Well, after my hyper-mushy post yesterday, I thought I’d need to follow it up with a mushy poll.
My hubby and I met in college. We were friends for a couple of years before he asked me out. Then it was only a matter of one year before we were married. I had just graduated and he was going for a 5th year.
If you are married, tell me when you met your husband. College? High school? Earlier??
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First of all, no turkeys were harmed in the making of this past weekend. Lucky turkeys. (Looks like I’ll have to buy mine like everyone else next month.)
What a great weekend, even without getting a bird. We enjoyed beautiful Flagstaff to its fullest. I now know pretty much all there is to know about driving a quad, KOA campgrounds, and RV hookups. Um, yes…even a little bit more than I care to know.
While we were “roughing it” I got to watch one of my favorite movies…The Notebook. Call me corny, but I love that movie. Not only does it have a great cast and acting, but Noah and Allie’s relationship reminds me so much of our relationship.
My favorite line of the movie is:
“They fought like cats and dogs, but they had one thing in common. They were crazy about each other.”
My husband and I are quite different.
He’s emotionally driven, I’m the level headed one.
He talks more than some women I know. I’m a little more to myself.
He’s the silly one. I’m the serious one.
He’s the adventerous one. I’m the homebody.
And with our differences, we have our moments like everone else. Just ask a few of our close friends and family who have witnessed us “not at our best”.
So is turkey hunting in particular at the top of the my list of favorite things to do? Not necessarily. But are the shared experiences, the hours of uninterrupted talk time, and a very happy husband because I agreed to come along?
Without a doubt.
Next month we will celebrate our 16 year anniversary. And I can honestly say that it has gotten better every year. We’ve somehow managed to learn to give and take, work through the hard times and differences, and fight for the same cause:
Us.
This man makes me laugh every day.
This man tells me I’m beautiful evey day.
This man works hard to provide for our family.
This man knows me well enough to somehow know when I’m thinking deeply, and asks what I’m thinking about.
This man knows everything about me…and still loves me passionately.
I love this man.
So one morning, after kisses were passed out and the boys left for the bus stop, I grabbed my coffee and headed for my office in my office attire (um, jammies). I flipped on the tv as usual and started in on work.
On the Today Show that day, Donny Deutsch from The Big Idea was on along with three ladies who had invented products that were featured on his show. One of the ladies in particular had an idea that caught my attention and I thought…”I’d LOVE to try that!”.
After some correspondence, I “met” Annette Sanchez, creator of the Veggie Peel. Annette, a busy mom just like you and me, took the common every day task of peeling vegetables and thought…”There has to be an easier, more convenient way to do this”.
What she came up with was a vegetable peeler that captures the peelings in an enclosed cylinder. Annette and the Veggie Peel have been featured on Oprah, The Today Show and Good Day Sacramento, just to name a few.
What I love about the Veggie Peel is that it is easy to use, versatile and CLEAN! There is no messy cutting board or sink full of peelings when you’re done with your veggies. You simply empty out the Veggie Peel after several veggies and your work area stays spotless. Its dish washable too!
I love products that save me time, and this is certainly one of them!
So do you want to win one? Annette has offered to send one winner a Veggie Peel all their own. Just leave a comment on this post by Thursday, October 16. Remember the rules and good luck!
Be sure to check out the Veggie Peel website for a demonstration, recipes and more information.
As per usual, I thought I could manage 20 things in the time allotted for 10 today. Needless to say, this week’s Housekeeping… series is on hold as I am in the mountains near Flagstaff Arizona, typing next to a sweet snoring husband in our RV on a KOA campground. Praise God for free WiFi.
Tomorrow is the big Turkey Hunt 2008. Yes, my husband is a hunter and yes I will witness the last moments of some innocent tom (my friend Jana graciously named the poor thing JUST to twist the knife a little deeper into my heart). But please don’t stop reading my blog because of your feelings about hunting…I’m not the one who will be pulling the trigger. 
So just a quick reminder that there is exactly 1.1 hours left to enter the Hip Hostess apron and Sara Evans CD giveaways! Hurry, Hurry!
If you’re on the East coast, Im sure you have already gone to bed. Sorry.
BUT, even Turkey Hunt 2008 won’t stop another great giveaway starting tomorrow! Stay tuned and check back!
Gobble gobble.
I saw an interesting Dr. Phil episode yesterday. It was about moms who gave extreme amounts of freedom to their children and moms who “hovered” over every move their children made.
One mom had controversially let her 9 year old navigate the subway system over several blocks in New York City. She felt that he had enough knowledge and responsibility to do so and decided to let him do it on his own, per his request.
Dr. Phil was careful not to pass judgment, but did point out was the number of registered sex offenders living in the mile radius of that particular route. The number was in the 300s.
I am certainly not out to pass judgment on this mom, either. The older I get, it seems the less judgmental I have become! It was obvious that she loved and cared for her child and was not neglectful in any way. Yet, I don’t know that I could ever feel comfortable with any of my boys in this particular situation. For me, the potential risks would sorely outweigh the benefits.
The show ended with Dr. Phil basically saying that we as parents need to parent with balance. Extremes of any kind can be harmful to our children. This is just where I am at…trying to find the balance and knowing what freedoms to give and where to draw the line at each new stage.
So this is my question:
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So I mentioned before about our recent purchase. Wow. What a whole new world this has opened up for us. If it wasn’t for this last weekend of fun and comfort and running water, I was about to wonder if this whole undertaking was worth it. But alas, it definitely was.
When we bought the RV, it was in beautiful condition. But there was turquoise paint on the walls and we thought we would simply paint over it.
Well.
That would have been all well and good…IF…the turquoise paint wasn’t atop not one, but TWO layers of peeling wallpaper. It all had to come down.
So after much scraping, sanding, peeling, wiping, removing blinds, molding, valences, applying a layer of Kilz and a fresh coat of Light Navajo White paint, we have beautiful walls. What. A. Job.
So here are some before, during and after pictures:
Before:
During:
After:
My husband and I are going for another trip this weekend, just the two of us. We’re going up to northern Arizona to go turkey hunting for our Thanksgiving bird (just kidding…about the Thanksgiving part. I hope.)
Wish me luck.
I’m sorry I’m a little late announcing the All Things Baby Giveaway winner. Friday was a busy day full of last minute RV re-decorating projects (more later) and packing for a weekend camping/quading trip (also, more later). But finally, its time to announce our winner! It is:
Erica! Yay Erica!
Be sure to check out this week’s giveaways…yes, there are two! The Hip Hostess apron giveaway and the Get Back to the Table Sara Evans CD giveaway both end this Thursday at midnight. Good luck!
Let me tell you a little story about my ice maker.
For the last two years, my ice cubes have become smaller and smaller. They come out of the ice maker as hollow little shells. Half the time we would buy bags of ice to put in the bin. And in Arizona in the summer, you want your ice maker to work!
So I had a repair man out to fix it, but all he did was fiddle with a few things that had absolutely no effect on my poor little ice cubes. He did mention, that it may be the valves in the back but that was a “much more serious thing”.
Gosh. Sounded a little scary to me…
So he left with my $90 and I still had anemic ice cubes. I thought I’d just have to wait and save up to drop a “serious” wad of cash to fix my “serious” problem.
But then I started to think; “I have a stinking college degree. How hard can changing some valves be??”
So out came the tools and out came the manual. Within 20 minutes, I was on eBay buying two replacement water valves. Three days and $40 later, I have the most luscious ice cubes a girl could ask for.
All because I decided to take a chance and use my brain.
So my tip this week is to not just assume you can’t do something mechanical because you’re “just” a mom who doesn’t know how to handle “these types of things”. Just because you’ve never done it before doesn’t mean you can’t figure it out.
I by NO means am out to prove that I don’t need my big strong man in my life and that I can do anything he can do. I simply can’t. But I AM saying that its o.k. to rethink, attempt and use the skills God has given you. You might just surprise yourself!
Now go check those ice cubes!
