To bleach or not to bleach....

They say you learn something new everyday. Well, today I learned what happens when you bleach something you are not supposed to (Honey, washing your maroon underwear with the whites was an accident a long time ago! They snuck in with the whites!) Anyway....tonight I am doing laundry and occasionally I don't follow the actual washing instructions on the tag of the clothing because I know it will still be okay. I decided to wash my white sweater with the other whites that I will be adding some bleach with. I really didn't pay much attention to what the tag said....until I got it out of the dryer. I now have a lovely creamy, yellowish sweater! Aw...SNAPS!! LOL!!

Poll...

Taking a poll.....
It has finally been decided that we are going to attend Mike's 20 Year Class reunion this weekend (so Paula, don't have Ella on Saturday....just kidding!). Anyway, the dinner attire is business casual. My perception of business casual is what I wear to work....Docker style pants and a knit top, polo top, etc. However, that's not really what I would wear to the dinner right? What type of thing should I wear to dinner? (anyone that went to POTO with me- would I wear something like that?)

Earlier this week....I received some news from a co-worker. After all testing was complete it has been confirmed that she has Breast Cancer and will be out of the office for an undetermined amount of time. Yes, this will put a lot on my plate at work, but that I am not worried about (I made it through work 4 years ago when she was diagnosed with cancer and had to have a hysterectomy to remove all of it and then again 2 years ago when she was out for almost 2 months with an illness). What I am worried about, is her and her family. This is a very emotional time for all of them. She's a very strong woman and I know she will make it through one way or the other. She's had her share already, why do things like this keep happening to her? (I know God has his reasons, but I still have to question it.)

So over the last few days, I have been thinking a lot about her and her family and the emotions that they must be feeling (again). It makes me stop and think what if.....it were my mom, my sister, one of my best friends, my aunt, etc. I just don't know how'd I'd be able to handle it.

Anyway....please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

Everything's Coming up Tomatoes!

It's almost time! We'll soon have way more tomatoes than we can possibly eat! (Soon would probably be a good time to figure out how to make the salsa like they have at our produce stand...) Anyway, Mike's tomato plants are doing great and are HUGE! They've got lots of tomatoes and one has already started turning red! The pepper plants are doing well too! I'm so proud of your "garden" honey!!!!

Several interesting things happened on......

This Date in History

July 12

1862 - The Medal of Honor was authorized on this day by the U.S. Congress.

1931 - A major-league baseball record for doubles was set as the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs combined for a total of 23 twin-sackers in St. Louis.

1960 - The first Etch-A-Sketch went on sale. Over 50 million units were sold during the next 25 years. It was the favorite toy of many moms because it was self-contained and so-o-o quiet.

1979 - This was Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. Two Chicago radio DJs came up with the idea of having people bring unwanted disco records to the stadium. The spurned records would be burned between doubleheader games with the White Sox and the Detroit Tigers. Lead by the chant, “Disco Sucks!”, most of the records weren’t burned, but sailed through the stands during the game -- nearly inciting a riot. Some fans started their own fires and mini-riots. There was so much commotion that the ballplayers couldn’t even finish the last game of the doubleheader; the White Sox forfeited.

1982 - E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial broke all box-office records by surpassing the $100-million mark of ticket sales in the first 31 days of its opening.

1982 - The last of the distinctive-looking Checker taxicabs rolled off the assembly line in Kalamazoo, MI. The company had produced those cabs since 1922.

So today, we finally went out into the Garage to finish boxing up all the stuff left over from our garage sale. We took a full truck load up to Goodwill. I was very excited to get rid of all the stuff once and for all! I love that feeling of accomplishing something! Besides taking stuff to Goodwill, we were able to throw some stuff away too. Since the stuff had been sitting in the garage for quite sometime, we had no room to hardly move in ther before; now we have plenty of room! And most important, we were able to get to our camping stuff for next weekend!!! (I am so excited about the float trip!!!) The basement storage room will be next!!!

After we messed around in the garage, Mike left to go out to Bill's for the remainder of the day and evening. They were going to do "guy" things, which consisted of using chainsaws, pulling trees with his truck, drinking beer, etc. So....since Mike was out of the house, Amanda and I had a "girls" afternoon/evening with Cathy & Laura (the neighbors). We swam, had a few beers (Amanda had soda), and Cathy grilled for us. It was very relaxing and nice to just hang out at home. (If anyone has had our chicken kabobs before; we marinated shrimp using the same recipe....it was great!)

New things.....seems like everyone is getting new things! Chris and Bill got a new house, Mike and Paula will soon have a new baby (which I can not wait until Ella is born!), Mikey and Nichole got new windows, etc. Well, guess what? I am getting something new!!! Tomorrow, we are going to buy all new interior doors for our house!!!! (FINALLY! and then the new base boards/trim will becoming shortly after.) I am so excited! Anyway.....at least we will have room now in our garage to store the doors until we are ready to install them. ;o)

EDIT: (7/9/06) - Will not be getting new doors.

Stuff....

Well, here I am again! I just haven't had a whole lot to say over the last month. Anyway....We got through the 4th of July Weekend and had what I thought was a great party. (Thanks everyone for coming!) We did the water slide again, the guys played football with a HUGE football and we had a awesome firework show! What a great time!! Going down the water slide at 1:00 in the morning was a blast!

















As most of you know, I am always the designated driver when Mike and I are together. Well, since Chris and Bill now live about another 25 minutes away, Mike gets to sleep even longer on the way home. Which means that he is more "out" of it when we get home and he's hard to get out of the truck. (I am probably going to get in trouble for this...) Anyway, when we got home from their house on Tuesday night, Mike said a very funny thing (and if you don't think it's funny...then you had to be there). I tried to wake him up and after few minutes he finally acknowleges that we're home. He fumbles around with the side of the door to get out then, sits back and makes himself comfortable again. I holler at him again..."Aren't you going to get out?!?" He says, "No, there's no out button." I thought it was hilarious! Of course there's no "out button or in button" dummy! Anyway....you had to be there! He really does say some silly things when he's been drinking.