Not Much to Say!

I guess I don't have too much to say today but feel like blogging anyway! I talked to Jeff today and he said the couple is actively looking still and so we are gonna leave our offer with them till at least July 1st and see what happens!

This is only Tuesday and the kid's are full of something! Not just mine but the daycare kid's as well. For some reason a few of the little one's have taken up biting and I think everyone has been bit at least twice now! I have never really had to much trouble with my kid's and biting so it's a bit frustrating. There is such a fine line here with me being Auntie to my "daycare" kids too. I have been a big part in Ely and Cooper's life so they are just like my own kids. With Natalye and Breayden I haven't been around so much. When they lived in SF they didn't come here to often and I don't go to SF so much and when I did it was a quick trip and get out, those people there scare me...lol! So needless to say even though they are my niece and nephew is has been a challenge. They are also very spoiled and attached to mommy and have never really been in daycare! For the most part it is going well and they are seeming to be comfortable around me and adjusting to the routine, it's just the biting now! They are 2 and 1 so it's kind of hard to get them to understand a few rules and DON'T DO'S...lol!

Julia is getting pumped up for her b-day parties this weekend! She is having a party with her friends at the bowling alley on Friday and then a big one with family on her actual b-day Saturday! I can't believe I am gonna be the mom of a 10 year old, do you realize that is a whole decade??!!LOL. We got her a new Mountain bike and gave it to her already so she has been enjoying that. My mom has been telling me I need to give her a bit of freedom and space so I have been letting her go to the park, and a few friends houses not to far from here. The other day she rode to Lewis with her friend to get a pop and she was so pumped! Scares the life out of me but I can't keep them locked up here with me forever! I know when I was her age I rode all over and played but I am just a bit protective I guess.

Well I guess I better go...I hear someone getting pots and pans out of the cupboard again......Have a good Wednesday!!

BUMMER!!!!!

It is hard to post on this positively right now so bear with me please! We got the call from Jeff last night about 7:30p and the seller's ended up getting outbid at the auction! We waited home all day with anticipation hoping and praying for good news. I was so bummed I couldn't help but shed a tear! He said they have something else in mind but we will have to wait to hear on that as they were just as heartbroken as we were! So now it's a waiting game again. I know that we just have to be patient but I am telling you it's getting harder for me to do that! Thanks to all my friend's and family for their continued support and prayer's we truly appreciate it!! Our time will come !

After that phone call we took the kids and headed to the lake for some "family time", we released our frustration by throwing rocks into the water as hard and as far as we could..lol! It helped a bit to tell you the truth! I think we are gonna go swimming here in a bit and I will keep you all posted as I hear!

House Update!!

We took our 2nd look at the house and still loved it! Jeff asked us to come right down to the office that night to make out our offer so he could present it the next morning! Tonight we got a call from Jeff saying they accepted our offer!! Now the rest of the sale is still contingent on a few more things, first they are going to an auction this weekend to try to get their house. I guess they have a good chance of getting it from what I have been told! The 2nd thing is it has to appraise a certain amount which is the case most of the time! So by Saturday night we should know if they got their house. If those two things happen then we will close on Aug 1st! Keep your fingers crossed and us in your prayers through the rest of this week please!!! LOL.

Julia had gymnastics again tonight and loved it again! She said it was easier this time and hopes she gets to do it next year...YAY!

I gave the boys a haircut tonight and they look so good and cleaned up now! I almost wish I could do the same sometimes to keep cool!

This and That's!

First of all when I read that title I realized that "that's" is not a word or at lest spelled that way but if you know me.... Well it has been awhile since I posted last so hopefully I don't forget to tell you anything!! This week has started out so busy! My sister Courtney moved back to town and works in Sioux Falls, she has two little one's that are 2 and 1 so they started here this week for daycare. That means I have two 1yr olds, two 2yr olds and then all of my own to chase around. It is really like having two sets of twins and holy buckets am I tired at the end of the day! Once we learn a new routine again I am hoping it will smooth out!

Father's Day was good. We made Brit a good breakfast and gave him his gifts. After lunch we went to the lake and tired hard to fish. It was windy and the fish weren't biting...but the flies were...and hard!! It was a good day though!

Jeff called yesterday and got us the Disclosure on the house so tomorrow we will probably take a second look and put our paperwork together for them! Getting closer I think...lol!

Today the AC has decided that it is not feeling like we should be cool so that is rough! I had the oven going almost all afternoon with supper and we are dying in here now! I opened the window's because it felt OK outside but that seems to have made it worse...go figure!

I hope I didn't leave much out...I guess I am just trying to post the "major" events ! I will try to post tomorrow after we meet with Jeff. I wish I could take some picture's of the house but that would probably not be a good idea...lol! Have a good Wednesday all!

Quiet Family Fun

Friday we decided was just gonna be a nice family evening at home. We first went to Mcdonald's for some supper, where I saw Tracy for the first time along time so that was nice! After a quick trip to Pamida we just went home and relaxed!!

Saturday was started by some cleaning and laundry by mom and dad! After lunch we headed to the lake as Papa and Grandma are camping and all the grand kids were there except one! We went swimming and then had supper. After supper Auntie Courtney took the kids to the playground and then we finished the evening with a boat ride!! The kids always have so much fun out there and then fall asleep before we even get back to town......lol!

Tomorrow is Father's Day as I am sure you all know...Happy Father's Day Brit!! We are planning to take the kids fishing so that should be fun! I think I will try to get up before Brit and make him a good man's breakfast!! Hope all are having a good weekend!!

Little Star In Training!!

Tonight was Julia's first night of Gymnastics. She did really well, actually better then I had expected! I have never seen my Julia break a REAL sweat but she did!! Her little face was so red it was so funny! She definitely has the body and is limber enough. She does need to get more strength in her arms but that will come and they sure do work hard enough at it...WOW! I thought this would be a gradual deal but to my surprise they start right into it! Tonight they did handstands, cartwheels, bars, beams, walkovers and a bit more!! The coach is really a nice lady and seems to know her stuff. She treats them like little ladies and I like her...I think Julia will too!! I posted a slide show of the picture's I took so hopefully that went through!!

Have a good one!!

Check out my Slide Show!

This and That!!

It's hump day and I don't know if it's just me but this week just seems to be taking forever to end! I have been trying to keep busy buy just keep finding myself to be bored which can get me into trouble as my mind and idea's tend to run wild...lol! Julia starts gymnastics tomorrow evening and I just realized today that she is supposed to have a leotard and I hadn't gotten one yet! Well I have never seen them here so my mom offered to keep half the kid's here and Julia, Janaya, Cooper and I headed to Brooking's where you can always count on Walmart having what you need! It was a quick trip but I found a cute one with some pants too! She also only has 2 pairs of shorts so I picked up a couple pairs of those too. Her b-day is quickly approaching but I didn't think she should have to wait till then and was planning on something else as her gift so she got shorts now! After grabbing my favorite BK chicken sandwich I headed home!

I also talked with Jeff this am about how the house deal was coming along and he said they like the acreage they looked at and it is up for auction in 2weeks so they are planning to do their best to get it! I guess there is another one they might look at as well so as soon as they find one or hopefully get the one they are trying for it will be a done deal!! I am getting so excited, it is such a nice home for us and has great potential as well. When it happens you can bet there will be picture's taken and posted for you all too see. I am hoping to have some kind of housewarming or BBQ type deal too so everyone I want to personally see it can!! Well time to keep moving with supper...Happy Wednesday to all!!

Weekend!

I was reading all the blog's today and realized I havent posted since Friday what is that about...lol! Well you already know I shopped Friday afternoon so then let me think! Later Friday night we went to the carnival and was that ever fun! Before I forget Jamie I did see you wave, I hope Marissa had a good time too! Ok back to the rides, they never can seem to get it just right. Either too many big kid rides and not enough little and so forth! Janaya got a few in though so it was good, the other kids had a blast! Jordon had been bugging me to ride the Zipper which is beyond me but finally I gave in and said you can ride the Bullet with Jackson but not the Zipper. OMG huge mistake MOM they screamed and kicked the entire ride they were so scared and the man running the ride must have thought they were enjoying it as he kept it going forever and about got beat up by this angry mom! Yes I know part of it was me letting them do it but isn't there a difference between crying and laughing, I might have to check on that! Anyway carnival was all in all good!

Saturday was spent relaxing and cleaning the house most of the day! Brit and I went over to Flandreau for supper and played a abit, I finally won something over there...YAY! My sister watched the kids so that was nice, Thank you Amanda!

Sunday Brit mowed the lawn and I went and got a new vacumm (with my winnings...lol) as my old one keeps going out on me. A vacum here is very important I must say! I got a bagless one this time and so far love it! Isn't it weird the thing's that we love when we get older! Anyway moving on, that afternoon was my nephew Cooper's 1st B-day, Happy B-day BooBaa!! LOL! After that we went to the lake with my other sister and her family, man was that refreshing! I did get my fishing license but didn't gt to use it this weekend, maybe next weekend! I guess that raps up most of the weekend here!

It's been a quiet HOT start of the week, today a trip to the lake after lunch is planned the kids are already begging to leave. Have a good one!!

TIGF

I think everyone will agree that Friday is like the best day of the week...lol! I have been pretty busy today already! I took all the kid's with me this am and went and paid the bill's. Then since they were pretty good we grabbed some McDonald's and went to the park to eat, very nice and relaxing! As soon as Brit got home Julia and I headed to Brooking's to hit the infamous Walmart for groceries and what nots!! I am home now and everything is put away. I think I did really good timing wise and now have the weekend to have fun! I am debating on the carnival tonight or tomorrow night we'll see!! I would like to get a fishing license for myself so we can take the kids fishing tomorrow afternoon. It is something I have never really been into but after all the fun we had with it last weekend camping I think I will use it plenty. Besides I can't wait to see there happy faces when they catch fish again!! I still have restrictions on some of the jobs I will do but I can do most so that should help Brit be able to throw his own line in a bit!

I don't think we have too much more planned this weekend other then mowing the field out there..lol! Hope everyone has a good weekend!!

This and That

I really don't have to much to say today...yeah I wish!! Well for starter's Jeff called and the seller's decided to wait on the sale until they find a house now so we are gonna be on hold here for a bit. If it gets to be too long we can always look for another one but we'll see! It is also official that I am down to jus the one family for daycare again and that is really a bummer! I could advertise for more but I had wanted to wait till we moved to avoid hassle and confusion but with that on hold I am not sure what to do!

I guess I should answer Kari's question in the comment section on Janaya's bangs! I don't know why that spaced my mind before but her having bang's was not my plan at all!! Yes you guessed it she cut her hair a few days before we left for camping! I tried to comb it and make it look good but failed and had to cut it. I have been growing her hair out since she was like 1 1/2 to make it all the same length and now I guess we are starting over. She told me that is was ok because "Daddy will like it". Boy was she ever wrong...lol.

Today I am finally getting the laundry caught up from our trip, talk about tons of it! Julia decided to rearrange her room today and in order to move the bed she leaned up against the window and then pushed with her feet, knocking the window out and about cutting her self up! Glass everywhere and a mess for sure! I think we will wait to tell Dad that till he gets here!

Other than that not much else to report! Happy Wednesday to you all!!

House Location

I totally didn't mean to forget the address of the house! It's no secret thats for sure! LOL. The house is 507 SE 4th St. You can't see too much from that view but believe me its good! So much potential as far as space and each kid could eventually have their own room...YAY!!

Probably not much going on today, we are just gonna relax and I have so much laundry to do now its just crazy!! Have a good Moday!!

Camping Slideshow!

Honey I'm Home....

Oh man does it ever feel good to get home from vacation's! We started out with rain...rain...rain and COLD nights! It didn't look good at all and I was ready to come home! Our tent stayed totally dry though so that was good! Yesterday it cleared up and today was HOT! We did lots of fishing which was totally cool with the kids and now I think I will have to get my license too...hehehe! The boys caught lots of fish and Jackson got his first Walleye, oh man was that fun to watch him reel in! He did it all by himself and he was so proud and jumping with excitement it was GREAT!! So much fun can't tell it all! We also ventured to my aunt and uncles yesterday which was crazy for me as I haven't been there in 17 years! I remember playing in the basement there and would you believe it was almost exactly the same and the piano was still there too! Oh the memories, I had to sit and play for awhile! I am so glad we went and got to see so many people! The kids enjoyed playing with some of their 2nd cousin's also! I am red as I can be today, I look like a tomato and it hurts, but the fun I had with my babies is so overriding it at this moment!

Wednesday night we looked at a house that Jeff found and HOLY WOW!! I looked right at him and said at this moment I am so thankful our offer didn't get taken and this is the one! The good thing about this is it is not being shown to anyone else so there shouldn't be a problem at all! Will keep you posted on that one!! I will put together a slide show of the pictures I got over the trip!!

Paper bag Anyone?

Ok if I thought yesterday was bad when I posted I should have waited till later so it could get worse...LOL! i think I needed a paper bag to breath in most of the day!! I do have all the laundry done and pretty much packed so we can leave bright and early tomorrow am!! Thank goodness I am getting a vacation right now is all I got to say!! So onto other things. I ended deciding to reschedule Jordon's appt because of daycare and I am not taking all 4 of my kids with me to the doctor's office!! Well that pushes his appt to October 10th, is that not crazy! Bad move on my part!! If he hadn't done so well this year I'd really be in a pickle but I think we'll be ok!!

Now onto the worst part of my problem's! One of my daycare mom's quit her job yesterday and is not sure what she is gonna do as far as working or just staying home. I reminded her that the contract says I get 2 weeks or we will have problem's. I don't really want to take anyone to court but I will!! Another one of my mom's called me over the weekend to tell me of some issues that came up with one of her kid's and that she will need CONSTANT supervision and can not be left alone with ANY children and she was worried that I can't do that because I have alot of kid's around here! Well first off I think I can and second off I am willing to try and help out. So my guess is that they will be quitting too!! I am so glad I decided to do this right this time and have them all sign a contract because at least I know I will get 2 weeks out of each of them if this happens. I hate to be so harsh but this is my job and for peets sake we are buying a house. This really couldn't have been a worse time because going back to work when my kid's are on summer break means daycare for me which most of you know would be not worth it!! I do have one job I would like to check on that would be perfect but we'll see. I have thought that I could hire my step mom's niece for the summer and then switch to daycare when school starts. This way the summer wouldn't break me!! I will be checking on this job probably while I am gone so we'll see and will keep you posted. The nice thing about daycare next year is it will be mostly just Janaya part time as I will have 3 in school full time...isn't that crazy! So now you know what kind of day I had and if you know me I over worry and take it up a notch so I make myself more stressed but that way I get things done and in order!

Well I probably won't post again unless something major comes up as we leave tomorrow! Have a good weekend all and I will blog at you when I get home!!

Busy Weekend

Wow we have had a busy weekend! On Friday I headed to Brooking's for the groceries once again! Saturday we spent alot of time outside with the kids after meeting with the realtor (see previous posts on that). We hung out with Jill and Andy and it was a good day. Sunday we played outside forever I think and then went over to my mom's so the boys could practice casting with their new poles before the camping trip! That evening we took the kids and Lydia to see Shrek 3 and that was a very good time! Monday we set the new tent up so that we had some idea of what we were doing when we got to the camp ground!! Then we headed to Grandma's again for a grill out as both my sister's were in town so that was a real good time!

We spent so much time running that I have tons of laundry to do to be ready to leave Thursday am! I also FORGOT Jordon has an appt with Dr. Blake today and I don't know how I am gonna pull that off now...I am such a scatter brain now!! I only have 3 kids for daycare today and usually they leave early T & TH so hopefully they will today too, but that means I would still have to take all 4 of mine with me...UUGGH!! I am so upset with my self for this!! I have been so worried about looking at houses and getting ready for this trip I totally spaced it off...not good!! I almost think I should just reschedule but it is so hard to guarantee a visit in the near future as he is so overloaded to begin with!!

Jeff is working on lining up another house for us so we should hear back on that today as well! I swear there is too much going on all at one time!! I need at least another one of me for the next few day's!! I guess I better get ready for working my arse off so I will post later on updates!!

Not This Time

I guess this is not the house for us. Jeff called last night and 2 of the other offer's were higher then ours and so it looks like this will not be the house for us. He did tell us he has another house coming out this week that is a good one too! It's kindof upsettting but nothing we can do about it so we'll just move on! Maybe next time will work out!

Offer Made!

This morning at 11am we met with our realtor Jeff and made a formal written offer on the house. There were 2 other offers going in at the same time as ours so hopefully ours is a good one! We should know by 10P tonight so all day I will be sitting on the phone! I will post again when I hear!

2nd Viewing!

Tonight we looked at the house on Center for the 2nd time and still both like it just the same! We looked really close this time and spent a good amount of time there again looking over everything to the best of our ability! After some discussion with the realtor and our my parents we are thinking we will probably make an offer very soon! Right now we just have to decide how much and our reasoning for that offer! There are just a few things that will need to be done to the garage for sure so we need to take that into consideration!

Today has been very stressful for me the kid's and daycare kid's have been just loud, whiny and full of it! I am not sure what the difference is this week but next week is some vacation time so that will be nice! Tomorrow is the last day of school so the kids are super excited for that...me too!! Not much else to blog about now so I'll wish you a good one and blog at ya later!!

A Good House!!

Last night we looked at a house at 815 W. Center and fianlly found something that is very ok! Even Brit liked it ....YAY! He was standing in the front yard looking at the house and he said "Boy I really can't think of anything wrong with this one". I was so relieved because I really liked this one and was just waiting for him to start in on it!! LOL! The house came out yesterday am and was shown 6 times already yesterday!! Jeff said that he doesn't like to sell a house without showing it twice to a person so he said let's look at it again tomorrow night at 6P. So we are gonna look at it again tonight,lol! This could be the one everyone!! I will keep you posted on our decision and progress!!

1. Was your fourth pregnancy planned? yes
2. Were you married at the time? yes
3. What were your reactions? I was happy and excited
4. Was abortion an option for you? NEVER
5. How old were you?24
6. How did you find out you were pregnant?Took a home pregnancy test.
7. Who did you tell first? My husband
8. Did you want to find out the sex? yes
9. Due date? April 7th
10. Did you have morning sickness?for 7 1/2 months...MAJOR
11. What did you crave? big mac's
12. Who/What irritated you most? I was made nautious by the smell of raw meat, and the smell of cigertte smoke
13. What was your child's sex?female
14. Did you wish you had the opposite sex of what you had? no
15. How many pounds did you gain throughout the pregnancy? 40
16. Did you have a baby shower? no
17. Was it a surprise or did you know? NA
18. Did you have any complications during your pregnancy? I sufferd from severe migraines through the whole pregnancy, had a tear in the placenta at 5 months, was severely sick for along time
19. Where did you give birth? Madison Community Hospital
20. How many hours were you in labor?0 hours
21. Who drove you to the hospital? my husband
22. Who watched you give birth? my husband
23. Was it natural or c-section? c-section
24. Did you take medicine to ease the pain? YES
25. How much did your child weigh? 7bs12 1/2 oz
26. When was your child actually born? 8:04 a March 24th 2004
27. What did you name him/her? Janaya Marie
28. How old is yourfourth born today?3 years

On to number ...oops sorry no more!!

# 3

Here is my pregnancy about the 3rd...

1. Was your third pregnancy planned? yes
2. Were you married at the time? No
3. What were your reactions? I was happy
4. Was abortion an option for you? NEVER
5. How old were you?21
6. How did you find out you were pregnant?Took a home pregnancy test.
7. Who did you tell first? My boyfriend
8. Did you want to find out the sex? yes
9. Due date? sept 21
10. Did you have morning sickness?for the first 2months...milder
11. What did you crave? Chicken, and coke
12. Who/What irritated you most? I was made nautious by the smell of raw meat, and the smell of cigertte smoke
13. What was your child's sex?male
14. Did you wish you had the opposite sex of what you had? yes
15. How many pounds did you gain throughout the pregnancy? 24
16. Did you have a baby shower? yes
17. Was it a surprise or did you know? I knew
18. Did you have any complications during your pregnancy? at end of pregnancy babies heart rate started to slow and less movement
19. Where did you give birth? Madison Community Hospital
20. How many hours were you in labor?10 hours
21. Who drove you to the hospital? my boyfriend
22. Who watched you give birth? my boyfriend
23. Was it natural or c-section? c-section
24. Did you take medicine to ease the pain? YES
25. How much did your child weigh? 8lbs 6 1/2 oz
26. When was your child actually born? 10:28 p Sept 21st 2001
27. What did you name him/her? Jackson Reginald James
28. How old is your third born today?5 years

On to number 4...

Pregnancy Post #2 per Jennie's request

Per request I will post on all 4 of my pregnancies!! Here is number 2!

1. Was your second pregnancy planned? no
2. Were you married at the time? No
3. What were your reactions? I was happy
4. Was abortion an option for you? NEVER
5. How old were you?19
6. How did you find out you were pregnant? I had been sick and having abdominal pain so I went to the doctor and found that out
7. Who did you tell first? My best friend
8. Did you want to find out the sex? yes
9. Due date? sept 12
10. Did you have morning sickness?for the first 2months...milder
11. What did you crave? Taco John's,pickles, coke
12. Who/What irritated you most? I was made nautious by the smell of raw meat, and the smell of cigertte smoke
13. What was your child's sex?male
14. Did you wish you had the opposite sex of what you had? no
15. How many pounds did you gain throughout the pregnancy? 18
16. Did you have a baby shower? no
17. Was it a surprise or did you know? NA
18. Did you have any complications during your pregnancy? no
19. Where did you give birth? Madison Community Hospital
20. How many hours were you in labor?34 hours
21. Who drove you to the hospital? my mom
22. Who watched you give birth? my mom
23. Was it natural or c-section? natural
24. Did you take medicine to ease the pain? YES
25. How much did your child weigh? 7lbs 9 oz
26. When was your child actually born? 2:14p Sept 11, 1999
27. What did you name him/her? Jordon Micheal
28. How old is your second born today? 7 years
On to number 3...

House viewing

WOW did I mention it's early in the morning!! I am just sitting waiting for the rest of the daycare kid's to get here so I thought I'd do my post now! We looked at 2 houses on Monday night and the first is something you should just turn and run from immediately!! The 2nd one was a little better but needs a few things, but nothing too major. I of coarse liked it and Brit of coarse did not. He is really frustrating because this twice now I have liked a house and he is dead set against it! He is looking for the perfect house like the one we wanted that we couldnt get. He is too picky and I don't know what I am gonna do about it! I guess we will let this one go too and hope another one come's along!

Not much else going on only two more day's of school left!!

Pregnancy Post

I saw this on Lori B's blog and thought I would share my first pregnancy with you all. As most of you know my first baby was very early in life so some of this may shock you!
1. Was your first pregnancy planned? no
2. Were you married at the time? No
3. What were your reactions? I was scared and afraid but yet had this overwhelming sense of happiness
4. Was abortion an option for you? NEVER
5. How old were you?16
6. How did you find out you were pregnant? I was in the counselor's office at school telling her of my thought's and she took me to the county health nurse for the test.
7. Who did you tell first? Well the counselor as she was there...then my mom
8. Did you want to find out the sex? yes
9. Due date? June 20th
10. Did you have morning sickness?OMG yes...for 5 1/2 months
11. What did you crave? Taco John's potato ole bravos
12. Who/What irritated you most? I was made nautious by the smell of raw meat.
13. What was your child's sex? female
14. Did you wish you had the opposite sex of what you had? no
15. How many pounds did you gain throughout the pregnancy? 42
16. Did you have a baby shower? no
17. Was it a surprise or did you know? NA
18. Did you have any complications during your pregnancy? Just the major sickness.
19. Where did you give birth? Madison Community Hospital
20. How many hours were you in labor? 12 hours
21. Who drove you to the hospital? my mom
22. Who watched you give birth? my mom
23. Was it natural or c-section? natural
24. Did you take medicine to ease the pain? YES
25. How much did your child weigh? 7lbs 4 1/2 oz
26. When was your child actually born? 8:18p June 30th 1997
27. What did you name him/her? Julia Ranae
28. How old is your first born today? she will be 10 next month
Please feel free to share your 1st pregnancy if you would like.

Monday..Monday!

So after a long beautiful weeknd here we are again!! I told Britton last night that since I didn't do any laundry this weekend he should make sure I am up and heading to the shower when he leaves for work so I can get a early start with having 8 kid's here today I should be prepared! Well wouldn't you know he got me up at 4:45 cuz he was leaving...OMG YUK! I am so not a morning person. At first I pondered just ignoring him and saying I forgot but I being the AWESOME wife I am drug myself up and headed to the shower! So here I sit at 9:52 and the laundry is almost done...2 loads left...YAY!! Then the only other housework left is the vacumming which I try to wait as long as I can on because as soon as I do it they find something crumby to spill!! LOL.

We saw another house on the list so we are looking at that tonight so hopefully it's at least closer to what we need. I know it's big enough and the location is great we just have to see the inside and all the other important features now!

So remember how I said I got that computer but that it needed to be reprogramed and that I messed it up a bit....lol! Well even after I got the disc's I am not having good luck. The screen is messed up and for the life of me I can't get it working so that I can redo it! If anyone out there is a computer wiz or even know what they are doing and want to take a crack at it let me know!!! LOL!

I guess not much else is going on today. This is the last week of school and Julia reminded me this am that it is the last Monday of the year!! COOL!! Let Summer begin!! Have a great day!!

Family Time!

Today was a great day! First we played outside while Brit mowed the lawn. Then the kid's and I decided we should plant the flower's Grandma gave us. I had so much fun sitting out in the yard showing my kid's how to plant flower's and letting them help me. We got dirty and it was great!! LOL. After that we cleaned up and went and bought some hanging plants and a new Shepard Hook to add a 3rd plant! They had a great time helping me pick out some real pretty color's!

After we got the yard looking good we decided to go out to the lake and hang out! Brit taught the boy's how to skip rock's and both boy's actually were able to get 2 skips a few times! Janaya was another story getting rock's a little bit of everywhere...lol! We also took Rosco with us this time as we hadn't yet and weren't too sure how he'd do. We should have taken him long ago he ran right up to the water walked in sat down and then layed down and it was hilarious! He would drink and lay there just loving it! So now we know that if we go Rosco goes too!

When we got back into town we grabbed some food and then icecream from the DQ! If you haven't had the Waffle Bowl Sundae you must do so...OMG YUMMY!! After we ate we headed over to Grandma and Papa's for some visiting and the kid's loved it! It was a great day all in all and I truely enjoyed spending such quality time with my kid's and hubby!
Hope everyone else is having a good weekend too!!

Happy Friday!

This is my favorite day of the week I must say!! Tonight Brit and I are going out for supper with my Dad and Lesli so I am looking forward to that! It is always hard to find a sitter but I got lucky this time so that is good! I believe we are heading to Brooking's Walmart first then over to Flandreau for supper!

Today Julia is going to Pipestone for a field trip at school and she is very excited for that. After school she is going home with a friend and they will be going to see the new Shrek movie tonight! Jordon is anxiously waiting for school to be done, I am not sure what he is expecting next but I guess we'll find out...lol! Jackson had his first day home with no school yesterday and was thrilled although he thought he was going to Kindergarten now! I am having a hard time getting him to understand when Fall is so we'll keep working on this!

I think we will have a quiet weekend, or I should say I am hoping. This has been a long week full of busy kid's and I need some down time! I hope for some nice weather so we can maybe spend sometime at the lake! It is free fishing weekend so I'd like to try to do that as the boy's love it!! Well the kid's are done eating so I best get out there and clean up! Have a Great Day!!

Better mood....

Well after the police officer left the lot manger called me herself and I didn't really give her a chance to speak. I told her I would do my best to catch my "dam" dog and really if I leave to much to do that the kid's will be alone here. Then I said "And why in the world would you call the police and say I left kid's here alone, just because my van is here doesn't mean a dam thing" She said "well people are complaining so what am I supposed to do?" I said "Well not that for dam sure" She then proceeded to tell me that the neighbor's watched the cop's bang on my door and the kid's all talking through the window and nobody answering. I said "Well you know that isn't true because you drove by when I was out there with him" and " that didn't happen because I heard him talking and opened the door before he even knocked" She then started stuttering and got frazzled. So I think I made my point clear. I told her I'd catch him if I could and she said she would but she's scared of him. I said "He's laying in my yard and won't do anything to you". Really I tell ya she is nut's. I feel sorry for Kerrie having to hear her all the times she called.

Anyway my dog came in on his own before noon shivering like a baby!! I called to let the dog catcher know so he didn't have to come back over. Hopefully this will calm down now and she will think twice before messing with me again, probably not but I can hope right!!

I'm Gonna Vent!!

Ok here goes, last night Brit left the gate open when he was hauling garbage and Rosco got out. It has been 2 months since this happend last. We tried till midnight to catch him and then had to go to bed. I got up at 3 am and looked again but he was hiding. Brit stayed home from work till 6:30a trying to get him in. This dog is impossible to catch. I have tried 3 times this am also. Well just a little bit ago a police officer comes to my door because the lot manager called and complained of the dog being out and that there are all these children at my house being unattended too!! You have got to be kidding me right...HELLO I'm here!! The officer was Rob Haug a long time friend so we laughed about that and he said that is what him and Kerrie the dispatcher thought but he had to stop and sure enough she drove by while he was here. Just because my van is not in my driveway does not mean noone is here for pete's sake!! Every Spring I have the same problem's with this lady and usually she calls me first before calling the police, I guess this year she is just gonna be a nasty well something or other!! I don't let the kid's play outside at all by them selves unless it's evening and it's my kid's or older daycare kid's in the evening . She her self and been by and seen me out there with them and she smiles and waves. So what the heck is the problem. I can not wait to get the hell out of here. If we could find a house that was decent enough in our price range this would all be over. I am so angry this morning I just wanna call her and let her have it. But knowing that will not solve it I will just sit here and vent. Any suggestion's or if anyone know's of a house BIG enough let me know!!! Anyway sorry to be so grouchy on here but I have noone here to talk to but kid's and they don't need to hear it...lol!! Have a Great Day for me!!

Jordon's program and more slideshow!

I love Shopping

Last night we went and got our new dining room table...FINALLY and YAY!! I have been waiting and wanting this so bad as my old table is OLD and a total disgrace I swear!! While we were there we picked out a new tent and air matresses for that as well. We have a cmping trip planned for the last weekend in May so I am glad this is taken care of. We had a tent before but last summer Brit's mom and 3 sister's were here and stayed in it out in the yard. Well the 2nd or 3rd night they were here a big storm came through and totally destroyed the tent and gave them the scare of their lives. Luckily they all got out and in the house with no injuries as well. So we had to get a new one!! I didn't realize tent's were that expensive...we might as well look for a camper!! I think we would if we camped more but you see camping is just not so much my thing...to many bug's well spider's and tick's that I can't deal with! It is fun and the kid's love it so I give it my best when we go...lol!

I think the kid's need summer break they are all just full of energy and not listening so well. Jackson will be done with pre-school on Wed and he is ready for his move to Kindergarten!! The other 2 have this week and next week before they are done. They are doing lot's of activities right now. Speaking of Julia has a swimming party today and she called me to let me know she forgot her suit and towel and can I bring it to her before they go?!! Umm this should prove fun as I have 7 kid's here right now. I am hoping that I can run real quick when 2 of them leave early...the prob is they leave at like 12:45 and Julia's class is leaving at 1:15 for the Community Center! I tried to call good ole Grandma but she is working! I am stressing about this but hopefully I will make it there! I do think she need's to work on her organization skills and remembering what she need's and when. If I really wanted to teach her I would not make it there and she would just have to watch but if you know me I don't have the heart and will somehow save her once again!

Not sure what the rest of the week hold's other than kid's! I am planning to get out with Brit and my Dad and his wife on Saturday evening but that is a way's off yet. But hey I can start dreaming can't I? Well have a good day...will blog at ya later!!

Music

I finally got figured out how to get music on my blog! Oh what fun this blogging has turned out to be and perhaps a bit theraputic! Enjoy listening to some of my favorite song's as you read!! Have a Great Day!!

Happy Mother's Day!

To my friend's and fellow mother's...Kari, Tracy, Jennie, Lori, Kerrie, Jamie, I wish you all a very happy Mother's Day!! Children are a true blessing from above and fill our heart's with love!!

This weekend has been busy but relaxing too. I had my nephew and niece last night for an overnighter along with my friend's daughter and Julia's friend for a BIG slumber party last night. I went shopping with Jill in Sioux Fall's yesterday with none of my kid's or my husband, talk about easy!! I got myself a Mother's Day present(a new outfit) as well. Today we went to the lake for awhile early in the day and then lounged for a bit. After supper we went back to the lake after a drive! Tonight we just hung out as mom got a headache. I am thinking I spent too much time in the sun today. Tomorrow I will spend my am cleaning and then hopefully be able to grill out and spend some more time with the family!! Have a good one!!

Trying a Slideshow!

Thursday Already?

Well I would be lieing if I said nothing was going on as I have been busy the last few day's. Tuesday was just a rough emotional day that I am just gonna leave at that!! Yesterday I took my dad to SF to have his other carpul tunnnel surgery done. After that I came home and relived my mom from daycare...THANK YOU MOM for helping me again!! I decided after the kid's got home from school I should mow the jungle out there so they could play and I wouldn't have to wait for him to get time. Let me just say that is a man's job...end of story!!! We got a call from the people about the house we are interested in and got a price, so now it's up to the bank if we get it or not...cross your finger's!! So after looking at the house again and visiting with them we came home. My dad took me yesterday when we got back to town to pick up my Zoloft so I took it yesterday and today. I gave in because I was getting that dizzy lightheadedness feeling again. So I am on it and gonna stay on it!!

Tonight Jordon has a musical at the school so that should be fun!! He isn't real excited about it but I suppose that comes with being a boy!! I am hoping to just relax someday soon! Tomorrow is another busy day for sure...grocery shopping..YAY!!

Down in the dumps...again...

Remember awhile back when I was so sick and they got me started on some med's one of them being Zoloft. Well ever since I started it I have been feeling pretty good and finally got back into a good sleeping pattern. I have always hated having to admit I have a depression problem because to me it mean's I am not happy in my life and I really am. I was told that most of it is probably hereditary and that I don't have to really have a reason to be this way I just am...so ok I accept it. Well I ran out of my Zoloft a few day's ago and thought I'd be ok till Friday when I get paid and have time to run errand's. You see during business hours I cant really go anywhere with all these kid's. Needless to say today I am starting to feel it...UUGGHH! I am tired (no I am not sleepign well) moody, feel like crying and just plain have this sad feeling for NO REASON AT ALL!! I hate the thought of having to take this medicine forever...but I know I have to as I can not live like this!! It also make's it really hard to be a good mom, wife and to do my job when I feel like this. I am thinking I will have to give in long before Friday or it will just get worse everyday. I just feel like something has to be wrong with me to not be able to overcome this on my own.

Well I guess that is all for now...not much else going on here right now. The kid's are busy with end of year school stuff...it seems 3rd grade saves all there big projects for the end of the year!! They are doing fieldtrip's too. Just a few more week's then it's summer break!! I have been really busy with lot's of little one's running allover the house!! Have a good one!!

Git-R- Done!!

Tonight was Larry the Cable Guy!! If you remember we bought these ticket's in Feb for Valentine's Day gifts to eachother!! Well after a long wait it was here!! Yes I am still up laughing about it...he was GREAT!! I did get some picture's they just are not as good as I wanted them to be. We had great seat's you could see him perfectly and he looks just like he does on TV...LOL!! It was a great time and so worth it...so here are the pic's I got!!

Interview!

Here are the interview question's given to me by Erin...I will do my best to answer them!! I have to answer 5 of the 6 so here goes...

1.) If you could have dinner with anyone dead or alive who would it be?
If I could have dinner with someone I think it would be my new little friend Sammy. He is a little person with Pitutitary Dwarfism and he lives in London. I met him on Yahoo and he is the neatest person I have met in along time. He long's for friend's and can't seem to get enough of my company! He is 2' 10" tall and weigh's 25 pound's. He is 20 year's old and has had a tough time of making friend's...to be able to meet him face to face would be amazing!!


2.) What is your least favorite household duty? Why?
First of all I have 2 job's in the house I don't like...the first being cleaning the bathroom's. To me this is absolutely discusting and I can't bring myself to do it unless I "have" to. Brit does it for me...bless him! The 2nd is laundry just because there is so much of it!

3.) What was your first job? What did you like/dislike about it?
My first job was a waitress at the F&M Cafe here in Madison. I liked getting tip's as I got to take money home everyday. I disliked rude or ungrateful customer's. Even if you were extra nice and stayed that way despite their behavior they wouldn't change.

4.) Who/What do you find inspirational? Why?
I find my mom inspirational. She has alway's been there for me no matter what I did or said or the path's I chose. She is my best friend and alway's know's what to say or how to make me feel better. If I can become half the women she is or even close to the mother she is I will be happy.

5.) What are your pet peeves (please describe)?
I hate it when anyone lie's to me or even just knowing someone is lieing to anyone. If you can't tell the truth just don't speak!! I obviously hate "dirty" bathroom's!! I don't like whining either.

6.) What TV/Cartoon character best fits your personality? Describe how you are alike?
Well I have alway's said that I am just like Roseanne Barr from Roseanne. I am the head of my house...alway's think I am right...alway's trying to give advice even if I shouldn't. Some people say I can be scarry if crossed...but I don't believe that...lol. I am humerous and alway's have a wisecrack or comment to make. On the other hand I do most of the thing's around the house and with the kid's. Brit is not like Dan though...thank goodness!!


Well I hope that answer's the question's and you learned something new about me. If anyone is interested in an interveiw let me know and I will ask you some question's.

Some Pic's

It has been a few quiet day's here...some of my daycare kid's have been gone due to illness. I am OK with it as I am really stress and worried about many thing's right now so some quiet time is much needed. Still waiting to hear the price on the last house we looked at...I think that is part of my worries, I know I can't sit and fret about it as it is not in our hands...if the good lord wants us to have that house then it will work out!!

I found a way to get some of the picture's of the kid's swimming when we went to Fargo in March so I will try to post those. I still don't have my new computer back and that is frustrating me too!! Tonight is Julia's musical at the High School I always love to go watch her sing...she loves to do it so much she gets so excited. Hope everyone is having a good day!!

These are the kid's in the pool having a good time!! Say Cheese!

Floaty!!

These were taken at Chuckie Cheese when we did her b-day! She would not go near Chuckie with out Brit or I so daddy posed!! And the other is on a riding toy she rode about 10 time's!! LOL

House Hunting....

Awhile ago I read on Jamie's blog about how not so great the houses were she looked at. I couldn't agree more after last night's veiwing! Out of the 3 we saw only 1 is an option and it is kindof small, overpriced and Brit want's a basement! Jeff said he thinks for sure there will be some new listing's very soon and will call us when they do. In the meantime we will ponder the one house and watch for other's available. We are really being picky as this is such a big commitment and very long term. If any of you know me I have a tendency to live somewhere for a year or so and then I can't stand it and have to move. Well I have been put for 3 year's here and am ready to go so I am trying to be patient. There are other factors involved with needing to leave here but patient's has never really been a virtue of mine...lol.
I am also frustrated with this mold allergy, it has been about a month since I finished that last antibiotic and guess what...I am stuffing again and still coughing alot. This morning I had blood when I blew my nose (sorry for the detail) and that really makes me nervous as it hasn't happened before. I don't know what to do but keep up with the Claratin and hope for something to come along soon.
I talked with someone today who might be interested in our mobile home under the stip that we help with the bathroom "cleanup" so that is a good deal too. It's not for sure but nice to know. Well I guess I don't have much else to say right now...a quiet afternoon as some of my daycare kid's went home early today so I was able to go run some errand's and now can relax for about 30 mins before the kid's get home from school. Have a great day!!

Tatoo's

I tried to take some decent picture's of my tatoo's and this is what I got! The one with the 3 J's is on the left calf and the other is on my right calf. I love angel's and obviously my kid's are my angel's so that is the reasoning for them!

On another note I talked to the bank today and we have been APPROVED!!!! I have been waiting to hear this for along time and so needless to say I am having a GREAT day. Now for the house hunting...lol!!

Weekend

Saturday I went to Sioux Fall's with my sister and her 2 boy's as she had some shopping to do and wanted the company. We left here at 9:30a...and finally got home at 5P...LONG DAY!! We went to the mall which was nice for me as I never get to go there. I walked all around for 2 hours and didn't buy a thing other than lunch...something has got to be wrong with me...LOL! We met up with our sister Courtney at the mall and then headed to Walmart. I had done my shopping Friday so I only picked up a new purse and some Glosser for Julia's hair. For some reason they have it in the SF Walmart but not BRK kindof frustrating when I go to BRK! We then headed to Courtney's so I could see the kid's!! A long story made short she told me of this friend of there's who does really cheap tatoo's...he is just starting out and I am sure he will learn soon and raise his price but for now I can't complain. I have an angel with J,J, & J on it for the first 3 kid's....I have been meaning to get another one for Janaya and she is 3 now! So I decided yesterday to check it out and for the way he drew it and the price I had to go for it. I am such a baby when it come's to pain so that part I exagerate on but I got it and I love it...I am gonna go back sometime soon and get some color done I think but other than that it's cool. I will have to try sometime to post a pic of them both! I then headed home and brought my niece who is 2 with me for the night. I don't see them enough and her and Janaya play well together. She was totally thrilled with "EIEI" this time too so that is good they are only 2 months apart.

Sunday I had to take Natalye to see Papa and Grandma for a bit then headed back to SF to return her. I love having my niece and nephew's when I can. After I got back we all headed to the lake for some family fun. The water is still WAY TO COLD but they played in the sand, threw rock's and waded their toes and it was fun. In a bit I think we will have supper and wind down for the Monday morning...I might have to talk Brit into a evening walk but other than that I am relaxing now. Hope you all had a good one too!!

Not So Much A Little Girl Anymore?

Today all my daycare kid's were gone by 2:30 so a friend of mine and I headed to Brooking's with Julia and a friend of hers. The plan was to do the grocery shopping without so much hassle of the whole family! Well after a quick bite to eat at the BK we headed in for some serious shopping. Jodi decided right away to look at swimming suit's so I decided to look too as I really needed one. Julia and her friend were giggling and making sure we knew which one's were "cool" the entire time. Did I mention that every time they picked one out for us it was like a size 4/5....maybe when I was 10 honey..lol! They were very young teenish and it was weird. Then pretty much the whole rest of the time we were in there they were chatty, looking at every piece of clothing, giggling and messing around! I think my little Julia is growing up and it is cool and scary all at the same time. I am hoping that I am ready to handle some teenage year's. I just pray she is easier on me then I was to my mom...lol! She is such a delightful child and just all around beautiful!

Britton bowled in the Master's of the Lane's tonight so I watched him for a bit when I got home. Tomorrow night is the Bowling Banquet I hope that is fun. I am gonna run to Sioux Fall's with my sister and we are hoping for some time outdoors too! I didn't hear from the bank today so I hope that is good news??!! Have a good weekend!!

House Update

I talked to the lady at the bank yesterday and our loan is in the processor's hand's as of now. She had a few question's as to how much we were wanting to spend on a house and what we were looking at house payment wise. Thing's are looking good so far so that is a relief for me. I then called the realtor and set up and appointment to look at the 2 houses we are interested the most in. We will be looking at them Monday night at 7p. I hope that at least one of them is what I want. Neither Brit or I have ever really done this before or been serious about it so I have asked my Dad and Step dad to come along to make sure all the question's that should be asked are and everything that should be looked at is...don't want to leave any stone unturned!

Yesterday was a quiet day for daycare so I just kind of relaxed did a ton of laundry and cleaning. I even found time to get the kid's summer clothes and winter clothes switched out. That is always such a chore and very time consuming. We are planning another trip to Fargo this weekend as Brit's sister Nikki is graduating from Concordia. Congrats Nikki!! I guess that is all for now!

TV

Awhile ago I read a blog on Tracy's site about the TV shows she watches and got to thinking about it! So I thought I would share some of what I like to watch as well.
Daytime: I "get" to watch lot's of Nick Jr. M-F and have actually come to enjoy some of it..HEHEHE!!
On a more serious note I "have" to watch Day's of Our Live's and Passion's especially on Friday. They may be a little crazy but I really like them...it's almost like they are real to me! (lol) I also like Maury and am really starting to like Dr. Keith Ablow too! I don't always get to see them but try to see as much as I can.
I don't really watch much TV in the late afternoon till about evening. If I am not playing my poker I like Deal or No Deal, Deadliest Catch, and Wheel of Fortune. There are show's on MTV and VH1 that I like such as The Inferno, Real World, Exposed, Parental Control, Charm School, I did watch Flavor of Love and I love New York too!! I don't watch much TV other than that. On the weekend's sometime's we rent movie's and I might watch one most of the time I play poker while doing that even.


I am sure I have referenced "poker" alot lately. Just to input on that I started playing poker on Brit's PS2 and then learned of it being online from TV (World Series of Poker I like to watch that too). So I checked it out and was hooked. I have been playing it online for about a year. I have met some really nice people to play with and some not so nice as well. I have met people from Brooking's, Sioux Falls, and people from far away as well. There are people from all over the world that play on this site and if you really enjoy poker as I do it's lot's of fun too. It is playmoney so it's not like I am losing my own real money....that would be a whole new set of issues...lol! If anyone like's to play poker or is interested go to Pokerstars.com and you can download it...lol!

Small World

It's such a small world if you really think about it sometime's. Last night while I was playing poker (pokerstars.com) I noticed someone come on and it said they were from Mobridge. I then asked the person if they were from Mobridge SD and they said yes. That is where I was born and lived there till about 91 or so...I started 5th grade in Madison. He said yes he was and I told him I was born there and still had family there. He asked me their last name's and I told him. He said 2 people he knew and that he knew all of them. I laughed and said those are 2 of my first cousin's and that our mom's were sister's. He then asked me if I knew Quinten Schlomer and I said yes. You see that is a boy I lived kiddy corner from when I lived in Mobridge, and we went to school together. (my mom also told me today that I had a crush on him, but I don't remember too much). Anyway he said that was him....I asked if he remembered a Barb Maas and he did so I informed him that he was talking to me!! We were both shocked and amazed. I don't even remember the last time I saw him to be honest!! It just goes to show how small the world is to me!! And it was a nice shocker. I got his e-mail and hope to keep in touch! Stranger thing's have happened....isn't it cool though!?

Busy But Fun!!

Well another busy weekend has come and gone just like that!! This weekend started with some family time Friday night and my brother arrived with his wife and stepson for the weekend. Sat Julia had to go to Brooking's to bowl State and she did awesome....her average is a 64 and she bowled a 102, 104 and a 49!!!! GREAT JOB JULIA! They got back right at 4p and we had to hurry to the Community Center for Zach's b-day which was till 7P...the kid's enjoyed pizza, present's and swimming!! We then ventured to Grandma and Papa Hoeke's house for the icecream cake and were there till just about 10P. I love family get together's and we alway's seem to lose track of time!! Sunday morning Julia had to bowl her Dbl's and Single's for State (Brooking's again) at 10:30 so off we were again. This time my Dad and his wife joined us so they drove. She again bowled awesome despite the naughty behavior of her partner!! She had to bowl 6 games in a row and she bowled a 104, 93&50 and her next set of 3 were 72, 87, and a 94!! I think she will place pretty well bowling so much over her average! We got some lunch and headed home. When I got home I got to visit with my brother a bit more and worked a bit on the laundry that Brit was doing for me!!! THANK YOU HONEY!! My brother left about 5p and then I fed my family and at 630 headed off to my last night of mixed bowling with my dad! Needless to say when I got home at 9:00 I was ready for bed! And bless Brit's heart he had all the laundry done!!! I wish the weekend had a relaxing day but here we go again with another week! Next weekend is starting to look just as busy so I don't know how that will go! Hope you all had a great weekend!!

Lost a tooth?

Jackson is 5 year's old and will be 6 in Sept. Usually kid's don't start losing there teeth till 6 or 7! Well last week him and Janaya were playing rough and she threw a toy boat at him and hit him in the mouth, knocking his bottom middle tooth loose! On Monday night he lost that tooth and when I was looking at it I noticed that the 2nd middle tooth was loose also and told him to just leave it and hopefull it would tighten up. (it was real loose though) Well needless to say Thursday he wiggled it and it came right out!! So now he has both middle bottom teeth gone and a nice gap. Hopefully the permenant one's don't take too long to come in. He on the other hand couldn't have been more excited as the Tooth Fairy had to come and that mean's cash in his pocket...lol! I guess the good thing is he is close to that age anyway and he doesn't have to wait year's for it to come in. I just can't imagine how that little boat couldv'e done such damage. You would also think that they wouldn't play so darn rough either. There doesn't appear to be anymore that are loose so that is good too!

Today we enjoyed alot of time outside playing ball and swinging. We went to the park for supper and the kids loved it. We then stopped at Grandma's to show her the "gap" in Jackson's mouth and played there for awhile. After that we headed to the carwash to vacum and wash the van. My brother and his wife arrived for the weekend tonight also. We are celebrating her son's b-day tomorrow at the Community center. Julia has state bowling tournament's this weekend in Brooking's on Sat and Sun. I am bowling with my dad on Sunday for the last time of league this year. So I believe it is gonna be a busy weekend here in the Boedecker household!! Hope everyone has a good weekend and enjoy the BEAUTIFUL weather!!

We Did IT!!

Last night was our roll-off for the second half of the bowling season and we finally beat the Gopher Girl's...YES!! This has been a battle between our 2 team's for a few year's now and last night we got em!! I was so excited we had quite the crowd to cheer us on and it was great!! I drank in moderation the whole time and was feeling alright, well when we won a girl from our team bought us all a shot of Tequilla...I have never in my life taken a shot of that and swore I never would. I am not much of a drinker as I only need one to do the job, but in the spirit of the team I thought I would try it...I made it and didn't even get sick!! (almost though) I can say that it is just as nasty as I thought and don't intend to ever do it again. Needless to say I was drunk and up way to late so 5:30am came way to early!! But it was a good time and I am so proud of my team...GO Strang Trucking!!!

Not much else has gone on the last few day's around here just been enjoying our time outside!! I called the bank the other day about starting the home mortgage process and they are gonna mail me the application and after we fill it out we will go meet with them. I am so excited to be finally starting this process and hope it all goes smoothly and we can hopefully be moving by this summer sometime...cross your finger's!! Hope everyone is having a good week....

Finally...Spring?!

WOW! What a great weekend with nice weather and some fun relaxing family time!! Yesterday we gathered with my firend Jill and her little girl and headed out to a friend from Brit's work for some sinshine and grilling out! he lives out in hte country so it was just peaceful and the kid's could just plain RUN!!!! He started a little bon-fire and let them help gather the stick's up and they roasted some marshmellows after supper!! The kid's were so dirty and it was GREAT!! LOL! I am trying this game of match-maker and hoping to blossom a "friendship" between the 2 of them and so far so good...HEHEHE!! We got home in the late evening and the kid's were in bed and sleeping before 8:30 if that doesn't say how tuckered they were, but oh did they have fun!

I have been waiting for some spring weather and needing to be outside as I get the feeling of being cooped up so bad, worse then the kid's I think. LOL. I hope it is here to stay now and we can enjoy much more of it!!

Not much else went on this weekend. Today has been a good day with daycare and I honestly think this is the best Monday I have had in a long time!! Hope everyone else is having a "Happy Monday" as well!!!

Bowling Change

Apparently a few of the women from the other bowling team called our team captain and appologized for the behavior of there team about when to do the roll-off for the year. They ended up changing the day to next wednesday the 18th I believe at 7P!! It was a good move for them to appologize and hopefully this will make it a more enjoyable event!! I still hope we win...HEHE!

The rest of the week went well and I think the new change in daycare is gonna go ok!! It really has been nice having my 2 kid's ride to and from school with the neighbor girl! Yesterday we ventured to Brooking's for groceries and holy buckets is that bill getting outreagous!! The kid's were pretty good and it was a nice time all in all. Julia is done with bowling so it is weird to have my Saturday to do what ever. I do have my cleaning job to do tonight but other than that it's whatever we decided to do....kindof relaxing!! Hope you all have a good weekend!!

Bowling!!

Last night was our postion round in bowling to see who bowls the roll-of with the winner's from the first half. When we went into last night we knew we had to get at least all 3 games to win. We have a 7 point system which is 2 points per game and 1 point for total. We ended up taking all 7 points so we WON...YAY!! We all bowled really well last night as a whole and it was great. There was some heated discussion between some member's of both team's who are bowling the roll-of but in the end it was set for April 25, 6P!! If we win that we are the 2nd half winner's!!
I was really excited as this is my first full year with my team and I have worked really hard to learn my new ball and way of throwing it!! My average has come up and I am getting more consistant!! So keep your finger's crossed that we win!!! And hey it give's me another night of bolwing....YIIPPEE!!!

Jordon's IEP

I had Jordon's annual IEP yesterday, for those of you who may not know what that is it's Interdiciplinary Education Plan (for special need's). They all had good thing's to say this year as Jordon has made GREAT gain's in all area's. The team consist's of his parent's,the principle, his Special Ed teacher, classroom teacher, Occupational thereapist, Speech therapist and Cousnelor. We made some new goals for the next year and added the few he hasn't completed for this year. Jordon has made goal's this year that his Developmental Pediatrician never thought he would do so this is very exciting for him and all of us!! Hopefully he will continue to grow accademically and that next year will be just as good if not better. He will progress to 2nd grade, every year they will advance him to keep him with his same group of "peer's" he just has a modafied curriculum. I am very pleased with the way this year went as compared to the last 2 year's!!!

A MeMe on My Name

1. First Name: Barbara
2. Middle Name: Jean
3. Name you go by: Barb
4. Name(s) your parents call(ed) you:binki or Barbara
5. Other nicknames (past and present): I really didn't have any other nicknames..I sometime's get called "mommy" oh I guess Brit call's me "babies" ( he started that when I was Pregnant with Janaya cuz I am his baby and I was carrying his baby...cute huh!!
6. What did you call yourself when you were little? Binki or Barb
7. Were your parents considering any other names (that you know of) before they settled on yours? they considered only Barbara for a girl and for a boy my mom liked Scott and Dad liked Dusty!
8. What does your name mean? I think it mean's stong or beautiful one, my mom named me after her best friend!
9. Do any famous people share your name? Barbara Striesand or Barbara Mandrell
10. Can you pronounce your name backwards? arabraB
11. Favorite girls' names: Julia and Janaya..lol
12. Favorite boys' names: Jordon, Jackson and Britton...lol
13. Favorite name you've ever read in a book: I can't really say I have any favorite's
14. Favorite names from a TV show:Julia, Jennifer, Hope, Eathen, Chloe, Brady
15. Favorite name for a dog/cat: Chico, Do-boy, Rosco, Julia had a rabbit named Tiny once!!


Well, that was at least 5 new things about me. If you haven't shared "5 new things about you" yet, consider yourself tagged - even if you have done one, you're still tagged. If you would like to play along and share about your name please do so.

Better Day!

Today was a much quieter day, the big kid's were back to school and 3 of my daycare kid's left at noon! So I had a relaxing afternoon, well for about 1 1/2 hours...lol! I have an evening kid that is here till 10:30 which really bite's when I have to get up at 5:30am!! I just don't have the heart to tell his mom that I don't want any kid's in the evening anymore! What is a girl to do?

I got it arranged for Julia and Jordon to ride to school with the neighbor girl, I used to take them but it is not possible anymore with so many kid's. This will relieve some stress!!
Today at noon I introduced my nephew to hotdog's, he is about 10 mos old so I was a bit nervous but I made them real small and to my surprise he loved them, ate a whole hot dog! Why kid's love those so much I will never understand...lol!

Not sure if anyone noticed but it is snowing outside!! What is up with that? I thought we were heading into spring, then Jordon's aide quickly reminded me April Fool's, must be huh??!

Well not much else to report tomorrow I get to go bowling for the last time this season so I will be sure to enjoy every second I'm there!! I might just have to find something else to do when it's dond just to keep that one night a week!!!

Oh my what a day!

Holy cow is it Friday yet? Today was my first day with the new kid's and there is no school so needless to say I had 9 kid's up until about 45 mins ago! I don't think I have sat or been able to think strait since 6am...lol! I now have 6 kid's 4 and under M-F and 4 diaper changes to do every 2-3 hours!!! Talk about busy. I also made the mistake of not touching my laundry all weekend so I have been doing that the best I could today also. Baby Cooper is teathing and obviously had a long weekend so he has been pretty much screaming since 9am, he is now sleeping going on 30mins!!! Hopefully when we get our new routine down and get used to eachother thing's will quiet down. The new kid's are very well behaved so that is a big help.

On to our Easter, we traveled to my aunt and uncle's house yesterday where we spent the day with lot's of family and had a great time. There was lot's of food and drink and of course easter basket's coming from every direction!! LOL! It was nice to be able to see my Grandma again and look forward to seeing her again in June when we go camping with Papa and Grandma Hoeke! My god parent's were there also and my brother Kenny, his wife and her son too. My sister was there also. We always have lots of fun at our family get together's.

Well I hear the baby so off I go again...blog at you later!!!

Answer's to Question's

Tracy said...
You answered alot of the questions I would have asked on your marriage meme.
10:29 AM

Yeah I knew that people probably knew of that situation and thought it was a good way to explain it!!

Jamie said...
If you could have one thing in this world what would it be?
11:29 AM

This has been a tough question for me, I have thought about it for day's just because there are so many things I "want"! I guess a few would be that my children live happy, healthy, fullfilled lives and spend their eternity with the Lord and Savior!
Another would be what everyone wants which is total finacial security and to never have to worry about money!!
Finally I would like to have a house with lot's of yard and a place I can make and call my own!


Lori B said...
What are some of your hobbies?
12:53 PM

I like to swim, camp and take the kids fishing in the summer. I like to scrapbook!! Spending time with the kid's and husband. I enjoy playing poker on my computer also.


Kari said...
Is there anything that I don't already know about you?
9:41 PM

I don't think so...and if I figure it out I will surely let you know!!

I hope this answer's some of your question's. If you have anymore let me know, I think this is a good way to get to know people and it's fun, I didn't realize it would challenge me so either!! Thanks!!!

Question's?

I have seen this a few time's today from all kind's of Blog's and thought hey this could be fun. So go ahead and ask me a question if you got one!! I will be glad to tell you about us!!..I will answer them in a few day's!! ????????????????

Marriage MEME

1. Where/How did you meet?We met Thanksgiving Day (2002) he was a friend of my sister's from DSU who was here alone on break...so she invited him to my house and we cooked for him and a few of his friend's. He played with my kid's for hours.
2. How long have you known each other? 4 year's
3. How long after you met did you start dating? about 6 mos our 2nd meeting
4. How long did you date before you were engaged? 3 mos
5. How long was your engagement? 1 mos
6. How long have you been married? it will be 4 year's in Aug
7. What is your anniversary? August 21st , 2003
8. How many people came to your wedding reception? about 40
9. What kind of cake did you serve? a sheet cake with red and yellow roses
10. Where was your wedding? we actually got married in a Private ceramony with friends and family at the court house
11. What did you serve for your meal? Steak, salad's, hanburger's...and refreshements...oh dont forget the mints...lol
12. How many people were in your wedding party? we each had a witness and Julia as our little attendent
13. Are you still friends with them all? Yes
14. Did your spouse cry during the ceremony? Yes he did
15. Most special moment of your wedding day? Saying our vows and being pronounced husband and wife...most loving moment!!!
16. Any funny moments? Before we even started Jordon fell asleep!
17. Any big disasters?Brace your selves....Britton got arrested seriously 5 mins after we were finished...hauled to jail where he had to sit because the banks were closed to get bail money.....yes I spent my wedding reception and night with out my new husband! This is a long story but he was involved in an ongoing dorm robbery case from the college...it ended not so badly...just the best day of my life and the worst all in one...talk about stressfull!! We plan to renew our vow's someday somewhre romantic.....
18. Where did you go on your honeymoon? The 2nd day of our marriage we left for a night alone...autnies kept the kid's
19. How long were you gone?1 day
20. If you were to do your wedding over, what would you change? Well Im defianetly gonna change everything from after Ido .......maybe in Jamaica.....
21. What side of the bed do you sleep on? The left
22. What size is your bed? Full
23. Greatest strength as a couple?Our communication, our faith in God...our determination
24. Greatest challenge as a couple?Both very stubborn...and working through the legal issues in the beginning...it's all better now
25. Who literally pays the bills?Brit make's the most of the income...I write out the bills every month...I take care of groceries and etc...
26. What is your song? No Letting Go...
27. What did you dance your first dance to?Unchained Melody
28. Describe your wedding dress: I wore a wight top and skirt,
29. What kind of flowers did you have at your wedding? A mixed bouqet, had big daisies
30. Are your wedding bands engraved? No
31. How old were you when you got married? I was 23 and he was 22


I realize some of my wedding doesn't sound so good...even though it was rough I am truely glad to be married to my wonder ful hubby. I am so in love and it only get's stronger with time. Britton was brought into my life at the perfect time and helped me through some tough issues from my last relationship. I'm sure many of you know how it was! Britton moved into my house May1 2003 because he needed a place to stay for 15 days till he would be going home to Montana. Well after those 15 day's he realized he couldn't go. He was falling in love....and so was I! He decided to stay here with me and face up to the legal issues and handle it as he should. He really changed his life in short period of time. I never knew love could change a person so much and help me to heal at the same time. We quickly were married and then pregnant with Janaya. Most of you probably know I had 3 from previous. I thank God for bringing this man to my heart, soul and life! I can't imagine my life with out him! He has stepped up and been a dad to my other 3 kid's and he is all they know. He must truely be an amazing man to take on what he did and to still contiue to take such good care of us in every way!! I love you Brit.....

Busy Thursday

WOW this day has been busy! I ended my day still haveing 7 kids. Tomorrow there is no school so total I will have 9 all day long, and then the 3 extra overnight again....UUGGH! It is really taking atoll on me to be doing such hours. I feel like I dont ever really get a break!! I look at it though that I am home with my babies and making a living too. I love the moments with the kid's. Today we dyed easter egg's with the daycare kid's...messy but fun! Janaya and Ely are old enough now to join and they had a blast!!

Speaking of daycare I got another call today for 3 kids, they are like 4,3,2 (talk about close). They would be here M-F 6:30 - 4P. It is extra money but that would bring my daycare total to 9...and when u add my kid's it's 13 here at any given time!!!! I am worried about the amount of space seeing how my home is very small. I think we need to get this house buying in motion(faster) so I can get something that allows for me to be comfortable with that many kid's around!! Thank goodness for the fenced in yard!! If I decide to take them I will consider my self full and not take any more!!!! They are coming tomorrow (Friday) at 2p for an interview visit so we'll see how it goes! Well I am gonna rest up for the day...Happy Easter to all of you!

Great Grandma Visit

My Grandma is here this week (well staying at my uncle's in Garretson) and my mom brought her here today and had us all over for supper. My kid's have only seen her a few time's and she is not young!! I am truely happy for each oppurtunity they get to see her. I love to sit and watch her facial expression's as she watches them play and talk. She lit up so with love!!! She tell's them stories of us when we were little and point's out the feature's each one has of us. Tonight when my mom was rocking Cooper she did this hum that my Grandma always did...I quickly told her how I did that with all mine and how everytime I hear it I think of her!! She really is a special lady and I hope my kid's will remember her with as much love as I do....

Yet another MEME

Yet Another MEME
A. What accessories do you wear everyday? Wedding ring.
B. What is your beauty routine? Showering in the am, doing my hair
C. What was the last item of clothing (for yourself) that you purchased? A shirt and some victoria secret underwear...giggle
D. Do you use a dresser, closet, or both? Both. Mostly the closet!
E. What type of earrings are in your ears right now? I dont wear earings!
F. What type of figure do you have? Short, thick...could stand to loose a bunch of pounds..lol
G. Do you wear glasses? No.
H. What type of handbag do you carry?I have abrown purse that needs replacing!
I. What is your ideal style?Casual or relaxed, gotta move easy
J. What jewelry are you wearing right now? Wedding ring
K. Do you wear knee-hi stockings? No
L. Do you "have" to wear matching lingerie? I like them to but usually in a hurry so dont always
M. Do you wear makeup? NO ( only on a SPECIAL occasion)
N. Do you wear nightgowns? Yes, prefer silk
O. What outerwear do you put on when going out on a typical winters day? My winter coat, gloves, and scarf.
P. What is your favorite perfume?Favorit perfume would be Sunflower, have lots of lotion's too favorite lotion is Sweet Pea
Q. Is your motto "quality over quantity" when it comes to clothing and accessories? I guess I dont go so much for "expensive" but quantity is a necessesity
R. Do you wear rain boots? No
S. Do you wear socks or slippers when your feet get cold? Socks, I dislike slipper's and in the summer I am generally in sandals or barefoot.
T. Do you have a set of travel luggage? Yes
U. If you are married, did you wear a veil with your wedding dress? No
V. Do you wear a watch? No
W. What do you wear every single day? Undergarments. Jeans, or shorts, oh yeah a shirt too..lol
X. What item of clothing always makes you feel eXtremely beautiful? Tight fitting shirts, bold colors
Y. What is your favorite type of yarn? Dont have a favorite
Z. Do you prefer zippers or buttons?Zipper's...
Please feel free to play along and post yours on your site too.

100th Blog

I noticed when I went to post that this is my 100th blog...YAY! I guess my writing skills should be perfect now!! LOL

Anway the real reason I posted is that my computer is fixed...April fool's...HAHAHA!! If I have to be mad about it might as well joke about it too!! Hope you all had a good weekend. Our's was mostly quiet and indoors as to not go floating away with the rain. And the hail was nut's too. The kid's wanted me to catch it for them..so I put a pan out on the step and caught some, they were so amused. LOL. Well it's late I best try to sleep...still working on mastering that!!