"Wax on, Wax off" (If you're lucky anyway)

On a stormy Friday evening, I was relaxing watching the tube, when suddenly there was a quick rap at the door, and Taylon burst in out of breath. He had run up the stairs to bring a tale of woe and misery, a tale, that would ultimately lead to utter destruction! Panting, and hardly able to control his desire to get his brother and sister in trouble, he spilled a tale of pillows being thrown in the living room, and one landing SMACK! right in the middle of my Scentsy. (It's basically a large candle warmer). As I ran down the stairs to take inventory of the damage, I was beside myself, and as governor and president of this house, I thereby declared it in a state of emergency! There was wax on the walls, wax on the splash board in the kitchen, wax on the floor, wax in the sink, wax on the soap, wax on the dishes, you name it, and it was splattered with red smelly wax! Ali was frantically scrubbing the wall, scrubbing so hard infact, that she scrubbed the paint right off the wall, as well as the wall beneath, creating a lovely, if not a bit modern and contemporary hole--or new addtion to my living room--it really is quite lovely, I wish you could all see it. It is now well after the actual occurrence, and still, I am scrubbing wax out of grout, and finding wax bits everywhere! Curse you wax maufacturers, for not making a kid friendly wash away wax. I'm going to patent the Karate Kid candle, it will say, "No worries mom! wax spill? Wax on, wax off! It's as simple as that!"

The Shakers, and we're NOT talkin' salt 'n pepper darlin'

The Shakers began when a group of religious zealots decided that they wanted equality, and pure devotion to God. They felt that a life of celibacy was the only way this could be accomplished, yep! that's right, no sex. Zero! Zip! Nada wink! They even had seperate doors that the men and women had to go in and out of, they lived in different sections of the villages, they couldn't talk to one another unless it related to work, they even had seperate staircases so they wouldn't see one another. It is the most beautiful place on earth, you couldn't ask for more lovely scenery, but, like I said, no foolin' around dude! Not even a smooch! Well, surprise surprise, there is only one village of Shakers left, and this village is now a tourist attraction. We took my mom and Grandpa Peterson on a tour, and had a wonderful homecooked meal just like the Shakers would serve, eaten and served in their hotel in Pleasant Valley. There are the spiffiest little shops with demonstrations going on, and it really is fascinating! If you ever get the chance, and can keep your hands off each other for the day(ha! ha! ha!) grab your sweetie and head to Shaker Village just outside Lexington, KY. We loved it! I know you would too!

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"Condulations Mom" An Aligator congrats!

Oh happy day! graduation has come and gone, and it was a lovely event! Thank heaven we made it! Grandma Hayes and Grandpa Peterson were here to see it all! Ali wrote me a lovely letter with a certificate, that read, "Certificate of Condulations, You made it mom, we thought you never would!" Hmmm? Not sure what to think about that one.