Day 109

Tonite was the sports "banquet".  For some reason, it was downgraded to a "tea".  Who's ever heard of a sports tea??  I HATE these things.  Waned to pretend I forgot it.  But, Nick wanted to go.  So, we went.  Stopped at Dairy Queen for yummy dinner first.  There was some rain & tornado warnings but nothing too looked too serious where we were.

Well, Scott & Nick were helping put the tables away afterwards.  Becca & I walked outside & it was SCARY looking!!!  I yelled at Scott to grab Nick so we could get out of there before the storm hit.  Stupid idea.  We should have stayed until the storm blew over.  We got caught in HEAVY rain & HAIL!!!  Was a little scary driving.  By the time we got past Bethalto, the sun was out again.  Then it rained, sun, rain, sun, rain.  Let up a bit when we got home!!  Rained & stormed the rest of the night but no power outages of funnel cloud!!

Day 78

Well, sorry folks.  I tried to get a shot of the moon but, alas, clouds.  In fact, I went outside to take the pic & realized IT'S RAINING!!!!  And, as I'm posting this nearly 2 weeks later, I aparently didn't take ANY OTHER PICS today.  Sorry.

I LIED!!!  I forgot I did take a pic but I put in another folder.  Whew!!  My year is still intact (I think....)

I don't know if it's tacky to take a pic of a funeral announcement but, this was the pic I did take today.  My uncle died yesterday.  he's been sick for several years following a stroke.  He'd rallied every previous time that he slipped but this time, he was ready to go "home".  He will be VERY missed by his family & the community as well!!!

Day 50

I don't want to say that the Mills mall is in the sticks but.....this tractor was parked in the lot outside the mall.  LOL  There IS a Cabellas in that mall.  LOL

Took the kids to the Mall in St Peters, MO tonite.  (Scott went to play cards w/his Mom, Aunt & Uncle!)  The Borders at that mall is closing and Becca wanted to go get books at 20% off plus an extra 10%!!!  She got 4 books, Nick & I got one & I picked up 3 baseball magazines for Scott at 40% off!!  Then we walked (we had such an AWESOME parking place and planned on coming back to the mall later) to the Chilis that just happened to be on the other side of the parking lot!  After a YUMMY dinner (out waitress had the kitchen make special Chicken Bites for the kids!) we went back & did more shopping.  Becca got clothes from American Eagle & Nick got some from Hollister.  I got ROCKS!!! 

We left the mall at 8:25.  I called the Archivers about 15 minutes away & they confirmed they closed at 9!  Dang, I even had a coupon!!!  We decided to drive past the Mills on the way, just to see what time we could make it by.  We got to the mall at 8:45.  I RAN to Archivers w/Becs while Nick stopped at the book store there.  Was able to pick up a new TH Die & check out before 9pm!! 

Hit a McDs on the way home for sodas!!  GOOD Saturday Night!!!

Day 19

SNOW!!!  We're supposed to get a dumping overnight tonite.  We had less than an inch at 10pm and school still wasn't closed.  But, it was falling fast & furious & I am SURE it'll be closed by tomorrow when I get up. 

And, just to let you know, Nick's new game he got yesterday?  He got GROUNDED from it today.  Gave him 3 little tasks to do before he left for school; he did NONE of them.  Not even putting the juice away!!!  Felt bad but, what's a mom to do???