Where have all the flowers gone?

I belong to a wonderfully supportive mommy message board. We've all been together for over 2 years now. Some posting, some lurking, always there. Well we're not 'there' anymore. Everyone has drifted away. Life has caught up with us and time has not yet healed some wounds inflicted in a bitter battle. I miss them terribly. I'm greatly saddened to think that this is it. We've been through so much together ... life, death, laughter, tears, and heartache. I love you ladies, please come home.

Thank you Ore-Ida!

So I decided to break down and try the new Ore-Ida Steam and Mash potatoes. Freakin' awesome! Well worth the price tag ($4.50 at the local grocery store). Made dinner tonight a breeze!

A few things, entertaining or not?

So I finally found time to make the trek to pick up the girls finished "First Year Collage". It came out really well. Now I just need to decide where to hang it.



We also got a new couch! It's fantastic, I just love the way it fits in the room, plus it's so comfy.



I'm also selling Usborne books on the side now. Yah, in all my free time. Anyhoo if you're interested check out my site @www.ubah.com/W2965. They are fantastically fun and educational books for all ages and stages. Let me know if you'd like to book a Home or E-Show.

Off to enjoy this very rainy day (thanks Ike), happy Saturday!

Dancing on the Bridge

In my hometown, there's a little festival called "Dancing on the Bridge". There's karaoke, food, music, and more. It's cute. We took the girls this year, and they had a blast. Too bad they pooped out before the big entertainment began.

My co-teacher's daughter singing karaoke ... all by herself ... in front of several hundred people. Impressive!




The girls watching (and dancing along with) some Clog Dancers.

Merry Christmas!

No seriously I haven't lost it. I've been in the Christmas shopping frame of mind lately. Having kids this age is fantastic. While my SIL is agonizing over finding the exact iPod my niece is dying for, my biggest decision is which Little People castle to buy. Have you seen the new one? It's fantastic. It features the newer LP with bendable legs and arms. It has a platform for the prince and princess to dance on, a horse and a few other accessories. It's also $15.00 more than the original. My decision was to buy the classic one, and get a few add-on sets to go alone with it. Sure. The add-ons are listed as HTF (hard to find) and the "Night at the Ball" playset is going for $78 on Amazon. I did find the Maiden Mary set for $10.00. Are we kidding here? These are Little People, not solid gold fertility statues. Right? So if you're surfing around the net and you happen to find the "Woodsman", "Night at the Ball" or "Sir Lance" sets for under an arm and a leg. Let me know.

Reason #1 to love twins ...

 

The "Big Muskie Bucket"

Designated a “Great Ohio Adventure of Learning” by the State of Ohio Division of Travel & Tourism.

Southeastern Ohio has some truly amazing things and the following provides some of our strongest documentation! The Big Muskie Bucket is the centerpiece of Miner’s Memorial Park located just 16 miles West of Caldwell I-77 Exit 25 and right along SR 78. This artifact has generated unbelievable interest from young and old all across the United States and from around the world! Why?

The Big Muskie was the World’s Largest Dragline and one of the seven engineering wonders of the world! The machine has even been featured on the History Channel! The Bucket weighs 460,000 pounds empty and when loaded carried an additional 640,000 pounds. It’s volume is equal to that of a 12 car garage. Can you imagine what Big Muskie must have been like to even move such an object, let alone maneuver it effectively?

The Big Muskie Bucket and Miner’s Memorial is without a doubt a one-of-a-kind destination. The site represents a major piece of history and assures that the mining men and women of Southeastern Ohio will never be forgotten.