Scatter Sunshine

Hey there, peeps! What's up in your world? Mine was pretty good today.

I actually got to sleep in until a little after 8am. Then got up, and hung with the family for the morning. We were in the backyard for a while, cause it was warm, but not too hot yet.

At around 10:30am, we got dressed, and Aunt Sue, Maddie, Lily, Jim, and I headed out for some shopping. But got a little behind schedule when Kari's hubby, Brian, brought Captain Americas truck back. He and I chatted for a bit, then the girls and Jim and I headed out to shop. First stop, Fallas. Jake wanted the GI Joe sheets for his bed too. We picked those up, and I got Eme some undershirts and undies too. And off we went to Goodwill.

I like the Goodwill on Montana for shoes. They're a little cluttered, but they have good deals. We walked in the door, and couldn't find the sign for the color that's 50% off.... It had a spanish sign over it. I could tell it said something about Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and 50 % off. That's not gonna help me much...

So we went and asked the cashier. She said it was 50% off of EVERYTHING this weekend. Oh yeah!!! We were pretty excited. And, they'd rearranged things since last time we were there. The shoes were all arranged on one wall, and there were TONS of them. All arranged by color. And I was SO excited! I found a ton of pairs that I liked. And that fit. And a few for the kids!

What about these glasses? Like them? Or are the too last year?

I totally should have got it, huh? hehe.

We had high hopes for hitting all the stores we wanted before 1pm, but it wasn't gonna happen. So we headed home after Goodwill. To make lunch and feed the kids. And put little ones down for a nap.

Do you like my new shoes??

Maddie and Lily went to take a nap, and around 3pm, Aunt Sue and I made a quick Walmart run. She needed a few bead things, and I needed hangers for the kids' rooms. We got what we needed, and picked up some ice cream and cones for dessert. The kids were gonna be SO excited!

We headed home, got food in the oven, and cleaned up a little bit. Then ate, had some ice cream, and let the kids play. Those skateboards were a great investment. They've been playing with them a whole bunch :)

Jimmy on the neighbor kids' 3 wheeler thingy. He LOVES it. ha!

I think he needs some new undershirts...We sat outside for a bit longer, and I found this blue mark on my foot!! What the crap? It looks like sharpie, or something. Because it doesn't come off! Sigh.

My new water bottle. Found it at Goodwill. Don't worry, it was new. It's HUGE and was only $2.00

Ella

Maddie

Lily

Me

Eme had fun playing with her modeling clay. Check out all the neat things that she made :)
At 8pm, we put the kids to bed, and sat down to watch some Psych. It's now 8:55pm. Jake did pretty good today, too. He slept in until around 10am. And wasn't teasing people as much. Sure, he was still teasing people a little, but it didn't get out of control. And he got a little upset a few times when I told him to do this or that, but it wasn't uncontrollable. He did what he was told, for the most part. I'm thinking that the new drugs are helping! Boo ya!

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It's Lellow! hehe. Lily (the 2 year old) calls yellow lellow, and it's her FAVORITE color ever! She'd LOVE this layout. hehe. Thanks, Sharon! I love it too!

Sweet Child of Mine

Hey, peeps! What's up in your world?? We had a good Friday in the Harty Household :)

Started off at 7:30am, and GUESS WHO WAS AWAKE??? Jake! I guess he'd fallen asleep last night when he was supposed to, because he'd woken up at 7am, all by himself, and was happily playing with the little kids when I got up. Holy crap!

And he was in a good mood :) I made sure Tom was ready, and I drove him up to Baseball camp. In my jammies, and without shoes. LOL. I got back home, had breakfast, and did some chores.

I helped Jake clean his room for a little bit (and he didn't even argue about it!), then I boiled some eggs and made deviled eggs. Cause they sounded good. hehe. And Joe absolutely loves them. And that was good enough reason for me! I like to put miracle whip, salt, pepper, and curry in my deviled eggs.
And then Jake decided that he wanted to wash the car before it got too hot. Is this the same child???? hehe. Not that I'm complaining. He went out and got the supplies and washed it all up. And Aunt Sue checked it for him, then I came out for the final inspection. He really did pretty good!



We spent a lot of time in the morning sitting around and watching TV. And it was very relaxing. hehe. Gotta do that every once in a while, you know :)




Between 1130 and 1200, we got the kids all ready for the pool, then headed out to pick up Tom. Jake and Eme got into a little spat in the truck, and what usually would have been a complete melt down actually ended pretty good.

I told Jake to go back inside the house and stay home, then followed him inside to lock up the electronics. He was upset that he couldn't play electronics, and asked to go to the pool with us. I said that he had to apologize to Eme first. He said that he would IF she apologized to him for making mean faces at him. Sounded fair to me.

So we went outside, he apologized to her, she apologized to him, and we went on our way. Sure, it sounds like a simple thing, but it was HUGE progress for us!

And we drove on over to pick up Tom. Eme went inside to get him, and we ended up having to wait for a few minutes for his bus to get back. Then we headed to Free Lunch. And today was hamburger noodle stuff. My kids liked it. Not too sure if Maddie's kids did. hehe.






I noticed this funky lump on my thumb, and got freaked out that maybe it was like my moms. She's got a MASSIVE lump on her thumb. Some kind of cyst, I think. I don't know. My sister said that it looked more like a callus, though. I'm gonna go with the callus angle...
When the kids were finished eating, we loaded back up, and headed to the pool. We got there as they blew the whistle for pool break. So we took that time for sun block and chips. ha!

Finally, they blew the whistle again, and the kids all went and swam. And Maddie and the girls. And Aunt Sue and I hung for a bit at the tables, then got in the water too.











Lily got mad about something or another, and we got a few pictures of her grouchy faces. hehe.

Jimmy found this grasshopper at the pool today. Poor thing was almost dead. Just sat there and twitched a little. Jim was SO concerned with it. Wanting to know where it should go, and what it needed. We finally ended up putting him in some shade, and lost track of the poor thing.



We got home at 3pm, and by 4pm, the two little girls were asleep, everyone had changed clothes, people had gotten snack, and the moms/aunts were ready to go out on a Walmart runt.

First stop, Big Lots. Tom had earned enough money for an MP3 player like Aunt Sue's. And Jake was 1/2 way there. But I was afraid that if I waited until he earned all of the money, that it'd be gone. So I got it too. And will keep it safe until he earns the rest of the money.

I paid, and we headed out to Walmart. UPS!!!!

We got to Walmart, and found the few things on our list. Maddie needed WIC milk and tweezers, and I wanted to get something quick for dinner. Chorizo and Eggs with sour cream, cheese, in tortillas was the lucky winner. hehe.

I found this gift card in the check out line. Really? I thought it was pretty funny!
We paid, and headed back home. And cooked dinner for the kids, and were eating by 6pm. We played outside with the dog for a while, and enjoyed the outside fresh air. It was cool (for El Paso, still warm) and clearing up. Not thunder or lightening or rain. That's always a plus. hehe.

The kids took baths, we put them to bed, and did some chores, then watched a few episodes of Psych (yes, I LOVE the show!). And I blogged. It's now 10pm. Eme already went to bed because she was tired. Maddie is sleeping on the couch. I'm gonna tie this up, grab Elmo, and snuggle on the couch with him. hehe. Then go to bed after this episode is over. Night, all!

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Babies are SO precious, aren't they, Sharon! Thanks for the layout, my dear :)