Having two kids, we went though wipes. We’d by our refills in bulk, but they ALWAYS came with a box. We sent many to daycare for reuse, but we have also re-purposed some as you can see.

Here they are all closed.  I’m inserting a gallery of shots so you can see what’s in them 

Notice that none of them actually have wipes in them…

More Thursday 13

Well, I’m sure that Thanksgiving will be a popular theme for the Thursday 13.   So here it is…  13 of my favorite Thanksgiving foods.

1. Turkey.  Well, duh!
2. Pumpkin pie
3. Sausage stuffing
4. Mashed potatoes
5. Deviled eggs
6. Rolls/biscuits
7. Cranberry sauce, with whole cranberries.
8. Sweet potatoes or yams
9. Squash
10. Green bean casserole
11. Pecan Pie
12. Ice cream
13. Milk

Thursday 13

13 things about the Jingle Bell 5K race on November 15.

1. It drizzled during the whole race.
2. We started about 5 minutes late.
3. I wore a Santa jingle Bell hat!
4. I took it off during the race and stuffed part of it down my pants.
5. It wouldn’t stay in my pocket!
6. I wore stretchy gloves at the start.
7. I took those off about half way too.
8. There was a man running in an 11 foot North Pole costume.  He crossed the finish line before me.
9. My official time was 36:01.7
10. I changed out of my soaked shirt before I went home.
11. Left the wet pants on, although I had brought a change of clothes.
12. The shower when I got home ranks right up there as one of the best showers.
13. I was pretty tired, that when I was cooking dinner, I thought I turned off the timer.  It turns out that I turned off the oven 

There you have it!  Here’s more about the 5K on my other blog.

Thursday 13

It’s Thursday again!!  Time for Thursday 13.  Thirteen jobs I have had in my life.

1. Babysitter
2. Cashier, at two grocery stories.
3. Bag lady.  When I started at a grocery store at college, they had me start as a bagger.  Bag lady just sounds funnier.
4. Restroom door opener.  At one of the retail stores I worked at, I worked in the lady’s department.  One of the duties involved watching for people who needed to go to the restroom and buzz them in.
5. Deli Clerk.  At two different grocery stores.  After I turned 18, of course.
6. Sales Associate. At a couple different retail stores.  One full time and the other seasonal.
7. Office Assistant.  This was at a small tax preparation place.  I would check the simple tax forms and prepare the clients copies.  This was also during college.  She mad many farmer and trucker clients.
8. Assistant Manager.  I worked as an assistant manager at a Fashion Bug in Ohio.  We were supposed to have three managers altogether, but there was only two of us.  it made for really long days.
9. Jewelry Department associate.  I worked in the Jewelry department for Monkey Wards while in Ohio.  The drive was a bit closer that Fashion Bug.  I had a base pay plus commission, which sucked when anybody returned anything.
10. Closer.  Both at a title company, going over the mortgage loan docs with the borrowers, and AT a mortgage company, preparing said documents for the borrower’s to sign.
11. Funder. At the mortgage company, we would have outside mortgage brokers prepare their own documents and would use our funds at closing.  I would check the documents to make sure they were correct before we could wire the funds to the title comapny.
12. Accounting Officer.  I’m not sure this is really the correct job title…
13. Compliance Officer.

Thursday 13

1. ugh…  is it Thursday again already?
2. That means it’s FRIDAY tomorrow!
3. I signed up for another 5K.
4. The Jingle Bell Run for arthritis.
5. Please sponsor me!!
6. I’m running with a friend! 
7. It’s November 15th.
8. I ran a short route yesterday.
9. Less than 2 miles.
10. Got my seasonal flu shot yesterday afternoon.
11. My arm is SORE!!
12. I won’t be needing the H1N1 flu shot.
13. Had the H1N1 flu last week

More Thursday 13

Lilac in our backyard, taken 11/3/2009

taken 11/3/2009

Wordless Wednesday

These are Illinois towns that have people names!  13 Linkydinks   to Wikipedia.

1. Melvin
2. Elliott
3. Sidney
4. Loraine
5. Kent
6. Warren
7. Elizabeth
8. Byron
9. Lena
10. Savanna
11. Dale
12. Ashley
13. Casey

Honorable mentions with no Wikipedia pages:  Charlotte & Emma.

More Thursday 13

13 things that  done on Wednesday & Thursday before we go.

1. Catch up on reading the newspaper.  I haven’t read it since Saturday! (done!  10/21)
2. Two loads of laundry.  Folded AND put away. (done 10/21)
3. Unload the dishwasher.  (done 10/21)
4. Grocery shopping.  (done 10/21)
5. Scrapbook photos of my Gramma & Grampa.  (done 10/21)
6. Run.  (should have done 10/21 but didn’t.  Too rainy to run 10/22)
7. Ride the  bike.  (done 10/21)
8. Pack.  (done 10/21)
9. Make car payment.  After this payment, only 6 left.  Unfortunately I can’t do this on-line.  (done 10/21)
10. Clean off the guest bed for MIL. (done 10/21)
11. Clean the bathroom.  (done 10/21)
12. Vacuum the stairs. (done 10/21)
13. Finish this list.

Thursday 13

Thirteen things about last weekend.

1. Last weekend was a long weekend.
2. We left Friday after to drive 5 hours to Troy, OH to pick up the in-laws.
3. Saturday early AM (7:00 EDT) we left Troy, OH for Erie, PA for a wedding.
4. We had to wake the kids up super early.
5. We FINALLY bought battery’s for the headphones for the DVD player.
6. We arrived in Erie, PA around noon, so we ate lunch at Max & Erma’s.
7. It was near the hotel.
8. The wedding was beautiful & the reception was fun.
9. We met up with some of hubby’s friends after the reception.
10. Then we went to the parents of the grooms house.
11. The kids got to bed after 11:15 pm (EDT) and were really wound up.
12. Sunday morning (not too early) we headed back to Troy, OH.
13. We got back home Monday afternoon.  We stopped to see Gramma in the hospital.

I guess I could go on, but then it would be a Thursday 13 anymore!

Wordless Wednesday