Lead by Example

Oh how she adores you Jenna!! I LOVE this pic of you two. She looks up to you in so many ways. I am so honored to have you be the one she aspires to be like. You are an AMAZING young lady!!!
Thank you for loving her!!

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

Rain = dirt

I am beginning to think that my efforts are futile. Trying to maintain clean floors when I have a dog, cat, 3 children, and a husband who works in dirt.

Then to compound it with rainy days...

UGH.....why do I bother

Shhhh....

I am hiding from my sister mom, dont tell her where I am....

Update on the last few weeks

So I am taking this idea from a dear friend of mine.....I want to catch you all up on the ongoings of the past few weeks. I just haven't had the time to post pics and blog about everything....so here we go...

Our trip to Vegas..mini vacation with the kids....We spent most of the time in the pools...We also met a real life robot!!!! Good times!

I caught our cat drinking from the faucet the other day. I thought it was funny because she usually drinks from toilet. Apparently she is switchin it up...lol

This is our Ladies night out last Friday night. Dinner and a craft...can you tell whats on my mind by what I created??

This was yesterday at the beach with friends...Ummm....Apparently I just have a head for a daughter..lol

Good time with friends and family is what life is about!!!

You should always wear shoes

So this guy was staying cool under my car when I went to move it yesterday. Um did I mention I was barefoot!!!

It was a California King Cobra and the kids all loved it!!

Best Friends

I just love how God knows how to pair us up with people in our life. I pray these girls will be friends for life!!

Sunscreen

Do you wear sunscreen when you are in the sun or when you are hot??

This is the discussion I had with my girls last night. After being outside helping my husband clean up all the weed whacking he did, I came into the house and instantly smelled that the girls had been up to something. Trouble is what I smelled. Every mom knows when mischief is in the air. I could hear whispers coming from my room, UH OH, and proceeded to walk there. My 5 yr old comes walking out glistening. "Hmm," I think to myself....this isn't her normal shine....I ask what the smell in the house is and she replies, "It's sunscreen Mama. We were hot so we needed to put some on so we didn't get burned." Thinking out loud I say, "Hmm well that kinda makes sense. But why does the whole house smell like sunscreen?"
I start my panoramic perusal of the house and begin my investigation and see that not only are the girls hot and need sunscreen but daddy's shoes are hot, the lizards cage is hot, the TV is hot, various random toys are hot, daddy's drums are hot, electronics are hot, etc.
Well needless to say they were sent to their room to await punishment. As I walk in to discipline them my 3 yr old says, "Mom, we're gonna get spankins so I don't want to go first because I'm gonna cry. Let sister go first. I will get my spankin when shes done." I'm trying not to laugh because the night before my baby cries out to daddy saying there is a bug in my room. Daddy comes to the rescue, and when he goes into their room, baby says "Don't whack me whack the bug daddy".....We were both dying laughing when she said this.
See we reserve spankings for capitol offenses. We spank when the crime is something similar to putting sunscreen in/on electronics and such. So it was funny when she said that because they do not get spanked that often.
Anyhow, once all is said and done, I put my investigating hat back and begin damage control. I needed to see what still works, put shoes in the sun, wipe down the TV,clean off daddy's drums before he came in....etc.
Oh the joys of parenting.....I think we will all remember this very day when they thought they needed sunscreen not only when they are in the sun but when they are in the house, completely protected from the sun, just because they are hot.
~~L~~

Surgery

Well it looks as though we will be taking our Lovebug in to have a minor surgery. She has a swollen adenoid right behind her nose. An adenoid a lymhnod. It's the same thing when you have a sore throat and you feel swollen around your neck, except hers is behind her nose. This seems to complicate her breathing. She always says to me," Mommy I can't sneeze!" She means breath but says sneeze...so cute.

So the Dr says its not a complicated surgery. She should be done w/i 20 min. That I am grateful of! We dont have to worry about scars because they will be going in through her nose, YAY!!

The really good news is the benefits outweigh the risks 10/1. It is our prayer that she will be able to breath better. Her snoring will stop and she will sleep through the night. See she still wakes up at least once every night because she is thirsty. When she breaths through her mouth her throat gets dry which causes her to wake up, poor girl. So this is not only affecting her breathing but her sleep as well.



pls keep her in your prayers as we approach her surgery. We do not have a surgery date yet but it should be scheduled w/i the next 2 weeks.



Thanks in advance!!! :0) I will post an update as we approach



~~L~~

Our Newest Additions!!!!

So not only did we just aquire chickens but we now have new born baby Boar Goats!!!

This is a pic of either the boy or the girl, not sure which one I captured, just after birth...Ok not right after birth because we were at the mall getting daddy a new pair of shoes...but as soon as we pulled up my dear friends daughter came running..."We have babies!!!!!"

Sorry the pic is a little blury. Well with my phone costing a whopping $35, you cant exactly expect National Geograpic style pictures. Althought, it would be pretty sweet if you could...lol..for only $35.

We do not yet have names picked out and are welcoming all suggestions...

There is a lot of life on the property these days, tons of fun!!!

I am off to bed because I have had a headache going on 3 days now, ugh!! Pls pray it will go away!!

Oh, we are on watch for the next baby goats...With in the next 24 hrs we should have more life here on the compound....lol There is also a 3rd that is pregnant but not quite showing signs just yet that she is ready.

Anyhow, I will keep all updated....

We have CHICKS!!!!

So for the past few weeks there has been a man, we will call him Tom because that's his name, who has been building a chicken coop in the old horse barn.


I do not know much about chickens, except I like to eat them....shhh...I am whispering because I don't want them to hear....see they aren't too far from my house. From what I hear, they announce that when they are laying an egg...so this should be interesting...look for future posts on that.

But here are some pics of the hens that we will be getting eggs from ...

This is their little 2x2x2 where they will be taking care of business!! Shh, don't tell anyone, they are ladies ya know

Here are my girls helping out our dear friend get the coop ready ....

Did I mention that our dear friend also brought home 3 day old chicks, that will one day replace the laying hens we have now....apparently they are only deemed worthy for a short amount of time....shame...out with the old and in with the new youngins'

Just after this pic my princess was initiated into the "pooped on" club. A mad dash she made to the house to wash her hands....laughing all the way but not singing Jingle Bells...

They are super cute

This can only mean that there are going to be hilarious future posts on Chickens, egg collecting, rounding them up, etc...
Stay Tuned....I will find out how to use this for homeschooling some how!!!

Monster Truck Jam 2009

Our annual Monster Truck Extravaganza has come and gone.
This year we were excited because we were able to get pit passes. This meant that we would have to leave our house at 1pm. The show didnt even start until 7pm. So this was going to be a long day.
The kids were excited to get to see all the Monster Trucks up close. Here are some of the cool things we saw when we went to the pit party....not really a party, not sure why they called it that...We saw the tow truck from the movie Cars...

Grandpa and the kids in front of Grave Digger

Now this truck makes my husband look a little bit tiny....lol

More to come on this post...I have to get school started.....

To Be Continued......

It is Finished!

I titled this post straight out of the horses mouth, the pun was absolutely intended. That is what the pic text said when I opened it. And, this is what I saw...

IT IS FINISHED!! (says my husband)

So if you have been reading along faithfully, and I am certain you are, you will know exactly what this signifies...My husband the Conqueror! He didn't use dental floss this time, instead he used the more trusted fishing line....He hooked him...lol. I was at a bible study when it happened, which is why I think it happened.

Let me explain....

See, I so gently suggested that this not ever happen again., EVER!!!

So, when the cats away, the mice will play. I look at it this way...My dear husband is an opportunist...and the opportunity presented itself.....Why would he simply let it slip by...

So in the midst of my bible study, my phone starts vibrating....hmm, do I look?? Of course I do because I know that all 3 kids are at home with my husband....He is completely capable mind you. I trust him to death but he is an opportunist, remember...

I flip open my phone and start crackin up!!! The picture is titled "IT IS FINISHED."

I was dying!! I tryed to stay composed, I mean after all, I was at a bible study! We were having a heated discussion about the Message and if its translation is relevant....and Michaela was all fired up. I wouldnt dare draw attn to this. (j/k I am totally laughing)

So I texted him back and said "job well done."

Now the funny part...

My son, not to be trumped by my husband, strikes up a deal with his dear old dad. (I wonder where he gets it from...lol)

Out of the whole tooth pulling episode my son managed to score a brand new set of English Darts. For those of you who don't know, those are the plastic ones.

He also scored $5 from the tooth fairy!! Snap!

So when you look at the post below this one, you will understand now, that it is from my husband...again done wile I was out.

I cant help but be proud of them both!!

~~L~~

Can you imagine??

So, quickly before I go to bed, I had to share this crazy moment in our day today!!


So let me preface this by saying that my son had his first 2 teeth pulled out by the dentist. See, his adult teeth had already pushed through and the dentist said that we couldn't wait any longer. His baby teeth werent even budging. THEY MUST COME OUT!


So he was devastated. Are you kidding me...all the other kids got to pull out their teeth all by themselves. He was not happy....one of his best friends had his knocked out during football practice and him having his FIRST 2 teeth pulled, was not that cool.


So I struck up a last minute conversation with the dentist. It was do or die. I said listen.....He is going to be devastated if he doesn't get to pull out his first tooth. His dentist was sooo cool. He said he would get it loose enough for him to reach up and grab it. I was like Praise God!! It wasnt the same though, ya know. Remember when you pulled out your first tooth?

Ok so now that I have brought you current to today's happenings......His 3rd tooth is very loose and almost out. I mean he is sooo excited that he isn't going to have to go to the dentist this time. As soon as this was announced I could see out of the corner of my eye my husbands little thought bubble....you know the one the cartoons have... in it, I see this flash of fireworks...."UH OH" I say to myself. This means that he has got an idea on how to solve my dear 8 year olds present condition...

This is my husbands great idea!!!!

In case you weren't able to make out the horror on my sons face....my husband is about to pull his tooth out with DENTAL FLOSS!!! Are you kidding me...who does that. I could've sworn it was only a wives tale. Something people talked about but never was really true.
Poor thing was like "Mom...do I really have to do this? Help me!!"
My son confidently said, "It's like a right of passage...don't take this from me."
So with one swift yank and a pop on the head......out comes the tooth, right?.....WRONG!!!! Blood, spit and saliva, tears.....yes, all of those but no tooth. Poor thing. I felt so bad. So my husband not to be defeated says, "It's ok we will try again tomorrow!"
My son was like "I don't even like you right now dad. I don't let people I don't like pull out my teeth with dental floss." It was hilarious!
My heart welled up because I know it hurt but I was laughing too. Poor guy!
I can tell you this much, the tooth will come out on my sons own accord, with NO help from his daddy!!

Aww....Kids! My day would've not been the same w/o them.

Deck the Halls

So Dear Readers....

The Tree is up!!!! It was a nice surprise when my husband showed up with a tree!! Surprise!!!! Just by seeing the tree, instantly the aroma of pine hit!! YUM!!! yay, it's Christmas!!

The tree is so full and bushy, just as it should be.

The fun thing was that it actually felt like winter. There was a storm brewing about...

Here is the eldest trying to pick up the tree, with one hand staying firm on the banana.....

Time to decorate.....the girls did a great job!

My 2 girls plus a special friend. What would it be without our dear friends to help. :0)

Awww...the smell of fresh pine, the glow if lights, finally the cold weather, it must be Christmas!!

~~L~~