Halloween is Oct 31st still, right?

Not only was this woman arrested in her cow costume, but she showed up for her court hearing wearing it!!!

Memory Lane Monday

Here's my little guys, although neither is really little. Gman was the earliest of the 3 and the heaviest, he weighed in at 8.5 pounds. Al is 9, Gman is 2 wks in this picture. Al was so proud to have a little sister and little brother.

You stink. No, you stink.

Gman came up to Princess to give her a hug and she yelled, "Whew!
No! You stink!" So Craig took him to change his diaper and said, "Princess was right. You stink."
Gman, being a typical little brother, replied, "Princess stinks."

What's under your washer?

As I was finishing up my 3rd load of laundry yester-afternoon, I thought to myself "Hmmm, it smells like rotting pumpkins in here. I wonder why? It didn't smell like this an hour ago. Hmmmm." But as usual, the 3 kids (2 of them sick) beckoned my attention, keeping me from answering life's big questions. And I forgot all about it.

Later that evening, Craig is heading out thru the laundry room and yells to me, "Why does it smell like rotting pumpkins in the laundry room?" (Further proof of why we're MFEO--think Sleepless in Seattle)

Now, as you look at this picture, keep in mind, the linoleum in the laundry room is not blue.


So, what IS blue in our laundry room??
A. The rug
B. The 100 ounce jug of Tide that I just bought that WAS sitting on top of the washer. In small quantities, it smells like Clean Breeze. In large quantities....rotting pumpkins.

And now to add to the list of "Things that are blue in our laundry room":
2 pennies, 3 AA batteries, 8 puzzle pieces, 2 screws, 1 screwdriver, 1 pair cleats, 1 pen, 1 pencil and 100 pounds of lint. What's under your washer?

license plates

KFuj's latest posts of license plates reminded me that I've been collecting pics of personalized license plates. Some are hard to read because my old phone didn't work so good for pics on the fly.
















DIE8R
(I'll admit, I'm a dieter too. But WHY would you put that on your tail end?)





Apparently, there are some sick Kentucky license plates out there...here's 2:

EMBALM








4ENSIC

Duct Tape

I think he missed a spot.

Latest kid news

Al: that's him in the middle facing the camera. He tackled the guy in white at his feet. Then the other 9 guys were on top of Al. When he came towards the sideline holding his left arm, I wasn't that worried...until he uncovered it. I swear it looked like his forearm bones were trying to poke thru his skin! And I was standing a good 8 steps away! Turns out its just a severe (and very instant!) bone bruise.


Princess: has been on a HUGE coloring jag this week. Literally hours sitting at the table coloring. Craig went to go upstairs last night and couldn't go because she'd put all her pictures on display using the stairs as easels.


Gman: On Monday, he finally stopped crying when being dropped off at preschool...10th time's a charm? This morning, he went running in! Could he BE any cuter? He's the only one of the 3 to have a dimple. I love it!

Birthday Party

Gman's birthday was a couple weeks, we didn't have his party til the weekend. I'm a terrible mom for just now getting the pics up.
It was Thomas the Train everywhere! He had a great time! After cake and presents, we turned about a dozen kids loose in the back yard with the sprinkler.





Can't believe our baby is 3!!

HCBC Photo Competition

I made an entry that was intended as a joke since I hadn't planned on participating. It was on my old (dead) phone and alas is too difficult for me to re-acquire. It was a pic containing my foot, my driver's license, a bottle of ketchup and Teddy Graham's spilled on my floor by one of the kids. Kim's got it.

Then I decided to actually submit a pic that, while not difficult to get, had a miraculous story behind it. When Gman was being really fussy one afternoon, I told him "I think you need to go lay down on your bed and take a rest."
He said, "OK" and he actually went! AND really did take a nap!
Those are his glasses laying on the floor (in the blue circle) where he set them down before climbing into his bed!

Memory Lane Monday

Green Eggs & Ham has always been a favorite of mine. The other night I read it to Gman at bedtime. When I turned out the light, he said "In the dark," and I was instantly hurtled down Memory Lane to when Al was about 3 or 4. I read that book to him a lot too-- it was his favorite. He had never quoted the book or even said any of it out loud as I read it. He just loved to be read to. One night as I tucked him in after reading it for the zillionth time and turned out the light, he quoted word for word, even using my inflections "Saaaaaay! In the dark. Here in the dark. Would you, could you, in the dark?"

Career choices

Princess walked up to me a few weeks ago wearing this get-up (that's a sun visor worn upside down) and said, "I'm a nurse lollipopper!" I assume she meant candystriper.

I asked Al yesterday if he had any thoughts yet as to what he wanted to do when he was grown up. His answer was "No. But I know I want a job that I can afford a Lamborghini."

Last Full-Serve in the KY

Still have pics in the Brighter Side Vault (aka old cell phone) that haven't been shared yet.
From my trip to the hospital in WVa. a few weeks ago, this is at a gas station. What you see there in the middle is the elderly full-service attendant.........riding on his Jazzy!