swell.

Tuesday is a go! The babies are awake and the coffee is hot and in my hand. I can conquer the world, or well at least the next 12 hours. Last night was good with the hubby getting up twice with Zachary early on. He has a ball game tonight, not sure if I will be there on the bleachers. Yesterday the babies moved up to Stage 3 foods and for super the got frozen strawberries to chew on. Then I submerged them in a tub while Jacques took their seats outside and hosed them down. Maybe it would of been a better idea to take the babies out in their chairs and hose them down too.

So about the photo. This is a reprint of an elise original that I purchased on etsy. It is a signed 5x7 that I purchased from elise. It reminded me of the hubby. Ohh yeah, and my forever love of the STRBucks. I would like to think that is a grande mocha frap and a chai tea latte with soy milk. Here's a YUM for Tuesday! Go.

daddy and ryan.

zachary scott.

As promised, photos of Zachary.. And I didn't even need duct tape. There are more on flickr. These are from Friday August 8.

out to the ballgame.

These two are at a ballgame this evening. The hubby got 2 tickets to see a minor league game. They are just some kinda handsome. Sure hope they don't go out to the club afterwards. More photos on flickr. See ya there. Hugs, M

let's start with today.

This is my 500 post, Yay! Way to go bloggers and stalkers. Just kidding. I am exhausted and frustrated this morning. I was up 3 times with Zachary and then they were both up first thing this morning. I rocked Zachary back to sleep, TWICE and each time I laid him down, he woke back up. I finally gave up and set him down to play.. Then he screamed. I gave Ryan a rock and got him back to sleep and was amazingly able to lay him down and keep him asleep. But it won't last long. He never sleeps more than 30 minutes on his own. I think we have this all wrong anyway. I assume parents (normal parents) just know it is nap time and lay their children down in their cribs. We do not. We rock each baby to sleep for every single nap and every single night. They are not ever required to fall asleep on their own. I foresee this being a problem.

Okay, okay back to today. Enough with the drama. Coffee is hot and black, just the way I love it. Today's agenda hopefully involves finishing the last 147 pages of my book, and shopping for fabric and sewing supplies. I am shooting small videos of the kids and posting them on flickr. They are all short and I will be shooting them frequently, so I hope you don't tire of seeing my kids on video. You can see this one and this one now. Plus I have two more from yesterday that will be up later. And photos to share from yesterday, Ryan's teeth, Ryan and Jason. I have no single shots of Zach from yesterday, but today I will share photos of Zachary.. Even if it involves duct tape.

the boys today.

the boys.
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thursday things.

I have a wisdom tooth that is killing me. Last night it was starting to irritate me, so I took a couple rather large pills and went to bed. Today is not much better, and I can't self medicate while the hubby is away. I have had like 3 surgeries scheduled to get them out, but I cancel just days before each time. I enjoy the dentist and don't mind going, but in high school Becca had a horrific experience with the whole wisdom teeth pullin' and I have been scared shitless since. She was laid up for a week! And my hubby is tough, but he was also down a few days after his were yanked out back in 2004. Maybe tonight I can self medicate with Rum.

My printer is working again. The hubby was able to get it back up and running last night, after a week of me not being able to get the damn thing to turn on. He told me that it would work properly if it was plugged in. Humhh, why didn't I think of that? The mans a genius, I tell ya.

Today: Sonic was breakfast, Hello Mocha Java Chiller! We went to the bank and by the hubby's truck to drop off some stuff. He has a softball game tonight, not sure if we will be in attendance. I need to get my stuff prepared for Saturday's second sewing class. I think I will try to scrap again today. I am on page 393 of Breaking Dawn and am lovin' every page more and more. I think it has been the best yet. Let's hope the ending goes the way I want. Peace.

Hey Julie- You pick up your copy yet? I know where you live..

look what i have started..

If this was a cult, I would be the leader.. I talked to Becca on Sunday and she told me that she had finished book 2 and ordered book 3 online, after unsuccesfully trying the bookstore. I should also mentioned that she was stalked at the bookstore by a teeny-bop 14 year old who chatted it up with her about the books. And she said she visited a Twilight website.. Obsessed Much?

Today I got call from Shawna.. She confessed that she finally bought book 1, after I hounded and hounded her. She read it in two days and is already deep into reading book 2. She also said that she finds herself thinking of the book and characters when she is not reading. I told her that today as I washed dishes, I found myself thinking of Bella and Edward like they were my next door neighbors.. Obsessed Much?

Shortly after that I got a call from Shelby, my sister, telling me that she had just finished book 3 and was off to pick up book 4. She read books 1-3 in 15 days. That's a total of 1,792 pages. I don't think she had ever picked up a novel in her life and look at her now, Obsessed Much??

Maybe I should start a cult. I would drink the kool-aid first..

I promise.

hey mom, thanks..

For doing all our laundry, folding and putting it all away, including my bedding- For washing all the bottles- For the $4 you lent me for sunglasses- And the $8 you lent the hubby- For all the vintage papers you brought for me from home- For rearranging both bedrooms at 9:00 at night- For repeatedly rocking the babies to sleep- For taking Jason to the movies- For surprising Jason with his book bag- For leaving me with a clean, spotless house and your Oprah magazine- For watching the babies while I ran errands- For encouraging me to go to the bookstore all the way across SC for a book I truly wanted, then riding with me- For fixing my camera when my heart was broke about it- For cooking meals- For watching all the kids when I was ill- For walking the babies while I took a break- For taking Jason on bike rides and watching him slipy slide- For buying me Soy-Joys and the coffee tin hang up- For returning the old formula to Walmart- For catering to me and my three kids- For paying for the umbrella and the parking at the beach and for driving home- For all the sweet treats at Starbucks and the Chinese take out- For unpacking and then repacking a ton of boxes that I had yet to unpack- For reorganizing the shed, closets, sink and trailer- For cutting a pine apple for Jason and spoiling him with treats- For teaching me to thread a bobbin and the sewing machine- For getting me the organizer from the neighbors "house"- For buying the babies a swing set- For magic erasin' the walls, dusting my light fixtures and ceiling fan- For sweeping the drive way and decks, repeatedly-

And for changing all those diapers..

And for letting a stranger drape a very large, scary python around your neck, all in the name of facing your fears... and of course, the great photo op.

Basically just thanks for dropping everything, flying 1200 miles, and staying with me for 12 days. You Rock!

Ohhhh yeah, And thank you too, Bert.

two teeth, one word and a daddy.

We have teeth! Two of 'em. This here is Ryan's mug. Do you see them? Yesterday my mom noticed them. They are just about to break the rest of the way through! Sorry the picture is not better. I found it hard to ram my Canon down his throat for that "perfect shot." Maybe I can try again later. Yeah... Ohhh and it's really no biggie, but...

HE SAID MA MA!

Ohhhh and the hubby is home.