oh, what day is it???

i am so lovin' this vacation stuff, i don't even know what day it is any more! yesterday we took neal and nina to six flags. we had a great time and were there from 11am until 9pm. the crowd was not bad, we waited at most 30 minutes in a line. neal rode the mind bender and the scream machine, and the coyote canyon, i was very proud of him. chris and i got to ride golioth (sp), it's pretty cool. but after all these years i still love the mind bender, lol. we were able to everything we wanted and just had a really great day. we took a break in the air conditioning and caught the crystal pistol show and neal and nina got to participate. nina just got pulled onto the steps and kind of sang to but neal got to get on stage and say "Thank God I'm a country boy". We found this humorous b/c he's sooooooooo not a country boy. He did great and they took a pic of him for us, which was the perfect souvenier for this mom. so today we're all pooped and just going to hang out at home. not much time left of vacation, i'm looking forward to nina going home but not to chris going back to work. nina is suppose to be on strattera, an ADHD med, and her mom didn't send it b/c she didn't want nina to not eat while she was here and the med reduces her appetite. let's just say this was a STUPID decision on her mother's part. but we're coping and doing the best we can. chris is trying reallly hard not to lose it with her but has finally started putting his foot down big time with her, at my urging. ok lots to do, little time to do it. catch y'all later taters.

TEN YEARS!

so Friday was our 10 year wedding anniversary. i ran out the night before and found the perfect card for chris. but figured we'd just go to dinner as a gift to ourselves. friday morning he has to run an errand and when he comes home he had made an extra stop, at the jewelry store. let me just say in 10 years he's rarely bought me any jewelry at all, like maybe twice. so he pulls up and calls me over and hands me this.

i was floored. it's beautiful and something i really really wanted but would never buy myself. we had a wonderful building the swingset and just hanging out together with the kids. then that night we left the kids with my parents and had a nice quiet dinner just the two of us. which was wonderful.

Things Kids Say/Do

at the urging of a friend i'm going to try to keep up with some of the funny (or embarassing) things my kids do.
June 16, 2006 - Los Reyes Restaurant
We are eating dinner, the boys, me, Rachael. Just as we're finishing up, Jacob, my 4 year old, stands up in his chair and announces LOUDLY "mommie I farted" as he begins to wave the aroma with his hand. Yes, at that moment I wanted to slide under the table and crawl out.
June 19, 2006 - Our House
Brandy came to pick up Jonas and we were trying to get Zach out of the driveway in his little truck. She says "I'm gonna run you over" and just as natural as can be, he turns to her and flips her off, then gives it the gas and gets out of the way. Just like a man! (FYI, that's the teachings of an older brother.)
June 21, 2006 - Our House
Chris and I are talking and Chris looked outside. There in all his glory was Zach, pants around his ankles pissing in the front yard. Now he went outside JUST TO PISS! He had just been inside with us. Finished, pulled his little pants up and came back in, as if this were common practice. NICE.
June 2006
Zach is into something and I tell him "no". He says to me "You don't say me that!"
November
Zach "can i have a lock zip back for my pa-tard"

Neal is the kewlest

ok neal has been begging to get his ear pierced for about 6 months. i told him at first that we'd discuss it when he was 12. well he kept begging. so about a month ago i said "if dad says you can". so yesterday we asked and he said ok. so today i had to run by the body shop to see misty and she wasn't busy, so in he went. i think it just fits him. i love it. and so does he. but he's in no hurry for any others.

Perfect Weekend

soooooo i was really down friday afternoon, thinking this weekend was going to be another weekend filled with nothing exciting, just me and the kids hanging out at the house. WRONG! sometimes it's good to be wrong. my friend montie came into town from philly and i wanted so badly to see her. the plan was to meet at the local pub but chris didn't act too thrilled. i figured i'd be stuck at home. went and got groceries when he got home, called mom to see if she could watch the kids saturday night so we could go out with some friends, no, she has a 6pm wedding, so not sitter. at this point i was ready to cry, friday night and saturday night both shot down. i get home, and we eat, then chris says "aren't you going to the pub?" i reply "i didn't think you would want me to", and he says "why would i care?" so i headed out about 9:30. saw montie, she is as beautiful and sweet as ever. montie sang at my wedding and we haven't seen each other since (almost 10 years) brandy and lee met up with us and we sat around drinking and laughing. of course i was afraid my mini-van would turn back into a pumpkin so i was home by 11:30, but those two hours out were wonderful and refreshing! the pub was so not my scene, lol, no booty shaking and a lot of yuppies, but it was cool and nice change of scenery. saturday i wake up with the kids around 9, got to sleep in, yeah off to a good start. chris gets up about 10 and says "let's go camping". i didn't hesitate, afraid he'd change his mind, so we packed the necessities and off we went. neal had been once when he was two then last year we went for a night with the scouts. this was the fam-damily, and everyone really seemed to have fun. cooking dinner on the fire, making smores, fishing, swimming in the lake, it was wonderful. got home around 1 on sunday and we all crashed. so yep, this weekend was super-de-duper, no complaints!

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Today is...

a perfect hair day and damn if it doesn't look like rain outside!