My little ghostie

Corrine somehow pulled her blankie up over her head and couldn't get out. She looked like she was pretending to be a ghost. She was just sitting there, motionless, softly whining for someone to release her. One of those moments when my childrens innocense breaks my heart and takes my breath away.

Jason's big day!

This past Saturday, Jason graduated with his degree in Mechanical Engineering. We went to his ceremony at 10:00am, my mom, me and the 4 girls. The baby was sick, so I spent the majority of the time walking up and down the ramp with her. She had puked the night before, so I was paticularly worried when someone sat right in front of me; I didn't know how far she might launch if she did it again. Luckily, no puking happened. But I wasn't going to miss my hubby's big day!

After the ceremony, we had dinner at our neighborhood park in his honor. I cooked a TON of food; we will be eating sloppy joe's for a while. Good thing they tasted good! We enjoyed having friends and family together for the celebration.

The ceremony was long, as usual, but worth it to hear Jason's name being read and see him accepting his degree. I know he is an example for our girls; they were too young to remember my graduations. In fact, both girls wanted to put on his cap and gown and hold his diploma. I am so proud of him. It was a long 8 years filled with too little sleep and too much to do. I look forward to him sleeping more than 5 hours a night and getting to do some of the things he wants to do, like golfing (thanks to his gift from me!), sleep in, making furniture, and biking on his new bike! (Thanks to Mom H. and Dad L. !) He is a very motiviated, compassionate, loyal, tolerant and loving man and I am blessed beyond belief to be able to have him as my eternal companion.

I love you honey! Congratulations.

And the fun begins....

Grooooosssssssss

I was stealthly hiding hubby's graduation present when I heard a familiar bowl clanking around on the floor upstairs. I tear up the stairs to intercede, but alas, I was too late.

My beloved baby had wet cat food for lunch.

It was in her mouth, she had a foot in the bowl, and had a fistful of the smelly squishy stuff that I had to pry out.

She appeared to really enjoy it.

This is not the first child to attempt this.

It still grosses me out.

Want to know the sad part? I actually paused for a moment, wondering if I should take a picture of her with cat food in hand and smeared on her mouth, just for my blogging friends.

Oh, knock it off. Obviously, there is no picture with this post, so I didn't do it. I got the cat food off of her hand and dug it out of her mouth as quick as possible.
After only a small pause for the value of grossing you all out as well.

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jason has at long last (after 8 years!) accomplished a much desired goal; finished school! He is getting his Bachelors in Mechanichal Engineering this Saturday. We are so excited; no more super early mornings, late nights, night classes, homework, paying for tuition and books, stress, stress, stress. HES DONE!

We are having a barbeque dinner on Saturday at 5:00. If you know us and know where we live, call us and I will give you the details. We want everyone we know to join us in the celebration!

Whew. What are we going to do with ourselves now? I'm sure we will figure it out...more vacations, lazy Saturdays......

Now we are both finished; three degrees between the two of us. I am sure we won't be thinking about school for a long time, that is until I get the itch to get my doctorate.....

CONGRATULATIONS JASON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Little ears...

Today at lunch:


Me: (in reference to a yummy brownie) It's good stuff, Maynard.

Ava: Heeeeey, you just called me a nerd!

Hear me out

I apologize.


My playlist was bugging me, so I assume it was bugging other people, as well.


Don't get me wrong; I love all those songs previously on my playlist. Just that they had to be listned to in the right mood, and usually along with the rest of the cd.


I realized something was wrong with listening to some of those songs, paticularly the Depeche Mode, Cure, or Aerosmith songs, when looking at warm fuzzy pictures of my family.


It just didn't gel.


I would go to my blog, and most often turn the sound down or pause my playlist. It was just irritating. (So I figure many of you might have been irritated as well.)




So the offending-not-right-for-looking-at-pictures-of-family-songs have been replaced with (I hope) more appropriate ones.


I will listen to the other ones when the right mood strikes and not subject any of you (or myself) with the inproper use of annoying music.