whew...what a week....

I have to confess that Easter was kind of crazy...I didn't get the big kids Easter baskets and didn't feel like looking for any in the crawl space..



So I took lunch bags and put plastic green grass in them and filled them up with candy..I even took alphabet stickers and put their names on their bag...

I did picture in my head them eating all their candy and then crumpling up the bag and making a basket in the trash can.....that was really appealing to me...



I did get the babies cute little baskets...and figured the big kids would be alright with that...



I asked Jake what he thought and he said..."it was like a....hobo Easter"...

huh....what...really?

so I guess next year, I need to put on some bunny ears and find some baskets.... and look at my big kids still as little kids....;)

Birthday lunch...

I had to go black and white so my teeth are whiter....

boredom is the mother of invention...

spring break.....

who's going to pull him?

Elizabeth is a great sister!

Hey I wonder where they put the stuff from the box?

visit to the dentist....

no cavities...

seth is sweet...

he came up to me on the computer and told me to close my eyes and smell....

there is no way I would do that...so I peeked...he said "DON"T PEEK!"

well I wish I hadn't because it was a beautiful flower and it smelled soooo good....

next time maybe I'll just listen to him....

babies turn 5!

and it is good!

Easter is this Sunday?

I can't believe it....

I heard on T.V. this morning that this is the earliest Easter ever...and that Easter won't occur this early again for 220 years...

I saw this picture on msn and laughed.....

Have a Inside Easter Egg Hunt
A colorful craft table is always a good way to keep kids busy at a party, and every egg hunt should have a bunny to lead the fun.

http://lifestyle.msn.com/specialguides/easterextravaganza/staticslideshowMD.aspx?cp-documentid=6394290

Interview With a Leprechaun

over the last couple months.....

I've heard "indie this" indie that" and a really good song..

the lyrics go...

Indie rock'n'roll is what I need
It's in my soul, it's what I need
Indie rock'n'roll, it's time

which are in my head...

I also saw this actress explain that she was a "indie actress" and just got back from Sundance.

It was driving me crazy...WHY is everyone saying that? I knew the new "Indiana Jones" movie was coming out...so scenes of Indy would pop up in my imagination...
or the theme music (da da da....da)...you know how it goes...

So I took my education into my own hands and googled it...I felt stupid asking anyone.. "I will use google before I ask a dumb question!"

It means Independent!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indie_(music)

If you want to be Indie click link right below...

http://www.wikihow.com/Be-Indie

here is one of the tips:

Don't throw it in everyone's faces that you're Indie. If they're smart, they'll figure it out. Flaunting it is going to make it look like you're too proud of yourself and just looking for attention. This is not the effect you want. (the actress was more of a "b" actress...)

did you land the plane alright?

Last night all the kids had come down for dinner except one....I asked Elizabeth..."Where's Joe?" and she said..."He is landing his plane." after about 10 minutes he finally came down...I guess he landed the plane alright....he looked pretty happy...

He wants to be a pilot when he grows up and uses a flight simulator on the computer to practice...(this is not a picture of it)

the pee pee monster has struck again.....

I heard "EW GROSS" from one of the big kids and found out that the pee pee monster just peed off the deck in the back yard....a couple days before one of the kids had told me he was peeing "on" the deck. I had explained to the pee pee monster that he needs to go in the potty...etc

I had walked by the bathroom very recently while he was in there and noticed he wasn't even peeing in the toilet but a few inches up above between the seat and lid......."EW GROSS"

and last week I remember him telling me that potty needed to be cleaned....

I'm glad this isn't the pee pee monster...

poor stinky kitties....

click on picture to make bigger....

my favorite is the 2nd one from left on top row....

If it is hard to read...


I will use Google before asking dumb questions.

snot your average wipe.....

http://www.boogiewipes.com/index.php

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I personally......

cannot drive and talk on the phone at the same time...and I have noticed that every time someone does something stupid while driving they are usually talking on their phone....

So the other morning I had to drive rush hour on the freeway and couldn't believe how dangerous it was....

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I had 5 different people .....almost crash around me...it was crazy....one lady almost came to a complete stop to get over while the rest of us were driving around 35mph...while I was passing her, I noticed she was talking on the phone AND drinking coffee.... WTH(eck)? (and she wasn't the only one....)

at least in the afternoon people have already gotten most of there coffee by then and are just talking on their phones....

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What is the most crazy thing you have seen somebody do in the car while driving?

somethings that were said to me today...

1. Seth came into the house and said..."Mom, Luke is peeing in the backyard"....

2. Luke said....."Mom, I need a flashlight"...........

3. Seth said..."When I eat food, I make poop"....

Jake's 1st drive without parents....

Tonight Jake got to drive Joe and Carson....Notice the perfect signal and stop...I wish I was in the car for that stop!

from the DMV book...when driving with a teen....

DO these each time you practice driving with teen...(here is one of them)

*"Be in the practicing mood" Practice when both of you are ready, in good moods, have sufficient time and are well rested.

Good Mood Pictures....

I couldn't bring myself to see this movie...but..he is in a good mood...

Jake

some girl....

Luke upside down...

Toucan..

I want to drive with the Gorilla.....

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3895600

On Sunday we were and hour late to church...

and one of us was going to be giving a talk....that person totally lucked out! (and didn't have to give it!)



I LOVE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME.....




I totally love that feeling of shock and delight...when it is in your favor..... or Joe 3's...lucky kid...

My luck would have been the opposite ..I would have arrived and hour early (sometime in October) and had to have sat there for an hour and realized my talk wasn't that great...

over the weekend....

I met a most amazing person...A button collector named Doris(89 years old)...I always considered myself a button collector...it looks something like this....but this is crap...(the last time I looked in my button box they were all missing anyway)...

I had no idea to the extent that people collected and then displayed their art...It is art...she had all her buttons in shadow boxes....... it looked something like these....

this one is titled "butterflies and wee people".....

this is "headgear"....

"nouns that start with C"

too cool...she invited me to her "button club" and I think I am going to go...

http://www.iwantbuttons.com/trays/NBS/2004/image30.htm

Karyn....

have you seen this yet..? super cute!

but I could do without the music....below I found the original source of the screensaver...from the movie Must Love Dogs...

these are cute but they cost money...

http://www.mymonitorpets.com/featuring.php?id=47

must love dogs...free downloads

click the arrow above to view preview of screensaver(cleaner)

Click on link below to download the installer...

Pug Screen Saver (Windows Version)


click arrow above to preview....

click link below to download installer...

Boston Terrier Screen Saver (Windows Version)

If you have trouble with the “flash.ocx” file, after installing...please follow the directions below:
1. Browse to the C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash folder.
2. Locate the flash9.ocx file and right click it and select copy.
3. Right click in a blank spot of the same folder and select paste.
4. You will then find you have a file called Copy of Flash9.ocx in the folder.
5. Right click the new file and select rename and rename to flash.ocx

For info from movie....http://www2.warnerbros.com/mustlovedogs/downloads.html

Zipper....choose your destination....

Moon....

Mars....

or the "Eye of God"


I don't sleep very well at night.....pretty much every night something or someone wakes me up....Usually someone needs help with something or they had a bad dream....but the cat just wants to TALK.....drives me crazy...

Our camera broke....so I couldn't

take a picture of my face like this....

Oh Well....

Jake is taking his driving test....tomorrow....and times will change...

Pro: He will go get me ice cream whenever I want..

Con: Worry

yesterday

the 16 year old....

(seen here kissing the pug)

did the dishes the other night....and came up with a brilliant idea...

He said very distinctly "Everyone should have one cup, one bowl, one plate and one fork, one spoon, one knife...and they are responsible for their own dishes and have to wash them and put them away."

I asked him how we tell the plates apart? Do we have to write every one's name on their plate? and HE Said "YES"

Of course, I just laughed...but then I started thinking that... that was probably a really good idea...I wonder if it would work?

This could be Jake's plate...
http://www.manorhg.com/store/index.php?cPath=124_6776_6777I want this one to be mine:

http://www.replacements.com/webquote/CO_BIGMODP.htm
I've always thought it would be cool to have a couple of dish washers and never put dishes away just trade off dish washers with clean and dirty...