Five on Friday

1.  While I was gone (see below) Fred kept the house in tip top shape!  He had picked everything up, stayed on top of the laundry situation and had supper waiting on the table.  Not that we keep points in our marriage, but if we did that would be a "score 1" for Fred! 
2.  My mom and I got away for several days last week.  When I say got away I mean we left Thursday morning and did not get back until Saturday night.  We started our trip with lunch with my grandma (pictured below) at Puffy Muffin.  Once we took her home my mom and I shopped, ate, shopped, visited a crafts show, shopped, met up with my sister in law and shopped.  I don't think I've spent that much time with my mom alone since I was 10.  It was great!  I'm counting down the days until next year.

3.  Clayton has a cookout at school today.  Fred and I are going with Andrew.  Also attending...Mun, Janice, Leeta, Mimi and Mawmaw!  I think it's gonna be a good time!

4.  While I was cooking pancakes one morning this week Jack came up to me and hugged me.  He asked me if he would always be my little boy.  After a brief explanation of how I hope his life will work out (you know...graduate college, grow up, get a job, move out, love Jesus, etc.) I assured him he would always be my little boy.  And then I gave him an extra pancake.  

5.  My big boys do not like pimento cheese (what kid does?!?).  Andrew loves it apparently!  We had pimento cheese and crackers with vegetable soup.  Andrew licked the pimento cheese off about seven crackers.  He loved it!  Who knew?!?

Eggs!

Several years ago Fred and I changed the way we ate around this house.  We cut out a lot of processed foods, began baking with whole wheat flour and purchased beef and eggs from a local farmer...to name a few of the changes. Since making those changes we found an "egg guy" who gives us eggs.  When I say gives, I mean he GIVES us eggs for free...LOTS of eggs.  When he has new chickens he gets an abundance of double yolked eggs.  He cannot sell them, so he gives them away...to people like us.  I met his wife today in the parking lot of Dollar General and I got some eggs.  See for yourself...

If you are wondering how many eggs that is, it is around 25 dozen (around 300).  That's a lot of eggs!  If you are wondering why there is a precious little boy in the picture wearing "sungoggles"...well that's just because I think he's cute and I wanted him in the picture.  :-)  If you are wondering how long it will take us to go through that many eggs, I'd have to say about 6 weeks.  And no, they won't go bad before then.  They were just taken from the barn yesterday morning.  Any up for scrambled, boiled or poached eggs?  How about quiche, breakfast casserole or an omelet?!?  Come on over we've got plenty!

Grocery Store

Typically, I leave the boys at home when I go to the grocery.  Last Sunday night I had to take them in for 15 minutes before Fred could get them.  I stopped the cart and this is what happenned...in the middle of the aisle...at the grocery.  Enjoy!

Five on Friday

1.   Fred ran 15 miles Thursday morning.  He started around 4:30 a.m. so he would have time to get to the office.  He said it was "the best" run and he could have done more.  Now, I love a run like the next person, but 15 miles at 4:30 a.m....I have my doubts about me calling it "the best". 
2. Tonight is homecoming at our high school.  We are having a tailgate party here at the house before the game.  I've put on a big pot of chili and hopefully everyone else will bring the rest!  It's gonna be a great night for foot ball!!  Go Patriots!
3.  Clayton (and Jack) have their first swim meet this weekend.  It is on Sunday in Memphis so Mawmaw and Pawpaw are taking them.  It should be a good time.  They have matching speedos (shorts) and swim caps.  Too cute. 
4.  I asked Jack this morning if he wanted one or two muffins.  His reply...three.
5.  Andrew likes to climb on things.  His newest thing is to stand on top of this little ride on toy and balance.  Once he gets his balance he grins, looks at me and says, "Wook at me mama.  Wook at me." 
One more for Andrew...
Thursday night the boys have football practice from 5 to 7.  Andrew and I generally stay home and have supper waiting on the table when they walk in the door.  Andrew kept looking out the door for them and saying, "The boys are late mama.  They late mama."  I guess he was excited about supper.

Five on Friday

1.  Last week Fred got to participate in a 60 mile bike ride.  He rode from Paris Landing State Park to Clarksville, TN.  That's a LONG way!  
2.  My friend and I have had a consignment sale twice, once last spring and once last week.  Somehow I got behind on laundry.  I literally did 11 loads of laundry Saturday, Sunday and Monday.  When it came time to put them up I didn't just want to put them up.  I wanted to switch out their closets for the season.  I had a mess.  It took 5 days to get it all back to "normal"...whatever that is.  Ahhhhh, my mind is at peace knowing it is all organized.  I think I may just go look at their closets and smile.  Yes, I'm weird like that. 
3.  As a challenge Clayton gets to pick his spelling list each week at school.  He has to know how to spell them, tell the definition and use it in a sentence. Here are just a few of the words he's picked:  aurora borealis, fiend, hieroglyphics, archeology, insignificant, and impulsive...to name a few.   For the record my list would have looked like this:  cat, bat, ball, at, and the. 
4.  This week at the table I asked Fred to please get up and grab something.  (After all, I had already been up 15 times in the first 5 minutes of dinner!!)  Clayton jumped up quickly and said, "I'll do it!"  I looked at Fred and jokingly said, "Now, that's why we had kids!"  To which Jack responded, "I thought you were just bored.  Weren't you bored before you had us?!?"  Yes son, we were bored before you all came along...bored. 
5.  It is very rare that we have donuts in this house, but Thursday morning I had a couple of packages of donuts.  I split them between the boys.  I only had 8 (little powdered) so I gave Clayton and Jack 3 and Andrew got 2 donuts and a pumpkin muffin.  I left Andrew at the table to eat.  When I came back Andrew and Jack had 3 donuts and Clayton had a half eaten pumpkin muffin and only 2 donuts.  Sneaky little fella!

Look who's been coloring...

Could he be any cuter?

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Five on Friday

1.  Fred had 15 miles to run one day this week.  After completing 9 miles he remembered he had a meeting.  Thankfully (for Fred, not for the others in the meeting), Fred was right beside the location of his meeting.  He was able to stay and then he ran the remaining 6 miles.
2.  This groups of gals is getting together over Labor Day weekend.  I could not be more excited!!  My mom has slice and bake cookies with icing and popcorn cake awaiting our arrival!  

3. Flag football practice has started for Upwards.  Clayton loves it!  Fred is his coach and says is pretty good at running and catching.  Maybe some day his younger brother will block for him while he gets down the field to carry the ball into the end zone?!?  (Jack is also playing and LOVES it!)
4.  Paris has a kids swim team called the Paris Piranhas.  We are letting Clayton participate, but we were unsure about Jack.  He had to be able to swim the length of the pool, which he did beautifully.  He will ride the bus to Clayton's school and practice every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon.
5.  Each day in the car on our way to get Clayton at school Jack and I review his sight words for school.  I noticed Andrew the other day picking up the cards and "reading" as well.  He got the first one right by reading the word "like".  I thought he was a genius, then I noticed every other card was "like" as well.  Oh well, he gets points for creativity!