Very Cool Arachnid!

Oh, how I do love bugs......

Accomplished

Due to genetic engineering and intuitive learning:
Chauney won the class egg toss with a multiple of 15 drops.... no cracks!!

Picture is the "practice" set ;o)

For Mum... And More

Wow - Your right Mum - It has been a VERY long time since I had updated here .....

So, I won't go into the long drawn out stories right now .... I think since it was October since I last did "this thing" - I should keep it tight. Short Sin-apsis

Jan:

A long month in the beginning of the year. Taxes. Figure out how to pay taxes. No - I don't get anything back. Other than that, it is too far away to remember 'zactly what as happened on this, other than the fact that I can look at my calender. But it's not that exciting. If it was, I would have posted it.

Jan 31 PM:

Emergency room visit with Chauney. Perfect way to start into the month of Feb

Feb:

Has been much more eventful than Jan. I'll go by most eventful thing in the week.

First Week::

Figured out how to rearrange the budget and pay the taxes

Busy with the girls and selling girl scout cookies. (Oh ya - we've been doing that since Jan.)

Busy with Jordan fundraising for the Bend Invitational {Band Challenge}

Parenting class (I'm "Facilitating")

Putting together a slide show for Kienyn's Celebration - Sara gave me over 7K pictures to fit into a 30 minute presentation. - Sure

Trying to help with the Pow Wow for Chauney's Indian Education group

One grant needed for the Indian Ed program

Chauney may have created a fracture in her sprained wrist 'cause she doesn't think she needs to stop playing ball. I called the ped. She says, "Since she is going snow camping, we'll just x-ray her when she gets back, since she'll probably break it the rest of the way."

Girls trip to Diamond Lake -- Oh ya, I get to Snow Camp!

Ah - now to the weekend 2/6 - 2/7

A break from the marathon

Snow Camping! - With most of the girls sleeping in VERY Nice cabins. - However 3 Cadets actually slept with me in the snow. I had a blast. The girls had fun. We were able to go tubing and more. It was a great thing for the girls to be able to do, since here in our town we RARELY see snow, and it is NEVER enough for a snow man!

Then - As we were on the snow hill - I got a call from Geno.

This was our excitement for the week.

So: Ring Ring

Husband: "Are you guys having fun?" Wife: "ya -

Husband: "I got something to tell you, I wanted to tell you now. I didn't want to wait until you got home, so you'll have time to cool down. "

Wife: *hmmm..... *choice thoughts, imagery of horror and mayhem,

Husband:"I had an accident. I wrecked both vehicles. "

Wife: I had a few choice thoughts, and a few words I should not repeat. "HOW!?*?! did you do THAT?!?!***? (thoughts and images now of totaled truck and totaled van in multiple peices)

Husband: "I was hooking up the trailer, and getting out of the truck to see if the hitch was lined up with the trailer, and the truck took off, and hit the van."

so, the husband in this true story was correct. Wife DID need the 4.5 hour drive home to calm done and gather her senses

Wife: {after a few deep breaths} "Did you call the insurance?"

Husband "No"

Wife "Why"

Husband "You can do that Monday, Right, Please?"

Wife : No, You need to call them NOW. Call me back when you are done.

**According to husband** Husband: I had an accident. Assessor: Was anyone in the van." Husband: No. Assessor: Who was driving the van. Husband: No one Assessor: Who was driving the truck: Husband: No one. Assessor: So, there were no passengers and no drivers?!? Husband: No. Assessor: {stifling laugh} So, no one was driving? Husband: No Assessor: So, How did you do that? Husband: I was backing up to hook up a trailer. I got out, and I must of not put it in park or something, cause the truck just drove to the van. Assessor: This is a new one for me. Husband: Should I call the police? Assessor: No I think you've been embarrassed enough. They probably won't come for an accident on private property. ** proceeds with plans to filing multiple insurance claims in one shot, picking a body shop, and questioning if this would be one claim, or more. **

Minutes later. Husband calls back after being laughed at by insurance assessor, probably miles away

Husband: I called them, are you mad at me.

Wife: I'll decide how upset I am when I get home

Husband: Are you sure I'm not in trouble?

Wife: No

Wife, still not knowing how much damage there really is, was overheard having these conversations. Concerned Scouting Partners, ask for the story.

I re-iterated what had happened {see above}

In the process of stories of comparison, and etc...... I calmed down a bit. One friend, being a very good person and a DHS worker, said "... don't worry, if you need to send the kids home you'll know they'll be safe, and we'll bail you out...." Several comments of support and confirmation that enough money could be raised for bail.

Well - we got home. I got out. I didn't see damage - At First. So, It really wasn't that bad, right?!

Geno had pulled out the bumper on the truck. The van's headlight was busted. There were bent hoods, etc. I couldn't be too mad at that point...... cause I had prepared myself for horror.

Monday:

Body shop and work

Tuesday:

Van Estimate $1448 after deductible

Truck Estimate $2612 after deductible

Friday:

Van and Truck back in commission. Praising God for Full Coverage Insurance.

We so not have the final bill yet.

No - We aren't done yet! The other days of the week/week-end

Chauney has weird bruising on her sprained/fractured wrist. Mommy worries. Chauney needs a checkup - No further breakage - She got to take her brace off because Doc thinks that's causing the bruising. And, since she uses her brace while playing sports and going snow camping and balls and more, it seems to be sensible.

Valentines day parties

Crab feed

Cookies

The just past week:

Mini-Cheerleading for Janelle and Grace

Cookies

Delivering cookies

Eliminating pictures for slide show .... down to 3K by Fri, showing on Sun. It was fine.

Working Still

...... and all that keeping up with kids ...... and all that other weekly stuff that I am for some reason involved in. Oh ya, they are my kids. That's the reason.

All is well. The slide show is over. We completed cookie booths for this week. The kids are still growing. We are all still alive. We survived it....

Oh ya - I guess it's not that short after all.