Name Brand or Generic?

I am a very generic brand shopper -- most things don't bother me but there are a few things I MUST HAVE  the name brand item...

I mostly buy Western Family -- a product of my environment -- that's what my mom always bought.  A few months ago, I was at Walmart getting household items and decided to get a few grocery items while I was there.  When I got home and everything was put away Kody asked me "Why are you buying the Great Value brand and not the name brand Western Family?"  Western Family a name brand, well it is at our house!

What items do you have to buy the name brand?

Yup - we are still kicking!

Man time flies - I've know for some time I needed to update my blog but really didn't realize the last time I posted was last September!

I've been feeling a little guilty about having a blog if I don't update it but you know what...a thing called life happens and the days/weeks/months all start to run together and before I know it, it's been fall, winter, and now spring (or in our world -- football season, basketball season, 2nd round of basketball season, and now round 3 of basketball season -- we are having our own March Madness!) Tyler and Kody are both playing 2 nights a week -- and of course they are on different nights so that means 4 nights of basketball games during March!

Amongst keeping up with 2 active boys, I've been trying to dejunk our entire house. Last fall, Shalise talked me into cleaning out during the winter and then having a garage sale in the late spring/early summer. I've done pretty good at cleaning out this winter but the "garage sale" pile is getting bigger and bigger (so Shalise if you are reading -- when are we having the sale?). I've got one more room to dejunk and then I think I'll be ready to have our gargage sale. I'm amazed at what one family can acquire -- and what one family doesn't use but seems to have a hard time letting go of.

I do have a funny story about this garage sale pile -- I started with my closet and shoes (I actually did part with shoes!) In December, I put together an outfit that I hadn't worn before and knew exactly what shoes I wanted to wear. I went to get the shoes and they were gone! Did I put them in the "pile?" Down to the pile I went -- thank goodness I still had the pile because I found them! I would have been terribly upset had I taken them to the DI instead of saving them for the spring sale. So lesson learned, don't clean out your shoes and rush to deliver them to the DI -- wait and see if you need anything from the pile. I haven't needed anything else from the pile and its been several months so I think I'm safe in having the garage sale.

We are enjoying the longer daylight and the warmer weather. I'm always glad for the small reminders of the love our Heavenly Father has for us during this time of year. I came home from work last week and saw little patches of yellow crocuses poking through the ground. I wanted to squeal -- it was such a refreshing sight. Hearing the birds sing, seeing people outside, going for a walk, etc. makes me thankful for this time of year.

Happy Spring to all!

It's September...really?

Okay - so it's September 1st and it's been nearly 3 months since I blogged -- wow! I certainly have a lot of catching up to do. I do have pictures and things I want to blog about that we did over the summer. Stay tuned...

In my last (long ago) post, I said I was in a funk and I felt like I was getting extremely overloaded with projects and things. So I took the summer months off. I realized I needed the summer as much as the boys did and I wasn't going to worry about projects. I was going to enjoy summer and all that comes with it! The only "project" I did was clean out the boys clothes so I knew who needed what as far as new school clothes went. I even took a break from gardening. I did plant a garden -- and it quickly became a weed patch and I didn't even care! (My dad would not be proud of me!) About a month ago, I pulled up everything, except the pumpkins and said better luck next summer!

School has started, the homework has started, sports have started, fighting to get up in the morning has started...can we rewind summer?

In a Funk!

BEWARE...REALLY LONG POST AND MOSTLY MORE FOR ME THAN ANYONE BUT THANKS FOR READING ABOUT OUR FAMILY!

I have been so neglectful of my blog for the past few months. I've found myself really kinda in a funk -- please tell me I'm not the only one who goes through this. Nothing serious just in a funk.

The boys finished the school year with a lot of fun activities that created many fun memories for them. Tyler brought home his report card that had the entire school year on it. It was awesome to see all the quarters listed together and then see that 3 of the 4 quarters he had 4.0's and the 1st quarter he had a 3.92, that darn A- in Utah History. I was really proud of him. I never have to beg, plead, hound, or even ask him to do his homework. Tyler takes great pride in his school work and is just like I was - if the assignment is due on Friday, he will have it done by Wednesday. Tyler is a very social person and can make friends with anybody anywhere but he still gets good grades and cares about school. When I go to parent teacher conferences, I get alot of "Tyler a good student, he just talks alot. He needs to work on not talking." I understand where the teacher is coming from but I'm not overly concerned about Tyler's socializing if he still is an A student.

Kody will be going into 5th grade! I remember my 5th grade like it was just a few years ago. How can my baby be going into 5th grade? Kody had some fun experiences in 4th grade. He was on the Youth 2000 committee at Summit. This is alot like student council. He was able to
develop his self-esteem and his leadership skills. Kody just likes to do what's right, be a friend to someone who needs a friend, he tries so hard in school, and he too just does his school work. Kody improved so much in math this year! I'm really really proud of him. Math doesn't come naturally to Kody and he worked hard to overcome some of the challenges of math.

Our June is chuck full of basketball camps, golf camps, State Trek, Scout camp, and more basketball camps. Our car will not be idle much nor will the boys bikes. It's much easier on my work schedule now that the boys are old enough to ride their bikes to a few of their activities. The boys aren't too sure they like having to ride their bikes but they always do! I'm so thankful for their willingness to help get themselves to their own activities.

I think one of the reasons I've been kinda down on myself lately is I'm the type of person who really likes to accomplish things -- cross things off of a list kinda gal. (Yes, I've been known to write things on a list just so I can cross it off!) Help me!

Unfortunately, I tend to judge myself by what I get accomplished. I like projects and I like to see a project completed. I got in a really bad habit of spending my first few moments each morning surfing craft blogs and seeing all that everyone in blogland has accomplished. I would think oh that's a great idea - it's going on my craft blog for a "to do sometime" project. Well the to do sometime project list was getting longer and longer and I wasn't getting any of those to do's done! It was extremely frustrating to me. I also like a clean and orderly house so I was always cleaning something up or out. Having regular agreuments with the boys over what my idea of clean is and what their idea of clean is. I also realized that my material to do list was a heck of alot longer than my spiritual to do list. I wasn't really feeling the Spirit as often as I'd like and I just needed to make some changes in my life.

One of my favorite scriptures has always been in Ecclesiastes Chapter 3. "To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven." The chapter goes on and talks about the seasons of life. I spent several days reflecting on what season am I in right now. What season should I be in? What season have I put myself in that I can change? What season are my boys in? What season is my marriage in? What season am I in the gospel? What season am I in with my family members? etc.

After much thought and prayer, I realized I need to accept season I'm in and enjoy it! I'm in the season of being a mother to two young and awesome boys who need me to support them and their activities. They don't need a mom who is more worried about getting the list done, or making the latest craft in blogland. I'm in the season of being able to serve others. I need to worry more about feeling the Holy Ghost and listening and acting on his promptings then I need to worry about if I get 3 loads of laundry done everyday. I am in the season of making the most of my scripture study not just reading one chapter so I cross it off the list. I am in the season of making my marriage a priority and not just hoping for a date every few months but making the date happen.

Boy, I've said alot but I gave you fair warning at the beginning of the entry! I wrote these thoughts down more for me than you so I can reread them when my season's get mixed up and remind myself what season I truly am in in 2010. I know that my season's are going to change as the years go by but right now in 2010 these are seasons that I need to be in.

Back in the Driver's Seat--

My blog has taken a back seat -- actually probably taken an entirely different vehicle -- these last few weeks. Tax season has come and gone so life can resume just being crazy and hectic, instead of crazy, hectic, and tax season. I find myself so consumed with work the first two weeks of April, that I'm amazed my family still loves me. Thankfully, they do but we are all glad to have mom back! I know I say a lot about "tax season" and my own husband doesn't really understand what life is like at a CPA firm from January to April. It's just one of those things you need to experience to really understand it. Moving on---

On Thursday, April 22 I became an aunt to this beautiful little girl.

Is she not so cute? Eric and Shalise now have 2 boys and 1 girl -- Addison Summers. We are excited to have another girl in the Jackson grandkids. I have promised Todd I will try to avoid the little girls section as much as possible but I'm sure I'll wonder through there on occasion!

This and That

I've really struggled with posting lately -- I don't feel like I have much besides the usual basketball and tax season to report and I wonder who really cares about my day to day life anyway and I don't have any pictures to post! However, I am feeling guilty (more for my own sake than yours) that I've neglected my blog for a little while. I'm just listing several random thoughts below:

Basketball: It's OVER! We love basketball at our house but when the boys start playing in September and we are still playing into April it gets very long. Both boys finished up last Thursday. Tyler has a great season, learned a lot, improved and had a lot of fun. Kody had an interesting year -- some games were great, others awful, still some okay. It was always a guess as to which team was going to show up. Hopefully, next year will be Kody's teams year!

Spring Break: Why, why, why is it ALWAYS the week before April 15. I hated the timing of spring break as a kid and now I hate it as a parent! If anyone reading this has connections to the school districts scheduling people, please pass along the fact that accounting firms and CPA's wish we could spend time with our kids during spring break --so please schedule it after April 15th!

Summer: I was looking at our summer schedule and realized that we have very few weekends open -- is that good or bad? I look forward to summer and then before you know it, it's booked! I'm still looking for a block of time (probably during the week sometime) when we can pull the camp trailer over to Bear Lake and do nothing but camp on the beach -- anyone what to join us? I'm being serious folks -- let me know!

Weather: Where is the sun? I want to put away the coats, the sweaters, and the socks. I want to get out the Capri's, the flip-flops, and the shorts. Every time I think maybe its time, another winter storms blows in. I'm even ready to pull a few weeds and get my hands dirty.

Swimming Pool: The last two years, we've had a small pool that has been a lot of fun for us but when we took it down last fall, I knew we'd need to be purchasing a new one this year. I really want a much bigger and deeper pool but I'm not liking the price tags at all. We might have to settle for a smaller one again.

Totally random thoughts ...

What works for you might not work for me!

It's Saturday morning and my daily to do list is a mile long -- chuck full of things I want to do today. I was planning my weekend list earlier in the week and realized how different every one's ideas are.

Growing up Saturday mornings were "clean the house time". It took me about 10 years of marriage to realize that it's okay if I don't clean my house on Saturday mornings. Because of the boys sports schedules, from mid-August to the end of February we aren't even home on Saturdays! During the week I rarely have a 3 hour chunk of time to clean the house from top to bottom so I broke my house into zones. Each day I spend about 30 minutes (sometimes a little longer) in one zone. During a weeks time, each zone is covered -- at least once, and I feel like I've cleaned my house for the week. Another little thing I try to do is each night before going to bed, I straighten up the family room and make sure the kitchen is clean. It makes waking up so much better!

Shalise got me hooked on Fertilize Friday's. That is the day she fertilizes her outside flowers in the summer. I went from there and created Money Monday's -- that's the day I pay bills and balance the checkbook for the week. Water Wednesday's -- I water my inside plants. Little corking things like this help me remember to do them!

Here's to a great Saturday doing the following:

1. Finish up my Irish blocks - check out my craft blog for instructions.
2. Finish up a little embroidery project I've been working on.
3. Grocery Shop -- okay so this one isn't something I really enjoy doing but it's got to be done!
4. Tan -- now you all know my guilty little pleasure!
5. Make St. Patrick's Day sugar cookies.
6. Start another sewing project for a spring skirt.

What are some of your tricks to maintaining a house? And --- since I shared a guilty pleasure, what's yours?

Lazy New Year's Day

The Christmas decorations are put away and winter/snowmen decorations are up and now I feel like I need to clean out EVERY single cupboard and closet in my house! I seem to go through this every year -- at least until I go back to work and then I am slammed with tax season and really don't look back again until mid-April. I'm doing good to keep a home, kids, a job, and a family above water during tax season that I don't have time to worry about dirty closets! Maybe it's time for another to do list that I can slowly check off.

We partied with the Godderidge's until about 1 am last night. When we got home, I was still pretty wired so I watched tv for a while before falling asleep about 2:30. I woke up around 6 when Todd got up to help his dad milk the cows. Stayed awake for a couple of hours and then had a nap at 9:00 in the morning. I finally woke up about 11:15am! I decided since it was almost noon, I better get going if I wanted to accomplish anything today.

We enjoyed the holiday season and made it through without too many fights from the boys but I am looking forward to getting into our routine again -- please remind my of that when I'm sick of spelling words in about two weeks!

I'm still alive and kickin'...

Holy Cow - I can't believe it's been nearly three weeks since I posted. Needless to say, tax season took over my life and not much else got done. I love my job and am so grateful for it, but each year I think what an insane person I must be to keep coming back for more. I will say that compared to many people in our office (and you know who you are) I don't put in near the hours they do. I really don't know how they survive or have the energy to keep going. I try to pull my share of the weight but I have a family who isn't too willing to share their mom or wife so sometimes tax season is a real juggling act for me! Anyway - it's over for 2009! Well, that is if you don't count all the 100's of extension we did! As one of my coworkers said, "At least it's job security through the summer."

Tyler and Kody both finished up basketball a few weeks ago, so our schedule has become drastically lighter. Sometimes, I feel like I'm forgetting something or I'm not getting the boys where they are supposed to be. On the other hand, it has been a much needed break for all of us to be able to just be "sports free." Obviously, we love sports and the fun that comes with it but it can consume your life if you let it. Tyler is going to be playing basketball in the Utah Summer Games in June so he will start practicing once a week shortly. We are looking forward to the Summer Games. He was invited to play with some of his old teammates from last year. Without going into a lot of details, Tyler and his coach had some words at the end of the season last year, which caused some concern but Tyler still enjoyed the kids on that team and in order to avoid any more issues we decided to play on another team this year. So the fact that the coach invited Tyler was a great thing for Tyler and we are looking forward to playing with them.

Todd and I spend a few days in Salt Lake this past weekend. We both took Friday off and went to SLC, we went shopping, hung out together without kids, sleep in, ate, and had a really great time rekindling us before Todd starts farming. I joke with Todd all the time and tell him if we ever got divorced it would probably be in the months of October - December when we actually get to spend time together. I'm swamped from Jan - April and he starts farming April - Sept. Our jobs are actually ideal for each other because when one is busy the other can take care of family matters but it doesn't leave a lot of alone time for the two of us.

Now that I can think about the "To Do" list, I've got myself several projects that I want to complete over the next few weeks. Some inside and some outside but all need to be done. I certainly don't feel like this is the most entertaining post or that anyone really will care if they've read it or not but this is what we've been up too the last few weeks.

Insomnia-- Why?

It's 2:30AM and I have insomnia. When this happens I used to lay on the couch and watch tv in hopes of going back to sleep. Usually that doesn't happen so I've started getting up and trying to accomplish a few things -- sometimes that's harder than you think with a house full of sleeping bodies. In talking with my siblings, insomnia has come up several times. We all call it the Jackson Insomnia. All of us, brothers, sisters and my dad, have this problem. Not every night and no rhyme or reason to the nights it happens but after a few hours of sleep, we are wide awake until about 4 am and then we can go back to sleep. It drives me crazy!

I'm happy to report that my to do list for this week is all accomplished, except for watching basketball on Saturday and one of the items will be a work in progress for several weeks. It's been a busy week but a good week. At Activity Days on Wednesday, the girls were full of energy and a lot of fun. I think they enjoyed decorating the cookies (and eating a few) and then delivering them. It's always fun to surprise people with gifts of love.

The Week in Numbers

1. Prepare for Activity Days on Wednesday. We are frosting Valentine sugar cookies and delivering to some people in our ward. The girls idea and my idea of decorating things are at complete opposite ends of the spectrum so I'm a little nervous to do this activity but I was probably the same way at 8 - 11 years old, and I guess the service that is more important than the end product. -- I'll try to remind myself of that on Wednesday!

2. Take Kody to the ortho for a follow-up visit. Last fall we had him looked at to decide if we needed to try to widen his jaw. He has been blessed (or cursed) with the Jackson small mouth. I had several teeth pulled before I got my braces and I'm afraid Kody is headed down that same path.

3. Meet with the ARS people to have my dryer vent cleaned. Unfortunately, my dryer vent isn't a straight shot outside and this causes a large amount of dust in the back half of our house. I can dust one day and the next day I can write my name in the dust again. I'm hoping by having them come clean the vent out this problem will be solved -- at least for a little while.

4. Help Kody with Valentine's for his class.

5. Attend Relief Society Craft Group and make a cute Valentine Pillow. We'll see how good my embroidery skills are, it's been a long time since I've used them.

6. Watch at least 5 basketball games on Saturday. Kody is playing in a tournament on Saturday in Ogden and Tyler has a double hitter in his weekly Mtn Crest league. I'm also hoping that the Aggie game against Boise State will be on TV Saturday night.

7. Buy some Aggies socks for a friend of mine and mail to her before Valentine's Day so she can put them with her other valentine gifts.

8. Send a birthday card to a friend.

9. Write a Thank You card and mail.

10. LAUNDRY, LAUNDRY, LAUNDRY AND MORE LAUNDRY. My laundry seems to grow by feet each day. I hear people say their laundry day is Tuesday (or whatever day) and I think what is wrong with me. I do at least 3 loads a day and I still never see the bottom of the laundry basket. What am I doing wrong? Does anyone have some suggestions for me?

11. Decide what I am doing for my family for Valentine's Day. Any ideas?

12. Return a very overdue book back to the Smithfield library. Just a word of advice for you -- when the library calls and says that there is an overdue book from your house and you don't recognize the name -- check your young adult's locker at school! I had told the library on several occasions that we didn't have that book and I don't recall ever seeing it. Last week, Tyler wanted to go to the library and again the lady tells me about this book. I'm about ready to recite the "we haven't checked out that book" when Tyler says "Oh, yeah -- that book is in my locker at school." Well at least the mystery was solved.

13. Help Tyler work through a situation he is facing at school concerning another friend, who's mother has made some poor choices.

14. Return to Darrell's Appliance. The shelve extenders on my frig have been broken for some time now, so I haven't been able to use the shelves on the door. I finally decided to get them replaced so I went to Darrell's a week ago to order them. I was very shocked at the total cost but decided the extra space would probably be worth it. I pick up the extenders on Saturday only to get them home and open the box and find some electronic device that is not my shelf extenders. I'm hoping that the price I paid is for the electronic device and that my actual shelf extenders will be cheaper!

15. Call to get an estimate on finishing our downstairs bathroom.

Given this list, I better start now to accomplish my tasks. It's awesome being a mom and serving others but I can make myself tired by writing it all out. Sometimes it's better for me if I just keep the list on a daily basis.

Remember to do something for those you love this week!

Socked in Saturday

Yesterday was such a beautiful, sunny, Cache Valley winter day. My spirits were lifted just by the sunshine. I woke up this morning, opened the blinds, and found FOG! I have decided I'm much happier when the sun shines and I can go outside, without 10 different layers of clothing.

Yesterday , I took Tyler to the doctor to confirm my suspicion of a sinus infection. I cleaned most of the house and then Todd and I went for a quick bite to eat and grocery shopping. On Tuesday, Todd had a doctor's appointment that again confirmed our suspicion of very high blood sugar levels. We are now watching what carbs he consumes. What a different way of thinking! I've done Weight Watchers on and off for a few years now and Weight Watchers way of thinking is completely opposite of a diabetics way of thinking. What is a good food choice on Weight Watchers usually is not a good food choice for a diabetic. But we are learning. If there were people watchers at Lee's last night, I'm sure they got a really good laugh at us. We were reading the label on everything, and I mean everything! I'm just glad that Todd is willing to learn what his better options are and is willing to learn how to take better care of himself.

Today we have Tyler's basketball game and then nothing else is on the schedule! After running 83 mph during the week, I love slow weekends. I will be making dinner to take to a family, cleaning my bedroom and bathroom, laundry, and then a few odds and ends but mostly just enjoying being at home!

P.S. Since I posted the fog has lifted and it will be another beautiful, sunny, Cache Valley winter day! YEAH!

History is Made!

Yesterday I was the best multi-tasker around!! Of course work was piling up around me but I was not going to let that stop me from watching the Inauguration Ceremony on the Internet. I had the TV on at home in the morning while getting ready and was totally caught up in the news coverage. I hated to leave home and miss anything. As soon as I got to work I turned the Internet on. Thankfully, at work I have two computer monitors so I could work on one and watch history being made on the other. Surprisingly, I got a lot of work done during those few short hours -- maybe everyone else was watching so they didn't call.

I didn't vote for Obama and I don't agree with some of his ideas but I do support him as the President of the United States. If President Obama succeeds, so does America! I'm so proud that our nation has come as far as they have when it comes to skin color. A year ago, I would not have believed that we would have the first African American President. I hope the best for our nation and pray that President Obama can lead and unite Americans everywhere. God Bless America!

A short side story about skin color -- When Tyler was about 18 months old, we went to the San Diego Zoo. As we came out of the Panda exhibit, we entered an area with food vendors and picnic tables. Tyler had been in a stroller most of the morning so we let him out to run and play in the area. He went directly to a little African American girl about his same size. She was so cute-- had several braided pig tails all over her head. I remember being taught such a profound lessons that day. Tyler didn't see skin color -- he only saw another little person just like him. I will never forget the lesson I learned that day. Skin color is what you make it. Tyler didn't care, she could have been blue, he just wanted someone his size to play with. We must look past the skin color and see the person inside.

A new President - Elect, a new piano and a few other thoughts

Krazy Days! It seems like only a few days ago I posted and now it's been two weeks. A lot has happened in those two weeks -- a new President - elect, a new piano, basketball games, football games, a neighborhood Christmas Open House, Christmas decorations going up, school and work.

A New President-Elect -- Obviously late news now, but for future posterity, on Nov 4, 2008, the American people elected the first African American President. I'm proud that our nation has come this far, to set aside race and skin color, and see the individual and his policies. As far as he policies, I don't know. I think our nation is in real turmoil right now and needs a strong leader who can unite and pull people together. I think President Obama could be a fantastic thing for our nation -- or could be very scary thing for our nation. I guess we'll wait and see.

A New Piano -- As I mentioned in an earlier post, I've wanted and have been looking for a piano. For the past several months, I've looked here and there, but nothing real hard or serious. On Wednesday, Nov 5, I had this impression that I needed to look on ksl.com in the classified ads. I pushed the thought aside several times because I wasn't going to buy a piano outside of Cache Valley, simply for transportation issues. After about two hours of this feeling, I finally decided to get on the website and take a look. One of the very first ads that I saw was a piano in Lewiston. What are the chances? I called the number only to find out that it is a family friend and my brother, Jeff, is building currently building them a new house and there isn't room for the piano to be moved. I was so excited. Todd and I went and picked it up on Thursday afternoon. When we go it home, I sat and played for hours. I knew that I missed playing but I didn't realize how much I missed it until I looked at the clock and realized I'd played for over 2 hours! I'm a little rusty and the piano needs to be tuned but that will all come with time. Anyway, back to the ksl.com classified, as I looked at the posting time online I realized that was about the time I had the first impression to check the website. A tender mercy of our Heavenly Father. I hadn't prayed about a piano, but obviously my Father in Heaven knew the desires of my heart. A simple but strong testimony building experience for me.

Tyler and Kody are in full swing of basketball now, and Tyler is still playing football. Tyler was invited to play in some tournaments in SLC and Brigham City during the month of November. Six weeks ago, the idea sounded great but now that the time committment is here, we are wondering if we should have been done with football when football was over. Tyler loves football and that's what really keeps us going. I will admit I'm looking forward to being done with the basketball league in Brigham City for Kody on Tuesdays nights. I know that it's all good activities but I think we have over extended ourselves this fall. Enough said - we've made the committment and now we make things work to meet that commitment.

The inside of our house is starting to look like Christmas - and a little of the outside too! I must admit I really enjoy Christmas lights, decoration, music, entertainment, food etc. I know that people think I start way too early, but the Christmas season seems to be filled with a lot of activities and not a lot of enjoying the sights and sounds so for me and my house, I like to make the Christmas season last as long as possible. I've even got a really good start on my holiday shopping and wrapping!

Tuesday Trivia

I stayed home from work today and have been going non-stop since Tyler got on the bus at 6:40 this morning. I usually try to work from home on Tuesdays but today I had so much "family and home" things that needed to be taken care of that I didn't worry about work. I made a batch of banana bread and a batch of zucchini chocolate chip bread to take over to a gentleman in our ward who's wife recently passed away. I've cleaned my whole house. I've done several, too many to count, batches of laundry. I've wrapped some of Kody's birthday presents. I've wrapped some Christmas presents. I've balanced my checkbook and paid some bills. I've gotten caught up on the season finale (wasn't that in April) of Desperate Housewives -- thank heavens for the Internet! (Watching "my show" while paying the bills and balancing the checkbook makes it bearable!) My visiting teacher came for a visit. I've called to schedule my visiting teaching appointments. I ran to Lee's to get a few things. I've started dinner. Boy - I've accomplished alot and it's 3:30 in the afternoon. Good thing I got all that done this morning because at 4:00pm I become the Tuesday Taxi Service. Cub Scouts, haircuts, football practice, basketball practice, Boy Scouts -- the "krazy" days of our lives!!