My first tag!

Linda tagged me.

What was I doing Ten Years Ago?...
We had just moved into the home we have now, raising three little ones, between jobs and pinching pennies!

Five Things On Today's "To Do" List ...
Or in this case….my “to-did” list…
1. Go to work
2. Study for math test
3. Get psychology homework done earlier than normal!
4. Go to library for a book (didn’t find one) and Rita’s for frozen ice(I’m not letting Zavy pick the flavor next time!).
5. Try to get to bed at a decent hour (ha!).

I'm addicted to...
scrapbooking stuff
Jewelry making stuff (check out my friend’s website – link is on the right of my blog!)
The premade chocolate cheesecake stuff….yum! (great with strawberries!)
reading…and I’m bookless at the moment.

Things I Would Do If I Were a Millionaire...
Buy a house, way out in the country with a really big scraproom, and get out of this city!
Travel to Alaska, Antarctica, and Austrailia, and then work on my “B” list.
Volunteer at a elementary school….I miss when I was able to do that!
Buy Chris a big piece of land in Nebraska to dig up bones, buy Zach the ultimate game system, and buy Zavy a fancy brand new car that he can customize to take to the car shows.

Places I have Lived...
Leipsic, OH
Tampa, FL
short list, huh?

Let me see…I don’t know who to tag…From the WT blog thread I’m tagging…

1. Jamie
2. Jennifer
3. Jeannette
4. Sonya
5. Christy

To dreams come true....

It started innocently like any fairy tale—this obsession of his. A purple dinosaur, movies, and several books. In those books, he could read words like Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, Parasaurolophus, and Pteradactyl long before he could read the words like “and”, “the” and “school”.

A couple of those books stand out—a huge encyclopedia of dinosaurs that was his close companion for many years and a Jurassic Park guide to the movie dinosaurs. A gift from his uncle, he never went anywhere without the encyclopedia and read it until it was almost falling apart from its binding.

The Jurassic Park book was the key element of a first grade event. Chris’s tutor said something about a dinosaur, Chris said no, she said yes, he said no…I don’t remember the dinosaur or the issue now but Chris got up, ran to his room, got the JP book, and pointed out this dinosaur’s important information to prove himself right and prove the tutor wrong.

By the end of his first grade year, he was also correcting his teachers in class and ended up helping to teach his classmates about which dinosaur was which. One of the first things all of his teachers found out about him—he was obsessed with dinosaurs. Chris would turn discussions that way—any discussion at any moment could turn to “let me tell you about this dinosaur”. By third grade, he was doing the dinosaur chapter on his own in his classes.

And it was during JP2, at a drive-in, late one night with three small boys in the backseat of the car, that we, the parents, became very aware that the boys were very aware of what was happening in these movies. As the T-rex raised his head and looked into the boy’s window with a chain and dog house dangling from his mouth, I remember a little shock and hoping that the boys would not be scared. Instead, we hear a big “HE ATE THE DOG!” from the back seat. No, not from Chris. From his littlest brother Xavier, who was 3 at the time.

About 6 years ago, we found something awesome here in our area. A fossil club! No, there were no dinosaurs in Florida. We did get to see lectures by people who were finding them and learned what kind of fossils we could find in Florida. We have gone on field trips to find our own fossils and have accumulated a big collection. We remain loyal members of the Tampa Bay Fossil Club.

In 1997, the Field Museum in Chicago bought the most complete T-rex skeleton ever found. Named Sue, she went on display in 2000. Ever since, Chris has wanted to see it. Well, here’s to dreams come true…

About time, huh?

I guess it's about time that I write another blog post. It's only been 8 months, right?


Work has been the same--busy! I'm going to school and taking classes online. I'm also studying to finally take my CPP test and get that raise at work! With gas prices, we need any extra we can bring in.



Zach has been spending his summer chilling at the Boys and Girls Club and volunteering. Zavy has been working with Dusty. Chris is in Wisconsin visiting places like the Jelly Belly factory and the Milwaukee Public Museum. They have more plans before he comes home in a week -- a trip to Chicago included!


Chris had senior pics done too. It's unbelievable that he'll be a senior already!





Not too much more going on around here. I'm starting to scrapbook again. I also made a brad bracelet that I found on a blog -- Patty's Stampin' Spot , and I plan to make a few more when I get some free time.


I've added a link to my friend Valerie's brand new Etsy shop, The Black Tulip! Stop by, take a look, buy something! haha She'll also create a special one-of-a-kind something just for you if you tell her what you're looking for.