MAMA's Got A Brand New Bag

I *may* have a problem with bags, but I have to share this one, which is a.maz.ing (and cheap!)
This little Home Depot treasure holds everything (sorry, Jenny K, but it's at least as good as the ThirtyOne one...and only $1.99!) and....

stretches so you can hook these little thingies over your shopping cart - two fit perfectly, and it's great for the environment, right? And they are so stylish...subtle, too ;-)

James Brown's Papa's Got A Brand New Bag

Mama said knock you out

The new yard has some amazing roses that have survived a whole lotta neglect, so there's hope that I can make a go of the yard next year ;-)

First up, a lot of clean up...

Not a bad start - Colleen, I still really need you!

LL Cool J

True Fine Love

The boys doing their best comfy tests

You can't quite tell from the picture but this carpet is amazing (and everywhere, including Harry's sock) - I think I sprained my ankle stepping onto the kitchen floor because the carpet is SO soft.

Steve Miller Band

Red Chair Fade Away

Did I mention that we will actually have a 'reading room' that is not boy-talk for the restroom? We are a long way from actually moving in, but leave it to Dean to find the perfect place to read in any situation....
Then you add these two

and it's ours!

This was already set to be one of my favorite rooms, now it's for sure :wub:

Bee Gees

What's Gonna Work?

Teamwork!

WonderPets

...to do your dirty work, oh yeah

I've been cleaning the new house a LOT - it was neglected and needs some love....which we have a LOT of - so yay for it and us!

Apparently, Jacks allowed ;-)
Is it weird that this is one of the most exciting things about this house?!
A double pantry - woohoo!

This is an unpaid plug for the product shown on the upper left - it's called LA's Totally AWESOME, and it is ;-)

This is what a winterized tub can look like before using

and this is after (somehow I didn't take a wide shot)...not perfect, but pretty amazing...er, AWESOME, eh? For the price of a drain plug and a few squirts of this cleaner, I was able to salvage this nasty tub!

We bought a car-load of paint today - carpet's to be installed Monday and our new kitchen goes to the craftsmen Monday as well - this picture doesn't really do justice to the cabinets or the colors...funfun!

Steely Dan's Dirty Work

Teach Your Children Well

These days are filled with tasks, big and small, to get our new house ready to be our home. The boys have been real troopers and are learning lots - this seems to be a great time to move, btw.

Daddy, Jack and Harry loaded up with supplies
Harry checking out the garage and all the new technology

Sometimes they sleep on the job ;-)

Harry has been our go-to tester of lites and all electronics

Harry taking a break today - he made a map of the circulatory system in one of his favorite books

Plumbing 101

What a trusting soul - he doesn't know what it feels like if Daddy misses ;-)

CSN's Teach Your Children

...who lives in a mushroom nearby

I don't know much about mushrooms, but we seem to have a bumper crop this year, and some really unusual ones....like this one - it looked like a yellow rag in our yard, and when I got close to take this picture....
a tiny frog jumped out of his second floor condo ;-)

This one looked pretty surrounded by all the fall colors,

but I felt like I was looking up her petticoats when I got this picture - wouldn't that make a beautiful fabric?

Roger Whittaker's Fairytale

Just another straw pulled at random - RTT

It's Tuesday, barely, and I've been feeling all sorts of random while waiting for Fannie Mae and her workers to finish papers to allow us into our new home. If you have faith in the government's ability to accomplish much of anything, don't try to buy a house from them...grrr.

So, here's a bunch of unrelated stuff banging around in my brain...

Jack can find a reflection just about any place - wonder if that continues?

What is it about cutting male hair that is so darn CUTE?
Harry's hand-eye skills are still a little wild, but he's one lucky boy - he wins almost any type of game he tries...notice both men leaning away from his dart-throw ;-)

Jack served as our official carpet tester last week - he wa trying to make sure they were sprawl-worthy. The boy loves comfy more than just about anyone I know.

Yet another difference between boys and girls -

Me: Aw, look it's a heart!
Jack: No, Mommy, it's a BUTT!

He must be wearing off on me because we were looking at tubs today and I swear one had the exact hind-quarter print on this egg, and my friend Nicole and I were giggling thru the store!

I think I have some tan lines from the last century...is that possible? My stomach has not seen the sun in over a decade but I have residual tan ???

I miss my Gramma and lazy Sundays playing Scrabble, working jigsaw puzzles and visiting family. Do you think our kids will have precious, unscheduled memories like that? I hope so.

Life is all hurry up and wait right now, and I am not this patient. Feel free to share any random good thoughts - seems like a lot of bad karma going into this house, and we can use all the happy we can get.

I love me some Chelsea Handler! I hate it when shows go outside what works...

Head on over to Keely's to see the other RTTs - happy week!

Meshuggah's Straws Pulled At Random

I wanna see everything, do everything

True predictions:

Dean: Jack, we'll run out of time before we run out of tickets.

Jack: Daddy, I bet we won't be home until midnite.



Everyone was snuggled into beds by midnite, just barely - it was a perfect evening for a fair!

Turnstiles

Smile Like You Mean It

Come On And Smile

Measure Of A Man

BOY Germs

(it'll be a miracle if they don't catch something - sheesh!)

Under My Thumb

Drive Faster

Drivin' Blind

Truck On

Who's Your Daddy

Smile Away

I Won!

You Won!

Crash

Ice Cream MEn

Link Within will probably list last year's fair - it's hard to believe how much they've grown!

Happy Fall!

Elvis's Take Me To The Fair

A public service announcement followed me home the other day

Harry's loving most things about school, but he's really digging Morning (and afternoon, and really AnyOtherTime) Announcements. He's always had a thing for speakers, so the big one that's unexpected in his classroom holds a special thrill (and gives him a new reason to turn the baby monitor). Both boys have been mimicking things they hear at school, and this is a new spin on his ability to repeat entire Curious George, Caillou, etc. episodes....he did it about 3 times tonite, changing the names of the kids, the menu, and the weather forecast - sweet, silly boy!

REM's PSA (AKA Bad Day)