We are officially country people.

All Tyler wants for Christmas is a sheep.

um

Last night Hailey gave me a Christmas List with 66 items on it, (all different from the stuff I bought her) with items such as

1) a poodle

2) 100 dollars

3) new trampoline

4) a pool

5) own bathroom

6) own studio

7) my own stage

8) cheetos

Weirdo.

(Maybe Santa will come through...

Conversation in the car

Me: "Tyler, how many kids are you going to have?"

Tyler: "I'm not having any."

Me: "Why not?"

Tyler: "I don't like the whole concept of making them".

Do you know the messiest dinner event ever?

I'll tell you.

Rice

Steak with steak sauce

Peas

Hard-boiled eggs with salt and discarded shells

4 rowdy ill-mannered children

A father working late tonight

Man I'm glad that's over. Anyone want to come and clean the disaster? I'm pooped.

Halloween Report

Grandma Linda brought out Cousin Maddie for Halloween AND brought her centuries old sewing machine for Hailey. (Dream come true for Hailey.)

Scary-crow and Dorothy. (I am fighting diarrhea and a sinus headache this very moment, thus the pained look. Thank goodness Mom was there to help.)

Swine Flu

Pink Princess

Yellow Princess

Chicken Boy

Vampire-ess

Dementor

Things

a) Nathan-Has the flu. I have never seen that man sick in 11 years. Mine lasted about 2 days so it'll be gone by the time Halloween is here. I will Lysol the entire place.

b) Stacey-Has paint coming out of her tail end. My house is transforming. LOVE IT,

c) Tyler-Is in time out. Huge temper tantrum this morning. I know it is hard to go get some paper towels but still...

d) Hailey-Making "clothes" out of my old clothes. She needs a sewing machine so bad!

e) Emma-Wouldn't eat the "real" eggs from the chicken I scrambled this morning. I don't blame her. I couldn't either when I realized it is a chickens period. And I am NOT a picky eater. But there was dried blood on the shell. Blech.

f) Mason- Freaked me out by falling 3/4 down the stairs on his bike. For real son. Enough.

I "need to be like other moms" because...

(according to Tyler)

a) I don't buy my kids a phone

b) I sing too loud and "opera-y"

c) I always wear paint clothes which are messy with paint splatters

d) I tell Tyler's friends they are so cute and I am glad they are at our home.

Then he said, "Are you going to try and improve a little bit?"

Ha. Ya right.

I'm taking the plunge.

Painting the kitchen cabinets white or black....

(A practice one is drying as we speak. Mind you, this is pretty scary to do. Can you not wait to see what color choice I go with!?!?!)

Bloody heck.

I forgot how hard it is to have the flu. I think that last time I had it was over 20 years ago during Halloween. Yesterday during sharing time, (I being the teacher) I could feel myself get sicker and sicker each minute. By the time I went to bed last night I was out of control. Monday morning I couldn't get out of bed and for the 2nd time in 11 years asked Nathan to stay home from work and mind the kiddos. (Which he did.) I hit 102 temperature until I broke down and took some aspirin. We will see how I feel tomorrow. I will either be way better or the opposite, which means I am going to see the doctor. You better believe once I am over this I will be first in line to get that swine flu shot. I ain't doing this again (nor will I watch my babies do it.) I like being healthy and able to hold/kiss my family.

:)