Smart Cookie...

Cub3 has really taken a liking to his grandpa. (my dad.) The feeling is mutual as I am told. :) Anyway this is the sunflowers they planted one day back in may? I'm pretty sure it was mother's day. The only reason I am thinking that is because every year, my kids get my stepmom a plant of their choice. While in the gardening section cub3 wanted to plant sunflower seeds. so okay, we buy some. One whole pack. what's that 10 seeds at the most? for ten cents you can't go wrong. Look at these!

Cub3 took half and was supposed to plant them in our yard, they never made it to the ground. we really should try next year, these are pretty cool.


Anyway, my dad called to see if he could take him out on the boat and since they were leaving early could he stay the night. *faint* um my lil guy, staying the night. He absolutely loves it out there and begs to stay every time we visit so I guess it would be okay. It's worth a try.

So today after school, we met with my stepmom and he gladly went. She had told me they were going to go eat and then go get some boots. Sounds like a plan, he will absolutely love it.

Later on in the evening while I am in watching cub2 with her private tumbling lessons for cheer my phone rings. (sheesh i was only in there for 10 of the 30 minutes, what are the odds?) my sister answers the phone and stepmom is confused at what size boots to get him. of course my sister has no idea, but cub3 is in the background saying, check my shoe! of course she now feels like a dummy for not thinking of that, but it sure makes me proud (and laugh too... teehee) what a smart little cookie ;) 5 and he's practical :)

I hope he has a wonderful memorable time :)

Here he is...

Look at him so nice and happy. This is the little guy we know. He is such a joyful and happy kid to be around. He just makes me smile. He doesn't listen all the time but ya know what? At this age, which one of my kids did? He's 2 1/2 years old. my baby. anyway, I absolutely cannot stand it when my children are sick and I can't do a thing for him. I am just lucky that it doesn't happen very often. Right now, all of my kids, yes all, are stuffed up and range from a little bit of a cough to this poor kid who has a horrible cough. It's not one of those wheezy kinds, it's more like he's choking up something he needs and you hope he continues breathing. Now that's scary. We dosed him up with some meds that he wasn't happy about but that goobery mess had to come up. I don't really remember being that scared since cub2 was a baby. A winter baby and dang she was stuffed up like no one's business. As I said before, I'm lucky my kids don't get sick, heck that was almost 11 years ago and it still scares the heck out of me just thinking about it. UGH.

We took off to go to the fair, not to go in but to get that unhealthy crap they sell on the outside of it. Curly fries, cotton candy, scones, corn dogs, etc. sheesh that's a lot of c's. c for crap, I'm sure. ;) On our way up there cub4 was coughing that scary cough in the back. we figured it was time to dose him up again but we're dumb and left the stuff at home. So we stop at the store to go make the same purchase we just made only 5 hourse previous at the other walmart. wow, we're smart cookies. I found some additional meds and tried those out, it was little meltaway strips, and when I say little I mean little. Those must pack a powerful punch because those things were tiny! That's what we tried the next time. It seemed to work for awhile, he wasn't as scary anyway.

On the way back though, he is getting all yucky sounding again. BLECH. so what did I remember, heck we need to just steam him out. we bring him home, turn on the shower steaming hot and the three youngest sat in there getting steamed out. It worked wonders for all of them. TADA! Well I figured that was only temporary, so did hubby so he went to buy yet another humidifier. Our 3rd ever. Seriously my kids don't get sick. The last I bought was when cub4 was a teeny baby (2005) and before that 1996 when cub2 was a teeny baby. So here in 2007 we have yet another one. I will tell you this much technology sure has changed from when I was a kid and my mom had an ugly off white and brown one. this one is upright and not even that noisy!

That's about it. Ramble, ramble, blah, blah, us and our scary kids.

K.

need i say more? we are okay! we made it. I honestly don't think I could have done it without crying if it hadn't been for hubby and cub4 sitting in the car waiting.
here's cub3
it's okay, mom, i love you, is how he handled it :)

I can't believe it's been so long...

Well, honestly I can for as busy as we've been. We have had quite a few successful art shows in the past summer. We have not a lot to show for it though. Sure hubby got a much needed new vehicle and the girls cheer bill is up to date but seriously, where's all the toys? Kidding. There were just a few things we need to do and it just seems like it has been an uphill battle which no one is winning or losing. That is a good thing I know, but we make just about enough to stay above water for a bit then something comes up but I guess that is life. Isn't it?

Anyway the reason for my quick blogging is so I won't forget these two things. I told hubby he should blog about it but he doesn't know how to use his myspace just yet hm...

two things. first. cub2 was singing a song which I'm sure I'm not even going to remember in a couple years but it's called rehab. so she is asking all about it and joking about hubby and i going. um no not quite deary. we asked if we knew what she was talking about and she said yes! those people who go there have problems, celebrities go there all the time. hubby and i just giggled quietly. we did inform her what it was and we didn't correct the fact that lindsey lohan had to go. innocence is grand.

secondly. cub3 is now going to be starting kindergarten. yes, kindergarten. where did the time go? not quite sure myself but he's ready. we took him in for his open house day and mrs. o is having another baby. it's kind of cool how they are working it with her leave and all but that is another story. (the sub teaches the other class and will teach hers while she's away) well I had to go fill out lunch paperwork in the cafeteria and sign up for conferences. hubby stayed with cub3 who somehow got his very pregnant teacher to bring down the toys from the shelf for him to play. i knew that was going to take awhile so i quietly stepped out and did what i had to do. apparently when i was gone, his teacher mrs. o was showing him the kitchen toys and tried to make a joke directed at hubby. she said something to the effect, 'when daddy cooks...' cub3 just nodded like okay, go on. LOL she looked at hubby and he informed her he does do the cooking in the house. it's funny to me how we just don't seem to match the norm. what's up with that? anyhow hubby found it funny and told me. i didn't want to forget so i put it here. like i said, i'm sure i'll forget but it's here and sometime i'll read it. :)