Holy Moly

Has it been that long?

Well... there have been a few things that have eaten my attention lately. Things not easily shared on line, but would make for a really great soap opera script or a lifetime movie.

Isn't funny how when you try and live a peaceful, 'drama' free life that 'drama' follows you and makes its ugly, weathered, inappropriate face known? I guess that's life. And how the situation is handled is truly your character. It will ALL come out in the end and no one is fooling anyone.

AnYwAy~ My kids and I have had such a great summer already! We are surrounded by family and friends who are such a blessing. I have to post some pics tomorrow.

I am on the verge of homeschooling thru the summer. I know, I'm nuts. I have been looking at sites to get ideas for worksheets. If anyone knows of any please let me know!

I'll keep this blog updated~ pinkie swear :)

Christmas Time!!

My Mom & I made these tu-tu's for little miss C & J, they turned out sooo cute!!
This one is Miss J's, the little ducky's are so her! This is Miss C's, notice the sparklys...yes they are a sight to behold :)

C has pink, white, and deep purple. With a crazy number of bows to top it off.

J's has red, white and deep purple~ I soooo would not have put these colors together, but my mom, Yoda, said they would look great...and they did of course! Now who doubted Yoda???

We have already seen Santa, and had our faces painted with I guess it's a winter butterfly?

Sat on his lap and asked for barbies, pink barbies, a pink bear with a heart. (?) No clue what the heart bear thing is. She is very interested in the organs, she has always said she wants to be a doctor- a baby doctor shock!- I would like her to be a family doc- she can care for her aging mother who has lost the use of her legs while playing four kids who think of the goofiest games- I have to join in on!

Mr. P's turn... he wanted LEGO'S and we are all stunned by this announcement. He has tubs full of legos- tubs! But what the boys want, the boys get :)
Santa was wonderful! He brought his book with him so he could check that their names were on the 'Nice' list. They sang songs with Santa, and even made up some songs with him~ that's one great Santa!

Merry Merry Christmas!!!

Oh for the Joy's of Life!

I have not posted in FOREVER!!! So much has happened~ I am officially single as of Oct. 1, 2009. It should not be such a great thing to be single, but it is. I met someone who is amazing~ it was totally unplanned, but great none the less :)
I'm not sure where or if it will go anywhere, but it is nice to know that there are men out there who are not afraid of 4 kids.

Anyway~ I am getting my house in order, which is taking way longer than expected. I would post pic's but no one wants to see that!

My constant companion and ever faithful friend is on the fritz- rebal (some#'s here) digital camera needs a battery - or I am hoping that's the problem.

N worked on my computer, doing very official 6 year old business, and now it look like this
As I was typing this, I fixed it :) YAHOOOO
So no more GiGaNtIc icons.

There is so much to get caught up on, I will do it tho!!
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Deep Pool Diving

I should have done the pic's first, here is P going in again- yes with jammies on. My boys live in p.j's and I have given up trying to change this.

I thought I would keep Ju busy (so she couldn't throw anything else in the pool) so I let her climb in the water with N (who actually has on clothes).

These were exhibit A, B, C and D. These tiny rocks took up two hours of my life!! Ju can fit quiet a bit of these in her hand. I don't know if that info will ever come in handy, but just in case I will file it away :)

(I couldn't delete this pic- I know dork)

My neighbor (who lives one street over) came by the other day and said that her backyard was flooded and the people (my across the street neighbors) were not answering their door. OK~ I called my ex (cuz he has their phone number) and he said the people who live there were out of town. GrEaT. I, and the four willing participants, went across the street to see what was happening. The backyard was FLOODED. I don't have a clue about sprinklers (I'm new at this whole single with a house thing) so my ex gave me the owners phone number, I called him and he walked me thru the whole -stick my hand down a hole filled with water while getting sprinkled on- and I successfully turned off the water. Yea!! We can go home now...ugh no. Ju had thrown two handfuls of tiny pebbles into their pool. UGH. I swept them up and had P go down to pick the up. He did this willingly until Ju decided to throw two more handfuls in. NOOOO.....

I begged P to go back in the cold water...after promising a hot fudge sundae from McD's he did.

I need some major HELP! I am at a total loss at doing anything with this space. I just noticed that Ju is sitting there HA!
I started to paint the walls Cake stand Blue- but it looked chalky next to the tile. Can you see the blue? I loved the color so much, I put it in my boys' room and it looks amazing! Just not in the bathroom!
So, I now have no idea what color to paint this room. The curtains are gold with a black and gold tie back. I love them, but would trade them if needed.
Any suggestions?

House Cleaning 101

I do not have housekeepers anymore~ (price of freedom) and I love it!!

I didn't know how much I would enjoy the simplicity of cleaning.

Today I vacuumed the tile hallway, living room, playroom and kitchen and laundry room. I then pledged (Callie actually did this) the coffee table, end tables, playroom table, kitchen table, desk, china cabinet and hutch. Callie did the end tables and hutch, and part of the floor :)
Then I Windexd the glass in the living room, Callie's mirror, bathroom mirror and playroom shutters and windows. I also cleaned the sliding glass door with a micro fiber cloth which doesn't need windex. This took about 30 min- surprisingly. I enjoyed it! The tables are sparkly, thanks to Callie and her trigger happy finger.
I think I should have done this a long time ago. I am still learning the shortcuts to cleaning, like vacuum all carpets one day? Or a room a day?
It is a great stress reliever and I am getting pretty good at it!

I am on the quest, yes quest, for the perfect coffee-mate :) Yes, pun intended.
I am without my beloved Hazelnut Biscotti, and at such a loss in the mornings until I found this... I thought I had found my perfect mate, and then, flat! I was in such shock that I was not instantly in love- Vanilla~check Carmel~check Brownie(?) who was ever let down by a brownie? I was, my friends. I can see now why this is a limited edition.
I will have to go to my old stand by~ Hazelnut~ until my first love Pumpkin Spice returns in a couple months. Hazelnut Biscotti was, I thought, my coffee-mate for life (when pumpkin was out of season). If you see my love, please let me know where he is hiding.