Monday Misc. on Thursday

{It's just that kind of week.}

One.

Here's what's flying over our house.

It's passed over three times already in the past hour or so.

It's a beautiful day for flying in NEOh,
and there is lots of air traffic over our house! 

Two.

We interrupted a morning of homeschooling to pick up new glasses for our girl.

Beautiful.
She is super-happy because they are so similar in shape
to her old glasses.
 Our girl loves the comfort of things that are familiar. 

Three.
In interesting "post" facts...
only 4 people viewed my post from yesterday
about this yummy dessert,
but 36 people caught my link to an older post
with Gooseberry Patch for Soup Season!
 [Thank you Gooseberry Patch!]

Last fall in Ohio

 Four.
I visited a local garden center the other day,
and took a few pictures.
Flowers may very well be my favorite subjects.

 Five.
Hot air balloons could be my second favorite.
Talk about "the thrill of the chase."
I still haven't recovered from the excitement of this:

 What kind of miscellaneous stuff
is going on at your house today? 

Monday Misc. 4

 one.
Happy Labor Day!
I hope you're enjoying some down-time today
with those you love and without labor!

two.
Are you a digital scrapbooker?  My sister, Jill, is.  I just found out that she's just been featured over at ScrapMatters.com.  Take a look.  There are four great template designs based on her layouts for Haynay Designs.  Check 'em out, and you can "scrap like Jill!"

I love this digital layout that my sis did of us!

   
three.
My sweet blogging friend, Teresa of Meadowbrook Farm, has been nominated and is a finalist in Country Living's 1st Annual Blue Ribbon Blogger Awards.  You will find her (no surprise) in the "Garden" category.  If you visit my blog regularly, you have heard of Teresa, and know how I brag on her amazing photography.  Her gardens are amazing too, and you will love her latest post HERE.  If you enjoy her blog as much as I do, please take a minute to go HERE to check out the details on voting.  Thanks!

four.
Nutella, Nutella, everywhere Nutella.  All of a sudden, it seems as if everyone (like Sandy @ Reluctant Entertainer) is talking about this stuff.  I've never tried it before, and never even noticed a coupon for it, but wouldn't you know, there was one in last week's Sunday coupon paper.  Had to check it out.  Reg. $3.99  On sale for $2.99  Minus my $1.00 coupon = Nutella trial for $1.99.  (So thrifty!)  I asked my dear sister for a recommendation.  What do you eat this stuff on?  Her response?  "Ummm....a spoon!?!?"  Oh yes she did.  Turns out I know her pretty well.  I thought her answer would be "your finger!"
I tried it on a pretzel (correction: pretzels) - Yum-O!
Haven't told the kids about this just yet...

 

  

What kind of miscellaneous stuff is going on at your house?

Monday Misc. 3

One, Two, Three

Have you noticed that I seem to be doing a lot of listing lately on the blog?  Yeah, well... keep it under your hat, okay?  I'm not sure what's going on, really.  Perhaps it's just my over-busy brain trying to compartmentalize things.  Right.  Let's go with that.

 Oops! 
After my second "Miscellany Monday" post, I realized that there is a note on Carissa's blog  that says, "miscellany monday from my lens."  OOPS.  I haven't been including a photo with every bit of miscellaneous information that I post.  My bad.  So far, they haven't kicked me off the team (so to speak), so I'm thinking her rules aren't too hard and fast.  =/  {note to self: add more pics!}  Perhaps my approach needs to be to take the photos first and report on that miscellany.  Oy.  Why can I never follow the rules?  Oh look, let's call the Miscellany Monday button a PICTURE, shall we?
 

Be Patient!

That's what I keep telling myself.  My computer has a virus, and my husband is wonderful enough to #1: eradicate the virus, #2: reload the computer, and in the meantime, #3: hook me up with a spare laptop.  My photos are all safely on my computer, which is unavailable to me at the present time -- so talk about MISC.... These photos don't even GO with the Miscellany!

Retrieved from a thumb drive...

Final Answer

I thought you would like to see a photo of the refrigerator that we finally decided on.  We've had it for a few weeks now, and I really like it.  You might remember that previously we owned a side-by-side.  You can read all my opinions on refrigerators HERE.  The bottom line is yes, I like it a lot.  Yes, it has been strange to get used to - but in an oooh-this-is-new kind of way.  So, mostly, I am just so thankful for good refrigeration that I wouldn't complain about any configuration of freezer/refrigerator, you know?  'Nuf said.
 

Computer progress!  Snagged a photo!

True Story

My son walked out of the cafeteria the other day at school, and the lunch monitor, who was also leaving, struck up a conversation with him.  She asked his name.  He introduced himself, and said, "I'm the kid that drank the poison the other day."  "Oh!  I heard about you!" she said.  Oy.

One Additional Sad Fact

I did not know how to adjust my computer monitor so that my pictures were not distorted.  This was driving me nuts, but I found this ANSWER: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/technology/personaltech/21askk-001.html

Monday Misc. 2

1. Julie & Julia

I borrowed this movie from the library recently, and completely loved it.  Meryl Streep does a fabulous job as Julia Child, and well - I've never seen anything but good come from Amy Adams.  I thought it was a sweet movie - sort of inspiring in a "yes, I'm a blogger" kind of way.

2. Welcome Wagon

We have officially received two telephone calls and one mailing from... wait for it...

our son's HIGH SCHOOL!

A few days after our initial appointment, we received a phone call letting us know about important things we need to know for the upcoming school year.  We received another call today about the new traffic patterns, since the high school is in the beginning stages of a building project.  We also received a newsletter in the mail.

In addition, his name has been posted with a homeroom number assigned.
We are on "the list." 
As Martha would say, "It's a good thing!"

3. Today's Predominant Pollen
I just looked at today's allergy forecast, and the predominant pollen for the day in our area is ragweed.  Of course it is.  That's why my daughter has her annual August sore throat.  A long time ago, I signed up to receive a personal allergy alert e-mail containing a 2-day forecast that is specific to the region in which I live.  Just go HERE, and you can sign up too!  It's a great way to keep ahead of allergy or
asthma issues that your family may experience.
(Just sharing something that has been helpful to our family!)

4.  Sweet Reunion
As a child, we attended family reunions, and I always felt in the minority
-- a child in the midst of a lot of "older" people.
For many years, we were not able to attend reunions,
or reunions were not held.
Yesterday, I went to the first family reunion in years.
Again, I felt in the minority
-- an "older" person in the midst of a lot of children.
Oh, how the tables have turned! 

5. A Prayer
This is Paul's prayer for the Philippians.
I'm thinking it may be a good prayer to pray for my son this school year
 as he takes on new challenges, and learns new ideas:

"And this is my prayer:

that your love may abound more and more

in knowledge and depth of insight,

so that you may be able to discern what is best

and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,

filled with the fruit of righteousness

that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God."

Philippians 1:9-11

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Monday Misc.

1. A little blast from the past!

In cleaning out our son's closet, we found this little gem.  We purchased it a long while back to keep a certain little guy busy on our trip to the beach.  This time - I'm hooked on it!  I haven't been able to put it down!

 

2.  Second Sunday

This is a time that our extended family gathers for lunch.  It's usually a time for sunshine and silliness during the summer months -- but yesterday it rained.  I mean, it really rained!!  My dear hubby offered to grill.  First umbrella: too small.  Second umbrella: huge with a leak.  Third umbrella: just right.  This has the makings of a childrens' book!  Here's the ending: when it was time to eat lunch - he was DRENCHED!

Pouring rain.  Good sport!

3.  Up at 5:45a.m.

Despite my intentions to sleep in today (after 9 weeks of rising early to get the troops out the door to our day-camp jobs), I was up at 5:45 to make lunch for my dear hubby.  Once I was up and moving, that was it.  It is now 7:04, and I have found my way to the blogs.  I've gotten a lot of reading done in these early moments, while watching the sun come up.  Actually, today it's just sort of the CLOUDS that came up.  That's okay with me.  After 9 weeks of praying for sunny days, I'm ready to slow down with a few rainy ones!  (Hmmm, how interesting that my son -who growls at me if I wake him too early on a non-working day- is up at this hour!  Apparently his body is still on camp-time as well!)

4.  Groceries!

Apparently we need them.  Milk we have.  Cereal?  Not so much.  We squeaked by on Saturday's dinner, using leftover (uncooked) burgers I had frozen from a get-together last weekend.  Second Sunday lunch at my parents saved the day yesterday.  But today, we need toilet paper.  Honestly - that may be the real motivator.  Just sayin'.

5.  Truth

I am really missing the beach today.  This will be the second year that we've missed our vacation.  Last year, we were all saving up for the big 50th Anniversary trip.  This year, the whole schooling thing was too uncertain.  Since it was possible that our son would've been starting school this week, we knew we would not have time between camp and school to grab that beach vacation.  Next year, we'll know how to plan better.  In the meantime, it is cool enough to open windows and hear the birds, and that will have to do.

I hope that you enjoy your day.
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