Saturday, October 27, 2007

the week in LOTS of pictures

We had a blast last Saturday @ Chaloupka Farm.

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but's it's never a good idea to let your 3 year old lead you through a corn maze
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kreg figured we would be okay since he could see over the corn, WRONG
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the true HARD maze
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the boys and their pumpkins
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oh the FUN slides
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and jumping over hay bales
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who doesn't love a train ride
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we later painted those pumpkins
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then headed off to the Haunted Jail at the old jail
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of course I was ridiculed for taking my 3 and 5 year old to a Haunted House. oh the nightmares they were going to have. but ............... they LOVED it and wanted to go again!! by time we got to the car, they couldn't quit laughing. same for the Haunted Hayride we went to in Austin friday night. <-----more on that in a bit.

Sunday, we spent all afternoon and early evening helping my aunt pick up pecans. we picked up 2 50lb bags of pecans. and this was before the norther blew in. everywhere you look in town this week, people are picking up pecans. we have more than we know what to do with at this moment. our backyard is nothing but pecans.

Hunter attended his 1st cooking class this week and LOVED it. He made spaghetti, garlic bread and sugar cookies. I told him I can't wait for him to cook me dinner one night.

our BIG toys-r-us holiday book arrived and the kids ripped it apart like mad.
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they have been working very hard on their Christmas wish lists.

last night we headed straight to austin right after Hunter got out of school. we were meeting the Yorks for our annual Haunted Hayride. lord ....... I never thought I would say it, but let me say it LOUD AND CLEAR: I do not, in any way, miss living in Austin/Leander. I will take my Friday night high school dinners and football game any day over trying to get around in Austin and going out to eat. It was a nightmare. The traffic, the people, the rushing. ARGH! and of course, I went with a misson. The kids absolutely had to have winter coats. It's been pretty chilly around here and we were going to be outside that night on a hayride. So I'm thinking $25-$30 for a coat. praying less. so we head to Old Navy. $42 each. holy mother. not what I was looking for, which-damnit, means I've got to go to the outlet mall. no sweat, I have my Children's Place 20% coupon. except there, the jackets are $49.50. okay......we are going in the wrong direction here. so I'm rushing from one end of the mall to the other because I've only got 30 minutes before I have to meet Kreg for dinner. no luck at GAP, Carter's or Osh Gosh, so we jet into Gymboree. where, thank goodness, I'm able to score basically the last jackets in my kid's sizes for $30! woo-hoo! we then went and enjoyed a super yummy dinner at La Margarita's out on the patio. and finally made it to the Yorks for our next trek.

the hayride was great and the kids laughed the whole time. but let's just say it was a L O N G night. we arrived at 8:00 and didn't get to take our ride until 10:00. which means we didn't leave until 10:30 and arrived home around midnight.

and I've been up since 8 am trying to bake for the Fall Festival. which kreg and I promptly start volunteering for at 4:30! you know, though.......we wouldn't trade it for the world. Hunter loves Sacred Heart and Jay is more than ready to go. I've put Jay on the waiting list for next year. He's the beginning of the 4th page! thank goodness priority goes to siblings and members of the church. it's also so great that the community as a whole really supports the kids fundraisers which helps keep tutions low. nothing worse than having to hear someone complaining about the boys trying to sell things. those who have ordered and been so supportive deserve the biggest THANK YOU! you keep their hearts and spirits up.

okay....pictures from the hayride

the boys all decked out and WARM
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crazy kiddos, excited to finally ride
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Saturday, October 20, 2007

Help the kids.

Chocolate Chunk.....Peanut Butter Crunch.....Double Chocolate Brownie.....Heath Toffee Crunch.....Lemon Cooler.....Chocolate Mint Chip.....

Do I have your attention yet?

Oatmeal Raisin.....Sugar.....Chocolate Chip.....M&M.....Snickerdoodle.....Chocolate Chunk Pecan.....Peanut Butter Cup

This is the cookie dough Jayden is selling for just $14 per box of 48 ready-to-bake cookies from Little Lambs Gourmet Cookie Dough. This helps support his preschool.

And wouldn't it be kick-butt to have a personalized pan to put those cookies in. My MOPS group is having a "That's My Pan!" fundraiser. Your lid is personalized with a design and with the saying "Made with love by" or "From the kitchen of" and your pan is personalized to match. There are darling!

On the 27th, we have one of our biggest fundraisers with Sacred Heart, our Fall Festival. Hunter is selling meal tickets for a chicken fried steak dinner and tickets to win a nativity.

We are fundraising fools right now! So if you are in the mood.....help the kiddos out ;)

I'm so proud of my Hunter. Yesterday was his turn to take up gifts at Mass. He was stellar! Of course, we had our 1st chilly morning and the kid refused to wear pants. It's going to be a fun fall/winter.
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And the boys did some fishing last night. I'm must say they are improving. They will now at least dig the worms out of the dirt and break off a piece and they are trying hard to put the worm on the hook. Less messy work for mom!
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And we are off to the pumpkin patch this morning. Pictures to come later.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

working girl.

and yes, I'M LOVING IT. how terrible am I? I'm considering putting Jayden in school full-time. Why are the decisions we make as mother's so hard? more on that later..............

my whole entire body is still completely bruised. and riding a 4-wheeler this weekend wasn't the smartest thing ever to do. but it was so much fun for the boys.

waiting for your turn is the hardest thing to do:
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Jay kept yelling at me to go faster. but my butt hurt just too much.







Sunday, October 14, 2007

fall of the year

so we get decorated for the shower yesterday and are getting ready to leave when I realize we need to hang up one more thing. after hopping on tables all morning long to reach the ceiling, I don't think twice about hopping on that last one. and it was the one to knock me off my feet, literally.

needless to say, I am black and blue bruised from my low back to my right knee. I can barely move, yet alone sit or sleep on my right side. my right arm also has a very nice cut on it and is swollen above and below my elbow.

I didn't know ones thighs could swell so terribly bad.

Friday, October 12, 2007

a menace, a job and a scare.

a menace.

that would be my son Jayden. all week we have been talking about how he had school picture's this morning. so last night I finally tackle him down for a hair cut, iron his clothes and get him all ready for pictures. of course, he crawls out of bed at 6:45 this morning. we drop off Hunter, having to miss church and head over to his school. where, of course, he decides to finally show his true colors, and starts screaming. hanging onto me. wanting me to hold him. I sit patiently because I really want him in his class picture. the photographer gets all the other kids situated and goes to bring Jayden in last. I can stand behind him and then duck to not be in the picture. Great. Except for the fact that Jayden is screaming and kicking and refuses to turn around and is trying to hang onto me. Frustrated, I leave. Now I'm going to have a class picture, minus my child.

a job

yes, I've finally scored one!!!! I've spent countless hours sending out resumes and doing phone interviews for companies in Austin only to land a job right here in La Grange. I'll be doing what I've always done, working in real estate. I'm so excited and can't wait to start next Tuesday. I'm only going to be working on the 3 half days Jayden is in school. But it's a GREAT start to getting my sanity back.

a scare

so yesterday afternoon, I'm out working in my utility room/workshop. The boys are in the back playroom watching TV and playing. I hear Jezabell start barking and it sounds like she's barking outside the playroom windows. I figure she's barking at the boys but then all of a sudden I hear leaves crunching on the side of the house. I stop my working for a moment and realize it can't be Jezabell walking in the leaves because her barking isn't coming from there. So I pop my head in the playroom and look at the window to see Jezabell barking towards the gate and the crunching. Somebody is on the side of my house! Good Lord! I tear into the house to see my Dad walking back to get in his truck. I ask him what was he doing as he scared the dickens out of me. He said he rang the doorbell and knocked and rang the doorbell again. My car was in the drive way and he didn't figure I would walk to pick Hunter up from school. Since we didn't answer, he thought we might be in the backyard. My good for nothing children said they heard the knocking and ringing and just didn't want to answer the door. ARGH. kids.

We went up to the hospital last night to see Clifford the Big Red Dog. The kids had a blast and we ran into my friend Jill who has the most precious 5 month old little girl. Seriously. 5 months is such the beginning of a fun age. Little Sadie was nothing but laughs and smiles.

Here are the boys and Clifford:
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And here are my burp clothes I made for the baby shower this weekend:
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I still want to add some finishing touches but I think they are adorable for a daisy theme!

Well, it's Friday night and we are getting ready for another High School Football game. LG is playing the #1 team in state. Should be a fun.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

On Monday I decided to finally take my not-so-happy, miserable butt to the doctor. 2 ear infections and a diagnose of pneumonia later, I'm finally starting to feel better. Thank god because, of course, I procrastinated about the baby shower I'm hosting this weekend. Praise to my mother who took the boys all day Monday and let me get some much needed rest. I'm so glad she can always tell when I need help the most and I can always count on her. But now I'm back to getting last minute shower errands done. It's always great when your sewing machine doesn't work, I've called for back-ups and none of them have even responded. okie, dokie.

I also went to a much needed dentist appointment this morning to get my teeth cleaned. you would think after ALL THAT WORK, I'd be in good shape. I guess we can dream can't we. I've got yet another cavity to be filled.

Since the annual MOPS consignment sale is coming up, I've been doing some much needed fall cleaning. And since we are now talking about going away for Christmas again, I needed the boys to try on their snowsuits this weekend. they actually wanted to live in them all weekend:
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I'm guessing he thinks he's a gangster.
if only cooler weather would arrive.
Hunter was so happy to see the fake Uggs.

of course it was another Saturday and Kreg was gone. This time to play golf with my brother in a charity golf tournament. and I was a little bored.
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I told Kreg he'd better start spending weekends with those boys.

But we also did some leaf painting.
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and during my cleaning, I found the Dance Dance Revolution mat for the PlayStation. The boys had a blast.
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so glad it's finally getting some use.

Saturday, October 06, 2007

never a dull moment.

so yesterday I dropped a frozen pitcher of margarita's on my 'good' foot. it's now swollen and black and blue.

Kreg's been off the past couple of days to do some bow hunting with my brother. and they shot........................NOTHING. of course, you know, they saw deer, but just didn't want to shoot anything. okay boys.

so Kreg was able to enjoy lunch at school on Thursday with Hunter and pick Jayden up from School that afternoon. It was a special treat for both ;)

Kreg was also able to attend the Children's Mass yesterday morning and the annual "Blessing of the Pet's Day" at Hunter's school. We took Ms. Jezabell up and she was a hit. Hunter's classed loved her. And she's extra special now that she's blessed with holy water.
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and the boys are now officially counting down the days to Halloween. Our 1st pumpkin of the season kicks butt. Literally ;)

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The ninja pumpkin.


and our week wouldn't be complete without Friday Night High School Football. The boys are always pumped up about going to the game.

small boy but yet big dreams.
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no silly, not the football team, but the leopard on the lower left hand. Hunter is now aspiring to be the next Lulu the Leopard.
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and now that we are 2 1/2 months into Kindergarten, we are working hard. Not only do we have homework every weekend, but we now have to keep up with our reading. Hunter's got a goal, that he has 1 month to reach and once he does he gets a prize and a free pizza. He's doing so well. I no longer have to struggle to get him to sit down and read, he's now constantly trying to get me to sit down so he can read to me. my....how things have changed.


and my dad recently discovered that we all have 4 or more days off at Christmas........which means..........................VACATION!! Hopefully. He's got his mind set on Christmas in the mountains and snow again. I'm not to keen on ever skiing again, but just being away sounds wonderful enough for me. Him and Kreg and my brother's are building their own deer stands and feeders at my parents house to save money on going hunting. I think once the cool weather hits, going away at Christmas is really going to hit him. oh....it would be SO nice.