Pee on the Floor

Our new Westie...we are probablly not going to have him long because the boys are scared of him

2008-05-31T06:56:00.000-07:00

Camping on the French Broad River May 2008

2008-05-31T06:51:00.000-07:00

Their first scary ride - Magnolia Festival 2008

2008-05-31T06:48:00.000-07:00

More Aquarium Pictures

2008-05-31T06:45:00.000-07:00

Tennessee Aquarium Trip 2008

2008-05-31T06:42:00.000-07:00

This is what my kids think snow is....kind of sad...makes me want to move back to Michigan

2008-05-31T06:40:00.000-07:00

More USS Alabama Pictures

2008-05-31T06:38:00.000-07:00

Our trip to see the USS Alabama in Mobile

2008-05-31T06:34:00.000-07:00

Homemade Christmas Picture 2007

2008-05-31T06:28:00.000-07:00

Jackson playing in the sand

2007-10-04T10:28:00.001-07:00

I really can't believe he even went out this far. He is not very fond of the waves splashing on him and he worries about sharks.

Mason at Myrtle Beach

2007-10-04T09:31:00.001-07:00

This is Mason "handling" the waves at Myrtle Beach.

2007-10-04T07:41:00.001-07:00

These pictures are from our trip to Myrtle Beach in September.

Spring Valley Beach

2007-08-11T18:02:00.001-07:00

We went to this waterpark called Spring Valley Beach today and we had so much fun....it was the boys, my friend Cortney, and me....we got there at 10:30 and left at 5 and miraculously no major sunburn....Jackson of course tans like I don't know what...his tan line seriously makes me jealous....There is only one picture of Mason in the water and he is so far away...he stayed out on this big sprayer/waterfall thing all day....we ate at Waffle House on our way home...the boys first experience there....we used a whole thing of syrup....Mason's waffle was pretty much soaked all the way through.....we are crashed at the house right now watching Magic School Bus....anyway, enjoy the pictures :)

Jack's Birthday

2007-08-11T17:56:00.001-07:00

Mason's Birthday and Update

2007-08-11T17:44:00.001-07:00

So...I'm a little behind on my posting....thanks for noticing, Molly :) I have finished up my twelve-week orientation at work....I cannot believe that I've been working that long...it has gone by so quickly and doesn't even feel like work.....I really enjoy what I do...thank goodness! The boys have started back to school and both have really good teachers this year. Jackson lucked-out and is in the same class as his best friend from last year....he is really happy about that. Hmm..what else....We leave for the beach in about 3 weeks...woohoo! I can't wait! We are packing light this year (trying, anyway) because I always hate unpacking when we get home. We just need swimsuits...a couple pairs of shorts and shirts and some flip-flops.....I don't know why we are always cramming everything in. Jackson is covered in chigger bites...we have been putting clear finger polish on for the last few days....he has so many it takes about ten minutes to cover them all. We also had the good fortune of getting our first experience with head lice.....so much fun....I guess they picked them up from summer camp at the YMCA..... Okay, I can't think of anything else in our exciting lives so let me just post some pics.

Fernbank Trip

2007-06-19T18:48:00.000-07:00

Last weekend Rob and I took the boys to Atlanta's Fernbank museums....the science center (sorry..their site is down or something so I can't link it) and the natural history museum. The science center has a planetarium that the boys loved...honestly, Rob and I were wishing that the "Moonrock Dance" weren't quite so long...but other than that it was great....My first time in a planetarium since about third grade. Then on to the natural history museum which had tons of dinosaur stuff for the boys to go crazy over PLUS a live reptile exibit which was very cool. Enjoy the pictures!

Oh Yeah.....

2007-06-17T19:38:00.000-07:00

I passed!!!!

NCLEX

2007-06-12T18:25:00.001-07:00

I took my state boards yesterday, otherwise known as the NCLEX.....it was the hardest thing I've ever done....I think I failed....I don't know how I would have passed it as I felt like I knew NONE of it....I find out tomorrow morning.....it's all I can think about.

The Booger Dialogues

2007-05-28T18:43:00.000-07:00

Mason: Hey Mom, yesterday at school I sneezed and a big, long booger came out.

Me: Hmmm....Well, did you get a tissue?

Mason: shaking his head....No....I just SHOOK it off

I don't think I need to add anything to make this funny....ha

Zoo Field Trip

2007-05-12T07:11:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we went to the zoo for the boy's last field trip for the school year. Supposedly there were 3500 kids there.....all I noticed was the heat....It was SO hot. We were to meet back at the bus at 2:00....there were 4 parents missing...prancing around the zoo while the rest of us were sweating our butts off....Are you kidding me?? You know there is no AC on the bus....and then we got stuck behind a mailman on the way back to the school....I know you think I am complaining....Really, we had a great time...I just don't do "hot" so well. I was very grateful that I got to go with the boys as I feel like I won't be seeing much of them over the next couple of weeks b/c of starting my job and going to board review.

Graduation Activities

2007-05-07T07:35:00.000-07:00

I seem to have gotten through nursing school...the pictures prove it...even if I don't have the overall feeling of relief yet. Our pinning ceremony was on Thursday and, then on Saturday, my friend Honey had a BBQ at her house. I apologize but I am not "blogger-advanced" enough to put my descriptions where I want them...so...When the boys got to the church, Mason's first words were, "Mom, what happened to you?" A testament to the fact that they see me way too often in scrubs, no make-up and a ponytail. Note the ponytail holder around my wrist...geez...I didn't even notice it was there until we were sitting on the stage. Don't worry boys...your real mommy is still underneath this make-up and pretty hair. I have to mention that my last three haircuts have been done here by Shaun and every time I leave I feel beautiful....I've got to start scheduling my appointments in the morning so I can have a full day of that feeling :) The BBQ at Honey's was a lot of fun...the boys got to play with their friend in this big back yard....they were sweating so much it looked like they had stuck their heads in a puddle...come to think of it, they may have...haha.

If anyone knows a way for me to put my descriptions with my pictures I would appreciate the help.

I Passed!

2007-05-02T18:45:00.000-07:00

Well...I took my final yesterday morning and grades were posted this morning....it's official....I passed!!! Whew...funny thing though...I don't quite feel like I thought I would. Apparently, it's not just me...these feelings of "confusion" are running rampant through all my friends. See, over the past few weeks, I've been waiting for the "thank god" feeling to come over me....never happened...so I thought that surely after finding out that I passed I would feel SOMETHING...and, don't get me wrong...I am glad that this part of my education has been completed...I just don't feel like it's real....I guess...Our "pinning" ceremony (a ceremony for graduating nurses) is tomorrow evening...I'm sure all the tears and emotions will make it all seem more real...we'll see....anyway, I just want to make the announcement.."I passed!"

HA!..Mom...LOOK!!

2007-04-18T10:38:00.000-07:00

The title says it all...he COULD NOT stop laughing at himself....I had a hard time laughing as well. Apparently we are going through some kind of "underwear" stage.....today, he came home from spending the night at my Mom's and informed me that he was wearing two pairs of underwear....this too was "snortin...peeing your pants" funny :)

And I thought I was tired

2007-04-18T10:13:00.000-07:00

The boys are on spring break this week which has made it a bit easier for me to work the 3-11 shift...I'm a sissy and after just two nights of working, I was tired and bleary-eyed as I walked through the crosswalk to the parking deck. I was not as tired, however; as the woman who was getting off the elevator about to head towards the hospital. It was about 11:30p.m. and I remember thinking, "I wonder what shift she works...this is an odd time to be coming on." All of a sudden, she turned around and said, "Oh my lord...I was going back to that place."....apparently, she had left...walked to the parking deck and then started to go back in.....I am not THAT tired...yet :)

Virginia Tech (Hokie Nation)

2007-04-17T08:20:00.000-07:00

I had to take a moment to talk about the horrible events that transpired in Blacksburg, Virginia yesterday. I'm sure all of you have heard about the gunman that killed over 30 people on campus yesterday....most all of you also know that this is where Rob earned his degree in Mechanical Engineering as well. We have traveled up there several times for football games and to now see that beautiful campus so tragically displayed on CNN feels really strange. I know it must be devastating to Rob as most of these kids were killed in the engineering buiding where he attended alot of classes. Listening to the accounts this morning, I cannot even begin to imagine the terror that was felt yesterday....or the variety of emotions that are being felt today. My heart and thoughts go out to all of these people and everyone that has been and will be touched by this tragedy.

Are you Kidding????

2007-04-11T09:23:00.000-07:00

Today, Jackson somehow managed to get pee on the top of the toilet tank....This "almost" beats the, "Mom...I got pee on the shower curtain" incident.....What more can I say....Seriously....Point and shoot guys..point and shoot.

Children See..Children Do...Make Your Infuence Positive

2007-04-11T08:48:00.001-07:00

Easter Stuff

2007-04-08T15:00:00.000-07:00

The boys were at my parent's last night coloring eggs and didn't get in bed until after 10:00...of course that didn't keep them from getting up at 6:00 this morning :) You can see here that Mason was excited about getting this book that he has been wanting. And Jack is happy with just about anything dinosaur-related. (Don't you love the nasal flaring?) Aunt Dana and Aunt Kara picked them up for Sunday school...you can see them here, here, here and here ( I was trying to get someone to kiss the other one on the cheek but it wasn't working out very well). We all met over at my parent's for lunch and an easter egg hunt for Jack, Mason, and Lacie...all was going well (the adults pointing out all the eggs for the kids) until Mason was intersected by the two dogs and basically carried and then thrown off by the Boxer....here are his battle wounds. He wanted to leave right away saying, "I never want to come back here again, Mom". It wasn't until we got home that we saw the full extent of the bumps and bruises..along with the bottom half of one eyeball being bruised...we will have to keep an eye on that. We are all relaxing at home now watching the Master's on TV...I can't believe that I am finding it somewhat interesting. Here is one last picture of Jack (he looks sleepy to me but he just keeps denying it..imagine that) and here he is showing off his missing tooth.

I hope everyone had a great Easter :)

Jen...I got the pictures...everyone looks great!

Overheard

2007-04-04T10:59:00.000-07:00

Overheard while the boys were taking a bath last night:

Mason: "Awwww.....Did you just say 'hell'?"

Jackson: "Nu...uh...I did not say that Mason."

Mason: "Uh...huh...You said 'hell'."....."I heard you say 'hell' Jack".

Do you get the feeling Mason just wanted to say "hell"???

Dirty Socks

2007-04-02T08:41:00.000-07:00

Today I taught my children a lesson that, fortunate or unfortnate as it may be, will probablly be one that sticks with them for the remainder of their lives. I just hope some of the good stuff sticks as well.....

I sent the boys to get their socks and shoes on this morning only to hear, "MOM....There AREN'T any socks."....hmmm....I guess I should have done some laundry this weekend....I am so sorry boys....here, let mommy search through the laundry basket and see if we can find some that aren't TOO gross.....I felt like I should carry the basket out and search through it where they wouldn't be watching but I didn't....so....in the future....when someone complains that Jackson or Mason get dirty socks out of the laundry instead of washing some......there will only be me to blame.

On another note....I passed one of three mandatory exams, for my nursing program, this morning....it was hard as crap...and I thought I had failed it....but I did pretty well....Thank God....one down.

Pollen

2007-03-30T05:54:00.000-07:00

Have I mentioned my love for pollen?? I love the way my car has been yellow for the last week....I love the way my eyes itch and their new red tint....I love the scratch in the back of my throat....I love the pressure in my head that feels as if my eyeballs are going to pop out of my head.....How much longer will we get to enjoy this wonderful yellow powder???

All kidding aside....I TRULY am grateful that the boys are out of school today (weather day)....so, instead of hurrying and getting ready to drive to school, we are cuddled up on the couch watching some of their favorite cartoons on TLC.

I really am ready to feel better.....this is the only time of the year that I usually feel like crap.

Thanks for reading this cheerful post....Ha!

The Tick

2007-03-27T06:12:00.000-07:00

Last night, after the boys took their baths, I was putting lotion on them when I noticed a new "freckle" under Mason's underarm....it took me about 1/2 a second to think "tick". YUCK. It was still very small so he must have picked it up that afternoon somehow. Anyway....you know Mason....he stood in front of the mirror staring at it for about 10 minutes while I called my Dad trying to find out the best way to get it off. It is amazing how the first suggestion men make is, "Burn it off"......UM...Okay.....this is my child's armpit.....Are you going to be the one to explain to DHR why he has 3rd degree burns????? ha....anyway, after looking online, I have discovered Dad...that burning off ticks causes them to release some kind of yucky juice or something so...even if you wanted to burn your own skin...this would not be the best reason to do so. So, after rounding up Mason, who by now is showing off to his brother...."Look at My tick, Jack"....I proceeded to try to remove this thing with tweezers....my first attempt caused something to squirt out at me....Mason's blood or the tick's guts....I'm not sure which.....another YUCK.....second attempt basically decapitated the tick....so Mason now has a speck and a small lump where the tick's head is lodged. No worries, however; as the wonderful pediatrician has assured me that Mason's body will push it out as it would a splinter and just to watch for redness.

That was our excitement for the day :)

This is My Brother (this BETTER work)

2007-03-26T12:25:00.000-07:00

"Jackson".......created by Mason

ARRGHHHH!!!!!

2007-03-26T11:50:00.000-07:00

UGH!! I am SO tired of signing on to post a picture that should only take a few minutes but winds up taking an hour....I must be blogger illiterate....that is all that I can imagine....and you guys wonder why I haven't posted since Valentine's Day....I'll work on this and get the picture posted...sorry...I had to vent :)

Geez.....FINALLY!

2007-03-22T20:04:00.000-07:00

Good grief....I CANNOT believe how long it has been since I have posted on here. I got frustrated with Picassa because my pictures were not showing up and have been too busy (or lazy) to find a new place to post them....excuses..excuses...let me see if I can give some kind of update on what is going on with us........

I will be graduating VERY shortly....as long as I pass the rest of my tests....on May 4th :) I have already accepted a job and am very excited to get started there. I have been checking into some of the ASN to BSN programs and am hoping to resume classes this Fall. I have been doing my preceptorship on an L&D unit and that has been fun and gross all at the same time :) I could tell you lots of gross stuff but I want you to want to come back..ha.

The boys are being the boys....Jackson lost the first of three loose teeth...Thanks to Aunt Molly for somehow getting the Tooth Fairy to stop by her house before Jack could even get home with the tooth. Mason has been begging me to go on a field trip that he has coming up, unfortunately it falls on a day that I have class....he even brought me home a "ticket" that he found somewhere and said, "Look Mom....I got you a ticket so you can go to the farm with me"....talk about breaking my heart.....I hate missing their school trips. Jackson is doing very well at school and has just about mastered writing his first name...this is a big accomplishment...to those of you who don't know....Jack was born 9 weeks early and has a few lingering developmental delays....one of which is trouble with fine motor skills.

So....I'm sorry that I don't have any pictures to share....I'll try to take some next week...but, at least, I finally got on here to post something anyway, right????

Valentine's Day

2007-02-14T08:07:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentine's Day...UGH!! Sorry..but Valentine's Day always brings back horrible memories from high school where all the pretty and normal girls got roses from their football player boyfriends...but there were never any roses for the wierd, "skirt-girl"...YEAH...I probablly am bitter....so what?????

Okay...enough of that...I got roses this year...so there...:)

I also have to say that if I never see another little Valentine it will be much much too soon. When I was a kid preparing valentines, for school, consisted of tearing along the perforated lines....not so anymore. I folded cardstock into origami-like boxes until my fingers cramped last night because now the valentines come with candy so you have to fold those things so the candy will fit inside...and, of course, Jack goes to TWO classes...so, there must have been close to 50 of those little buggers to fold....it was SO much fun...ha!

Rob walked in with flowers last night...I was really really surprised....as his idea of romantic is "Buffalo Wild Wings"....seriously....I'm not kidding...and I quote, "Hey...you want to go to Buffalo Wild Wings for Valentine's?"...WHAT? Yeah...I want to spend this particular holiday in a sports bar where he has not one but 50 tv's to look at instead of me...sounds romantic, right? Molly, I knew you would get a good snort out of this....

The boys and I walked out for school this morning to find snow flurries...now granted these flakes were about the size of dandruff...but when you are 5 and 6 and live in the South...THIS IS SNOW!!!....they were so excited and talked about it all the way to school....yes..you heard me right....school....In a state where they close early if it "might..possibly" snow tonight at midnight.....they actually stayed open through the 26 degree weather and the snow dandruff today....who can figure it out???

I've started training myself to run...at this point it is every other day...60sec jog...90sec walk....repeat for 20 minutes. Okay, I do cardio 6x a week....and this new routine sounds like it would be easy....my legs are killing me....I have a hard time lowering myself to the toilet....and for someone who pees 5 times an hour this is torture!!! TMI...I know....

And on that....I'll sign off :)

Happy Valentine's Day!!! Really...I seriously mean it :)

UGHHHHH!!!

2007-02-07T10:35:00.000-08:00

My pictures keep disappearing....stupid Picassa....UGGHHHHHHHH!!!!

Just in case....

2007-02-07T08:31:00.000-08:00

Me and Micah at First Responder training

The People Upstairs

2007-02-07T07:54:00.000-08:00

We have new neighbors upstairs.....they've been quiet until this morning. They have been turning the garbage disposal on and off for the last 30 minutes......I just heard a thud on the floor.......What in the world could they be grinding up???? I am getting the creeps and getting annoyed all at the same time....geez...don't they know I'm studying for my NCLEX????? Any more thuds or screams...I'll let you know.

Coupon Books

2007-02-05T15:02:00.000-08:00

Ughh...I have become the relative you shy away from....the one you hide from at family gatherings.....and all it took was a newsletter from the boy's school simply stating, "Children who sell at least 5 coupon books will go to an Out of Class Pizza Party". Enough said. Since I can vividly remember being one of the children who had to stay in the class while others ventured down to the cafeteria for the party......watching with a grumbling tummy while they ran back into the classroom...high on pizza sauce and chocolate milk.....I immediately started calling family asking them to buy $15 coupon books loaded with coupons that sound good right now...but let's face it....most will go unused......sigh...anyway....sorry guys....

Sunglasses

2007-02-05T10:59:00.000-08:00

I'm not sure what kind of rays Jackson's glasses are supposed to protect...I should ask him..
I'm sure the answer would be, "laser beams" or "Godzilla's Fire"....

Anyway...this is the boys leaving with Aunt Billie to go roller skating...they actually
ended up camped out in the arcade for the afternoon...imagine that...ha

"Log"

2007-02-05T10:52:00.000-08:00

I never ever would have thought I would make my kids play this "game". It is called "Log" and God only knows who came up with it. My earliest memory of this is my Uncle Donnie making me, Scott, and Amy play "Log". The idea is whichever child can act like a log (not move or talk) for the longest...gets a quarter. The other night...we were waiting on Rob to be ready to go the Y and the boys, of course, were ready to go NOW....so, being the wonderful Mommy that I am suggested a game of "Log"....these sweet boys laid on the floor with barely a sound or movement for about 10 minutes.....I didn't think I'd ever do it but....it was a very enjoyable, quiet, 10 minutes :) Oh yeah..
they both got quarters.

Link to Lacie's Page

2007-01-28T07:55:00.000-08:00

Go here to read about and see my crazy children getting picked up by Aunt Molly.

Rat Hunting

2007-01-28T07:47:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to go ahead and forewarn you all that there will be pictures forthcoming of Rob and the boys prepared for a "rat hunt". At the risk of sounding like we're from Alabama...ha...here's the story....We live in an apartment complex..while a very nice complex, apparently the rats that have overtaken the garbage drop-off place, (what the heck do you call it??) have no idea that they don't belong there. All I can say is "Thank God we live a good ways from that garbage drop-off place" :)....They have been a problem only at night...(it's disgusting and you know I can't drop off garbage at night)....until yesterday, however; when we stopped there and a huge rat was eating something someone had spilled IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY!!! GROSS!! I almost had a come-apart..haha. Anyway, long story short I guess, Rob picked up some BB's at Wal-mart and he and the boys are planning to go rat-hunting this week. Yes, of course they are waiting until it is dark and all office-personnel have gone home....So, I will be posting pictures of the boy's first hunting trip...HA :)

Too Tired to Think of a Title

2007-01-27T08:30:00.000-08:00

I am SO tired. I got home from Anniston last night where I, and my nursing class, finished up two full days of terrorism training. Apparently President Bush has declared nurses as first responders to a disaster so this training is mandatory. It was very long, however; interesting and I am hoping to go back to further my training in the future. I went thinking of "terrorists" as people from another country but have returned with the knowledge that two of the most threatening terrorists groups are Americans living right here with us. Anyway...I am really really tired even though I slept until 10:00 this morning which is totally not normal for me. I miss the boys...I haven't seen them since early Thursday morning and now they are at their Dad's so I won't see them until Sunday. They are going to just love me too, by the way, because I have decided they we will be turning off the t.v. on weeknights :) Oh yeah...they are gonna just be so exited...ha.

Still Here

2007-01-22T10:39:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to say that I'm still here...I know it's been a few days since my last post...and some of you who know me well just might be thinking..."yep...she's quit communicating already"...so, ha..not so lucky :) The first few weeks of school are always crazy and unorganized for me so my posts may be few and far between for a couple of weeks...maybe not, but just in case. Love to you all.

Just Another Day

2007-01-18T18:16:00.000-08:00

Jackson ate vegetable soup at school today...yes, to those of you who know Jackson well and are thinking, "What? Jackson? Vegetable Soup?"...he ate it and then asked for it again for dinner...For those of you who don't know, the boys are fairly choosy about what goes into their mouths...you know...boogers are okay but not mashed potatoes.....anyway...Jack wants to buy lunch at school again tomorrow..I think this is can be attributed to the fact that Jackson has recently been assimilated into a typical classroom and has a new best friend...I think he probablly wants to stand in line with him in the lunchroom and "hey, if he eats it...maybe it is okay".

Mason had his second "fabulous" day at school in a row. He did so well yesterday that his teacher sent a note home about it...Way to go, Mason!

Mommy is not doing so well with the whole school thing right now....I am taking an online Anthropolgoy class this semester, along with my nursing courses, and just remembered that I have a paper due by tomorrow night...sigh...I guess I'll have to break down and buy the book.....

I am off to have my dinner of leftover frozen pizza, and matzos with brie.....YUM :)

So Much for In-depth Feelings....

2007-01-17T18:06:00.000-08:00

On the way to school this morning I thought I would do a little brain-prodding to see how the boys feel about me sometimes working at night....unfortunately I didn't realize I would be interrupting "The Circle of Life" playing on the radio........

Mommy: "Hey boys....Does it make you sad when Mommy has to work at night?

Jackson: "Yeah"

Mommy: "So, you would rather I pick you up than one of the girls?" (I am finding this hard to believe as they would readily leave me to be with one of my four sisters anyday)

Jackson" thinking....."Uhhh...No....Could you turn the music up?"

Wonderful conversation.

Mason Says.......

2007-01-15T08:28:00.000-08:00

At 6:30 this morning (they are out of school today)....."Mommy...I have a headache so I won't be going to school tomorrow"

Leaving the dentist a few moments ago....."I was nice to the dentist....I didn't growl at him"

"Mommy....Is Godzilla bigger than the devil?" I am barraged with these types of questions all day long....I am at a constant loss for words.

That's How I Roll...

2007-01-13T17:28:00.000-08:00

This is my man....cooking me dinner. This is my kind of date....eating a meal cooked by your man and watching a movie. Almost nothing better :)

Cousins

2007-01-13T17:22:00.000-08:00

My sister came over with Lacie yesterday.....she just loves Cousin Mason.

**I posted this but then didn't think it was clearly obvious that she was crying...so, in case you were confused, that was sarcasm I was striving for...**

Exhale......

2007-01-11T14:07:00.000-08:00

Don't ever say I'm not a great mom. Whose kids are chowing down on Cheetos and watching Godzilla (in Japanese no less)?? Mine, that's whose....getting their dairy and foreign language all in one....right? right? Well...they are drinking soy milk by the cupful so there's one good thing.

Sometimes I miss the days of being able to go straight to the couch after a long day. I had class from 9-1:30 today, went to the Y for an hour of cardio, stopped by Target, got the kids of the bus....all I wanted was to come in and plop down...but, of course, they have needs...and wants...so anyway...finally, I am on the couch. I am lovin the couch right now. Every time I work out I get so tired..must do something to my blood sugar...anyway.

Today, when we got home, Jack hung up his backpack then turned to me and asked, "Mom, why does my butt keep stinking?" Apparently, he has been farting all day....lovely.

Well, I am off to get some mommy nap time while they get their Japanese lesson.

Boots

2007-01-10T11:36:00.000-08:00

Look at these boots .....Mom, maybe these would go with that skirt...ha...I love you...I promise

Pictures from the Slumber Party

2007-01-10T09:11:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago, the boys and I along with Aunt Dana, Aunt Toottie, Mom, and a couple of friends had a slumber party. We went to Publix for junk food...while there we raced the car shopping carts....Aunt Dana's buggy full of kids was definitely louder than mine, but really, what else would you expect??? ha. We went back to Granny's...ate junk...watched movies...and stayed up way too late...

Sigh.....

2007-01-10T08:57:00.000-08:00

Okay....so I am new at this and it is driving me CRAZY! It sounds lame and I can't put the pictures right where I want them...I don't know if it is even possible to put them in the place you want so I may be spending time searching for answers that I'm never going to find.....anyway...I have more pictures I want to put in but I don't want them clumped all together so since this is a new post and it seems to put the pics at the top of the new post I am going to try to sneak one in...I guess we will see if it works....This is my beautiful niece, Lacie Jai....we were trying to console her through her much unwanted photo shoot...sorry baby....here is her blogspace

2007-01-10T08:22:00.001-08:00

Starting This.....

2007-01-10T08:08:00.000-08:00

I'm starting this blog so that friends and family can keep up with what is going on with us....you all know that staying in contact is not my greatest strength...ha. Also, since the boys were born, I have wanted to keep some sort of journal of life...maybe this will work. Let me start by kinda going over what is going on right now.
The boys are both in Kindergarten and for the most part are enjoying it. Mason is the outright naughty one...Jackson is sweet but sneaky. I am starting my last semester of nursing school (graduation May 4th...yea!!). I am working at one of the area hospitals here as a patient care assistant...I can pretty much set my own hours so this works out really great with school plus it is helping me get a lot more comfortable at the hospital.
Everyone had a really great Christmas...the boys got a lot of books (we've started reading chapter books recently), Leapsters, and some other stuff. Rob (my boyfriend) gave me satellite radio and spent half a day (at least) installing it...Thanks Rob...I love it :)
My sister had her baby, Lacie Jai, recently....she is so beautiful and she made me an aunt for the first time....I was the last of my sisters to receive this honor....anyway...she is lovely and sweet.
Oh yeah, one night in December, we had a slumber party for the boys and a couple of their friends....we raced the car buggies at Publix and probablly almost got kicked out...but the kids had so much fun. We bought all kinds of junk and watched movies....I think Mason and Claire were up till at least 1:00 but the rest of us were asleep. This was not the only time during the Christmas break that the boys stayed up till midnight...it took a week to get them back on schedule and get rid of the crankies :)