Gone fishin'

Well not yet. The family and I are going on a road trip to my aunt and uncles house in northern Minnesota. Mr. Bubbles loves to fish as does the oldest mini bubble. We leave this weekend and will not return until the following weekend. No worries when I haven't been around snooping on your sites. I am out on a lake somewhere enjoying life and family.

Kat posted a picture of me and Mr. Bubbles way back in the day. I think I have deducted that it must be Thanksgiving of 97 or 98. Which makes me either a Jr. or Sr. in highschool. Have I mentioned before that we were highschool sweethearts? Well there is a picture proof there. Kat has mentioned before how much she liked the picture and she posted it! So you are sitting there asking "ok Bubbles what's your point here" Right?? Well point being is while we are gone fishing we will be celebrating our 7 year wedding anniversary on July 3. Time has flown and I forget my age. It seems most all of my life I have been attached to that man and I love it and him! There is very little that I have done that hasn't been associated with him.....only as a child......what am I talking about? I was still a child when I met him! LOL! I hope to post a few wedding pictures up here before I leave for my trip. Maybe I can squeeze that in between nap times and laundry and packing!

Have a great week everyone!

Silly meme!

I was tagged several days ago by Kat over on Reflections. I don't really do these things often because they take up too much time but I thought I would appease her and you all this one time. LOL! Silly meme's!


I know ~ I am going to heaven.

I believe ~ in miracles.

I fought ~ for my life after the birth of my second mini bubble.

I am angered ~ by ignorance.

I love ~ my family and double dipped chocolate peanuts.

I need ~ my washer and dryer upstairs.

I take ~ too much crap from people... but I am getting better.

I hear ~ very very well... too well at times.

I drink ~ diet drinks, sweet tea, water, milk, juice, and sometimes alcohol.

I hate ~ being lied to.

I use ~ my cleaning supplies all the time.

I want ~ my family to be healthy and happy.

I decided ~ I need more time for just me.

I like ~ where we live.

I am ~ a happy person.

I feel ~ like screaming right now, when is thing going to end??!!!

I left ~ my kids upstairs watching t.v.

I do ~ love my pajamas.

I hope ~ this isn't boring everyone.

I dream ~ at night and in color.

I drive ~ a 1999 Explorer

I listen ~ to people and form my own opinions.

I type ~ faster than I used to but I think I am slightly dyslexic.

I think ~ this meme is too long.

I wish ~ upon the first star I see.

I compensate ~ for my average height by marrying a very tall man.

I regret ~ very little.

I care ~ deeply and strongly.

I should ~ go back and finish school.

I am not always ~ happy-go-lucky.

I said ~ I love you at least 3 times today.

I wonder ~ what people really think of me.

I changed ~ a little when I got married and again with the birth of each of my children.

I cry ~ sometimes for no apparent reason.

I am ~ so many things.

I am not ~ easily bossed around.

I lose ~ the remote sometimes.

I leave ~ you all now with hopes for a GREAT weekend!.

Moving on...

No I am not leaving here. I just have been a mover and a shaker and if things don't slow down I am gonna be out of control!!! I think the break is coming in August. The entire month of July is booked. Sometimes double booked. ACK! That is cool though. Keeps me honest and on my toes.

Apparently I need to give Kat things to do when I leave. She gets deep and chatty when I am gone. LOL! Go check out her last two posts here. She's a nut and even more so when she is hormonal. While you are there you will see what I was doing the first part of the weekend. The second part of my weekend was spent at my family's cabin with my Dad. Good times rolled all weekend. I make the best of situations when I can....like the EARLY breakfast. LOL!

Speaking of Kat and the cabin we are planning another trip for ourselves and the kids up there for July. We had a good time last year and she wanted and "hinted" to me that she wanted to go back. So we are. Thought I might could get it squeezed into this week, but she likes a little more notice and well...refer to her blog on her hormones.

Boxes are disappearing left and right out of my garage. No we aren't being robbed but rather things are more organized. I love to organize and reorganize. I find some small, sick pleasure in it really. LOL! I love looking at something and saying "Garbage! Throw it out!" Muwahahahaha. When family needs help sorting they call me because I am efficient. I also don't quit until I get to a stopping point. I told you it was a small sick pleasure. Need help organizing? I may just help you out...and I would be willing to give a discount. LOL! Wait! I haven't actually charged anyone yet. Yes it is definitely a pleasure if there hasn't been a price added to it.

Alright, enough of the bulletin on my life. I wanna hear from you all. Oh and to leave you with a Happy Monday! here is the joke for today:

What did Mr. Spoc find when he entered the lavatory?


are you ready for this?......... The Captain's log!!!!!!


HAHAHAHA! I know it is a little yucky but it still makes me laugh! Happy Monday!

Happy Father's Day!

To all the men out there who are father's, were father's, or going to be father's.....Happy Father's Day. The life of parenthood is never an easy road. But it is a road traveled by many. I always loved and appreciated my parents and the sacrifices they made but never fully understood them until I had two of my own. They are a blessing, my parents and children.

A father takes control of the family....even if pushed by the mother. He is the provider and guider. He is also the playmate....Especially when boys are part of the family dynamic. Mr. Bubbles is a wonderful father and husband. He goes to work and then comes home and works a little more....Giving me a break from the mini bubbles. LOL! Although I do say his work is the easy part because it is playtime. He changes and has changed diapers on both of them. Bath time isn't a strange land to him either, nor is bedtime and the bedtime rituals. He does like to cheat from time to time and says "They tricked me!" It's a game and I know it. I still love him and love him a little more every time I see him interact with them.

My dad. He is not of the school of changing diapers or giving baths. That is ok though because he loves us in different ways. There are two children in my family. I being the oldest and my brother....he is not a bubble. We are like night and day in many many MANY ways. LOL! I am a daddies girl, I was growing up and still am. Where my husband says "They tricked me!" , my dad would say "She said Daddy" or "Well he's a boy." LOL! My mom would always roll her eyes, just like I do now. Those two taught me a lot along the way, what to do and what not to do. They love and respect each other and sometimes they agree to disagree.

This post is a bit scattered and maybe not well put together but the love I have for my father and husband is hard to describe. I know I have complained to Kat on some occasions about one or the others behavior and how it is driving me crazy but I don't think that she worries because she can see that it will blow over and we all will be ok because of that love and respect. At least I hope she can. I love my Momma too but this is supposed to be a post about fathers....LOL!

So here's to all you dad's out there. Sit back, kick up your feet, and enjoy the day...wait...you all already do that...haha!! Seriously.... have a fantabulash weekend!

The 3rd Saturday of July

My Grandma's family are known for two things. Their musical ability and their cooking. Every year we have a reunion at a park nearby. It is always hot and sticky, typical for that time of year. The third Saturday of July is when we all meet up with our covered dishes and feast. Chicken and dumplin's, fried chicken, casseroles of all sorts, brisket, new potatoes, corn, salads, green beans, macaroni and cheese, deviled eggs, and usually a bucket of KFC! LOL! I think they travel too far to bring the homemade stuff. All of this takes up 2 picnic tables. Then come the desserts. Fudge pies, brownies, chocolate cake, banana pudding, multiple kinds of cakes, fruit and jello medleys, and frozen fruit cups are stowed away in a cooler for an after recreation treat. Thank God for the high metabolism that comes with the family traits!!!!

After we pig out a the games begin. Horeshoes, frisbee, and football. Generally it is the the guys that are playing....and me. That is something all the older family members like to tease me about. I bring the good food and then go rough house with the boys. They always say "Now this gal can throw a ball. And she can cook too!!!" LOL! My Grandma when she was still here would always watch me from the shade and giggle and shake her head when I would proudly throw the ball and get the reaction when the men caught it. My brother would have me throw patterns for him so he could show off his catching abilities...since he was the one that actually played football on a team. That also gets brought up. "Your Grandma would sit over there and watch you two and giggle and talk about the two of you. She was so proud of you." I can tell you verbatim the stories I get told every year by each and every member. They share their memories to keep her alive and apparently I was the topic of most the conversation with her. LOL! My brother was my Grandpa's topic. Neither one are with us now but I know my brother and I can still see them sitting there in the shade.

I decided last year that I was going to compile a cookbook full of the families recipe's, specifically the ones that are brought to the picnic. I called each of the members, with the help of Momma, and asked them to bring them. Well bring them they did. It has been my task to decipher the hand writing and put them into catergories. I am almost finished. I plan on printing them off and binding it somehow. I do need to figure out how many to print. I have a little time left but not that much. With all the summer activities that are planned I need to get on it and finish it up. Wish me luck!

Trial basis

I think it is time that I say goodbye to you all. I am going to depart from here. I feel as though I am not enhancing anyones lives by being here. My memories as a child are still alive and there are many more. I can rant and rant and rant with the best of them. I just feel as though I have become stale. I am sure that you all are not real surprised by this. I kinda have been hinting to it off and on for a little over a month now.









BUT...



after some coaxing from Kat I think I will cut back to a couple of days a week with my posting. I haven't decided on the days yet. That will be forth and coming. I think maybe Monday and Thursday, not positive yet. If I cut back maybe I will become less stale to most of you. This blogger thing has begun running its course with me and I don't feel as though I am reaping its benefits or contributing either, really. I wish you all the best in your blogger endeavors and I will be peeking in from time to time to see how you all are.

ok ok jeez

LOL! You all are nice. I am doing ok still. This weekend we went to my family's cabin. It was so nice and quiet there. It really wasn't crowded either. My parents met us there so that they could spend a little time with the boys. Always a good time there.

Mr. Bubbles and I have gotten the garage to my liking now. We moved in this house 2 weeks before Thanksgiving and were in hyper unpacking mode along with all the other holiday festivities. So we decided to take a little break from all of that sometime in February. It was a good break but I couldn't stand it any longer. I re-did my kitchen...but I have already told you about that. I have rearranged the boys room a couple of times and I could no longer ignore the garage. It looks really good. Really good. I am proud of it. This weekend we got some cabinets to help even further the organization. I suspect that Mr. Bubbles will be putting those in this week.

Let's see....ummm....I know there is more but at the moment I have blocked it out. LOL! I will ponder on it some more and get back to you. I hope that this help you all satisfy your appetite for a bit. I have been revamping the stories in my head and seeing what all I can tell you...and what I want to keep to myself. I really do appreciate the concern and while you are expressing the concern feel free to leave suggestions for me. I love guys...as much as one can love cyber people! LOL! Have a great week and I will see you soon!

sorry

I have been out living life. I do enjoy coming and visiting you all and reading your comments that you leave me. I am sorry I didn't inform you that I was taking a break the way Kat or Top Cat did, maybe it is a feline thing...lol! I just floated off without warning...bubbles have tendencies to do that you know? I will come back soon and fill you in. I just don't know when that will be. No worries though. In the mean time I will try and get all caught up on your postings. Thank you Puffin for your concern...you were the first to ask...lol! I hope that you all are well and in good spirits and I will be "seeing" you soon.