mygr8kids and pug

Father's day picture...

2010-09-04T11:22:00.000-07:00

I am not in it because I am taking the picture...

Carson...and friends...he is in the middle

2010-09-04T10:27:00.000-07:00

My computer is so freakin' slow....

2010-09-04T10:24:00.001-07:00

I think that is why I don't do this....bloggin thing!

Jake's graduation

2010-09-04T09:26:00.000-07:00

Jake is a high school grad! We did not take the babies...we are getting smarter!

my kid

2009-11-21T12:21:00.000-08:00

Carmel...

2009-08-25T06:31:00.000-07:00

On Sunday Carmel is coming to live with us! We are all very excited and the boys keep asking me "How many more days?" My friend Andrea is going to Haifa fora couple years and she is entrusting Carmel's care to us!

Here is Luke and Carmel when she visited a couple weeks ago...

Wafffle's is a complete nut! He is about a year and a half. He is full of energy and lots of fun BUT can drive you crazy! He is like a kitten in many ways....I don't know how to explain that...I think Carmel will calm him down a bit (maybe) and He can get her running around...SO Excited!

Mastermind Luke collecting information before taking over....

2009-03-03T19:37:00.000-08:00

Luke asked me today:

"Mom, how do you make money?"

I replied:

"You make money by working and then you get paid money...or you can make something and sell it."

I added:

"There are lots of different jobs and you get to pick what you want to do."

He stopped me by saying:

"No...no...no...I mean how do you make money...do you draw it and can you print it on the computer?"

I answered:

"UH............................................................no we don't print money...the government prints the money..it is against the law to make money."

blogging: writing and posting pictures into space.....

2009-03-03T13:48:00.000-08:00

maybe someday an alien will post a comment...

Korgi...the cutest graphic novel!

2009-02-17T16:50:00.000-08:00

http://www.sladestudio.com/1082.html

Seth and I loved it!

too much television....

2009-02-06T10:08:00.000-08:00

Today...Luke came up to me and asked me where my "scrap gold" was?

Huh?

I asked him why and he said:

"You just put your old scrap gold in an envelope and you put it in the mailbox and you mail it to the mail guy so he can take the scrap gold and turn it into money."

Really? Wow!

I decided to also ask his twin, Seth. He said:

"You take your old jewelry that you never wear and put it in a bag and send it to them and then in a couple weeks you get money."

I wonder what they would do with the money?

me-ow

2009-02-04T10:51:00.000-08:00

Francis told me this poem her brother wrote...

2009-02-03T09:24:00.000-08:00

I heard a Cricket under a picket

Singing a cheerful song

I went out to see what it was about

and the little critter was gone.....

must see....

2009-01-29T18:19:00.000-08:00

this is awesome!

2009-01-25T11:14:00.001-08:00

best is at the end...what goes up must come down...

this hangs on our front door....

2009-01-23T04:40:00.000-08:00

I don't know who put it there...

after the snow.....

2009-01-23T04:20:00.000-08:00

beautiful mushrooms....

I need another picture from the side...

oh crap...here he comes....

the spazz monkey is on the loose...."hey I am trying to take a picture of that....@^#%@&!"

"hey ...don't eat them....they could be poisoness!"

part of my day consists of saving the dog from himself...

make an inaugural pop-up card

2009-01-20T14:50:00.000-08:00

click here for popularkinetics.com

Carol Barton is cool! She made it....

wize old man..

2009-01-19T06:18:00.000-08:00

I was sitting with some Senior friends at dinner...One of the Sr. men stood up to go...

and I said to him "Be Good."

He replied..."If you can''t be good, be careful!"

Great advice from a wize old man...

Download a old man mask here

puzzle rules.....

2009-01-13T02:32:00.000-08:00

which get broken all the time..

1. No Farting!
2. You can only look at the picture once.
3. If you look at the picture more...you can't work on puzzle...but you can now look at the puzzle all you want and tell everyone all about the puzzle as.....much as you like...unless you are under 10. Then you can look at the puzzle and still work on puzzle.
4. No crying.
5. Try to get the frame of puzzle done first...
6. Joe gets to do the signs.

If puzzle is not too challenging...put it together face down...

There are more...but I can't remember themmm all..

Do you have any?

This isn't quite how I pictured them....

2009-01-13T02:00:00.000-08:00

A senior man came up to me at the front desk at work and spooked me out....He told me that his wife who has alzheimers told him that out the window from their apartment there were people across the street dressed in black waving to her...

When he told me that..... it.... freaked me out...he said "of course there aren't any people doing that..it was all in her head..." but was it really or could she see more than us? yikes....

at least they were across the street though...right????

My new quest...(dream)

2009-01-13T00:42:00.000-08:00

sweet....

super sweet.....

I want this! I asked the kids if they were cool with us getting a limo for our next family car..and they surprisingly liked the idea...but we have to sell the stoopid van first...

This one shown here is 16,000....but there are others for less...but that is the cost of a cheap new stoopid little gas car... and since there aren't very many hybrids out yet ...I thought it would be fun to par-tay...until they start to come out...

Here is another one from Craigslist....Wouldn't it be cool if my husband surprised me with this...

There is something written on the back...but they don't say what it is....What do you think it says?

Ella and Jakeward....

2009-01-07T17:53:00.000-08:00

That's what we call them....Twilight inspired

Jake has a wonderful girlfriend named Ella...

you just don't understand....

2008-12-22T03:23:00.001-08:00

It never snows like this in Portland...

Yes...those are pumpkins...
I was trapped at work for 24 hours...but then my wonderful Joe came and rescued me at midnight...He had to pull over on the freeway every couple of minutes to scrape his windshield of his VW bus....because his defroster wasn't strong enough....He put the chains on my car and we braved it home....Thanks Joe!

Next dinner.....

2008-12-10T17:49:00.000-08:00

I am going to put piggy faces on everything...it doesn't take too long...
Does it?
Cute Piggy Bentos.....I love them all....BUT....takes a little more time...

I could look at Bento pictures all day ...

and a fluffy dog....

THESE WONDERFUL BENTOS COME FROM LUCKY SUNDAE PHOTO STREAM

Can't wait.....

2008-12-10T14:22:00.001-08:00

(for the movie)

not for this to happen...

It's official!

2008-12-08T14:35:00.000-08:00

We are now a 6 cell phone + 1 land line family....

We held off for as long as we could....Happy Birthday Joe and E!

Teen Party....

2008-12-08T13:38:00.000-08:00

We took a group of great friends out to dinner and a band...

Joe got a really nice rock....

Elizabeth had fun with her friends...they are very funny...

Dad driving crazy teens to dinner...

Guess what the stoopid boys from church used to call me?

2008-12-07T14:36:00.000-08:00

I think I was about 11....

But I am galaxy girl....

Troll Zits....

2008-12-04T16:48:00.000-08:00

that is what my Mother told me MAYONAISE was made out of .....when I was about 11 years old!

So I have been avoiding Troll Zits most of my life...

I broke down the other day and bought some to make this recipe.......this is from Desperation Dinners Cookbook

It turned out pretty good:

2 Cups pasta (8 oz) I chose the twirly ones

1/3 Cup reduced fat Troll Zits

2 Tablespoons Dijon Mustard (Hey Mom where does dijon mustard come from?)

1/2 teaspoon onion powder

Black Pepper to taste

8 oz Deli ham cut into pieces

1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese

1 Cup peas

and whatever else there is..you want to throw in there...

Basically cook pasta, drain...add to mixed ingredients..

boogers?....?

Jan Brett troll

dress up a troll click here

Nerf Wars..

2008-12-04T14:08:00.000-08:00

I noticed we had more than a couple Nerf guns...but no bullets...

I bought a package and put them on the dining room table...I forgot to tell anyone that I had gotten them...but it didn't take long for a war to insue....

Where do all the bullets disappear too? It is mostly a mystery...But I did see the dog poop part of one out one time...poor guy

okay this is dangerous...

2008-12-04T14:07:00.001-08:00

Make Nerf Bullets Go Fast - For more funny movies, click here

"Friendly Money is Low Message :)‏"

2008-12-04T13:08:00.000-08:00

This is what my husband emailed me Tuesday....

This is what I found behind my bed....

2008-12-04T12:40:00.000-08:00

Seth had dumped it...

I became suspicious because...one second he had a plate full of food...and the next second... the plate was completely empty....

Good thing I am on top of my game!

Takin care of business!

I was lucky enough to be standing....

2008-12-04T11:32:00.000-08:00

at the end of the drink table when the first wave of Football Players were coming down with their plates of food....This was at the High School Football Banquet.

They each had one plate of food and one plate of deserts...packed high..I thought about each kid....... There is no way he can eat all that....But sure enough when I sat down at our table and watched my own son woof down all his food and deserts and then he was given 3 large cookies by his friend and ate them...I couldn't believe it....I looked around... each one had eaten all their food.

All the boys are lean mean fighting machines...they all spend a lot of time in the weight room..
My son fits in probably the 75 percentile..You know, out of a 100 kids he is shorter than 25 but taller than 75...

The football program was amazing and I realized how lucky he was to be part of the team with such great kids and awesome coaches...The coaches talked about each kid and their attributes and hard work..

Wherever I lay my hat.....

2008-12-04T11:21:00.000-08:00

for more Click Here For TORN

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Sara the Walrus....

2008-12-04T06:02:00.000-08:00

For Article: CLICK HERE

Star Wars School...

2008-12-02T17:15:00.000-08:00

Luke: "Now sit down in class and put on your space pack..."

Luke: "I am going to teach you a lesson....If you smell food..it is your dinner cooking..."

Seth: "Where do I sleep?"

Luke: "Lay down on the ground and take off all your mask's."

Luke: "You get to hide and I will find you...1...2...3...4..Ready or not here I come...now where is Boba Fett?"

Mom: "Can I borrow the pepper?"

Luke: "R2D2 is going to show us some songs..."

Luke and Seth then sing the Scooby Dooby Doo song together...

(Darth Vader is a keychain...they hook the clip part on his hand and it becomes his gun)

Seth: "Let's call Darth Vader."

Luke: "We are suppose to go together on every mission."

Seth: "I am Darth Vader!"

Luke: "Let's go....sneak attack."

Seth: "go go go..."

The Star Wars Clubhouse......

A robot had a medical emergency...

Luke: "Does he need a new battery...wires...glue gun?"

"Hello, You don't know me, but I know you".....

2008-12-02T16:11:00.000-08:00

and I love you! Bye.....

E got this note in her locker today....

15 minute car trip.....no way!

2008-12-02T15:31:00.000-08:00

We haven't driven all together in the car for some time...except for the 1 minute trip to church...But we went to the movies about 15 miles away and it was crazy chaos! These are pictures of the beginning of the trip....so still 1/2 way decent....When we are asked by someone...when we are going to come visit...I laugh out loud....

need a pistol ring?

2008-12-02T14:58:00.000-08:00

click here for more pictures

OR HOW ABOUT A HAND CANNON click here

or just a bullet ring....

click here

or a different interpretation of bullet ring.....

click here

See what you find when you google random words....

random family picture...

2008-12-02T14:52:00.000-08:00

Halloween 2004 costume parade

random picture from the internet....

2008-12-02T14:49:00.000-08:00

Hey...who put that on my chair....?

2008-11-29T14:34:00.000-08:00

Seriously...I went to sit down at the computer and almost sat on the ketchup...I think they did it on purpose because they (the 5 year olds) have been trying to scare me for fun...I don't scare easily...and they get mad at me if I don't get scared....it is pretty funny...

As you can see our invisible plates ....can be a problem....Sometimes I don't see them in the dish washer when I am not wearing my glasses...

talking squirrel

2008-11-29T12:22:00.000-08:00

Hoops and Yoyo.....

2008-11-29T02:11:00.000-08:00

These are the cutest e-cards around...I found them a couple years ago and here are my 2 favorites....

Hey

click here

You are so cute!

click here

for some lessons in manners....

click here

Zipper....

2008-11-28T13:30:00.000-08:00

He was facing the other way...but I told Elizabeth to turn him around..so here he is at Thanksgiving dinner...he sat there the whole time!

all pumpkin pied out....

2008-11-28T12:49:00.001-08:00

I can't quite say how many pieces of pumpkin pie I ate...I hope it's not too fattening.... (denial)
We had a lazy Thanksgiving...but I did put a bra on...

and everyone helped out...

Joe made the mashed potatoes..

Jake made the rolls....

Elizabeth made the greenbean casserole and cheesestar....

Carson made the stuffing....

Daddy made the hoisin turkey..

I am thankful for such a great family....

Me and Luke..

Seth spinning upside down on the spinnin chair...

huckleberry joe...

2008-11-28T12:16:00.000-08:00

can you picture him standing in a boat with a stick to help guide him down the river....

Play a game?

2008-11-28T06:48:00.001-08:00

click here

then click screen to start...

for more games click here

I am thankful for Kindergarteners...

2008-11-26T11:41:00.000-08:00

I have been helping in the kids Kindergarten class. It keeps me laughing...A little girl came up to me and handed me a wad of hair and I thought yuk...and said "what's that?" and she said "It is Seth's hair." I'm not sure if he gave it to her to give to me or she was trying to tell me something... I looked over at Seth and he had the scissors closing in on another bushel of hair...

I can't even believe that they would have white glue available to the kids...from what I see they do with it...good thing it dries clear..
This week their teacher (who is a Saint) went around the room asking the kids to tell what they were thankful for..They are such sweet little kids...Then she came to Luke and I thought
"uh oh" here it comes....but I was lucky.... he said he was thankful for "the theatres" ...See the values I instill.....So along those same lines I have to say I am also thankful for the theatres......

and Panda Express....(too bad they are closed on Thanksgiving...)

rad underwear

2008-11-23T15:06:00.000-08:00

bought some new underwear....

Star Wars Clone Wars...

how about wearing General Grievous on your butt....coooool

Forgiving makes us happy....

2008-11-23T14:49:00.000-08:00

Here is an awesome picture that Seth drew the faces in.....from his Sunday school class at church....

I think this is what my face looks like when I am trying to understand why the person keeps doing the same thing over and over again....

Moonlight Cocktails....

2008-11-22T15:16:00.000-08:00

was the hit song the day my Mom was born..

Dad's....

click here

Find the hit song for the day you were born.....

2008-11-22T14:47:00.000-08:00

click here

Mine is:

My favorite Cullen is.....

2008-11-22T14:23:00.001-08:00

Jasper......because he reminds me of............

Edward Scissorhands...
all the way through the movie it was driving me crazy trying to figure it out....

E:"Say it....Say it out loud......" B: "Vampire."

2008-11-21T15:14:00.000-08:00

Today I took all the kids out of school and we went to see TWILIGHT....

They did a really good job on the movie...It followed the book really good...There were some awkward moments of cheesy-ness...but it filled the need...it was very romantic...My daughter had a smile on her face the whole time...

Jake: "cheesy....but good" (something about cheeseballs)...

Carson: "no comment"

Joe: "really really good"

Elizabeth: "I'm speechless....It is my favorite movie.."

The end credits were awesome....but there isn't another scene at the very end after credits...Watch out for Victoria....

we'll have none of that!

2008-11-19T06:06:00.000-08:00

Chicken's will take no Bunny shenanigans! Anyone need any Chickens's around the house?

super spazz monkey....

2008-11-18T20:30:00.000-08:00

He got "fixed" last week...I thought it would help...He's more crazy than ever!

ouch....

2008-11-18T11:28:00.000-08:00

I went to go to bed..... and look what was under my pillow....

How to get your natural high on.....

2008-11-14T11:26:00.000-08:00

Lucky Guy....

2008-11-14T10:43:00.000-08:00

Jake's football team is in the playoffs! But because he broke his hand he has to go on the 5 hour bus trip with all the cheerleaders ! His best friend James is going with him though....

I googled "Rocker Chick" haircut.....

2008-11-13T07:01:00.000-08:00

(because that is the kind of thing I like to do...instead of the dishes....)
and found this great website from the U.K.....

http://www.sofeminine.co.uk/

I always have a hard time trying to get a haircut even close to what I really want...right now I have helmet head while I try to grow my hair out....

Here are some ideas from Sofeminine....

Hot Head....

Ice Maiden....

Rock Chick.....

Romantic.....

Good Girl....

and I have to include a hemet head...

click here to find those above and more...

I think I want to be a Hot Head Rock Chick....I wish I could pull it off....

middle school wall inspiration...

2008-11-12T15:50:00.000-08:00

I am just trying to wrap my head around it...

What if you were really good yesterday...will it be a hard day today...because you have to be super good today?

or if you were really bad will it be easier day because you just have to be not as bad.

If you were not so bad do you just have to strive for not so good? or is not so bad the same as... not so good? Or is not so bad better than not so good?

is better that same as good? Would it be better if the sign said "Be gooder than you were yesterday"...So you start with being good?

Talking Squirrel.....

2008-11-12T15:23:00.000-08:00

Stress Relief Lotion.....

2008-11-12T10:39:00.000-08:00

click here for website

I actually bought the Target knock-off so I wouldn't be so stressed out about money...

random picture from internet....

2008-11-12T09:48:00.000-08:00

Pretty Woman....

2008-11-11T17:59:00.000-08:00

Here is a scene from Pretty Woman that I like and think of .... when I realize I should know something...but since I didn't pay attention...I don't

Vivian: "Man, this baby must corner like it's on rails."

Edward: "Beg your pardon."

Vivian: "Doesn't blow your mind this is only, 4 cylinders!"

Edward: "You know about cars, where did that come from?"

Vivian: "Road and Track. The boys back home I grew up with they were really into American Heavy Metal, Mustangs, Corvettes. They bought them cheap and fixed them up, I paid attention. So how is it that you know so little about cars."

Edward:"My first car was a Limosine."

click here to watch Pretty Woman Clip or buy a Lotus.

I think of all the things I would know IF......
I PAID ATTENTION:
here are only a few....

Fix a VW engine

How to download pictures off the camera to the right place

Frame and Drywall a house

Tile

Know how to get to St. John's Bridge

How to deliver a baby

Paint a car

Install a jacuzzi

Build a deck, fence etc....

Speak French

Speak Spanish

What would you know if you paid attention...?

sometimes ... I wish I was a kid!

2008-11-10T15:54:00.000-08:00

Toys R US
This is AWESOME!

The Dark Knight Wayne Tech Mega Cape:

Wayne Tech Mega Cape ($39.99, for ages 5 years and older) - The premiere role-playing piece from this year's Dark Knight collection is a cape that, with the pull of a string, opens into a 5-foot pair of wings. Pulling a pair of strings then ratchets the cape back into its original form. Owners also get a mask to help feel more like Batman. Parents should know the average 5-year-old will have difficulty keeping the heavy cape harness on. Junior becomes a hunched-over, old-man Batman after about five minutes.

click here:

sometimes...I REALLY...wish I was a kid!

2008-11-10T15:23:00.000-08:00

KOTA the Triceratops

To see more Kota:

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even more:

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some Monster Squad.....

2008-11-06T15:34:00.000-08:00

post halloween....

It's funny every time...

click here if it didn't work

put a face on the problem....

2008-11-06T07:45:00.000-08:00

Flu
Pimple
Flesh Eating
Mad Cow....

click here for fat cell

blue eyes?

2008-11-06T07:36:00.000-08:00

I've wondered why the dogs get blue eyes and not red eye in a photo...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-eye_effect

pup walk

2008-11-06T07:33:00.000-08:00

waiting for door to open....

Seth brought bells.....

walking the pup is not that easy...

Cookie....

talking squirrel....

2008-11-06T02:43:00.001-08:00

First Family!

2008-11-05T09:18:00.000-08:00

Embrace!

Yay!
Pictures form the Chicago Tribune:

click here

I want this....

2008-11-05T09:11:00.000-08:00

I just told myself that I wasn't going to buy any Christmas crap.....but then I saw this...

click here for the "NO PEEKING BAG"

be sure to watch demo....

I can't believe it.....

2008-11-04T09:46:00.000-08:00

I missed it......

Portland 2008 Zombie Walk.....last weekend? Dang it!!!! Shoot!!!

DO you see her? The cutest Zombie? I want that haircut....

Dude......
There were some rules:

Zombie Walk Rules

1. Use the "haunted house" rule in that you are not to touch anyone.

2. Do not attempt to scare anyone who is not a willing participant. If anyone is freaking out, turn and shamble in the opposite direction. Avoid confrontations!

3. Stay on the sidewalk unless crossing the street. When crossing, it's OK to "break character" and cross quickly. Think fast "New Dawn of the Dead" zombies verses the slower "Old Dawn of the Dead" zombies when crossing the street. Blocking traffic is a crime and anyone doing so could be arrested.

4. No drugs. None. Forget it.

5. No alcohol outside the bars. This will get you a nice fine.

6. No littering, destruction of property, or any other illegal activity. Pretend downtown is your own neighborhood and show the utmost respect. This is something we would like to do every year and we don't want to ruin it. Remember, the media will be watching us (along with the Portland Police) and this event could get world wide news coverage. Let's put on a good show.

On my list before I die: I want to be an extra in a zombie movie.....

pictures from Brent Wojahn/The Oregonian

more pictures

Jake updake

2008-11-04T07:59:00.000-08:00

He broke his hand (middle finger) near the growth plate at football practice...here is his cast...He can't drive...he is bummed...

Hey...where's the car? I guess he took it...

my dream car.....

2008-11-03T13:20:00.001-08:00

1976 Cadillac Fleetwood El Dorado Convertible...I would like a white one....

colorfulgirl

2008-11-02T22:03:00.000-08:00

I found this really pretty picture by google-ing "Freebird." I got it for my daughter to remind her to be a "Freebird." She is experiencing a bad clique...where there shouldn't be one. We discussed being a "Freebird" and being independent. Being outside the clique is best (because you don't want to be like them) and making good friends with nice people is important...thought still developing

www.colorfulgirl.com

I wanted to get it tattooed on my back (minus the orange background)...because I want to be reminded to be a "Freebird" too.. (there are even cliques when you're 40!)...but my husband reminded me that it wouldn't be a good idea.....So I won't be doing that....So I bought the picture instead and will be framing it...

some spazz monkey....

2008-10-29T20:50:00.000-07:00

He's a dog!

He can be serious...

Introspective....

Crazy....

Gets into everything...(after the bubblegum)

Yes...that is a sharpie pen and that is the clean laundry on the couch...

He made this by running around....He grabs yarn out of my bag...

A dirty sock is his favorite thing:

Football can mess you up!

2008-10-29T19:20:00.000-07:00

the 16 year old broke his hand at Football practice yesterday...poor guy! They are on a winning streak too. They practice really hard. He has what he calls "turf burns" all over arms and legs...but they are awful scrapes....He's tough! Just look at him! I wonder what he is going to be for halloween? He gets his cast tomorrow.....

Luke and Seth

2008-10-29T19:13:00.000-07:00

I looked out the window....the kitchen window

2008-10-29T19:09:00.000-07:00

husband on the ladder...

huh? what?

2008-10-29T18:59:00.000-07:00

The other day someone stole the neighbors Mcain/Palin sign. (It wasn't me)

So the neighbor took out their old Bush/Cheney sign and put it up! (oh yeah..that's a good idea!)

But it didn't last long...it was gone the next day....

random things....

2008-10-29T18:24:00.000-07:00

Luke had a sucker in his mouth and said...."this sucker is going to take all night to lick...who's going to stay up with me"...I said "bite it..that's what I do."

Seth said to me.."there's a man behind you." in the living room ...freaked me out! He was just kidding.

Elizabeth is playing the trumpet in the jazz band at school.

Joe (kid) did a load of dishes before he went to school....without being asked.

Carson just told me he wants to be a roman gladiator for Halloween in 2 days...

Jake broke his hand and just broke up with girlfriend...

Seth asked me to read him a book tonight..but I told it was too late and that I would read him one tomorrow... A few minutes later ...I went into the kitchen to steal my husbands apricot english muffin and heard him reading the boys a book....

Spazz monkey was on the bed and grabbed my smoothy cup from the desk and dumped it all over my bed and then ate it all.

Zipper came and sat next to me on his own...

"Hey.....the pumpkins are over there!"

2008-10-29T08:26:00.000-07:00

Luke and Seth having fun running through the Christmas trees...

Liza looking for the perfect one...

it's a sucker not a cig...

We had a good time at the Pumpkin Patch! These pictures are from the 14 year old's camera phone! I haven't found the camera yet! I've started to pray...

Humpty Dumpty (don't google it)

2008-10-27T13:58:00.000-07:00

freaky.....

there are some really scary humpty dumpty's out there....

BUT

Since I haven't found my camera ....yet....

Here is a picture of Humpty(a cute one) instead of my boys....

or this one...

and their Humpty Dumpty eggs. ...the Kindergartener's had a very special day last Friday. They ended their Mother Goose Studies with a bang! They each got to bring an egg to school to drop from the roof of the school. They got to wrap it in whatever they wanted to protect it from breaking.

It was 25 minutes before the bus was to come....when I remembered that it was the Humpty Dumpty day...OOPS....and we weren't ready!

Well, I do best under pressure... so at the table I threw a bunch of things for the boys to decide what to wrap their eggs in...

Seth decided to empty a square kleenex box and take out all the kleenex and then restuff it with the egg in the middle...

Luke took a tea box and filled it with cheap marshmallows (don't buy the cheap ones) and put the egg in the middle and taped the box....

They both wrote their names on a card and we taped it on the top..threw them in the backbacks and made the bus! whew! Both eggs survived the fall! I wish I had pictures...Oh Well

Talking Squirrel (it's really me)

2008-10-27T13:41:00.000-07:00

"I was lucky to get out of there still alive"......

2008-10-26T10:01:00.000-07:00

That is what my 14 year old son said after seeing High School Musical 3!

He added: "I am scarred for life!"

I asked them (the girl and the not twins) if they wanted to go to the movies...they said "yes" ...When I mentioned HSM3,,,they all just about threw up...

I love all the HSM movies and thought if I could just get them there... they would enjoy and I would enjoy saying "told you so." So I made them go...

But yet again I was wrong! (They do have little smiles on their faces when they tell me how horrible it was.)

"Oh... it will just pop up".......

2008-10-24T13:47:00.001-07:00

this is one of my mantras I tell myself...when I lose something...and it usually works...

BUT the camera hasn't popped up yet...I have pictures on it of our teepee..my purple wall...my spazz puppy and kids! So since I am waiting to find it ...I thought I would post an old picture of the 4th picture from the 4th file(tag): I love random pictures...

cat fur.....

OH and another mantra I use is: "Oh... it will just poop out" in reference to the spazz puppy...and it usually does! EW GROSS!

"Are aliens good?"

2008-10-22T10:25:00.000-07:00

That is what Luke asked me out of the blue....

I responded: "UUUHHH"

Then Seth helped me out and said: "Some are good and some are bad."

GOOD....

BAD.....

That sounds about right...

What I've heard recently...

2008-10-20T09:00:00.000-07:00

Jake asked the puppy "Wassup?" and the puppy got really hyper...

Luke handed me his gum and said..."Mom.. someone didn't put the trashbag in the trash"...concerned with throwing it away with no bag in there.

I said (will remain nameless) "DUDE...you need to flush the toilet"......

Carson said..."Okay...it can't be like last night when you were running around".....sitting in the teepee getting ready to go to sleep

Dad telling one of the kids to put the food away... "get a baggy and bag the buns"...

talking squirrel

2008-10-19T17:24:00.000-07:00

My Little Pony...dressed up

2008-10-18T21:15:00.000-07:00

http://spippo.deviantart.com/gallery/

UH....

2008-10-18T21:00:00.000-07:00

helloooooo....
UH...

excuuuuse me....

The chocolate guy....

2008-10-18T08:35:00.000-07:00

have you seen him? My 14 year old son told me there is a new Axe spray that smells like chocolate...

Chocolate?! Are you kidding me?

First of all I know the AXE deoderant doesn't work because each one of my boys says so and they stink...

Second...Boys that smell like stinky smelly chocolate?

Here is the commercial that my son saw...Can you imagine what went through his mind?

I was watching Fringe on fox.com and it was the commercial that sponsored the show... so it is the only commercial that played throughout the program...at least 10 times...

halloween costume ideas...

2008-10-18T08:00:00.000-07:00

I am trying to get my twins to be Hole in the Wall contestants...

RED
or BLUE

They said no...but I am still trying...

If you haven't seen it yet....it's on FOX

Or hey maybe the AXE chocolate guy?

I have no idea....

2008-10-17T10:40:00.000-07:00

what we should have have for dinner??????????????

We have already had this week...

Steak fried rice

Pizza

Lasagna

Taco's

Leftovers

Soup

KFC Chicken

with some salads thrown in there...

any ideas?

"Do you have another phone?"

2008-10-16T14:00:00.000-07:00

At work....

I had one Senior lady come down to front desk and say her phone was broken..I called her number and it was busy..I went up to her apartment to check it out..

I checked phone #1 and there was no dial tone. I asked if she had another phone. she said "yes..in the bedroom"...I checked # 2 phone the connection and there was no dial tone........She also had an answering machine and a life line unit...I checked all the connections...and I just happened to ask her "do you have another phone"...and she said "no"...then she said "wait a minute... there is one in the bathroom"..and guess what? # 3 phone was off the hook...I fixed it.

Then another day soon after...A daughter of one of the residents called me and asked me to check on her mother... that her phone was busy.. I went up to her apt and told her what was going on and she led me into the bedroom and I checked her phone and connections and no dial tone...Since I was experienced in this situation I knew what to ask "Do you have another phone" she said "no" that this was the only one...hmmm I said and checked it again...I asked her if I could check the kitchen and she said sure (awkward moment) and I went in there and sure enough there was a phone sitting on the counter...and it was off the hook...I fixed it...The daughter then called back...

I have learned from my husband when something is broken...don't freak out...Check the obvious things first..It is probably something easy...