yes I am still alive, and yes I will post something worth while soon!

30 Questions:
1. It’s 2AM and you are not home. You are more than likely:
At Denny's eating breakfast with friends after a night at the bar :)
2. What’s the last thing you spent more than $100 on?
Our tv
3. What do your bank checks look like?
green frogs
4. Where did the shirt you are currently wearing come from?
Hobby Lobby
5. Name something that will be on your Christmas wish list:
Gas money....we are hopefully going to Florida for Christmas, so any amount will help :)
6. What color is your toothbrush?
red and white
7. Name something you collect and tell us about it.
I don't really collect anything now, but when I was younger I collected cows...don't ask!
8. Last restaurant you ate at. Who were you with? How was it?
Bob Evans with the kids and my bestie Sarah...Just like old times, just a little louder.
9. Who was the last person you bought a birthday card for?
My awesome mother in law Jan :(
10. What is your worst bad habit?
interrupting people.
11. Name a magazine to which you subscribe?
Parents
12. Your favorite pizza toppings?
sausage

13. Whose number were you looking up the last time you used a phone book?
Whats a phone book?  LOL
14. Other than family, who is the person that you love most?
Sarah, my bestie and Shelby, she lives across the street from us and she is awesome!
15. What is the last thing you cooked?
I used the McCormick seasoning packets tonight for dinner...YUMMY.  It was the rosemary chicken and potatoes recipe.  Try it!
16. Name something you wouldn’t want to buy used?
underwear
17. Which shoe do you put on first?
the right one
18. What is the last thing you remember losing?
Alanna's white tank top...I searched everywhere for it...found it in Hannah's drawer by mistake.
19. What is the ugliest piece of furniture in your house?
The blue lazy boy in the living room...it matches nothing, but its my favorite chair and so comfy.
20. Last thing you bought and ended up returning?
I haven't bought and returned anything lately, but the last item returned was a shirt from Hannah's birthday..it didn't fit. .
21. What perfume/cologne do you wear? If none, why?
I usually don't wear anything....because I heard mosquitos get you more when you wear perfume, and I get bit enough without...why make it worse?
22. Your favorite board game?
scatagories or sorry.
23. What was the last board game you played?
littlest pet shop monopoly with Hannah.
24. Where did your vehicle come from?
An auction...before it went up for bid.
25. If a movie was made about your life what would the theme song be?
I can't think of the name right now, but I have ALWAYS said it was my theme song...Its a country song about the milk being spoiled and putting it back in the fridge, and the washing machine breaking and dominos by candle light....anyone know this?  MOM?
26. You’re sad, who can cheer you up easily?
my mom.
27. What was the color of the bridesmaid dresses of the last wedding you went to?
red
28. What house cleaning chore do you hate to do the most?
dusting.
29. What is your favorite way to eat chicken?
yummy bbq sauce and ranch for dipping..
30. It is your birthday. You hope the cake is?
yummy

try it.....you'll like it.

 I did this, so don't worry its not a scam or anything.  It actually made my day!

Heres what you need to do:
Call the NESTLE TOLL FREE NUMBER (this will not cost you anything – Promise)

1-800-295-0051
If the number is busy, hang up and try again.

When asked if you want “English or Spanish” wait “QUIETLY” for a few seconds… then a few more options will come.

Keep going & press 4 when prompted.

Then leave me a comment telling which option you chose. 

Try it, its..... a lot of fun, an adventure you never thought you would have, torture, the scariest thing you ever heard...you tell me, what are your feelings toward this phone call??

preschool day 2

Yesterday we lost power and therefore I had trouble posting or getting online. Not sure what happened, since it was a sunny , warm day, but luckily it wasn't off too long, but our computer had to be reset up and that us Chris' job.

Yesterday was preschool day again but this time it wasn't as much fun. Instead of the 1-2 hours I planned Alanna was only having about 20 minutes. I didn't push her and we colored and then decided to go for a walk. She was whiny, and not very nice when it came to drawing, she wanted me to do it for her. The walk really calmed her down and when we got back home she was sound asleep. The color of the day was red, animal was pig and letters were D, E, and F. Here are the pics.

D is for Dog, Duck, and Doll, E is for Eggplant, Eagle, and Elephant, F is for Fire, Fish, and French fries.

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What do you think of the word, Belannah (Bell-La-Nuh). Its the celebrity jumbling of all 3 kids names. I found it pretty funny at 3 am when 1 child was puking on me from pushing out his poop so hard in the fresh diaper I just put on him not 2 mintues before that and also telling the other child (who is 2) who was laying on the floor to be quiet because someone had the case of the giggles at 3am. While I was feeding Ben last night Alanna woke up and went into my bed and of course I wasn't there so she knew right where to find me...She laid on the floor waiting for me to go to bed...Me being so tired was thinkg about a name to call all 3 kids and came up with Belannah. Me and Alanna giggled while Ben tried to sleep....I guess that sort of thing happens when you are really sleepy.

weather and my cute kid

I'm almost afraid to say it, but I finally think summer is here in Michigan. I have been drooling over all these posts from other people about how hot it is where they live and the pictures of the shorts and swimming, while me and my kids are here in sweatshirts and jackets.. This morning at 7:00am the bank said it was 77...and...humid. Well it didn't say it was humid but you could feel it for sure. I am not a big fan of the humidity, please tell me who is? But I am a fan of warm weather way more so than snow and cold. Today its supposed to get to 92ish...I am stuck in the office, but have every intention of enjoying this HOT weather this weekend. Can you picture shamou? (shamoo?), (sham moo?) in a bathtub..that will be me, LOL
Yesterday Alanna played in the sprinkler at Mimi's house (Aunt Tammy/Uncle Kyle) and could not stop talking about all the fun she had. I told her today we would send her bathing suit and she responded in, "my babysuit, oh momma, I so appy." It was the cutest phrase every said in the WORLD, I swear I checked it out...It seems her talking has just clicked. She so enjoyable to have a conversation with. This morning on the way to Mimi's house, Hannah was singing..Alanna looked at her and yelled STOPPPP, Hannah said why? Alanna shot back with e-cuz. (because) and just left it at that. She then started to crack herself up and we all laughed the rest of the way. Even on the most stressful of mornings, my girls are the greatest.

Maybe shes friends with Brittany

Do you remember how I told you Alanna has been pretending to be a dog the last couple of days? Well this morning I was sitting down putting on my socks and shoes. I put one sock on and then the shoe, I turned sideways to find my other sock....Alanna was sitting there in her puppy stanz and it was in Alanna's mouth..When I took it from her and said Thanks, she barked. Is this still cosidered cuteness, or weirdness?

random

Here is the picture of me and the girls at the Princess party at the library last Saturday. The little girl on thr left is Jade, she is my brothers girlfriends little sister..

A few random things that have crossed my mind this week, and I thought I would mention them:

-I have had both my heat and my air on this week

-My mom got fired from her job, that she moved out of state for, for smoking a ciggerette in her car outside of the propery, when she told them she was a smoker (I have no clue?)

-Less than a week for my nephew to be here and less than 10 weeks for my neice, which would put Alanna's 2nd BDay in less than 10 weeks...OMG

-Chris and I have been married almost 5 months, holy cow, I feel old...just kidding

-Alanna is becoming a "real" person. We had our 1st "real" conversation today.

-Today we had a meeting at work about our 401K. WOW, I really had no clue..

-There are a million stupid people in the world for every 1 smart person.

Example: At my job people call me to get health benefits. This particular call has happened several times, different people.

Caller: Can you tell me if marriage counseling is covered?

Me: Marriage Counseling is not a covered benefit, however we do cover individual services.

Caller: Are you sure, because we really need the counseling for marriage?

Me: (getting frusterated already) Yes, I am sure, but I will check one more time.

Me: I'm sorry its still not a covered benefit for any member, would you be interested in indv services?

Caller: (screaming) So you just want us to get a divorce and then pay for mental health services when I am depressed and need medication to survive.

Me: ?????

-I lost 18 pounds people, I have never lost 18 pounds before. Watch out here comes a skinny minnie, sorry I am just super excited!

-I have a web cam, so if anyone else does and you wanna talk, I'm on AIM. Just email me and I will tell you my screen name...We could be face to face.

Thats all for now...

The Joys of Motherhood

I seen this post at Flip Flop Mamma and thought it was too cute not to repost. Sorry for stealing it and hope you enjoy!


Your Clothes:
1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your OB/GYN confirms your pregnancy.
2nd baby: You wear your regular clothes for as long as possible.
3rd baby: Your maternity clothes ARE your regular clothes.

Preparing for the Birth:
1st baby: You practice your breathing religiously.
2nd baby: You don't bother because you remember that last time, breathing didn't do a thing.
3rd baby: You ask for an epidural in your eighth month.

The Layette:
1st baby: You pre-wash newborn's clothes, color-coordinate them, and fold them neatly in theBaby's' little bureau.
2nd baby: You check to make sure that the clothes are clean and discard only the ones with the darkest stains.
3rd baby: Boys can wear pink,Can't they?

Worries:
1st baby: At the first sign of distress--a whimper, a frown--you pick up the baby.
2nd baby: You pick the baby up when her wails threaten to wake your firstborn.
3rd baby: You teach your three-year-old how to rewind the mechanical swing.

Pacifier:
1st baby: If the pacifier falls on the floor, you put it away until you can go home and wash and boil it.
2nd baby: When the pacifier falls on the floor, you squirt it off with some juice from the baby's bottle.
3rd baby: You wipe it off on your shirt and pop it back in.

Diapering:
1st baby: You change your baby's diapers every hour, whether they need it or not.
2nd baby: You change their diaper every two to three hours, if needed.
3rd baby: You try to change their diaper before others start to complain about the smell or you see it sagging to their knees.

Activities:
1st baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics, Baby Swing, and Baby Story Hour.
2nd baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics.
3rd baby: You take your infant to the supermarket and the dry cleaner

Going Out:
1st baby: The first time you leave your baby with a sitter, you call home five times.
2nd baby: Just before you walk out the door, you remember to leave a number where you can be reached.
3rd baby: You leave instructions for the sitter to call only if she sees blood

At Home:
1st baby: You spend a good bit of every day just gazing at theBaby.
2nd baby: You spend a bit of everyday watching to be sure your older child isn't squeezing, poking, or hitting the baby.
3rd baby: You spend a little bit of every day hiding from the children

Swallowing Coins:
1st child: When first child swallows a coin, you rush the child to the hospital and demand X-rays.
2nd child: When second child swallows a coin, you carefully watch for the coin to pass.
3rd child: When third child swallows a coin you deduct it from his allowance!

wedding countdown: 8 days

Chris and I went down to the courthouse this morning to apply for the marriage license. At the end they gave us a summary of certain "Michigan marriage laws". Chris thought a few of them were really funny and asked me to share with all of you.
Under R.S. 1846, Chap 83 under SEC.3.
No man shall marry his mother, grandmother, daughter, granddaughter, stepmother, grandfather's wife, son's wife, grandson's wife, wife's mother, wife's grandmother, wife's daughter, wife's granddaughter, nore his sister, brother's daughter, sister's daughter, father's sister, mother's sister, or cousin of the 1st degree or another man.
SEC.4.
No woman shall mary her father, grandfather, son, grandson, stepfather, grandmother's husband, daughter's husband, granddaughter's husband, husband's father, husband's grandfather, husband's son, husband's grandson, nor her brother, brother's son, sister's son, father's brother, mother's brother, or cousin of the 1st degree, or another woman.
The next section is Chris' favorite. He was laughing all the way home over 2 words. (idiot, and imbecile) Guess I can't call Chris an idiot anymore..
SEC.6.
No insane person, idiot, or person who had been afflicted with syphilis or gonorrhea and has nott been cured of the same, shall be capable of contracting marriage. (This section further restricts thre list of those who may intermarry by prohibiting the marriage of feeble-minded, imbeciles, or insane persons who have been confirmed as such in any public institution, without a certificate from two physicans that there is no possibility of transmitting their defects to their offspring.)

Its crazy to think that States actually have to have these listed as laws and there may be people out there who would want to marry their mother or father or anyone else in their family. Well Chris and I got a laugh out if it..hope you did too. Happy Friday.

The Walrus

Last night in the car on the way home....
Hannah: Make sure you wake me up early tomorrow so I can watch the walrus thing.
Me: What walrus thing?
Hannah: You know the walrus that comes out of the groud and looks for his shadow.
Me: Honey thats a groundhog, hehe
Hannah: Walrus, Groundhog its all the same mom. Just please wake me up.
Me: Yes dear.


Happy Groundhogs Day!


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