Friday, October 31, 2008

HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2008

Happy Halloween to everyone, and I hope yours was as fun as ours was! :)

Of course we missed the hang out of Brad this year, and it was quite a challenge with the 2 of them, especially with Drama Mama at almost 3...but we managed it just fine and I think I grinned the first 45 minutes anyway....I just LOVE seeing the excitment through their eyes!!

Anywhoo, here are a few pics and video's from this year!!

Arhhh...it's pirate Sam!


Everyone say cheeeeese...o.k! :)


My mommy took my pom poms away! (you will see the reason why in the video below! LOL).....MEAN mommy!


Here we are right before we headed to the party at the fire station...


Game Time at the Fire Station....


And they even had a HAUNTED house!!! Bug's VERY FIRST ONE!...he did awesome...though I was kinda surprised it was so...*cough cough*...graphic...kayla just walked through and "pretend screamed" cause the ones that werent crying were having a blast and mock screaming!.... a little warning would have been nice (as to the graphic nature)...but lesson learned.

Here's the proof!...

And then after that we went trick or treating ...in which I think Drama Mama was in awe that she could randomly go up to a door, ring the bell, smile sweetly and say "trick or treat", and lo and behold they presented you with candy!!! oh, but wait...it gets better... if you threw in an extra cute smile and thank you...they threw in a few more pieces! (:P) Let's just say she is realizing her charm VERY early on!!

All in all we had a great time, and I can't wait to see everyone else's pics! Ya'all post them soon now ya hear!?!?! (sorry...couldn't resist! :P)

TTFN!

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

VOTE VOTE VOTE!!!!



I am on my way now to go and vote!!!! You CAN vote early! To find a location near you...click here.

I think this election is vital! So, no matter WHO you choose, at least get out there and have a voice.

Make a choice and make a difference.

VOTE.... :) :)

I'm off to cast mine!

****I'm baaaaack!!!! woot woot!! It went much quicker than I thought, and Drama Mama was an angel and sucked on a sucker the entire time!!!! Oh, and look what I got! :)****
TTFN!~

Monday, October 27, 2008

Bug's Surprise....

This Saturday Brad and I made plans to meet halfway near the VA/NC border to spend some family time together. Well, to be honest there was an ulterior motive to it as well...Brad's truck needed inspection and since he is working in VA, and the truck is still registered in NC (since we have no idea how long it will be, and if we will ultimately be moving there as well, or him moving back here) we thought we could "kill" 2 birds with 1 stone, and get the inspection done, AND surprise the kids with an overnight stay in an hotel with an indoor pool....with DADDY!!!!

Needless to say we left around 10am on Sat, met up with Daddy, had an interesting time finding the place Brad called to ensure they were open and DID inspections on a Sat (*shakes her head* long story..my dear dear husband.....lol) ..and went swimming.

In the end, everything worked out.....we had a GREAT time, and got some MUCH needed family snuggles in. Though it ended far too soon, and the kids DID NOT want to leave..... Neither did I or Brad.

Here are the pics and video...plus a bonus one for Nana at the bottom! :)

The kids and Daddy at the pool......


The kids and daddy AFTER the pool....LOL....


Swimming Video Fun...



This child loves her Daddy SOOO much!!...


Video of Daddy reading to his princess....(love it around the 1:29 mark when all 3 of them are there)...



BONUS VIDEO FOR NANA....(recognize the wings?...(though she has them on upside down and looks more like those flying monkeys in Wizard of Oz)...and the tutu?) She LOVES anything dress up!



Looking forward to seeing everyone in Nov!

P.S MY NEW FAVORITE WEBSITE!! (Thanks Rach)........OMG.....Freaking HILARIOUS!

Friday, October 24, 2008

Bug's 1st grade Halloween Parade!

He was SOOOO excited about this. Almost like last year...in kindergarten, and he was Spider-man...this year...he went back and forth between buzz lightyear and a pirate. In the end the pirate won out. And I have to admit....he is the cutest pirate I have ever seen! :)

Here he is right before the bus came to get him this morning....
And at the parade....(note queen kaykay waving to her subjects! LOL)...
SHE was as excited about going to the parade as Bug was......
In some other news.....
Drama Mama has found a new love.
(Lord help me)
Her boots! She found these things and hasn't taken them off since (and it's been 3 days)...she wears them to outside, inside, right after her bath, to bed even. *sigh*

Her headed into Bug's school....


P.S. Miss you daddy...can't wait to surprise the kids tomorrow, when we get to see you!!! BIG HUGS and sloppy kisses! :) :P

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Just 2 reasons....

These are just 2 of MANY reasons, WHY I love this child so much!!! She is such a treat, and I feel SO blessed to be able to watch her grow and be a part of her life.







2 pictures of her right before church this past Sun.....




Kaykay- I love you SO much, and I am so proud to be your mommy. Thank you for the laughs, the tears and everything in between. I cherish every moment, and pray that you know how much you mean to me. Keep growing baby girl, princess......and delighting in the world around you! and.... I love YOU more more more more french toast sticks! HUGS!

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Bug's 1st sleepover!!!


Can you believe it?!?!



eeeeeeeeeek....he is getting SO big....

now let's see if he actually stays the night.

Last night he came into my room about 25 minutes after we said goodnight, and started crying saying he was going to miss me too much, and that I would miss him as well! LOL
So I explained that even though we would miss each other, I would see him in church the next morning, and that part of being a big boy was being able to spend the night at his friends house without his mommy there. I also told him that if he needed me to, I would go and get him. I think he should feel safe and comfortable regardless of if I have to get him at 10'oclock tonight. He needs to know I will be there no matter what. I am hoping that will help build his confidence and independence.....though it is also hard on me WATCHING him grow up!

Anyway...I'll let you know how it went tomorrow!

BBFN....bye bye for now (Bugs new favorite saying)

edited to add: UPDATE: Bug spent the ENTIRE night there, and only called me 3 times to tell me he missed me...I am SO proud of him! Though at church the next day, he refused to go to sunday school, choosing instead to sit through the service attached to me! (i think he may have missed me..huh grandpa!?) LOL.....He had a great time, and though it was a little too quiet for me...I am so proud of this step that he has taken, and look forward to "2 nights when I'm 7..right mom?"....
we'll see Bug...we'll see! :)

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Bug's 6th Bday Party

What a day, what a day, what a day!!!!!!!!

The "Protect the Planet" annual picnic's I planned in Hawaii were easier than planning THIS! :P

But it really WAS a GREAT day!!!!

We, of course, missed Nana, and Popo and Papa's presence....but they were thought of the entire time!

And the presents they sent were WAYyyyyyyyyyyy to much! He LOVED the D.S. ( I had no control over the camera that day as I was in the middle of the party...so we missed getting him opening it on video....I am SOOOOO sorry Popo and Papa)....

Thank you to ALL of you for making his day SO special!

Here are all the wonderful pictures and video's we took...well, Brad took since I was in the middle of it all!

Here we are getting ready.....


Balloon blowup.......



Happy birthday BUG!!!!!!!!....


1st Party game.....LOTS of fun! The kids really enjoyed this one!


2nd game....They also LOVEd this one...there were plastic gold coins in the eggs for them to collect.....10 coins=1 star..........1 star=prize from gift box


Cake Time!! LOVE it!.....


This cake could have fed an army!!!


Singing to the Bday boy.....


Yum...Yum!!!!! And I seriously CAN'T thank Joy enough for making this for him.....it was soooooooooo wonderful!


Time for presents.....


This boy was SPOILED.........


A HUGE thank you to the families that brought donations to the "Interact" womens and childrens shelter....there was SO much stuff...thank you ...thank you...thank you!!!~


After gifts it was PINATA time~~~!!!.....


Daddy spins Bug....round and round and round....


Go Bug Go!!!!


Gettin' the goodies....


All tuckered out....(we set the tent up in the living room for the cousins to sleep in) :)


Bug's new FAVORITE jammers....thanks Grandma and Grandpa!...


Mom and brother.....nice face Josh!....


Auntie Tee and cousin Mason.....so sweet!...


All in all it was a blast and I KNOW that Bug had a great time with his friends and cousins. I look forward (am I crazy?) to it next year! :)

TTFN!~

Friday, October 10, 2008

Cake Fiasco!!

I can NOT believe how hard it is/was to try and find someone/somewhere to do a Super Mario Cake! I had no idea that it was so involved as far as copyrights go and such!

Well, Pooh to them!

A friend of mine (THANK YOU JOY!!!!) from church (she is also the one that has a daughter "Angelina Ballerina" that I watch during the week) is a CRAZY TALENTED cake person and I had totally forgotten about checking with.!

Well when she came to pick up Angelina the other day she asked about Bug's party this Sat. And I poured out my frustration with not being able to have a cake to match the theme (not that its the end of the world or anything...but come on!) so.....




She offered to make his this fabulous ICE CREAM Mario Cake!!!!!!!
From SCRATCH!!
She uses a "Wilton's" frosting and Sam got to pick out the cake mix (o.k so its not COMPLETELY from scratch)....and guess what the goober chooses....check out THIS combo!

a "Funfetti" cake


and

a Fudge Swirl ice cream for the middle (two layers of cake sandwhich it)


Sounds ummmmm......

interesting Bug!

You KNOW I will have pictures of that! I can't wait to see it myself. :)

So a word to the wise out there.....if your child is a little "out of the norm" with the theme they choose for their party...my advice is start looking for a cake at least 2 weeks in advance...and GOOD LUCK! :)

Thursday, October 09, 2008

Thursday Thought and a few Tummy Tickler's...

Wanted to get Thursday started off right since I have SO much to do for the party this weekend and needed a few giggles....hope you enjoy them as much as I did! :)
1). Your houseplants are all alive,and you can't smoke any of them. (who me?)
2.) Having sex in a twin bed is OUT of the question.
3.) You keep more food than beer in the fridge. :)
4.) 6:00 a.m is when you get up, not go to bed.
5.) You hear your favorite song in an elevator.
6.) You watch the weather channel
7.) Your friends marry and divorce instead of "hook up" and "break up"
8.)You go from 130 days of vacation time to 14.
9.) Jeans and sweater no longer qualify as "dressing up"
10.) You're the one calling the police cause those %&^$ kids next door won't turn down the stereo.
11.) You dont know what time Taco Bell closes anymore.
12.) Older relatives feel comfortable telling sex jokes around you.
13.) Your car insurance goes down and your car payments go up.
14.) You feed you dog Science Diet instead of leftover McDonalds.
15.) Sleeping on the couch makes your back hurt
16.) You take naps
17.) Dinner and a movie is the whole date, instead of the beginning of one.
18.) Eating a basket of chicken wings at 3 a.m would severly upset, rather than settle your stomach.
19.) You go to the drug store for Ibuprofen and Antacids rather than condoms and pregnancy tests.
20.) A $4.00 bottle of wine is longer some "pretty good shit"
21.) You actually eat breakfast food at breakfast time.
22.) " I just cant drink the way I used to" replaces "I'm never going to dink that much again"
23.) 90% of the time you spend in front of the computer is for real work.
24.) You drink at home to save money before going to a bar.
25.) When you find out your friend is pregnant and you congratulate her instead of saying "oh shit, what happened?"
And a bonus: You read the entire list looking desperately for one sign that doesn't apply to you, and can't find one to save your sorry ol' ass. (:P)
*************************************

WHY PARENTS DRINK!

The boss wondered why one of his most valued employees had not phoned in
sick one day. Having an urgent problem with one of the main computers,
he dialed the employee's home phone number and was greeted with a
child's whisper. " Hello ? "

"Is your daddy home?" he asked.

" Yes ," whispered the small voice.

"May I talk with him?"

The child whispered, " No ."

Surprised and wanting to talk with an adult, the boss asked, "Is your Mommy there?"
" Yes ."

"May I talk with her?"
Again the small voice whispered, " No ."

Hoping there was somebody with whom he could leave a message, the boss
asked, "Is anybody else there?"

" Yes ," whispered the child,..... " a policeman "..

Wondering what a cop would be doing at his employee's home, the boss asked,
"May I speak with the policeman?"

" No, he's busy ", whispered the child.

"Busy doing what?"

" Talking to Daddy and Mommy and the Fireman ," came the whispered answer.

Growing more worried as he heard a loud noise in the background through
the earpiece on the phone, the boss asked, "What is that noise?"

" A helicopter " answered the whispering voice.

"What is going on there?" demanded the boss, now truly apprehensive.

Again, whispering, the child answered, " The search team just landed a helicopter ."

Alarmed, concerned and a little frustrated the boss asked, "What are they searching for?"

Still whispering, the young voice replied with a muffled giggle...

" ME ."
***** I can SO see Drama Mama pulling one of these in the future. Lord help me!****
*****************************
PARKING

A man is driving down the street looking for a parking spot. He looks up and says,
"Lord, if you give me a spot , I'll swear off booze for life."
Just then a space appears.
The man looks up again and says
"Never mind! found one!"
*****************************

NO SEX TONIGHT!

I never quite figured out why the sexual urge of men and women differ so much.
And I never have figured out the whole Venus and Mars thing. I have never figured out why men think with their head
And women with their heart.

FOR EXAMPLE: One evening last week, my wife and I were getting into bed. Well, the passion
starts to heat up, and she eventually says "I don't feel like it, I just want you to hold me."

I said "WHAT??!! What was that?!"

So she says the words that every man on the planet dreads to hear..
.
"You're just not in touch with my emotional needs as a woman enough for me to satisfy your
physical needs as a man."
She responded to my puzzled look by saying, "Can't you just love me for who I am and not what I do for you in the bedroom?"

Realizing that nothing was going to happen that night, I went to sleep.

The very next day I opted to take the day off of work to spend time with her. We went out to a nice lunch and then went shopping at a big, big unnamed department store. I walked around with her while she tried on several different very expensive outfits. She couldn't decide which one to take so I told her we'd just buy them all. She wanted new shoes to compliment her new clothes, so I said lets get a pair for each outfit. We went onto the jewelry department where she picked out a pair of diamond earrings. Let me tell you...she was so excited. She must have thought I was one wave short of a shipwreck. I started to think she was testing me because she asked for a tennis bracelet when she doesn't even know how to play tennis. I think I threw her for a loop when I said, "That's fine, honey."

She was almost nearing sexual satisfaction from all of the excitement. Smiling with excited
anticipation she finally said, "I think this is all dear, let's go to the cashier." I could hardly contain myself when I blurted out, "No honey, I don't feel like it."

Her face just went completely blank as her jaw dropped with a baffled WHAT?!

I then said "honey, I just want you to HOLD this stuff for a while. You're just not in touch with
my financial needs as a man enough for me to satisfy your shopping needs as a woman." And just when she had this look like she was going to kill me, I added, "Why can't you just love me for who I am and not for the things I buy you?"

Apparently I'm not having sex tonight either.
LOLOLLOLOLOLOLOLOL (:D)


A THOUGHT FOR THE DAY...

GROCERY LIST

Louise Redden, a poorly dressed lady with a look of defeat on her face, walked into a grocery store. She approached the owner of the store in a most humble manner and asked if he would let her charge a few groceries.

She softly explained that her husband was very ill and unable to work, they had seven children and they needed food.

John Longhouse, the grocer, scoffed at her and requested that she leave his store at once.

Visualizing the family needs, she said: 'Please, sir! I will bring you the money just as soon as I can.'

John told her he could not give her credit, since she did not have a charge account at his store.

Standing beside the counter was a customer who overheard the conversation between the two. The customer walked forward and told the grocer that he would stand good for whatever she needed for her family.

The grocer said in a very reluctant voice, 'Do you have a grocery list?'

Louise replied, 'Yes sir.' 'O.K' he said, 'put your grocery list on the scales and whatever your grocery list weighs, I will give you that amount in groceries.'

Louise, hesitated a moment with a bowed head, then she reached into her purse and took out a piece of paper and scribbled something on it. She then laid the piece of paper on the scale carefully with her head still bowed.

The eyes of the grocer and the customer showed amazement when the scales went down and stayed down.

The grocer, staring at the scales, turned slowly to the customer and said begrudgingly, 'I can't believe it.'

The customer smiled and the grocer started putting the groceries on the other side of the scales. The scale did not balance so he continued to put more and more groceries on them until the scales would hold no more.

The grocer stood there in utter disgust. Finally, he grabbed the piece of paper from the scales and looked at it with greater amazement.

It was not a grocery list, it was a prayer, which said:

'Dear Lord, you know my needs and I am leaving this in your hands.'

The grocer gave her the groceries that he had gathered and stood in stunned silence.

Louise thanked him and left the store.
The other customer handed a fifty-dollar bill to the grocer and said;

'It was worth every penny of it . Only God Knows how much a prayer weighs.'
Love to all!~

Sunday, October 05, 2008

Happy 6th Birthday Bug!!!!








The last 6 years have been SUCH a blessing, and I am truly grateful for every single second I get to spend with you!!!


Thank you for just being the kind, caring soul that you are.


Happy Birthday Son.


I love you.


Love,
Mom

Thursday, October 02, 2008

A tribute to Popo...

no words necessary! (:})

Love to all!~ xooxxooxxooxxoxoxo

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Check, Check and Check.....


Hard to believe that the years are flying by!
Bug will be 6 this Sunday, and I don't think I have ever seen a kid more excited about his birthday than he is! :)

I have SO much to do, and so much to plan....especially since we have decided to do a home party, (on the 11th) and I will have to keep 13 kids preoccupied for 2 hours.
fun fun.

So...this is what I have so far....

Invitations.....CHECK....

Now, allow me to brag a bit if you will......because I am so incredibly PROUD of my son, my heart bursts with love.
This year since we have decided to have an all out "party"....I asked Samuel if he would mind if the guests brought gifts for children that have nothing...instead of birthday gifts for him...
(now.. before you get all "WHAT? You mean mom, that's his BIRTHDAY!" like my DH did at first.....hear/read me out)
He WILL be getting PLENTY of gifts to open....between my husband and I, his grandma and grandpa, Nana and Uncle Tony, and Popo and Papa (not to mention his aunt and uncle)....he will have MORE than enough.
Besides....I feel like he has plenty of "stuff" as it is, there isn't a lot he wants anyway, and, what fun is it to watch someone open like 45 gifts?
Well, Guess what?
He didn't even hesitate to say "yes"....
side note: now, if he had said "no" I would have been o.k with it.... since I understand it is HIS birthday, and he IS a child....
But he didn't...in fact he got so tickled thinking of how it would be, and the kids/families faces when we dropped everything off....that he wanted to go through some of the stuff he already has and give it to them as well.
I think it's because we have done things like this before and have talked about it.....so he is very familiar with the fact that people reach hard times and need some help.
Well, after asking him where he would like to help out the most, we thought of all the people that have lost homes, or had to leave everything behind because of a bad situation, called the Red Cross, and were referred to Interact....after a few phone calls, we manged to get hold of the director and talk to her about our plan. She was all for it! :)
I double checked with Bug to make sure he was O.K with it, and we decided to write on the invitations:
I only hope it is well recieved among the guests....I am not sure how they are going to feel about it.
Anyway...on to the rest of the party planning...

Mario Party Supplies....CHECK..
Pinata....CHECK...
Games......CHECK, CHECK, and CHECK...
If you are familiar with Super Mario Bros. than you will recognize most of the names in the games. (altered to fit our theme)...

We will start the party off with a Yoshi's Egg Hunt. This is a game that follows along the same lines as your regular Easter Egg Hunt, but instead of candy in the *speckled* plastic eggs, there are gold coins (plastic of course) similiar to those that Mario collects as he bashes blocks. There is a point to the coins as you will find out.

After that is over and done with we will move on to the "Get the Goomba"....which is where I will fill up brown balloons with 1-3 coins and blow them up, and the kids will run and pop them, collecting the coins as they go.
Next i think we will have a little free play, and snacks......and then it will be time for cake and ice cream (also made in the Mario theme...I wish I were as talented as some of my girls on BBC who have taken classes!)....
After the cake and ice cream we will do the pinata...which is filled with Toys, and Candy.
And then last but not least....we will go on a "Save Princess Peach" hunt, where the kids will have to follow clues to finally find and rescue her....collecting coins as they go.
When all is said and done, they will turn/trade their coins in for Gold Stars....10 coins=1 gold star
Then you trade the stars in for goodies.
Now...I know how parties can be...and I know how kids can be.....so this is just an IDEA of how I would like it go. We'll see how it really does go ! :)
Well, I better get my butt off of here, and get crackin' on some of the game stuff.
Love to all!~
P.S Miss and LOVE you baby!

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Kristi, Kristi, Kristi....


Like, seriously...WHAT were you thinking??

I can NOT believe I did this. It happened last night around 7:30...

where?

of ALL places...

a freaking drive thru!

Stupid S*onic.....

Stupid ME!

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr......

Nice one Kristi....

Nice one.

At least..... I can be thankful I was the only car involved

The bad news the pole fared MUCH better than my van did.

Again I ask...HOW did I do this? I have been through the drive thru a MILLION times, and I have never come CLOSE to hitting those thingy's.

Like the insurance agent said..."that's why their called accidents"

yeah well.....no comment.

Oh well...

Check it out the results from the fight with the pole...

Nice huh?

I need to go sulk....and make some brownies.

Pity-Party anyone?

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Whew' and a few Ar' Ar's

What a weekend!

We made it to VA and are now back home again....after a busy, busy weekend.

Brad's company picninc was great. It was nice to meet his co-workers, and have a family day at the same time. The kids had a blast as they had rented the biggest bounce I think I have ever seen. I mean adults could have used the thing!

I was disappointed since we were supposed to get together with Tom and Amy, but crossed path's, and our timing was off. pooh! Ah well....hopefully soon.

Anyway....I have some pictures and some VERY FUNNY/CUTE video to share.

Hope this gives you the chuckle I got! (Popo...I KNOW you will adore it as much as I do!)

Love to all!~ enjoy.



My cowgirl....


My photographer (he took this pic himself)...


This child in such a treat. I really do thank God for her (and Bug) everyday!

My son also cracks me up....if you turn up the volume and watch at about ...oh..the 1:39 mark...listen to what happens and he says....he is a treat as well! :)

Th-th-th-th-th-that's all folks! :)

****edited to add....if you still can't understand what Bug says...he says "I shoulda wore a helmet"....even though it was his knee that was scraped.**** :)

Friday, September 19, 2008

Going to VA

Yay! :)

We are headed up to VA this weekend to see Brad and go to his companies picnic.

Leaving this morning (yes, I am taking Bug out of school...bad mom!)..and coming back Sun.

I just have to remember to pack my camera :) But if you know me...it will be the one thing i forget. :)

Anyway...I am also excited since Bug's birthday stuff arrived!!!!!!!!!!

I ordered some supplies off of this AWESOME website called celebration express, and I FINALLY found some Super Mario themed stuff! :) yay! ANd to top it off...

Popo got him a Mario pinata...which by the way, when he saw...the child went ballistic. He was whooping and hollering and spinnin' and jumpin....just wait till he see's the actual present they got him....now THAT I'll get on video! :)

Anyway, I better get crackin' and get my arse packin' LOL...

Hugs to all, and PLEASE PRAY for my cousin Randy who is having a rough time with his scleredoma right now....you can check up on them here.

LOVE to all!~~~~~~

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Rememberance

7 years ago...



My heart goes out to those lost and their families. God Bless you all.


Now to bring back that smile....

some Silliness!



My little artist.



E-Hugs to all...I am fighting a NASTY cold! grrrrr....

Sunday, September 07, 2008

Overheard

After church this morning, Drama Mama approached me as I was preparing a "brunch" (really breakfast for Sam and lunch for Kayla as requested...Sundays we are pretty lenient)...

"mommy, bunny is hungry, wants a horn dog"

mommy: "so Bunny wants to eat now?...a corn dog?"

"yes a horn dog mommy pease...."

I cut up and apple, prepare a corn dog and set it at the table...

"hum on bunny...time to eat"

plops herself down with her 2 bunnies with her (from a story she got from her Nana)

after a few minutes I notice she is more or less "feeding the bunnies" her corn dog rather than eating it herself so I say:

"Kayla, you need to eat your corn dog NOT your bunnies please"

"kayyyyy" she says

next I hear...

"no no bunnies... no horn dog for you...that kaykay's horn dog...no no no"

10 seconds later I get....(please ignore the fact that she is in her birthday suit....she still prefers to be naked than have any clothes on...unless of course it is a princess dress") Is she my child or what? LOL



She is really into playing with her stuffed animals, and baby dolls... and it is such a treat to sit back and watch her interact and come up with scenerios on her own. Her favorite thing to do at this point is put them down for "nite-nite". ..with a story, kiss and a "snuggle bug". It is precious!

Here are a few bonus video's for Popo and Nana...enjoy!

Bugga bugga?.....

SPIN drama mama...

P.S. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BRAD!!

P.P.S.: Bug is doing great in school and has actually ASKED to join the cub scouts.....hard to know if I should put him in or not since we have no idea how long we will be here. decisions...decisions.

TTFN!~

Saturday, September 06, 2008

1 down...1 to go

Well we weathered Hurricane Hanna without much damage.... just lots of rain and flooding.

Our lake actually filled to the top and I was worried about the boat floating off! :)

Thank God it didn't.

So now we are on watch for Hurricane Ike (i think thats the name)...

they are talking about it hitting us Thurs, and how it will be much worse than Hanna.

at least we are prepared.

I bought candles, flashlights, and bottled water. I have also prepared 3 meals that can be unfrozen and eaten.

Also charged the good ol' gameboy for Bug, and got out the board games.

We shall see.

1 down.

1 to go.

Love to all!~and BE SAFE!

Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Mothers Instinct

I thank God for it every day! I knew last night when Drama Mama woke up around 11 crying and asking for water that something was wrong. But not wanting to be the Drama Queen I can be...I made myself wait until morning to call the advice nurse...not really thinking I should bring her in just for them to tell me it is a virus and has to pass on it's own (after all the child has been there more times in the last 3 months than in her WHOLE life (between the anal strep, ringworm, stomach virus, and nursemaids elbow (long story, another time).....well around 8 I call to schedule her an appt, since she has declined her morning dry cereal (OMG!) and chocolate. (milk) And I see she just isn't right.

They see her at 9:40.

It's strep.

throat this time.

nice.

Anyway my point to the title was this is one of MANY times I was told I should let it ride out and instead followed my own instinct and brought her in to be seen by a Dr. anyway.

At least we caught it fairly early, and it saved me from a night of misery as her temp soared to 104.8.

I am still waiting for it to break, and giving her tylenol every 4 hours.

My poor little "baby girl" (as she insists on being called...seriously!)

Love to all, and hope to report better news in the coming days!

P.S Bug is doing great so far in school...granted it IS only the second week. I am so proud! :P

Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Home Again...

We (the kids and I) headed up to the D.C area (thereabouts) to see my dear husband.

*sigh*

It was SOOOOOOOOOOO nice!

I sure did miss him! So did the kids....I don't think either one of them left his side for the first 24 hours we were there! Especially Bug! :)

I was thinking about heading back again next weekend so we could go to the Richmond race on Sat for his birthday......but...

I just don't think it would be the best idea. I HATE having to miss his birthday...but really want to be able to go back in 2 weeks for his works family day/picnic.

decisions....decisions!

Anyway...the only down side to the whole trip was that all my nieces and nephews were out of town so I didnt get to see ANY of them! :( ah well.

An upside is that Brad's mom came to see us from PA on Sat.....her and Tony stayed with us and we all had a blast catching up! :)

ESPECIALLY when we went out for breakfast Mon morning and Drama Mama decided to have chocolate cake (it was a buffet...but WHO has cake that early?) and she decided that it was easier to pick the whole bowl and lick it to death, than use her fork. (hey..she IS my child! lol)

Anyway....it was a great weekend, and now we are home safe and sound, and Bug is ready for his 2nd week of school! :) Let's hope it is a good week!

Love to all!~

P.S we got to check out the winchester area, and it looks like that is where we will focus on moving IF Brad's TSSC goes through. It is BEAUTIFUL out there! :) I am so excited for this next chapter in our lives to begin! :)