Nanny for a week... or something like that.

Ah, the life of the unemployed. Yuck, yuck, yuck. However, I have had the most awesome opportunity to watch Dinkeneh (aka Aiden:) for the week since his normal sitter decided to take a week off. SO - Miss M and I have invaded the Frederick household and - time out! I just heard Dinkeneh yell "Uh-oh!" from the next room. Damn it! I am a bad babysitter:). Pictures hopefully to come. Hope everyone is having a great week.

Birthdays, Visits, Science and Old Smoke Detectors...

This post is a collection of missed posts from the past week. It's been a little hectic! Last weekend was Em's birthday - Happy Birthday, Emily! (and today is Michael's birthday but we won't be celebrating until tomorrow). Then, Aunt Cindy came for a visit and she helped to even out the male/female ratio at least for a few days:). Thanks, Aunt Cindy - it was fun! Friday marked the kick-off to qualify for regionals in Science Olympiad for Joe and Bryan. I came in Friday night and there was pure madness: gadgets and gizmos and crazy projects everywhere. When I finally found Joe amongst the rubble, he had a wild look in his eye as he was completely immersed in it! Lastly, we have finally gotten rid of the last dinosaur smoke detector in this house. Again, I just shake my head at the crazy outdated things I find in this house...

Woo hoo!

Emily and I went to the Eric Church concert in Evansville Thursday night. Woo hoo!!! It was such a completely awesome night. We had so much fun that Mom had to come and pick us up. We even convinced her to take us to Taco Bell afterwards. THANKS, MOM! For anyone who even remotely likes country music: he is a must-listen. His new CD comes out next week!

Ew... brothers.

Since returning to Mom and Dad's, it's been quite an adjustment to get used to not one, not two, but THREE teenage boys in the house. This is definitely not the same Massoth household that I remember. There have been frustrating and down-right angry moments off-set by several fits of laughter on occasion. If only pictures told the whole story...

Making changes...

Hip, hip, hooray!!! Hip, hip, hooray!!! The Massoth house is undergoing some changes. We are fixing, Fixing, FIXING!! The most exciting fix-it project is the upstairs bathroom. (See below). As Dad hauled the new toilet in the bathroom last night, he said (and I quote): "This thing is top-of-the-line and boasts that it can flush 40 golf balls... Joe, I DARE you to clog this thing!" (Gasp, I'm crying I'm still laughing so hard:)! Hopefully, long gone are our days of keeping the plunger at toilet-side. Ew. This has, however, presented a new problem for me. You see, Dad and the boys are now holding a discussion over what the old toilet should be used for. ?!...?! Bryan seems to think that they could use a new flowerpot. (If I have to haul that son-of-a-***** to the dump in MY little car, I will do it.) Meanwhile, the yard has become the garbage pail for the remnants of our fix-it projects... In that last picture, you get a full view of the mangled, broken swing in the background, the roof tiles that have blown off to the right and obviously, the new flowerpot at the forefront.

Fun Times at the Massoth house...

Anyone who knows me, knows that I LOVE to purge. Definition: go through (any house, really) but most recently, Mom and Dad's house and throw or give away ANYTHING I can get my hands on and convince them they don't need anymore. This need to unclutter (word?) is amplified by my unemployment. A girl has to stay busy!! So, here are a few pics of what I've uncovered lately. (Some make me shudder.) Oooh, and if that isn't enough, tell me the difference between the two couches: Yes, the first one is Mom's couch from the family room. The 2nd one is the used couch that she just bought to REPLACE the first one. I sigh.

Fessing up.

Well, as some of you already know... I hijacked it out of North Dakota as fast as that little Civic would take me and M. We took refuge at Miss Katie's for a few days. The weather was horrid in ND and the job was just not great enough to make it worth my while. So, I am currently BACK at Mom and Dad's although I just recently made a trip to South Bend to see my favorite nephew! .. and watch my Cardinals be completely destroyed by Notre Dame:(. All in good fun, though. I say - rematch next year! I am currently searching for a permanent job in several cities in the region and am waiting to see which one presents itself. The new plan: back to school. It's time to move forward. The pic is from my recent trip to see D and the family. (By the way, I taught him the word "clock"! When he goes past it now, he points and says Clock!) He's so smart:).