Rechelle Unplugged

Or Just Whatever…

Rechelle — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:21:22 +0000

Ballers Do Harlem Shake

Rechelle — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 15:13:10 +0000

My eldest son’s basketball team doing the Harlem Shake. Because you needed to see one more didn’t you? Calder is the goofball in the pink shirt.

Kitchen Progress

Rechelle — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:02:56 +0000

Here is what the kitchen looked like when we moved in except that there used to be a large pantry where that wall area has been torn out. Our contractor built a new pantry right next to where the old pantry was located. This allowed for enough wall space to let us relocate a ten foot stretch of upper cabinets from the north wall to the west wall. And then we cut a big hole in the north wall to [...]

Camo Cat

Rechelle — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:05:35 +0000

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We Hacked an Ink Tag

Rechelle — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:06:39 +0000

I recently took one of my boys shopping for a suit jacket to wear for a speech competition. Later that night (much later) we realized that the ink tag was still attached to the jacket. It was too late to take the jacket back to the store so we had to figure out how to remove the tags ourselves. We found several You Tube videos that documented the procedure and gave it a go. The following short videos show the [...]

This Cracked Me Up

Rechelle — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 02:26:13 +0000

Preach On Richard

Rechelle — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:25:36 +0000

A Cheerleader’s Reunion.

Rechelle — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:27:41 +0000

My sister posted this video on her site and I am afraid I had to post it here as well. It’s a video of my sister and her best friend Carmen and myself trying to remember our old cheers from highschool. We are completely ridiculous, but dang it! It was fun!

Sixteen

Rechelle — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:53:05 +0000

The one in the hazard pants is sixteen now. He’s my artist, my musician, my actor, my singer, my reader, my heart. Other than the first nine month of his life during which he could only be described as a very fussy baby – not colicky – just a plain old fuss bucket, he’s been a joy to raise. As an infant, Ethan was never quite content with anything I did for him. But then at nine months he figured [...]

Renovation Rubble

Rechelle — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:32:27 +0000

There exists a strata of human among us whose eyeballs are drawn to the examination of a house-plan the way the hungry are drawn to a saucy dish of rice and beans. If a house-plan comes within a snifter’s distance from us, we will dive across a barrel, over a mountain, under a briefcase, or even around an exploding volcano to gaze upon the minute details of the plan. I am one of these unfortunate creatures. House-plans are my drug. [...]

Splainin’

Rechelle — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 22:30:14 +0000

Back in June, I put our house on the market. I did not think it would sell quickly. I figured I had at least a year maybe even two before someone would buy it. Our home was large and expensive and situated on eight acres of burned up prairie (due to a prolonged drought and the scorching heat of last summer) which I assumed no one in their right mind would ever want to buy. In the extreme drought and [...]

The New Digs

Rechelle — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 22:28:44 +0000

Here’s the only decent photo I currently have of the kitchen. Please note the purple wall, which is only the first of many in the new house. In this photo, the CD is taking a post-Christmas nap having just gotten home from working 64 hours in a row. Yeah… you don’t even want to know. Let’s just say that no man should ever try to be two doctors at the same time. I know the room is a wreck. [...]

Oracle Leads Family in Reverse Charades

Rechelle — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 21:06:18 +0000

We got together with my husband’s family at the Oracle Known as Steve’s house for a late Christmas celebration this past Friday evening. My sister-in-law Lori brought a new game with her that had been sent to her from her son who lives in Germany. The game is called Reverse Charades. Instead of one person acting out a clue while a team guesses, the team acts out the clue while one person guesses. It is a much more fun version [...]

Before We Begin…

Rechelle — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 15:56:58 +0000

Before I delve into the story of our new house and where our family is and what we are doing, I felt the need to add my condolences, my sorrow and my broken heart along with the rest of the world in regards to the tragedy at Sandy Hook. I think about the families, the friends, the community of those who lost a beloved child, a mother, a daughter, a friend every single day. I mourn with you and I [...]

Drewisms

Rechelle — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 02:25:19 +0000

My son Drew is having a few friends spend the night at our house tonight. They built a campfire on the lawn and then I called them in to eat some pizza. They took a few slices of pizza downstairs to watch the Heismann trophy announcement on TV, then they came back upstairs to eat some more pizza. And that is when the following conversation took place… Drew – Let’s go back out to the fire. Friend 1 – Why? [...]