Randomness....Complete With Talk of Yaks and Winners

A whole lot of nothing going on around these parts lately.  But a whole lot of nothing means that a whole lot of something major isn't going on...which is good news.  Because usually something involves blood, trips to the good doctor, and $783,293,475 in medical bills.  So we take the nothing when we can get it.

Nothing #1.  We have a winner for my "Help-Me-Get-This-Freakin'-Mess-Under-Control" giveaway.  Your ideas and comments were brilliant, and I'm mulling some of them over in my head.  I'm encouraged by all of your empathy and personal horror stories, so thanks for that.  Oh...what?  You want to know who won?  Sorry, Charlie.....not giving you the goods just yet.

Nothing #2.   The rascals went in for their way past overdue, need garden shears to hack off all the hair, haircuts very regular trims today.  And I'm sad.  Well....actually I'm happy because the oldest rascal had been walking around like his head had thrown up a Budapestian yak for the past six months two days.  But, I am sad about the baby rascal.  Because he doesn't look so babyish anymore.  *sniff*  Gone are the days of the homage-to-vintage-Beatles-bowl-cut, and enters the era of the big-boy-cut. *double sniff*

Nothing #3.  Props to my bloggy bestest, Tiff, for finding out that yaks live in Budapest.  Google is her friend.

Nothing #4.  I'm finally feeling like the homeschool mojo is pumping through the old veins.  We've managed to knock two days out of the park.  No tears.  Score.  No screaming.  Score.  No broken crayons.  Score.  And that's just on my end!  It's October, and I still haven't felt like throwing in the towel.  Success.

Nothing #5.  I'm blaming it on the mojo, but I got all kinds of homeschool crafty this week.  Let me just tell you that the UPS Store is super proud of their boxes and packing materials.  I know, because I plunked down $30 for 3 boxes the size of Budapest for our fancy schmancy Science ocean dioramas.  (Remind me later that if ever I'm in need of a box for moving or shipping purposes to just hit up Walmart after restocking time.)  After that momentary lapse in sanity, I tricked out a rockin' timeline for History.  I had no idea that it would be as big as two Budapests when I finished.  Seriously.  I had to clear a wall in my hall just to fit it on.  No joke.  For once, I'm not exaggerating.  Just look.

And these little guys were all lovingly cut out by J Fo, a super bestie of mine.  What a gal! 

These little fellas are going to turn into all of our men and women of history, and through the year we'll find them a home on our nifty hugeamongous timeline.  Awesome, right?  I know!

Nothing #6.   I rarely buy toilet bowl drop-ins, but for some reason they sneaked their way into my buggy this morning while I was shopping.  I plopped the blue pills into the tanks and, throughout the day, have wondered why in the world Kirk and I invest in articles of entertainment for our children.  You would have thought that we had the Ringling Brothers' Circus hanging out in the potty with all the excitement that has ensued today because of the blue water.  It's the small things.  Obviously.

P.S.  That's not a picture of my potty.....I google-lifted it.  Basically because I didn't want to clean my toilet before I took a picture....you're welcome.

Nothing #7.  I have a killer case of poison ivy.  I'm not sure how I've escaped the wrath of the ivy for the past 30-something years, but I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.  I'm seriously thinking that being attacked by rabid yaks would be a better fate.  Yeowch. 

Nothing #8.  Before you get all excited about the idea of me traipsing around in the woods and hugging up on some ivy infested tree....it didn't happen.  Not a chance.  The husband in all his manliness did the tree-hugging, and he so kindly gifted me with it.  Bless his heart.  I'm repaying him for his generous gesture by keeping him up at night clawing the skin off of my body one layer at a time.

Nothing #9.   Okay. Fine.  Time for the Random Generator to do its thing.  The winner of the $10 Giftcard for WallyWorld is....

Drumroll.....

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

18

Timestamp: 2009-10-08 02:17:47 UTC

What that means is......MEREDITH over at Life At 7000 Feet!! 

Woo Hoo!!  Congratulations!!!

Nothing #10.  I'm in blissful television heaven tonight.  Really, I'm in heaven all the way around.  I've got the redheaded rascal brushing my hair while I'm having a snort-giggly chat with Tiffani while watching GLEE.  Does it get better?  I think not.  Well, maybe only if a bowl of mint chocolate chip ice cream was involved!

Ooohhh...ice cream.


Nothing.  Just how I like it.