WAR

This is a fun game that is old as dirt that we have started playing as a family. The boys love it and Austin is old enough to figure out who won when all lay the cards down. Jeffrey has figured out that anything with a face (Jack, Queen, King) wins. It is cute. They love it when we have a war or a double war. Tonight Austin, Jeffrey, and me all laid down the same number, so all three of us had to war. They love it!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

Today is my hubby's birthday. I just wanted to take a second to tell him HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I love you so much and I am grateful for all that you do! I am so sorry that you had to have a root canal on your birthday. This is the last year of your 20's, isn't that crazy! Love you, love you! Hope you had a great day!

Love Amber.

Ooh, we need another bathroom!

We only have one bathroom, so as you probably could imagine, we almost had a a disaster today. We all needed to use it and no one was going fast enough! :) Luckily this hasn't happened very often but it is times such as these or times that the stomach flu hits that we really wish we had another bathroom!

Okay, Okay, Okay

So I have heard from quite a few people that I need to update my blog again. :) I know I am boring. hehehe

So first of all, we had a case of the exploding camera battery. I went to take a picture with it and it said that the battery was dead, so I tried to take the battery out to charge it and I couldn't get it out which seemed really weird. So Josh tried getting it out. He finally got it out and he said, "Amber does this look like it is bulging in the middle to you?" Sure enough. So we don't know what happened, but we need to get a new camera battery so we can update on pictures soon.

I have been really busy trying to pick up some extra work while it is the slow season for UPS, so I have been at the computer a lot, just not doing the fun stuff that I want to be doing, like this blog :)

We also found out that we need to get tubes in Jake's ears. He has been sick so often and up so much in the middle of the night that we finally took him to an ear, nose, and throat doctor. Sure enough, he needs them. Austin and Jeffrey were glad they got to go to his doctor's appointment too because the nurse gave them a ride in the patient chair that went up and down. And then she gave them popcicles! I don't know about you but I have never heard of a doctor's office giving out popcicles! Ya, we will go there again. Otherwise Jake is doing great. He is crawling everywhere. He looks just like a little spider because he doesn't crawl on his hands and knees but on his hands and feet and he goes very fast. So he looks like a little spider going across the room. He also crawls up stairs now and when he is on the couch, he climbs up the back of the couch and stands on the back of the couch and looks out the window! All by himself! He is a monkey. He also LOVES the bathroom. We have to make sure the door is shut all the time because that is his favorite place to go to put his hands where they shouldn't be. He is so fun to play with and just a tease.

It is barely spring and I can't keep Austin and Jeffrey out of the water! It is already driving me crazy! We have a neighbor that has some irrigation water in their yard and a tiny ditch. The boys are just attracted to it. One day they went over their in the morning time and got soaken wet from head to toe and they were not allowed to go outside until later in the afternoon. After a long time in the house and a stern warning, they were finally able to go back outside. So they went back outside, and guess what they did. Yep, got soaked again from head to toe in the same place. So they were grounded from going over their for a few days. Then a couple of days later they turned on our sprinklers and I was walking by just in time to hear Austin tell Jeffrey, "Mom said we could get wet". That was the end of the day outside for him. THEN... yesterday they were at the same neighbor house as before and they came home COVERED head to toe in mud! It was actually kind of funny.

The mud on Jeffrey's face was so dried on that he couldn't move his face. The lids of his eyes were stuck. It took two times washing them with soap to get all the mud off their bodies.

Austin had his preschool program the other day. It was very cute. And this is the last month of school already! He is excited to go to kindergarten next year. Jeffrey is so smart I have a hard time remembering that he is only 3. He is my little helper and babysitter and he always reminds us to say prayers.

Also My dad had hip surgery almost two weeks ago. He is doing great! He got his staples out yesterday and he is already helping with baseball and doing driver's ed again.

Josh and I are just trying to keep up with everything. We like to watch Ax men in the evenings and we are so glad that ER is back on TV. Just wish Las Vegas would hurry up and come back.

Busy Reflections

I'd like to say that the reason that more posts haven't appeared recently is due to the fact that I've been so overwhelmingly busy that I haven't had time. While that is partially the case, it's not the entire truth. I've sat down to post several times, but just haven't felt creative. I think my brother said it best on his blog. Who wants to read about my boring life?

Anyway, as Amber mentioned I was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Which, after about 2 months is getting under control. I'm having to learn how to eat again. At least, learn how to foods that are better for me. How come foods that are good for me chew like gravel and taste like chalk or worse? It's definately changing the way I eat.

Austin and Jeffrey came home the other day looking like swamp thing. Amber mentioned it in her latest post and there is a picture. I'm sure glad we don't live by a lake or pond or other large body of water. I'm glad it's just the neighbor's ditch, which I know can be just as dangerous but I feel safer anyway.

My latest "keep me busy in my spare time" project is running really, really well. My dad had an old 1978 Honda Hawk motorcycle that he bought to commute to work on. A throttle cable or something broke and after he got it fixed didn't ride it much for whatever reason. Then after he passed away it sat even longer. My brother tried to work with it a little but just didn't have the time to devote to it. Well, last summer I had my mom bring it up to me along with all the pieces and parts she could find laying around. About a month ago I got it started up for the first time in probably about 8 - 10 years. It ran a little rough for a while. I put some B12 Chemtool in the gas and it's done wonders. Now I just need brakes and I'll be all set. I do cruise up and down our little cul-de-sac and the two older boys love going on rides. I can't wait to get the brakes fixed and get it licensed so that I can go on a longer ride.

Well, if you're still awake reading this, you're probably just barely awake. So, until next time, Silly Tator!

Long time no Blog~

Wow! what a couple of weeks. The craziest thing has just been trying to get over the viral colds and coughs that has been lingering and lingering. Of course this has caused many late nights and some all nighters. Combine this with still having to take care of everybody and a household and keeping up on the jobs and you have an exhausted family!



The tooth fairy came but the pictures are not downloaded yet, sorry. But there is another loose tooth now! Austin is doing great. He is loving school and loves going to soccer every Saturday.

We could right a book about all of funny things that come out of Jeffrey's mouth. The last couple weeks it has been:
"Woah! That scared my life!"
"Holy cow! That scared my crap out!"
"Mom, who made us?"
"Mom, what makes us talk?"

Yikes! This boy thinks too much already. :)

Many of you know already but Josh was officially diagnosed with having diabetes. He was going in to have a DOT physical and they found sugar in his urine. So they did a blood test. Well, his sugar was too high for their monitor to read so his blood had to be taken to the hospital to be tested. Three and a half hours later we finally got the results. Yep, diabetes. We have learned a lot in the last few weeks and we are definitely going to have to learn to eat differently. Who knew that Spaghetti wasn't a good meal? Too many carbs. Carbs equal sugar. Ya, we love sweets and comfort food. So we have a lot of learning to do.

Look at this hair!

So Jake woke up Sunday morning last week and his hair looked like this! All by itself. I couldn't have done a better job if I had tried. You think it is time for a haircut? This little guy has the thinnest flightiest hair. It is hard to tame.

FIRST DRIVING LESSONS

We have this old riding lawn mower and Austin and Jeffrey were just begging for a ride on it or to drive it. I was really surprised when Josh told them to get on and he put it in the lowest gear and... let them drive! They didn't do too bad.

Also Austin lost his first tooth today! Pictures to come soon so be watching. He was so worried that he wouldn't be able to whistle when it came out, but sure enough he was still able to. He was very excited. So tooth fairy, if you are reading this be sure to come tonight! (Bring some for Mom and Dad too)!