Crackin Me up

So, I'm watching Jon & Kate Plus 8 and Kate is being her bossy self. And has the crew putting up shades/blinds whatever you call them. She didn't like the way they did it first so they had to do it again. And of course she explained how to do 'construction' & not make a mess by having the vacuum going while drilling at the same time, I love the way this woman thinks!!!! I love this show!!!!!

Bummer

Sam took Justus to the movie theater to watch a movie tonight. They had a power outage so noone could watch a movie. Instead they grabbed a snack & had some father/son time. I"m so greatful for moments like these. Justus needs his daddy!!!!

Today I finally watched the 40 year old virgin. We recorded a month ago when it was on TBS. I am glad that we didn't see it in the theater. They bleeped out every other word & I fast forwarded through most of it. But I did like the beginning and the end. The middle was pretty trashy!

At the beginning his friends were giving him tips on how to lose his virginity but he ignored most of their advice. And he fell for a lady and at the end they ended up getting married. Throughout their relationship they never had sex becuse she wanted to take slow & he was afraid. I would never recommend this movie to anyone but like I said the beginning and the end were decent. Except the very last song- it was SUPER STUPID!!!

Deadliest Catch

If you have ever watched this show then you are probably a reality show addict. Which I am. This is one of the series that I watch all the time. Tonight there were two boats side by side. On one of the boats there was a crew member securing crab pots & he fell of. The second boat went to save the man & they were sucessful. After the captain realized they had saved the man he had that rush of energy. You could tell that he was full of adreniline. He kept hugging the guy & saying I thought you were gone, over & over. IT was awesome to see them come together so quickly to save member of another boat. They are an fraternity of sorts I guess. I of course cried!

It is really important to get out of the water ASAP because hypothermia can set in in a matter of minutes!!! He was a little in shock but ALIVE! I guess that's part of why they make the big bucks!

Sam left the van home today so Aubrey & I decided to take advantage of having transportation. We needed to grab some gas first so I get to the pump & try to use my card and it won't work. By this time we're running on fumes & I'm fuming as well because neither I or the attendant can figure out the problem. So I pull out my faithful paypal card & BAM we have gas! IT's a good thing too b/c I didn't have any cash & we wouldn't have even made it home.

After the gas fiasco we headed to the park & had a good time playing under the shade trees! The fair is setting up for next week & Justus kept asking to ride the rides that were just now being set up. He's super excited. SO we will either steer clear or invest in some tickets so as not to be tortured by his begging!

We always go & watch the fireworks but since Justus is getting older he knows what the rides are & I guess we'll have to step it up a bit.

A quick post. My back has been in pain most of the day. I had a huge ice pack on my back until time to eat supper. That felt so good. For the most part it has felt better this evening. And I hope that it continues that way. It has been on & off for at least a week. YUCK, I'm really glad that it's not an every day thing like my momma's!!!!

Right now there is a storm headed this way & it's getting pretty close. The kids (all 5) are down here playing. Sis is rearranging my furniture. And the boys keep going back & forth between playing basketball and Kung Fu Panda....they all have one of the McDonald's toys. They are funny to listen to the stories they come up with all on their own. The storm is getting closer & I see the lightning....more later.

Well, I kind of hung around the house today until it was time to go to a baby shower. It was nice to get out of the house for a little while. Mom, Aubrey & I went together and we picked Staci up on the way. We saw some old friends from churches past so that was fun. The highlight was seeing a newborn baby just a little older than a week. Or was a little less than a week? Either way she was SUPER cute & especially small. I SO wanted to hold her but she is very new to this world and her parents are new at this as well....hopefully we will get to see her again in a couple of months...when the shock & awe are dulled just a bit. Now I'm just watching some ebay items, blogging and counting the minutes until the double duo go to bed.

Staci came over tonight to give me some pointers on payu2blog, we'll see how it goes. For now I've got to get to bed, it's after 1am. I'm sleepy. Night all!

Today was rough. My big guy is having some behavior issues. I am exhausted and ready for a shower and bed. Tommorrow we'll start fresh. It's always harder when daddy is out of town!

Zeke has heard his cousin talking alot about going to the bathroom and now he is showing some interest. Sometimes he says he wants to poop in the potty & other times he wants to pee too. Tonight he asked to do both. I ignored him the first time but then when he asked the second time I took his diaper off & put him on the stool to pee. He stuck his tummy out pretended to pee. I said good job zeke and then got him off of the stool to start the bath water. I turn back around to get my naked kiddo and he is peeing ON the potty. A least it was good aim. If only he had been on the stool. Little stinker. Next time I will start the water before we take the diaper off and try to go potty.

Party Preview

Zeke & Leah's party will be together again this year. They are only a few weeks apart and it was so much fun last year! Aubrey wants to do Lady bugs for Leah so I will do other bugs for Zeke. If you guys have any ideas or suggestions let me know. I have found LOTS of buggy stuff I can do that is edible but also loaded with sugar so I am looking for ideas to make bugs with veggies or something not so sweet. Keep an eye out! I'm thinking we'll do some buggy games as well.

Somehow I have pulled a muscle in my back. I am praying that tommorrow it will be better. IT's not really a good time to have back problems since Sam will be a youth camp for a couple of days. I took some ALEVE earlier & it worked for several hours but it's wearing off. I'm not sure how it happened and that makes it even more frustrating!

All in all we had a great weekend. My husband Sam is a BIG Tennessee Vols fan so I got him a new Nike duffel bag with their logo on it. He always borrows my luggage so I got him his own for short trips. He went nuts over it. I'm really glad that he liked it. I thought he might think it a cheesy gift. Either he covered his dissapointment well or he really did like it. He's taking our youth to camp in a few days so I will be without backup. The kids won't know what hit em! I'm planning some fun activities while daddy is MIA & but I will also go into super strict mode as well. Hopefully this combo will help me retain a balance of fun & sanity!

Tommorrow is Friday! Sam is speaking at the homeschoolers softball banquet. One of my favorite youths is on their team. Her mom asked Sam to speak. Kinda cool! Justus and I are going too but Zeke will stay with Aubrey. I'm not sure how long it will last so we will play it safe.

Garden

Our little garden is sprouting quite nicely! Tomatoes are tee tiny but you can see em' coming! Home grown tomatoes are the best! yum, yum~ It's almost time for some blt's! We are also growing cantelope, watermelon, beans, & squash. I think there is something else but cannot remember right now.

Today we went outside for about an hour. We weeded the garden. Sweat was rolling down my face & back. Man it's hot!!!!! Especially when you already have sunburn. ( From the splash pad yesterday).

ANyways, I will post a pic of the garden when I remember to take the camera outside!

Hot, hot ,hot!

We took Justus to see Kung FU Panda today. IT was pretty funny! Justus enjoyed it but as usual was getting the wiggles near the end! His favorite part of the day is going to the little arcade that they have there at the movie theatre. We could spend quite a bit of time there. He is so much fun to watch when he's playing a game. He makes me smile every day!

TGIF

Usually Fridays don't mean much around here, they're just another day in the week. However we have the rare occasion that there isn't something we have to do with church. So tonight we had pizza and then Sam is spending daddy time with the boys while I go see a movie with Staci. ANd tommorrow mom is going to watch the little one so WE can take Justus to see Kung FU Panda. He's driving us nuts!!!! Sam made the mistake of telling him we're going to see it so now every ten minutes he wants to know if we're going yet. Daddy may have a long night!

Gotta go get ready!

Dry Drowning

Have you ever heard of this???? A friend of mine sent me a story of a little boy who died hour after swimming in a pool. HE walked home from the pool with his mother & sister! At some point during the day he swallowed some water and it got into his lungs. It's crazy scary!!!!!

His mom said that when he swallowed the water he soiled himself. And later was extremely tired. When she went to wake him up from his nap he had a spongelike substance on his face. How sad for that mother. How devestating!

The signs that you should look for are unusual behavior, extreme fatigue, & trouble breathing. These things happen because the brain is getting less oxygen. WOW, another thing we need to be aware of and watch for. It makes me scared to death to let the boys take a bath without me being there EVERY single second!!!!!

Today is Wednesday so tonight we will be going to church. It's my night for nursery. I always have fun in there playing with the little ones. On the weeks it's not nursery night I alternate between going to youth and the bible studies. This week is the start of a new study so I will miss the beginning but they are supposed to be video-ing the class so should be able to watch it later.

Wednesdays are one of Justus' favorite days. He loves to get out of the house and go to 'class'. He is a high energy little guy and the teachers have to keep on their toes whenever he is in there. Most of the time it's not a problem but occasionally he gets out of hand. I don't want him to have the PK attitude of 'this is my place, I'll do as I want'. I also don't want him to get tired of going to the church because that's the only place we ever go. Finding a balance is difficult.

Zeke doesn't really care yet, he is pretty content most anywhere as long as he has had enough sleep.

Number one

So, today I've started a new blog. Hopefully it will come in handy in the next few weeks. I need to make a few extra bucks so maybe this blog will be helpful. Today is tuesday but is feels like it should be Friday already. We had a long day here and I was so glad to go to the Y & walk for a few hours. That always helps me work off some steam. Living with fourteen people in the house can get quite interesting at times. And frustrating as well!

We looked at a house to move to this weekend. It is a cute SMALL house. I actually think that it is smaller that the space that we have now. But it would only be the four of us. And there is a HUGE backyard which we would be responsible for keeping up. A thought that I think is rather funny considering we have NO lawn mower, not even a push mower.

The house has two bedrooms & all the normal stuff: bathroom, kitchen, livingroom. And that is about it. The guy wants to rent it for 450-500, not a bad price for the area but with the prices of everything going up I am reluctant to move from here. It's crazy because I would LOVE to have my own bathroom again, own kitchen, own space period. But~ all the what-if's are looming in the back of my mind.

We have a few weeks to decide while he does some remodeling. Between now & then we will be praying for God to guide us. I am willing to take a step of faith but I would also like to have some confirmation. Wonder how that works!??? We'll see what happens!