"THAT just happened" --A new segment

This is a new segment called "That just happened." It's for the little (or big) things I witness around the house. Enjoy the 1st one!

Two nights ago Alex and Athan were pretty rowdy going to bed, but Jesse's brother was over visiting so we kind of let them be silly in bed while we talked --rather than laying down the law ;) Anyway, Ambrose came downstairs to tell us that his brothers had stuck "big band-aids" all over the bunk beds & wall. Sounded like it needed my attention so I headed up to see what in the world was going on...uh, yeah, the 2 little rascals had gotten into not only the band-aid stash in the bathroom, but also my panty liners and had stuck them ALL over the place! Oh brother. Oh, it gets better... So we see Alex right away in the room, but Athan is no where in sight until I notice all the blankets crammed under his bed. I move the blankets to find him hiding under there, I make him come out and when he does he is butt NAKED!! About the funniest thing I ever saw, it definitely lightened up the moment. Those boys, those boys.

"Glad I was listening" -Bathroom edition

**Be warned, this entry uses 'bathroom words' (which are frequently heard in a house full of boys)


(Alex is sitting on the potty)
Athan: I need to go potty like you right now.
Alex: Then go upstairs. I am going "Dia-neena".
Athan: Dianeena?
Alex: Yes. Do you know what Dianeena means? It's when you have to go lots of poop. and lots of pee. Lots of pee AND poop.

Now Athan just came running up to me saying "I did go two pees! So now I get two candies cuz I did go two pees!"

Today's funny

"Daddy's car is growling!"

-Alex, from the backseat

Today we are driving the husband's car. It's a blue '99 Ford Escort Wagon with a loud tailpipe and not a lot of pick up--let's just say I don't feel I'm very high on the 'coolness' meter while driving it.

There's a new king in our house....

His name is Gus. As many of you know, I am NOT a pet person-- so I was stunned when I fell in love with this cat at Petsmart (The Humane Society was there with animals for adoption) and told Jesse we HAD TO buy him. Gus is easy going, friendly, patient, and affectionate--fits right in. He learned his way around the house and found several lounging spots within 2 days; now he acts as if he's lived here his entire life. He's 3-4 years old and weighs in at 18.5 pounds! We love him and I think he loves us, or at least doesn't seem to mind ruling this homestead.

MIA

Sorry, folks. Our house is currently chaos. We started refinishing the wood floors on the 1st floor on Thursday and it's been a disaster ever since. It's unlikely that we will even have our furniture moved back in by the weekend. Fortunately, though, we got our BRAND NEW furnace working again (the fuse went out) since it's going to be 28 degrees tonight! Which means that the 2nd coat of stain is going to take even LONGER to dry. Good grief. Life is not fun right now.

Overheard on the radio

I heard this today.

"...and I really wanted to go, but it was almost 8 and my favorite TV show was coming on. Well, I made a decision: People are more important than a TV show."

-A radio personality on my local Christian radio station. Everything she says makes me smack my forehead, seriously.

Guess who's on Flickr...finally?!

Yes, I started a Flickr account. Mostly for swap purposes, but I will be uploading pictures of the kids--since they are the ones you are REALLY interested in. It's okay, I know how it is.

Now...if I can only get the husband to buy me a digital camera ;) I think anyone who has his email address should send him an email just saying "Buy Rachel as digital camera, please!". Maybe he'll get the point. If you want his email, just send me a message and I'll give it to you--if you're legit, yo.