A Few New Obsessions ~

The other day, it was a little quiet in the house- anyone with children knows that if its quiet, something is happening that shouldnt be. I found Quin emptying Lexi's underwear drawer- and it occured to me that this isnt the first time its happened. She has a fascination with her sissy's underwear!! So, her new thing is to wear her sissy's undies OVER her diaper- hilarious!

Last week when we went to get Tags for luke's truck (registered the truck- which by the way JUST for his truck is over 200 a YEAR!) As we were leaving, i noticed Acorns all over the grass and promised lexi that we could go get some soon- knowing that would be a fun project for her to get out of the house.

After, we met Luke for dinner at Cracker Barrel- Quin LOVES these rocking chairs! they line the front of the restraunt and she kept pulling away from me trying to sit on the chair- she has a love for little chairs and stools her size- mom and dad.. i think this may be her christmas present this year!!! I wouldnt buy it there though.. overpriced!!! Yes, Lex is on her phone-- called her dad to thank him for dinner and meeting us there.

My new obsession?!! BLOGS! you could spend HOURS reading other people's blogs and all these ladies mind blowing home decorating skills.. i only aspire to decorate as well as these ladies!!
We went and saw ' the movie :Fireproof' Sunday with our church- our church basically bought out 2 showings of the movie and we all went last night- Kirk Cameron from Growing Pains- (thanks, Michelle) stars in it. Its filmed in Georgia- i cant recommend it enough!! I challenge YOU to go-

What do YOU do at 2 am on Sat ?!!.. wW

Quin has this nasty habit of waking up 2 times a night- i feel like we have a newborn again, its so lame!

With the gas shortage here, Luke decided at 2 am to go on a Gas hunt.. I'm not kidding- Peeps are sleeping at the wee hours , or coming home from a Bar and the last thing on their minds is to fill up- It was a gamble, but after 3 stations, he finally found one and FILLED 'ER UP-

Is this not WEIRD?! maybe we should buy one of those electric cars- - -

See, Im Not Joking..

These are bits and pieces from a news story in my town without getting specific on the town ;)

Run on gas causing lines, fights at area stations

Cars are lining roads at several area gas stations tonight, causing police to have to direct traffic and in some cases fights to erupt, authorities say.

*where traffic stretched a half mile
* Also, deputies were called to that station after a man reportedly threatened to tie a chain to a pump and pull it with him after being told there was no gas
*All but two stations were without gas Thursday night

* No gas in TWO counties!!

Time To Get Creative!...

.... stop driving around, and cook all the time cause FOLKS OUR TOWN IS ALMOST COMPLETELY OUT OF GAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When the Hurricane hit Texas, there were rumors that we would run out of gas so everyone in the town gassed up and the lines were IN SANE. I figured it was all media hype, but the next day, the gas went up to 5.00 a gallon. I kid you not, i saw it with my own eyes! Within the week it went down- - - -
I would see a gas station here and there with the sign like below with o.oo across it for the price meaning.. "so sorry, out of luck, no gas here suckers."
THEN TODAY-- i went to the store to pick up some ingredients for dinner, Deets to follow. I pull into the grocery store and i KID NOT., a line with at LEAST 50 cars on all 4 sides leading into the gas station.. i cant lie, i sort of really friggin panicked! I asked a man at the store who informed me that this was the only station that JUST HOURS BEFORE had gotten gas and that was the ONLY place in town that had it!!
I HAD to take a pic to prove it.. too bad the pic wasnt good. It looked like when you leave a football game and the cars are bumper to bumper- UNBELIEVABLE! I have a full tank but have been put on driving restrictions per Manager Lucas as i like to call him (the good ol' husband)

I'll keep ya'll posted- AS for din din- i felt like white trashin' it up for dinner tonight. Luke bought tots at the store yesterday so i googled "tator tot casserole" and the first recipe that popped up was from the Duggar Family- the ones that have 18 or 19 kids and counting- they are such a sweet family- how they do it and stay sane, i'll never know. ( on TLC and like every show on earth like TOday show, etc etc. )They have some great recipes on their site! i made their tot casserole and added a TON of cheese on top the last 15 min- i cant lie- i gorged myself on it. IT ROCKS! Here's their website so you too can make it- so easy only 5 ingredients, so what are you waiting for.. MAKE IT TONIGHT the hubby's bound to lurve it!
http://www.duggarfamily.com/recipes.html
As for tomorrow i'm going to make that yummy pumpkin roll - that recipe that's on the back of every can of Libby's Pumpkin.. my thighs cant wait for it either-

Washers, Roaches and Fleas- OH MY~!

Have ya'll ever had one of those days where things are going great, and then all of a sudden the brakes go on and your day FLIPS?! yesterday was one of those days, folks!
I worked out, felt like a million bucks and once Lex got home from school, the chaos began- i helped her with her hour of homework, while the baby sat by my chair and fussed so much i finally just put her in the crib with toys so she wasnt a distraction-
I go to put the REDS and PINKS from the washer and find it in water, so i go to put the spin cycle on, doesnt work. i try EVERY settings spin cycle and none of them work. I manually empty the water- which by the way smelled like a manure pile, and restart the washer. If fills with water and stops once again. I set up a repair for them which will be today in a 3 hour slot. DO companys just think you have 3 hours to just sit and wait for them? I HAVE A LIFE!
I snuggle the dog and flip her over to check for fleas- my groomer a day before had groomed the dog and said THIS year is the WORST year for fleas- GREAT! my poor 4 lb dog- - - I find and manually pick 7 FLEAS off of her. I'm officially grossed out! She doesnt even play outside, just pees!
I make shrimp melts for dinner- one kid stares at it, another asks for shrimp on the side and just cheese on an english muffin. She too leaves the shrimp and doesnt touch it. we go to Bible study, come home and they are HUNGRY! But its 830- bed time was an hour ago, so you can have cereal.
We get home, Lex lets the dog out of her crate and i hear a blood - curtling scream: "MOM, THERES A COCROACH!" and points to it- I find him, and tear apart the living room, moving furniture and in my head praying that i find it and kill it. GOT HIM!!
Another day has started- always take the dog potty first and i ALWAYs look at the ground by the door- inside by the door i see a dark object. i flip the light on and ANOTHER roach- Is God teasing me? ACK!!
All of this seems so crazy and at the time to me,being human, its stressful! BUT,in the BIG

spectrum of life, i'm Healthy, i have a healthy family (exept the occasional fleas on Jewel) and i'm blessed beyond belief! I have to look at the BIG picture, and laugh at those day by day tests i'm given- testing builds character and i'm thankful for what God has given me!!

Every Parents done it!!!!

OH........MY............GOODNESS!!!

you know how you have a usual routine with the way you put the kids in the car and its like you're on auto- pilot. Well, that was the case for me yesterday as luke and i went to gas up at the gas station. i thought maybe i would open the door for Quin so she didnt get too hot.. i go to open the door and i see THIS!!Woops... guess i didnt buckle her in and she helped herself OUT of the carseat to watch her daddy pump the gas---
Which brings me to this next thing- why do i always put my kid in this PINK dress?! Apparently, i make it look like she has no other clothes, but i promise, the kid has plenty and now i'm aware of my one dress fixation and the madness will STOP!

Upon picking Lex up from school today i noticed an unusual thing you WOULD NOT see in Salem- someone left their truck parked outside of lexi's school , UNLOCKED, with KEYS IN THE IGNITION! SAY WHAT?! uh huh.. wow, we really DO live in a safe part of town! ya'll know the kind of peeps in OR. that would take off with your car-
As we walked into the gym to get lex, I open the door and quin loudly goes : "SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" apparently she understands that we need to be quiet in a building. As another mom walked in, she looked at the lady, held her finger to her mouth and loudly said; "SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" ...

Lex opens up at random times about her school and things that went on- apparently at lunch today, " their was a flying cocroach in the cafeteria."
OH.SO.APPETIZING.

Fall has come, the leaves are changing, and that means the hair is Changin too!! So.. here's the new color and the new do- cut a little off, was getting too long -

Mom, this one's for you!!
Quin and her chocolate covered granola bar--- what a fun lil' mess THIS was to clean up-