Author: Andi

This was on Katie's website and I am not sure why I think it is so funny, but I laugh at it every time I read it.

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Quote of the Day

What if the Hokey Pokey IS what it's all about???

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Packing is going well. We are up to 6 loads to storage. I am still hopeful we'll have it done by Monday, but we'll see. 🙂 I need to pack up my wood turning stuff, so I made a pen for a friend last night. I have been meaning to make it for her birthday (which was in June!) and I just haven't gotten around to it. So now my stuff can be packed. I might need to make a trip to Chuck's dad's house and use their wood turning stuff so I can get my fix! 🙂 I forgot how much I enjoyed making them!

We have most of the inside of the house cleared out. There are just some small things sitting around that will probably get thrown into a tote and we still have a bunch of monitors to move over to storage (they will probably be last and we'll fill up extra space with them). And then there's the garage…that will be the project tonight. And I don't even think that will be so bad. A large portion of the garage floor is covered in garbage or things to throw out (so we need to take a trip to a dump, too). So it really isn't too bad. I am sure there is more than I think there is to do, because that is how it always goes, but I can tell you that we are close! 🙂

On a bad note…I think all this moving things and packing and not sleeping is starting to make me sick. I have been coughing today and I am really tired and ache all over. The Aching might be from sore muscles, but I don't know how to explain the cough! But it's still worth it! I will be sure to take pictures when we are all done!

We have made 3 huge trips over to storage so far and have the bedrooms upstairs ready. We made a trip to get more totes for more packing and got most of the dining room packed last night. Chuck was going in late to work today, so he was doing more packing this morning. So we'll move more to storage tonight and probably do more packing! I think that will be a theme. But I can really see progress. We might be a little ambitious in thinking we can have it done as fast as we think, but I am still shooting for it! If not, I will slack knowing we have one more day or something. So I am not allowing myself to do that!

I did get my beading supplies out of storage, because, as luck would have it, I didn't have the necklace that was ordered made. So I'll be making it during my lunch break! 🙂 There's also someone at work that might want me to make some earrings for her to wear for her wedding, so I got stuff out for that, too.

I got all my craft stuff packed last night. It's all at the storage unit. And this morning I was reading my emails and sure enough…I got an order for Simply Whimsical. Now you might think this is a good thing, but ALL MY STUFF IS PACKED! I think what was ordered I have, I just need to find it. And I am 99% sure I know right where it is even. But seriously…I have not had an order on that site in probably 6 months to a year and this is maybe the second person ever to order from me that I don't know. What timing! So I going to put a note on the site tonight when I get home that it is down or not taking orders now or something. Then I won't run into this again.

And don't get me wrong…I am happy about getting an order. The timing is just amusing and a little frustrating!

On another note, we took a couple huge trips over to the storage unit yesterday. We're hoping we can get the upstairs finished today. And I don't think that will be a problem. We can sleep later! We also had our Realtor come over and talk to us last night. My tentative goal in my head to list it is Monday. We'll see if that actually happens. And I am going to call a cleaning person today to go through the house and make it look nice to sell. Then we don't have to take the time to do all that. Phew! We'll get there! And I am still really excited about it!

This weekend we have officially decided to put our house on the market. We have not made any decisions on where we will move yet, but we want to get our house sold first. So we spent the weekend getting things ready outside and inside. Got rid of a bunch of things and started packing. Chuck is going to rent a storage place tonight so we can start packing it all away. We want to do this as soon as possible because we will be home this coming weekend, then the next couple weekends we will be gone. We are hopeful that we can get everything ready this week or by the end of next weekend. So we'll be working like crazy until then. Thankfully, there aren't any projects we have to do before moving. Just decluttering and packing it all away. My office is already taken apart. It's just filled with boxes and things to take to storage right now. We'll put a bed in one of the rooms upstairs and have one of them be an office and the other a bedroom.

I'll post more about this as it goes along and post some pictures after we get it listed. If you know of anyone that wants a nice house in Mound….point them our direction!

This is another bag I saw at Target that I liked and I have added this to my Wish List.

This is my second choice to THIS bag that I posted previously. I still want the black one more, but this one is adorable as well! 🙂 And both of these are on my wish list unless I find out someone got them for me…and if they do (or if I get them for myself) I will take them off my wish list.

On a different note, I can't believe it's Friday already! But I am glad it is. Tonight is the start of the Olympics and I am looking forward to a lot of the sports. What do you like to watch the most during the Olympics?

I love these Cookies N Cream candy bars. They are so tasty! I am also a huge fan of Mint Oreo Blizzards from Dairy Queen. I had no idea I had such a love for Oreo's!

So the candy bars are great! Then I found these! They are Cookies N Cream kisses! Little bite sized pieces of heaven! They are so tasty! If you happen to find them anywhere, I definitely recommend you purchase some and enjoy them, too!

I finally got my new Toby Lightman cd (Let Go) in the mail yesterday. We got home late from hanging out with friends, so this morning I promptly turned the cd into mp3s for my iPhone and copied them over. In true Andi fashion…I somehow managed to screw this up. How many times have I done this? A ton. But apparently when Chuck looked at my phone it wasn't plugged in all the way. So I am sure that was the problem. But it said it was syncing….I am so sad. I went to listen to it on my walk through the skyway this morning, but nope. I failed and now I have to wait until I get home. I really should have known there was something fishy going on when I was syncing my phone and the space left on my phone was not any smaller than when I started. I just thought…hmmm, I guess that didn't take much space. I am such and airhead sometimes! I will let you know how it is though after I get to listen to it…darnit!

This is the cd front for the new cd. It doesn't appear to be in store anywhere, but you can buy it on iTunes or from her website. I think you can get it on the Home Shopping Network, too. (If you are into that sort of thing!)

I got these from Katie when I was over at her house the last time. Her son got a bunch of them from some friends and they were kind enough to share them with me. I think they are just hilarious. They crack me up and I think they are so cute. They are so soft and snuggly…who'd a thunk it with those ugly faces! I just wanted to share these little guys!

Here is a picture of our new bed in our room. It was quite a challenge to get a picture of the whole thing. It's huge! But I love it. It's like sleeping on a cloud! I have slept a number of nights in a row without waking up in the middle of the night for something. I am actually sleeping until my alarm goes off. It's a new concept and I like it! So I love the new bed and I love my new pillow. I think that has helped the most…having a pillow that fits me better.

Also, HERE is a picture (the only one I could find) of our dresser so you can see that it does look pretty good together. I am pleased with how the look together. I was a little skeptical at first…but was pleasantly surprised.

Please excuse any messiness in the room you may see and the fact that the sheet is not tucked in on the bed. I was just excited to get a picture of the bed! 🙂

I also intended to get more posts done during the weekend, but I just didn't get around to it. So I am sorry if you were anxiously waiting for a post all weekend! 🙂

This was an e-mail my coworker sent to me. I asked her what was so funny as she was sitting at her desk laughing hysterically all by herself. This was why…

Jeff Foxworthy on Minnesota:

If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 18 inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will swim by,

You might live in Minnesota…

If you're proud that your state makes the national news 96 nights each year because International Falls is the coldest spot in the nation,

You might live in Minnesota…

If you have ever refused to buy something because it's 'too spendy',

You might live in Minnesota…

If your local Dairy Queen is closed from November through March,

You might live in Minnesota…

If someone in a store offers you assistance, and they don't work there,

You might live in Minnesota…

If your dad's suntan stops at a line curving around the middle of his forehead,

You might live in Minnesota…

If you have worn shorts and a parka at the same time,

You might live in Minnesota…

If your town has an equal number of bars and churches,

You might live in Minnesota…

If you know how to say…Wayzata, Mahtomedi, Cloquet, Edina and Shakopee

You might live in Minnesota…

If you think that ketchup is a little too spicy,

You might live in Minnesota…

If vacation means going 'up north' for the weekend,

You might live in Minnesota…

You measure distance in hours,

You might live in Minnesota…

You know several people, who have hit deer more than once,

You might live in Minnesota…

You often switch from 'Heat' to 'A/C' in the same day and back again,

You might live in Minnesota…

You can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching,

You might live in Minnesota…

You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events,

You might live in Minnesota…

You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked,

You might live in Minnesota…

You think of the major food groups as beer, fish, and Venison,

You might live in Minnesota…

You carry jumper cables in your car, and your girlfriend knows how to use them,

You might live in Minnesota…

There are 7 empty cars running in the parking lot at Mill's Fleet Farm at any given time,

You might live in Minnesota…

You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit,

You might live in Minnesota…

Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow,

You might live in Minnesota…

You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and of course, road construction,

You might live in Minnesota…

You can identify a southern or eastern accent,

You might live in Minnesota…

Your idea of creative landscaping is a plastic deer next to your blue spruce,

You might live in Minnesota…

If 'Down South' to you means Iowa,

You might live in Minnesota…

You know 'a brat' is something you eat,

You might live in Minnesota…

You find -10 degrees 'a little chilly',

You might live in Minnesota…

You actually understand these jokes, and you forward them to all your Minnesota friends,

You DO live in Minnesota.

I thought it was cute. I don't usually do these things, but since I was laughing, I thought you might enjoy reading them, too! Plus Jeff Foxworthy is hilarious. 🙂