So many titles, only one post...

I thought about something like this:


It's a bird! It's a plane! No! It's Mighty Mouse!
My husband, my hero!
It's about time he came home!
Did you know...
AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
Sorry, dad, didn't mean to burst your ear drums!
Thanks Mom!
My throat is still sore...
My husband: The mouse hunter

These are just a few titles that floated through my small head yesterday afternoon as I was stuck perched on top of my couch. For 45 minutes. In sheer terror. I'll spare the long drawn out story where I tell you about watching TV and seeing something out of the corner of my eye. I'll also spare you from reading about me realizing it was a mega-mouse all jacked up on mt. dew. I won't waste your time telling you how this mighty mouse was trained in martial arts (like that movie G-Force with the FBI trained guinea pigs) and I won't tell you how this fat and fast booger can climb furniture and 100 inches of fabric hanging from a curtain rod. Yes, you read that right. The mouse climbed UP MY CURTAIN to the rod, then realized there was no way out and ran back down the curtain. He/she also climbed on the back of our "fat chair" and rested a minute before continuing the torture. After the curtain climbing incident, he/she disappeared. I thought all my screaming and jumping gave it a heart attack and then I wouldn't have to worry with killing it {or Brad killing it}.

Brad finally comes in the door yielding our grilling spatula. He, at first, didn't hunt for the mouse. He just stood looking at me and trying not to laugh (that would not have been smart on his part). So I point and tell him where the creature is at. Brad moves one thing at a time (basket with throws, airplane studying books, his Carhart coat and then finally the big fat chair. NO MOUSE! He then relaxes and tells me I'm crazy. I beg to differ and force him to keep looking. He either crawled up in Brad's flying bag OR he's in the chair. He was somewhere and Brad needed to find him. He turns the chair upside down and still no mouse. He peeks and moves and rattles the chair and still no mouse. He was about to give up when he looked at me and smiled like "I found it! He's going to die!" Let me tell you this, at this point Brad was still thinking it was funny. Ok, now, he rattles the chair some more and ZOOOOOM! Mighty Mouse jumped up out of the chair and landed on the floor. He then proceeded to run and hide under the couch. Brad flipped it over and I screamed (I saw it huddled under the couch). I told him where he was so he could get to that spot to whack him with the metal spatula. Next, Brad flips the couch over and the little joker goes running up under our desk. Ok, remember me telling you Brad still thought it was funny? Not anymore. Brad is a hunter and he was not happy that a mouse was getting the best of him. At this point he agreed the mouse was BIG and FAST. See, I don't exaggerate. Even when I'm perched on top of an end table screaming like a kid. So, the mouse comes running out again-this time I think I saw it laughing- and Brad goes flying down in the floor on his knees and starts whacking the carpet with our metal spatula. He mouse escapes to torture him again and this time Mighty Mouse wasn't so lucky! He was DEAD. YAY FOR BRAD!!! He picked him up and carried him out way into the back yard to dispose of his fat little mouse body. We were worried Amos would find his body and eat him. Amos? Remember my 150+ pound Mastiff? Would you like to know where he was while the mouse hunt was happening? He was in the kitchen, sound asleep. Yep, at one point when I was screaming he came over to the doorway (we have a baby gate up) and laid down. I guess that was the closest he could get to me to "protect" me. Although, I would have loved to see him running toward me and knocking down the gate on his way. BUT, I also didn't want Amos to meet Mighty Mouse because I didn't want Amos to think he was a treat and eat him in my floor. YUCK.

I think it worked out in a best-case-scenario-type way. However, Brad could have been a little faster getting home. I would also like to thank my parents who stayed on the phone with me the whole time I was on top of our living room furniture screaming like a school girl watching Jason v. Freddy. Sorry about your ear, dad!!

Fall exploded in my living room!

Ok, so Monday I decided to take down my fall things to get ready to put out my Christmas things. I really didn't want to take things down and box them up then unbox and set out new things all in the same day. Who has that much time?! So, as I was putting them all together, my nerdy side came out and I decided to make a list of the things I have and the things I want/need for next year. Amos is such a shadow that he has to be by my side at all times. I sat down in the floor and he did too! It's hard to work with him laying on top of me so I finally got him situated next to the big pile-- where he then decided it would be a good idea to try to eat all of the berries.

Looking at this pile, it doesn't seem like a lot, but trust me... it is! Probably too much for our small house, but one day we'll be in a bigger house and I will already have enough to decorate it-- or at least that's what I tell Brad! :)

Can you see him?

What about now?

Pictures!

Sweet "little" Amos (with a sore on his muzzle...)

Cheesing with Amos outside on Veteran's Day

He was ready for his close-up!


Now, it's fall picture time!

This pretty thing is now leaf-less and sad looking...

So is this one....

Our Hinkle House
{Please do not notice the scarecrow turned sideways or the mums that have blown over on the front porch!}

Catching Up... Again

I don't even know where I left off, but I'll try to hit the high-notes, because, let's face it... it's way too much to type (and House is on).


Tuesday, the day before Veteran's Day our Harper Rd branch was robbed. It was terrible and it ended in a police chase/car wreck. The driver didn't make it and the passenger (that robbed the bank at gun point) is still in a coma and heavily sedated. It was a loooong day Tuesday. Thankfully, the banks were closed the next day (Happy Veteran's Day!!) so everyone got to take some time to recover from the robbery. I'm sitting here (watching House) trying to remember what I did that day... I seriously can't remember. OH! I got it. I woke up 30 minutes later than usual to get Brad up and ready and out the door. I seriously don't know how he ever made it to work before we got married. So, he's out the door and I get ready and meet mother in town. Then, we meet up with my sister, Courtney, and my grandmother, Mama Lynn. Next, the fun starts! We headed to Goat Island (Pickwick) to my sister and brother-in-law's camper. We helped get it ready for the winter. Then it was home to clean out my car and to snap a few pictures. It was SO nice to be off that day.


There is a downside to being off one day in the middle of the week... that's coming back to work the next day. I'm trying to a more positive person (and less whiny on this blog) so I'll tell you that there's also an upside to such a crazy, busy, mind-blowing day, and that's when you're so stinking busy you don't sit all day, the day goes by SO much faster than any normal day. {How many run-on sentences was that?}

That brings us to Friday (my favorite day of the workweek). After work, Brad and I met up with our Sunday school class at Chapman's to eat with our pastor and his family. It's nice to get out with people we normally only see on Sundays. After we stuffed ourselves it was time to head back to town. Brad's grandfather was in the hospital with pneumonia (he's ok and home now). Then it was off to bed; 5am comes realllly early.

Brad decided to work Saturday and I cleaned the house! Blah! I hate cleaning. I talked with Brad about hiring a maid. He didn't agree until I told him we would be splitting the chore list in half. Ha! Brad finally made it home sometime around 2:00 or so. He cleaned up and we headed to town. We visited his grandparents again then it was off to the airport--- where Brad somehow convinced me to fly with him. What was I thinking?? Ok, so it wasn't that bad; in fact, it was much better than the first (and only) time I flew with him. We were in the air when the sun set. I think I handled this trip quite nicely (if I do say so myself). Brad was pretty impressed too!

Sunday was nice! It included church, visiting Brad's grandparents, grocery shopping, and visiting my mom. Then we grilled burgers for some friends and I made some Rotel (with cream cheese instead of Velveeta) and spinach dip. Yum!

Nothing too exciting this week (of course, it's only Tuesday- I started this post yesterday). Brad is helping all of his hunting buddies prepare for duck season-- opens Saturday-- so he's been coming home late. I decided to take down all of my fall things this week. Actually it's pretty much all down except for the few things on my porch. I'm sure everything will be back in the orange tubs and in the shed by this weekend. Amos was very helpful while I was trying to separate and make note of what all I have. Yes, I wrote everything down and I plan on keeping it so next year I won't be tempted to buy more! Ha! I'll get some pictures posted tonight or tomorrow, because... seriously... who cares about reading all of this? Not me! And it's my life. HA! Pictures are much more fun! :) Maybe one day my life won't be so plain and boring and I'll have something to write about other than our busy weekends and our dog...

:)

Catching Up-- Part 4

Let's just start at the beginning... of November... hitting only the high spots... or those that I can remember...

Halloween 10/31---> we went out to eat then to a friend's party. We were the only married couple there and except for the guy's parents', Brad was the oldest. Didn't stay long, but long enough to see some wild costumes. Heard it got pretty exciting after we left, but we just aren't exciting people! HA!

11/2-11/5---> Noting too exciting. I helped Jenessa put up one of her Christmas trees. We put up her 15' HUGE tree with TONS of glittery things. We spent two days on that. Brad also took his dad flying for the first time. They went at sunset and flew a little after it got dark. He seemed to really enjoy it. He also got up early two mornings and flew before work. He said it's pretty nice then!

11/6 After work (where the crazy ding-bats came out of the wood-works) Brad and I went to eat at Pizza Grocery then home. We went to bed early so I could get up and wake him up at 4 Saturday morning.

11/7 4am comes really early-- even before the rooster crows! Got Brad up and sent him on his way to go hunting. I got up at 7 and went to Tupelo for a little shopping. Amos got new dog food, Brad got snacks from Indianola Pecan House and Jenessa got a birthday gift. Don't worry; I bought a good bit for myself! Jeans, a sweater, a coat (maybe Santa Claus will reimburse me for that) and some gold berries for my Christmas tree. While I was shopping, Brad came home from hunting, changed clothes and left for the airport. He flew from Corinth to Tupelo to pick up his instructor and do some training. While they were training, I drove home from Tupelo and unloaded my goodies and picked up a few things around the house. While I was doing that, Brad was landing back in Corinth and I drove to the airport to meet him and drop off his extra headset (that I laid out with his first set, but he still managed to forget one set). I dropped it off, met his passenger and then left. Brad was going to take this guy up and let him take pics of the Grand Illumination from the sky (I've tried finding a website that has details and pics, but no luck...). I heard he would have had some great shots, but his camera messed up and they were ALL blurry! While he was flying, I went to my mom and dad's then to a benefit for a 19 year old with a brain tumor. While I was there, Brad called and left his wallet in the plane and he was at the gas station with an empty tank. I left and met him and filled his truck up then he went to meet someone at the airport to get his wallet. While I went back to the benefit (and stayed for about 2 hours) he was running around Lowe's and Wal-Mart getting ready for Arkansas. He made it home about 9 and I got home about 945. It was a looooooong day.

11/8 (Keep up!) I wake him up at 430 so he can get up and meet a friend to go to Arkansas to work on their blinds and clearing debris out. I head to church at 830 and he's almost to AR. After church I head home to do some SPEED-CLEANING then I head back to church for a baby shower. After that it's grocery shopping, then home to do laundry and pick up. I finished 6 loads of laundry (still need to fold and put away) and cleaned the kitchen. I celebrated/relaxed with an ice cream cone. Yum! Brad made it home about 9.

11/9 WORK. We're both free tonight so I plan on cooking supper, watching TV, and going to bed early!! Brad has something to do after work tomorrow so we'll start over with the busy part.

Still with me? Great. We're at the end!

Catching Up-- Part 3

Some days I think I'll never get caught up...

My mom's church recently took a group to the pumpkin patch in town. Here's a few pics...

Chloe riding piggy-back on her Mammy...

Train ride... notice her nails are painted!

We're so proud of her for riding by herself. That's not like her at all.

I really did have intentions of visiting my friend's family's pumpkin patch, but we just didn't make it. It's hard to carve out one day where we are all free :(

I also got bored and took a few pictures of my fall things...

My door wreath... was on my front door, but didn't show up against the red so I moved it to the back. Amos wasn't too happy!

Didn't turn out exactly like I wanted it

Long story why our dvd player is sitting on top of the tv... the dead tv.

Absolutely love this $10 pumpkin from Kirkland's. Too bad they sold out before I could get another one :(

Still a work in progress (for next year)

Above my cupboard

I think that's it for this post. Stay tuned for Part 4 sometime soon!

Catching Up-- Part 2

Levi was in town for a few days and left his camera at our house. I just had to take a few pictures for him! Ha!

Take one...

Take two...

Take three...

Take four... Yay!

*No animals were injured during this photo session.

** Brad was in Arkansas at the time so he wasn't at home to witness the fun and help me.

*** Brad would have laughed and then told me I was nuts for laying in the floor trying to get a good picture of Amos and myself. He definitely wouldn't have helped!

Catching Up!

A few co-workers and I threw a baby shower for Emily a few weeks ago. She's expecting a baby boy around Thanksgiving!

The cake my mother-in-law made...

The food table...

The mama...

With her hostesses...

Emily received lots and lots of gifts! I know she will enjoy them all... and use them all!