My Grandma is coming to visit...

I am really excited because my Grandma is coming out with my mom in July. She will be here in a couple of weeks and will stay at least a week before flying back to Washington. I am really happy she will be able to meet the baby right away and hold her and rock her. Its been a long time since she held a brand new baby only hours old. She got to hold my niece but I think she was already a couple weeks old by that time. There is nothing better then having an awesome Grandma who loves and cares the way she does. She has always been such a positive influence and has given me the best advise about alot of things. When Kato and I first met and we went up to visit her, she told me not to wait to just get married. This was way before we got engaged. I asked her why and she said because she just knew that we were in love and happy and not to waste time. I am sure if I had married him that day she wouldn't have minded but it wouldn't have been the wedding of my dreams, like the one I actually had. Anyway, I always asked her how she put up with a man like my Grandpa for so long. Not that he wasn't a keeper but he was a little rough around the edges at times and I know he got under her skin a time or two but she always told me the same thing...she never put anyone above him except God. She put her husband first and worked it out when needed. She was very sad when he passed and felt very guilty for not being right at his side at the final moment. I told her it was because he didn't want to feel her sadness as he was trying to go to Jesus because it would make it harder for him to go. They believe in God and feel they are ready to meet Him when He calls. Its been a tough year for her. I hope the trip out here will help her remember the wonderful thing she created with my Grandpa, this family. Without her we would not be here. thanks for reading xoxo

Honey Do List COMPLETE

Its not everyday that I ask my wonderful husband to do something around here....ok yes I do. He has a "honey do" list but some of it he adds himself. This weekend I worked him to the bone! He had a bunch of projects to do and surprisingly he finished it. The breezeway project has been completed, at least until we get new flooring. He painted, installed, and touched up a ceiling fan for outside on our front porch. It helps keep the bugs out and its wonderful to sit on the swing or enjoy dinner with a cool breeze. He also painted the ceiling out there so its a nice bright white with no paint chips. Then he sprayed with bug spray and cleaned up with the shop vac. It will be so nice to enjoy the porch without all the spiders and dead bugs from the spiders messing up the place. He also fixed my broken cupboard door in the kitchen, hung new hooks down in Michaels room, so we can get his bow and arrows off the floor, helped organize Alex's toys again, sprayed the outside of the garage where I saw some wasps building a nest, and changed the oil in the car. He did all the laundry, cleaned the kitchen when I got done cooking, bathed the daughter (who was really a mess), cleaned up an accident on the couch when someone fell asleep (not me, one of the kids), dusted the tv area, and went shopping with me to look for some table chairs, grocery items, and paint supplies. After all that he then vacuumed the living room before going to bed and played a little indoor football with Alex. HOLLY SMOKES is he good or is he GOOD!!! Could he be nesting? No, he is the best and I am so thankful that my husband does these types of things for us cause there are alot of husbands out there who put themselves first and don't do things like this for their families. I don't know what I would do without him. Thank you so much Husband, I love you very much!!! thanks for reading xoxo

someone is pissy and its me....

Man am I cranky today. If someone were to say "is anybody here wearing pissy pants?" I would proudly raise my hand. I am hot, sticky, fat, sweaty, tired, swollen, and for some reason I have a stomach ache. Our hot water isn't working and I need it to wash things like my hands after changing a poopy diaper or dishes. I checked the pilot light and I saw a blue flame so its on. The kids are fighting, but not with fists just with words and whiny voices, so its more like bickering and I am at my limit. I tried to close my eyes and get in a quick 10 minute cat nap but it got interrupted when Alex asked if he and Rylee could go outside, then if he could get a juice box, then again when are we going to go outside. It was 2pm and naptime for the rest of the kids. At 3 when everyone was awake, changed, and water was ready we go outside and all I hear is whining about how hot it is or so and so is not letting me do this or I had it first or well if you do this then Im not playing. Too bad I couldn't just put them all in the garage close the door go inside to the cool air conditioning (which by the way feels too hot still but it was cooler then outside) take a nap and periodically check to make sure no one is bleeding. I hope I sleep better tonight so I am not pissy tomorrow cause honestly I hate it when I am like this. thanks for reading xoxo

Underware Boy

Sometimes, and mostly lately, Alex does not like to have his picture taken but I could not resist the opportunity to get a shot of "UNDERWARE BOY!" If you look close enough at the one with Jade in it, she too, likes to show off her goodies as her skirt is flipped up. Yes everything was clean and fresh from the dryer. thanks for reading xoxo

Fathers Day Weekend

We had a great weekend although I was mostly tired and felt drained. Saturday we had to get some supplies for the breezeway project. It got painted and fixed up real nice. Grocery shopping again. I took Alex, Olivia, and Bailey to the pool for about an hour before they all went to Toy Story 3. Once returned we went out to dinner to one of the boy's favorites, Pizza Ranch. Actually I think any all you can eat buffet is their favorite. Its like I never feed them, but I do. Anyway, Sunday was Fathers Day so we went to breakfast with Jayne and Keith to the Riley Tavern. They only serve pancakes and sausage but you get to pick what kind of pancakes and since its a seasonal thing they offered blueberry, cranberry, chocolate chip, and buttermilk. My favorite was the cranberry. Alex gobbled up some chocolate chip and Jade enjoyed some blueberry. It was so good. Once back home Alex swam in our pool, Kato finished up, what he could, in the breezeway, and I was almost too tired to do anything. I harvested my lettuce, cleaned up what I could and enjoyed a salad. The breezeway looks awesome. I picked a dark brown color for the bottom, added a chair rail and picked a light blue for the top. Kato put up a shelf that needs to be painted and added some hooks to the chair rail so the little kids can hang up their own stuff. We are planning to get new flooring and maybe a new light fixture. I really like it. Kato did the work and bless his heart for doing such a great job. I am very lucky to have such a handy man around. I don't know what I would do without him. Kato got a new flip camera for fathers day and I can't wait to use it. I hope he had a good weekend. Happy Fathers Day Big Daddy!!! Love you! thanks for reading xoxo

Water Fun Water Problems...

I took the daycare kids to the pool for the first time this season and it went pretty smoothly. I had talked with the older kids early in the morning about how we were going to go but we would not be able to swim in the big pool. I would like to be able to do that but with two babies who also want to be in the water I would not be able to watch the big kids along with the little kids. And if something were to happen there is no way I could be in two places at the same time. So for now we will stick with the little pool. The kids seemed ok with that for now and they seemed to understand. I would however love to get them in the big pool at least once cause from last year to this year their swimming abilities have greatly improved. Jade fell under about 4 times and by the third time she figured out to just stand up. She never cried about it. The kids had fun and I was glad to be able to take them. It was alot of work for me and I hope the next time it will be easier.

The city has been doing construction on the road one block over from us and it reeked havoc yesterday on our water supply. Apparently something happened and they had to turn off the water WITHOUT NOTICE!! I had 7 kids here and 5 of them are potty trained. Of course Alex was the first to tell me something was wrong. I guess the other kids didn't want to tell me the toilet wouldn't flush. Anyway, I called right away and told them I had daycare kids we are without extra water supply. They said it would be turned on by noon. IT WASN'T. I melted some ice from the freezer for a little bit of water and told the kids to not flush the toilets. Of course when you say that to the kids then they all have to go and they all did. I was not a happy camper cause it seemed they were going more then usual just cause the water was off. I checked the water before we left for the pool and it seemed to work but sporadically. Once we got home from the pool I quickly tried it and again it wasn't working right. The kids and I went to get something to eat and when we came back again problems with the water. I called the utilities and talked with the on call guy who ended up coming over and working on it cause he said things should be normal, they weren't. I ran the sink water and flushed the toilet at the same time and all the water shut off. After 45 minutes he got things back up and running. I was happy he fixed it even if it was a pain in the butt. Hopefully we won't have that problem again but with construction lasting for another 2 months I sure won't hold my breath! thanks for reading xoxo

Coo Coo for Zhu Zhu

Know what a Zhu Zhu Pet is? They are little mechanical hamsters that make all sorts of squeaking noises and have little wheels on the bottom so they can zoom around in a random chaos style. They come in different colors and have names and birthdates. The kids love them and for the most part they are not that bad of a toy...except that the kids want them like crazy!! I got one for Luci last year for her birthday, before they were the mad craze they are today. Alex got one for Easter and another one after his 5 year check up (not that he deserved it, you can read about it in a prior blog of mine) so now he has 2. I am sure I will have to get one for Jade cause thats how it is, if Alex has one she wants one too. Yesterday I gave one to Rylee for her birthday. So we had four Zhu Zhu pets going at once. The kids loved it. They were going in circles all over the kitchen. We tried to race them but they don't go in a straight line so no one really won. The Zhu Zhu's took over and now because not every kid has one they are starting to fight over them. They are taking turns but its not always easy. Kinda glad its a nice day so we can get outside and take a break from Zhu Zhu land. thanks for reading xoxo