Destination Disney: Disney in Purple

 Destination Disney: The color PURPLE

2008: Nathan{wearing his purple Lakers jersey} & big purple Figment

 

We Want To Know Wednesdays: Would you rather....

{one} WYR...have your own private jet or your own private island?
Having my own private island sounds wonderful.....make it something like this....

{two} WYR...be very good looking or very smart? Definitely, very smart!
{three}WYR...have the ability to be invisible or the ability to fly? I have ziplining on my bucket list, but the ability to actually fly.....now that would be amazing!

{four} WYR...have the ability to read minds or control the weather?
Since I already feel like some people give way too much information and sometimes talk way more than they should, reading people's minds would only add to the drama! Now, controlling the weather, I would love to be able to do that!:O)
 
{five} WYR...be able to hear any conversation or take back anything you say? Again, hearing any conversation=more drama! I would definitely much rather be able to take back something I've said that I regretted saying.

are you ready for some football???

I never thought I'd turn into a fan of football, but since going to my first ever game in 2010, I've been hooked!! Lately, I've been pinning lots of football stuff, including some delicious-looking- football-watching snacks! I'm so excited for the season to start!

We are Bears fans here at our house! Peter has been a fan since the early 80's...Nathan has been a fan since birth, and is the most devoted fan you'll ever meet. I jumped on the bandwagon too, especially after seeing an actual game!

Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC
Carolina Panthers vs. Chicago Bears Oct 2010

football whoopie pies

oven hot dogs

classic!

easy football pizza

jay cutler
....can't wait for the Bears' first game Sept 9th!!!!

good things & a look at the calendar

 good things:

Nathan & Kayla are spending quite a bit of time in the kitchen......chocolate covered strawberries one night and chocolate chip cookies the next....can you say "Susan, get back on that DIET!!!":o) But, they were sooooo good!

Speaking of diets, I had done so well with the whole losing weight thing. I kind of went astray sometime around the 4th of July, and I'm still wandering (and eating everything good in sight along the way). I did work up the nerve to finally weigh myself on Monday morning.....I've gained a few pounds back, but it was better than I thought. I need to watch it though, it goes back on much easier than it comes off.
I'll try to do better, after..................we get back from our weekend getaway. I simply can't go to O.C. without eating some Thrasher's Fries and some Dolles Popcorn! :O)
Peter is a bit fretful about the weather. It's looking like we picked the rainiest weekend of the summer to go away. Ok, so what? If it rains it rains....if we can't go on the boardwalk.....plan B: we'll go to the movies. Peter, Nathan, & Kayla are dying to see
The Dark Knight Rises

I want to see.................... Hope Springs!!
We can go bowling...and our hotel has an awesome pool.....dinner somewhere nice....okay, plan B is starting to sound better than the original plan. :O) Anyhow...quit fretting over rain........we'll have an awesome time! I'll be sure to take lots of pictures!!

a glimpse at our calender over the next few weeks:

• Aug 11 & 12- away for the weekend
• Aug 24/25/26- Logan & Lindsey will be here for the weekend {Homecoming} also, my sis & nephew!
• Aug 27- dr. appt for Nathan & finish school shopping
• Sept 2- Peter & Nathan boat docking in MD {Labor Day Weekend}
• Sept 3- Logan's b-day!!
• Sept 4- first day school {this will be my last "first day" of school with my boys} WoW! it's becoming so real that my last child is graduating :O(
• Sept 5- FOOTBALL begins!!!! :O)

I have less than 2 months until we close the b&b for the season.....I've said this before, I really love my job, but I am so ready when October gets here! Summer is super hectic. I am looking forward to cooler temps, putting my jeans back on, pumpkins & mums, and being a SAHM again for a few months......I {{{love}}} FALL!!!!

Destination Disney: Disney in Green

 Destination Disney: GREEN

we usually run into this green guy as we make our way over to ride Toy Story Midway Mania!!

you'll find this HUGE green Lego dragon at Downtown Disney

 Wilderness Lodge-maybe someday! :O)

Don't forget to look for DeVine at Animal Kingdom-absolutely mesmerizing!

 

We Want To Know Wednesdays: the little things

{1}What is your biggest guilty pleasure? Manis/pedis/bubble baths/watching movies/blogging! :O)
{2}What is the ONE thing you're never too busy for? my family
{3}They say love is in the little things. What is a little thing someone does to show you love? I have so many! One that I hear every day: Peter always, always thanks me for dinner and tells me how good it was. Both of the boys have picked this up as well. Hopefully, they will do this with their wives someday-it means alot! It definitely is the little things......
{4}What were you doing 30 minutes ago? Talking with Mom on the phone....our morning phone call! :O)
{5}If you could be on any game show what would it be? Even though I hate the show, I would be awesome on the Price Is Right! :O)

Take A Look Tuesday....Laundry

How many loads of laundry does the average family do in a week? The average family does about 400 loads a year, that comes out to about 33 loads a month, and about 8.26 loads per week.

Yep, that sounds about right. I do at least 8 loads per week...sometimes as many as 14, it seems like I'm forever in the process of either sorting-washing-drying-folding-putting away! A typical day at my house looks like this..................

There always seems to be a load of laundry somewhere in our house at one of these stages at any given time, it's a never-ending cycle! This is normal though, this is what the average household does every day, it's just part of life. But then, I go to work, and this is where I start to differ with the average laundry doer.......you see, although I run a b&b, I wear many hats as manager.....one of those hats involves doing LOTS of laundry! LOTS OF LAUNDRY!!! I can't seem to get away from it, it even follows me to work! Fortunately, we have more than one washer/dryer....

I average between 3-12 loads per day....yes, per day!

I relocated my store room to the laundry room this year and I love it so much more. Now everything is in one place and, this room is much larger and brighter. It needs a face lift though, I really want to paint and add some color and personality to this space, after all I do spend several hours here every day.

I found my DREAM laundry room/office/lounge on Pinterest the other day......it would be sooooo perfect!

Now who would mind doing laundry here??????

I love this idea for organizing my supplies! :O)

Okay....time to stop blogging! I need to get back to, oh yeah, doing laundry! :O)