Happy Halloween!!

Happy Birthday to Dwight. I couldn't find a Birthday video. Sorry:(


I thought I would help you all get into the mood for Halloween, Yeah April I hope you enjoy this one. It's #100 on the top 100 video list. I thought why not it's Halloween right. (well almost anyway)

Hey did anyone miss me??

Yeah I've been lazy in the blogging area. Well for that mater I've been just plain lazy. Any way I'm here now at work and for some reason I can't do much on this computer before my fingers go numb. I think it's the angle that my wrists are in here. Any way I have a new cell phone now and I have been just having fun learning how to use it and take pictures with it. It's amazing all you can do with the cell phones these days. It even has a zoom! I order a USB cable and got it today. Well the first one any way. I ordered on line and I didn't think the first one went through because I didn't get a invoice # and/or a confirmation #. It never made it to the final page that tells you that it went through. So dummy that I am I order it again the next day. Well they both went through so I'm going to refuse delivery and wait for a refund on the second one. Today I installed the software and played with it trying to get it to work and nothing. I went to bed for a nap and Dwight sits down and by the time I got up he had it working and was downloading pictures off the disk and from our computer. So at least I know it will work for me too. Tomorrow I'm going to be going to Minot and pick up Alicia for the week-end. Dwight got his metal detector and has been digging holes in the yard. He says it's going to pay for its self eventually. Yeah he has found hmmm let me think... Oh yeah about $ .19, a pop can tab, some kind of tin, a metal cap that looks old, and an antique marble,(well I think it's an antique) Not bad for two evenings in the yard. Can't wait to see what he will dig up next. Well that's about all I have to say. Oh one other thing the kitcthen is finished!!! I will gets some pictures and post them next time. I still have to put some things away in the coubords but every thing else is finished. Hope you enjoy my new vedio.

Mr. Mom

I love these new videos ...... I would like to dedicate this one to all the new parents out there. It's Mr. Mom by Lonestar (which also happens to be my favorite country band.) With all these new babies coming along I thought this would be fun to share. So you new mommies out there, be sure to share it with the new daddies. May be if they can see what we go though some days and will a little more sympathitic? Enjoy! I think I will change my video once a week. So stop back and see me again next week. Don't be afraid to comment.

Well I got the music but....

Yay!!! I managed to put a song on my blog and I put it under my Zoey but for some reason they both dropped to the bottom of my blog. Tried different things to change it but I guess it's the way it's going to stay. At least for now. It's Alcohol by Brad Palsly. Yes April it's country but if you listen to the words I think you will find it's kind of funny, and so true! It's one of the newer ones not old country. I really don't like old country either. I just started listening to more country because in Devils Lake it's country, oldies, or rap. So yeah I have turned to country. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Hope you all will like my choice. Yoo Hoo!! I got it right I can't believe I actually fixed it and got the blog the way I wanted it. Yaaaaay ME!

Well let's see what do I have to write about??

The weather... Today the fog is thicker than I can ever remember it being before. I hear that the sun is going to be shining soon and that will be the end of that. It's also suppose to actually get to be in the 60's today, That's pretty good for North Dakota this time of the year, especially since we have already had our first snow storm. Yeah the weather in ND is like no where else. But I'm not complaining at least we don't get hurricanes or earth quakes. I'll take snow storms and tornadoes any time. Of course we have been fairly lucky for awhile no weather too sever for some time now and they say that we are suppose to get a mild winter this year. Well that is if you can believe what the weather man says. Well enough of that.

I talked to Alicia last night. She went on a road trip to Grand Forks with Mr. Ellingson (April does that name bring back some memories) and his secretary. He is the Center Director for the Job Corp program in Minot. The meeting is called "The Industry counsel meeting" and she will talking to a lot of people about the program. Its like recruiting for Job Corps to find work palcements after the students have completed the program. She said they chose her over the more than 250 students to represent their program in Minot. She was a little over overwhelmed wondering why they would pick her, out of all the other student employee's, some of which have been there longer than she has. Well let's see.... She recently received her HS diploma and was also appointed a center ambassador, one of only 10 on center. Oh and she was also given a silver card. There is only one step higher (gold). Yeah, I'm guessing maybe that has some thing to do with it. She has been giving a lot of tours and I think that she knows the programs inside and out. Dwight and I have noticed that she is becoming more confident than she use to be, more of a leader than a follower and I think that they are seeing the same changes in her. We are so proud of all her accomplishments. I strongly support the program and I know that it's been tough but she had made the best of the situation and has grown in so many ways. She told me that she had to give a speech about the program and wasn't told until she got there. She said she had to make it up as she went along. I'm pretty sure she would not have been able to do that before she went there. It sounds to me like everyone was very impressed and she was even offered a couple of jobs when she completes her trade which is MSO (medical office support). Alicia I know you will read this and I just want you to know you are doing a great job keep it up! I love you. Mom

I got this as an e-mail and just thought I would share

WORDS WOMEN USE

FINE This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.

FIVE MINUTES If she is getting dressed, this is half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given 5 more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.

NOTHING This is the calm before the storm. This means "something," and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with 'Nothing' usually end in...

"Fine"GO AHEAD This is a dare, not permission. Don't do it.

LOUD SIGH This is not actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men.

A "Loud Sigh" means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you over "Nothing"


THAT'S OKAY This is one of the most dangerous statements that a woman can make to a man. "That's Okay" means that she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.


THANKS A woman is thanking you. Do not question it or faint. Just say you're welcome.


Send this to the men you know to warn them about future arguments they can avoid if they remember the terminology! And send it to your women friends to give them a good laugh!

Oh, and before we forget ...
"Whatever"
...it's a woman's way of saying SCREW YOU!

This is an old picture that I have been tring to post in my profile, April did it for me once and I added a pet and lost my picture so here I am now trying to put it back. 

It was a productive weekend! Dwight got the siding finished on the garage in the backyard. He stayed home on Friday and worked so hard. Saturday he worked some more and I did laundry and mopped my new floor. That evening we went to a wedding reception for my nephew. It was at Thirsty bar, kind of a different place for such an occasion, but for the small amount of guest it worked out fine. I never knew they even had a place to do stuff like that. It was upstairs, in the bar. It was kind of loud and the acoustics were awful but it looked like everyone had a good time. I was a little surprised that they could have little kids in there but Diane, mother of the groom said that as long as the kitchen is open the can have kids in there. They will have 6 kids between them the bride, Sharon Moon, has 4 and Darryl has two. After the reception was over they had a DJ and a dance in the bar area. Those little kids always have such a good time at wedding dances. It's so much fun to watch them get into the music! Well we didn't stay long, Dwight can't take the noise. On Sunday He put the finishing touches on the garage and I worked on some of those annoying little things that we had left to take care of in the kitchen. It's so nice to see that project so close to being finished. I did a little touch up painting and finished the wall paper. I did some spray painting on my receipt box. I painted with a spray paint that looks like hammered silver when it's finished I really like the way it turned out. I have a lazy Susan type of container the has all my cooking utensils in it and I spray painted that to look like pewter. Then on the garbage can I panted the lid the same color as the lazy Susan thing, I will finsh the rest if that later. It turned out good too. I don't do too much spray painting but I was happy with the things I painted that way. Oh and we got our new light up. I t was kind of a pain getting it up because it was warped but once it was up I think it's going to be nice. It puts out more light than our old one. This morning Alicia called and said the she officially has received her diploma!!!!!!!! Yahoooooo Alicia. You did it!! I knew you would! I know it's been tough but I bet it feels good to see that official document that you worked so hard for ! Love you!