Kid Funnies, Part III

Clayton seems to be my biggest source of amusement lately, last night I asked him to get me the 9×13 pan out, for the blackberry cobbler I was making and he replied with “but….I don’t have anything to measure with!”.  

Even that isn’t as good as the one he just pulled. You see, I had sent Clayton and Elizabeth both to bed because they were acting up and I just figured they needed a nap on a Sunday Afternoon. Shortly after, I’d gone downstairs for a snack and came back upstairs with one of the soy yogurt containers that I bought at the co-op yesterday, to try. I realized when I got up here and got settled in that I failed to grab a spoon too. 

Feeling particularly lazy, I shrugged it off and figured I’d send whichever kid popped his head in first to go get one. About a half hour later, that was Clayton, asking if he could get up.  I said “go get me a spoon, and then i’ll decide”. He said “what for?”, to which I sharply replied “just get me a spoon!” A few minutes later, he reappeared with a large plastic spoon in hand, incidentally, the one I grab on the rare occasion that I need to reinforce my words with a bit of corporal punishment.   I immediately busted out laughing at the expression on his face…and clarified that I wanted a spoon for my YOGURT. With a bit of a goofy grin on his very relieved face, he complied.

Here’s my eldest child in his space ‘foot pajamas’ trying on the snowboarding helmet that is part of Gabe’s upcoming birthday present. Isn’t he ’special’? (and yes, I intend to save this picture for his girlfriends

A Day of 7’s….

Ok, this was written and was supposed to be posted several days ago but I haven’t had internet and can’t add the pictures from home like I intended, so here it is minus the pictures, I’ll add them this weekend!

Taking my cue from Pastor Ryan (www.thisisreverb.com) today, please take a moment to check out his blog. I’ve only been following it for a short time, and have found a lot of inspiration in his writings. He’s far from your typical ‘Pastor’, he’s a little younger than the norm and…oh yeah, he’s all tattoo’d up. 

7 things you probably didn’t know about me….

1. When I was about 7 years old, I was playing tag with a friend and I tripped and fell head-first into a very deep, very full ‘hog wallow’ and was covered in pig poop and mud from head to toe. I sat in the bathtub crying my eyes out as my mom tried to scrub it out of my hair and my friend went home.  (go ahead and laugh, I know you are picturing it. )

2. When I was in the 3rd grade, my friend Angie and I (we are STILL friends!) wrote love letters to baseball players, which we selected out of her pile of baseball cards. They were a little um….’romantic’ for 3rd graders to be writing. I got busted by a not so happy mom.

3. The first beer I ever drank came from the church refrigerator. I was helping with Monday night Catechism classes when I was in Junior High and discovered beer in the fridge of the Rectory (apparently the Knights of Columbus met there and would have beer at their meeting).  I was only able to choke down a sip or two before dumping it out and it was many years before I tried another one!

4. I graduated 2nd in my boot camp class of 80+ men and women and earned Company Commander’s Honors and my choice of schools.  Not bad for a 17 year old with no life experience! I did have a lot of hard work experience and I was in great shape, so that helped.

5. Before I decided on the Navy as a career, I really wanted to be a rodeo clown. I still think it looks like a LOT of fun, I’m just not so sure I could run that fast anymore!

6. I am constantly in search of the ‘perfect’ ink pen. Before my children started running off with them, I had stacks and stacks of them. Every time vendors bring them in or I see a new style at the store, I have to buy it and try it out. I think that I secretly hope that the right pen will improve my awful handwriting.

7. I get choked up and teary eyed every time I see an ambulance lit up, because I know at that very moment, a life hangs in the balance, and I pray for whomever is inside and their family.

7 Favorite Pictures

7 Favorite Things to Do

1. Hang out with Jeremy (duh!)

2.  Hang out with my kids, as long as they are actually behaving.

3. Travel

4. Snowboard

5. Take the boat out

6. Read

7. Sit in front of the fire

Another Kid Funny….

While we were at the airport on Sunday, Clayton and Elizabeth were running around, creating chaos as usual. Clayton has “heelies”, which for those of you who aren’t already aware, are tennis shoes with a wheel built in the bottom. This means he can move faster, plow more people over and just be more annoying in general and the airport makes a great “heely park”. After they got tired of running around, they went to check out the arcade and were looking for quarters that might have been left behind. Jeremy and I are sitting upstairs from the arcade (the Boise airport is small and not a very busy place) and Elizabeth comes running back up to say that we need to come help them with something. After some questioning, she spills the story. They found a quarter underneath one of the games. They tried to use their CELL PHONE to reach under and knock it out. They got the cell phone stuck. I was pretty puzzled at the sheer stupidity of it….nearly losing a cell phone to get a quarter?  Luckily, the machine wasn’t that big so we were able to tip it back long enough for one of the kids to grab the phone. The quarter stayed were it was, out of principle.

The Best Birthday Ever…

Just because I can’t sleep now, I’ll write a little about my birthday weekend.  

We picked Jeremy up from the airport late Thursday night and I got the 1st of several very sweet birthday cards then. Friday morning we got to sleep in while the kids headed off to school, and we had a bit of a lazy day, which I think we both really needed!  I also got another birthday card that morning, a funny one that time.  After the kids got home from school (and Jeremy changed a tire on my car), I got a card from each of the kids, and another very sweet one from Jeremy, as well as a necklace with hearts and a pink sapphire, which I absolutely LOVE! Then we went into town and got a quick dinner at a Hawaiian BBQ place by the theater, and then we went and watched “The Dark Knight” at the IMAX.  Definitely a good movie, but pretty twisted. 

Then, because we couldn’t find a ColdStone close enough, we hit the Dairy Queen for some ice cream before we went bowling. Bowling was fun but the kids were getting a little cranky and started fussing, so after 2 rounds, we called it quits and headed home. 

Saturday, we made breakfast, gathered up some garbage that needed to go to the dump (what a fun weekend chore when your boyfriend is visiting, eh?) and then went and disposed of that, met up with Karen and helped them do some moving for the rest of the day. The new house is great, they are mostly settled in now! Jeremy played a couple of games of flashlight tag with all the kids and then we headed back. 

Today was church, then off to the airport . We had lunch at a Mongolian BBQ place, then dropped him off at the airport, I had just taken our exit when he called to say that he hadn’t been able to check his bag and I needed to come back and get it, so we turned around and went back, got the bag, he made a mad dash for the security line and we took off again. I had just pulled up to get gas at the gas station at our exit and the phone rang again. They’d given his seat away, and he wouldn’t be able to get on another flight till later in the evening, so we got gas and headed BACK to the airport, where we got to spend a few more precious hours with him while he attempted to get some work done. 

Now, we’re back home. Coming home is the toughest part of all.  It always amazes me how quickly he becomes a part of our everyday lives, and then it seems weird when he isn’t here.  I honestly did not know that it was possible to love someone even more with every passing day. 

I do have some pictures, but since it is already getting late, I’m going to wait till another day to add them.

Concert Tickets!

Ever since the radio station announced the Listener Appreciation Concert for this year, which will have Sara Evans and James Otto, I’ve been convinced that I HAVE to get tickets. I love Sara Evans and James Otto is fairly new but he sings the song that always reminds me of Jeremy, called “Just Got Started Loving You”. These aren’t tickets that you can buy though, you have to win them or show up when they are handing them out. I’ve tried several of the call in contests, I’ve been caller #8 when they were looking for #9. 

Today, I was starving. I decided I’d hit the Jack in the Box that is a few miles away, on my short lil’ 1/2 hour lunch, I had JUST turned onto the road when they announced on the radio station that Debbie was giving away tickets at the Jack in the Box that I was GOING TO! I headed over there as quickly as I could and got there just in time, one of the last sets of tickets she had! 

The only disappointment is that the concert is Friday the 12th of Sept, so Jeremy won’t be able to go with me. It would have been a great one to go to together for obvious reasons, however, I have a whole list of friends lined up who will be glad to take his place.  

I should find something devious to do, like a contest, who can make the biggest fool out of themselves…heheh <evil grin>….