Have Y'all Missed Me?

Cuz, I've been, like, hangin' out on Facebook (my new addiction) and runnin' kids back and forth to baseball and softball and such, since I have five (yes, five) playing those sports.

Oh, and school's out. Yay.

Happy Birthday Ethan!

Wow! You've finally hit the Big Time and graduated from single- to double-digits! I can't believe you're already 10! I think it's time to put bricks on your head.

My wonderfully spirited fourth-born, you've always kept me on my toes...even from the beginning, having surgery at two days old for a congenital bowel obstruction (I don't remember the medical term for it...some sort of "atresia"). That should have been an indication of how things would go! I'm glad I named you Ethan Cole...Ethan means "steadfast", and Cole is "peace"...you (and I) have needed it!

You are really a happy kid, and almost always have a smile on your face...especially when you're doing something creative...

Yes, that would be you...in the dryer, still smilin'....

Even after you fell in the alley on the metal grate and laid your forehead open "to the bone" and had to have seven stitches and had various abrasions on your face, you still smiled and thought you looked cool with your gnarly scar....

Your first season of football...still smilin'...

Still acting goofy....but having fun and enjoying life...

On our most recent "ice" day last week...maybe I should school you better on how to dress for the weather....

Happy Birthday, Thunder....I Love You!

I Got Nuthin'...

It's Friday, I'm here, I'm lame, I got nuthin'.

I have a friend coming over shortly to help me re-vamp my "budget"...yeah, right. If she can pull some money out of her, umm, hat, then we can "budget".

I've had two sick kids all week. Matthew went back to school today; Tori's home sick with the "crud". Ethan had strep last week. Fun times.

I've got to get my paperwork sorted and think about filing taxes. More fun times. At least I'll get a refund.

Thought I'd lost Ethan this morning. He was waiting, in the dark, for the bus since he had to be there early to practice a skit for their morning assembly. Called to him periodically from the front porch (bus stop is at the end of the street, I'm at the back of the cul-de-sac). He answers. I hear the bus...don't see it. I came in for a couple of seconds, went back out, called, no answer. Called again. No answer. I trot (that was funny in itself) to the end of the cul-de-sac...no Ethan. I was going to call a friend further down the route to see if the bus had come by. Cell's dead...d.e.a.d. Long story short...he's at school.

Mumsie's moving out over Spring Break.

Only have two kiddos today. Gonna go look at furniture for Mums's new apartment this afternoon. Gotta love Craigslist!

I seriously have to post my wonderful loot that John Deere Mom sent me after I whined and complained about not getting any Christmas gifts. I will...I promise, I will.

See....lame. Gonna go find crutches now.

Some VERY Important Info for a Friday

With the economy in the sad state that it's in, and no doubt, people wanting to escape the mounting creditor phone calls (I'm NOT talking about me here..........), Melissa has posted some wonderful ways to creatively change our names. I'm copying her here, but for obvious reasons, I'll use my own name. Just don't tell my mortgage company.

To find your ROCK STAR NAME take your first pet & current car:
Schotzie Suburban

To find your GANGSTA NAME take your favorite ice cream flavor and your favorite cookie:
Chocolate Oreo

YOUR DETECTIVE NAME? Your favorite color and favorite animal:
White Cow

Everybody wants a SOAP OPERA NAME, so take your middle name and the city where you were born:
Ellen Beaumont

Want to know your SUPERHERO NAME? Just add the word "The" plus your 2nd favorite color, and your favorite drink:
The Black Iced Tea

Your NASCAR NAME. Take the first names of your grandfathers:
Thomas Robert (or, Tommy Bobby)

If I ever go into the WITNESS PROTECTION Program, I might use this name. Your mother’s & father’s middle names:

Joyce Findley

TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME? Just take your 5th grade teacher’s last name and add a major city that starts with the same letter:
Hull Houston (sounds like a Rescue Hero...)

Everyone needs a SPY NAME. Add your favorite season/holiday to your flower:
Fall Chrysanthemum

Find your CARTOON NAME by taking your favorite fruit, an article of clothing you’re wearing right now, now add "ie" or "y":
Strawberry Jeansie

And lastly, your ROCKSTAR TOUR is heading across the northeast...it's called
("The” + Your fave hobby/craft, your fave weather element + the word “Tour”):

The Spray Painting Thunderstorm Tour

Have a wonderful day!

Bye, Bye, Bye

bye bye bye




Hi, this is Tori. Yes, I know this is my mommy's blog, but ella no sabe como poner videos on her blog-o (For those who don't know Espanol, ella no sabe como poner means she does not know how to put). Sooo, I'm putting the video of Fatty Matty dancing to Bye Bye Bye by N*Sync :)

Leave lots of comments!
Bye :)

*If the video does not show up, click the link and that should take you to it.

Alex

Here's a fun, random picture of Alex, my youngest, that I took when I got my new camera this past summer. This is one of my favorite pictures yet.

This just really captures...him.

For more cute "faces" pictures, go to this wonderful new site,

and see what others have taken pictures of.

Randomness Before Retiring