For My Sister

Stacy you said you needed a funny post...

Because I needed a shower this morning, you know the kind that include shampoo and a leg shaving, my instructions were, 'make your beds, and get dressed and then you can watch a cartoon.' Knowing this would be strong motivation to get the job done quickly, and knowing I laid out all their clothes so there would be no excuses, I hopped in and then out of the shower.

Quinn followed my directions exactly... I guess I forgot the part about taking your PJ's off, and he missed the part about where I had laid his clothes out!

It's off to school!

Exhausted

OK, you wouldn't think meeting with a financial planner would be that big of a deal, but there is something about laying out your debt (too much when the mortgage, student loans and car loan are added up) and giving him a copy of your residency paycheck (which is just laughable when sitting next to the debt numbers) doing it at home with the 2 babies (who I neglected to find a babysitter for - sorry Craig!) after Craig just got done working all night, getting 3 kids off to school at 7 am, 8 am ,and 9am, stopping at the gas station for donuts (so I can offer him something besides Cheerios) doing a quick clean up of table, floors, and bathroom (tho my feet kept sticking to the juice I obviously missed under the table), just as the PTO calls and starts asking questions (of course Craig answered the phone - I personally have no shame in screening calls until a more convenient time) and then financial planning guy starts asking for interest rates and loan balances and how much we put down on our house and frankly, I have kept every piece of paper that has ever been given to or mailed to us and put it in a nice big pile thinking I'll get this organized... all the while Lexsie insists on showing this nice, single,-no-kids-guy-in an expensive suit her very loud and now covered in donut dragon. The poor man left our house and Craig says, "I need a nap." Amen to that!

Well I finally got to do it. I went to Time Out for Women. I've heard so many great things about the conference but was always moving or having a baby when they came around. Not this year. So I mentioned to Craig I would like to go and he said that sounded great but he couldn't change his schedule at that point so we would have to wait and see what his work schedule would be. As fate would have it (or a helping hand from Heavenly Father who knew I needed a little break) Craig had the entire weekend Friday, Saturday, and Sunday off! This never happens soooo... Off I went! We ate too much, stayed up too late, and slept in until I couldn't force myself to sleep anymore... Ahhhh it was good.

Renee got to meet somebody famous! (You'll have to ask her - I missed the movie he stared in!)

I had to laugh as I was cleaning out some pictures and downloading things I noticed a family resemblence...

My Brother

Me

My Sister

My husband

We don't like to have our pictures taken! Unfortunatly, my kids still insist on taking our pictures!

"Come on coach dad." He says as he throws his arm over his shoulder...

splurge!

We splurged this time and took the boys to get their hair cut (my skills are very limited). They felt very important going to a 'real place' and getting 'real hair cuts'. In the photo session that followed you can see that they now think they are 'all that!'

Quinn wanted his hair 'poky.' But by the time he felt his 'poky's all day it was pretty flat!

Kaid wanted a Mohawk. When the hair dresser clarified 'a fo-hawk?' Kaid got very upset, so I said, 'no a Mohawk a Mohawk.' wink, wink, wink hoping to heck she understood my wink!

Monkey See, Monkey Do!

Quinn just doesn't pull off mean!

Spring T-Ball

OK -there is no spring in spring T-ball. It was snowing and cold! (yesterday it was 80 degrees and I was planting flowers!) Today was Kaid's exhibition game. He had a great game and a great time! I can't wait to get the team pictures. All the boys with their shoulders scrunched up and blue lips... but he had a good time never the less and is excited for the rest of the season!