It's the little things....

With school back in session and life in the fast lane we've been trying to enjoy the quiet moments.

• On Saturday night Jordan was at a friends birthday party so Scott and I decided to take the girls out. I told him we would win major bonus points for parent of the year award if we took them to Chucky Cheese. Not our favorite place in the world, but he consented. A good time was had by all. Said Kaylynn on the way home, "Thanks mom and dad. You are fun to hang out with!" I made her repeat it just to make sure I heard her correctly. I also told her I was going to write it down so I could show it to her when she is a teenager and would rather die than hang out with her parents.

• Speaking of dying....Scott was terribly sick last week. He manages to get nasty sick with bronchitis about once a year, usually in the middle of winter. He had it last week and was home from work most of the week. Though I hate that he was so sick and miserable I do admit that I did enjoy having him home. I don't think we will ever be one of those older married couples that can't stand to be together after retirement. I love, love having him around and spending time with him. Even when he is hacking and coughing and sicker than a dog. Luckily he is doing much better this week.

• Speaking of being sick. I had a good friend tell me yesterday that I am too clean. hahahahaha She thinks the reason my husband was sick was because I am a self confessed germaphobe. She thinks that a certain amount of exposure to germs is normal and healthy. I see her point and I agree to an extent, but I am not about to change my ways. My family, with the exception of my sickly ;) husband, stays relatively healthy. I don't even remember the last time I took one of my kids to the doctor because they were sick. I chalk it up to being near obsessive about having them wash their hands when they get home from school and bathing them in germx using germx regularly. I have a bottle of germx in my car that I religiously use whenever I leave a public place. I also believe that we have been tremendously blessed in having a healthy family.

• Remember that Hawaii trip that I was bragging about mentioned a few months back, well it isn't going to happen. Scott and I decided to save our money for now. Instead we are planning a trip sometime next spring, after we get our tax return. We are thinking of going on a cruise with some good friends that just moved from our area. We still wish we could be there to cheer on our Brother-in-law Mark in his Ironman Race. Go Mark!!!!!

• We are preparing for a long, cold winter. All reports are saying that we are due for a doozy of a winter. I keep hearing it everywhere. "The bugs have been real bad this year, that means it's going to be a cold winter". "It was a wet and much cooler summer this year, that means it is going to be a cold winter". "It has already gotten near freezing and it is still summer, that means it is going to be a cold winter". "The sun is yellow, that means it is going to be a cold winter". "Gas prices are high, that means it is going to be a cold winter". (In case you were wondering, I made those last two up.) I believe that we are due, but everyone's explanation for anything and everything is that it is going to be a cold winter. Nonetheless, we don't want to be left unprepared so we are trying to stock up on necessary supplies like firewood, toliet paper and food. Oh, and we just signed up for satellite TV. You know, the bare essentials to help us when we are snowed in.

Well I think that is enough randomness for one day.