How's your weekend going?

Thanks to my friend Heather, I have eaten about a pound of brownies since Thursday night. So, I have to say my weekend has started off just swimmingly, thank you. Now, on to more exciting news.
I have been re-organizing our outside storage building for the past few days. Dan helped get everything into it while we were gone in NC, but I needed to find some things that had gotten buried a little. I hit the baby clothes jackpot with a huge tote full of 18-24 month winter clothes! So, Little Man will be outfitted nicely this winter. Actually, it might be overkill seeing as it's NOVEMBER 3rd and it is 80 DEGREES TODAY!! Oh! Oh! AND, I got bitten by a mosquito yesterday evening!!!! C'MON Texas!! Gimme a break already!
Xav looked at the calendar this morning and asked why it had snow pictures on it. He's still in shorts and playing in the sandbox, for pity's sake! Heck, Dan is building a fire pit outside this week. Sounds bitterly cold doesn't it? I have to convince myself that it's okay to drink coffee and hot chocolate. It's easier since we still have the AIR CONDITIONER running. sigh....

Time for some Xavier-isms to cheer me up!

"He put it in the dirty clothes hamster."

"I turned the baby thermonitor on for you."

"Grandmommy, you need to get High Speed Run-Roader."

Xav Flying High

Hey y'all. I have time for one more post before Tropical Storm Humberto or whatever its name is. Then I will have to unplug my computer and all the other appliances that could be good conductors for lightning. You know, the toaster, the coffee maker, etc... We already battened down the hatches outside, and tarped-up (that's my own term, you have permission to borrow it upon occasion) the Big Three. Trailer, Tools, and Toys. You should see us kick into Marine Mode and start tying things down. It's comical to say the least.

I have learned a lot in these few months living at 5-10 ft. above sea level on the Gulf Coast. Most of them have to do with MOLD, and how quickly things will MOLD here. So, let me tell you quickly about why this is once again a problem.... The Landlord is building us a gigantic 16x16 storage building in the backyard. (B/C you might have thought it was in the front yard if I didn't write BACKYARD, right?)

We are ever-so-grateful for said storage unit, however, the metal siding has not arrived yet from the Friendly Nationwide Chain of Hardware Stores. So, the above-mentioned HUGE storage building is sitting outside, doing us absolutely no good against Humberto-whateveritsnameis.

Well....the other day, we thought, "Why pay another month's rent on our Climate Controlled Unit down the road when we will soon have our own unit in the Backyard?"

So, we brought all of our things back to the house and have them packed in the little trailer we got from my Dad. And once again, important stuff is outside in the humidity and rain. Sigh....

Nature :2
Us: Zero

Oh, I bet you're wondering what the heck I named this post "Xav Flying High" for, right?
Let me get on with what was supposed to be a quick tale. The other day, on a Daddy Day Off, we went to the bigger mall nearby. They have this really cool Bungee Bounce thing, so we let Xav have a go at it. He loved it!!! For the first few seconds he forgot how brave he was, then he slowly remembered. ;-) He still wouldn't really let go. A few times he waved his hands around and immediately gripped the ropes again. Since we were the only ones there on a mid-week morning, the guy let us have a much longer turn! Thank you, Bungee Man!

(Oh yeah, and this is just another product of the handy-dandy camera phone!)

MOSQUITOES!!!!

Lemme just tell you that I cannot stand mosquitoes!!!! I always knew growing up, that I was somehow more attractive to mosquitoes than the average Joe. Seriously, y'all, I get huge welts and look like I have the hives. (And, no Mom, I am not scratching them.) Welllllll, here in Texas, they grow them as big as birds!!! I have quarantined myself inside as soon as dusk sets in. Oh, and did you know there are different KINDS of mosquitoes??? And the "big ones eat the little ones." If I hear that one more time I will scream!!! You have to look at the said mosquito and determine whether it is a "little one" or a baby "big one" first. It's like killing the State Bird to squash a "big one." Trust me, I killed a few. I thought, "Hey, I don't care, a mosquito is a mosquito." Right? Wrong! I heard about that one all night!! Apparently, the "big ones" are your only hope for survival, and they must be protected at all costs. So, do not, under any circumstances, squash a "big one" if you ever find yourself in the state of Texas. Let that big ol' mosquito cozy right on up to ya, and heck, give him some room!

"Hello, Muddah, Hello Fadduh"....send quarts of Bug-Off, please!!!!!

Smiles,
Jana