Give me a B-L-O-G

So I thought I was going to be all “with it” on the blogging front, writing every
day and such.

That didn’t happen. But I have a good reason…

I won a Leslie Designs blog makeover from Katie


Since most of you who read this are family and friends who do not blog, I am guessing you have no idea what a blog makeover is.


Quick definition: You can pay to have someone make your blog look pretty. They make a custom header (the picture at the top with your blog name) and you can get cute little buttons and details to make everything match…


Now you know I would have never been able to convince my super sweet (but cheap) hubby that a blog makeover is worth any amount of money. I think when I brought it up to him he said, “oh, but you are so smart… you could figure out how to do all that on your own.”


Yeah, he’s a slick one.


So anyway, I ended up winning a blog makeover from another lovely blogger’s giveaway and I have been working on the details of that…

I finally came up with a new blog name… wow.

I did NOT realize how many blogs are out there… I mean, every single idea I thought of was already used.


I mean is my blog really that important?


No, it’s not.


But if I am going to do something, it's all or nothing (I am the same way with cleaning my house). Plus, I am out of school this semester and I have to have a project(or 10) to take up my spare time… cause you know, with 3 kids I have all sorts of spare time. =)


And it’s not just my own blog stuff, I have been reading other people’s blogs and commenting and getting ideas for crafts/shopping/kid’s stuff/recipes (that I will never make because I am a horrible cook) or sometimes just to peak into someone else’s life and take a breather from my own.


I don’t really watch a lot of T.V. (okay, okay… Lost and 24)



But I admit it; blogging has become my “mommy- time-out”… my little break from reality. I always make fun of Goosers for playing video games, and now he makes fun of me for blogging.


I guess we’re even.


So anyway, be on the look out for the new and improved layout! Coming soon to a blog near you. =)

~Wordless Wed~

Can you guess what just happened?

NOT our family Monday

I was NOT so happy with our major cleaning and de-cluttering last week.


I then did NOT realize that we just moved all the clutter from one place to another.

I did NOT see double this week watching my sister’s little girls (but I have finally figured out how to tell them apart)

Speaking of twins, I definitely did NOT overhear this conversation between my boys~

Nolan: Ty, can you share your sucker with me?

Ty: No.

Nolan: Please Ty. You are supposed to share.

Ty: No.

Nolan: But Tyyyyyyy, Jesus said that we are supposed to share. He's in your heart and I think he wants you to share your sucker with me.

Ty: Nooooooooo.

Nolan: BUT TY, just one time!!!

(just as nolan grabs the sucker out of ty's mouth and is about to stick it in his own, daddy grabs it)

Daddy: Jesus does not want you to share suckers. ever.

My little Reese’s pieces has NOT gotten too big for his britches… literally.




(yes these are supposed to be footy pjs)





He also does NOT think his new purpose in life is to scoop out laundry detergent and pour it on the floor.





After going out to a lovely (kid-free) dinner Friday night to celebrate my brother and sis-n-law's birthdays, this little adventure definitely did NOT happen...


Our 2005 s.u.v. did NOT decide to break down on us.


At midnight.


In a parking lot.


Causing us to call a tow service at 1 in the morning.


Instead of calling a cab and paying $65 to get home, we did NOT decide to walk (in the freezing cold) a mile down the road to a bar/club that my cousin works security for so that he could give us a ride home. We definitely did NOT have to hang out until closing time at 3am.



By the way, I did NOT get hit on by a not-at-all-sober guy while there, and this was definitely NOT his pick-up line…



“Soooo, you got any tattoos?”






I sooo did NOT want to reply,


"No, no tattoos, but I do have a lovely husband sitting right over there or I might have a few pictures of my three little boys on my cell phone, wanna see?"





After finally getting home and lying down at 4:30 am, my 25 y.o. self did NOT think,





Man, I am gettin too old for this.

Happy Monday! =)