Mmmm... Shelby. :-)

This is Shelby Mustang. This top 3 of my favorite cars. It would probably be top 2, but it's a hard top.

I told J that even though I'm partial to convertibles, I'd settle for a hard top. So nice of me.

I think the only thing that beats the Shelby Mustang is the Cobra... they don't come with seat belts. They come with a harness!

Did I mention I love car shows?

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Car Show...

I love car shows. Look at this Stingray. There was an awesome Barracuda that I didn't get a picture of.

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Mmmm Meat

Dinner was at Buffalo Wild Wings tonight.

This is the Big Jack Daddy Burger and it was delicious. Pork and beef and onion rings on the same sandwich.

I also love that they keep the skin on their fries.

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Storm Movin' In

We got a storm warning as we were going into the theater, but it was gone by the time we got out.

The Proposal was hillarious.

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Girls on the Quad

Ella & Lauren run off some energy between presentations.

People make negative comments about Knox College because of the few crazy college kids they see running in this town... but it is a good school, a bit on the liberal side for me, but I loved going there.

I'm proud of my diploma from Knox College and I love letting my kids participate in programs here.

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See Below

Grr... my phone will only send one pic at a time today aparently.

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Presentation day at College for Kids

Isaac teaches me how to play the math game 'pig' while Ella plays a math game on the floor.

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Pool Time...

If it was up to me we'd stay in all summer...

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Who's crying now?

$2.62 times 22 gallons. ouch.

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First Dentist Appointment

Hurray for Ella and Lauren!

Ella has 3 cavities :( but they aren't too bad.
Lauren has a few more, but they were expected. Chemo & MPS can do a number on your teeth!

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Caption 'Four'

... that's the number of cameras that are on me there... (cause each one adds 10 lbs!)

Actually this is me being silly. I put a water-wing on each wrist and ankle and had my 5yr old take a picture while I floated along.

What do you think, have a better caption? Leave it in the comments.

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Railroad Days

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Pardon the technical difficulties...

And we're back... had some interesting pics the last couple of days, but some technical difficulties prevemted posting!

Rocket Derby Day....

IJ sands his rocket down.

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Relaxing at Menards...

J was too busy looking for something to notice he lost me. So I found the furniture section and waited.

He made it up to me with dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings.

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dialated! ook pictues today, byt

dialated!

ook pictues today, byt cant see well enough to send. texting with my phone at arms length!

At The Eye Doctor

Think they'll have a cure for this?

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Lauren calls them 'Woo-woos'

When I was five we lived across the street from this fire station. When my sister would cry [howl] my mom would say there must be a fire somewhere because she could hear those fire engines.

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How do you explain to a 3yr old....

that the metal box in the girls bathroom full of little paper bags was not put there so you could have one to carry your tiara around in?

I told her it was for dirty diapers and made her put it back.

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College for Kids Knox College

When I sat in this auditorium 8 years ago on my way through student orientation, it never occured to me that in 8 years I would be back with a life so different.

1. I now have 4 children (then was pregnant with 2nd).

2. My husband at the time became someone else's husband last weekend. (I especially would have been shocked to know the future Mrs. N wasn't old enough to drive yet!)

3.That I would own a camera phone that could also check my email in a pinch and lets me play Tetris!

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$35 Avon Gift Certificate Give-Away

I'm post-dating this so it stays at the top for now. Please scroll down to check for updated posts to My Cell-Called Life! This is just the best place for me to hold this fundraiser, without starting a new blog!

On to the contest...

The Grand Prize will be a $35 gift certificate to my Avon website. I may add more prizes, depending on how many people contribute. I want others to be blessed by this fundraiser too! It will end on June 30th, 2009.

How do you enter?

1. Leave a comment on this post. You will be entered 5 times. (One comment per person)

2. Mention and/or post a link to this blog on your blog or twitter (make sure you mention this in your comment). You will be entered 5 times. (Blog & Twitter = 10 times!)

3. Place an order from Avon by clicking on the picture on the right. You will be entered 3 times for every dollar that you spend there!

4. Donate directly to Lauren's fund using the ChipIn widget on the right. You will be entered 5 times for every dollar you donate directly.

THERE IS NO PURCHASE/DONATION REQIRED TO WIN!

If you would like to learn more information about Lauren and Hurler's Syndrome, you can click the links in the right-hand column of this blog.

Abandoned

Found this in our driveway this weekend. Somebody pieced together two very different bikes to make thi creation. No doubt they abndoned it when they realized they were no longer able to shift gears or use the brakes on their new creation!

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Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush...

... shoeless

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Should have been...

This should have been a picture of a shopping cart upside down over a street sign a few blocks from my house. A friend sent me a text and I jumped in the car to go take a picture.

Unfortunately, a good samaritan stopped and took it down and pushed it into the grocery store parking lot. I saw him do it from half a block away. Dang do-gooders... always ruining my fun! (Thanks anyway Jesse!)

Haha... hope you are having a great Sunday!

Not So Scary...

More puppies in cars.

It was a pretty cute little girl. When I tapped the window she licked the other side, and didn't stop wagging her tail once!

Look at her eyes. One is blue and is brown!

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Shameless

Is it wrong that just before I took these pics he had started to lose his balance and (since I knew I was too far away to help) my next instinct was to grab my camera phone?

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Seriously!?!

Why does every swimsuit at Walmart look like they expect my five year old to wear it standing on a street corner?

Side cut-outs? Bra cups? Give me a break!

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Man On The Sidewalk

Sidewalk chalk isn't just for children...

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For Safety's Sake

The power company decided that for safety's sake during storm season it would be best to cut out branches that are near powerlines.

There are trees that look like this all over the city... It looks like a giant came through and took a big bite of this one.

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Bitten

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Is This Really Recycling?

See the red lights under the headlights? Yeah, not easy to see, but those are disposable cups, like the kind your grandma used to bring to the family picnic.

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No Ax-Murderers Hiding in These Bushes!

I guess that's one way to do it!

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Heck Yeah!

In case you aren't sure, that says that I (the Chicago Special Education Examiner) am number one out of all of the Education & Schools Examiners on the site! Awesome. It is this story that put me over the top today:

Child abuse in our schools: Restraint and seclusion in boy's special education classroom

Just send me a sign...

Just send me a sign... or four?

I would wonder if it was a joke, but I'm sure that there is some interesting story there...

(They all say "No Parking Between Signs")

Since when ...

Since when did "We're going for a walk." turn into "Everyone grab something to ride."?

I'm the only one walking!

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Hot Air Balloon Over DQ

I need a better picture phone.

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Just a note...

It is always great when you and your child have a similar sense of humor. (If I could only teach her to use her natural sense of sarcasm for good and not evil!... but I digress.)

Alex's teacher said that if students were going to have their friends sign their shirts they had to have a note from their parents saying it was okay.

She won't lose this note! (And pardon the 'airbrush', I may not be completely anonymous... but I'd like to make it as hard as possible for ax-murderers to find me.)

I know it is coming...

Someday, amidst pre-teen angst and drama, this picture will remind Ella and Lauren they used to love eachother.

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I ain't never had

... too much fun.

Subbed for 8th grade girls today. Several classes combined and we walked to a park about a mile away. Yearbooks were signed, pictures posed for, girls swam, played basketball, climbed a tree, had some fun and got some exercise.

It was a beautiful morning!

Priceless

Thirty donuts= $21
Thirty juice boxes= $9
Runner-up bags of candy for 3 rooms= $17

Money raised for Ronald McDonald House= about $125.

Teaching 425 kids the joy of doing something good for others= you know the answer.

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Freecycle Rocks

Someone posted these beads and beading containers on Freecycle.

One more thing to make my supply gathering for my summer beading class go more smoothly!

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Not Me Monday!

Okay, we've done this before... hope you all enjoy!

I did not get to the cold wet Memorial Day parade and realize that my children didn't bother to grab jackets before they left the house. I also did not take J's jacket, put it on Lauren (ther 3yr old) and tie the arms behind her back like a straight-jacket, while giggling. Nor would I EVER tell J "wait until they throw candy" and giggle some more as she furiously tries to get her arms out to snatch up the sweets. (Don't worry, I made sure she got plenty and I untied the arms right away).

I did not work 1.5 days of the 4 work-days that my brother was in town. I would never work on a day when Peter, who I hadn't seen in over 6 years is in town and staying at my house! (He did make plans with others though, so it worked out).

I most certainly did not and would not ever try on a an array of dresses that required me to go braless before the wedding on Saturday and I definately did not consider charging a couple of them that wouldn't work for the wedding but were super cute. (Thank goodness I've got a good head on my shoulders when it comes to $$$. I put them back.)

I also did not not do any dishes the whole week that Peter was here, and due to this, did not make mac and cheese in my deep 12" skillet on Friday because all of my pots were dirty. In fact, I kept this place completely spotless for his whole visit, despite the fact that this meant I never got one stitch of sleep... because I would never let anyone see this house messy. Nope! Not me.

I did not tell everyone I know about the fundraiser for Lauren because when I said I was done pushing it... I meant it, 100%! I would never change my mind and hand out 20 catalogs to friends, family and strangers (including a few at the wedding reception... including the bartender!)

Lastly, I did not -at the reception where I had previously had one fruity alcoholic drink- think it would be funny to empty J's double shot of Jose Quervo when he wasn't looking... and that did not lead me to drinking a few more and becoming giggly and silly. J did not one time feel the need to remind me that we were in public when I attacked him leaned in for a kiss on the dance floor. Also, Sunday morning, we did not have to walk to my house from his to get my car to drive to where we left his at the reception the night before! Because I do not get drunk. Ever. Not even on special occasions. Nope. Not me!

And I definitely WILL NOT hit refresh on MckMama's blog today a million times in order to try and be one of the first to link to my page through hers! (And I did not do it last week either, nor was I annoyed at myself for wasting a bunch of time checking and rechecking for her post even though I KNEW it was Memorial Day and she probably decided not to do one.)

I would never do any of those things. NOT ME! Never.

Ready or not... here I come! I can't wait to read what you haven't been doing this week...