Hobie and Gobie

This blog is called the Adventures of Hobie and Gobie and I'm happy to announce that they are both alive and well! Kara shares stories of their lives with us and here are a few:

Story #1
We are getting ready for bed when Kara says, "Mom, do you know that Hobie and Gobie's mom doesn't count to 3. She only counts to 2."

I said, "Then what happens."

"They spend most of the day in time out. They don't even get to play with their big sister, Ella."

Story #2
We went to the library and I told her she could pick one coloring page to bring home.

She said, "Do you know what Hobie and Gobie do? They don't even ask their mom if they can take a coloring page. They just take all of them."

Story #3
On our way to Chicago while Kara was potty training she said, "Hobie and Gobie have to go potty real bad." I figured that was a clue that she had to go so I pulled over at a gas station, got her out of the car (probably had to unbuckle Hobie and Gobie too) and took her to the restroom. When I tried to sit her on the toilet, she said "Not me, Hobie and Gobie." She wouldn't even try and she did hold it all the way to Chicago!

Just this morning:
"Do you know what Hobie and Gobie call Rice Krispies? Purple Krispies! HAHAHA" The Hahaha is Kara's new laugh. It's pretty funny.

Frequently, we "forget" to bring Hobie and Gobie somewhere and so they are running beside the car before we let them in.

Hobie and Gobie are about 2 inches tall. She carries them places. When I asked if they are boys or girls she said that they are both. Hmmm.

All I know is Hobie and Gobie sure make this a fun place to live.

**This just in***
"Mom, you know what? Hobie and Gobie can do things that no one else can. Not even dogs." Here her voice gets almost to a whisper! "They can do cartwheels under the water!"

An Almost Oops

I had a friend help me organize all my yard sale stuff. While pricing my old purses, she asked if I emptied them. I answered that I had but if she would just check all the little pockets to make sure I didn't leave something random in one of them.

This is what she found:


Prescription medicine (two kinds), SD card, mini SD card, earphones, change, lots of business cards (ours and other people's), my favorite kinds of tea, ear plugs, wet wipes, hand lotion, two pens, kleenex (possibly used), hand sanitizer, an order from the doctor to get a CBC, an eraser, 2 lip glosses and a chapstick.

Good thing she checked for me!

A Post about Hair

For the third (or fourth?) time, I cut off a bunch of hair and donated it (the first few times here and this time here).
Here's the before:
And only 4 people noticed the difference...but here is the after:I actually want it shorter, but this length is pretty good because when I work out, I can put it up in a ponytail.

Big Fish!

Luke spent the 3rd of July hogging with some buddies. Click on the link if you want to know more, but the basic idea is that you catch catfish with your bare hands.


Needless to say, I've never been hogging.



After a 45 minute fight, here is the behemoth Luke and his friends wrestled to land:At 53 pounds, this catfish is bigger than Kara!

The Real Deal

One of my all time favorite breakfasts is Cheerios (or off brand) with bananas. I was shopping the other day and saw a "deal" for the new Banana Nut Cheerios. I also had a coupon (but all in all it was not a good deal) so I bought it.

While it wasn't awful, it surely didn't hit the spot. Then I laughed when I realized I had bananas and Cheerios (an off brand) so I could have a much better breakfast. Ahhh well....live and learn.