The Wright's

Family Update!!!

2009-11-06T18:54:00.000-08:00

I am SOOO sorry that I have not blogged lately! My life is hectic and I have discovered Farmville on Facebook!
The kiddos are doing great! Caitlyn just informed us that she is in love with a boy in her class named Zac!! She is only 8 and her father and I are NOT ready for this kind of talk. We are torn because the more we tell her that she cannot have a boyfriend, the more she wants one!!! We are all working on doing what is best for her and learning as we go!!
Jackson is doing so good in Kindergarten! His teacher thought that she wanted him taken off his ADD meds, but after we did, she was asking us to put him back on them! He is one of the smartest kids in his class (no surprise to me because he is just like his mommy!!).
Hayden is the coolest kid in the world!! He makes us all so happy! He is such a joy to all of us and is also very smart! He is not potty trained yet and I don't really have a good excuse for why I haven't started this process yet, but I will try after the holidays!
We now have 2 new kittens since I was on here last. The mommy cat was ran over at Treadway and my loving husband brought them home. I forgot to mention that I am TERRIFIED of cats! I hate them hate them hate them, but these guys are the cutest!! I have them scheduled to get their first shots in 2 weeks and am not looking forward to that bill!!
Anyway, I cannot think of much else that is worth talking about! Life is great, work is great and our family is wonderful!

Dining room pics

2009-09-08T06:53:00.000-07:00

Nothing Much!

2009-09-05T18:05:00.001-07:00

Daniel and his wife came to visit today. Dale, Daniel and my dad went to the movies and saw District 9, they all seemed to enjoy it. Dale smoked another pork butt and everyone ate dinner in our new dining room. Tonight, Dale and I are going to stay up late and try to get the primer on the walls. The yellow is bright, but I like it.
The kids are feeling better I guess, Jack took his last dose of steroids this morning (THANK GOD!!) and Hayden has 3 days left. Hayden is very very irritable which is to be expected I guess! No big plans for tomorrow. I cleaned out my room yesterday and Caitlyn's room today. I am saving the boys' room until Monday. Anyway, we are taking floor donations if anyone has any extra hardwood laying around!! It is sad to have such nice walls and a crappy concrete floor with paint all over it, but Rome wasnt built in a day, so I will have to be patient!!

Meet Natalie Danielle 8/30/2009

2009-08-31T19:46:00.000-07:00

Getting Ready For Tomorrow

2009-08-23T19:28:00.001-07:00

This morning, we went to Pine Bluff and walked around the Flea Market. They really didn't have much, but the weather was beautiful and the kids needed to get out of the house.
On the way home, we ate lunch at Chili's. Hayden made us crack up because of the way he eats corn on the cob!! He eats it like a pit bull would eat a small animal..like he is afraid you may take it away from him!!
We got back home and OF COURSE, the older two went to MawMaws for a couple of hours. Dale and I put Hayden down for a nap and finished trimming the doors in the dining room (Happy Anniversary, huh). We cleaned up our mess and waited for H to wake up so we could go get the other two kids.
We made it back home in time for baths and getting things in order for tomorrow. I really am going to try to plan ahead a little better, it makes my mornings so much smoother.
That's all for now...back to facebook I go.

Beautiful Day!!

2009-08-22T19:25:00.000-07:00

I had to work this morning...yuck! We were not that busy, sure we had our share of sick kids, but nothing like I was expecting. We actually got to leave around 11am. I went to MawMaw's to meet up with Dale and the kids. I played softball outside with the kids (Austin included) and then we played some kickball. The weather could not have been better!
We came home around 6ish and the kids got their baths and are almost in bed. Well, Hayden is asleep and Caitlyn is watching HS Musical in her room. Jackson...my little insomniac...is still awake. I went over to mom's for a little while and visited with them this evening. Dale was watching War Of The Worlds (with Tom Cruise) and I have seen it so many times already, but I guess Dale keeps watching in hopes that it will end differently or something. Tomorrow is our 11th Anniversary, I cannot believe it!! I really didn't think we would make it this far, but we did!! I am not sure if we are planning anything or not, my wallet says "NO", but who knows. I think we are going to Pine Bluff in the morning to look around the flea market, but other than that, I have nothing planned.

I DONT FEEL GOOD!!

2009-08-20T20:16:00.000-07:00

I have a cold...just a cold...but I feel aweful!! I do not make a good sick person. Probably because I dont get to rest. I am crabby and obviously a little hormonal. Dr Stanford seemed determined to point out every time that he thought I could have said something nicer. I did NOT appreciate that at all!! Leave it to him to point out my shortcomings on a day that I feel like crap!! ha ha
Hopefully tomorrow will be better!! For now, I am enjoying facebook...okay Jennifer, you were right...I think I am hooked.

First Day of School...The Morning Part.

2009-08-19T06:56:00.000-07:00

This morning went so well. What a nice surprise. Jackson woke up and immediately said that he needed his lunchbox. I told him that he needed to get dressed first! He got dressed and was READY to go. He always surprises me...when I expect a meltdown...I get NOTHING. When I expect him to be fine...he has a meltdown. Anyway, he walked right into his classroom and started coloring. It was funny because his teacher was making the kids wear nametags, as she was putting Jacks nametag on, she told him that she already knew his name! I am not sure if that is a good thing or not. I am sure that Mrs.Jessica warned her about Jack!! I was so proud of him. On the way to school, he told Caitlyn that the first day of school is always scary, but the next day is a little easier and the next day is even better. I thought that was nice because that is what I have been telling him for weeks. After he told Caitlyn that, he said "damnit," I about wrecked the car...I said WHAT DID YOU SAY...he said it again...and again...I said "Where did you hear that word?" He said that he heard it last night watching "Deadliest Catch." I had to explain to him that that was a terribly naughty word and he is NOT to say that EVER again. I think he could tell by the look on my face that I was serious. Hopefully, he will have a great day and be ready to go back tomorrow. Caitlyn, I am sure, will do great. She is a good kid and has a lot of friends. I will let yall know

Updated Dining Room Pics

2009-08-18T18:21:00.000-07:00

So I need some input. I was originally wanting to do black and white toile wallpaper and paint the wainscoat white. Now I think I am still going to paint the wainscoat white, but I am thinking about painting the wall a butter yellow color. All of the door and window trim is also going to be white. I think that the yellow will go really good with the blue living room and the green kitchen. Actually the three colors together match our dishes. I think the lighter color will really make the room look bigger. I am wanting to put lots of pictures on the wall...mostly black and white pics of the kids.

Off Day!

2009-08-18T16:22:00.000-07:00

Today was WONDERFUL!!! I spent the day getting things in order for school tomorrow. I have the kids' clothes ironed and laid out for the rest of the week. I wish I could stay this organized for the whole school year, but I get tired of being so organized after a while!!
Mom and I took the kids to Mills Park to play for a little while...literally A LITTLE WHILE...it was HOTTT out there and the kids were sweaty and ready to leave after 45 minutes. I had to go to Kohls and get Caitlyn some new flip flops that match her outfit that she is going to wear tomorrow. They had some super cute ones that are made by Sketchers and they were on sale! Jackson was starting to get fussy in Kohls so we went to Target and let the kids get popcorn and a drink (only $1.50) and we sat at Starbucks and let them eat.
We finally came back home and I had to get busy with supper. Tonight we had barbecue ribs (made in a crock pot), purple hull peas, three cheese biscuits and okra. Dale and Caitlyn left for soccer practice and I gave my boys a bath and cleaned the kitchen. Now I am sitting here blogging in the peace and quiet and getting ready to go watch Hell's Kitchen. I am off tomorrow too so that I can take Jackson to his first day of Kindergarten (sniff sniff) and also I will be able to pick him up when school is out. I hate it on their first day of something when I am at work because by the time I get home from work, they are tired of talking about it and I get nothing out of them. Holli (my boss) is really good about letting us off for stuff like this. She also let me off on Caitlyn's first day of Kindergarten. I think she knew that I wouldn't be worth much if I did come in that day!! I think tomorrow will actually be the hardest one yet. Caitlyn was so happy to start kindergarten. She never cried. She was like, "bye mom and dad", it was NO big deal to her. Jackson, on the other hand, had a death grip on my hand when we went to Open House at the school. I felt like crying for him because he was so scared. He is a dependant kind of person where Caitlyn is independent. He needs familiarity. New things are always tough for him, mixed with the fact that he is NOT a morning person...tomorrow has all the makings to be terrible for us! I will let you know how it goes....

100th Blog!!

2009-08-17T17:54:00.000-07:00

I'm Pregnant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha.....just kidding!!!!!!!!!!! I just wish I had something exciting to say on my 100th blog!!
Today went fine. We were busy and had Well-Clinic this afternoon. I HATE WELL CLINIC!! It is hard because I have to run up and down 2 flights of stairs about 8 times in a 4 hour period. We really like that we get to go downstairs for Well Clinic, but a lot of what we do for our checkups takes place up stairs, so needless to say I get a lot of exercise on those days!
Shannon and I went to eat lunch with our Hubby's at Treadway! We were a tad bit late coming back from lunch, but nobody seemed to notice! Tomorrow I have to take my car to Lander's to get it looked at and see if they can fix the bumper. Anyway, I will hopefully have something fun to blog about tomorrow. I am off for 2 days and I will spend tomorrow getting the kids ready for school on Wednesday. Enough for now...

2009-08-15T20:04:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Austin!!

2009-08-15T19:48:00.001-07:00

Today was my nephew's 10th birthday party! Betty and Brenda had a party at Betty and Ralph's house! We had a GREAT time and I got to do something that I have been wanting to do for a while. I took the kids out back and got some CUTE pics in front of the old farm gate. They turned out wonderful. I love taking pics almost as much as working in the pediatric office!!! Enjoy the pics...

Not a great off day!

2009-08-12T19:15:00.001-07:00

Well, this morning I had to take Hayden to his appt at the clinic. The kids and I loaded up and headed to the clinic. I was in front of Target getting on the access road and I was rear ended. The guy was driving a 2009 Ford Focus and he hit me from behind. He was VERY nice, but un-insured!! I was SO mad! So I was late getting Hayden to his appt and then after the cop let me leave (the guy that hit me got the ticket) I was driving off and realized that he never gave me my license and registration back. I couldnt turn around because that is a one way street. I went ahead and went to the appt and then went to my insurance agent and filed a claim. Luckily, I have uninsured motorist protection. My insurance will cover the accident and will not increase my insurance. My nice insurance company called the state police and had the officer to meet me somewhere to get my information back to me. I felt a little weird driving around looking for a cop, usually I try to avoid them!! Anyway, the damage was only done to my rear bumper and hopefully I will be able to get that fixed soon.
Dale and I went grocery shopping tonight and ate left over Larry's pizza for dinner. Hannah Cantrell is spending the night tonight while Jennifer and Mark deal with Mark's dad's death. Hayden is starting to get sick...just a cold I think. Enough for now, more later...

I am off tomorrow...HORRAY!

2009-08-11T19:44:00.000-07:00

Today was fun! We had "Well-Clinic" this morning so we were downstairs with Shannon. We ALWAYS cut up when we work together! We had a lot of fun. Laura had to leave early, so another nurse came over and worked with me until 5 ish. Dale took Caitlyn and Jackson to the softball field for Caitlyn's practice. I stayed at home with Hayden and gave Bella a bath. Hayden and I took a shower and met Dale at Larry's Pizza for supper.
Tomorrow, I am taking Hayden to the clinic so that he can take part in a research study. NO he is not getting anything investigational. He is just going to get a Hepatitis A shot. It is not a required vaccine...yet. It is recommended that children get it, but the CDC has not made it mandatory yet. The study just lets him get the shot and they just follow him more closely to see if he runs a fever or not. He does not have to get any blood draws AND he gets paid $200 for it (which he will get to keep).
Caitlyn is also going to be in a study in a couple of months. She will get a meningococcal vaccine (prevents meningitis...NOT a live virus vaccine so it is not possible to get Meningitis from it). She gets paid for it too, but I am not sure how much. I asked Jack if he wanted to do it and he said NO, Caitlyn will buy me something with her money, so I dont have to do it. I let them decide and if they refuse, that is their choice. OF COURSE, I would NEVER allow them to take part in anything that I know would be dangerous (actually, our clinic does not take part in those kind of studies). Anyways, the kids are asleep and Hell's Kitchen has gone off. I think I am going to bed.

OH, I almost forgot...our hot water heater broke. Apparently, all of this construction has created a cloud of dust (probably from the sheetrock) and it stopped it up. There is no fixing it. CRAP. Dale had to go to Home Depot this morning and get a new one. The grand total was $404 ...YIKES!!! You know, it never fails....you try to do one thing and everything else has to fall apart. Anyways, the old one is on our front porch...probably forever. The new one works great and I owe Dale something nice (I am sure he will be able to think of somthing!!!). He can do anything. I knew there was a reason I married him!!!!! GOODNIGHT!!!

Hayden Playing In The Water Hose!

2009-08-11T16:55:00.000-07:00

These were so cute! He LOVED his popsicle!

That is a BIG mouth!!

2009-08-08T08:16:00.000-07:00

Feeling Weird...

2009-08-06T18:18:00.000-07:00

Dale and I are SOOOO blessed...blessed more than we will ever know. We are blessed that we have had three beautiful healthy children. We certainly do not feel like we deserve the Grace that we have been given. We of course had to struggle to get pregnant, but our babies were so healthy and for that we are incredibly blessed. Tonight, a terribly difficult decision is being made in another household. Jesse and Jodie are having to make the decision to let precious little Eli hang out with Jesus for eternity. I am SO sorry for them. I dont even know what to say, we all feel like we have been a part of her pregnancy (especially if you followed her blog) and I cannot imagine how they are feeling right now. The important thing for her to know is that she did not do anything wrong (God don't make mistakes). I know that they wanted to bring those two babies home and live happily ever after. It makes me wonder why some people have to go through so much just to get what came fairly easy for us. There is a christian song called "Farther Along" and it says that "Farther along we will know all about it, Farther along we'll understand why". I know that death, to us, is sad and terrible, but to God it is the greatest thing. That sweet precious baby gets to live in Heaven now...a far more incredible place. I cant help but think that Eli was sent here to deliver Walker to his Mommy and Daddy. He accomplished his goal and Jesus needed him to come back to Him. Maybe that is a better way to look at it. Anyways, now that I am in tears, I need to change the subject.
Today was insane at work. We could not catch a break for nothing. Poor Dr.Stanford did not get a lunch and we had one crazy thing after another. It was just a peek inside what this winter is going to be like. I am very excited that tomorrow is Friday. We have had a lot of work going on around the house. Dale and I decided to enclose our carport and make a dining room. We have the outside wall and electrical stuff done, but have to pass our inspection tomorrow before we can do anymore. I love it so far. We have been eating out there even though it looks rough right now! I will post the pics tomorrow if I can. Our house is in shambles it seems. Everytime I sweep the floor, it just gets covered in saw dust again. I am a NEAT FREAK and this is making me crazy, but luckily Dale has helped me keep a pretty good handle on it. Hayden just seems to get into anything that gets left out. He already dropped and broke my new light for outside the back door. We kind of have to keep things picked up because of him. He is SNEAKY!! Okay...enough for now. GOD BLESS YOU MCGINLEY FAMILY...

Yard Sale!!!

2009-07-25T19:14:00.000-07:00

This morning, Me, Dale and Hayden decided to go to some yard sales. We went to Burger King for breakfast and then back to pick up mom and dad. I went to one yard sale and got Caitlyn a Hollister T-shirt, pajamas, blue jean skirt and two pairs of blue jean shorts for $3. Dale bought Hayden a wooden toy train for 50 cents. We had a nice time. Caitlyn and Jackson spent the night with MawMaw last night and we picked them up around 4pm.

We had to go to Walmart and get Dale's BP medicine and when we were walking in, we heard this man yelling at this lady. We looked over and they were both inside this car and he was practically in her face yelling that he was going to hurt her. She was leaning towards her window like she was scared. Dale started walking that way...holding my baby! I told him to stay away and we would let the manager know and he could call the cops. I was scared for her, but that man was probably on something and I didn't want to get involved in it with the kids there. I REALLLLY wanted to pull that guy out of his car and beat the crap out of him and then tell that poor girl that she did not have to put up with that. I would have LOVED for Dale to give him a good ole beat down, but sometimes you have to bite your tongue and let someone else take care of it. Come to find out, they had been in the store earlier that day and a similar incident happened. Poor girl, I am so blessed that I don't have to deal with that. All I got to say is at some point that jerk will go to sleep and she needs to get a cast iron skillet and go to town on his head!!!

Anyway, I think we are planning a yard sale for next week. Dale is trying to get enough money to enclose the car port. We will finally have a dining room!!! Also, that area is not on a crawl space so when Hayden is asleep, the kids can play in there and it will not sound like they are walking on a drum! This floor is nice, but it is literally like walking on a drum and every step is heard throughout the house.

Okay enough for now...

Hells Kitchen!

2009-07-21T19:17:00.000-07:00

Tonight started another season of Hell's Kitchen and I am hooked...again! I love that show. Dale and I were cracking up at the dumb things that they were doing! I cannot wait until next Tuesday night.

Work was good...I got to leave at 4:30 because we were slow. Dale cooked supper for me again and it was NICE! Jackson went to bed around 8pm and Hayden went to bed at 9pm. Caitlyn is still awake.

Speaking of Caitlyn, I had to buy her her first real bra today. She loves to run around the house without a shirt on at night because she is very hot natured. I finally had to tell her that she is getting too big for that and it was time to keep those girls covered up. She has had some play bra's, but today she got some real ones...kind of sad.

Nothing major going on around here. Just work and house cleaning. We packed up some stuff to put in the shed for a upcoming garage sale. I packed away all of Hayden's bottles...he has been off of them for a few months now, but it was VERY sad to pack them away. I am not sure that I can sell them...they were Jack's and passed down to Hayden (yes, I will sell them, but I dont have to be excited about it). I need Dale to keep me strong about not having another one. These are the hardest times for me. I hate it when they start potty training and growing up so fast. BUT if we had another one...eventually I would be going through the same thing with it and next thing you know, we would be the Duggar's!!

Hayden knows his eyes, nose and ears now...he is sooooo cute. When I was pregnant with him, Jackson would tell us that he was going to teach him all about trains. WELL, Hayden LOVES Thomas The Tank Engine now. He loves to hear the theme song and play with all the trains that Jack has collected! Enough for now...more later.

Our 90th Post!

2009-07-20T18:26:00.000-07:00

I wish I had something fun to write about! The kids are being good for once! Today was slow, "you know who" was in a bad mood this morning so that made my day GREAT! Dale spent yesterday morning building boxes to put under my washer and dryer so that I dont have to bend down to take the clothes out of the washer and put them in the dryer. We bought our front loader washer and dryer about 4 years ago, but never bought the drawer that goes under them. I loved them at first, but after a while I grew tired of bending over to do laundry. I think my back is just not as good after carrying three kids. SO, 4 years later, we finally get around to building some boxes that raise them up almost 2 feet. I LOVE THEM!!! It is crazy nice to do laundry the normal way again!!
Caitlyn told me tonight that her daddy and I are mean to her. I guess that means that we are doing our job!! I thought that would be a fine time to tell her about my childhood. Not that my childhood was bad, it was good, but I certainly did not get away with half the stuff she does. I dont really want to raise my kids exactly how I was raised. I think that is every mom's goal. That their children raise their kids like they were raised except that they enhance it a little. It is funny to me sometimes because my mom will say..."yall didnt get away with that when yall were kids." I know that I am probably making them become messed up adults, but only time will tell and every night I just have to feel good about what I have done for that day!! This "parenting" thing is hard hard hard and keeps getting harder. There are no rules and no two kids can be raised the same way. All three of my kids respond to things differently. For instance, Jack usually gives no response, Caitlyn starts crying immediately and Hayden just walks off! I have to make my point clear three different ways usually. Anyway, Caitlyn got the picture after I was done and realized that she does not have room to complain much. I had to help do the dishes, laundry and cleaning the house and she FREAKS out if she has to help fold laundry. I really think that she was probably a princess in a previous life and had everything handed to her on a silver platter!! She is a priss for sure. I believe that Hayden will be my helper boy. He loves to clean and help. I dont really know about Jackson, the best I can think of is a brain surgeon...he is cocky like a surgeon and likes things done his own way and is smart as a whip. Anyway, I am going on and on...GOODNIGHT ALL!!

2009-07-18T14:59:00.000-07:00

Finally Friday!!

2009-07-17T18:27:00.001-07:00

We were SOOOO slow at work today. I had to stay until 5:30, but we were dead after 2pm. I pretty much sat at my desk looking at the clock. It is amazing how much things change between the winter and summer at the clinic. I ate my Lean Cuisine meal for lunch...it was GROSSSS!

Dale fixed supper tonight which was a nice surprise...the couch was so lonely without him! HA HA! I watched the season finale of 16 and Pregnant. I dont really ever watch MTV, but one night this show came on and I was hooked. The season finale was about a 16 year old couple that gave their baby up for adoption. I cried and cried and cried. I would be okay during commercials, but when it came back on, I would start all over. It was absolutely the saddest show I have ever watched.

I have to work tomorrow (yuck). After work, we are going to Larry's for Hannah Work's Birthday party! I cant believe how fast our girls are growing up. Enough for now, the older two are in time out for a minute...they are acting like a bunch of crazy people.

Happy Birthday Dale!!!

2009-07-14T20:14:00.000-07:00

Well, it's kind of blurry, but there it is. My husbands age. Dang, he is getting old. I cant believe that in a couple of years, I will be married to a 40 year old!! I don't think I am ready for that. I still feel like I am a teenager sometimes...like I havent aged, but he has! He had a good birthday I think. I took him to Larry's (his favorite place) for lunch and accidently forgot that I was supposed to be at a meeting at work instead...oops. Then we ate chinese food for supper (not my favorite, but he loves it). I bought him a lemon cupcake with lemon icing because that is his favorite too and bought a chocolate cake for everyone else! His mom bought him a smoker, Jennifer and Hannah got him a movie card and I got him some new underwear!!!!!!! He is going to kill me for telling that!!! Ha Ha...I also got him a digital meat thermometer to use with his new smoker!
Work was busy today, a lot of strange stuff. We made it though. I kept doing stupid stuff all day, I guess when you start off on the wrong foot, it makes the whole day messed up. We made it though, I can't be good all the time! I am also a team leader for creating a new t-shirt design at work...that should be fun! I have no idea what I am doing, but I am determined that my team WILL win! Okay, Jack just started screaming...gotta go...

I am finished buying school supplies!!

2009-07-12T20:07:00.000-07:00

I bought the last bit this afternoon! Thank God it is over!! Actually, they did not really need a whole lot this year. I love to buy school supplies, I guess it reminds me of my childhood.

Jackson picked out a Transformer backpack from Target and had to have the matching lunch box too. Caitlyn has a pink bag with hearts on it from Old Navy that she got for her birthday. We ate at Chili's for dinner after going to Target. I ate the Honey Chipolte Chicken Crispers and they were SOOO good! Maw Maw went with us and brought Caitlyn and Jackson back home. I spent the rest of the evening trying to clean the boys' room. I am amazed at how quickly they can mess it back up. I put everything up except for the GeoTrack stuff. Hayden loves to play with it, so I made a big train track with all the houses and stuff so it takes up most of the floor. Everything else is put away. Jackson is actually sleeping in his own bed (HALLELUJAH) and Caitlyn is trying to wind down in her bed...she would prefer if Jack was in there with her, but she would never admit that. Hayden, of course, is sound asleep in his bed! Dale is watching "Skeleton Key" on the SciFi channel so I am sure I will not be able to sleep tonight now!! Anyway, more later...

Jennifer's Birthday

2009-07-11T18:55:00.000-07:00

My sister Jennifer turned 31 today...she is gettin OLD!!! Mark (husband) and Hannah (daughter) threw her a party this afternoon at her house. Everyone swam and ate good food! It does not seem like she should be in her thirties. It seems like we are still teenagers. I guess I am in denial about my upcoming thirtieth birthday as well. She had a good time, Mark got her a german chocolate cake from Cakery Affairs and it was delicious! That is the same place that made Hayden's cake!

Hayden really enjoyed getting in the pool at Aunt Jens! I am so glad that we do not have a pool at our house though because I would be a nervous wreck with Hayden. He has NO fear and thought the idea of jumping into the pool was great. He did not care if he had his swimmers on or not!

After the party, Dale and I took the kids to MawMaw's. Caitlyn and Jack wanted to spend the night. They both slept with us last night and neither of us got any sleep, I swear those two move more when they are sleeping then when they are awake! They pretty much made it impossible to get any sleep! Needless to say, we are ready for a good nights sleep. I am super grouchy today, not sure why! I think I have finally started having PMS symptoms! Dale would argue that I have BEEN having that, but I think it has recently become more pronounced! So, not much going on for now, I will blog again later.

Oh, by the way, we watched "Knowing" it was pretty good, a little scary to me in some parts, but I think I would watch it again if I had to!

Not so "Lucky" dog!

2009-07-07T18:41:00.000-07:00

This morning, I got up and mopped the kitchen floor (before work) and visited with mom. I got to work early and started my morning routine. At about 9:00, my mom called to say that she went outside to check on "Lucky" and he was GONE! Can you believe that? His collar was broken and he was nowhere to be found. I could not believe that because he would just lay on the porch if he was not connected to his cable out back. He was not the kind to run off. Mom called the Dog Pound and he was not there. Mom was really not looking forward to telling Caitlyn. When Caitlyn finally woke up, she told mom that she would eat breakfast after she checked on the dog (poor thing). Mom had to tell her that he ran away and she started crying. She is so tenderhearted. Mom got the kids dressed and they drove around looking for him, but he was gone. So, now we wasted that money on stuff that we don't need anymore. I am just glad he ran away before I paid to have his shots updated and stuff. So, tonight we tried not to talk much about him and Caitlyn seems to be doing okay for now. Maybe he will come back.

Anyways, work was about the same as always. We ate spaghetti for supper, Jackson refused to eat it because it looked funny (it was whole wheat), he said it looked like fruit spaghetti! I told him that there was no such thing, but he said that he ate some before!? Who knows! Hayden went to bed early, his hand is looking a little better, but it still bothers him. I think that about covers it...more later.

Lucky Dog!

2009-07-05T15:56:00.001-07:00

Yesterday morning, we awoke to find a dog on our doorstep. He looks like a german shepherd mix. He was wearing a brand new red collar. He is very friendly with the kids and has yet to bark. He stayed here all day yesterday and even got to watch fireworks with us! The kids begged us to keep him, but we are maxed out on pets. We just kept telling the kids that he is probably lost and his owner was going to come looking for him. I figured that he would be gone by this morning. Well, around 3:00 this afternoon, our doorbell rang. The lady that lives 2 doors down was at my door. She said that she had picked this dog up a couple of days ago because she felt sorry for him. She said that he was sitting by the road eating a squirrel. She brought him to her house, but as soon as he saw my kids, he came over here. Well, of course, Caitlyn had to start feeding him Bella's food and giving him water. The lady was asking me not to call the dog catcher to come and get him. She was almost in tears about it. I told her that I did not mind him laying on my front porch, but I had no intentions of keeping him. She told me that she would be happy to supply him food every now and then if we let him stay over here. This lady has a house full of dogs and they bark all the time. I wanted to say to her that her act of kindness has now become my problem, but I didn't, Caitlyn over heard our conversation and started crying. She said that she promised to play with him and feed him. I know that she probably will for a day or two and then she will get bored with him. So here I was asking myself what would a good mom do. I decided that if she wants to keep "Lucky" then she will use her walmart gift card and buy him food, water bowl, flea shampoo (he was covered in them) and a cable for him. She did not even hesitate. Dale took her to Wmart and they bought the necessities for him. I gave him a flea bath and we put a flea collar on him. I will take him to the vet and get his shots on Wednesday and we will see how long he lasts. Dale told Caitlyn that if she started ignoring him she would have to call the pound to come and get him. She was okay with that and promised that she will "always" take care of him. So, I guess we fell for it, like all parents do. He is a good dog though. He loves the kids and really loves to take baths! There is just never a dull moment around here.

2009-07-05T09:40:00.000-07:00

More 4th of July Pics

2009-07-05T09:31:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th of July!

2009-07-04T20:49:00.000-07:00

Dale and Hayden enjoying the fireworks!

David and Shannon brought the kiddos over to watch the fireworks!

Jackson enjoyed the sparklers!

Caitlyn did not enjoy waiting for the fireworks to start!

This child was so dirty that I am not sure his shirt can be saved!

Today was a wonderful day! I worked in the house all day and Dale took care of all the yard work! We make a nice team!! This evening, we went to mom's for a cookout. Mark came over with Hannah and we had hamburgers and stuff! Fireworks started about 9:30 tonight and the kids were starting to think they weren't coming at all! Finally they started and the kids were so excited! They never seem to last long enough though! My sweet baby boy got burned by a sparkler! I know...I know...I work in the medical field with kids, I should know that he is too young to play with them. Mark kept saying that he was fine and Dale acts like I baby him too much, I was actually holding the sparkler for him and he reached up and grabbed the fire part. I said a couple of colorful words and ran him over to the water hose. He was screaming and I felt like I was going to vomit! He has a few little blisters, but refuses to wear a bandaid...he is tough like his mommy! I can assure you all that we will NOT have sparklers again. Even Caitlyn burned her hand. It is SO not worth it to me to have to go through that again. I hate letting the kids play with stuff like that. Anyways, he is fine now and did not require any serious treatment, but I felt like just going home and forgetting all about fireworks. Anyways, enjoy the pics...

Happy 8th Birthday Caitlyn!

2009-06-27T18:39:00.000-07:00

What a crazy busy day! We left home this morning around 9:30 to get Jackson's hair cut. The lady did a good job, but she cut more off the top than we really wanted her to. Then we went to Walmart to get the cake (Dale almost had a heart attack because the cake was $30 but Hayden's cake was almost $100).

We got back home and cleaned up a little and got ready for the party. Her theme was Hawaiian and we decorated accordingly. It was really cute. This was the easiest birthday we ever had. The kids were so good and the mood was very calm. She opened her presents and loved everything...especially the brick (thanks again Uncle Mark)!! He put a brick in her present to make it weigh a lot!

We had cake, ice cream, hot dogs, chips and dip. After the party, Hannah Cantrell and Hannah Work decided to spend the night which was fine with me. Jackson went home with MawMaw because he is not into all this girl drama. The girls sang karaoke and made jewelry, they swam and then we went to the park. We had pizza for supper and the girls decided to play on the Wii. David came back this evening after watching a game at the park and decided to take Hannah home because she was going to be doing a lot tomorrow and he wanted her well rested. To be honest I think he was thinking that she was bothering me, but anyway we decided that she could come back on Thursday night. Now the girls are singing again and Hayden is watching. Dale and I are exhausted...enjoy the pics.

Little Miss Sunshine!

2009-06-27T13:58:00.000-07:00

I was pretty proud of this picture! I took this outside today at Caitlyn's birthday. I cant wait to post her birthday pics!

Blanchard Springs Caverns

2009-06-24T17:52:00.000-07:00

Today was GREAT! We left the house around 8am and we got to Greenbrier before the kids had to get out (that was about an hour into the trip). We stopped at a gas station and let Hayden walk around some and we all went potty! I have to admit, we are pretty lucky in the potty area, my kids never need to stop and pee when we are in the car. They usually can ride for a long time before I have to stop and pee and then they will go.
Anyways, we drove to Blanchard Springs Park and had a picnic lunch at the park, it was HOTTT outside. We ate under this huge pavilion and we were the only ones there, it was so quiet. After eating, we went to the Cavern. The kids enjoyed the gift shop, but started to get scared when we got on the elevator. Caitlyn thought it was taking us up in the air...she is so silly. Jackson was okay until we got into the cave and then he decided that it wasn't his thing and was ready to go! He finally calmed down and we completed the tour. The caves were so beautiful and the weather down there was wonderful. I decided that we must take "cave" vacations every summer. I could have taken a nap in there it was so nice. The kids were really good actually. Hayden started to get a little bored towards the end of the tour, but he was easily distracted. I just kept thinking, Lord, please do not send us an earthquake!! Our tour guide said that an earthquake would not bother us because we were so far down, but all I could think of is the ceiling falling down on us...Of course, I did not share those thoughts with the kids!!!
After we left the cave, we told the kids that we would take them to the Springs so they could get their feet wet. When we got there, they had signs all over saying that the water was contaminated with E-Coli and we were not able to let the kids get in. They were soooo mad, but we promised to find something else fun that they could do.
We went to the Ozark Folk Center, but they didn't have much going on. We bought the kids some souvenirs in the gift shop and then we left.
We stopped by Pickles Gap on the way home and bought some fudge (I know I am on a diet, but it looked so good, I promise not to eat much)! After we left there we drove in to Conway and ate supper at a Chinese restaurant.
The kids acted up a little on the way home because they were absolutely exhausted. We finally arrived back home and the older two went home with MawMaw. Hayden went right to bed and I went to Mom's to show her the pics. She decided that it was time to teach Missy how to drive and asked me to go. Despite my better judgement, I went with them to the high school parking lot. It started out pretty well, but then she started going really fast and I decided it was time to go home. Mom was patient with her like she was with me, but after being in the car all day, I just wanted to go home! Now, I am going to rest in the peace and quiet!!

2009-06-23T16:39:00.000-07:00

Playing on Picassa

2009-06-23T15:20:00.000-07:00

I got brave today and decided to play on Picassa...here are the results! They look really good to me!

Little Daredevil!

2009-06-23T05:50:00.000-07:00

Okay, do you see that? I was in the living room and Hayden was just walking around getting into stuff as usual! I saw him go in the kitchen, but didn't really pay it too much attention...after all my house is fairly baby proof. I have cabinet locks on the kitchen cabinets and all the medicine is kept up in a cabinet...I thought that was enough! All of a sudden, I heard the gerbil's cage door slam shut. I thought, "that sounds like Twinkle's cage door that just shut." Well, nobody was in the kitchen except for Hayden (the gerbil's cage is on the kitchen table. I keep it there because she is very active at night and it keeps Caitlyn up. I dont really have anywhere else to put her where Hayden cannot reach her). The only way that he could be messing with her cage was if he was ON the kitchen table. I went running into the kitchen and there he was...standing on the table wearing his shirt that says "I Love Danger". I thought your last baby was supposed to be the easiest! So now, the kitchen chairs are on the kitchen table. I usually have a baby gate up, but it gets to be a lot of trouble after about the 30th time of stepping over a gate in a 10 minute period! Anyways, I just thought I would share that with you.

Happy Fathers Day Dale, Dad and Ralph!!!

2009-06-21T17:39:00.000-07:00

Today has been great! The older two spent the night at Maw Maw's last night (seems like an every weekend thing)! Dale and I got up early and he started smoking a brisket for supper. I did my Wii Fit stuff and then Mom and Dad took us to IHOP for Father's Day. We came back home and I cleaned up to get ready for our Father's Day cookout. We had the smoked brisket, cole slaw, barbecue beans, and stuffed jalapeno peppers (thanks Dave for the recipe). We had a cookie cake for dessert (yum)! It is hard to diet on a holiday like today. Actually, I have lost about 6 pounds over the past 9 days! I got my dad a fishing tackle box, Dale got some electric hedge trimmers and we got Ralph a thing to take camping that keeps the mosquitoes and flies away. The kids have had a great day too, they got to go swimming in the pool that Grammy got them. Just a little while ago, Caitlyn came in the house hollering that Jackson had a spider in his hair and it was biting him. Jack came in right behind her screaming. I was in the boys' room and came running to see. Dale was looking at his head trying to find what they were talking about. Well, ended up it was a tick...who knows where it came from. Luckily, Caitlyn saw it, but she did freak him out about it! His hair is sooo thick and curly that it is hard to see, but when it was wet in the pool I guess you could see it better. Dale got it off...all of it. I put some Neosporin on it and he is fine now. All in a days work, right? Needless to say, I am exhausted and the kiddos are showing no signs of being tired yet!

I Need A Time Out!

2009-06-17T15:36:00.000-07:00

Please please please put me in time out!!! I have been home all day with the kids and today was not as smooth as my last off day! Caitlyn and Jack have fought all day, they hate each other it seems! Jack has been extra whiney today and that makes everyones day bad!

MawMaw came over for a few minutes and found Hayden's pool that I bought him last year on sale. I have been looking everywhere for it and she found it in the attic. I dont go up there because of my fear of spiders! I blew it up and let the kids get in it. It is verrrry small, but it did the job just fine! They also got to play in an Octopus water sprinkler that has been in the shed for years. They had a great time and I got some cute pics.

I am thinking about taking my kids to Haskell and letting them walk on the railroad tracks and taking some black and white pictures. Also, Betty and Ralph have a cool old farm gate in the back yard that belongs to the guy behind them. The background is nice so I think I will also take some pics of them on the gate. Hopefully, I can arrange this next week when I am off. I will post the pics when I take them. Anyways, I am going to get off here. More later...

Horray For My Off Day!!!

2009-06-16T20:22:00.000-07:00

I am off tomorrow!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today was fun, I love it when days go smooth! We were kind of busy, but not crazy busy! Dale and I ate lunch together at Larry's Pizza which was nice. It is funny how we never go anywhere where we are not recognized. Dale knows all the men and I know all the women and children! I got off around 5:30 and came home to three dirty kids! They had been outside playing in the yard and were covered in dirt from head to toe. I gave them a bath and then went to Walmart with mom to get a cabinet lock because Hayden keeps getting into the cleaners under the kitchen sink. I really never need under the sink, so I thought...until I put the dang lock on the door and now it seems like I have needed in there more for some reason. Every time I need in there, I have to take the lock off, it is kind of annoying. I am thinking about trying something else because it is already getting on my nerves to have to unlock it every time I need in there! We ate barbecue biscuit sandwiches that my dad made. I think he took some of Kris' recipe and twisted it to make his own concoction! They actually tasted pretty good, we may have to try them again soon! Dale did not come home until around 9pm and so I had to wrangle the kids into getting pj's on and getting to bed by myself...in case you can't picture that...it was 3 against 1, the odds were not in my favor! I did it though, them rascals were asleep when Dale got home! I am such a good mommy!!! Ha Ha, I think I am delirious now, so I am going to bed...more later...

Mondays...yuck!

2009-06-15T17:10:00.000-07:00

Well, this morning our internet server was down, so we could not use our computers to put patients in. We had to go back to using paper...it was so weird! It only lasted about 30 minutes or so, but it was crazy while it lasted.

Hayden spent the night at MawMaw's last night with the other two. He had fallen asleep and I guess he didnt intend on waking until morning. I felt bad waking him up so we could leave, so I just let him stay. I almost had Dale turn around and go back to get him. I knew he was safe, but I missed him already! He was fine...of course!

Tonight, we ate pork roast with mom and dad, it was sooo good. I made Mac and Cheese and mashed potatoes to go with it. Now we are playing the Wii machine. We have decided that we will work out for 30 minutes a day on the Wii Fit. This morning, I was sooo sore that I felt like I had been ran over by a semi truck. I am comitted to doing it though. I can actually feel the results and that makes me happy.

Congratulations Dr. Stanford, his oldest son became a daddy this morning at 1:45ish. The baby is named Jacob Allan after his daddy and Grandpa. Dr.Stanford seemed so happy today, he was ready to get out of there and go see the baby. Dr.Irwin brought in a pic of him and he is so cute. So now he has two grandkids...wow he is getting old!!!!! :)

Fun In The Sun!!

2009-06-13T20:29:00.000-07:00

Today was HOT! We got up early and ate waffles (cooked by myself). We lounged around for a little while and then went to Best Buy and Petco. We bought the Wii Fit game, it is totally awesome...my legs are killing me! We also bought Caitlyn the Nintendo DS game that she has been wanting (Nintendogs Chihuahua). She knows we bought it, but she cannot have it until her birthday. She was okay with that plan. We looked around Petco, but didn't buy anything. We left there and went to Target's parking lot because they were having some fire safety thing going on. The kids got to go into a trailer and go through a simulation of what they should do if the house ever catches on fire. It was cool because they actually fill the room with smoke and the kids have to crawl out of a window into a fireman's arms. They learned a lot and had a good time looking at the fire truck and ambulance. It made me realize that we REALLY need to talk about what they should do if that ever happens. We went home after that so Hayden could take a nap. Shannon Work called and we made plans to go over there for supper so the kids could swim. My legs were killing me from my Wii workout, but the pool water seemed to help a little. Hayden got to go swimming too and he loved it! All of my kids have been water babies. We ate turkey burgers, chips and dip and grilled jalapeno peppers wrapped in bacon and filled with cream cheese. They were sooooo good. We got home around 8:30 and I left to go get a few things from Walmart. Now I am back home and I am going to bed. Tomorrow should be just as exciting. I will fill you in tomorrow night!

The Weekend is Here!!

2009-06-13T05:30:00.000-07:00

The weekend is finally here! Yeah!!! Nothing planned really. We are probably going to do some birthday shopping for Caitlyn and then take the kids swimming at Maw Maw's. They have been in the house all week and need a break! We bought some pizza kits last night and let the kids make their own pizza's! They actually tasted really good! Everyone is sleeping in this morning except me...I have work to do! Have a great weekend and I will post more later! Hopefully I can get some good pics of the kids today.

No Cavities!!!

2009-06-11T18:57:00.000-07:00

Sorry I have not blogged lately! Nothing has been going on. I think we are all still recovering from Aunt Katie and Uncle Will's visit which was so much fun and we miss them already, but it has been nice to have the kids back at home!! I miss them when they spend the night away from home!

Well, today, I had to take the kids to see Dr.Mazurek (the dentist). I took all three kids by myself...it was a death wish!!! Hayden was not being seen, but it is good to take him as much as possible when the older kids go to get him used to being there and seeing that the dentist is nice! He got to lay on the bed and let the light shine in his mouth...he even got his own toothbrush from him! He was not sure what was going on, so we didn't push it with him. Jackson was first, his mouth is amazing! His teeth are perfectly spread apart and no sign of anything bad to come. He does not have any cavities and was such a good boy today! Caitlyn is my brave girl, she just lays there so still. Her mouth is a train wreck to me, but he said that it is not that bad to him. She had 4 teeth pulled there in March, but it looks like she may still need to have more taken out. She has always had a mouth full of baby teeth and now that her "adult" teeth are coming in, she is really cramped for space. I am trying to get by without having to pay for braces, but we will always do what is in her best interest. She is also cavity free! I don't know why, but that is always like my mommy report card! I am crazy about their teeth and pretty much insist that they brush them after eating anything sweet, but I don't always make them brush before bed, so I am always expecting him to say that they have a cavity! Anyways, then I had to grocery shop, make a bank deposit, mow the back yard, go eat lunch with Dale and entertain the kids! What a day! Unfortunately, I could get used to this! It is so nice being at home with them! I feel more rested now that Winter is over at the clinic. I have learned that once the first patient comes in with Swimmers Ear that winter is over and summer is finally here! Well goodnight for now!

Play Time Pizza

2009-06-03T19:28:00.000-07:00

Tonight, we took the kids to Play Time Pizza in Little Rock. I am proud to say that we had all of the cousins together except one. I was able to get a picture of all of them...FINALLY! They had a really fun time playing the games! Thank You again Uncle William for taking us there!!!

Pool Pics

2009-06-02T19:32:00.000-07:00

Here are some cute pool pics. These were done tonight at Betty and Ralph's house...enjoy

More Graduation Pics...

2009-05-29T14:50:00.000-07:00

Jackson's Family Day and Graduation!

2009-05-29T14:37:00.001-07:00

Yesterday, we had Jackson's Family Day at the park! He had so much fun showing us all of his friends and getting to see the zoo animals! Today, we had his Preschool graduation at Angie Grant. I admit, I cried! I dont know what it is that makes me cry when I see them at school, but it do...everytime! I am so proud of him and Ms.Jessica for not killing him this school year! I hope that his kindergarten teacher is as patient as she was. I also posted some pics from Caitlyn's award ceremony! Dale got to go to hers without me because I was at work. Anyways, enjoy the pics.

Potty Time!

2009-05-25T19:43:00.000-07:00

Mom bought Hayden this Froggy Potty today at Target! It is so cute! We want Hayden to get used to having the "potty" around, but not really forcing him to use it. I set it up for him and put on his "big boy" underwear. They were soooo cute, Elmo underwear. He was not really sure what was going on, but he seemed to really enjoy the underwear. We sat him on the potty approx every 10 minutes to see if he would use it. I noticed that he had walked over to the potty and tried to get on it. I pulled down his underwear and he sat down and immediately peed! I could not have been prouder!!! We all sang and danced a potty dance with him!!!! Here are the pics...

Hayden's 15 Month Checkup!

2009-05-21T13:51:00.000-07:00

Well, we had our 15 month checkup today with Nurse Nancy! Hayden is growing like a weed. She told us that we have to take him off the bottle now. I already knew that, but I just wanted him to still be a baby. Right now, he is laying in his bed crying because he wants his bottle. He will go to sleep in just a minute, but it is hard to hear him cry for it. He does need to get used to a sippy cup, but it is hard to realize that you don't (and never again will) have a baby in the house. Anyway, he is doing fine and there are of course no concerns! She did mention trying to potty train, but for now, we will start with the bottle! Here are his pics...enjoy!

Oh, also I put the picture that he drew on Caitlyn's wall in red crayon up for y'all to see! He is going to be a little Picasso, I can already tell! Dale was mad about it at first, but Thank God for Mr.Clean Magic Erasers!!!

Cute Pics!

2009-05-19T19:34:00.001-07:00

I got out the camera tonight and got some cute pics of the kids. They are growing so fast and I don't want to miss any of it! Hayden was eating his supper and was all messy, but he was being so silly for the camera! Enjoy the pics...

Sunday!

2009-05-17T19:38:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, Dale and I vowed not to do anything all day today! We usually run all the time and never rest. So we got up around 8am and Dale fixed sausage and eggs for us. The older two slept in a little later, but Hayden was up when I got up. We were just getting ready to start doing nothing when Ralph and Betty called and said that they wanted to go to Pine Bluff to the flea market. Well, that was the end of our lazy day!!! We rode with them to Pine Bluff and walked around for a long time. There was not much out there, we did get some Potatoes and squash. After we left the Flea Market, we ate lunch at Popeye's and then drove back home. We immediately started yard work once we got back. Hayden went down for a long nap and we finished up the yard. I made a roast with corn on the cob and barbecue beans for supper and we all sat down as a family and ate. All in all, I would say that we had a great day. Even though it did not go as we thought it would, it was perfect anyway! This is my dad's last few days living in Stamps, then he will finally get to move down here. I am ready to get to see him more often, Hayden loves to play with him!! Maybe with Dad moving down here, Daniel and his wife will come down more often. Anyways, enough for now....

Saturday!

2009-05-16T19:34:00.000-07:00

Today was busy! Dale and I got up around 7:30 this morning and Hayden was up soon after that. We went to get the older two from MawMaw's house. Dale and Ralph had to finish hanging the walls and ceiling in the shop and that apparently was an all day job! We didn't really do anything very fun today, just hung out at MawMaw and PawPaw's. I will get some pics of the shop as soon as I can and put them on the blog so you can see them. I am proud of them! They have really made it nice. Our garden that we were so proud of is all dead. The rain has caused all of the plants to die. The only thing that is still living is the cabbage. Dale said that someone is giving him some more tomato plants to replace the ones that died. Enough for now...more later!

Wednesday

2009-05-13T20:04:00.000-07:00

Today was my off day and it was such a beautiful day! Dale took a vacation day today and we spent the day together with Hayden! We went to Harvest Foods again today and bought some more groceries. You just cant beat 50% off! We also went to the Bryant Harvest Foods, but they were only 30% off. Our pantry is completely full!! We picked the kids up from school and went to Haskell to work some more on the shop. We were there for several hours, but nothing got done. I told my mother in law that we needed to send the guys fishing and we could finish it much faster!!! Jackson cried all the way back home because he wanted to spend the night, but he has school tomorrow so he had to come home. Caitlyn is laying on the couch watching Monster Quest with Dale and the boys are asleep. OH, by the way, Hayden is 15 months old today! He is such a joy! We have been so busy lately that it is getting harder to make time for blogging. Hayden has busted his forehead (it is all healed up now), fallen out of his crib, busted his lip more times than I can count and now has a carpet burn on his back. He NEVER stops, every since he busted his forehead, it seems like he has a new injury every day! He is tuff though, he hardly cries anymore! I just cant turn my back for a second without something happening. He climbs up the couch, tries to climb up on beds, climbs in and out of the tub...he is like the energizer bunny! I think it is just God's way of making sure that we dont have anymore kids!!!!! :) He is funny though, he can talk so good and makes us laugh all the time! Anyways, he is sleeping now, so I am going to go shave my legs!!! Goodnight.

Saturday!

2009-05-09T09:17:00.000-07:00

Well, Caitlyn and Jack spent the night at MawMaw's last night...It was sooo quiet around the house! Dale, Hayden and I had to get up this morning and deliver some lawn mowers to some customers and then we went to Haskell to spend the day. When we got to Haskell, everyone was excited to go see Monsters Vs. Aliens. The movie started at 11:30 and MawMaw, Aunt Brenda, Laura, Austin, Caitlyn and Jack left here around11am to get there and get seated in time. So now, I am here in Haskell alone. Well, actually Dale and Ralph are outside working on the new shed, they are installing some tables for the mowers to sit on. Hayden is taking a nap. What a nice quiet day so far!!! Hayden has gotten so much attention over those squeaky sandals. He absolutely loves them!
Mother's Day is tomorrow!!! I bought my mom and mother in law some plants. Mom wanted a certain plant and I forgot the name of it. I bought her a yellow one at a nursery in Bryant. I couldn't decide what to get Betty, so I went back to the nursery and bought her two plants called "Lambs Ear." The leaf is thick and covered in hair, like a lambs ear. It is the coolest looking plant, I even bought me one. I really forgot what mom's plant is called, but it will grow up a post and has these beautiful big yellow blooms. I can't wait to see how big it gets! I love this time of year when all the flowers are blooming and we can be outiside more! Anyways, goodbye for now. I will blog more later. Oh, I almost forgot...Hi mom...Hi dad...Hi Jennifer...Hi Daniel...Hi Kris...Hi Missy...Hi Mark...Hi Hannah...Hi Shannon...Hi Kate...Hi Kristie...Does that cover everyone??? :) Love you all!!!!!!!!!

Squeak Squeak Squeak...

2009-05-08T11:54:00.000-07:00

Aren't they cute? These are the squeaky sandals that we bought Hayden today! Okay, actually MawMaw bought them...HE LOVES THEM!!! I had bought him some squeaky shoes before winter and he liked them, but he was not really walking much yet. Now that we are very moblie, we cant get enough of our squeaky shoes!!!

What to say...

Okay, apparently I am supposed to mention certain family members on MY blog!!! I am just not good at that. I can talk all day about my kids and my life, but I really dont have much to say about other people. Well, I should probably tell everyone that my little brother got married in October of 2008 to a girl that me met on the computer. He seems to be happy, but has had to deal with a lot in the last year. He used to play with my kids when he came over and they looked forward to playing with Uncle Daniel. Now he is busy with his own life and my kids have adjusted. Daniel married, bought a house and is now trying to have a baby in a matter of months. I can tell you from experience that having a baby is something that is life changing. They actually did get pregnant, but lost the baby at 6 weeks. It was a shock for all of us. Actually, they came to Benton after they found out that the baby was in "danger" and wanted everyone to keep thinking positive. I went to Hallmark and bought the baby a little lamb that he/she could have as a Lovie when it was born, but in the event that the baby didn't make it, it could be a reminder of the baby that they had lost. That thing was expensive. When they opened it, I could tell that it made her sad. Well, how else can I show that I am thinking positive if I didnt buy it something. Again, I am NOT good at this emotional stuff and I knew how much Daniel wanted this baby. Well, apparently the gift was a bad idea because she got mad about it. I think mom said it was because the bag said something about being brand new. That was the only Winnie the Pooh bag that they had and the theme that they wanted to use was Pooh. Sometimes I just can't win for losing. So, guess what? I give up. I dont care if you like me, really I dont care. I have my own life here and my own crazy household to deal with and dont have time for drama. I love my brother and if his wife hates that then OH WELL. Probably a good thing that we live so far apart. I am me and this is how I am. I am sorry that the baby didn't make it. You WILL get pregnant and you will love that baby from the word go and I will be here to help as much as I can. I understand that you needed to be mad at someone and if you needed that person to be me than okay. I have personally not had to deal with a loss like that so I am not sure what grieving process works best, but apparently it must be someones fault. Anyways, maybe it is not a good idea for you to want to be mentioned on my blog. Enough for now...I think I may need a cup of coffee!

Saturday

2009-05-02T19:31:00.000-07:00

Today was WET! Dale and his dad had to work at the shop in Little Rock today. They had some lawn mowers and chain saws to work on. Jack really wanted to go with them, so Dale agreed and off they went! He called me about 30 minutes later and wanted to come back home!!! Jack hates to be dirty, he cannot stand to be in a dirty place and he will NOT go to the bathroom if the bathroom is not clean! He is his mommy's son!!! Hayden, on the other hand, would bathe in dirt if we would let him! I think Jack will grow up to be a doctor!!! He is very particular in how he likes things, he does not do dirt and he is very stubborn! Anyways...me, mom, dad, Hayden, Caitlyn and Betty ate lunch at Home Plate Diner this afternoon. Well, I say we ate lunch, but actually they dont serve lunch until noon. We got there at 11 something so we had to eat omlets! They were good though. Betty and I went to Giggles and Wiggles to get Hayden a pair of squeaky sandals. He has the shoes, but we are hunting sandals for the summer. They had every size except for size 5. I tried to order some online, but they are back ordered for 6 weeks. By that time, we will be in a size 6.

We ate dinner at Betty and Ralph's and then Dale and I went grocery shopping. We left Hayden with my mom and dad while we went. It was nice to get out without the kids. Of course, we had to call the kids while we were in WMart to see what kind of hot pockets Caitlyn wants and then we had to look at clothes and toys while we were there. Caitlyn's birthday is next and it is coming up soon, so we were trying to get some ideas without her help!!! Dale and I made a low fat dessert when we got home and now we are watching Pitchmen! Not really my thing, but Dale enjoys it!!! Okay, I am out of things to talk about, so I am going for now...more later!!!

Garden Pics

2009-04-29T10:03:00.001-07:00

My Off Day!!!

2009-04-29T08:11:00.001-07:00

Yeah!!! I am off today! I am SOOOO bored. Mom left this morning and went to Stamps (she didn't even tell me, she just left). My house is clean, Hayden is napping and there is NOTHING on TV....
Katie,
Hayden's head is fine. I couldn't ever get him to sit still long enough to get a good picture. The glue is still on his poor little head, I dont see any signs of it coming off anytime soon. That is some good glue I guess! We had a lot of fun doing the flower bed at Betty's! I told her that she needed to tell Ralph that he can put whatever he wants on the other side of the yard, but that side is hers and cannot be piled with stuff. I guess we will see...it does look good though. Dale and I love doing that kind of stuff, it is just hard now that Hayden wants to be in the middle of it and it makes me crazy for him to be that dirty. I know he is a boy, but I CANNOT stand dirt under fingernails it is so hard to get out. We did let him play in the dirt, but it was very hot outside and I was not sure how he would handle it, he is very fair complected. We kept putting sunscreen on him, but in the back of my mind I see Taylors sunburn. I finally just locked him up on the porch and he got so mad, but we were almost done. I plan on taking some garden pictures today and posting them tonight so you guys can see how good everything is growing. Are you guys still coming down?
Okay, I will post again tonight with some pics...

Our 50th Blog!!!

2009-04-28T18:59:00.000-07:00

I wish I had something to celebrate for my 50th blog! Today was crazy...well, the morning was okay, but this afternoon was insane. I was wondering if we were being punked or something. It was like all of the most difficult things to treat came in this afternoon. We were running around like crazy women this afternoon. THEN, my dumb butt locked myself out of the clinic!!! I am so retarded!!! I went to put out the lab box out and the door wouldn't close because the box was messed up. So, I stood outside the door and pushed up on the box to make the door close. When it finally closed, I was like "Good job girl...you fixed it" then I looked at the door and laughed...."you dummy, you locked yourself out." I had to stand outside for about 15 minutes and wait for my last patient to leave the clinic and let me back in. They were laughing at me so hard! Dr.Stanford thought it was funny too...he thought that I had just decided to go home. Laura had to leave early so it was just the two of us and that last patient. It was so embarrassing!
Shannon was not at work today for obvious reasons, so I decided to eat lunch with Dale. He is wanting to try out a new diet. I guess we will have to start eating better now :(
This has been a weird week for me because I am usually the last one to try to comfort someone and I NEVER know what to say. I am never the first one in line to hug someone or cry on their shoulder, but Shannon is sad and I am her person, it is my "job" to help her through this and I will do my best...she will get through this and I pray that nothing like this happens again for a long long long time.
Dale did not get home until 9pm and 1/3 of the kids were sound asleep. The other 2/3 are laying in Caitlyn's bed watching some show on the disney channel. We ate Hamburger Helper (with Deer meat) for supper and Dale and I are getting ready to watch Deadliest Catch. I will post again tomorrow.

Sunday...

2009-04-26T18:56:00.000-07:00

This morning, we went to the donut shop and ate breakfast with my mom and dad. Hayden fell AGAIN and hit his chin. His mouth was bleeding, but we couldn't tell where it was coming from. He is fine now, but I am so tired of that boy and trauma! He is a mess! We left there and went to Dale's mom's house to pick up our other two nuts! They dont want to stay home with us on the weekends apparently! When we got there, somehow, we decided to plant a big flower bed in her front yard. I am not sure who originally mentioned it, but when I find out, I might hit them!!! We worked our BUTTS off. We had to dig up the bed that was there because it was just a big ole ant pile. Then we had to put this barrier stuff down and put 80 bags of dirt (40lbs each) and about 10 bags of maneur down. Jack helped cut open the bags so we could dump them out easier, he wore himself plum out. He put down the scissors and went to maw maw's bed and fell asleep. He was so cute...worn completely out! We finally got done about 7:30pm and we all came home to take baths and get ready for tomorrow. I think Hayden has ANOTHER ear infection and he will probably be making a trip to see Nurse Nancy tomorrow. Anyways enjoy the pics...

Happy Birthday Jackson!

2009-04-25T19:21:00.001-07:00

I will start my blog by saying that I am so sorry to hear that Shannon's Grandpa died last night. I only had the pleasure of meeting him a couple of times, but Shannon was very close to him and I know that this is so hard for her. I love you and if you need anything, you let me know.

Well, today Jackson had his 5th birthday! It is hard to believe that he is actually 5 years old now! The years just seem to fly by anymore. He had a GREAT time, his preschool teacher Ms.Jessica showed up and that made his day! She is such a wonderful teacher. Jackson got a shark slip-n-slide, V-Tech Digital Camera, Napa 18-wheeler, 2 Zero Gravity Cars (they climb up the walls...yeah!!!), a train that holds his mini-cars (from the movie Car's), a baseball set, a basketball goal and a basketball, a bubble gun and a Shake-N-Go car that looks like the bat mobile. I think that is all...he had a blast opening his presents! It was hilarious because he would scream when he opened his gifts like he was getting something he had always wanted! He is such a nut!!! The kids and I played baseball out back while Dale, Jennifer and Ralph put the basketball goal together! Then I SMOKED Dale at basketball!!!!!!! We are so competitive around here! Caitlyn had her last two soccer games today. Dale said she played very good and actually took the ball down the field some! She is not going to be on this same team again though, next season, she will play on a team with boys and girls instead of being on an all girls team! She is excited, but still talks about playing baseball. I just dont think that we can commit to baseball right now especially since we have put so much into soccer. Okay, my baby is finally walking. Everyone said that one day he would just take off...I didn't believe them because he is sooooo stubborn. BUT, over the past two days, he just gave up crawling and started walking. I took some pics of him walking outside today. I love this stage, they look so cute learning to walk! Enjoy the pics...more later!

Panic Attack...

2009-04-20T19:14:00.000-07:00

Apparently the letter "k" works now! Well, today was wonderful...until 7:30pm! Dale went to his dad's to work on his trailer and left me with the kids again. It was all good until Hayden tried to climb up my bed. Caitlyn was laying on my bed playing with Bella and Hayden wanted to climb up there. Evidently, he peeked his little head up over the top of the bed and Caitlyn said "boo" to him. He got so tickled that he fell back and hit his head on the bed rail. Caitlyn came running out of my room yelling that Hayden was bleeding. All I could think of was that she had put him on the bed and he fell off. I had just walked out of my room when it happened. I couldn't believe that my over-protective self was the one in charge when he got hurt. I immediately could tell that it was his head that was bleeding. I don't remember how I got the rag that I was washing him off with, but after I washed off the blood, I could tell he needed some glue put on it. My hands were shaking...I called Dr.Stanford and he was happy to meet me at the clinic to fix him. THANK GOD for that man! I called my mom and she immediately came over. We left the older 2 with Missy (Daniels Sister in Law). I drove as fast as I could to the clinic and was finally starting to lose the Adrenalin that was pumping through my veins and was feeling like I needed to vomit. Hayden was remarkably calm. He was just talking and laughing all the way to the clinic. He did fine, but he kept calling Dr.Stanford "Daddy". I thought it was hilarious, but I was glad that Dale didn't hear it, he would not have let me live that down. So my little prince is in bed asleep right now, but I will probably be up all night worrying about him. Caitlyn felt horrible when I got home, she thought it was her fault, poor thing. Probably my reaction to the whole event didn't help her much! This was the first time that any of my children was really hurt, it scared me to death! Well, I am going to go take a hot bath and get some of this dried blood off me! I will post some pics tomorrow...

Saturday

2009-04-18T19:20:00.000-07:00

Today was busy, as usual for us. Caitlyn had a soccer game this morning and it was raining and cold outside. This afternoon David and Shannon came over to eat dinner and hang out. I am trying to download music on to an MP3 player, but apparently I am just not that smart! I bought one for Jac_s birthday, but cannot seem to be able to download music to it. I am giving myself a headache over it!! Today I learned that one of my friends house got robbed. In case you haven't noticed, the letter that comes after "J" in the alphabet is not working on my computer today, so I am having to thin_ of words that do not contain that letter, or using spell chec_ to fix it...not ma_ing my life any easier tonight. Anyways, I feel so bad for her because the low life stole all of her camera stuff. I cannot imagine not having my camera and not being able to record everything that my children do. She is a very good photographer and has even ta_en pics of my family before. I watched a thing on one of the morning shows several months ago about a lady who had her camera stolen out of her car at a Cracker Barrell. This camera had been passed down for several generations and was being used to document her family's last vacation before the lady died of cancer. She actually got on the news and explained how special that camera was to her and that it was a family heirloom, the thief actually called the news show (anonymously) and said that he had left the camera in the par_ing garage at the news station next to the anchor mans car. He actually returned the camera and wrote the lady a letter and apologized for what he did. I don't thin_ they ever caught the guy, but it was a nice story. Maybe that is something we could try. People are so heartless sometimes. Anyways, my doors will be loc_ed from now on, we are really bad about running off and leaving them unloc_ed. This is a good lesson for us. No plans for tomorrow, we will see what happens. Love you all...

Hump Day!

2009-04-15T18:42:00.001-07:00

Easter went well, sorry for not blogging the pics! The kids had a blast hunting eggs at maw maw's on Sunday (inside the house). Hayden didn't really know what was going on, but he enjoyed playing with the plastic eggs and I am sure he is still passing that dang easter grass stuff in his stool!!!

Today, I had a nice day at work! We were busy as usual, but it was tolerable! Dale and the older kids are out getting a 4-wheeler (against my better judgement)! Caitlyn and Jack are excited about it, but after Dale and I bored them to death with the new rules, I am sure they will be scared to ride it!!! I have to go to the dentist tomorrow, unfortunately! I have 2 chipped teeth...I told Dale it was from carrying the three kids! It must have eaten away all my enamel! He says it is from brushing too much (I am sure that is not possible)! I am off all day tomorrow so I hope to get some bills paid and rest before getting the older two from school. The house is actually fairly clean tonight, so there won't be much for me to do tomorrow. Anyways, I will try to blog tomorrow night if I can...

Easter Egg Time!!!

2009-04-11T19:08:00.000-07:00

We took the kids to MawMaw and PawPaw's house this afternoon so that they could dye easter eggs. It was a lot of fun to watch Hayden! He was more interested in eating the eggs and making the dye splash all over his highchair! Jackson actually wrote his name on one of his eggs, he is getting very good at it! Caitlyn is a pro now and is not really interested in just dropping them into the dye! She likes to do all the decorating now! Dale and Ralph mostly worked on small engines all day, but it helps pay the bills, so I guess I can't complain! We ate dinner over there and came home in time for bed! Here are some pics from today...

Good Friday!

2009-04-10T15:44:00.001-07:00

Today was beautiful outside! I wish we could open our windows at the clinic and breathe in the fresh air! I have been thinking today about how really blessed I am. I have three beautiful, healthy and most of the time --happy children, a nice house, nice cars, wonderful family ...oh and a great husband! I am not really sure why God has favored me so much, but I am sure glad He did! Not that my life has been particularly easy, but I am a better person because of the hard times. If my whole life had been easy with no turmoil, what kind of person would I have been? Thank You God for my life. Happy Easter everyone, Hayden is cryin so I have to go...

Another Great Day!

2009-04-04T19:16:00.001-07:00

We took the kids to The Old Mill in North Little Rock, today! It was BEAUTIFUL out there! The kids were actually pretty good even though the sun was shining right on top of us it seemed! There were a lot of people out there taking pictures for spring. I expected there to be a lot of people out there, but it was really not that crowded. The kids had a great time and are excited to go back soon! Enjoy the pics...

BEAUTIFUL DAY!!!!

2009-04-01T17:45:00.000-07:00

I wish everyday could be this beautiful! Here are some pics that I took outside this afternoon. Work was slow so I got to leave early! It is amazing how we went from being so crazy busy to being dead!! Anyways, enjoy the pics!

Busy Day!

2009-03-28T19:17:00.001-07:00

Well, I had to work this morning! It was great, I worked with Dr.Irwin. We were busy, but our schedule did not get full, so I got to leave around 11:30. We went to Dale's parents house this afternoon and ate supper. The kids of course spent the night! Laura and Austin were there and there was no talking them out of staying the night. We came home and Hayden took a bath with me and then went right to sleep. Now, Dale is watching some Sci-Fi movie and I am thinking about going to bed! Caitlyn has a game tomorrow, hopefully the weather warms up some for her! Other than that, I don't think we have much planned for tomorrow! That usually means Dale will have to start tearing something up! He cannot stand to be bored and usually the house pays for it! LOVE YOU HONEY!!! Uh-Oh here he comes...better go!!! These are the pics of the garden...

Friday!

2009-03-20T18:58:00.000-07:00

Today was pretty wonderful at work! We were busy as usual, but the pace seemed better. The kids had a good day with mom, Caitlyn got to practice cursive writing and could not wait to show me what she wrote! Tomorrow we are not doing much that I know of! Probably we will try to get some stuff done around here. I cannot wait to start planting the garden! I think we will be able to get started this weekend. Well, I have a book to read, so I must go...more later!

Great Times!

2009-03-19T17:54:00.000-07:00

This week has been great! Work has gotten better, Thank God! Caitlyn and Jackson are out of school the rest of the week, so mom has her hands full! We had parent teacher conferences today and they went well. Jackson has improved a lot since school first started and Caitlyn talks all the time (no real shocker there!)! I am posting some misc pics for yall to look at!

Soccer Time!

2009-03-14T19:02:00.000-07:00

Caitlyn had a soccer game today! Can you believe that? It was FREEZING out there. The game was in Little Rock off John Barrow Road. They had to play on a field that had more mud puddles than grass! Our Goalie was sick with strep and two of the other girls were late. We had to start the game with only 4 players, most of them wearing only their jerseys and shorts. Caitlyn had to be goalie for the second half of the game and was literally standing in a huge puddle of freezing cold water for about 30 minutes. Their new coach is very loud and sometimes gets a little too into it and yells at them. Dale was ready to pull her from the team today because we didn't have enough players to sub any out and they all had to play the entire game without a break. The other team had about 20 players and every 10 minutes or so they put in all new players. Our girls got stomped! I think the final score was 20 to 2. They are having to play against older girls that are used to league play and we are not. By the time the game was over, Caitlyn's legs were bright red from the cold and her knees were blue. I got the truck warm about half way through the last half and when the game was over, I made her take off all her clothes (except for panties) and put on my warm dry jacket and wrapped her in a warm blanket. She was frozen. I don't understand why we didn't just forfit the game. The poor girls are probably going to get pneumonia from it.
Dale finished working at his mom's today! He really enjoyed getting to re-do an entire kitchen! Tomorrow, he has to move my fridge to the opposite wall and go under the house to move the water line! Poor Dale, he never gets to rest! Our Sunday morning pancake breakfast is still going on. Tomorrow, we will have Jennifer, Mark, Hannah and Mom over for breakfast. I started Hayden on Amoxil today so hopefully he will feel better soon. If not, we are going to have to see and ENT to get tubes. I hope that when spring comes he will stop all this snottiness! Anyways, I am going to take a NICE hot bath, goodnight!!!

Sorry!

2009-03-13T19:41:00.000-07:00

I am SOOO sorry that it has taken so long to blog...my life is a roller coaster ride! Hayden was sick, got better, now sick again. Jack is a ball of energy and that really never changes!!! Caitlyn is a raging ball of hormones and cries at the drop of a hat (it's gonna be a long hard 18 years)!!! Dale has been working on his moms house for about a week installing tile counter tops and hardwood floors. We have spent a lot of time over there and are finally getting near the end! We got a new fridge, it is so big! It is a GE and it has the pull out freezer in the bottom and two big doors that open on the top for the fridge, it is funny because I dont feel like our food is worthy to be in there! We also bought a new vent-a-hood microwave and dishwasher. Our kitchen is getting smaller by the minute!!! Our lives are so busy anymore that it is hard to make time for blogging, but I vow to do better.
I have been a little MORE moodier than normal lately (no I am NOT pregnant, at least I hope not)! Not really sure why, maybe my hormones are out of wack! Who knows? I tried to arrange my work schedule so that I could be more available at home, but that was pretty much a failed attempt! I think the exact quote was, "I will not build my practice around Shanna's wants and Shanna's needs." For me that was a big eye opener. I don't expect to forgive him for that anytime soon! I cannot explain how difficult it is to raise three kids, work full time and be NORMAL! I am obviously not good at any of them! I have thought more lately about getting on meds for depression to see if that would make a difference, but for now I will just try to do my best! Caitlyn told me the other day that I never smile. She said "It's like you forgot how." That makes me want to cry every time I think about it. I wonder if working so late every night and being so stressed when I am home is making things harder on them. I should be at home with them more. I keep telling myself that it wont be like this for long and one day I will be a stay at home mom! He did agree to try to be done by 6pm every night, so maybe that will help a little. Probably, I am just worn out from the winter months at the clinic and listening to kids screaming at work and home! My kids are doing great though! Jackson is really doing well in Pre-K...Thank GOD for Ms.Jessica! Caitlyn is meeting all of her Accelerated Reader goals and Hayden is trying to figure out how to walk! He is so funny, quite the little mocking bird! He will say just about anything he wants to now! Anyway, I hope I have caught everyone up on my life! I will blog again tomorrow night if I have time!

Nothin much!

2009-02-28T18:44:00.000-08:00

This morning, Dale got up and fixed breakfast! We had Bacon cheese sandwiches (we were out of eggs, so this is really all we had)! The kids didn't really eat much, they never do! We hung out for a little while, then we went to MawMaw's. The kids packed them a bag because they were determined to spend the night! When we got there, Maw Maw's sister Jonie was visiting from Texas with her husband, (at least I think they are married) Ray. We visited with them for a little while then Dale and I had to go to Hibbett and get Caitlyn some new shin guards for soccer. Her old ones are getting too small. Much to our surprise, it started to snow! Hayden really didn't know what to think, but he did notice that it was something different! After we went to Hibbett Sports, we ran in JCPenney to see if they had anything good on sale. Dale is not the best person to take with you if you are planning to shop. He basically made one lap around the store at about 70 MPH then he was ready to go! This was totally not fun for me and NO I didn't get to look at anything! Dale is one of those husbands who must think that the kids' clothes grow to fit them and there is NEVER a good reason to buy them! Anyways, I could go on all day about that! Dale's friend Kevin called as we were speeding through Penneys to say that they were coming over for a visit! They came over for a little while along with Michael and her two kids and Alyssa and Frank (her boyfriend). They didn't stay long and when they left, we went BACK to Abes Ole Feed House! Betty and Ralph had never eaten there before, so this time we all went, even Jonie and Ray! It was nice, but the place was packed! Caitlyn and Jack decided to go back with MawMaw and PawPaw. On the way home, Dale and I went to WalMart and picked up some eggs for pancakes in the morning and of course we needed diapers too!!! Now, Dale is on the couch watching Man Vs. Wild and Hayden is playing in his room! I am going to bed early tonight!!!

Crazy Day!

2009-02-27T17:22:00.000-08:00

Today was busy!!! Mom and Dad brought over donuts this morning for the kids to eat before school. They loved them, it is funny how much they like cake donuts. Most kids like the regular donuts and I thought that cake donuts were for old people. I guess I was wrong!! Hayden, Grammy and I went to Walmart to pick up a few things and then came back home! I spent a lot of the day putting away laundry and cleaning the boys' room! I went to pick the kids up and it was POURING down raining! Tonight we all went to Abes Ole Feed House, Grammy and Paw Paw went with us! While we were there, Jennifer and Mark showed up! We have never eaten there before, but we will definitly go back! It was wonderful! Now, the kids are watching "Howie Do It" and then we are going to bed!!!

A Sign of Things To Come!

2009-02-26T17:11:00.000-08:00

I called Dale this evening after he got home from work and Caitlyn answered. This is how our conversation went: ring ring
Caitlyn: Hi Mommy
Mommy: Who am I talking to? (they both sound alike)
Caitlyn: Caitlyn
Mommy: Where is Dad?
Caitlyn: I dont know
Mommy: Okay, where is the baby? (hopefully Daddy is near the baby)
Caitlyn: In his crib crying...(oh, crap)
Mommy: Do you think Daddy is okay?
Caitlyn: I dont know, I am playing the DS
Mommy: Could Daddy be outside?
Caitlyn: Not sure
Mommy: Try yelling for daddy.
Caitlyn: Mom, can I tell you something?
Mommy: okay, but make it quick, I am at work...
Caitlyn: Rileigh is not my friend anymore (they have been best buddies since kindergarten)
Mommy: Why not?
Caitlyn: Well, she wants to play with Emma (new girl) all the time and not me
Mommy: why don't you try playing with both of them?
Caitlyn: I HATE Emma
Mommy: We don't say Hate
Caitlyn: Well, I dont like her playing with Rileigh.
Caitlyn: She said that I was mean
Mommy: Why did she call you mean?
Caitlyn: Because I said that I didn't want to play with her
Mommy: Well, Caitlyn, that was mean
Caitlyn: I only want to play with Rileigh not her
Mommy: (getting nowhere with this conversation) You might like Emma if you got to know her
Mommy: I didnt like Shannon when I first met her and now we are best friends (totally never happened, but I thought it might work)
Caitlyn: Well, Emma is not Shannon
Caitlyn: Emma said I was selfish
Mommy: Why did she call you that
Caitlyn: Because I told her that I Did not want to play with anyone but Rileigh
Mommy: You don't own Rileigh and she can play with whomever she wants
Caitlyn: Well, I dont want to play with either one of them ever again
Mommy: That makes me sad because I know how much you love Rileigh
Caitlyn: Mom are you trying to make me upset, I just lost my best friend
Mommy: (thinking that things are only going to get worse as she gets older) Do you know where your Daddy is yet?
Caitlyn: NOPE
Daddy: Caitlyn, Hang up the phone.
click......
(guess Daddy was fine after-all)
ring ring
Daddy: hello
Mommy: where have you been?
Daddy: outside cooking pork chops on the grill
Mommy: Please get Hayden out of his crib!!!
I just thought that this was too funny! I am sure that this is only the beginning of things to come!!! Thank God that we only have one girl!!!

Boy, What a Day!

2009-02-23T19:07:00.000-08:00

My day started at 5am...again! Hayden has been going to bed earlier than normal because he has been ill, that part has been nice! BUT, he is waking up earlier...not nice! Tonight, I put his behind to bed at 9! Hopefully, he will sleep till 6 or 7!
Today was insane! I was already tired which equals a bad mood in the laws of Shanna book! Then Dr Stanford comes in earlier than I was expecting, so I didn't get a lot done this morning. Our afternoon was crazy, lots of coughs and ear aches! Luckily, we have not had tons of flu yet! I did not clock out until 6:50pm! I didn't get home until after 7 because I decided to get McDonalds for the family on the way home. Dale could not cook supper because Hayden will not let you! He is very clingy lately! You should see him, he is covered in a rash...head to toe! I guess he has Roseola! I gave him some Benadryl and now he is fast asleep and hopefully the rash will be gone in the morning. Caitlyn and Jack are getting sleepy so it surely won't be long before they are asleep!

Dreading Tomorrow!

2009-02-22T18:10:00.000-08:00

I wish I could freeze time right now! We had a great day today, but tomorrow will be a different story! The kids were a little whiney today, not sure why! Hayden is just plain crabby...I think his ears might still be bothering him. We went to WalMart today and I bought some new bathroom towels. We had a hodge podge of towels in the bathroom, no two were alike! I decided that after 10 years of marriage, we really needed to have some matching towels! Dale has played the Wii a lot with the kids today, they really enjoy MarioKart and SuperMario Brothers. Our Sunday morning waffle extravaganza went well! Dale broke my new waffle maker (I hated the dumb thing anyway), so we ended up eating pancakes! Everyone had a great time visiting, I sure do like that everyone can come here for a meal at least once a week. My extended family (grandpa and uncle) really don't communicate with my family a whole lot. We were not raised with much family around except for mom and dad. I really want my children to know that they do have Aunts and Uncles and Grandparents that care about them. I guess I will be making pancakes for a long time! Caitlyn had soccer practice tonight. Her team is the ONLY one of its kind from Benton. They have the only 6-10 year old team that is in a league. They will have to travel to most of the games though. Hopefully we will not go further than North Little Rock for now! She had fun, but this league is a big deal, so she has to be serious about it! She did good, her coach made them run laps around the Boys and Girls Club field, she HATED that!!! Dale is the assistant coach, which is nice! At least he will be at all of her games in case I have to work! Well, I have a headache, so I am going to take a HOTTTT bath and go to bed! Goodnight!

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2009-02-21T14:17:00.000-08:00

We are all tired at our house!!! Hayden is still sick, he was running 103 this morning (poor guy)! He had to get his 3rd Rocephin shot this morning and I had to give it to him! He is SOOO fussy, but hopefully he will start feeling better by tonight! Caitlyn won the Character Award again at school (must take after her mommy!!!!!!) Jackson is doing well, he has gotten blue at school every day this month (that is the best you can get)! He is doing so much better in school! Bella is also good...at least I think she is!!! She had to get a good brushin' today, so she is a little ticked off right now! We have a new member of the family, her name is Twinkle (a gerbil), she is also doing good! We thought for sure that she would have died due to all the noise around here, but she must be pretty resilient! I am very tired, work was incredibly busy today! We just kept seeing patients, but they never seemed to stop coming in! I didn't clock out until a little after 1pm! Dale was definitely ready for a break. Hayden refuses to be put down, you know how men are when they are sick!!!!!!!!! He is napping now, so I better go clean the kitchen while I can! Love you all...more later!

Been Busy!

2009-02-18T17:03:00.000-08:00

Sorry I haven't blogged lately! Hayden has been very sick this week. He was diagnosed with a double ear infection on Monday and had to get a shot. He is on a 10 day antibiotic and seems to be feeling a lot better today! I got home a little late tonight and had to start some supper. Hayden is napping and Dale and the kids are watching Americal Idol. Work was crazy busy as usual! All of us at work are praying that spring will hurry up and get here!! Dale said that they were busy today, but he had a good day overall! Tomorrow is Caitlyn's dentist appt...I sure hope that she does not freak out! Well, I need to get off here and start some tea

It's Finally Over!!!

2009-02-14T18:39:00.001-08:00

Today was wonderful, but I am so glad that the house is back to "normal!" Hayden had a great birthday party today! We had a house full of people and everyone seemed to have a good time! Dale smoked a pork butt and a beef brisket and we had grilled hotdogs, baked beans, coleslaw, chips and dip and cake! WE ARE STUFFED!!! Hayden REALLY enjoyed his cake! It didn't take him long to dig into it! He made a huge mess, but luckily Aunt Jen gave him a bath and cleaned him up! Dale's dad bought him a little weasel that is attached to a ball, it rolls around the floor and looks like it is alive...it was Hayden's favorite gift! Mom and Dad bought him the red car, we bought him a fisher price farm house, JohnDeere tractor and a FurReal bear, Aunt Jen bought him some MegaBlocks, Maw Maw bought him a phone and 4 outfits, Shannon and David bought him an outfit and some flipflops! I think that is all...

Dale and I went to the movies tonight and watched "Taken", it was a very good movie. I defintely recommend it! Then we went to Petco and looked at a gerbel for the kids. It was a creepy little animal, but I think the kids will like it! We plan on taking them there tomorrow to look at it! Thanks to Uncle Daniel, we dont have to buy the cage and feeding supplies! After we left Petco, we went to Hibbett Sports in BENTON (we tried the Bryant one, but they were very unhelpful) and bought new shoes! It is RARE for Dale and I to spend any money on ourselves...it always goes to the kids, but this was our Valentine's Day gift to each other. I haven't had new tennis shoes since Jack was a baby! Tomorrow, we are going to take Jack there to get a pair of shoes. Caitlyn just got a new pair last week at Kohls, so she has not been left out!!! Anyway, I am going to take a shower while Hayden is asleep! Enjoy the pics...

The Million Dollar Birthday Cake!!!

2009-02-14T07:36:00.000-08:00

Our grand total was $98.81!!!!! Here are the pictures....

Happy Birthday Sweet Boy!

2009-02-13T18:59:00.000-08:00

Mommy wants to cry every time I think about it! I am SO blessed to have Hayden in my life! He completes our family and brightens our days! What an unexpected miracle he was! All I ever wanted was to be surprised by a pregnany and God gave us that with Hayden! It is so hard going through any type of infertility treatments and I finally gave up! I was tired of the hormones and stress that it intales, I gave up! I am so honored that God decided that maybe we needed just one more! I will NEVER forget standing in the bathroom looking at the test in disbelief! What a bigger surprise when we learned that we were already 16 weeks pregnant! Four days after we found out that we were going to have baby number 3, we learned that it was a baby boy! I remember Caitlyn saying to the ultrasound tech that she wanted a girl! The tech said "I am sorry honey, but I dont get to make it a boy or a girl!!" Caitlyn absolutely loves her baby brother now! How could you not love him...he is absolutely precious!!! Now that I am about to cry, I think I will go help Dale clean the kitchen!

Here is a poem that I want to dedicate to my 1 year old!!!

Author: Maryann K Cusimano

I am your parent you are my child

I am your quiet place, you are my wild

I am your calm face, you are my giggle

I am your wait, you are my wiggle

I am your audience, you are my clown

I am your London Bridge, you are my falling down

I am your Carrot Sticks, you are my licorice

I am your dandelion, you are my first wish

I am your water wings, you are my deep

I am your open arms, you are my running leap

I am your way home, you are my new path

I am your dry towel, you are my wet bath

I am your dinner you are my chocolate cake

I am your bedtime, you are my wide awake

I am your finish line, you are my race

I am your praying hands, you are my saving grace

I am your favourite book, you are my new lines

I am your nightlight, you are my sunshine

I am your lullaby, you are my peek-a-boo

I am your kiss goodnight, you are my I love you

I have shopped until I dropped!

2009-02-11T18:49:00.000-08:00

I dropped the kids off at school this morning at 8am, then met Betty here so we could go shopping in Little Rock for Hayden's birthday presents. Our destination was "Toy Up", but when we got there at 8:45, we read that they don't open until 10am!! We spent about an hour looking around WalMart and then we finally got to go to Toy Up. What a crazy expensive store that was...needless to say, I will NOT be going back! Perhaps if I was a brain surgeon instead of a mere medical assistant, I could afford those toys!! We ended up going to ToysRUs and he found a toy that he REALLY wanted! It only cost $17, so we went to look at some clothes! This lady starts telling us that they just put all of their underwear and panties on sale for $1.50 a package! They were the cute character underwear like Transformers, ScoobyDoo and SpiderMan! We spent about $50 on underwear for Caitlyn, Jackson, Laura and Austin! I think my kids ended up with over 25 pair of underwear a piece! Totally silly for us to do, but it was fun! Then we went to Olive Garden and ate lunch! Hayden was starving, he was so good today! On our way back home, we stopped by BabiesRUs and bought a few outfits for him! All in all it was a busy, but nice day! This evening I had to make an emergency trip to Kohls to get some new shoes for Caitlyn, hers were AWEFUL! She insisted on these light up Sketchers! They are cute, but I was sure hoping that we were moving past the light up shoe phase! She is so full of surprises! Well, Hayden is in Dale's lap crying for me, so I have to go...more later!!!

3 more days!

2009-02-10T18:06:00.001-08:00

Just three more days until my baby turns one!!! I found out that his birthday cake is going to cost me $90.00, I thought I was going to have a heart attack! Dale was very calm about it though, I think we both decided that he is the baby and our last "first" birthday so we wanted it to be special! Luckily, mom said that she would pay for some of it, thank God!!! Today was busy, but Dr.Stanford was needing to get out of there by 6pm, so I got off a little earlier than usual. We went to Larry's for supper. Hayden said "apple" for the first time while we were there! He can talk pretty well...it is amazing how well he enunciates his words. He also drank from a straw for the first time. Usually, we get the drink in our straw then put it in his mouth, but tonight he actually learned how to suck it from the straw! I'm telling ya'll that he is a child prodegy!!! Ha Ha!!! Jackson got blue again today at school...that is the best you can get! Today makes 7 days in a row that he has gotten blue! I went to Caitlyn's school today to take a picture of her standing next to the board that had her listed as Student Of The Month, but I couldn't find it anywhere! I asked the office where it was and they didn't offer much help. Apparently, the counselor is the one who deals with that and she was too busy to talk! I did hear that Caitlyn's picture is going to be in the Benton Courier some time this month, so I guess I will have to scrapbook that instead! Anyway, I am off tomorow and Betty and I are going to go to "Toy Up" and look for Hayden a birthday present! I thought Caitlyn's dentist appt was tomorrow, but it is the 19th, so she will not get to go with us! Well, it is time for the Wright children to go to bed so I must go! Love Yall!!!

Just Another Manic Monday!

2009-02-09T17:41:00.001-08:00

Mondays are the worst!! It is AMAZING that we have that many sick kids that need to be seen! We were very busy today, needless to say! It was a good day though, I kind of like it when we are busy because the day flies by! This morning when I was looking through Caitlyn's backpack, I saw a letter that was folded up in her bag. It said that Caitlyn has been chosen as Angie Grant's Student of the Month! She was picked because she has good character and is polite and helps others. I was SOOOO proud of her! I said Caitlyn, why didn't you tell me that you got this award? She just said, Oh, I forgot! She is so humble!!! Jackson, on the other hand, will probably NOT get that award!!! Ha Ha...just kidding! He is precious and actually, he always thinks of others! He is very caring, especially when you can see past his hyperactivity! Hayden had a great day today...just 4 more days until he is 1 year old! The picture above was taken of him after he was born! Just makes me sad looking at it...It is sad to think that we are done having babies, but eventually we have to stop (we are not the Duggars)!! My sister is trying to have a baby and so is my brother and his wife, so that should help get over the whole baby thing for me!!! Well, I have to go put kids to bed...love yall

The Wheels on the Bus...

2009-02-08T17:35:00.000-08:00

Dale broke out his guitar today and Hayden was mesmerized! He played "The Wheels On The Bus" for him and he danced and tried to sing along! I had to take some pictures! Yes, that is Caitlyn in the back playing a tamborine! We pretty much took it easy today! We did clean out one of the sheds out back and put some stuff aside for a yard sale this spring. We had our Sunday morning waffle breakfast, it was nice to have everyone over. I did not like the new waffle maker that I bought! It is supposed to cook four at a time, but I was not impressed with the quality of the waffle it made! Maybe I will get used to it, otherwise, we will be eating mostly pancakes from now on! We went to Betty and Ralph's for supper tonight, Hayden had a ball playing on the porch! We didn't get to stay long because we had to get back and take baths and prepare for tomorrow. Right now they are all playing in Caitlyn's room. Dale is watching Monster Quest (they NEVER find one!!!) and I am about to look up how to plant a garden. We are going to try to have a garden this summer. I think it will be good for the kids to learn how to nurture something and watch it grow! Anyway, I have lots to do....love you all

Just Another Day In Paradise!

2009-02-07T17:33:00.000-08:00

We had a WONDERFUL day today! This morning, Dale went out and started yard work. The kids went out with him and helped him burn leaves and gum balls. My dad is in town this weekend, so they came over a few times today! Mom brought us this wheelbarrel that she found at my brothers new house, but Dale did not need it. I took a picture of my dad giving my mom a ride across the street in the wheelbarrel! It was hilarious!!! Mom bought Hayden a new car today! It is for his birthday, but she gave him a sneek peek today and he loved it! I took some pictures for you to see! We went to Target today and bought the Carnival game for the Wii machine! The kids have been playing it for about three hours now and mommy is catching a break! Dale took my dad to the movies tonight to watch some sci-fi movie...I really don't remember the name! Hayden is napping, so mommy is getting some quality "Blog" time in!! Tomorrow is our Pancake/Waffle Sunday! We are slowly getting a house full on Sundays now! Tomorrow I have to make waffles for my family, my mom and dad, Jennifer, Mark and Hannah!!! I sure hope they turn out good!! Our goal is to try a different kind of waffle or pancake every Sunday! I hope that we will be able to continue this tradition for many years, that way our children will still come home on Sundays even when they are grown! Anyway, take a look at the pictures...

I am applying to be a librarian!

2009-02-04T17:31:00.000-08:00

How could a librarian possibly have a bad day! The worst thing that could possible happen to her would be not being able to find a book! And besides, there is a limit to how loud you can even be in a library! Needless to say, I had an encounter with an upset mother today! It is understandable to want to protect your child, but you brought him to us to fix him and then you want to act a "fool" when we have to draw blood! I just don't get it! I have to say that a circumstance rarely arise where I need someone to come to my defense, but after I had been yelled at and my hand slapped, I needed Dr.Stanfords help! That mom was NUTS!!! The kid was actually being fairly calm, but his mother, however was not! Dr.Stanford did tell the mom that I was very good at what I do and he was sorry that she didn't agree with him! I was so shocked that she was so upset...the bad part was that I did get his blood, but it was not coming fast enough. All I did was try to move the needle out a little to see if that would cause the blood to come faster, before I new it, the mom was having a cow! I probably should not have been so bothered by it, but I am a perfectionist and I hated that she had gotten that upset! I do have to say that even though I was still reeling about that blood draw when Dr.Stanford comes out of the next room and orders a blood draw on a 4 week old. I was freaking out a little inside because I was afraid that psycho mom had messed up my mojo, but that blood draw went very smoothe and his mother was very calm! That restored my confidence! My kids are wonderful! We are watching American Idol and then Criminal Minds, then it is bed time!!! Tomorrow is another day ...

I want to be a stay at home mom!!

2009-02-03T19:25:00.000-08:00

What a nice day! I love that the only decision in my life today was to either take a shower or take a nap! I always feel like a better mommy when I am at home, I am not as stressed for sure! Hayden was a dream today, he is such a sweetheart! The kids had a great day at school and Dale seemed to have a good day at work. We had to go grocery shopping tonight at Kroger...our grand total was $244...how could we ever afford more kids! God bless the Duggars!!! We bought some fruit, yogurt and granola and had parfait's after dinner! I have stuck to my resolution of being a better planner this week. I already have the batter ready for waffles in the morning. Caitlyn did not have any homework tonight so things have been pretty relaxed around here! I washed all the bedsheets today and sprayed the whole house down with lysol (not for any real reason, I just thought it would help kill the stomach virus that Dale and I just recovered from). Oh, I almost forgot, Hayden had his first real injury today! He was in the bathroom (with me of course) and he was standing at the tub and fell hitting his forehead on the edge of the bathroom door. He has a very small scratch on his forehead! He cried for a long time, but eventually got over it. It looks fine now, but I thought I should take a picture for his scrapbook...I posted a picture for you to see...He is so cute! Love you all and hopefully tomorrow will be as nice as today was...ha ha

I hated my job today!

2009-02-02T18:20:00.000-08:00

Today was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day! I don' want to get into a lot of details about it, but it was horrible! Then, I came home and my computer was acting up and I thought that I had lost all of the pictures that I have not had a chance to burn them to a disc. I was FREAKING out about it. Luckily, my wonderful husband saw that I was about to have a heart attack and he fixed it for me! Shannon is a doll and she made my new header for my blog. Thank God for smart people! I would like to give a shout out to two different people tonight! First of all Gwynn at work! At first, I wasn't sure if I liked you or not, but it sure didn't take long for you to start growing on me!! You ARE a hard worker and no matter what else, Dr.Stanford and I need you. Second of all, I would like to say congratulations to all Medical Assistants and Medical Assistant students! It is not easy to devote your time to any form of school, especially if you have children. Way to go for even trying to do it! You are in no way any less of a person for chosing this path versus becoming a "real nurse". I love what I do, and there is no "degree" that would make me any happier! Sometimes, it is not all about the money! I do not feel like I am an under-acheiver for doing what I did...it was hard as heck and I did it! Eventually, I do plan on going back to school, but it is just a plan, and if I never get around to it, I will be okay! I am happy. Now that I have that out of the way, maybe I can sleep a little easier tonight! The kids are happy as usual! Jack is upset because he fell at school today and has two (very tiny) scratches on his knee. He wants me to make it go away...I already tried bandaids, but he said that wont work! I finally just told him that he would have to be big and deal with it. Caitlyn is being moody as usual, she is going to be a great teenager! Hayden is sleepy (yesssss) so I will be laying him down after I get done blogging. Now, Jack is standing in front of Dale holding a Princess book and asking Dale to read it to him! Dale absolutely refuses to read his son a book about princesses!!! Hayden keeps trying to turn off the computer, so I guess I should go ahead and put him to bed! Tomorrow will surely be a better day ( I am OFF). I will let you know how it goes...

Getting Ready for Monday!

2009-02-01T19:42:00.000-08:00

I HATE Mondays...Hate 'em!!! Tomorrow, I am sure we will be crazy busy! The good thing is that the day will usually fly by because we are so busy! I am off Tuesday and that is WONDERFUL! Jennifer came over and ate waffles this morning and we hung out for a little while and then she had to go grocery shopping. Caitlyn and Jack were at their MawMaw's and after Hayden layed down for his morning nap, Dale and I cleaned the house! It is a lot easier to clean when there are no kids in the way! We got so much done, of course tonight as I sit here "blogging", you really cannot tell that we worked so hard on it today! We did our taxes today and it looks okay so far! I hope we will be able to pay off a lot of bills and have a little fun too! I almost dread work tomorrow, there seems to be a lot of drama lately! I think we are all getting a little cabin fever and ready for summer to get here. The winter months really take their toll on us at the clinic. Things are very stressful and we work longer hours, that makes us all a little crabby! The home life is great!! The kids are silly and growing like weeds! I can't wait for summer to get here and let Hayden go outside more! Mom went to Daniel's this weekend and seemed to have a good time! She is adjusting to "sharing" her baby! We did get to spend a little time with Shannon and David this weekend! They bought a new TV, and "Handy Man" Dale got to go put it together for them! Then we went and ate Chinese food...not my favorite, but it was nice getting to visit outside of work! Anyway, if you remember my "next week resolution" was to be a better mommy and try to plan ahead a little, I must stop blogging and get to plannin for tomorrow. More later...

Almost Friday!!!

2009-01-29T19:28:00.000-08:00

One more day to go! I am sooo ready for the weekend! I have decided that my next week resolution is to get everything ready the night before. I am a procrastinator (did I spell that right??) and it makes my mornings a stressfull mess! First of all, I cannot leave a mess in my kitchen, if there are dishes from the night before that got put in the sink, I have to clean it. It will drive me crazy to know I have to come home to a dirty house so I usually get caught up in cleaning and forget to get everything else done. Thank God for mom!! She comes over at 6:30am and gets Caitlyn's lunch ready for her and gets breakfast fixed for them! On a normal day, I get home at around 6:40 and have to do homework with Caitlyn and get supper fixed (usually Dale tries to have this done) then clean the kitchen, bathe the kids and blog before bed...it is normally around 11pm before I can even think about bed. I wake up at 6am and take a shower then get myself dressed...then I make the biggest mistake EVER...I go to the kitchen! Once I set foot in the kitchen, my brain is in clean and cook mode! I forget to get the kids up and dressed...luckily mom shows up and says..."are you going to wake up Caitlyn and Jack." I guess I just forget what time it is! Once I do wake them up, all I do is stress them out saying "we are running late we are running late hurry hurry hurry." Poor kids, they are probably going to have ulcers any day now!!! So, that is why I love the weekends...I can relax and enjoy my life for a couple of days! I have promised myself to be a better mommy and planner next week (we'll see how it goes)! The kids are doing great! Jack and Caitlyn are watching a TV show in her bed (I am sure they will be outgrowing that any day now). Hayden is sound asleep (for the record...I got to spend a total of 2 hours with him today) :(
I cannot believe that he will be one in 2 more weeks! He is so sweet, it is amazing to Dale and I every day how much he learns and grows. We absolutely have the greatest kids! Not that we are perfect parents by any means, but we are learning every day! Dale and I love each other and our kids know that...I really think that makes them better kids! Anyway, obviously I am getting off subject...YEAH tomorrow is Friday! I will add more later...

Baby, It's Cold Outside!!

2009-01-27T19:43:00.000-08:00

Well, Caitlyn did not get to go to the dentist today due to the weather. They both went to school this morning hoping that the school would close early (it didn't though)! I spent my day cleaning the house and doing laundry. I went to WalMart this morning and picked up a few things that we would need even if we don't get iced in!! Hayden was wonderful today...he is getting so good at putting himself to sleep for his naps. I was rocking him, but he would fight it so hard that I finally gave up and started putting him in the crib with a few ounces of warm milk, it works like a charm and he is old enough now that I am not so worried about ear infections with him laying down with a bottle. I ordered him the cutest things to go on his bottles (and sippy cups). They are little rubber bands with his name on them. They fit around the bottle and really serve no purpose except that they have his name on it and they are adorable! I saw them on the bottle of one of my patients last week and saw them again on John and Kate plus 8 and I knew that my Hayden REALLY needed them! It is nearly 10pm and all three kids are asleep, what a pleasant surprise! I am going to go to bed a little early tonight (it is sad that 9:50 is considered "early")! Love you all...

Monopoly

2009-01-26T18:42:00.000-08:00

Nothing very remarkable at work today! It is monday, we were busy, it is COLD outside! Dale and I ate lunch together at Larry's today. We really enjoy getting to have a nice meal together every now and then! I didn't leave work tonight until almost 6:30 and then I had to go get gas. Dale wanted me to go pick up the Monopoly game for the Wii machine. The roads were starting to get slick, but I made it to Game Stop before they closed to buy it.

We made it about a quarter through a game and Jack had lost interest. Caitlyn really likes it, she is good at that kind of stuff. Dale and I try to make being at home fun, so that when they get older, they may actually like to be around us (probably won't work, but it is worth a shot)! We are supposed to get a lot of ice tonight and so I am not sure if Caitlyn will be able to go to her dental appt in the morning, but if she does go, I will let you know how she did!

"I Don't Want Any More Toys"

2009-01-25T18:15:00.000-08:00

What a sad thing for us to hear! Our baby girl is growing up! We have spent all weekend getting the boys' room done and I decided to get rid of some of Caitlyn's toys that she no longer plays with. Her room is the smallest in the house and it does not take much for the toys to become out of control! I was asking her what toys she didn't play with anymore (including some she just got for Christmas). She said that she did not want any more toys. She would rather have music CD's, make-up (only to wear at home) and dresses. What a big girl she is becoming. It was sad for about a minute, then I wiped her out! She said that all of her barbies (probably 30 or more) could go to Hannah Cantrell, all of her Polly Pockets could go to Hannah Work and her My Little Ponies could go to Haileigh Work. It was so nice that she had a plan for all of her toys. Now her room is pretty much empty. She has about 10 coloring books and all of her Littliest Petshop toys that will keep her busy for now.

We finally got the boys room finished. I need to know what you think so leave me a comment. We looked at WalMart today for material to make them some curtains, but they really didnt have anything. I kind of like the windows being bare, but Hayden cannot sleep in there during the day if it is too bright. I'm sure we will find something that will work. We are starting to get the house back in order finally! I went and bought some big totes to put all of the clothes that they have outgrow in. I am thinking that we are going to be having a BIG yardsale in the spring. NO Shannon, I did not box up anything that Hannah could wear. I am sending them to you as soon as I can!!!! It was sad looking at everything that Hayden has outgrown, but it sure does not make me want another one! Love you all and I will talk to you later...

Off To The Races!!!

2009-01-23T16:22:00.000-08:00

What an exciting day! Dale and I went to the horse races, it was our first time to go and we were a little overwhelmed! We learned a lot and won a little! We had so much fun spending time with our friends and enjoying the scenery! I tried a corn beef sandwich and was not really sold on it! The kids both had good days at school! Caitlyn got to read her school's mission statement in front of the entire school this morning! She is such a big girl now! Dale and I stayed to watch her...you could tell she was nervous! We are so proud of her!
Our plans for this weekend is to finally be finished with the boys room. I can't wait to post the pictures! That's all for now...I will write more later.

Getting ready for the weekend!

2009-01-22T19:41:00.001-08:00

Today was busy, but fun! I had a meeting at lunch to discuss EMD's at the clinic...that was kind of boring, but I guess I needed to be there! I picked up Wendy's for supper, I was running late getting off from work and I didnt have time to cook a big supper before Grey's came on. I went to Old Navy and picked up a shirt to wear to the races tomorrow. Dale thought that was silly because I didnt really have to dress up, but I can always find a good reason to shop!!
I scheduled Caitlyn to go to the dentist on Tuesday to get a filling (NO she does not have a cavity), she has a problem with the way one of her teeth developed and the only way to fix it is to do a filling. Jack got sent home from school today because he was being naughty (we already addressed the problem and he promises to do better tomorrow). God love his teacher! Bless her heart, I'll bet she will be dancing around the room when he starts kindergarten!!! That's all for now...

Orthodontist Appointment

2009-01-21T19:49:00.000-08:00

Today, Caitlyn had to see Dr.Daniel. He is an Orthodontist that Dr.Mazurek (Caitlyn's dentist) recommended that we see. Her teeth are cram packed in her mouth and we need to get an early start on getting them straight. Luckily for her she is missing two adult teeth on the bottom. He did an x-ray and decided that for now, we will plan on pulling two baby teeth on the top and two on the bottom. Hopefully, that will allow her mouth to have some extra room to fit all of those teeth in! I was so happy to hear that we may be able to skip braces! Poor Caitlyn, she started crying when he said that she would have to get some teeth pulled. She said "Mom, in my head, I just see you and Dr.Mazurek pulling out my teeth and blood going everywhere with me screaming in pain!!" It was hilarious!! She is such a mess! Jack is doing great too, he is in love with MarioKart on the DS. I wasn't sure that he would be able to play it, but he is really good at it and it allows him to use some of his energy on something besides bouncing off the walls! Hayden is also doing well, he is soooo funny! It is so much fun watching him grow and learn! We are so blessed!!! Oh, I almost forgot, Bella is also doing well! She is laying on Caitlyn's backpack sound asleep!