Grandma's Birthday, part 2

So last night we went over to my parents house for my Mom's favorite dinner, Chinese (just so happens that that is my favorite meal too! Yum!!!). The boys wrote cards for her, and Christian's was just too funny...

Happy Birthday!!!!!

It's the F word

the terrible F word!

Stop showing me the card before I go crazy!

NOOOOOO!!!

Fifty-eight!

There I said it,

Are you happy now?!

Every time that we (Grandpa, Grandma or I) heard Christian read this we started laughing so hard we had tears in our eyes! He made that up all by himself, with no help from anyone!

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For her birthday, the Owings family, the Sypkes Family & the Slemmer Family gave mom this:

... which may seem a little strange, but she has been wanting to make a fountain in her backyard with a huge cauldron. This is just another piece for her to be able to make that fountain.

At the end of the night we even had a little bit of entertainment!

Happy Birthday!!!

Today is my Mom's Birthday!!!

To a wonderful Mom, awesome Grandma and so many other things...WE LOVE YOU!!! Hopefully your day was as fabulous as you!

I Love my boys

Just because I love them... Their smiles, laughter, personalities.

... and because sometimes I need to be reminded of why I do what I do.

I am so very proud to be called their mom and wouldn't change a minute of the last 9 years for anything in the world.

Couch, cleaned!

For all those that saw the aweful mess that my wonderful youngest made on my couch...

... Thanks to my mom, who worked very hard to get all that vapor bath out of it!!! Isn't it beautiful???

Another ER Trip

Tonight we had an unexpected ER trip... (although what ER trip isn't unexpected???) Isaac started complaining that his neck hurt - he was VERY insistent and unconsolable for 20-25 min. I called my mom (who wouldn't in this circumstance?) and proceeded to talk to her for a bit, trying to figure out what to do. The decision was made for us when he started to puke. ER here we come - again. By the time Mom and Dad arrived I had made several phone calls, and Isaac was lathargic on my shoulder having puked 4 times. C&J were safely staying the night at their friends (thank you Friday's!!!). Bags packed, we loaded into the van and mom drove while I kept careful watch over my sick boy.

After telling what happened 4 times to 4 different people, Isaac getting checked out (no ear infection anymore, sounds good, no wheezing, tummy not tender, neck not tender - moves easily) Doc gave him anti-nausea med and 15 min. later Isaac was nearly bouncing, drinking Gatorade, then eating a whole twin pop. Doing much better.

Fast-forward 3 hours - now we are home. Isaac is asleep in his bed, a little disturbed that he can't have his blue "B" because it is in the washer. He might have the Swine flu, but he is definately contagious. Strict instructions to go back to the Dr. if he is still puking in 36 hours or has taken all the miracle anti-nausea med that we were sent home with... time will tell.

By the way. This makes 12 ER trips with for this mommy... and I am SURE it won't be the last.

Ok. Retraction.

The following post is a retration/correction to the previous post, "Just Joking".When I was writing that post, my Mom said that she was sure that it was Chris and not Jake that told that joke. I was just as sure that it was Jake and not Chris... Well, she was right. Yes. I am admitting that my MOTHER is right. (I know, it is in writing now and I can't take it back...) It WAS Chris that told the "roast beef/pee soup" joke...

So, sorry Chris for thinking that it was Jake!

SIlly things

In an effort to record the little things in life that I would never remember on my own:

Mom and I are doing a deep clean of my house. The landlord is going to be coming sometime in the next week and we are making the house "pretty". I was looking under the dishwasher because it sounded like it was leaking... to find that there is no leak, but there is something that causes me to roll on the floor laughing like crazy!

There, back in the corner, was a little "nest" of candy, crackers and other misc. food things... made by a little lost hampster at some point or another.

If I tell my boys about this, I will forever get the "maybe it was the hampster" excuse when I ask about some "missing" food... Oh dear.

Just Joking!

A joke told in the van on the way to the Doctors office on Sunday:

Jakob: Mommy, Grandma. I have a joke for you.
M&G: Ok, what is it?
J: What is the difference between roast beef and pea soup?
(Chris chimes in: Oh, No Jake! Not that one!!!)
M&G: Uuuhhh. We don't know, what?
J: Everybody can roast beef but no one can pee soup... (total look of anticipation on his face)
M&G: (laughing hysterically)
J: Was that funny?
M&G: (still can't answer, laughing too hard!)

Then both boys proceed to try to come up with similar jokes to make us laugh even more... which only ends in silliness and weird jokes.

Oh. Help.

After I sit down for a quick check on my computer this morning, this is what I walk into in my living room:

This is courtesty of my fabulously curious almost-2-year-old. Unfortunately, it isn't just juice or water or even coffee. It is Vapor Bath. Yes - soapy, smelly, slimy vapor bath all over my couch and floor, and I have NO IDEA how to even begin to clean up...

Pray for me. This is NOT a good start to my day.

Just a few...

... random pics, because I can!!!