Getting Worked Up!

I love old books! I love finding great old books in second hand stores, garage sales, just any where. I have a bit a problem buying the books too. I usually can't say no and I go home with a ton. One of my favorite places to shop is a second hand store on the MS gulf coast. Every time I go to visit my father I come home with at least 5 bags of books, lately it's mostly been children's books. But sometimes other good finds too.

I just ran across this website today and am currently furious. I have wondered recently at all the different things they have recalled due to lead poison and thought it was a little extreme, (you know, seeing I have lived in home with lead paint) but hadn't been too concerned about all the recalls. I don't have small babies at home any more, so I didn't have a lot of the items being recalled and kind of just thought is was another activist gone crazy. Now they passed a law that chidlren's things made before 1985 aren't supposed to be sold. Second hand book stores, Goodwills, and such are taking children's books off their shelves that were published before 1985 to follow new laws about "lead poisoning". Now I'm furious!

If I understand things correctly anything being sold at a second hand store marketed for a child, made before 1985 has to be discarded. I think all my neon clothes and leg warmers are gone from that era. I know this might be saving some poor child of some of the "bad" corduroy pants I had to suffer through, or some other fashion no-nos. But this means no more vintage clothes sales for the older chidlren. No great more great old finds. I am annoyed, this is all the stuff I used as a kid anyway. But I'm most annoyed about the old books.

That website gives ways to contact people about this, if this bothers you too!

Slacker!

Yes, I've been a slacker and haven't blogged anything in awhile. Had a few ideas, but no time. Then when I've had time, no ideas. So a contest actually gets my blog updated. A friend of mine is having a contest for a sound Bingo game. Here is a link to her! Go check it out!

Hopefully this will end my dry spell of blogging too!

Refreshing Weekend

I am so thankful that Hubby was willing to do without me this weekend. I got to do a lot this weekend, thanks to him, I definitely feel more energized and ready to face the day to day challenges with a better perspective now.

Last night I got to go to the annual Fray-Mill Home School Dinner/Sleepover. It was great to meet up with these women, I always feel invigorated after hanging out with them. We had fun playing games, eating good food, inspirational message, and chatting with women who all have a different experience home schooling, but we always seem to find unity together. I didn't end up staying all night, I left around 3am.

Today I got to go get my hair cut, just a trim. I know that doesn't sound like much, but it was great to get out alone today. After getting my hair cut, I went to lunch with myself and a book. I enjoyed my meal and a good amount of time reading. Then I got to swing by a friend's house, a thrift store and found some great priced books. Then I got to go out to see Bedtime Stories with some friends and out to eat some awesome Thai food. Simple, but wonderful day.

While I was gone, Child #1 found a recipe to make vanilla cupcakes from scratch. She made them unassisted, except for Hubby getting the cupcake liners down for her and telling her she would need to use them. She didn't realize you used them in the pan before you cooked them. She placed the cupcakes in the liners after she got them out of the oven. I just thought that was cute. I also have to find out what frosting recipe she used, because it was the best tasting frosting I think I've ever had! She even cleaned up her mess afterward.

The Innocence of Youth

This week I just started doing preschool with Bobo and two other kids. We were learning about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Thursday, reading a book and there was a picture of water fountains with the word, WHITE, written on one of them. One of my older daughters read the word white out loud and one of the preschool kids said, "Was that the fountain for people who were wearing white T-shirts?". I hated having to tell her no. I just love their innocence, that they really can't even imagine the evil that has been and is in the world.

You Spin Me Right Round, Baby, Right Round, Like a Record...

UGH!!! I have been dealing with vertigo for way too long. The room spinning, feeling motion sickness. I had it once at the beginning of last December, right after dealing with the flu. I just thought it was a bout with nausea, because all the spinning around made me nauseous and I just had the flu. Luckily it left me for the holidays. Then came back with a vengeance last Friday.

The first few days all I could do was lay down on the side of the couch, even my bed made me spin too much.

I went to the doctor, he has no clue, gave me antibiotics, because I had slightly elevated blood count. Now I'm done taking the antibiotics and I'm still dizzy. (It's hard to write when the monitor keeps moving around!) He gave me some major motion sickness medicine, but that only helps a little and knocks me out a lot! I'll most likely have to make another appointment!

I have it worst at night. Everything just spins when I'm laying down. Last night Bobo was trying to get in our room (we keep a pallet on the floor for him) and our door is hard to open. I tried to walk to the door and open it. I went slowly, but the room kept spinning so much, that I just fell right over.

So my time blogging has been down quite a bit! Hopefully I'll be back to normal soon!

Link 1,2,3

1. I went to go see Twilight again, yep, I just can't say no to a girls night out. I have to correct my earlier post. It was the actual movie theater that had problems with the sound and color on the picture. That would explain my constant desire to tweak the color and frustration with the sound.

2. Hubby posted our old apartment in Okinawa. Loved it there. He forgot to put in another reason we moved, was because it was more expensive to live downtown too! It was nice having the ability to go snorkling at the bottom of your steps. The snorkling was gorgeous there. We enjoyed many things about living there.

3. I also got a great pic of Hubby playing Guitar Hero World Tour. The girls and I aren't so great at some of the new instruments, but we'll get there. We have also really enjoyed the American Idol Encore (it's my new favorite!). We had a great Christmas overall. Enjoyed the day with the family, then an impromptu dinner with friends, which was wonderful!

Bad Dejavu

We had a great day overall. We all enjoyed our new toys, we also got to enjoy some great time with some friends. (Thanks for having us over!) We are also very excited about watching the Dr. Who Christmas episode tomorrow!

Of course the day couldn't go on without any problems. I was on the phone with my friend and heard Hubby fall down the stairs. Yes, this is the dejavu. He just had back surgery on Friday. He did this after his last surgery too, as I have linked above. This time he fell from the top of the stairs all the way down. He hurt his ankle again, but so far his knees are okay. He also hurt his back, which was still in pain. Please pray for him to have a speedy recovery his back surgery and from this added pain! Thank you!

Hope you and yours had a wonderful Christmas!