Life on the road

Well I have a little time to write a note. Congratulations to my friend Anna for her new baby boy! I am so excited for her.
So far the trip was going good. We get to see lots of Hugh. We saw some of his family and now we are just burning time. there is not much to do in Georgia but we seem to be managing well. Then Friday night hit and we were eating dinner (I got food from a grocery store) and I discover that the apple sauce has something growing in it. Like a biology petri dish experiment. Oh this is after both my children consume a container each. Well during the night Leo got sick and has had a HIGH fever all day. He is taking his second nap and it is now 6pm. But I do think this nap is doing a lot of good. So if he is up all night playing then so be it as long as he is better and happy. We did however go see "Horton Hears a Who" (Leo slept through half of it.) It was really cute and I was glad we got to go as a family. This was the first time I had been to the theater with Katie and it was Leos first time going to. I don't know if he did so good because he was sick and tired or if he liked seeing the big screen. I will have to try sometime when he is feeling better. That is our trip so far in a nut shell. Soon I will be on my way to South Carolina for a little while and then we will see from there. I have really enjoyed seeing Hugh. I know the kids have enjoyed being around him too. They have had lots of fun with him. It will be sad to leave. But soon this will be all over. Well thanks for reading this boring blog. I was board.

The Dress Is DONE!!

Well I don't really like these pictures but by the time I showed my Mom how to take the picture my batteries died. But here is the dress. I really like it. The colors go great together. The invisible zipper didn't get put in because I couldn't get the attachment to work right on my machine. But I think overall it looks great.

Im glad this week is over

Well the plan was to have my dress done by today. But with life as it is, it didn't get done. Why? Well I think my last post explains it all. And if that wasn't bad enough, yesterday we found out my Moms chickens have mites. It was discovered by me placing my hands on them not knowing it and discovering them crawling all over my hands. I wont go into details but the source of them was discovered. I just have to hope now that my parakeet doesn't get them. Oh did I mention it was a long week. I was looking forward to the kids going to bed tonight so I could relax, plan my lesson for tomorrow and think about how my dress is going to look when its all done. Those plans changed while I was reading the kids a bed time story "The Monster at the End of the Book". Its a cute book. That's when I heard a bit of commotion down stairs, and then the door opened and my Mom informed me that Lilly had been sprayed again. BLAH!!! So I proceeded to put the kids to bed and then made my run to Wally-World to pick up the necessities to wash the dog. By the way for future reference you are supposed to make a mixture of peroxide, baking soda, and liquid detergent. I think it works but for all I know I smell like a skunk right now. I am sure I do. So it took me about 2 1/2 hours to take care of Lilly... again. I am glad the week is over and I hope tomorrow, my start of a new week will be lots better. Oh and keep in mind I am also packing up my stuff and travel bags to leave for Georgia. The day after Easter we leave.

Every Dog has (his) Her Day!

Any one know what this is?

You got it. Every dog owners worst nightmare. Anna you have my permission to laugh your head off at this one. My dogs been SKUNKED! It is awful. Actually you get used to the smell after a while but don't leave the room. Cause when you come back to it, its a big blow to the nose. And is smells different concentrated then diluted. Tomorrow she will probably get a hair cut on her neck after her hair has dried.

Dress Update

Well I have worked on my dress today. My Mom took Katie with her to go to an appointment for Shawn and it just happens to fall during Leo's nap time. So I have been working on my dress. I got further than I thought I was going to get while he slept. I would say it is a little more than half way done. I just have to put the zipper in (which is what has caused the delay because it is an invisible zipper), sew the front and back together which is done after the zipper and sew in the sleeves which is done after sewing the front and back together and then put in the interfacing in and hem it. It sounds like a lot but it will go quickly after the zipper is in. I hope to have all that done tonight. And I guess I wont hold you in suspense. I will have a picture posted as soon as it is done.

And for the time change, it has been GREAT for us. My kids can now seem to stay up till 7 and sleep till 8. It was so great today to wake up this morning and the clock didn't say 6:45am. I love it!!

Leo's Interview

60 Things About Me

1. What is in the back seat of your car right now? Nothing I just cleaned it 2 days ago. YES!!

2. When was the last time you threw up? I cant remember but it is in my blogs somewhere.

3. What's your favorite curse word? Snap. My brother started it and I said it to make fun of him then it became habit.

4. Name 3 people you made smile today. Katie, Leo, Shawn

5. What were you doing at 8 am this morning? Saying goodbye to my parents. There leaving for the weekend for their 10th anniversary. You do the math.

6. What were you doing 30 minutes ago? Looking at the wal-mart web site.

7. What will you be doing 3 hours from now? Eating lunch.

8. Have you been to a strip club? No

9. What is the last thing you said aloud? To Shawn "Are you hungry! Get out of the kitchen! Didn't you eat breakfast?" (its almost 10am here.)

10. What is the best ice cream flavor? I have a favorite but I don't think I would call it the best. I like French Vanilla.

11. What was the last thing you had to drink? Strawberry Banana smoothie

12. What are you wearing right now? ARMY Sweats

13. What was the last thing you ate? Strawberry Banana smoothie

14. Have you bought any new clothing items this week? No

15. When was the last time you ran? I try not to.

16. What's the last sporting event you watched? I try to avoid that too.

18. Who is the last person you emailed? Hugh

19. Ever go camping? Yeah, as much as I can. But its usually with the YW at girls camp.

20. Do you have a tan? No, My legs don't tan and I only get my arms and face a little tan during the summer.

24. Do you drink your soda from a straw? No way!

25. What did your last IM say? It cant talk so nothing.

26. Are you some one's best friend? Yes, Hugh's.

27. What are you doing tomorrow? Sewing I hope.

28. Where is your mom right now? On her way to St. Louis

29. Look to your left, what do you see? Snow outside the window.

30. What color is your watch? I don't have a watch.

31. What do you think of when you think of Australia? Go'day mate.

32. Would you consider plastic surgery? No

33. What is your birthstone? Alexandrite, its the color changing one.

34. Do you go in a fast food place or just hit the drive thru? I prefer drive thru if it doesn't have a play yard so I don't have to get the kids out.

35. How many kids do you want? Well I wanted to have a big family at one point like 7 or so. But I guess that has changed to a min and max. My min is well 2 since I already have that, ok my min is 4-5 my max is 10 IF absolutely necessary.

36. Do have a dog? Yes that Lilly

37. Last person you talked to on the phone? My Mom

38. Have you met anyone famous? no

39. Any plans today? Take Shawn to Cici's pizza maybe.

40. How many states have you lived in? 4 soon to be 5 then 6 then 7 maybe. That's like in the military.

41. Ever go to college? Yeah

42. Where are you right now? Between the kitchen and dining room

43. Biggest annoyance in your life right now? I don't want to talk about it.

44. Last song listened to? I can't remember.

46. Are you allergic to anything? no but I did have a bit of a reaction last time i had an epidural

47. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time? Well right now it is snow boots but that's mot my favorite.

48. Are you jealous of anyone? Of course.

50. Is anyone jealous of you? Probably not.

51. What time is it? 10"06am

52. Do any of your friends have children? Most of them and the ones that don't will soon have them but one.

53. Do you eat healthy? Its a weakness I'm working on.

54. What do you usually do during the day? Walk around the house being board. And the necessities for 2 kids.

55. Do you hate anyone right now? Those people that can eat whatever they want and stay skinny.

56. Do you use the word "hello" daily? No I usually say Hi.

58. How old will you be turning on your next birthday? 25

59. Have you ever been to Six Flags? I don't know if Astro World is six flags and I don't know if Cedar Point is six flags.

60. How did you get one of your scars? I have a big scar on my knee I wanted to go down the driveway on a skate board like my brother and his friend. I just didn't know how to stop do I toppled over in the middle of the road and then rode my brothers bike home and my mom took me to the Dr. I didn't need stitches but it big and ugly.

This was fun. Thanks Emily.