhiches are pretty good! Our DEAR friends, Ezra and Christina, were able to come for lunch and bring their ADORABLE brood. Christina is the sister that and I never had! And their girls...our nieces!  We only had an hour with them because Ezra had to go back to work...but WHAT FUN!! After lunch, Uncle Danny treated the girls to some ice cream! This is Amber (3):  Ezra with Bethanny (20 mo). Look at those smiles!  "Uncle" Danny and Catelynn (7)!  And a Group shot just before they had to leave!  After they left, Daniel and I did our shopping at Yoder's. Then, we left to go visit a local family with whom we used to attend church. Their 12 year old daughter had a mini-barn fall on her back and break her pelvis in 3 places! We stayed with them until almost 5 o'clock and then drove home. It was a LONG day! I am sure that we had supper...but I couldn't tell you what it was, or if I even ATE! The rest of the weekend has been GREAT...but I'll tell you about those in my next post. Oh, should I tell you that the next post will include new FABRIC...and pictures of our newest family member--Isabella, the kitten! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO ME! Your Sister in Christ, Avery What a Great Week! Gardening, Chickens and Fabric!Despite the fact that we have not seen the sun ALL DAY...this has been quite a beautiful day! The rain has been light enough to keep the dogs outside and heavy enough to water my newly transplanted veggies.Last weekend, my dear friend C and her husband W, came over. Since Daniel's should is still bum (he goes in for surgery next week), W came to run the garden tiller. C cooked both Lunch AND Supper! Our circle of friends may be small...but they are true friends. For the past few years, we have "Raised-Bed" Gardened. And while that has been good, we have not quite reached the potential that we want. So this year, we ripped out ALL of the raised beds, and put in "Rows". We fenced-in two garden areas and then added 2 "circles" to the outside of the gardens for potatoes. Next week, my herb bed will go in! Already, I have several transplants planted. Let's see, onions (about 50 plants), 4 broccoli, 3 cabbage and 4 cauliflower. We had a 4th cabbage, but on the 2nd day...dear dear Patches Jean went through the opening in the gate and had some FUN IN THE DIRT! She pulled-down our row markers and dug up a plant or two. But in truth, the damage was not that bad. I came down ill 2 weeks ago, and have slowly been getting better. This is the first time in YEARS that I have had an out-and-out COLD. Usually, I get the flu once or twice per year when I am REALLY stressed. But "colds" don't normally get me down. Ugh. For that reason, I was not able to get my brain together enough to do a March Blog Contest. Never fear...there will be one in April! (Short ad: Don't forget our 10% Sale at http://forthekeeperathome.mybisi.com and www.littlestpetshopfigures.com . The sale ends the 31st of March!) Today has been such a dreary, foggy day. I have felt like doing NOTHING. And I have almost succeeded. :-( I have done one load of dishes, and 2 loads of laundry. The chicks are now HUGE! Almost all have their feathers in. The Araucanas (brown) and Barred Rocks have turned soooo pretty! We have one little white Araucanna, and she is pretty in her own little way. Daniel can't WAIT for them to be big enough to go outside. But, I suppose that means we need to get ON with building our second chicken tractor! YIKES! :-) I have some new fabric that has arrived at the house in the past few weeks. I will try and get pictures up tomorrow. And I am half-way through my Amy Butler "Barcelona" skirt. Wouldn't it be GREAT to have it done this weekend? YES! Sooon....there WILL be pictures....SOON! Your Sister in Christ, Avery What a Week! Visiting, Laundry...and Chicks! (Oh...a sale, too!)This has been such a great week! Sunday, we spent the ENTIRE day at my parent's! My mom is preparing to go to Italy, and Sunday is the last day had to spend time with her before she leaves. She is sooo excited! We had wanted to go down for the weekend. However...it rained for almost 4 DAYS straight (by Sunday). We would have had to take Patches Jean with us...AND the chickies...so we decided to go just on Sunday.My mom HATES having her picture taken...but my dad, brother, brother's girlfriend and her family were good sports! My brother's gf and her family are very close to my family...so it was no surprise that the Ks came over for supper Sunday night! We had a blast! Here is my handsome husband. Seriously...what is UP with his HAIR! :-)  Monday, I was uber-productive. I think I did 5 LOADS of laundry AND unloaded/loaded/ran the dishwasher! WOW! I felt like "Super Homemaker!" And then Tuesday rolled around. Oh wait...that was yesterday! I wish I had a Big Sister. They can be so useful sometimes. Big Sisters can help with homework, go purchase concert tickets when the venue is in HER hometown to save the Ticketmaster fees...and go register/pay for a class you have to take when the class is in a town near hers. How do I know how great a Big Sister can be...I'm the Big Sister! :-) We have a huge venue in our town...and I have been know to go purchase tickets to save my dear baby brother the $8 Ticketmaster fee. But I don't know that he saves anything. Last time, I charged him a "Ticket for Sister" fee! :-) Yesterday, I had to go register him at our local Community College for a class that he HAS to take on Saturday. It SHOULD have been a QUICK jaunt...SHOULD have been! But all is well now. Speaking of the Baby Brother...Here he is on Sunday night with his lovely girlfriend, K.  Daniel and I completed our 2-week "Healthy Recovery" meal plan...and I am down 4 Pounds! Yeah! Now we are doing the "Quick and Easy Weight Loss" meal plan. Last night we had Leg of Lamb and Roasted Veggies. YUM! YUM! Tonight is Lamb Curry. I know Daniel can't wait! I have another load of laundry to finish and the dishwasher to run. However, I am down for teh count. I have had a sore throat since Monday...and it's not getting any better. Yesterday added an earache and today...the blahs. YIKES! I have too much to do to be sick! The chicks are growing leaps and bounds! I purchased them a new bucket...twice as big. And they are just itching to go OUTSIDE! Only 2-3 more weeks! Quick sale news...ALL clothing on my http://forthekeeperathome.mybisi.com is 25% off until next Monday (3/23)...just use code "25off". Your Sister in Christ, Avery Monday, Monday...Great Weekend and Week Ahead!Good Morning!What a great weekend this has been! Saturday is my FAVORITE day of the week. Not because D is home all day...but because we spend all day today. Saturday's are our SHOPPING days. We usually awaken, let the pups out, feed the chicks and pups and just hang-out together. Then, we get moving and head to the local Farmer's Market. D tries his best to keep me from dawdling, but he's fighting a losing battle. We can spend HOURS at Market just talking and talking. It is really my social time for the week! Then we head off to The Fresh Market and the Earth Fare. Jim and Cindy came over for lunch and were here all afternoon! It was so much fun! Then last night (Sunday), we went to our friend's house (CP and her husband) to celebrate the birthday of their oldest. This week is also looking to be a great week! (BRB...gotta go let a whining puppy outside) CP's daughter, CP2, will be coming to visit to come and go with me to a local sewing group. Then, a urban farming friend that I have is coming to help me plan the garden for the year. I am really excited! This year, I want to grow MORE tomatos and get a good crop of tomatoes. Canning is going to be of utmost importance in the coming times, I believe. Well, I have so much more I want to write...but need to get going on my day! I already have the dishwasher running, and need to get the laundry folded! Your Sister in Christ, Avery **Don't forget about our 10% off sale at http://forthekeeperathome.mybisi.com and www.littlestpetshopfigures.com What a Busy Day! Another Cute Chick Pic!Good afternoon!This has been such a busy day! My dear friend, CP, came up today to do some computer shopping. She and her husband both agreed that I needed to go along for support. So up she came. We banked, toy shopped for her oldest daughter's birthday, and then...went to Best Buy. We came away with a new computer, printer and camera. CP is SOOO EXCITED, to say the least! Then we headed off to one of MY favorite stores...the Target! By the time we left the Target, we were famished, so we went to eat at the Chicka-fil-A. Oh, when we were at Best Buy, they sold us a printer cable for...ready for this....$34!!!! $34!!!! I was SHOCKED! At Target, we found the same one for $11...so after lunch, we went back to the BB to return the expensive cable. CP treated me to some ice cream, and then we went an browed at the local Family Christian STore. If you have a local FCS, take note, several of their GOOD marriage books are on sale for $5.97. They had Gary Smalley's "Love Language" series, and several books by Elizabeth George. I picked up a video for A's birthday (CP's daughter), an Elizabeth George book, a NEW KJV Pocket NT/Psalms for my purse, and a CD by Richie McDonald. I have never heard of Mr. McDonald, but his CD was only $5, so I thought I would give it a try. When you join (for free) the FCS family group, FCS has a selection of movies, CDs and books each month that they offer their members for only $5 EACH! After CP left, I drove to the Southern States to buy chick(en) feed, a need feed dish and some plants. I came home with 75 pounds of feed, a tomato plant and some broccoli plants. I am happy to say that all plants are now safely in the ground...or container...as is the case with the tomato plant. :-) I cannot end this post without a CCC...a Cute Chick Pic. My chickees are now ONE WEEK OLD! And the Barred Rocks are pretty fiesty. We have one particular BR that takes to jumping on the waterer, and then right out the box. Here she is just moments before flying the coop.  Your Sister in Christ, Avery What a Pretty Day! It's going to be a Great Day!It's only 7:37, and this is already shaping-up to be a bee-u-tiful day! :-) As normal, my alarm went off at 5:30am. Daniel was supposed to be out for work at 6:15...but we didn't get him out the door until 6:30. We are on day FOUR of the "Eat Fat, Lose Fat" meal plan.We were supposed to have Cream of Vegetable Soup last night for supper, but due to poor planning on my part, we only had leftovers. This morning, we each had a DELICIOUS Yogurt-Coconut Smoothie! I may have to go back for seconds! Today, I need to:
My appointment yesterday went very well! I am really trying to drink MORE WATER. And for snacks, I drinking a milk tonic. My only problem with the milk tonic is that I am very low on egg yolks. :-( LAY CHICKENS! LAY! Talking about chickens, this morning, we had one of our BR chicks fly the coop. Literally. I am in the office, and here this TERRIBLE squawking coming from their room. Just LOUD! And saying, "HELP ME!" And there she was...OUTSIDE the bucket trying to peck her way back in. They are SOOO CUTE! Your Sister in Christ, Avery Small Vent, Today's Plans and I Need $60! (Quickie Sale!)Good Morning!I know that as Christians we are called to bear and forebear. And I feel badly even writing this out, but I feel if I don't...I will explode! We have a couple that is VERY close to our family. We are at each other's houses all the time...mi casa es su casa kind of thing. Well, yesterday, their oil pipes froze and they were without hot water or heat. So, they came over for the wife to take a shower and then go on to work. Today, they came over again. I delayed putting any wash in, in order to be ready for her (no big deal). So, the husband comes in and not once in the first 20 minutes in the house acknowledges or says one kind word to me. He turns on the TV and gets on the phone (his cell) for a business call. So he comes upstairs where I am packing and says something snarky. I vented that he was in my house, his wife was using our shower (REALLY not a big deal), and that he had not said one kind word to me. He defended himself, of course, and then went on with what he was saying. One thing that got me was when I said that I even delayed starting the laundry so his lovely bride could take a shower, he said, "Well, that's just a scheduling issue. YOu can work around that." He never acknowledged or thanked for the use of the shower. Really, D and I don't mind. These are VERY good friends of ours and I was glad to be here for them. It's just his attitude (NOT hers). What do y'all do when faced with a situation like this? Do you have any Bible Verses that really are a crutch (I mean that in a good way) for you? I could use them for now and in the future. Second, I have an appoitnment this afternoon and am short on the cash. I shared with the husband about this and he gave me a mini-lecture on "needs" vs "wants". We believe in alternative-medicine and they don't. So he sees anything other than going to a "Dr"-Dr as a "want" vs a "need". That leads into my QUICKIE SALE! My appointment is at 2pm EST. I have some $$ on it's way...but of course, none will be here till Friday. From NOW until 1:30pm EST, if you make a purchase and pay with PAYPAL, I will enter you into a drawing for a $10 GIFT CERTIFICATE AND give you FREE SHIPPING on your order!!! Just ENTER the code "FREESHIP" during check-out. Remember, this is only good till 1:30pm TODAY!! If you have gotten this far....thank yoU! Your Sister in Christ, Avery Monday is Laundry Day. And so much more!Good morning!When I think of Mondays, I think of two things. The first is LAUNDRY! LOADS and LOADS! The second, is growing up, my mother would come in to wake me up and say loudly, "It's Monday, Monday. At Detroit Dragway, Dragway!" Yesterday was a great day for us! D and I are in the process of church-shopping. Of course, it's hard to church-shop when you don't go! When our church split, and then split again, it really took a LOT of the love of GOING to church away from me. I know that this is something I need to take to God...and I have trouble with it. So yesterday, the girls let D sleep in until 7:15! He was happy about that. Then we ate breakfast and puttered around the house. Yesterday afternoon, we cleaned out Charlie's closet and he erected a new closet organizer. YEAH!!! Nothing like using those power tools I gave him for Christmas! This will be Week 2 for me going gung-ho on "Walk Away the Pounds". Last week I actually did it FOUR days!!! I am so excited! I managed 2 days of "1-Mile" and 2 days of "2 Mile". This week, I would like to do it everyday. Yes, I would love to lose some of this 30 pounds that I have packed on since getting married 5 years ago. But more important, I just want to get in "shape". I have very little stamina for labor...whether it's working in the garden or folding clothes. This week I also have some spring sewing that I need to do. And i would like to clean out the T-Shirt drawers. How can two people have so many T-shirts. Some need to be donated. Some need to be AXED and some...just reorganized. What do y'all do with those holey t-shirts that have printing or just plain...once they are WAY Past their usefulness? Well, I need to go fold towerls and appease a WHINING puppy! Oh, I am also in search of a free (or near free) kitten. I am sooo excited! AND...I was supposed to get 10 chicks on Friday, but I was ill. The Southern States says they should have more in on Friday or the first of next week. I am SOOOO EXCITED!!! The B's Chick Yard is open for business! Your Sister in Christ, Avery Good morning! Behemoth, Netflix and Don't Forget....Good morning!It's a little nippy this morning, but the forecast is BRIGHT! And so is the sun coming in my window! Husband is sooooo sweet! Yesterday morning, he gave me a Valentine's Day card and one truffle from my favorite chocolate shop. Personally, I thought he had his days messed-up..but what woman complains for GOOD chocolate? Guess what? This morning, there was another piece of chocolate! Whooooo hooooo! I called him to day thank you, and he told me that this is "Valentine's Day eve", you know, like "Christmas Eve"! :-) HOW SWEET is that! Oh, he can be a honey! We have a subscription to Netflix. The uber-cheap-o one where you get one movie at a time. That's all we need. Several years ago, I had a Netflix subscription and used it a TON; then cancelled it. Just before Christmas, I re-signed-up. It had been pointed out to me that Netflix carried several Franklin Springs Family films! YEAH! So last night, we watched "Time Changer". Excellent Christian movie! Watch if you can! I was really nicely surprised to see it on Netflix! I REALLY ENJOY www.behemoth.com. YOu can download sermons and seminars, movies and music. But my FAVORITE Part is the FREEBIES! Every day that offer 2 FREE audios...and I can't tell you how much I have learned and benefitted from them! Just a quick note, don't forget my contest! You can find the rules on the Post for February 12th. Your sister in Christ, Avery BLOG CONTEST: Win a $10 Gift Certificate to My Website!!!What a BEAUTIFUL morning we are having here in NC! And YESTERDAY, oh, don't let me even START about how pretty yesterday was! I think the chickens were just annoyed they weren't "free ranging" longer in this pretty weather! I am so excited! This is my FIRST BLOG CONTEST!!!! Why Run a Contest? Because it's a BEAUTIFUL DAY! What's the Prize??? A $10 Gift Certificate EITHER of my websites! The choice is that of the winner! And ONE Runner-Up Will Win a $5 Gift Certificate! Here are the Rules: The Contest will end on February 19th. The Winner will be drawn that night and be announced in a Blog Post of the morning of the 20th. The winner will have 3 DAYS to contact me to let me know for WHICH site they desire the Gift Certificate and their Email Address. This will be a "Random Draw" Contest. The more entries you have, the better your likely-hood of winning! All Names Will Be Put on Slip of Paper (one slip per entry), Put in a Bucket, Shuffled and Will be Drawn by Patches Jean. Who Could be Less Biased than a Puppy! How to Enter: 1. Leave me a comment on my current day's blog. One "entry" for each day's comment. Come comment every day! :-) 2. Blog about this contest on YOUR Blog and receive TWO entries. Be sure to come back and let me know that you have blogged about my blog! 3. NO PURCHASE is required for this contest. NONE! However, during the contest time period, should you make a purchase from EITHER my www.forthekeeperathome.mybisi.com OR www.littlestpetshopfigures.com sites, you will receive THREE entries! Please put in the note section: "Blog Contest Entry" I am sooooo excited!!!! BONUS: If the contest reaches 100 ENTRIES...I will add a SECOND $5 Gift Certificate Runner-Up Prize!!!! For Now Use http://forthekeeperathome.mybisi.com Please feel free to contact me if you have ANY questions! Ah, Church Shopping...Is it too much to ask to find a conservative, KJV, men-only in leadership, family-integrated church within 30 minutes of us??? Oh, and one that won't question husband as to why I am covering?Husband and I used to attend a Plain, formerly-Amish church. We were never "members"...but were regular attendees. After quite a bit of, ah, "stuff", that I won't go into...we are no longer really looking for the Plain church, as much as a "God-centered" one. We did try one local "family-integrated" church. The ladies were in pants, and the pastor used "legalism" and "fellowship-meal" in the same sentence. It just wasn't for us. :-( Oh, how we wished it was...just 2 minutes away. The nearest Charity Church is an hour away from us. And another well-thought-of church is an hour the OTHER way. We would really like to stay within 30 minutes or so. I want to be close enough to FELLOWSHIP with the other women!!! Ok, done with my rant. Now back to searching and googleing. Your Sister in Christ, Avery Still Here! Fireproof, Christmas, Baking, Sewing...Did I Forget Anything???A date! Yes, a REAL date! First, dinner at a local Mexican restaurant. And then, to the $2.50 theater for FIREPROOF. If you have NOT seen this movie....GO. RUN! Wow! As we were sitting there watching, I just kept feeling as if someone had been filming US! And then, at the end...the tears just flowed.Once we were on our way, I said, "Wow, I wish we had seen that movie when it first came out." Husband said, "I wish we had seen it (had it been out) years ago." This will definitely be one to go in our collection. Afterward, we went to the Starbucks. Husband was so cute. When we walked in, he had to "go"...but as he walked by the cashier, he said, "DO NOT let her pay! Please." :-) He knew I would have! Can you believe that Christmas is in THREE DAYS!!! THREE DAYS!!! I still have some sewing/baking to do! YIKES! Oh, and should i mention that I am STILL shopping ONLINE for gifts! After our "experience" last night, I feel that I need one or two small things 'spiritual' for husband. YIKES! As for sewing, I need to make-up a few fabric baskets for husband's office co-workers, and get them filled with goodies. Oh....did I mention that there are only 2 DAYS to do this!!!???!!!!???? Where have I been! Well, it's 7:09am, and I am 9 minutes late for starting my "domestic duties" of the day. Can you say "LAUNDRY"!!! :-) Your Sister in Christ, Avery Update: Family Visits, Day after Thanksgiving and a Heads UpHello! Whew, is it cold and RAINY! I feel so badly for the poor chickens. And maybe just a little bit for me. I think even my dearest husband has taken pitty on me...he's downstairs making me hot chocolate!!!! Yesterday SHOULD have been a pretty clear-cut day. My brother was going to come through town on his way home from TN and stop for lunch. Then, Mom and Dad would stop for hugs, kissed and for Mom to pick some things up. They would go on their way, and we would keep cleaning. Oh, first you should know. My dad was ADAMANT about staying at a hotel. Sure, it HAS turned out to be good...but oh, were my feelings hurt. So yesterday morning, in the midst of organizing, my dad calls and says that he is coming up for the day. OOOOOKKKKKK He gets directions...and then we don't hear from him. Meanwhile, the Boy calls and he is a little over an hour away. then we call my dad...he decides to come on up. SOOOOO, then we call Mom and Dad. They decide NOT to stop. Drama there. Boy, Husband and I go to eat. Just as Mom & Dad stop at Eatery, Bio Dad calls and is lost. Husband goes to meet him. Brother ends up driving me home, and he gets things for mom. My dad stayed 45 MINUTES. MINUTES. He drove over 2 HOURS to stay 45 minutes. I know that I SHOULD be flattered. But. Well, I'm not. I REALLY wanted to have them at teh house for supper. Baked chicken, potatoes...yum. NOPE...he was INSISTENT that his wife wanted to NOT eat at our house and wanted to eat out. ANGER cannot express my feelings enough. SURE, our house isn't big. SURE, it's not even sparkling. BUT, I have friends over all the time. They OVER LOOK the messes because we are FRIENDS. ugh So they came. We chatted awhile before going to the restaraunt. And then went to eat. My emotions are still so torn up, that I had just better not write about it now. It WAS good. And it WAS...oh, I don't know. We are SUPPOSED to get together tomorrow for breakfast. I asked them to come here...buty they would never commit to a time in the morning. We'll see. I really love my dad. I do. I'm sure that you must be thinking....SURE she does. But I DO! I just always feel like I am on pins and needles around him. Like he's never REALLY listening to what I have to say. Anyway, enough of that. HEADS-UP! CYBER MONDAY is upon us and I am doing a SECRET SALE!!!! It's still a secret because I have NO IDEA WHAT the sale is going to be!!! I am FULLY open to suggestions! Check in the morning or on the homepage of www.littlestpetshopfigures.com and www.forthekeeperathome.com for details! Thanks y'all for "listening". Your Heart-torn Sister in Christ, Avery My 500TH ITEM LISTED and a CONTEST (of sorts)!I have JUST LISTED my 500th item in my www.littlestpetshopfigures.com store! It was Supercharged Fabulous Hudson Hornet White-Walled Car! In honor of my 500th Listing...I would like to thank my customers and supporters!!!! The NEXT FIVE People to make a purchase from the www.littlestpetshopfigures.com site will receive a $5.00 off coupon on their NEXT purchase (no minimums) OR they can choose to receive a random FREE ITEM with THIS purchase!!! (See...$5.00 is KIND of like 500. Right?) :-) I am so excited that I could just jump up and down. But I won't. Why? Because it is 12:01 on Saturday morning...and husband (and the pups) are SOUND ASLEEP! shhhhhhh..... Your EXCITED (and STILL not sleepy) Sister in Christ, Avery I Talked to a Fellow HB Blogger Today!!!!I LOVE meeting people! Husband says Patches Jean takes after me...she has NEVER met a stanger!!!! Well, a fellow HB Bloggers called me up! Ok, so it was kind-of a business call. Well, it STARTED as a business call. And then we kept talking!!! It was sooooo much fun!!! I don't know that she would be comfortable with me sharing who she is...but YOU know who you are! Lord willing, we will be able to meet "in person" soon!!! Starbucks...here we come! Just something fun that happened in my day! :-) Your Sister in Christ, Avery ** Don't Forget My Sale!!!** BLACK FRIDAY! Running My OWN SALE!! Come Look!This was the first year in THREE YEARS that I have not been at the WalMart when it opened! Yikes! Husband adn I had a DELIGHTFUL evening at the Mullins'. What a BLESSED couple! Then we...slept in! (That's almost like running with scissors in our house!) But, about 8, I got up at hit the Target and 2 Walmarts. I think I did pretty good...and didn't spend too much! I must admit that the $65 Singer at Target WAS tempting! So, on to MY Sale! For FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, BOTH of my sites will be having FREE SHIPPING for BOTH Domestic AND INTERNATIONAL ORDERS!!!! Whooo hoo!! Come take a look! Between loads of laundry and dishes, I will be listing NEW Items on BOTH Sites ALL DAY! If you need somethings, just drop me an email...I may have it, and just not have it LISTED yet! http://www.forthekeeperathome.com - FREESHIP for FREE Shipping on orders OVER $15! http://www.littlestpetshopfigures.com - FREESHIP for FREE Shipping on orders OVER $20! And LPSFigures.com has MUCH MORE than just Littlest Pet Shop Figures! I have My Little Pony, Yo Gabba Gabba, Disney's Cars and MORE! Happy Day After Thanksgiving! Avery (For those of you following the dad-coming-to-visit saga...I'll post an update later this evening!) Disappointed, AND Angry!Have you ever had one of those moments where you wonder wether or not your family reads your blog? I know my mom isn't really computer-savy enough to find it...and husband never really pays any mind. But my dad...hmm. Yes, today, I was stood-up. And NO, I didn't get the phone call. Ok, so I WAS 10-minutes late to the airport...not that they were expecting me. And NO I didn't meet the flight. BUT, we were SUPPOSED to go for lunch. Today, Mom and Dad (my stepdad of 25 years) were headed through town on their way to the mountains for Thanksgiving. Mom called and we set up a meeting at the Starbucks for hugs and kisses...and then they would be on their way. They knew I was going to have lunch with my dad and his wife. Well, at the very last minute, Daddy decided he wanted to go the Cracker Barrel for beans, instead of the 'Bucks for coffee. NO problem. We ate and joked about me leaving them to go eat again! :-) So back to the airport. I pulled up to the airport about 10 minutes or so after their flight landed. I figured they would still have to get their rental car and stuff. So, after killing some time lookign for them, I called husband to get my dad's call number, and called. Yes, they had already left the airport. No, they wouldn't be stopping to have lunch with me. Not even at teh Starbucks ON THEIR WAY for hugs and kisses. I know I shouldn't be hurt. Really. I mean, I only see my dad 3 times per year. But I WAS hurt. And maybe am still...just a bit. Ok, so there, I have that off my chest. Thanks for reading. Your Sister in Christ, Avery Cleaning, Anyone? And PANIC!Yes, panic. That would be a good word. My dad and his wife are flying in today. We will meet for lunch, and then they will drive down to her parent's for the holiday. They will be back here on SUNDAY! Yes, SUNDAY! To SPEND THE NIGHT!!! I was supposed to have "help" in cleaning our house. But that has fallen through. Oh, I know. I have no one to blame but myself. Really, I don't. But I just don't know where to start. Yesterday, I did 3 loads of laundry and ran 2 loads through the dishwasher. I figure that has to be worth something! Right??? AHHHHHHHH So today, my MOM is also coming through town on her way to visit family. I am sure that we will meet for breakfast or something. This past weekend, we set up at a Toy/Hobby show. I always have such a ball seeing what people collect! It's also so fun to see new toys that people have bought before I can get to the stores! :-) There are several other toy sellers that I have known for years. We have a good-natured ribbing of "I got this first" or "what did you sell this for?" and just a bit of fun! Well, I just took a homecleaning break. I loaded the dishwasher. It's running now! I LOVE my dishwasher. Back when we were active participants (non-members) of a Plain church...all appliances were considered "bad". Now, I will admit...I would LOVE to one day live off-grid. And would even love to join a Plain community. But for NOW...my dishwasher and I are back to being the best of buds! Since we did so much organization for the toy show, we "discovered" a TON of toys we didn't know we had! Yeah! Now...to get them all listed! This week, I will be listing Disney's Cars cars on the www.littlestpetshopfigures.com site and some sewing items, such as thread, needles, notions and the like...maybe even some patterns, on www.forthekeeperathome.com site. Sew much to do! Oh, wait. One more funny. Yesterday morning, I fed the chickens some table scraps...but not their normal feed. Last night, I said to husband, "Oh no. You have got to go out and give the chickens their feed." So dear husband trudges out in the COLD to feed teh chickens. He came back in and said, "Whew! They were mad!" "Really? I fed them some this morning," I replied. "YES they were mad! Big Red pecked me THREE TIMES just to let me know what she was thinking!" Lesson learned! Back to work! Your Sister in Christ, Avery { Last Page } { Page 1 of 2 } { Next Page } |
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