Father's Day Weekend

Well, this weekend was pretty full. Friday night, my oldest daughter went to a sleepover birthday party of a friend of hers from school. The rest of us went out to dinner at Logan's. I LOVE their kickin' chicken salad! It's awesome!

Then Saturday I rode along with my church's praise band to Parma, Ohio. You can read more about that here, if you are curious. It was a fun day. My grandma offered to keep the boy for us. I was going to take the girls along with us. Then my dad said he wanted to keep them Saturday and take them to a movie and on a bike ride. He is having surgery on Tuesday for a hernia, and won't be able to do that for a little while. So, it worked out nicely. Guru and I were able to take the 2+ hour drive (each way) alone. We listened to comedy cd's on the way there, and Harry Potter book 2 on the way home.

Yesterday was Father's Day, of course. Guru and I were both on the praise band/team and had to be at church for both services. After church, we went to lunch with my dad, my mom's parents, and G and Trinity and their little.

After lunch, we came home and the boys took a nap while the girls played. I went to JCPenney's outlet and found 2 tables that I liked, so I bought them. One of them is an end table, so we could get rid of the big rubbermaid tub full of the girls' barbies we had been using. The other is just a decorative table that ended up not even fitting where I intended it to go. I ended up putting it at the bottom of the stairs and it looks good there, so I'm going to keep it and find something else for the other spot. Here they are:




Last night, while guru finished up his homework for this week, I watched In Her Shoes. It was just ok.

Anywho, that pretty much sums up my weekend. How about you? Do anything fun for Father's day?

She's Here!

Kit arrived today and my daughter is SO happy! I printed out a picture of Kit and taped it to the bottom of a shoe box, then filled the box with tissue paper and wrapped it for her to open on her birthday!

She didn't really understand at first when she opened it and saw the picture. She just smiled and looked at us. So we asked her if she understood what it meant. She said no. We said that she would be here next week. Her eyes got huge and she started bouncing up and down on the couch hugging the box with the picture in it and squealing. She kept stopping to look at the picture and then repeating the proccess. Here is a picture:



I looked online yesterday to see the status of the order and found that it was scheduled to be delivered today. So, when there was a knock on the door a few minutes ago, I said "that may be Kit", and she RAN to the door.

Here is a picture of her and her new doll. (She took her glasses off so that she looked more like her, freckle nose and all!) We can also purchase glasses for Kit.



Now my younger daughter is begging for one too. No suprise there! She's going to have to wait until either Christmas or her birthday in February though!

Niner

My oldest daughter is 9 today! For the past year or so, she has been begging us for an American Girl doll. Namely, this one, because she thinks she looks like her. These dolls are rather pricey. All of her friends from school have these dolls and they take them to school and play with them at recess. My daughter sometimes feels excluded because she is the only one of her friends that doesn't have one and so she can't play with them.

We bought her an imitation doll a few months ago, and for a while, it was ok. Then, I guess the other girls figured out it wasn't the real thing and started excluding her again.

My daughter has been asking every single day if she can get one. She wants one SO bad. Every time she receives money from anyone, she says she wants to save it to buy one of these dolls. She got $20 in a birthday card yesterday from my hubby's great-aunt. She was really excited and told us she was going to save it toward her doll.

Little does she know, however, that we ordered her a Kit doll yesterday. Unfortunately, it won't be here for her to open today. But, I am going to wrap up a picture of the doll for her to open today and her doll should be her next week.

All morning, so far, she has said "I really wish I was getting an American Girl doll, but I know I'm not" and "I really want to get Kit, soooo bad". I can't wait to see her face when she sees she's getting the present she wanted more than anything else!

That's all, folks!

School's out! School's out! Teachers let the monkey's out! Ha, remember that?

Well today is the last day of school for my daughters. The younger one is already home. She got home at 11:20 this morning. The oldest should be home around 3:00 and then summer break will officially begin!

I assume we will be spending a lot of time at the pool over the next few months. Probably some outings to the park, a trip to the Velvet's ice cream factory, the zoo (since I bought a season pass), among many other fun things.

I don't know if we will attempt an actual vacation this year or not. I would love to, but the little man has recently become a little Houdini when it comes to his car seat. All of a sudden, he hates riding in his seat. It isn't all the time, but several times lately, he has thrown a major fit while in his seat and manages to break free from the seat restraints no matter how tight we get those straps.

We looked back the other day and he was standing in his car seat. STANDING IN HIS CAR SEAT! While the freaking car was moving! We had to pull over and strap him back in. He screamed and screamed and I thought he was going to puke from crying so hard. So, we'll have to take that into consideration for any traveling we do this summer.

Anywho, we are going to have another nephew in October! Trin and G just found out they are having another boy! We are very happy for them. Just glad that everything is going good and healthy! That's all we can ask for. Congratulations guys!

Teeth

So, I had to get a filling a few months ago. Then a few weeks ago, the tooth I got the filling in started hurting like crazy, especially if I ate something sugary or cold. I didn't think it was a new cavity since I had recently been to the dentist and they would have noticed it. I figured my new filling must have fallen out.

Well, I went to the Dentist on Tuesday for my bi-yearly cleaning and found out that it, ideed, did fall out. So I have to go back next Tuesday to have another one put in. That means I have to get another shot of novocaine in my mouth. UGH! I SOOOO hate that feeling! I hate needles, period! In my mouth of all places, blah!

The hygienist that did my cleaning was poking around at my wisdom teeth. I have been told for years that I need to have them taken out. By my previous Dentists, by my Orthodontist, by my Oral Surgeon (that's a whole 'nother story), and not suprisingly, by my current Dentist. Every. Time. I. Go.!! I get the point! I need them out. They occasionally hurt and they are shifting my teeth a bit as well. But, I'm a big baby! I have never been under anesthesia before. It makes me kind of nervous. Not to mention, guru would have to take a day or two off work to help me with the kids. I don't know how quickly I will recover.

I've heard people's story's from being drugged up and puking for a week after having their wisdom teeth removed, to the hygienist, on Tuesday, say she went out to a movie and dinner after her surgery. I just don't know how it will go for me.

Anyway, since Tuesday, the gum around my bottom right wisdom tooth has been hurting. It feels swollen. It hurts to open my mouth, to talk, to brush my teeth, to chew. I have to wonder if she did this to me on purpose to get my butt in gear.

So, I am checking into it. I'm checking with the insurance to make sure my oral surgeon is in the Network. Then, I'll check to see how much out of pocket it will be (that's another big reason I've been putting it off).

I'm an idiot!

Ok, our rent check is due today. I wrote out the check last night and this morning, I drove the girls to school. I forgot to stop by the office and drop it off on my way home. I noticed the check when I got home. No problem. I'll just walk up and drop it off.

Well, since I was wearing my flip flops, I decided I would do it later on and I am pretty sure I laid the check face down in the van for when I went back out today. So I get in the van later and remember I need to drop off the check. I reach for the check and.....IT'S NOT THERE!!!! My middle daughter had just gone outside to get something from the van, and the doors were locked when she went out. (That's not to say that they were unlocked and someone reached in grabbed the check and then locked the doors). I thought I locked the doors when I went inside, but I can't be 100% sure. I tore the van apart looking for that flippin' check.

I looked under all the seats. In the glove box, in the pockets on the back of the seats, in books and magazines, everywhere. I even looked in the house in case I had actually taken the check in with me, but I don't think I did.

I don't know what to do. We just paid a ton of bills and have a bunch of pending transactions. I don't really want to have to close that account and open a new one. I don't want to pay $30 to stop payment on the check. I know if I do that, I'll probably end up finding the check. I don't think that if it was stolen, that they would be able to cash that particular check, but they would have our account number.

I did call the bank and they put an alert on the accout so that if anyone goes through a teller to try to take money out of our account, they will be warned to be extra cautious since there is a possible stolen check. Grr!! I'm just afraid that if it was stolen and someone is able to use our account number to pay for something, that we will be out the money!

What would you do? Regardless of putting a stop payment on the check, our account number could still be out there somewhere.

Good Grief!

I don't think I'm supposed to blog anymore or something. EVERY time I attempt it, something goes wrong and I end up losing the entire post!!! It's very frustrating and makes me want to just stop doing this completely.

I tried doing a TT post today, but I hit publish and it took me to the stinking sign in page and when I signed in, it wasn't there! Even after refreshing. Not even in my drafts. This is crap. I give up. Last week I had a hecka time trying to post a TT. And then that last one that I lost from the computer freezing up. Sheesh!

Maybe I should just take the hint and quit!

Do you still need a push?

A man and his wife are awakened, at 3 o'clock in the morning by a loud pounding on the door.

The man got up and went to the door where a drunken stranger, standing in the pouring rain, is asking for a push.

"Not a chance," said the husband, "it is 3 o'clock in the morning!" He slams the door and returns to bed.

"Who was that?" asked his wife.

"Just some drunk guy asking for a push." He answered.

"Did you help him?" she asked.

"No, I did not, it is 3 o'clock in the morning and it is pouring out there!"

"Well, you have a short memory." his wife replied. Can't you remember, about three months ago when we broke down and those two guys helped us? I think you should help him, and you should be ashamed of yourself!"

The man did as he was told, got dressed, and went out into the pounding rain.

He called out into the dark, "Hello, are you still there?"

"Yes" came back the answer.

"Do you still need a push?" called out the
husband.

"Yes, please!" came the reply from the dark.

"Where are you?" asked the husband.

"Over here on the swing!", replied the drunk.

So Mad!

I just typed up this long post about my weekend and Memorial Day and this stupid computer just froze up! I was just in the middle of typing a word and all of a sudden, I couldn't do anything. No curser or anything. I had no option but to reboot. I couldn't save anything, just had to shut her down and start over.

Well, I am not typing all of that out again now. I'll just say I had a good weekend and post this bad boy before the computer locks up again. It has been doing that a lot lately and it really gets on my nerves!

My First Thursday 13

Thirteen Things about Loelsh and a cranky little man! 1. This is my first TT. 2. I started one of these a couple of weeks ago, but never ended up posting it. 3. I've got a cranky boy on my hands this morning. 4. He had a very short nap yesterday and didn't go to bed until late last night. 5. He woke up early this morning and wouldn't stop crying. 6. Now he is sitting in my lap crying. 7. I don't think even he knows what he wants right now. 8. He's really testing my patience today (and I don't have much to start with)! 9. It's hard to type with a wiggly, whiny kid in your arms. 10. I hope he's not getting sick. He feels kind of warm. 11. I just gave him some tylenol. 12. It would really ruin our weekend plans if he is sick! 13. I hope he can get a nice long nap today and feel better!! Links to other Thursday Thirteens!

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Summer Is On It's Way!

So I guess we are going to go to the wedding. We'll take a side dish or two in containers that don't need to be returned and we'll decide when we get there if we're going to stay for the reception.

On a different note, we are having very nice weather here in Central Ohio today. It is currently 75 degrees and sunny. We are supposed to be 80 degrees or above for the next few days. Looks like summer weather is getting ready to kick in and stay a while.

The girls only have 2 more weeks of school left this year. Their last day is June 7th. Then on the 9th, my oldest daugher will turn 9!!! I can't believe it. She will be in 4th grade next year and if we stay in this school district, it will be her last year in elementary school. 5th and 6th grades here are middle school, 7th and 8th are Jr. high and then of course 9th-12th is high school. Good grief! I'm getting old!

My younger daughter will go into 1st grade next year, which means that she will be going to school all day as apposed to the half day kindergarten she has now. I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, I'll be doing the happy dance because that will mean that I'll just have the little man to take care of all day and won't have to make sure I'm back home in the middle of the day to get her off the bus and then again at 4:00 when the oldest one gets home (not that this is a problem every day, but it can be a pain when I have lots of errands to run). On the other hand, it makes me kind of sad that she's old enough to be in school all day and she really is a big help with her little brother.

Anyway, I took the younger 2 kids to the park today for a little while and it was nice. Both of them did very well at leaving when I said it was time to go. They didn't argue or cry that they wanted to stay longer. I made sure I told them how happy it made me that they didn't throw a fit and that it made me want to do things like that with them more often.

Well, that's all I've got for you for now. Enjoy the rest of your Wednesday!

A Little Gas Humor

Who do I look like?

A lady doing laundry discovered that the dryer
stopped getting hot. "Hey honey" she called to
her husband. "The dryer's broken.. can you fix
it?" "Who do I look like, the Kenmore repairman?"

A few days later the dishwasher broke. "Honey,
the dishwasher broke. Can you fix it?" "Who do I
look like, the Maytag man?" grumbled her husband.

A few days later the oven broke. "Hey honey...I
can't fix dinner... the oven broke. Can you fix
it?" "Who do I look like... an oven repair man?"

A few weeks later the husband said to his wife,
"Hey honey. I noticed you got all that stuff
around the house fixed. How much did it cost?"

"Well" the wife replied, "You know Mick next
door. Well, he agreed to do all the repairs for
free if I'd sleep with him or bake him a cake."

"What kind of cake did you make him?"
"Who do I look like, Betty Crocker?"

My Mother's Day

Ok, so I'm a little late with this post, but here it is anyway...

My mother's day was pretty nice. I didn't get to sleep in Sunday because guru had to be at church at 8:00am, so he let me sleep in Saturday morning. Our oldest daughter needed to be at the church Saturday morning, so he took all the kids with him and after dropping her off, he took the other two to breakfast and did some shopping (for me).

It was nice to be able to sleep in, especially since I couldn't get to sleep Friday night and was up until 3:00 in the morning!

Then Sunday, he took the girls with him to the church, so I just had myself and the little man to get ready. He attempted to make me coffee, but it didn't really turn out as he had expected. It's ok though, our coffee maker is wacky, so I don't blame him. I think it was a wedding gift, so it's probably time for a new one of those.

Before they left Sunday morning, they all woke me up to wish me a Happy Mother's Day and give me my presents. Here is what I got from the girls (they each picked out their own gift to me):



And from my hubby:


(Ankle bling!)

We went to church and then to lunch with my dad and my mom's parents. After that we went and visited guru's crazy mom for a few minutes. Then we headed by and put some flowers on my mom's grave stone. I really miss her. Especially on Mother's Day!

Hope you all had a nice Mother's Day too!

But, all the other kids are doin' it...

So I will too. I'm making an American Idol post.

In the words of Chandler Bing "Could I have BEEN more wrong? At this point in the game, anyone could be out. There are only good performers left, so naturally, the good one's have got to leave too. When I saw the 2 groups, one having the highest # of votes and the other the lowest, I immediately assumed that Chris and Katharine were top 2 and Elliott and Taylor bottom 2. I thought the order from highest to lowest would be Chris, Kat, Taylor, Elliott.

Boy, I was WAY off! They told Elliott and Taylor they were safe and my chin hit the floor. Are you kidding me America?!! You simply can't trust stupid Americans to get it right! I mean they kept voting Scott Savol through last year, for goodness sakes!!

Like others have said, I am not too concerned about it, he will most definately be getting a record deal and will be successful! But who's going to win this thing? I thought all along it would be my man Chris! While I like Kat, (she is nice to look at and has a great voice) she is not the best singer in the competition. Of the three that are left, I think Elliott has the best voice, though not the best look (baaa). It really is anyone's game right now! The question is (in my best Ryan Seacrest voice) who will be the next American Idol?

The End

That's right. 7th Heaven has come to an end after 10 seasons. I got interested in this show right after having my now 6 year old daughter. It went through a phase a season or two ago where all of their episodes were issue related. I pretty much stopped watching it at that point. But then this season, I picked it back up again. I didn't see every episode because often I would forget about it since it was on so late. Recently they moved the show to 11:00 pm when they started showing news at 10 pm on the channel (they also did this with my Gilmore Girls, stupid WB!)

Anyway I have been trying to keep up with what's going on in the storyline a bit better now that we have our DVR. Well, last night was the series finale. I'm sad to see it go. I like the show and will continue to watch reruns on abc family. I don't know if any of have kept up on the show, but I for one, was glad that Simon didn't end up marrying Rose. It was kind of cool (but rather unlikely) that Sarah, Mary and Lucy are all pregnant at the same time, all with twins!

As with all shows that I enjoy that come to an end, I am anxiously awaiting a reunion show. (Can't wait to find out what's going on with the Friends! They better do a reunion show!)

How Observant Are You?

Below are 25 questions about things we see every day or have known about all our lives. No cheating! No looking around! No getting out of your chair! No using anything on or in your desk or computer! BE HONEST!!! Write down your answers as you go. And check your answers (at the bottom) AFTER you finish all the questions.

Ready? Go!

1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?
2. How many states are there in the USA? (Don't laugh, some people
don't know)
3. In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch?
4. What six colors are on the classic Campbell's soup label?
5. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them?
6. When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg?
(Don't you dare get up to see!)
7. How many matches are in a standard pack?
8. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white?
9. What is the lowest number on the FM dial?
10. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise?
11. Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run?
12. How many channels on a VHF TV dial?
13 On which side of a women's blouse are the buttons?
14. Which way do fans rotate?
15 How many sides does a stop sign have?
16. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?
17 How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel?
18. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?
19. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?
20. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?
21 On which playing card is the card maker's trademark?
22 On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening between the slats?
23. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits?
24. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip?
25. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise?

Ok, did you write down all of your answers? Did you cheat? Here are the answers. (Apparently the average score is only 7!!)

1. BOTTOM
2. 50
3. RIGHT
4. BLUE, RED, WHITE, YELLOW, BLACK & GOLD
5. 1, 0
6. RIGHT
7. 20
8. RED
9. 88
10. CLOCKWISE (NORTH OF THE EQUATOR)
11. TOWARDS BOTTOM RIGHT
12. 12 (no #1)
13 LEFT
14. CLOCKWISE AS YOU LOOK AT IT
15 8
16. LEFT
17 5
18. 6
19. BASHFUL
20. 8
21. ACE OF SPADES
22. LEFT
23. *, #
24. 3
25. COUNTER

So how many did you get?

Optical Illusions!

Do What Tastes Right!

Has anyone else tried these Frescata sandwiches from Wendy's? I love them! Well, I've only had the Turkey & Swiss and the Turkey with Basil Pesto. Yum!! I am currently addicted to the Basil one. I have been craving it. Am I the only one?

Pictures

Ok, we got the pictures uploaded to the computer, but after reviewing them, there aren't too many that I'm happy with. But, here are a couple.

Here is the cake (edited):



Here is one of the birthday boy sneaking some icing:

("Is anyone looking?")


Fun with balloons:


And here is my cousin's new baby that was born Friday night:


And the girls holding her: