Cough.
I’ve worn the same pajamas for the last 3 days. I missed a shopping trip. I have no appetite.
I must be siiiiiiiiiicccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk.
moannnnnnnnnnnnnnn.

I got a regular flu shot. I don’t work outside my house. I have very few real live friends (as opposed to make-believe friends online). I wash my hands religiously. But that one bug found me.
Not H1N1 (I don’t say Swine Flu……I’m an Iowa Girl.)
More like H0No.

As in
HOOOOOOOOOOO NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. I’m SICKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKk.

But, in the words of my mother….”I’ll be  Fine”.

They are Make-Believe-No-More.

I met some online friends tonight at Megan’s booth at Silver Bella.
Some women were those I wanted to meet and some wanted to meet me.
And there I was, feeling achey and a sore throat, covering myself with anti-bacterial wipes and wishing the evening would come to a quick end.

And then I started meeting people.

Those who knew Megan. Those I knew. And those who knew me.

I am filled up with the love that came to us in the booth in the back in the corner in the dark…….
Thanks for finding us.
Thanks for saying all the right words…and for just saying hello. I read your blog. I love what you said about _____________. How is your son? I hear you are going to be a grandmother. What is Dan doing tonight?

I KNOW there are many people who stop by my blog to catch up. But not many check in. I understand that. I rarely comment on other blogs.
But, this week, I will!
And YOU do the same to me!

And can I just ask, How AWESOME is my tall son-in-law, Professor Lasertron, for helping his bride tonight?
Those two make a great team.
Love you, Dave!

My Lucky MomVan

Yes. It is Friday the 13th.
And, Yes, I have a 13 license plate. Never even think about it. Yes, it was a chosen number.
Those girls at the court house have alot of those 13-s rattling around in the license plate drawer.

Besides. I always get the lucky parking spots next to the Cart Corral!

Old Number Thirteen!

Where Women Create magazine came out this week and Megan is featured in it. She’s on the cover!
We just love Jo Packham, the editor, and had a great time meeting her when she came to photograph Megan in her studio.
Paula Jansen, the photographer, was so interesting to meet!

Megan and Jo Packham, editor of Where Women Create magazine

Paula Jansen, the article photographer

Megan does most of Princess Lasertron work on the computer.

Teresa McFayden and Cari Kraft were also featured in the magazine. We all went out to dinner after Jo & Paula’s long days of photographing in Omaha and Blair.

Teresa McFayden, Jo Packham, Megan Hunt, Paula Jansen and Cari Kraft

And now, after waiting so many months, the magazine is out. We had a party to celebrate! Overdone, of course.

Flowers from Costco then arranged on site.

Party supplies, including platters, Grandma's Dip, Wrapping Paper and Scissors.

72 inches of balloon fit in the MomVan! Gigantic Balloons from Nobbies in Omaha.

LasertronBlue wrapping paper, fold like a snowflake, round off the top....

...instant Lasertron Flower! Plates are SOLO and matched PERFECTLY!

Drink Tickets

Button Cookies, Pink M&Ms, ChexMix, Pizza, Sliders, and HOMEMADE CHIPS from The 1020 Omaha restaurant!

Button Cookies tasted great!

One Word. Addictive

I enlarged the magazine article and hung them on the wall.

It is worth a drive to Omaha to eat these chips. Really.

Megan. On a Chair. Talking.

Eric Downs designed Megan's new website.

I got to meet so many of Megan’s friends who are also my “friends” on Twitter.
The party was really fun.
Nick has photos from the actual party. (Thanks for that, Nick.)
And Megan has different pictures.

Oh. There were Carrots, too.

From Silicon Prairie News

The Navy ROTC  was featured on the local ABC News Station Sunday night.
The cutest Midshipman of all, Matt, was in it!

Navy ROTC Husker Stadium Cleanup

They did the clean up after a Husker Game. I’ve watched them work. It is hard, cold, wet, crappy, yucky work.
They all have great attitudes and they get better every time!

Go Navy!

You shoulda come to OUR house for Halloween Treats!

Instead of chocolate candy bars…we had CHIPS!
And that’s how all the kids said it.
“CHIPS”!

Every night should be this MAGICAL!

I need to start another blog and talk about airline travel.
Because it is BAD and nobody talks about it.

Navy Ball.

SEAL-to-be invited friends from this summer.
See TWO friends here? No. Only ONE.
The OTHER friend is still on an airplane.
From Minneapolis to Omaha. A One Hour flight. Took her EIGHT hours.
And she missed the Navy Ball.
SO.
FRUSTRATING.

Tell you what.
THESE girls handled it very well. I was more frustrated.
Thanks, girls, for coming this weekend!
Let’s do it again….withOUT the airline hassles!

The meal between breakfast and lunch is brunch.
What is the meal between lunch and dinner?
Lunner? Dunch? Linner?

German Oven Pancake (recipe from Steamy Kitchen)

Plus….Iowa Honeycrisp Apples sauteed with Simply Apple Juice,  handful of brown sugar, and butter

Equals…YUMMERS!

Matt just did a flag ceremony…..

AT THE HUSKER GAME!!!

Those boys are dang cute. Did a great job, too.
Elsewhere at the game….

Ran into a few of my cute cousins. ALL my cousins are beautiful. And most of my cousins are girls.
The two on the ends…Kari and Sally, own Johnny’s Cafe and The 1020 Restaurant in Omaha.
Jacqui, in black, has twins. Muffy, in white, is pregnant.
Their mother, will soon be a GreatGreatAunt.
She’s Thrilled.

Dan and I crashed their tailgate party. Look who ELSE crashed it!

TommyLee wasn’t playing this time, but the band comes down the road and stopped and played. LOVE those drums.

Poor Bo. He spend alot of his time at the game doing this!