The other night, Tommy and I were reading before bed and we read a book on being thankful. Taking advantage of the teachable moment, I started talking to him about the things I was thankful for. The conversation went something like this:
Me: "I'm thankful for so many things. For you and Daddy, and Dorsi, and all of our family and friends, and for our house and our food. What are you thankful for?"
Tommy: "I'm thankful for the zoo."
Me: "Ok, well let's pray to God and thank him for all these things. Maybe you'll remember more. Dear God, thank you for Tommy and Daddy and Dorsi, for all our family and friends, for keeping us safe, and for taking care of us."
Tommy: "And thank you for the zoo."
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
I don't know what the deal is with me and frogs lately, but tonight while I was coming home from my small group, I noticed there was a tree frog inside my car on my dashboard. Just looking at me. I almost hit a tree. I tried to drive faster and nervously watched him hop back and forth on my dashboard. I prayed feverishly that this little guy wouldn't decide to jump into my lap because then surely I would get into a major accident. There was definitely eye contact the entire ride back (probably not safe to be driving while staring down a frog). When I pulled into the driveway, I quickly gathered my belongings and jumped out of the car as fast as possible. When I walked away, the frog was trying desperately to jump out through the windshield. Am I a bad person for not ushering it out through an open door? Now it will be there tomorrow. Oh well, it's Dean's car.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Weekend Update
We've had yet another packed weekend in the Inserra household.
Our fall Friday night ritual has been to grab a Hungry Howie's pizza and head to a local high school football game. Since pastors get into the games for free (at least we think they do... Dean shows his business card and we all just kind of walk in while the lady at the gate looks slightly confused), the whole night costs us just over $6. Not a bad deal. And Tommy loves the games. At least he loves the band and the mascots. Don't get me wrong, he's absolutely terrified of the mascots up close, but once they're on the other side of the field, he thinks they're the greatest things. So this week we went to the Leon vs. Madison game which was played at Leon's home field. Always a treat. It is a great atmosphere there and Dean was in his glory (of course). They lost miserably, but we all had a great time.
Saturday morning we got up for week 2 of Little Kicks soccer. This week Tommy warmed up with the team (for the most part) and was significantly better at listening to his coach, Coach Jessica. He only wound up on the wrong field once or twice. And he wasn't one of the 3 or 4 kids whose parents had to keep sending them back on the field in tears because they didn't want to do it anymore. He still kept yelling over to us that he was playing soccer.
Right after his soccer escapades, we headed over to good ol' Doak Campbell stadium for the FSU vs. USF game. We joined in on a great tailgate that had been going strong since 7:30 that morning. Talk about a spread! There were Chicken Biscuits from Chick Fil-A, bagels from Brueggers, donuts from Krispy Creme, egg casserole, cheese grits, fruit, veggies and dip, sausages on the grill, and of course a selection of adult beverages. Unfortunately we didn't last long at this tailgate because it was already near 90 degrees and we knew we'd have to sit in the sun during the game and Tommy and I were already more sweaty than we'd ever like to be. So after about an hour in the air conditioned bookstore, we headed to our seats. It was brutally hot. Tommy's face was bright red and he was soaking wet, but he didn't want to leave. After all, there were bands and mascots! But after one and a half quarters in the baking sun, we had all we could take and headed back home to watch another 8 or 9 hours of football on TV.
Finally, we had church this morning. Tommy and I only went to the morning service, as we're both recovering from a slightly busy weekend. But the service was awesome, Dean was amazing, the band was wonderful, and there were lots of new faces. Dean finished up his "We're Just Not That Into You" by asking what we're choosing over Christ. A great take on the story of the Rich Young Man.
Now I'm off to look at coupons. Yes, I'm super giddy because there were 3 inserts in today's paper. I'm a nerd.
Our fall Friday night ritual has been to grab a Hungry Howie's pizza and head to a local high school football game. Since pastors get into the games for free (at least we think they do... Dean shows his business card and we all just kind of walk in while the lady at the gate looks slightly confused), the whole night costs us just over $6. Not a bad deal. And Tommy loves the games. At least he loves the band and the mascots. Don't get me wrong, he's absolutely terrified of the mascots up close, but once they're on the other side of the field, he thinks they're the greatest things. So this week we went to the Leon vs. Madison game which was played at Leon's home field. Always a treat. It is a great atmosphere there and Dean was in his glory (of course). They lost miserably, but we all had a great time.
Saturday morning we got up for week 2 of Little Kicks soccer. This week Tommy warmed up with the team (for the most part) and was significantly better at listening to his coach, Coach Jessica. He only wound up on the wrong field once or twice. And he wasn't one of the 3 or 4 kids whose parents had to keep sending them back on the field in tears because they didn't want to do it anymore. He still kept yelling over to us that he was playing soccer.
Right after his soccer escapades, we headed over to good ol' Doak Campbell stadium for the FSU vs. USF game. We joined in on a great tailgate that had been going strong since 7:30 that morning. Talk about a spread! There were Chicken Biscuits from Chick Fil-A, bagels from Brueggers, donuts from Krispy Creme, egg casserole, cheese grits, fruit, veggies and dip, sausages on the grill, and of course a selection of adult beverages. Unfortunately we didn't last long at this tailgate because it was already near 90 degrees and we knew we'd have to sit in the sun during the game and Tommy and I were already more sweaty than we'd ever like to be. So after about an hour in the air conditioned bookstore, we headed to our seats. It was brutally hot. Tommy's face was bright red and he was soaking wet, but he didn't want to leave. After all, there were bands and mascots! But after one and a half quarters in the baking sun, we had all we could take and headed back home to watch another 8 or 9 hours of football on TV.
Finally, we had church this morning. Tommy and I only went to the morning service, as we're both recovering from a slightly busy weekend. But the service was awesome, Dean was amazing, the band was wonderful, and there were lots of new faces. Dean finished up his "We're Just Not That Into You" by asking what we're choosing over Christ. A great take on the story of the Rich Young Man.
Now I'm off to look at coupons. Yes, I'm super giddy because there were 3 inserts in today's paper. I'm a nerd.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Slammer Time
Today I did what every parent does but is told never to do.
I lied to my child.
A big lie.
We had to leave a little shindig at Karsyn's house because of a biting incident (he was the biter, not the bitee). I carried him out of the house kicking and screaming and we made it all the way to the car in this fashion. At one point, I had to put him down in the grass and just spank him (yes, I spank my child). That seemed to calm him down for a minute. Then when it came time to get in the car, still kicking and screaming, he decided that he didn't want to sit in his car seat and instead wanted to sit on the other side of the back seat. He's too big for me to wrestle with him while he's in the car, so I just did what every parent would do.
I told him that the police would stop me and take him to jail.
He immediately climbed into his car seat and let me buckle him in. And when he tried to unbuckle himself during the drive, I simply reminded him of the watchful eye of those nice policemen, and he put that seatbelt back on, thank you very much!
I lied to my child.
A big lie.
We had to leave a little shindig at Karsyn's house because of a biting incident (he was the biter, not the bitee). I carried him out of the house kicking and screaming and we made it all the way to the car in this fashion. At one point, I had to put him down in the grass and just spank him (yes, I spank my child). That seemed to calm him down for a minute. Then when it came time to get in the car, still kicking and screaming, he decided that he didn't want to sit in his car seat and instead wanted to sit on the other side of the back seat. He's too big for me to wrestle with him while he's in the car, so I just did what every parent would do.
I told him that the police would stop me and take him to jail.
He immediately climbed into his car seat and let me buckle him in. And when he tried to unbuckle himself during the drive, I simply reminded him of the watchful eye of those nice policemen, and he put that seatbelt back on, thank you very much!
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Sunday on Thursday
So I'm finally getting around to doing a Sunday recap. Yes, I know it's Thursday, don't judge me.
If you were at the night service, you got to see Todd Doss's awesome rendition of "Don't Stop Believing" to open up the service. I even got to rock it out on keys to that song (who doesn't want to play keys for an awesome Journey song?!) The rest of the music was really great, I especially love the song "With Everything". I guess I'm kind of on a Hillsong kick right now. You can watch it all here.
Dean was a-mazing. He's still in the series called "We're Just Not That Into You" and he talked about the Israelites basically slapping God in the face by building a golden calf and then worshiping it instead of the God who brought them out of Egypt only a couple months before. Then Dean called out some of the cows in our life. Of course there had to be a fun prop so for the "cow of me", he brought out a real stand-up Chick-Fil-A lifesize cow with a hole cut in the face, so you could insert your own face and take pictures. It went over well. And it's still in our guest bedroom.
He concluded that we needed to "get our redneck on, chew some dip, and go cow tipping". And he really got fired up in the night service. He just began reading chapters of Scripture that pertained to all of this, becoming more emotional as he read. It's awesome to see when God has placed such a burden on someone and they can't help but to declare His word. The sad thing is, God has placed this burden and responsibility on all of us and we just keep turning back to those cows that are simply more convenient.
What stuck out to me was how powerful just the reading of Scripture is. Dean didn't need commentary when he started reading, he just read large portions. The Bible stands alone, it doesn't need any help. It would just do me good to remember that more often.
If you were at the night service, you got to see Todd Doss's awesome rendition of "Don't Stop Believing" to open up the service. I even got to rock it out on keys to that song (who doesn't want to play keys for an awesome Journey song?!) The rest of the music was really great, I especially love the song "With Everything". I guess I'm kind of on a Hillsong kick right now. You can watch it all here.
Dean was a-mazing. He's still in the series called "We're Just Not That Into You" and he talked about the Israelites basically slapping God in the face by building a golden calf and then worshiping it instead of the God who brought them out of Egypt only a couple months before. Then Dean called out some of the cows in our life. Of course there had to be a fun prop so for the "cow of me", he brought out a real stand-up Chick-Fil-A lifesize cow with a hole cut in the face, so you could insert your own face and take pictures. It went over well. And it's still in our guest bedroom.
He concluded that we needed to "get our redneck on, chew some dip, and go cow tipping". And he really got fired up in the night service. He just began reading chapters of Scripture that pertained to all of this, becoming more emotional as he read. It's awesome to see when God has placed such a burden on someone and they can't help but to declare His word. The sad thing is, God has placed this burden and responsibility on all of us and we just keep turning back to those cows that are simply more convenient.
What stuck out to me was how powerful just the reading of Scripture is. Dean didn't need commentary when he started reading, he just read large portions. The Bible stands alone, it doesn't need any help. It would just do me good to remember that more often.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Watch Out Beckham
This Saturday Tommy began his career in city league sports. Here in Tallahassee they have a soccer league that starts as early as 3 so of course we signed him up and eagerly brought him down to the field. He was so excited! We got there, ball in hand, and waited for his name to be called to let us know what team he would be on. We did hear a few names like Santiago Diaz or something like that, so we figured he would probably get his butt kicked. But it's strictly drills and fun games, no actual soccer matches (seriously, what did you expect from 3 and 4 year olds?)
Tommy's team of about 10 kids got in a little clump to do warm-up stretches with their coach. Tommy kind of stood off to the side and kicked around his soccer ball. Apparently stretching is for the weak.
He did pretty well listening to the coach when she would tell them what to do, but we still need to work on our listening skills a bit. But he had an absolute blast. About every 5 minutes he would look over to the sidelines where we were all standing (he had a cheering section) and yell something like "Mommy, I'm playing soccer!" It was really cute.
You didn't think I would let this post go by without a first day of soccer video, did you? It gives you a bit of an idea of what he'll be doing for the next 4 Saturdays.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
It's Almost Like a Petting Zoo
The other day I walked into the garage to get Dorsi some dog food and I felt something hit my foot. I thought it was a ball that Tommy had rolled in there and so I kicked it a bit. I looked down just in time to see my old friend, Mr. Toad. Did I mention I was barefoot? I screamed like a little girl and ran back inside, dropping Dorsi's food on the way. Gross.
Then yesterday when I was coming inside, I noticed something scurry in the plants next to our house. Usually when I hear that I just imagine it's a lizard or a squirrel or something (that would have to be a big lizard). But yesterday I saw a very long reptilian tail as it ran underneath the house. My first thought was, "oh great we have snakes living under our house". But my second thought was, "I wonder if he and the toad are friends. He's crawling under the garage where I saw the toad."
Today I caught a glimpse of the critter in full. Turns out it's a skink. A great big one. At least 8 or 9 inches long. Awesome. (with a hint of sarcasm)
Then yesterday when I was coming inside, I noticed something scurry in the plants next to our house. Usually when I hear that I just imagine it's a lizard or a squirrel or something (that would have to be a big lizard). But yesterday I saw a very long reptilian tail as it ran underneath the house. My first thought was, "oh great we have snakes living under our house". But my second thought was, "I wonder if he and the toad are friends. He's crawling under the garage where I saw the toad."
Today I caught a glimpse of the critter in full. Turns out it's a skink. A great big one. At least 8 or 9 inches long. Awesome. (with a hint of sarcasm)
Monday, September 14, 2009
Sunday Recap
I'm exhausted today and when I look back on my weekend I can see why. Backtrack to Friday at lunch. I get a last minute text from our music leader at the Well this week (Scott Simmons) saying that the keyboardist is out sick and they need me to fill in Sunday. So I had practice with the band at 9:00 on Saturday morning. A couple hours after that was over, I headed to Trinity Reformed Church where I was playing in a wedding for a friend of Dean's and mine. After the reception (where, incidentally, the tent we were sitting under collapsed from the massive storm that was going on and we got momentarily trapped), I went home with Dean, changed clothes, and met my friend Lindsay (who needs to blog again) for coffee. Got home at 10:30. Whew.
Sunday, it all started again. I left at 8:00 am to get to Godby (with a pitstop for coffee and a bagel) to play in the band. Those guys and gals are awesome. So much talent up there and I kinda wonder what I'm doing there half the time. The music was really great this week, you can listen to it here.
Dean had an incredible message this week. He's on week 2 of a series called "We're Just Not That Into You" about how we care more about our finances, families, friends, football, and basically everything else than we care about God. We're only into Him when it's convenient for us. I'm sure it's evident everywhere, but you can see it clearly here in Tallahassee where everyone goes to church, but if something better comes up or if they get a hangnail, it's not a priority. On a sidenote, I saw a family at the Well yesterday morning that I knew from Fort Lauderdale and we were talking for a bit. Their son is a freshman at FSU this year and he's been to the Well 3 times and loves it. Friday night, he had an emergency appendectomy (when is it not an emergency?) and Sunday morning he was at church. I'm just sayin'.
So back to Dean's message. He started by reading the verse in Galatians that asks the very pointed question, "Am I now trying to please God or man?" and proceeded to talk about the areas where we try to gain approval. Anywhere from following religious protocol, to listening to the peanut gallery and pleasing our friends and families for acceptance, to how we view ourselves. Then he remedied all of that by stating "I don't have an answer for how to stop doing this. But I do know that Jesus Christ is Lord" and he explained that all throughout the Bible God always offers himself as our solution. Then he went on to read Ephesians 1:4-14, which is possibly one of the most encouraging passages of Scripture. It was a really great service.
Then when it was over we got to do it all again a few hours later. And I loved every minute of it.
Sunday, it all started again. I left at 8:00 am to get to Godby (with a pitstop for coffee and a bagel) to play in the band. Those guys and gals are awesome. So much talent up there and I kinda wonder what I'm doing there half the time. The music was really great this week, you can listen to it here.
Dean had an incredible message this week. He's on week 2 of a series called "We're Just Not That Into You" about how we care more about our finances, families, friends, football, and basically everything else than we care about God. We're only into Him when it's convenient for us. I'm sure it's evident everywhere, but you can see it clearly here in Tallahassee where everyone goes to church, but if something better comes up or if they get a hangnail, it's not a priority. On a sidenote, I saw a family at the Well yesterday morning that I knew from Fort Lauderdale and we were talking for a bit. Their son is a freshman at FSU this year and he's been to the Well 3 times and loves it. Friday night, he had an emergency appendectomy (when is it not an emergency?) and Sunday morning he was at church. I'm just sayin'.
So back to Dean's message. He started by reading the verse in Galatians that asks the very pointed question, "Am I now trying to please God or man?" and proceeded to talk about the areas where we try to gain approval. Anywhere from following religious protocol, to listening to the peanut gallery and pleasing our friends and families for acceptance, to how we view ourselves. Then he remedied all of that by stating "I don't have an answer for how to stop doing this. But I do know that Jesus Christ is Lord" and he explained that all throughout the Bible God always offers himself as our solution. Then he went on to read Ephesians 1:4-14, which is possibly one of the most encouraging passages of Scripture. It was a really great service.
Then when it was over we got to do it all again a few hours later. And I loved every minute of it.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
New Look
True story: I was sitting on the couch, minding my own business, clipping coupons and getting ready to do the Sunday crossword puzzle (which is one of my new favorite Sunday night wind-down activities). Dean sweetly informed me that my layout for my blog was bad and because people read it (that's the rumor anyway), it needs to be better and I should go to a website where they customize blog layouts. Now he didn't actually know how to do this, but assumed that I could figure it out. Well, it's now been an hour and a half and I think I finally got something. Here's the short version of how I found this:
1) I went to The Cutest Blog on the Block and decided to pick one of their layouts. Apparently the link I picked sent me somewhere else and I sifted through more than 27 pages of blog backgrounds and layouts of anything from ponies and beaches to Jordin Sparks and Kanye West. I chose a fun floral design but when I finally figured out how to put it on my blog, it was terrible with the fonts.
2) I changed my fonts roughly 35 times and still was not able to find anything that looked decent. By this time I was beyond frustrated and was yelling at Dean for even suggesting that I change anything. Clearly all this confusion was directly his fault.
3) I deleted my last hour of work and went back to Cutest Blog on the Block. Then I realized that you don't actually have to click a link, the layouts are just right there. Seriously?!?
4) So I found something cute and took another 25 minutes to figure out how to post it. I suddenly no longer had a "layouts" tab and had to go get one. Very confusing.
5) After about 12 hours of being upset about the fact that my old "dots" were still on top of each post, I finally looked in the FAQ section of Cutest Blog on the Block. It gave me step-by-step instructions for removing them. Silly me.
So do you like my new look?
1) I went to The Cutest Blog on the Block and decided to pick one of their layouts. Apparently the link I picked sent me somewhere else and I sifted through more than 27 pages of blog backgrounds and layouts of anything from ponies and beaches to Jordin Sparks and Kanye West. I chose a fun floral design but when I finally figured out how to put it on my blog, it was terrible with the fonts.
2) I changed my fonts roughly 35 times and still was not able to find anything that looked decent. By this time I was beyond frustrated and was yelling at Dean for even suggesting that I change anything. Clearly all this confusion was directly his fault.
3) I deleted my last hour of work and went back to Cutest Blog on the Block. Then I realized that you don't actually have to click a link, the layouts are just right there. Seriously?!?
4) So I found something cute and took another 25 minutes to figure out how to post it. I suddenly no longer had a "layouts" tab and had to go get one. Very confusing.
5) After about 12 hours of being upset about the fact that my old "dots" were still on top of each post, I finally looked in the FAQ section of Cutest Blog on the Block. It gave me step-by-step instructions for removing them. Silly me.
So do you like my new look?
Friday, September 11, 2009
Some Highlights (and Lowlights)
We have had an unusually busy last few days, but I do feel like there were some blog-worthy moments.
- We went to the Godby vs. Pace football game the other night. Tommy's really into football games, and he loves everything about them. He's a little confused though. While we were in the car he asked, "Are the football players going to sit on the bench and watch the band play?" Dean was only slightly devastated.
- I discovered a new milkshake/smoothie. I was reading Lynn and Sarah's blog and I came across this odd thing called a Green Monster. The description was enough to either make you want to vomit or get the recipe and find out more. I decided to follow the link she gave to the Green Monster website. You should definitely check it out. The basic Green Monster is flax seed, raw spinach, bananas, and almond milk. You can add in other stuff as well (blueberries, canteloupe, etc.). I drink them for breakfast and amazingly, you don't taste spinach at all. Not one bit. You may get some in your teeth though.
- I also tried a new wrap at our neighborhood cafe, Tuscan Sun. If you live anywhere near Killearn Lakes, you need to go there. And get the grilled chicken, walnut, and apple wrap with spring mix and cranberries and balsamic vinaigrette. Yum!
- We went to Maclay Gardens on Friday to go swimming in the lake with our friends. Tommy had a blast and there were 5 other toddlers about his age with us. Loads of fun. PS, I don't particularly care to swim in lakes (unless I'm skiing behind a boat or something like that) so I just waded up to my calves. And watched for gators.
On a downside, while we were there, one of the little boys got a wasp in his bathing suit and the darned thing stung him 4 times! He screamed and cried, but after a little while and a dose of benedryl, he was playing again as though nothing had happened. You gotta love the resilience of toddlers!
- We went to the Godby vs. Pace football game the other night. Tommy's really into football games, and he loves everything about them. He's a little confused though. While we were in the car he asked, "Are the football players going to sit on the bench and watch the band play?" Dean was only slightly devastated.
- I discovered a new milkshake/smoothie. I was reading Lynn and Sarah's blog and I came across this odd thing called a Green Monster. The description was enough to either make you want to vomit or get the recipe and find out more. I decided to follow the link she gave to the Green Monster website. You should definitely check it out. The basic Green Monster is flax seed, raw spinach, bananas, and almond milk. You can add in other stuff as well (blueberries, canteloupe, etc.). I drink them for breakfast and amazingly, you don't taste spinach at all. Not one bit. You may get some in your teeth though.
- I also tried a new wrap at our neighborhood cafe, Tuscan Sun. If you live anywhere near Killearn Lakes, you need to go there. And get the grilled chicken, walnut, and apple wrap with spring mix and cranberries and balsamic vinaigrette. Yum!
- We went to Maclay Gardens on Friday to go swimming in the lake with our friends. Tommy had a blast and there were 5 other toddlers about his age with us. Loads of fun. PS, I don't particularly care to swim in lakes (unless I'm skiing behind a boat or something like that) so I just waded up to my calves. And watched for gators.
On a downside, while we were there, one of the little boys got a wasp in his bathing suit and the darned thing stung him 4 times! He screamed and cried, but after a little while and a dose of benedryl, he was playing again as though nothing had happened. You gotta love the resilience of toddlers!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Wonder Mop??
Hi. My name is Krissie and I'm a Libman Wonder Mop user. I had it for about a year before I realized you could change out mop head (I didn't mop much). So after getting it gunked up by cleaning behind the refrigerator, I decided to get a new mop head. I excitedly attached my new mop head and vowed in my heart to wash it in a hot water cycle with bleach a couple times a month. No germs here!
Well about 3 months after I got the new head, I decided to take it off and wash it. I pulled and pulled, twisted and turned, and nothing happened. So I just shrugged and continued to mop with it. I was beginning to thing maybe this Wonder Mop isn't all it's cracked up to be.
So today, I'm mopping... with my dirty mop head, mind you... and snap! The mop cracks in half. I'd like to think it's because I've been working out more. However, I suspect that's not the case.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Torn
Yes, just like Natalie Imbruglia, I'm don't quite know what to do. As I type this I'm watching the FSU vs. Miami game and stuffing my face with Lite Butter popcorn (gotta watch the figure, you know). This should be a no-brainer. I graduated from Florida State, I've done the chop many a time, and been to lots of home and away games for the Seminoles.
But it's not that easy. Dean's a huge Miami fan and he gets really into it. There's a lot of sentimental value in the Canes for him, besides the fact that he just loves them, regardless. So that's my dilemma. If FSU wins, I'll be really happy, but not as happy as Dean would be if Miami won. But if Miami loses, Dean will be in a slight state of depression for a bit, which is considerably more upset than I would be if FSU loses. Tommy has chosen to root for the Canes. But he's asleep and doesn't even know there's a game on. I was raised a Canes fan and chose the Seminoles when I came here. But there's always been a soft spot in my heart for that silly looking stork... I mean ibis.
So I really don't know who I want to win. My mother-in-law will get on me for that last statement, but I want there to be peace and happiness in the Inserra house.
I guess I can just say, "Go Team"?
But it's not that easy. Dean's a huge Miami fan and he gets really into it. There's a lot of sentimental value in the Canes for him, besides the fact that he just loves them, regardless. So that's my dilemma. If FSU wins, I'll be really happy, but not as happy as Dean would be if Miami won. But if Miami loses, Dean will be in a slight state of depression for a bit, which is considerably more upset than I would be if FSU loses. Tommy has chosen to root for the Canes. But he's asleep and doesn't even know there's a game on. I was raised a Canes fan and chose the Seminoles when I came here. But there's always been a soft spot in my heart for that silly looking stork... I mean ibis.
So I really don't know who I want to win. My mother-in-law will get on me for that last statement, but I want there to be peace and happiness in the Inserra house.
I guess I can just say, "Go Team"?
Friday, September 4, 2009
Happy Football Season
It's that time of year again... school has started, the stores are beginning to put back to school items on clearance and they're making room for fall decorations. The weather is cooler in the mornings and at night (though still 90 in the day), and I'm getting a hankerin' to eat some acorn squash. Yes, fall is upon us. I suddenly want to smell cinnamon and pumpkins all day long and I have an intense desire to bake something I probably shouldn't eat.
But perhaps the most exciting part of the fall is football season. I know, it's all in how you look at it. Football and I have a love-hate relationship. I do enjoy the game, it's my favorite sport to watch. I have my teams that I cheer for and those I boo (I hate Kentucky... there, I said it). I love tailgates and the atmosphere that is a football game, whether it's high school or college (I'm not really into pro). And going to away games is always fun.
I do have some beef with football though. First of all, if a game is almost 4 hours long, it's just too long. And the whole 2 minute warning thing... that totally means 15-20 minutes. On a side note, when I was little and I would want my dad to come outside while he was watching a game, he would tell me he'd come as soon as it was over, and there were less than two minutes left. It didn't take me long to figure out that football time is not real time (it's ok Dad, you still came and played and I had lots of fun). And do we really need to watch it from the time Game Day starts (which I enjoy very much) to the time the West Coast game is over? Really?
Oh well, football season, here we come. And I'm truly excited about it. But to all you football widows out there (I'm not one), January is just around the corner.
But perhaps the most exciting part of the fall is football season. I know, it's all in how you look at it. Football and I have a love-hate relationship. I do enjoy the game, it's my favorite sport to watch. I have my teams that I cheer for and those I boo (I hate Kentucky... there, I said it). I love tailgates and the atmosphere that is a football game, whether it's high school or college (I'm not really into pro). And going to away games is always fun.
I do have some beef with football though. First of all, if a game is almost 4 hours long, it's just too long. And the whole 2 minute warning thing... that totally means 15-20 minutes. On a side note, when I was little and I would want my dad to come outside while he was watching a game, he would tell me he'd come as soon as it was over, and there were less than two minutes left. It didn't take me long to figure out that football time is not real time (it's ok Dad, you still came and played and I had lots of fun). And do we really need to watch it from the time Game Day starts (which I enjoy very much) to the time the West Coast game is over? Really?
Oh well, football season, here we come. And I'm truly excited about it. But to all you football widows out there (I'm not one), January is just around the corner.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
My Morning Out
This week Tommy started Mother's Morning Out, which is a childcare co-op at a local church here in town. He goes two mornings a week and I pay a very small fee and agree to stay and work it twice every six weeks. Not a bad deal at all. So he's going Tuesdays and Thursdays. And that means I get to go to the gym. And go to Target. Or Kohls. Or Publix. Or the mall. Or just sit at home and stare. Do crosswords if I'd like.
Today I made my first dangerous yard tool purchase by buying a pair of hedgeclippers. And then I attacked the hedges in front of Tommy's window. They're not perfect but much better than they were. Yep. It was awesome.
And even more awesome is that Tommy just asked me for carrots as a snack. Yes, friends, it's a good day!
Today I made my first dangerous yard tool purchase by buying a pair of hedgeclippers. And then I attacked the hedges in front of Tommy's window. They're not perfect but much better than they were. Yep. It was awesome.
And even more awesome is that Tommy just asked me for carrots as a snack. Yes, friends, it's a good day!
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Mind Your Manners
Tommy to a two-year-old boy today while playing with the Thomas train set at the bookstore:
"Excuse me, sir. Can I play with this?"
After finding out his name was Ty, he rephrased the question:
"Miss Ty, can I play with this train please?"
He's a little confused with the sir and ma'am, mr. and miss thing. But at least he was polite.
"Excuse me, sir. Can I play with this?"
After finding out his name was Ty, he rephrased the question:
"Miss Ty, can I play with this train please?"
He's a little confused with the sir and ma'am, mr. and miss thing. But at least he was polite.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Natural Flavors?
If you've read this blog or you know me at all, you might know that I attempt to eat healthy. By healthy, I don't necessarily mean low fat, low calorie, low taste. A lot of times I will buy a full fat item (cream soups, or crackers for example) and just make sure we don't eat the whole box at once. I've learned to be a label reader. And my rule is that if I can't read the whole label while standing there in the aisle at the grocery store without needing to stop for a lunch break (some of those labels are long!), then I can't buy it.
If you have been reading this for a while, you may also know that I'm really into couponing. I get giddy on Saturday nights because I can't wait to see which coupons will be in the paper. I'm also really pumped on Wednesday nights because on Thursday Publix switches their sales and I am so excited to see the items that will be BOGO (that's buy one get one... as in free... for you non-couponers). Yes, I'm a nerd. I know.
So today Ritz crackers were BOGO and I had a coupon for a free box of the new Ritz Crackerfuls with the purchase of Ritz crackers so I decided to get them. Since they were free and all. Well, when I got home and read the label, it practically said "to be continued..." at the end. Oh well. So then I kept reading the box and it advertised the crackers as having "Natural Flavors with Natural Flavors". What the heck does that mean? There was nothing natural in there!
But I bet they do taste good.
If you have been reading this for a while, you may also know that I'm really into couponing. I get giddy on Saturday nights because I can't wait to see which coupons will be in the paper. I'm also really pumped on Wednesday nights because on Thursday Publix switches their sales and I am so excited to see the items that will be BOGO (that's buy one get one... as in free... for you non-couponers). Yes, I'm a nerd. I know.
So today Ritz crackers were BOGO and I had a coupon for a free box of the new Ritz Crackerfuls with the purchase of Ritz crackers so I decided to get them. Since they were free and all. Well, when I got home and read the label, it practically said "to be continued..." at the end. Oh well. So then I kept reading the box and it advertised the crackers as having "Natural Flavors with Natural Flavors". What the heck does that mean? There was nothing natural in there!
But I bet they do taste good.
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