Gravy Train

Well, the day didn't go according to plan. Not so much. Most of it was ok. I got to sleep in. Because of daylight savings time. It felt like sleeping in, anyway. And all the kids got up and got ready somewhat on time. Without too much complaining. So that was good.

My only complaint was my headache. Which was SO not cool. But it wasn't too horrible, so I just went with it. I threw on some clothes, applied a fresh layer of make up, perfumed myself, and called it good. And got the kids loaded up in the truck, and off we went.

Sacrament was ok. Jake wasn't very good, as usual. I think I'm gonna have to have the kids just sit quietly until after the sacrament portion is finished. Not coloring books for the opening part. It's too distracting. And Jake can't handle putting things away during prayers. It's too much for him. And he's too distracting for the other kids. I'll just have them take it out after the Sacrament part.

Joe had asked to sit with his teacher, Sister Dollar, during the Sacrament meeting. He was so cute. So I let him. He was pretty excited. So we only had 4 and me today. Eme and Tom sat in one row, and Jake and Jim and I sat together.

After Sacrament meeting, the kids went off to class, and I sat in the hall and chatted with my friends. Then headed off to Relief Society. We had a lesson on attending Sunday meetings, and the importance of it. And why we should go. And how we should not stop going because we get offended by someone/something. So true :) The church is perfect. People are not...

After church, we loaded up, and headed home. My headache was back with a vengeance. We got Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for everyone, I left instructions to clean bedrooms, and do chores, then have TV time, and I laid down for a nap, and took some meds.

And woke up a few hours later. Well, I did have to field a few questions from kids in the middle of my nap, so it wasn't a straight uninterrupted nap. think only dads get to take those.... hehe.

Eme and I cooked some Yellow cupcakes for Tom's birthday, and we made some Lemon glaze to put on them. And we scooped up some ice cream too. Did you know that you can pre-scoop scoops of ice cream and put it in muffin tins, then put it back in the freezer. Makes for fast and easy dishing up! We were gonna take it to the park with us. Cool, huh? I love the things that I find out on Pinterest!

We headed to the park at 4pm, and met Terra and kids, and Kari and kids, and Kim and kids, and Amanda and kids there. Rebecca and her kids just happened to be there, so we had them come and play and eat cupcakes too. It was a fun time. The moms chatted, and the kids played. Gotta love Sunday evenings at the park. It's a great time :)

We headed home around 5:30pm, and Tom and I cooked dinner. We were having Turkey Hamburgers. He fired up the grill, and I cooked them. We melted mozzarella cheese on them, and had a salad to go with it. Super yummy. Which is when the evening turned sour.

We were all sitting at the table eating, when Jacob spotted Eme using a water bottle. And he thought it was his. And maybe it was. I don't know. But he freaked out. And grabbed it. And forced her to give it to him. That's wrong. We don't treat people like that.

So I told him to give it back. And he refused. And I knew right then that it was gonna get ugly. I took the water bottle, and tried to get it from Jake, and it squirted him, because he was grabbing on so tight. And he got SUPER mad, and called me super bad names. And was super mad.

I sent the other kids to my room and had them lock the door. And Jake and I proceeded to fight for the next 10 minutes. I told him to leave the house and go and cool off. And he refused. So I tired to get him to leave the house. And he refused. He punched and hit and scratched and slapped and kicked me. But still refused to leave the house. It got really ugly.

Finally, I called the MP's. They came after about 15 minutes. Jake was totally cooled off by then, and sitting on the couch with Boxer, of course. Cause he'd got his way. He didn't have to leave the house.

I started filling out the paperwork, and they asked if I wanted to press charges. The therapist had said to do it next time he got violent. So I said yes. So the MP's called for legal to come. And an ambulance because things had gotten violent.

The ambulance checked Jake out because he was a minor, and he was fine. The gave me a bandaid for a scrape on my hand, but I said that I was fine everywhere else. I still need to go and look and see where else is hurt. I know I have scratches all over, and a huge bruise/goose egg on my shin. And some bumps on my head. Not sure what else.

The paramedic suggested that they take Jake to the hospital so that the ER could do a blood panel and check to see how his meds were doing. Sounded reasonable to me. I don't know a lot about meds. I'll try anything at this point.

But first, the legal guy was gonna come by. He got there, and the first thing that he did was to ask (a little rudely, too) if we'd put the dog in the kennel so that no one would get bit (seriously?). And then proceeded to tell me that because Jake was special needs, 9/10 times, cases like his are dismissed, so it didn't make sense to press charges. So I should just not do anything. And that the dude should just leave. And me, in my not thinking clearly state of mind, didn't say anything. Now, yeah, now I would have given him a piece of my mind. But then, I didn't...

So the ambulance took Jake off, and I finished filling out my sworn statement. The MP's finished up, and headed out. I left Tom with directions to get the kids to bed, and to clean up a little, and Terra came and picked me up, and we headed out to the hospital. I didn't wanna be alone.

We got to the hospital, and, of course, they wouldn't let me have a friend back in the ER. Sigh. So it was just me and Jake. And I don't know if I was experiencing some PTSD or what, but I wasn't liking being there with him. I really wasn't. It was making me stressed and uncomfortable. I kept seeing him hitting me in my head...

Anyway, after what seemed like hours and hours and hours and hours, the doctor finally came in to see us. Long story short, the paramedics never should have sent us to the ER. Because you can't test Risperdone levels. Sure, you can test med levels in patients that take TONS of meds. But not for a kid that only takes one med. Risperdone doesn't show up. Really? Sigh.

So the Doctor got on the phone with Psych, and got some phone numbers for me, and wrote them down. And got them for me. So I went to the ER with Jake, sat for like 3-4 hours, for some phone numbers. Yup. I did. It was joyous.

Anyway, the doctor also said that the legal guy just didn't wanna mess with the case. That if I had insisted, that the MP's in fact would have taken Jake. Sure, maybe the case would not have stuck. But that they would have had to have taken him. If I said I didn't feel safe. And that the other kids were not safe. That they would have to do something. And it even said in my discharge papers to PRESS CHARGES next time. Will do...

Amanda came up and relieved Terra part way during the ordeal, so when we were all discharged and ready to go, Amanda was there and not Terra. My phone had died during the evening. We headed home a little before midnight.

We got home, and I sent Jake inside to go to bed, and chatted with Amanda for a bit in her car. I was sure grateful for all of my friends coming to my rescue tonight. For Amanda and Terra and Kari and Kim for being so willing to help with kids and hospitals and such. For inlaws to call and talk with kids while I was gone. For moral support. For prayers offered. For everything. It's good to have people :)

So here it is, almost 1am. And I'm so tired. I'm totally skipping Seminary in the morning. I have a dentist appointment at 8am tomorrow. They are finishing off my root canal. Can I sleep during that? hehe. We shall see. Hopefully I respond to that better than I did last time. ha!

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Cool As A Cucumber

Hey there you guys :) It's a little before midnight as I sit here and blog this. And I think I'm getting a migraine. Not good, not good. But I did have a great day. So that's good. Very good :) But not so good for blogging. I'm just wanting to go to sleep... So I'm gonna try and keep it somewhat brief. If I can. hehe. You know how I go on and on...

I slept in till almost 9am. And then got up, and went and sat out with the kids in the living room. And was on my computer for a while. I designed a wordart pack, and finished off 2 others. The kids kinda did their chores and earned computer privileges.

And soon it was time to get ready to go to Bowling. We were taking the Cub Scouts there to earn the Bowling Belt Loop today :) And we invited Amanda and Autstin too. Should be a good time!

I was gonna just take Joe and whoever else wanted to go, but the kids were fighting so bad, that I made everyone come. Hmpf. It was gonna be one of THOSE kinds of days...

Amanda and I

The kids bowling

And the final score is....

We just played one game, since it was kinda spendy. And the kids were kinda annoying. I think that some days I'm just better cut out for dealing the them than others. And today wasn't that day. Amanda suggested my 16 free hours, and I almost hugged her. I hadn't even thought about the free childcare hours! What a brilliant idea! I'd have to call at 1pm and see if they had any openings!

We headed home from the bowling alley around 12:30pm. The kids grabbed a quick sandwich at home, and then we headed out to the Milam Youth center to drop Tom off. He was going on a Zoo field trip at 1pm. He wanted to spend his Birthday there. Works for me - hehe.

And then Joe needed dropped off at Peter Piper Pizza at 1:30pm for his Primary class pizza party. Here's a picture of Joe and his teacher. Cute, huh???
Then it was just Jim and Jake and Eme and I. I called and yes, they had childcare reservations opened. Sweet! I set it up for Eme and Joe and Jim. And made a deal with Jake. IF he helped me clean the house, he could earn $5 an hour. And buy a new video game. And take it to the youth center to play it in the evening.

We stopped on the way home at Media Exchange and got him an XBox 360 StarWars Force Unleashed game. Then dropped Eme and Jim off at the childcare place. Then headed home.

And we spent from 2-3 cleaning. And the house was looking a TON better. He did a pretty good job keeping on task. We did floors and laundry and kitchen and living room and dining room and all sorts of stuff. Jake helped me undecorate from Halloween and put away some heavy boxes. And pick up trash.

At 3:15, I left him cleaning, and went to pick up Joe. And drove him over to the SAS to drop him off at childcare too. They'd accidentally brought Jim to the big kid class. He was LOVING it. I'm glad they'd messed up. He was thoroughly enjoying himself. hehe.

I got back home at 4:15, and he was resting. I don't know how much work he'd done while I was gone. We continued working, but he was getting tired. But with a little bit more motivation, we completed the task. The whole downstairs looked pretty good when we were finished.

I ended up driving Jake over to the Youth Center around 5:30pm. And I headed out to go do some shopping. I should have stayed home and designed, but I really wanted to go and look for a Trash Can at Walmart. And I wanted to get some warm jackets for the boys at Savers. It's been chilly lately...

Anyway, first stop was Savers. I chatted with my mom the whole 30 minute drive over to Savers. It's her last day in Ft Hood with my sister. They seem to be having fun and keeping busy with the babies and with life.

I got to Savers, and Blue tags were 50% off. I found 2 jackets that I liked for the boys, and I found 2 sweatshirts that would work for them. I found a red sweatshirt for myself, and a red shirt that I kinda liked. Not too bad, all for $22. I paid, and wondered down to Fallas. But didn't find anything that I couldn't live without.

Then went to the Dollar Tree, and got some Bread. And a few more flashlights. And some trail mix for dinner. And some jerky. Great dinner, eh? LOL.

And Amanda called and said that she was done with her date with her hubby, and that she was gonna meet me at the Montana Walmart. Sounded good! So I paid, and headed out. We ended up in the parking lot at about the same time.

We wondered the store for a while, and had a good time looking around and laughing. Cause really, if you're not laughing, you're not doing something right... hehe :)

What do you think? I need a pair, huh???

Ever seen these before??? Scratch N Sniff shirts??? Really? LOL. Amanda and I just HAD to try them all!!!!

I don't know why I kept ditching Amanda with the cart. She's so short she could barely see over it! Sorry, my friend!
Eventually, we saw everything there was to see, and headed to the check out. Look, I know him!!!! hehe. Just kidding :)
We paid, and chatted with the friendly little cashier. Then headed to the cars to load up our stuff. Did I tell you that I got a new trash can? I was really intriqued by the metal square one. It was SO cool. and was heavy, so Boxer couldn't knock it over. But it was $70. And really, who spends $70 on a freakin' trash can??? This one I got was plastic, and red. And had a lid. But wasn't very heavy. Very light, in fact. Very knockable-overable... So Amanda and I decided on some velcro on the bottom of it. And that maybe then Boxer couldn't knock it over. So we headed to the craft isle... We'll figure this out yet! hehe.

I headed back to post, and went in the Biggs gate. I headed to the Youth Center, and picked up Jake and Tom at 20 till 10pm. They had both had a TON of fun at their various activities. Tom had thoroughly enjoyed his birthday. The zoo was wonderful. The youth center was great. Jake had really enjoyed his game. Good graphics and game play. Nice to know...

I dropped the boys off at home and had them bring in the bags, then I headed off post to Logan CDC to pick pu the other kids. I signed them out, and still had about 6 1/2 hours left per kid. I can use that 2 weeks from now. Oh yeah! Free childcare hours ROCK! LOL!

I got the kids at 10:20pm, and we headed home. And it was SO late. Jake and I worked on velcro-ing down the garbage can, and the kids all went to bed. I sat down to blog, and it's now 12:15pm. I have to remember to change the clocks tonight.

And I hope that my headache goes away. Cause' I'm not fighting with kids at church with this headache. I'd rather just stay at home and sleep. Cause it would be crazy otherwise. I'll let ya know what happens :)

Night, you guys! Hopefully I'll hear from Captain America soon. It's been a few days and I'm starting to miss him.....

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Awesome layout, Sharon!!! Looks COLD up there!!! I SO need a hat like that!!! Does it come in LARGE head like mine??? hehe :)

November Calendar

Happy Birthday to Tom, Happy Birthday to Tom, Happy Birthday to Thomas, Happy Birthday to Tom!!! Wishing a Happy 12th Birthday to my #2 son, Thomas today!!! You are SUCH a great kid, my dear!!! Love you lots and lots and lots!!!

Hey there peeps :) Did you have a good Friday? Mine was pretty good. Busy, and good. But definitely busy.

Amanda had asked me last night if I'd come to her doctors appointment in the morning. She had found a lump on a self exam, and wanted it checked out. So this was the exam. And I was moral support. Cause we all need support, you know. And she said we needed to leave after the bus stop. At least that's what she'd told me on Facebook messenger last night.

I got up at normal time, and got Jake ready for Seminary, then headed out. I was almost out of gas, so when I dropped him off, I headed down the road a ways, and bought a few dollars worth. Cause if I bought my gas on post, I could get a free Butterfingers. So I didn't wanna fill up here. Sad, I know. LOL.

I was gonna go to Walmart and look for Trash cans, but decided against it. I went back to the church, and played on my phone for a bit, and rested my eyes for about 10 minutes. Then it was time for Jake to come out. They were about 10 minutes early.

We headed home, and I got the kids ready for school. We had family prayer, and got Tom off to the bus. And I got myself ready for Amandas doctor appointment. I picked out long socks, and a long denim skirt, and a long sweater, some gloves and scarf. Oh yeah, I was gonna be warm. hehe.


We got the kids on the bus, I left directions for Jake to get on the bus, and we headed out to Amanda's appointment early. We figured that if we were there a little early, they'd probably be able to get us in early. They have in the past :)

Because, you see, she didn't remember texting with me last night. Because she'd taking sleeping pills. ROFL! So she was texting under the influence. And her appointment wasn't until 8:45am. So, we DIDN'T have to leave right after the bus!

Check out how cool the gloves are. I called them my texting gloves. hehe. Cause you can't use a touch screen phone with gloves on. It just doesn't work, you know...
We didnt' wait too long before the nurse came out to take Amanda back. I went back to the little room with her too. And then the doctor came in. And yeah, of course, me being me, I noticed the little black bug (ant) crawling on the floor right away. hehe. I managed to snap a picture of it WITH the doctor. hehe. She never did notice it. LOL!
After the doctors appointment, we headed over to the Housing office. Amanda had to put in a 30 day notice. They're PCS'ing to FT Sill in Dec. There's a lot of paperwork thta goes along with an Army move, you know :) I'm taking notes for when we have to do it - heheh.

Anyway, we chatted with the ladies there, and found out that one of the housing lists had over 900 people on it. HOLY CRAP! That's a ridiculous amount of people on a waiting list!!! After filling out her papers, we swung by the PX for about 25 minutes.

We went inside and checked out the Miche stand. I need a brown shell to complete by purse collection. But the chickie doesn't have one. I'll keep looking :)

Then we went to the pX to look for a large metal trash can with lid, and yeah, they didn't have a large enough one. Cause we're trashy people. hehe. Just kidding :P Dang, I'm feeling super tired right now. I hope I can get though this post - hehe.

Focus. Just a tad bit longer. Oh dang! Looking at the clock, it's almost 11:30! THAT'S why I'm sleepy! It's WAY past my bedtime!!!

I also wanted to get some light bulbs at the PX, but they only had 71 watt bulbs. And I like 100 Watt ulbs. So I'd wait for Walmart or somewhere else. And soon, it was time to go and pick up the rest of the girls. Hallmark was doing another Greeting Cards give away. We were collecting the girls and going to Freedom Crossing to collect a bag of cards.

We went back to my house, and grabbed my suburban. Amanda and I went and picked up Kari, then Kim and her son, then Julia, and then Veronica. And off to the PX we went! We ended up with a WHOLE bag of greeting cards! Score it :)

We went into the Food Court after that, and a few of the girls got food to take home or to school. And then we headed up to the school. We were a few minutes in the Kinders lunch, but I still made it in time to eat with Jimmy. He seemed pleased that I was there to eat with him.

He finished up, and headed out to recess. Between the time that he went to play on the playground and Joe got there, I got in line and got myself a salad. And yeah, a little salad and a little baggie of grapes cost $4. Seriously? That's Highway robbery! I'll remember that for next time...

Here's a pic of Joe at lunch. He was starving. He ate all his food, plus 1/3 of Josephines and Leo's, plus some of Amanda's chinese, plus 1/2 of my grapes. And a few other things. Plus his pockets were stuffed with candy. ha! Silly kid! Sometimes that Kid is a bottomless pit :) Must be nice!
Joe headed out, and Eme came in. She had lunch, and soon she was headed out too. It was kinda a fast and furious lunch hour today. I don't know if that was us or the kids, but it seemed a little rushed today. Maybe it was just us? Who knows :)

We dropped a few people off at their cars, or to change clothes/get hiking shoes, and went hiking in the mountains. And that was a SUPER good time! Kim and her 4th grader and me and Kari and Julia all went Hiking. It was a GORGEOUS day!

The hike was very short, but very uphill all at once. so I think it was good. ha! Poor Kim's 4th grader. He's bi-polar, and had a melt down. Kari and I and Julia all have "special needs" kids at home. We know about melt downs. They come at random, unpredictible times. You can't control it. You can't always predict it. You just have to ride it out. And not make a big deal about it. And just let it pass on it's own.

And she did. It wasn't a big deal. We would have never even have known something had been wrong had she not told us. Kim's a real pro when it comes to handling meltdowns. hehe :) You are my hero, you know!

We loaded up after the hike, and headed back to post. But first, here's a few pics that we snapped on the trail.

We loaded up, and headed home. We dropped Kim off at her house, and parked at the but stop. And decided to just stay and chat and visit. Because we never see each other, you know... We never get enough social time in with each other. ROFL!

Tom got off the bus at 3:15pm, and I had him hurry home and get changed. He was going on a field trip with the 11 year old Boy Scouts. They were going shooting at the range. Sweet! They will totally love. I was supposed to have Tom at the church at 4pm.

So as soon as the kids get off at the 4pm, I load everyone up in the Suburban at 3:45pm, and drop Tom off. And just head right back home. I was totally gonna go to Walmart, but my head was SO killing me. I think it was a tension heachade. But I'm not sure.

I finally got home, took some Excederine Migraine, an Imitrex, and laid down for about an hour. And woke up sleepy, and still feeling a bit crappy. But a tad bit better. But just a tad. Hmpf!

I texted Tom, and he still wasn't done. He had said around 6pm, and that was still about 30 minutes away. We hung out around the house for another 30 minutes. Check out Eme and her funny face!







At a little after 6:30pm, I decided it was time to go and get Tom. And I asked his leader if he could drop Tom off at the Dollar Tree on Dyer. Cause if I was gonna have to wait, I might as well get some shopping in, right? hehe. And who doesn't like the Dollar Tree.

Check out the AWESOME photos that my friend, Misti, took of the boys' trip to the range!!! I found these on her Facebook page tonight :)




Jumping around a tad, sorry. Check it out. Joe wanted to go and play in the vacant lot. This is how he wanted to dress. LOL And then we had to go and pick up Tom. And I didn't feel comfortable leaving him at home with Jake. Sometimes I do. Sometimes I don't. Today was a "don't". It just depends on the day and the temperament of all the kid. Today was definitely a don't. Anyway, I just had Joe and Jim hop in the truck, and we headed out to pick up Tom. Eme is big enough to stay by herself for a little bit. She's 10 now. And Jake is too. It's good having older kids, you know :)
We got to the Dollar Tree, and found some glow sticks. I found 6 packs. With connecter parts. That turned into bracelets. So I bought 5 packets. But looking back, I think they had 12 to a pack. Because I ended up with a buttload of bracelets. hehe.

And I bought flashlights. Little things, but they seemed the most sturdy of the Dollar Tree flashlights. They took 3 AAA batteries. Not too bad, for Dollar Tree.

And soon Tom was there. Woohoo! He'd had a TON of fun. We paid, and headed back home. We got to the vacant lot, parked, and started filling flashlights with batteries. Terra came to see what we were doing, but her girls were ready for bed. Amanda's Austin was already in bed ,but she came to hang with the girls.

Kari and Leo came to hang with us, but Josephine needed to clean her room. Kim was gonna come and hang, but couldn't find her 13 year old. He was supposed to call after school, but didn't. Middle schoolers... hehe. I know all about that age group. LOL. She had to go and track him down. Then she came over and hung with her Kindergardner and 4th grader. The boys were SUPER happy when they got there.

And then Julia came. She and her hubby and kids had gone out to dinner tonight. He was in the field this week, and had come home for the weekend. After dinner, he'd gone home to go straight to bed. So she'd come to play with us. Sounded good to us :) We sat and let the kids play whatever it was they were play until around 9:30pm. Or even later. I don't know how late it was. It was a great evening, though.

Not too cold, everyone was getting along for the most part (kids - ha!), and we were all having a blast! Here's a few silly photos of me.

See, I shouldn't be trusted with a camera AND a flashlight. hehe. Eventually, the party had to end. hehe. We gathered up our stuff and our kids, and headed home. Mine at home were watching Star Trek and playing on laptops.

Jim and I sat on my couch and watched an episode of Warehouse 13 while I blogged. It's now almost midnight. I'm SO tired. I need sleep. Lots and lots of sleep. hehe. We are going bowling for Cub Scouts in the morning. But I wanna sleep in first. And Joe has a pizza party, and Tom has a zoo field trip. Should be a good day :) And, the clocks get moved tomorrow. So we get more sleep on Sunday! Score it!!!! Oh yeah, baby!!!

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Cool Thanksgiving layout, Sharon! Loving it! You did a fantastic job on this one :)

Butterfinger

Lots of new releases this week, girls!!! I hope you like them!!! Click HERE to go to the store to go and pick them up. Make a single file line, and remember, no pushing or shoving, there's plenty for all! Use your best manners and indoor voices. hehe :)

OK, for some reason, blogger changed.  And didn't ask my permission.  Or maybe it did.  Maybe it was that one button that I pushed.  About trying the new blogger look.  Maybe I don't wanna try the new blogger...  It reminds me of Wordpress.  And I don't use Wordpress because i don't know how to use Wordpress.  And I don't have the patience to learn it.  Now, if someone were to sit down with me and show me, I'd learn it.

Anyway, I'm getting ahead of myself...  So I took an Ambien last night when I went to bed.  And I woke up to the VERY faint sound of my alarm going off.  In the distance.  It had somehow fallen in the crack between the bed and the wall.  I had to pull the bed out to retrieve it.  LOL!  By the time I finally got the phone and turned it off, I was totally awake.  hehe.

I got Jake up, and we drove to Seminary.  It was only 39 degrees outside.  SUPER cold for me.  I've become climatized to El Paso.  And El Paso is supposed to be warm!  Oh well.  It's only a few months out of the year, and my car's heater works very well...

I have no idea why Jake thinks I'm strange...

So I bundled up, and off we went.  We listened to scriptures all the way to Seminary, then I went back to sleep.  And was startled awake by Jake when Seminary was over.  And we drove back to post.  We had family prayer before Tom went off to the bus, then I got Jim and Joe and Eme ready for the bus.  And the bus was SUPER early today!  My kids barely made it!  Dang!

Suzanne gave me a ride back from the bus stop, and I got Jake ready for school.  I laid on the couch for a few minutes (30 really), and then my hubby was on Skype.  Really, I could have napped for an hour.  But I was glad to chat with my man.

And he really did have some good points to bring up.  He was concerned with some security points.  About our families security.  And his security in the Army.  With his job.  And all that I blog.  And how much his name and information is out there.  

So, in order to protect his privacy, he will no longer be named.  I know that most of you know his name, so he will no longer go by that name, ok.  He will now be Captain America.  hehe.  It was gonna be Edward Cullen.  You are lucky, my dear.  Very lucky.  Very very lucky.  hehe :)  So, when referring to my sweetheart, please call him by his "new" name, Captain America.  Not his old name.  The name that will get him in trouble.  The name that might show up on Google searches.  

I'm "hiring" people to go back through old blog posts and such to change the names from XXXXXXXX to Captain America.  Will that work with Google search?  It should, right?  I'm not sure how such things work...

Anyway, we had quite the heated discussion a few times.  He suggested that I just stop blogging.  I suggested that he take a long walk off a short pier.  OK, so maybe we didn't say those exact words to each other.  hehe.  But you get the idea.  I'm hoping that the Captain America solution works.  We shall see...

So by the time I got off the computer with Captain America, I didn't have time to cook anything for the Pure Romance party I was going to at Amanda's house.  Crap!  I was gonna make Ginger Snaps.  I hate showing up with no food.  Oh well.  Next time.  

So I loaded up in the car, and headed over.  It was a fun party.  Kari was the consultant, and Amanda was the hostest.  Kim  D was there, and Kim U was there with her friend.  Liz from the Pool was there, and Veronica came late.  Terra was there, and Julia was there.  It was a fun group.

We had some yummy food, and a fun time socializing, and a fun time playing games and joking around and looking at products.  Here's me with my bag of "treasures"...

Me and my goodies

 

 

I was trying to carry my soda AND 5 chairs to the vacant lot at the end of the block...  maybe I should have driven...

Jake gave Boxer a bath, and wanted a picture with him.  Cause he's nice and shiny.  Boxer, not Jake :)

Seriously, I don't know how to work this new  blogger.  It's giving me fits.  I'm just gonna leave all these pictures, and finish blogging.  I can't add comments, and junk.  Whatever.  So after the party, we all headed to the bus stop to get the kids.  We were supposed to go and take the kids to the ice rink to skate, but my kids hadn't gotten their rooms cleaned, so I wasn't gonna take them.  And I guess no one else wanted to go without me.  hehe.  Or maybe it had just been a long day for everyone else too.  hehe.  I bet that was it :P

Anyway, we all headed home, and I made my kids clean.  Tom's room was a major mess, so he had to go and clean it.  Jim and Joe were put to work cleaning theirs.  Eme went to work on hers.  Jake's was messy, but his is so small that it doesn't take long.  So he took Boxer on a walk when he first got home.

And I started in on loading my store when I first got home from the  bus.  Good to be ahead on the work, you know :)  Don't wanna put it off till the last second, you know - ha!

By around 6pm, my younger boys had cleaned about all they could handle.  Their room was still a bit messy, but was as cleaned as they were gonna get it.  So we grabbed some camp chairs, and headed down to the vacant lot at the end of the street to play.  We'd asked an MP the other day if kids could play down there.  And he'd said yes, as long as the kids were supervised.  

Kari and Julia met us down there.  And Kim ended up down there too.  It was a good time playing down there.  It's more like what we used to do as kids.  Just go and play.  And get dirty.  And make up games.    And play pretend.  And have "clubs" and such.  It's a great time for kids.  Except our parents didn't sit in lawn chairs and supervise us.  I don't know what our moms did.  hehe.  

We stayed until arouind 7:30pm, then we called it a night.  IT was super dark, and was starting to get a bit chilly.  We headed home, and made plans to meet the girls in the morning.  Friday is eat lunch with the kids day, and they were doing another Greet card give away day.  Should be a good time!  Plus, we get to hike again :)  Oh yeah!  I'm super excited!  I love me some hiking!

Also, I'm going with Amanda to the doctors in the morning. She found a lump the other day.  And needs to get it checked out.  Lumps are not good.  Not good at all :(  Wishing you luck, my dear...  Pray for my friend...  Send good thoughts her way!

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Oops, dropping the plate would TOTALLY be something that I'd do - hehe. Thanks for the layout, Sharon! Great one :)