My oldest child is boy crazy. Let me back up. The girls (Maddie and Hana) are over the whole Playhouse Disney cartoons and now are into watching the big kid shows, like Corey in the House, Ravin, Suite life of Zack and Cody, and so on. They love High School Musical and the Disney movies. So, I found out that this week at Wild World of Sports at Disney, they are filming a show for the summer called Disney Games...like a field day with all the actors from all the shows, competing each other in various things. We took the girls last night to watch a little of it. Being a tv show, there is a lot of down time. We saw some of the kids in the field, but then, after an hour of waiting, they did the dunk tank. Kyle Massey, from Ravin and Corey in the House, got up and the girls screamed in excitement. It was funny cause I was laughing at all the boy crazy girls and then thought, not much longer and that is my kids. He waved to the girls, got dunked, they laughed like crazy. Lots of others got up and they cheered and waived to them. They were so excited to see the REAL people. They were a little upset cause Hannah Montana (Mylie Cyrus) was sick and was not there, but the whole rest of the cast of the show was. We went over to a part in the stands where the kids kept going and giving autographs. They saw the Cheetah Girls, and just could not believe it was them!!! Brenda Song was there, some other kids that I dont know the real names. One girl from one of the shows finally gave the girls her autograph and Maddie reached out and gave her a big hug. She was so happy! The only disappointment was for Hana, she didnt see Corbin Bleu...one of the stars of High School Musical. She talks about him non stop. And, he wasnt there. :( So, watch Disney Games this summer, we were right behind the dunk tank and the girls got in lots of the shots!!!

Long night

Yesterday all of us came down with a bad cold...lots of coughing and stuffy noses. But, of course, Maddie always gets it the worst. I put her to bed at 8, she told me she was tired and wanted to go to bed. I was snuggling her and she said, get out, I am sleepy! For her to say that to me is strange, since she is always begging to be in my bed. Anyway, I worked out for about 45 minutes, took a shower, did my nails, sat on the couch to watch some tv and about 10:30 I heard a small cry. I went to her room and she was sitting up in bed crying. I picked her up and she was on fire. 103 temp...then she started coughing harder and crying harder and I knew what that meant...so I ran her to the bathroom and sat by the toilet where she continued to vomit. Poor baby...always happens when she gets too upset. After cleaning her up, we put a wet cloth on her head, pulled out the sofa sleeper and went to bed....I gave her some motrin a little while later...all night was tossing and turning and crying cause her head hurt...finally at about 5am, it broke and she fell asleep till 8 this morning...slept through all the noise of Bryan going to work and Chloe up at 6:30...and she is fine now. She is currently in her room playing dress up and being herself. I made an appt with her doctor for tomorrow just in case the same thing happens tonight...dont want to take chances with the weekend coming....its always something!!!

Our neighbors

We have some interesting neighbors. There are longhorns... ...and donkeys....

...a watussi, which in not even a year old yet...and some ponies and a water buffalo...dont have pics of those! Every day we have to go over to the fence and feed them our weeds and whatever left-over carrots and apples we have. If we dont, the ponies will stick thier hoofs through the fence, the watussi will moo at us and the donkeys will make the funniest noises. It is good for the girls, they are begining to enjoy the outdoors, finally. So, come meet our neighbors, everyone is welcome!

Before and after (well, after and before!!)

We have one room done...the living room. And, its not really done. We need window treatments and need to hang some family pics...we need to get a rug...the tv looks extra small where it is, not a priority for me...but its more done than the other rooms!!!

ANN-A-VER-SA-RIES

Lisa, do you remember that commercial? Something about a guy talking about special events and the girl was in the background trying to remind him about one specific special day...ok, whatever... So, yes, today is our anniversary...6 whole years...date night was supposed to be tonight but may have to be cancelle. Chloe has had a fever for a few days and got her in to the doctor...she has strep...not fun. I just hope none of the other girls get it...or worse, Bryan. I think he is worse when he is sick than the kids are!!! EDIT: So we did go out...to a wonderful place called Texas de Brazil....wonderful all you can eat steakhouse, about 20 different kinds of meat coming around on skewers to your table, a little pricey, but totally worth it!!!

Hanging out

Hana and Maddisonwanted to take some pictures...They did pretty good!

Smores

We decided on Saturday to make a fire in the back and roast marshmellows. It was the girls first time. They helped daddy find sticks and wood in the afternoon/evening and couldnt wait till it got dark out. Daddy made little benches for us to sit on. Bubba was out with us for a couple hours and didnt run away! It was so much fun just sitting around being a family and talking, without having a tv on in the background. The girls loved it so much, I think we are doing it again tonight for family home evening!

Cousins

Lisa and her kids, Maia and Stella, visited for a few days. We all had a blast. It has been 2 years since we got together. Here are some pics from the visit. I have more from my other camera that I will post later.

We tried

The whole family was in Sarasota this year and Grandma really wanted family pictures taken on the beach, everyone wearing tan and white. It seemed like a big deal. I saw the other families pictures and they looked so nice! It was our turn, and we picked the windiest and coldest day of all. We could hardly stand up. This was our finished product. The girls and my hair is supposed to be down, but the wind blew it so it looks like its in a ponytail. We did it the other direction too, and our hair is all in our faces. Nice.

Just a day of dress up

The house

Just a few pics of the home. The one of Bubba laying in the grass is our front yard. Chloe loves to be out with Bubba and mommy...she loves to go let him out of his pen!

Man I am tired

She put her baby on one blankie and she layed down on her other one...they have to do the same things all the time!

Chloe wanted to help me clean today!

Flowers

Bad day yesterday. Then, I got flowers from dad. Thanks! Maddie said they looked sad. This morning they look happy! I need the name of the site you ordered them from. They were the freshest flowers I have ever seen. So fresh they still had dirt all over them!!

The floors

I decided to try to clean the grout in the house last night. They looked pretty gross. Wow, what a difference. It looks like we have new floors. In one spot, I thought the tile was supposed to be tan, in fact, after cleaning, they are white tiles. Nasty. The bathrooms too. They look great now.

The picture isnt the best, but you get the idea. The grout is white and look how black it used to be.

We are here

We are in the house. I sure hope this is the last move! The house is good, like I said before, it has potential. Easy to add on to. After moving, we realized the girls rooms are huge. They have twice the room than before. It is so nice. We are lacking storage space, bathroom space and there is no pantry. Bryan went out and bought a cabinet thing to put in our laundry room till we can afford to redo the kitchen and do a pantry. After moving, we realized also that there is only one phone jack that works, the bedrooms and office ones dont work. I was getting ready for church Sunday and the outlets in the bathrooms dont work and there are just a few that work in the whole house. Taking a shower...well, it has to be done in the girls bathroom, ours leaks, and you have to crouch down to get the water on your head. Dad, dont come visit till we take care of this!!! And, showers are limited to 3 minutes if you want it warm...luke warm. I tried to do laundry, they hookups for the washer are broken!! Man, I am glad we are renting for now! The plumbers come tomorrow, electricians some time next week. I have a feeling the whole house needs to be re-wired. But, the owner pays for it all!!!! The only thing we have to pay for is remodeling. The kids love it, except for the bugs. Cant wait to see my sister next week. It has been 2 long years!!! We are waiting on a few more things for the girls rooms and I will do pictures when they are done. Hope everyone is doing well.

Perfect timing

Or not so perfect. Bryans truck broke down the other day so he has had my car. Which means, I cant get to the house during the day to do what needs to be done. Plus, it isnt easy to move stuff in my car, so the moving has been halted till the truck is fixed. It is kinda hard for Bryan to go from a big F350 to a Jeep Commander...and for me to go from that to nothin! If only it was next week! Then, this morning, Bryan stayed home for a while so I could go grocery shopping...much needed when all you have in the fridge is butter and milk! On the way, Hana said her tummy hurt. All of a sudden I hear her throw up. All over the new car. Nice! I pulled over. Luckily, I always keep a towel in the car for emergencies like this, since the same thing happened when she was 2. We cleaned her up as much as possible and turned around and headed home. She took a bath and is now in my bed watching Parent Trap, her favorite movie. When I am not here at the computer, I am holding a can of Lysol in one hand and hand sanitizer in the other. I sprayed every toy I could reach and hopefully the other ones wont get it, or me!

I hate painting

All the rooms in the house need to be repainted. Did I mention I hate painting? Hate it. Love it when its done. Chloe's blue/chocolate room is DONE! Maddie and Hana's pink/chocolate room is DONE! Bryan is in charge of the rest, which wont get done before we move, I will be surprised if it is done this year!! Plus, he decided to spend a fortune on tons of paint to paint the whole house, and started a little bit in EVERY room, bathrooms, hallways, living room, kitchen, master bed, and I hate the color!!! Nice. I guess its ok for the living areas, not the kitchen and definatly not the bathrooms. Its a beige color, which I think looks green and ugly. Oh well, the bathrooms are small enough that I can repaint them. I just think bathrooms need to be bright and colorful, not drab and blah, which is how I feel when I see the color. Pictures to come....

Rodeo

We took the kids to the rodeo here in town last night. It was late, 7pm, and when you have a child that goes to bed at 6, it gets hard when it is 9 and the rodeo is still going on. Chloe didnt know what to do with herself at times, but she was good. The girls loved it. They thought it was so much fun. I didnt know what to expect. I thought it was just a hometown rodeo with local competetors. Nope. People from all over, even Australia, were competing. PBR announcer Mike Mathis was the announcer and the PBR bullfighters and Barrelmen were there. It was so funny. At one point, the bullfighter got inside the barrel and the bull came up and tipped it right over, upside down. Hana was laughing hysterically. She loved the bulls. One man got trampled pretty bad and had to be taken out on a board. They had bareback bucking broncos...crazy! Lots of roping and Hana's favorite, barrel racing. She asked me why the girls and boys in the show were dressed up like cowboys and cowgirls, I told her they were real ones. She could not believe it. We had a great time and hope you can enjoy the pics. They dont do it justice and wish I could have taken more, but most of the time we were juggling the kids!

Preview

I always wanted a little old farmhouse to fix up. Be careful what you wish for! We got it alright. The new house is cute and has potential...which is just a nice way of saying its a dump! We have 2 weeks before we move in and a lot of work to do. For starters, I took some before photos and will share after when the time comes. Here is a preview...this is the horrid bathroom that I told you about, Dad...love the colors! The photo actually looks good. But, in real life, the tile is all moldy and falling out, the floor is brown and gross, the walls are 3 different colors, the crown molding looks like it has been up there and not painted for 20 years. As far as the other bathroom, the shower is mustard color and the walls are seafoam...tell me when that went together. The master bed is decent, same with the living room. The kitchen has its original cabinets, and who knows when those were put in. I thought I would take out the shelf liner and put in new stuff...I started to peel it out and found 6 layers of it...all the way to some that had to be from the 60's. Hana and Maddie's bedroom was alright...a tan color, with holes and dents all over the walls. I painted 2 walls Chocolate today and later will go back and do the other 2 a light pink. Chloes room is a pinkish lavender with butterflies painted all over. It was cute, but so worn out, it needs to be painted. We did under the chair rail the same chocolate that was done in the other room and are going to pick another color for the top. There is so much more to be done, little by little. Our funds for this are limited each month, so we will do one room at a time. We are renting with the intention to buy in a few years and possibly add on to it. The owner said he would gut it and redo everything. Bryan would rather do it himself. He doesnt want to try to buy it in a year or so and have the man say, well, I did put $50,000 into it....instead, maybe he will see the work Bryan did and take off the price...plus, he wants it done his way!!! More pictures to come!!!