And now it's time for -

- you guessed it - another questionnaire!


1) Who is the last person you high-fived? K16 in the front seat of the van.
2) If you were drafted into a war, would you survive? Doubt it.
3) Do you sleep with the TV on? NO
4) Have you ever drank milk straight out of the carton? Nope
5) Have you ever won a spelling bee? No, I was knocked out on the word “moat” in sixth grade.
6) Have you ever been stung? Stepped on a bee once and stung on the arm by a wasp.
7) How fast can you type? Around 90 words per minute if my nails are short.
8) Are you afraid of the dark? Love the dark. Don’t like nightlights.
9)What is your eye color? Hazel
11) Do you ever wear the same clothes twice without washing them? Yes, if I have stayed home and done nothing.
13) Are you drinking anything right now? A Crystal Light “On the Go”
14) Favorite animal as a kid? Monkeys

15) Can you hoola hoop? YES, but only about four hulas.
17) What do you want for Christmas? An MP3 player. Everyone else in the family has one; why shouldn’t I?

18) Favorite cereal: Grape Nuts with brown sugar added.

19) Do you talk in your sleep? I don’t know; you’d have to ask R.
21) Have you ever flown a kite? Of course. We used to attach ours to the fishing line of Dad’s fishing pole. Easier to bring it in.

23) How many people are on your contact list of your cell? Around 80

24) Have you ever asked for a pony? No.

25) Plans for tomorrow? Finish school for the week, work, maybe rest some.

26) Can you juggle? Only thing I can juggle is my time.

28) How are you feeling today? Not well. Must be allergies.
29) Have you ever been suspended or expelled from school? No, but I went to detention once for mimicking the principal.
30) What are you looking forward to? LABOR DAY and the end of the busy season.

31) Have you ever crawled through a window? Not that I can remember. Have crawled under many bathroom stalls in my lifetime, though.
32) Have you ever eaten dog food? NO WAY

33) Movie you can quote line for line? My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Apollo 13, Moonstruck, every Star Wars movie, and more.

34) Favorite fast food breakfast? Scrambled eggs

35) What 3 things can always be found in your refrigerator? Diet Dr. Pepper, eggs, juice.
36) Any cool scars? Nah, just ugly ones.

38) What do you do when no one is watching??? Not sure how to answer that one.
39) Do you like dancing? yes
40) Who did you last talk to on the phone? R called to tell me he was on his way home from work.

41) Where was the last place you ate? The Nook for lunch
42) What is the last movie watched? Pleasantville

43) What song did you hear last? Cha Cha Slide.

44) How many emails do you get a day? Around 20 personal. About 40 business.

I tag Kim in Tx, T, and Txartcgal.

~so long~

I'm Waaaaay Behind

Awhile back I told you that my job is to empty tubs. I now have 86 tubs or boxes (ran out of tubs) to empty! I have never been this far behind, and it scares me.Above are photos of the tubs awaiting me. This picture was taken two days ago (three rows of tubs). There are now 3 1/2 rows of tubs.I say this not to ask for your pity, but for your prayers.

~thanks!~

Top of the List

I'm in total boredom tonight and don't have a way to download pictures, so I did a mindless blogger search of the words "Reverse Skate." Much to my surprise, there were 3,904 items found, and I was #10. Now, it seems to me that because my blog is actually called Reverse Skate, I should be at the top of the list! And I didn't show up on a Yahoo search at all!

Heading into our second full week of school. All my lesson plans and check sheets are done, tests are typed. K16 and K13 start sewing/quilting lessons on the 7th, and then we will be in full school mode. K13 has been asked to help with the children's choir and will be an LIT again this year in AWANA. K16 is reserving her Wednesday nights for church group activities. R is going bowling Tuesday night with men from church, and we signed up for a small group today. Don't know how we're going to fit it in, but we need a night out together during the week.

When one teaches, two learn.
Robert Half

~'night all~

What a life

Meet Lily. She is two years old and loves to "hang out" over the staircase. Sometimes I wish I lived the life of a cat - being lazy, having your every need met by someone else, not a care in the world. You only have to interact with the people you want to and can ignore everyone else.

Yesterday was actually a pretty good day. The cash registers were working, all the computers were working, the DSL was working;my labelmaker, printer, and fax machines were working. We actually got things done in a timely manner. Now if only my brain were working!

"Of all God's creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the leash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat." - Mark Twain

"With their qualities of cleanliness, discretion, affection, patience, dignity, and courage, how many of us, I ask you, would be capable of becoming cats?" - Fernand Mery Her Majesty the Cat

~have an awesome weekend!~

Cooking Tip #1

Here's what happens when I'm not quite awake in the morning. I took the eggs out of the pan, turned and walked away without turning off the stove. Cooked the end right off the spatula. Funny thing is, no one downstairs smelled the burning plastic. When I got back downstairs, it was in flames. Maybe I should stop cooking until I'm not so distracted. On second thought, maybe I'll just stop cooking altogether. I would gladly turn in my chef's hat with no tears whatsoever.

School is going VERY well! We moved all our school "stuff" to the store. We have a small room upstairs (wish it were bigger) with a window where I can look out over the entire store. There is just enough room in there for the girls' two desks, a small shelf for my things, and an area to put a dry erase board on an easel. We are a bit cramped, and I miss reading on the couch. But the girls have been focusing really well. We are taking them out to dinner tonight to congratulate them for a full week of schoolwork completed!

I don't even butter my bread; I consider that cooking. Author: Katherine Cebrian

My mother's menu consisted of two choices: Take it or leave it. Author: Buddy Hackett

~off to celebrate the end of our first week of school~

Hold it, please!

This is, by far, the strangest thing a customer has ever called and requested that we put on hold - a hand pointer! But there it sits on our "holds" shelf, waiting for its new owner. The name has been hidden to protect the customer's identity.

Strange as it may seem, my life is based on a true story.
~ Ashleigh Ellwood

~have a pleasant evening~

This Year's Curriculum Choices

At this time of year I remember how BLESSED I am that I have lots of curriculum choices for my kids. If you have kids who learn differently, you might find something here that suits you.
I made a BIG MISTAKE this summer. I broke one of my famous rules - "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" I chose Teaching Textbooks for my child.
Why? I thought it would make her more independent. What I failed to realize was that it is EXACTLY like Saxon, which SHE HATES! So back to Math U See which was working just fine for us. For grammar - The Great Editing Adventure. My kids learn grammar better by giving them real life examples. No fill in the blanks for them. For Science - Rainbow Science. All the experiments have worked so far exept for one. For vocabulary, Vocabulary Cartoons - hilarious cartoons based on SAT words. For writing - we were using IEW which I loved but have no time for. I am putting them both in a basic paragraph writing course. Next year they will be in an essay writing course. For geography - we are continuing to map each state in the United States. For history - I am switching from TruthQuest, which I loved to Beautiful Feet. We are simply going too slowly. K16 needs to get to government and economics in two years. We are also using Cornerstone books. They will read about events and fill out an information sheet and put the event or person on their timeline. We are passing on spelling this year, as they have done terrific on spelling. They will continue their weekly Bible study, take sewing/quilting and music lessons. I guess that wraps it up. Oh, yeah, couldn't find a photography class for K16, so she will start doing the book work for driver's ed. I will be glad when we start back up, as my kids need to be on more of a schedule, as do I.

~c'ya~

Rascal Flatts

We've been tremendously been enjoying Rascal Flatts. Here's a cute onesie we're buying for our wonderful, adorable friend, S's new baby boy. He'll look really sharp in it! Below is a song that that Rascal Flatts sings that has touched my heart. Hope you can hear it sometime. My thanks to K16 for typing it all out for me. I am swamped at work.

He Ain’t The Leavin’ Kind
By: Rascal Flatts

They tried their best to drag Him out
Of courthouse down in
Montgomery
And now they wanna kick Him out of
School
And take Him off our money
They can take those words off of
Paper and stone
But He ain’t gone No

Chorus:
He ain’t the leavin’ kind
He’d never walk away
Even for those who don’t believe
And wanna leave Him behind

She stayed mad at Him for a lot of
Years
For takin’ her husband
Started losin’ her faith
And thinkin’ her life meant nothin’
But when she looks at those kids she raised all by herself
She knows she had some help, Yeah
She knows

Repeat chorus:

No matter what you do
No matter where you go
He’s always right there with you

Even from those who don’t believe
And wanna leave him behind
He ain’t the leavin’ kind
No, no

He ain’t the leavin’ kind
He ain’t the leavin’ kind
Woo, woo
He ain’t the leavin’ kind

~May God bless each of you tonight~