Stewart's - Daily Soup

Fell off the face of the Earth

2010-02-28T23:04:00.002-06:00

So it looks as if the Stewart family has fallen of the face of the Blogger "Earth". Really - life has just taken over and blogging was put aside. I have been considering a motivational weight loss blog.

I guess we will just have to see if the weight loss blog makes it to the virtual world. have loads of thoughts on it.....just need the get up and goes!

So Over

2009-06-07T00:42:00.002-05:00

Let me just put it out there that I am so over Megan Fox. Please. Opinions..... Opinions.... Opinions..... I could care less and would gladly share with her a fraction of my knowledge to make her statements to the media not make me want to vomit in my mouth.

I did want to see Transformers. Did.

Burger King Scare

2009-04-21T11:14:00.002-05:00

We have been working in the yard (creek) a lot over the past several weekends, resulting in more fast food runs. A couple of Saturdays ago, Tony made the run to Burger King and we asked Jase if he wanted some chicken nuggets. Of course he did right.

So we set up the food outside since it was nice and Jase came running up from his play area. So we thought. A couple of minutes later, I asked Tony where Jase was at. He had just been running toward the stairs to the deck.

Tony takes off toward the other side of the house looking for Jase and calling his name. I step inside to make sure he didn't run in there for something. From the other side of the house Tony can hear Jase answering his calls, but still we SEE no Jase.

After a few minutes of yelling, the car door opens and there is Jase. Buckled up and ready to go to Burger King. At least he wasn't trapped in some newly discovered sink hole!

I guess we failed to mention to him that Tony had already been to BK and his food was already on the deck.

Oldies

2009-04-21T10:52:00.002-05:00

When I think of oldies there is a certain type of music that comes to mind. Chuck Berry, The Temptations, Elvis.....need I say more. So I was definitely shocked to be driving home Saturday night and here Cindy Lauper - "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" on 103.3 KLOU.

I'm sorry. Did I miss a memo somewhere. Since when did good old fun-lovin Cindy become an oldie.

Needless to say, at that moment I felt old. Every gray hair on my head felt like it had its own personal spotlight.

Random Jase Moments

2009-03-16T17:02:00.004-05:00

Since my great accomplishment of hooking up the camera - thought I would share a few Jase moments from the last few months.

Star of the Week

A little bball after his final day as Star of the Week.

First Tooth Lost. We currently have the other middle bottom tooth that is going any day.

Putting his tooth under his pillow. Hello Tooth fairy.

A little Christmas in March (better late than never right)

2009-03-15T22:17:00.011-05:00

Things have been crazy. No that word doesn't even describe the amount of change that has been going on in our house the last few months. I now work from home - coming tomorrow I will know if it is for another company and HS Designs or HS Designs only. Construction on the basement has been running at full throttle. Jase has been keeping us on our toes.

But with all that I finally found time to setup my new camera that Mary gave me for Christmas (thank you). Actually to be honest, April needed some photos of a site for work and I was forced to connect the camera. That really is a technicality. It would have happened...sometime.

So enjoy a little Christmas memories in March on behalf of the Stewart Family.

Mary & Jase riding on Christmas Morning

Danielle - stylish on Christmas. (We don't let her out much.)

Gavin loving his first Christmas.

Mom opening her picture of Jase and Gavin.

Holly showing some Christmas Joy.

The picture I was shooting for of Holly's Christmas joy!

Tell me you can see how bad this could be if Jase was turned lose with a box of packing peanuts.

Papa Ronny and Jase - silly as usual.

Home Finally - lets open some presents!

I bet everyone wishes they could buy a gumball machine and this excitement.

Showing his batman and spiderman love - all at once. Merry Christmas and goodnight.

Busy Bees

2009-02-19T11:43:00.002-06:00

So...the blog has taken a bit of a vacation, but fear not. The basement/office is almost done. So very soon I hope to have some free time. Then I will be better organized for work and able to have more time in my day. (i'm dreaming i know.)

ALSO - I still need to upload all my photos from the camera that I got for Christmas. Those will be posted soon too! Scout's honor (even though I wasn't a scout).

WHERE HAS ALL MY TIME GONE?!

Welcome Christmas Card Readers

2008-12-19T14:30:00.002-06:00

For those of you who found my blog via our Christmas cards this year (thanks Angie for the idea last year!).....Welcome.

We will be spending our Christmas running around and being Merry. I just picked Jase up from school today (out early at 2:00) and he was wound and ready to go. I guess the Christmas countdown has gotten to him. I know he got to me earlier this week when he was out of school my first 3 days of working from home due to snow/ice. How am I ever going to survive the next 2 weeks with him at home with mounds of energy? Tony and I decided that Mrs. Gildehaus needs a serious raise.

So...Merry Christmas to you all and a Happy New Year too! (maybe I'll be getting that digital camera for Christmas and have some awesome new photos to share in the New Year.)

The Last Supper

2008-11-26T22:54:00.006-06:00

We often think of the Last Supper in the biblical settings, but today was a last supper of a different kind. Today - 3 ladies who have worked closely together over the past few years went to their last work day lunch.

Yes - the economy has struck and today was Debbie's last day. I know Debbie will move on and be happy with her bigger than life personality, but change is always a little scary. In the coming weeks, I know that Angela and I will probably be making our last QT run at lunch and each moving in different career directions. (PS. QT please open a store in Troy.)

So in honor of Debbie's last day - cheers to us all and may the future hold wonderful memories to be made.

The Last Appetizer

The Aftermath!

Holiday Countdown

2008-11-19T15:45:00.002-06:00

Well... I haven't been on here for awhile. Shame on me. I do want to say that the Holiday Countdown has begun and the Stewarts are READY! I get to put up the tree next week. YIPPEE.

Tony's Angel

2008-10-23T19:34:00.007-05:00

Not that there was ever any doubt, but my husband most defiantly has a guardian angel.

Today on his way to an interview in St. Louis Co, Tony was in an accident on highway 70. He came across a small bend on the highway looking straight at a midsize car facing the wrong way. Tony tried to avoid hitting the car, but ended up spinning the vehicle and hit the midsize car. This impact threw his vehicle over the car and it rolled. The car then went into the right hand lanes of traffic, where 2 semis took care of the rest.

Lucky for us, Tony was able to crawl out of the window of the SUV. He went to the hospital for tests and to clean up his cuts. All tests were good and the cuts on his head will heal.

This day could have ended much differently. It is a blessing that all we are dealing with are some cuts, headache and a body that will be terribly sore tomorrow I'm sure.

P.S. Tony extends his apologies to Sgt. Patton since it was his vehicle he was driving.

I'm an AUNT!

2008-09-29T12:18:00.004-05:00

I am the proud aunt of a wonderful little boy. Gavin Joseph Hotop was born September 26th at 3:51 am. He weighed in at 6lbs and was 19" long. He has a head full of dark brown hair and his daddy's sideburns! He is still in the hospital since he was 5 weeks early, but doing well.

Soccer Game#1

2008-09-01T15:13:00.008-05:00

First game of the season. What can I say? There is nothing like watching the kids run around the field beaming smiles of joy and chasing a ball without any rhyme or reason. We struggled with knowing which way to kick the ball first half of the game. (Coach P worked on that at the next practice.) Overall, it was a good experience (besides the kids on the other team calling our kids losers! We'll show them later in the year!). Jase scored a goal and was pretty much happy with that.

Jase nursing the water cooler! (if you can see it....)

"We're gonna crush you!" yelled Jase after being called a loser.

Jase at the bottom of the pile.

Kicking our first GOAL!

Going head to head with the "experienced" kid.

Nothing like a little team huddle at the end of the good game. Good luck next time boys!

First Day - Kindergarten Photos

2008-08-24T17:04:00.003-05:00

Here are just a few photos of the first day of Kindergarten last week. Jase loves his school, class and teacher!

Rocking out on the way to school.
Not excited at all!
Walking to the room.
Found his chair.
See ya mom and dad. It's all good.

First Day of School

2008-08-21T09:01:00.002-05:00

Tuesday was Jase's first day of kindergarten. He had a wonderful day. When I called him on my way home from work that night he had a wonderful description of his lunch. Below is a brief transcript...

"How was lunch today? Did you eat all of it?" - me
"YEP - I ate all my hot dog?" - Jase

"You did. Was the hot dog good?" - me
"Yep - and guess what Mom. It was a special hot dog!" - Jase

"A special hot dog?" - me
"Yes - it was an "American" hot dog" - Jase

So Main Street elementary apparently has gourmet hot dogs on the grill. At least as far as Jase is concerned they do. For all of you that have been reading my blog through the summer school craziness. Jase did fine after school. He made it to Latchkey and they didn't put him on the wrong bus (or any bus for that matter).

I have pictures, but haven't had a chance to load them. Will load soon.

Phone Power

2008-08-18T14:40:00.002-05:00

The idea of signing a contract for items like Internet service and cell phone service has always been an issue for me. You never know what could happen in the future - so why sign something that says you will continue with a service.

Well - this slight phobia of mine was put to the test when my cell phone bit the dust. I was 15 months past the end of my current contract and had not resigned with my carrier. So Saturday was spent on the pursuit of a new phone. This isn't saying that I just started my research of new phones on Saturday. Believe me, I started researching about 2 years ago - just couldn't bit the bullet.

I am proud to say that I have moved light years forward in my cell phone "class". I didn't even have a camera phone before and now I am the proud user of a MOTO Q. Yes - I have a calendar, Internet and email all at my access (oh yeah - camera too). The Internet and email portion of this phone wasn't a real big deal to me until I realized these instances when the Internet might come in handy.

Instance #1
Driving down the road and see some storm clouds ahead. Oh - no problem let me pull up the radar online and see how bad it looks. (This is great for all weather junkies out there.)

Instance #2
Going out to eat and want to make a smart decision. Oh - no problem let me pull up WW or DWLZ and check out some points values.

So I am embracing the technology and just not thinking of the contract portion - then life is good.

Busy Bees

2008-08-14T19:32:00.007-05:00

We have been truly busy the last few days/weeks. Below is just a sampling of all the things that the Stewart Clan has been up too.

Day at the Zoo

Yes Yes - I know we have probably taken this picture many times in the past. But I still love it.

Nanny's Birthday Party

Passed OUT

Thank you to my hubby

2008-08-07T19:42:00.002-05:00

So if you have been reading my blog for the past few weeks, you would have seen the images of Tony after his surgery. Needless to say I owe him a big thank you for not taking any photos of me while sitting in the hospital Tuesday night while getting the bump on my head examined.

Thank you Tony!

Soccer Stud

2008-08-04T19:43:00.003-05:00

Even with the scorching temperatures of 500 degrees, we made it through the first official soccer practice. Coach P started the evening with some introductions and just kicking the ball around.

We did forget to tell the coach about Jase's competitive side. I'm sure he will figure it out.

Zero Point Soup

2008-07-31T11:22:00.002-05:00

The name of the blog was created to insinuate all of life's trials, errors, joys and wonderful moments. You take those items, through them in a pot and there you go - Life Soup. In an effort to justify the name of my blog - here is my first "healthy" recipe recommendation. I must admit that it makes a smaller portion and I don't know about you, but i cannot make anything in a small portion. So I use this recipe as a base and build from there.

Garden Vegetable Soup

Ingredients:

2/3 cup sliced carrot
1/2 cup diced onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 cups fat free broth (beef, chicken or vegetable)
1 1/2 cups diced green cabbage
1/2 cup green beans
1 Tbsp. Tomato paste
1/2 tsp. dried basil
1/4 tsp. dried oregano
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup diced zucchini

Directions:

1. In large saucepan, sprayed with nonstick cooking spray, sauté the carrot, onion and garlic over low heat until softened, about 5 minutes.
2. Add broth, cabbage, beans, tomato paste, basil oregano, and salt; bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer, covered about 15 minutes or until beans are tender.
3. Stir in zucchini and heat 3-4 minutes. Serve hot.

Serving Size/Points:

This recipe makes 4 servings. About 1 cup each. Each serving is 0 points.

Vacation Download

2008-07-30T19:48:00.009-05:00

Where did the week of vacation go. I knew this would happen, but I must say we had a wonderful week. We got to Branson on Saturday 7-19 and of course had to make a WalMart run. What is vacation without WalMart right? The first evening we spent just hanging out around the complex.

Sunday was spent in pretty much the same fashion, hanging out and swimming. Monday we hit a couple of stores and went to Celebration City in the evening. Jase and Mama Mary loved the water ride with the alligators. With heat as extreme as it was the water felt great. Jase loved the rides and so did Mama Mary - except for the scrabbler that is. (is your head still spinning Mary?)

Tuesday morning Tony, Jase, Mary, Danielle and myself got going and took off to Silver Dollar City. I was really excited since I hadn't been since about 5 and Tony and Jase had never been. The park was beautiful - of course - and beside a brief rain shower in the after we had a great day. We saw the Veggie Tales show with Pa Grape and his silly invention. Gotta love vegetables that can talk and walk, but don't have legs or hands. Jase was able to score a couple of surprises here including a roller skate necklace full of his own sand creation, a hand made bat with his name on it, and a Curious George lunchbox and clock. I think the favorite ride of the day was the roller coaster. We took off the first time with Tony and myself and Jase and Danielle all facing forward..... Then of course we hopped off and jumped back in line. This time Jase and I faced forward, but Tony and Danielle sat in the seats right in front of us that were facing backwards. Needless to say Tony and Danielle said Jase's face while on the coaster was priceless.

Wednesday was a rest day - and much needed. Thursday we hit the water park for a few hours and Friday was a fun at the lake day. We took in about 3 nights of miniature golf, the Ripples museum and some wonderful ice cream treats!

I will apologize in advance. There a tons of pictures here, but give me some slack. I am trying to fit a weeks worth of fun into one entry! Enjoy and be prepared they are in total random order.

Pirate Jase at the mini golf park

The three amigos

Danielle and I (of course we didn't flip it - what do we look like amateurs?)

Tony, Jase and I - heading out
Tony, Jase and I - heading in
Looks like some scary pirates if you ask me.

Yes - please be sure to comment on how rough Tony had it on vacation. Please.

Jase and I after hitting the waves.

Jase makes friends everywhere.
Grandma B on the patio
Jase and Mackenzie - looking up to no good.
Yes - We adults go schooled a coupe of times by a 5 year old.

Tony and Danielle
Schooling again
Danielle, Mary and Jase
Someone should tell them this is golf not HOCKEY
How we all felt by the end of the week!

Okay - so I had it rough too. hehe

Jase swimming in the wave pool - prior to the waves
During the waves

hmmmm... looks like another pirate up there.

(In case anyone doesn't know, Jase loved to pretend that he is a mannequin.)
Jase and Danielle

Dad and Jase - just hanging out

Brianna and Jase - water fight!

Now they look innocent - yeah right
Just paddling around

CANNONBALL!

Rocking out - with a fly swatter (gross I know but he is a boy I am told)

Hole in One - #1

Very next hole - hole in one #2

just swimming think someone likes ice cream?Mary chillin on the dock.

Hope you enjoyed - are your eyes tired yet? My fingers are.

Vacation Countdown

2008-07-15T22:48:00.002-05:00

It is truly sad how fast time flies when you are having fun, but how slow time crawls when you are "waiting" to have fun. We started our vacation countdown about 20 days ago. Tomorrow we drop from 4 days left to 3 days left. Since the beginning of this year, work days have flown by due to the amount of work on my plate. I must say - the last two days have been 2 of the longest days this year. What is even worse is that the work load hasn't been lighter to give a justifiable reason.

Oh well - only 3 more days! Watch out Branson - here we come.

Rubber Ducky Resumes

2008-07-12T16:06:00.004-05:00

So as the summer tickles on and we get to within days of our vacation. The big red muscle is gone and Jase's arm is free! He was such a trooper through the whole process.

The most exciting moment for me was the official restart of "Bath time". No more sponge bath. No more stinky little boy!

Birthday #5

2008-07-08T20:27:00.005-05:00

So my little firecracker turned 5. We had a birthday party at the bowling alley and from the looks of the pictures everyone had a great time!

The one armed bowling bandit

Better Batter Baseball - Baby!

Speed - I am Speed

What can I say - just too cute.

Group shot #1

Group Shot #2

THE CAKE MASTERPIECE

Jase and Tony (nice big red muscle Jase)

bowling shoes (courtesy of Holly Hotop)

Jase and Mommy

Jase, Aunt Holly and my unborn Niece/Nephew!

Spit Time

Albert would be proud Jase.

Hospital Recreation

2008-07-01T21:49:00.006-05:00

So as some may know, Tony had surgery last Friday to remove some 13 "fatty" tumors from all over his body. Fortunately for Tony, I too was a little nervous for him prior to his surgery - so I didn't take any photos of those wonderful moments. However, Danielle was available for me to bum a camera POST surgery and these are the lovely Tony moments captured in all their glory.

Doesn't he look awake!

Gotta love the anesthesia!

He looks happy with me - Right?

SO....as you can see. Tony was a little groggy when he came out of surgery. After these wonderful photos were taken, the nurse had him go back to sleep because of the trouble coming out of the anesthesia. He went back to sleep for 45 minutes to an hour and woke up much better. Too bad Danielle had already left with her camera!

We survived!

2008-06-19T19:35:00.004-05:00

Yes - we have survived the day. The arm is still broken in both bones below the elbow, but surgery is not needed - Yippee! Jase is now the proud owner of a new "red" wonder arm. I guess the strength of his cast is his super hero power. Who knows. At least he is being a trooper so far.

Track Record

2008-06-18T21:17:00.004-05:00

It seems that Jase's track record at the big school has been set back with a bit of a handicap. We have already discussed the whole first day of school and getting on the wrong bus bit, but today he got to have his first trip to the nurses office. The day played out something like this...

Tony got a call from school @ about 11:45 saying that Jase had fallen from the monkey bars and was in the nurses office, but alright. If Tony wanted to come out that would be fine, but there was not cuts, swelling or bruises. So Tony heads out there and Jase is sitting in a chair playing with the ice pack. Once Jase catches sight of Tony - the tears start a flowing. There are no visible signs of injury - so with Mrs. Price's help, Jase heads off to get his lunch and back to the classroom.

Now it is about 3:00 and this is when the 2nd call from the school comes in. Jase is back in the nurses office and his elbow is starting to swell - oh goodie. Not only did his mom (aka -me) not leave work to tend to his every tear, now those visible signs of problems that were nowhere to be seen before are making an appearance.

Tony, Jase, Mama P and Papa R make is down to the hospital where I am waiting for them. (Side note - yes it takes 4 adults to tend to one broken school ager.) We get back to the room and the doctor, nurse and EMT come in and do their things. Yeah - we know he needs x-rays - not really a shocker. So we sit and wait for the results and I hear them from across the room as the doctor is showing the nurse the x-rays. The nurses response (Ooh...pause pause doctor talks Ooh)

Doc comes in - and yep he broke it. Not once - but twice. So Jase is currently sitting in his bed with his splint on - toughing it out like a champ. Or that could just be the Tylenol 3 that they gave him earlier. For the record - it didn't knock him out like we thought it would. He was a chatty Cathy (or higher than any kite I have ever flown).

So tomorrow will be a fun day as we try to find and get into a pediatric orthopedic specialist. Sounds like fun right! I'm curious to see in 13 years the damage that Jase's body will sustain - if after only 2 weeks we have had all this fun.

Ozark Trip

2008-06-15T19:34:00.003-05:00

Just a few pictures from our trip to the Ozarks a few weeks ago. Meant to post them weeks ago, but with graduation and the first day of school, it seems to have slipped my mind. Nevertheless, it was a wonderful weekend.

Jase feeding the ducks.
Jase with Nanny & Big Papa
Jase rocking out with Dad and Papa at the campfire.

First Day of School - Revisited

2008-06-09T22:06:00.003-05:00

So.....

I have had a couple of requests to finish the first day of school story. In an effort not to ruin a wonderful first day of school memory, I will sum it up.

I head home to weigh in and see if I needed to get in a quick 20 to 30 minutes of exercise before the WW meeting. Most likely - I was going to skip this exercise session and meet up with Tony to get Jase. Low and behold, I round the corner and there stands Jase in front of the house crying with a couple of other kids trying to help him.

HOLD THE PHONE........In case you didn't know, Jase was to take the school bus to Miss Linda's and not HOME. So in my super freaked out mom way, I make sure he is okay. I proceed to thank the 2 kids who were there helping Jase, but I think all I really did was scare them. They disappeared and I still to this day have no idea where they live. (Thank you stranger kids - sorry to traumatize you!)

Jase and I head inside where we (Tony and I - not Jase) proceed to make phone calls - and pretty much freak out (me not Jase, he is cool). BUT - all is well. Nothing happened to Jase and he still loves the "Big" school. With this said - we can now breathe easier. I called the transportation office and cleared up a paperwork miscommunication.

ALL is good. So the below photo was actually taken on school day #2!

hmmmmm..... something seems to be missing from this picture. Oh yeah. That is right. Jase made it to the right place, but the backpack didn't. I'll take a missing backpack over a kid any day of the week.

First Day of School

2008-06-08T19:42:00.010-05:00

Wednesday was Jase's first day at the big school! He was so excited. Our day started with Jase waking up before me and heading downstairs to eat breakfast. By the time I was up and stirring, this is what I saw.

Backpack on, dressed and watching cartoons. We finish the morning process and take the traditional first day of school photos.

Jase coming down the stairs - super excited.

Out Front

With Dad outfront

Jase felt leftout - so he took this one. Not bad for a film camera.

In the car - ready to roll.

From here we head out to the big school. All the kindergarteners are at Boone this year. Lucky for us - Boone's color is red (Jase's favorite color).

Dad and Jase walking inside.

From here it was like Jase had done this a million times. He was beaming as he walked inside. One of the teachers by the door even commented on his smile. We went into the designated meeting room, found the teachers line, said our goodbyes and took one last picture.

I'm sure that many our wondering... okay Jase did great, but what about Mom. Well, yes I did okay in front of Jase. Yes, he has been going to a daycare or preschool pretty much all his life. Yes, once we were out of the building, I was crying like a baby.

Everyone can thank Tony for this amazing photo!

Little Man - Graduation

2008-06-01T19:11:00.005-05:00

We attended Jase's preschool graduation on Friday night and yes I will admit it up front - I got a little teary eyed. There were 6 kids graduating and Jase was excited for days before. We got to Play Pals and Jase immediately took us inside to show us "his" seat and cap. Miss Linda had chairs set up (about 20) and needless to say Jase's clan took up about about half the room.

The ceremony started and I was startled by the wonderful and amazing powers that the graduation cap had over Jase. I think at one point I even commented that if I had known he would sit that still with a cap like that one, I would have made him one years ago.

Miss Linda gave a small speech which contained some wonderful quotes about watching the little ones grow and then it was time. Since Colin was having a bit of stage fright, Jase got to go first. Miss Linda called his name and up he went and to the "stage". With each child, Linda had asked them a few questions before hand and they would now get to speak a little. So Miss Linda proceeds to ask Jase what he wants to be when he grows up - Jase's response "A Firefighter". That was classic. Not classic because being a firefighter is a noble and honorable profession. No it was classic because DAD is a police officer and that is what Jase has been telling us for the last few weeks that he wants to be. (I blame the change on the construction of the new fire station on Cherry St. Maybe this means he really wants to be an architect.) Either way we wouldn't care - it was just humorous at the moment.

The rest of the children get their turn to cross the stage and the ceremony is closed with Miss Linda reading a book to her kids for the last time. (tear tear). She read "Where do Balloons Go?" by Jamie Lee Curtis. It was a wonderful book - Jamie Lee Curtis should have started writing books years ago.

With the ceremony over and a quick snack and drink. The Jase entourage headed to the restaurant of Jase's choice - The Restaurant with the Beautiful Chairs (aka - Dos Primos).

It was a wonderful evening. I really cannot believe how fast Jase (my little baby) is growing up. Jase's first day at the big school, for summer school, is Wednesday. Man, that is going to be hard.

Shopping Skills

2008-05-31T22:32:00.002-05:00

Today was my birthday present to myself. (Actually the yearly reminder of constant aging was a week ago, but that is only a technicality.) I was able to go clothes shopping - FOR MYSELF - without a 4 year old asking if we were ready to go home yet.

With that said, I was then able to hit stores like Marshall's and JCPenny for some major clearance rack savings. What a productive day.

I started this morning by calling to make sure my mom was up, out of bed and getting ready for this birthday adventure. Only to be greeted by my dad and the pathetic puppy like sounds of wanting to tag of long. (Of course he is always welcome. I personally think he likes to shop for clothes more than I do.) So around mid-morning the 3 of us head of.

We make our way to Marshall's and i started with the dresses. I had a master plan of how I was going to attack these massive amounts of clothes that are only separated by size and "generic" styles. So back to the dresses..... I tried on a few dresses and they fit and were smaller sizes (Yeah) but I wasn't in love with them. On to the next. We proceed to skirts, tops and blouses and shorts! So for anyone out there who doesn't know me - I have not worn a pair of shorts in so many years, I couldn't honestly tell you. I find a few items (2 pairs of shorts and 1 top) and move on to the next store.

JCPenny trip number 1 is next. I find some great stuff for Tony's fathers day present and head to the Disney store for Jase's birthday present. Here is where we have a problem. Apparently - the Disney store in Mid Rivers Mall is going out of business and there are no Lighting McQueen Pit Crew costumes. OH CRAP. I leave and grumble the whole way to Sears, Famous Footwear and Macy's. DONE with the mall at this point!

Next stop - JCPenny trip number 2. I know this sounds ridiculous. Why not get it all done at the first store. But the women's department at the new Dardenne Prairie location is so much nicer. Here is where I find my 4 shirts and 1 pair of jeans for the wonderful price of $47.

At this point all three of us are about beat, but I want to make a Famous Footwear stop number 2 to check out the clearance rack at the DP location as well. Jackpot - 2 smokin hot pair of shoes. Well, 1 smoking hot pair of black sandals and one pair of white slides to be honest.

DONE shopping. Off to home we go and I check in with my fellow shoppers to make sure they are still hanging in there with me. (Maybe they didn't realize this was a NO Kid marathon. My dad my not sound so pathetic the next time I venture out - huh.)

Shopping skills were refined today. Thanks mom for making me the bargain shopper that I am. I even found the Lighting McQueen suit online tonight!

On Your Mark - Get Set!

2008-05-28T19:57:00.002-05:00

GO

What better way to start a blog that has been sitting out there for ...oh let's say awhile. That way I don't give away too much detail as to how long it has taken me to finally start this.

SO it is pointless of me to say that once typing the word GO - Jase came in the room and informed me that it was his turn on the computer. I bought myself 5 minutes. How about a top 10 of things just randomly happening is the Stewarts' lives to get us started.

We went for a walk after dinner tonight! No rain yeah.
I had a WW meeting tonight. No a good results night. Boo
Jase starts summer school in a week. Oh my.
I inspected all of Jase and my plants tonight. Doing good.
Working in a temp office with roaches is not all its cracked up to be.
I just had to run Tony off now. Typical.
My computer is making a ticking noise.
My sister emailed me some bedding ideas that she is thinking of using in the nursery today. Very pretty. Very Holly.
I was just informed I taking to long.
This mom is ready for bedtime.

Needless to say I wish I was on vacation.