sad news

Got word that my friend Cindy's son Elliott has passed away today. :(

More news tomorrow when I return home.

toodles

Hey Ho Off We Go...

Whelp, it looks like Mama M. won't be posting her Thursday preview of the questions for 5 Question Friday until this evening, so I won't have a chance to post this weeks 5QF before leaving. Sorry! If I happen to get a chance to get onto my brothers pc I'll do it from his house, but I highly doubt that will be happening.

Right now Zach & Kelsey are at their college visit. While they are there they get their hair done. Zach called me to tell me he LOVES his, and he wants to go to school there. So we will see ... if he does, I hope its something he sticks to and enjoys it. Kelsey is still getting her hair worked on, I hope she likes hers as well. I bet she'll want to go to school there too, but she still has high school left.

Once they get back, we'll have an early dinner and hit the road! I can't wait to see Robb, Beth & Trinity. I'll take lots of pics of course. I probably won't get to post while gone, so see ya on Saturday night or Sunday afternoon. Miss me LOL. Take a few minutes to visit my community over there on the side---->. Leave a post or two, or more!

Toodles!
QOTD: What movie or TV program have you seen in the last year that you wish all your friends could see?

Please tell me its a joke

While I do love snow, I don't want any now! No snow from like March 15-Nov. 1. Sounds good doesn't it? Well, according to weather.com today, the town that I live in might get some snow showers tonight! Oh man! I hope they are wrong. Once I get the shorts & t-shirts out of storage I'm ready for warmth.

Thankfully its not going to last long if we do get some, plus, the girls & I will be a few hours from home, more south where its a bit warmer. When we get back the weather is supposed to be in the 70's again.

When is the latest you remember snow in IL? I remember having it on May 6th one year. It was my brothers birthday, and my mom & I were having a garage sale. We froze our asses off LOL. Snow in May is pure craziness!

Bree told me tonight that she was no longer a kitty, she is just Aubrey and I'm now just a mommy, I don't have to be a mommy kitty anymore. Yay! I bet by tomorrow she forgets though and she'll be meowing again. Silly girl.

Busy day here tomorrow. I've got cleaning to do, packing to finish, a van to load up. Kels & Zach are going to a college visit to a cosmetology school. Then in the evening the girls & I leave. Bill & Zach are staying behind. Its going to be a long drive...I hope the girls cooperate and don't fight, and I hope Bree is in a good mood! Please cross your fingers, say a prayer, or do whatever it is you do that our trip will go smoothly :) Thanks!

I'm hoping Mama M. posts her 5 Question Friday preview early tomorrow so I can get my post made before I go. If not, I'll have to do it when I return (unless my brother lets me use his computer to post).

Thats all for now, time for me to go to bed! I'm beat. Please take a second to view todays Question of the Day and leave your answer in the comments area. Thanks! Toodles :)

QOTD: If you could live in any other time period, past or future, what period would you choose? Why?

Some Weirdness & Good Times

Later this week the girls & I are going on a little trip. We are going to visit my brother, sister in law, and baby Trinity! I'm so excited. I think we've only seen Trinity once, and that was back in December when they came for Bree's birthday party. I wish we lived closer. Its about a 3 hr drive to their house from here. I'm not looking forward to the drive, but I am to the visit once we are there. We hope to try to visit the little zoo out there, and spend some time at a park too. I believe we are heading out Thursday night and returning either Saturday night or Sunday morning. It will be good times for sure!

Last time we visited my brother it was before Trinity was born. The girls LOVED spending time out there in Robb's HUGE house. To give you an idea of the size of my house compared to theirs, you could probably fit my whole house in about 2 rooms of their house. The way its laid out its like a race track for Bree, she had a blast.

Wow, I just realized I didn't take a single picture today! EEK! I must be ill.

OK, now on to the weirdness...SO, my son is gay, I believe you all know that by now, I've had it in his description over on the side by his picture for quite a while now. Anyways, that's not the weird part yet. My son has a new boyfriend...who happens to be a boy that had the hots for Kelsey last year! This same boy hung out with Kelsey several times and he even kissed her once. Kels apparently turned him gay (just kidding). Its just sooooo odd. My son & daughter have kissed the same person. WEIRD!

There ya have it. Not a very exciting post. Seems weird not having any pictures, so I think I'll add an old one from a week or so ago. Bree is reaching for a ring thing on the swing set. I love how blue her eyes are, with NO photo editing.




Please take a minute to answer today's Question of the Day!

Toodles
QOTD: What is the one thing you never did in high school that you wish you would have done?

P.S. I forgot to mention, I added a blogfrog community to my blog. Please visit, and post!

S L A C K E R (Thats me)

Wow, I haven't posted since Friday! OOPS! Sorry. I think I was to tired Saturday, and Sunday we had thunderstorms with lots of lightening so I shut down the pc at around 5:00 p.m. and I didn't end up turning it back on until today. Not much has happened since we last talked. Spent a lot of time outside, which is making my postings less and less it seems. Can't post while outside because I'm to poor to buy a laptop, and by the time we get in, its busy time making dinner, eating, baths, and trying to get a 2 yr old to go to sleep, by the time she does I'm usually ready to zonk myself. So consider that a warning (or a relief depending on how much you like/dislike my blog!) that posts may get even less for a bit.

Here are some pictures of our outside play on Saturday:

Easter Sunday the little girls checked out their goods from the rabbit, then we went outside for a little Easter egg hunt. We played outside some too, until the storms started. Here is a picture grouping from Easter:


The rest of the day consisted of sugar highs and wild girls...and a tired cranky mom!

Today after cleaning up the house a tad, we went to visit Grandma (My mom). After that, it was the usual busy evening stuff (and then Dancing With The Stars!). Here are some pics from todays visit to Grandma's. I didn't get pics of Kelsey though, she was to busy putting together a toy Grandma picked up for the grandkids to play on.

Thats all I've got! I hope I didn't bore you with the picture overload. Hopefully tomorrow's post will be more exciting (but don't hold your breath! LOL). Thanks for stopping by. Don't forget about the Question of the Day (QOTD), I post a question, and hope that YOU will give me your answer in the comments area.

Toodles!

QOTD: Describe your dream vacation. Who would it be with, where would you go, and what would you do?

5 Question Friday 4-2-10

Wow, Friday is almost over, and I'm just now getting around to posting!

Yep, its 5 Question Friday time. If you don't know what that is, please visit Mama M.'s site, it explains it all. Once again, one of my questions has been picked :) So please, take a minute to view the questions, read my answers, then tell me your own answers! You can do it in a comment here on my blog, or even blog your own 5 Question Friday...if you do that, be sure to link up over at Mama M's.

Questions:

1. Do you sing out loud in the car when you're driving?


2. What would you never be caught doing?


3. Will you go #2 in a public restroom?


4. Have you ever broken a bone?


5. Do you prefer cooking or baking?
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My answers:

1. I rarely get to listen to music in the car. Usually Bree is watching her dvd player, its almost always showing Little Bear at the moment. BUT, if I do get a chance to listen to the radio, and recognize the songs being played, yes I do sing. Why not? :)

2. Ummm only gross things come to mind, like picking a wedgie, scratching my pooter or cooter, picking my nose...any of those sort of things...eww.

3. If I gotta poo I gotta poo! I don't care if its in a public john or not...they do have doors that close so its not like people are watching me...IF I know its going to be a noisy or nasty one, I tend to wait until there are as few people in the bathroom as possible, and I make all kinds of noise with the TP holder or the flusher to try to mask the sound...not much I can do for the stink part though...although my crap smells like roses, I'm sure of it. ;) Sometimes, if its really gross, I try to wait until everyone clears the john before I exit my stall, to avoid some embarrassment.

4. I've only broken fingers & toes. Lots of toe breakage, damn things keep getting in my way, I'm forever stubbing them.

5. Baking! I hate cooking. Maybe because its like mandatory, I HAVE to cook dinner daily etc. I don't HAVE to bake all the time...but I like to when I do. I can be more creative when baking, and stuff just tastes more yummier :) If only I could bake without eating to much...and without all the darn mess.

There ya have it! My installation of 5 Question Friday. I hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for stopping by!

I'm going to post a few pics real quick, because I can :) Then will come todays QOTD (question of the day). Please let me know what your answer would be in the comment area! Thanks.

It was a super windy day today! Here are a few pics of Jilly & Bree. Oh yeah, and one of our Easter eggs, some of them anyways...




Toodles!
QOTD: What is your earliest memory?

April Fools part 2

Ok, I'm back. I chilled out a bit since my last post, but I'm still pissed, and my feelings were hurt. And still no haircut.

Anyways...This morning I tricked Kelsey a few times. First after waking her, I asked her if she wanted to skip school today. She of course jumped up and smiled and said YES! Then I told her April Fools :) She was not amused. Then, before leaving for school, I asked her if she'd rinse out Bree's medicine dropper thingy for me. When she did, she got drenched with water :) I had put a rubber band on the hose/sprayer thingy so when the water came on, it sprayed hehe :) Did you hear her yelling from where you are? She was not a happy camper. Its payback though. She has done that to me more than once. She tried getting me back the same way today, but failed. She tried a few other tricks but they failed too. That was about all the April Foolin' that went down here today.

It was another beautiful summer like day today. We were outside from about 10 this morning until about 6:30 this evening. We took a short break for lunch, and for me to come blog after my husband pissed me off but thats about it. Last night my husband moved Bree's swingset into the fenced in part of the yard, this totally rocks, now I can sit on my grown up swing and chill out while watching her play. Before I had to either stand the whole time or sit in the grass. So now its like a park in the backyard. Swingset, and sandbox, picnic tables, the works. Bree LOVES being outside.

Poor Miss Bree seems to either have a cold or allergies. Her eyes have been watering so bad today its often looked like she was crying with big ole tears going down her cheeks. She's also sneezing, and has a constanly runny nose. Not fun. She looks so miserable. It didn't stop her from her outside play today though thats for sure. I have been giving her a bit of benadryl, you'd think that would tire her out...it used to, but not anymore. She went strong all day, only had a tiny nap.

Jilly had a blast at school today for a change. Because the school had an inflatable party today! They rented a huge bounce house, giant slide, a obstacle course, and a bunge pull thingy. I get at the school about 15 min. early to pick the kids up to get a good spot for parking and the kids were having a blast on those things when I got there. Howcome schools didn't do anything fun like that when I was a kid?

I just realized I didn't get to do any crafty things for the letter B with Bree today...spent to much time outside! Maybe tomorrow we'll have to do one outside. We made some cute things yesterday though.


Here are a few pictures from our fun day outside yesterday. It was spent out back and at the park...I was worn out in the evening which is why I didn't get around to posting here (sorry).



Last night Bree got to bed early, so since the night before was crappy sleepwise, I thought I'd go early too while I had the chance. To bad my mind and body didn't cooperate. I tossed and turned for hours. When I finally did fall asleep, 10 minutes later the stupid dog had to go out to potty. After tossing and turning more, I finally got sleep....until 4 a.m. when I got up to pee and couldn't for the life of me doze back off. When I finally did, 15 minutes later Bree was up. Bah.

Hmmm was there anything else I was going to talk about? I can't remember...I guess thats a sign that I need to get my fat ass and over grown head of hair to bed. Toodles!

QOTD: If you didn't have to worry about making a living, what would you most like to do for the rest of your life?