Valentine's Week Day 1

First, I must say, very excitedly....THE VALENTINE VAN SCHOOL PROJECT IS GONE FROM MY HOUSE AND AT SCHOOL! Yay! :) It is what it is, and hopefully its good enough for the teacher. I really really wanna shove it up her...well you know.. I'm so glad its gone, and I don't have to stress over that stupid project any longer. Ok, on to other news...

As you know, I sometimes join in on Mama M.'s Friday blog hop. Well, this week, she has a week long one, all about Valentines/Love, that type of thing. I'm a day late on this one, it should have been posted last night, but I was just to darn tired. I am going to try to do each day of her Valentines Week Extravaganza...hopefully I succeed.

Day 1 is, "Tell me how you met your love or best friend day". Here we go...

I joined Yahoo Personals. I was lonely. Never really got much action on it, of course at the time I was using the free version...maybe thats why? Anyways, I was also on another personal type site too, and I was dating a few dudes here and there, most were LOSERS. A few were nice, but just not right for me. Then one day, I get a msg from someone on yahoo, Bill. He seemed pretty nice from that brief msg I got, so I figured what the hell I'll reply. Of course, since I was using that free version, the only reply I could send was the premade ones they had for me to pick from, bah humbug. So, I ended up joining with the PAID version, just so I could actually type my own response to him. We hit it off and typed back and forth for a few days. We set up our first date to be at the forest preserve near my home. Our date was on Oct. 19, 2006. We met there, and walked around the track there and talked. He held my hand. It was cold, and I didn't have gloves, so he kept switching hands he held to make sure they stayed equally warm. I thought that was pretty sweet. :) Our time was limited for that date because I had to make sure to get home in time for the girls to get out of school. After walking the track, we went to sit in his truck for a few more minutes to warm up before I had to go. When I got to his truck, I found a surprise waiting for me...a dozen pink roses! My favorite! He scored major brownie points for that :) We said our good byes and off we went. I had to leave to go out of town early the next morning so we'd not see eachother again until I got back. While I was gone out of town to my cousins wedding, Bill & I talked on the phone as much as possible. Upon my return home, we wanted to go out again briefly, even though I was super tired from the trip. My mom wasn't in the babysitting mood, so I told him if he wanted to see me, he'd have to see my kids as well. So we met at the local ice cream shop. He met my kids, who were very wild that night...and he still wanted to see me again after that! Whew! LOL I thought for sure my wild kids would have scared him away. After that, we were pretty much together all the times we were not working or sleeping.

Thats my story, and I'm sticking to it! :) How did YOU meet your love or best friend?

Toodles

A whole lot of nothing

I've got nothing to talk about tonight, well nothing exciting anyways. I spent the day hanging out at home pretty much. We did venture out to the dog grooming place to get Moo's nails trimmed, but that is it! The rest of the day was spent doing a lot of nothing, and a lot of working on Jilly's stupid school project. I will be so glad when that son of a gun is out of my house and not tormenting me. It has turned out ok, but I keep looking at it, and wanting to do more to it to make it be better in her teachers eyes...but I haven't a clue how to do the other stuff to improve it. So, for now, it will have to do, unless I come up with some brillant idea in my sleep tonight. I'd like to figure out how to get it to make noise of some kind. I thought about getting one of those cards, that you can record your own stuff on, then when the person opens it it plays it back...I thought I could rig it up to play when the back door of the Valentine Van is opened or something...but do I really want to spend the money on one of those cards? Not really.. Magnets are another thing that we could use...but how?? Lights...I have one light for it, thanks to Grandma, but I wish I had some lights to use for headlights too.. See, I keep thinking about that damn project!

So, here is what we have. It contains screws, a hinge, wheels (tuna cans)/axles, a latch thingy, and some incline planes, a light, and recycled materials. The van driver is Bree, Jilly didn't want to be it. Here are pictures:





Jilly still needs to add a few more small hearts on the sides I think...but we will see. I just want it done and gone.

Onto better news...Bree has slept all night twice this week yay! Crossing my fingers she does so tonight too. She did go to bed early tonight, she had no nap and just couldn't stay awake any longer, I think it was around 6:30 when she conked out, she was falling asleep at the dinner table.

Sending a thank you to my friend Tammy, she knitted me a scarf and mailed it to me. She lives in Canada, I sure wish she lived closer so we could hang out! She is super nice and awesome, and a wonderful friend. She is awesome at sewing and knitting too, and a bunch of other stuff as well!


Thats it for now. I'm just waiting for Bill to shower, then I'm tossing laundry in and going to bed! I'd do laundry first, but he might not appreciate showering in cold water...there probably isn't much hot left anyways after the dishwasher running.

Toodles!

5 Question Friday

Its FRIDAY! You know what that means? It means I'm going to join in on Mama M.'s 5QF blog hop.




1. What are you most afraid of?

2. Do you use a flat iron or curling iron?

3. Hands-free or phone to the ear?

4. Do you have a matching bedroom set?

5. Do you believe in the paranormal?

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1. I'm afraid of Death, and the dentist.

2. I don't use either! I blow dry my hair and use my fingers to style it, easy peasy :)

3. Phone to ear...If I knew how to do it hands free I might...but usually if you do a speaker phone type thing you have to yell to be heard...so I don't bother.

4. Yes I do! I never really did before I met Bill. He had purchased a new one a year or so before we met.

5. Yes I do. And I enjoy watching stuff like Ghost Hunters, Paranormal State, Ghost Adventurers. (Don't tell my mom, she'd not be happy! She is very Christian and against that type of thing)

Thats all for now...Toodles!

Teenage daughters = ARGH!

My daughter that will be 16 later this month is giving me a run for my money lately. She has become very mouthy, and disrespectful. When she isn't those things, she is the drama queen, no body loves her according to her... I don't remember being this way as a teenager...or maybe I just have selective memory.

So last night/evening I should say, Kelsey was doing drawing homework at the kitchen table. Bill was also in the kitchen cooking dinner. Bill turned the light on, because it was getting dark, and Kels snapped at him about it. Saying something like, "HEY! I want the light off!" Bill of course snapped back, telling her she isn't the only one in the house, and he wanted it on! She came back with more crap, and some cuss words with it. He did the same back. She did it again, and stomped off to her room and slammed the bedroom door. Oy.

Kels needs to learn to watch her mouth and tone, and to quit cussing! Bill needs to pretty much do the same. Things would have been so much easier if she said, "Hey Bill, the light hurts my eyes, can we keep it off?" in a nice tone. But nope, thats not how she does things, she just snaps off without thinking. He is the same. Maybe thats why they don't get along very well, they are both hot heads.

Then this morning when I took Kels to school, she had a hissy fit because I was going to go shopping for groceries without her. If I went without her she feared I'd not get her expensive shampoo & conditioner for her and God forbid she had to shower without it! She bitched and bitched about it all the way to school. "I can't shower without it!" "I can't comb through my hair without it!" Yeah sure. What did you do all these years before you got that kind of shampoo...that you got the first time about a month ago? According to her she cried everytime she had to comb her hair...BS. I was nice, and got it for her, but I really shouldn't have.

Then comes this evening...She started to go off on me on how I don't let her drive ever. How she'll have to lie about the hours she gets in to get her license blah blah blah. How I'm so mean, and don't love her because I won't let her drive...UGH. She doesn't understand my reasoning. I don't want her driving when I have Jilly & Bree in the van. I'm not going to risk their lives, just to teach her to drive. Sure, she isn't THAT BAD, but, there are horrible drivers on the road, and I don't feel she has the experience or know how to avoid those idiots without injury/damage. If I get time when I don't have the younger kids with us, then yeah, I'll let her drive....but those times are few and far between. My oh my the drama. I'm such a bitch (according to her). Bill agreed to watch Bree & cook dinner so I could take Kels out to drive to shut her up. As soon as she is in the car, she is all nicey nicey like she never was a demon minutes ago....Oy.

Its been another day of running around. I need a vacation day :) Bill, Bree & I went grocery shopping this morning. First to Aldi's, then to Jewel, then to Walmart. Not fun. Came home put it all away, had lunch, then it seemed to be time to get the girls. I also had to get gas, and make a run to the store in town to pick up something I forgot at the other 3 stores LOL. I'm such a doofus.

The plan while out this morning was for me to also get the haircut I've been in dire need of, but that didn't happen. We went by the hair place at Walmart, but the only chick working was the one that totally messed up my hair last time, and NO WAY IN HELL was I letting her near me with scissors again...so my haircut will wait. Hopefully tomorrow I can get one, if not I may go nuts and shave my head, can't look much worse then it does now!

Oh, and to top off my day, my dreaded 'Aunt' decided to visit...EARLY! Bah!

Thats it for tonight, my bed is calling me...Toodles!

Busy long day

Today was busy! Kind of a good thing, but kinda not lol. After taking the girls to school, I came home fed Bree breakfast, and we headed out. I had to drive an hour away to the car place for the estimate to fix the van. We picked Zach up on the way. We arrived at the car place a few minutes early, and thankfully they got us right in. The damage is estimated at $1166, thank God I don't have to pay for it! The van goes in on Feb. 16 to get repaired. I'm so happy I'll have a loaner car to use while its in the shop. I would hate to be stuck with one vehicle.

Next we went to visit my mother at her work. Bree hasn't ever been to Gram's workplace, so Gram had to show her off to everyone. Bree came out with a few goodies and was a happy camper.

Next stop was Petsmart. Zach works there, and has for a year and a half now. He's been bugging me to go see his place of work ever since he started, but I couldn't see driving an hour there just to see a pet store, then driving an hour back, with a cranky little one and fighting sisters in the back seats. So since we had to be out that way anyways, we were sure to visit today. Zach was thrilled to show Bree all the animals there. She saw fish, rats, birds, snakes, mice, cats, and dogs, and a few other things that I'm forgetting at the moment. But do you know what she enjoyed most? Empty painted Hermit crab shells! She had to go to them and touch them all several times, and wanted one. Her favorite was the one that looked like a soccer ball. Funny thing is, last night, all she was talking about was how she was going to see a snake at Zach's work, and how she'd touch it, hold it, and put it on her neck, but not on her face or in her nose (her words, not mine LOL). But when it came time to see the snake, and to be able to touch it, she wanted NOTHING to do with it. Silly girl.

Next stop was the new Super Target out there. WOW! I've never been to a Super Target. It was totally awesome. I wish I had a bunch of money to spend. Cute things were there. I saw some Ni Hao Kai Lan underwear for Bree, she's been asking for some but I didn't think anyone had made them yet, so of course when I saw them, I had to get some for her. Stupid me, saw the tag on the shelf that said size 2T/3T, so I grabbed them...came home to get them out of the package, and discovered they were a size 6! UGH. I should have double checked, and not assumed they were on the right part of the shelf.

Finally it was time to head back towards home. We dropped Zach back off on the way and off we went. We got home and came in for a whopping 20 minutes, then had to go back out to pick up the girls. It felt as if we were on the go and in the van all darn day.

While we were out, Bill finally put up the rain gutter shelves in the girls room for me. I saw them on the Family Fun Magazine web site a long time ago. We got the stuff to make it, but it sat in the garage forever. Finally its done. It looks nice. There is one for Bree & one for Jilly, by their beds. They can keep stuffed animals in it, books, whatever. See:



Oh, and yesterday, I had Bill help me with a little project with Bree. We made footprint penguins. Only thing is, I messed up. I was thinking side view when I put the finishing touches of the beak & eyes on...but for a side view, the white on the belly should have been on the side too, duh. So I should have put the beak in front, and 2 eyes. Oh well...we can always make more :)


Pretty cool what you can do with feet isn't it? Bree likes her feet painted. Its very helpful having someone else home to help, it keeps the mess factor down a lot! Otherwise she is trying to walk away with paint on her foot before I can set the paper down to wash her feet off.

Thank you to those that left us Anniversary wishes in the comments yesterday. Bill & I decided to go out for a bit of alone time together. My mother in law babysat. We went to get Bill a haircut, since it has been months since he had one, he was looking rather girlish :P Then we got diapers & milk, then went to dinner at Steak & Shake. Exciting huh? Oh well, at least we got out, with no kids, and enjoyed each other for a while. That was nice.

Oh, good news from last night. Bree slept all night! She rarely does this. When she does, I'm super excited :) Can she do it two nights in a row? Hmmm cross your fingers! I would be in 7th Heaven.

Bree's been talking a lot as I mentioned the other day. Now her new thing to talk about is a triceratops. Such big words for a little girl. Also another cute thing...when we leave to go somewhere and Bill is home, we say, "toodle loo daddy poo" but lately I've been trying to teach her new sayings like, "later gator", "in a while crocodile", "see ya soon big baboon". So, she now tells her dad "Toodle loo BIG BABOON!" Hahaha :)

Thats it for now...Toodle loo big baboon!

Happy 3 yr Anniversary!

I just wanted to take a minute to wish my hubby a Happy Anniversary! We've been together 3 yrs now. We met on yahoo personals, we were pretty much inseperable after our first date. Our first date was Oct. 19, 2006, we were engaged by Dec. 9, 2006, and married Feb. 2, 2007! Quick!

Here is a picture of us with the kids (no Bree yet! she was just a dream at the time)



Here is a picture of the cake I made for our little party the next day





Happy 3 yr Anniversary!



Toodles.

Busy Day

Today has been busy, and not really in a fun exciting way or anything. This morning, Bree & I went to my moms to visit, and to drop off a mattress. My hubby was supposed to go with and take the mattress in his truck, but he copped out, and instead shoved it into my van for me to take and to unload, guess my sore shoulder means nothing to him, grrr. :P

On the way home, Miss Bree made it half way before zonking out. I snapped a quick picture of her once we got home and in the garage.




Later in the day, Bree played with her train, with her daddy & the cat (Tigger). Tigger likes to derail the train...(hopefully this video works, if you can't see it, sorry.)


Not long after that, I went about the task of rearranging the little girls room. They have a TV in there and it couldn't be seen well from the position of the new bunk beds. So I moved the bed to the wall across from the TV, and moved the toys to where the bed was previously. It makes the toys more compact, but it also kinda hides them somewhat, so its not totally a bad thing...



UGH! After school, I asked Jilly if she had homework. She told me she just had this one worksheet. She did it, and then spent the rest of the evening playing. Well JUST NOW, when she is supposed to be IN BED, she says she is supposed to know some song on her recorder, and she has to know it by tomorrow and play it in class in front of everyone. So instead of practicing it, she is crying about it. Like thats gonna help. She thinks she is skipping school tomorrow to avoid playing it, I don't think so...

Miss Kelsey is in a foul mood tonight. She is a total pleasure to be around...NOT.

Bree took an early nap today, I was really hoping that meant an early bedtime, but its like 9:00 now and she is still going strong. Last night was rough, 11:00 she finally went out. She slept good once she went out...till 5 a.m. when she fell out of bed.

Whelp, thats about it for today. I think I'll leave you with a few pics, just for the fun of it.


Conjoined kitties lol (not really)


Jilly likes to make things out of paper. Here is something she made the other day

Toodles...