Productivity is a good thing! :)

Wednesday was far more productive than Monday and Tuesday combined! Jack and I stayed busy and got quite a bit done! :)


First we Mr. Potato Head-ed his pumpkin...super cute...I mean...scary...


Our energy was flagging so we took a break and had a snack...mmm..goldfish and nilla wafers!


We dusted...


And swept...


We took a walk to reward ourselves! :)

You wouldn't believe how clean my house was. Yes, I said was....my clean house is now cluttered again. Sad!

Fall Break so far....

Fall Break has been tons of fun thus far, but there has been very little productivity in this household. Jason has been busy with school work and basketball, so I suppose you could say that he is productive, but all I have managed to do in the last few days is spend money - which in our case in two steps back as opposed to two steps forward!

I managed to get a little Christmas shopping done today and yesterday- yes - I said Christmas shopping. But don't worry - I will still be sure to wait until three days before Christmas to finish. I always think of at least one or two things that must be had and I run around like a maniac trying to nail them down with 48 hours or less until Christmas morning. It's an illness...it must be.

Jack gets to stay home the rest of the week starting tomorrow, which will be fun and stressful all at the same time! My hope is to get some things done around the house. I plan on letting him "help" as much as possible. My fear is, however, that the house will again be messy next week at this time and all of my hard work will have been in vain. Mom is off Thursday and Friday, which will keep Jack and I busy. Maybe that will keep us out of the house.

Finally, Jason's birthday is this weekend and as usual it's torture trying to drag out of him what he would like to do. We have established that there will merry making downtown on Friday evening, the McClary picnic is Saturday, as well as Boo at the Zoo that evening. Sunday, his actual birth day, will be his day to do with as he pleases. I am not sure where we will end up that evening, but hopefully it will appropriately celebrate his 27 fabulous years of life! :) I'll keep you posted!

Love to all and stay warm! Jack Frost is on his way.....brrr....

Pumpkin Patch, part 1....

Yesterday, Saturday, we went to the pumpkin patch to let Jack pick out his first pumpkin! It was a perfect chilly fall day and we really had a lot of fun! Jack was satisfied to just pick up really small pumpkins and then throw them....which we had some trouble getting him to STOP doing! Then Jason proceeded to pick up eighty million pumpkins and ask, "What about this one?" I think mom and Jason Trusley were worried we would have to traipse all over the pumpkin patch before we found one that would meet Jason's high pumpkin standards. If you know him, you know this is compltely normal behavior and basically to be expected. So we kept putting down pumpkins and picking up new ones, only to end up with the first pumpkin Jack picked....go figure! It was the perfect shape and size for Jack, as well as being a very nice shade of orange. Overall, it was a very fun day of friends, family and fall festivities!


Jack with his Auntie Deidra...


Jack and Daddy..the sky is very overcast...it was a chilly day!


Nana wrangling Jack...he was all over the place!!


Chillin' on a hay bale waiting for the hay ride wagon to come for us....

This is when my camera battery gave out...ugh!! Luckily Deidra had her camera with her so there will be more pictures (yay!), but only when I get them through email and get them uploaded....so keep checking back for more!

Love to all!!

Roughin' It!

As promised, here are some camping pics! Enjoy! :)


My beautiful backwoods boys! ;)


Watching the river


Playing in what else...the water! I am sure I don't even have to tell you how stinkin' cold the water was...but he waded right in!!


I swear he would have bathed entirely if I had let him, but mom doesn't want to deal with the cold/flu that would have come of it!!


On our "nature walk"...He picked up everything you can imagine, from acorns, to leaves, to pine cones. I taught him how to put things in his pocket, a skill I am positive every little boy must learn, and also a skill I am sure I will regret teaching him! :)


Okay, so mom and dad had a redneck moment and decided Jack should "ride" on the ATV in the Bass Pro Shop Outdoor World...don't hold it against us! :)


Meeting and greeting a rather large stuffed moose.


Mom had to take an obligatory "fall shot" with the pumpkins and hay at Outdoor World...Jack was incredibly patient with me! :)

We survived! :)

We survived the weekend camping and actually had a really good time! The weather was amazing and the leaves are beginning to change so it was totally beautiful in the mountains. I will post pics as soon as we get them uploaded. We still have some unpacking and cleaning to do, but I am heading off to bed here in a minute...as good as it was, it has still been an incredibly long, tiring weekend as well! :) Love to all and thanks for those warm thoughts...they worked!!

Oh, Phoebe....

So, if you watched and loved Friends as I did, then you will completely love the pic below...I took it right here in Fountain City...in case you did not watch Friends...click below on the "Friends Clip"...

Friends Clip


Part of me wants to call the number to see if Phoebe shows up! ;) ...And "Anytime, Anywhere"- Really??


I also had to include a pic of Jack enjoying the beautiful fall weather! Jason is on fall break right now and is off camping with his friend Patrick. Then we will be packing up Friday to go camping again. It is going to be so flippin' cold....be sure to send warm thoughts our way!! :)