Oh the joy....

of living in Ohio. This lovely picture stared me in the face as I looked at the weather forecast... it shows rain and GASP..... SNOW! Just lovely.... it's not even November yet and we have a chance of snow on the way.

I NEED to move to a warmer climate.... I'm allergic to this crap !

Name my new wheels!

Well I finally decided that it was time to get practical and admit that being comfortable overrides looking cool. ;)

After 2 years of trying my damndest to make the Envoy work for our family... we decided that it just wasn't cutting it. Flipping over seats on a daily basis to buckle kids in carseats is a major pain in the ass. Not to mention that when we're all in there its just not a comfy ride. So I finally gave up and started looking at minivans. I gave Matt a mile long list of things I wanted in it since I'll be driving this van for the next 10 years. =P He was finally able to find a Dodge Grand Caravan with everything I required. It's metallic silver, has power everything ( including all the doors), the seats all fold into the floor, and the coolest feature is the dual dvd players! God forbid if all 3 of my kids can decide on 1 movie to watch to this way they can watch 2 different movies. They don't make them with 3 players... so I'm sure somebody will still whine. =P Brooke thinks the new van is so cool that we should add a toilet and live in it! haha

I haven't actually driven it yet but Matt loves it and can't wait to take it to Disney! He keeps going on and on about all the storage in the floor and how we'll have no problem getting all the luggage in there and won't have to use our dorky luggage carrier. Personally I think we should cram a kid or 2 in the storage and we could have a really peaceful trip. ;)

I haven't come up with a name yet for my new van. We call Matt's truck Clifford since it's big and red. The Envoy... affectionately known as the pain in the ass. lol But I'm stumped on this one. It's definitely a soccer mom car... and to embarass Hannah I'm considering adding the little family people on the back window. haha Shoot me some ideas if you come up with something.



On a side note... I hope you like the splash of color to my blog! I have my SIL Sara to thank for that... she's a bit more computer savvy than me ;)

Mommy..... I watered your flowers!

Drew: Mommy I watered your flowers!

Me: Well that was very nice of you... which ones did you water?

Drew: The ones in your bathroom and on your dresser.

Me: Uh thanks bud.


Just so you know.... those "flowers" aren't real. =P So I now have water running all over my bathroom ( which isn't that big of a deal because it seems like he floods it atleast once a week anyways), my dresser and my nightstand ( he forgot to tell me he watered those too).

Like I've said many many times before... it's a good thing he's my last... or he'd be an only.

Too good to be one of mine!!

See that sweet little face.... for the past 9 days that was ALL mine! This little guy came to stay with us for a week.... we let mom and dad stay too. ;) I was so anxiously awaiting his visit. I got out the high chair, jumperoo, pac n play, toys, blankets, etc.... um yeah... I still haven't gotten rid of any of it. =P I think Robert and Kathy were in the door 5 seconds before I grabbed him.... yep I'm a baby hog! In the time he was here I got to do everything from feed him, bathe him, change big 'ol poopy diapers, take him for walks, rock him and just plain enjoy having a baby in the house.

It's quite obvious he wasn't one of my babies... he was actually quiet in restaurants, slept through the night ( which Drew STILL doesn't do!) and was quite the little shopping buddy. Of course by the end of the week I had somewhat corrupted him. ;) Due to the cold we so graciously shared with him... he had a hard time sleeping. Poor little guy was up every hour on the hour... now that's the kind of baby I'm used to! Kathy and Robert were starting to look a little like I did for the first year of my kids lives by the time they left. =P

They all took off on Sunday for PA. I kept secretly hoping they would leave him behind but damn them being all organized and not forgetting a thing!

And kudos to Kathy and Robert for being able to survive in my crazy loud house for a whole week! I have a feeling they left with a headache, a cold, and the desire to have NO more kids!! haha