We found motivation.....

Tonight at Ballet class (for princess) monkey got up out of the blue and walked about 4 steps to a remote (video game remote) I was so happy, but didn't want to make a big deal, so at home we video taped him walking some more. This is the most he has walked EVER he has taken probably 20-30 steps in the last hour. So maybe video games will be his motivation to walk.....haha

Playhouses, Zoo, and the Happy Meal Shapped Mcdonalds

There has been a lot of things going on lately. The kids have been back to school for a couple of weeks, and the hubby is back to work also. I have started babysitting my friends two children during the days, and working from home for a few hours each day as well. We got the playhouse done, but they haven't gotten to play in it a whole lot due to the cold weather. Sunday it was nice and about 65 out, so we packed up all five kids (my friend and her two kids came along) and we headed to the Dallas Zoo. None of us had been before, and the kids enjoyed themselves.
monkey still is not walking, he will be 17 months in a few weeks, and just has no desire to walk. He will walk holding onto something, but not on his own! It is so frustrating, we've tried everything!! His aspiration issues seem to be OK, but maybe coming back again, and having some other minor breathing issues. He will be going back to the lung doctor soon so hopefully they can see whats going on. I don't know if there is a connection in the not walking, breathing problems, aspiration, and rashes or if they are all just bombarding him at once. Any ideas??


The playhouse before paint

monkey in the playhouse

The "kitchen" in the playhouse

The television in the playhouse...lol my friends daughter drew sponge bob for us

The playhouse finished

The huge snake at the zoo


Me and the kids

The kids in the nest at the zoo

The happy meal shaped McDonald's

Christmas Pictures

Here are some pictures from our Christmas break so far. I made it through the Holiday store at the school, and it was a huge success! I'm so glad that the kids enjoyed it.

We have had a nice couple of weeks out of school and the kids don't go back until January 5th. Chris still is not back to work, and it could be any day now. We are waiting for that call, but then again, I'm getting use to him being home, and not sure I'm really ready for him to go back. lol, but he has to.

There will be more pictures soon of the kids new playhouse. We had some lumber given to us, and after only about 150 more worth of stuff needed to finish it, the playhouse is almost complete. It is so nice, and Chris has had so much help from his step-dad, grandpa, and uncle. I hope to have it all painted and "play-able" tomorrow.

So here are the pictures:
These few are of the Holiday Store at the school that I decorated








Chris and I working on princess' kitchen


princess with her presents

speed racer with his presents

The playroom after the tornado hit it, before the orgnaiztion began



The playroom finished


monkey's section

princess' section

speed racer's section
speed racer's section


I was so tired of hearing daily how no one wanted to clean the upstairs because the other kids messed it up, so wolla. Here is my solution to fix it. It took me three hours yesterday and I decided to make their own "stations" where the other children cannot get into to(well they can, but it's a barrier) that way they can't blame each other when their "station" isn't cleaned. I don't know if it will work, but hey I have to try! I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas, and a has a Happy New Year!

I'm still here

We have been so busy lately. I am in charge of the Holiday Shop at school and have been crazy busy with that. It is a store where the kids can come and buy gifts for their moms, dads, grandmas, grandpas and siblings. It is so neat and the things are like .25 to 15.00. It's the first year the school has done it, so I hope it turns out great.

I plan on posting more later, and hopefully some pictures, but I've got to go now, we are all sick with a cold since the weather went from in the 60s yesterday morning to below 30 last night! Yuck! Hope everyone has a great week!

Not Me! Monday

I'm trying this new thing out that I found o MckMama's blog.

I did not put up Christmas decorations while speed racer cut princess' hair upstairs with scissors from the first aid kit.

I did not put up all of my Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving.

I did not still take our family to have Christmas pictures done the day afterprincess' hair tragedy.

I did not steam clean all of my carpets and clean the entire house by Saturday for my mother's arrival six days away.

I did not become surprised when the house was a disaster by Sunday at lunch.

I did not bribe my six year old with a snack at lunch if he has good days.

Hope you enjoyed, check our MckMama's blog to join in!

Grandma's Payback has arrived

This was me at age two after my wonderful sister decided to cut my hair...right before picture day!


This is princess at age 4 right after her wonderful brother decided to cut her hair...right before picture day!

This is the end result of the hair cut, it was all we could do.

Today is our family chirstmas pictures, so princess will always remember that haircut. I guess payback for me from my mother has arrived!

I can not believe that America has voted this way

I am Shocked that Obama will be the next president of the United States! I am sick to my stomach thinking about what he will do as president. I just hope and pray that every american who believed his lies and voted for him will be able to sleep at night when we have another terriost attack on our country. Obama is ready to pull our troops out of Iraq and lose the war that we have fought for 7 years. That is pretty much slapping all of our military men and women right in the face! Every life lost was a waste now thanks to Obama. He will not regret doing this, because he does not care or think twice about the men and women who serve our country, hell he doesn't even care about children. He is for PARTIAL birth abortion?!? That means you could go in at 9 months pregnant and decide during labor you want you baby killed and he thinks that is ok to do. That is the kind of man that will be president. I am so outraged right now. I have never felt so strongly about an election before, but this one I do. I just don't want to think about everything this man will do as president........