question of the day

Life has gotten the best of me and it's the Best!!

2009-08-12T10:46:00.000-07:00

Good bye my friends.... I am signing off this blog. With school starting and the need to keep my priorities focused off the internet, I am not going to put any effort into posting. (Not like I have done much lately.)

Thanks for the comments and laughs through these stories.

Love and hugs to you all.
Cath

They're here!!!

2009-07-20T21:10:00.000-07:00

The triplets have arrived!!! YAY!!!!!

They were born at this afternoon. Here is what I know...

And all came out screaming-crying!!

Rock Creek 2009

2009-07-11T20:16:00.001-07:00

Make a Smilebox slideshow

The Color of Frugal

2009-06-23T13:24:00.000-07:00

I wanted a change for my hair... it's in a pony tail 99.9% of the time. I know my husband wants me to grow it long so the change had to come through color.
I knew we did not have enough money in our budget to color my hair. (Maybe that's where I should have ended my desire for a change.) I set out to find a great blond color! I have done it before and know my hair takes color well.
My sweet husband was very excited to see my new hair. (He likes me changing it every so often.) I walk out to where he is sitting and I just stand there. The following is a list of comments he has upon seeing my new color:
1. What are going to do to fix it?
2. It's OK it's just hair.
3. Are you going to make an appointment?
4. This didn't take so well huh?
5. " " (yes that says nothing/silence/confusion/"what should I be saying right now?")

I hadn't even asked if he liked it yet!!! My hair turned ORANGE!! Not a pretty orange either. So in lieu of saving a pocketful of money I am now going...with my husband's urgent blessings... to get my hair colored at a salon. Good thing I'm saving money on diapers now huh!!?? And no I will not be posting a before picture!! (I'm not even going to let me sisters see me!!)

The day has come....

2009-06-16T11:30:00.000-07:00

If blogs had answering machines this is what I would say today.....
Thanks for checking in. We are in the middle of potty training our last child. We are unable to make it to the blog at this moment. We are either in the bathroom, celebrating with candy, or running to the bank to open a savings account for all the money we will now save! Please leave a comment and we'll be sure to check it later!! Rejoice with me!!!

Daily readings with Eli

2009-06-05T08:33:00.000-07:00

Eli's favorite book-- Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?

(Polar bear, lion, hippopotamus, flamingo, leopard, and zoo keeper- those are the pages he reads)

Aidan's thoughts

2009-06-02T15:26:00.000-07:00

I want to practice dancing with Molly so that I can dance with the woman I am going to marry.

Nature Study

2009-05-29T19:44:00.000-07:00

Thanks again, to daddy, for bringing school to us!!

Are you aware of yourself?

2009-05-21T20:13:00.000-07:00

Top 5 reasons when you know you need a shower:
1. Your pony tail stays in place when you take the holder out.
2. When your lotions that give you that healthy glow turn you into a reflection pool.
3. You're afraid to lift your arms for fear of the smell that might radiate to the next county.
4. You can't put your arms down because you might get pricked to death.
5. Your loving, sweet husband starts the shower for you and walks out of the room without saying anything.

(Not so) Advanced Physics

2009-05-18T12:54:00.000-07:00

Molly has learned a great deal about physics this past weekend.

On Friday she learned that gravity hurts when it is pulling a heavy brick down onto her big toe.

Thankfully it was not broken and the pain didn't last too long.

On Sunday she learned that a flying object that weighs 35lbs is not stronger than a block wall. The wall won.

That actually was a pretty scary moment... she flew off the swing and hit the wall like a ragdoll. By God's grace He created her floppy!!!

Science Class

2009-05-12T13:07:00.000-07:00

Thanks dad for bringing home our science for the day!!

My Big Boy!

2009-05-03T17:57:00.001-07:00

Aidan's 6th Birthday (and mommy's 30ish Birthday)

We got to go to dinner for (Mommy's) his Birthday.

He opened presents --yes that is a cereal box, a recycled lunch bag, and the same gift bags from Cooper's gifts!! It's what's inside that counts right!!

He ate Oreo's (happens to be mommy's favorite too)

And drank Beer (you do see the "Root" on the bottle right!)

Happy Birthday Cooper!

2009-04-28T19:56:00.000-07:00

He's Five

His favorite meal: Corn, Hamburgers, fries, and we forgot the bananas but he did want them.

His favorite gift: Lego sets that he got to stay up late to build.

His favorite dessert (besides cake): Ice Cream.

His not so favorite part: Singing to him... he has cried every year when we sing "Happy Birthday" so he thought it would be fun to sing "Jingle Bells" instead....until....

Simple Sayings

2009-04-27T12:29:00.000-07:00

Aidan has learned a lot in school lately. Here is a sampling of his knowledge:
"Mom can I have some butter on my pasta so it can taste butterish."
"I'm going to make a login." That's not a computer term or a bathroom term. It's a log cabin=login.

Cooper's turn:
(Last week he was sick all week.) While he was in the tub, Molly came in to take a bath too. "Molly you can't get in with me or I will give you my sickes."

Ohhh Eli....

2009-04-27T12:27:00.001-07:00

Learning Curve

2009-04-08T16:37:00.001-07:00

I am NOT the smartest nor efficient house cleaner there is! I do know, as of today, that if you use Pledge to make your floors shine then you will slide all over the place.
On the up side of that you can push your children from one end and see how far they can go!!

Discovery

2009-04-03T10:11:00.000-07:00

Many things have gone through my wash... Crayons, pens, army guys, chap stick.
But this one beats them all...

So which one lied and said they were all done with dinner???

Phonics R Us and a Budding Olympian

2009-03-24T12:29:00.001-07:00

Cooper let me know the other morning that
he "has the coffus (coughs) and more burgers (boogers... descriptive yet funny!)"

So the sickness lingers a little longer in the house.

I asked Cooper if he wanted to play Basketball at the community sports complex. He said no. I asked if he wanted to play soccer instead. He said "no, not right now. I just want to play hide and seek and freeze tag."

Funny or Not

2009-03-20T17:09:00.000-07:00

I think I have lost my humor in the blog. I used to share with you all about not shaving my legs, using my daughter's ponytail holder as my own, leaving my kids in elevators, being locked out of the house by the kids, turning to see my son poop in the hallway while my daughter is spilling milk on the floor, etc, etc, etc.
What has happened?? Have I found life to be normal and nothing to be funny anymore? It's not that I have gotten rid of the kids... they are certainly still here and doing so many things blog worthy. Trust me that has not stopped. They haven't become perfect in the last year!
I have not attained perfect peace as a mother either! I still eat half of the cookie before I give it to my son. I still laugh at the kid who falls and then go and help them up. I still want to pull my hair out when my son colors on the wall in the same spot I just told him not to several times!!
Maybe since my method of cleaning has been to sweep the dirt and trash and small army men that I step on under the stove I have swept my ability to observe the funny moments under the stove too. (Let's not take a look to see if it is there!!)
Oh well I guess we will see what tomorrow brings!!

Wordless Wednesday

2009-03-18T08:50:00.001-07:00

Welcome Spring!!!!

2009-03-10T13:00:00.000-07:00

Mud Luv

2009-02-27T16:14:00.000-08:00

The kids thought today would be a great day to make mud and play in it. I have some more pics but they are of the muddy kids running in their underwear!!
I love these winter days!!

Emergency Emergency!!! Sound the alarm!!

2009-02-07T16:14:00.000-08:00

It is every mom's nightmare to know your child is complaining of and ear ache and IT IS THE WEEKEND!!!!
No doctor's appointments available!. Only Urgent Care. The lovely germ infested holding room for tired sad looking people wearing sweats and slippers.
I took Molly in knowing she wasn't that sick but didn't want to up all night with her.

I am so glad we did!! I will sleep much better tonight knowing she is teething!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is there a way to get refunded your co pay of the result is utterly ridiculous??

It's been a staple in this house!

2009-02-06T16:48:00.000-08:00

For 6 years we have had a crib in the house. It was in constant use for the last six years. One kid would get kicked out as the new one arrived!!

Our youngest is finally in a big bed and we have to take the crib down. I wonder if I can bronze it like people do for little shoes??

9 months and counting!!

2009-01-16T12:44:00.001-08:00

OK I have only 9 months to make funny comments about my crazy life and then I fear I will have nothing else to say!!
Are you thinking I'm pregnant? Are you crazy?

My sweet sister-in-law and big brother are pregnant!! Not only are they pregnant but they are taking over the reigns of Crazytown with TRIPLETS!! What is "crazy" and "funny" will be all relative-- literally!!

I am so excited and can't wait to meet the precious little ones!!

Pest Control

2009-01-08T11:12:00.000-08:00

Rats??

No. Just a hungry 2 year old!

Bring on the balloons!

2009-01-07T16:42:00.001-08:00

There are those that are celebrating engagements, weddings, pregnancies, new births, first day of school, etc.
For us it is a time of celebrating "No thumb sucking" and "I didn't pee in my pants" days!

Whaaaaahoooooooo!!!

Happy Celebrating everyone!!!

Christmas 2008

2008-12-27T14:27:00.000-08:00

Our Christmas Card... I had a small snafu with my cards this year and could not send them to everyone. So this is for you if you are looking in the mail box everyday for your Duhm card to come!

Friday Photos

2008-12-19T11:57:00.000-08:00

I hardly post pictures so here are some for those who like to look at blogs with pics!!

Molly: Not a good idea to give her a permanent marker!

Eli: You think his hair follicles had nerve endings!!

Take a poll------->

2008-12-12T15:34:00.000-08:00

I have been waiting for this day... I knew it would come but I wasn't sure when....

What do you think? Should I even them out or leave them to grow out uneven??

Can you Guess?

2008-12-02T13:24:00.000-08:00

What do you think the boys are doing when they say things like this?
"Ya! Whaoo! I love this."
"This is so fun."
"We're doing a good job mom!"
"Wow!"

1. Playdough
2. Art
3. Video Games
4. Sorting laundry

Yep... this would not be a post if it wasn't funny. They were having a ball, with enthusiasm, sorting laundry for me!!

Thank you Boys!!

7 Random Thoughts

2008-11-30T18:49:00.000-08:00

The rules are:
-Link to the person who tagged you, and post the rules on your blog.
-Share 7 random and or weird facts about yourself.
-Tag 7 random people at the end of your post, and include links to their blogs.
-Let each person know they've been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

My friend Melissa tagged me to post 7 random things about myself. So here it goes:

1. I never match my socks. And it drives my mom and mother in law crazy!
2. I have a matching freckle with my daughter on our side.
3. I'm very afraid of the dark. (It takes everything in me to walk my kids back to bed in the middle of the night.)
4. I love buying notebooks and pens. I feel more organized when I have a stash of them!!
5. I have no self control with laughing when certain "noises" are made by others. It's embarrassing! (Not very polite, I know, but I blame my brothers for this one!)
6. I have a knack for telling stories at night that puts everyone to sleep! (Ask my sister and my husband!)
7. I can't wait to go to Australia again... right honey???

I tag Tammy, Carrie, Jess, Corinne, Kristi, Elizabeth, Jen and LeighAnn (oh wait she doesn't have a blog!!)

New Do

2008-11-23T12:26:00.000-08:00

We played "hair shop" today!!!

Family Outing

2008-11-22T19:21:00.000-08:00

We took at little trip down the street to the local amusement park. The kids had a blast and I realized I'm getting old!! ( I got sick going on a simple roller coaster with Aidan!!)

It's fun to have all the kids ride together!!

WOW

2008-11-20T14:33:00.000-08:00

Ummmmmmm..... all the kids are asleep at the same time...........it's quiet!!!!

Verbal Abuse

2008-11-16T16:51:00.000-08:00

Aidan was getting water out of the fridge and Cooper asked to get some too. Aidan says to him "Now way. No how." (I don't know where he got that from!!)
In a state of amazement Cooper says " Aidan!! You said 'no way no how'. What does that mean?"
Aidan's very serious response was "you don't know how and you don't know way."

ATM FUN

2008-11-12T13:55:00.000-08:00

The Bank ate my check!!!!

Are your ATM machines digital now? You simply place your check into the slot without an envelope and whoa la it scans it and credits your account.
Great except I put my check through and it tried to send it back out saying it could not read it. "OK give it back to me so I can try again!!" Nope. I could see the edge of the check torn and stuck on the roller.

Here is my dilemma.... I have to decide to leave my kids in the car and go inside to deal with this or leave my ATM card in the machine and go get my kids out of the car to deal with it.
Why didn't I just stay home?

I finally realized that if i pushed every button on the pad several times and hard enough something should happen. (That's what the kids do anyway!!) My card comes out but no check!!

I unloaded the kids... asked them very firmly to sit quietly on the couch while I talked with the lady. She tells me that because the ATM is digital now I need to wait to see if the check clears or call customer service in the morning! She can do nothing about it!!
Great!!

Activity of the Day

2008-11-10T13:08:00.000-08:00

Activity of the day:

Fall trees

Supplies:
White or cream card stock
Tissue paper in bright colors cut up in small squares
Paint Brush
Bowl of water

Draw a tree trunk on the card stock. Place tissue paper in a collage format on top of card stock. Paint (lightly) with water over the tissue paper. Once dry you can peel away the tissue paper and there is a watercolor fall tree!!

QOTD

2008-11-07T09:47:00.000-08:00

QOTD:
Scene: Your child walks out of the library and down the middle of the parking lot. A waitress from the adjoining restaurant walks him back into the library.

Do you apologize with sheer embarrassment or pretend like the kid is not yours and tell the waitress you'll go find "that mom" who would lose her own child???

Game of the day

2008-11-06T09:55:00.000-08:00

Here is a game that my kids loved playing today.

Print out letters of their name and have them color them. Hide the letters around the house and send them on a scavenger hunt to find their name.

The kids did several rounds with it including hiding the letters too.

Dress up day!!!!

2008-11-03T14:10:00.000-08:00

The kids had a great time on Halloween. Aidan created his own costume while Cooper changed his at the last minute to be Luke SkyWalker. (That's because he saw that his cousin was Anakin.) Molly didn't care to dress up at all but realized being a cheerleader was a girly thing to do. Thanks to the encouragment by her brothers! Eli was just plain cute!!

God is Merciful!

2008-10-28T10:10:00.000-07:00

Lamentations 3:37-38

Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has commanded it? Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that good and bad come?

Today while homeschooling, I heard a disturbing crash in the room where Molly and Eli play. I went running to find the dresser drawers have fallen over on top of Molly and Eli crawling out from under it. My heart stopped but then realized that God had saved a tragedy from happening in the room. The dresser had landed up against the closet wall (look at the picture... only the small corner is holding it up!). Praise GOD!!! I know that could have been devastating to both my children had it fallen completely to the ground.

My husband will be going to the local hardware store and picking up safety locks for all our furniture and bubble wrap for the kids!!

What is a mother to do??

2008-10-27T16:04:00.000-07:00

I have come at an impasse in raising children. I have no idea what to do about Miss Molly's security pillow. It is the most disgusting thing ever!! She literally sucks on it and her thumb at the same time. She wipes it all over her face like a dog scrounging on the floor. She drops it on the ground and still picks it up to suck on. The boys have rode over it with their bikes. She has used it as a handkerchief. It used to be a beautiful pattern of butterflies and flowers. Now it is a dingy.... no gross... tattered piece of fabric holding a lumpy pillow. She calls for it when she can't have it at a moment's notice. She is comforted by it when hurt. She sleeps with it for naps and night. She does not understand why I have to wash it so often.

We have tried to replace it with another small pillow but it wouldn't do. It has become a petri dish of toxic germs. There is no way it would pass any inspection by the Federal Government for Child Safety. I could be reported if anyone thought I willingly gave my daughter filthy wet rags to suck on.
What do I do? Take away the health hazard and have my girl fight through it? Or allow her to suck away until there is no more but a thread of material left to the pillow?

A picture is worth.....

2008-10-26T10:22:00.000-07:00

It's picture season again!! Starting with Pumpkin Patches into Thanksgiving right through Christmas I see so many blogs that display the "kids look here and smile so cute and perfect because mommy is going to take a picture of you" award winning photos!
I think I get so caught up in demanding that my kids all look in the same direction and smile without the faked forced smiles that I get flustered and then they get flustered and it does not work. I end up in a sweat and they end up in tears.

Here is our pumpkin patch attempts....

Stay tuned for our Thanksgiving and Christmas photo shoots... or "just smile once please" as I like to say!!

He will size you up!!

2008-10-26T10:12:00.000-07:00

I have added some family funnies tot he right column but this one was pretty funny.....

Last night at dinner Aidan was talking about growing up. He then starts to evaluate each of us in terms of size.
"Mom you are largest." (WOW thanks Aidan.)
My husband tries to rescue the moment for me. "Aidan how big are you?" he asks.
To my relief Aidan says, "I'm a few inches taller than large."

Will he notice?

2008-10-08T16:48:00.001-07:00

I'm in the middle of making dinner but had an epiphany and thought I would share with you:

Why not make bacon every night before my husband gets home? He won't notice I'm in sweats with no make up. He won't notice the house is a mess. He won't notice the screaming diaper clad child destroying garden tomatoes. He will notice how wonderful it smells in his house and that I can greet him with greasy open arms!!!

I did actually look up candles that smell like bacon. I know that would not go over to well. His stomach would not get the reward of such a sweet wonderful smell!!

Gotta go... he's home...wish me luck!!!!

****UPDATE: It worked!! He came in smiling, cheerful, and didn't pay attention to the 2 kids who were screaming with tears....Oh wait maybe I've gone too far!!

Storming the Castle of the King

2008-10-02T08:01:00.000-07:00

My dear friends,
We have an amazing opportunity to "Storm the Castle of the King" (as my pastor puts it) to pray for a friend of mine. She was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. After months and months of intense treatments she is to have radical surgery to remove the cancer. The Dr's are not hopeful about the outcome.
Nicole knows that our God is a faithful and a sovereign God who has complete control over her body as well as the cancer. Her sights are set on heaven and not on things of this earth.
As a church body we are gathering on Thursday October 9th to be on our knees for Nicole and her family. I am inviting you to join us, in our home or your own, on that night as we storm the castle of our King and lay these prayers before Him. Prayer for complete healing, prayer for her witness of Christ's mercy in the midst of suffering, prayer for her children, prayer for her husband, and above all, prayer that GOD'S GLORY WILL REACH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE'S HEARTS through this.

Have mercy on me too!!

2008-09-29T15:42:00.001-07:00

I was a little... OK a lot... mad that my kids spilled chips all over the carpet and decided to do the hat dance on them.
I went to clean up the mess, starting in the kitchen with the open chip bag. The bag was beyond saving. The kids tend to tear open chip bags like they were long awaited Christmas gifts to Tiny Tim! Anyway, I started to pour the chips into a container and whoooppppsss.... I spill them all over the floor!!
Funny how I'm not that mad after all!!

The Noise

2008-09-29T11:42:00.000-07:00

I came in from outside and heard some awful banging noise. I immediately knew it was Eli doing something he shouldn't. I walked down the hall to see him banging on a CD player. He was not just banging on a CD player with his hands... oh no.. he is banging on the CD player with my sharp steak knife, with the blade coming within inches of his eyes!!!!!

The question is not "Where did he get the knife?" It's " Where did he put my sanity?"

Smell Good!

2008-09-26T14:36:00.000-07:00

To all 3 of you who check my blog out... here is a contest that you can enter. It's $500 in Bath and Body Works stuff!!
There is nothing like throwing on some yummy lotion to cover up a few days of not showering!!!

Smoke and Tears

2008-09-03T19:32:00.000-07:00

I am such a mean mommy.
Today while the kids were playing in the playroom the alarm clock started beeping. I was at the computer as they kinda freaked out that something was beeping. I simply said "Uh oh it's gonna blow. You better run it's gonna blow up!!" That sent the kids flying in 4 different directions. Cooper went running out the back door, Aidan tried to escape out of the front door, Molly went in circles trying to decide who to follow, and Eli came running to me in tears!
After I stopped laughing I told them it was nothing.

Unfortunately, while I was making dinner I filled the kitchen with smoke from a hot oven. The smoke alarm started blaring. Again, 4 chickens with their heads cut off go running through my house.

I'm telling you.. there is no dull moment in this home!!

Car Safety Kit

2008-08-30T18:55:00.000-07:00

I did something today that I have never done... nor do I think anyone else has. Please add this to your note card of hints and tips from experienced mothers. It doesn't take any skills or talents. It simply requires you to look at a total, utterly, disgusting mess and put it to good use.

I had to fold down the seats in the van in order to fit an exercise contraption thingy into it. There before me, like the kids pop up book of extinct Dinosaurs, slowly rising up is a mound of trash, crumbs, books, markers, and shoes as the seats descend into the floor. It's gross and disgusting. I obviously never go into the back seats.
Anyway as I'm preparing the van to haul the exercise machine I have to disengage the middle seat belt. The button to do so is about the size of a rectangle pea. (That's right I said rectangle pea--- I am tired and have no other brain cells to try and explain to you what size it was.)
This is where I use that detestable mess of stuff in the van... I used a stale fry that was just the right size and had the strength to hold up against the pressure of a seat belt lock.

Now I ask you... have you ever used a stale fry to unlock a seat belt? So next time you run through the fast food line, ask for just one fry. They should not charge you for it. Put it with your jumper cables so you always know where it is!!

Sleeping Quarters

2008-08-27T19:40:00.000-07:00

I have a new poll about where you sleep.

Add your option to the right-------->

The choices are:
1. In the Master "Suite"-- big enough to lock your door and still function like a small house with couch, desk, and exercise equipment.
2. In the Master "Retreat"-- a spa like atmosphere where a bubble bath drowns the day away.
3. In the Master " Store Room"-- where your bed sits amongst storage bins of winter clothes, scrapbook supplies, rolls of duct tape, and a closet full of this and that.

5 Servings of Veggies Please

2008-08-13T19:05:00.000-07:00

When you make your child eat a carrot and he gags 3 times then tosses his cookies... I mean dinner... do you assume he does not like carrots??
It's safe to say no one was up for dessert tonight!!

Summer Sale!

2008-08-04T09:18:00.000-07:00

I'm cleaned out some drawers and cupboards and have found a treasure chest of items to sell. If you need anything please let me know and I will give you a good discount.

For Sale:

44 socks-- not one of them has a match.
12 lids to containers I no longer can find-- various sizes
32 small pieces of paper-- could be used for a wall colllage.
3 half crayons
1 fishing game that no longer has any fish.
An infinite amount of crumbs--too many to count.

They come from a good, smoke free, pet free, full of kids, kind of home.

Free Shipping!!

Normal vs. Funny

2008-07-31T12:12:00.001-07:00

I went to the Dr. today for Molly and Eli's well baby checks.

They are healthy--praise God-- and they are growing fine. The Dr is concerned about Molly's speech though. She wants her to be evaluated and get some speech therapy.

What would I have to blog about if she spoke normal? (Check out these videos and
conversation if you need a refresher course on Molly.)

Where's the humor in normal?

The Dr. surely doesn't understand that I would have nothing to share with you all if I had normal kids!!

Star- Words- Wars

2008-07-25T16:57:00.000-07:00

Cooper: This is rb-tubee-doodee.
Aidan: No that's not how you say it.
Cooper: What's it's name?
Aidan: R-T-Bee-Too-Dee Too
Cooper: Ohhhh.

**Added 2 days later**
While in bed this morning the boys were talking and I overheard this conversation:
Aidan: Slowly saying "R-2-D-2. That's his real name. D2 (repeats) D2 is his last name."
Cooper: "D2... oh OK."

Molly's Birthday

2008-07-24T09:41:00.000-07:00

Miss Molly turned 3 yesterday. We allowed her to pick the dinner and dessert.

Her choice of food for our meal: Cereal.
Her dessert: frosted cookies from the store.

After dinner we painted little models. Molly had a birdhouse and the boys had tanks.

This was my most anticipated gift. I thought she would love it. It's an apron that holds a set of crayons!! As I put it on her she said " I don't like it"
"What?" I said. How could you not like such a cute gift?? Needless to say I made her wear it for a picture and then she was done with it.
So sad.

House Rules

2008-07-12T18:48:00.000-07:00

What are your house rules?

I'm making an attempt to set up some basic simple manners/ house rules so that our dinners don't sound like feeding time at the zoo and quiet time is actually quiet.

Can you help me think of practical fun ideas?

Crime Scene Investigation

2008-07-03T17:35:00.000-07:00

The Scene

The Suspect

You smell!!

2008-07-02T08:42:00.000-07:00

Can you smell that? It's awful!!

That mildewy, nasty, thick smell is my laundry piling up in a 100+ degree weather!!
Our machine broke 3 days ago now and if you notice my little ticker, we are supposed to go camping in 2 days!!

Does anyone have a wash board and bucket I can borrow??

Camping at the beach

2008-06-25T09:00:00.000-07:00

Our camping trip was really fun!! It all went really smooth and the kids did really well in the tent! I don't have any good "blogable" stories to share.
My camping neighbors, on the other hand, probably have started blogs because of us!!
You might want to search "waking up at 5:30 am to a crying baby."
Or "10 kids in one campsite".
Or "babies walking down middle of the street."
Or "circus comes to campground."
Or "there should be rules about how many bikes can be chained together."
Or "what were their parents thinking?"

here are few pics of us at the beach:
1. Our resident raga-muffin
2. Don't be fooled he never went in with the board!

3. Our resident stud-muffin (in "tough man" Thomas the train shorts!!)
4. Daddy had a lot of fun in the waves. 5. The "go getter" of the bunch... I couldn't keep him out of the waves.

Sitting on Money

2008-06-11T17:52:00.000-07:00

What would you do with $3100?

That is how much we have spent on diapers these last 5 years!!! And we are not done!!
(Buying diapers that is!!)

Mind you this was a conservative calculation!!! This is not adding in the gas money to go buy these diapers!!!

Molly's Quest for Gold

2008-06-09T12:24:00.000-07:00

I'm not one to brag but my daughter is soooo ready for the Olympics......

$.99

2008-05-27T21:45:00.000-07:00

Here is my $.02 advice for the day. It will cost you $.99 though!!

I went to the dollar store for some road trip items for the kids. I found several great buys:

1. Kid scissors
2. Very Tasty cookies (I was hoping they wouldn't taste good so I wouldn't be tempted!)
3. Pencil cases
4. Handwriting practice booklet
5. Various coloring books
6. Sippy cups (they work!!)
7. An assortment of plastic containers for all sorts of items (I love organizing tools!) Perfect for toys, crayons, scrapbook embellishments, hair bows, food, etc.
8. I even found those punch packets that you add to water!

Take a look at your local store and you might be surprised on what you find!!

To Do

2008-05-27T21:38:00.000-07:00

I forgot to write down on my "To Do" list --> Keep "To Do" list away from kids.

Bias Interpreter

2008-05-21T13:00:00.000-07:00

On the way home from the store---

Molly: "Mom. Feefer fee na."
Mom: "What?"
Molly: "Feefer fee na."
Mom: "Honey, I'm sorry I don't understand you."
Molly: "Feefer fee na."
Aidan: "She is saying we should eat our candy now."
Mom: "Riiiight."

Fine Dining and Us

2008-05-20T11:22:00.000-07:00

My husband and I had our anniversary on Sunday. I surprised him by taking him to a nice restaurant in Beverly Hills. We had such a nice time.
After dinner we walked out and gave the valet our ticket. As we waited for our car, I watched 3 Mercedes, 2 Beemers, and Escalade pull up. Right behind those fancy cars is our dirty, fly encrusted mini van!!!
Not only is it filthy on the outside but it is trashed on the inside. The man politely opens my door and there sits 2 soda cups, straw wrappers, a sippy cup, Sunday school papers, a sock, and a diaper (a clean one!). That was just my side!! I was so embarrassed.
My Fine dining bubble was popped under the wheels of our ride!

I should have planned to borrow my dad's Corvette or even my friends clean Mini Van.

My Teenage Girl!!

2008-05-17T16:14:00.000-07:00

My 5 year old SON was getting dressed for Bible Study last night. I went in to check on him and he had on 3 shirts and was putting on a fourth. I asked what he was doing.
"I'm putting on my cool shirt."
"Why do you need to wear 3 of them?"
"Because the big boys will think I'm sooo cool."
Oh my! Are we starting this already. I was thinking I would deal with it from my daughter when she was a teenager!!
"Honey the boys will like you because of what you say and do. Not what you wear."
"OK"

Out he walks with his cool tank top on and a pair of his 15 month old brother's shorts on.
"Umm, sweetheart, we can still consider what we wear to be pleasing to the eyes too. Those shorts are a bit small on you." (Picture shiny blue bike shorts!) "Let me help you."

The Messy Challenge

2008-05-17T08:48:00.000-07:00

My Sissy and I were talking how messy our houses were. I challenged her to a contest. I took pictures and she took pictures. Now I challenge you!!
**If you think you have better pics then we do then post them on your blog or send them to me and let me know in a comment** This is no ordinary contest. This is reality. This is a contest with a title that every mom will honor. Pass this on to those friends of yours that you think are worthy of such a contest. (I know, none of us want to admit to entering this kind of contest!)
To those of you that are offended and don't understand how any part of the house can look so disastrous let alone every room in the house be in disarray at the same time, I offer you my children for 1 hour. That's all it takes.
OK so here are the my pictures for the contest:

My family Room:
Under the Dining Table:
View from Dining Area to Front Room:
Kitchen Sink:
Front Room:
The Prize for the winning Mommy receives a match and lighter fluid.
Disclaimer: It will not be featured on any magazine cover (unless it's Maids-R-Us before and after shot!!)

Relax!!!!

2008-05-14T18:40:00.000-07:00

He looks like what I want to feel!!

Good parenting skills

2008-05-12T16:40:00.000-07:00

"Be a good example to your kids let them see you read." I hear this more and more. I am guilted into reading so that my children think I am a good parent.
The problem is that when I read a good book I no longer parent. I can't put the book down for the next several hours and use the TV (the one that tells me to read) as a babysitter so I can "just read one more chapter!" All structure, routine, and good parenting goes out the door when I read. So unless it has to do with talking bears, tea parties on a mushroom, or knights fighting a dragon then I need to limit my reading to books my kids can read with me!

New site

2008-05-01T18:13:00.000-07:00

I found this new site for moms through Kadi (see links to the right).

They are having a Mother's Day Contest. The entry is to be a picture that represents mom or motherhood. I chose this one--you've seen it before.

No matter the mess or attitude you will always love them!

Making Memories

2008-04-28T14:07:00.000-07:00

What will my 4 year old remember about his birthday?
That mommy threw him off a train!!

The whole incident was quite funny. We took a train ride for his birthday and of course only had seconds to get out the train doors before they started to close on us. I had to pull him down 3 steps, around a corner, and literally threw him through the doors. In the process he skinned his shin.

So ask him how his birthday went and he is bound to answer with " Mommy threw me into the train doors."

Happy Birthday Buddy!!

It's me.... part 2

2008-04-17T19:40:00.000-07:00

Yes, I am that mom who shops at Costco with a naked baby.
We had just been at someone's house to drop something off when Eli finds the one small mud pit in the yard. This was a soaking of the socks, shoes, precious bear, and diaper. I stripped him and replaced the diaper but still had to go to Costco. I walked in, went straight to the clothes section, found his size and dressed him!! ( I almost forgot to pay for it in the end!)

Yes that's me...

2008-04-14T15:26:00.000-07:00

Yes I am THAT mom.....

I am that mom who lets her daughter ride around out front in a pull- up and bed head.

I am that mom who serves eggs, muffins, fruit and a side of whip cream for dinner.

I am that mom who brings the circus to the local supermarket.

I am that mom who holds up the car wash line because I have to empty the trash that has piled up.

I am that mom who hasn't put her 4th child's name in his baby book yet.

I am that mom who let's the kids eat cookie dough.

I am that mom who isn't aware that my son is in the street while I chit chat with my neighbor.

I have added a little button for you to have for FREE for being that mom too. You can use it anyway you want. Here are some suggestions:
1. Add it to those emails you haven't been able to respond to since all the kids have been sick and throwing up.
2. Print it up on a t-shirt and wear it grocery shopping while your kids scream and run up the aisles.
3. Make up little business cards to hand out to those who ask "Are they all yours?" or "WOW where do they get that energy?"
4. Create a bumper sticker with it and put it in place where the "honor kid" would be or right under your stick figure family.
5. Paste it to your cereal boxes so your family will be reminded during dinner who you are.
6. Iron it on to your baby's onesie so everyone who stop you to "ooo" and awe will cut short the advice.
7. Even if you are a grandma now, you can make it into a magnet and add to the fridge to hold all those kid's pictures.

Oops.

2008-04-05T19:59:00.000-07:00

What do you get when you have 6 children (under the age of 4), a puppy, dirt, water, and a 15 minutes of no supervision??

A big mistake!!

I did take pictures but they just didn't do any justice to the insanity I endured for the next 30 minutes of clean up.

** OK OK here are some pics....what you don't see in these pics are the 50 toys strewn through out the yard, the pile of muddy clothes I stripped from the kids, the dog that is filthy, and the look on my face!!

Yea for me!

2008-04-05T19:57:00.000-07:00

I finally ironed!!! It only took 3 months!! Not bad huh??

Who's the Spiritual One?

2008-03-18T18:14:00.000-07:00

As parents we are looking for ways to teach our kids about God and his creation in everyday conversations.. Today we had the perfect opportunity to give a nugget of knowledge to our oldest.

While playing with our dog our son asks "Why is his head white and his body black?"
At the same moment my husband and I chime in with our "opportunity".
My husband says "God created him that way."
I said "They ran out of chocolate before they could finish dipping him."

Did I miss my opportunity?

The Dr. can see you now!

2008-03-16T20:49:00.000-07:00

When did you first take your kids to the dentist? (I really want to know if I'm the only mom who is procrastinating in this area.)

I noticed a bump on my son's gum about two weeks ago and so I thought I would ask the Dentist who I happened to be sitting next to in our Fellowship Group, about it. Dr. Sperbeck was kind enough to see him in the 10th pew after church!

He let me know that the bump is an abscess due to the current tooth being damaged and that we should pull the loose tooth out.
Great! If there is one thing I realized while being an EMT is that I do not do well with bones. Broken, loose, cracked, dislocated, whatever! I was hoping to take a hands off approach to this season of loosing teeth!
After checking my other son, who has a discolored tooth, I found out his is loose too!

I should have asked Dr. Sperbeck if I can just order dentures for all my kids and not have to deal with this!

Yes, I will be making dental appointments this week for the whole family!!

Our new dog!

2008-03-12T12:22:00.000-07:00

I have been asking for a dog since we got married (almost 6 years now). My husband fell in love with an Old English Sheepdog that our neighbors has so he said we could get one!! I was so excited!! I felt like a little girl going to Disneyland!
He arrived last night. Darry had to go pick him up at the airport. I called Darry every 30 minutes to find out how close he was to being home with our new puppy. Finally they arrived. I opened the door with the kids to meet the new puppy and he was sooooo scared. (I don't blame him.) Anyway he was glued to Darry's side. Anywhere Darry walked the dog went. I was calling him bending down, had my happy voice going, and nothing. I got nothing from the dog.
You know what I did get? A pee puddle to slip and fall in!!
It was like being pregnant for 10 months, going through labor, nursing the baby all night long, loving and caring all day for the kid and his first word is "daddy".

He is cute enough that I don't mind!!

To Bake or Not to Bake

2008-03-04T17:34:00.000-08:00

Do you let your kids bake brownies with you to enjoy the experience together or NOT let them help you so you don't have to share the batter?

The Death of a Family

2008-02-28T18:36:00.000-08:00

I am a total moron when it comes to cooking with a crock pot!! I know! I know!1 It's supposed to be the lifesaver of family dinners.
NOT IN THIS HOUSE!!! It's the death of my family.
First of all I'm on crock pot number 3 because I thought the fault was with the other crocks.
I just spent the day smelling the great aroma of a marinated pork loin and couldn't wait to impress my husband with a great meal.

As I cut it into to slices it laid on the cutting board looking like material used for insulating the spaceships. I knew I failed. I didn't have to taste it but I thought I should understand the misery my family was about to endure. Five minutes later I finished the bite!! That gave me enough time to cook the veggies.

I smothered each slice in applesauce (a tip from my mother-in-law) and served it up. The kids went for the veggies first!! (Does that say anything to you!) My husband sweetly took a second bite and tried to hold in the laughter but couldn't. I don't blame him. I didn't even serve myself a plate!

In substitution of the ease of crock pot dinners I am willing to scrub your toilet for a meal!!

What is she thinking?

2008-02-25T19:09:00.000-08:00

Can you add a caption to this picture?

Bank Run

2008-02-22T11:57:00.000-08:00

My husband saved his errand of running into the bank for me to do when he got home. He thought it would be good for me to get out. (It's that bad when you get a break by running to the bank!)
Anyway, I went to deposit some checks. I got out of the car, walked in the bank, stood in line, waited patiently to be called up to the teller, walked over, started to ask to deposit some money, and then realized that I was at the wrong bank!!!

So much for that errand! It was great to get out though!!

Baby Shower

2008-02-21T20:01:00.000-08:00

I realize now that there are certain items that I should have asked for at my baby showers. (If you are going to have a baby soon please add these items to your registry.)

1. An electric fence for our bedroom door (or a deadbolt with chain and alarm).
2. Stock in the following products:
-amoxicilian, motrin, tylenol
- lollipops
- laundry detergent
- sandwich bread
- sunscreen
- toilet paper
3. Cardboard boxes in all shapes and sizes
4. A new toilet seat for after potty- training (sorry to all the guests that come over)
5. A "mommy" counter that records how many times my name is called before I answer with any acknowledgment.
6. Earplugs
7. Meal delivery service 3 times a week (I can handle the pancakes and mac n cheese the other nights)
8. A Cow to supply us with 5 gallons of milk we drink in a week
9. Foam--lots of it to pad the walls.
10. Traps doors installed to help clean up the mess.
11. A decorative sign on my door that says " Homeschooling- please watch your step."

Mr. Clean

2008-02-07T13:39:00.000-08:00

I spent 10 minutes with this magic eraser and cleaned the artowrk off my walls. The pic shows how bad my walls were! (This was only one room!!)

Our Week in Review

2008-02-01T14:54:00.000-08:00

This last week has been like a play.
A drama that you just have to laugh at.

The Setting:
Me and my husband are on a long weekend trip across the country.
Aidan and Cooper are with Auntie and Uncle who live in the mountains with 3 feet of snow and an hour or more away from the hospital..
Molly and Eli are with Mimi and Papa.

Act 1
Scene 1: Aidan wakes Auntie and Uncle up at 1:00AM because he can't breathe.
Uncle takes him to the local Fire Dept. Auntie washes dishes as she waits for them to come back. They don't. The paramedics put Aidan into an Ambulance for his first trip to the ER. Auntie calls Grandma to go with her as she follows the Ambulance.
Scene 2: Across Counrty--I am wakened by a knock on my door that I have a phone call. That can't be good since I know it's only 4:00AM back home).
Uncle tells me what happened and that Aidan has Croop. He should be fine with the steriod shot and some rest. (I was wondering how Auntie was!!)

Act 2
Scene 1: Mimi and Papa take Molly and Eli back to my house to meet up with Uncle and take care of all the kids. (No need to be far away from the hospital if Cooper was to get it!)
Scene 2: I call home to let them know that we were getting on the plane. My mom (Mimi), sounding a little frazzled, says she is making plans to get Eli into the Dr. because he has Croop too!

Act 3
Scene 1: I'm home now and decise to take 3 of my 4 children to urgent care. Aidan is still horribly sick. Molly sat on my lap all day with a fever and cough. Cooper got a fever right before dinner.
Scene 2: Urgent Care. Nothing Urgent about it! It was full with hacking grandmas, sliced fingers, and sick people. My sick daughter who sat on my lap all day thought we went to a circus. She was walking around, sitting on the ground, dancing, singing, and touching germ infested tables, scales, cords, books, etc. Cooper who had not been sick until he had a fever 2 hours earlier decided to toss his cookies in the triage room. Aidan was still sounding like a kitten with a frog in it's throat!
(Urgent Care results: nothing. "They all have the same germ" says the Dr. "Thanks" I said with a look like you have got to be kiddng! So a dose of mortin for all and we are on our way home!)

It is now Friday and I have spent the week holding 1 or 2 sick babies, at a time, on my lap, dispensed 1 bottle of Tylenol, used up 2 tissue boxes, and am ready to go on vacation again!!

Anyone up for watching my kids?

The Things Children Say

2008-01-19T15:42:00.000-08:00

Do you ever wonder what your children really want to say to you? I've been trying to figure it out for a year now with my daughter!

Molly at 1 year

Molly at 2 years

This one is for you!

2008-01-15T19:00:00.000-08:00

Do you ever read other mom's blogs so that you feel better about your own attempts at parenting?
Well this one is for you then!

I had a proud mama moment today with my children.
I went for a walk with them down to my neighbors house. As we roamed through their yard and took out every toy they owned I happen to catch my 1 year old strolling in the street. As I grab him, my neighbor is asking my oldest not to run with scissors in his hand. As I stop to reinforce that truth I turn around to find my son back in the middle of the street with an acorn in his mouth. By this time my other 2 not-getting-into-trouble-children are 3 houses down playing in the rocks.
We were only out of the house for 30 minutes when all this happened! No wonder I like to stay home a lot!

---As I write this my son just took a swig of 3 day old milk that he found in his bedroom!! I knew it was an old sippy cup by the look on his face!!

Do you feel better about your day now??

Chore Poll

2008-01-13T20:52:00.000-08:00

Make sure to Vote on your least favorite chore!! (mommy or not!)
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If you are the type who loves ALL chores then please leave your name and phone number in the comment section so I can call you to come clean my home!

Iron Mountain

2008-01-05T22:07:00.000-08:00

Can you guess how much I love to iron clothes? Let me give you some hints:

1. I did 16 items in a little less than 2 hours.
(I didn't even finish the pile)
2. My father-in- law saw my pile once and asked what it was.
3. I was ironing summer dresses in the winter.
4. I took out 5 items that have been outgrown by the kids or were maternity.
(I haven't been pregnant in over a year now!)
5. I was ironing my son's Hawaiian shirt and almost cried because I wanted to be on that little island with a surfboard.
6. As I set up the ironing board my kids asked what it was.

If you correctly guess the right answer I will iron your clothes the next time I iron mine.
(Don't hold your breath.)

I'm going to add a ticker to the top of the blog to see how many days go by until I iron again!!

Merry Christmas

2007-12-24T22:34:00.000-08:00

Could toys have any more security features in their packaging?
Twist ties, tape, plastic shrink wrap, threads, and more tape. All of this for a "my little pony"? No wonder my mom put us all to bed early on Christmas Eve. She had to spend hours and hours just opening the packaging!
I might just give my kids knives and scissors in their stockings for now on. They can open the boxes themselves.

Merry Christmas Everyone!!

The Cup of Coffee

2007-12-11T10:43:00.001-08:00

I poured a cup of coffee for myself. Uh-oh! Out of sweetener. I quietly sneak out the front door, so that little children don't follow me to the garage. As I enter the garage I realize I should switch laundry. I first stuff my pockets with sweetener packets so that I can have both hands for the laundry. As I place the laundry on the couch I see the pants I want to wear for the day. I go to the room and change. On the way back to put the sweeteners away and continue with my cup of coffee, I pass the boys room. I take some time to direct them on how to make their beds not forts. Coming back down the hallway, my daughter is in the bathroom naked. I stop to help her and clothe her. Finally, I make it back to the kitchen to unload my pockets and make the cup of coffee.
I take a sip and enjoy the one sip I had the opportunity to take. Someone is stinky! Off the change diapers and clothes. I see what time it is and realize I need to get going on my plans for the day.
Two hours later I warm up that wonderful cup of coffee, sit down at the computer, and look over at my baby who grabs the cup. Needless to say my baby drank more of my coffee than I did!

Does Starbucks deliver?

Hosting Guide for the Holidays

2007-12-05T08:58:00.000-08:00

A Mother's Guide to Hosting a Christmas Party

Looking at your house a few days before the Christmas Party will not help to aide the holiday spirit. Seeing laundry lying around, dust on the shelves, toys strewn in all corners, dishes piled high, and papers stacked on the desk can be discouraging to the mom who has to host a group of adults.
Take heart! Here is my solution to a quick, care free way of transforming your house into a warm welcoming home for the party.

1. Pile all the laundry into the corner of the room. String with twinkle lights.
2. When you find all the unmatched socks lying around, hang them over the fireplace as your stockings.
3. Take all unwanted papers and light them in the fireplace for a cozy feeling. (Ask your husband before you throw the bills in too.)
4. Gather all the Cheerios around the baby seat and have your kids string them for the "laundry tree."
5. Cover your sink and dishes with fake snow cloth and call it your winter scene. Add a few toys lying on the ground for extra decor.
6. Sprinkle glitter in with the dust to look like freshly fallen snow.
7. Find the strongest cinnamon concentrated candle and light it in the kids bathroom.

When the guests arrive:
1. Have them remove their shoes and toss them where ever they want.
2. Invite them to grab a couch cushion and help make a Christmas fort.
3. For a gift exchange: Do a scavenger hunt for the toys that have been placed around the house and have them "exchange" the location of the toy into the playroom!

Have a great time with your adult friends!

Singing

2007-12-02T20:30:00.000-08:00

I was listening to my earphones while clipping coupons tonight. Of course, I was signing along with it. My husband says to me, "I'm surprised." (insert:ego boost for my abilities) I thought you were a better singer than that." (Delete: ego boost for my abilities.)

Can he spend the night at any one's house tonight?

To Costco Again!

2007-11-26T13:33:00.000-08:00

I made another attempt at Costco with all the children today. I prepared myself last night mentally, emotionally, and physically. I made my list, got the kids in the car, and headed out to Costco. I like getting there when it opens so that I beat the crowds. Plus if my kids are a little loud and rambunctious then it only bothers a few people instead of a few hundred people.
Anyway, I unload the kiddos into the cart: 2 buckled in and 2 hanging on for dear life on the side of the cart.
I arrive at the front door and stop to pull out my wallet for my member card. NO WALLET!!
I go back to the car, load up the kids, drive back to my house, which is 25 minutes away, and get my wallet.
While driving back to Costco I try to keep my daughter awake so that nap time is not spoiled when we eventually get home.
Now the parking lot is FULL. Every spot is taken. I get lucky and see a man pull out right in front of me. I wait for him to pull out and lo and behold a man speeds down the aisle to take my very spot! I look at him with my arms up and he nods and pulls right in! Aughh! OK fine. I'll go wait till that lady with the overflowing, over sized cart unloads.
Yea! We are finally shopping! My dear, sweet, lovable, tender, daughter rips my list and drops it somewhere between the meat and fruit sections. So now I have to go from memory. Not a good thing since my memory is packed away with all my babies birth certificates.
I decided to buy the kids a healthy Costco lunch since our wallet delay has put us into lunchtime and nap time. Pizza and a Hot dog to share will satisfy us. Even the baby could chew on the pizza crust for lunch! All was going fine until a lady next to me says, "I knew a little boy that had a small piece of pizza, like what your son has, and he choked."
"Oh that's so sad." I said.
"He died," says the lady.
"Time to go, " I tell the kids.

I finally arrive home to put all the food away. My fridge now has 5 gallons of milk in it.
We didn't need milk.

The obvious QOTD is: WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY?

Stains

2007-11-16T14:14:00.000-08:00

I'm sticking to the laundry theme since I can't get a handle on it...mentally!!

I folded 5 loads of various clothes the other day. Can you guess what was NOT stained or worn out?
I folded hubby's work clothes-- stained stained stained!!
I folded daughter's new church dress-- stained with self portrait permanent yellow marker!!
I folded boys play clothes-- of course they are stained, that's how I bought them!
I folded MY shirts-- stained from cooking, snotty noses, dirty hands, food, park day, etc.

The only thing that was NOT stained. Are you ready for this?
The baby's bibs! The one item that is meant to catch all the stains.
I couldn't believe it! So you might see me wearing a blue polka dotted bib around, it just happens to be the nicest thing I own!

Socks

2007-11-08T19:45:00.000-08:00

I have an amazing friend who did 8 loads of laundry in 1 day. That impressed me. What impressed me the most is that she folded ALL of the socks.
#1 she folded them.
#2 she had ALL the dirty socks placed in the laundry basket, make it to the washer, come out of the washer, make it to the dryer, up the stairs, on the bed, all the while not be eaten by her mad chewing baby or lost in the deep black hole that I seem to have purchased with my home. There were no missing socks!

With the bar set so high I promise to take small steps in my Laundry endeavors. I will start by not buying disposable socks for my family to wear.

I want to know what you do:
1. Do you fold your socks on laundry day?
2. What else do you get away with not folding? (I'm looking for time saving tips!)

My Weekend

2007-11-04T09:33:00.000-08:00

My Weekend:

1. I realized that finger prints on my closets mirrors are like a growth chart. I saw mouth marks at the bottom from my baby blowing raspberries, crayon marks a little higher from my 2 year old, finger smears from my 3 year old trying to open the closet door so he could hide, and hand prints about waist high from my 4 year old who thought he should slap the closet continually, with no reason, but to make obnoxious noise.

2. My son was trying to practice writing his letters---on my legs!! It was so dry out this weekend he thought it was funny to make marks on me!! Does any one have lotion?

3. I had a freak out moment last night. I looked in the mirror and said to myself, "I don't want to wear a pony tail all the time." So I cut my hair!!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought my husband was going to be mad at me. He didn't even notice!! (I did cut the back up a bit too!) There in lies the blessing of a man who isn't into details!