Forgot to talk about Eagle Project!

Long story short.....Carter organized a large group of scouts and dads (and two moms....me being one) to go to 5 Christmas Tree lots after Christmas and pick up the the unsold trees (those of you familiar with the Big Jim lots......Carter met "Big Jim" and worked out a "deal" with him.  Come to find out, he is actually a pilot with Air Trans).  Anyway the group collected 277 trees and transported them to Herb Parsons lake where they are going to be put into the lake and used as fish habitats since the water level in the lake is so low.

It was nice seeing Carter learning how business works and becoming organized and working out all the kinks.  He was a lot calmer than I was through the whole thing.  It was eye opening to realize how innocent minds work.  I could think of several things that could have gone wrong through the whole process (and kept them mostly to myself) but he remained confident and it did all work out.

Now he has to finish up all the report, get letters of recommendation, etc and submit everything to the big Eagle Scout committee in the sky and wait to see if they award him the designation.

Cari and I were saying how we always thought Eagle Scout was achieved by dropping the scout off in the woods and if he made it out, he got to be an Eagle Scout (or some similar feat).  I'm guessing we either had the wrong idea or they've changed it with the times.  Based on the projects I'm familiar with, it seems to me business is the focus as well as conservation or charity of some type.

Brenda

We Survived Christmas & Eagle Scout Project!!

Hey All,

Glad to hear from you Julie and Carole.  Carole, what the heck is an "appliance?"  Are we talking braces?

Glad to hear you made it to Jackson and back.  Working really sucks, doesn't it?  Messes up all holiday plans for sure.  I've been out for 3 weeks and hope they don't realize they don't really need me after all when I return on Thursday.  I realize I have a sweet deal and certainly don't take it for granted.

Even though Emerson didn't receive anything from his wish list (X-Box, Play Station, Wii U......what is that kid thinking?) he was happy with his Christmas which was a relief.  I figured he would be since he ended up with 2 Wii games among other things.  He seems to be happy with quantity which is good. We finally got Carter a cell phone.  I think I'm more excited about it than he is.  He is happy though.  We've limited him to 200 minutes a month ( a text is 1/2  a minute) and anything over, he has to pay for.  Should be a good lesson in self control.  Are we living in the dark ages or what?

Julie,  Emerson has been begging for an Elf on the Shelf since they had one in his kindergarten class last year.  I think I'm glad I never got one.  I've heard more than one horror story about it.  I have to admit there is a bit of guilt on my part though.  Thanks for the photo Christmas card.  It's so nice seeing all of our kids growing up even if we don't get to see each other in person.  Maybe someday..........

Dana, ditto for your card.  Amazing how the kids change so much.  Glad to know you are peeking in on the blog.

Best wishes to all for 2013 (rumor has it Cari is having a big New Year's Eve bash tomorrow night......just kidding, Cari).  I think I'll be in bed by 10:00 pm.

Brenda

we're back

less than 48 hrs in la and I swear I ate more salt than i do in a week.
my mom is losing the salt taste buds.
and of course the crawfish and  crabs did not help either!!
  fun time with the nieces an my children and my sister.
 my mom and dad are like energizer bunnies!!

 God keep them well!!
G'night
c

plan g -2

hi, 

every good plan has some wiggle room.

Mine needed HULA room.

Kevin broke his appliance. On monday I tracked down the dr...with LITTLE!!help from the service.

We were scheduled to go in 8:30 christmas morning for repairs.

Same laxed service that helped me reach him the first time apparently DID NOT 

inform him we had already left town!! christmas morning to avoid the storm of the century in the midsouth....complete with blizzard warnings!!

I get a call 1 hr into the drive asking if we were coming.

SOOO, yep with the storm of the century bearing down on us we head to Jackson MS to meet my wonderful dad and sister!!  they drove 3 hrs to pick them up for which i am forever in debt!!

Keith and i will head south on friday.

I did reap some benefit from the rendevous...a few crawfish and 2 boiled crabs!!

LONG, LONG drive in the windy rain back to memphis...but we are safe.

Waiting on  the ham to finish so we can enjoy some whoo food.

take care, be safe 

c

plan g

howdy,

I am on to plan g now.
after exhausting all means of finding 2 people  to each work 1/2 day....I am staying
here in nomansland to work  wed/thurs/fri. after christmas.
THE VERY  REASON I HAVE NEVER TAKEN A FULL TIME JOB BEFORE.
We leave at 1:30 christmas day to drive 3 hrs to meet my mom and sister in Jackson MS to
let them take K and C to LA.
(keith and I) can get there at 11p friday night.


oh yeah, we get to drive 3 hrs back to memphis and go to work the next  3 days.
I am waiting for Keith to tell me he cannot make it friday due to work.....and
I am going without him.


it is christmas...and my attitude is awful...thankfully i have a day to work on a
new attitude.


c

Merry Merry

Hope everyone is in the holiday spirit!  We finally got some snow this week - then rain (yuck!).  My friend Erin was here last week and it was really a nice visit.  She relaxed, I had my friend come over and give her a massage in front of the fireplace and we generally vegged out.

I have to wrap up a couple of things for Christmas - almost done.  The kids are done but right now I am contemplating returning the extremely expensive hiking tent we got for Parrish (yes, apparently 1 pound less of weight adds about $200 to the cost of a tent) and get something nice for myself.  A new pair a Frye boots - yes please.  We all know I won't do it - martyr that I am.  Contemplating this being the last year of the elf and having him leave a note with a stuffed elf saying that he is going to another house until Belle has children.  I am so damn sick of that thing and all the focus Belle puts on it.  We went on the "Elf Express" this weekend - a train that runs from a local town for about an hour ride.  It was really sweet.  The cars were dining cars so we all had tables.  The local high school had their dance team dress up like elves and they put on a whole performance ending with the arrival of Santa along with cookies and hot chocolate.  I don't think anyone enjoyed it more than Belle.  She was smiling so big.

Loved getting a note from Dana and pictures from y'all.  Merry Christmas!
j

waiting

the holidays are upon us.

every person that even thinks their abdominal muscles are too lax are beating down the doors to have em  jacked up.

 

me, i'm waitin for a lone person to call and volunteer to work friday the 28th.

not the end of the world if i must work. ... just sayin i'd rather be on a ghost tour in st Louis #1 in 

N.O. ,la

c

what nots

as in what not to do when you have a cast:
FALL INTO A SWIMMING POOL.
C

hey julie...
are you still writing the other blog??
c

one more time

hey all,
spent the better part of the late afternoon in the orthopaedic office.
it seems that 2 kids were horsing around tripping other
students and Kevin fell.
dr was not able to actually see the fracture...but the symptoms fit
a fracture at the growth plate on the left wrist.

neon green cast for 3 wks.
BUT that puts it christmas week and the dr is off!!
so 3 1/2 weeks it is.

apparently another child needed stitches on the forehead!!

Corinne is having a great time at club volleyball.  she may end up as a setter.
hoooray!!

Brenda, I have a bag of clothes for emerson...just need to get them to Cari.

see ya!!
 carole

normalcy

hi all,
 we are back from La.
no one was allowed to take electronics with us for the usual reasons....except for the
i pod that had not seen the light of day  for a really long time.  sneaky boy.

so  K and C hold it together for 3 days and VOILA!!  electronics back in possession.
hmmm just too darn quiet in that house....
he is under her skin in a nano sec.
THIS time it is all out war over who's turn it is to take a bath first!!

Well throwing wire hangers at someone doesn't win u points,neither yelling at mom and dad or slapping or slamming any door nearby.

omg those hormones are ragin!

the agitator felt a wee bit responsible for all the ruckus and  slinked off.

oh, why does she always take the bait!!!!!!