Out Like a Lamb.

Goodbye March, and Hello April. March was a crazy-busy month with speech, karate, soccer, softball, doctor and dentist visits. I am glad it is over, but grateful it blessed us. Our April will be about the same minus one week off for spring break and long days in pajamas. April will also bring us a furry, lovable, male puppy to our already over populated tribe of boys and then me.

April will also be filled with a shelf full of fabulous new reads, lots of blooming creativity, and hopefully lots of Mommy Time-Outs. I am also hoping April brings us working on getting the house the way I imagine it.

I am looking forward to more soccer games, afternoon spring rains, zoo trips, friends and travel. I want a potty trained puppy, healthy babies and a happy spoiled big kid. I would love to see some family and take mountains of photos.

I am ready for egg hunts, bunny ears, Almond Joys and Easter goodies. I want a vase full of fresh flowers, a mantle with a theme and natural light invading the house from corner to corner.

I am glass half full and ready for you, April.

See You Tomorrow.

The Dake Family plus One.

Here we all are yesterday before heading off to the Zoo. And here is our puppy at almost 6 weeks. He will be ready to come home after April 13. We still need a name. Any Suggestions? I wanted to meet him first before we chose. We have an ongoing list.

More March Reads.

I read this book nine or ten years ago when I was in high shcool. (I hate that I am so old I can refer to things that way.) I saw it at the Goodwill for .50 cents the other day and knew it would make a great re-read. I was right. What an amazing story. It was a bestseller and is a true story of one child's courage to survive. It is an account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. It is a very emotional and disturbing read. I recommended it to someone before I re-read it. But now, if I recommend it I tell them it is really horrifying and gut wrenching. As a Mom, I just do not understand how anyone, especially a mother, could be so cruel to a child, to her child.

Julie- You may like it as a teacher.

Sunday, Spent at the Zoo.

Extracurricular Activities.

Jason is the man. Our Big Dawg. He has earned all his stripes for his yellow/white belt and is ready to test out of that belt and into the next higher rank belt on Thursday April 2.

Yesteryday, he played a crazy soccer game. He was an animal. He scored 3 goals and we won the game 5-1. It was rained out in the last quarter. He was amazing. More photos going up on flickr.

Goals 'o9.

See, I still scrap. So this is my Goals 'o9 mini for this year. I made all my goals back in January but it took me till March to get them into an album. Most papers are from a CK Kit from early 2008. Reid- You will LOVE this part. I am doing it all handwritten. No fonts. No computer. That makes it super easy to add to, because this is an ongoing album. Since the photos, I have added more pages already and as the year progresses, I may add more goals too. And I am going to add some cut baby green rick rack to the book rings.

In case you can't read all the pages due to the sloppy handwriting, they mainly are lose weight, read, travel.. I have a few more too, such as have the wisdom teeth painfully ripped out of my head. Some are already accomplished, like getting my Passport. You can see them all on flickr.

Here is last years album: Resolutions 'o8

Thursday Things.

Yesterday after nap, I caught Ryan rockin' Edward Cullen hair while practicing good oral hygiene. First thing this morning on MSN homepage, there is an ad for the Kindle. Ugh. There are more photos on flickr from the last few days. There was a small new number on the scale this morning: 147 that is 23.5 pounds. Woohoo! Yesterday I saw Made of Honor and this morning What Happens in Vegas is on. My headache was back before 9:00 am. Ryan is headed for trouble. He can open the bedroom doors! He reaches up as high as he can and on his tippy toes. I found them both in there yesterday and thought I must of not shut it. Later, Jacques saw how he got in there. Our puppy will be ready to come home after April 13. That is way sooner than I was expecting. Sorry this is all one huge run on paragraph. It is Bloggers fault. More from me later, if Blogger behaves. Ugh.

Wednesday.

I thought I would share photos of Ryan from yesterday because he wasn't in any in the last post.

I had my appointment about the headaches yesterday. The Dr. said they were Cluster Headaches. She gave my a Rx. Relief. I googled it and they are also know as "suicide headaches" and are often mistaken for brain tumors. Lovely.

Funny: On Saturday when we were outside, Zachary was pouring my water out of the bottle and Jacques said, "It's for his Homies."

Saturday.

Ryan was sleeping during all these photos. March 21, 2009 Dake.

Monday.

I have had headaches for a week now. I go to the Dr. tomorrow to see what's up and to get something to relieve the pain. I do not smell burning feathers.

Jason had an amazing soccer game on Saturday against another great team. They tied 4 to 4.

Twilight, bought my copy at midnight and the board game. I waited to watch it with friends over supper on Saturday evening. I am ready to re-read the entire series, but my Twilight is lent out. I will start with New Moon. Ugh.

The babies are sleeping, go figure and now we have to leave for karate. Ugh.

Way to go, Zachary!

This morning, Zachary brought me the tub of wipes. I asked him if he was poopy and he shook his head Yes. Hooray!

12:44 AM

4 Hours 4 Minutes and 48 Seconds.

A quick Twilight update for all my Twilighters. The movie will be out at 11 here, Hooray. But I have to tell you again about another incident with an uneducated Walmart employee. I called one of our Walmarts to make sure they were participating in the late night release. A lady at the front desk answers..

Me: "I just want to make sure you all are releasing Twilight at Midnight?"

Lady: "A what?"

Me: "I want to make sure you are releasing Twilight at Midnight?"

Lady: "I am going to have to transfer you."

Ugh. You would think I was speaking in tongues. Was that not clear enough for you? Do you live in a closet? Where the hell have you been? Adur.

Life is so unfair.

Yeah, ummm, so Anna was able to pick up her copy of Twilight on Thursday. Ugh. And then she taunted me with this photo. Life is so unfair. (Insert tear here.) I will have my copy in about 15.5 hours, mind you that's just a rough estimate. I have my game face on in case I have to fight off some teeny-boppers to make sure I get my copy. It will be a crazy rush like when Tickle Me Elmo came out or when NKOTB got back together.

I talked to Becca last night who told me she was able to get it at a hotel on pay per view. Jacques said, "Honey, you can get a hotel room tonight. Just take the babies too." Ummm. No. He had me up until the whole "take the babies" thing.

Tomorrow night we are having friends over to watch the movie. We are having steak, tatos and what not. I think I will eat mine raw, just to stay in tune with Edward. It's no grizzly, but it'll do.

Hello, again.

This morning I was dressing Ryan. As I took off his shirt, I see that on his back there is another bite mark. This one must of been from today because earlier Ryan cried and I was unsure why. Now I know. Zachary is grounded.

After I picked Jason up from school, we ran to Hobby Lobby and Walmart. They are conveniently side by side so I can load the babies in the stroller and walk from store to store. Nice. Anyway, they had a huge set up of Twilight goodies, which I could not resist from buying. At the check out, the cashier says to me, "What is this Twilight stuff? Is it a movie?" Ugh. She should be fired. I intend to write a strongly worded letter to Walmart headquarters and ask them just what kind of people they hire.

Also today, I was flipping through an old magazine from August 08 and there was an advertisement for the Kindle. Haunting Me.

Zachary has some crazy hair that falls in his face so today I cut his hair. Just up front. It looks much better.

Shannon, I got the goods. We are good to go.

Yesterday I only got about 5 pages into my new book.

Ready for travel and Thursday Things.

This little book came in the mail yesterday.

Yesterday Zachary bit the holy crap out of Ryan and the Hubby had my camera. You should of seen the bite right after. I snapped a photo of it and sent it to the Hubby and he said, "What is that?" It was seriously bad. Here it is this morning. Last night we stopped in at Target for some milk. I love Target. They had a bunch of the cutest spring shoes out and I wanted them all. They also stepped up their scrapbook stuff and it was just lovely. I walked out with just milk though.

Zachary is finally nodding his head yes when I ask him if he wants something. I am loving this. I can say, "Do you want your milk?" and he nods. I will try to get it on video later. It really looks more like he is head banging to Nirvana rather than just answering my question. Ryan has been nodding for a while.

Zachary also knows where the cookies are in the cabinet and will stand there with his hand up growling at me. It is super funny. I will try to get that on video too.

This morning I took Jason to school and will pick him up. He has soccer tonight. The babies are sleeping so I took a quick shower and am now at the computer.

While I was rocking the babies, Dirty Dancing was on. Hooray! Trivia Time: Did you know that Patrick Swayze taught John Travolta how to dance for the movie Urban Cowboy? Yep. I love that movie.

Twilight Countdown: Approximately 36 hours.

St. Patty's Celebration.

There are more up on flickr. The babies wanted no part of the ears. Or with the photos.

Dry.

So last night I finished my second book by Burroughs, Dry. Amazingly Crazy. It is just unbelievable that one man could of gone through so much. No wonder he drank. I don't have much else to leave you with except a quote from the back flap,

"What follows is a memoir that's as moving as it is funny, as heartbreaking as it is real. Dry is the story of love, loss, and Starbucks as a higher power."

This is the 2nd book for March and the 7th book of '09. This morning I am starting his 3rd book A Wolf at the Table. It has to go back to the library on Saturday. So it needs to be another quick read. I am sure it will be.

Tuesday Recap.

I saw the Sun today. It does exist.

I saw the Twilight Trailer TWICE. It made my day. Twice.

I finished my book. I will post a review tomorrow.

Jacques had softball and updated his phone to a Blackberry.

Zachary has another slight diaper rash again. I have him in cloth diapers. When he poohs in them, Jacques washes them out for me. I love that man.

We had company, Ayden and Christine, who are here in SC but moving back to KS on Friday.

My camera was returned safely and unused, but he will need it again.

Speech today for Jason and he won't have a session on Thursday. That means one less thing to do this week.

St. Patrick's Day Photos will be up tomorrow.

The babies were napping well after 645 pm which means we are in for a late night.

I watched the Pilot of the original 90210 today. I also watched final episode too.

Our newest energy bill is $290.00, down from $361.00

Three boys and a man all bathed and smelling like peaches.

Leftover Chili for supper and IDOL at 8 pm.

Tuesday.

Okay, another wet day, however, as of yet there is NO rain.

St. Patrick's Day. Look for photos later. I am camera less, well technically not, because I own 4 cameras, but the Hubby took my Canon to work. I informed him that he would be inflicted with some serious wounds if anything happen to my Canon. Then he said, "No. You would just make me buy you the newest one." This is TRUE. I am now secretly hoping that my camera falls 2 stories out of the office window, rolling down a hill hitting numerous trees, being crushed by 2 large moving vehicles before finally landing in a large puddle of rain and mud.

Nah. I love my camera.

I am sure my camera is in loving hands or else.

Moms of Boys, Buy in Bulk.

Band Aids
Neosporin
Shout
Carpet Cleaner
Peanut Butter
Clorox
Soap

The Twilight Board Game.

This Baby is sooooo at the top of my shopping list. Grrrr! Five Days till it's on DVD and in my house. I am sending the hubby out at 12:01 am for the release. I am so glad he loves me.

Call Me Sometime.

Rockin' this brand new phone today. LOVE IT. Our phone plan was up and ready to be upgraded. Jacques got a new phone a year ago, so lately he had been hounding me about getting a new one. I don't really think I needed a new one. I don't mind the fact that it using oozing with saliva, and that the buttons stick because of the smashed bits of Cheerios in between the keys, or the fact that occasionally my phone would not even disconnect from my calls. BUT Jacques thought maybe it would be better to just "look" at new phones. Needless to say, I left with this new hot little PINK number. Grrrrr! Jacques later said to me, "Did you get that one cause it was pink?" Me, "Uhhh, Yeah. Duh." I will buy anything that comes in pink. Plus this will be the perfect way to keep in touch while I am in Scotland. This little lovely has the Internet, Email, GPS, TV, weather.. EVERYTHING I could ever need, right at the tips of my perfectly pink painted finger nails. So call me anytime. I love to hear her ring. Hugs, Mandy

Saturday.

A fun photo to share from Halloween 1989. I was Pippi Longstocking. I had a wire hanger bent over my head and had my braids braided around it then sprayed it red. I also had the cutest big red painted freckles. During class that day, at the reading table, I had to be moved because when I would turn my head, my hair would whip the others sitting next to me at the table. This could be my most fave Halloween outfit ever. I have another photo before my hair was sprayed. I will post it if I ever find it.

Saturday. Wet Cold Rain. The soccer game had been canceled and we are all up and veggin' out. Jason is on the Wii and the babies are in the toy box. The hubby is on the couch and I am ready to finish my book today. Just popped on for a Howdy DO and to check my inbox. Hugs, M

He's Getting Bigger.

happy things.