One of those days

So today is a blogging kind of a day. It's been a long one. Hannah's sick with an ear infection and now I've got her cold. This is after 2 rounds of antibiotics for me for unrelated sicknesses. Lovely, huh?

My kids are really good kids. I mean, I really can't complain because they're usually so sweet and mostly obedient. But today Olivia has been really giving me a hard time. Maybe it's because I'm sick. Maybe it's because Hannah's sick and Olivia wants more attention. But boy has she been a handful.

And then there's Max. Yes, Max. Our sweet little puppy that we wanted more than anything in the world. Do we love him? Of course! Well, at least the girls and I love him. Mark says Max makes him a bad person. The housetraining issues I expected. Chewing on furniture, I expected. Jumping up on us, I expected. But there are 2 things I never thought about. Him rolling in nasty smelly stuff and him getting out of our yard and running far far away.

Last week Max was neutered. He's been wearing this collar for the past week and I wanted to get a pic of him before we took it off. He really only fought it for the first few minutes then he learned to live with it.



We have a fenced in yard with a gate on the driveway. It's one of those automatic iron gates and we only recently got it fixed so that it would close all the way and with Max's cone collar, he couldn't get out of the yard. Well, of course yesterday there was a big thunderstorm with tons of wind and it broke our gate! Who would have thought?! So now it won't close all the way again but I didn't realize that until this morning when I let Max out. He went to the lake behind our house and found the nest where a neighborhood duck lays her eggs every year. And he ATE her eggs! Well, he ate at least one of them. He brought it to me like it was a present. Poor ducks!!! And of course he rolled around in it too so now he smells like rotten egg. Never mind that 2 weeks ago he rolled around in chicken parts that someone left by the lake for some insane reason. So now, literally the ducks are mad at us! They've been pacing behind our fence and quacking real loud. That's unusual for them. So I'm kinda scared to go check her nest to see about her other eggs since she's so ticked.

Now that should have been enough doggy drama for the day but this afternoon I went outside and made sure the gate was shut before letting Max out again. A few minutes later I got a phone call from our vet's office saying someone had found Max and called their number. I was like "WHAT! I just let him outside like 5 minutes ago!" so she gave me the number of the man who found him. I called and he was a police officer that lives around the corner from us. He was so nice and I told him I'd be right over to get Max as soon as I could get the girls in the van. Then he offered to bring him home to us in his car. This is a very nice policeman because Max stinks tremendously right now. So here comes the police car pulling into our driveway to bring us our dog. I have a feeling this may not be Max's final brush with the law, but I sure hope it is!

Mark came home from work a little while ago and took the girls to eat at Chili's (kids eat free there today!) He's so awesome to give me a break! He know's I'm not feeling well today and has only heard bits and pieces about my doggy delimas, but knew it was not a great day for me and he's been working late a lot lately. Our 9th anniversary was 2 weeks ago and he had flowers delivered to me at home. It was so sweet and such a surprise! I love my awesome husband!!

Our New Addition

Okay, so it's been nearly 2 months since my last post. Yes, I am a slacker, but honestly it's not like a have a huge following, so I know you've all been surviving without me. : )

Our latest big news is that we're getting a puppy soon! He's 4 weeks now (in the pic) and we'll be getting him before Christmas. He's a miniature schnauzer and I can't wait to get him!



Mark has named him Tiberius Atellus Maximus. It means something that he thinks is cool. I don't care as long as we can just call him Max. : ) He is such a cutie! I'm nervous though. I've never had a pet of my own. I mean, growing up we always had pets but let's be honest...I never had to be responsible for them! I sure wasn't the one doing the housetraining, keeping them fed or taking them out at night. I just played with them when I felt like it...typical kid. : ) So I'm under no dillusions that my family will be different. I understand that Mark & I will be the responsible ones (read as...I will be the responsible one since Mark is at work most every day). And I'm okay with this. Mark's been wanting a dog forever and I've just now gotten to the point where I'm wanting one too. The girls are excited and carry pictures of the puppy around but I'm not sure if the little ones really understand that we're getting a puppy. I know Cassie does and she's ecstatic!

Hannah & Olivia just made 3 this week. Can you believe that?!



They had a Dora the Explorer party last weekend and it was lots of fun. The girls were so excited about their party. Now they think every party is for them. : )

Is it sad that I listed our puppy news ahead of my kids' birthdays? : )

You're it!

My bff Melissa @ Little Mrs. Married tagged me in her blog so I'm actually responding promptly! Yay me!

1. What is your favorite color?
lately, purple

2. Are you afraid to die?
When I'm 100 and old and lived my life fully, then no. Right now, I don't want to die at all. Not that anyone really WANTS to, I'm not afraid of where I'll end up. I'm a Christian so I know I'll be in Heaven and it will be incredible. But for now, I AM scared of pain. No thank you.

3. If you could trade in one of your talents for another talent - which talent would you want to have & which talent would you be willing to give up? (I stole this from Stealing Sunday.)
This is a really hard question. I mean, I like the talents I have. I'd love to be able to play more instruments proficiently, be more creative, be great at sports...but I wouldn't want to give up singing or being organized or that stuff. So I'm going to plead the 5th and stick with what I've got, k? : )

4. Puzzle, cards, or board games? If you picked cards or board game, what are your favorites?
puzzles

5. Have you ever volunteered? If so, what for?
Yes, youth group for about 10 years, youth worship team for about 7 years, other worship teams for about 5 years, nursery at church with my kids as needed, volunteering at my kids schools when needed, helping friends when they're in a bind, etc. I LOVE to volunteer! It's so much for fun than regular working.

6. What are your pet peeves?
When people cut in line in the drive thru at restaurants instead of driving around and getting in line with everyone else. It makes my blood pressure rise!

7. What is your favorite family tradition?
We don't have many real traditions...I love going to my Mom's house on Christmas Eve and then spending Christmas morning at home with the kids and that afternoon in Slidell with Mark's family. I like that routine. We do an advent calendar with the kids...that's fun. I can't really think of anything else right now. Oh, I love decorating for Christmas on the day after Thanksgiving.

8. If everyone was going to give you a gift card for Christmas this year... where would you most want your gift cards to be from? Top three places.
Hobby Lobby, JCPenny's, Target

Five Question Friday

1. What is the first nightmare you remember?
I remember dreaming that all my toys came to life...and not in a fun, let's play, sort of way.

2. Even if you're not a sports fan, what is your favorite sport to watch/play?
I'll watch football if it's on and the game is good. I prefer playing volleyball or softball.

3. If you could pull off one piece of trendy fashion, what would it be?
skinny jeans. They totally don't work on me now though...maybe one day!

4. Did you make good grades in school?
Yes. School came pretty naturally to me. Thank GOD! I never did well or liked any of my science classes though. I always had a difficult time taking timed tests. Other than that, thankfully, school was pretty easy for me.

5. What magazines do you subscribe to?
People, Lucky, and Redbook. We had some frequent flier miles and were no where NEAR getting a free flight and they were going to expire. So I cashed some in on free magazine subscriptions. The Redbook should have stopped coming months ago but it's still coming. But People is by far my favorite. I like magazines becuase they're easier to read than books. I LOVE reading books, but with little kids and lots of time in the carpool lane, magazines just work better. I don't have to concentrate as hard.

Ok...your turn!

Ta Da!!!

We have a clip, people! It came out today and didn't seem to bother Olivia at all. I'm so thankful! Now we can stop thinking about it. Plus sorting through poop is not my idea of a good time. Thank you Lord for happy, healthy tummies!

Whew! What a Morning!

So this morning I was in our van taking Hannah & Olivia to school. Cassie was already at her school. We weren't even out of our neighborhood yet when Olivia started choking. It sounded more serious than a normal little choke/cough, so I pulled over and got out (in the pouring rain, no less) to check on her. After some serious stress over the choking, she stopped. I asked her what was wrong, she pointed inside her mouth and said "hair clip". I was like "What? Where's your hair clip?" since it was no longer in her hair. She said "In my mouth". I asked her if she swallowed it and she said yes.

So what does one do when your 2 year old child swallows a 2-inch piece of metal?! Do I call the doctor? Drive to the hospital? Call my mom!? Olivia is behind me in her car seat crying and holding her chest. She is my child that can have a double ear infection that's horribly aweful and never complain. She has a high pain tollerance, so her crying scared me. I called the pediatrician and they told me to come in. We drove straight there. Of course it was pouring down rain and I'm trying to drive carefully but quickly. We finally got there and they said she seemed fine but wanted to get some x-rays done just in case. To make sure it wasn't caught anywhere dangerous and had gotten to her stomach okay. So we went down the street to the hospital for x-rays.

This is what they found


Yes, it's in her stomach. The x-ray tech came out of her little room with a shocked look on her face. She said they saw lots of strange things in kids' stomachs but that was one of the biggest she'd seen for such a little girl. 3 different nurses all gathered around in surprise. There were super nice. They had us wait until the radiologist reviewed it and then called our doctor. They said they might have to go in with a scope to remove it. But the doctors decided they'd give it a couple of days and see if it would pass on its own. Fun...what great timing for potty training. But if it didn't come out soon, they'd x-ray her again to see where it is. The nurse said the concern was that it might perferate the intestines as it moved through. Great. So the option is, wait and see or if that doesn't work she'll have a hole in her intestines and need surgery. I don't like those options.

But apparently once foreign objects get to the stomach, 90% of them come out on their own and it won't hurt her to sit inside her awhile.

Now, if you're a mom out there, you've probably lived through this same day (pretty much) so you know what I'm talking about. You might even be laughing at me for freaking out so bad about it. But in our 5+ years of parenting so far, this was really our first "emergency", so I know we're very blessed that this is the worst we've had. Please pray for this clip to pass safely out of Olivia very soon. Now that's a sentence I never thought I'd write.

Start of School

School started today!!! Can you hear my enthusiam?! Don't get me wrong, most of the summer has been great. The girls were all big enough this year to help entertain each other and they played great together. But the last 2 or 3 weeks they have been at each other's throats, whining all day long and making me wish I was working outside the home for about 80 hours a week. So they were just as excited as me that school started today. : )

Mark brought Cassie to her first day of Kindergarten this morning. I didn't go because I stayed home with the babies and also because I thought it might go a little more smoothly without me (to whine to if desired...she doesn't whine to Daddy as much). Mark said she was super excited about school right up until the moment she sat at her desk, then the lip started quivering. I was glad I stayed home once I heard that. I've never considered myself one to cry on my child's first day of school but if SHE cried, then all bets would be off!

Cassie - the big kindergartener


I brought Hannah & Olivia when it was time for their school to start. Let me just say, I love their school. It's a mothers day out program with preschool too. We've been with them almost since they opened and I just love the people there. Plus I love that I can go to the grocery store by myself while the kids are there! : ) But anyway, we got there a little early (yay for me!) and there were only 3 other kids in their class at that point. All 3 were crying. Not just crying, mourning over the loss of their parents down the hallway, trying desperately to get the door open to chase after them, tears everywhere and little feet kicking in protest. And here come Hannah & Olivia, with no reaction at all except to notice "new" toys and forget that I'm even in the room. They did look at the crying children curiously as if they were wondering why they would cry in a room full of happiness (a.k.a. toys, puzzles & books they've never seen before). I doubt they noticed when I left. Oh well, that's a good problem to have I suppose. The other kids settled down and they all had a great day.

Hannah wasting no time


Olivia getting down to business


All in all, it was a great day...I even got a little nap! Yippee! I'm a little nervous about always having to have Cassie there on time since now she'll get in trouble if we're late. And it's another new routine to get used to, but I know they're all 3 going to have a great year. Cassie learned her first cheer today in PE class. "He-eyyy, Yo-oooo, listen up listen up listen up, Yo!" I can't tell you how hard I laughed at that one!

Have a great night!

Today is Getting to Know YOU Sunday. YAY! :)

1. Do you think mustaches are sexy?
No, I'm not a fan of any facial hair. Ouch!

2. What's the last concert you've been to?
Concerts? Do they still have those? Maybe Third Day like 10 years ago...I'm not sure.

3. What was your favorite 80's sitcom?
Growing Pains or the Facts of Life

4. Were you named after anyone?
Nope, my parents just liked my name (as far as I know).

5. When you buy new clothes, do you wash before wearing?
It depends...if they're too wrinkled or I have time, I'll wash them. If they look ready to go, I normally don't. But now after reading Melissa's answer about spiders laying eggs in them, I might have to get anal about washing them all!

6. If you didn't blog, what would you do with your spare time?
I don't spend a whole lot of time blogging, so it wouldn't make too much extra time for me.

7. What is your favorite department store?
JCPenney's. They have great sales and send out good coupons. Plus I like several of their lines.

8. If you were to get laser hair removal, where would you get it?
Legs...I get so tired of shaving but I feel dirty if I don't. Aren't you glad you know that about me?!

Ok, so that's it! Your turn! :)

Five Question Friday

1. Are you a neat sleeper or a messy sleeper?
A neat sleeper. The bed almost looks made already if I've slept in it alone...which doesn't happen too often.

2. Fill in the blank. I wish I was more ________________.
proactive.

3. What is something that you wish you had been warned about?
That breastfeeding (in all its glory!) hurts like heck and there's nothing natural about it!

4. What was the best thing you ever found at a garage sale/flea market?
I can't remember the last time I went to a garage sale. I'm not a big fan of them.

5. If you could have any meal brought to you right now, what would it be?
A smoked turkey sandwich on a croissant from McAlisters Deli. My favorite!

Your turn... : )

Potty Trained!!

So it's been a long time since I've blogged. I've been hearing that from several people lately. So sorry! Summer's just been a big blur. First we went on vacation to California, then we had swimming lessons, dance lessons, lots of days outside, a visit from Grandpa and so much more. The biggest milestone of this summer has been potty training the twins. I wasn't sure if it would be easier or harder with 2 but it's definitely been easier. Plus I was under NO pressure to get it done. They don't have to be completely potty trained for Mother's Day Out this year. Plus I'm not pregnant and stressing about how many diapers we'll need (like I was when I was training Cassie - boy was that a mistake!!). Cassie's actually been a big help. She'll go with them to the bathroom and get SOOOO excited when they go. Plus they watch each other. It's honestly been a breeze! At least compared to how hard Cassie was to get trained.



School starts in 1 week and 3 days!!! Yay for me!! It can't start soon enough. Summer started out pretty relaxing and fun, but by now, the girls are so bored they're all acting up. Plus Hannah & Olivia have discovered they can climb out of their cribs...great. We've ordered mattresses for their "big girl beds" but they're not in yet. So naps and bedtimes have been a mess lately. August 16th, please come soon!!! Cassie's so excited to start Kingergarten at Victory...she is so adorable in her little uniform. And the babies miss their teachers from "school" at Greenwell Springs Baptist. I know they'll all be glad to start school. But no one in this house will be happier about it than me! : )

Trip to California

We just got back from a weeklong trip to California to visit my dad (Grandpa). It was all 5 of us and we had a great time! The girls loved the plane ride and really did great. It worked out perfectly that we never had to wait long for our flights and we never had to rush either. We spent 2 days at DisneyLand, 1 day in San Diego at Sea World, 1 day at Aliso Beach Park, and 1 day shopping : ). The other 2 days were travel days. Here's some pics from our trip...

Our first day at Disney...the kids were in shock.



Olivia & Grandpa watching a parade



Mark clicking his heels...it must really be the happiest place on earth!



We loved Shamu!





...and giant teeth



My beautiful girls in front of Minnie Mouse's house



Mark & Cassie at the entrance to the parks



Tinkerbell!!!



Me & my Hannah



Our beauties

Sunday Stealing

1. You’re building your dream house. What’s the one thing that this house absolutely, positively MUST HAVE? (other than the obvious basics of course)
A huge pantry and linen closet. Oh and a butler's pantry!!! I've wanted one of those for a long time. I don't know why...they're just so cool. Plus it feels fancy.

2. What is your dream car?
I'm not a big car person...as long as it's nice, has all the convenient features I'd like and it's paid off, I'm good.

3. What is your favorite website that isn’t a blog?
Oh I don't know, maybe Amazon.com cause I like to shop?

4. iPhone 4 or Droid, which do you want?
I'm going with iPhone 4. I don't have a clue about either one but I hate the way they say "droid" on the Droid commercials...it's creepy to me. So they don't get my vote. : )

5. When you’re feeling down or lonely or just generally out of sorts, what do you do to cheer yourself up?
Ice cream always helps! But really, talk to my Mom or Mark, hug my girls...

6. Tell me about something or someone that you love that most people seem to hate.
Numbers...I can actually enjoy balancing my checkbook (as long as there's enough money in it!)

7. What do you want to be when you grow up?
A grandma! Of course I want to wait about 25 years for this! But I love the idea of spoiling grandbabies and then sending them back.

8. Would you go on a reality show if given the chance?
No way!

9. Who was your favorite teacher when you were growing up. (Grade school, Middle School, Jr. High or High School only.)
I loved Mrs. Browning for 10th grade English, Mrs. Boyle for all my drama classes, and Mrs. Smith for choir.

10. You get one pass to do something illegal or immoral. What are you gonna do?
No clue.

11. What were you doing 10 years ago?
I was 21, living near LSU with Melissa, Aimie & Amanda. Almost done with college. Just started seeing Mark. Fun being carefree!

12. By this time next year, I ...
don't know.

13. Do you think the United States will elect a female President in your lifetime? Do you think this would be a good thing?
If they're the right person for the job, sure.

14. Which fictional, TV show character you would shag anytime?
Already have my dream man!

15. What is your greatest pet peeve?
There's a McDonald's near our house that has a driveway in from 2 sides. It drives me insane when people want to cut in line at the drive thru instead of driving around the building and getting in line like the rest of us. I mean, it's okay if there's no line but when there is a line, get in it! I can get very territorial when someone tries to wedge their way between me and my caffeine fix for the day!

16. Tell me about your most recent trip of more than 100 miles?
We just got back from our first family vacation with all 5 of us. Went to California (south of L.A.) to visit my dad and take the kids to DisneyLand and Sea World. We flew and the kids loved the plane. It was exhausting but we all had a great time. I'll post pics later.

17. Which do you use more often, the dictionary or the thesaurus?
Dictionary

18. Do you have a nickname? What is it?
Mommy

19. What are you dreading at the moment?
Cassie's swimming lessons for the next 2 weeks. I don't dread the actual lessons, but they're WAY across town and I just don't like to drag all 3 kids across town for a 40 minute lesson. But I picked the place so I really can't complain. Cassie really liked it there last year.

20. Do you worry that others will judge you from reading some of your answers?
No

21. In two words, explain what ended your last relationship.
Wrong guy.

22. What were you doing this morning at 8am?
Sweating but trying to sleep...our A/C went out last night!!

23. Do you have any famous relatives?
No, but I have a relative with a famous name.

24. How many different beverages have you drank today?
Lots of cold drinks

25. What is something you are excited about?
Cassie starting Kindergarten in the fall

26. When was the last time you spoke in front of a large group?
Umm...I sang at church a few weeks ago. I speak monthly at our Mothers Of PreSschoolers group but it's not very large.

27. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?
It's hot.

28. What were you doing at midnight last night?
Wondering what to do about the A/C and waiting on Mark to get home. He went out with some friends after work. He had fun and he deserved it!

29. What’s a word that you say a lot?
"No", "Sit down", "Be kind", some days I feel like a broken record. : )

30. Who is your worst enemy?
Ice cream, but he's also such a great friend!

K4 Graduation

Here's our little graduate with her very first diploma. I know she'll have a hundred more graduations before college but they're all going to be special. I'm sad that she'll be leaving Greenwell Springs Baptist ELC...we've LOVED it there. Their director, Jancie, is wonderful and she makes sure they have the best teachers, activities and learning fun. Hannah and Olivia will still be there for the next two years, so I'm not super sad since we'll still be around for a while. But Cassie is moving on to Kindergarten at Victory Academy. It's so funny because that's where I went to elementary school and some of the same staff are still there. I know she's going to love "big school" and look adorable in her uniforms. She can't wait for summer to be over so she can start school again.

We have babies!

Well, actually we have ducklings. More acurately a duck that lives in the lake behind our house had ducklings. She makes a nest in our yard at the edge of the water each year. This year she seemed late...maybe because it was cold longer this winter. But aren't the ducklings precious?! So cute and fluffy! They come up in the yard every now and then.

5 Years Old

Here's a look back over Cassie's 5 years and 6 birthdays...the time really does fly by faster than I could have imagined...I love you Cassie! Happy 5th Birthday!

2005


2006


2007


2008


2009


2010

Hello there...

I haven't blogged in a while and today is the perfect day for a blog. You see, I have laryngitis and can't talk out loud. It's driving me CRAZY but at least it's kinda forcing me to blog in a way.

I've decided that Mark can't go out of town without me anymore. Not because I'm possessive or jealous or anything. It's just the last time he went fishing with the men from our church, we all came down with a stomach bug and I had to ask him to come home early. Now this past weekend, Mark went to Florida to visit his sister, Shannon. He had a great time and I'm glad he was able to visit and get in some R&R on his own. But while he was gone I got pink eye and a cold. Fun. The pink eye's been circulating though our girls for a couple of weeks...I thought we'd finally gotten rid of it and then I got it. That was the day he left for FL. The next day I started feeling like a cold was coming on. You know that feeling? By the time Mark got home Monday evening, I was pooped and not feeling good at all. But I kept thinking it's just a cold, right? I had the flu a few weeks ago, so this is nothing. Then this morning I woke up and absolutely could not speak. No sound would come out of my mouth at all. It's been so frustrating, plus it hurts. (Yes, I'm whining...it's my blog and I'll whine if I want to!) : ) I called the doctor's office to make an appointment and it was comical trying to tell them my name and what I needed. Phone calls I've been waiting on have been returned today and I couldn't answer them. I had to write down my order at Smoothie King for lunch and hope they didn't think I was weird. I am feeling a bit better now that I've got 3 prescriptions in me after seeing the doctor. It's just killing me cause if you know me, you know I love to talk. Today is Cassie's 5th birthday and I can't even sing to her!! I whispered "Happy Birthday" to her his morning and I think she's secretly enjoying my lack of words today. She's been picking up the pace with bossing her sisters around. It's funny to see her try to act like me. Funny and humbling...I don't really sound like that, do I? : )

Yesterday I made cupcakes for Cassie's class today. I made them right before she got home from school and they were cooling on the counter. They were the little tiny ones that are like 1 bite. She & I ate a couple of them and then we had rest time. The babies were sleeping and I needed a nap with not feeling well, and Cassie was supposed to be watching a video in her room. When I got up, I went into the kitchen to ice the cupcakes and guess what...there was ONE stinking cupcake left in the pan. ONE! Out of 24! I found 16 wrappers hidden in her room. She didn't lie about it and I didn't feel good so I just didn't have the strength or heart to punish her more. I'm sure her tummy hurt at that point. Mark was so mad when I told him. But it was so funny. Here's my skinny minny 5 year old who won't eat most of what I cook but has polished off nearly a whole pan of mini cupcakes! I still can't believe she did that. Ha ha! So for punishment, she didn't get to bring anything to school for her birthday. That was a big deal because she'd been looking forward to that. But I certainly wasn't going back to the store to buy another mix and make more cupcakes. Not a chance! I'm going to make regular cupcakes for her birthday party this weekend. Apparently I'll have to hide them if I want them to make it to the party. But after yesterday and all the hoopla that surrounded her binge, I doubt she'll ever do that again. : )

Mark came home early from work today. I am so so so so glad about that. It's really hard to take care of kids without being able to speak. I'd never thought about that before. Actually I don't think I've ever lost my voice so completely before, so I've thought a lot today about how much I do appreciate my voice. Just being able to get my point across or get someone's attention. That might sound silly but I really am more grateful for that ability. Thank you Lord that my voice will come back in a couple of days!

More about Cassie's birthday to come... : )

California

As I type that title, in my head I'm singing the theme song from that TV show The OC.

We're going on a family vacation this year! Obviously to California. My dad lives there south of Los Angeles. We're going to visit him and do other fun stuff too. We're flying and staying in a nice family friendly hotel. My dad is letting us borrow his Durango while we're there so we won't have to rent a car. I'm so excited! I feel like a kid looking forward to it. I guess because it's our first REAL family vacation since the twins were born. And it's so fun to get the kids all excited about it.

We're gonna go to Disneyland, Sea World, the beach, and who knows where else. Yay!

Have a great weekend!

Five Question Friday

1. What was the first car you owned?
a 1991 Geo Storm...teal green. I was awesome! Actually it was a great car. It kept going long after it should have given out. We still refer to the "Geo annointing" that keeps cars running years past their expiration date. : )

2. What song are you embarrassed to know the lyrics to?
Ice Ice Baby

3. Have you ever had stitches?
C-section. Fun.

4. What was your first job?
I worked for about 2 days as a telemarketer for Olan Mills photography. WORST DAYS EVER!!

5. Who is your favorite Sesame Street character?
Well, I watch this show often since we have 3 little ones. I like Zoey...she's elmo's little dance-loving friend.

Not much new

I'm just blogging to blog today. I don't really have much to say. Really, I'm just procrastinating from doing some bookkeeping work. I don't mind the work, I'm just not in the mood to do it today. The girls are home from "school" and are playing "chase" in the next room...hopefully no one will fall. Hannah & Olivia don't understand the rules...they pretty much just dance all over the place and Cassie darts in and out saying "you're it!". : )

Here's what we've been doing lately. Enjoy!

The Saturday before Easter we went to the zoo. It's a brave family who takes these 3 to the zoo...


And Easter Sunday after church at Nana's


I tried to post a cute video of Hannah singing her rendition of Jesus Loves Me but I can't get it to work for some reason. I'll try again another day. Have a good one!

Sunday Stealing

1) Never in my life have I been: Skinny

2) The one person who can drive me nuts is: a person who cuts in line in the drive thru at the McDonalds near our house. That makes me crazy!

3) High school was: so much fun because of musical theater!

4) When I'm nervous, I: bounce my leg or clench my teeth

5) The last song i listened to was: no idea...it was by VeggieTales though

6) If i were to get married right now, my maid of honor would be: Melissa (who was my MOH)

7) My hair is: My mom always told me my natural highlights would be the first to go gray...she was right. : (

8) When i was 5: I told my kindergarten class that Santa Clause was dead. My mom had read me a story about St. Nicholas and when I asked where he was now, she told me the truth. Apparently I needed to fill in the K5 and 1st grade classes at school. Mom sure got an earful about that.

9) Last Christmas: was so fun...the first year all 3 of our girls were into it

10) I should be: going to sleep now

11) When i look down i see: my desk

12) The happiest recent event was: buying shoes for Hannah & Olivia today. Their first little Nikes.

13) If i was a character on Friends, I would be: totally Monica

14) By this time next year: I will drop my kids off on time every day for school!

15) My current gripe is: There are 4 loads of laundry that need to be folded in my living room.

16) I have a hard time understanding: science...glad I'm done with school

17) There's this girl i know that: needed one more hug before bed tonight...Cassie

18) If i won an award, the first person i would tell would be: my hubby or my mom

19) Take my advice: Do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy? (Yes, Mel, I got that from you!)

20) The thing i want to buy is: a new car for Mark...he wants a Camero so bad

21) If you visited the place i was born: you would need to eat some good seafood

22) I plan to visit: the beach sometime this summer with our family

23) If you spent the night at my house: you could sleep in Cassie's bed...she'd love a reason to sleep in our room

24) I'd stop my wedding if: too late!

25) The world could do without: taxes

26) I'd rather lick the belly of a cockroach than: set myself on fire (that's a weird question)

27) Most recent thing i've bought myself: a book & video today

28) Most recent thing someone has bought me was:

29) My favorite blonde is: my 4 year old Cassie

30) My favorite brunette is: Mark

31) My favorite red head is: ummm...do I know a red head? I'm sure I'm forgetting someone

32) My middle name is: Dawn

33) In the morning I: will go to church

34) The animals i would like to see flying besides birds are: me...I've always thought that would be fun. No other animals though, there's enough poop to dodge from the birds.

35) Once, at a bar: someone got drunk

36) Last night I was: crazy tired

37) There's this guy i know who: I'll always love.

38) If i was an animal, I'd be: a cat...I'd make a good one...lay around all day, that'd be nice

39) A better name for me would be: none...I like my name.

40) Tomorrow I am: going to church then Mark & I are taking Cassie to an Easter egg hunt/picnic at a friends house.

41) Tonight I am: just realizing that I didn't eat any dinner...so I guess I'm going to eat something and then go to bed.

42) My birthday is: September 6th