We are loud, our kids are crazy, we are crazy, sometimes we yell, we are very sarcastic, we don't take much seriously, the house is usually a mess, laundry isn't always done, and our kids like to run around naked, we are not perfect, we have made plenty of mistakes, but we are making memories.
Welcome to our Life!!
We've been married for 4 years,have 3 kids, moved 5 times, lived in 2 states, had 4 dogs, 2 hampsters and hundreds of fish...and were not finished yet!!!
How much can change in one year?
For my family - Everything!
Last year at this time we were sitting in our car probably in the middle of Kansas somewhere, two kids stuffed (literally) in the back seat, a few boxes in the back and a hope that what we were doing was the right thing.
We have learned so much this past year and it started with that drive..
Lesson 1: Driving through Kansas is soooo boring
Lesson 2: Driving across the country while pregnant is time consuming (many many many potty breaks)
Lesson 3: Give change a Chance
Lesson 4: Kids will grow wherever they are planted
Lesson 5: Make sure you always have lots of Gas in your car for the short trips that end up taking you across state lines.
Lesson 6: Sometimes you need to let go, trust others and believe.
Lesson 7: Together we can make it through ANYTHING.
We are beyond happy with where we are today and the blessings we have had, I know our future holds great things. We are looking into buying a house and some land and as far as having more kids goes we are still in the discusson phase. Well not really, I discuss and Dan placates me..check back in 5 years and see where this discussion leads us!!! :)
Well it's gonna happen and I'm FREAKIN out about it, just a few more months and it shouldn't bother me this much but it does. In 6 short months I will turn 30...OMG I am so not ready for this and I don't know why, it's not like anything major is going to change in me. I'm not gonna have this huge shrink spurt although if I woke up on my birthday weighing 120 pounds I wouldn't complain... But seriously what is the big deal so I won't be in my 20's anymore but for some reason every time I think about it my heart just sinks and my stomach hurts..I seriously need some help. I think being in your 20's means still being a kid in some ways, Yes you are an adult but you are referred to as being young and in some ways innoncent (yes, I consider myself innocent..quit laughing). I know so many people over 30 with the exception of my mother-in-law but they are all totally fine with it, not that there is really much of a choice I mean you either except or you don't it's gonna happen. So why does the thought of turning 30 make me want to cry...if anyone has an explanation for this I am all ears...unless I course I loose my hearing by that point cause I hear after thirty everything goes downhill.. What did you say? Speak up I can't see you!!!
Oh and expect more of this because it will only get worse as my Birthday gets closer!!!
Okay so I have a room in my house well I guess you can't really call it a room because it doesn't have a door or a window, although I have considered putting in a window but I don't know what my neighboor would think...hmmmm Anyway it has the washer, dryer and 4 shelves but I also use it as a pantry and an office so I suppose it would be a Laupanfice or and O'Pandry I dunno... But the whole point is the laupanfice is driving me nuts because it is so disorganized at the moment come to think of it my closet is bugging me too...
Well maybe I could move the stuff in my closet to the laupanfice and the stuff in the laupanfice into the closet...I wonder if anybody would mind if I put in some new water pipes and electical and dryer vents in the house....gosh that seems like a lot of work.... I wonder if that would be covered under normal wear and tear...or better yet I wonder if maintence would come do it????
Sooo you wanna hear about all the super exciting things that have been going on in our lives??? Hopefully you can handle all the craziness..
Well Hannah left for Utah back in June and she is just loving it spending time with Gammy, spending Gammy's money, she got her ears pierced for the 3rd time..movies, toys, clothes, swimming...why wasn't I invited? Charlie turned 3 and is a bigger beast then ever, not listening, hitting, throwing, pinching, biting, temper tantrums, screaming..why didn't he get invited to Utah? But I love him more then anything he is MY boy!!!! Grace is getting big she is 6 months now and she is rolling all over the place I set her down and if your not careful she will disapear....Oh and I know I shouldn't be excited about this but she is my first thumb sucker and I think it is the cutest thing...Hannah didn't want anything, Charlie has his nookies and Grace is the thumb baby I love it.
Dan got a new job working for Securitas and he is really enjoying it and I am working for Hallmark and I really like it...
So uh yeah that's our super crazy exciting life....phew take a few deep breaths to calm yourself....
The blog you are about to read is true it is based on actual events the names and images have been kept the same to ensure embarrassment.
Yard Sales the final frontier these are the adventures of Annette and Amy to explore strangers belongings and seek out new furniture and new picture frames to boldly go where all sales are final!
So a few weekends ago I spent the day yard sale hopping with Annette and Amy and can I just say that when you put these two ladies together and send them out you are in for some serious laughs.
The day started out simple enough it wasn't until Annette started to hear voices that things got interesting. Now I say voices but I just mean one voice and it happened when we were parked Annette was standing outside the car by herself, myself and Amy were in the car chatting when Annette jumped back in the car quickly and said "Someone just asked me if I was ready" and what would a normal person's response be? No. Who are you? Go away? But what was Annette's response........"Okay but can I finish yard selling first" mind you she still didn't know where the voice came from only that it was loud (like over a speaker) and came from above!!! Holy Crap a spiritual moment can you believe it the good lord was asking if she was ready. So what does she do...Gets back in the car cause if she's going she ain't going alone...Uhhh so not cool I am sooo not ready... So I bet your wondering why in the world would God use a loud speaker well there is only one possible reason...He wasn't asking Annette if she was ready he wanted to know when the BMX races were going to start....Oh by the way there is a bike track right by where we were parked...HaHaHaHaHa
What could possibly top an almost encounter with God well pretending Annette was a smashed bug on the window is a good start..
Can you imagine what the other drivers thought but at least the back door was shut...this time!!
Really what more could we possibly do to Annette well...Picture Granny from the Beverly Hillbillies you know rocking chair tied down to the roof of the car... Okay lets change that up a bit....
All we kept thinking was we hope the rope holds...can you imagine seeing a lady and a recliner going down the road...new form of transportation think of how much you would save on fuel....
We were laughing so hard we were crying it was truly a lot of fun...I only wish I would have thought to bring my camera...to capture all that was missed:
Amy slamming on the brakes to avoid almost missing a sale...I am thankful for soft headrests and I have two words for you Miss A...U-Turn!!! :)
Jumping out of the car to beat someone else to the items they wanted...don't mind the oncoming traffic or innocent bystanders they will recover...
and my favorite....Annette and Amy made a deal with someone on some chairs...They paid for them and the lady started questioning how much she just sold them for...so what does A and Annette do...Take them and run before the lady changes her mind!!!
One day I will thank you for you have done me a great service but today is not that day.
Today his knowing how to count is so not cool although it is funny please allow me to explain.
While I was working so hard on my finals ;) I noticed Charlie attempting to scale the T.V. Now my biggest threat to a 2 year old is don't make me count three honestly what kind of threat is that? What happens after 3.....don't make me count to six...oh for hell sake it's easier to just go get him down.
Me: Charlie get down
Charlie: Kachow..Kachow...Kachow
Me: Charlie get off the T.V.
Charlie: Mama blow a tire
Me: Charleston get off the T.V. "Don't make me count to Three"
Charlie: Mama tire all fixed
Me: ONE
Charlie: Wun
Me: (Trying not to laugh)
Charlie: TU...THEE
Me: Serious
Charlie: Kachow Kachow
So I don't thank you today for whoever taught him how to count because I can't get mad at that and Charlie knows that because "He's advanced for his age"!!!
I hate Arkansas, I hate Arkansas I have most certainly made my opinon known on this state it would have been less obvious if I had tattooed it on my forehead.
Just to ensure I offend no one it is not the state I disliked or the people it was the lack of certain people...in lamens terms I missed my Mommy!!
But I digress...
As time goes on I am starting to think there might be something in the water, No were not pregnant again, rather I am starting to enjoy it here everyone is always so dang happy and I don't think it's because everyone is faithfully taking their prozac.
But what could it be.....
Well golly gee I'm starting to think that my inner hillbilly is coming out ya'll and it's not a bad thing cause I'm fitting in and makin friends..
Things I like about becoming Hillbillyish... I love me some dirt roads I don't mind the squirrels living upstairs No matter how hard up we get there is always an abandoned trailer within 10 minutes either direction. And a tractor has many uses other then moving dirt..like snow plow, carpool...
Now I'm not saying everyone in Arkansas is a Hillbilly in fact I never met one well except for my dad(whole other blog) but to be honest we just say it as a joke because, well, because we can...there are some truly amazing people here that we have been blessed to know.
We'll we feel blessed to know them anyway I can't say that they feel the same way about us...we tend to get a bit obnoxious all I can say to those people is HaHaHaHaHa we ain't leaving Ya'll!!!
That's all for now but ya'll come back now ya hear!!!
