Pink Fish

Yesterday we were on our second day at an auction in Steelville. These people had a collection of everything imaginable. Even pink ceramic fish that hang on a wall, while I like pink these fish were well not cute. Kathy however fell in love with them and wanted to buy them. I found a couple of Fenton glass pieces I wanted and they were located next to the pink fish. This picture below is from ebay but its a close match to the ones yesterday.

We knew it would be late in the day before they got to the trailer with my glassware and those fish. Donnie texted me to hurry up and come over as they were getting close to what I wanted. He did get the winning bid on one of the pieces of glassware I wanted and its a very pretty pink and white vase like thing. (as soon as I get pictures I will post on the things I have purchased at auctions recently)

Then they picked up the fish and he looked at me and said should we I said yep she wants them. So he started bidding on them and much to our surprise no one really wanted them! We ended up getting the three of them for less than ten bucks. So I hid them in my coat and took them back over to the trailer and grill and showed Kathy her newest addition to her house. She was thrilled with it but her husband not so much! Guess when your a guy you don't want pink fish hanging in your bathroom.

At the end of the auction she kept asking Donnie and I how much it was and had her checkbook out ready to pay. He told her the receipt for it wasn't in the stack, he had handed it to me and I stuck part of the money with it and gave it back. She kept asking how much and then realized we had split the cost and it was our gift to her. I think she was about to cry, who knew pink fish could make a person tear up!
Now I just hope that I don't end up with any pink wall hangings in return, I am a huge fan of pink but not so much in my house on my walls....

Changes

Any of you who know me very well know I don't do well with change. I like a routine a schedule knowing what comes next. After change happens and the shock or new wears off I bounce right back to normal most of the time.

This week has been strange to say the least and it took me until today to try and get a hold of what the changes mean.

Sunday evening my Grandma met me in the yard and just in general conversation she says... You may be getting a phone call soon that Great Grandma (her mom) died. I was floored yes Great Grandma is in her 90's but she is my Great Grandma whom I spent lots of time with while growing up I was the only Great Granddaughter for a LONG time and my two boys are her ONLY Great Great Grandchildren. Anyway I asked how come and apparently she has several blood clots some which are large near her heart and some in her legs. They are giving her meds to dissolve them but they aren't confident they will work or that they will move in the meantime. My family is strange with emotions you don't show any or talk about them. This news ate at me all night and in to the morning, I don't get to the nursing home to see her as much as I should or take the kids as much as she would like. But those are HARD places to go as an adult and taking the kids seems strange.

Monday morning I go to work still reeling from the news my Grandma told me the night before. Then right before noon I get some more news that shocked me and really threw me for a loop. The other person that works with me who shares the same job I do got a really great job position. One they will be awesome at but it leaves me here on my own in my department. Not only that it was just hey I can't work he any longer and haven't seen them since. I of course went in panic mode trying to figure out if I could do all the work on my own (which I know I CAN) but the thought was the straw that broke the camels back. I decided to go for a run at noon and opted to walk because you can't cry and run its pretty dangerous. But the exercise helped to clear my mind a bit.

Work has been strange this week trying to adjust to the "new" normal but I know it will be fine. Maybe this sudden change and having to bounce back quick is just preparing me for my EMT class in January. I know there is no planning ahead or knowing what you will come across and I think I really need to find a way to not be such a routine predictable person.

Hunting....

Blake loves to go deer hunting and looks forward to it each year. He and his daddy and his daddy's friend Justin have a routine they always stop at the gas station for chocolate milk and a bag of mini chocolate donuts. In fact he used to tell me we couldn't eat those donuts because they were for deer hunting only!

Last night my mom called and asked if they could have Blake today as papa had something planned that he would like... Squirrel hunting. I remember squirrel hunting with my dad and grandpa when I was young and it was fun until it was time to clean them. I hope that Blake goes out and gets to make some good memories with his papa and hope they get some squirrels.

Blake was so excited when I told him what they would be doing today that I thought he was going to bounce off the roof of the car! Then he asked if he was going to get to shoot one all on his own boy I hope not but I bet that if they see one that papa will hold him and the gun and let him pull the trigger. I haven't got any phone calls so I guess they are all still surviving the hunting trip!

My little boy is growing up!

Yesterday I took Nathan for his two year check up he weighs 28 pounds and is 33 3/4 inch tall! Did did great while at the doctor's office let them listen to his heart and look in his ears so much different than Blake was at that age!

Last weekend he got to ride his power wheels four wheeler for the first time and I think he LOVED it, although I think papa was a bit wore out after chasing him all day on it.

His papa said he is getting a lot better at steering and not running in to as many things. He thinks he just like his big brother now having his own four wheeler. I am GLAD it stays there and not at our house!

Last night we went to pick him up after Blake's parent teacher conference and he was wanting to go back outside and ride more he convinced papa to help him get his hat and gloves on...

Then I told him I thought his hat was getting to small for him, he loves this silly hat and has wore it all summer playing in the house. Here is the look he gave me when I told him he may have to get a new one.

My little boy isn't so little anymore he is becoming more and more independent and wanting to be like a big boy and do everything bubba and daddy do. Won't be long and daddy will have two deer hunters to take with him to the woods and to help him outside working.

Last Weekend

Last weekend was crazy, stressful busy and totally wore me out. Saturday we had an auction which is become a normal Saturday thing this summer. There are usually 5 of us that show up a bit earlier and start packing and loading, we have a good system that works quick and smooth we all know what the other is doing. Well we were off on Saturday not sure why but things just weren't as smooth. Should have known it was going to be a strange day. We arrive at the auction and start setting up and get plenty of food cooked and then sit and wait and wait. I went and walked around looking at some of the items that would be sold picked out a few I wanted to bid on. Around noon we had to cook some more, I think I am just getting wore out and tired of the same thing each weekend so I decided to browse around. I was able to go look in the barn and the old house which I think is cool seeing old things and the house hadn't been updated probably ever. Still had old family photos hanging on the walls the barn still looked like it had just been used for farming. They had a big dumpster and I found a poster for Blake with a motor cross rider on it something that they probably could have sold but hey I like the price I paid :)

I had been looking around for awhile and then noticed that a couple of the guys were gone, as I walked back up by the grill I was told there was a structure fire on Highway 68! My stomach sank I know just about everyone who lives along the highway. I helped Don unload his truck so he could go because they paged that there could be a possible person trapped, my mind immediately thought of all the older people who live on that stretch of highway. He couldn't get out so I had to run across the yard thru the people at the auction and get the keys to Bill's truck and move it, I jumped in started and pulled forward and hit a stump! I felt HORRIBLE!! But luckily it was just a small rotten one and didn't hit anything under the truck! Finally after the guys had been gone about an hour I found out who's house it was and that no one was home and they saved the house. We had to wait for a few hours for everyone to come back so we could pack up and head home, I fully figured I would get chewed out for hitting the stump but Bill didn't care and thankfully no one said much when they got back. It was one of those days you don't ever want to have again!

But I did end up with a teapot that matches my mother in laws kitchen which she LOVES and the free poster out of the dumpster and a wok that I will also give to my in laws. I can honestly say that is the first time I have EVER dumpster dived and technically I never got in I made a friend get the poster :)

House progress

Well in the last couple weeks there has been quite a bit of progress on our house. Blake got to spend one weekend helping the workers mud and tape and I think he ended up with more on him than the wall. But he had a great time and they showed him how to walk on these.....

Nathan even got in on helping with some of the clean up and thought it was fun, although he didn't think it was fun when we had to scrub the dust off him.

And here are a couple pictures of the progress of the drywall. As soon as I get a good sunny day I will take more pictures of the corners on our walls. I love them and even noticed last night they did the same corner thing around all the windows!

ABC's

I've seen this on several blogs and well I have some time to kill so I will play along.

A. Age: 28

B. Bed Size: Queen

C. Chore that you hate: Mopping

D. Dogs: 0

E. Essential start to your day: Having happy kids when they wake up

F. Favorite color: Pink

G. Gold or Silver: gold but I do like some jewelry in silver

H. Height: 5' 0"

I. Instruments you play: currently none used to play clarinet in Jr. High

J. Job title: Mommy, wife and researcher/title ins processer/ secretary for volunteer fire department

K. Kids: 2 boys age 6 and 2

L. Live: Missouri

M. Mothers Name: Sheila

N. Nicknames: Minnie, Shell, Shellbean, Rosie  (my grandpa's favorite for me)

O. Overnight hospital stays: just when my children were born

P. Pet peeves: Drivers who fail to signal when right in front of you. I'm sure I could think of more if I took the time

Q. Quote from a movie:

R. Right or Left handed: Right

S. Siblings: half sister that is 10 years younger

T. Time you wake up: weekdays between 5:30 and 6 depends on how long I hit snooze sometimes I get up at 6:30

U. Underwear: definitely

V. Vegetable you hate: cauliflower

W. What makes you run late: hubby or the kids stalling drives me insane, I sometimes think they do it on purpose

X. X-Rays: Just dental ones

Y. Yummy food you make: grape salad can't seem to keep it around longer than a day.

Z. Zoo Animal: I think they are all so fun to watch!