an almost painless tattoo

I accidentally washed someones (she shall remain nameless) tattoo from school. In my defense it was in her pocket... in her defense I jerked the skirt off of her because she spilled paint and threw it in the wash before she could blink an eye. She has a little thing for tattoo's (much to her mama's dismay) and not having a cougar paw for school pride day was just NOT working for her. We compromised and I used a sharpie and some creativity to draw her a new (unwashed) tattoo...... she was tickled pink!

4-3= 1 blushing bride

Our blushing bride- Kid4

The last time I had ONE kid for trick or treating was EIGHTEEN years ago. ONE kid, we only have ONE kid trick or treating this year... strange...

anywhooooo....... on a better note...

Bat Girl had THE BEST idea ever!

Kid4 is picking her 10 favorite pieces of candy from tonight and leaving the rest out overnight for the halloween fairy. When she wakes up the Halloween fairy will have left her a toy she really wanted! She's really excited. She asked for a barbie WITH clothes.

Lets hope the Halloween fairy remembers... (if you remember the tooth fairy is VERY forgetful around my house...)

a little more painting, a little less carving... and A LOT less rotting

We had our annual "pumpkin carving night" this afternoon. Usually we do it at night in the dark with candles and hot chocolate on the porch... this year there were a few things that made it not quite right...

1. Kid3 is not here. we miss him.

2. It's rainy, hot and muggy.

3. half of the kids have jobs...so scheduling time seems impossible.

4. last year the pumpkins rotted in 5.5 seconds flat...so carving was OUT.

We compromised and made our "carving night" a carving afternoon, we did it inside and we painted the pumpkins instead. We still had hot chocolate, we had a stupendous time and we missed kid3 like crazy. Shortly after our pumpkins were done our kids scurried off here and there to work, homework dates and college... this whole kids growing up thing is tricky!

Here is a peek at 2009 and 2008

Halloween craftiness!

I made a cute little "wreath" today and I LOVE it!

I got this cute idea from this AMAZING blog!

It's be- witching isn't it? :)

O! say can you see by the dawn's early light,

What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming,

Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,

O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming.

And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,

Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there;

O! say does that star-spangled banner yet wave,

O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

lacking lungs!

My poor Kid 3 was TERRIBLY sick when we saw him last. I knew he was sick when I got there because his voice sounded like a 6 year old girl which means asthma for him and he could barely talk he was struggling for air. His face was swollen and his eyes were all droopy.... I was definitely concerned the minute I laid eyes on him!

Bat Girl is the one with the information about asthma in fact as a little kid I had no idea why he was so sick so often and she's the one who made me take him to the Dr and diagnosed him with asthma... she is a very good google Doctor, I seriously always trust her opinion.

We took poor Kid3 to the urgent care clinic where they promptly got him a breathing treatment and prescriptions. We headed back to my parents and he crashed. I got special permission to keep him at my parents to let him rest but he seemed to be getting worse. Finally Bat Girl and I gave in and took him to the ER and he was diagnosed with bronchitis... poor kid.

So... we left him with 6 prescriptions and 4 over the counter meds and an appointment with the infirmary at school 4 times a day for the next ten days! Poor kid...

He is much better now and on the road to being healthy once again! Thank goodness!

but seriously... isn't he the CUTEST?!

I know, I know...

I need to blog!

I will, I promise.

I have been busy.

My best friend from high school came to visit with her lovely family.

I LOVE guests, seriously come visit anytime anyone!

I have been spring cleaning in the fall.

I saw my baby in New Mexico... he's SO sick.

He's better now though.

I will catch up, I promise...

I miss you.

Love,

The Nut

a wonderful discovery and some spoons!

The other day I discovered the greatest blog! I LOVE finding blogs of people who live close and when I started looking at the blog Across the Branch, I knew we must be close because I recognized so many things! Ashlee and I have exchanged emails and I have literally read every word of her blog, her blog is heart warming, her heart is obviously kind and her daughter is adorable!

Ashlee is having a give away and it's a GREAT one.

Go and check Ashlee out at Across the Branch, read her words enjoy her stories and delight in her kindness!

Good luck! I hope you win!

a mamma-wha.....?

My sweet boy (kid3) is truly such a light in our lives. We adore him, he is funny, handsome and one of a kind. While we were visiting him last weekend he was very sick. When I got there his breathing was terrible, he is suffering from dreadful asthma. After two visits to the ER we found out he also has serious bronchitis- poor kid! The Dr. prescribed him LOTS of medicine and requested that he come back on Tuesday for a check-up. I worked it out with the school for the school to take him and I headed home, back across the country...

TODAY I got a call from my sweet Kid3, he was at the Dr ALONE. The school took him to the Dr's office and told him to "go thru the lobby and right at the hallway" he called me of course, he doesn't know his Dads social, birthday, etc. so as I was on the phone with him walking him through filling out the paperwork he asked me about the date of his tonsillectomy, the date of his last Xray, how long he had asthma and THEN... he said....

"What is the date of my last pap smear?" I said "Oh ... um... honey you haven't had that". He said "MOM, I just need the date of it". I laughed and then said "SON, Im serious, you have never had one"... THEN he said "Okay then what about the date of my last mammogram" I assured him that he also had not had one of those and he was probably he was in the "female question part". He just said "OH, okay".... such a boy! (imagine the person sitting next to him in the clinic- they must have been dying of laughter)

Anyway, I spent my morning laughing because my 3rd born is so wonderful, he is sweet, he is cute and he says the best things! I adore him!

my boys

My boys together again.

What a blessing to have sons.

Brothers have an unusual understanding for each other.

My boys are no exception.