Athena in a Minivan

The time has come....

to update your blog rolls. I am moving this blog to a free one. I have decided to move over to Wordpress.com as it does not cost anything for a basic blog. This blog is only $45  year but free is even better.

Here is where the blog will be.

I have already moved all my old post and comments but I will be working on the format and lists and all the other fun stuff that makes a blog your own. .

Come on over and visit and don't forget to update your blogrolls. As soon as this one expires, I will not be renewing it. But I think I have until next January.

Yes, I like Straw Hats

Bought this beauty yesterday at Bass Pro Shop. You can buy it online direct from the seller HERE. It gets really sunny here in Texas and I don't like the heat rash that sun screen causes on my face.

Do I have an accent?

Tim' s Mom asked in a comment to a previous post if I have an accent. That is a great question and anyone who knows me IRL (in real life) know that the answer to this is a resounding YES. You see, I am a native Texan and we have a definite accent. Mine is quite thick and anyone I meet immediately asks if I am from Texas. When we were traveled to Europe back when I was in college, it was easy to tell people that we were from Dallas as most people had watched that TV show.

For example if I typed the way I speak it would look something like this: (spoken very slowly)

Hawryall? Hows ur mamma n' them? We're doin fine but a norther hit today and it was colder than a well digger. This mornin we went ta church and sang and hunted aigs and went ta dinner at Cattleman's. Tonight, we are having meet loaf and mash tatas. Bout time to git the kids to bed and I'm plum tuckerd out myself.

TRANSLATION:
How are you all? How are your mother and the rest of your family? We are doing fine but a cold front came in today and it was very cold. This morning, we went to church and sang and hunted eggs and then went to lunch at Cattleman's (a local steak house). Tonight, we are having meat loaf and mashed potatoes. It is about time to put the children to bed and I am very tired.

My sister will probably have a comment or two to make on my accent as she finds it quite humorous that I have one and she does not really but she is an English teacher and works hard to speak correctly and to make sure I do also.

My own little abado

HT to Mommy22ss

What Book Are You?

You're Adventures of Huckleberry Finn!
by Mark Twain
With an affinity for floating down the river, you see things in black and white. The world is strange and new to you and the more you learn about it, the less it makes sense. You probably speak with an accent and others have a hard time understanding you and an even harder time taking you seriously. Nevertheless, your adventurous spirit is admirable. You really like straw hats.
Take the Book Quiz at the Blue Pyramid.

HT to Tim's Mom

Virtual Pilot

My pastor's wife sent me this. See if you can fly the plane to the right places. I think I have been fired as navigator after misreading the map and taking 3 hours to get through Houston traffic yesterday.

http://www.lufthansa-usa.com/useugame2007/html/play.html

I am a Comma!!

I saw this over at the Bonny Glen. I love these little quizzes so of course I went over and took it. Yep, that's me. with one exception, I do make time for my friends. I think they are very important. I would be lost without them.

You Are a Comma

You are open minded and extremely optimistic. You enjoy almost all facets of life. You can find the good in almost anything. You keep yourself busy with tons of friends, activities, and interests. You find it hard to turn down an opportunity, even if you are pressed for time. Your friends find you fascinating, charming, and easy to talk to. (But with so many competing interests, you friends do feel like you hardly have time for them.) You excel in: Inspiring people You get along best with: The Question Mark

What Punctuation Mark Are You?

My usually healthy kids are sick

I am grateful that I normally have healthy children. We have the usual colds, scrapes, bumps and bruises but nothing too serious. Wednesday morning I was awakened by a sick Sundance who needed Mommy in the wee hours of the morning. He was pretty much out of it all day, sleeping after a four hour bout with the porcelain throne. His fever spiked in the afternoon and he was unable to eat much of anything until Thursday night when he scarfed down fish sticks, rice and mixed veggies. He was back to his old self in about 24 hours.

I thought we were out of the woods until Honey and I sat down to watch The Great Escape on AMC.  I heard a sound from the bedroom where Hopalong was sleeping. I went in the room to find  him  in the bathroom. Being only 4, he had not made it to the throne and was on the floor getting sick on a stack of dirty towels I was getting ready to wash.  These towel will  now reside in the green bin behind the house.

Tonight I am up with Hopalong. He can not make it to the trash can so I have been holding his head. It has now been almost 4 hours and I think we are past the top part and will now move to the bottom. I am well armed with a new package of Pull-Ups though he can usually make it to the bathroom. It is 2:15 am and I think I will wait until 3 to go to sleep just to make sure he is not going to need me. I spoke too soon, thanks heavens for plastic trash cans!!

I am thankful and grateful to the Lord for my healthy children.  In 24 hours,  Hopalong will be back to his old self and pestering his brothers, playing with cars and getting a cuddle from his mommy.  I also know that tonight somewhere in my town there is a mother who is holding a sick child who will not be getting better. I don't know her name but I am praying for her and her child that the Lord will hold them in His strong arms tonight and each night that follows.

Now, if I can just keep Butch from getting this but I fully expect to see him in my arms sometime tonight or early in the morning and for the third time this week I will lovingly hold a small head as he bows at the porcelain throne and thank  God for my three darling boys.

UPDATE Monday night:The next to get sick was not Butch but Honey followed a few hours later by me. Butch did not get sick until Sunday night. Now we have all had it, I hope we are done for the season. The parents are having a harder time recovering than the children who are back in full swing.  Honey and I have slept on the couch, sipped water and waited for this to pass. Hopefully by tomorrow we will all be back to our old selves. Honey and I have lost 17 pounds between us. I guess I'll take that as a bonus!!