yesterday was here.

Seriously Boys, Can I just get one decent photo? Note: Jason's silly smile, stretched shirt and wet collar. There are more photos up on flickr too. Family Photo: September 7, 08

Jason's open house was good yesterday. We learned that they are actually doing a full first grade curriculum which includes writing and reading, science, math, social studies, Spanish, manners course, and computer classes. And I found out that they are required by the state of SC to be in attendance 170 days out of 190, so 10 absences plus they can have an extra 10 days with doctors' notes.

Today: Coffee. Jason at school. Hubby at work. Ballgame at 6 and 8. Posting photos and videos to flickr. Babies at my feet. I am a little nervous cause Ryan has a clear runny nose. I will keep an eye on it. And here we go..

too tired to post a title.

Ummmm yeah. Last night was rough. Zachary was up a bunch of times and even Ryan was up once. But Jason was up all night. He had got a new Wii game yesterday. And through out the night came in our room and asked if he could go play it. He was up from 1:45 till after 3:00. Finally Jacques told him he could not get up until the sun was up.

Yesterday was great. We took off and went over to Harbison BLVD. We went to Fazzoli's for lunch then over to Toys R Us to check out car seats for the babies. I had a coupon for $40.00 off so I thought we may want to take advantage of it. We got the car seats for $151.99 each after the coupon, so $302 total. OUCH! But still that $40 was awesome. Quote Me, twins are expensive.

And that, Hubby of the Year, took me to AC Moore, Michael's and Hobby Lobby all in the same day! Unfortunately, I didn't find much, just a few things. We also walked into Pet Smart. The babies loved watching the fish and bright colored birds. Then we walked over to Circuit City to look for a piece for the hubby's phone. It was a lovely day. Ohh and we hit sonic for half price drinks.

Supper was grilled cheese and peanut butter. Jacques made a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. Jason was in bed before nine. Then we watched We Own The Night which I thought was pretty good. And we were in bed by 11:00.

Today: Lots of laundry and housework. I have a bunch of photos to post to flickr. I am hoping to scrap. We have Jason's open house at school at 3:00. The hubby is making pancakes for breakfast and I am chugging the coffee. The hubby has yard work.

Let's get it started.

great like elvis, without the tassles.

Both the babies are clapping on cue. It is super cute and they get so excited. I will try to get it on video to post on flickr. I also think Zachary is close to cutting his first tooth. Ryan is doing well in his helmet, but I am worried about the helmet smelling. We can only clean it once a day in the evening. Yuck. I am going to have a smelly kid.

Our night went well. Zachary stayed in bed twice with a bottle. He was up once at 550 ish but I was able to rock him back to sleep. Jacques got up with Ryan and I was able to sleep in until almost eight.

Just got an email from Mandi who just finished Twilight and is getting out today for Book 2.

Now: The hubby is back in bed and Ryan is asleep too. Jason is on the Wii. Zachary is at my feet and I am at the puter with a large coffee.. Yum. Let's Go Saturday! Hooray!

just because..

I have nothing better to do besides preparing for the hurricane and raising 3 kids. Questions originally from Tere's blog.

1.1) Are your parents married or divorced? My father passed when I was 4.

2) Vegetarian? Nope. Meat Rocks!

3) Heaven? Eventually, I assume.

4) Come close to dying? Nope, no drama here.

5) What jewelry do you wear 24/7? HA! I barely rarely remember to wear my wedding rings.

6) Are you eating? No.

7) Do you eat the stems of broccoli? Sure but only raw, never cooked.

8) Makeup? Very rarely and only mineral make ups.

9) Were you usually the dumper or the dumpee in your past relationships? Hmm. I guess equally both.. Like I member whom I dumped and who dumped me.. Jerks.

10) Would you ever have plastic surgery? Been there, done that, doin' more.

11) What do you wear to bed? Clothing, duh.

12) Have you ever done anything illegal? I plea the fifth.

13) Can you roll your tongue? What? I am not sure I even want to know.

14) Pluck your eyebrows? Nope, been waxing since I was a teen.

15) What kind of watch(es) do you wear? None. My cell phone has a clock.

16) Abortion? Nope.

17) Hair color? Dark Blonde/Brown.. Throw in some grays that need covered.

18) Future child's name? There will be no more babies from my womb.

19) Do you snore? No. And I verified this with the hubby just now.

20) If you could go anywhere in the world on a vacation? England.

21) Do you sleep with stuffed animals? I find it hard enough to share the bed with Jacques.

22) If you won the lottery, what would you do first? Buy a house on the beach.

23) Gold or silver? Both!

24) Hamburger or hot dog? Hmmm.. Both.

25) If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would you choose? Pancakes.

26) Beach, city, or country? Ohh Big City and The Beach.

27) Who was the last person you touched? Zachary

28) Where do you eat? The living room.

29) Whens the last time you cried? 2 weeks-ish.

30) Have you loved somebody so much it makes you cry? Absolutely.

31) Would you ever go out dressed like the opposite sex? I am gonna go with a no here.

32) Ever been involved with the police? A ticket once at 19 and a wreck when I was 16.

33)Believe in Santa Claus? WHAT? Is there a question about his existence?

34) Do you talk in your sleep? No. Again verified by the hubby, just now.

35) Beach or pool? Big fan of the beach, but I think chlorine tastes better than salt.

36) Can you cross your eyes? Yeah.

37) What's your favorite song at the moment? Waiting on a Woman. Brad Paisley.

38) Window seat or aisle? Depends on whose beside me.

39) Ever met anyone famous? Does the Mall Easter Bunny count?

40) Do you feel that you've ever had a truly successful relationship? My marriage.

41) Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it? I break it before I put it in to boil.

42) Rickie Lake or Oprah Winfrey? Oprah.

43) Would you ever admit to having done plastic surgery of any kind if confronted? Yes, wanna feel?

44) How long does your shower last? 5 minutes, maybe a few longer.

45) Do you drive a stick? No, but I can. I learned on a VW Rabbit in the 90's and my first vehicle was a stick shift.

46) Cake or ice cream? Cake.

47) Self-conscious? I have twins, what do you think that does to body image? ADUR!

48) What time do you get up? Always early, thanks to the munchkins.

49) Have you ever given money to a bum? No.

50) When was your first crush? Elementary School.

51) Where do you wish you were?In Kansas at Grandma's.

52) Have you ever broken some one's heart? Yeah, poor guy was crushed.

53) Ever been given a ring? Twice.

54) Longest relationship? Eight years dating the hubby, seven married.

55) Last gift you received? A horrible hat from the hubby.

56) Last sport you played? Does Wii tennis count?

57) Things you spend a lot of money on? Paper.

58) Where do you live? The East Coast.

59) High school you attend(ed): Central High School, Go Mustangs!

60) Last wedding attended? Anthony and April's in 2002.

61) Favorite fast food restaurant? Arby's

62) Where do you work? N/A

63) Can you cook? Nope, but I'd love to be Rachel Ray.

64) Most hated food? Peas.

65) Can you sing? Ummmm Hell NO!

66) Last concert attended? Kenny Chesney.

67) Last kiss? The hubby.

68) Favorite Alcoholic drink? Tequila.

69) Current crush? Always the Same ; )

good morning, friday..

And Hello, Weekend! Jacques and I were both up a handful of times with Zachary last night. I am not sure what is going on with that little one. This morning I was up at 6:20 with Ryan and getting Jason ready for school. I took Jason to school and left the hubby and babies at home. I stopped at Piggly Wiggly for a chai tea latte with soy and a few groceries. I enjoyed my latte and some loud music on the ride home.

No weekend plans, just watching Hurricane Hanna and hanging out at home. I do have some scrap supplies out and strewn across the desk. We will see if any thing gets accomplished..

Have a good weekend, See you Back here Monday! Hugs, M

okay.. this one's for you, Mandi. (update)

UPDATES: Mandi has bought and is already half way through Book 1. Tina called back and told me not to worry about lending her Book 3 and 4 cause she bought them all.. I am soo good.

Mandi: I was just thinking to myself that I have not mentioned to you to read the Twilight series. I am not sure you are a reader, but honestly that won't matter. Two or three chapters in and you are in love. Go pick up a copy today! You can get it cheap at Walmart..

Julie: You know what I would say here so I am not going to say "Read the damn books already!"

Becca and Shawna: You got personal emails about the books. Please stand by with Kleenex.

UPDATE: Tina called me today asking if she could come by tomorrow for Books 3 and 4.

thursday things, updated..

And one more thing. I had given my copies of Twilight and New Moon to Tina telling her to read them, love them. I got a text yesterday from her saying "what have you done to me? i am intoxicated and one page 200 of book 2." She has only had them 6 days. Told ya, Tina. Now if only Julie would give in. Hmmm, I may need to bribe her..

My coffee tastes like sludge. I was out of my maxwell house, so I used some other kind that said "best within a week of opening" and that week that I opened it was in May. But it is hot and has caffeine, so I can stomach ick, I mean it.

I spent the morning watching Enchanted. Totally loved it! I think I will be belching out show tunes the rest of the day.
Thanks, Julie..

The hubby lost the ball game last night 6 to 7. He will play again tonight at 7.

The boys were 9 months old yesterday. I think Ryan will be walking in just a few weeks. He is doing fine in his helmet. He has learned that coughing makes me say "you okay?'' so after every real cough, he throws out a few fake ones too.

We are calling Zachary "Cheeks" now. New nicknames are great. He is just into everything. He loves to watch Baby Einstein videos first thing in the morning. He will walk soon too. He is my little eater.

I really really want to do scrapping. I think my glue stick is mad at me for neglect. I just have no time to sit lately and get anything done. And I have a ton of things I want to work on and start. The babies always follow me to the desk and are at my feet.. You'd think that they are waiting for me to drop food, like a couple starving chihuahuas.

Anyway, Hugs to all my peeps and I will holler at you later.. -M

in review.

Well I was surprised that our first night with Ryan in his helmet went well. He had a fussy period once, trying to get comfy, but that was it. It will come off as soon as he wakes up for a while.

Zachary was up 2 or 3 times with the hubby early on.. Then 3 more times! With me at 330, again with the hubby at 445 and at 530 with me again. I gave up, put toons on, started brewin' the caffeine and hopped on the blog.

Earlier this morning, Jason came and snuck in our bed.. Jacques and I both must have missed him cause we both cuddle up with him right away. But before that, Jacques went to check in on Jason and he said that he was just standing up by his bed. Hmmm?

More Later.. Maybe after I am awake. Coffee, Here I come..

Ryan has his helmet.

Today was Ryan's big day. He was fit into his helmet to correct his plagiocephaly. (Click here to read about his condition. Then here.) We were on the road at 5:45 this morning to Charlotte, NC about a 2 hour drive. He was put in the helmet right away and barely noticed it. He wore it for 3 hours, then we went back for a check up, had it off for an hour, had him seen again and then placed it back on for 3 more hours. He slept the whole way home, I drank coffee.

At home, we took it off at the 3 hour mark for about 35 minutes, then it was back on. We take it off every 3 hours today to make sure the red marks it is causing will fade. Tonight he will wear it to bed and all through night. Then tomorrow will be 3-4 hour intervals with short breaks.

He will need a bath nightly (duh!) with a head wash and shampoo. At that time, we will clean the helmet too, leave it off for an hour, then it is back on for the next 23 hours. He has already adjusted well, but it may be a rough night. Next check up is in 7 days.

goodbye bell.