26/365 January 26, 2015

24/365 January 24, 2015

23/365 January 23, 2015

22/365 January 22, 2015

Looking at some beach houses for a summer vacation with Daneilla. As we're flipping threw pictures…..

Daneilla- Oooo. I like this one; the living room is bright, It has bar stools at the kitchen island,……..O.M.G!!!!! LOOK! It comes with a DOG!!!!

Me- No. Daneilla. The dog is just in the picture you do NOT get the dog when we rent this house.

Daneilla- But, there's even a dog house! You sure we don't get the dog for the week?

Me- I'm sure we don't.

Daneilla- Can we ask if they'll leave the dog?

Me- No.

Daneilla- *pouts*

LOL smile emoticon

21/365 January 21, 2015

20/365 January 20, 2015

I hear Ian calling me from the bathroom….. I go to check on him

Me- Yes?
Ian- Mom…. I got poop on my underwear!
Me- What happened?
Ian- I was standing here peeing and POP! My fart turned into poop!!

This parenting business is NOT for the weak of heart! I had to stand there being understanding while trying my hardest to keep a straight face!

*December 21, 2014

19/365 January 19, 2015

18/365 January 18, 2015

17/365 January 17, 2015

14/365 January 14, 2015

Okay, there's been a buzz online starting around Christmas time. Parents claiming Christmas was ruined and it was all the fault of Play Doh.

Wait. What? Play Doh ruined Christmas? I've bought my kids MANY sets of Play Doh and even though it's a love/hate relationship at times. I can't imagine how a kid's play thing could ruin Christmas.

I thought this was going to be one of those close one eye, turn it this way and squint to see it (like Jesus in toast). But nope. It's 100% a penis! I kid you not! I almost choked on my coffee when I saw it.  Well. I guess everyone that works at the play dough factory must be innocent childlike people that saw nothing out of the ordinary when they designed a cake/cupcake decorating kit that included a frosting dispenser that dirty-minded uptight parents saw as a penis.  Now don't get me wrong. I wouldn't approve of my kids playing with something that resembles a penis-shaped dildo. But, come on! How could it have ruined Christmas? If anything (with my sick, juvenile sense of humor) it should have made Christmas morning harder not to laugh or giggle like a lunatic. Can you imagine? "Here mommy. Let me put some frosting on your cupcake."  "Hey, were's my frosting squirter?" "Oh no! Baby brother has it in his mouth!" Come on! I'm giggling just thinking about it.

And another thing,you canNOT tell me that this was not done on purpose. Someone at Hasbro is laughing his or her butt off at this one. I'm sure they didn't think they'd get this far. Now one question I do have is HOW did this just slip in and make it threw quality control??? Who looked at this thing  and thought "Nope. I don't see a penis at all." Were they all Amish virgin women working that day? Even before quality control they had to have someone create it, someone who made the plastic mold, someone who played with it.  I can't believe that as many people that saw the toy, not one person said "Does anyone else think this looks like a penis? 

13/365 January 13, 2015

Dean is rummaging threw the junk drawer…..

Dean- Who's junk is this? I can't find anything!

**I peek in it…. it's full of NERF bullets, batteries, Lego/Halo guys pieces, Hot Wheel cars, Lego blocks, Thomas the Train pieces, pencils, markers highlighters, map colors, marbles, stickers, loose keys, bobby pins, popsicle sticks, a measuring tape, tape, screwdriver…. you get the idea.

Me- It's all the things I pick up from the floor when I sweep or vacuum.
Dean- I remember when I was little; the junk drawer in the kitchen was actually called "Dean's junk drawer". It was mine and only my stuff went in it frown emoticon
Me- Welcome to adulthood honey. smile emoticon

7/365 January 7, 2015

5/356 January 5, 2015

Wake up. Shower. Drop off kids at school.

Drive to Corpus pick up Dean from Toyota dealership. Drop off Dean at home.

Pick up 3 huge bags of clothes for donation, drop off at Castaways.

Drive back to Corpus visit Best Buy for new computer charger, Micheal's …well, just because I LOVE craft stores :), and James Avery to drop off Daneilla's bracelet to add her new charm.

Drive back home pick up 2 big bags of clothes to donate for school kids. Visit with friends. They shared their food with me (yay!). Drive back home start dinner.

Pick up Daneilla (other two kids rode the bus home). Drop off Daneilla, pick up Dean, drive back to Corpus to pick up Lexus from Toyota dealership.

Drive back home…….

259 miles driven today!!!  So, Glad Dean decided to give me a new Volkswagon Golf. My huge Lexus SUV would have killed me on gas today! Don't get me wrong I LOVE my SUV; I still need it during the summer for the beach, hauling my kids AND their friends around. But, days like this, that little hatchback is thebomb.com!!

4/365 January 4, 2015

3/365 January 3. 2015

2/365 January 2, 2015

1/365 January 1, 2015

Happy New Years!

Let's start this year different. 

No "New Year, New Me" nonsense. We all know how that fails; Heck, sometimes it fails BEFORE the end of January.

No complaining about how BOTH the washer and dryer needs to be replaced, about the Lexus not passing inspection because the parking break won't stay up and that one of the rear shocks need to be replaced, about the BMW not selling as quickly as we would like it to, and about how when summer comes the central AC unit will also have to be replaced. Yes. No complaining.

Instead let's focus on what makes everything worth while. Let's focus on the kids and that they are doing well, healthy, and thriving. Let's focus on the family that we don't see as often as we would like and make plans to see them more in 2015. Let's focus on what we have, not our "wants". We have everything we need; what more do we want?

Thank you God for all your blessings and favor. Thank you God for watching over us. Thank you God.

And everyone else "HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!"