The One where I ask and answer my own questions

Has it been forever since I posted?
--yes, it has.

Have I been too tired to post?
--you got it.

Are my migraines trying to kill me?
--yes.

Was the migraine medicine making me a little loopy?
-- No. It was making me a lot loopy. In fact, my memory was going to pot. I was freaked out.

Did I call the doctor and beg to be taken off this medicine 6 weeks ago?
--yes.

Did he do it?
--no.

Did he about have a fit when I went for my last appointment and told him I was at stop lights and couldn't remember where I was going and also forgot an entire trip to Virginia?
--yes.

Did I want to scream that I'd already told the nurse all of this 6 WEEKS AGO?
--yes.

Was I a good girl and didn't freak out?
--yes.

Was my new medicine super cheap?
--YEP!

Are we moving on to a new subject?
--yes.

Is football season FINALLY over?
--Yes, thank you, Jesus, it is.

Was this the longest football season of my 12yrs of football seasons?
--yes it was.

Why was the longest season?
--b/c my kids were gone until 7pm every night. I missed seeing there sweet little faces. :)

Are the Garingers so stinking happy to see each other at 5 o'clock like a normal family.
--yes. We even help the kids with their homework. Cuz, we are good like that.

Did the kids have a great 1st quarter in spite of our spotty parenting?
--Yes. Cuz they are good like that.

Did I get all glassy eyed and happy when the teacher told me Luke was a "model student" that I didn't see the "Can you buy and cook the class turkey?" coming?
--yes, I did.

Can I find a turkey for less than $30?
--nope.

Did we have a super fun time on Halloween with our super awesome friends the McDaniels?
--yes. Only my sweet friend was not feeling well, but she took my kids out to get their pictures taken anyway. Cuz she is REALLY good like that.

Are the sneak peeks that I've gotten of the above mentioned pictures so incredible that it makes me want to drive to her house and beg her to show me the rest?
--Yes, but I've restrained myself. I am going to her house on Friday....so I hope to keep restraining.

Did my bff Tonya Kay and I make our own laundry soap?
--yes, we did and it was so much fun!

Will I share the recipe?
--of course! I am not stingy. Just ask in my comments and I will email it to you!

Do I need to get to work?
--yes.

Sunday at the Lake

We had a blast at the lake on Sunday. Our SS class had a potluck and we joined in.

Lest you think I am leaving Brock out, he would only hold still for *one* picture.

The other two are total hams. I wonder where they got that from. Seth was being pretty funny, too.

Field trip fun

Hello, my name is Luke. I am going on a field trip. I am so excited, I am about to squeal.

My mom can't ride the bus with me, b/c there are 4,000 kids, but she is following in the car.

I am making my own pizza. Well, me and this girl.

He is bringing the sauce.

I clap for cheese.

I worked hard. It was good.

Very Good.

Then I had to do the dishes!

This is Jake. He works for CiCi's. They were amazing!

My mom went with me. Don't look at her hair. It rained really hard. I think she is still super cute. And funny. And nice. :)

Strumming tunes by the campfire

Singing tunes on the train

Still singing-I loved that guitar

Crawling on the floor was fun.

Would you stop taking my picture already????

I am 45 inches tall.

Cooking on the prairie.

Riding the train.

I had a really fun day with my mom. I think she had fun to only she is really out of "shape" because she fell asleep on the couch at 7 last night. And she is still complaining today about how teachers should get paid more $ or something like that b/c apparently it is hard work. :)

Iowa Trip

We stopped by a sunflower patch in Kansas



There were lots and lots of bees

We had a border war



Jeff did some carrying

Lily showed her mom where to go (my sister Randi Lynn)

Mags and Jadelin

Dancing fools

Grandma and Joel

Joel Maggie and Jadelin

Our Joel

Maggie and Joel

My sister Charity and Joel

My brother Nate

Nate and Chris Ann

Maggie, her gold chain, and my youngest brother, Caleb

Me and my Dad

My brother Nate

Caleb aka dorky and me

It was a quick 24 hour visit and just Maggie and I went. We got to visit our newest nephew, Joel.

I also got to go out to my dad's house and see my younger siblings minus Josh. We all became facebook friends because they really, really wanted to. They practically begged me to accept their friend requests. We got to visit with Grandma. She doesn't have facebook. How lame.

:)

Friday Night Lights

I love watching Seth Coach. He's good. And the boys always look at him like he knows just about everything. Which I tend to believe. :)

My boy and his *brandnewmydaddy'school* sweatshirt!!

Me and my new friend Carmen. She grew up with and we super good friends with my IRL friend Candy noroomtoswingacat.blogspot.com

Luke and Mags. (Does this girl ALWAYS have on some piece of random jewelry?)

Coach Garinger and the water boy.

Water boys} Brock and Christian

Country Birthday

Mags and her girls


Luke had to tag along.

Luke's horse served as the present express

My girl. So big. Someday she'll rethink the gold.

She found my circa 1985 gold chain in my jewelry box and hasn't taken it off.

I'll get it off one night in her sleep. I have plans to mail it in to Gold.com and get at least

$2 for it.

Maggie turned 7 this month. And... this month is almost over so I'd better get the pictures posted. We usually do a mother/daughter birthday breakfast for Maggie's birthday, but this year she wanted a birthday party with her school friends. You know, the school that is over an hour away. Yeah, that is the one. Sure, no problem. I am on it.

My super awesome office manager, Margie, made the cake for me. I think she loves me and I know Jesus loves her extra special for taking pity on a poor overworked mother. (that's me in case you aren't following along).

Luke and I rode up with Candy @ noroomtoswingacat.blogspot. to Bern b/c she is from that area and she was heading home for the weekend. Maggie wanted the party @ the Bern park so we loaded a cake, some juice boxes and made it happen. Presents, cake and a few games of Red rover and Horsey, Horsey, Pig. Bing, bang, boom. Party over.

We did all this right before the big homecoming football game. I love small town live.

Go big or go home.

Last Saturday night Brock was my date to a fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Club of Topeka's Harley Davidson Event. American Family Insurance is one of the corporate sponsors, so as an agent, I get to go. It is an awesome event and they have super yummy food and a silent auction and then a live auction. And....they give away a Harley Davidson motorcycle. 1000 tickets are sold (your entry into the event) and you have a 1/1000 chance at walking away with a 2009 Harley Davidson Motorcycle. The numbers are put on a wall and one by one they are taken away. It is fun night, until your number comes off the wall, that is painful. The last few years Seth and I have been the 13th number left on the wall before we come off. 13/1000 isn't bad. But is sure is painful. Then we were 11th. 11/1000 isn't bad but it sure is painful.




This year Brock was watching the numbers all.night.long.
He and our friend Megan pulled up 2 chairs in front of the guy pulling the numbers and watched like hawks. And guess what????

TOP TEN BABY!!!!!!!!!!

THAT'S RIGHT YOU GOT IT STOP THE PRESSES!!!


TOP TEN!!!!!!!


Brock and Megan about croaked. He came RUNNING
up to me so excited.

Brock and Megan.


Mom and Brock high 10ing it.

We were so excited because when you get to the final 10 you get to a chance to auction off you ticket. A 1/10 chance at Harley brings a few takers. :) Knowing this was going to happen I discussed with Brock along with several other people at the party. We discussed the pros and cons of selling the ticket or holding out in hopes that we would win the Harley. The tickets generaly sell for a decent amount of money so it is a big decision. Since Brock has watched the numbers on the big screen all night like a mother chicken to a baby egg, he was pretty sure it was his ticket. I agreed and told him it would be his decision.


He decided to "Go big or go home".

So we did.


We waited it out and were the 994th ticket to be eliminated.




I really didn't care. I was proud of Brock for having the guts to stick it out. I like that. Gumption. Tenacity. Shear will. Never give up. That's my boy. :)
It's better than any Harley we could have won.



Oh, and he got his first "tat" that night.
Awesome!!!!