These Shoes Were Made For Walking

As soon as someone kicks off their shoes Mia's putting them on her hands and walking around the house. She seems to enjoy seeing how fast she can crawl with them actually walking on her feet.

In 2012

Do you think the World will end on December 21, 2012? That's a scary thought for a 7 year old after her little smarty pants geeky classmate Pearson told all the kids on recces. She asked me this last night and I kinda stood there shocked it came out of her mouth. I asked where she heard it from and she said Pearson. I told her we were all going to be fine and she's not going to die in 6th grade. I don't know. What do you think? Should we trust the Mayan Indians who lived back in 1000 BC will be right?? I sure hope all the other kids on the playground weren't traumatized by this. She seemed to find comfort when I said we would be OK.

Our New Neighbor Is A Covicted Child Molester!!!!

When we moved in this neighborhood 7 yrs ago, I made sure to find out if there was any sex offenders because I do not want to live by one. Who would!?! 6 months ago this very old mother and daughter living in this yellow house was moved out by family. They had lived there for 20 some years. I think the family moved them closer to town probably in an apartment and they listed the house for sale right after we pulled ours off the market. Now we had our's listed for $115K which is about right out here, this one listed for $75K and it's similar but has an extra 2 car garage to the side so it had to be very out of date inside. So it sold fast and this couple moved in. Never thought anything of these people, until last night.

A neighbor a street over who also works for the police department as a parole officer came over. She has bought Avon so I thought it was Avon related at first. I had her come in the house and she had this paper in her hand. As soon as I saw that paper in her hand, I just KNEW what it was. I don't know how if I assumed (paper=child molester) it was eerie. She said, "I wanted you guys to see this first since you have little ones." It's the house right to the South of us. There's a small lot between us. This was an absolute bomb being dropped on us. I've always felt safe out here but now I am making sure the doors are always locked. I can't even run inside the house to check on Mia sleeping and leave the kids out by themselves for a few minutes alone. This man has 1 aggravated charge of indecent liberties with a child, fondling a a child 14 and under. He was just convicted in 2003!!!

Here's my 2nd concern, my daycare!!!! I still plan on reopening if not soon then by this summer. What mom is going to want to use me with a convicted sex predator living next to me?!?! I was so upset I emailed the State of Kansas last night. As far as I can tell, he has no regulations on being so far away from children or anything! This is such crap. We live in a very close tight knit subdivision outside of town. There are only 3 other people with kids. My neighbor on the North, a cop 1 street over, and one that lives 2 streets over. (there are 3 streets out here) Everyone else is 50's and up. I know this won't sit well with any of them either. Crystal who stopped by last night is making copies and going door to door informing everyone. I don't see him going anywhere since they bought that house just last summer. I'm going to price out privacy fencing again to replace the chainlink and we're buying a new backdoor (a steel one) to the house that has no window on it because that's always freaked me out that someone could easily break in that way. It took nearly 3 hours for me to fall asleep last night and I've felt like vomiting ever since last night hearing this (I'm sure it's not pregnancy related.) We are talking to the kids tonight about staying safe. Last night I was too upset to even try explaining.

County: RENO

Race/Sex: W / M

Date of Birth: 9/11/1955

Registered Since: 12/8/2003

Offense: ATTEMPTED AGGRAVATED INDECENT LIBERTIES W/CHILD

"Girl You Have Lost Your Mind!"

A friend of mine came over yesterday to chat and pick of her Avon. We were talking about things when she saw some cute patterns stacked on the back of the couch which turned out to be cloth diapers. I told her that we had been thinking about switching to cloth diapers for some time but finally decided to act instead of think. Her mouth dropped, "girl you have lost your mind!!" "Have I?" I responded back. lol

The switch was mainly economical to us. Everyone knows I love to save money! We'll see if I can keep doing it. I think so. I bought for Damien, Mia and a few cloth pull ups for Dominic since he still wets the bed. I'll let you imagine how much 2 in diapers and 1 in nightly pull ups cost us.

Playgroup Newbies

Sunday I worked in the nursery at church and on the parent board I noticed a new flyer. A gal at our church put together a new playgroup so I decided yesterday to take Mia and Damien and go. We had never done a playgroup like this before but our church is 5 minutes up the road from our house and it isn't like I have a lot going on so we dropped by. There were only 5 of us moms that showed and we probably had about 8 kids. 4 girls and 4 boys. I only "knew" one of them as she helps with games at Awana. They all had 1-2 kids and I had 2 there and 2 in school. One mom's little boy was nearing 3 and she was really questioning how it worked with 2 especially close in age. She wants to have a 2nd but they want to wait till #1 is in preschool but people are telling her it's too big of a gap and she's afraid to take on 2 kids. I told her first that she needed to think of herself and what she could handle and not listen to others. I can't tell you how much I HATE when people think they can decide on kids what you should do and how you should operate your reproductive organs. It drives me up the wall. When we had Alex it was like 2 months later and everyone started asking when #2 was coming. After #2 then it was "you should get fixed!" Anyway we chatted about age gaps, ours are 32 mths, 28 mths, 18 mths, next should be 21 mths and what I thought of the gaps. I told her it's DEFINITELY easy having 2 kids nearly 3 years apart. Lots of people will tell you two is so hard but when you have a potty trained smart 2 yr old little helper it's not at all. Bringing Damien in for me was so much harder. I had Dominic in diapers and with his speech delay he wasn't speaking yet, a newborn and a soon to be Kindergartener. Throwing Mia into the mix that was already there was no big deal at all. But anyways the kids had a blast while we all chatted and we decided we'd have our little playgroup every Monday in the church nursery.

How We're Breakin The News To Family.......

Well here it is....and I really did use a bag of M&M's for smiles. After this picture, chocolate goo started running from Damien and Mia's mouths. lol!! Still don't know when we'll mail them out though. I haven't had morning sickness except once and it worries me. I need to know everything is OK in there before I blab it to the world.

She's Sew Cute!

I was one of those kids who wanted to be in 4H but instead I was in Brownies and Girl Scouts for all of my Grade School Years. I think had my mother checked into 4H, she would have realized that it was more than just for the Farm and Ag kids. There are so many opportunities in 4H. Cooking, Sewing, Quilting, etc. And this being our first year and not knowing WHAT we were doing, I enrolled Alex in the 3 things that she saw on the list that appealed to her. Sewing, Rabbits, and Cooking. What I didn't realize was how much work those 3 categories would be and how time consuming on my schedule they would be either!

Alex will be sewing something on my Singer and modeling it at the State Fair. She will be caring and raising to perfection a rabbit hoping to win a ribbon, and she will be cooking up some goodies for the judges in hopes to win over their taste buds.

Today we had her first sewing meeting. Since I sew myself and she loves to watch, she was a bit familiar with how it worked although she had never sewn anything. She had them sew little rice filled heart pillows that you can warm up for sore muscles or whatever. I told Alex when we got home she could play with mine some. So tonight she made 2 beanbags (with kids you can never have enough of those!!) and a little blanket for Dominic's Burger King Icat. She's hooked. lol

How Often Do You?

Just some fun questions you should all answer! I will answer mine on the comments.

Pay bills and balance the checkbook?

Exercise?

Buy Milk?

Go grocery shopping?

Clean the Fridge?

Recycle?

Do laundry?

Iron?

Clean the bathroom(s)?

Vaccuum the carpets?

Sweep the floors?

Mop the floors?

Wipe down countertops?

Cook a meal from scratch? Not boxed.

Eat Out?

Clean the windows?

Dust the furniture?

Organize closets or other areas?

Want to strangle your kids? LOL Had to add that one!

Vinnie

Christina-Vinnie "was" a long haired Guinea Pig. He was just like having a small dog around. He'd grunt and whistle for attention. Loved to be held. Nothing like a replaceable gerbil.

Last night was so hard. I did not fall asleep till after 1 AM. We went to bed at 10:30. I am totally blaming myself for his death. Dave says it's probably not my fault. I had been giving him lots of celery and carrots to eat lately instead of his normal food. It's called being too busy for your pets. I am one who can vow that after having kids, pets get put on the back burner. When you've got a zillion things kid related going on, housework, and running errands there's no extra time to love on animals. So far these weeknights I've had 4H, PT Conferences, Grocerry shopping, and Awana last night.

Yesterday I was out messing with Echo (before I found Vinnie) for a few minutes and she bucked me in the leg when I put my weight on her back. I just leaned over her to give her the feel of someone on her. She used to let kids sit on her back but I haven't kept training and messing with her so she's getting headstrong. Anyways Bailey knew something wasn't right when I moved Vinnie's cage out of the house. I should have let him see that he was dead. Dave buried him with our other animals. We also have a cocketiel and our first dog who was ran over buried in the yard. I really hope it was just old age that caused this. I hadn't got him out lately and the only real attention he got was when Mia would try to give him her binkies.

We Lost Vinnie

We're not sure what has happened but I found Vinnie dead in his cage this afternoon. He was just laying completely flat on the bottom of the cage. The boys weren't really phased but Alex and I are pretty upset. I started crying and it set off Alex. I had been feeding him lots of celery and carrots lately so I pray that didn't have anything to do with it. He was about 3-4 yrs old and was adopted from the local humane society. I guess average life span is 3-7 years. I researched that today. I feel terrible.

Never Buy New. In fact Never Buy Anything of Value.

I know I've blogged about this before. We must be the most dense couple to think with having kids everything you buy will stay pristine and beautiful. Any idea where this is going? Last night Damien took a yellow colored pencil to our new 50 inch Plasma TV. Luckily I was watching Nip/Tuck when I came out of my zone on Christian (ahhhhh...) to see him put the pencil on the screen to scribble. I screamed "no Damien don't!!!" He threw it and took off running. Oh of course Daddy knew with that kinda scream it meant "kid doing damage" so he came flying from the basement demanding to know what had happened. I hadn't even surveyed the damage because I KNEW if Dave had heard he was going to flip out if he saw. Well he ran over to his baby and there's some lovely yellow scribbled on the plastic circle base part but just a few little scratch type marks on the screen. I was able to wash the yellow off the base but you can still see light lines from his scribbling. Dominic did this with the old 60 inch using the whole screen but with a watercolor marker so I was able to get it all off. We noticed while next to the TV and entertainment center we now have small knicks of wood missing and a scratch already too. I'm guessing this is from the hotwheel cars Damien is always throwing around.

Anyone else have little artists using expensive things as their canvas or destroying furniture?

Busy!

At the beginning of February, Jen had posted on her blog how she had something going on nearly everyday of this month. Jen I can sooo sympathize. I cut Gymnastics out the past two months and I'm still not getting a break. There is something kid related nearly everyday of the month. The next 6 Sundays and into March I work in the nursery at the church too.

Concealed Carry

I've been wondering how long I will be able to keep this pregnancy hidden from family. Dave would like to wait till May however I would like to announce it in a card on April Fool's Day (12 weeks). The only people who know are online and one dear friend. My jeans are starting to get tight so I am wearing my fat jeans (jeans I wear postpartum) and sport pants.

I'm not sure how D's parents will take us announcing #5 but I know my divorced Mom and Dad will probably have something to say. My grandma however will be on Cloud 9. D's Grandma hasn't even met Mia yet but we were planning to go out to Colorado this summer if possible. I think as we are doing better for ourselves though, it's hard for people to come up with excuses for us not to have another. The only major rant they will have is that our boys are in need of so much work.

I actually started thinking about this the other day if having another little one with what we have on our plate with the boys was fair. If it's a boy it's a big possibility that he would have some sort of delay but that doesn't really worry me. What worries me is if people think that we'll be denying the two we have of attention, making their situations worse, etc. I know the change of things after the birth will probably set Dominic back a bit like it did with Mia but I know he will bounce back. I don't believe either is delayed because we don't pay enough attention to them though.

Next month Dave's parents are coming to visit for a week. I'm a bit nevous. Yesterday was the beginning of a morning filled with nausea. I felt pretty icky all day. If that continues while they visit followed with some dry heaves and vomiting, I think the hiding plan will quickly be scrapped.

MONEY MONEY MONEY!!!

Any Dave Ramsey people reading?? I found out this morning we are getting $7800 back on our taxes. Quitting daycare and living on one income really made a difference!! I have been thinking of the smartest way to use that much money. We owe $1,500 on that entertainment center, $3,900 on our 03 minivan and $82,500 on our house. They payment on the house is $720 a month but only $100 of that goes towards principal. I think the smart thing would be to sink it all on principal of the house. My dad said that was how he paid off our first house when I was little was using every tax return he got towards it. So what would you do? If I continue paying $500 a month on the van ($30 mth on interest), it'll be paid off by October. The entertainment center is 0% for a year. We have no credit debt at all.

It's Not Easy Being Green...

The past few years we've been trying to be more "green" around our house. I don't think anything is more green than the new Delta septic system we had installed 5 yrs ago that cost us six grand but that's another story. lol The average person uses around 20-25 gallons of toxic cleaning products in their home each year. Hearing that we're all dumping all sorts of nasty chemicals in our oceans and lakes should make anyone want to go green, or you'd think so.

We got a bunch of "green" soap based product 9 years ago when we bought our water softener so we've been using that as far as dish and hand soap. We use oatmeal soap in the shower. My problem is cleaners and hair care. I can't seem to find anything decent in either. I have looked at Lush over and over and can't decide whether to try it or not. It would be quite a change using a bar-like shampoo. Another conflict is all purpose cleaner itself. We've tried the Oxy Clean but right now I'm using Clorox Green Works since it's in the store and cheap. My problem is the smell and maybe it's because I'm pregnant now but lemon and coconut mixed just aren't doing it for me. I actually can stand cleaning better with plain ol vinegar then I can with the Green Works.

My next switch eventually will be laundry soap. This is a tricky one because of sensitive skin and eczema we have here in our household. I would love suggestions if anyone has any. I've thought about trying Arm and Hammer's Essentials or Purex Natural Elements but I also don't want to have rashes on everyone. Right now we use Purex Free and Clear.

So what do you use? I have no problem "making" natural cleaners. Vinegar, baking soda and lemon juice work fine for me. Really though, why do we buy cleaners? It doesn't make much sense when we have natural products right here at home. I had a recipe for homemade laundry soap but again with the sensitive skin, I'm not sure if I should put the effort into it.

Thank God That's Over. Til Next Year At Least!

I really should get off my butt this morning and go clearance shopping for Valentine's for next year. Yesterday my house looked like a pig sty. I wasn't around to clean for a majority of the day because I was out buying things and preparing for Alex's Classroom party and then the Brownie party we had for the girls last night. For the kid's Valentines, I bought the boys each Burger King Meals because they are in love with those Monster Trucks they are giving out and I bought Alex a cute little Hannah Montana shirt. Daddy got a nice polo and 3 Xbox games, I never found him a Nintendo Wii. :(

The weather started out in the 50's. I didn't take any jackets for the kids since it seemed like it was warming up. I'm so tired of carseats and fighting coats. We went into Walmart for a few things and by the time we came out, it had dropped down in the 30's! So because of the crappy weather I asked my Grandmother to come over and watch the kids so I could go to the school for the party. I made heart sugar cookies around 8 am and took decorations and different colored icing for the kids to do their own cookies. The kids enjoyed this a bit too much. My red sugar sprinkles disappeared in about 10 minutes. They dumped sugar all over their cookies The Wilton thing that Alex is using in the picture below distributes the sprinkles much slower. I atleast could bring some of that home. lol I came home to straighten up again and be back out the door at 6 for Brownies. I'd asked the girls to decorate a shoe box at home as a project and bring it for their Valentines. You could tell they went to alot of work perfecting their boxes. We played a few games, handed out Valentines and had some yummy cupcakes.

Here's some pics, the girls are putting Valentines in each other's boxes here.....

With their Valentine boxes.... Aren't they just the cutest??
Checking out their goodies from each other.....
If you read my other blog, you saw Dominic was unable to go to school yesterday. So I called the secretary asking her to make sure my daughter got Dominic's Valentine things so he wouldn't be left out when Alex brought her Valentine's home. I still am mad about the whole deal but Dominic's Sp. Ed teacher from EI called me yesterday and is going to ask them to make sure he's actually sick when he throws up, so we know if it's just something with SID setting him off. Usually if he has stomach flu, he's not running around playing and acting normal through the day. I guess I got out of one party for the day. Maybe I should look at it that way. lol I'm kidding, I really do love being able to help with parties making the day extra special for the kids.

Valentine's Day Photos

Can you feel the love with these two? I swear Mia will scream when I put Damien in Dominic's room in bunkbeds. They are always kissing, holding hands, playing cars together.

The Cookie Factory

Last night we sorted through 144 cases of cookies. In boxes that's 1,728. In Dollars that's $6048.00 in Girl Scout Cookies. Please.....NO ONE BREAK INTO MY GARAGE!!

By The End Of The Year........

I am so, so screwed. I'm never going to be able to leave my house this pregnancy. It's going to be much like Mia's! My stomach is a DISASTER. I don't think I've ever said it on here and only a select few know in real life but since I had my gallbladder removed due to the Pancreatitis I had right after Mia's birth, I've been on medication. Well I didn't actually start it till about August 07 but I've been on it daily since and it's turned my life around. It took 6 months of hell before I gave in to medicine. Remember me? Homeopathic as much as possible?? lol Basically after having my gallbladder removed my stomach couldn't figure out how to process food so MONTHS of daily cramps and stomach problems followed me. This was my problem when pregnant with Mia, especially towards the end and I thought it was just pregnancy related. I would have tummy cramps so bad I could barely walk after Mia came and imagine running to the bathroom all day, nursing, and taking care of 3 others. It was horrible. The worst was the summer with Alexzandra's extensive Ball schedule and those games having us going to all those small towns. So finally I asked my Dr about it and he couldn't believe I'd put up with it that long. I found out that it's very common for a patient after gallbladder removal to be on meds for eternity. Nice to know eh?

So, a week ago was my last dosage. I'd called my Dr's nurse at the beginning of my "suspecting" and she said I had to quit. It's a Class C and I needed to get off it. I gulped but said "ok." I told Dave that day if I got pregnant this cycle I had to stop taking it. He wasn't happy because he knows how much I suffered but we both want our bean to grow and be healthy. So now I guess we just wait and see if they let me back on it. I'm hoping they can say maybe I can take it every other day or something. I can totally see now how addicting pharmaceutical drugs are for some people are after this experience. I just want to feel better!

The weekend was kind of an eye opener for Dave and I. We would say something and then realize by October THAT'S going to change! It was funny. This will be our first to be created early in the year and be born the same year. The biggest will be the bedroom arrangements. Dominic has been wanting bunk beds so Damien will be moving in by the end of the year with him. Then we realized by the end of the year we'll be buying Christmas gifts for 5! By the end of the year, we'll be trying to figure how to put 5 kids on one basket instead of 4. By the end of the year and before the holidays, we'll be broke! LOL!! But by 2009 we'll have another deduction on taxes! lol Then I normally laugh at people who start trying to figure names soon after they find out their pregnant however Dave and I were online doing just that this weekend. It's nice to see he's getting into this just as much as I am though. He has been great!!

So the fun part of this story? We've got a bet going. He's saying I've already lost because I announced it online and to one good friend of mine who will watch the kids during my appointments. We're going to see who holds out the longest on not telling anyone we know in real life. This shall be interesting. Let the games begin! lol

Cards, Cookies, and Lots of Love....

I think one of the best things a young person can do is to take just a few minutes for our older folks. There's something about helping elders that makes you feel good inside. I'd been planning this Brownie activity for about a month. It went great and since one of our mom's works at this retirement home, we may be going back often! You could see the excitement in the residents as they saw this band of little 7-8 year olds waiting for them to sit down for dinner. They started asking the girls questions immediately. After they sat down Michelle introduced the girls to the crowd and they got busy handing out cookies and homemade Valentine's cards they worked so hard on. We had extra cookies so afterwards I let the girls split them outside to take home. I think the best part of the afternoon there was seeing this old man ask all the girls to come talk to him because he's a "lady's man." That was hilarious! And yes he was the only man at his table!! This is him below.

Because One Is Just Never Enough.....

Top to bottom: 16DPO, 13DPO, 12DPO, 11DPO

So Typical!

I didn't last longer than 2 days not telling him. I think as it started settling in, I started freaking out that I was hiding it from him. I decided to make Mia a shirt graphic on a onesie and snap a shot of her in it. She wouldn't look at me though. I thought I'd be cute this time to introduce our little bean. I sent him a email at work saying this....

Look at your daughter's new little shirt. I think you can read it. Anyways- I love you and I hope this can be a partial Valentine’s Gift. I’ve been debating the past few days how to present this to you, I feel like I really need to tread softly.

He never responded back so I text messaged "did you get my email?" He answered "yes" I text'd back "I wish you'd let me know how you feel." He text'd back "don't worry! I love you!" I felt sooooo much better until he was on his way home at 5 pm and he called me. I asked what his first thought was when he saw Mia wearing her new little shirt. He said, "oh I guess I didn't pay close attention to it, I just saw her looking down." I FREAKED!! I said "did you even read my email with it? What do yo think I was talking about in my text message then!!!" He said, "I don't know, I wasn't paying attention, sorry!" He had no idea!!! So I had to break the news to him the typical not romantic way on the drive home because I wanted him to absorb it by the time he got home. Well he informed me that this is something you do face to face and not on the phone!! He wasn't happy to hear as he was driving, but go back to 5-06 and you will see my face to face pregnancy conversation about Mia did not go well! He had to get off the phone since he was getting a call from the office but he text'd me back "I love you and it's fine!" YAY!!! Well I guess I fell asleep on the bed in the few minutes after that text till he arrived home 10 minutes later. (#2 preggo sign!)He laid down with me in bed and just held me tight. I felt so much better! While laying there he said how he loved me and don't ever send him something like that at work especially if he's stuck in meetings all day. Guess he doesn't want to be a sap infront of the guys. lol

13DPO

This was taken 1 minute after I took the test with 1 hour of pee in me! lol I hope the positive coming up quickly is a good thing. It's still light but darker than the Answer and Dollar Tree yesterday. The bottom pic is at 10 minutes with the same test.

And God's Time is NOW!!

I am not even sure if I should post this. I've had 2 losses and you just never know. One at 11.5 weeks and one at 5 weeks. But I have 2 tests with light lines on them saying I'm pregnant. I am so excited!!!! You might remember D being extremely upset when we found out about Mia but I am confident he'll be much better this time. After the initial shock wears off! lol No symptoms except sore boobs. EDD 10-18-08

And you are all still allowed to yell at me when I complain about my weight gain. lol

EDIT: Mandi , Chrystal, and Amie- I almost forgot, this is D's Valentine's Gift so please don't email or call about it! lol Don't mention it on Myspace or tell any family either because I want to wait for atleast 12 weeks just incase anything bad happens.

Guilty Pleasure....

I have a weakness towards a certain kind of State Fair food that I make often here at home. So often I never buy them at the State Fair or other events because I can do it myself. I'm also a bad mommy for allowing us all to pig out on them for afternoon snack right before dinner. Can you guess what my weakness is? They are divine..... and you shall all YELL AT ME WITH CAPS if I ever complain about my weight again.

Playing Politics

Sometimes I believe my family are all assholes. Especially the men. A few weeks ago my Grandmother came over to break some bad news. Remember the ice storm? Well my Grandpa didn't read the newspaper on how to store limbs at the curb for removal and the city skipped his house and it made the German blood boil in his big ol head. Since they refused to take his limbs, he's going to teach them a lesson by not recycling anymore, therefore I can't drop off our recycleables at his house. We live in the country so there is no recycling available to us so we have to find someone willing to let us drop of at their place or drive with everything in our van to the center about 20 minutes away in the neighboring town. Mom lives about a mile from us but my dad is still in the city so I asked him. His answer, "No. We don't recycle and I don't want those bags blowing across the street. Just throw the junk in the trash. Why profit the city anyways?" Who else in my family lives in town and recycles? No one.


I'm not going to quit recycling because I (unlike most of my family) care about the Earth. I also believe they feel quite selfishly that they aren't going to be around forever so what's it matter. That's sad that they could care less about global warming and our landfills full of seeping methane entering our lower atmosphere as their grandkids have their own kids. Very sad. When I took my week's worth of recyleables to the center the other day, I awed at the massive building full of our junk. How awesome! But I'm sure it didn't all come from the older generations. We have went from a trash cart full weekly to about 2 bags of real trash and about 8-12 small groccery bags or more of recycleables. I usually have about 8 bags of plastics, 1 bag of full of glass, 1-2 bags tin cans, a ton of boxes and a box of paper/magazines/newspaper. It adds up fast and again that's a week!!


What I don't understand is why our city doesn't do mandatory recycling. Many surrounding towns around us do. Most major cities in other states have big ol' fines if you don't. I believe they should in our town as a kick in the ass to all these old folks who could care less. I know I want to stick around for awhile longer to see my kids grow up.

Blog Tag

My cousin Aimee tagged me so I am forced to do this. lol I have a hard time sitting down and getting these done and I always seem to forget when I've been tagged.

7 Random Or Weird Facts About Me


1) I've always wanted to live on a farm. A big farm. I was jealous as a kid growing up because my cousin Aimee had a farm where she got to play on tractors, ride on the combines, go to the River behind her house and feed the cows. I hope one of these days to have a hobby farm so we can raise organic chicken and grow organic veggies.

2) I've only had 3 real jobs plus my daycare. I worked 2 others for about a month each just as seasonal to get them through. I worked for Godfather's pizza from 16-21 Disc Jockey Music from 19-22, Collins Industries from 22-25 an now I'm 30.

3) I never wanted kids but as soon as my sister got pregnant at 17, I was hit by the baby bug. I think I was abit jealous. (ya think?) But I would have never wanted to be in her position as a unwed highschooler taking classes at night so she could work full time during the day.

4) I have pretty strong opinions when it comes to animal welfare. I will be one of THOSE parents who will not allow my kids to dissect some poor frog. I believe dog breeding should be outlawed, it is just plain wrong. I will never wear a fur coat. Rodeos make me sick. Pet stores make me vomit. All our animals are adopted from our local shelter and Vinnie (our guinea pig) came from one as well. Fluff our old Cocketiel was from an Avian rescue. I think a lot of people forget these are God's creatures and not ours.

5) Dave and I met at the mall when we were 14. I was dating his friend at that time. It took us about a year till we hooked up but then I found out he was still dating his girlfriend even though he told me they broke up. We broke up and I hated him for about 6 months until he tried winning me back. It worked and from 16 yrs and on we've been an item.

6) I didn't want Mia to be named Mia. Dave has never named a child though so I felt obligated to let him choose atleast one name. I wanted another A name and even asked for her name to be Amia but he said no.

7) I am deathly afraid of June bugs. Always have been. If you want to see someone cry fast, throw one at me and see what happens. I've been known to jump out of my car at drive thru's when one has flown in at night.

And the part I hate most because I want to choose EVERYONE and not just 7. I tag Sheri, Jenn, Kristi Ann, Janis, Jen, Christina, and Katie.

Game of Blog Tag Rules:

*Link to the person that tagged you.

*Post the rules on your blog.

*Share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself on your blog.

*Tag 7 random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs.

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Not Just for Christmas

I had an extra Gingerbread kit left over from Christmas so we drug it out and had a blast putting it together. By the next day it was half gone. Today, there's not a piece left. I was really worried that the kids poop might get a bit out of control with all that ginger but they did fine. That was one yummy house!

Just In Time for SuperBowl........Ta Da!!

And here she is...........Neither team was a favorite of ours (We're Broncos fans) so we enjoyed watching the SuperBowl commercials on our new Plasma set up. God I love my Inlaws!! LOL Ok we did buy the entertainment center ourselves. lol I discovered this weekend my big 60 inch Projection is a big ol piece of crap. The picture STINKS compared to this thing. I can't believe I watched that for 5 years. It used to look good but over the years the picture color quality just isn't the same. Did everyone else enjoy the commercials as much as I did? Which were your favorites?? My fave was the Amp Drink jumper cables on the manboob guy. That was too much!! Which did you get a kick out of?

A Birthday Party Built For 2

There has never been a double birthday party in this house. One, I was really skeptical on stealing another child's sunshine by putting 2 parties on for 2 kids at the same time. Two, I worried relatives would hate buying gifts for 2 kids at once. And three, I figured it might cost a bit more doing all at once. But instead, it went so well that I plan to do family parties this way everytime. It works out since my first set was born Jan, Feb, and the second set is June, July. Dominic will actually turn 5 in 2 weeks and Mia turned 1 about 3 weeks ago. I know some people are highly opinionated on this subject and I used to be one of them, but after having one, I really enjoyed it and I think our family did too.