Kids Cones!

I love these kids cones from McDonalds. They're just the right size for little people!



And the best part about 'em is...they're free, free, free!

Kids' Stuff With Previous Experience....

That's right. I shop resale stores. I'm not ashamed. I just cannot justify spending that much money on clothes that my kids will wear for a few months and then grow out of! So, to be able to buy name brands at a price that's right, I hit Once upon a child!

I was able to pick up 6 pairs of pants (2 for each of my kids) and about 7 or 8 shirts for my girls! All of which were name brands...Levi's, Gap, Limited Too, Tommy Hilfiger, Old Navy, L.e.i., etc. And all for LESS than $60! All the clothes look new! That averages around $4 an item! Not too bad for name brands!

It's the little things that excite me!

7 Things...

To quote Kevin James: This is like homework, this is!

7 things I plan to do before I die
1. live a long, happy, healthy life
2. get a degree
3. be financially comfortable
4. enjoy retirement with my hubby
5. travel to everywhere I want to visit
6. enjoy and spoil my grandkids
7. be physically fit

7 things I can do
1. give birth
2. be angry with my kids and still love them with all my heart
3. hold a grudge
4. sing
5. put myself down
6. spend money
7. lose my temper

7 things I cannot do
1. read when there is noise in the background
2. sing with confidence in front of a crowd
3. be patient
4. afford private school
5. be a man
6. keep my house clean all the time
7. find my magic clip sunglasses

7 things that attract me to the opposite sex
1. nice smile/straight teeth
2. sense of humor/funny
3. clean smell
4. nice rear end
5. style/nice dresser
6. confident, but not conceited
7. talented

7 things that I say most often
1. be quiet
2. my kids' names
3. clean up this mess
4. you're so cute
5. I love you
6. NO
7. be careful, baby

7 celebrity crushes
1. Matthew McConauhey (aka: McConauhottie)

2. Matt Leblanc

3. Brad Pitt

4. Jimmy Fallon

5. Topher Grace

6. Ashton Kutcher

7. Freddie Prinze Jr.


7 people I want to do this
1. Lizzlee
2. AWFI
3. FIF
4. GFF
5. F of 3
6. fatdaddy
7. Oz

Frustrating day!

Yesterday morning I noticed that my daughter's glasses (that we just got late last week) were sitting crooked on her face. She said it was because my son hit her in the face with a light saber (he's only 1, mind you). While I was out and about I stopped in at Lenscrafters, where we got them, and had them adjusted. Great. They were back to normal and ready to go.

So then this morning, she comes crying to me that the baby grabbed her glasses off her face and she couldn't get them from him. (This is already a sore subject with me because he is really grabby and is always trying to get her glasses and pull his sisters' hair...he does this several times a day, and they always cry about it! Point being, they know he's grabby!) So, back to Lenscrafters it was for us today.

I felt slightly embarrassed going back in two days in a row for them to adjust her glasses. I figured they were going to begin to think I hit her in the face or something. But, it needed done before school starts. We walk out and I again remind her that she has to be careful around her baby brother cause she knows he's grabby and she should probably just take her glasses off when she's playing with him. This was one of many in depth lectures about it that she had today. I couldn't believe 2 trips in 2 days. Ridiculous!

So after a long day of running around getting the rest of the supplies on the school list, taking my younger daughter for her physical she needed to start kindergarten, stopping by Lenscrafters, visiting with my grandparents and driving them a couple of places, I finally made it home around 5. I did a few chores and sat down at the computer to shoot of an email and get ready to start making dinner when all of a sudden, my daughter starts crying in the next room. I look in at her and she says, "I'm sorry. He got 'em and I couldn't get them from him."

No friggin way! There sits my son with her glasses in his hands! "Are you kidding me?!!" I went over to him and check them out. Sure enough, they were bent again. The same ear piece sticking out to the side and this time a lens popped out, only I didn't even notice that lovely little nugget right away!

I was furious!! I was shaking I was so mad. She kept saying she was sorry, but I had to tell her to leave me alone and not even talk to me right then. LIVID!

What the heck would the Lenscrafters people think? Three trips in 2 days (2 in the same day)!! I called my hubby crying! He had a side job to do this evening and wouldn't be home in time to take them up this evening and she needs them for tomorrow morning! I had no choice but to go back. AGAIN!

I decided, however, that I couldn't go back in the same store, and looked online to find the next closest one to us. It was twice as far away as the other one. But, dang it, I refused to go to the same one again! So off we went at almost 7pm (thank goodness they are open til 8!).

Our round trip took us an hour. Which meant we didn't get home for me to make dinner til almost 8:00 this evening. The baby was fussy cause he goes to bed at 8:30 and he hadn't even eaten dinner yet. I was cranky, for obvious reasons. And I still had 3 loads of laundry to fold and put away and a backpack to pack up for tomorrow as well as a sack lunch to prepare. I was so looking forward to a relaxing evening when I got home...the first time.

O well, such is life, I guess. The baby still got to bed at 8:30 and the girls at 9:00. The backpack is packed, the lunch is made, the clothes are folded (still need to put them away). Now it's time for a nice hot shower and some reading before hitting dream land.

Last Day!

Today is the last day of summer break for my oldest daughter. She is going into 3rd grade tomorrow! Not only that, but she is starting a brand new school. If that wasn't enough of a change for her, the school she previously attended (from pre-k through last year) was a private, Christian school and the new one is a public school.

Now, there are pros and cons to the whole private vs. public school debate. Personally, I would have loved to keep them in private school. If money wasn't an issue, I would, at least for now. However, it is an issue and with sending both girls (and the baby in a few years) the expense is just too great!

I have mixed feelings about homeschooling. If I had no choice but to live in a bad school district and couldn't afford private school, I would definitely homeschool. I am just not a patient person at all. I get frustrated just helping her with her homework, let alone doing it all day every day with kids of different ages.

Fortunately we are in one of the best school districts in Central Ohio! So that makes me feel a bit better about it. I was also able to meet both of my daughters' teachers and they are both very young and seem very nice. I also plan to be involved as much as possible in their classrooms throughout the year.

My younger daughter will go in for Kindergarten evaluations for an hour on Friday and then start her normal schedule of 8:45-11:30, M-F next Monday. She is VERY excited that she is no longer in preschool and is in KINDERGARTEN! She is literally counting down the days. Each day she wakes me up with, "just 6 more days til kindergarten!" "Just 5 more days". She's so cute!

Well, I've got a busy day ahead of me with last minute preparations for school. Physicals to get, supplies that still need purchased, etc.

Wish us luck!

"The Advantages of Breast Milk"

A not necessarily well-prepared student sat in his life science classroom, staring at a question on the final exam paper. The question directed: "Give four advantages of breast milk."

What to write? He sighed, and began to scribble whatever came into his head, hoping for the best:

1. No need to boil.
2. Never goes sour.
3. Available whenever necessary.

So far so good - maybe. But the exam demanded a fourth answer. Again, what to write? Once more, he sighed. He frowned. He scowled, then sighed again. Suddenly, he brightened. He grabbed his pen, and triumphantly, he scribbled his definitive answer:

4. Available in attractive containers of varying sizes.

He received an A

My "Stolen" 25 Things Quiz

1. When you look at yourself in the mirror, what's the first thing you look at? My hair.
2. How much cash do you have on you right now? Don't know exactly, but less than a dollar in change.
3. What's a word that rhymes with "TEST"? Jest
4. Favorite plant? The one my daughter gave me for mother's day in a self-decorated Styrofoam cup.
5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone? Gma B Cell (my grandma's cell phone)
6. What is your main ring tone on your phone? Treadmill (something I need to use more often!)
7. What shirt are you wearing? Pink tanktop
8. Do you "label" yourself? Yes
9. Name brand of your shoes currently wearing? None...my piggies are free!
10. Do you prefer a bright or dark room? Depends on my mood.
11. What did you have for breakfast? Didn't eat breakfast this morning.
12. What were you doing at midnight last night? Tossing and turning...trying to go to sleep...Still didn't get to sleep til after 2 a.m. though!!!! :(
13. Last thought you had before you had a wreck? So we'll go to the Discovery Center then...boom! (for an explanation of that, see here.)
14. What did your last text message you received on your cell phone say? Ebay has them at $45, but at the wrong eye size 46, not 44. Found on another site for $106. Can keep checking Ebay in future. (From hubby in ref. to my magnetic clip on sun glasses that I lost!)
15. Do you ever click on "Pop Ups" or Banners? No
16. What's an expression that you say a lot? "No!" (I have 3 kids)
17. Who told you they loved you last? My hubby.
18. Last furry thing you touched? I can't remember, maybe Trin's cat?
19. How many hours a week do you work? Lots more than my hubby seems to think!
20. How many rolls of film do you need to get developed? I don't know, maybe one from a few years ago before we got our digital camera.
21. Favorite age you have been so far? 18...I graduated high school, got married, and moved out of my parents' house.
22. Your worst enemy? My fat!
23. What is your current desk top picture? A picture of a signed Nolan Ryan baseball (guru's choice)
24. What was the last thing you said to someone? Get out of my purse!
25. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to go back in time and fix all your mistakes which would you choose? Show me the Money!!

How Do They Make Rubber Gloves?

A dentist was getting ready to clean an elderly lady's teeth. He noticed that she was a little nervous, so he began to tell her a story as he was putting on his surgical gloves...

"Do you know how they make these rubber gloves?"

She said, "No."

"Well", he spoofed, "down in Mexico they have this big building set up with a large tank of latex, and the workers are all picked according to hand size. Each individual walks around for a bit while the latex sets up and dries right onto their hands! Then they peel off the gloves and throw them into the big "Finished Good Crate" and start the process all over again."

His patient didn't laugh a bit.

Five minutes later, during the procedure, he had to stop cleaning her teeth because she burst out laughing. The old woman blushed and exclaimed, "I just suddenly thought about how they must make condoms!"

Sorry for all the jokes lately. I don't have much else to blog about and I just had to share!

Why Guys Have All The Luck

1. A guy's butt is never a factor
in a job interview.

2. A guy's orgasms are real. Always.

3. A guy's last name stays put.

4. The garage is all his.

5. Wedding plans take care of them-

6. He doesn't have to curl up next

7. Chocolate is just another snack.

8. He can wear a white shirt to a

9. Foreplay is optional.

10. He never feels compelled to stop

11. Car mechanics tell him the truth.

12. He doesn't give a rat's ass if

13. The world is his urinal.

14. Hot wax never comes near his pubic area.

15. He never has to drive to another gas station because "this one's just too icky."

16. Same work......more pay.

17. Wrinkles add character.

18. He doesn't have to leave the room to make emergency crotch adjustments.

19. Wedding Dress $2,000; Tux rental $100.

20. If he retains water, it's in a canteen.

21. People never glance at his chest when he is talking to them.

22. Princess Di's death was just another obituary.

23. The occasional well-rendered belch is practically expected.

24. New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle his feet.

25. Porn movies are designed with him in mind.

26. Not liking a person does not preclude having great sex with
them.

27. Your pals can be trusted never to trap you with: "So, notice
anything different?"

28. One mood.....all of the time.

A Poem For Moms And Dads

Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray my sanity to keep.
For if some peace I do not find,
I'm pretty sure I'll lose my mind.

I pray I find a little quiet
Far from the daily family riot
May I lie back--not have to think
about what they're stuffing down the sink
or who they're with, or where they're at
and what they're doing to the cat.

I pray for time all to myself
(did something just fall off a shelf?)

To cuddle in my nice, soft bed
(Oh no, another goldfish--dead!)

Some silent moments for goodness sake
(Did I just hear a window break?)

And that I need not cook or clean--
(Well heck, I've got the right to dream)

Yes now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray my wits about me keep,
But as I look around I know—
I must have lost them long ago!

Achin' 4 Claiken

Thaaaaat's right! I finally got to see Clay Aiken in concert! I called a friend of mine yesterday that I hadn't talked to in a few weeks and she said that her MIL had purchased tickets to see Clay at the Ohio State Fair. Then she mentioned that there was a ticket for her mom to go too, but her mom didn't really want to go. I said, "She doesn't want to see Clay? Shoot, I'll take her ticket!" Well to make a long story short, I got to go. And for free even! It was a good concert.

It was his Jukebox Tour. It was amazing that I knew practically all the songs he sang from the last 50 years. One thing I noticed is that he lets his backup singers sing a LOT. They have their own solos and everything where sometimes he isn't even on stage while they're singing their songs. My friend (who has been to 2 other Clay concerts already) said he does this at all his concerts. They must have something in their contracts with him saying they have to have so much solo time. Two of the 3 have their own albums out. They are all very good, I'm not complaining about that, but I went to see Clay, dawg!

Here is a pic of my friend, after the concert, in her "Clay Aiken will always be my American Idol" t-shirt that a friend of hers made for her:



I, as usual, forgot to take my camera, but fortunately had my handy dandy camera phone. I tried to get a pic of Clay on stage, but it didn't turn out well. No flash with my camera phone! :( Well, that's about all I gots for today.

I'm Back!

Well we're back from Niagara! Actually, we've been back for a couple of days, I just haven't really felt like blogging. We had a wonderful time as you can read about on my hubby's blog, and see some nice pics if you'd like.

On our way out of the hotel in Niagara, guru backed into a pole in the parking garage and busted out one of the back tail lights and scuffed up the bumper as well as put a dent in the bumper. (Fortunately, the dent seems to have popped out on it's own!) We got an estimate yesterday and it will only be about $100 to fix the tail light and remove the scuffs from the bumper. That's better than paying a $250 deductable and risking our insurance going up to have the whole bumper replaced. Here's a pic I took of the damage...it was dark outside, so not such a great pic...



On top of that, not 5 minutes later did we see that our middle daughter had gum all over her outfit. "How did that happen?" we asked. Apparently she was trying to blow a bubble and accidentally spit the gum out of her mouth and couldn't find where it went. We changed her outfit, as we were on our way into the Discovery Center at Niagara. When we finished there and got back in the car, she informs us that there is gum on her seatbelt. ARGH! Are you kidding me? I was not in the best of moods at this point. "What else can we do to mess up mommy's van, huh?" We're going to try goo gone and a toothbrush and see if that gets it off. Anyone have any other suggestions on how to get gum off of a seatbelt? (And don't say ice, I already tried it! It didn't help much, if any.)

Festival and Falls

Thursday evening, my girls and I joined 2 of my friends and their daughters to go to the Violet festival, a local annual event that has carnival rides, games, food and live music. Thursday was The River night (a local christian radio station) at the festival and they were featuring Mark Schults. Best of all, the concert was FREE!! I just love Mark Schults...and free stuff!

We got there around 7:00 and set up our lawn chairs to save our place for the concert then wondered around a while. We saw practically everyone from our church there. We bought some tickets and rode some rides. Here is a pic of the girls on the swings (mine are the one in the middle of the pic and the one 2 to the right of her):



Here is the big slide they went on:



And here is a not so great pic of Mark Schultz on the stage (keep in mind these were all taken with my camera phone, so you don't get the best quality!):



(And of course you all know to click the picture to see it bigger!)

While Mark was singing, my younger daughter said to me "he sounds just like the guy on the radio." To which of course I replied, "he is the guy on the radio." She then gave me a shocked expression, wide eyes, mouth open, the whole nine yards and said "Serious?" Too cute!!

As for tomorrow, my hubby and I decided to go ahead and take our trip to Niagara Falls since my granddad is doing so much better. We will be leaving tomorrow morning. We are all really excited. This is the first real family vacation we have taken since my now 5 year old was 7 months old. We are only staying 2 nights at the falls and heading back on Tuesday sometime. We will probably spend most of Tuesday touring and then spend the night somewhere on the way back and come the rest of the way home on Wednesday.

On A Lighter Note

Here's a joke for ya! (Rated PG-13)

The Wedding:

A lawyer married a woman who had previously divorced ten husbands. On their wedding night, she told her new husband, "Please be gentle; I'm still a virgin."

"What?" said the puzzled groom. "How can that be if you've been married ten times?"

"Well, husband #1 was a Sales Representative; he kept telling me how great it was going to be.

Husband #2 was in Software Services; he was never really sure how it was supposed to function, but he said he'd look into it and get back to me.

Husband #3 was from Field Services; he said everything checked out diagnostically but he just couldn't get the system up.

Husband #4 was in Telemarketing; even though he knew he had the order, he didn't know when he would be able to deliver.

Husband #5 was an Engineer; he understood the basic process but wanted three years to research, implement, and design a new state-of-the-art method.

Husband #6 was from Finance and Administration; he thought he knew how, but he wasn't sure whether it was his job or not.

Husband #7 was in Marketing; although he had a nice product, he was never sure how to position it.

Husband #8 was a psychiatrist; all he ever did was talk about it.

Husband #9 was a gynecologist; all he did was look at it.

Husband #10 was a stamp collector; all he ever did was...God, I miss him!

But now that I've married you, I'm really excited!"

"Good," said the lawyer, "but, why?"

"Duh; you're a lawyer. This time I know I'm gonna get screwed!"

An Update

As of this morning, my granddad was doing much better. He had the balloon pump removed yesterday and the ventilator and stomach tubes removed this morning. He was sitting up and saying he was hungry. That was a very good sign.

At 11:30, I picked my grandma up from the hospital and took her to lunch and home to get showered and changed and grab a few things. Then we were back to the hospital. When we got there we found out that while we were gone, he apparently felt the need to use the restroom and tried to get up out of his bed to go. Alone. Without calling for any help. He was cath'd. Not good. He fell.

AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!! Where the heck were the nurses? It wasn't as though he was moving at lightning speed and got up and fell out of bed before anyone could get to him. He was obviously moving rather slowly yet no one seemed to notice him getting himself out of bed!! He was checked out and the last I heard, he was ok, but had blood in his urine (my guess is that maybe he pulled the cath out when he fell and damaged something. OUCH!) When I was there, I scolded him and begged him to please not attempt to get up by himself again. I also told him he needs to quit scaring us like this!

His voice was very shaky and I could tell he was in extreme pain. He said that he hurt so bad from the hips down that he couldn't stand it. I told him I would make sure gma checked with the nurse to see if it was time for more pain meds. (gma was in the waiting room with the kids while I went back to see him). Please continue to pray for his recovery!

They are also going to be giving him a defibrillator as soon as possible. So, it looks as though he will most likely be in the hospital for a few more days.

Ok, so here is a dilemma that is burdening me right now. My family and I (as in my hubby, me and our kids) are scheduled to take our vacation to Niagara Falls this Sunday. The trip has been planned for a while now and guru has been granted permission to take next week off even though he hasn't technically earned it yet, since he's only been with the company since March. Since he is a consultant, he had to clear it with the company he is employed by as well as with the company that he is contracting with. Unfortunately, both of those bosses are on vacation this week so he can't just tell them that he can't take next week after all and we just reschedule our trip for later.

I am so torn about this. Do we go on our trip as planned? Or do we just stay in town and waste a week of my hubby's vacation time? (We would not be gone the whole week, we'd be back Tuesday or Wednesday at the latest). If we go, I'll feel guilty and be worried the whole time, but if we stay, I don't know when we'll get the opportunity again. I don't want to be selfish. If we need to cancel our trip and stay, I will. But we have all been looking forward to this trip for a long time. What would you all do if in this situation? I don't want people to think I'm a prick for leaving while my gpa is in the hospital. What do I do? I will have to let the hotel know by Saturday afternoon if I need to cancel our reservations.

Man, I'm depressed!

Please Send Up Prayers!

My grandfather went in for a heart catheterization today. His doctors have been trying to figure out what caused his problems last month where we almost lost him. Trinity wrote about it here.

It was scheduled for 2:15 this afternoon and he had to be at the hospital at 12:15. I met them there so I could be there with my grandma while he had this procedure done. I had all 3 of my kiddos with me and we decided after they took him back for the cath. that we would go down to the cafeteria and get some lunch. As we are finishing lunch we hear over the loud speaker "Code blue, cath lab, Code blue cath lab, Code blue cath lab". My grandma and I just looked at each other. She said "that scares me" I said "yeah. pray pray pray". I didn't want to say anything to her, but my heart started racing and I felt as though I was going to lose the lunch I just ate. I was very scared, to say the least. I immediately started praying "God please don't let it be him."

We decided to go back up to the waiting room and my grandma tried to find out from the lady at the reception desk (who I will refer to as R from now on) if it was him. She said she didn't know. We didn't know if she was just saying that or not. But we sat anyway. The kids were wanting us to play their games with them, but we were not in the mood for games. I told them sternly "not right now" and things like that, but I didn't want to say anything to scare them. Gma went back up to R to try to get more info from her. She kept saying she had a really bad feeling that it was him. She told R "if you know it's him, please just tell me." R said she thought it might just be him. But they were sending a chaplain down to talk to the family.

We sat nervously waiting. After a while, R came over and said that he was still in procedure and that it didn't sound like bad news. We felt a bit of relief but still a little nervous. A few minutes later, R came back and said she wanted to take 2 adults back to talk to the Dr. in a conference room. Fortunately a couple of my grandparents' friends came to sit with us and were there to keep an eye on my kids. I had a bad feeling because usually the Dr. will come out to the waiting room to talk to the family. As we walk back with R toward the conf. room I saw a man in a suit that looked like a chaplain standing right outside the door. My heart sank. We went in the room and sat down and the man in the suit introduced himself as, none other than, the chaplain.

The head surgeon came in to talk to us. He told us that it was indeed my gpa who they called code blue on, however they were able to resuscitate him and he was doing better. They found quite a large blockage and put in 2 stints as well as some balloon thing that will make it so his heart doesn't have to work so hard. They said he would be in critical condition for at least 48 hours. Around 6:15, my hubby came straight from work and took the kids home and I stuck around with gma to make sure he was going to be alright (and her). Trinity and G and my dad and my other grandma and her sister also came to visit. When we all (except gma) left around 9:15, he was stable. His blood pressure and heart rate were much better.

What a long, stressful day! I'm sure there is more that I'm forgetting, but this is long enough already. Please just pray that he will make a full recovery and not have this problem anymore. Now that they know what caused it, pray they will be able to fix it.

Thanks Trin and G for the subs and diet Pepsi!

How well do you know me?

Take my quiz and find out. (I stole this from Trinity and Guru, BTW)

Take my Quiz! and then Check out the Scoreboard!

Help Me!

Ok, so who out there has a bed with a headboard and a footboard? (I know trinity and ghraper do, so please help me out here.) I cannot figure out how to get my bedskirt to look right. I've been getting by with it on there crooked but it really, REALLY annoys me! I had it on upside down so it wasn't quite as noticeable, but I bought a new bedskirt and tried putting it on correctly, but it looks like crap! Somebody help me! How do you get it to look right?

Here's a pic of how it looks at the foot of the bed right now:



On top of that, it doesn't come up all the way at the head of the bed:


So how do I fix this? Anyone have any ideas?

(BTW, I can't tuck it on the inside of the sideboards because of the support beams.)

Fun Day!

Well, my day at King's Island was, indeed, fun! We got a bit of a late start this morning because my friend's daughter woke up and cried at the sitter's last night where she was supposed to be staying the night, so she had to go and pick her up and then drop her off again this morning. Then, she couldn't find her sunglasses, so we had to stop at Target to get some new ones. Then we were off. We got on the road around 9 am (about an hour later that originally planned) and listened to Brian Regan's comedy CD on the way there.

We made really good time though, thanks to my friend's crazy driving. Seriously, she's a crackheaded driver! She changed lanes so many times zooming in and out of traffic. We got there, parked and were walking through the gate at 10:10 am, just 10 minutes after the park opened for the day!

There were really not that many people there! The longest we had to wait in line for any ride was about an hour. We rode, in no particular order, the Vortex, Face Off, the Racer (forward and backward), Drop Zone, Top Gun, Flight of Fear, Tomb Raider, and The Italian Job. Not to mention, the Zephyr, which is the big swings, Viking Fury, the big pirate ship looking thing that swings you back and forth, and the Scooby Doo Haunted Castle (I told you I was going to act like a kid). Oh, and of course, we went up on the Eiffel Tower to look around.

We even had time to eat a leisurely lunch and shop around at some of the shops. By 7 pm, we were both ready to head out. There were still a couple of rides we kind of wanted to ride, but one of them was not running and the other was at the opposite end of the park and we were both pretty beat, so we just decided to call it a day.

All in all I think it was a very successful day at the park. I've had times where I spent the entire day there, from open to close and only get to ride a few coasters. So this was good! And though it was extremely hot today, at least it didn't rain as the forecast had predicted for us!

Then I had to endure her crazy driving again on the way back home. Let me give you an example. There was this big 12 passenger van that was in front of us in the fast lane that kept slowing down next to all the semi's and doing the universal arm thing people do to try to get the truck drivers to pull on their horns. Well none of them wanted to play along and my friend is getting really ticked off because the guy is not going fast enough for her and she can't get around him. So she honks her own horn at them and a few miles later, they finally get over and let her pass. Then, inevitably, they got back over behind us and tailgated. So what does my friend do? She pulls up beside the next semi and slows down and does the arm thing and much to her satisfaction, the trucker plays along and pulls his horn. This makes her really happy and the Van then backed way off and we lost them in our dust. I must admit, it was pretty funny!

Well, I hope everyone else had a wonderful and hot day as I did! Tata for now.

Kid Free Tomorrow

Yea for me! Tomorrow, a friend and I are going to go to King's Island! I am really excited! I usually get to visit either K.I. or Cedar Point every summer (or both if it's a good summer!) I didn't go last year, though because of the baby. I just love roller coasters! The higher the better! I'm looking forward to some time without the kids where I get to go have fun and act like a kid myself! It's only about an hour and a half drive. Maybe less they way this particular friend drives. The best part is that we are getting the tickets at almost half off the regular price!

My friend has a 6 year old daughter that is tall for her age, just slightly shorter than my 8 year old daughter. We were momentarily considering taking her daughter and my oldest (who are both taller than 48 inches and could ride most of the rides there.) The problems I have with that are this: first, my daughter has never been to an amusement park and has obviously never ridden a roller coaster. Well, besides smaller carnival rides, but not nearly the same! So what if we get there, and she doesn't like them, or she's too scared to get on a ride, or goes on one and refuses to ride anymore? Then my whole day (and $) is shot! Second, she is a whiner! Really. I can't even walk around WalMart for 20 minutes without her complaining that she's tired and her feet hurt and blah blah blah! And third, after just coming off of VBS week at church and having my middle daughter practically refuse to let me out of her sight, and taking care of a clingy, and sick baby all weekend (he had a fever and was throwing up, no fun!) I just really REALLY need some time away from kids. I need some time for me! Is that so wrong?

I love my kids, don't get me wrong, but I've about had it this summer! With the girls out of school and having all 3 kids all day long all week long, my patience are wearing thin! The girls fight constantly, the younger one always cries...I mean about EVERYTHING! I've thought about tallying up every time she cries for one week or even one day, but I don't know if I have enough paper! On top of that, the baby needs constant supervision and attention!

So, all I'm saying is that it will be nice to get away from the chaos for a day. That's all. Then I will be ready to get back to my usual hectic life as normal. Well, as ready as one can be to do so.

BTW, thanks Trinity for keeping the girlies for me!