Sweet Child O ' Mine

Since I have been back at work I am very torn. For one because I like my job ,I get to talk to adults,I can go out to lunch with adults, I get to have a good time ,doing what I love and I get paid for it. Not a lot of folks are that blessed. On the other hand it's very sad for me too. Around break time at work I am thinking"I wonder what Bella had for snack" Then at Lunch I am thinking"I wonder if she is eating her lunch" Then around 2:30 or 3 I say a small prayer for Bella and Julie as I know it would of been nap time a she is probably being a turkey. Then when it's time to come home my heart sings as I know it will only be a little while before I see her. Today was exactly like that.

Her and Papa met me at the Mexican place after work and we had"Chips & Dip -it" with Chicken and Rice one of her & My all time favorites.Then we came home and she helped me fold laundry,pack my bag for gym and then we took a bath together in my garden tub. We had a ball and she so loved dumping glass after glass of water over my head. Probably thinking to herself all the while "See what it's like"Then we used her Monkey squirter on each other and raced her alligator in is boat around the tub. What an awesome night. She is now in bed resting peacefully . I'll leave you with a few photos we took to show Grandma and Granny how long her hair is getting. I cannot believe that in 13 days my dear sweet little baby will be THREE! I ask you where did the time go?

My what a weekend

Well I filled you in on my Early Sat. After my aunts party I loaded up a van full of my family and drove them down here for an evening of treachery. I spent most of the night with Mom at the craps table and had a ball. I know very little about it and what I do I learned from Mom. All I know is that it is super fun. I didn't spend a penny but from 6 to 10 pm I had a blast. Mom lets me shoot the dice for her most times and I even had a guy let me shoot for him too. It is very fast paced and exciting. I can see why people get a gambling addiction.

We didn't get home until 2 am and then I was up at 8:30 to go with Mom to take her brother(my uncle) to the airport. He has a plane. Which if you've ever rode in a car with him is truly scary. Then we headed down to Bargersville to the flea market. I very rarely go there but it was to late o go to church and we were already in Greenwood . Not to mention my cousin had a bee in her bonnet to get a knock off Coach purse. Personally I'll wait until i go back to Chinatown as I thought they were a little on the high side at 50-75 $$ but she did talk her down to $40 so she was thrilled.

Then we headed to the Indianapolis Airshow at Noon. Let me tell you it was HOT!!

I was about to die most of the time I was there. It was truly a very awesome experience as I'd never been before but man o man I was burning up. Then when they started letting off Bombs

I nearly had a heart attack. We got to tour some planes and see a lot of cool formations and diving & rolling too. Over all it was a great time had by all.

Bella was truly engrossed by all of the action but by the time we left she was getting very cranky and nap time was calling. I think we will for sure do it again next year. Thanks to my dear friend Mynde who got us tickets and our dear friend Ted who works on the staff of that "Hot Stuff" plane . He was able to haul us around on one of these bad boys it sure made our lives a lot easier.

Tomorrow it's back to reality and work. I spent most of the day today trying to get my house back together after weekend visitors and not doing laundry all weekend either. At least I will be close to home for the next 2 days. Then Friday I am in Lafayette but it's not to bad my boss said I get to leave early for Labor day and I am doing a wedding cake there and those are always fun!

Even a blogger get's a vacation

I know it's been a minute since I posted and I should be napping right now instead of typing but I thought I'd better check in. I was up at 5 am this morning doing this.

It's for my Aunt Clara's surprise 60th birhtday and I have to be in Bargersville by 2 for the party. Then we are going to Horseshoe with my uncle tonight!

Mom came over to take Bella to the gym with her so I could clean up my cake mess and then I hope I can nap.So see I've been gone but I've been busy. I worked Wed Thursday and Friday and was uber busy at work all 3 days so I am ready for Monday as I can have a day to clean my house for real and sleep in... yeah right!

U-G-L-Y it don't have no alibi it's ugly.

Now please please please DO NOT be offended if you drive said vehicle. It's just not the one for me for sure. When I went to pick up a rental car while my window is being replaced, this is what they give me. I know the associate was trying to be nice giving me a nicer vehicle than the compact my insurance pays for so I didn't have the heart to be disrespectful of her trying to give me something comparable.

The car/truck? (I'm still not sure which) itself is not horrible. However when you painted it shocking orange that's when you lost me. It has a really long nose/front and it's really short in the back. So parking in my garage was OK. I am glad that my husband doesn't work for Jeep cause then I may be stuck with it. The inside is OK just not set up like I'd prefer and it seems very stiff rigid to drive. Oh well it's free and it turns out it was only for one day as Adam told me when he got home my car is ready to go. So this morning I'll be returning the great pumpkin and picking up my grocery getter(see below)

Pull up a chair

Whew ! I have been on a major roller coaster ride the past 2 days. First off we got up early Sat morning took our showers and were out the door for the 10 am tour of the new Lucas Oil Stadium here in beautiful Indianapolis, Indiana. I would not of believed the crowds

had I not been there myself.We waited patiently to get in among throngs of people

Here are of some of the stadiums highlights.

This 2 story helmet with 6 big screen TV's on it.

This HUGE Football player coming out of the wall was a nice touch. He was near the locker rooms . There was a 45 minute wait to get into the VISITORS locker room. Not to mention an additional 45 minute wait just to walk past the COLTS locker room on the way out. We were not allowed in there for some reason.

Then these guys were playing bluegrass music inside a huge horseshoe . Bella was really liking the music. She was dancing in her seat. She really got mad when after 20 minutes we told her it was time to move on "Mom, I wanna listen to the music"

Then there was this behemoth.

It was begging me to take it's picture even if it was a SONY and I am a Nikon girl. Different Area's of the stadium had obviously been purchased as there were company logos splayed out all over the wall and in displays. Here was a set of escalators in the H.H. Gregg section. It was promoting Hi Def TV

Nice picture of Peyton huh?

Then we decided it was getting way to crowded so we had better make our way down to the field before everyone else had the same idea. Here's Mom and I in our Colt's gear.

This was the view from the Northeast corner of the stadium before we went all the way down to the field.Of course the photos do it NO justice the place was HUGE. I saw a sign that said it was over 32 acres. Even Mom who really didn't want to come said how glad she was that she did come and how neat it was to be able to get that up close to it all. Then on the way down we wondered????

When we got tot he field is when Bella was really getting ticked "I want to play ball" "Where is the game at?" She was pretty mad when we explained to her that after waiting all that time in all those lines that we really didn't get to see an actual football game. So instead she wanted to see if this whole place was a lie...

"Dad, this is NOT grass!" Again she was feeling really duped by the whole process. It's kind of hard for a 2(nearly 3 ) yr old to get what it is we were actually doing. However I am sure when she is older she will be glad to have the chance to say that she was there.

Yes it was a eventful morning but those of you that know me know that couldn't be the end of my day. Oh no I decided we had better go the to the state fair at least 1 more time before it was gone(this was our 3rd trip). It was one of my favorite things ever to do when I was a little kid. I love to be able to run around the fairgrounds all day without Mom and my step dad. My step sisters and I had the run of the place and it was so fun hitting all the animals barns and seeing all the displays. Well let me tell ya the state fair has come along way since I was a kid. They never had anything as cool as this.

We watched them carving for quite awhile ,how neat. Adam would do ones like this if he had a chance or a pumpkin that big

Then they had a whole building devoted to sports. Bella just kept coming back for the T-ball and the golf. I guess if I like it or not there will be a few T- ball seasons in our near future.

Then as the evening was coming to a close we headed over to the midway so Bella could get her one and only ride of this year. The beloved Carousel. It's her favorite so we gave in even if 1 ride cost us $5 it was worth it to see this smile.

Now turn away if your not ready to take the good with the bad. We got up early today and headed off to church . It was our day to be in the nursery. We had a great day and got lucky with a low turn out of kiddos.A few of our friends dropped in and chatted for awhile then as we were cleaning up the nursery after services a member came to tell us that our car window had been smashed out. So off we ran to the parking lot and sure enough the back drivers side window had been smashed out and Bella's diaper bag had been stolen. Not ANYTHING else just the diaper bag. I guess since it was a nice black leather one they must of mistaken it for a purse. So instead of getting a wallet with money and credit cards they got a bag with Animal crackers and Mandarin oranges. If it wasn't a $250 deductible I would be laughing.

However it does bring up a state of things where a person would feel OK with breaking into someones car while they are at church praising God. We jokingly said we needed to put up signs that say"You are under surveillance ...From God" you know kind of like the God bill boards. Our church has been broken into more than once. Mind you we are not inner city at all mostly rural and farm houses nearby. It's simply a shame that there are folks out their that desperate.

Then I was on my way to pick up dinner and I turned on the radio to a local Christian station WGNR 97.9 and was listening to a sermon by this fellow. It was quite interesting and quite relevant to how I was feeling about the character who'd disrupted my day and cost me a hefty sum of money (which I would NOT of had if it not for the new job God blessed me with) I guess it was God teaching me a lesson that I needed to learn. When I got home I search the sermon on The Deadly Dangers of Moralism by MacArthur. It was very thought provoking for me. Especially the part towards the end about the 16 dangers of Cultural morality. If you have a minute make time to please go and read them.My favorite are Numbers 11,13 and 16 they remind me how I should feel towards the person who really was doing what came natural to him and a lot of us ,if we can be honest with our own sin.( Not just the 5 we don't do ) I learned a valuable lesson from it that was there in scriptures all along . I might have missed the point had it not been for God's direction for my life today. Amen!

Cakes & Cookies & Donuts Oh My!!!

Well as you may know today was day #2 back to work . It was a lot easier. I am pretty sure it was because I didn't go to the gym before work. I did all of the special orders for Sat and then made extras for the cases. I really do enjoy it. The creativity is such a fun thing for me. I can just do whatever. I have been really stewing about doing some cakes with scrapbook type decorations on them like this .

How cool is that?This woman's photography and scrappin is amazing. So I am looking for cake inspiration from her too . Did I mention she is a Geo Cacher too. Just how perfect can you get. If she wasn't across the pond I tell ya I 'd be her bestest bud!

Well tomorrow is another day and we have 10 am passes to go and tour the new Lucas Oil Stadium so I better get to be I have a mere 12 hours to be there. Be on the look out for a photo tour of the place on bugga's spot tomorrow. Good Night!

I made it out alive....

Today was my first day back to work and it wasn't to bad. I worked on the southwest side of the city and I am at the same store again tomorrow. I knew both of the girls I worked with ,they had both been there for along time. I am pretty tired though since I was up at 5 and at the gym at 5:45 and at work by 8. The thing is I am on my feet all day and it can get a little hard on your feet ,not to mention your back from bending over a lot.
Next week I work 3 days and all of the stores are north Zionsville, Noblesville and Fishers. They are all stores I am familiar with so it should be pretty easy. The hard part will be getting into all the I-69 mess in the mornings and evenings. Wish me luck!

Yellow wins by a landslide

Well if you can count 4 votes to none a landslide then there you have it. I am re-posting both photos the top of each has been photoshopped and the bottom of each SOC. Now you may know all of the gory details . While on vacation I took the yellow one and Adam took the purple one. He was making over how good he was and what a great shot it was and I told him it was OK and he said do a contest on your blog if you think the yellow one is so great. SO I did and not to say I told you so but "I told you so" . I guess the photo class with Doug paid off even if I rarely notice it does. Thanks for those of you who voted and gave a victory to women everywhere.
This goes nowhere but in our conversation... I like his a lot better now that I "souped " it up in photo shop.

Out with the old...In with the new...

While I was downtown today I thought I'd snap a shot of the old RCA dome before it is rendered to a huge pile of ruble. They have removed the signage so you can't see a name but the old familiar white domed top is still there.

Then I inched right down the street to get a shot of the HUGE fancy schmancy new Lucas Oil Stadium that's been the talk of the town over the last couple of weeks.

It was quite hard to get a shot good shot of it. I was to close and it is so big that to get a perspective I needed to be standing on the I-70 ramp to get a good shot. Well no dodging traffic to get the right angle for me today folks.I've been busy....

I belong to a new crowd if only for one more day."The ladies who lunch" I have taken for granted being off of work for nearly 3 years. I have lounged around the house,made tons of baked goods,cavorted to the gym and plenty of play dates. However I did not take nearly enough time to go meet all of my friends and go out on lunch dates. Well today when I asked Bella what she'd like to do today she said"I want Granny to come pick me up and take me to Bouncertown" uh um well I told her "Bouncertown is not an option today ,Granny is at work" so OK "Let's go meet Granny for pizza" Well as you can imagine 1 phone call was all it took and we had a lunch date.I personally would of much preferred to go HERE.

Alas it was not my decision. So instead we went here. Don't get me wrong I love their food to it's just not as "refined" as my choice. Maybe one day awhile down the road my sweet little bug will call me and say "Mom do you want to go to Oceanaire?" followed by a quick "My Treat".... WAKE UP Rebecca's nap time is over. For now I will be thrilled to eat greasy pizza with my 2 favorite ladies while we talk about bouncertown. I am a little tender hearted today thinking of Miss Julies luck at having my baby for the next 2 days. I'll miss her so and we both are so excited when I see her after work,but it's tough. Maybe they have an opening for her in the bakery.

Then again maybe NOT!