WV GIRL

Cooper's Rock

2009-10-31T23:07:00.003-04:00

Take a peek.....

Here's a little bit of why I love West Virginia. (Although, I do miss my North Carolina friends). We were just a little bit early before the leaves really changed but it still is beautiful.

UHS Homecoming 2009

2009-09-25T23:53:00.004-04:00

My little future prom queen. Kylie made us so proud tonight at Homecoming. She got to ride in a corvette, throw candy to the crowd at the parade, and carry a bouquet of flowers for the court. She did such a great job.

2009-08-10T18:14:00.000-04:00

We had a great time although a very emotional time for me at my going away party. I will truly miss my great friends and co-workers. Thank you all for taking the time to make it special for me. I got some wonderful gifts, some will make me cry and some will make me laugh. It has been a wonderful 10 years being here in Charlotte. And thank you to the girls who took me out on Wednesday night to Kristopher's. It was really special to me and I appreciate it.

Happy Anniversary!

2009-08-09T23:12:00.001-04:00

Happy Anniversary to my honeybunny. It's been 16 years and still counting. We've been through a lot but have always pulled through. I love you.

NEW BABY GIRL

2009-07-31T20:45:00.002-04:00

I don't think I'm ever going to have time to blog but maybe sometime soon.

I would like to say CONGRATS TO DANNY AND MELISSA WRIGHT ON THEIR NEW BABY GIRL, GEORGIA!

Beach Babes 09

2009-07-12T00:36:00.006-04:00

We had a good time with the entire family a few weeks ago at Myrtle Beach with the Lofstead's and the Croston's.

The Lofstead's~ Chris, Diana, Hunter, Evan

The Whole Gang~

My Babes

The Croston Siblings~ Gary, Diana, Paul

July 4th parade

2009-07-05T12:46:00.006-04:00

We went to the Fourth of July parade in Indian Trail. We had lots of fun. After the parade we went driving to see if we could find any carnivals. We actually found one in Unionville but accidentally got in the middle of their parade. The crowd was waving at us. It was really embarrassing!!!!! Anyway, enjoy the pics of my little ones!!!

Kylie with Caleb and Joseph

Spencer watching a fire truck go by.

Kylie and her friend, Joseph He looks like such a big boy!

Enjoying the weekend

2009-06-28T21:36:00.010-04:00

It was nice to do absolutely nothing this weekend. Making chocolate milkshakes, doing cartwheels in the grass (even I did cartwheels), making bubbles while mowing the grass, and yes, even teaching Kylie how to do the moon walk. Paul does it really well believe it or not. It was a nice enjoyable weekend with alot of family time. Thank you, dear family. I needed some "us" time.

Happy Father's Day

2009-06-21T22:38:00.005-04:00

Happy Father's Day to my wonderful hubby. Spencer got into the action and helped clean the house. Like father like son. Kylie and her daddy made Smores together. Then she gave him a chocolatey kiss! Also Happy Father's Day to my daddy. Hope you are feeling better!

My Sleeping Men

2009-06-13T17:45:00.002-04:00

Glad I could capture this pose of my sweet men. Tired little guys after a busy day of playing.

Myrtle Beach 09

2009-06-07T22:31:00.010-04:00

Ok so maybe I got a little carried away with the pics but I wanted to show off my kiddos and my nephews, Hunter and Evan. They haven't seen each other in about 4 years. Evan was only 2 months old when we saw him last. We met up with Paul's sister, Diana and hubby Chris. Paul's brother, Gary and wife Kari were there as well as Paul's mom and dad. We had a good time. Check out my pics!!!

Kylie

Hunter,5 and Evan,3

Kylie and Spencer

Spencer,1

Evan, Kylie, and Hunter

The Boys

Spencer

Me and my babies

Fun in the Sun

2009-05-31T23:08:00.006-04:00

Spencer's first time in a real pool...he absolutely loved it. Too bad Daddy wasn't there for it. It killed him that he wasn't. He was playing in a golf tournament. I'm sure he had his own fun. Spencer laughed and kicked in the water and had a blast. Kylie had fun jumping in the water with her friend Lucas. I had fun but now I am in much pain from a sunburn. I can't move without hurting and I am even taking tylenol for pain. I don't usually complain much about being in pain but this really hurts!

Lil Mountaineers

2009-05-29T13:00:00.000-04:00

My little Mountaineers and their matching outfits. Need I say more?

Birthday Boy

2009-05-28T21:38:00.004-04:00

I'm a big boy!

The Big One Year Old!!!! He didn't have too much interest in the cake. We had to persuade him to get into it...surprisingly since he gets into everything else. Please excuse the problem I was having with the camera opening (the black spot on the edges.) Anyway my little boy is growing up. No more bottles or formula (yeah).

Two Wheeler

2009-05-11T19:55:00.003-04:00

Yeah!!!! Kylie finally learned how to ride her bike. No more training wheels!!!! She is so proud of herself and so are we. She has so much fun riding her bike!

My Growin' Boy

2009-05-03T22:02:00.002-04:00

Well I know McDonalds isn't the best thing for an 11 month old to be eating...but hey, every once in a while isn't so bad. He wouldn't let me tear little pieces off for him to eat. He thinks he's a big boy already and insists on feeding himself. Well, he is a big boy...bigger than I want him to be right now. It's just too soon for him to be almost 1 year old!!!!

card games

2009-04-03T09:49:00.004-04:00

Our lunchtime ritual at work is to play cards. Now that we have completely worn out our Phase 10 cards we have moved on to Skip Bo. It's a lot of fun. But we are maniacs when it comes to our card games. What's so crazy is that we even played on the plane during our trip to LA and into the wee hours during our stay! Crazy but true!!!

My babies make my heart smile

2009-03-28T12:13:00.003-04:00

When stressful times arise I try to count on the man upstairs. But one other thing that helps is thinking of my kids and it makes my heart smile. Although this picture is when Spencer was a newborn...he is 10 months old today... it is one of my very favorite pictures. And what is so amazing is that Kylie still loves her baby brother today just as much as this picture shows. She kisses him everyday and tells him how much she loves him. And Spencer responds to that with his bright smile and is now hugging her. He definitely knows his big sister. It makes me know how blessed I am to have such wonderful kids. It keeps my chin up.

BAD BOY

2009-03-27T14:31:00.003-04:00

Ok...so I couldn't find an appropriate picture to add so I'll just come out and tell you what a bad boy I have. I went to pick Spencer up at daycare the other day and one of his teachers told me a very funny story...not just funny but make you loose your breath from laughing kind of funny...at least for me it was. Spencer was crawling over to his teacher and tried to pull up to her in order to stand up. Well low and behold (no pun intended), her pants became low and held. Spencer grabbed on to her pants and pulled them down to her ankles! She was so embarrased. Luckily no one was around other than one other teacher and the other infants. Hee Hee...I hope this isn't the start of something...

Can't believe it

2009-03-23T22:20:00.008-04:00

Well, Kylie begged and begged us to let her cut her hair. Well, here it is. Not quite sure what I think of it yet.

Shamrock Shake!

2009-03-05T14:38:00.003-05:00

Thank you, thank you, thank you. My growling to McDonald's has paid off. I so missed the Shamrock shake. I wrote to them quite a while ago asking them why I can't have my most favorite shake in the whole wide world. It came once last year during the Shrek movie. I have always had to go home to WV to get this wonderful shake...not a bad excuse to go, I might add. I can not wait to have one. I can taste it as I type. If there is one thing my family knows about me it is my love for this yummy shake. For all the southerners you have got to try it. It is a great way to welcome spring on its way! Yummy, yummy, yummy....

Fireproof

2009-02-21T01:37:00.003-05:00

A must see for all couples...GREAT!!!!

The Big Chill

2009-02-06T22:58:00.001-05:00

My little performer did such a great job in the first grade performance, "The Big Chill." Kylie was so proud of herself. She had a speaking part and was so excited to do it. She played Mrs. McConkey. Great job, Kylie Bug!!!!

I MADE DINNER!!!

2009-02-06T13:00:00.000-05:00

TA DA!!! For all of you that know me well, you know I don't cook. Again...it's not because I refuse...It's because Little Ol Paul loves it that much. Well, I thought I would surprise him with this delicious dish called Jalepeno Chicken. It is very, very yummy. He said it was the best meal he's ever had...counting mine and his. So ha!!! I really can cook.

Enjoy It While It Lasts

2009-01-20T16:26:00.005-05:00

Hooray for snow!!!! Thank you, Monica for taking this pic! At least it doesn't show my red sweats, purple and pink striped fuzzy sock slippers and my bright yellow t-shirt. We only wish daddy was here to join in the fun!

Cover your ears

2009-01-09T00:33:00.002-05:00

Snoring makes my blood boil. I can't think straight. Nothing in this world gets my tail feathers in a ruffle like a snoring person...well Paul's snoring. It absolutely drives me bonkers. He makes the windows rattle. I should record it and let everyone hear it but he would kill me. My boss has heard him snore because of going on golf trips together and because of living together so he could tell you how bad it is. I think there should be some kind of contest for this. I wonder if he could win us some money for it. Then it might not seem so bad.

Celebrate

2009-01-02T07:53:00.001-05:00

Na Na Na, Na Na-Na. You say it's your birthay.... Have a good one ol pal, Ashley!!!!

Where's my tooth?

2008-12-29T23:38:00.002-05:00

Another tooth lost. Finally....that silly tooth has been hanging around for a while now. She has a couple of others loose also but there's nothing like having your two front teeth out at the same time!!!! She was wanting to wait to have Mrs. Plyler take it out. What a stab that is to me!!!!...being that I'm in the dental field and all...She says Mrs. Plyler is a professional tooth taker outer. What am I? Chopped liver? Oh well. Hope the Tooth Fairy is good to her!!!!;)

Brrrrr! But I like it!!!!

2008-12-24T01:08:00.006-05:00

The temperature got down to 9 degrees in Morgantown this weekend. When it gets that cold it doesn't matter. It all feels the same. Seeing some snow would have been nice but I only got to see a few flurries. We went to a family party at Paul's cousin's house. We had a good time. Kylie got to play with a few of her cousins and Spencer got to make lots of smiles and coos. I on the other hand ended up in Urgent Care due to a terrible sinus infection and I am still feeling the pain. I spent about 6 1/2 hours in bed on Sunday due to exhaustion, a clogged nose and very painful face. I didn't even know I had visitors. My poor mom and sister and her family have the vomiting sickness that's been going around. I got out of there just in time...although we already had it. Anyway... I was able to get a couple of good pictures with everything that went on.

growing up

2008-12-10T22:34:00.006-05:00

My babies are growing up. I can't stand it!!!!!

Sibling Love

Ol Blue Eyes

Sitting Pretty

Ready to decorate?

Beauty

OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY

2008-12-06T23:43:00.015-05:00

Well, first of all, I do apologize for such a long blog. I can't seem to get my slideshow to work properly. So please try to enjoy all the scrolling. Each year our wonderful boss has a fantastic Christmas party for us at his house. We all bring a dish. He supplies the ham and turkey and drinks and a whole lot more. We are so fortunate to have jobs the way the economy is right now so it makes it that much more appreciated. But I don't think anyone could have as good of a boss as we do.

The beginning of the dinner party.

Kim and Christy.

Me and Christina

Donna and Kim

We have a White Elephant gift exchange. Everyone usually keeps what gift they choose. But this year Donna opened a very soft blanket that everyone oohed and ahhed over and pictured themselves wrapped snuggly in it.

Take anyother look, 'cause Christina stole the blanket from Donna. Prior to the theft, Donna was giving her sad story about how much she needed a blanket because she was having heater problems at home. But that didn't seem to stop Christina! She had to have that blanket!:)

This isn't just some lame Christmas party... We make sure we make the most of it!

This is where the "Boss Man" comes into play. He always thinks of clever ideas to make the party interesting. This is a money jar to guess how much money is in it. All $1.00 bills. Any guesses? Oh, and by the way, I won!!!! I guessed $35.00. The exact amount was $43.00.

And what is this you ask? Dr. Wells gave us 3 tries to roll the dice to see whose added to the highest. And who rolled this you ask? Why, I do believe it was me!!!

Rock, Paper, Scissors

You see, all these games (money guess, dice rolling, Rock, Paper, Scissors, and trivia questions) are played and everytime you win or get a correct answer you get to put your initials on the board. Then Dr. Wells draws cards from a deck and if he lands on your square, you win. Christy and Donna were the big winners of that. (Lucky them- I'll keep that amount to myself.)

The last fun thing of the night was covering Charlie Brown up with a bag. (Only a prank...I love Charlie Brown!) Dr. Wells and I have an ongoing argument about what color Charlie Brown's shirt is. I say yellow and black...he says orange and black. Little does he realize that in this scene he is wearing an orange winter coat--over top his yellow shirt. Of course he's going to buy this yard decoration because he has on orange but the majority of the time he is wearing yellow. Who is with me on this?

The final thing we do at the party is another type of gift exchange. Over the course of the year we get free things when we order supplies. We save them all year long and then have a drawing at the Christmas party to see who gets them. This is what Paul and I won. A black luggage bag, grill set with steak knives, steaks, $25.00 Macy's card, MP3 player, $25.00 Home Depot card, wet/dry vac, full service car wash. The slippers, cocoa, bracelet, reed diffusers, steaks, and wine are from the exchange. Needless to say, we made out pretty well. We had a great time and LOTS of laughs.

Rare Showing

2008-11-27T00:35:00.003-05:00

LIVING ROOM CARPET--about $600 (just guessing)

ELMO DOLL--about $30.00

PAUL ON THE CARPET PLAYING WITH AN ELMO DOLL--PRICELESS!!!!!!!!!!

You see, Paul absolutely can not stand Elmo for some reason. He's such a cute little red guy and he means no harm to anyone. But Paul just steams when he sees Elmo, which by the way is definately the reason why my dear friend Ashley has given us the doll along with a couple other things. Hee Hee. I guess this proves that when it comes to spending playtime with your kids you'll be willing to put up with anything. What a good daddy!!!

Like mother like daughter

2008-11-24T21:53:00.007-05:00

Well, another trip to WV just to see the snow. Kylie loved it. She thought it was soooo deep! (only a couple inches) But to her it was fantastic. I have to admit, even one little snow flurry gets my heart racing. We had a good time playing in the snow. We also captured some other pictures. Please note the "Croston" tee shirts. My sister even asked me where Croston University was. Mind you she's a high school principal. She was having a blond moment even though there's not a blond hair on her body, except for maybe one of mine that may have landed on her! Anyway it's not like my sister to be an airhead. She's under a lot a stress right now. Santa brought all of us a "Croston" tee for Christmas last year. Aren't they cute?

Personalized Golf Balls

2008-11-18T23:45:00.000-05:00

Is this cool or what? Paul's friend Johnny got these golf balls printed for him. It was really nice of him to do that. He got two dozen printed with Kylie's name and two dozen printed with Spencer's name. It was for a golf tournament they were in recently. Johnny had others printed for his friends with their children's names too.

My Ruined Mailbox

2008-11-07T23:52:00.003-05:00

So I am minding my own business on Friday trying to do some housework when my doorbell rings. It was a neighbor telling me my mailbox has been run over. I look over and it is laying completely on its side and bent all up. Even the base which is in concrete is out of the ground. She pointed to the truck that ran over it. I took off walking towards the truck. What would I say? I didn't want to be rude but my mailbox was ruined. I could never be rude. I was afraid to approach him. What if he denied it? Then what would I say? I was talking on the phone to Rebecca at the time. She was coaching me on what to say until my range ended on my phone. When I got up to the guy he was on the phone telling his superiors what had happened. He finally said he would come down and take pictures and get my name, etc. When he was giving me his name and phone number he stated that he hoped he wouldn't get fired over this. What if he does? That would be horrible! Poor guy. Should I just forget about it and pay for it myself? I don't have a clue how much a new one would be. I do know it has to match the other mailboxes in the neiborhood. I guess I need to contact the homeowners association. Any advice?

BIG ON TRADITION

2008-11-07T23:15:00.007-05:00

So I may be silly but I like tradition. This shirt is a family shirt. It started as my nephew, Jonathan's shirt. He is now 12. Then it was my niece, Alexa's shirt. And, of course, Kylie and now Spencer's shirt. My dad has always been into cars and he couldn't resist this shirt for his grandbabies. Of course, at the time it was bought, only Jonny was in the picture. This shirt has been through many jars of baby food, drooling mouths, and of course lots of spitting up (especially from the master of spitting up--Spencer). We also have a Harley Davidson jacket that Spencer will be modeling very soon. I can't help my illness of tradition. I don't know why but it is just my thing. I also have a must when it comes to Thanksgiving and Christmas. Right after halloween I decorate for Thanksgiving. I don't have much but I do put a couple things out. Then the day of Thanksgiving is when we decorate for Christmas. Although I would love to do it before Thanksgiving I feel we shouldn't take away from Thanksgiving. So after dinner we run to the attic and pull everything down and start decorating. From then until January 2 we stay decorated. Here are some other tradtions:

Watch every Christmas show possible as many times as we can.
Drive around on Christmas Eve to look at Christmas lights.
Make cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve day
Write a note to Santa on Christmas Eve
Read T'was the Night Before Christmas on Christmas Eve
Get up around 5:00am on Christmas morning
Pray for snow everyday (people growl at me for that)
Play Christmas music at night while we sleep(mainly Bing Crosy, Frank Sinatra)

Most of these things have been a tradition since I was a little girl. The thing I like the most was having my dad read T'was the Night Before Christmas to me and my sister. I very much like to see Paul reading it to Kylie (and soon to Spencer) on Christmas Eve. It means alot to me to keep traditions going.

Now after all this talk about Christmas I am getting way too excited. My picture of poor Spencer really has no significance now. Oh well, he's still a cute little thing.

Things I've been doing

2008-11-05T23:35:00.012-05:00

Take me home, country roads!!!

So....Haven't had time for anything. But I do have a collection of what has been going on lately...everything from going back home and seeing the pretty leaves changing (which we probably missed by about a week for seeing the most beautiful leaves), to halloween, to Kylie helping out with washing the car. Take a gander.

Spencer the Spider

Kylie as Scooby Doo

Kylie washing the car

Spending time with Jonny and Alexa

Spencer sitting on his own

Where does the time go?

2008-10-21T23:43:00.008-04:00

It seems everyone is busy lately. Sometimes I feel like screaming just like the lady in this picture. Where do the evenings go? It is so frustrating to me how fast the evenings go by. I am grateful, however that Kylie is so good about coming home and immediately starting her homework. She usually has spelling words to write out and has to read for 20 minutes. She also has about four baggie books that she reads. If she wants to read them all, of course I will not stop her. I say if she is into it why not let her read? After that I am usually washing baby bottles and before I get that finished Spencer is wanting to be fed. His evening meal usually consists of a bottle, a veggie such as squash, carrots or sweet potatoes, and baby cereal. Paul is usually cooking at this time. Then we eat and clean up. Then we are always changing loads of laundry. Next it is time to make up baby bottles to take to school. Next is bath time, brushing teeth, picking out clothes for the next day, which always takes longer than you anticipate. Before we know it the time has come to go to bed. Kylie DOES NOT like to go to sleep. She would stay up all night if I would let her. Usually Kylie wants to read some more books and Spencer is ready for his last bottle. I feel horrible because Kylie doesn't get much play time in for herself or with her baby brother. Why do the evenings have to be so short???? It's even worse if you need to run the the store because we all know that definitely takes longer than you'd think. Maybe Walmart should look into an online shopping deal like the grocery stores have!!!!! It would be nice sometimes to have an extra day in the week to stop and smell the flowers. I even missed my baby boy rolling over all by himself for the very first time ever because I was too involved in getting the kitchen straighten up. At least Kylie got to witness it. She was so excited to see it. And I wouldn't want it to be anyone else if I had to chose. I really am not asking for any sympathy because I know we all go through it. It just doesn't seem fair sometimes that we miss out on precious things. Ok, well I am finished griping now.

New Earrings

2008-10-16T20:21:00.002-04:00

Dear Grace;

Thank you for my brand new earrings that you made. I really like them. You did such a good job making them. I am sure you had a lot of fun making them too!!! Wow they sure are cool. Thanks.

Love,

Kylie

School Pictures

2008-10-14T22:56:00.005-04:00

I couldn't resist showing Spencer's first school picture. I know he's my kid and all but isn't he the
cutest thing you ever did see? I had a 24 hour flu bug of some sort so I didn't even get to cut them yet. Anyway, he is 4 months old and is such a ham!!!!

brand new office

2008-10-09T22:58:00.005-04:00

Well Ash, here's my blog. I was going to blog anyway but I decided to read yours first and saw a challenge. Good thing I had something in mind. Not much of a blog but I wanted to show off our brand new office. We all worked so hard to get this office up and running. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong. We have had trouble with our phones for over a week now and they still aren't fixed. Numerous things have gone wrong but soon (I hope) things will be better. I didn't go to the mountains this weekend like I was supposed to do but I'm sure I will come up with another blog by the end of the weekend. Check out our 90 gallon bow front fish tank....and the murphy bed!!!!

waiting room

fish tank

This is Jimmy's murphy bed. Yes, that's right. A murphy bed. I have a boss that LOVES to sleep!!!

more of the waiting room

WHY?????

2008-10-03T23:11:00.002-04:00

OK...this is Paul's favorite t-shirt. Why Paul, why? He WILL NOT part with this thing. Why even bother putting it on? How does he know which hole to put his head or arms through? AND this isn't the only shirt like this. He has about 3 of them that he wears. At least his underwear aren't quite this bad. I'm afraid one of these days he'll get strangled in a string!

Coco Wheats

2008-10-01T22:35:00.003-04:00

Why-o-why can I not buy Coco Wheats around here? I have been searching for this yummy cereal. They sell Cream of Wheats here but no Coco Wheats. It is the same only chocolate. Thanks, mom for sending me my very own box of Coco Wheats. You'd think it would be easier to buy them here in this big city than in Morgantown. Oh well, mom to the rescue once again. Everyone should try these. I grew up on this. Has anyone else heard of Coco Wheats?

2008-09-27T15:49:00.002-04:00

HOORAY!!!IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!!!!! Spencer had his 4 month check on Friday. He now weighs 16lbs 31/4 oz. He is 25 inches long. The doctor said he looks great but may have allergies. Nothing we can do until he is at least 6 months old. He will just rattle until then! We have tried rice cereal and prunes so far. His lips have been smacking at both. Kylie had the honors of feeding him. She did great. She's a natural. Kylie had clean desk award at school. Her teacher said she is a great student.

Comfort

2008-09-23T21:51:00.005-04:00

It's nice to have a friend that seems like family away from home that you can just call up and talk to for no particular reason and have nothing to say. It doesn't matter if it's 12 times a day or 1 time, that person doesn't even mind...it just makes sense to have a friend like that. Even if it's to talk about absolutely nothing, it feels comfortable. I like that kind of friendship...and I thank you.

Mr. Right

2008-09-22T18:26:00.005-04:00

"Watch out Baby Girls 'cause the Spencster is in on the prowl!" Thanks, Ashley, for this onesie. Now I can put my Rico Suave moves to the test.

Sincerely,

The Spencster

pics of my babes

2008-09-21T09:03:00.004-04:00

These are pictures of my babies. Thank you, Paul for helping me have such beautiful babies! These are pictures of pictures so they are not as nice as a real ones.

Front Tooth

2008-09-20T17:56:00.005-04:00

Kylie finally lost her front tooth. It has been loose for a long time. She has been working very hard on getting it out. She wanted to have it out in time for school pictures. Being that school pictures are on Wednesday, she got her wish. Congrats, Kylie for a job well done. I am proud of you! I love you, Baby Girl!!!

And, yes, those are pink and blue highlights in her hair...only for play...they are not real!!!

smile to my face

2008-09-17T22:17:00.004-04:00

Today was a rough day of moving into the new office. Paul had to work from home because Spencer woke up in the middle of the night with a terrible, terrible whooping cough which made me think of croup. It sounded worse than Kylie has ever sounded with it. Paul took him to the doctor and by the time he got him there he sounded so much better. Now I feel like a fool. But he really did sound terrible. He didn't even look good. I guess he is going to be like Kylie and be very hard to distinguish if he is sick or not. I hope the doctor does not think I am crazy.

I got home from a very long day of work (which we will probably be working all weekend) and Kylie brought a smile to my face as usual. She immediately got her homework done and packed her lunch. She likes to do it herself (for now!). Then, this evening she started talking about Adam and Eve. She retold the story to me. It was so cute hearing her talk about the asp (she had to tell Paul what an asp is) and how they should not have listened to the asp. She is so animated when she tells her stories. She added into the story (which she has brought up before) about how she shouldn't watch Spongebob and Fairly Odd Parents too much because they say the word STUPID. She begged me not to get mad at her for saying that word. She said, "Now Mommy please don't let me get in trouble for saying this word, but I am only saying it because I need to tell you what it is. PLEASE don't be mad but the word is 'stupid'." The entire time she is cringing as she is telling me this. Then she would go back to Adam and Eve and tell me how they were the first man and woman. She always brings a smile to my face. It has started to hit me how grown up she is becoming. She is just absorbing so much. It's awesome. Anyway, it made me feel good to come home and hear about her day and her stories.

Do I look like a grandma?

2008-09-13T22:44:00.005-04:00

OK... so the other day I stop into Mindy's classroom just to say hello. That's all. I didn't want to interupt anything her class was doing. She very politely introduced me and of course, Spencer to her class, which I thought was very cool. Well this little girl blurts out, "Are you her Mama?" I thought she may have been mistaking Spencer for a girl so I said, "Well, I'm his Mama." She said, "No...hers," pointing to Mindy. I couldn't believe it. Well, when I glanced over at Mindy she happened to be grinning from ear to ear. And to add salt to the wound, she said, "Do you think she's my Mama?" The girl replied, "yep." Did she really find it necessary to ask that question again? I think not!!!! Well anyway, the situation was quite funny so I decided to take a poll on whether or not I look like Mindy's mother!!!! Please vote!!! I won't reveal the true ages but there is only a three year difference!!!!

The eyes have it

2008-09-09T23:08:00.003-04:00

OK...Now I have seen it all. I am about to tell you something that has made me laugh all day long. Kim, a co-worker, told me she brought me something to try. Are you ready for this???? Rub-on eyeshadow!!!!! It was actually just like a rub on tattoo. It was on a plastic piece which resembled a cut out of eyeglasses. The eyeshadow was on this paper with three different shades. All I had to do was close my eye and rub it on my eyelid. Can you believe that? The kicker is that it actually worked!!!! It only took about 3 seconds to apply. I laughed and laughed about it. I laughed really hard...not to the point of peeing my pants like some of my weak bladdered friends....(I have a large bladder!)... but to the point that my cheeks hurt from smiling so much! This may be something that has been out for a while. I am not sure. It may be that I am just behind the times but this strikes me as hysterical!!! Christina, my other co-worker said they also have a press-on fingernail polish! Has anyone heard of these? The eyeshadow is an Avon product but I am not sure about the fingernail polish. Christina and I both tried the eyeshadow. We asked Dr. Wells if he'd like to try it but he declined. Bummer. Must not have been his shade! Just kidding. He was having a rough day and we thought we would try to cheer him up! Anyway, I thought this was very interesting. What will they think of next?

Hunk and Beauty

2008-09-06T23:37:00.008-04:00

Today Kylie went to a birthday party at Kate's Skate for her friend Lucas. She had lots of fun. Her daddy actually got on some skates and stumbled...I mean skated around the rink. Actually he did a great job. I was afraid...very afraid to try it. Maybe I would have if no one else was in the place. Besides, someone had to watch over the baby, right? Anyway, Kylie had lots of fun at the party, especially since her Daddy took her around the rink. She didn't want to leave when it was over. But, because of me...the all of a sudden forgetful one... we had to leave because I (whom is always overly prepared) forgot the baby formula. I had anything else you could think of but not the formula. The poor child had to starve. Then we thought since we were going to Sam's to buy formula anyway we would just go straight there and feed him then. Well, they happened to be out of the kind we buy. What are the chances of that? So my poor baby had to starve even longer. I don't know what has gotten into me lately. I have been very forgetful all of a sudden. I even forgot Lucas's present and had to go back home and get it. I was going to write something else but I forgot what it was. Oh well, enjoy the pics!

The shirt says it all! Hee Hee.

Kylie's first day of first grade. Isn't she a beaut?

Pooped

2008-09-06T08:42:00.002-04:00

How did I get so tired? Last night I was so tired I put both contacts in the same side of my case. Good thing my eyes are the same strength...or weakness, however you want to see it. Maybe it's because it was so hard to concentrate having a gigantic ZIT on my eyebrow! How do you get rid of those anyway? It makes my entire head hurt!!!

Sleepy Times

2008-09-04T13:21:00.004-04:00

Adjusting to First Grade can be tough. Kylie was reading her book for homework. She was being silly by sitting in Spencer's carseat while she was reading but happened to fall asleep.

2008-09-02T15:22:00.001-04:00

Isn't he sweet?

Poor wittle Spencerbug

2008-09-02T13:35:00.004-04:00

Spencerbug is not feeling well today. I took him to the doctor and after 3 finger pokes and 1 arm poke we are at home. They are not quite sure yet what kind of virus he has but his temp has spiked to 102.2 and he is very congested and sad. Did I mention a red throat and an ear infection. As many know he never cries...but today was a nonstop cry in the office. He scored lots of attention! He weighed 15lbs 9 and 3/4 oz. Needless to say at least his appetite is still hardy as ever for my little 3 month old.

A first time for everything...

2008-08-30T00:34:00.005-04:00

I am giving this silly thing a try. Don't know if I'll like it but we'll soon find out. My life isn't all that interesting. I'm kinda boring actually. I do like to laugh and I am quite funny sometimes....but not a lot happens around here. It is almost 1:00 in the morning and everyone else is sleeping peacefully. I just sent a text to Ashley letting her know I had a fish fry at her house tonight. I am supposed to be fishsitting for her. We fed the neighbors too!!! Just kidding. I hope she's enjoying herself at the beach. I hope she at least brings me back some taffy!!!!