T-5 days and counting until CAG!!!

I know only a select few of you know what CAG is. For those that don't know, CAG stands for Crop-A-Ganza. It is a scrapbooking weekend that is put on in Park City by one of the local Scrapbooking stores here in Wichita. They do about 2 a year and my girlfriends and I go to everyone. It is a blast. We stay up all night (or as late as we can!!!) we don't hardly shower or wear make-up. We hang out in our comfy jammies without our kids or husbands and talk, scrapbook, and talk somemore. It is one of the best weekends ever! I am only a year behind on Reed's book and I have many other potential projects started but not completed. My ultimate goals is to one day be caught up. If there ever is such a thing. I plan to spend my extra time this week getting ready to go. I just can't wait.

TGIF!!! - I am sooo old because....

I am so old because I am excited to stay home this weekend and do laundry, clean house, play with Reed, and maybe, just maybe get that January layout finished! Can it all happen? Probably not, but my intentions for the weekend will be good, very good. I've always been a big dreamer and often an overachiever so we will see what comes this weekend. Laundry and Reed are the priority so that is all that may get done. Let's just pray we won't all have cabin fever with this cold nasty weather coming! Hope everyone has a Happy Saturday!

Sweeping, Sweeping!

Reed taking his broom to the next room!

Sweepin', Sweepin', I'm Sweepin' Sam!


"Hey Mom, what do you got for me to sweep?"

Mommy's little helper!

For those of you that don't know, Reed loves to sweep. He has been fascinated with brooms of any kind, shape and size since he was big enough to find them. So for Christmas, Aunt Phoebe got him his very own broom! It has been hysterical to watch! Reed has always thrown or dropped food off his high chair, first to be funny, then to feed Jack, now I think he does it so he can sweep it up. (the little broom, actually sweeps pretty well!) The funny part is that the new broom has a name. It is "Sweepin' Sam!" He talks to you while you sweep! Reed loves it and jabbers right back! Thanks for helping us make a great memory, Aunt Phoebe!

Playing at the Park!

What a weekend! Reed and I started off by leaving Dad at home and heading to Kiowa Friday night after work. We rolled in to town about 7:45pm, which means that Reed took a late 1 hour nap in the car on the way down. So needless to say bedtime was a little later than usual since Grandma's house had lots of things to explore that Reed couldn't see or climb on last time he was there because he just wasn't big enough. It was like a NEW place! It was so exciting, Mom and I didn't know if he would give up to go to sleep!

We spent Saturday in Capron celebrating my Grandma Thompson's 88th birthday party. It was also a celebration of my great Aunt Eleanor's 75th birthday so lots of family and food! A traditional Schwerdtfeger gathering.

Before the birthday party was planned Todd and I had planned a much needed night out with our couple friends. So, after the party - I left Reed with Grandma and made a mad dash back to Derby to pick up Todd and head to the movie in Wichita. Who says the economy is bad...everyone in the tri-state area was at the Warren East on Saturday night! Thanks to some illeagal parking some sneaky ticket work we made it in to the Sold Out Gran Torino just in time. We had a fantastic time and enjoyed dinner afterward with our friends at Granite City. We are getting old though, I think we called it a night by midnight.

Today, I met Mom in Harper to pick up Reed. It was a beautiful day so we met at the city park and let Reed play for a while. He had the best time. I think it did us all some good to see the joy of simple things through the eyes of a child. I think we went down the slide 20 times and tried out every other piece of playground equipment at least once. That includes each one of the swings! Reed also found every piece of trash in the park that wasn't in the can! At first sight, the park looked really clean! Leave it to Reed!

Yeah for Lexy!!!

The tree is down, the tree is down, thank God Almighty, the tree is down.

Today I was fortunate enough to have the day off thanks to doctor's appointments for me and my babysitter (no kids for her today!) so Reed and I stayed home this morning and Lexy came early this afternoon to help me get the tree down while Reed napped. Then off I went to my appointment and to do some shopping for Todd's birthday! He will be the big 4-0 on Tuesday next week. He is so excited! ;) Overall, I would call today a success, home with my busy boy, 9ft Christmas tree down and put away, and a husband that finished the rest while I was gone! Can't beat that! Thanks, Lex for all your help!

New Year's Resolutions

I am not usually one to set New Year's Resolutions, but this year, after all that has gone on in the last few months feels like a good time to do just that. Like the true "orange" personality I am, I am doing it in the 2nd week in January instead of at the first of the year!

So, here goes: I resolve to...

• Focus on my relationship with God and increase my activity in my church.
• Spend more quality time with my family - not just my husband and son, but extended family as well, on both the Thompson and the Hackleman side.
• Leave work at work and serve it well while I am there, but when I am home serve it well without distractions from work.
• Re-connect with old friends
• Scrapbook a least 1 layout a month! (we'll see how this works out?)

Wish me luck!

BOOMER!!!....SOONER!!!!

Well, I am anxiously awaiting the big game on Thursday night. It is killing me that I can't be there. Instead Todd and I purchased a new hot water heater after the Big XII championship! We will all be enjoying warm showers this week instead!

Never, has the pressure been greater for my Sooners! I have 30 points riding on them which can clinch the Bowl-a-rama victory for me if they win. I need then to hang half a hundred on them by halftime and not give up a hundred in the meantime!

BOOMER......

SOONER......

Oh, and everyone knows the fight song has a second verse, right? :)