Pepperoni Eye Care

This evening Madelyn came bounding downstairs so proud of the supper she made herself, which consisted of bologna, pepperoni, a cheese stick, yogurt and a capri sun. With those skills I think she is well on her way to living on her own. As I was on the computer Madelyn said "look, mama." And this is what I saw.



Maybe she has something here. Maybe pepperonis will get rid of bags under the eyes. Just think of the endless possibilities.

Weekend Wrap Up

Friday evening Madelyn and I had a GNO and went to see High School Musical 3. We both really enjoyed the movie. I'm not a huge fan of musicals, actually in most instances I can't stand them. I thought HSM 1 and 2 were tolerable but I genuinely enjoyed HSM3. It was such a nostalgic feeling and took me back to my Senior year. I even teared up in the movie...seriously. I can't wait to buy it when it comes out on DVD.
Saturday morning Madelyn had her final soccer game of the fall season. All participants received a trophy and boy howdy that sure made Madelyn's day.



Then off to the house for a quick change and then downtown we went for Trick or Treat Street. Isn't she the cutest super girl? I'm thinking this may be her senior picture pose.

We then went home for lunch and a short nap before it was time for Madelyn to head to Nana and PawPaw's house until Tuesday. I miss her so much already but I know she is having a great time.
Last night Ryan and I and some other couples went out for dinner and drinks and then headed to the annual Halloween bash. Ryan went as the local camera man. You have to live in Augusta to really appreciate it. And I went as a sumo wrestler. We had a great time, maybe too much fun. :) Ryan was quite the entertainer at the bash and tried to "wrestle" everyone.



After Ryan stripped down from camera man to Sumo wrestler


Our friends, Chuck and Rachel went as Little Bo Beep and the guy that stole her sheep.


Today I went to Church and then went Christmas shopping while Ryan stayed home and licked his wounds. I'm happy to report that I'm more than half way done with Christmas shopping.

P/T conference

We had Madelyn's very first parent/teacher conference this evening. We were very pleased with how well Madelyn is doing in school. Mrs. Olson told us that Madelyn is a joy to have in class and she enjoys listening to her stories. She told us that Madelyn is doing very well with her letters and learning sounds. She believes that Madelyn will be one of the kids that will be able to read by the end of the year. Madelyn scored higher than a majority of her class on the test that determines reading ability. Ryan and I are very pleased with that because neither of us were good readers growing up. Mrs. Olson stated that she could tell that we read to Madelyn often and that we are very involved with her. We asked her if she is kind to other kids and if she listens well. She said she is/does. She did say that sometimes Madelyn has to be reminded to settle down and be quiet, but that when she tells her one time to quiet down she listens. Hmmm....sure wish she did that at home. Of course being the blubbering mom that I am, I teared up when Mrs. Olson was saying praises about Madelyn. We walked away from the conference very proud parents. We took Madelyn out to eat at McDonalds to celebrate.

Pumpkin Patch

We have taken Madelyn to Walter's Pumpkin Patch since she was just over a year old. This year we had actually decided we weren't going but our friends decided they would take Madelyn and a few other kids. Madelyn was picked up at 1:00pm and made it home around 5:00pm. While she was having a great time at the Pumpkin Patch Ryan, Brandon, Lisa and I went on a hunt to find adult Halloween Costumes for the costume party this coming weekend. After going to three costume stores and two second hand stores we still came home empty handed. We have several fun ideas but have yet to find anything. Regardless we had a fun time on our day out without the kiddos.
Here are a few pics of Madelyn and her friends at the pumpkin patch.

Not much to Blog

It has been almost two weeks since my last blog. I guess that means that not too much exciting has been going on at the Muhlig house. Pretty much, same crap, different day.

Madelyn has one more game left of fall soccer. Her game was cancelled this week because of the over 5 inches of rain we received. I guess they could have turned it into water polo.

Ryan went out bow hunting one time thus far. Not sure how often he will go this year. He seems to be much more entertained by the 50 quail chics he is raising. He just purchased a 10/22 for plinking (Ryan's words, not mine). My deer stand (or shed) is ready to go. I'm taking off work opening day in hopes to get one. Unlike Ryan I'm not looking to shoot a trophy deer. I just want to shoot one and be done. Probably won't shoot another deer in my life after I get one. Kind of like when I shot the three turkeys in one shot. I really don't have a desire to do it again. It was exciting and fun at the time but I don't really see what all the fuss is about.

One of our friends is taking Madelyn to Walter's Pumpkin Patch tomorrow. The first time in four years that we aren't going. We may take her to the smaller pumpkin patch next weekend before she heads to Nana and PawPaw Sill's for a few days.

Ryan is competing in the Biggest Loser at the high school again. Last year he and his partner won. He lost 35lbs. He looked like someone straight out of a concentration camp, I thought. I usually try to lose while he does. We cut out all pop, deep fat fried foods, cookies, cake and brownies. The contest ends December 12, but he wants us to go until the end of wrestling season, which is the last weekend in February. I haven't committed to that long at this point.

Out of the mouth of babes - The other night Madelyn was saying her prayers with Ryan before bed and it went something like this "Dear Jesus, I pray that my papa (muhlig) gets some teeth that don't fall out."

GNO and a New Do

Okay these two things are completely unrelated but I thought I would kill two birds with one stone in this post.

Saturday night was GNO with my 3 BFFs from High School. I have known the cute blonde(Kris) since Kindergarten and the darling brunettes(Kelli and Robin) since junior high. There were years from High School until our 10 year reunion that we didn't keep in contact that often, but soon after the reunion we all reconnected and now get together every 3-6 months for Girls' Night Out. We always have a great time whether it be shopping on Black Friday, going out on the town (whatever town that may be), or just hanging out.
This past weekend we went on a haunted house tour in Topeka and then crashed at Kelli's house. Kelli and her family recently moved into a gorgeous home north of Topeka. I called it her "homecoming party." Before the tour we went to a local pub, The Celtic Fox, for dinner and drinks. I was the lucky one to have some seventy year old, balding man offer to buy me a drink. Which I kindly declined. How is that I always attract the real honeys when we go out? We had a fun time and got to hear a lot about the ghosts of Topeka. The next time I get to hang out with these lovely ladies is when we get up at the crack of dawn on Black Friday for our annual shopping spree.
Here are just a few more pics of our most recent GNO:






Subject Change....
On Saturday Madelyn got to spend the day with Gramma and Grampa Muhlig since I was in Topeka and Ryan went to the K-State game with a friend. While she was with her Gramma and Grampa she went to Aunt Shelly's salon in Herington and got her hair cut. Aunt Shelly did a spectacular job and I think Madelyn looks so cute with the new do.

A Visit from the Tooth Fairy

Yesterday morning I received a forwarded e-mail from Ryan. It was a note from Madelyn's teacher.

Hey Ryan,
This is a message from Madelyn; she is standing here helping me type this. She lost her tooth this morning!!!!! Right after our Superkids lesson she let me pull it! Wow!!! It was exciting for everyone, our first lost here in class! I think the Tooth Fairy needs notified immediately. She has a "sealed" envelope with it wrapped in a tissue.
Madelyn and Pam.

Mrs. Olson gave Madelyn a certificate for losing her tooth.


Ryan and Madelyn had both tried to pull that tooth prior to school but had no luck. I guess Mrs. Olson has the special touch.




Madelyn was very excited about losing her first tooth, as were we. We put it in a baggie with a letter to the tooth fairy requesting to keep her very first tooth so I could put it in Madelyn's scrapbook. Then Madelyn stuck it under her pillow.



At 5:51am this morning Madelyn came bounding in to our bedroom so excited that the Tooth Fairy had left fairy dust and money (and that nice little tooth fairy left Madelyn's first tooth too). Thankfully I convinced Madelyn to crawl in bed with me and go back to sleep, but not until after I put the baggie with the money and tooth on the night stand (because she didn't want to put it back under her pillow just in case the tooth fairy came back).

Inflation is a killer these days, $5.00 for the first tooth?!?!?