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Grady was put in his crib at 9:30pm after nursing... yeah he woke up at 6:30am!!!!!!!!!!!!
I got a full nights sleep!
Holy Moly!!! I may be able to be halfway coherent today and get stuff done!
Besides the power outage last night... all went great. I missed amazing race!! Gosh darnit!

I have to go to the store today. and hopefully get stuff here back up to normal

Anyone want to tell me what in the world is up with waking up every hour on the hour?? Oh wait I did get a 2 hour stretch of sleep in there. What in the world is going on here??
Seriously, getting tiring having a baby that toys with me by letting me get a few weeks of good sleep then waking up off and on ALL NIGHT long for a week. Then repeat the pattern
GRR
As we have always said to secure the longevity of the species Mother Nature makes babies adorable so they live LOL

Well no wonder my budget has been off about $100 per payday. It is NOT my money managing skills that are at fault. It was my preplanning to blame LOL
We refinanced the car through our current credit union. Got a KILLER interest rate. I tansfered out first official payment last month but be dammed I was $100 'off' each payday. My fault was this.... I set up the loan to take out 1/2 of the payment each payday! So I more than doubled the payment the first month alone by paying another payment too LOL

Not a big deal at all but funny as heck to me

Well I am a bit better today. Dh's cranial rectal interface seems to have resolved quickly (probably shortly after the incident but through the color red I could not see much)
He is proclaiming himself a horses ass. Yeah no arguments. He apologized profusely. Tried last night but again I was not ready to hear it.

And I will say he has chipped in and thank goodness done a bit more around the house. Heck if it takes me getting angry for that to happen...hmmmmmm lol. Hoping it will be a permanent change. Between his works realignment and then the week of I am leaving no I am not yes I am etc... made us both very cranky ( another reason yesterday made me so angry).

Now to get my older two to hear the resounding pop as their heads pop out of their arse.... well we will be all good. Seems there is a loss of manners, housekeeping skills and the like. Sorry but I just do not have the time to follow them around picking up after them every second of the day. They should know how to put their laundry in the basket you know?

Well tomorrow is yet another early day to drop dh off at work again (insert eyeroll and exasperated sigh here) So I am off to bed HOPING Grady sleeps through the night tonight.

By the way is it payday yet??

My husband said something when he thought I was out of earshot last night. Well I heard it and he hurt me. In 8 years he has never ever hurt me so much. I know compared to some people relationships this is NOTHING but in mine it comes as a huge disappointment in someone I care so much about. Makes me wonder... what else I am missing when I AM out of earshot.
I am still pissed today

You might be a child of the 80's if...
You wanted to be on Star Search. (Didn't we all?) not really I had/have no talent lol
You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off. Or even when he had those freaky eyes in "Thriller" at the end of the video. I sure can...what the heck is he now?
You wore a banana clip or one of those slap on wrist bands at some point during your youth. I just threw away my banana clip from childhood lol I found it after a long time hidden
You wore French rolls on the bottom of your splatter painted jeans. pegged jeans? guilty
You had slouch socks, and puff painted your own shirt at least once. oh yeah even wore a couple of pairs at once
You owned a doll with 'Xavier Roberts' signed on it's butt. yup several lol
You knew what Willis was "talkin' 'bout." hehe
You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax off." Ahh yes Danielsan
You can name at least half of the members of the elite "Brat Pack." hello?!?! like the best movies EVER!
You can remember watching Full House and Saved by the Bell for endless hours. I admit at my age, I still watch the early morning reruns lol
You have seen at least 10 episodes of Fraggle Rock. They were cool too
You know that another name for a keyboard is a "Synthesizer." yup
You'll always hold a special place in your heart for "Back to the Future." Love those movies and can watch them again and again and I so wanted a time machine
You know where to go if you "wanna go where everybody knows your name." NORM!!!
You thought Molly Ringwald was REALLY cool. (Was there an 80's movie she WASN'T in?)I think there were 2 that decade she wasn't in lol
You know what "psych" means. Nope I have no idea... Psyche!!!
You fell victim to 80's fashion: big hair, crimped, combed over to the side, and you wore spandex pants. I have some pictures... man the cruncy hair whew
You wanted to be a Goonie ("Goonies never say die.") I just watched this movie with my own kids:) they love it too
You knew "The Artist" when he was humbly called "Prince." I had a friend in elementary school/Jr high that LOVED him
You ever wore fluorescent—neon if you will—clothing... sad to admit yes
You could breakdance, or wished you could. again no talent hehe
You know who Max Headroom is. he did the coke commercials right? he annoyed me
You know, by heart, the words to any "Weird" Al Yankovic song. no comment
You remember when ATARI was a state-of-the-art video gaming system. I remember my grandma having one... she was SO COOL and may I add a pro at pole position
You own any cassettes or albums. I still have some records at my moms... I won't go into the factI owned 8-tracks too
You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living on the moon. and have flying cars!
You remember and/or own any of the Care Bear glass collection from Pizza Hut. nope
"Poltergeist" totally freaked you out. heck it STILL does
You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins or an ET lunchbox. my mom never got me charachter lunchboxes
You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf. she was one POPULAR smurf
You wanted to communicate with Synergy, or you wanted green hair like that lead singer of the Misfits. See Jem. never got into that one
You inserted the word "like" into, like, every sentence. like no way
You know what a Doozer is. See Fraggle Rock. sure do they kinds looked like little people
You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish. did that for the monkey bars
You ever had a Swatch Watch. I had 3 or so
You actually spent countless hours trying to perfect the care-bear stare. I was too old for the care bear thing
You had a crush on one of the Coreys (Haim or Feldman). hehe sure did
You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny. it still has its moments
You had Wonder Woman or Superman Underoos. OMG My wonderwoman underroos!!! I had the go go boots too
You have worn a Banana Clip, or knew someone who did. hey this is a repeat I feel gipped hehe
You actually thought "Dirty Dancing" was a REALLY good movie. Nobody puts baby in a corner
You have heard of "Garbage Pail Kids" (and perhaps still have a collection of them). not really into them
Extra point You have seen the Garbage Pail Kids TV show. (Only one episode was aired.) oooh score NONE
You had a crush on Bo Derek. she wasn't my type lol
Punks actually "shocked" people. I suppose
You wanted to be The Hulk or Rainbow Brite for Halloween. My sister did the rainbow brite thing
You believed that "By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power!" I STILL say that lol
You thought that Transformers were more than meets the eye. I saw some of the cartoons
You know what a "Whammy" is. ("No Whammy, no whammy, stop!") one in the string of cheesy game shows
Partying "like it's 1999" seemed SO far away. it felt like it was a lifetime away
Songs by Debbie Gibson still haunt you to this day. was I ever that perky?
3 words: "Atari" "IntelliVision" and "Coleco". Sound familiar? yeah
You remember the days that hooking your computer into your TV wasn't an expensive option that required gadgets - it was the ONLY WAY to use your computer! Nope not me on this one
You remember "Friday Night Videos" before the days of MTV. Yup...heck I grew up with my mom not allowing or wanting cable
You ever owned a pair of "Pop-Wheels"—that handy little combination of shoe and roller skate that lasted about a year on the open market. NEVER did... they are STILL around in one form or another my son wanted some
You're PO'd that you couldn't really participate in the 60's, pissed that you were a part of the 70's, think you wasted too much time doing stupid, meaningless things in the 80's, and still have no clue what the 90's are all about. HAHA
While in high school, you and all your friends discussed elaborate plans to get together again at the end of the century and play "1999" by Prince over and over again. I honestly think yes that was discussed
You remember when music that was labeled "alternative" really was. seriously WTH is it now??
You were shocked and horrified at the Challenger explosion (which you were probably watching in school at the time). I sure was I remember that well 4th grade Mrs stankers class
You watched HR Puffenstuff as a child, but now that you're older, you really understand that it would have been much better had you known about drugs at the time. never watched it
You've recently horrified yourself by using any one of the following phrases:
"When I was younger"
"When I was your age"
"You know, back when..."
"Because I SAID so, that's why"
"What the HECK is this noise on the radio?"
"Just can't (fill in the blank) like I used to" OMG all too often!!
You can't remember a time when "going out for coffee" DIDN'T involve 49,000 selections to choose from. True true
Schoolhouse Rock played a HUGE part in how you actually learned the English language. It sure did.
You ever dressed to emulate a person you saw in either a Duran Duran, Madonna, or Cyndi Lauper video. I actually didn't (but wanted to)
At one point during your teenage years, you walked with a noticeable tilt to one side due to the number of plastic rings on that arm. I never got too much into those bracelets
"Celebration" by Kool & the Gang was one of the hot new songs when you first heard it at a school dance. I remember that song and it is now stuck in my head thank you very much
The first time you ever kissed someone at a dance fell during "Crazy for You" by Madonna. nope
There were at least three people in your school that voluntarily went by the names of "Skip" "Buffy" "Muffy" or "Dexter." Lordy some people
You ever owned one of those embarrassing crimping irons. Yup and I crimpped ALL of my hair
You used to hold in your head the thought that all those gold chains on Mr. T actually looked kinda cool and the thought that Mr. T made millions seemed rational to you at the time. The A-team
You remember with pain the sad day when the Green Machine hit the streets and made your old big wheel quite obsolete. never had either
You've gotten this far on the list and aren't totally confused. I am always confused
The phrase "Where's the beef?" still doubles you over with laughter. heheh yes it does
You read the "Hot Video Games Player's Secrets" guide for Mortal Kombat just so you could find the hidden screen, and play Pong again for old time's sake actually no
You're starting to believe that maybe 30 isn't so old after all, and it's those people over 40 you have to look out for. Considering I am 30... I remember when I though 25 was SOOOO old lol
Your hair, at some point in time in the 80's, became something which can only be described by the phrase "I was experimenting." refer to above mentioned crunchy hair
You've ever shopped at a Banana Republic or Benetton, but not in the last five years, okay? I had a bunch of those animal shirts, remember those?
You're starting to get that "why aren't you married yet" spiel, not just from parents, but now from friends that are married. been married awhile
You ever wanted to be gagged with a spoon. I do sadly admit I probably used that phrase
When someone mentions two consecutive days of the week, the Happy Days theme is stuck in your head for hours on end. Well it is stuck in my head NOW thank you very much
You remember "Hey, let's be careful out there." drawing a blank here folks help me out
You're parents wanted you to attend medical school, but you decided it was pointless since Quincy got all the babes, anyway. LOL
You had a crush on Jon Bon Jovi, or knew someone who did. Umm have you seen him? I still kinda do (I could always do without the long hair I was a rebel)
You thought eating Reese's Pieces would attract your own Alien. Well you had to have some on hand just in case hehe
Your name is Jennifer or Jason. Thank goodness NO
You have ever called 867-5309. Nope but again the song is now in my head...well at least the song keeps changing LOL
You had a poster of Rob Lowe, Kirk Cameron, or Michael J. Fox on your wall. guilty
You held the top score on Pac-Man. yes I DID!
You owned a t-shirt that said, "I shot J.R." or know someone who did. yup lol
This rings a bell: "and my name, is Charlie. They work for me."
You HAD to have your MTV never got it for gosh sakes
You know what a "burnout" is. yeah
You owned a Jordache anything, or you remember when Jordache jeans were cool. oh yeah the whole someones name accross your behind jean phase
You remember when Madonna was just hitting the scene. so new and so cool
You remember the original version of Windows: Macintosh. yes
You thought "Weird Science" was a masterpiece.Hey it still IS!!!
You remember any or all of the following: Echo & the Bunnymen, Cutting Crew, Scritti Politti, or Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark.
Chevy Chase was really funny in those vacation movies. hillarious
You actually know who Rick Springfield is of course
You remember when film critics raved that no movie could ever possibly get better special effects than those in the movie TRON. they were the bomb
You jammed to the Miami Vice theme and thought Jan Hammer was cool. hehe yes
Guys: You remember when a guy piercing his ear was radical to the max, but did it anyhow.

Your Birthdate: January 11

Your birth on the 11th day of the month makes you something of a dreamer and an idealist. You work well with people because you know how to use persuasion rather than force. There is a strong spiritual side to your nature, and you may have intuitive qualities inherent in your make up, too. You are very aware and sensitive, though often temperamental. Although you have a good mind and you are very analytical, you may not be comfortable in the business world. You are definitely creative and this influence tends to make you more of a dreamer than a doer.

MMMMM Monkey BUTT! Loving his new Mega blocks toy



This looks tasty



I'm gonna bite you!!!



I love you Daddy!! here is a KISS!!!!



And a hug

How long is it going to be until the kids realize there are TWO parents in this house??
Yes ok dhis gone often but lordy be he is home NOW see him?? thats right kids there is dad there not doing anything ask him the 9 million questions While I am up to my eyeballs in stuff I am doing!

Grant me the patience and strength.... to not kill the next member of this household(over the age of 6) that TICKS me off.

-hello you know the difference between clean and dirty laundry
-hello you know what are school clothes and what are meant to mow the yard in
-hello ARE YOU NEW HERE?!?!?!?!
-hello dishes; rinse and into dishwasher... not rocket science
-hello HOW MANY times do I have to say the same darn thing anybody?? hello? Oh need me to repeat that?
-and yeah chore list...on the fridge folks it is in black and white. Learn it, know it, live it!

I could go on... but it would be a waste of time.

Maybe this is PMS... maybe it is me getting fed up to about...oh.. HERE


It has been a day of heads up buttitis. I am waiting to hear the loud resounding POP as their heads dislodge themselves!

How far will they go to keep DS#2 from being bored? Is it too much to help an advanced child? are there too many others just barely at the minimum standards for any attention to those above the line of mediocrity?
I certainly hope this teacher does all she can to help my son continue to excel in academics. I will be contacting her to see what she needs from my end to help him.

Ok not madness lol. But we had a bunch of fun. Little man showed us around his classroom. I talked to his teacher. She said she was not sure how she was going to keep him challenged this year. He scored the second highest in reading in his class. I also met his reading teacher. She was very nice (he goes to third grade for reading he is in second grade).
They boys also had fun with all of the schools activities. A balloon artist, face painter, bounce houses, the fire department etc were all there as well as having a BBQ.

Ahha I warned you! Here is the next fundraiser.

His goal? sell 11 items by the 21st or 22 items by the 30th

CLICK ME BUY BUY BUY

Dh said that he better not die under any suspicious circunstances LOL
Recently his life insurance through the military increased $150,000. Then I told him last night I am going to State Farm and talk to them about life insurance for him. He is getting out of the Navy (possibly) in a mere 4 years. We need to be prepared for that. We have always talked about extra insurance... now I am DOING something about it.
he just laughed and made jokes about me having him whacked lol

DS#1 has taken all the aptitude tests and was picked to play the trombone. I am proud of him he has put a lot of work into band so far this year. But WOW I swear the kiddos are getting into more and more expensive things. But I am te supportive mom as supportive as I can be!
Looks like we will be doing the rent to own with a local music store.
Then come November starts Lacrosse for DS#1. Nvere played or knew anything about Lacrosse. So I am learning.
DS#2 wants to start Tae Kwon Do. Okie dokie... so be it. I am 100% behind supporting their interests and sports etc. I will be checking them out this week.
Tonight is back to school night at DS#2's school. They are having a BBQ and bounce house/carnival type thing. He is excited so I am too :)
Deep breath and on with my day

Oh DS#3 slept last night so I did too
And he is in a better mood thus far today :)

Well it is that time of year again..... That time where our innocent rosy cheeked little darlings turn into salees and goal driven Amway people! SELL SELL SELL !!!!
And yet here I am supporting him in this hehe.
My middle son brought home his schools fundraiser today. If anyone here is interested (that I haven't ALREADY hit up) Here is the link

CLICK ME (BUY BUY BUY lol)

In order for little man to get credit the orders have to be in by September 27th. Thanks for reading... this paid programming was brought to you by a loving mother who is trying for her little one.... (don't worry magazine sales are next for my oldest!)

Well someone call Ripley's!!!!

I am caught up on laundry, the sheets are all washed, dishes are done, Vacuuming is half done, Ironing is started the chili is cooking, will be making cornbread soon. ... and I hung up two pictures.

I hung up our Apache Wedding Blessing:
Now you will feel no rain, for each of you will be shelter for the other.
Now you will feel no cold, for each of you will be warmth to the other.
Now there will be no loneliness, for each of you will be companion to the other.
Now you are two persons, but there is only one life before you.
May beauty surround you both in the journey ahead and through all the years,
May happiness be your companion and your days together be good and long upon the earth.

And for the first time in a week and a half Grady has gone down for a nap for more than 30 minutes!!
Rejoice rejoice lol

Oh and got my call in to Childrens hospital for the items they did not send. And my ex has neglected to return the ones I did buy... Hopefully I can get those items too....

OK now I am going to go to bed before my day goes to heck in a handbasket LOL OK not really but hey I try ;)

Well I guess my oldest might very well have a bigger sigh of relief than I did.... He lost his hearing aid!!! Yup you heard that right. That thing so expensive it costs more than our truck LOL.
He has one of two places to keep it one in the bowl near the back door (if he is outside playing and all sweaty) or on his nightstand PERIOD. Well the hearing Aid was MIA for a week. So I told DS that hey until that hearing aid reappears you are on lockdown. No going out with friends no phone calls nothing-look for the hearing aid every spare moment until you find it..
Well one day I asked him to go out to the pantry in the garage (canned goods and jars, bottles etc) He comes back in SCREAMING "I found it!!! I am off of lockdown!! "
It was on the shelf with the juices!!
WHEW!!
I was trying to figure out how to buy a new one.
Well just glad it is all over

Well the new fiscal year is rapidly approaching. My husbands job and the nature of it, when they have funding they USE it. So I am wondering with the realignment/merger (whatever they want to call this cluster f **k they are doing) how much will he be gone this year?
Not that I mind it much. He loves his job I have functioned longer without him and we do ok. And hey we get a few dollars extra ;)

It is funny. We get one of two responses from people when we are out and about with our kids. One is "wow three boys " Normally accompanied by a look of pity. "you aren't having anymore kids are you??" Or " oh look at these boys, so when are you having another" or "these boys need a sister" lol.
We already have a family that is larger than the typical family size around with our 3 children.

Yes we plan on more children. Some call us crazy to want such a HUGE family (maybe one or two more children lol) But I find it funny STILL lol that strangers feel he need to ask/comment about our reproductive plans.

Our video link there on the side. Check out the Grady man.... bringing us all a great laugh and him wrapping daddy around his little finger ;)

A bit of sadness..... We have taken down the co-sleeper. Grady is officially not sleeping in our room any more :(

He is getting to be such a big boy.

Just a quick little note. I love having my boys... This was again reaffirmed after shopping the other day. Looking at little girls clothing... There was not much at all that did not qualify as 'prostitot' wear. LOVE that term for it HAHAHA.
How old and cheap do people want these little girls to look?

Hubby is back at Lowes... his third trip in 2 days LOL. Turns out as much as we KNEW the measurements of that front door (because of our move in fiasco with our fridge) umm yeah No. And us being in the autopilot state we have been we didn't measure to be sure last night. After dh brought home the door today I asked if he had meausred to be sure. Sure enough we need a larger door LOL
So My dear hubby while grumbling under his breath has loaded the door BACK in the car and is headed back to Lowes to exchange it.
Good thing though he did check it before the installers got here eh?
So that is being taken care of. He is going to be in such a joyful mood today having to drive back and forth to Lowes.

DA DA DA DA DA DA DA... for about the last half hour Grady has been saying DADA and BABABABA (Which made us bust into singing Barbara Ann lol)
DH is of course not here to listen to the whole DADA thing... and of course by the time he gets back home, the DADADA will have stopped :)

I am not sure if I like the new blog layout or background... It may grow on me but I think I will change it. Not much the teddy bear type... thanks though hubby for trying :) So I will either create my own template or find another that will work for me better

Well being homeowners your new favorite stores are the home improvement stores :)
Today we went to Lowes. We bought the boys their vertical blinds. They got the cordless blinds. Just easier and I think, safer.

We also got our storm door!! It is a Pella Rollscreen storm door. It is JUST the one I wanted :) And to think I didn't have to post about it in my blog to get it hahahah




And as my husband says "honey with age comes some convenience" We got the installation (but hey it was only 1/2 price)


And now we are officially B-R-O-K-E. But hey we are homeowners right? Every cent goes toward the house itself.

So tomorrow we have 4 sets of blinds to install. I cannot get out of helping even with my bum finger.