Party Like A Rock Star...

So, my sister and I decided to embark on a wild girls night out. We spent the day together with the kids, watched them swim and play and scream and have fun. I bathed the babies, cleaned the house. It was time to kiss the kiddies goodbye and put on our dancin shoes. Off we went to Publix, Cindy needed to pick up a prescription for Brian. Her lovely hubby Eddie packed her meds for her which resulted in a small molecular explosion. After spending more time than needed fixing a very stupid error, (Dr called in wrong prescription)we got our drugs and toured the store. At the check-out we read People Magazine, caught up on the latest gossip and use-less info and headed to Rite-Aid. We played with the windchimes on clearance and bought some more things. Whew, what a night. I am beat. My jammies were calling me. I needed my blanket and some comfort food. Our car took us straight to Jack-In-The-Box. We bought very greasy cheap tacos and will feast till our tummies burn with hurt. Wow. What party animals we are. I missed these wild nights we shared. ROFL. Okay Okay maybe we are not the wild animals we used to be but we still had fun. I can't wait till tomorrow to see what other adventures we will share... stay tuned. ;)))

Sister-ly Luuuvvveee....

Well the girls are back!! My sis is back in town. She arrived last night with my nephew and it has been great! You don't realize how much you really miss someone till you are reunited again.

 We sat up late chatting and catching up on her escapades. This morning we sat by the pool as 6 kids jumped and screamed and splashed away. She took the older three kids off to Chick-fil-a for lunch. Yummy. What a great big sister I have. She not only loves me but she feeds me too. Who could ask for more?

Blogher What??

Did you ever hear of Blogher? I have not until this morning. I stumbled across a mom of 6's very high tech website and saw she was speaking at a Blogher conference in Cali. Apparently its the best of the best women's/Moms bloggers that speak and mingle with the public. Its a chance to meet and greet your cyber-friends face to face. It looks like fun and everything but my inner ( ok very very outer ) New Yorker comes out. I am thinking of all the haters and stalkers just lurking around the hotel ready to kill you. Hmm perhaps not for me, but I do enjoy this woman's website and her funny tales. She is a woman after my own heart... meaning 6 kids! Oh how I love the number 6...

Countdown!!!

4 months till turkey day, smooth mashed potatoes and my world famous stuffed mushrooms... but who's counting? I AM. There is only one thing I love more than a table full of good food and that is a room full of people to share it with. I might just have my wish this year! My hubbys side of the family might be caravan-ing down to our "little red school house" for some of the best down home comfort food you can get. Tickets have been bought and days off of work have been put in. I can't wait. Im still waiting for a final head count and that is just fine! We still have a while and I always make too much food anyway. Im preparing the menu and keep adding yummy goodness every day! I will start our family Thanksgiving tree promptly on October 30th of this year. This time I might do a whole forest scene on my one Living room wall which is still empty. I know a lot more people now and would love to have their hands on my wall. The kids are excited and ideas are flying thru my head. Im so excited. I will keep you updated as the holiday approaches and I will be sure to post the menu and pictures as they come. Until then enjoy the summer!!!

**** The pictures are of our Thanksgiving Tree last year. This year we are doing bigger and better. The kids are so excited****

Ode to My Pansy and My Flower...

The smell of spring blooms are not so sweet in these pictures. I try and try I tell you but sometimes its ok to fail. My pansies are blooming ever so lovely. Feminine and strong. What that flower should be! My flower on the other hand... well let me just say rotten roots might have set in. I still have hope though. I will keep watering and watering and I know one day her sweet petals will open. Lets pray there will still be bees around ;). At the end of the day I love them both and hope to have them back in my garden soon. There is nothing like new flowers at our kitchen table to put a smile on our faces..... I love and miss you guys xoxo

Gelato + Coffee= Sugar rush

Friday night was a fun night for us and our house guests. Our ever so faithful babysitter Elizabeth came over to watch my kiddies and off we went downtown. We didn't do anything magical or fantabulous but we had fun. We walked thru the park at night which was lit just beautifully. We stared over the bridge onto the falls and tried to find the people who were playing the drums. It sent a cool rythem thru the warm air. We loaded up on some coffee at a quaint coffee house underground and watched the big jazz band play their huge shiny instruments. Jason had the craving for Gelato and we followed. I tried ever so hard to find and TRY to ride the trolley but it seemed whenever I found it, it was either going the wrong way or I was on the other side of the street. It was a conspiracy against me. Hee hee. I drowned my sorrows in chocolate velvet gelato (thanks for the recommend Dugin)and pulled out my camera. Lots of silly pictures were taken and many laughs were had. The last picture shows me with both phones. No, this was not a posed picture. It was an ever so true candid shot of my texting addiction. I not only had my phone going but swiped Jasons as well and was trying to have multi-conversations. Im currently looking for a support group for this but.... well im not ready to kick the habit... =))) Emily had a hard time walking and I have a feeling she added more than sugar to her hot cup of Joe ;) I will have to go back and search thru my pics for any discriminating photos. All in all it was a great night. All the kids were in bed by the time we got home and we spent the rest of the evening listening to country music on itunes and texting the world. Life is good!!

A Beautiful Day

What a beautiful sunny thursday we had. We headed off to the park to watch the ducks, play in the fountains and just enjoy all the summer flowers in bloom. The stage was set up for the Shakespeare Festival and we made a mental note to go back Friday night to watch. The kids had a blast and Noah was SOO excited to see the duckies. He laughed and screamed and clapped his hands. It was precious!! I loved his little gingham green overall shorts even though Jason hates them. Noah liked them too. He showed everyone the puppy that was on the front. We had a great time and enjoyed the afternoon together!

A mystery

I got my very first secret comment today!!! How neat. They corrected my blogging error on my latest post. A roof blew off of a certain building and I guess the exact location was of great importance. Anywhoo... for future reference my blog is strictly random thoughts. Exact precise locations, events and actions should not be used as newsworthy. Using my information as nightly news could result in slight inaccurate information. And please feel free to comment as much as you like but I hope your brave enough to not post as anonymous!!!! Im not evil and I don't bite!

The Week So Far...

Hello my friends!! This week is flying by! We have been busy doing a whole lotta nothing!! The mornings and afternoons are spent by the pool. We had fun with all the kids in the big pool jumping and splashing around. Then we have to go home and start dinner. The girls have VBS every evening from 6:30-9 p.m. So we go to the mall and stroll. I was very proud to be with Emily the very first time she EVER purchased something from the Gap. GAPGIRL was PROUD!! I was their to witness the remarkable moment. Maygen and Emily found some great sales (and shoes) and I of coarse kept the GAP in business by purchasing a really cute shirt. Tonight is the last night of VBS so we will attend church service together and watch the slide show that the kids put together. I have some steak defrosting and as soon and J comes home its getting slapped on the grill .Yum Yum. I can't wait. Tomorrow we are off to downtown to show Em and let all the kids play in the fountains. Friday night I have a babysitter booked and off we go downtown for some adult time... just the 4 of us. I smell some coffee and gelato headed my way. Well the babies are getting up and we will be off to some stores. Catch you later....

NC or BUST

We did it! We survived!!! Yesterday was quite a day AND a long one at that. We drove up to Charlotte, NC to pick up some friends from the airport. Its about a good 1 1/2 hours of pure highway driving!!! 70 mile an hour highway driving. I break the trip up by stopping at the outlets which is about halfway there. Its literally right off the highway. So I happily sped along to the Gap Outlet. I forgot to take pictures as I was in a GAP zone but I did remember to take after shots courtesy of my Emma!! We had fun. Jason ended up staying home from work that day because my car needed to get a last minute fix, so after he came home we left the babies with him and us women hit the road. We had fun! We joked, acted silly, Molly slept. We sang along to Ferris Bueller songs and sang loud when Cyndi Laupers "Girls just wanna have fun" came on the radio. Unfortunately because I spent a bit too long at the Gap we were late to welcome our guests. BAD BAD hostess I was. I sped up to the valet, threw my keys at him and ran down to greet them. I felt SO bad. I always like to greet my Out of town guests with a huge smile and hug welcoming them to our home and I didn't do that. FOR SHAME!!!!

 We headed back in the van and had a smooth ride for the first 25 minutes or so. We were just entering SC territory when the weather changed quick!!! I checked the forecast before we left and it was clear sunny skies!! Well not anymore! The skies turned dark and the lightning started. i knew this was not going to be good based on the season so far. The winds started and the rains came down. We were driving straight into something and it wasn't good. We drove like that on and off for about an hour. Luckily we moved faster than the clouds and made it to VBS before the next downpour. It was thundering and lightning all night, the winds were insane.

 Well this morning the damage was calculated. The "storm" ripped the roof off of Greenville Tech school and downed trees were everywhere. They have warnings out for tonight already. Its 100 degrees today and tonight more storms are coming. Something wicked this way cometh!