Amy J. Bennett

The Wish List

November 18, 2007 by Amy Leave a Comment

So Scott had his final check up with the doctor on his collarbone on Thursday. The dr. declared him with a 10% loss. I’m not really sure what that means to anyone except I know in some way it helps workman’s comp determine what kind of settlement he’ll get. I have no idea if we’re talking a couple hundred bucks or thousands of dollars. We have a family friend who I think had 15% loss with two collarbone injuries but she got 30K. If we get anything near that, I’ll be SO INCREDIBLY EXCITED. So I wanted to start making a list. I keep putting things on "the list" and never really writing it down. So here goes…

Pay off the van
Possibly buy Scott a truck
New kitchen countertop
Possibly new kitchen faucet,
maybe one of these delta faucets
New kitchen flooring
Possibly new flooring in the living areas
New lighting in the kitchen
New lighting in the living room
New chair in the living room
Lamps for the bedroom
New rug for the living room
New bed for the girls
Curtains for the kitchen
Curtains for the living room
Curtains for the sunroom
Office Chair
Art for living room
Art for kitchen
Water softener
New stove
Gymnastic lessons for girls
Shopping spree for clothing for me
Dress clothes for Scott
iPhone
The yard needs serious help

Um, yeah, so I’m hoping it leans toward thousands side…

*Update*

I just added that up with very random figures I estimated and came up with $27,245. No wonder I have "the list".

CVS Deal #1 November 18-24, 2007

November 18, 2007 by Amy Leave a Comment

I know I will be going to CVS several times this week. I already have another trip planned and then there’s the whole Black Friday thing with lots of goodies. But here’s today’s

2 St. Ive’s Lotion @$5.29
1 Tylenol vial @$2.49

Minus 2 $1/1 lotion
Minus $1/1 Tylenol coupon
Minus $2/$10 CVS Coupon

Used 1 $5 ECB
Used $3.63 on a gift card

$0 oop!

Got $7.49 ECBs plus $3/$15 extra printout

Today’s Funny Stuff

November 18, 2007 by Amy Leave a Comment

Two things that the girls said today that made me laugh…one from each.

When Emma has trouble saying words, I have her look at my lips and repeat the word and that seems to help. Lexi really wanted us to hear what she wanted to do when she got home and I guess got really confused on that phrase and says, “Mommy! Emma! Look at my ears! I want to get water when I get home and then go to bed.”

As for Emma’s funny comment…the girls had been put to bed but they kept playing. I went in to check on them and re-tuck them in but Emma was half sitting up with her head leaned back on the pillow.

Me: Emma, get your head off the headboard and lay down and go to sleep.

Emma (in her 12 year old voice): Uh, it’s a headboard so aren’t you supposed to put your head on it?

I couldn’t hide my laugh.

Sunday Scripture

November 18, 2007 by Amy 4 Comments

I feel like I could write on so many verses this week! I hope you are opening your Bible each week and letting God speak to you through His word. I know it is such a struggle for me!

My scripture this week is Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

The Sunday School lesson I’m teaching this morning is on wisdom. Specifically from the time in Solomon’s life when God told him he could have anything he wanted and Solomon asked for wisdom. God gave him that and all the wealth and riches he could give him just because he had chosen so well. I think it’s quite ironic Solomon was wise in asking for wisdom. Seems like he was already a little bit wise.

Anyway, for a few years now, the concept of wisdom has captured my attention. I have prayed that He gives it to me as I believe the only way to carry out what God has for me is to be wise in my decision at all times. How important that is for the 15, 16 and 17 year olds I’ll be teaching this morning as they are just making so many important decisions. And yet, I’m 15 years their senior and it’s still so important I have God’s wisdom so I’m carrying out what God has planned for me.

So how about you? To participate, simply post a verse, a set of verses or even just a reference to a verse that means something to you now or maybe even in the past. Explain why it’s important or don’t. It’s up to you. Go now and post and then come back. Post your name and then a direct link to you blog entry. If you don’t have a blog, feel free to leave yours in the comments. Here is the code for the graphic above.

Clean House

November 17, 2007 by Amy Leave a Comment

Ah, a clean house. Or at least it was similar to this (that was before we switched around the rooms though) for at least 20 minutes before the kids were brought home this afternoon. I got to do everything I wanted to and man was it nice. It took me over 4 hours to get completely done.

This afternoon Heather came over and we’ve all been watching Ratatouille on and off. I’ve also been sort of studying for Sunday School and studying the coupon ads for this week. All in all, it’s been a not-so lazy day at home so far.

So it begins

November 17, 2007 by Amy Leave a Comment

It’s 8am Saturday morning. Scott’s at work and the girls spent the night with MIL.

And so the cleaning begins.

Somebody crank the music. I need to wake up first.

Grey’s Anatomy November 15, 2007

November 16, 2007 by Amy Leave a Comment

This wasn’t a fantastic episode for me but it was ok. A few highlights:

Didn’t like the way Bailey acted through the episode but I guess a lot of us have been there. Or I have. I could relate to her speech at the end.
I liked the Mer/Der hand holding.
I liked Lexie’s speech to Meredith at the end. Mer was out of line with her comment.
Glad it looks like Gizzie has ended.
I liked the girl in the OR with McDreamy. I thought it might have been Lexie at the time. I like her comment though that she had been in 38 surgeries with him and he had just noticed her. I’ve felt like that a lot. Invisible to people. More so as a teenager than now.
Christina was hilarious not-running to the surgery.
And I loved her answer to Mer’s question about not skipping any class. "No, never, not once." Something like that. I never did skip a class in school or college either.
I liked Callie’s explanation to the girl about her demotion. I have never aspired to be a manager just because I like to program so much and don’t want to manage people programming.
I liked the overall theme of the show about how you never really grow up. Definitely could relate to the theme although I think the show itself could have been better. It seems to me the writing this year has been less intent on moving the stories forward. Like Chief acting like a wife just to make it funny and Bailey’s speech to McDreamy seemed less about the fact that they would actually have that conversation than the writers just wanting to work in that conversation. I don’t know, maybe I’m way off base.

Weekend plans

November 16, 2007 by Amy Leave a Comment

Um, I have none really.

Scott works today and tomorrow and is off Sunday. Mom didn’t get the girls today like normal and I have S this afternoon. I’m hoping MIL gets the girls tonight as it’s been 3 or 4 weeks since she’s kept them overnight. They are supposed to go to a birthday party tomorrow but I don’t think I’ll take them. After last weekend, I’m sort of partied out. I know I should though. Maybe MIL will take them since it’s a sort of family member on her side.

Anyway, besides that I have no real plans. I’ve got a roast in the crockpot so we’ll be eating in tonight. If MIL gets the girls, I will be doing a deep-clean of the house in the morning. I want it spotless like it hasn’t been all at once in quite some time.