Notice anything missing?
About a week and a half ago Sariah lost both of her bottom teeth. I guess you know what Christmas song we've been singing.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
8 things that are gr8 about Charlie
8. All of his nicknames. Chop, Buddy, Eggy, Sir Chops Alot, Prince Eggward, and so on.
7.He can (and will) read to his sisters
6.On his birthday he served his sisters their breakfast because "he just wanted to help."
5.baby goats are one of his FAVORITE things.
4.His sense of sarcasm that could rival many adult's.
3.Everyone knows him as Crazy Charlie and love him for it.
2.He still likes to snuggle sometimes.
1.He is so kind hearted. He thinks of others and their feelings so often.
I hope he never changes.
Monday, November 9, 2009
More than a day late
and probably more than a dollar short. I guess better late than never though.
Happy Birthday Honey! I really do lave ya!
(Didn't you know real men reheat hot wings over an open flame?)
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Camping is for sissies
At least it is now that we have kids. I have almost completely lost any sense of adventure that I may have possessed now that we have kids and to be perfectly honest, I'm not at all ashamed to admit it. This past weekend on a spur of the moment "Are we sure it's not to cold? Are we sure the kids aren't to sick?" decision, we packed up 3 kids, 5 sleeping bags, 1 dog, 5 chairs, some firewood and miscellaneous other equipment into our 5th wheel camper and hit the road to the Dingo Forest(How it got that name my friend is a long story and I'd have carpel tunnel before it was through so if you want to know you'll have to ask me in person).
So the Dingo Forest is really just a little spot by the Little River in a field. We took the camper which normally at least has a furnace to keep us warm at night considering it was around 40 degrees. BUT the battery went dead almost immediately so we FROZE our butts off. And that's all I have to say about that.
In the morning reinforcements came and we had hot homemade biscuits and gravy. (Thanks Papa!)And after breakfast we fished in the river. Alyson and the princess fishing pole were the only victorious ones catching a feisty little small mouth bass. Then we packed up and came home to thaw out.
The one and only fish
So the Dingo Forest is really just a little spot by the Little River in a field. We took the camper which normally at least has a furnace to keep us warm at night considering it was around 40 degrees. BUT the battery went dead almost immediately so we FROZE our butts off. And that's all I have to say about that.
In the morning reinforcements came and we had hot homemade biscuits and gravy. (Thanks Papa!)And after breakfast we fished in the river. Alyson and the princess fishing pole were the only victorious ones catching a feisty little small mouth bass. Then we packed up and came home to thaw out.
The one and only fish
Daddy made hot chocolate
Thanks for tuning in and Goodbye!
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Mommy Daughter Date
Sariah and I went on a special date today to get her ears pierced. First we arrived at the mall and headed straight to Claire's. Sariah picked out the December birthstone aqua marine because she liked the color. I also got a second hole in each of my ears so I went first. After watching me Sariah wasn't so sure she wanted to go through with it but she persevered and cried a little but was happy when she got to go for ice cream afterward.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Spelling Bee
Every week for spelling homework Charlie has to write the first 5 words on his list in a sentence. This week on his list was the word free. His sentence was "I am roaming free." and yes roaming was spelled correctly.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
The Well and the Mine
Just read this book and thought it was good enough to pass along. Set in 1930's Alabama in a coal mining town. It follows a family as they try to discover why someone would drop a baby down their well. The ending isn't what you would think and helps to shed some light on the psychology of the time period. I give it 3 1/2 stars anyway. Happy reading!
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Monday, September 7, 2009
Truisms
I found this list and while some of them I do not relate to at all there are some that resonate with all of us. I've highlighted my personal favorites...
1. There is a great need for sarcasm font.
2. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
3. Bad decisions make good stories.
4. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
5. I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.
6. The only time I look forward to a red light is when I'm trying to finish a text.
7. The letters T and G are very close to each other on a keyboard. This recently became all too apparent to me and consequently I will never be ending a work email with the phrase "Regards" again
8. A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to the spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it.
9. Was learning cursive really necessary?
10. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.
11. Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron test is absolutely petrifying.
12. Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart", all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".
13. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up to prevent a dick from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers!
14. Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using 'as in' examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot.
15. What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?
16. While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart.
17. MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
18. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
19. I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water.
20. Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if I do!
21. If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably just be completely invisible.
22. Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be a problem....
23. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything productive for the rest of the day.
24. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't want to have to restart my collection.
25. There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.
26. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.
27. "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this ever.
28. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.
29. I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.
30. Why is a school zone 15 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles...
31. As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.
32. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.
33. It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.
34. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
35. I think that if, years down the road when I'm trying to have a kid, I find out that I'm sterile, most of my disappointment will stem from the fact that I was not aware of my condition in college.
1. There is a great need for sarcasm font.
2. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
3. Bad decisions make good stories.
4. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
5. I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.
6. The only time I look forward to a red light is when I'm trying to finish a text.
7. The letters T and G are very close to each other on a keyboard. This recently became all too apparent to me and consequently I will never be ending a work email with the phrase "Regards" again
8. A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to the spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it.
9. Was learning cursive really necessary?
10. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.
11. Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron test is absolutely petrifying.
12. Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart", all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".
13. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up to prevent a dick from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers!
14. Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using 'as in' examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot.
15. What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?
16. While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart.
17. MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
18. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
19. I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water.
20. Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if I do!
21. If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably just be completely invisible.
22. Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be a problem....
23. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything productive for the rest of the day.
24. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't want to have to restart my collection.
25. There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.
26. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.
27. "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this ever.
28. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.
29. I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.
30. Why is a school zone 15 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles...
31. As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.
32. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.
33. It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.
34. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
35. I think that if, years down the road when I'm trying to have a kid, I find out that I'm sterile, most of my disappointment will stem from the fact that I was not aware of my condition in college.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Saturday, August 29, 2009
the cows say MOO!
When a farmer plants their crops in different fields it's called crop rotation so I guess when you move animals around it's called herd rotation.
Wednesday in addition to the many errands we ran for school during the day we helped my dad worm the goats and cows and rotated them in the evening. Normally I get quite a bit of amusement from this process. Picture it with me if you will. 35 goats, me, Charlie and my dad and well lets just say goats can be slippery little fellas. Anyway I was going to video this whole fiasco send it in to Americas funniest home videos and win $10,000 but I knew I couldn't help and work the camera so I didn't even take it out there. But the darndest thing happened. It went off without a hitch. So no amusement... for anyone. Darn.
Wednesday in addition to the many errands we ran for school during the day we helped my dad worm the goats and cows and rotated them in the evening. Normally I get quite a bit of amusement from this process. Picture it with me if you will. 35 goats, me, Charlie and my dad and well lets just say goats can be slippery little fellas. Anyway I was going to video this whole fiasco send it in to Americas funniest home videos and win $10,000 but I knew I couldn't help and work the camera so I didn't even take it out there. But the darndest thing happened. It went off without a hitch. So no amusement... for anyone. Darn.
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