As you all know, one of my most favoritest subjects to blog about is my Honey. Well, I found this hubby tag over at Jen Ig's blog

Here goes....

1. Who is your man? Tobias aka Toby aka My Honey

2. How long have you been together? First date- 12 days shy of 19 years. Married, 17 years, 6 months and 20 days (yep, we still say Happy Anniversary every month on the 5th)

3. How long dated? 1 year, 5 months (we married on the same date as our first date, the 5th)

4. How old is your man? 47 (9 years older than me)...but in my eyes, 28

5. Who eats more? I'd like to say him...but lately, he's not had too much of an appetite...

6. Who said "I love you" first? ME...I was in love the first time I saw him...even moreso the first time we talked...and oh my, the first time we kissed, well let's just say, I knew it!

7. Who is taller? Definitely him....poor guy has to bend over to kiss me..and let me tell you, he spends a good deal of time bent over doing just that ...or I find a stool and he doesn't have to do that...

8. Who sings better? Again, definitely him. Love his voice!!!!

9. Who is smarter? Once again, definitely him. He's the most well read person I know.

10. Whose temper is worse? Depends on the situation.

11. Who does the laundry? Since I'm the wife, ME!

12. Who takes out the garbage? That's a man's job (unless, of course, your Honey works till early morning and you are letting him sleep in)

13. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I never know which way you'd be looking...from the end of the bed...Honey.

14. Who pays the bills?  Well, he makes the money, I send it off to pay the bills

15. Who is better with the computer? Depends on what we are doing....some things, me, other things him.

16. Who mows the lawn? Again, this is a man's job..and my man just happens to love to cut grass. Or he weedeats while Thomas mows.

17. Who cooks dinner? Hmmm....why are these jobs not easily defined? Me, of course, I'm the wife, remember?!

18. Who drives when you are together? Honey mostly. Unless he's tired or just wants to take in the scenery.

19. Who pays when you go out? Well, again, he makes the money, I spend it.

20. Who is most stubborn? Depends on the topic

21. Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? Most definitely Honey. He's so quick to apologize it's not even funny.

22. Whose parents do you see the most? Mine..they like to come live in our front yard. We LOVE it when they do that!!!

23. Who kissed who first? In my dreams, me....in reality, him.

24. Who asked who out? Well, our first date started out as just two friends going to a new mall together...then we went to lunch together. Then we went back to get his truck...and the most awesomest kiss ever took place...then he asked me out to the movies... So officially, Honey.

25. Who proposed? I would have proposed a month after our first date, if not sooner. But, that's the man's job (again with the not knowing of the jobs...), so I patiently waited for him to do so.

26. Who is more sensitive? Depends on the subject. Overall, me, but there's such a sensitive soul inside my Honey that most people have no clue is there.

27. Who has more friends? Me, only because I have more time and don't have a job to go every day. My favoritest friend is my Honey.

28. Who has more siblings? Tie...I have two brothers, he has a sister and a  step brother

29. Who wears the pants in the family? We both wear pants...but the "pants of the family" goes to Honey, as it should!

30. How did you meet? On the phone first...I worked at a Firestone store, he worked at a parts store. I loved talking to him on the phone. Once I found out he wasn't already taken, I was quite excited to meet him in person at the store one day. Then we spent time together at church. So, we always say we met at work and church. Isn't God great?!

Well, that was fun!!!

While we were eating supper (without Daddy ), Mary showed me her corn on the cob and asked what the red was. It looked like blood to me, so I asked her to show me her smile. Sure enough, there's a hole where there used to be a tooth! She's lost a tooth at the youngest age of my four children. She's quite proud of that missing tooth!

So, we called Daddy to tell him. He was so happy to hear her sweet little voice. Sure do miss him at supper time. We've always been a family that eats supper together every night. We get a kick out of magazine articles that recommend a family eating together at least two meals per week. HA! Well, it sure is different eating supper without Daddy. We don't like it much and will be oh so happy when he's home at night again!!!

Talked to Mom as well. She got to talk to Mary and Natalie. Natalie sure takes after her big sister. As soon as she starts talking on the phone, she starts walking. For Rebecca, it's walking and waving her arms around. While we were in NY, she made a phone call...but we were at the pool, so she had to go to the patio area to be able to hear. She was just standing there, so we knew she hadn't gotten through yet...then all of a sudden, the arms were going, so we knew she was talking!

Last night I overheard a conversation between Rebecca and Mary that just made me so proud. Mary tried on my glasses and thought she looked oh so cute. Then she tried on Rebecca's. Now, Rebecca's prescription is at least twice as strong as mine. When she got them on, she asked Rebecca how she could see with those glasses. Rebecca asked her how she could see without them. So, Mary answers....

APPARENTLY, I DON'T NEED GLASSES.

Now, I ask you, how many five year olds could use the word apparently correctly in a sentence? Yep, that's my babe!!!

Our realtor came today. We're not ready to list, but are thankful for the visit. Gave us some ideas as to what to do to get ready to list and when the best time would be to actually list for sale. Also he gave us a figure for an asking price that he felt we would be able to get. It's not as much as we had hoped for, but much more than what we paid four years ago. Now, the job is to get things cleared out of here, make some improvements and see where we stand in a few months time. It is exciting to be in the moving mindset again.

I'm about to update Quicken. Payday tomorrow!!! Have a great evening!

OK...I'm going to see if I can get this to work 'cause the link is LONG!

Staples is having their annual Teacher Appreciation Days.  I take advantage of this every year.  In case you don't know, homeschoolers CAN get a Staples Teacher Rewards card/key ring tag!!  Be sure to let the clerk swipe it at every visit.

Here is the link that you can go to and find out the date of your local Staples' Teacher Appreciation Day.

Hope this works...

http://www.staples.com/sbd/cre/marketing/tad_2008/?storeId=10001&cm_ven=Glamour&cm_ite=teacherday&cm_mmc=email_retail_TRW-_-CORP_TRW-_-TRW-_-TeacherDay&cm_lm=ex:WOLFHOMESCHOOL@NETZERO.COM

Blessings from Ohio, Kim Wolf<><

Here is a family favorite I thought I would share w/you.  Our family has had the pleasure of going to Holmes County, Ohio ~ the largest Amish settlement in the world ~ a few times.  Once my dh and I enjoyed the most wonderful long weekend at an Bed & Breakfast there.  The husband had grown up Amish but left them to marry.  Their B&B was built by his Amish family members and looks just like an incredible Amish home.  The difference being that the whole 1st floor is made up of lovely, themed guest rooms (we stayed in Grandpa's Room) w/a good 1/3 of the 1st floor being a HUGE country kitchen and a wonderful country gathering room w/several tables and chairs (for those incredible breakfasts and freshly made pie in the evening!) and a relaxing living-area w/a fireplace, piano and comfy couch and chairs.  There is also a wrap-around porch.  The family that funs the B&B has the entire upstairs as their own "house."  That, of course, is a private area.    It's been a while since we've been there, if you're interested, I believe it's called Miller Haus.  It sets on the highest knoll of Holmes County.

Anyway...one of our incredible breakfasts while there was Amish French Toast!  I have made this from-time-to-time ever since!  If you try this, you will be in food heaven!    Let me know how you LOVE it! 

Blessings from Ohio, Kim Wolf<><

Amish French Toast

eggs

milk

butter

bread

syrup

powdered sugar

~Mix w/fork 2 eggs and enough milk to cover (this you will do as necessary for each slice of bread)

~Melt butter into med/hot skillet (do this for each serving.  IF you MUST use margarine, use one that is non-hydrogenated like Earth Balance – I have to do this for one of my girls)

~Crack egg into skillet

~IMMEDIATELY soak a slice of bread in the egg/milk mixture and lay on top of the egg in the skillet; fry for about a minute or so until bottom egg is cooked through.

~Flip egg and bread – together – and let bread toast on other side.

~You MAY need to flip over on each side again until egg is fried to your satisfaction.

~Move egg/toast to a plate and top w/syrup and powdered sugar.

~ENJOY!!!!!!!!!

OK gang...just remember...I'm an oldie goldie compared to some of you!    I was a kid in the 60's and a teen in the 70's (class of '77!)...Sooo, this may even be a history lesson to some of you!  HAHAHAHA!!  Have fun!...

What were your 3 favorite things to watch on TV when you were a kid? 

1) Beany & Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent, 2) Beverly Hillbillies, 3) Andy Griffith Show.

What 3 commercials do you remember most from when you were a kid?

1) Don't squeeze the Charmin/Mr. Whipple, 2) Frigidaire [sp?] commericals w/ladies dressed up, dancing around their appliances,  3) Marlboro Man cigarette commercials.

What 3 toys were popluar when you were a kid?

1) Barbies, 2) G. I. Joe, 3) Baby First Step.

What 3 things did not exist when you were a kid?

1) Telephones w/o a cord, 2) VCR/DVD players, 3) CDs. (I still miss the huge posters that we used to get w/our 33 rpm albums!)

What 3 fads did you fall for when you were a kid?

1) Earth Shoes (did you know they're back!!!  Love 'em!), 2) white lipstick, 3) huge bell-bottom jeans.

What 3 songs do you remember most from when you were a kid?

1) ANYTHING by the Beatles!, 2) "Easy Come, Easy Go" by Bobby Sherman (oh, be still my heart!), 3) "Puppy Love" by Donny Osmond.

What were your 3 favorite movies when you were a kid?

1) "Mary Poppins" (the FIRST TIME it was out!), 2) "101 Dalmations" (the FIRST TIME it was out!), 3) "The Ghost & Mr. Chicken" (the FIRST TIME it was out!).   

What are your 3 most embarrassing moments from when you were a kid?

1) Throwing up on the school bus, 2) when a hoody-type girl who - for some unknown reason - made it her life's goal to make my life miserable tried to get me to fight her.  Of course, since I wouldn't, everyone thought I was a chicken...yep...public school is great! What was your question about socialization?  3) falling off the top of the monkey bars...back then we HAD to wear dresses in grade school.

What 3 things do you wish you could get back from when you were a kid?

1) My friend Debbie who moved, they were an Air Force family, 2) my cat, Boots, 3) my grandparents.

~~ If you do this, let me know!!

Blessings from Ohio, Kim Wolf<><

It is absolutely beautiful outside and I do believe it is going to be very warm which is about time I hasten to add.  We don't appear to have had much of a summer so far and it is almost the end of July.

I am feeling good today & especially after ministry that both my DH & I had yesterday evening.  This was ministry and prayer that was much needed after the sadness we suffered during our honeymoon. It was a very emotional evening last night for both of us. There were lots of tears (and sobbing from me at one point), but more importantly we were able to hand over our situation to Jesus.  Andrew was brilliant here too and I don't think he has opened up emotionally or cried before with others being around - so this was a bit of a breakthrough for him too. 

I am believing & praying that the Lord is softening & opening up Andrew's heart and will continue to do so.

I have also been looking for some part-time work whilst waiting to get my own business working from home up and running.  I saw an add in the local paper yesterday for a telephonist/dispatcher for a local taxi firm.  This vacancy involves working from home and it is part-time. I telephoned one of the partners of the company and I have an interview at her home on Friday in the morning.  I am praying that I will get this job as in a lot of ways it would be perfect whilst I get my own business up and running (which is going to take a little while).  The only thing that I don't like is that it involves working for a couple of hours on a Sunday morning 7 - 9am as I don't agree with working on Sundays - two hours is fine though & I can just get up earlier, get ready for church, work and then go.  Please pray that I do get this job.  This will also involve a couple of training sessions at this lady's home (who part-owns the Company) but this job would get me started.  I also need at least 16 hours as I would then qualify for Working Tax Credit which would help our finances especially as Andrew's job is no longer secure especially after working for the same Company for 28 years!

Well, I need to go and do some cleaning before heading off into town to run a couple of errands.  Have a wonderful blessed Tuesday

This schedule my Honey is working...it sure is for the birds! It's certainly not for a family....

I woke up this morning and couldn't remember what day it was...then I realized it was Tuesday. Then it hit me! Garbage day!!! I looked at the clock and saw it was 8:35...and the garbage man is usually here about 8. OOPS! I had five bags of trash to get out....and they sure needed to get out... :)
So, I dressed quickly and took the trash out, put it in Honey's truck and then decided it would be easier to just walk it to the end of the driveway. Now, our driveway is longer than most.....and a pretty good walk to the road. But, the bags weren't too heavy, so off I went.

I got about 1/3 of the way there when I saw the trash man coming....and going...right past our drive. We don't have county paid trash pickup here, we pay an individual who has a business of doing this. He got a little past our drive and stopped. Then he started backing up. I was thanking the Lord for wearing that pink shirt! That's what he noticed! He backed down our driveway and loaded the trash for me.

One thing I do love about living in the South is the way this man talked to me. He right away said "Good morning, Ma'am." He was sorry I had had to carry the trash as far as I had. Then told me to have a "Good day, Ma'am". Now, I know some ladies do not like being addressed that way. I happen to love it! No, it doesn't make me feel old. It makes me feel appreciated and respected. (Just as it does when my children say Yes, Ma'am to me!).

Once I came back inside, I was too awake to go back to sleep, so I started my day. Honey slept till about 9:15, then the children followed. It sounds so incredibly late when we begin our day these days. Normally, at 9:15, my Honey would have been working for over 4 hours! But, when he works this 3pm to midnight shift, there's no getting up at 3:30am like we used to.

Thankfully, next week will be the end of this madness and we can go back to being early morning people again.

Our realtor is coming over on Thursday. We've talked about selling our farm and moving. Not sure where we'd move to...we have some ideas...but not even totally sure we're going to move yet. The realtor will come and give us some idea of what we could reasonably sell our farm for...and what areas we need to work on before listing it for sale. It's a scary and exciting process to be thinking of moving again. We'd both like to be closer to a bigger town. There's not alot of prospects job wise here. There's also not alot of prospects church wise. Or shopping wise. It would be nice to have some things more accessible...but at the same time, I love living in the middle of nowhere. But even here in nowhere, crime is happening. Theft happens...even right next door to us!

Tomorrow Honey goes to the Dr. I'm going along...he likes me to go with him...just as I like for him to go with me. I remember the first time we went together...it was to a dermatologist for Honey...the Dr couldn't believe he wanted me in the room while he was being examined. He told her that I have seen his entire body, there was nothing new for me!  I also remember the time I had a pilonital cyst on my tailbone. (oh my....I had just given birth about 2 weeks prior...and let me tell you, I'd give birth all over again to not have to experience that pain again!). When we met with the surgeon, Honey was in the room with me. Thankfully, he was there...my cyst had burst that morning and it was nasty! When I went to put on the gown, the bandage came off...and that nasty  was all over the floor. My sweet Honey cleaned that up...and helped me onto the table. When the surgeon came in, she asked "Is he staying?" I said, oh yes, cause if he doesn't you aren't touching me!
It was a good thing he did stay...cause she HURT me bad!!! It was only because Honey was there by my head, consoling me and telling me it was okay that she was able to do her deed.

Anyhow...my I do ramble sometimes...

I'm taking a pup with me on the way to the Dr's. I sure hope the woman who is planning to meet me to buy him shows up!! I wouldn't normally sell a pup this way, but she lives an hour and a half from here, so I made an exception.

The heat of summer is here. I shouldn't complain...by this time last year, we were in an extreme drought and were close to losing water for two weeks. The heat of last summer was incredibly awful. Yesterday, the thermometer said 100*. Today was close...but we had a bit of rain, so it cooled off some. Have I mentioned how much I hate the heat?! I'm ready for fall NOW!!!

Guess that's enough of my ramblings for tonight....I'm off to find something worth watching on tv while waiting for my Honey. Or maybe I'll work on a special online project of mine... Have a blessed evening!