major drama!

So today, something incredibly dramatic happened to me. I got an email on my BlackBerry at 8:14am that read "Woke up this morning and looked in the hall, the bathroom, the kitchen, outside and could not find Brady….do you know where he is?" My heart sank. Where could my sweet boy be? When I left he was eating. He doesn't have opposable thumbs- so how did he escape. Then, I panicked. I tried calling - but no one answered. I reviewed my morning. The only thing abnormal was that when I went to shut the garage door it went down and then back up. I thought OH NO- he somehow got into the garage and ran out while I was backing up. I tried calling again and still no answer. I thought OH NO he has been out on the loose for at least an hour and a half. Then I thought OH NO- he tried to follow me to school and now he is lost. Then I thought OH NO- he is dead and no one wants to tell me. I thought I was going to vomit. I grabbed my stuff and jumped in the car driving towards home. I was less than a 1/2 mile from school when I finally found out everything was OK. The email wasn't intended as a PANIC- "where is the dog" email, but more of a FUNNY "guess where the dog is now" email. He was of course hiding out in the guest bedroom- sprawled out on the bed. Yes, dear readers- the same guest room he had previously been evicted from. It seems that when I went in there this morning to get my paper cutter- I didn't close it back up. This in one reason why I do not like emails- they can easily be misinterpreted. So everything was fine- I panicked for no reason at all. This afternoon, I gave him access to the guest room back. All is happy once again.

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trip to the market

It's Monday- so of course my after school job is to go to the grocery store. Here is the list of items purchased today at Publix. Looks like a yummy week ahead. I was shopping today without a list- if you can believe that. Tonight, we are having teriyaki chicken kabobs and pasta.

strawberry-kiwi yogurt smoothies
crinkle cut fries
a watermelon
potato wedges
american cheese
cream corn
whole kernel corn
teriyaki marinade
buffalo wing sauce
mini diet cokes
dishwasher tablets
popcorn
chocolate chip muffin mix
blueberry muffin mix
salad mix
orange juice
roasted garlic instant potato mix
swiss cheese
butter
1 peach (that cost $1.33)
creamy chicken rice mix
milk
pasta roni
gatorade
portabella mushrooms (I could live on these alone)
vidalia onions
white grapes
cucumbers
bananas
blueberries
strawberries
unsweet tea
ground sirloin
chicken breast
alpo (for Brady)
eggs
wheat hamburger buns
sandwich bread

from wedding dress to waders

Today, I decided to clean out another closet- this time one with actual clothes in it. I vowed to myself that I would try on and evaluate every item. It was really funny trying on old bridesmaids dresses, and other out of date clothing. There was even 1 outfit in the closet still in the dry cleaning wrapper and the date on the tag was from 1998. I am sure you can imagine that item went straight into the donate pile.

Then there it was, in the back of the closet- my very own wedding dress. I of course put it on as well as my headpiece and shoes. I felt like I was in the episode of Friends where Monica was doing the dishes in a wedding gown except I was cleaning out a closet instead of doing dishes. It was fun.

Then after I changed clothes, we went out to lunch and to the sporting goods store to try on waders for fly fishing. This is not a fun task by any means. I tried on several pairs and I was able to find one that would do. There is absolutly nothing cute about them. I may have to dress them up a bit with ribbon or something. I am sure they will serve their purpose and keep me dry in the river. So here I am at the end of the day feeling like I actually accomplished something. I have a clean closet, 2 lawn and leaf bags full of clothes to donate and I have new waders.

fly fishing lessons

The fly fishing lessons were great. We did not however get Chick-Fil-A since we were running behind. There were 5 people in the class. I was the only female. There were 2 other guys about my age (one of which I was with) and a father and his son. The instructor was pretty nice and extremely helpful. I learned how to put together a rod, thread a rod, how to cast with one and with 2 hands.
Believe it or not, on the one day we planned something outdoors- it is pouring down rain. I was shocked. I just kept getting wetter and wetter. We got to practice casting on the grass for a long time and then we got to cast our lines into a man made lake/fountain type thing. The instructor said we needed to practice at home 3 times a week for 15 minutes each time. I will have to add it to my to do list. I just hope I know enough before Tahoe so I will be able to play with the others. I talked to the instructor afterwards and told him about the upcoming trip. He recommended the fly pictured above. I bought one for every fly fisher Tahoe bound.

actual quote from the bathroom this morning

"do you think Laurie asks Travis how she should do her hair before she puts her waders on? Just put it in a ponytail and lets go"

already in trouble

Readers- I am already in trouble with this fly fishing lesson. Apparently I was dressed to nicely for the adventure and was told to change. How funny is that???