So much (I want) to do, so little time!

I have much I want to do this weekend, other than cleaning.

I want to re finish the bunk beds that my mom found for a steal for the boys room, which means, sanding, painting and drying. I want to finish getting all the junk out of the garage I couldn't get last weekend, so it can be some sorts of a "hang out" place when the boys want to go outside when it is raining. I want to get hanging plants to put up on the front porch. I would love to do some more crafting, which by the way I did another piece for the boys' cowboy bathroom last weekend....too cute! But, I keep forgetting to take a picture of it! I'll do that tonight and post it then, or tomorrow.

I would looooooooove to start on the master bathroom, painting the walls and cabinets and sealing the floor...Jason may not let me do all this...he tends to get a little anxious when I do home improvement projects on my own! BUT, I intend on starting for sure!

I also want to make a headboard for our bed..it's been years since we have had one. Ohhhh..I also want to re-do our dresser and chester drawers! Ummm, also, depending on the bunk bed situation, I may move the boys from the room they are in, to the game room. The layout is much better for two twin size beds!
Yup, it is time for Colt to have a "big boy" bed! He is now officially too tall for the toddler bed (at least that's what the papers on the underside of the bed say!)

Soooo, lots I want to do this weekend! Of course, you got to have money to do it all...but I think I can thrift shop it....I have been tuning into "A Soft Place to Land" and "Thrifty Decor Chick" a lot lately and they have given me several ideas! Thanks girls!!

I can't wait to show you what I accomplish this weekend...

...did I mention I have to fit in homework somewhere in all my "I want to do's??"

Yeah...

Much love.

Take your kids to work day!

Yesterday, I had the boys at my office for a little bit. Gosh, that was an adventure. The last time I had to have them here with me, they weren't quite as mischievous...but now they have grown to be little explorers.

I set them up a little area and used boxes as "desks" and gave them some paper, pens and stamps to play "office" with. They enjoyed themselves, which was made evident by their squeals and smiles...as well as the broken stamp I now have! Oh well!

I was able to snap some picture of them, but not many...as they were perched on top of my desk!

They are such cuties!

And my favortie...

brothers and best friends for life!

Much love.

"Wrasslin'"

Know what wrasslin' is?


This is wrasslin'...

...better known as wrestling to those of you who aren't too familiar with the southern slang

Yup,TNA Wrestling came to town last night, and I had no intention on going or taking the boys, but Jason was going to go. Of course, he asked when we got home if we wanted to, I declined

But, after he left Jacob literally BEGGED to go to "wrasslin" and yes, he said it just like that. So, after much drama, I called Jason and told him we were headed that way. Fun.

So without further a-do...here are some highlights...

the cotton candy we just HAD to get...

Jacob and Colt waiting for the matches to start...

Daddy and Colt watching intently...

Daddy and Jacob watching...

sharing the drink...

Colty digging the action...

Jacob having a good time!

All in all, they really had a good time, although at the end of the night, the breakdowns started to happen. They were tired and it was late, but we managed to work through the fits and stay and watch the main event. They were happy campers!


Much Love.

Speeding?? Me?? Never!

Do you know what this is?

A ticket. Know what kind of ticket? A speeding ticket. Nice. The set a speed trap in a residential area close to where I live...and I know they do this often...and I even thought about it today driving down the doomed road. But did it stop me from speeding? No. Truth is, I travel this route probably once a week, IF that.


Little motorcycle cops hiding in the trees (not up in the trees, but behind a cluster of them) ever so nicely walking out into the street with a sign that says "stop" on it. I thought for a second maybe, just maybe, I'd get let off with a warning. Nope. But the nice officer did tell me I could keep it from going on my record by calling "such and such number" and that they would walk me though the process of how to do that.

No thanks.


I don't have time for that. So this ticket will be going on my record. I have been fortunate the last two or three times to have one of my attorney's get it knocked down to a non-moving violation, but I have since decided I don't want to ask him for anymore favors.

I haven't even called to see the loverly fine. Yes, I said loverly. So what.

On the flip side, I saw on my camera today that Jacob practiced his photog skills....you will be impressed...

finger shot..

two finger shot... forehead shot... now we got an eyeball... front door (sorry, a little dirty) nice floor shot...

Call me if you want your family portraits done.

Much love.

Hair!

I hate fixing my hair...I am such a low maintenance type of girl, it ain't even funny! I guess that is why God gave me boys..because let's face it, if I had a girl, her hair would look nothing like a sweet little girl's hair should look! I didn't even branch out with my hair until my late 20's, getting all kinds of brave and cutting it short and whatnot.

So, I do not even attempt to blow dry my hair with it being summer in good ol' Louisiana...instead I use a combination of salt and water in a spray bottle to make that "I just came from the beach" impression on my hair. Or, if you like, you can purchase this from Bumble & Bumble (http://www.bumbleandbumble.com/),
it's basically the same thing, just in a way cuter bottle...and just a bit more pricey...

If you do decide to go the cheap route and just use regular salt and water, I advise that you give your hair a nice treatment at least once a week, because the salt can dry out and damage your hair.

Soooo, that's usually my hair care regimen for the summer, it's so much easier than standing under a hot hair dryer, when the temperature outside is 100 degrees at 7:30 in the morning! I am still perfecting the look though...

...it'd be much easier if I just had a beach outside my window...

Much love.

"Not me Mondays"

There is a blog I read pretty often, it is funny, charming, excitable....human. Please take a moment to hop over there and read it...but AFTER you read about this lovely little thing MckMama has started...

Not me Monday
Are you feeling ashamed for letting your child go to bed without brushing his teeth...again!? Did you eat a Snickers bar during a meeting without anyone knowing? Do you pretend that my Tweets are really urgent messages when you receive them on your cell phone? Are you feeling embarrassed that you kicked the dog?

We'll don't be. Not Me! Monday was born out of a desire to admit some of our imperfections and reveal a few moments we'd rather forget. Why? Well, for one, because it's just plain fun to pretend that we really did not do the things that we actually so did do. And, two, because reading through great tales of other people's Not Me! Mondays each week is a great way to level the playing field. We're all human, we all take embarrassing shortcuts, and so we may as well show each other that we're all in good company!

So let it all hang out...leave me a comment, let me know your "Not me's!"

I did not sit at my desk for an hour this morning pretending to work, while I was actually catching up on some much need Zzzz's....nope, not me!
Oh, and I did not walk around Wal-Mart yesterday this weekend with two screaming kids in the buggy and never got onto them..nope..not me!!

Now, you can hop over and see what MckMama isn't doing! http://www.mycharmingkids.net/


Much love.

Lake day!

The boys had their first trip to the lake over the July 4th weekend...not that we are avid lakers, but we have a friend who invited us out on his boat with his family, so we decided to give it a whirl...enjoy the few pictures I was able to upload!

Jacob and Colt had a great time, although they were a little unsure about getting in the lake. I must admit, I am not much of a lake swimmer either (something about not being able to see what's going on under the water creeps me out) but, I braved it for my boys!

Jason just stayed in the boat and observed...you can see his observation face in the first picture! Hahaha!

Much love.

"Yaaaawwwnn!"

Yes, I am flat out exhausted!! Working 8-5 Monday through Friday, then going to school 5:30-10:30 Monday through Thursday has me completely zombified!! This is a typical morning at the office after a late night at school...



Okay, so I don't drink coffee. Replace that with a Dr. Pepper and that's what you see...oh, and remove that little ear/mouth piece thing too...




Even so, I am still going full force. It is a change that has needed to be made for quite some time now and I am happy to report that I am doing really good in my classes. Although, I do miss my boys terribly. I miss bedtime, I miss sitting on the couch winding down, I miss dinner, I miss them begging for treats..I miss telling them NO...lol...ok, I don't deprive them..but it was getting rather depressing as I was saying all the things I miss!


I miss them. Period. I even miss... gasp... Jason! You know it's bad when you miss your honey! I just miss them all. Jason is doing really good being a single parent 4 nights a week. I think it has been really good for him, actually no....it HAS been really good for him..and the boys...and for me.



Stay tuned for more ramblings...

Much love.