Real Men Wear Goatees

So… Have I mentioned that Joe has decided to grow a goatee? Have I also mentioned that I’m not sure what I think about it? … I’ve never been much of a beard person. I don’t mind a mustache, and to be honest, I don’t think I’ve ever seen Joe without a mustache. *lol* But [...]

More Tidbits

Tidbit #1

There isn’t anything going on, which is why things have been so quiet on my blog. We’re just enjoying a do-nothing week. The only non-home thing we’ve done this week is to go to the dentist on Wednesday, and then stop by to feed my SIL’s cat (they are camping this week)… We are [...]

Give Daddy a Heart Attack, Why Don’t You

Today Josh and I both had dentist appointments to get some teeth filled, and while we were in there, Joe hung out in the waiting room with the rest of the kids. Joe tells me that Alicia was flipping through a People magazine when she said, “Oh my, isn’t that a lovely sight!” … Joe looked [...]

TidBits

Tidbit #1

On July 4th Amanda accidentally slammed her finger in the door. … Poor thing cried and cried. After a while she seemed better, and her finger didn’t get a bruise, so we thought all was well.
Well… I think she’s going to lose her fingernail! It’s completely separatedfrom her finger, and is only attached [...]

Oh Bother! Someone’s Fibbing

Thanks for all the advice on teaching Amanda what a lie is.
After reading Amanda’s comment, I suddenly remembered that we already have a book on lying. It’s a Pooh Bear book, and it’s called Oh Bother! Someone’s Fibbing. I had forgotten all about that book! After the kids wake up, I will have to go [...]

Lying

We’ve been having issues lately, with Amanda and lying.  The problem is… She doesn’t seem to be able to grasp the concept of lying. *sigh*
A few weeks ago I asked her if she had wet her pants, and she told me no. Found out a little bit later that yes indeed, she had… Now, she [...]

Conversation of the Day

[The kids are on the speaker phone, talking to Daddy]
Amanda: “Daddy… You’re so cute!”
Daddy: “Why thank you Amanda. I work on it. You don’t get a body like this, sitting on the couch.”
Amanda: “Mama’s sitting on the couch.”
Oh dear.
Daddy goes on to say… “You get a body like this, sitting at the dining table.”
*rofl*

Alicia Loses Another Tooth

Alicia lost another tooth on Saturday. … It’s been lose for a while now, but my kids are always quite nervous about getting those teeth out of their mouths. *lol* The tooth had been so lose, I was afraid it would fall out when she was eating or sleeping, and that she would swallow [...]

Independence Day 2008

Man, it’s been a busy couple of days! I wasn’t even able to get on the computer at all yesterday… So I am *really* behind on my blog hopping. I hope I can get caught up today. We shall see.
This morning I got all the pictures that I have taken the last couple days uploaded [...]

Fireworks

So… Today Jared tells me about another neighborhood boy. I haven’t met this boy, and don’t even know his name, but I get the feeling that none of the kids care for him much.
Which. Is. A. Very. Good. Thing.
Jared tells me that he likes to show off, and that he is very irritating. He also [...]

Our [Mostly] Finished Classroom

Quote of the Day:
You know you watch too much Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman when you hear…
Amanda: “I had a dream last night that you were being kissed by indians!”
Wonder what Daddy will think of that one? *rofl*
Oh… Before I forget, like I did yesterday, thank you to those of you who commented on Alicia’s blog, [...]

The Car Show that Wasn’t

[note: I actually wrote most of this yesterday, but was too sleepy to finish and post... So I'm going to post date it for last night... Julie = Cheater *lol*]
Quote of the Day:
Amanda: (half awake and yawning like crazy) “I was in Jared’s room, and I was really tired, so I went into my room [...]

Random Things That Made Me Smile Today

This morning, when Amanda woke up, she came running to me and threw herself in my arms for a morning hug. She then said, “I’ve been dreaming of this best hug!”
Jared wanted to arm wrestle with me today, because he was sure that he was stronger… He was sure surprised when he couldn’t win that [...]

“Mommy and Me”

I was tagged by Carol, to post pictures of me with my kids… And since I am currently in distress about how quickly they are growing, I thought I would post photos of when they were babies…

Mommy and Jared, Friday, April 3, 1998.
Jared was 11.6 weeks old, and the light of my life! I was SO [...]

Babies on Her Mind

Lately, Amanda has been thinking about babies. A lot.
She keeps watching the video of when she was a baby, and she keeps asking me when I am going to “get a new baby in my tummy”.
Look at this picture that she drew me yesterday. .. She says that this is me, with a baby [...]

Feyrer Park

Yesterday, after Joe finished putting the second coat of paint on the ceiling in the family room, we met Joe’s sister and her family at Feyrer park for a BBQ… Feyrer Park is a campground on the Molalla River, which is only 5 miles from our house (and 3.5 miles from Scott and Debbie’s house… [...]

Quick Post

I am really sleepy, so this will be quick.
Today I spent the day with a paint brush in my hand… We are now almost done with the family room. All that is left is the second coat on the ceiling and the upper 12 inches (or so) of the walls… You know, the parts [...]

Grounded

Amanda wasn’t able to go outside and play today…

(watching the other kids play in the yard… Poor Pixie!… Maybe she’ll learn something from this?)

About Teeth

Conversation of the Day:
Josh: “I think that someday I’m going to need braces.” (shows me his slightly crooked top teeth)
Mommy: “Who knows, maybe you will, when you get older.”
Josh: “I don’t mean to brag, but I think I’ll look pretty cute in braces.”
Indeed you would Joshy, indeed you would. *rofl*
My dentist appointment went well today… [...]

Ho Hum

I feel like I should post on my blog, but nothing even remotely interesting has been happening around here, which (of course) makes for a rather boring blog post. *sigh*
Now don’t get me wrong… I like quiet days, when nothing out of the ordinary happens… I am never bored. I always have the house to [...]