whatever

2 hours into our trip....

we drove to atlanta, georgia for thanksgiving.
it's a 15 hour drive from here.
wow.

but our first stop was 2 hours into the drive....ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK.










we surprised grandma with a phone call 15 minutes before the game and said "want to go with us?"
she said YES and we picked her up.
jayhawk games are so cool....so fun....for everyone.
one of the only things we can do as a family and everyone loves it. 

we dropped grandma off and drove onto my sister's house.
we had a sleep over with all the cousins.




in the morning my sister filled us up with coffee and pumpkin bread
and we set off for 12 hours of family fun driving across the states.
woo-hoo.

awesome.

don't you love a day when you have big list and you kick butt at it?!

groceries
gas
bank
post office
laundry

check check check!

it's the little things that make me happy....

like finding $5 dvds that are good at the grocery store.  YES!

like 2 magazines in my mail box on the same day.

like yummy salsa and sour cream with chips for lunch.

like texting with a friend half a country away....ahhhh.

i have more good things to tell you about.
REAL good things.

over one hundred of you asked me for the address to send your crafty goodness to the 
water4christmas etsy shop.  
it will open december 5.
be ready to shop.  
(confession....as of now...i still only have the one shirt and one burp cloth made....)
but it's not about me....it's about YOU crafty ladies!  
you are SO AWESOME!
ONE HUNDRED CRAFTERS!!!   WOW. 

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another cool....REALLY COOL thing.....the ADVENTURE PROJECT.
YOU can be a part of it too.

the Adventure Project is this:

read this post.   and this post.  and this is a good one too.

you can help by buying COAL for christmas. 




check it all out at the ADVENTURE PROJECT.
we can't wait for you to join the tribe.

blog it...facebook it....tweet it...join us....BUY COAL!

i know that i spent a lot of money this weekend on stuff for my family.
just stuff...to play with...or wear to feel pretty in...to entertain us.
and i am guessing you did too.
not stuff to keep us healthy, alive and safe.
i spent money on just stuff.
buying coal is so much more important than my STUFF.
i am excited about this opportunity! 

:)

another last of the firsts....

i have had just about enough of this growing up junk!
she needs to stop it.
just stop.
kids aren't supposed to lose teeth until first grade.
this is so unfair to the mama.

but it's pretty cute either way.

especially when it fell out while eating a brownie.
she looked horrified and i said "what's wrong?"
and she spit out her tooth!
then her eyes got huge and her smile was ear to ear (with brownie all over mouth) and she screamed
"I'M GONNA GET MONEY FROM THE TOOTH FAIRY!!!!"
and skipped away to tell her siblings.

craig looked at me and we both made the face that means "that is the cutest thing ever" to each other.