So much to say, so little time...

Dorothy, we're not in Texas anymore!!!

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Trekkies

(Don't get me wrong, It's 3 something in the morning, and I'm awake listening to the rain, and thinking about my litttle pioneer girl, she's probably doing the same thing, lying awake in her tent, listening to the rain too!

It's humbling even more so to think of our pioneer ancestors who crossed the plain,

I have many ancestors who did so,

I'm grateful for what they did, and I'm grateful Caitlyn gets to gain a better understanding and testimony at such a young age, so many of them were her same age, and although Caitlyn is enduring cold and wet rain, our pioneers had to endure so much more, for such a longer period of time, don't get me wrong,

as humbling as it is for Caitlyn to have this pioneer experience,

I'm still worried about her,

and look forward just that much more for her safe return home tomorrow afternoon!)

New purple glasses are da bomb!!!

Yep, they are for real!!!!

She has ALWAYS wanted glasses! (weird child of mine!)

Two years ago she pulled this stunt, we went and had her eyes checked and whalaa.....20/20!

So, this time, she promised she was having trouble seeing far away, and swore she learned her lesson last time, so we had 'em check and lo and behold, she had a stigmatism and she's near-sighted!

I guess IF you really want something bad enough.....

even glasses!!!!!!

Ohhh at last....

Santa brought us a new trampline,

(our old one died a mysterious death at the hands,

or should I say feet,

of our 6' 6" cousin!)

Kurt and Spencer were finally able to put it up this morning

with weather permitting,

it's so nice to have it back... after a year,

Oh, and

we took off Sadie's cone

and put a bandage over her stitches

and a 12 month pink baby onesie on,

cut a hole for her tail,,

it works like a charm!

one sick puppy...

Having a sick puppy is like having sick kids,

they just want to be held and comforted

and only by there mom!

This has been a rough few weeks for our little pooky puppy,

first,

she managed to bite her dog tags to the point of making it sharp enough to make a big scratch down the side of her neck...

then,

just yesterday she got to have the opportunity that every good-blooded American canine gets to experience and got spayed...

(this was yesterday)

(this was today)

and yes, I'm wearing the same clothes,

it was just one of those days...

hopefully,

Sadie is done with being put-out

and pain pills for a while!

poor baby...

a funny, well almost!

One day last week, meaning, a few days ago,

on Tuesday....

The oldest one decided she needs to go to the store for some really important stuff!

and for some reason she needed to go right then,

apparently, this stuff was so important to mankind,

that it couldn't wait!

It was around dinner time,

the single most favorite stretch of time in a day,

when everything happens at once....

so, I said what every good mother says,

or should say,

"Dad will be home in a few minutes and he can take you"!

then, just like clock-work,

the youngest two want to go too,

because who, in there right mind, would want to pass up a trip to the local Wal-mart!?!

So, I'm counting down the minutes until pappy arrives home,

because he will take all the kids to the store,

leaving me with some precious alone quiet time!

Quiet time right before dinner time is the best,

your food actually tastes better...

So, then,

the oldest one decides she does not want to go to Wal-mart, or any other store for that matter,

with a 9 and 11 year old little bro and sister,

too embarrassing and this is her time to have some one-on-one time with her dad,

you know,

I totally get where she's coming from,

I always jump at my chance to go by myself with Kurt to the local Wal-mart

or anywhere else!

So,

I sent Caitlyn and Kurt off on there merry way,

but then,

Spencer and Lynzie were beside themselves,

because apparently,

after they had been at school and played outside with friends all day,

they felt like they had been,

and I quote;

"stuck in the house all day"

and it was too much, they were going to die a long miserable death,

if they didn't get out of the house right about then,

(that's about the time I should have pulled out a wooden spoon

and showed them who was boss,

and to give them something to really 'whine' about!)

but, of course, I did the next best thing...

I said "Let go to Wal-Mart and spy on dad and Caitlyn"!

we had 20 minutes to kill, it was a free adventure, and everyone was happy,

(except maybe me,

I could think of a few other things I needed to do)

but, isn't that what motherhood/life/memories are all about!

plus,

what 9 and 11 years old kid doesn't like a good spy adventure!)

so, we're off,

we park by Kurt's truck,

and talk the whole way over of how we are going to carry out our plans,

our super secret spy mission...

we enter the store and in no time at all, we discover there whereabouts,

the excitement is building!

We follow them around the store,

Spencer is a little bravery then us and actually walks down the aisles,

Lynzie and I hide in the clothes racks,

We swear they see us because they look right at us several times!

Then, they're ready to check out,

and I get this excellent idea!.....

while we are here, we might as well get some of my favorite Easter candy,

Hersey's chocolate eggs,

(I only wait all year for them!)

it would be foolish not to get some, since we are there already!!!!

So, we grab some, but now we have to get them into Kurt's shopping card

because I didn't bring in my wallet,

So, Spencer, don't ask me how....

goes up to the check out and waits and waits and waits,

until the time is right,

then, when a lady walks by and no one is looking

he tosses them over and they land in the cart,

right by the milk!!!!

Mission accomplished, folks, we will soon be eating Chocolate candy eggs!

life is good,

because I have no doubt when Caitlyn and Kurt finally see the eggs,

they will be like,

Oh, these are mom's favorites,

lets get them for mom and surprise her,

(they're so good to me like that!)

So, we maneuver ourselves out to the car,

the whole time we can see them,

but they can't see us....

and I'm feeling really happy and accomplished,

Caitlyn got her important stuff,

Spence and Lynzie got out of the house,

and I even benefited after all with a little treat!

I love when everything works out.

But,

they catch up to us at the stop-light and beat us home,

it's a race to see who could get in the house first!

It was such a fun little adventure,

everyone was laughing and happy as we related our spy stories,

everyone laughed even harder (except me) when we realized

they didn't buy the eggs!

I repeat, they did not buy the chocolate eggs,

when they saw them in the cart they thought they were the ladies behind them,

because after all,

they.didn't.put.them.there.!