Perfect weather for fishing

Rob took the older kids and two of there friends fishing this afternoon. He said they had a good time and everyone caught a fish except him and he caught a reptile. The kids all came home dirty and wet which means they had a good time. I have a wonderful husband who enjoys being with his kids.

weight loss

Some people need to loose weight and some people need to gain. Grace needs to gain so to some who pray for her they may not find this funny but I did. She put her sisters shorts on and it just reminded me of all the weight loss commercials.

Horse pens 40

My boys are home safe and sound. They had a great time and no one got hurt. Rob did say we need to buy Michael a new sleeping bag. I guess we did not think about him out growing his sleeping bag. Michael won something for cooking which cracks me up since he did not eat any of it. He boiled chicken and then added it to roman with veggie stir fry and then they were given a secret ingredient which was pineapple so he added that. For dessert they took biscuits and rolled them in sugar and fried then and then after they were cooked they dipped them in sweet and sour sauce.
For breakfast they had pancakes and bacon. They had sandwiches with chips and oreos for lunch. Michael said he had fun but was tired when he got home. He is already in the shower and i am sure he will go to bed early tonight

A Quiet Weekend

The boys went camping this weekend with boy scouts so the girls and I are relaxing this weekend. Well not exactly relaxing today. We went out for burgers and fries for dinner and I even let them get pies. We just set around and relaxed last night. I did let them take a bath with the bubble blower that was until they pulled the shower curtain down including the rod out of the wall. But, I even took time to finish a book. I let the girls sleep in my bed last night and I slept on the couch. Actually I love sleeping on the couch and will use any excuse to do it. I even let them stay up until 10pm which never happens with mom. This morning we relaxed and then at 10am we got started. They got there room cleaned and Faith started laundry and kept it going. I got the office straightened up and found a wonderful memory. When Rob was in Iraq someone sent him cards using stampin up stamps which everyone knows is my favorite. When he saw them he got so excited and sent me a ton of them. Here is the sweat part, he did not write in the card. When I send a friend I typically do not sign it but write a note and stick inside of it so they can tear the card apart to copy it. The fact that he remembered that meant the world to me. It took a while to get back on track but I did. I got my room clean and my bathroom. Does anyone else stock pile shampoo and conditioner. I bet I have 10 bottles of each. I even cleaned out the drawers in my bathroom. I am proud to say I only had one outdated medicine. I really do try to stay on top of it. I promised the girls smoothies if they helped me get everything cleaned up. I wish I had the other camera to take pictures of everything they did. They really did try. They have had there smoothies and are now in there bedrooms watching a princess movie. We are going to relax until dad gets home which should be in the next hour. Here is a picture of the girls with there smoothie's and Grace resting in my bed.

Cat's Party

How did everyone spend there Saint Patrick's day? We had a great day, we have not had a great day in a long time. We got up and had devotions and then the kids did school without complaining and while they did school I made shamrock cookies and green icing. Don't think too highly of me, I used pre made strips of sugar cookie dough and store bought icing. After school I let them ice and eat there cookies. What a mess, someone I lost the pictures. Then a friend came to visit for a hour which was a wonderful break. Then we had quiet time and yes I laid down. Then we went to piano and I let the kids play outside. After that we met Rob at work and all of us went to the PX to buy cat toys. I even bought Rob a new fishing pole. We told Michael is he got his math done before we got home dad would take Michael fishing. So when we got home Rob took Michael fishing which is praise. It means for the second day in a row Michael got his school work done with little or no complaining. As soon as Rob left I ordered pizza. When the pizza arrived I took it to my neighbor’s house for a birthday party. oh, I guess I forgot to tell you who had a birthday party. It was my neighbor’s cats. That is why we bought cat toys. We set in her front yard and ate pizza and then ate cake and then let the kids play outside until 8:30pm when Rob got home. They had so much fun and I took time to enjoy talking to a friend who is moving soon. Oh before I forget I need to explain a couple of the pictures. Hope ran home to get a roll of toilet paper. I could not understand why, she had found a dead bird and wanted to pick it up. Can you say YUCK. Then Grace was scared to have the sugar decorations stuck to her face so my friend Lori did it to show her it was safe. Push pause on my music before playing the video.


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