BUSY week...

Ok, so, it's been almost 7 days, sorry ya'll! Things were crazy this weekend!! It all started Friday night.
My mom and grandma took me to a "Corbin Sister Slumber Party"! One word: Hillarious!! Keep in mind that I am the youngest one there. (The eldest was aunt Edie, she just turned 80) Bonnie threw the party at her house because she just moved in and it was the perfect party place so there was room for everyone. We all gathered in the living room after dinner and they teach me a game called "Poor Kitty". Yeah, so I had to be the Kitty first...you have to act like a cat (keep in mind I have 3) and crawl up to your neighbor and when the kitty meows the person pats them on the head and has too say "Poor Kitty" (3X) if you can get that person to laugh then they have to be the kitty and go until they get somone to laugh. Ok, so, I crawl over to my aunt Karen, start purring like a cat, turn over kick my legs, you name it...I was the perfect Kitten!!! Needless to say, Karen was the next cat....I think that some of the ol' biddys (JUST JOKIN LADIES) even pee'd thier pants!! So much fun!!! I love being a "young brat as they would call me. ... Well, it comes time for aunt "Sissy" to be the kitty and she was funny! She was more like an evil cat or something but she got me again. I go to my couisn Jenny (I'll have to tell you more about her...she's just toooooo funny for words)and I get up in her lap and purrrrr and then lick her on her cheek!!!!! It didn't work, she licked me back...I thought I was going to die of laughter!! We were all cracking up! I do have to say that I think Edie should get the prize...the thought alone of her still playing made us laugh. All in all it was a super night!! I took mom and g-ma back to their car and came home....I felt like I was a kid again!
I had more fun with all the memories they spoke of even over the games :-)
I can't wait till the next one!!! The batteries on my camera are dead so I'll have to work on pics...

Saturday:
Jonathan let me sleep in because of being out late but I was up an at 'em workin on the house. I got almost everything done. I did finally paint the living room but I still need to finish the trim throughout. I sent Jonathan and the kids away so that my ipod and I could get things done!! Well, I got a little done but not much....I ended up back at moms house for a while and hanging out there then had to go to my grandmas house to get my truck to take ashlyn home. I walk in to find BJ shaving my grandpas head (ended with a buzz cut). yeah, he's starting losing his hair due to chemo so he let BJ and Ahshlyn give him a trim..Ashlyn didn't want to do it at first but Bj convinced her to! so that just goes to tell ya ....that grandpa....he's not right!!! When I got home I decieded that I was done. I chilled out on the couch with BJ and Jonathan and did nothing...well, a little laundry but that was about it.

Sunday:
We went to church then went to gmas to eat dinner. Mom went home and got the kids easter baskets so that they could "practice for the easter egg hunt" on easter. So, BJ went and hid the eggs and the kids found em. They had so much fun!! I can tell that Alexander is going to be the baseball batter because Ashlyn would put an egg in the bird feeder that bub couldn't reach and he would swing the basket and hit the feeder to knock it down...smart kid!! This went on for maybe 5-7 mins. Kids are a hoot, then the kids went out and hid the eggs so that mommy & daddy could find them. Jonathan and I went back inside so we counldn't cheat and then came out when they were done. Well, when we go out they start directing us to the eggs!!! They were so excited that we were doing a good job finding the eggs!! Cracked us up! On the way home for gg's I notice that my abs light comes on...just what I need. I come home and try to call bj to come over and check it for me and my cellphone has no service...Enough! I am tired of dropping calls and not getting the svc. I need, I go to call their customer service to see whats up and they tell me 5-10 mins to speak to a person, ok...next I try getting online to get the phone number to the store and talk to a human there....wrong number, call another store, they can't help give me another number yadayada.....rings off the hook...no answer.....get in J's car, go to clarksville, get to sprint, wait 10 minutes, am told that i need to update...(ahhhhh) get phone updated, go back home, bj checks brakes...need brake fluid...get in J's car, go to store, come back...mess with car...light is still on..oh well...argue with myself and J about who is going to the grocery..he won, I had to go..load up with so much I can barely fit it in 1 cart, get back in the car, call J to see if ashlyn is ready for Cubbies because it starts in 2 minutes (we always 6:30 instead of 6) come home with load of groceries, load up sis in J's car after getting her to shovel the rest of her dinner down so she won't be hungry and head off to church. Come home to find J in the kitchen with Bj making a mess. Do some laundry, clean up after dinner J made, get bub settled down and wait for sis to come home. She gets home and is bouncing off the walls...they go to bed late and I go to bed even later......are these things normal..I feel like I live in a nut house sometimes...run run run!!

Monday evening was filled with stress!!
After work I go to Home Depot for more paint....I came back with mini blinds, new shelf for laundry room, door knobs, new paint brush, swatches for ashlyn & bubs room at the new house and a tool that removes paint on the floor (I'm really bad at trim)...oh, and a new lamp for Ashlyn's room!! so cute! Yeah, paint is expensive...so, I get home and dinner is ready, kids have eaten..yadayadayada...I convence J to take the kids to his moms and let me stay and get things done...so I did!! Hung the mini blinds, put the lamp together, tested tool for paint removal, laundry, tidy up my room...Hang the shelf.....THATS where it got stressful...I try to be lil ms. handywoman, keyword try, so..I get my anchors and my drill and my screw and my instructions and everything ready to hang this stupid shelf...this would probably be a 5 min job for anyone but me...I finally get it done, put my laundry room supplies on it (did I mention that it is a laundry shelf? Keep in mind I already had it painted so I'm being sooo careful not to mess up) and the two screws on one side fall out. I got MAD!! Everything came crashing down and my Oxy Clean Tub broke so there was a huge mess....It was hanging there by 2 screws...So, what do I do....rip it out of the wall and throw it at the other wall and continue to yell at it the whole time! STUPID, but I was over it! I didn't get the shelf hung, but I got the mess cleaned up..patched all the screw holes and fixed the scrape where I threw my hissy fit.
I ended up being mad at the world and ruining the night for both me and J. This house is going to be the death of me!!!! I apologized....and will get the shelf hung soon!

Kiddos are off to Granny and Popps for the night so that I can be at my meeting tomorrow at 7am. so I am off to bed! Sorry its so long, I'll have pics tomorrow...or later if i find my other batteries

ok, so I lied...

Ashlyn after a hard day of gardening! Woo hoo! early bed time!! Ok, So, I'm not really sure why all my pics got out of wack so bear with me... We had a crazy weekend and week. I decieded that it was too pretty to be inside painting so I had to be out doing my landscaping. It was great! We had soooo much fun (ashlyn & jak were BIG helpers) We went and bought flowers, mulch, ice cream, new planters...all that good stuff to make the outside look better. I am so glad that my kids are independent. They helped me so much, Ashlyn even spread grass seed!! That makes me not have baby fever! I love the fact that if Jak wants popcorn...he makes it himself, if ashlyn wants a snack, she does the same. I am so thankful for my beautiful children! It's funny because I have those days where I want to pull my hair out but when they are gone, jonathan and I miss them so much it's not even funny!! Enjoy the pics, Like I said, sorry they are out of wack....
Just goes to show that no matter how many toys you buy...the want the box!
Ashlyn and Jak started getting their first allowance, A clean room fit for a princess!!

I love Spring! This is sissy helping her new best friend Sara (our neighbor) plant all her flowers. She even got to hang out with sara while mommy, daddy and jak went to the store! She felt so big!
This is sissys cinderella dress, she likes to wear it around the house
I LOVE IT!!!! he actually LOVES to do dishes too!!! Bribes work.....he loves it too
Even princesses have to do chores...in thier dresses
After a hard day of gardening, vaccuming, sweeping and playing theres nothing like Vanilla Wafers and a spongebob sipper to knock you right out!!

Yeah, so the plaster in the back shows that I didn't paint....but Ashlyns new dresses from Burlington make her feel like a million bucks!! Burlington is baaaadddd.....so inexpensive, so cute...beware!! Just ask my mom, we bought one of every dress in 6X I think...
Ashlyn and pappaw for Church. He loves is little lady!!
oK, Back to the garden pics...This is the flower pot that sissy fixed up. Her new garden gloves and hat were a must for her manicure and pretty fair skin! (can we say Princess)
He just wanted to dig...not plant...typical boy for ya I guess! He's my little man, Uv Him!

Sara and sissy planting flowers. They had so much fun!! Ashlyn just loves Sara, after church Sun. she ran over there just to show off her pretty dress. Bubby followed suite but wouldn't let me get a pic cause he was ready to change clothes and get dirty!!

Well, that has been our past few days, I did get my laundry room done...almost...I ran out of paint so a few more spots to finish up and all thats left is the living room, foyer and hall!! Fran Evola with Real Estate Unlimited (my realtor) will be sooooooo happy, since we are wayyyyy past due to have it on the market!!

blog blog blog...TOES

I am so excited! For all of you who received Beth Cobb's e-mail concerning feet and toes, read on....those who didn't send me your e-mail because it is going become a federal offense. If you have ugly feet....thats not your fault (believe me) but you must take good care of your "tootsies" during open toe season!!! I am so into spring shoes!! Not to mention the new fads! I guess I just love to shop! For those of you who are "Frugal" like myself, check out the new sundresses at Wal-Mart! So, check the best salon in town, "French Tips" on Veterans Parkway! Jessica did business cards for them and went and told mom and I about it so we just had to check it out...LOVE IT! They even offer CHOCOLATE Pedicures!! OMGosh I came home smelling like a "tootsie Roll" ! Tell them that the"Pip girls sent ya! If you need more help than just a pedi you can always call my buddy Dr.Feet at center for conservative footcare in Jeffersonville, he's a member of my Business Networking International Group, tell him I sent you!


Enjoy the picture of my REALLY ugly feet..


















Ok, so I'm honest...I was a nail biter...Not anymore! My first beautiful and natural manicure...sniff...sniff, I'm so proud! I don't have to hide them anymore!



























This is Briana, and this picture is just because I think she's cute and she reminds me of her mommy Jennifer!






This is Abby, she's 10 months old and so cute! She likes to hang out with the girls too! Bet you can guess who her mom and sissy are!




































Ok, so, big plans this weekend...Morrrrre Painting! Trying to get everything done in two days, I am going to try to have it on the market for Monday so be looking for new pics of my hiz-ouse and tell your friends to buy it. I can't let mom and dad beat me! Watch out momma...here I come...yeah right, gimme another month...then it'll be done!! haha I think my realtor will kill me if I don't get it done soon. I have to face her at my weekly BNI meetings and tell her "almost". She is so patient! That's Fran Evola with Real Estate Unlimited, she will be so proud if I finally meet my goal....that was supposed to be met 4 months ago...yeah, I'm a slacker! Hopefully it will sell quick. It's actually got some great features...such as: Big fenced in back yard with a field behind it, HUGE walk in closet in MB, big bedrooms, vaulted ceilings, 2 car garage, lots of storage, big laundry room...It screams "buy me"

welp, I'm done with my name dropping and advertising.....after reviewing, i realize that....Gotta give it up for my peeps!


Seriously, tell them , I'll give more info at a later date.

Well, it is quiet

So, Tuesday nights are always a rush becuase my in-laws always help us by watching the kids so that I can get up at 5am and be at my weekly meetings at 7am. We get home, Jonathan usually has dinner made and ready to eat, we get baths, pack up bags, and head back out the door. Well, things went as usual tonight except we had "Let's play with mommy's camera" night....so, here are some of the pictures that the kids took. (Some are from yesterday when I was blogging and they were running around taking pics)My lil photographers! Ashlyn and her little kitten Baby Cleo


Don't we look sweet!

Mommy's Baby-Daddy's Big Boy (uncle Butch & Papaw's too)

Ashlyn made me do it...

Ok, so back to the previous blog. There will be a chili supper for Rick Hogue Saturday the 24th from 5pm to 7pm then gospel singing from 7-??? Main Cross Baptist Church in Charlestown. This family is very know in the community and they could use all the prayers and support that we can give them.

Last but not least, the Blonde moments jar-

Ok, so, if you color your hair and it's REALLY Blonde.....don't try to color it brown because it turns green. Then, in return, you must become a red-head. (Not saying that is a bad thing by any means...I just don't do good as red) Keep that in mind when buying box color...I've about sworn off coloring my hair completly due to that fact...but I can't resist change!!

Think I'll get on to bed...at least maybe I'll get some sleep instead of hearing "mommy..I'm hungry" in the middle of the night. I'm still convinced that they just like to wake me up!!

My Oh My, Look how time flies!

Ok, so Sunday started off to be awesome....then went nuts! It started at church on Sunday, Brian didn't preach because he took a well earned break so Rich did the sermon. It was awesome. Some of the ways that he preached reminded me of Uncle Sonny being on the pulpit. I think it was all the jokes! He had me captivated. Not to mention the people that were there...we were packed!! I love going to church and seeing so many of my friends.

After church I took Jonathan home so that he could change clothes and head to the farm while the kiddos and I went to eat at Jerry's with mom. I was so excited...I got a 1/2 day all to myself!! SHEW! I ended up going to Henryville to meet up with some friends from high school. Jennifer Hogue (I can't remember her married name..sorry), Jennifer Shepherd & Erin Lush. We went to see Hogues dad because he has cancer and he's been asking about all of his "girls". It was so good to see Rick but when I got home it really started to hit me how hard it must be for Jen and her mom (not to mention her 2 kids) to have to go through him being sick. It also made me think of my grandpa, his cancer, my mom and my kids. Please remember Rick and My g-pa in your prayers. They really need it! It absolutly amazes me what this disease does to people. Breaks my heart. Here are some pics....Sorry Jenn....

I'll have to finish the rest later...kiddos are wanting food and attention...

It has begun..

I've Done It!! I actually got my kitchen painted this afternoon! I didn't think it was ever going to happen. I do have to admit that my Uncle Butch gave me alot of help. We had a good time and it really didn't take long at all. Tomorrow: Laundry Room! Hopefully after I get that done I can get the Living Room/Hall and we can put a For Sale Sign in the front yard!! Woo Hoo! I hope it sells quick, I am ready to move to the "farm" (its not really, buts it as farmy as 'm gonn get). Jonathan and the kiddos were out there all day playing in the creek. They love to be outside! I think Jonathan enjoys it more than anyone. Uncle B.J. usually goes out with them to so they enjoy spending time with him too. He is a great uncle! Alexander told him that he was Batman and Bj was Robin! I think I should moniter their missions thoroughly.

The Kitchen has always been red but we went a tad bit darker and did a satin finish (it was flat last time, long story)

This is Ashlyn and Alexander at the property

I decided earlier that I need to bring up the "Blonde Moments"Jar....Jessica and Mom will love these! Yes, updates of just how blonde I really am and the stupid things I do...and admit to it!!

So, I've been driving Jonathan's car for a few days, its fun, 5-speed so a little tricky in heels (Blonde moment in itself) but after getting back in my explorer I didn't think that it would be complicated....lets just say that on my way to see a customer I reached down to shift gears maybe 5 times, slammed on my breaks 3 times while driving down 62,(Thank goodness no one was close behind me) with my left foot thinking it was a clutch, pulled to the wrong side to get gas...i can't help it!

Ok, so I go to take pics of a building for a project at work....I get in the car to take a look at them and all of them had blonde streaks going through them....It took me probably 10 mins to get 4 pictures, I'm going to invest in scrunchies!!

yeah, so, I don't like wild animals, round my house we shoot skunks and opossoms....I'm standing in moms kitchen when my cat Trouble comes to the door and starts scratching. The door is glass and he's going to town, so nautrally in my mommy voice I ask him whats wrong...A RACOON! Munching on poor Trub's food....I freak out...mom grabs a broom and starts to yell "shoo", (Iasked her where the gun was and she said the broom would work ok) so she saves the day as I am able to escape safely to my vehicle. stupid...I had a scary experience with a coon one year when I went on a trip with Carla Rhodes. I'll never be the same! J/k

Those are just a few that I can think of, I've worked hard today and I think my brain is shutting down... More to follow!

Goodnight, Me wuv ou, from Alexander, who just walked in the room!!

DUH!!!

Ok, a part of me is afraid to admit it....but i am so blonde. I couldn't remember my name and password to get back on my blog and I still don't know how I did it but...here I am!!

The next thing I have to figure out is how to get pictures loaded...so out of date!!

Well, not lots to talk about really. I have baby fever with everyone coming up either pregnant or giving birth. I got to see Baby Blair Kaelin yesterday. Sue came by to order her announcments and her kids are just precious. She was defitnally made to be super mom! Mom keeps telling me that "This to shall pass"(back to the babyfever) I guess that I do fp inally have to admit.....I'm over it!!! Last night made my mind up. Jonathan called and said that Ashlyn's kitten Baby Cleo was MIA and I needed to come home so that he could go search for her. After he goes out in the pouring down rain to look for her...Ashlyn goes to her room, opens up her pajama drawer to get ready for bed and there sits Baby Cleo. Just sleepin in her drawer. I just shook my head. I didn't know what else to do so we just laughed. Krazy Kanes.

Ashlyn is so much like her mother...watch out....we went shopping the other day and she loves to pick out her own outfits. We ended up going to the new Burlington Coat Factory and boy that was a mistake.....FRILLY DRESSES! I called all my friends (yeah that would be MOM and Jessica) to tell them they have got to check this place out. Ashlyn is just little Ms. Princess. Wanted matching shoes and all. Pics will come.

Alexander on the other hand is just the opposite. He hates to shop and wants to wear costumes all day every day. We did however make him smile when he got new skateboard jammies and a new Spidey outfit. It is so funny that he never wants to wear real clothes. Just costumes. Boys, Boys, Boys......He is something else. The thing I love about him is he is such a mommy's boy! Constantly hanging all over me, wanting me to hold him, giving me kisses...my lil JAK JAK!

Jonathan is on his outdoor kick. Since mom and dad bought the property that is where you will find him and the kiddos. I was at work on Tuesday and got a pic on my phone and all 3 were knee deep in the creek. Talk about funny! Both of my kids love that kind of stuff!! They don't get that from me! Jonathan is so good with doing things like that with the kiddos. Memories they will never forget. I just can't wait to move out there so we don't have to go back and forth. It would probably get rid of the mud in my vehicle problem I am having. Oh well.

Well, hope you enjoyed my blog today. I wonder how many people read this?