Sunday at the Farm

 I'm beginning to worry about Carbon monoxide at the farm...I have slept hard here.  As a matter of fact after giving Max a bath tonight I was reading in bed enjoying a few minutes alone and well...yep I fell asleep.  Scott just woke me up to get my contacts out and Jammie's on.  So much for being social tonight.  

We had a nice day. Church was good. Their pastor is always so kind to personally welcome us at the beginning of service.  Small town church. ❤️  His sermon was spot on today. I enjoyed it.  I loved watching Max up front with Jack during the Children's moment. Jack then volunteered to take Max to Sunday School in the basement.  He stayed with them. He reported it was fun and that Max was the best listener there in his opinion. :)

After church we had roast and mashed potatoes. Yum.  The boys favorite. 

After church Tommy and I headed to Akron with Scott's sister to work on her living room makeover. She bought a Tv, we found new lamps, ottomans, rug and paint. Tomorrow we will remove the border and paint her room while she is at work. Wish we had taken a before picture of the room.  We are taking the room from 1985 country style to 2014. 

We dropped Tommy off to hit balls at a heated driving range while we went TV shopping too. 

Drew and Jack were great to stay at the farm and watch Max.  He napped even.

Drew sent these to me of the nappers. 

We got home in time for me to whip up some sloppy joes for all of our dinner and for the selection show for March Madness.  

During Max's bath I realized how much I really do love the wallpaper in the upstairs bathroom of the farm. It just makes me happy. 

Saturday on the Farm

TI'm laying in bed next to a snoring husband...it's so quiet here.  The dog barks now and then but that's all you hear.  I always sleep well here.

Today was a pretty simple day,  my favorite kind. We started the morning off slowly. Scott took his mom to her hair  appointment.   Drew and Jack went withGrandpa  to the junk yard to drop off recyclables. Max and I played with Scott's old toys and cars. Tommy slept in a bit which is not typical for him.  I think his sinus infection is coming to an end. 

They have been having some problems with their sewer system and so today they had a neighbor come with his backhoe to dig it up and find the issue.  The backhoe brought plenty of entertainment for max and jack.  They loved that.  They have to put in a new tank on Monday.  This one lasted 100 years guess it's time. :) 

Tommy and I ran to the store to buy some groceries to help make meals. The other boys stayed home and drive the Kubota around the farm. Drew and Jack collected pallets and are making a "hunting blind" behind the barn. 

Grandma made lasagna for lunch and apple dumplings for dessert. Yum. After lunch the Buckeyes played Michigan.  Max needed a. Break and to rest. I didn't mean to fall asleep with him but.....next thing we knew it was 5 pm. Yikes!  That had given Scott time to pick up donuts at the stand just opened today....our favorites.  

Tommy snuck in 9 holes of golf at Lyon's Den by himself.  Golf tryouts are after we get home.  He snapped this shot....

After dinner we drove up to see Scotts sister Kathy. She lives 35 minutes from the farm.  She wants painting help and redecorating  ideas. We moved sofas around and will paint Monday. 

Oh and bonus...look at these awesome jars found in the cellar today!   

Tomorrow is church.....and maybe another nap. ;).

On the road

I'm typing this on my phone.  I'm not sure I've ever blogged this way but I'm going to try it. Then maybe I won't feel so far behind when we get home next week.

Around midnight last night as we were packing I mentioned to Scott that maybe we should try to get tickets for the Big 10 tourney.  The buckeyes were going to be playing. It's in Indianapolis, not that far out of our way to Ohio. He wasn't so sure he wanted to add that into the trip but then after some thought we got on the computer and looked into tickets.  We found lots if nosebleed seats.  For not a lot of cash. We opted for 4 center court side nosebleeds and 2 in the upper corner top.  We quickly finished packing and got to bed around 1am. 

The alarm went off at 4:25 am, what a lovely "nap" we had. We got ready and woke the boys. I used my typical "daddy wants to get going" lingo which isn't out of the ordinary. He likes to leave early for road trips...it's the farm boy in him I think. I'm fine with it, we did the same as kids. 

Being that our boys wear Buckeye clothes daily I didn't have to worry too much about them getting to the game without the appropriate gear. I pulled out a couple of things in case they needed "ultimate" buckeye apparel.  We were off. They had no idea about the game. 

Tommy did suspect something was going on when he realized we were headed towards Indianapolis and not Chicago.  He knows that to get to the farm we go through Chicago. ;). But we didn't say much either way. And as we pulled off in Indy at 2:00 pm they knew what was going on.  

So much fun. They love their team!   

When we got there we "upgraded" our nosebleeds thanks to a savvy hubby who found better seats that had been vacated from game 1 of the day. 

Here are some fun photos from the day!

Outside the Fieldhouse 

Sweet seats...thanks For the free upgrade 

Serious excitement and joy. Nail biter game.  Yikes!   The Buckeyes pulled it off!

High Fives for Shannon Scott

Off Tommy's twitter. 

The gangs all here. 

Prom??

Last night Tommy asked Ebby Prewitt to prom. (If you missed my post on why he is going to Prom as a Sophomore read HERE)  He has known Ebby since he was probably in 3rd or 4th grade.  They go to our church as well.  They are good friends.

His criteria for a Prom Date (and maybe mine too):
-friendly
-not dramatic (not easy to find let me tell you... lol)
-gets along well with upperclassmen (since not many soph will be there)
-fun

We were out for dinner last night with one of the guys Scott works with and after Tommy and I went out and created this bouquet (the basketball is duck taped to a bubble wand) ….we stopped by her house on the way home and….

 Waiting at the door for her to answer…

we knew she had just gotten home from her basketball banquet at school.

 After she SCREAMED "Yes!" she hugged him.

 Her Mom sent me this…

Ebby currently has a boot on her foot….broken ankle.  Not sure she will be able to pull off heels or dancing in a month, but we will see.  :)

Spring Break

Spring break is around the corner…we are actually pulling the boys from school on Friday so we can head out a little bit early.  We are road tripping this year to…..drumroll please………..

O-H-I-O

Yep, we are headed to the farm to see Scott's family.  To see the dog, the cat, the Kubota.  To have Grandma Shisler bake some cookies and maybe a pie.  The boys are excited. Max woke up this morning and asked "how many days until we go to the farm."  It's pretty cool to get to have a farm to visit really.  Not all kids get that experience.  It is supposed to be cold there so we will bring warm clothes but the boys love to be outside there, run around, check out the barn, climb on the Kubota and drive it around and around and around.  

Scott's Mom and Dad haven't felt the greatest this winter.  His Dad has had several hospital visits, his Mom just diagnosed with Fybromyalgia ...her legs hurt most all of the time.  His sister Kathy is wanting her living room painted…so we have several tasks to get done.  

There will be card games played too I am sure.  

We are looking forward to getting away for several days and getting to see our family.  

Insta Tuesday

Pictures from this past week off of my phone…and Instagram….

 Drew sang in a group choral concert in Earlham, Iowa last Monday night.  It was a HUGE group and I could barely see the top of his head…but he is in there….

 A late valentine's day gift to me…

 Wednesdays are filled with sweet Blakely and her baby brother Quade…Max doesn't like to miss ANY snuggles when I am holding the littlest guy.

 Great idea I stole from my friend Terra…Christmas card photos in a jar.  Or a square vase in my case.  Love the look.  Want to find a jar I love for them…but so far this still makes me very happy.

 Blakely and Max colored and then helped me shred papers with Jack.  I cleaned out the file drawer.  Shred away kiddos.

 From my bible study….convicting in a Good way.

 Drew and Tyler…their LAST driver's ed behind the wheel drive time.  Driver's Ed feels FOREVER….2 more classroom evenings this week and they are DONE!

 Thursday evening was a bit rough around our house.  And it was a tough day for one of my dear girlfriends…she and I snuck out to dinner and when I got home…this little guy climbed on my lap and fell asleep like this…arms around my neck.  Makes the whole day and anything yucky in it vanish.

 Still cleaning my closet and found this hanger.  Stolen when I was in the 4th grade and we stayed at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.  Makes my parents proud I am sure.  Not to mention my brother figured out how to "rent" a movie in our room and didn't think my parents would find out (they were in one room, the 3 of us in another).  Ummm after we complained because the hotel was so fancy it didn't even have a pool…yikes.  Little did we know.  Well Dad found out we watched a movie AND found out the rating and the name…as he checked out. Let's just say I am sure it wasn't one of his proudest moments as a Dad.

 Friday my friend Terra came to town with her 2 littles…they were able to help me sort and clean and still make it to another dear friends bday party all in once day.  So fun to have them and SO helpful for me to have someone else look through my systems of organizing and help.

 Terra left me with this beautiful artwork.  It's about 3 foot tall.  Love it.  

 Watching Tommy at work at Jason's Deli on Friday night

 When this baby is tired…he sleeps.  Love it.  Saturday morning on a Target tour to get baskets from 4 different targets he fell asleep.  (and I know he is 4 but I am calling him a baby forever)

 After baths on Saturday night this one wanted to make faces and send pictures to his dear "Mrs Ruth"

 Repainting chalkboard labels for the baskets.

 Wonderful memories of these puppets…they served us well.  I donated them to the Special Needs Classroom at church…we don't have any puppets or stuffed animals in there.  They were a HUGE hit on Sunday morning.  Wonderful to see them being loved again.

 Never say never.  As part of my Gun Safety class I took it gave me an hour shooting lesson on the range.  With her guns…oh my it was WAY more fun than I had anticipated.  Once I got used to the "bangs" around me…  and part way through I panicked realizing there were about 7 other people around me all with loaded guns.  I said a prayer that none were crazy and that Jack and I would be protected.  Kind of a freaky moment I hadn't even thought of…. (yes Jack went along to watch…he snapped the pics)

 Basket and chalkboard label love in the playroom.

Cleaning yesterday and I found this…for sure keeping it.  I also found a $100 bill.  Now THAT"S worth cleaning out huh?