Flying Donkeys

I was driving the kids to Hunter's (a cousin) house for his birthday party and there is construction going on at the freeway exit. Dalton was getting frustrated that is was "taking us soooo long" and said, "we should've just rode a flying donkey to hunters, it would get us there faster!" I was laughing so hard...don't know where the whole "flying donkey" thing has come from, but apparently they are faster than my driving!

how long can you hold your breath???

okay, so my aunt sent me this in an email...

when you start watching you will probably think, why is jennie showing this to me? Well, for any of you mother's out there with a few extra pounds from child bearing...this is a laugh just for you! I just died watching it, you don't know how many times i totally feel this. Minus the guys checking me out, i will admit, my body doesn't look that good even when i do suck it all in, but i can just relate to the holding your breath feeling!!!

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSBZgiU6iS4

Being a Mom...

So, lately i have been overwhelmed with being a mom, always having to keep up with things like the above, it's never-ending chores, cooking, cleaning and whining around here lately. But i have to remember that with the "bad times" also come the...



...Good Times! I will just have to take it day to day and hope my report card at the end of this journey passes...this motherhood thing is hard work i've decided but much more rewarding too...at times ;)

A Spider Visits

So, brad is usually really good at keeping up on the spraying around our house, but we have been so dang busy lately, we've not had a chance. Coleman came into me screaming "i'm scared, i'm scared" i asked him of what and he was so cute, he was like panting in between each word, "a (pant)big(pant)scary(pant)spider(pant)on(pant)the(pant)love(pant) sac (pant pant)!" It was so funny. i went over to the love sack and sure enough, there was this sucker basking in the sun! I hate spiders and since finding this feel like they are creeping crawling all over me! I looked online, i think it is a wolf spider, venemous or not, i still don't want it in my house! I feel like sitting on the kitchen countertops till brad gets home. I seriously can't stand spiders!!!!!

wordage correction...

"...I did weed yesterday, but i am usually fine the next day..."

My sister brought to my attention how this phrase sounded when she read it aloud to her 7 year old...not very good and funny at the same time! This was pulled from the "allergic to deer mount" post. I will correct it to say:

"I did weed the garden yesterday and my allergies are usually fine the next day." ;)

This is what i meants, thanks ker for bringing it to my attention and making me laugh for the day! I had no idea i had worded this way, hope it made a few others laugh too!

Happy Birthday to GMA LOUIE ***MOM, MAKE SURE YOUR SOUND IS ON***

Happy Birthday to GMA LOUIE!!!

This is the only pic I have of my mom on this computer, but you can see why we love her!

I asked the boys what they love about their gma and here it is:

D-"she sings a fun happy birthday song on the phone and she also likes it when i have fun with her. And she likes my block robots and my creative ideas. She's funny and she let's me play with her. I wish we live closer because i always miss her and I love her and I like playing with her. I love having fun with her and I like walking with her and I also like that when i dress up at her house. She makes funny faces and she has fun with me and I love her sooo much and it's so fun with her and I love it when I have fun with her and I like it when she is with me and I like it when she let's me play. Mom, that's it!"

C-"I wannu do with her, read book with her. I love about her silly and play with her and play with her and stay at her house. I love eric and gma and gpa. I like when her play and i like her to write her name on this (held up his cast). I like to read all of the books with her. I like her books at the school to bring home. I like her snacks and I really just like to play with her".

We love you mom and hope you are having a wonderful day. Wish we were closer to give you a squeeze but this'll have to do! Again, Have a Wonderful Day!!!

Dalton turns FIVE!

Dalton's birthday was yesterday, the 4th. We started out the day, bright and early, having breakfast & presents with dad before he went to work for the day. Dalton wanted a ninja turtle birthday, and what to ninja's love to eat??? Pizza of course! So, we had "breakfast pizza" tortilla with scrambled eggs, hashbrowns, cheese, and bacon on top!

He got some hotwheels and the beast bash hotwheels, some shirts, shoes, a tie, some workbooks for "school time", ninja turtle weapons sais, and let's not forget the batman mask that he is modeling in so well!

Here is the gange of ninja's that came to his party. We made our own pizza's, while those cooked we played the pizza find, whoever found the most won, then we did a pizza toss (pic of pizza taped to frisbee), whoever threw it the furthest won. Then we ate and did presents. He got a cute BBQ bubble blower set, lego racer car set, checkers game and pirate dress up stuff. Gpa Jones also came over later that night and gave him his very own REAL cowby shirt with the fancy buttons 'n all! Now he and Coleman have their REAL cowboy shirts to go with their wranglers, boots and hats for the rodeo in two weeks! We are so not cowboys, it's funny they are so facinated with the idea of being one! Boys will be boys!

He was so thankful for everything and told brad when he got home that his party was "awesome"! He is growing to a "real" boy and it is so bittersweet. I don't know if i am ready to be a mom of BIG kids...I just can't believe I have a 5 year old already and that he will be going to school next year!

Allergic to Brad's Deer Mount

So, I think I am allergic to brad's deer mount!!! How ridiculous is that?!?!?!?!?!?! Yesterday was D's bday and I was fine all day, until about a half an hour after brad's brother brought the mount over. Then my eyes started itching, burning and watering. Then my nose constantely had that "goiong to sneeze any minute" feeling. And i got sooooo stuffed up i was totally blocked up but then my nose was running! I had to teach piano lessons holding a tissue over my nose the whole time because it wouldn't quit running, but then when i try to blow my nose, nothin'!

He was so excited to get this, he got the deer almost 2 years ago and has been so anxious to get this back and now i have ruined everything by being allergic to it! It's the only thing i can think of. I did weed yesterday but usually i am fine the next day...nope, still struggling today. I am fine in the kitchen or anywhere besides the front room, but as soon as i sit down on the couch or play the piano, i am "done fur"!

I am having all the same symptoms i do with my allergies to cats and rabbits, but i am just baffled that i could really be allergic to a deer mount! Of all things!