Do you know what a klompen is? I didn't until yesterday. I now know that it is the dutch word for wooden shoes/clogs.
Klompen is the word that Shannon missed in the Regional spelling bee yesterday. She got 10th in the region!!! I'm so proud of that girl!
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
Fill in the blank Friday
My week is still crazy-busy...so I thought I'd play along with Lauren's blog carnival called Fill In The Blank Friday!
Off we go!
1. When I'm nervous I...get an upset stomach. Lovely, I know.
2. My favorite item in my closet is...my Dankso clogs that I got for Christmas.
3. Talking to my BFF Vickie...is my favorite thing to do when I need to relax.
4. My favorite childhood memory is...traveling across Canada and the US with my parents and sister the summer after 6th grade. Both of my parents were school teachers, so they had summers off. That year we drove and camped all the way across Canada to the East, and then back home to CA through the US. It was wonderful, and I think it's what spawned my love of ROADTRIPS!
5. Something you may not know about me is...I am afraid to swim in water that I can't see the bottom.
6. A true friend...is worth more than gold.
7. Something I hope people think of when they think of me is...that I am genuine.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Doing fine
It's just a busy week, and I haven't had a lot of time for posting.
I've been working on switching my preschool room from February to March, and getting my calendars, newsletters, progress reports together. Shannon's Girl Scout cookies are in, and I sold most of them (at work), so I'm having to get those passed out and collect the money. Plus I babysit every afternoon except Wednesdays...so it's just a busy time. Shannon's band performed this afternoon, and Patrick said they did a beautiful job. He ordered a CD of the performance...I can't wait to hear it! She's got a Youth Group movie night tomorrow night, and then the Regional Spelling Bee is Saturday.
My house is pretty much a disaster, and I have a mountain of laundry to do...but we're livin'!
I've been working on switching my preschool room from February to March, and getting my calendars, newsletters, progress reports together. Shannon's Girl Scout cookies are in, and I sold most of them (at work), so I'm having to get those passed out and collect the money. Plus I babysit every afternoon except Wednesdays...so it's just a busy time. Shannon's band performed this afternoon, and Patrick said they did a beautiful job. He ordered a CD of the performance...I can't wait to hear it! She's got a Youth Group movie night tomorrow night, and then the Regional Spelling Bee is Saturday.
My house is pretty much a disaster, and I have a mountain of laundry to do...but we're livin'!
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Anybody got $16 million?
Because I want to buy THIS piece of land.
The Y-6 Ranch was originally owned by my great great uncle, C.B. Irwin. I grew up hearing family stories about CB, and the Irwin Brothers Wild West show, etc. I met my great-aunt, who had met CB...so the stories were just amazing, and first-hand.
I am the last of the Irwin line. Oh, how I wish I could keep this physical connection to my past.
From the website...
History and Potential:
The Y-6 Ranch was originally homesteaded in the late 1800's by CB Irwin and his family. When CB mentioned to his wife they needed to come up with a brand for their cattle and that the brand must have a “6” in it, she replied, “Why 6?” - for our 6 family members - hence, the beginning of the Y-6 brand. CB was one of Wyoming’s early colorful characters. An Indian agent, railroad detective, rancher and race horse breeder; he had his own Wild West show and helped start Cheyenne Frontier Days. CB’s friend, Will Rogers, visited the Y-6 Ranch often and CB was an acquaintance of Tom Horn, one of Wyoming’s most famous outlaws, he even sang at Tom Horn’s hanging. CB owned the bucking horse which eventually became the symbol of Wyoming and which today adorns the state’s license plates. The horse’s name, Steamboat, was after one of the many natural landmarks on the ranch, namely Steamboat Rock. Since 1935, five generations of the Petsch family have owned and operated the Y-6 Ranch.
If anyone is super interested, lol...Anna Lee Waldo (author of Sacajawea) wrote this book...Prairie about CB's life.
The Y-6 Ranch was originally owned by my great great uncle, C.B. Irwin. I grew up hearing family stories about CB, and the Irwin Brothers Wild West show, etc. I met my great-aunt, who had met CB...so the stories were just amazing, and first-hand.
I am the last of the Irwin line. Oh, how I wish I could keep this physical connection to my past.
From the website...
History and Potential:
The Y-6 Ranch was originally homesteaded in the late 1800's by CB Irwin and his family. When CB mentioned to his wife they needed to come up with a brand for their cattle and that the brand must have a “6” in it, she replied, “Why 6?” - for our 6 family members - hence, the beginning of the Y-6 brand. CB was one of Wyoming’s early colorful characters. An Indian agent, railroad detective, rancher and race horse breeder; he had his own Wild West show and helped start Cheyenne Frontier Days. CB’s friend, Will Rogers, visited the Y-6 Ranch often and CB was an acquaintance of Tom Horn, one of Wyoming’s most famous outlaws, he even sang at Tom Horn’s hanging. CB owned the bucking horse which eventually became the symbol of Wyoming and which today adorns the state’s license plates. The horse’s name, Steamboat, was after one of the many natural landmarks on the ranch, namely Steamboat Rock. Since 1935, five generations of the Petsch family have owned and operated the Y-6 Ranch.
If anyone is super interested, lol...Anna Lee Waldo (author of Sacajawea) wrote this book...Prairie about CB's life.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Help, I just aged about 10 years
Shannon got asked out by a boy today! Apparently he's liked her for awhile, but just gut up his nerve to ask her out today. And...get this...she said NO. LOL! (Poor boy...but Atta Girl!!!)
She also came home upset about a stupid thing going on in band, and I had to go all "Mama Bear" and write a nastygram to the director. Lame!
Good heavens. A boy? Sigh.
In other news...I'm making my first-ever Julia Child recipe. I went for one that looked tres easy...Potage Parmentier, or Potato and Leek Soup. I'll keep you posted.
Also, as I write, our new dishwasher was installed this morning, but now we seem to have a leak under our right-hand kitchen sink. Patrick is under there, muttering.
...a boy???
She also came home upset about a stupid thing going on in band, and I had to go all "Mama Bear" and write a nastygram to the director. Lame!
Good heavens. A boy? Sigh.
In other news...I'm making my first-ever Julia Child recipe. I went for one that looked tres easy...Potage Parmentier, or Potato and Leek Soup. I'll keep you posted.
Also, as I write, our new dishwasher was installed this morning, but now we seem to have a leak under our right-hand kitchen sink. Patrick is under there, muttering.
...a boy???
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Getting to know YOU Sunday!
It's time again for Keely's weekly blog carnival called Getting to Know You. Here are my answers! I'm looking forward to reading everyone else's!
1. How often do you wash/change your sheets? About every other week.
2. When is your birthday? September 22nd
3. Have you ever met a bloggy friend in real life? Yes, I've met Mishelle, and Laura. I've met lots of online friends that are not bloggers, too!
4. Brad Pitt or George Clooney? George Clooney
5. If you could change one thing about your body what would it be? To be physically fit!
6. How often do you wash your hair? Every other day
7. Do you have pets? Oh my gosh, yes. We have 4 dogs, 2 parakeets, 1 guinea pig, 1 turtle, and 1 ball python!
8. How many social networks do you belong to..if you had to give up one, what would it be? I have a Myspace page that I haven't been to in over a year. I have a token Twitter account, but rarely tweet. I LOVE Facebook!!!! I could easily give up Twitter and Myspace.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
NOT Procrastinating anymore!
I have had so many random "to do" items floating in my mind...and finally I just knew I was gonna drop one.
Today I took care of:
All of these transactions have been nicely filed in my head...but lately, I think with all the cookie money I've been taking in, they've been starting to merge. I just had to get them all done and taken care of, so I didn't make a mistake somewhere!
Today I took care of:
- (FINDING, and then) Filling out Shannon's retreat registration form
- Paying Shan's retreat costs
- Handling a "funny" girl scout transaction that I was putting off
- Paying homeowner assoc. dues
- Paying Shan's GS dues through May (DC payment)
- Balancing a friend's cookie/favor check into payments
- Inputting several Girl Scout transactions into my Excel spreadsheet
- Preparing a GS deposit
- Ordered Shannon's yearbook for this year. (Why is a middle school yearbook $55??? Good heavens!
All of these transactions have been nicely filed in my head...but lately, I think with all the cookie money I've been taking in, they've been starting to merge. I just had to get them all done and taken care of, so I didn't make a mistake somewhere!
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