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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
A Mouth Full
Yay! Jay finally got his full set of braces...
Who Dat!!!!
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Who Dat!!!!
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One Step Forward...Two Steps Backward
You would THINK that my children, ages 13, 11, 8, and 7, would be able to dress themselves by now. Apparently not. After getting dressed, Kamron and Julia were ready to fix their hair and brush their teeth. This is what I found...
Seriously??? You don't realize that a POLO style shirt...and the undershirt too (look at Kam's undershirt..HA!)...is on backwards??? LOL!
Parents, let this be a lesson. Spend more time teaching them to put their shirts on the right way. Apparently I failed. ((sigh))
Seriously??? You don't realize that a POLO style shirt...and the undershirt too (look at Kam's undershirt..HA!)...is on backwards??? LOL!
Parents, let this be a lesson. Spend more time teaching them to put their shirts on the right way. Apparently I failed. ((sigh))
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Funny Without Even Trying To Be Funny.....That's Kamron
Oh Kamron. I love him so much. His eleven year-old brain and unintentional sense of humor never disappoint. Just like this post is titled, he is funny without ever trying to be funny. He makes me laugh on a daily basis.
Today, he was talking about how during P.E. they were shooting targets with bows and arrows. Yes, they do archery in P.E. It is kind of awesome. Anyway, he missed his first shot. But on his second try, he shot just a tiny bit closer to the bullseye than his friend and his friend was not happy about it. They are just a little bit competitive but Kamron doesn't usually get mad when he loses at something. With Jay as a big brother, he's gotten used to it...lol.
Soooooo they exchanged a few words to the tune of "Well at least I didn't MISS the whole thing when I shot." To which Kamron responded, "So, I still shot closer than YOU the second time." This apparently didn't sit well. This is what Kamron said happened next:
Kamron: "Yeah mom, he got mad and jumped up and shoved me with BOTH hands."
Me: "What did you do?"
Kamron: "I shoved him back EXACTLY as hard as he shoved me."
Me: "Really?"
Kamron: "Yeah mom, I mean, it's just like Newton's Law."
Me: "Huh?"
Kamron: "Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. I had to do it. I mean, it's just life."
BWAAAAAA PHAAAA HAAAAA! He was dead serious when he told me that. Who said that that kid doesn't pay attention? I guess I need to talk to his Science teacher and have her explain again what that law actually means (since he never believes anything I really say).
Oh how I do love Kamron :)
Today, he was talking about how during P.E. they were shooting targets with bows and arrows. Yes, they do archery in P.E. It is kind of awesome. Anyway, he missed his first shot. But on his second try, he shot just a tiny bit closer to the bullseye than his friend and his friend was not happy about it. They are just a little bit competitive but Kamron doesn't usually get mad when he loses at something. With Jay as a big brother, he's gotten used to it...lol.
Soooooo they exchanged a few words to the tune of "Well at least I didn't MISS the whole thing when I shot." To which Kamron responded, "So, I still shot closer than YOU the second time." This apparently didn't sit well. This is what Kamron said happened next:
Kamron: "Yeah mom, he got mad and jumped up and shoved me with BOTH hands."
Me: "What did you do?"
Kamron: "I shoved him back EXACTLY as hard as he shoved me."
Me: "Really?"
Kamron: "Yeah mom, I mean, it's just like Newton's Law."
Me: "Huh?"
Kamron: "Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. I had to do it. I mean, it's just life."
BWAAAAAA PHAAAA HAAAAA! He was dead serious when he told me that. Who said that that kid doesn't pay attention? I guess I need to talk to his Science teacher and have her explain again what that law actually means (since he never believes anything I really say).
Oh how I do love Kamron :)
Monday, March 14, 2011
As Julia's World Turns: Episode 1
This is possibly the BEST soap opera of them all. Seriously. She’s got more drama in her beautiful 7 year old little head of hers than any CBS writer could possibly create. Free time to think, such as in the car, gives her time to create dramatic hypothetical situations in her mind. Most of the time, these situations can, and do, lead to a full meltdown.
Example: A couple weeks ago, she was brushing/pulling-the-crap-out-of my hair (ahem). I was sick with the flu. She was quietly yanking away. Suddenly, she starts to cry. I ask what’s wrong. I probably should ignore these things, but strangely enough, I thoroughly enjoy how her mind works. She then cries and says that she doesn’t want to die with her eyes closed. WTH??? I, of course, ask why she’s saying that. She says, “Because if I die with my eyes closed, then my spirit won’t be able to find its way to heaven.” She’s got a point. So I consoled her and convinced her that her spirit will find its way just fine.
These types of stories happen all the time. And need to be documented. So here we go….
Washing your mouth out with soap--
On our way home from school today, this was our conversation:
Julia: “Mom, would you ever wash our mouths out with soap?”
Me: “I might.”
Julia: “WHAT! MOM, you can’t do that to us!”
Me: “Well, if you say bad words, I just might.”
Julia: “MOM, THAT’S POISON!”
Me: “Well, don’t say bad words.”
Julia: “And besides, if you did that then we would be brainwashed!”
Me: “Huh? How would you be brainwashed?”
Julia: “Because, a little piece of soap could break off and go all the way up to your brain and just wash it all over.”
Awesome. Just awesome! After lots of secret laughter between Jay and I, the conversation turned towards curse words and which ones would give a soap-in-the-mouth sentence. We all agreed that the “N” word would definitely be one of them. Discussion of the horrible disgusting “N” word began a back-and-forth on African Americans and people’s skin color. Last school year, Julia told a little boy in her class that he needed to stop going to the tanning bed so much so that his skin could be the color of hers. OMG…I was mortified. So we then had yet another discussion on how God made everyone different and it wasn’t tanning beds that caused his skin to be darker than hers.
Many coats--
Apparently, I didn’t quite clarify the issue.
Julia: “Mom, I know why some people have brown skin.”
Me: “Oh yeah, why’s that.”
Julia: “Because Jesus just put more coats of light skin on them.”
Me: (very confused) “How would more coats of light skin make anyone’s skin darker?”
Julia: “Well, it’s just like my fingernail polish… the more coats you put, the darker it gets.”
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!! They take our words so literally sometimes. I did tell her that about nail polish, so I had to explain that that theory only applies to paint, not skin.
This girl's mind never stops. I love her so much :)
To be continued……..
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Mardi Gras 2011~Laissez les bon temps rouler!!
What a wild Mardi Gras this was! Johnnie is in Baghdad and we miss him so much. I especially missed him this holiday with myself and the kids in Ft. Polk. BUT Mardi Gras used to be very different for us. It used to be something that we looked forward to every year, the entire year, from Ash Wednesday to Fat Tuesday the very next year. It was almost better than Christmas. Ahhhh the parties, the beads, New Orleans, and the parades! Mardi Gras changed a few years back for us. We began going snow skiing every year for the holiday and Mardi Gras became...family oriented. I like it that way (less of a headache the next morning..lol). I actually love it this way.
But this year was even more unique. First Cathy (my sister) came and spent the night with me. Then Kelli and Shantell, along with our TEN, yes you heard me right, TEN children spent the holiday at my house. It was crazy. There was so much laughter. There was bike riding and baseball playing. Kamron missed a pop fly and it hit him straight on the nose. There were tears. There were arguments and comradery.
WWE and Bieber Fever
First, Cathy took Jay and Kamron to Alexandria to see WWE Raw-Road to Wrestlemania! They had so much fun. They love wrestling more than anything and I ummmmmm can't stand to even hear the music. Sorry. So she took them. They bought souvenirs and T-shirts to remember the night. Ohhhhhh the glasses that Jay bought. My mother taught me that if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all so I'm going to zip it. But OMG....just sayin'.
Anyway, while they were watching grown men in their underwear roll and jump around on each other (Sorry honey, that's really what it is...ahem), I had a date with Seth and Julia at a very respectable establishment. We went to Chuck E Cheese, had pizza, and played games. It was a blast!
After dinner we went to the movies. We LOVE the movies so much. Movie popcorn is the bomb! Yay! They had been waiting to see Justin Bieber's "Never Say Never" movie for a long time. And it didn't disappoint!
I just THOUGHT that I had Bieber Fever before this movie. I want to adopt him now and keep him forever. Can I? Please?
The next day, after church, ccd, and a little shopping for hot chocolate K cups, Cathy, Austin, and Jace went back home :( Later that afternoon, Kelli and the kiddos arrived. Woo hoo!!!! We love when they come visit :)
Cow Tongue and a "Real Live Mexican"
My neighbor, Kristina, is great. Actually, she's amazing...five kids, an English teacher (insert vomit sounds here...I'm a Math person not English, as you can probably tell by the terrible grammer, punctuation, and spelling), a coupon master, and a great neighbor. She has been so helpful and a great friend through this deployment. Our kids get along great. Julia loves her girls and is so happy to finally have other girls to play with. She and her husband (aka: the real live Mexican...she calls him that not me..lol) cooked real Mexican food for us. We were so excited and grateful. We began eating this delicious food. There was salsa verde, amazing homemade pico, lime chips, beans, rice, and beef tacos. As we were eating, I say that the beef is really good...it was like chopped up roast. She proceeds to say to us that it is beef tongue. Wth??WHAAAAT??????? It was very tasty and although I could get past the idea of chomping on a cow tongue, Kelli couldn't. HAAAA!!! Her face was priceless!!! It was awesome! Kristina, we still very much appreciated supper. Thank you so much :)
Girl Power
The power of estrogen truely amazes me. Aly, Jay, Branson, Bryce, and Kamron usually hang together most of the time. Aly, being the only girl (age 12), managed to teach a cheerleading dance to Branson and Jay. And they performed it for us oh so well in the middle of our living room. HA! That was awesome! They performed their routine each individually, as well as together in a group. It was hilarious! It amazes me that instead of the boys getting Aly to do boy things, she managed to get all of them to cheer and dance! Really?? Seriously?? Truely amazing.
Fire! Fire!
I "thought" that having a campfire would occupy the older kids so that the adults could relax and enjoy some wine. So I bought them a campfire ring. All the kids worked so hard collecting wood for the fire. They made s'mores and roasted hot dogs and marshmallows with our neighbor, Kristina's, 3 girls. It was great. However, fire + 12 kids = no relaxation for the mommies. We needed daddies here to supervise. Wait, we needed the men outside, drinking beer, and pretending to watch the kids is what I meant to say...lol. We really missed the men. The kids had a blast though and I guess that's what counts :) I, on the other hand, drank a bottle of wine and walked around with a mop and broom most of the night...haha.
Operation Emmy Clean Up!
Emmy is absolutely adorable. She is independent and knows exactly what she wants. BUT she apparently doesn't appreciate a poopy diaper. The split second after she dirties the diaper, she proceeds to take it off herself (she's very independent) and play in it a bit..(ahem). This does not go over too well with everyone else. About an hour after she was asleep for the night. Kelli found her, half-naked, COVERED in poop, along with the sheets, clothes, pillow case, pillow (which I just threw away), and pack-n-play. HA!!!! It was not a pretty site! Trust me. We women had to divide and conquer. Shantell chaperoned the bonfire kids while Kelli woke Emmy up from her sound slumber and plopped her dirty butt in the bathtub. I took apart the bed and hauled it outside to be hosed off (yes it was that bad...OMG!) and Kristina, thankfully, brought a clean pack-n-play over from her house. After new clean sheets, new pj's, and a bath, Emmy went right back to sleep. Ahhhhhhh, all done! Except that she did it again bright and early the next morning. WHAT????? Yep, I'm serious. Round two of Operation Emmy Clean Up began all over again. I love that girl!
Emmy on Landon's Diaper Patrol
Those two babies are so so so cute! I can't wait until they can talk because GOOD LORD they would have a lot to say to each other. HA! Probably starting with "Leave me the H#ll Alone!" Once, Emmy felt it necessary to "check" Landon's diaper. He spread 'um like he was getting arrested on the side of the road and gettin' a pat down while she thoroughly checked to see if he poo-poo'd or tee-tee'd. LOL! He didn't and she was satisfied and let him resume normal activity. HA!!!
Why Boys Shouldn't Hit Girls
Reese hit Julia and Kelli made Reese write a letter stating what he did and why it was wrong. This is his letter. OMG! This is classic!
Phaaaaaa Haaaaaaa!!!!!!!
It was a very eventful Mardi Gras this year. But not in the way that it used to be. It's a different kind of eventful. The kind that leaves you feeling thankful, grateful, appreciative, and just puts a smile on your face from all of the memories that were made.Mardi Gras used to be full of bands, parades, music and dancing. Now it's our kids doing the dancing and singing the music. It really is amazing. Happy Mardi GRAS Everyone! Laissez les bon temps rouler!!
But this year was even more unique. First Cathy (my sister) came and spent the night with me. Then Kelli and Shantell, along with our TEN, yes you heard me right, TEN children spent the holiday at my house. It was crazy. There was so much laughter. There was bike riding and baseball playing. Kamron missed a pop fly and it hit him straight on the nose. There were tears. There were arguments and comradery.
WWE and Bieber Fever
First, Cathy took Jay and Kamron to Alexandria to see WWE Raw-Road to Wrestlemania! They had so much fun. They love wrestling more than anything and I ummmmmm can't stand to even hear the music. Sorry. So she took them. They bought souvenirs and T-shirts to remember the night. Ohhhhhh the glasses that Jay bought. My mother taught me that if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all so I'm going to zip it. But OMG....just sayin'.
Anyway, while they were watching grown men in their underwear roll and jump around on each other (Sorry honey, that's really what it is...ahem), I had a date with Seth and Julia at a very respectable establishment. We went to Chuck E Cheese, had pizza, and played games. It was a blast!
After dinner we went to the movies. We LOVE the movies so much. Movie popcorn is the bomb! Yay! They had been waiting to see Justin Bieber's "Never Say Never" movie for a long time. And it didn't disappoint!
I just THOUGHT that I had Bieber Fever before this movie. I want to adopt him now and keep him forever. Can I? Please?
The next day, after church, ccd, and a little shopping for hot chocolate K cups, Cathy, Austin, and Jace went back home :( Later that afternoon, Kelli and the kiddos arrived. Woo hoo!!!! We love when they come visit :)
Cow Tongue and a "Real Live Mexican"
My neighbor, Kristina, is great. Actually, she's amazing...five kids, an English teacher (insert vomit sounds here...I'm a Math person not English, as you can probably tell by the terrible grammer, punctuation, and spelling), a coupon master, and a great neighbor. She has been so helpful and a great friend through this deployment. Our kids get along great. Julia loves her girls and is so happy to finally have other girls to play with. She and her husband (aka: the real live Mexican...she calls him that not me..lol) cooked real Mexican food for us. We were so excited and grateful. We began eating this delicious food. There was salsa verde, amazing homemade pico, lime chips, beans, rice, and beef tacos. As we were eating, I say that the beef is really good...it was like chopped up roast. She proceeds to say to us that it is beef tongue. Wth??WHAAAAT??????? It was very tasty and although I could get past the idea of chomping on a cow tongue, Kelli couldn't. HAAAA!!! Her face was priceless!!! It was awesome! Kristina, we still very much appreciated supper. Thank you so much :)
Girl Power
The power of estrogen truely amazes me. Aly, Jay, Branson, Bryce, and Kamron usually hang together most of the time. Aly, being the only girl (age 12), managed to teach a cheerleading dance to Branson and Jay. And they performed it for us oh so well in the middle of our living room. HA! That was awesome! They performed their routine each individually, as well as together in a group. It was hilarious! It amazes me that instead of the boys getting Aly to do boy things, she managed to get all of them to cheer and dance! Really?? Seriously?? Truely amazing.
Fire! Fire!
I "thought" that having a campfire would occupy the older kids so that the adults could relax and enjoy some wine. So I bought them a campfire ring. All the kids worked so hard collecting wood for the fire. They made s'mores and roasted hot dogs and marshmallows with our neighbor, Kristina's, 3 girls. It was great. However, fire + 12 kids = no relaxation for the mommies. We needed daddies here to supervise. Wait, we needed the men outside, drinking beer, and pretending to watch the kids is what I meant to say...lol. We really missed the men. The kids had a blast though and I guess that's what counts :) I, on the other hand, drank a bottle of wine and walked around with a mop and broom most of the night...haha.
Operation Emmy Clean Up!
Emmy is absolutely adorable. She is independent and knows exactly what she wants. BUT she apparently doesn't appreciate a poopy diaper. The split second after she dirties the diaper, she proceeds to take it off herself (she's very independent) and play in it a bit..(ahem). This does not go over too well with everyone else. About an hour after she was asleep for the night. Kelli found her, half-naked, COVERED in poop, along with the sheets, clothes, pillow case, pillow (which I just threw away), and pack-n-play. HA!!!! It was not a pretty site! Trust me. We women had to divide and conquer. Shantell chaperoned the bonfire kids while Kelli woke Emmy up from her sound slumber and plopped her dirty butt in the bathtub. I took apart the bed and hauled it outside to be hosed off (yes it was that bad...OMG!) and Kristina, thankfully, brought a clean pack-n-play over from her house. After new clean sheets, new pj's, and a bath, Emmy went right back to sleep. Ahhhhhhh, all done! Except that she did it again bright and early the next morning. WHAT????? Yep, I'm serious. Round two of Operation Emmy Clean Up began all over again. I love that girl!
Emmy on Landon's Diaper Patrol
Those two babies are so so so cute! I can't wait until they can talk because GOOD LORD they would have a lot to say to each other. HA! Probably starting with "Leave me the H#ll Alone!" Once, Emmy felt it necessary to "check" Landon's diaper. He spread 'um like he was getting arrested on the side of the road and gettin' a pat down while she thoroughly checked to see if he poo-poo'd or tee-tee'd. LOL! He didn't and she was satisfied and let him resume normal activity. HA!!!
Why Boys Shouldn't Hit Girls
Reese hit Julia and Kelli made Reese write a letter stating what he did and why it was wrong. This is his letter. OMG! This is classic!
Phaaaaaa Haaaaaaa!!!!!!!
It was a very eventful Mardi Gras this year. But not in the way that it used to be. It's a different kind of eventful. The kind that leaves you feeling thankful, grateful, appreciative, and just puts a smile on your face from all of the memories that were made.Mardi Gras used to be full of bands, parades, music and dancing. Now it's our kids doing the dancing and singing the music. It really is amazing. Happy Mardi GRAS Everyone! Laissez les bon temps rouler!!
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
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