poor, pathetic little thing....

hobbies.
we all need them.
some of us (ME) already have more than i have hours in my day.
and yet...
i continue to hobby.
thanks to AMANDA over at www.vintagedutchgirl.blogspot.com,i've once again got the refurbishing/modifying bug. little miss handy-pants reminded me that on wednesday mornings the LC thrift store sets out 'new' stuff. lucky for me, this week was 50% off EVERYTHING!!!
SCORE!!!
since the 5 magazine holders i ALREADY have won't suffice....i HAD to have another. (collecting magazines is yet ANOTHER hobby!) this sad, sad excuse for furniture was sitting by, idly, waiting, possibly LONGING for ME. the pathetic thing even had a Stick-up under it's belly. can't you picture it now...sitting untouched, oppressed, in the depths of some woman's basement, just waiting, like the old toys in the movie, Toy Story, to be loved,to be resurrected. i'm SURE that this same,good intended woman, had a husband who finally had enough and hauled it out, behind her back of course, and brought it to the thrift store. i know all this because my husband/and father would be ONE OF THOSE MEN!
lucky for me, i have rescued it from the burn pile, the belly of the whale.
wishing it, WILLING it back to life.
mercy me.
since i now have 'nothing' to fill my days with and the weather is getting 'cozier', i'm heading out to that messy, pit of a garage (maybe cleaning THAT SHOULD be a hobby!) and start transforming to my little hearts content.
yup, that's what i'll do.
right after i catch up on blogging, facebook, cleaning closets, blah.blah.blah......
ya all better stay tuned!

'merlie'....

when i was a kid, we used to get together with our dearest friends, the koemans. one thing you could ALWAYS count on was LOTS of laughter. something we LOVED to play was 'merlie'. we would get on our knees, on top of a pair of shoes,shrink our hands into our shirts and mentally, instantly, make each other laugh. to this day, i crack up every time i see this. don't know where my children learned this but i'm so happy that they also find the joy in the little things in life. last night, they had us 'in stitches'(as my grandma would say). funny, funny little men.

i cook...

i know, that post title made some of you fall off your seats.
people, i have kept these 3 little boys alive for 10 years!! last night, i was asked to bring dinner to the in-laws. since my mother-in-law is a great cook, there was a tad bit of anxiety attached to my saying yes. but never the less, i cooked. i walked into the other room while preparing dinner & when i came back in, looked at my island, i actually laughed outloud. seriously, i'm a slob. if you've ever scrap-booked with me, you know i hate working in an unorganized space! and yet, bottom line, dinner was made and has since (mostly) been devoured. to my knowlege, as of now, no one has keeled over and died from it.
the bonus is...we have LEFTOVERS so i don't have to cook again tonight!!

it begins....

sam-5th grade.
max-4th grade.
jack-2nd grade.

wowsers.

first day. no verbal jitters from my boys. samuel was up at 5AM BURSTING with excitement. i think it may have to do with a little 4 foot something named emma?? :) max is thrilled because he has mr.cook this year who EVERYONE knows doesn't 'believe in' homework. jack was giddy because his very best friend, kaiden is in his class AND they even have desks next to each other!!
i decided that i could do without all the extra tears, which undoubtedly come every year when i drop them off in their classrooms. nothing worse for a new middle schooler than to have his MOTHER sobbing like a newborn. i love him too much to do that him and believe me, i would/do cry like that.(i'm sure they'll come a time when i WILL do that on purpose) plus, according to the boys, when you have a bus driver as cool as ours, why NOT take the bus on the first morning???!!!so, on the bus they went. the morning was exceptionally foggy so forgive the 'film' on the pic! can hardly believe that summer is here and gone. in one aspect, it flew by, and yet, in seemed to drag on at other times. as much as i LOVE having these little people here to spend my days with, it was time. time to get into a routine. time for mommy to have toilets clean for more than an hour at a time. time for all my little un-done projects to be done. time for the boys to hang out with their friends. time to re-learn all the things that have fallen by the wayside all summer. yup, it's time for ALL of us. my babies are growing up. this summer, at times i wish i could have 'bottled' this age. they are fun little creatures.
i'm so thankful that we have an amazing school here at Lynden Christian! these teachers go above and beyond to teach these children the important things in life! we are blessed....