Morel Mushroom Hunting - My obsession!

OMG!!! OMG!!!! OMG!!!!! That's exactly what I said when I found these beautiful morels growing together like this and they were HUGE!!! I'm generally not an "outdoorsy person", but when it's mushroom season, it's hard to keep me indoors.

Even if I'm on vacation and it's morel season, you know I can be found in the woods somewhere.

What did he just say????

My all time favorite voicemails my son, Zachary, has left me.....

Left sometime in the summer of 2010:

Zachary - "Mom, you have to come home now! Kayla is very, very sick! You just have to come home now! She is throwing up in the shower. I think it's blood, she thinks it's Lasagna. I don't know, but you just have to get home now!......Hurry!!! Please!!!"

Although at the time, apparently, this was no laughing matter, I can't help but bust up in laughter everytime I think about hearing this for the first time. Come on..."I think it's blood, she thinks it's Lasagna...." Gets me every time!

Left 12/17/2010:

Zachary - "Um, Mom? Kayla wants.......this is Zach. Kayla wants to know if you know where her black high heels are? Ok, well, bye."

Ok, really??? My son is calling for my daughter's black high heels???

OMG...My Blog is NEKED!

My only response to the question why my blog has been neglected is that I keep forgetting I have one. Hmmm...hence the title and my lack of ability to remember anything. I'm telling you, kids suck the life right outta ya, but I would not want to know life without them.

Srapbooking...It's my thing!

Christmas break for my children has been a LONG one. We have had so much snow! I decided to take Wed - Fri of this week off knowing that school would be cancelled because of the predicted weather. I can handle the 0 and -1 temps, it's the -20 to -30 degree wind chill that I am fretting about. Needless to say, I have been keeping myself busy this week by Scrapbooking (one of my favorite past times that I haven't been able to enjoy in almost 8 months!) :O! Anyway, here are some of my creations....

Seriously......Time.....

So, time has gotten really away from me....as you can see my poor blog is suffering. About the only thing involving time this week that I've accomplished is my usual 40 at work. How do you save time in a bottle?

This weekend, I vow to finish the laundry and tackle my scrapbooking table. I have to do it this weekend because Cheerleading starts back up next week. I swear last season just ended! Wish me luck!

The games have begun...

The kids are LOVIN' soccer! Yesterday, we had their first games and seemed to be at the recreational park all day long. For their first years in soccer, it was nice to see that they both did a great job. Zachary can really kick the ball and Kayla is pretty aggressive (funny how the pics I chose show them doing the opposite of their strengths). Both even got to play goalie. Even though they didn't win their games, they had fun. After the game, we went out to eat at Buffalo Wild Wings to kind of celebrate their love for the game.
After spending about 5 hours at the game and going out to eat, we were tuckered out! We got home around 6:45 last night and next thing I new, I was taking our dog Buddy out for his morning relief.
Today, Zachary has another game at 2:15. We are crossing our fingers for a win!

Family is EVERYTHING!

Burgers???....at our house???

Amazing as it seems.....for my family, making hamburgers and/or cheeseburgers for dinner is something I just wouldn't and haven't made for as long as I can remember (talking at least 15 years). Since Sean is no longer an owner in Sonic, I thought..."Why not?" Zachary was dying to have them for dinner, anyway. So, tonight I made hamburgers. I have to admit, it was rather strange. Surprisingly, Sean was very pleased with them (it has been almost 7 months since he has owned and operated a Sonic). Guess I can through them in for dinner once-in-a-great while now.

Trappin' Leprechauns!

Kayla and I had so much fun today building her Leprechaun Trap. We decided on the Gilligan's Island trap (big hole covered with grass/straw).






This is her painting the ladder (the little boogers have to have a way to get to the Pot of Gold somehow)



I seemed to have skipped taking pictures for awhile while we made the Pot of Gold and Rainbow (and taking time out to play dress-up with Madi M.). Below the grass is a hidden hole that the Leprechauns will fall through when attempting to seize the gold. hehe! We were so proud of our trap! Don't worry Kayla....we'll get one for sure!

Random Thought #1

Things we say on a regular basis might seem normal today, but they might not make sense to our future generations........

The other day in the car, Zachary & Kayla were playing with the windows. I proceeded to say, "Roll up your windows and leave them alone" in which my daughter promplty informed me that it's impossible to "roll" up the windows.

Isn't if funny how times change so quickly?

My Goldfish Memory:

Wow...where to begin??? I chose this name for my blog because of a trait(thanks mom) that I carry. I tend to lose my thoughts after about 10 seconds......same as a goldfish. In an effort to to preserve my thoughts and memories.....creating this blog was my solution. Hope you enjoy your visit!