Another Saturday Night lalalalalala...

Well, to catch you all up.

Lura and I had our garage sale. Woo hoo, was it a stinker. There were hardly any people, we had 7 helpers, Lura made me cry (she's gonna hit me!) and it took us longer to pack up than to set up. We had fun visiting though. Thursday night she came over to set up and we got to laugh and talk with no kiddos. I guess that makes the stinky sale worth it! We had it from 9 - 5 and I tink made enough to almost cover the cost of the ad. As of yesterday we had both boycotted HAVING garage sales ever again. Who knows what next month will bring.

Friday evening Gabe had his last swim lesson. He did awesome and has improved so much! He can actually swim, not just the flailing arm dogpaddle!!!

After swim lessons we went to a goodbye bar-b -que for my nephews. Cory leaves for Paris Island on Sunday for several months of Marine boot camp. He is excited...we are all nervous!
Mike leaves on the 20th for army boot camp, but we all decided last night that we will have another goodbye bonfire for him. Sean's sis and bro in law live on a dairy farm. We took the kids to look at the cows, Luke tried to feed one some hay and accidentally shoved it up the cow's nose! It was too funny. I don't know who was more surprised, Luke or the cow! They also just got in about 35 chickens which then had 60 babies! We didn't see the babies, but the triplets got to be terrified by the chickens. They squwaked like crazy and ran in circles, the chickens, not my children. They have goats and sheep, but we are going out next week to see them. Maybe I will take my camera so I don't have to draw pictures of everything. My nephew grilled out chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs and shrimp. It was so good! On Sean's side I am a great- aunt, so 3 of my 5 great nephews and nieces were there. I have 13 neices and nephews on his side and most were there too. My sister in laws are in the middle of a huge fight, again, so I was the only one of us three talking to everyone. It was awkward. I hate when they fight, but it is frequent. You'd think after 9 years I'd be used to it! It was a fun night, someone there took lots of pictures and we got home around 11:00.

I watched a movie last night, "She's having a baby." I thought it was the one with Molly Ringwald, but this was with Kevin Bacon and one of the Baldwin's. It was pretty good, except she didn't have her baby until the very end. She wasn't even pregnant until the last half hour! I guess I don't get why they called it that. I have to admit I shed a few tears during the show.

I didn't get to sleep until around 3. I couldn't for some reason. I got up around 7 and cleaned my kitchen while everyone slept. It needed it!!! The reat of the fam got up around 9 and we got ready and headed to Lowe's - flowers and lumber for the clubhouse, Pat Catan's for cross stitch floss and then to Toys R Us. We got Gabe a new bike and Gabe is thrilled. We pick it up tomorrow. It is a cool looking Jeep one. Green and silvery. He is going to learn to usethe hand brakes this week. Oh My. I had better stock up on band aids!

Then, we came home and I baked a gazillion snickerdoodles for tomorrow's reunion while Sean and the kid's were outside working on the clubhouse. It went well until a guilty looking Jonathan came in to tell me that he had just dropped Daddy's brand new box of roofing nails in the grass. Sean is not happy. Then the muddy kids came in to help me plant flower pots and had a dirt fight in the kitchen. I cried. I cleaned it up, mopped the floors and then Luke was misbehaving while holding a glass of lemonade and dropped it on the floor. Mopping #2 occured.

We are trying to get them to sleep, unsucessfully I might add, and Sean and I are losing our patience. Have a good night!

Food For Thought

I know it's a cut and paste, but I really liked the message in this...

A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said, "Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like.The Lord led the holy man to two doors. He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in. In the middle of the room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew which smelled delicious and made the holy man's mouth water. The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful, but because the handle waslonger than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths. The holy manshuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering.The Lord said, "You have seen Hell. He led me to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the same as the first one. There was the large round table with the large pot of stew which made the holy man's mouth water. The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking. The holy man said, "I don't understand.""It is simple" said the Lord, "it requires but one skill. You see, they have learned to feed each other, while the greedy think only of themselves."

No need for a title...

You all know my digital camera is out of service. It isn't broken, my dad never gave me the cord to charge it and the batteries are dead. Changing them didn't work, it needs recharged and we have no clue where to find it. So, instead of getting to share great photos with you guys, I get to share below average drawings! These are some highlights from the past few days. Enjoy! I have got to run!!!

We were clothed...but now naked again Tuesday

The kids are finally asleep. Yay me! It was a chore tonight.

Gabe did awesome at swimming lessons. He worked on diving, only one major belly smacker that left him red and hurting, and then he went off the BIG high dive twice! This is a huge accomplishment for him. I am so proud. I am so in need of a camera. I'll draw a picture of it later for you all to see his moment of glory!
I think I may break down and go put oone on layaway at least.
The triplets were little fish in the water. They are getting so fearless...good and bad. Oh, Sean was fearless too. I can't forget about him! I was very proud of him too.

I didn't have to do Ed's nightime herpes medicine. ha ha, that still makes me laugh. That poor cat! I think he got it from a loose neighbor kitty, but my mom insists that the vet says it's a normal, non loose kitty thing for a cat to get. I'll go back in the a.m. to medicate him.

We have a family reunion this Sunday at my mom's. It is my dad's extended family. They are all nice people. But boy oh boy, are there some weirdo's. I'll take a disposable camera with me so you don't have to rely on my drawings. The following weekend is the family reunion of my maternal grandma's family. I think those people are even stranger. Our next reunion isn't until September and that is my maternal grandpa's. (And Lura, if healthy enough, the dog killers will be there!) Aren't you glad you know all that? NO QUIZ though.

Tomorrow at 8 a.m. think of me. I get my cast off. Pray it is good news!!!

I need to run...laundry calls.

Halfway naked Tuesday...

What a morning. I managed to get all 4 dressed and keep them dressed for 2 hours. Now we are home and Caitlins pants have disappeared. At least the boys are covered except Gabe is in swimtrunks.
I took the kids to the res. and we played on the playground. I pushed the trio on the swings, cheered Gabe as he was a monkey, and opted out of trying the slide this time. Last time I injured my body and my pride.
After the playground we walked over to a bunch of pine trees and collected lots of pinecones. When we got home we painted them with different colors and are going to krylon them and I told them we'd display them in a large glass vase I have. They are pretty, my kids hands were prettier. Gabe is going to Valley Beach w/ Amy and the girls. The rest of us are going around 5:00.
We just had an hour + power outage that affected all of Norwalk and part of Bellevue. Unofficially we heard that a man hit a pole. Hopefully the paper will have the story tomorrow. It got really stuffy really fast. I am glad it's fixed, whatever happened. I hope if it was an accident that everyone is okay.
Thankfully I had toast cups and Chicken salad for lunch so I didn't need to worry about cooking.

I spoke with my m-in-law for a minute. She informed me that both my nephews have been placed as Scouts. Or it's also called bait and switch. They are leaving for Basic this month and will apparently be going overseas after Basic is done. I pray for their safety. Cory is Marines and Mike is Army.

I think after Gabe leaves the trio and I may run out for a bit. I'll finish my day later.

Um...Char....are you wearing any clothes yet?!

Naked Tuesday

Well, it is almost 9 a.m. and I am the only one dressed. My kids are refusing to cooperate and I wanted to leave an hour ago!!!!! Jonathan thought that putting Daddy's shoes on counted. AARRGGHHHHH! I am trying to remain calm and stay patient with the little beauties. I am determined we are going to have a great day. I'll let you know if I get arrested for toting around 4 naked kids. Oh - Caitlin and Johnny are both putting on girl's socks. It's a start.

Have a good day!

It is so late...

I am getting ready to fall asleep sitting here but I had to say how impressed I am with all of you. Don't worry though...I will not be quizzing on anymore posts. I am worried Cheryl's hands will cramp if she has to spell out her cats name again! Is it really that long? Also, Sonya, I am going to have to send you my grow a therapist!
I am planning a fun-filled day with the fearsome foursome tomorrow. Hopefully every one behaves and we can have fun. Today wasn't what I was hoping for. I'll post tomorrowe afternoon and let you know how it goes. Maybe I'll buy a camera so I don't have to draw pictures! Don't get your hopes up...it would be a disposable one.

Have a good night!

Why are my kids morbid?

So this morning I took the kids to run errands. We are having a nice time talking, singing and laughing until Jonathan says out of the blue "Can lightening kill you?" I answered honestly and made sure they knew they were safe indoors as long as they followed safety rules. Well, this just encouraged a 10 minute (no exagerations) conversation on all the things they could think of that could kill people. Luke, my future minister, talked about how "In God's world we can get hit with lightening and be killed, but God told us how to stay safe." The others agreed and the topic ended...until we got to Grandma's and had to tell her about what can kill you. Yay.

I am going to my mom's twice a day to help her give Ed, her cat, his medicine. He has herpes in his eyes. Hee hee, I am so mature. The doctor said it is common in cats and he has three types of medication - drops in his ears, cream in his eyes, and a caulk type substance we shoot in his mouth. I told Sean he should call his doctor and tell him he thinks he got herpes from his mother in law's cat! I just reread that and it was a lot funnier when Sean and I were tired and laughing like loons. Ed (who's name is Edison) was named after Edison High School whose colors are Orange and Blue because Ed has one orange eye and one blue one. There will be a quiz at the end, so I hope you all remember that.

Yesterday was our asst. minister's last day at church. It was a tear filled, but wonderful service. Afterwards there was a brunch, which my mom and Phyllis (my mom and dad have been friends with them for 32+ years) put on. It was wonderful. We are really going to miss Pastor Edna and her family. She had twin boys a year older than the trio, so we got her hand-me-downs and she had a son a year older than Gabe. She also had two girls that Amy taught. They were at our church for 8 years. I am not thrilled with what I have heard of her replacement, but trying to be positive and give him a chance.

Gabe lost a tooth last night. The tooth fairy left him a Gold Dollar. He was very excited and woke us up at 4 a.m. to tell us. The library just called, I thought it would be about the DVD I still have from last fall and am too embarrassed to return, but they were calling to tell us that Gabe won a dessert from McDonalds in the drawing. Again he is excited!

I am hoping to have a garage sale this Friday. Lura - let me know if you want to. We need to sell Gabe's bike that he doesn't like, and get him a new one. He has picked out a fire engine red Schwinn Mongoose. Hopefully he'll be able to get it on Saturday. Sean and I have decided we are getting the triplets bikes for their birthday in August. They love riding their trikes but are starting to outgrow them.

Wednesday I should be getting my cast off. I am looking forward to it more than you know. As for the questions regarding the Nanny - I am still working on the application. I got stuck, put it aside and then forgot about it. I have to return my therapists phone call...maybe she wants to see me for free! :) I received a grow your own therapist from Lura on my birthday. It's like the cat I gave Crystal. Well I grew him and all he does is sit there. He doesn't talk, Lura. Maybe you should get your money back. AND he doesn't give stickers!
I am only joking people. I didn't really expect him to talk to me. yeah, that's right.
Well now that you've had your fill of my exciting life, go and have a super day!

*Bonus Question*
Why is my mom's cat named Ed?

Just a brief one...

The other day we were having pretty severe storms. The triplets were sitting with me on the couch and Luke turned and asked me "Mommy, are you scared?" I told him "No, because we are safe inside the house." Luke replied "And because God keeps us safe." "Yes" I said. Luke continued "And Jesus keeps us safe too." Again I said "Yes He does." At this point Caitlin chimed in "Santa Claus does too" and Jonathan joined in with "So do the presents!"
One out of three ain't bad.

TGIF

Warning: There is no order to this post....it has been known to cause headaches.

I am so glad it is Friday as it means 2 days with Sean home. The triplets were quite hard to handle today and I about lost it several times. No stickers for me!
Somehow Luke found (with his feet) a bun with ketchup all over it that was on the living room floor, stepped on it and left a trail of ketchup prints. I still don't know why it was on the floor. Jonathan went potty and then must have squatted so it got on the insides of his feet and left me a trail of #2 prints. Caitlin spilled water every chance she got and managed to dump half her lunch into her lap.
We went to my mom's this morning so I could help give the cat his medicine. He isn't a cooperative patient, and they got into everything they could at my mom's house.
I took them to Valley Beach today where I got to spend time chatting with my friend Tracey, which was nice, but they were maniacs there. Johnny almosted pantsed me twice!
Luke was a fireman today. He rode an 18 inch firetruck everywhere ( it was not made to be a ride on toy!) and talked into an old cb radio that he fastened to his pants. He was cute.
Both boys had to potty in the car and they were only in underwear...long story....so I had them tinkle into a 42 oz. McDonalds cup. They thought it was the coolest but then Caitlin got upset because I didn't let her.
Gabe was at Amy's most of the day today. We met up with him at Valley Beach this afternoon. He never ceases to amaze me with his constantly improving swimming skills.
I made noodles for dinner and dumped boiling water down my leg as I was draining them. Ouch. Sean grilled wonderfully delicious chicken for dinner. Gabe hated dinner and pouted his way through the meal. We tried our best to ignore it, but it just put a damper on the table. Caitlin did not spill her milk today!!!! Luke did.
The kids are all finally sleeping and I have a bajillion loads of laundry to do. Plus I am trying to get my house clean. It's never going to happen!!!!!

For Charity and Cheryl

Things I have learned today...

*Kevin Bacon looks really old.
*At 9:41 tonight we should be able to see the space station. Sean and I looked. I saw about 4 space stations. I don't think there are 4 of them.
*Elisabeth and Rosie are no longer friends (I doubt they ever were).
*People have really interesting refrigerators.
*Because it says tear free it doesn't necessarily mean it.
*When you have a cast on and cannot fasten your bra w/o help and you try anyways and get
stuck for a lengthy period of time with your good arm stuck behind your head, just the thought
of having to call someone on the phone for help can cause an anxiety attack!
*Spaghetti and Chicken Parmesian is not a meal to serve when you weren't planning on baths.
*Blenders come with lids for a reason.
*Some kids can't comprehend that people are buried with their heads attached.

My list could go on. I finally heard from the dr.'s. My right wrist isn't broken. Yay! I have to baby it to see if that makes the swelling go down. It still looks pretty bad.

My kids have been a real challenge this week. I am not giving up - I refuse to - but I may lose all sanity by the end of the month.

I haven't gotten a sticker lately...in fact I called yesterday and put my appt.s on hold. We are trying to cut expenses and I felt that was one I could cut. We'll see! If anyone wants to give me a sticker, feel free! I am performance driven after all.

I am hoping when I wake up I will have NO black eye. I was trying to cover my eyes so I didn't have to see something gross on TV (I know....I'm how old?!) Anyways, I only succeeded in punhing my eye with my cast. Ouch!

Kellie deserves a pat on the back as she got her grad project done. Way to go Kelllie!

Gabe is doing awesome at swim lessons. He swam alone, the correct way for several yards last night. Then he jumped off the diving board repeatedly. I am so proud of him. He is such a great kid. And you should see the tan he has!!! He wears sunscreen and gets it applied every couple of hours, but is turning quite brown. He is so handsome. Can you tell I'm a proud mama?!

I need to go to bed. I'll post tomorrow.
Love you guys!

TA-DA! HERE IT IS!!!

Here's my refrigerator! HEE HEE! I don't have a working digital camera, so I thought I'd put my amazing art skills to use. I hope you all enjoy a peek into my life!
I crack myself up! If you can't get enough of this let me know...my freezer could be next.

Coming Attractions

Just to keep you all in suspense...I have a super duper post coming, but I can't do it until my kids leave which isn't until 1:00. Oooo are you all excited?

A Quick Update

We are having quite a thunderstorm right now. Luke is huddled beside me under a sheet! Caitlin and Johnny could care less. Gabe is at Amy's disappointed that swimming is ruined for the afternoon. :(

I just returned from my dr.'s appt. She was concerned with the swelling and general appearance so I had to go and have x-rays done. Keep your fingers crossed that I don't have to be recasted!!! Hopefully they will call me soon and let me know.
I am still going with the idea of it's supposed to look this way as it heals.

Have a good aftrnoon. Kellie....I hope you are doing your paper and not reading about my glorious life! You have less than 24 hrs. Am I obnoxious? That's what friends are for you know.

I'm so depressed!!!!

Okay, so I did a virtual model of meat Land's End so I could "try on" swimwear. Apparantly this is what I would look like in greyish silvery grandma panties and a no support bra. I must need to diet more than I already realize!

Aren't you all glad you checked my blog!

And to end any confusion...that isn't really me...it's what the computer must think I look like.

Ugh.

Hello-

8:50 and no one is even pretending to be asleep, but they are laying quietly watching The Good Night Show. As long as they are in bed and fast asleep by 10 so Sean and I can induldge in our guilty pleasure...not that...we watch The Family Guy. Definately not kid friendly programming.

It has been a good day, no major appliances broke, we have cool air from the window a/c and no one broke any bones. We just got back from the twins party. It was a nice family bbq. They loved their presents and it was fun watching Old Grandma and Carmen cream Amy at checkers. She is not a good loser. Tomorrow my mom is taking the 3 oldest kids for the morning. I may get to sleep in...although I won't count my chickens before they hatch. I think the distraction will be good for her. Vic and her boys are coming for awhile so I am looking forward to their visit.

I can't wait for the cast to come off and my wrists to heal. I have got to make a dr.'s appt. tomorrow as my right hand is still swollen and the pain is worse. Last night when I was doing laundry my wrist gave out and I accidentally dumped a whole bunch of detergent into the washing machine. My clothes were sparkling clean and they magically bubble in the rain.

I have nothing else to say.... I hope this makes you happy Crystal Bo Bystal!!!!

Thank you guys for the nice comments. I was in no way fishing for compliments, but you guys gave me quite a boost! Thanks.
I also appreciate all the suggestions for the crayon removal. Crystal, thanks for all the research. I will be putting it to use today. Last night I scrubbed out the dryer as best as I could and have been washing all towels so if anything comes off it will only be on the towels. So far so good.
Carmen, Scarlett and Gabe are all at the library for the reading program now. We had an okay morning. I was going nuts by 7:50 so I packed up the kids and we went to the reservoir to play, visited the cemetary, went to my mom's and then came back home. That killed an hour and a half. We are working really hard on the idea of sharing. Tomorrow will hopefully go a bit better.
I have nothing else to post about right now...hope you all have a good day!

How Do I Get Black Crayon off clothes and my dryer?

I could cry!!! I washed all of my garage sale purchases last night and when I went to take them out of the dryer there was melted black crayon everywhere. I was so sad! I don't know if it was in a pocket of pants I bought ir if one of he kids tossed something into the wash. Does anyone know how to remove it from clothing? Knit clothing?

The pictures are of our morning at the Reservoir. We really had a good time. I may take all 6 there tomorrow to play - if they don't fight! Gabe starts the first program for the library summer reading program tomorrow. He is excited! Tuesday he starts swimming lessons. He is level 3 this year. Saturday he jumped off the low dive over and over. He is getting so much more comfortable in the water. Hopefully Jonathan will. He will go to about waist deep and then panics.

Today was Father's Day and it was nice. We got ready for church in record time, 40 minutes and that included bathing and shampooing the trio! Since there was extra time we stopped at the cemetary. I think we only stayed about 45 seconds and I got too emotional. It is so hard to see his name and the dates. But I got to whisper my words to my dad and we left for church. Holidays are always hard, but to have to sit through a whole service dedicated to Father's was hard. Thankfully I was between my Grandpa and Sean, so I had 2 men I love to focus on. We all went out to lunch afterwards and had a good time.

I must be big headed and say that today I felt really pretty. I had a new skirt and sweater on (clearance racks of course) that had the good self confidence effect on me. My skirt was a knee length, pleated navy blue and white toile print. It has a smooth waist and a satiny navy blue underlay. Then I had a white cami with a very fine gauge navy blue 3/4 length sleeve cardigan sweater. (It's a summer weight). I had makeup on, sandals and my hair done up. A woman at church told my mom how beautiful I looked! For someone with NO self esteem at all I felt beautiful. Thanks for letting me have an ego for a minute.

Tonight we went to my Aunts and ate wonderful food. I was glad to be surrounded by family I love and to be with my kids and husband all having a good time.

I know I said a lot of nothing, hope you all didn't fall asleep!

Saturday

Wow, what a title! Today has been a pretty good day. We took the pugs home this morning. Kooky rode on my lap for the whole ride...only 15 minutes, but with a dog licking me it seemed a lot longer!

I went out to a few garage sales this morning. I wasn't going to, but boy am I glad I did! I got Gabe several brand new Gap shirts, tags still on for 50 cents each. I also got him 3 pairs of jeans and a jacket for 50 cents each. Then I found two twin size Peanuts (the Snoopy kind), vintage sheet sets for 2.oo each! I got a bag of a gazillion notecards and envelopes (look out all my blog buddies!) for 1.oo and 2 aprons for 60 cents. Oh and a clue game for a buck! Sean also got a brand new, tag still on Bass shirt that is really handsome. I was so tickled!

Gabe spent the night at Amy's and then spent the day at Valley Beach. We are going tomorrow after church. Tomorrow my mom is the lituragist so she will read the scriptures and do the call to offering. It would have been my parents 40th anniversary too. Then for Father's Day we go to a picnic at my Aunt Lol's with all the food cooked over their firepit. She does amazing bbq chicken and steak! It will be nice to see everyone. Monday night we have the twins 6th birthday party. I am excited to give them their presents! We got them a Backyardigans (it is age appropriate, I checked) backyard domino game and an air hockey game. I am going to be the cool one this year!!

I cleaned the kitchen and did a ton of laundry today and started on our bedroom. I can't believe how much stuff we have that is completely useless! I want a clean and organized home so much. I get so overwhelmed, even setting up to work in small increments. I just want organization and a clutter free life!

Monday will start my first full week with the triplets home all the time. No more day care! We had to pull them out for financial reasons...it is so expensive, even when we got the reduced rate. I think that I can offer them a fun filled, educational , interesting and entertaining summer so I don't feel as if they are going to miss out by not being there. I, however may miss out with them not being there. :)

Have a great night and enjoy the day tomorrow.

For Crystal

This is for you Crystal! I couldn't find one in a tub!

HA HA HA HA HA

Friday fun

We had a fun day today. We got up at 8:00, I git up earlier and bathed with the help of 2 dogs and 2 3 year olds. They kept opening the door to see what I was doing. I thought I was pretty precise with my explanation of why I was going upstairs in the first place. Apparently not! Gabe and Caitlin were good and stayed downstairs to watch t.v.

Anyways, we got dressed and out the door by 8:45, picked up a small breakfast at Burger King and then drove to the reservoir where we picniced and played for over an hour. I took several pictures which will probably be developed tomorrow. The kids climbed all over the huge playset and were more daring with things this time. We were the only ones there so it was nice.
After that we drove through the cemetary to say "Hi" to grandpa and check out the pinwheels in Babyland. I know that's weird, but my kids love the decorations people put up in cemetary's. I try and explain each time why certain things are there, or at least why they might be. I hope I don't grow up with disturbed kids!
Then we came home to do a quickie clean up as Amy and her girls were meeting us here with pizza and afterwards we went to VB. It was not crowded and the water was perfect! I sat ion the towels for the first 1 1/2 hours. One reason is I still have an arm casted, but the other was my silly, self-conciousness. I was so worried about how I looked and sat there feeling uncomfortable. Finally I basically said "screw it!" and waded in. Caitlin immediately started one of the worst tantrums I have ever witnessed. She kept screaming and telling me to get out. When she started pushing me and Pulling on my suit, which Johnny had already pulled down my top and my bottoms, my friend Tracy came a took her out of the water. Her screaming didn't stop and I decided to call it a day. Caitlin told me later that she didn't want me in the water, only on the towel. I don't know...it was just crazy! We spent a little over 2 hours there. It was mainly a really fun time. The trio were little fishes and Gabe amazed me by doing the log roll many times and Jumping off the big dock. Wehave plans to go tomorrow. It will be interesting to see how Caitlin reacts.
When Sean got home I left the trio with him and Gabe and I ran to WalMart to get some dinner stuff. We had an indoor picnic w/ subs, chips, potato salad and cookies. Tomorrow we are grilling out and having corn on the cob and watermelon. Yum! Gabe was a super duper helper at the store and in return was able to go to Uncle Scott's ballgame and spend the night at their house. He was happy!
I am trying to get some big time cleaning done. I have got 1/2 the kitchen done and am feeling good about it. I want to get at least 4 more loads of laundry washed, dried and folded before bed and it is already 8:30. Tomorrow the dogs go home. We are sad but happy to see them go. They really haven't been any trouble, just very distacting. I wish I had a digital camera so I could show you our guests!
Oh- and as far as the dinosaur in the kitchen goes, I got Gabe, Carmen and Scarlett a package of dinos that when put in water grow to up to 600% the starting size. It is working well! Gabe is excited. I will take a picture of that.
Next week I will have Carmen and Scarlett for 4 days, plus Gabe, plus the triplets!!!! Amy is insisting on paying me and we can really use the money so I will be contributing financially to the house, if only for a week.
Well, I doubt the triplets are going to sleep anytime soon and I have 876 things to do. I hope that Sonya finds shoes, Crystal is having a happy weekend, Vic and Tim hear good news, Cheryl and co. return safely from Disney, Kellie and Brian from Vegas, Jamie has fun with her family, Charity keeps in touch with her new/old friends she met up with, Melodie and the boys have a safe trip up and maybe call, and Lura gets her house clean and then invites us over to play!!! Did I get you all in a good wish?

You are all in my prayers and I am thankful for all of you. Good Night!

Hi

I am getting ready to take the kids swimming at Valley Beach. We spent an hour + playing at the resevoir w/ a picnic breakfast this a.m. I'll post about our swim day and the dinosaur growing in our kitchen later.

Also I think you will all be happy to know that any attraction I had to David Hasselhoff is now gone. After all the nasty comments :) I have ended it. He took it well.

Have a gorgeous day!

I just don't understand you people! What is not sexy about these two delicious men? Okay, maybe delicious is stretching it, but they are definately handsome!

I am sending my kids subliminal messages to go to sleep. Apparantly I am not that good at it as the only ones asleep are Sean and the 2 dogs. Maybe I am not directing them to the right people.

Tomorrow is the triplets last day at daycare. It should be interesting next week. Hopefully I won't spend my time in the fetal position sucking my thumb! They are looking forward to being home and I am determined to make it fun.

Today Gabe and I ended up going to see Surf's Up with my sis, her 2 girls, another friend of ours and her 2 boys. We were the only ones in the theater so it was nice. We have a new theater with reclining chairs and stadium seating. It was so comfy. The movie was really cute. I wasn't sure what to expect, but we all really enjoy it. I will save the review for Charity! Gabe and I are packing a picnic and then going to an area nature preserve to hike tomorrow. He is so excited! I must admit that I am too. I really like spending time with him by ourselves. He is such a neat kid.

I have a lot more to say but motherhood calls...have a good night!

Ahhh..the Hoff!

I have 10 minutes - Gabe is pacing to go to the library to sign up for the reading program! Too bad Jacob won't be there to handle it!

Apparantly those 2 sentences are all I had time for. Gabe is all signed up and has started reading his little head off! I love his enthusiasm!!! I am now watching America's Got Talent and must admit I have developed a bit of a crush on David Hasselhoff. By no means has he replaced Alan Alda, but he's a close second. What a hottie.

Today I bought a bathing suit. I am not thrilled with it and I doubt you'll see me in it, until Cheryl's pool party that is! :) I also got 2 pairs of shorts and a blouse. Then I found Incredibles underwear for $3.99 a 3-pack! For Luke and Jonathan...not me! I've decided after seeing myself in shorts, that I really need to diet. P-U.

I tried my best to make yesterday a fun day for Gabe. My sis dropped off her 5 year (7 days til they're 6) girls at 8:30 a.m. so I had to adjust plans to include them. We had breakfast and then took the trio to daycare. All 3 big kids went in with me as Carmen and Scarlett attended there up until last year and wanted to visit. It was fun for them to see their old teachers but hectic to say the least. After we went to the bank and I was needing a diet coke, so I got the 3 of them 9:15 sodas. Dr. T. would have a fit! Then we took a vote on going to the library or Auntie Lura's. AL won so we headed over to her house, about 20 minutes away. After playing there for an hour or so and with only one minor injury, we headed to the Country Market and got some bulk items. I got self rising flour to make Lura's beer bread. I'll let you know how it tastes. I got each of the three kids hand dipped ice cream cones and we headed back to Norwalk. On the way home I was entertained with knock-knock jokes and riddles. "knock-knock...shoes...I'm wearing shoes" and "why did the vampire cross the road? Because he got naked and jumped in the back of a car." I said a prayer for safety on the way home before we left Greenwich. I was so glad I did as a baby deer darted out in front of us. I had to slam on the brakes and swerve. Everything not belted in or attached flew to the front. We were all scared but not hurt, including the deer. We went to my mom's and McDonalds, the girls went home and Gabe and I baked bread and cleaned up some. I thought we had a fun day. He was good until 3:00 and then started in with anger and attitude. When I discussed it with Dr. K today she said that ADHD kids don't handle transitions well and that he went from non stop activity and fun to pretty much nothing. I am going to have to work on that. Tomorrow we are spending the day at Valley Beach. Hopefully he'll be happy with that! He was there for 4 hours today.

Oh how could I forget to mention my guests! We have Kellie and Brian's 2 pugs, Kooky and Scamp for the week. For a house that has never had dogs it its quite a change! We are enjoying it though. They are entertaining and if Kellie, who is in Vegas for her 10 year anniversary (sorry about the toast), is reading this they are fine!!!

Today my dad would have turned 67. It's hard to believe he's been gone for almost 4 years. I miss him. I think Gabe is having a little sadness. We have been discussing feelings because he has seen me crying lately. Maybe he and I will go visit by ourselves tomorrow.

Have a good night everyone. Love and Hugs to you!!!!

Crystal is Super dee Duper!!!

The past few days I have received several cards from Crys and they made my day!!! Then today I went to my mailbox and I pulled out 3 manilla envelopes!!! My mailman is a bit of a tortise, so I don't know if they were mailed on the same day or not...
The first envelope was a beautiful prayer charm ith a sweet prayer inside. It is so pretty!
The second held an angel medallion that is in my purse to protect my family!! Sean thinks I should keep it in the van as he was not impressed with my driving today. He grounded me. I had to pull over. I did a donut. It's hard to drive with 2 bad arms.
The third envelope was a gift certificate from The Frog Store! Gabe and I poured over the catalog today. Still no decision. It is so hard to buy myself anything...I'd rather buy for Sean and the kids.
Crystal you are the best!!! Lots of hugs and love to you!!! I have been thrilled with the cards, e-cards and messages which have all come at the best time.
I have been blessed with 2 of the greatest NSSS. Jamie gave me a night out with Sean which couldn't have come at a better time and if I didn't post a Thank you to her I am a big loser! I hope I did, but if not THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!! And now Crys has done this!
Gosh, I love you guys! Not for the presents - which are amazing and appreciated greatly- but for the friendship and support. I am so thankful the Lord chose to put you all in my life when He did. I don't mean to be sappy, but I am so touched. God Bless You!!

Valley Beach

Valley beach is a 1 1/2 acre cement lake filled with sparkling chlorinated water and surrounded by a grassy beach. Okay, so I stole that and the picture from their website. We bought our membership today and will be taking the kids there tomorrow if the weather holds and if I buy a swimsuit. Old Navy's website had one I really liked and I am going to check it out at the store tomorrow. This was one of the perks of pulling the kids out of daycare.

When my mom and I took the kids out last week she asked me if I had had talked to Sean about VB (valley beach) yet. I thought she asked if I had talked to Sean about VD yet. I was horrified that she thought I needed to discuss THAT with Sean. We were both real confused until my mom realized I had misunderstood her. We had a laugh when we got it straightened out. Did I already post about this???

Anyways, I need to go spend time with my hubby. Goodnight everyone!

By the way...

Gee- I should just keep posting accidental blank entries! They get more comments than the others...should I be offended? Maybe I'll have to discuss this in therapy next week!!!

Just another fabulous Friday!

Nothing hugely exciting to post. It looks like a storm is begining to blow in. I'd like some thunder...matches my mood!!! No- despite crazy behavior I am in a decent mood. I hate to admit it, but I am watching Fox News and the Paris coverage. I am not a fan of hers and am so curious as to what will happen.

I have been cleaning this afternoon. We are getting ready for our guests next week. Kellie and Brian are going to Vegas for their anniversary (Happy 10 years!!! I am so sorry for the toast!!!) so we are dog sitting their 2 pugs. One is slightly obese and the other makes really weird noises.
No offense Kookie and Scamp. On another note, I ask if you would pray for Kellie's dad, Bill. He is having emerg. surgery today.

This a.m. I met my mom and 2 nieces at Burger King for a late breakfast and so the kids could play. We had a nice visit and did the puzzles together in the paper. That is one of my favorite things to do with my mom. My sister doesn't so it is something special for my mom and I.

Have a great day girls! I hope Crystal gets something fun in the mail today and that Jamie makes a few labels in my honor!!!!

Bargain Baby

This afternoon I went to Kmart and got 2 table top air hockey (or hair hockey as the trio calls it) and a basketball game. They have lights and sounds and are really cool. The air hockey was originally $49.99 and I got it for $5.oo! The basketball was $19.99 and I paid $4.00!!! I was so excited! I got $120.00 worth of games for $14.oo.



My kids behavior in the store was another story. Can we say Nightmare? The worst was Luke who took off his shoes and then ran to the back of the store twice while I was paying. On our way out he took off towards the parking lot, scaring the pants off me, so I grabbed him and had to carry him w/ my casted arm across the parking lot. I got in the van, put on my belt and cried.



I was to angry to come home with them so we drove for a bit and ended up at the cemetary to visit my dad's grave. They all yelled Hi Grandpa as we pulled in the gates. To some it may be disturbing, but I think it's nice. They understand that Grandpa is in Heaven with God and this is just where his body is buried. They used to think his name was "Grandpa Buried" because that is what we said at the cemetary - this is where Grandpa's buried... I felt better after going.

Now we are just waiting on Sean to get home. He gets off at 8:00. I can't wait!!!

Happy Birthday to Kellie!!!!!!!! Keep your eyes open for your "tribute" which will be coming!!!

Just Wondering

What are the differences in types of Bibles? KJV, NIV, I think there is something called the Message, etc. Do they all say the same thing? Is it okay to read one that is not the "proper" version? What is the easiest to understand?
I have been thinking about this today. It all confuses me.

Ding Dong One Cast is GONE!

I spent several hours at the hospital this morning, but for a good reason!!! My right cast is gone!!! It feels wonderful. I was grossed out by the skin peeling off and hanging from my wrist and hand. It looks like that should be painful, but really it isn't. It smells funny. Yuck. My only major complaint is how much it hurts! I told Sean that it didn't hurt this much when I first broke it! I am assuming since it has been locked into one position for 4 weeks it is going to be crampy and sore until it gets moving again. I have to wear a splint now, but can remove it to shower, potty (yay!) and sleep. I am scheduled to get the other cast removed on June 27th. Dr. K. said to bring my kids so they can watch him saw it off. They are so excited!

The picture with all the kids in it is from Vic's night at my house. It was neat as they acted like they had never been apart. They played together so well and hugged and chatted. I loved hearing their little excited voices! The other picture is of my fabulous foursome!

Sorry I don't have a long post today...maybe more tonight.

OH-CRYSTAL!!! Remember when I was so excited about something I made and was mailing you and then I lost it several times and it never got mailed and I felt like a big fat loser??? I MAILED IT TODAY! Let me know when you get it. I'm so excited about it, but you might think I am a big dork.

I'm such a proud mommy...

Gabe came home today wearing a cool badge and brought these papers, a window cling, and a free pizza coupon all because he was picked as May's student of the month!!!! I am so proud of him. He has worked so hard! Yay Gabe!

Betser and the trio...

Vic, her mom and the kids came over yesterday. She has 3 yr. old twin boys and a 1 yr. old boy. We had a great time playing and it amazed me how well all 7 kids played together. Gabe did so well with all the little ones and was a big help. Victoria fed the kids (I attempted to help and ended up with peach juice in my cast) and bathed 5 of the 6 little ones. Caitlin opted out of bathtime fun. Tim had an interview and we are crossing everything and praying lots. It would mean they could move back to town instead of being 1 1/2 hrs. away!!! This weekend we can hopefully get together for a girls night out. Kellie has three students willing to babysit hers, mine and lura's. Vic would leave hers with Tim and we could all get away for awhile. We need it! I need to go slap on the old WalMart bags and shower. Have a good Day.

Ok-you win Vic!

I got this photo off Vic's blog and I think it is absolutely beautiful! Please notice the strong resemblance to the drawing I did!

It is a bit old, but still looks just like you ~ sans a few grey hairs! haha

3 of the greatest people you'd ever want to meet...

Lura, Victoria and Kellie have been my friends forever. I realize the picture of Victoria doesn't do her justice, but I was short on time and didn't know where a recent one was. Notice the bare feet - she doesn't wear real shoes once April hits! I hope this makes you send me a picture Vic! These are 3 fabulous women! I am honored to have them as friends.

Something for Sonya and Crystal...

I wanted Sonya to have a new post to read and I wanted Crystal to have a smile!

More Flasback Friday

When I first started scrapbooking I had no clue what I was doing...as you can see! But I love the pictures. The flowers are the first roses Sean gave me.

The picture of Sean is when he was telling me that he had locked the keys in the car! It was dusk, February, and we were in a deserted park in Mohican!!! We were still dating at the time and he was so embarassed! Thankfully a ranger came by on the night rounds and got the lock popped.

FLASHBACK FRIDAY

This one of the very first scrapbook pages I ever made 7 years ago. The stars are Lura and Gabe. Lura is a really great friend. She was there for me through so many monumentous events in my life. The bottom left picture is the first picture of Lura and Gabe. Notice it is my stomach. Frequently she spoke into my belly button to give the baby growing in me warnings! The picture of her waving is through the nursery window. Gabe was in an oxygen tent on the other side. I have so many more pictures I could and probably will post in the future. Happy FF!

Pictures to pick

Here are some options for the SN application. I just threw the one of Angel Gabe in...I don't think that would help my case. Should I do the fam pick at the zoo even though my arms are swollen and my hair is goofy?