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Saturday, January 15, 2011

I LOVE my Purple Cup

Joe comes in every night from work...and sits on the couch...with his tv tray in front of him...and drinks from a purple cup. Isaac lOVES this cup. I don't know why. BUT...if he sees it....he'll start crawling as fast as he can from the other side of the room just to try and get it.


NOW...he does NOT drink from a cup...any cup...NOT EVEN the purple cup. He just loves it.
Watch him and his reaction to this cup.
You'll see how he screams when he's mad, do the happy dance when he's happy, and push Joe's arms out of the way when he tries to get the cup.

hilarious!

ahh....and would you like an update on us?
  • Chris has a staph infection on his arm from wrestling. Therefore, he's contagious, so he can't wrestle for a week until his infection is under control.
  • Eli is, as normal, perfect in every way. He FINALLY started the gifted program here and he's excitedly working on his War of 1812 project.
  • Joe is alive. Sometimes he gets on my nerves...sometimes he doesn't...but, I still love him regardless of which nerve he gets on daily.
  • Katie pooped in my house this week. I am so mad at that stinkin' dog. (I mean, she's so small that her poops are like rabbit poops..but, still...it's POOP!)
  • I am swamped! SO much paperwork to do, to be done, past due! AHHH! I STILL think I need an assistant.
In case you were wondering...it's raining.
still.
forever.
and ever.

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Thursday, January 06, 2011

My love Muffins

Aren't they just the cutest??


Today was CRAZY...as usual. Chris had a wrestling match about an hour away....so, he rides the bus with the team...the little guys and I start driving out (after packing ALL of the things that we'll need to be out of the house for a few hours)...don't EVEN ask what all I have to pack.

We get about 15 minutes from the school...and Chris calls to tell me that there isn't a wrestler for his weight division...so, he doesn't wrestle tonight.
AHHH.....
do I turn around?
NO...I keep going..to support Chris and his team.
While wrestling with my piglet Isaac and watching Eli spill popcorn, drink, his ipod...
hearing dad's curse the ref for making bad calls..
while my bum is numb from sitting on the hard bleachers...
while having to drive BACK home at 9:00pm at night for another HOUR to get home...
IN THE RAIN...
(and you can't speed here or they'll catch you!)

But...we made it home,
Chris won by forfeit,
Eli was able to tell me about EVERY SINGLE DETAIL of his day because we were in the car so long...
and Isaac was able to watch TWO HOURS of Yo Gabba Gabba in the car....

all is well in Rainy Aberdeen.

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Wednesday, January 05, 2011

Holiday ReCap

Well...I've just been busy.
and that's all I have to say about that.

BUT...I missed sharing our holidays with you. I hope you all had a great holiday...

We hung our stockings...
(ok...this was the picture AFTER Santa filled them)

I think Santa was quite happy with the boys.
look at them....
we didn't go CRAZY with too many presents this year..
and it was one of my favorites days of all time.
Isaac STILL doesn't care to open a present.
(gosh...I can't wait until he does!)
BUT...he did finally pull an ornament off the tree and break it!
We were SO happy for him...we were doing our
Happy cheer! yeah for Isaac!
For New Year's...Chris went bowling with his wrestling team...Joe slept on the couch, Isaac slept on the floor beside Joe, and Eli and I watch The Tooth Fairy.
The fireworks started going off...
I picked up Chris...
put the boys to bed...
and woke up Joe and put him to bed.
Happy New Year!
(we're getting SO old!)

Life in small town Washington is going alright. I just don't like the rain...when it's cold...coming at you sideways.
other than that...
we're doing great. Eli got in the gifted and talented program here (FINALLY...after weeks of requesting records for Vegas). His first day is tomorrow...he's picked out his clothes, instructed me to wake him up early...whew!
Chris has a wrestling match tomorrow...
we're STILL so stinkin' busy.
I need a Beach, a strawberry non-alcoholic drink, and a nanny-nurse-housekeeper....and all will be well in my world.
(a girl can dream)

OH...and I'm entering to win the HGTV house giveaway this year. I was certain the first year they did it that i'd win (who watched that show WAY back then? no one...but ME!)

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Monday, December 20, 2010

Tap Out

OH...I SO wish I had a picture to show you..but, let's close our eyes and use our imaginations:


(first...you need to remember...Chris is a wrestler in high school and is 16, Eli is only 8, but Joe has been teaching him jujitsu moves for about a year now)

thus...our story:

Chris and Eli were on the floor playing around.
Chris stood up.
Eli jumped on his back.
Eli them proceeded to put Chris in a choke hold.
Chris told him to get off.
Eli would not...he kept trying to choke Chris out.
Chris went over to the wall and started pushing Eli into it (remember, Eli's still on his back).
Eli still held on and would not stop choking Chris.
Chris fell on the floor and was now LAYING on Eli (remember, Eli is still on his back).
Eli is still holding on and trying to choke him out.
Chris' face turns red.
I tell Chris to tap...or Eli will not let go (per rules when Joe and Eli wrestle).
Chris says, "I'd rather pass out than tap out to Eli!"

and so we had to pull Eli off Chris so that Chris didn't pass out.

The End.

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Letter to Santa


I know..I know...

SLACKER blogger...slacker blogger.

Let me just say...Isaac is still Isaac (sweet, but always taking up ALL my time)...and Eli. HOLY COW...we can't seem to get his asthma under control. He's ALMOST on as many meds as Isaac is (and that is just TOO much for this mama's brain to try to remember!)

NOW...onto that letter above. (click on it to see it larger)
This was the letter that Eli wrote to Santa. PLEASE excuse his handwriting...it is his biggest weakness (but, he was writing on his lap on the sofa...but, it is only a little better when at a table)
ANYWAY...I will decipher it for you:

Dear Santa,

I know you are busy but could you please read this letter. I know that I don't have to ask you anything because you already know what I want so all I want is for everybody to have a great Christmas! I really hope you can do that for me!

Merry Christmas

Love,
Eli

p.s. I also want ???? (can't read that one). I am trying not to be bosy
Peace out!

HOW STINKIN' cute is that?
I mean....I always think my kids are too cute, what they say is too cute...how they look..
I'm just in LOVE with my boys!



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Thursday, December 09, 2010

1st Wrestling Match


NO...Isaac isn't wrestling...Chris is. Tonight he had his first match and he WON. So...he had to wrestle a girl? so what! She was the same size (looked even thicker than he is)...and he won! YEAH for Chris! His next match is Saturday...

Isaac skipped school today due to excessive snot discharge...but, he acted fine...just snotty.

ELIAS skipped school as well. Keeping his poor mom up YET another night due to excessive coughing. After a quick call to our new ped, he's now taking 2 inhalers twice a day, two allergy meds, prednisone, AND a cough med she prescribed.
May we all PLEASE sleep tonight
(probably not...it's almost 11pm and he's on the couch still hacking)

Joe's back in town. He missed the wrestling match...but, at least he made it home with no car troubles OR moving violations.

AND...for your viewing pleasure...may I present...CHRIS wrestling his little 103 pound bum off!

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Monday, December 06, 2010

Sickies, Rain, Sickies, Rain.....

This is just a picture from last month.


My kids are at it again....ALL of THEM are trying to KILL me...seriously.

Isaac is sick AGAIN. He had a cardiologist appointment today...and I had to re-schedule.
Eli couldn't miss out on the fun...so, he too is wheezing, hacking up a lung, and stuffy...
and Chris...he isn't sick, but he is failing two classes and can't wrestle until he brings his grades up...

and where is Joe?
in Seattle...
for work.

just abandoned me...
in the woods, where it rains endlessly, with sick kids, a barking dog, and mouthy teenager...

AND...I don't think i've mentioned this...BUT, did you know that my minivan has a leak? yep. When it rains....the back sliding door leaks...then, the floor is soaked...then, the van stinks because the carpet takes FOREVER to dry.

I never knew it leaked...
because it NEVER rained.
now I know.
and...I'm beginning to NOT like all this rain.

I'm thinking about just caulking that door closed...
the kids can get in from the front and walk back...
or pop the VERY back door open and climb in...
or WALK in the rain.
whichever?

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