Forgive me children, for I have sinned. Tonight has been somewhat frustrating. Adrian has been home for 10 months now and I'm getting soft. He has to work all night tonight, and I think it has us all feeling strange. Isabella keeps saying "Da" and "Mail" because she knows he should be home and they go get the mail together, LOL. Orian didn't notice anything was up until it got dark then he started wondering, haha. As I was washing dishes, I asked the boys to pick ...
Naming another human being is a pretty heavy task. You want a name that reflects who you think this person is, who you hope they become, and what you are comfortable yelling up a flight of stairs. Should the name be traditional or unique? What ethnicity origin should the name come from? Is meaning important? How should it flow? Should the number of syllables be more or less than the last name? How should you spell it? Will a common spelling fail...
Oh wow. I had an entire article written out and then accidentally deleted it. That sucks. Instead of trying to write it all out again, I'm going to go with bullets, LOL. School starts in less than 3 weeks. Xavier will be in Gifted and Talented (TAG) this year, and I think he will enjoy how hands-on and self-directed it is. He bought Spore Creature Creator with his allowance, and he is hooked. Orian likes whatever Xavier likes, much to Xavier's frustration. Isab...
Last night, after picking up groceries, we decided to stop by Taco Bell. As we pulled into the parking lot, we were approached by a large woman walking slowly, but animatedly, toward us. She was clearly braless with quite a bountiful set of boobs. Her t-shirt was about 7 inches too short for her girth and as she waddled, her breasts pulled her shirt up and then let it back down. Up and down, up and down. Almost mesmerizing. Almost as nice as her skin tight jea...
It all started with an episode of How Clean is Your House. The mean, fat old lady in too much make up cleaned a toilet with LEMONADE!! It worked. The toilet got cleaned and sanitized, and a kid can get into the pantry and drink as much lemonade as s/he wants and NOT DIE! I have become interested in natural cleaning...cleaning using a lot of normal, non-toxic household products and essential oils. It's less expensive, works great, and is so much safer for a...
This slideshow, if I can get it to post, is kind of Isabella-centric. She is obsessed with having pictures taken of herself and FORCES me to take pics of her so she can say "CHEEEEEESSEEE!!"
We are having a lazy day. We're out of milk, so the boys got to have fruit snacks and chips for breakfast, which is apparently a very pleasing way to start the day. Isabella is still nursing, so no problem there. Daddy's bringing milk home later, but work is complicated today so it's going to be water and juice for a few more hours. The living room seems to get trashed every single day. It just doesn't stay picked up and clean. There are always crumbs to be vacuumed...
I tried and tried last night to post a slideshow, but for some reason I can no longer figure out how to do that. Instead, here are some stationary pics. There are a lot...sorry! Making Martians! She LOVES Gwen Stefani! Enraptured, haha! The boys playing at Pa & Gran-Gran's house: Adrian with his parents at his sister's wedding. Grandpa and Izzy: One day of our trip to the panhandle, Adri...
I have a lot of pics to share from our recent trip to visit family in the Texas panhandle, but I'm too tired to re-size them all at this moment. So this is what you get for now: The bug is a bee, in case anyone can't tell, haha.
Somehow Mother's Day becomes Mother's Day weekend. The boys came home from school Friday begging to give me the gifts they had made. Xavier had 3, and gave me a flower he had planted in a paper cup, but I convinced him to save the rest for the big day. I still have some wonderful cards and creations they've made for me for Mother's Day throughout the years. We had a BIG trip to Wal-Mart today. Stimulus Package and all that. I figured it would be busy becau...
This is really late, but I wanted to say THANK YOU to Donna (Forever Serenity) for the sweet, generous gifts she sent to my family. It was so thoughtful, and the gifts were perfect!! The boys LOVED the Science Experiment Kit. They immediately started picked experiments out of the book to try. Haha, see how HAPPY Orian is? LOL. And Xavier was actually smiling! What a treat! They also loved the Secret History of Dragons book! T...
Our house is NOT baby-proofed. It's something in between a no-no every 5 minutes, and padded corners and toilet locks. I don't think it's fair for a baby to hear no-no about everything all day long, but I also think it's important for them to learn that there are some things we don't mess with. Unfortunately, our bedroom is no-no-ville. I haven't gotten it set up yet. You see, in order to put everything away, I need Adrian to put together the bookcase. In order f...
Once upon a time, there was a crocodile named Crocky. You see, Crocky was no ordinary crocodile... He was slightly retarded. This guy named Earl, who was a Forest Ranger, wanted Crocky. Crocky loved to drink Crocky Juice, and the only way to make it was with Crock Berries, which he found in the swamp. I know, I said Earl was a Forest Ranger, but he was also a Bounty Hunter. He has very little teeth and a huge beard. And one day he almost Crocky. But before I t...
I have mentioned on here a few times that I have been going through things that we don't need anymore (I tend to hold onto everything that crosses my path, so there is a fair amount of stuff!) and selling them bit by bit. This has worked out fabulously for me because each week my garage is a little less crowded, and each week we have a little money to spread around. The goal is to get the garage empty except for holiday/sentimental or necessary items, the laundry items (W&D,...