Good morning

Well it is........okay lets just be honest and call it what it is ~ the buttcrack of dawn........6AM. We are up and packed and headed out to the wilderness for a long, MUCH NEEDED, vacation. The kiddos and I are going to enjoy a cabin with my sister (her babies couldn't make it this weekend) and brother and his family. (I will get a pic of his babies up soon) Not sure if I will have access to a comp or even if my phone will work when we get there. You all have a safe and fun weekend.

BE SAFE

Her first Battle wound

My daughter texted me yesterday in the middle of drill practice to tell me she got hit in the eye with a rifle and that her eye is swollen. WHAT are you okay??? Ya gotta go! And that was the end of our conversation till I picked her up a half hour later. She then tells me that her and her partner were doing the rifle toss and her partner aimed worng and it her in the eye. They had her line up in front of the squad to show off her "Battle Wound" And oh what beauty it is too!!

It's a real badge of Honor at her school. Making the drill team is hard. Staying in is harder. I can't wait to post pics of her in Class A's. :)

What a lovely pic

Sweet 'n' Sassy is giving away a photoshop pic with Angel or bat wings. The contest is easy and the pics are great. Go check it out.

Is this what happens when you don't take out the garbage?

Another trip to the ER

My evening went something like this......

Brat~baby 4 comes home (around 4) and says:
Mommy I don't feel good. My head and my throat hurt.

Why didn't you call me? (she looks pail clammy and tired and her throat is so red and swollen)

I told the teacher and she said to wait till after lunch and tell her how I feel then. But after lunch she wouldn't let me tell her. There for she was NEVER given a chance to see the nurse or call me. (and she starts crying)

Never mind the fact that last week she didn't get to eat lunch on Tuesday because they couldn't be bothered to listen to her. (Time to strap on the combat boots and give somebody a boot to the head ~ if you ask me anyway!!)

She takes her sudafed and starts her homework and eats snack. Less than 3 hours later she looks and feel worse. Says she is dizzy and her eyes are blurry. I tell her to get her shoes we are going to the ER. Some of you may know that the ER has become our second home. We spent may a days there this summer. Brat~baby 1 stays home with the others for me and gets them to bed. Good thing too cause the parking lot was already filling up the over flow lot. When we got inside it was a full house. Like a nightmare come true. We got signed in and settled in to wait. Triage went quickly (she has gained 4 pounds and they did a rapid 5 minute strep swab). And we were sent back out to wait in the lovely over crowded waiting room.

Brat~baby 4 curled up and watched cartoons and I start working on Brat~baby 2's homework schedule which didn't take long. So now what hum watch the news okay. Then I start to look around big mistake BIG BIG mistake.

1. Why lady are you yelling at your 4 month(ish) old baby to not hit you?? I KID YOU NOT


2. Why laundry lady did you bathe in fabric softener sheets??


3. Why white pants guy? Just why?


4. Why is white pants guy wearing tight white pants and no unders? Come on now ewww.


5. Why lady checking out white pants guy like we can't see you?


6. Why so long in the ER?...........HELLO ARE THERE ANY DOCTORS ON DUTY


7. Why weirdo lady are you chomping your gum in my ear like a cow?


8. Why lady behind her to busy with her phone to be bothered with her baby who is trying to talk to her as she keeps screaming stop it to him?


9. Why couple in front of me are you making out? Did you mistake the ER for you hotel room? Seriously people!!


10. Why? The dude sitting next to they lady staring at white pants guy ummmm he's not a dude!! WHOA brain ache


11. Why did not a dude dude have to get out a Mountain Dew and be all look at me as she takes a drink knowing the rest of us are dying of thirst?


12. Why did that lady come out of Triage looking like she just put her shirt back on?

Been here so long Brain is turning to mush and all I can think about is Brat~baby4 a coke and what are my other brats doing right now at home?

MAN I WANT A COKE!!!!

Holly~ Where is my chopper?? I need back up here. This place is frying my brain!!!

FINALLY....2 and a half hours later....you hear them shout SHERMAN and of course by now Brat~baby4 is sound asleep.

I get her up and get her back to the Dr's room and am surprised to find a new Dr. This one is young and sweet. (unlike the old bitty who likes to jab you with needles) Brat~baby 4 goes in and crawls up on the bed and lays down. The doc. told her to hold on cause your going for a ride and then raised her bed about another 3 feet in the air. Then asks her who she has hiding in her ear. After she looks she says why is Cinderella in your ear? Did you tell her she can hide there? Well who do you have in your other ear? Gus Gus! What is he doing in there. Well he's eating a piece of cheese that's what he's doing! The baby is so sick she barely smiles. The doc moves on to her nose.......What do you have hiding in there? Whoa crickets wow AND grasshoppers. Still barely a smile. Well lets feel you tummy she says. Wow that's a big cheeseburger! Oh I see you had fries too. Whats that? Ice cream and cookies? Who said you could have ~ oh ~ wait VANILLA ICE CREAM AND CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES!! Now how did you get all of that in there.

Finally a huge smile.

The doc turns to me and says I am going to treat her for strep whether the test came back positive or not because she has all the sign. Then gets up and runs off find the test strip? Leaving us waiting for her meds and a doctors note. By the time she gets back Brat~baby4 is asleep again.

My baby really was sick and feels like poo. Now I get to deal with the teacher tomorrow and only one of us will be smiling and you know it's going to be me! (boot to the head)

Good times ~ Good times

Open house pics

I finally got the open house pics uploaded onto the comp. Here are a few of them. The kiddos had a ball that night. They were so excited to show us all their favorite rooms and to show us their classrooms. They had done a few art/class project for this event too.

This year we are all aiming for straight A's. So far the kids have put in great effort on their homework and school work. I know they can do it. So on top of Brat~baby 1 joining the JROTC drill team we now have Brat~baby 2 doing Special Olympics and Brat~babies 3 & 4 joining girl scouts. Add all of this to the church events and appointments and we are going to be very very busy:)

I don't like chiggers DON'T LIKE THEM..........

They are not my friend............NOT MY FRIEND!!!!!
As of last count I have 50 bites from them. I could just cry. That is if I wasn't to busy trying to NOT scratch :(

2 years already

Those of you who know us know that this is one of the hardest days of the year for us. We love all of you for everything you have done for us and for standing by us through the hard times with out a single thought of walking away. We feel honored and blessed to know you. You are true friends and you will always have a piece of our hearts. Words could never say how much we truly love and appreciate you.

These were taking the day of his first steps.

would I lie to you

Okay Holly, Sara, Sonya, Sarah, Angie H, Oh heck ALL of you ladies who decided to move away and leave me here ALL ALONE (well not all alone I do have Mrs. Amy) in this cruel world to defend my self!!!! :) You should all be ashamed. OH and Mrs Amy when you said TaTa's feed the world you could have let me in on the fact that it also includes chiggers!

*MUAH*

oh yum

A quick easy dessert that was oh so yummy.
lots of strawberries, kiwi, and banana mixed with vanilla pudding.
And all served up in smiling Kool-aid cups :)