The Giant Sandbox

We went to a park today and there was a sand volleyball court, the boys were amazed at the "Giant Sandbox". If I would of known I could of brought them some sandbox toys, but we'll just have to do that next time. It was a little warm so we didn't stay very long but they loved it anyway. We also went to the mall and rode the carosel. B was very scared at first but seemed to adjust. Although I think he still wasn't sure about the whole thing.

Had a great visit with Dad and D. The house is coming along great and they might can close by the end of the month.!! The boys enjoyed playing with them and "showing off" for them.:)
Lots of storms in the area, so I'm gonna make this short, I don't like the lightning while I'm on electronic devices.....if you know what I mean!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO MY MOM!! HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO MY MOM IN LAW! Also Happy Mother's day to all the other mom's out there and all they do for their kids and families and loved ones! To be a mom is such a gift and I am thankful everyday for my two beautiful boys who I just simply love and adore! Words just can't explain how I feel to just watch them everyday into their own individual. Happy day! These are a few pics of some of my flowers I have grown!

Eggs

A bird has made a nest in one of our flower beds. I would of taken a pic of the mommy too, but she must of been on a shopping trip or something.. I'm not sure what type of bird it is but it's the kind that mostly walks around and is brown with a sort of white ring around the neck. When she returns I'll try to get a pic of her. The eggs look pretty cool I must say.
Dad is coming in town on Mon. He is coming to stay with us and check out the progress of their house being built. The boys will be happy to see him and Dee.
I still haven't heard anything on the job yet, I talked to the girl Fri and the office had a busy week and she said just to give her a few more days. So hopefully I will hear something soon.

Oh yeah, Hubby told me that he heard a real loud "boom" today while I was out. He ran outside to see what it was and saw a few of the neighbors gathered in one yard. Turns out the neighbor took his shot gun and shot a SNAKE! I know, I know, I know! I was just starting to get over my paranoia for snakes in our yard and then I hear this news! He said it looked to be as big around as his wrist, OMG! Well needless to say I'm very paranoid now again about the grass, flower beds, hose reels, drains, well you get the idea...just about everything outside:) I guess we might go buy some moth balls which are supposed to help keep snakes away!
Anyway, hope everyone has a great weekend!

Petunia's galore

I did not replant any flowers yet this season and low and behold my petunia's from last year regrew! The ground was totally empty, but I guess the roots were still there. I didn't know that petunias could do that. Of course they didn't regrow on the other side, but I just replanted some. They are much more plentiful than last year also. Pretty cool, saved a few bucks on flowers.

No word on my job interview yet, hopefully by Thurs. I think they are closed tomorrow so prob won't hear until at least Thurs. I'll call them if I don't hear anything.

Well we had a brand new experience this evening......... After bath time I was getting Bry dressed and didn't have any diapers upstairs, Hubby went down to get some and B was playing, well as I called him over to put on the diaper, we noticed a "poop ball" on the floor. Yuk, the little stinker squated and pooped right on the floor. We just broke into laughs, even though gross it was one of the things only a parent could laugh at! When I told him ("No No you pooped on the floor, you didn't have a diaper on!") he justed looked at me like.......what?? I always just poop when I want!! I have to say we've never had that experience before, streaming fountains--yes, but no poop balls on the floor. Anyway just had to share that story. Good thing I'm not scrapbooking anything current right now, that prob would of been a photo op! ??:(

Ha, anyway getting ready to watch American Idol, I'm not sure how it will go tonight. I totally loved Blake's song last week with the beat boxing. Jordin is my favorite, but hopefully she'll do alot better than last week, everyone is entitled to an off week.

Locks for love..

I DID IT!! I cut off 8-9 inches of my hair!! It was time, I wanted and needed a change. I feel great and really love my new do! The stylist is going to mail my hair to locks for love. Locks of Love is a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under age 18 suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis. We meet a unique need for children by using donated hair to create the highest quality hair prosthetics. Most of the children helped by Locks of Love have lost their hair due to a medical condition called alopecia areata, which has no known cause or cure. The prostheses we provide help to restore their self-esteem and their confidence, enabling them to face the world and their peers.Maybe someone who needs hair will be able to have mine! I have been wanting to make a change for a few months and today I DID IT!! I can't wait to see how the boys react when they see me! My hubby said he likes it and I believe it(he had that glimmer in his eye) ha ha! If you want to make a change, just DO IT, you can always regrow your hair!

Freshened up the old resume..

Yes, I'm job hunting. Actually started on Friday and had an interview today. My current job is going downhill quickly. My current absolutely great boss has her last day next Friday and changes are already happening everyday and not really for the comfort of everyone else. The other main problem for myself is that now I am having to take call every week or every weekend with the help of one other girl. Up until now I have only had to take call when I had to cover for someone else...the point is... I am not going to take all the call!! Therefore, I'm job hunting. My interview went well today, it is right up my alley and all seems to be worth taking the job for. Now I just have to wait for them to offer it to me, my feelings are if I end up not liking it once I start there then I'll job hunt more. In the meantime I also heard back from another place that I might get on the payroll for PRN as a back up plan and work a day or two there. We'll see what happens, I'd love to put in my notice this week. Wish me luck!!
No more snakes around here yet, but I too (Kelly!) am very paranoid everytime I step into the garage, you never know if one will be in there, yuk!!!!!!!!
Next month we're going to Mobile for my hubby's 20 yr reunion! Can you believe it! Mine is only a couple more years from now and that's pretty scary! It should be fun, they are having a golf tourney one day and a social on Fri night. Then Sat is the family picnic so everyone can meet everyone else' fam and kids. Then adults only again on Sat night for the actual reunion party. Should be fun...think I can lose about 20 lbs by then?? Sure!! Yeah right, I guess they'll just have to meet the fat wife and two kids! HA HA I am looking forward to it though. Plus I get to see my best friend that's prego with number 3! She already has almost 3 yr old twins, so just one this time should be a breeze!!! Can't wait to see her, hubby and kids!!
Well that's about it for the moment....have a great night to all.

Who Knew?

Who knew that a mattress could also be a slide? We were waiting for mom to pick up the mattress and the boys decided to have some fun with it. Dont' you love the imagination of children?! Click on the link below to view the video. I haven't figured out how to get it directly on my blog yet but this will work for now. Happy Friday to all and don't forget margaritas tommorrow for Cinco de Mayo!!!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1986476442908490176

I hope to make it to the movies!

Check out this trailer, I hope to see the movie with Mom this weekend. I'll let you know what I think.
Wild Hogs (2007) - Trailers

The nasty snake!

Here is the culprit, how nasty. Now I have to just push him to the woods and dump him, yuk!! D wanted to know what happened to his head, I told him daddy has to chop it up so the snake would die! Ha!

Yikes!!!!!!!!!!!

OK, tonight I screamed so very loud!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I went into the garage out to my car and walked between the two cars, got something out of my car from the drivers side. I was just about daydreaming and walking back to go inside and as I walked behind my car I heard a very strange noise, I looked down and from under and behind M's car slithered a snake, yes snake, yes I said snake!!!!! About 3 FT. long!!!!! It went behind the freezer as I screamed at the top of my lungs and instantly landed on the top of the trunk of my car! I was terrified to say the least! My hubby came out to see what was wrong and went in to get his BB pellet gun, he could see the snake behind the freezer. We opened the garage so that hopefully it would go that way when he shot behind the freezer. Well yes the snake headed out the garage but acted as if he wanted to come back in. M kept shooting him with BB's and the thing would not die. The whole time I have never left the trunk top of my car!! After probably 50 or so shots at him with about 20 in the snake he still was moving slowly. M tried to chop his head off with the hoe, but the snake lunged at him(weakly I should say but still scary) So I decided we should spray him with bug spray. When we did the snake started to move more and faster, he wasn't really going anywhere but still trying to move and we thought maybe we had reenergized him:) But finally he started to slow again and finally M chopped at his head. The snake is now dead!! We put him in a plant bucket and hopefully he'll still be dead in there in the morning so we can dispose of him somewhere.

The scary thing is that we saw him earlier swimming in the pond behind our house. I think it's the same one because he looked about the same size and color. We think it was a water moccassin. At least I hope it was the same............I am freaked out now though because I had been all around in the garage and not to mention I walked right past him as he was under the car. YIKES!!! I am still freaked out, if my honey wouldn't of been home I don't know what I would of done, because I would probably be still sitting on top of the car right now or something!

Besides that fun adventure I did alot of planting in the yard today and mulching the beds. I think I'm about done with the landscaping for this year. A little more mulching and maybe a flower or two and I should be done.

Also checked out a house for my bro and sis in law. They are still trying to sell their house in Jax so they can move here. This house would be great. It's right in their price range and has a pool too! Great for us and the boys ha ha! We'll see what happens. There are alot of factors still with having to sell their's and i don't think this house will last long on the market it's pretty spectacular!

Well I guess it's off to bed for now, I hope I don't have nightmares about snakes. I do know that I will paranoid for quite awhile now. !!

A day of playing

Just a pic for you of the boys..

Today D gets to go to his first birthday party. He helped me pick out the gift and he's very excited. He is worried though that the little boy has a dog. I don't quite know why but he seems to be very afraid of dogs. Maybe once Uncle T gets here with his adorable Schnauz Walter, then the boys can get a little more used to dogs.

Going to go check out dad's house this am. See how the progress is coming. They might have finished the painting and trim work by now, exciting.. we'll see.

B is feeling much better now, thank goodness. He is getting back to himself with his antics, playfullness and of course eating. He is going to be our eater for sure!! He can put some food away in his tiny little belly. I took him to get the curls trimmed and he did not enjoy it at all. He didn't really fight against the girl, but he just cried and clung to me the whole time. I am glad she didn't trim off all the curls but made it look more like a hairstyle.

Hello to you MOM! You suprised me by keeping up on reading the blog. Good job! You are becoming more computer saavy everyday, I knew you could do it!!

On call this weekend, so we won't venture too far from the house. But we'll probably meet up with Aunt J at the park or something and just play in the yard. Hope everyone has a great weekend!!!!

So I'm a little behind

Yes, I am quite a little behind on the blogging. The world seems to just take off all of a sudden. Things have been a little busy since our trip. Getting back in the swing of things and all. I'm home with little B today. He's been sick with fever and some virus since last thurs. My honey has had daddy duty while I have been working. Mom helped out babysitting yesterday and today is my day. I think he is pretty much better today but I just wanted to keep him home from school one more day for lots of lovin' before back to school. We'll be doing some errands and grocery shopping later. I think I will take him for a hair cut also. He has lots of curls on the top and back but just about no hair on either side"the curly mohawk" Not to be inspired at all by Sanjaya! I might even get back to scrapbooking this week, starting when he goes down for a nap.
We've been doing some yardwork also, planting some trees and bushes and trying to finish up on the landscaping so we can enjoy the rest of the summer. Well that's all for now. I will blog more later probably at nap time or so. Someone smells stinky....................diaper duty time!!

Post vacation blahs

Yes, we have returned from beautiful Hawaii. We had an absolutely great time. We did miss the boys alot especially seeing alot of families there on Easter break vacations. But we had great weather and had a lot of fun. We even took a helicopter ride over Kauai which was breath taking. I will fill you all in a little more later. Just wanted to post a little something so you would know we made it back safely. I am in post vacation mode. All the clothes are washed but not put away and the suitcases are still in the den. We have just been sorta lounging around and spending time with our most wonderful boys!! There are a lot of changes happening at my work and will be interesting what will happen in the next few weeks. Anyway, just a hello to everyone and I will post more later and put some pics too.

Mahalo to all..

MAHALO!!!!! That means hello and goodbye in Hawaiian. One more day and off we go. We will be sure to eats lots of pineapple, enjoy the luaus and take in the Hawaiian sun!! We are looking forward to the new part of the trip for us which is to visit the island of Kauai. I can't wait! The other islands of Oahu and Maui are wonderful also and I know my brother and sister in law will be in awe just as we were six years ago! Happy early 10 year anniversary to us! Our anniv isn't until Aug. but this trip is for our anniversary. We just wanted to go the same time of the year as we did before because the weather was so great and it just worked out. We are finishing some last minutes chores, errands and yardwork before we go. I'll be sure to post pics when we return. Teri, we will definetely send you some pineapple home. Have fun in Disney Susan! I am looking forward to taking the boys in the years to come. Well happy upcoming weeks to all and once again MAHALO!!!!

What a great weekend!

We had a wonderful weekend with our friends from STL. The boys loved playing with their girls. We took them for a tour of Beale Street and had lunch at a burger joint. That was after we set off the door alarm out of the stairwell from the mall! HA but we had to; thanks to me we were locked in the stairwell. At least they cant' say it wasn't an exciting visit. Next stop was to the riverfront where we had great weather and even saw some kites flying. I did a little gymnastics with K and needless to say she was quite shocked that this fat old lady could still do a few tricks!! The big boys played with their remote control trucks and of course then one of them had to break one. (Us girls think they are just money pits, run them a little, then break them, then spend money to fix them, ha ha.) But we had a great time and hope to see them soon back up in the STL for the block party. Keep me posted Kel of when it will be!!
I am now pretty much packed for the trip. 5 DAYS LEFT!! I only have to finish getting stuff washed and gathered for the boys and leaving all my notes for the grandparents:) Of course I do have to make it to the nail salon for my pedicure! Must have pretty toes in Hawaii!!
Have a great week everyone and I'll probably post once more before our departure! Mahalo!!

TGIF

Yes, it's Friday and thank goodness! My brain is starting to get a little fried with making plans for our trip. I am so excited that my brain is on overload. I need to get things ready for the boys so the grandparents wont' stress too much and then I have to pack for me....ugh! I can't believe it's one week away and I don't know what I'm taking to wear yet! Mon and Tuesday will be cram packing and shopping days. I know I need a few more tops, some cute shoes and possibly a dress or too. I am making little goody bags for the boys while I'm gone. They will get a goody bag each evening to see what mommy and daddy left for them(to let them know we're thinking of them). Just little things like a hot wheels car or a pack of dinosaur fruit snacks...you get the idea. I also am getting their Easter baskets together. When we scheduled the trip I didn't realize that we would be gone on Easter. So my in-laws will make sure the bunny finds our house:) and have a small Easter egg hunt(with lots of pics I hope).

Our STL friends should be arriving soon. We are so excited that they actually will be here after two failed attempts from sickness and weather. Of course I had to make my to die for Carrot cake(a diet sabotage for sure!) The weather should be in the 80's so outside we'll be. We'll probably take the kids to the park to play.

Dad's house is coming along great!. They should be drywalling soon. They let me pick out the colors for them....I hope it all turns out OK. The agent said she predicted it might be ready in about 3-4 weeks. It'll be great that he's so much closer to be able to spend time with the boys!

Well that's about it for now, I have some trucks to drive with the boys and then a last minute cleaning pick up before company arrives. I think we'll welcome them with a big margarita!!

Cold again

Yes the weather has turned cold again, earlier in the week it was in the 70's then fifites by the end of the week. Last night's low was 37 and could you believe as we were driving around this evening if was even sleeting! OK, I'm ready for the warm to stay......no more cold!!
The in-laws are here for the weekend for a trial run to keep the kids while we are on vacation. Me and the hubby took off for a date night and it was great. We didn't do too much overwhelming, I mean we are getting old you know but it was still fun. We started off checking out my dad's house being built and they were already bricking it so I took some pics for him. Then we went to Best Buy to look around, man it's been so long since we've just went somewhere and could look and literally just walk around looking until we decided to leave. It was great, we used to do that alot BK(before kids) but as those of you know, we don't have time for that anymore. Anyway then off to dinner with lots of chat time and enjoying each other's company with a few drinks on board of course. It was great bonding time and I recommend bonding date nights for all couples with kids to keep the relationship refocused on the parents and their relationship. We then left and drove home because we're old now and didn't have anywhere else to go, how funny! We were home before the time we would of just have left the house BK!
Getting ready for our vacation is here. I am starting to get things together and have actually bought my disater suit (bathing suit) at least no one there will know me except my brother inlaw and wife thank goodness. I am getting so excited that I'm trying not to think about it too much!
FINALLY, I think our friends from STL will make it to visit us. They have made two previous attempts that fell through due to sickness and weather. I know they haven't actually gotten here yet but hopefully nothing will come up for them not to make it. I know D will enjoy playing with the girls, I just hope they aren't too bored with all the boy toys! I don't have any girl stuff! Maybe the weather will be nice and we can head to the park or something too. We are really looking forward to their visit!!
I think I'm gonna keep D home from school on Tuesday and have a mommy day. It's been awhile since we've have one so it's time. I think i'm going to take him to the Bounce place. It is an indoor play area with huge blow up jumping areas and a big blow up slide, it's great fun, for BOTH of us!!:) I'm looking forward to it, although I haven't told him yet because he will talk about it constantly until then, so I'll just wait till Tuesday to tell him, ha ha.
Well that's all for now, hope everyone has a good weekend. And Mom.......get that carpet shampooed so we can look for your new furniture!!!!!!!!!! Have a great weekend.

Some pics from the weekend

Here are a few pics from the park and the zoo. We had wonderful weather and a great time! I am glad the weather is finally getting warmer!

We had a great visit from my dad and D. They found a house and put a contract on it, it's only about 25 miles away, we are so glad they will be closer to us and the boys. It is very exciting!! Hope everyone else enjoyed their weekend and have a wonderful week.

Happy Weekend

Well, it's the weekend and I'm so excited. The weather is supposed to be nice, so hopefully a trip to the park, zoo, some yard maintenance and a cookout with dad. My dad is in town house hunting and I hope he finds something he likes. If he does he'll only be about 30-40 minutes from us, a lot better than 8 hours that's for sure. Happy Retirement Dad!!
The boys are doing great and getting along great with each other as much as can be expected. D had a cough for a few days but I think he's over it now, thank goodness. The next few weeks will be pretty busy. I don't know if I'll have anytime to start scrapping again until after our vacation. My dad is here this weekend, the in-laws next, friends from STL the next and then off to Hawaii!!! We are getting so excited about our trip, it is a repeat trip we took several years ago but we said we would go back for our 10 yr. anniv and away we will go!!! I'll post some pics from our outtings this weekend later. Love to all....

The week has begun

Well, we had a great weekend. Uncle T came in town and the boys had such a great time playing with their uncle. The big boys had a golf outing and really enjoyed the bonding time! We did a little more house looking for them incase the other plans fall through. I wish the weather would of been a little warmer but oh well.
The countdown continues... only 4 weeks till our trip. I am getting more and more excited as the weeks get fewer. It's almost time to start shopping for outfits, ugh, fun but not so fun if you know what I mean. I am getting a little nervous about leaving the boys but that's just the mommy in me. I know they will be just fine. I have started gathering little goodies to leave for them daily while we are gone. I got the idea from a book I read, and thought it would be neat. I will leave a basket for them to check daily and see what goody they get for the day. Just a reminder to them that we are thinking of them!
I am getting behind again on the scrapbooking! I am going to try to get some done this week and try to catch up on my Elsie Challenges. I want to try to finish B's 1 yr book so that I can start doing some little mini occasion type albums.
I have quite the to do list here for the house and I am going to also try to tackle quite a few of the tasks this week also. I want to get as much done as soon as possible before it really gets warm and I'll be spending my days off with outings with the boys!:)
Dad, hope your house hunting is going well. We are looking forward to you guys being closer to us and the boys! I am anxious to know how the trip goes! I'll be waiting to hear from you.
That's all for now, I'll blog more later. Oh- and can you believe AJ voted off American Idol. Wow, but of course I don't vote so I guess i can't complain. And for any of you that watch the Apprentice, ha! Trump is something.....I love his attitude sometimes. The poor guy that called himself white trash...see ya, You're Fired!! That was great!
Till next time.......