Mystery of the Wet Backpack SOLVED :)

Billie (5) started Kindergarten and gets to take a backpack now.  I noticed this week it was coming home wet.  I couldn't figure it out.  I pulled out the papers and looked.  I suspected she was dropping the water bottle in the bag without having the lid on.  She said she was not.
I even went so far as to forget the water bottle to see if it would get dry...

Today the teacher sends home a note

If you can't see the pics, there was a mushy pear she put in her bag one day at lunch... yuck... and somehow I missed it each time I looked in the bag.  Its in the wash now.... hopefully that helps.

In other strange events from today... I helped the husband catch grasshoppers for fishing tonight.  They make a lot of noise inside a bottle.

UPDATE on the backpack --- it survived the washer on delicate... now its drying out.

HOT out there

My husband, Dave, was excited to move back to Iowa.  Its not as hot as Florida he said.  The bank said 100 earlier for the temperature.... and in FL it is 86 according to weatherbug, which says it is 90 here.

So guess what - Iowa isn't cooler than Florida today.  I feel much better saying that after walking to the library and back twice for the kids... :) They are still at the library hanging out while I cool off.

Otterbox is going strong :)

Well, I am still using the Galaxy S4. The Otterbox case is doing great. Only the screen protector leaves room for improvement (Hurry up new protector and get here). I have dropped the phone a few times and had no issues.  I am still getting used to the buttons on the phone, versus my Q10 - but that isn't because of the case.

Below are some pictures of the case if anyone is curious.




T-Mobile service is gone on our 2 main lines.  I will miss them, we have had the service and numbers almost 10 years, but they have no coverage here.

Ordered a Fridge and Dishwasher today, which will probably go in the shed with the clothes washer and dryer until we can get moved in.  Sooner rather than later hopefully. But we can't have no where to do laundry and keep drinks cold :)

Everyone, Kaylee (8), Billie (5), Dave, and myself have all been playing the Muppet Show game on the fires.  Not sure why we all find it so amusing, but we do.  Billie was so excited when Dave got Miss Piggy on his stage.
The other thing the kids like is the library.  They have been going regularly.

Hello again

Hello again.... It's been awhile... a lot has changed. We moved, not my choice. Had to get a new phone provider... and while I have my Q10 which works fine on WiFi I am using an andriod now for my phone, a Galaxy S3 - like the one below.
When I bought it I picked up an Otterbox Commuter case.  You can see the case below.  I have to admit there are much better colors for cases than the normal black I could get for BlackBerrys.  I like the case, not a fan of the screen protector that came with it.  So I ordered myself an ArmorSuit for it, which I adored on my Q10 and the hubby likes on his Fire 8.9.

 

 Its taking some adjustment. I don't like the way it handles emails vs my Blackberry, but I didn't really have much of an option. The provider here doesn't support the newer Blackberrys, only the older ones I have already and we had to go with a contact to get the coverage we needed, so I needed to pick out a phone.  We couldn't get the Q10 working on the data side, but I haven't tried.  It is a GSM provider so I can pop my sim in my Q10 at any time. :)  Of course it works over WiFi too.

The kids are enjoying the new school so far.  Its a lot smaller than what they are used to.

 We have a fire, fire hd (7) and two fire hd 8.9's in the family now too. Although the last few days I have been playing with the S3 more than the fires. Trying to get a feel for it.