What a difference a day makes!

Monday: 5 am. Son wakes up and comes into get me. We try to sleep on the couch.
7 am. Daughters wake up. Tired. Cranky.
7:10 am. Daughter #2 refuses to eat choc chip muffins for breakfast.
7:20 am. Daughter #1 throws up.
7:30 am. Daughter #1 feels fine. Eats breakfast. goes to school
8:00 am. Daughter #2 isn't eating. Can't go to school. Bawling.
8:05 am. Daughter #2 throws up on kitchen floor.

Blah, Blah, Blah. Trying to do my Homework. keep kids entertained.

2:00 pm. Daughter #1's teacher calls. Daughter #1 has just thrown up.
2:05 pm. pick #1 up from school.

Ok. So not exactly the worst day ever, but certainly one of those Mom days. So yesterday (Tuesday) I got to babysit two of my nephews, my brother's boys. One is almost 4, the other is 2. So cute. We had a blast! It was a good Mom/Aunt day. They came around 9. We watched the movie Cars. We made pumpkin cookies, which my 4 yr old nephew didn't believe would taste good. We made our own pizzas for lunch. We played the Wii. We went outside and rode bikes, played in the leaves. It was just a nice relaxing day where I could just have fun with the kids. Here are a few pics!

Tagged.

I've been tagged by my cousin Becky. Thanks girl! It makes you stop and actually think...

8 Favorite T.V. Shows
1. Gilmore Girls (I know they aren't on anymore, but hey,still my fav)
2. Lost
3. Heroes
4. Amazing Race
5. Everyday Italian
6. Iditarod
7. Man vs. Wild (I'm usually grossed out, but can't change the channel)
8. Monk

8 Favorite place to eat
1. Olive Garden
2. My Grandma's kitchen
3. Outback
4. Garcia's
5. Wendy's w/my kids
6. Arby's w/my hubby @ lunch
7. Craigo's
8. my kitchen table with my family

8 Things I did yesterday.....(Tuesday)
1. took a nice hot shower
2. Drove to IF to get Carter's 2 yr pictures taken
3. Saved $23.84 when I shopped at Albertson's
4. Made ham sandwiches for lunch
5. Folded Laundry
6. Babysat my nephew Justin
7. Took a walk and crunched autumn leaves with my son, nephew and daughter
8. worked on a puzzle (first time I've found time for that in a while, yeah)

8 "words or phrases" I say too often
1. Serious?
2. Dude
3. Awesome!
4. I don't wanna hear whining! (hmmm...who could I be saying this to?)
5. Fo Sho!
6. Just a second! (usually in a not so nice tone...sorry kids)
7. Have you done your homework?
8. Sounds good.

8 Things on my Wish List
1. Back Yard
2. Fencing
3. Finished Addition
4. Lose 25 lbs. (I'd settle for any :))
5. Endless loads of cash
6. Good wives for my brothers
7. ability to finish school faster
8. More quality time with my husband

8 more people to tag
1. Alyssa
2. Christie H
3. Aunt Kitty
4. Heather M
5. anyone else who hasn't done it that is reading this!

My boy!

Carter turned 2 this week. I can't believe it! I'm sad yet excited to see what the future holds for our energetic little man. I thought I'd put a few pics on so I could see how much he's grown and changed. So cute!

Remodel/Addition Blues

We are trying to add on to our little house here in the country. We have decided to add on a split level portion which will have a master suite upstairs and downstairs will be a big family room/office. I'm excited about it, it's just taking forever to get things going.

Plans are in the middle stage. Financing is in mid stage. But I feel like nothing's being done. Too bad that the tooth fairy doesn't know how to draw plans, or how about the Easter Bunny hopping on over to dig us a foundation. Better yet, I'd like to get Santa Claus involved because he seems to make the impossible possible, i.e. flying all over the world to deliver toys in one night, dropping his plump self down narrow chimneys, helping reindeer to fly, etc...

Anyone know how to get a hold of these amazing people? 1800bhoppy? 1888mrclaus? 1800urteeth?

Going to church

Carter loves to get dressed up for church. He thinks he's hot stuff when he gets dressed in his shirt and tie. Especially cuz he is wearing what Daddy is wearing. Yesterday morning, he decided that a Lightning McQueen hat would be the perfect accessory to the outfit. It was cute, and I took a picture. Not so cute when he wore it the car and refused to take it off before we got out to go into church. I made him take it off and of course a fit ensued. The 2's are going to be so much fun at our house. He also HATES nursery. He will go if Jason goes and stays with him the whole time. Other than that, nada. If you have any special tricks, please let me know. I know Jason would love to actually go to Elder's Quorum before Carter turns 4. :)

Cleaning out closets...

So now that the kids are in school, I am finding a little time to do things I have meant to do for ages. One of which is go through all my storage/closets and clean them out. I currently have a closet that is half full of Mary Kay Products. I am a Mary Kay Independent Consultant. I have been for a while, but haven't worked it much. I have some inventory I need to clean out. I will be selling them for 40% off the retail price. I have TimeWise Cleansers and Moisturizers for Oily skin. I also have quite a few foundations in various shades. I also have some blushes, and eye colors in various shades. If you are interested, email me or leave a comment, and I'll get back to you.

(Just a shout out for Mary Kay. I loved it so much when I tried it that I became a consultant. So if you haven't tried it and are interested, let me know. I'll send you some samples. It rocks!)

A kid funny!

So, the other morning, Jason was relating this story to me.
Taylor came home and said, "Hey Dad, my teacher told us that we'll be having farters come to our class."

Jason said, "Farters?"

Taylor: "Yeah, Dad, Farters."

Jason was confused and didn't understand (I didn't either when he told me the story.)

Lauren enters from the living room where she had heard the conversation. She says, "Taylor, they are tutors. Tutors come to your class." Apparently she wasn't amused, but disgusted that her sister didn't get it.

So if you aren't laughing by now. Let me elaborate. When our kids are little and they pass gas, we oftentimes call it a "toot." Thus the person passing gas becomes the "tooter." As the kids get older the phrases farting and tooting are often intermingled. Thus Taylor's misinterpretation that the peer-age tutors were the farters in her mind.

We laughed and laughed about this one. I am still laughing even as I type. Definitely some needed comic relief. So if you are having a tough week, like I am. Live a little, laugh a little, and love your kids a lot.