I want a do over...

I am up to my neck in junk. I want to start over. New socks, new underwear, new shoes, everything. Let's just buy new, heck make it disposable Anyway, we are running the crap outta the new dryer and trying desperately to catch up and I think it's working... *think* but I am just sooooooooooo tired of folding. 6 people in a house, you think they'd all agree to have one outfit a piece??? haha not even close.

Maybe we just need to be nudists.

First off...

I think we need to move. LOL We took cub2 and my niece to tumbling class today and their YMCA is beautiful!!! They will be going there for the next few weeks on Sundays for tumbling classes. The girls both loved it. They actually really like it up there and cub2 is learning soooooo much!!! It's great!

Anyway, I think I've decided. Actually take that back, I have decided cub2 will be trying out for their squad this year. Tryouts are in May, but she should be good and ready by then. She is just learning in leaps and bounds and on top of that she's having tons of fun. I spoke with the president of their organization today and he assured me it is well worth the money and the schedule is pretty much weekends only with a Thursday thrown in every once in awhile. That is totally doable. I asked about tryouts and basically they have turned people away who are too young, but as long as there is a willing to try in the girls they are good as in. I really felt like he was trying to sell me his program, but honestly I have seen their results and I'm buying. HA!

Sooooo here's what my brainiac sister and I came up with, since we liked their Y so much we signed up LMAO... this is 50 minutes from my house and there is a county in between us but we are members of their Y now. I so need to move. The reason we decided to go ahead and do that is because there is a two hour window every time they have practice where we have nothing to do. So we are going to workout. It should work out pretty well, notice the should. I'll be sure and update how it works.

Totally unsure...

Last year around this time, cub2 informed me she would like to try out for cheerleading. GREAT!! (arg) I thought. I supported her decision and was pleasantly surprised, she was pretty good and that itself was pretty enjoyable to watch. There's just something about watching your kids excel at something they enjoy so much!!! Makes me grin just thinking about it.

Anyway, I signed her up for classes with a much bigger and more established cheer organization. They are sending emails like crazy with information on how to sign up, fundraisers, schedules and such. Honestly, all I was doing was signing her up for the classes with absolutely no intention of signing her up for the upcoming season with them. They are very good, but very expensive as well. Well anyway, I'm considering letting her tryout with them. The drive is 10 minutes longer the opposite way we already take her to practice and it's quite a bit more expensive. (nothing we can't handle but just more than it is now ;)) I looked up the schedule and it would be so much better too! Only on Friday nights and Saturday evenings. No more Monday, Wednesday, Thursday practices LOL That took up sooooooo much time!

I just don't know if it's worth it though. I hate to bow out of the team we already have her established with, but I really think she will be able to grow more with this other group than the one she's already with. I don't know. I think I'll talk more with the guy in charge tomorrow to find out if that schedule is about what it would be like throughout the year. :O) Maybe, maybe not. We'll see!

Quick question...

On Easter this year at our family dinner, we discovered something. My littlest sister, age 12 is "going out" with a boy from school named with the same name as her father. We have different dads. Let's just make up names here now for the sake of privacy LOL Her dad's name is *Joe* (not really, but let's just say ;)) My dad's name is *Jack* (again, not really, but hey this is kinda fun :P) The boy she is "going out" with is name *Joe*. She isn't really close to her dad but still calls him dad and sees him on holidays and birthdays and such, she obviously knows the guys name.

Anyway, I was totally grossed out, I told my mom there was no way I could date someone named *Jack* because that's my dad's name, totally sick!!! ROFL My sister agreed and my mom just didn't get it. She figures it's just a name and they can't help it. This is true, but I know for a fact the guy could be hot as hell and I would have to pass. Of course I'm saying that now, and I can't say for sure, but just the thought grossed me out.

In an effort to prove my point I asked my brothers, could you date a girl named *Diane*? (again changed name) Both looked in disgust and the answer was absolutely not. The older of the two brothers said, "it would just be too weird in the bedroom." Another ewwww factor I didn't need to think about, but yes it was funny and made me snicker. Again, my mom doesn't get it.

So I ask my hubby, his answer is an absolute no as well. So either we're all too damn picky or my mom just isn't picky enough. So could you do it? LOL

MY OH MY...

My girl ROCKS! It was such an awesome game yesterday. I know it's not all fun when your team goes out and knocks that crap outta the other team or anything, but this was a nailbiting game. I have really enjoyed the fact Cub1 is on a winning team this year (finally) but it would have been nice to keep that winning streak up. She played the "best" team last night and had one of her highlighting games. I won't bore you with a ton of details, (too late ;)) but they lost by one with the bases loaded NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! So close! I thought for sure they'd pull it off. Oh well, I guess that proves you can't win 'em all.

Hubby is still trying to figure out that beast of an exposure unit we just had delivered. It will be great once he gets it figured out, but man, what a pain!!!!!

One more baseball game tonight, cub2's turn :)

YES! YES!! YES!!!

Finally, it is in our posession! Our exposure unit is now on the way home. Hubby just called and apparently they don't have a lift gate service that comes our way so we need to get charged less for shipping because we ordered lift gate service. We still have yet to be charged for the unit. They won't be billing until they are invoiced from the factory, so we'll see when that is.

On a different note, I received an email today. Boyz II Men will be in town in June, they were having a presale on tickets and I couldn't help myself... I bought. Stuck in the 90's yes probably, but I'm going to Boyz II Men!!!!!!

Assume the Position...

Thought it was something good didn't you??? LOL All seriousness though, if you get a chance to watch it on HBO, it's good for a few laughs. Of course if you can't stand Robert Wuhl (the guy who played Arlis$) or believe wholeheartedly in history it's probably not your cup of tea.

I just took their quiz on history and scored 8/10 Woohoo~ go me!!!! History Quiz

Poor Girl...

She probably didn't even know what was coming. What a way to go. This is the sight I found in my shower this evening. I'm sure cub2 will be pleased to know her belt was put to great use.

Finally...

After 2 months of waiting and waiting, we have a tracking number on the exposure unit we ordered. We ordered this the day before Cub4's birthday. Without the exposure unit it makes it merely impossible to complete the printing process. Luckily, we've had access to a couple different exposure units. Ours is set to arrive Thursday~ yippee, on with the business!!!

I've still been pretty busy digitizing the images and am approximately 5 images ahead of hubby. I don't know how long I can stay ahead though, he's catching up. That's okay though, I just want to get to the point when he comes up with an image that will be the one I work on, but currently I have 14 or so to do!! I feel swamped!

On other news. Our dryer broke. We just replaced it with a dryer from Craigslist. Can I say??? Craigslist ROCKS!!! It's a used dryer, but it's the exact kind and brand I wanted. It's a Maytag Neptune and the dryer dries clothes in the same amount of time it takes to wash them. You know how handy this will come in?!?!? Our other dryer made it a whoppin' 8 years so I can't complain. It was the second time it had broken down so we figured, it's time. I know this one isn't going to last forever either, but maybe just maybe we'll be able to give this laundry a run for its money.

Happy Easter...

Just a couple of quick pics to share... First off, don't put all your eggs in one basket. :o)



















Have a Happy Easter Everyone!

Random Thoughts...

I have been super busy trying to digitize hubby's images so he can print. He has his work cut out for him too, every time I finish one he has one more to print. This is a never ending cycle, but it is worth it, it pays the bills right???

Cubs are all doing well. Baseball season is underway and it looks like it will be a good year. Both of the girls won their first games WOOHOO!! We have honestly never been on winning teams. This is the fifth year?? Oh how sad is that???

Cub3 is big on storytelling lately, he's crazy. Funny, but crazy. Cub4 has popped in his 9th and 10th teeth, shortly after hubby's trip to California. He is also walking all the time now. That seems really strange, not because it's too soon, but because he was so cautious about doing it for so long!!! He's a good kid though. I have really enjoyed him.

Things that have been making me go hmmmmm... lately...
1) what attracts people to other people? I can thank my sister for this one.
2) are people more scared of success or of failure? I'm not going to mention names here, but I will mention the situation. weight loss. why stop when you are doing so well? goal is still far away, but why stop while the going is good? afraid you will actually meet it or that you can't? who knows?
3)who does the world revolve around? rofl again, I will only mention situation. someone is getting married. happy time right? it would seem, but just say the bride's future mil is now refusing to go because her ex's new girlfriend will be there. oh the horror. seriously folks this isn't about you, can you please act grown up for one day?? this wedding isn't for another 2-3 months why worry about it now?? I can only guess she is hoping for pity or she's really delusional enough to think she can stop the girlfriend from coming. people are stooooopid.

I survived...

Hubby is back and all went well. It was only tough the first day. After that the girls were busy with baseball, so that took up quite a bit of time. We went to go see Ice Age 2 on Friday and stopped off at Chuck E. Cheese's on the way back. It was pretty fun. It was my youngest sister's 12th birthday on Friday. She had a pool party and a slumber party in a suite in the Hotel down the road. It was fun.

Lastnight, my sister took the 3 older ones which left us with cub4. We took the opportunity to go to dinner and a movie. We ate at Famous Dave's (yummmmmy bbq.) We had a huge 2 person platter and wound up with a ton of leftovers. It was awesome! On the way home we stopped off to see if there was a late movie playing and yes! there was. We went to go see Inside Man and for $16.25 we had the whole theater to ourselves. LOL That was just perfect since Cub4 isn't the best moviewatcher. In our defense, hubby had watched the movie in California while he was down there, so he would have walked cub4 out if he had been a problem. Good movie. Made me laugh a few times and it was very thoughtful. :o)

Cub4 has been walking all over the place, just since Thursday! He has finally gotten up the nerve. I have always had early walkers except for him so this has been quite a shocker to me. He just up and did it!

The girls left with my sister to go see Slither?!? They should be back in about an hour and a half. Hubby went to his first class today. He's actually not signed up for this class though. He's trying to get into this class, but it was filled before he signed up. It's the same professor he had last quarter and he told him just to show up on the first day if he wants in, so he's trying it. I hope it works for him. Otherwise his "real" class starts tomorrow.