tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-252953682024-03-07T08:51:53.631-05:00Triplethefunplus2Triplethefunplus2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06140387191740622626noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25295368.post-24896211461665951612009-08-20T09:26:00.014-04:002009-08-20T12:15:15.453-04:00Go Southwest, Young ManWe’re on the road, a little late, but it’s all good!! We have 19ish hours of driving ahead of us. Stopped for Starbucks and away we go! Ty & Steph promptly fell back to sleep once we got on the road. I don’t expect to see much of Tyler this trip, except of him sleeping. He seems to sleep his way through road trips, must be nice!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HYed3g4kSP9AaMSo5dKySZ1drzO7PQq0rA3ZBM1c_jgQ_rmSBjplY-9UvtViae95sJeRSLKhQlRYgCU4vDAXMGDLqsZr29dM6DdynH9YzE133uAIS54ce3rAVFbKqM2R3PMx/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372038326253385698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HYed3g4kSP9AaMSo5dKySZ1drzO7PQq0rA3ZBM1c_jgQ_rmSBjplY-9UvtViae95sJeRSLKhQlRYgCU4vDAXMGDLqsZr29dM6DdynH9YzE133uAIS54ce3rAVFbKqM2R3PMx/s400/015.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDKQ_g8RQ0Uw6-_QTJbNQZ9IBpzfQwu6gmE47XVXR8e74YjekSOqoByvDtsJ2ipfenRXwVvJXyFz9wnSijMOEM3BvKHRtMA4qp4lOoYfu06d94xrA5bqpbHwsRbQSGU-1rQOzH/s1600-h/020.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372038336067545074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDKQ_g8RQ0Uw6-_QTJbNQZ9IBpzfQwu6gmE47XVXR8e74YjekSOqoByvDtsJ2ipfenRXwVvJXyFz9wnSijMOEM3BvKHRtMA4qp4lOoYfu06d94xrA5bqpbHwsRbQSGU-1rQOzH/s400/020.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0UQXGsyhWhhd7j37n5g_JFjTLh1KoM4PNzBXEqacWIq_BvDEMdA7p9koUxO8xBHpAg_kr-8y26IBpLJzDdrEV4icJkfTFzxVJpUHA2EVWbL2grlvXyMbBNXvCLrF4mgLF4W_7/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372038349671638450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0UQXGsyhWhhd7j37n5g_JFjTLh1KoM4PNzBXEqacWIq_BvDEMdA7p9koUxO8xBHpAg_kr-8y26IBpLJzDdrEV4icJkfTFzxVJpUHA2EVWbL2grlvXyMbBNXvCLrF4mgLF4W_7/s400/021.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-KIhUIhauHOifV90GPrO0aXu3O3JcagxRHvMX0qrA5OH5QrNewX62uGPAUFp9_Gt9HdRqsq0AWfWRXJlyHVWgdH3QiOEUfWMmCKcJcTz1jQO6GcN-AWuzH3cmTGF1fZDSj73/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372038352916722770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-KIhUIhauHOifV90GPrO0aXu3O3JcagxRHvMX0qrA5OH5QrNewX62uGPAUFp9_Gt9HdRqsq0AWfWRXJlyHVWgdH3QiOEUfWMmCKcJcTz1jQO6GcN-AWuzH3cmTGF1fZDSj73/s400/025.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1APwbet9_FcCXYuDvsR7vvSlfC01tSX_e3vyF6uUxfaPiWO4Bs5wCvupb8aHB0HH8qLAkRih4tiGvYaePHADWgfW-1mkEit8RzGUASyvoH6Jv7dlZxw-E0CQz1T95hsaGuQqs/s1600-h/027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372038364585379042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1APwbet9_FcCXYuDvsR7vvSlfC01tSX_e3vyF6uUxfaPiWO4Bs5wCvupb8aHB0HH8qLAkRih4tiGvYaePHADWgfW-1mkEit8RzGUASyvoH6Jv7dlZxw-E0CQz1T95hsaGuQqs/s400/027.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Steph’s now awake and journaling, a pastime she enjoys, so it keeps her busy. Jon is insisting on driving, which I expected, but I’m glad we took off early morning, so we can see some of the country as we head from Ohio to Texas, it’s much better than trying to sleep overnight through the hills and bumps!!<br /><br />Yesterday, I had to take Tyler to the doctor one last time, a day before that, he got stung by a bee, it swelled and then he had trouble breathing. We knew he had a local reaction allergy to bees, but each time he gets stung it’s getting worse, so it was time for an Epipen, just in case, especially with him being so far away. So I was able to spend his last day home, just me, him and his girl, Kait, whom I love! So it was a very nice day.<br /><br />Last night we had to take the littles to my friend’s house, she’s keeping them through the weekend and then my other friend is keeping them the rest of the time for us! THEY ROCK!! Anyways, it was time for the littles to say good-bye to Tyler. We’ve talked about this and they’ve been commenting that they would “miss Ty-Ty when he was at Texas,” but I wasn’t quite sure if they got that he was not going to be around, as in not seeing him for a long time. He’s in the front yard playing with them when it was time to go, they say their good-byes, Tyler’s crying, the littles are crying. I wasn’t expecting this, I don’t know why, I just didn’t think about it like this. We get the kids all buckled up and they want to see Ty again, he comes back to the van to say good-bye again. More tears from all 4 of them and then I start, it’s so hard! Then the little stinker that Dylan is, he tells Ty that he wanted to see him cry, so he could laugh! Little shit! Lol Then we’re off. The little ones are crying and holding their bananas. This goes on for a few minutes. Then Dylan is doing the fake cry and squeezing his eyes tight, trying to squirt out a tear…lol Then he finally stops. They are his little buddies, they worship the ground their big brother walks on. He’s going to miss them and they’re going to miss him! I told them they’d see him at Christmas, so for the rest of the time I was with them, Ayden would ask how long until Christmas, I say 4 months, he says in 4 months he gets to see Ty-Ty again…awwww…breaks your heart, doesn’t it?<br /><br />It’s going to seem like a long 4 months, but I know the time will go fast for all of us. We’ll be busy with fall activities and school. Tyler will be busy adjusting to college life and baseball and enjoying being on his own. I’m honestly not worried about him being on his own. I’m mainly worried about him not getting up with his alarm for class!!!! That boy could sleep through a train barreling through his room!! Frustrating! But I’m hoping when he’s on his own, that he’ll just take care of business and get up on time!<br /><br />I’ll miss him and his antics, I’ll miss his “click,” he does this LOUD, obnoxious click with his tongue and I’m sure it will be missed in time! Lol I’ll miss watching him wrestling around and cuddling with the little ones. I’ll miss his beautiful smile and his cocky little way he looks in the mirror in passing and says that I created perfection! Lol He doesn’t have a self-esteem problem, does he?!? Lol I’ll just miss him. But I’m so proud that he gets to go out and experience the world, see new things and live his life. We’ll see him, we’ll talk to him regularly, so it’s not like we’ll never hear or see from him again, it just won’t be daily, which is the next chapter in his life, the natural progression of things….and I’m okay with it…at least right now, check back with me when we’re driving back to Ohio without him…<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNMGVjm6LbTkIc0Tb7wwm8bc5X6uDu3YDcozhEBkwGrGpkYzK2E1KtaidstMn98M_QhcSU-QeEHh8uMxm4KAX0Tuw2L1j31OEE-s72A1oAUVocqCZYbibrO7dD6cNDHjGRoLq/s1600-h/014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372041512824868210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNMGVjm6LbTkIc0Tb7wwm8bc5X6uDu3YDcozhEBkwGrGpkYzK2E1KtaidstMn98M_QhcSU-QeEHh8uMxm4KAX0Tuw2L1j31OEE-s72A1oAUVocqCZYbibrO7dD6cNDHjGRoLq/s400/014.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV3XW14XP-LGiDElqvd93NKdAqVjLT3Xlim1die7j3RxYcYou7CVEnnhkpL78-cQCbXcrpLVtjrgttKYjWh4conWVArjKcWK3KToR_v1plJ3FdWliAEtFIIyJKioSPci_HnvG5/s1600-h/023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372041504972353442" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdku-Fx4PUa2x6W4Yw3-5qPeo29TbBgOjsD80oyfc5H76VED1bE7FZPJY-h7AzXlZaO2GFz1cCUhNSPj8f84dGsuKJSftdQZ7nYqLEdgV0omK8K-m3D5hPeE3aFe0iv_m7Uc8/s400/260.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyUs8uW6VyrGQ2BgxrhmAQEWT7hE8fW1y9Sh8pVCh9hRXYmHdHO-7yy-WCemd4MAgeAcCEOeJdyyM5hB9jEIkGY_l23n7vtOdXE_ob98VCdWXjylg5vsfVQK8hg4I0P_b20qGM/s1600-h/049.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372043636444307954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyUs8uW6VyrGQ2BgxrhmAQEWT7hE8fW1y9Sh8pVCh9hRXYmHdHO-7yy-WCemd4MAgeAcCEOeJdyyM5hB9jEIkGY_l23n7vtOdXE_ob98VCdWXjylg5vsfVQK8hg4I0P_b20qGM/s400/049.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9onyxAmdDCKB9ddX8Jixq2lkEhb3h9YDTGTBsEx-7WhesGxIdnvGphb3aHRB_cTOFBldAO3F5CU-EzHkHGPl1JX6OYjqPlsWFOT87JJ0_DlIp2YJoHy2cul5LDqO-KMUZuTIN/s1600-h/033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372041473384113474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9onyxAmdDCKB9ddX8Jixq2lkEhb3h9YDTGTBsEx-7WhesGxIdnvGphb3aHRB_cTOFBldAO3F5CU-EzHkHGPl1JX6OYjqPlsWFOT87JJ0_DlIp2YJoHy2cul5LDqO-KMUZuTIN/s400/033.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />OhhhhhhKlaaHoma - Where the winds come whipping down the plains…<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RJ-ToJWehx0_zCtdjjZU1wLqZq4snoWC-uvolUX9DzV__eYetEhW4HrH4SFVdHZMPDUza3MJloLH8EmEB_eyHuCDqZDehXMA83h5tC1Lx2q0d0JVf66KCDBKnfmW6kfLHzFP/s1600-h/066.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372043655300304994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RJ-ToJWehx0_zCtdjjZU1wLqZq4snoWC-uvolUX9DzV__eYetEhW4HrH4SFVdHZMPDUza3MJloLH8EmEB_eyHuCDqZDehXMA83h5tC1Lx2q0d0JVf66KCDBKnfmW6kfLHzFP/s400/066.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiG2GyilRB-q15K22_9RMkqQ2FRLlavpDxdXd8ESWdIF0_0zFCp0REizWYjtqPoJ9dEraQQB85mjOGVR2En-bvT3B-jFsaXRLACWVWdhFn25GyMGy97FsDW1P1NI330oqm1ujT/s1600-h/072.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372045302104626594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiG2GyilRB-q15K22_9RMkqQ2FRLlavpDxdXd8ESWdIF0_0zFCp0REizWYjtqPoJ9dEraQQB85mjOGVR2En-bvT3B-jFsaXRLACWVWdhFn25GyMGy97FsDW1P1NI330oqm1ujT/s400/072.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipc5hPKllHDX6eqCMCKWgY6viHfqaYHd78-dtgvqxwui1kYWDBfK1YO2CB3vxvidn3P61B-bBiHAS7tRf2gOB3pusm38rzTb_oALHtFE8kTzlSVbaIbF3jdOvtNm9Iyv4usXEW/s1600-h/071.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372043672417539010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipc5hPKllHDX6eqCMCKWgY6viHfqaYHd78-dtgvqxwui1kYWDBfK1YO2CB3vxvidn3P61B-bBiHAS7tRf2gOB3pusm38rzTb_oALHtFE8kTzlSVbaIbF3jdOvtNm9Iyv4usXEW/s400/071.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Day 2 of our 5 state trek. We made it to the edge of Missouri last night, lots of little stops add up quick! Too many Starbucks (Wait! There are never too many Starbucks!!!) But my sweetie was nice enough to scope them out for our trip! The best one – RIGHT NEXT TO OUR HOTEL!!! How awesome is that!?! Every hotel should have one either right next door or in them! Our hotel was okay, it was soooo humid in the room, the blankets felt damp, it was icky! But we crashed early, so it’s all good. Ty slept on and off most of the day yesterday, he was actually awake more than I thought he would be! Lol Not much to see on that first leg of the journey, so a bit boring, but still it’s not Ohio!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-ORlE9uzx1nZoC9l0R5TXQG7PIv9rZC-8xg1AhQO9gedRdH2zXssA3FbP0gbmcyRpxDUWBEly406rnPrpELMdD9IUCLM8BH4PpcGfFIwZXA2Q30Rlq2XajSbYwSDmFTIHKkm/s1600-h/099.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372046712216603858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-ORlE9uzx1nZoC9l0R5TXQG7PIv9rZC-8xg1AhQO9gedRdH2zXssA3FbP0gbmcyRpxDUWBEly406rnPrpELMdD9IUCLM8BH4PpcGfFIwZXA2Q30Rlq2XajSbYwSDmFTIHKkm/s400/099.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiXsfCK1hh2c9KrRnvXom1WsV6opUCBBP_FAlZq8HT6vZvkWGwWCiDnIlGjcTfdf2L7OFaryoBrfTJbfzeXBRKBq3XSHnGMT7uagTq-PLvLUtlfZGIFzLiNCsXj5S-GJg-CHX2/s1600-h/094.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372045343075961618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiXsfCK1hh2c9KrRnvXom1WsV6opUCBBP_FAlZq8HT6vZvkWGwWCiDnIlGjcTfdf2L7OFaryoBrfTJbfzeXBRKBq3XSHnGMT7uagTq-PLvLUtlfZGIFzLiNCsXj5S-GJg-CHX2/s400/094.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi20_hj6QxJWs7Xagh4Er8PLqwk1dVMoHAYXmq2Mmzccy6oeAuxl3iLEqaZvvLtirB7JhuW4Fcbzb0lKPAShSdNniGZrlz32Bk98ZQsL88czCXrneVpEktZDbA1aN10DDZDmtBq/s1600-h/091.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372045330636571234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi20_hj6QxJWs7Xagh4Er8PLqwk1dVMoHAYXmq2Mmzccy6oeAuxl3iLEqaZvvLtirB7JhuW4Fcbzb0lKPAShSdNniGZrlz32Bk98ZQsL88czCXrneVpEktZDbA1aN10DDZDmtBq/s400/091.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimzFZcc0S5mVBlmTwbae6Y93nZqwp3PVqywE9Az_vv0_OgCCt2nYMxkuMnKyxt0LaPxzavfCyDEszHyun4X_yoTXYc1M-5V_WXDcQtvWJrkjlud3m468jyGdGbELAOY6PYZgJ5/s1600-h/090.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372045323834494322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimzFZcc0S5mVBlmTwbae6Y93nZqwp3PVqywE9Az_vv0_OgCCt2nYMxkuMnKyxt0LaPxzavfCyDEszHyun4X_yoTXYc1M-5V_WXDcQtvWJrkjlud3m468jyGdGbELAOY6PYZgJ5/s400/090.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeiCQdKDDn42BUOwIr9h6lPrlfojtCTOw7UK66xJeHH-42ngoUJ_A3PKvG125ByswLiNMNl2VOckeTXdG39gAyVB6IGof4bVMmtFypcMkGfTeEM7JMbsKfSyNfB3pBlCp_SsWY/s1600-h/074.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372045309556729058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeiCQdKDDn42BUOwIr9h6lPrlfojtCTOw7UK66xJeHH-42ngoUJ_A3PKvG125ByswLiNMNl2VOckeTXdG39gAyVB6IGof4bVMmtFypcMkGfTeEM7JMbsKfSyNfB3pBlCp_SsWY/s400/074.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Oklahoma has been fun to see so far, cows in lakes keeping cool, flat land as far as the eye can see and it’s just cool to see from this Ohio girl’s perspective…Everyone is refreshed and excited to get to Vernon, I can’t wait to see where my boy will be calling home for the next 2 years, find out what his baseball schedule is and get him all settled in. I’m hoping he’ll be home December 9, when the first semester ends, but it will basically depend on his baseball schedule, if anything, he’ll be home through Christmas and then have to leave right away to head back to Texas. We’ll figure it all out. The littles will be so happy to see him for Christmas. I told him he will just walk through the door and surprise them!!<br /><br />We have about 6 hours to drive today and then we’ll be there. The nice thing is that there is a hotel right across from the baseball field at the college, so it’s nice to know when we come down for a visit, that we’ll be so close! I can’t wait to come down to see him play ball at the college level. I’m so excited for him and this opportunity he has. I’m excited that he is going to college and planning his life! 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpt_WSRox-Yt7V-QmaDPR05QRIdayrOGa4T4GrxOG6Wl_PLn7qx1xw8bye3MnldIFRZXidiAxOz123kIPWqurQnxbrXj3Z46glUQftu0MgsMiLu25E0N5I6nzqgOR62XCNzXf/s400/220.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7c_pJ2NFHfXsDMYQH-sU1Uq-dPGvsAhvlv0cvTEZ202gvkrEXuK6AF5CmI_f5MX6OrQZK6Joe0-IJ3UyC8qvNGHOuleGYPEKNKFnfEfI4_xW3hkj4KcPZTBD8FR1SYX3c_7q/s1600-h/239.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372064068942064274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7c_pJ2NFHfXsDMYQH-sU1Uq-dPGvsAhvlv0cvTEZ202gvkrEXuK6AF5CmI_f5MX6OrQZK6Joe0-IJ3UyC8qvNGHOuleGYPEKNKFnfEfI4_xW3hkj4KcPZTBD8FR1SYX3c_7q/s400/239.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwLc3NB08unDzi5GEESHmKds8nDC1TD-I5-CJJ_A8GWii5dZu8G4EEU9F-NqcUZA-aer3ozmAoBqZEfex5bcFvcWkbiyXA2_alhS-U-QWgpRbb8NLrX5RbWhoqaiXbTLZooc5/s1600-h/199.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372062742433076786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwLc3NB08unDzi5GEESHmKds8nDC1TD-I5-CJJ_A8GWii5dZu8G4EEU9F-NqcUZA-aer3ozmAoBqZEfex5bcFvcWkbiyXA2_alhS-U-QWgpRbb8NLrX5RbWhoqaiXbTLZooc5/s400/199.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFpl9wDjC9SlDC96m0V1DYey3Q5B_T1d8QRJNEoAmAWmUEcyrgVC0h0ZlRFkXZm_-hosJSbBxz_bkzvhgJXmYegvlGJ6zLzuM1JB5Nucr5yx-Rf_pHFi8XH3jdO-G1uSOEYSS/s1600-h/200.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372062754649384050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFpl9wDjC9SlDC96m0V1DYey3Q5B_T1d8QRJNEoAmAWmUEcyrgVC0h0ZlRFkXZm_-hosJSbBxz_bkzvhgJXmYegvlGJ6zLzuM1JB5Nucr5yx-Rf_pHFi8XH3jdO-G1uSOEYSS/s400/200.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Today is the day - Today’s moving in day!! He was so excited and antsy to get moved in and get this show on the road! We first stopped at all the necessary places to make sure he’s registered, pay any last minute fees and get the keys to his new home for the next 2 years. It’s tiny! He got there first, so he chose the bed by the window. He has a lot of stuff! LoL But he is one of the furthest kids here. Tyler is moving in to the athletic dorm, so he is with all baseball players, convenient, eh?<br />So after going back to Wal-Mart AGAIN, we got all the necessary cleaning supplies and any last minute things he would need. We finally get back to the business of moving in; Tyler unloads the van, while I start the cleaning like only mom can. It wasn’t too bad, but I feel better leaving him there with the place starting out clean…He shares the bathroom with 3 other guys, so you get the idea….<br /><br />So far so good on the tears, none yet. I’m excited for him! He’s so excited and can’t wait to get us on the road home! I don’t blame him; I was excited to get on with my life, so I know exactly how he feels! He got his Christmas present early, a flat screen TV and now he’s set!<br /><br />I plan to come back down to see one of his games this fall season, so it’s not like I won’t see him until Christmas. He’ll be home about December 9ish, so it won’t be so bad!<br /><br />We took a tour of the area after he was pretty much settled. There really is nothing around here, not too much trouble for him to get in to, we hope! Lol This local Wal-Mart doesn’t even carry organic food…we were looking for some items and the guy we asked said he’d never heard of it! Lol We went in to the next big town and found some grocery store that screamed healthier food, so we hopped in there and we found what we were looking for, but that store is an hour away, surely not in walking distance like he needs being without transportation of his own.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6Vc1g8nltdtoI1PfL5kizlFif3DyOj6mMHAFVPOfWtD6VcQPgrBPpn_TECUUMFRIcxXlsd9pIYi4QzZv6HCh7U9yoEFBww2hIS8VMis4k3MePK3n7BP695Ymsv_OJTq6SlMF/s1600-h/165.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372062730669951714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6Vc1g8nltdtoI1PfL5kizlFif3DyOj6mMHAFVPOfWtD6VcQPgrBPpn_TECUUMFRIcxXlsd9pIYi4QzZv6HCh7U9yoEFBww2hIS8VMis4k3MePK3n7BP695Ymsv_OJTq6SlMF/s400/165.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsd5ZrErt3mAcM6JtCXd1smcz2gGXqAqKDMi8dq3SkfuLlDvERLbRKlFoXrPVMm1piZJbdAhEX2ALL4plg7_-0wNLMUZ2UlQZKT-_WNBp6YX1ebBXsoqNKPaK8m5WgYRra-18o/s1600-h/195.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372062722488151026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsd5ZrErt3mAcM6JtCXd1smcz2gGXqAqKDMi8dq3SkfuLlDvERLbRKlFoXrPVMm1piZJbdAhEX2ALL4plg7_-0wNLMUZ2UlQZKT-_WNBp6YX1ebBXsoqNKPaK8m5WgYRra-18o/s400/195.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaDvyhYL3MxyPUjJ50HzItU8JBCUSdtO2Hp_hloOIZ7yqYzaQ3eg1HNf302vmKmC1MwRsjVwQfHf8rbqram56GlCtFYjZYhQPhmF37C2U7Oc8CO3rrNyvO-dhOw4Z9qvkSb68x/s1600-h/188.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372058579010063442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaDvyhYL3MxyPUjJ50HzItU8JBCUSdtO2Hp_hloOIZ7yqYzaQ3eg1HNf302vmKmC1MwRsjVwQfHf8rbqram56GlCtFYjZYhQPhmF37C2U7Oc8CO3rrNyvO-dhOw4Z9qvkSb68x/s400/188.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPPfQTMMuiiC1J4cBtTqKpF2PMxfWuKXvi02Ml0977SNVSyhvazghpyv_SMMOBMSjoNBohmdjvRQow61f-Daun6CyNSL-tafUcfP5rxlCz_drjjg5txSXkjspzt-RsO7In95yZ/s1600-h/187.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372058567280804882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPPfQTMMuiiC1J4cBtTqKpF2PMxfWuKXvi02Ml0977SNVSyhvazghpyv_SMMOBMSjoNBohmdjvRQow61f-Daun6CyNSL-tafUcfP5rxlCz_drjjg5txSXkjspzt-RsO7In95yZ/s400/187.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-2u-4J9b2EfKUkmyWv0oIQUppKIhNSbuMAR40yFxoPSWSBOkFOKlyNPSVQ0QmVRoLkgWup1MY3IbrMBHGJKZkWJPko1qPNDXk1kxdS4zCKyZ8VrxTYRa6TUGUzxc2xuGhFRPd/s1600-h/175.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372058551413424098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-2u-4J9b2EfKUkmyWv0oIQUppKIhNSbuMAR40yFxoPSWSBOkFOKlyNPSVQ0QmVRoLkgWup1MY3IbrMBHGJKZkWJPko1qPNDXk1kxdS4zCKyZ8VrxTYRa6TUGUzxc2xuGhFRPd/s400/175.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpPN_epw-9CmEeMuwxCoEBSGRmoa0CX1coFIqnL1zi65nQW4rpN6oxULa2tUlYo536LesOwUhfRz91lBXy-l5YKmXmAmIwZTU_MRx0XhQTm_WVYk0ETA4p8iF7asWBiSajv3K/s1600-h/173.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372058544279738514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpPN_epw-9CmEeMuwxCoEBSGRmoa0CX1coFIqnL1zi65nQW4rpN6oxULa2tUlYo536LesOwUhfRz91lBXy-l5YKmXmAmIwZTU_MRx0XhQTm_WVYk0ETA4p8iF7asWBiSajv3K/s400/173.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWgMtMCi1sngo0UB-57MZBjbXNCxwtDpnLwxTf6c3EsP2gT11L5zH_sgbswVylCXRpkLAjZ9xcbXP1dnuVWk266V-CGzmIIBvNspIr2IL8QHR4lJqBmfpnR40WokmG111LlEW/s1600-h/172.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372058533667831202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWgMtMCi1sngo0UB-57MZBjbXNCxwtDpnLwxTf6c3EsP2gT11L5zH_sgbswVylCXRpkLAjZ9xcbXP1dnuVWk266V-CGzmIIBvNspIr2IL8QHR4lJqBmfpnR40WokmG111LlEW/s400/172.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We may see him tonight, he kicked us out of his room so he could get settled and unpack and just be in his new space. We’ll see him tomorrow to add/drop a class that he needs to have. Then that’s it…we’ll be heading out after lunch with him…He officially starts his college life and baseball life that evening…<br /><br />Tyler ended up staying the night in his dorm, he and his roommate spent the evening rearranging and organizing the place, it’s more spacious than when we last saw it. The whole dorm smells like teenage boys live there!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOIxXAvXk80e8_jMF7jWIFtMMQ6wdJIUP22QcGmxJgwxbxfrwjyDFPzlOApDPKwLi0_72dlertBui3l6obS-hFZ60le8WF4-aVA-n41O4IJOXLVaf5ofX_mYj08Jhf5PZtmp7Q/s1600-h/242.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372064080074081042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOIxXAvXk80e8_jMF7jWIFtMMQ6wdJIUP22QcGmxJgwxbxfrwjyDFPzlOApDPKwLi0_72dlertBui3l6obS-hFZ60le8WF4-aVA-n41O4IJOXLVaf5ofX_mYj08Jhf5PZtmp7Q/s400/242.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvHDhHhPRPZBdu5f6xxePhV-3z1JdSQvZZgVwTWtCxKi-8quC457Zk53jXPGemcVzSPEUjx7znBaZ3DjkkYbpIJCL7_weG-DD1bE3Mxx2RoRHMGsjAP1i5c934kPpShW7KU0qK/s1600-h/243.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372064092141952002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvHDhHhPRPZBdu5f6xxePhV-3z1JdSQvZZgVwTWtCxKi-8quC457Zk53jXPGemcVzSPEUjx7znBaZ3DjkkYbpIJCL7_weG-DD1bE3Mxx2RoRHMGsjAP1i5c934kPpShW7KU0qK/s400/243.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwSSbyOgthTYglhZLQ2LCdy0XSeaO4bDddycfrXVjV2s07INUuHz5cQHu40PxzAQvrefNsE6u_pB5XvzkX4pBfpHXq-XvoIJ5X7Z4ImCTtAeQOli92wndb2qomIYKjItxXfgy/s1600-h/247.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372066479704065922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwSSbyOgthTYglhZLQ2LCdy0XSeaO4bDddycfrXVjV2s07INUuHz5cQHu40PxzAQvrefNsE6u_pB5XvzkX4pBfpHXq-XvoIJ5X7Z4ImCTtAeQOli92wndb2qomIYKjItxXfgy/s400/247.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7xw_rawUsqJiU5Vd100rfPZUu_By3R0H9cTOBEgKQsHII5BZJnddP2CwXOJxVoR3Ta4dpLTLQ29d74i8QGFLZZFmH4wozVUOXSFezoHJhBVaMjrN8J3KTZUWhTbKx_3Q42g-/s1600-h/250.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372066498728867746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7xw_rawUsqJiU5Vd100rfPZUu_By3R0H9cTOBEgKQsHII5BZJnddP2CwXOJxVoR3Ta4dpLTLQ29d74i8QGFLZZFmH4wozVUOXSFezoHJhBVaMjrN8J3KTZUWhTbKx_3Q42g-/s400/250.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1IEBuVxruw04oqMd89WIhvStanUfArAdAwRBBvH6Qh1xpojN4w7xeTiToELcm6DMhyJT5dSraaT-bSkHFHWD1SkDUlpJq4uR65TOEPSvaKGeEdXT3h724PxuWZYKNm0A5Rsc/s1600-h/251.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372066509222606386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 257px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1IEBuVxruw04oqMd89WIhvStanUfArAdAwRBBvH6Qh1xpojN4w7xeTiToELcm6DMhyJT5dSraaT-bSkHFHWD1SkDUlpJq4uR65TOEPSvaKGeEdXT3h724PxuWZYKNm0A5Rsc/s400/251.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The drop is complete.<br /><br />It’s 1:03 p.m. Texas Time. We’ve just pulled away and left Tyler to start his new life as a college student away from home…I didn’t cry as much as I thought I would, I think it may hit me once we get home and he won’t be there. He’s so excited and happy to be here. I’m excited and happy for him. He’s in a good place and seems to be all set up to have a great college experience. He’ll be so busy with school and baseball, there won’t be much time for anything else, plus Podunk doesn’t have much to do! Lol But it’s cute and perfect for him.<br /><br />We’re headed out of town as I type. I’ve never seen so many cows and pick-up trucks in one area. Minivans aren’t that common! SUVS and pickups is the name of the game around here…It’s pretty down here, open fields and cows and we actually saw camels!! We saw more of Wal-mart than I ever care to in my lifetime! But it had what we needed and it’s in walking distance for him and I feel good about that, I can send him Wal-Mart cards and Subway cards and he’ll be happy!<br /><br />½ hour down, 19 to go, we’re going to tag team the drive home and see if we can get home early. Sending a kid off to college and getting him set up is EXPENSIVE!!! Definitely have to save up for the next 4 kids to get out on their own…<br /><br /><br />Wednesday: <br /><br />We made it home earlier than planned. We tag-team drove until 3 a.m., then had to pull in to a rest stop to catch a few hours sleep; 6 a.m. we were on the road again. It’s really not a bad drive, pretty much a straight shot and not too many hills or curves, so it was a nice drive. We got home about 2 p.m. on Wednesday, got cleaned up and then picked up the littles.<br /><br />The emotions took over once we pulled in the driveway and walked in to the house. I just cried like a baby, seeing Tyler’s truck in the driveway and knowing that he wouldn’t be coming through the door any time soon, that we wouldn’t hear his music from the basement and YES – I even miss his “click” already!!! As long as I don’t think about it too much, I’m okay. I’m sure once we get in to our new normal, things will get better. We will be in contact with him regularly, we can text, we have facebook and email and obviously the phone to talk. He’ll be home early December and depending on his plans with his girlfriend, Kait, we’ll see him some of the time and probably be with her the rest, her plan is to get a job down in Austin, since she will be going to school down there anyways. Then he doesn’t start second semester until mid January.<br /><br />Tyler called last night and I was able to talk to him for about an hour. He is lonely. He’s second-guessing the decision to move so far away. There really is nothing to do down there. Plus he doesn’t really know anyone yet. He said he wasn’t expecting to feel so lonely. Breaks my heart for him. But like I told him, once school starts on Monday, he’ll be busier with school and baseball will be more involved, yesterday morning was their first practice and it was rough, kids throwing up from the heat and intensity! I didn’t think baseball conditioning would compare to football practices! He made it through, it’s just hot down there and all the running, etc they had to do. He did get sick in the shower after practice, unexpected for him. But he’ll get used to it and learn a system to get through. He had his water bottles, so he was staying hydrated.<br /><br />I miss that boy! But this is the next phase of his life and he will be fine. Once college life gets going, he’ll make new friends, get to know the baseball boys better and hang out with them. It’s just a hard transition from friends and family to not knowing anyone and no way to see friends and family on a whim…But I have faith that he’ll be fine. He’s in kind of a mini boot camp and this will definitely be good for him. Like he said, he couldn’t handle it if it was 6 weeks, but it does make you mentally stronger and who doesn’t need more mental strength! We’re going to get a web cam for our end, his girlfriend sent him one for his end, so it’ll be nice to see him “in person” and the littles can’t wait to “see” him again! They miss their big brother! Stephanie even cried as we were pulling away, she’ll miss him. Even though they act like they don’t like each other, I know they do. I hope they will communicate with texting or something and stay in contact; I will try to encourage it.<br /><br />4/5 days until school starts and we can all get back in to the swing of things. The summer went by extremely fast and we had sooooo much to do, to prepare for Tyler’s big move to Texas. Now that there is 1 week left of summer, it feels like THE longest week there ever was…<br /><br />I knew moving him would be hard and driving away without him - I just didn’t anticipate coming home to the “empty” house would be even harder…So all of you that may be reading and have kids going to college soon, especially the ones that won’t be close to home, the return home will be so much harder than the goodbyes at the dorm…<br /><br />If you’ve read this far and it’s a jumbled mess, forgive me, I’ve just been trying to get my thoughts out and some of it may not make sense to anyone but me! Lol<br /><br />Just some misc. pics...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrnevHI_dVkXKUetn7yr3WNb_lxDwZRA-83I0vR_tLD2PlgKucaT3o8wfc49AJXq7DWXljl4q-5PZS0W_3TfNHJ3YzEa8IfUp7ebvoJweVQFRZnx9b2aLrclHNLzKeJ1B22eiy/s1600-h/262.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372069330257186162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrnevHI_dVkXKUetn7yr3WNb_lxDwZRA-83I0vR_tLD2PlgKucaT3o8wfc49AJXq7DWXljl4q-5PZS0W_3TfNHJ3YzEa8IfUp7ebvoJweVQFRZnx9b2aLrclHNLzKeJ1B22eiy/s400/262.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMop-KuKPVV-h91GszC6K1tnN_O9efFtnLEL8Wv0vfPJPCYHNu3B3TIK7gdqfUuMCPt98LacOYS_HNcTiepSrgLe0KYe9mnup0vJE1gRPjzJgr1MYPhQkittuqzm6IguaxT6X/s1600-h/280.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372069319771457698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 354px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMop-KuKPVV-h91GszC6K1tnN_O9efFtnLEL8Wv0vfPJPCYHNu3B3TIK7gdqfUuMCPt98LacOYS_HNcTiepSrgLe0KYe9mnup0vJE1gRPjzJgr1MYPhQkittuqzm6IguaxT6X/s400/280.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPWvH43efThhGld7-UEnXSvmZMR2eXhp5lSMVjaVQgsh5ASWs67iaRzNWym-JQyMHB5r-0r5FLTv1x9-XM027ucgTIJkC6lkM_V09o2WCFPJAB6LiRW0ZpyZHNum9WZLMnJXgj/s1600-h/269.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372069310913684834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPWvH43efThhGld7-UEnXSvmZMR2eXhp5lSMVjaVQgsh5ASWs67iaRzNWym-JQyMHB5r-0r5FLTv1x9-XM027ucgTIJkC6lkM_V09o2WCFPJAB6LiRW0ZpyZHNum9WZLMnJXgj/s400/269.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6PJEWHc7HKdXvIzpPr5yXangPX70EzIjtoDnV_je6XugQkf6EwF08CWUqVcVZNJLEUfsod2iVfrX4FDJYpzbanAdounCK0NUVHPEJVhuZOKtMz560BsI2pchx0pEtaBUx8YPv/s1600-h/263.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372066528394936930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6PJEWHc7HKdXvIzpPr5yXangPX70EzIjtoDnV_je6XugQkf6EwF08CWUqVcVZNJLEUfsod2iVfrX4FDJYpzbanAdounCK0NUVHPEJVhuZOKtMz560BsI2pchx0pEtaBUx8YPv/s400/263.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvaimNqOQXlD9p8ewfDpa5uom0Ud67pmClMXRhhvL2L3CN8hfpKKfgNHYQ0Cyn2yW1G0NaCvtLGOi8MDAOC7FdZIKtdx6y1LmvnRXv2hBYc4eTuvwM6y5FcO15A3Rk2cIEBrW/s1600-h/252.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372066519306976130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvaimNqOQXlD9p8ewfDpa5uom0Ud67pmClMXRhhvL2L3CN8hfpKKfgNHYQ0Cyn2yW1G0NaCvtLGOi8MDAOC7FdZIKtdx6y1LmvnRXv2hBYc4eTuvwM6y5FcO15A3Rk2cIEBrW/s400/252.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyN3DMgHsxf_CU9Y_gRQV-40Y6Jm585LOGgy2O1OS-uZ-MRxPZolStfEX9yu3X7JNBpy7We4OJNlijff1FzYrb-CQcL4_9xD1PiIGXbIrr8dixkG3F_4DT-XVSOIduirk9pBtC/s1600-h/238.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372064055933006210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyN3DMgHsxf_CU9Y_gRQV-40Y6Jm585LOGgy2O1OS-uZ-MRxPZolStfEX9yu3X7JNBpy7We4OJNlijff1FzYrb-CQcL4_9xD1PiIGXbIrr8dixkG3F_4DT-XVSOIduirk9pBtC/s400/238.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6RaUzNbYnnkwRL7GIexrTpUj1a-TnDNP5oDw6aMzu35Myc4t5Yknc2vrlXasYzpGb9XWcsJRHLqBPH6OutSsvLu52eIRQ01fcIPff6E11lN4xjbtAJXachH92cbEnaqAsw9Va/s1600-h/230.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372064043661482530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6RaUzNbYnnkwRL7GIexrTpUj1a-TnDNP5oDw6aMzu35Myc4t5Yknc2vrlXasYzpGb9XWcsJRHLqBPH6OutSsvLu52eIRQ01fcIPff6E11lN4xjbtAJXachH92cbEnaqAsw9Va/s400/230.JPG" border="0" /></a>Triplethefunplus2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06140387191740622626noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25295368.post-75025189883753113232009-07-20T14:52:00.002-04:002009-07-20T14:56:22.615-04:00I just bought a vacuumMy son's first vacuum, that is! How excited is he going to be when it arrives! Tyler going away to college is starting to become more real every single day that we get closer to school starting. We have less than a month. I finally have the list of things he can and cannot take with him to school, for his dorm. <br /><br />I can't believe this is happening. I'm so excited for him, but yet I'm dreading the day at the same time. I know he'll be okay on his own. But he'll be so far, it's 19 hours straight through from here to there. Will we see him at Christmas? We don't know yet. He might have to stay there, alone, at Christmas, because of baseball. I might just drive there and spend it with him...lol I just might.Triplethefunplus2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06140387191740622626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25295368.post-3815404236515679932009-07-16T12:33:00.005-04:002009-07-16T12:40:44.962-04:00See - I did forget something...I forgot to update on how Dylan did with his meatoplasty surgery. I'm happy to report all is well in the pee pee department!! He did great with the surgery and recovery! He was supposed to take it easy the rest of that night, because he had a caudal block, so he was numb from the waist down. That wasn't about to stop this kid! He was crawling around the living room and slithering around to get to where he needed to be and FAST!! By that evening he was up and running around, even bouncing on things (ouch!) and it was like he never had anything done! <br /><br />He was missed greatly by Ryley and Ayden. It was sooo sweet how once Ayden and Dylan were reunited, Ayden took on the role of nurturer to Dylan. It was so sweet to witness. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggWOpZ6AEqtq9cRNo6cxFcn_R1I3cDKE5QZDh_unYOymfAd-zzAxGYu28y87rqlePwmfs3TCtvpYucCji0QuwpkU5qfv4RNncRsHWGEzECLxzdV3ExzSSqL7mQzXlXL6zzB43u/s1600-h/aftersurgery09.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggWOpZ6AEqtq9cRNo6cxFcn_R1I3cDKE5QZDh_unYOymfAd-zzAxGYu28y87rqlePwmfs3TCtvpYucCji0QuwpkU5qfv4RNncRsHWGEzECLxzdV3ExzSSqL7mQzXlXL6zzB43u/s400/aftersurgery09.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359098249341678946" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1TGDDfZnA0eIKitJj5O7fwg2oLL0iXIXYjV29DApP3QKFw7ZtHAxfo2wcMEGM-freKeLakJr2we7AiSZur1cd3UBO4ryulFd9sNL3iCm3MYLsF-7HKAgsjQNyZRc76r64l75H/s1600-h/aydentakingcareofdylan09.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1TGDDfZnA0eIKitJj5O7fwg2oLL0iXIXYjV29DApP3QKFw7ZtHAxfo2wcMEGM-freKeLakJr2we7AiSZur1cd3UBO4ryulFd9sNL3iCm3MYLsF-7HKAgsjQNyZRc76r64l75H/s400/aydentakingcareofdylan09.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359098241269827730" /></a><br /><br />But he is peeing normally now and my bathroom is thankful for that! Took him a week or so to stop overcompensating, so that was a whole different kind of mess, but now he just let's things go naturally and it's a lot nicer in our bathroom!!! :P<br /><br />In other news - STEPH GOT HER TEMPORARY LICENSE!!!!!!!!! Now she has 6 months of driving practice and class, then she can get her license!! Not sure if I'm ready for her to be behind the wheel, so I think Jon and her dad will be helping her with this at first. I was a nervous wreck driving with Tyler and I think I'll be even more so with her...lolTriplethefunplus2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06140387191740622626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25295368.post-56046190541875079802009-07-14T15:39:00.010-04:002009-08-04T09:38:02.375-04:00Summer Happenings<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEej7T6rik8n7V4sDT0jUq09Z2rSFjA1rRty8-Qv4ylB3b2jkTAsfgO_kFnD3Kh2wMF8xjaERtZY80zn1HdiZXEQASuxxCvu52cKoUCmAU0i3Kmmjut209S5_O02ttEK0735rj/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEej7T6rik8n7V4sDT0jUq09Z2rSFjA1rRty8-Qv4ylB3b2jkTAsfgO_kFnD3Kh2wMF8xjaERtZY80zn1HdiZXEQASuxxCvu52cKoUCmAU0i3Kmmjut209S5_O02ttEK0735rj/s400/004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358419140105957602" /></a><br /><br /><br />I can't believe it's been over 2 months since I last blogged or even visited here!! It's been a crazy busy couple of months, let me tell you!! <br /><br />Where to start, I guess from where I left off. We did the March of Dimes Walk in May, with our last ever ride in our beloved Choo Choo Wagon...We met up with a fellow triplet mom that reads my blog and we walked together. I think she thinks she scared me away, because after that, I haven't blogged since! lol Not true Gina!! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYEzC-yl-Yjz9_KCRUL1mfomrNFz6OVCOs0LLq2k2sHrUalJMa2fisnsRt1Q2-I2j29Inw83V_zc_qppb7Ci9kv-nqEDn8IYExK6xeEs-yqFYIoR44U2oayEld7UEnsFndNNa/s1600-h/DSC00389.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYEzC-yl-Yjz9_KCRUL1mfomrNFz6OVCOs0LLq2k2sHrUalJMa2fisnsRt1Q2-I2j29Inw83V_zc_qppb7Ci9kv-nqEDn8IYExK6xeEs-yqFYIoR44U2oayEld7UEnsFndNNa/s400/DSC00389.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358506316788682290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNowRdYJN1gG1tEKyEmvR8hypOCZoIpg0mu5s4T08hQm-NnprDLklSFcA4u1z48sF79_tCL9HaaF0F2Nu6sS5CtKTRdhJgt4RySutGzy52BCI-7_TAghe_rE0Wazqhpm4oFzeE/s1600-h/DSC00387.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNowRdYJN1gG1tEKyEmvR8hypOCZoIpg0mu5s4T08hQm-NnprDLklSFcA4u1z48sF79_tCL9HaaF0F2Nu6sS5CtKTRdhJgt4RySutGzy52BCI-7_TAghe_rE0Wazqhpm4oFzeE/s400/DSC00387.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358506308196889538" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6w2midrR-oPmTDWd_YiB5r5kTt4xMbBDAGnfP5i6P2FzyBERhBFuoCKftMMdS3NgSr7saCdOmnD_x52dymigQicDD1PXhQ1ANGS5vCPN7wSDtB4lrucTwPOGBLPfnplL1r3cs/s1600-h/DSC00383.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6w2midrR-oPmTDWd_YiB5r5kTt4xMbBDAGnfP5i6P2FzyBERhBFuoCKftMMdS3NgSr7saCdOmnD_x52dymigQicDD1PXhQ1ANGS5vCPN7wSDtB4lrucTwPOGBLPfnplL1r3cs/s400/DSC00383.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358506281260224178" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76OuDFnQmGjmROTRkIX4-nTbAc4Oa_JvdhCdf8aR8frJqiBdeB5uVj7ZQm-wtBHcFpXG-0BYyc6vDCLg1XncLqSaAPBrmRTjnqYdUvzRx_ITg0gG2V_jAlJIbR4gcG7Pp_ijq/s1600-h/DSC00377.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76OuDFnQmGjmROTRkIX4-nTbAc4Oa_JvdhCdf8aR8frJqiBdeB5uVj7ZQm-wtBHcFpXG-0BYyc6vDCLg1XncLqSaAPBrmRTjnqYdUvzRx_ITg0gG2V_jAlJIbR4gcG7Pp_ijq/s400/DSC00377.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358506268009798882" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyuHjAsqbHYaA9u6rVoaFl1zWMYKy2QqUGAWfQG0eh0SlR-Ewlv7YU2QMpBOT-UTzLOmOcuSwLBEw9Zm0XLrfF5zP13YSseSjQ9Z4ciJGVrshsJHixCZhLLXT4vrLDAoK-OfMk/s1600-h/DSC00381.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyuHjAsqbHYaA9u6rVoaFl1zWMYKy2QqUGAWfQG0eh0SlR-Ewlv7YU2QMpBOT-UTzLOmOcuSwLBEw9Zm0XLrfF5zP13YSseSjQ9Z4ciJGVrshsJHixCZhLLXT4vrLDAoK-OfMk/s400/DSC00381.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358506260467889282" /></a><br /><br /><br />Right after the MOD walk, was our NICU renunion and it's crazy it's been about 5 years since they were there!! A lot of kids turned out of it, then we released pink/blue balloons in memory of the angels from the NICU. Teeny tiny little babies to all these big kids!! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9XOD_GMpOH7mHR6ge7dCyGrZOAGBKQ377aEYM1V7SIpr4CmwdlieH8xL-VruerKSSiYT9JAG1uQOvI7KhHucbfOIgAqxmRXng_aN7yTexD0Ldq2UOomHLzYNyUVdfFucbXR6/s1600-h/DSC00424.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9XOD_GMpOH7mHR6ge7dCyGrZOAGBKQ377aEYM1V7SIpr4CmwdlieH8xL-VruerKSSiYT9JAG1uQOvI7KhHucbfOIgAqxmRXng_aN7yTexD0Ldq2UOomHLzYNyUVdfFucbXR6/s400/DSC00424.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358507829775389666" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAxpDYcThVnqr3nfvkuD3HP_hyphenhyphen7O_2RK-j6Rxx-Nyzj_rxQs6rR9Oj0xEX64q-f5DCEhj3RLeEM5oLno0DjXCxd9eOCz47s6lCQLsX4mmLYjDMLTNBQOFjwWNpeFOb91V8oKt/s1600-h/DSC00421.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAxpDYcThVnqr3nfvkuD3HP_hyphenhyphen7O_2RK-j6Rxx-Nyzj_rxQs6rR9Oj0xEX64q-f5DCEhj3RLeEM5oLno0DjXCxd9eOCz47s6lCQLsX4mmLYjDMLTNBQOFjwWNpeFOb91V8oKt/s400/DSC00421.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358507823491681138" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8oKUwK-IE33I9P7i2pdMxEcZAH4kPfhQT4_5zDI8HHi0mZezZYGMS1_JaYuA022Zgp6qY0l5rRQ6tnfW36alIpeQf8bqe2dt9hO77jApgvQMkl91WD7oDUR4sZ4WjG3WYLNCg/s1600-h/DSC00420.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8oKUwK-IE33I9P7i2pdMxEcZAH4kPfhQT4_5zDI8HHi0mZezZYGMS1_JaYuA022Zgp6qY0l5rRQ6tnfW36alIpeQf8bqe2dt9hO77jApgvQMkl91WD7oDUR4sZ4WjG3WYLNCg/s400/DSC00420.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358507812159031010" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdG6frIHBywqAkkyG-wc_HIgiGmRiZ4mNd-Gf4N7ZySc2mxVLIlNnWGufs9eVVR1QmKV-f8wBwBxVfuXeey9I59heU_qFiMFuRn_63snu-PFoXBUtUxpsEiwX2R0XyjaT1dsEM/s1600-h/DSC00391.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdG6frIHBywqAkkyG-wc_HIgiGmRiZ4mNd-Gf4N7ZySc2mxVLIlNnWGufs9eVVR1QmKV-f8wBwBxVfuXeey9I59heU_qFiMFuRn_63snu-PFoXBUtUxpsEiwX2R0XyjaT1dsEM/s400/DSC00391.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358507803205179922" /></a><br /><br />My laptop fried right after the MOD walk and I was so afraid we lost all photos from the past 6 months of our life, including Christmas! Luckily the techy's created something that can get stuff off our computer and life was saved around here! I got a new laptop for work and I've been so busy with that ever since! I am loving being back to work and being able to still be at home with the kids, have a somewhat flexible schedule and making some money! I officially ended my babysitting career at the beginning of June and while 95% of the kids I sat for were wonderful, there is always that 1....But I digress, I'm enjoying the freedom that comes with not being tied to the house. We can just get up and go if we want to, not that we do much, especially with me working in the mornings, but the option is there, if we want it! <br /><br />Baseball started up and finished and then started up again. Tyler is wrapping up his summer ball and the triplets will be done with their season in a couple of days. While we love baseball, having it consume our life is hard at times, especially if there is something we want to take off and do. But since this is the last summer for Tyler playing summer ball, possibly, around here, that will free up the summer somewhat. The little ones will still play, but it will be a set schedule, it'll be during the week for a few years and Jon won't be coaching, so he won't feel obligated to skip out on a family vacation or get away, I'll be making sure of that!!! lol Been there, done that, got the T-shirt! This time around, we will be making time for family stuff, other than baseball. Granted we will still make efforts to not miss out on games, especially since we'll have 2 players on the same team, but you know! <br /><br />Oh one very important thing happened since I last blogged! TYLER GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL!!! Gosh am I behind the times!! I'm so proud of him and can't wait to see what the next chapter of his life holds for him. Since he's been out of school, he's either playing baseball, traveling to baseball, working or out doing stuff with friends, we hardly see him. Which I guess is preparing us for life without him around all the time, which will be in a few short weeks. We head to Texas with him mid August and it's getting here so incredibly fast, I can't keep up!! We are having his graduation/going away party at the beginning of August and it just seems like a daunting task that I'm putting off. Feeding all those people, I've started buying and will try to make as much ahead of time, as possible. We were going to have it catered, but I'm too cheap for that, when I can make it myself for less!! lol So that's what we're doing! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQVuwSGEsJZ043DpaEtiz9WZzu9ybKW0w6fFfTsztRm-TL7ig4Qs-ctA_mKGzpSwN32zlsmYkY2CEc2-JQg7mG4Dqg4RuL1WEnJJan71VALBrqaZexoZ3dbj-Ikwvbs5tmGco/s1600-h/529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQVuwSGEsJZ043DpaEtiz9WZzu9ybKW0w6fFfTsztRm-TL7ig4Qs-ctA_mKGzpSwN32zlsmYkY2CEc2-JQg7mG4Dqg4RuL1WEnJJan71VALBrqaZexoZ3dbj-Ikwvbs5tmGco/s400/529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358495804249734466" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk92D4W9AF0wklbWqvyGV3tx94tVxdxDuL70mVoqTlhAn0NfPuUhAWdex4QelPP1_FXe76RlaJ37EZONO7oIiecsoRy0CvSZqvrmPPHjlSZMTGXsgLQJPQX7ZzMa92LqbYdlm5/s1600-h/594.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk92D4W9AF0wklbWqvyGV3tx94tVxdxDuL70mVoqTlhAn0NfPuUhAWdex4QelPP1_FXe76RlaJ37EZONO7oIiecsoRy0CvSZqvrmPPHjlSZMTGXsgLQJPQX7ZzMa92LqbYdlm5/s400/594.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358419161761375090" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiglcQYxS4NeVdiv-OA0CL-8EDzV6p6a3l8sQCbQEvjgPurdZAOirFQ-jMeeDy6sgA-Hzd_cshh5kAdbR7RllCmBS3iAPQ39MstC2rMOOWPoHpLMPgth8OUaF3nDCtvkcWiPk/s1600-h/565.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 384px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiglcQYxS4NeVdiv-OA0CL-8EDzV6p6a3l8sQCbQEvjgPurdZAOirFQ-jMeeDy6sgA-Hzd_cshh5kAdbR7RllCmBS3iAPQ39MstC2rMOOWPoHpLMPgth8OUaF3nDCtvkcWiPk/s400/565.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358419159834273154" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3FLzerSKJfk2F1lGzWB2Ht8BVp45nWdF44rB8kNMHTLvFOyJD7inToB52Sn3kYuR3AvuEwDTvMQcG3zWbPG_CywfOg8vfSMpPk653zgLyCCwq2t-68v6oG7t0MufTdgbyfNqR/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3FLzerSKJfk2F1lGzWB2Ht8BVp45nWdF44rB8kNMHTLvFOyJD7inToB52Sn3kYuR3AvuEwDTvMQcG3zWbPG_CywfOg8vfSMpPk653zgLyCCwq2t-68v6oG7t0MufTdgbyfNqR/s400/025.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358419148998782210" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEA-uQ-Rqjc6PZCkh90O2H7VPyLpXhyphenhyphenPprdUqVOJ6g1iV-x3FlE8162gI30pPJg5j_UhskNad_ODDKXwDQXPA6k4YcpeAVF4DcXdSgkRduOKY-7Z0gFVFFTiE7EGdkgNbm3AW/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEA-uQ-Rqjc6PZCkh90O2H7VPyLpXhyphenhyphenPprdUqVOJ6g1iV-x3FlE8162gI30pPJg5j_UhskNad_ODDKXwDQXPA6k4YcpeAVF4DcXdSgkRduOKY-7Z0gFVFFTiE7EGdkgNbm3AW/s400/021.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358419145676554226" /></a><br /><br />Stephanie is going to the vocational school for cosmetology and she's excited about that! I hope the fresh start will be exactly what she needs to get motivated in life! did get kudos last night, in our healthy eating habits makeover. So far this summer, her hair has been about 3 different colors, so far normal colors! But I won't be surprised if it's purple or pink sometime! lol Whatever gets her through school and graduates, that's my mantra these days...<br /><br />Let's see, what else? I feel like I'm missing something big, but I don't think so. Just working, hanging with the kids and waiting for a hot summer to arrive. So far it's been a very mild summer. We have the big pool up and have only used it for a week...So that's a let down. Last summer we didn't put it up, because we were gone so much with Tyler's travel ball and it was HOT! This summer we're home and it's mild...go figure...The kids are really getting it with swimming on their own, especially the boys, they are swimming under water and just little fish! I will still probably have them in swim lessons over the winter for something to do and make them stronger swimmers. I would love for them to be on the swim team, like Tyler and Stephanie did, it's great exercise and makes them so much safer in and around water! Roo loves the water too, but she's just not as in to going under yet or being tossed around the pool, like the boys are. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OnwfvTTb98Tqy_l4TW_WFf5CxhEvfgX34YsIv2FvOsYtPCwN529EskOon2mfJjKg4dqS2if5lVbnwmCJJTbkf_RNudesHz7Dv_tZ4RCYEfPhYikIFJz7m7c38JcSyysgtsyp/s1600-h/710.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OnwfvTTb98Tqy_l4TW_WFf5CxhEvfgX34YsIv2FvOsYtPCwN529EskOon2mfJjKg4dqS2if5lVbnwmCJJTbkf_RNudesHz7Dv_tZ4RCYEfPhYikIFJz7m7c38JcSyysgtsyp/s400/710.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358500729388627874" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJfzTcuYLeEb4rnAJC9kp1FX9BUb3XVPrB6Co9O9h3_Dy46spw7lWvpfZVxi_3dQKlnNacYWR3OEBVgqY5jtW_-ov6B66XeGDatDVPq5-76jCvNwqb9j6GPNQMvAe4MxO-gUl/s1600-h/695.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJfzTcuYLeEb4rnAJC9kp1FX9BUb3XVPrB6Co9O9h3_Dy46spw7lWvpfZVxi_3dQKlnNacYWR3OEBVgqY5jtW_-ov6B66XeGDatDVPq5-76jCvNwqb9j6GPNQMvAe4MxO-gUl/s400/695.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358500722595656050" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLWVSdD1gwPiDk1PCIjyeV818pHXrTcZseytwo9pQs60a7hnVNA8hamrsQXdXbck-Gq-NKIOcVqgbfXaVV2xj_OiisoM_5oQ-qYrUqqYdpUxfTW469NtUlj72QwYyqdDKkVn2/s1600-h/681.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLWVSdD1gwPiDk1PCIjyeV818pHXrTcZseytwo9pQs60a7hnVNA8hamrsQXdXbck-Gq-NKIOcVqgbfXaVV2xj_OiisoM_5oQ-qYrUqqYdpUxfTW469NtUlj72QwYyqdDKkVn2/s400/681.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358500721431197554" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMgqat4xlv936A6GUpEj_2dKYbwa6qJl5QzO21wmOlWSL_KILuHJ29Zc5cjmh78_-Hmize9fgPuKhGI8JhQYhherHmwLVhow81tRexdbGtISPVe9NXSrm1NpKMafm3nuvOzNU/s1600-h/679.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMgqat4xlv936A6GUpEj_2dKYbwa6qJl5QzO21wmOlWSL_KILuHJ29Zc5cjmh78_-Hmize9fgPuKhGI8JhQYhherHmwLVhow81tRexdbGtISPVe9NXSrm1NpKMafm3nuvOzNU/s400/679.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358500711418514594" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDha4smXB6yNrC-iLDLub6o8s75cBP9m_q3Mg-iEFAqroieYCmf2rGiuFzupWE9cYPa-HbxYza8GgvXHolUBM7UfJ1RH-jzt0bh1FYn1aHrNO30hX7kXqRxdTTPmC418lpqNq/s1600-h/672.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDha4smXB6yNrC-iLDLub6o8s75cBP9m_q3Mg-iEFAqroieYCmf2rGiuFzupWE9cYPa-HbxYza8GgvXHolUBM7UfJ1RH-jzt0bh1FYn1aHrNO30hX7kXqRxdTTPmC418lpqNq/s400/672.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358500705751291554" /></a><br /><br />Oh our garden is rocking!! We've been getting a bunch of cherry tomatoes and Ryley is in heaven, she eats those things like grapes! We're waiting on the million regular tomatoes to turn and that will happen at the same time, I feel. But I plan to attempt salsa, so I can't wait!! We have been getting a ton of hot peppers and we have onions galore! It's a great little garden and so far a huge success. Maybe next year, it'll be bigger! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihN-IoRg11CyRRH1gAdkyJPlJDsb_gVKB4yCm9mfkbQ-pXS17hBWbhWvuqPQeS6YCrYOeROYE1CNxNJXMuW6PAj2XUa9F69WfP7DBvu-BIkAqLFY1rJLKfAY6eWd7gV1alECp_/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihN-IoRg11CyRRH1gAdkyJPlJDsb_gVKB4yCm9mfkbQ-pXS17hBWbhWvuqPQeS6YCrYOeROYE1CNxNJXMuW6PAj2XUa9F69WfP7DBvu-BIkAqLFY1rJLKfAY6eWd7gV1alECp_/s400/010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358416735160496402" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihde1w95N-qCaUDhjn6H1u8jzhh3jl5snfs4b6c_d9JPzjw-mte49rtpnmZNws0oXBaJcOoNZYwIZsaZ3dgCdTcck-ncJMP_FroVkZn-k17V3mWGuprNGgfca7zSX5UD5flS2u/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihde1w95N-qCaUDhjn6H1u8jzhh3jl5snfs4b6c_d9JPzjw-mte49rtpnmZNws0oXBaJcOoNZYwIZsaZ3dgCdTcck-ncJMP_FroVkZn-k17V3mWGuprNGgfca7zSX5UD5flS2u/s400/007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358510116022410594" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6YL5WJnWoFanaL0fo5B4-v02Gy7On3Z0LxtVX9Dzz13ytUvDcL1B32-FWAk4WL2suwoeubXJk5l83Hi4t7idsNKJ9ri7_fgAT5UiiM0PDQ17HhIu3-r-Ns9sJJO5tSGKNkh4/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6YL5WJnWoFanaL0fo5B4-v02Gy7On3Z0LxtVX9Dzz13ytUvDcL1B32-FWAk4WL2suwoeubXJk5l83Hi4t7idsNKJ9ri7_fgAT5UiiM0PDQ17HhIu3-r-Ns9sJJO5tSGKNkh4/s400/006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358416725502043058" /></a><br /><br />School starts in about a month and I think we're ready for it. Since it's been such a mild and somewhat rainy summer, it feels like fall most of the time anyways! The kids are a bit bored and miss school. <br /><br />It's still hard to believe that in 1 month, we'll be driving the oldest off to school and getting him settled half way across the country...It's amazing how fast the time has gone, these past 18 years!! But I know he'll be successful in whatever he does! <br /><br />I can't believe that Stephanie is going to be a junior in high school..that time just disappeared! She's growing up waaaay faster than I'd like, but that's the nature of the beast, I guess! She can do whatever she sets her mind to, she just had to believe that for herself! <br /><br />The triplets will be 5 in a few short months. That is hard for me to grasp. Their time is going faster than I can keep track of. We are so busy all the time, THEY are so busy all of the time, the days just blur together! They are so bright and funny and I just love this age, it's so innocent and literal, I wish they would stay this age forever...<br /><br />Well, I think that catches you up, not as much as I thought I'd have to say, but I know I'm forgetting stuff...as usual...Enjoy the pictures!! <br /><br />Oh ya! We had a dog - for a week!! We named her Bella. She found us, through my MIL's house. She was lost, her owners contacted us and decided we could keep her!! We were excited, she was perfect for us - except she didn't like kids!! We found that out as the week went on, so we found her a perfect new home and one without children, it was sad, but for the best. But it showed us that a small dog would be fun for us and the kids. So in September, we should be getting a new puppy! We're excited and it should be an adventure!! <br /><br />Sorry for the novel! Enjoy the miscellaneous pictures from the summer so far! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLftPDOOhJ7u9u6EmpExAcbHQn1B-o-ZasRRnDUt3HXvVoeo1OsRb8NrZNcYz6MiZdhXidn8Q8lpOs0AYoy1fc682KFwYcixaeZUpqf8KF1fIB9lH_V-t6KweYF_bO3QrqCjr/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLftPDOOhJ7u9u6EmpExAcbHQn1B-o-ZasRRnDUt3HXvVoeo1OsRb8NrZNcYz6MiZdhXidn8Q8lpOs0AYoy1fc682KFwYcixaeZUpqf8KF1fIB9lH_V-t6KweYF_bO3QrqCjr/s400/005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358416754935489522" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTonENrnhKIiBQeNnhHGDJ5HGf7riyPu7MsYN7iuAaS_3DaFlFMR1Z6vR-OD5M-_Qi0D1kQYIR_yE8PuIQqrAMwNBuT0-4xfBDOcUUpLRblw2tZhaOLCfKbI1AAC-njnNe2Wmt/s1600-h/094.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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It sucks, but what can ya do? This has been a problem since the triplets were born, I have muscle separation from that pregnancy. So I have no abdominal muscles, which in turn causes my back to be weak. I need to get it fixed, but there's no time or money for it yet. Anyways, my back's been out since Friday and it sucks. We wanted to get the garden going, so Jon took charge. I think he would much prefer that I just be completely knocked out than so helpless and in the way! lol But I have to be a part of the planning and the supply purchasing, I just have to be!! So we go to Menard's and get all the stuff we need, some tomato plants and peppers. I already have seeds for the lettuce and onions. He bought the wood to build the raised bed the other day. The kids are excited about their garden! <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilR3PyXnYg6WlokqNE36kPtyVhBbbyPt0Bx_cL7ztyOdApqp61N6GcdlB9gt384A9NW2W2hUkYTvWI_w3bXercYn0PVyQ-Mb2u9iGfQxj-NrWXBDxGxhhLMGo-GNeaQatlAlZ8/s1600-h/013.JPG"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332402723258753458 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilR3PyXnYg6WlokqNE36kPtyVhBbbyPt0Bx_cL7ztyOdApqp61N6GcdlB9gt384A9NW2W2hUkYTvWI_w3bXercYn0PVyQ-Mb2u9iGfQxj-NrWXBDxGxhhLMGo-GNeaQatlAlZ8/s400/013.JPG" border=0></A> <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTg4xZpplcQ-oXhdcY042I90xw7vkYmSs1wFiWTfKXIUrUOdQuZ3Oh0vSMErcIoyPLcQZeKApx5zQDcDV_FzQ-bAGTOwyDS3PxffJihkpxvkPvWn6V_IBpCKqDMqdRIJvozrsi/s1600-h/007.JPG"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332402721144731026 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTg4xZpplcQ-oXhdcY042I90xw7vkYmSs1wFiWTfKXIUrUOdQuZ3Oh0vSMErcIoyPLcQZeKApx5zQDcDV_FzQ-bAGTOwyDS3PxffJihkpxvkPvWn6V_IBpCKqDMqdRIJvozrsi/s400/007.JPG" border=0></A> <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTdCaB1CNnTrWQZMOQeQfmi4wU3A-JulK8WM_L6gpFfFr6LS8zeB0Uty7QNWQOv0IExsuxcc-HbAi6IctJqBiBj_seWdWPCjLovtkDGFFjVZVJm-y4Wl15VSJti-yeptMxdumI/s1600-h/018.JPG"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332402728452643266 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTdCaB1CNnTrWQZMOQeQfmi4wU3A-JulK8WM_L6gpFfFr6LS8zeB0Uty7QNWQOv0IExsuxcc-HbAi6IctJqBiBj_seWdWPCjLovtkDGFFjVZVJm-y4Wl15VSJti-yeptMxdumI/s400/018.JPG" border=0></A> <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE1xbA0-hp5qFnws_O9lXioSZOxs55HlAcrFWnotjHc-FAzj8gvwgjznXoXBoHdESYrbcrc-n0OIQG7XcexGVx6qOEWr9JGBhVeWZVhMv1V2wVRCwvf332r1vMueDepqVuZiXR/s1600-h/021.JPG"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332402736769115154 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE1xbA0-hp5qFnws_O9lXioSZOxs55HlAcrFWnotjHc-FAzj8gvwgjznXoXBoHdESYrbcrc-n0OIQG7XcexGVx6qOEWr9JGBhVeWZVhMv1V2wVRCwvf332r1vMueDepqVuZiXR/s400/021.JPG" border=0></A> It's cute and small. It'll be fun. Wish I could have done something to help besides watch.. We also picked up a teeter totter. It spins around in circles and goes up and down. It's like a rollercoaster. It's a lot of fun until someone gets hurt. Which happened quite a few times in the first hours after having it in the yard. It might go back to the store and a safer one to replace it! Dylan is a little daredevil and loves it. He also doesn't like to stop when someone wants off. People that want off also don't realize they have to wait for it to stop before getting off or letting go!! Ayden had the most serious injury, he hit his chin and I thought for sure he needed stitches. But we got a second opinion from a nurse friend and so he was bandaged up and good to go. <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNkpafxAyYL4ndJBMHuaOmhy2jHnGg8SPPDEGpaoytZgovJWjWQCj_CsFeJ869dv2xwn35jted6sfY_cf2-TmDb5GTHDbU-sa2D3z_nZb_UEJif671fyYWBBSg1L8YkJXi95bw/s1600-h/003.JPG"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332404384613441490 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNkpafxAyYL4ndJBMHuaOmhy2jHnGg8SPPDEGpaoytZgovJWjWQCj_CsFeJ869dv2xwn35jted6sfY_cf2-TmDb5GTHDbU-sa2D3z_nZb_UEJif671fyYWBBSg1L8YkJXi95bw/s400/003.JPG" border=0></A> <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioywa9FbdMru-ChGdLZoES1NN3XFxPiDxJMNr9yPJ9WkICSp1YHKUScvPM9fyxFVyU3W2ILTqp7XhDGoaB5xVWtdyNKvP0K7tXCIma8-s7byb7bo8cqGekDLJ0elCNCTAau6nI/s1600-h/020.JPG"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332404393557295746 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioywa9FbdMru-ChGdLZoES1NN3XFxPiDxJMNr9yPJ9WkICSp1YHKUScvPM9fyxFVyU3W2ILTqp7XhDGoaB5xVWtdyNKvP0K7tXCIma8-s7byb7bo8cqGekDLJ0elCNCTAau6nI/s400/020.JPG" border=0></A> <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRwpAUPWlhczf57FXkrZ-2PMFEktBKE2OomWYUuTO-0WtFY0rTrD3kZl4983UErTcG6KOsY8I9XlGD3wK6iVyepRYQ6P8UdZz42xj3uiCArrc8FR8U8KPINKqUGB14m3js__t/s1600-h/024.JPG"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332404401029335058 style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRwpAUPWlhczf57FXkrZ-2PMFEktBKE2OomWYUuTO-0WtFY0rTrD3kZl4983UErTcG6KOsY8I9XlGD3wK6iVyepRYQ6P8UdZz42xj3uiCArrc8FR8U8KPINKqUGB14m3js__t/s400/024.JPG" border=0></A> Right now I'm watching them have a blast with it. So far no injuries or kids sent flying through the air. So we'll see. It's for 3-12 year olds. I sure can't see a 3-year-old using this thing, my 4 1/2 year olds can barely reach the handles from the seat!Triplethefunplus2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06140387191740622626noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25295368.post-31477775966126420972009-05-01T12:30:00.003-04:002009-05-01T14:57:20.422-04:00The Decision Is Made<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhdDsjSRfFhuuOtf3A9tNXpbMC9Mmq8Fh7XJlF_tb-0X4pSq4TdVi513R5ED_lvw3fOOq-MnB_LyE9miLH_Ek9Kwp8KbrL5JKqYH-zdvh_Ul0V9XgplEm3g0OS2pGKVL0H-S4/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhdDsjSRfFhuuOtf3A9tNXpbMC9Mmq8Fh7XJlF_tb-0X4pSq4TdVi513R5ED_lvw3fOOq-MnB_LyE9miLH_Ek9Kwp8KbrL5JKqYH-zdvh_Ul0V9XgplEm3g0OS2pGKVL0H-S4/s400/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330931128728867426" /></a><br />We finally know where Tyler will go to college!! He's going to Vernon College in Texas to play baseball! He got a full-ride!!!!!!! Wahooo!!! We just have to pay for meals! He was so excited when we sent him the text at school! We have all let out a sigh of relief to know that this part is done! He signed his Letter of Intent last night and I dropped it in the mail this morning. We are so excited for him! <br /><br />Just 23 more days until graduation. It's amazing how fast the years have flown by. Reminds me to cherish all the moments I have with the other 4 and with Tyler. Before I know it, he'll be half way across the country...Crazy...Triplethefunplus2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06140387191740622626noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25295368.post-37957449902486868282009-04-22T20:20:00.002-04:002009-04-22T20:47:25.917-04:00How's Your Meatus?I don't know how mine is, but I can tell you how Dylan's is - it's webby. The urologist likened it to having your thumb over the garden hose and making the "spray" go other directions than naturally. I pretty much knew what he was going to say - he has meatal stenosis. Meaning I have the joy of cleaning up his pee from all over my bathroom! He pees straight out and to the right, it's sheer joy to clean my bathroom 10 times a day!! It's gotta be fixed, so we can add that to the list of things to do. That will happen some time in May, outpatient, but he is going under for it...Joy. He could have it done in the office under numbing cream, but at this age, wiggle and the lower success rate of it not growing back; we opted for the other option of going under and having a couple stitches put there and the much higher success rate of it not being a problem again. Plus with his age, I worry that too much activity with his package will leave a memory that will last. He was already a bit apprehensive having the urologist looking down there and touching him. But he's a trooper, he was spelling words for the doctor as soon as he walked in and being his charming self! lol <br /><br />Dylan and I got there early, hoping to get the paperwork filled out and possibly seen a bit earlier. I don't remember this waiting room being so microscopic, have they moved? It's standing room only in there and smelly. I was quite surprised at how small the place was. I remembered the examining room area, but not the waiting room, guess it must of been the new-baby-fog I was under back then. We ended up waiting about an hour before we were seen. Nice. Luckily Dylan can make friends with anyone that will pay attention to him, so he was a happy camper! lol <br /><br />I did find it interesting, since I had time to sit and listen/observe the people in the room. There was this one lady that was too good for the rest of us and she made sure we knew it. She sat down in an open seat, I chose to stand near where Dylan was instead of squeezing in between people I didn't know. Some people cleared out. I was able to sit near Dylan and fill out the paperwork. She sat in the middle of one row of seats. The room started to fill up again. She didn't move, there was a seat on either side of her empty. A mom and son walked in and she shuffled herself in her seat, as if to say, don't even think of sitting next to me. Nice. Mom sat next to me and I offered to move, so her son could sit next to him, he was about 10, but she said he was fine to sit in the other spot. I just thought it was quite rude of the snob to be that way. But it's also fascinating to me at the same time how people operate. <br /><br />In other news, Tyler just walked in with his graduation announcements - It's really happening! My baby is really almost done with high school and will be moving across the country for school. I won't say which one yet, until he has signed, but it's hard to believe. He has his cap and gown as well, but I told him he's not allowed to put that on in front of me because I'll cry. I can already feel it...May 24th is the day. It's getting here so fast...Triplethefunplus2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06140387191740622626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25295368.post-23514557826679472942009-04-21T12:43:00.003-04:002009-04-21T15:49:25.560-04:00Triplets are harder than Twins, Really?Now before you get your panties in a bunch, it was an attention-seeking title! lol <br /><br />I picked up the kids from preschool, I had to go to the post office. I couldn't go before I got the kids, because I had to wait for a signed delivery. So I had the babysitting girl with me and the kids haven't seen her since the week before last. <br /><br />Pick up the kids, get to the P.O. and we all walk in - 2 and 2, holding hands (that's the perfect scenario), it's like herding cats at this point to get them to hold hands and get through the door!! I get the package all labeled in the appropriate envelope and in to the main area we go. Constant reminders to not touch things, no licking the counter (yes, seriously), don't touch each other, blah, blah. Really? Where did these children come from and WHY are they regressing? Because they are so excited to see the babysitting girl and are a bit wound up. But I had to get this stuff mailed out ASAP. <br /><br />Get that done, walk out 2 and 2, this time they are listening, because I instilled the fear of no McDonald's in them for not behaving, so they're trying to win that back (didn't work, I held my ground!) As we're walking out a lady says, "Two sets of twins?" I said, "No, triplets and a friend." I get a sympathetic look and the your hands are full statement. <br /><br />Really?? Triplets are harder than TWO sets of twins?? Really? How? I would really think that having 2 sets of multiples would be more challenging than triplets. You would have two sets of kids at different ages and stages...<br /><br />But whatever...pull your panties out now MoMs...lolTriplethefunplus2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06140387191740622626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25295368.post-15239976931725096312009-04-19T22:15:00.006-04:002009-04-19T22:44:13.218-04:00No Title - just miscellaneous informationI great weekend. I was able to get a break away for a night. We had the State Twins Club executive board meeting and this time it was in Columbus. We stayed at the Embassy Suites down there. Nice hotel. I'll be dropping them a friendly little letter about their housekeeping staff, especially the ones that decided at 4 a.m. to start dumping trash and chatting it up and whatever else they could think to do LOUDLY in an main area, for hours! I went out in the hall to see what the heck was going on, it literally sounded like construction! So I didn't sleep. But oh well. I developed a neck ache and then headache halfway through the evening and that just sucked! Put a damper on my fun, that's for sure! Then by the time we made it to bed, to get an hour of sleep and woke to that! Nice. <br /><br />After the board meeting, we went to a local outdoor shopping area, in Westerville, I think it was called Eastern. It was very nice! Higher-end compared to what I'm used to, but it was a nice little area to walk around and watch the people, there is no recession as far as they're concerned!! lol I got to go to Trader Joe's and that was great! We also went in to this fun little store called The Container Store - that would be my weakness if there was one a lot closer! lol <br /><br />We were standing outside of a store deciding where to go next, this little girl came up to us and just walked in to the middle of our circle. I thought that was kind of odd, then she stood right to the edge of us and had her fingers to her mouth, I asked her if she was lost, she looked so scared. She was about 10, I think. She nodded she was, then started to walk away. I got her to tell me her mom's cell phone number and we called her. That was so awesome that she knew to go to a group of mom's and that she knew her mother's cell phone number. I had been telling mine that if they were ever lost from me to find a mom and tell her they were lost. So this was proof that worked! There were sooo many people on the sidewalks, that it would have been impossible to know where to start looking for her mother. One of our MoMs went to look in the Children's Place store that we were standing beside and luckily found her as I had just finished leaving the girl's mom a voicemail. It was just the way it should have turned out. <br /><br />Today, I refreshed the little ones on who to find for help if they ever were to be separated from us, they remembered, thank goodness. I added to that, not just a mom, but any female. We were without our children, so she would have had no way to know which of us was a mom. I also wrote my cell phone number on strips of paper and gave each one to look at and learn while we were driving home. There really is no point to teaching them our home phone number, since I will be out with them if they ever did get lost, so the cell phone makes the most sense. <br /><br />The little ones had their first soccer game on Saturday, I missed it. But I heard that they had a great time! I can't wait to see them next week. They have their little games every Saturday for 6 weeks. Ryley seems to be more in to it, than the boys, so we'll see how it progresses for the boys. Oh and did I mention that I was sucked in to coaching this?? Luckily one of the other mom's is also coaching and she has more experience than me, so she can have at it! lol <br /><br />The little ones also have their first coach-pitch baseball practice on Tuesday. So we've added another level of business to our life. We decided to play them up instead of doing another year of the chaos of last year. So I guess that also includes practices now. Their first game won't be until the end of May. Oh and did I mention that I was sucked in to coaching this?? Yes, I am coaching both teams. But I am counting on my rocking twin MoM that has her 3 on our team to be my right-hand gal!! Got that Gina?!?! lol But it'll be fun. I'm more comfortable doing the baseball than the soccer, even though I've played soccer and softball, I've been around the baseball life for longer! So it'll be fun and busy and fun! <br /><br />Oh and did I mention that I FINALLY GOT A JOB!?!?!?!?! Yep, I finally landed one. I actually got one last week, went through the orientation and ready to start, but just didn't feel it was the right fit for me. So I had a phone interview on Friday and was able to get this other transcription job and feel much more comfortable with it. So I'm so excited to finally get back in to it and get started! I will be working a split shift, morning and then at night. That will work the best for our family and still afford me the luxury of being available for the children pretty much all of their waking hours. So it'll be the best of both worlds for me and I won't have to pay a babysitter or mother's helper to get the work done! YaY Me!! <br /><br />I think that's about it since the last post. Thanks for stopping by and reading!Triplethefunplus2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06140387191740622626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25295368.post-5103235778567216582009-04-12T19:21:00.002-04:002009-04-12T19:31:58.038-04:00Oh it's just another one of those days...If you have seen my sons, please send them back - these boys I have now, I just don't recognize!! <br /><br />What has gotten in to my children lately? I wish I knew. They are driving me to drink. They have me rocking in the corner by the end of the day. Where are my good listeners? Where are the kids that didn't get in to much? Why are they starting now? Why are they regressing?? I wish I knew. <br /><br />Ryley got a princess barbie for Easter. Beautiful long brown hair. Well now she has a choppy stylish short bob. Why? Why did Ayden think it was okay to cut her hair off? Why did the other two think it was okay to watch him do it, THEN come and tell me he was cutting her hair? <br /><br />The other day Ayden got a BRAND NEW book from the library. My first thought was not to get this BRAND NEW book. But it was Thomas. It was a flip book. He was smitten with this book. So I let him get it. I told him he was NOT to ruin the book. The flaps had never been flapped yet. My kids are not destructive normally, so I thought this book would be safe with us. Uh, it lasted in our house for a day. He felt the need to go hide behind the chair and RIP IT UP!!!!!! WHY I ask you, WHY would he do that? He's not 2. He doesn't do this normally. So why now that he is just shy of 4 1/2 years old, does he think it's okay to rip up a book that doesn't belong to him? I just don't get it. I really don't. Now today, the Barbie's hair. Dylan and the Easter baskets. Dylan getting in to the clothes every chance he gets and going through them to find just the right outfit, leaving the aftermath behind. <br /><br />I sent them to bed, it was time anyways. They high-tail it upstairs and get ready. I go in and Daddy walks in, I tell him to ask Ayden what he just did. He told Daddy. I asked the other two if they knew he was doing it, why they didn't stop him. Ryley says she did come tell me. I said you came to me after he was done. I asked her if she watched him. She said she did. I said if you knew he was doing something he shouldn't have, she needed to tell him and tell me. Ayden then says, "Ya Ryley, you should have told Mom before I did it." Jon and I both tried REALLY hard to keep straight faces. But we couldn't. Gawd, these kids...<br /><br />So if you've seen my good listeners, can you kindly return them? I'd love to have them back, they are missed.Triplethefunplus2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06140387191740622626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25295368.post-84417590989443094772009-04-12T16:38:00.009-04:002009-04-12T18:33:22.775-04:00Happy Easter!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMOim4_LdHbZHVObgUOYEdN_lLUll04RqMpxwe9pKiraWM0VJTgoYNW5RE9ebxUBUv7eRE5JrXbv8sZYnBSJdwFgf4MddWQN4KA3xf0mFIAKNwZuzUn207fdVL-shj6o3frKg/s1600-h/110.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMOim4_LdHbZHVObgUOYEdN_lLUll04RqMpxwe9pKiraWM0VJTgoYNW5RE9ebxUBUv7eRE5JrXbv8sZYnBSJdwFgf4MddWQN4KA3xf0mFIAKNwZuzUn207fdVL-shj6o3frKg/s400/110.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323926248636182834" /></a><br />Our Easter in review. We had our Canton Mothers of Multiples Children's Easter Party a couple of weeks ago. It was a huge success. Tyler was our bunny this year and he did a great job. Unfortunately my kids figured out it was Ty-Ty. Dylan figured it out, because he saw the bunny go where ty-ty came out of. Ayden figured it out because he saw his shoes under the costume...sigh...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisi6lQ5nWLOwPJCmMVO2AiZhPlm-cAgOfcGBraJBw-DGhv4qFwHcqPDrSARNPkT5u5SictvnMmL9LcrH7NwfWCiLAn9SrVEpo8AAh5M8SlCDFBSXpVE5cqbKnnHcZyq7Q1MriJ/s1600-h/210.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisi6lQ5nWLOwPJCmMVO2AiZhPlm-cAgOfcGBraJBw-DGhv4qFwHcqPDrSARNPkT5u5SictvnMmL9LcrH7NwfWCiLAn9SrVEpo8AAh5M8SlCDFBSXpVE5cqbKnnHcZyq7Q1MriJ/s400/210.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323922220538584562" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUadph0CZJdXK03Nu3ZLMteLS8g1hQm_MonFJc8xcBkmwCWAR_615US8eAjgPkoeQhYv9K0fYOA56oxyoonCLp-F0446tXyzPmPX2xmW3Bxtk7KqB1uMFIKNxVK6ezXCwOu3a/s1600-h/094.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUadph0CZJdXK03Nu3ZLMteLS8g1hQm_MonFJc8xcBkmwCWAR_615US8eAjgPkoeQhYv9K0fYOA56oxyoonCLp-F0446tXyzPmPX2xmW3Bxtk7KqB1uMFIKNxVK6ezXCwOu3a/s400/094.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323922215973445906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3c1J3x7EeZNGKyD2WA-8l1INgn4v64xzZosJxnmq0TeN4Ph7YjjnsnVM_bjE233SbppH3Mi1yPUCyQRiFXHio4rN0Mz9iKo6VRYYjG291clvv6-q4wuI_qtnlIDb6a7zoRkmc/s1600-h/070.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3c1J3x7EeZNGKyD2WA-8l1INgn4v64xzZosJxnmq0TeN4Ph7YjjnsnVM_bjE233SbppH3Mi1yPUCyQRiFXHio4rN0Mz9iKo6VRYYjG291clvv6-q4wuI_qtnlIDb6a7zoRkmc/s400/070.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323922211112092450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaS3ZLDYVxWOFKlFI7x6sUKrfxLa6jgIxC_DS945wutL5pP7s2MuuIzyvInv6aDRoemrw1Smk1SiwTvb4yKC43ckLrMA8ZSk1xZZOgvr_sEmeOEdgUN22DgMCquAezMwZkgPI/s1600-h/022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaS3ZLDYVxWOFKlFI7x6sUKrfxLa6jgIxC_DS945wutL5pP7s2MuuIzyvInv6aDRoemrw1Smk1SiwTvb4yKC43ckLrMA8ZSk1xZZOgvr_sEmeOEdgUN22DgMCquAezMwZkgPI/s400/022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323922207816431810" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPn4Xf5TXBGm2OJvrtqfIu6ai31nA5aTkZIyokVOSbQGuZKAh6rVBEdZZDEgTb4CGaC0_z6L0KSZMdggOKhM_Z6t2e8IsRjoAFUw-_FUbT9wP5rOBDR4I2NtxwojiyJzwECVt/s1600-h/017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPn4Xf5TXBGm2OJvrtqfIu6ai31nA5aTkZIyokVOSbQGuZKAh6rVBEdZZDEgTb4CGaC0_z6L0KSZMdggOKhM_Z6t2e8IsRjoAFUw-_FUbT9wP5rOBDR4I2NtxwojiyJzwECVt/s400/017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323922189949595122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVDIVC2MvlSY_CljDomN9JcfLFx6W5GDTwvwREBPjTf3nqGSL3o3iprYCJMZfu1icxD1Q2HbmI6fT7IzyvBOCBnYNHnaWsoQXrHpRJmfnIr4lZGaYf3O_meUl22f_WJ_uqCmj/s1600-h/219.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 249px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVDIVC2MvlSY_CljDomN9JcfLFx6W5GDTwvwREBPjTf3nqGSL3o3iprYCJMZfu1icxD1Q2HbmI6fT7IzyvBOCBnYNHnaWsoQXrHpRJmfnIr4lZGaYf3O_meUl22f_WJ_uqCmj/s400/219.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323923067564341538" /></a><br />The day before Easter, for some reason, Dylan decided that he would investigate what was in my room. I had their baskets all done and finished earlier in the week. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6OGi11sEuglIVnhh_3yO8TGNqz1j0F4-kfafVnQMRxkZaLfvPhCAz4kqw8WRbQoprcx4l81gTp8X7VoEAldgaEfBtob4In_Vg7CtGPXLYiaTBfW-9RMg0bCyQQmf85mC7aiw/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6OGi11sEuglIVnhh_3yO8TGNqz1j0F4-kfafVnQMRxkZaLfvPhCAz4kqw8WRbQoprcx4l81gTp8X7VoEAldgaEfBtob4In_Vg7CtGPXLYiaTBfW-9RMg0bCyQQmf85mC7aiw/s400/013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323923506338048674" /></a><br />Never once did they bother to check things out in there, so why now? Because that is the nature of The Dylan lately. He is in to everything and anything! He's slowly wearing me down...So I'm carpet cleaning and one of them comes to me wanting to know what the Hungry-Hungry Hippos game is for...What the...I high tail it upstairs to see Ayden's basket completely emptied and Ryley's partially emptied. Why did the little stinker leave his completely intact??? So I put everyone on their beds for a time out and think about how this is going to play out. Have they figured out the Easter Bunny and the story we tell them? I can't really tell. I clean things up and tell them the blah blah about not getting in to things that don't belong to them, surprises and the whole respecting people's spaces, etc. I also talked to them about the Easter Bunny costume. Said Mom and Dad give them stuff. But the way things have been lately, they weren't listening to me, such is my life lately, completely deaf to my voice...<br /><br />So now I'm just not in to Easter. I'm kind of already not in to it this year anyways. Steph isn't around. Tyler could care less. The little ones found their baskets and I'm just in one of those blah moods. But the kicker is, I don't think they realize today, that there is no Easter Bunny. I think I evaded enough that they figure the Bunny Man dropped stuff of the day before. Ryley was disappointed that she didn't get an umbrella from the Easter Bunny. So for now, I'm going to follow their lead...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZEpXdTU5Vd1LvjWRew9Z49mXnL9kdKQlN2hk50EKlaa3l9pQPwDnJWygxrUYcAUl4B0W-TcAwHgfrAelWYfREJjaBPfxFm55r7ULOtvtGD6tu4E7DyRvZs8E8IXONWnghUnW/s1600-h/086.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZEpXdTU5Vd1LvjWRew9Z49mXnL9kdKQlN2hk50EKlaa3l9pQPwDnJWygxrUYcAUl4B0W-TcAwHgfrAelWYfREJjaBPfxFm55r7ULOtvtGD6tu4E7DyRvZs8E8IXONWnghUnW/s400/086.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323926238595162434" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhynwlWqwv_N4wZRlPjcqij7IWtmyAppxTDgcTlb57beFTJiaDYy0aQ3doXTMewSXfCqLEoQkT2BACyPycAp5JFiBiV0rrrWmEACravwn1SmLugU30hTmp1X6lI9jMMWniJsH8/s1600-h/091.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhynwlWqwv_N4wZRlPjcqij7IWtmyAppxTDgcTlb57beFTJiaDYy0aQ3doXTMewSXfCqLEoQkT2BACyPycAp5JFiBiV0rrrWmEACravwn1SmLugU30hTmp1X6lI9jMMWniJsH8/s400/091.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323926244617970850" /></a><br />We took the littles to church this morning. We were going to put them in the playroom, we got there early. So we wandered, let them see the inside of the main church area, bathrooms, etc. We decided to let them stay in church with us, since it's Easter. We sit in the very last row so we can make a quick exit if need be. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdqJfwyFhjRTMxcmsZGDY_SHfvOlbYsrs2qF3mxHOWgHrGcHRSnV5eMrNumCqGYNxWF5ngUatOKvUvHeahCoyDIp2NqHrmUGdbpcJSe0aPVpTQnmxjOYxWAkirD9Unt12eXYH/s1600-h/Easter+Church+2009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdqJfwyFhjRTMxcmsZGDY_SHfvOlbYsrs2qF3mxHOWgHrGcHRSnV5eMrNumCqGYNxWF5ngUatOKvUvHeahCoyDIp2NqHrmUGdbpcJSe0aPVpTQnmxjOYxWAkirD9Unt12eXYH/s400/Easter+Church+2009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323926261049295138" /></a><br />They make it through the first couple of songs and they have to go potty. What is it with these children lately and their bladders??? So I ask if they want to go to the playroom, they say yes, we all go. Hit the potty and then try to check them in to the playroom. No luck. No one there that knows how to check a kid in after services start. Nice. So we've wasted time and so we hurry back to our seats and hope for the best with them. They do not want to come back with us. But what can ya do? I'm ready to go home. I'm pissy. I'm irritated and I just don't want to deal with 3 kids that I'm unprepared to entertain during a church service. But we stay. We snag some paper for them to color on. They are being 4. We're trying to keep them from bumping the people in front of us, why they chose to sit in front of three 4-year-olds is beyond me. There were plenty of other places to sit...So now I've got the added stress of keeping my kids from disturbing them. Nice. <br /><br />The kids are unhappy and bored out of their minds. I can't even concentrate on the sermon. I just want to go home and go back to bed and let this day just disappear. It's not fair to the little ones. I need to snap out of it. I can't let the older kids ruin the day for the little ones. It's the natural progression of life, I know this, but I'm just not handling it too well. I'm not ready for my oldest to move so far away and not see him on a regular basis. I know I have a few months left with him at home, but it's going so fast and I can't keep up. We hardly see him now, he's so busy or he's sleeping. <br /><br />So we get through church with a few tears from them and me. Head home to get lunch. Family coming over for ham and the usual fixings. Food is good for the soul and the mood. Everyone seems to be feeling better. We color the Easter eggs after lunch and they had fun with that, probably something we'll continue to do on Easter. Then the egg hunt. We let them use their "easter baskets" to gather their eggs, that was a sight. If we can figure out the video, I'll download it. It's cold here, but the sun was shining and it wasn't to muddy out. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Zk9VUtMPOPLUPMnho292YA2FHcSGCj_1HaEoiebIvuy9qWlNaBRHStUShyphenhyphenRem5suajT0glvlbm-9p6HazPPJQjR506W9t_3Y20MGmpycgkqYzyG_gOjQoQi8DzoSbQucAqaN/s1600-h/121.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Zk9VUtMPOPLUPMnho292YA2FHcSGCj_1HaEoiebIvuy9qWlNaBRHStUShyphenhyphenRem5suajT0glvlbm-9p6HazPPJQjR506W9t_3Y20MGmpycgkqYzyG_gOjQoQi8DzoSbQucAqaN/s400/121.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323926256523156146" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjriVoCIkbTKq37TxTHPb_B1EGCkXYtkF7lZLAizidQbTLdU1k8NlIBVXGtGJ0Fbp_vo4Pvs2NA3mxIG0yNLfOWlE676kWtab2X_0yMsXp8sJ0SpBgs2X1gXPB2e7c_E4mpu0MR/s1600-h/145.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYnsm8IvQd7HTNA1T-nrgKXRkYfIi7V6DpC-e6rPZYdRbZ-JJViKYS5WgDih4k5BSRS_960o3UIx8ZJpEc721Ggw5z464DAC4pNY-Iwm9BApcEHT5ugv5gl16e8NMIh4JE8N8/s400/206.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323933892750243954" /></a><br /><br />So the day was pretty good. The kids had fun, I think. Ate more candy then necessary, but they can today. Ryley's complaining of a bit of a tummy ache, but she's gearing up to go play outside, so it must not be too bad. <br /><br />I hope you had a nice Easter. Next year my head will be out of my ass and it will be more fun for all around here. I promise as long as my children promise to reattach their listening ears!!Triplethefunplus2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06140387191740622626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25295368.post-57816703192937879012009-04-03T16:00:00.003-04:002009-04-03T16:16:59.165-04:00Can I Go Out In Public Again?Today is a new day. The other day is past, it's over, it's done. Or is it? <br /><br />Spontaneous Sally here decided to take the kids to a local church's indoor playground. The one we tried the other day. It's rainy and windy and cold, so why not. We get there at the right time, not too crowded, but not deserted either. We hit the bathroom first, everyone goes. They dash in and start playing. I settle in with a book I've been trying to read, it's overdue, but I'm gonna finish it before returning, even if I own the book by the time I'm done. The kids all scatter and off playing, making new friends, etc. <br /><br />Out of nowhere Ayden comes running to me with that panicked look I know so well, he's holding his butt and running towards the doors. It's times like these that having 3 out alone in places like this, is just hard. I don't have time to round everyone up to get him to the toilet in time. I can't just let him go to the bathroom alone and stay with the others, what to do. Dylan is with us and so we run out the door to the toilet, which is right across the hall and the enclosed room is glass, so I can see everything, since Roo is still in there playing somewhere. <br /><br />Too late, Ayden pooped his pants. OMG are you kidding me?? He pooped before we even got out of the play area. Nice. Why do they have to wait til the last second?? So Dylan is running free in the hallway somewhere, Ryley is in the playground area oblivious that we aren't even in the same room she is and Ayden is sitting on the toilet while I toss his underwear and get a quick visual of the other 2. Welcome to my life...So I get him cleaned up. He is soooo not thrilled to have to go commando to play. I said it's either this or we go home. Do I have to start carrying a diaper bag and port-a-potty again?!?! Really. <br /><br />We head back in and off they go. I sit back down and try to read some more. There is no absorbing anything that I'm reading, not sure why I even bothered. How do these mom's you see sitting while the kids play, read?? There was so much noise from the kids playing and the mom's talking to hear each other over the kids and other mom's. <br /><br />Then there is my little Pied Piper, Dylan. He is such the ladies man already. He had a couple of girls following him everywhere in there. He thought he was the shit, you could tell. Those girls would have followed him off a cliff...He is his brother's brother. <br /><br />I also found it fascinating with the whole twin thing. All 3 were playing in different areas at one point. Then Dylan came out of one area and Ayden came out of another, only to meet each other. The huge smile and pure happiness to see each other is just amazing to witness. It was like they hadn't seen each other in ages. They ran off together holding hands for a second. It was so sweet. I love this bond they have with each other. I hope it lasts their lifetimes. Ayden and Ryley were buddies today, probably because Dylan was too busy with the ladies, I'm sure he got a number or two in his pocket. <br /><br />So it was a great time, besides losing another pair of underwear to poop. It was so clean there and spacious. Definitely a place we'll visit often.Triplethefunplus2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06140387191740622626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25295368.post-16392001310555978202009-04-02T17:02:00.002-04:002009-04-02T17:21:59.833-04:00One Giant LeapThe other day I picked up the kids from preschool and we had some errands to run. It was raining all morning and I had some testing to do, I'm still at it trying to find a transcription job...Anyways, by the time I picked up the kids, it had stopped raining and the sun was shining and all was right with the world. We decide to head out for lunch before the grocery store, they all want Wendy's. That went amazingly well. They ate in record time, something not normal for my children! I decided that since they did so well, we'd head around the corner to the church playplace. Unfortunately they didn't open that up until 1:30 and it was only 12:30. So after hitting the potty there and washing off what was left of lunch, we leave. We head back over to the grocery store, since I had to get some stuff for Tyler's team snack. Promised the kids we'd head back to the playplace another day, now that we know what time they were open.<br /><br />We get in to the Giant Eagle and I got the bright idea of dumping the kids off in the Eagles Nest (a daycare type place you can drop the kids for about an hour and shop in peace - did I mention in peace??) So the kids are super excited. Ayden's been in there once, so he was the resident pro. They just couldn't contain themselves, they were so excited. I sign them in, tell her they have all just pottied and should be good to go. I run - I mean start shopping. I get to the end of the produce aisle and checking out the organic section (I can still see the daycare area at this point) I hear the first call over the loudspeaker - #9 needs to return to the Eagle's Nest. Nice. I hightail it back there. Ayden has to go potty. Niiiiiceeee. So I take all 3 since my kids are still on the same poop and pee schedule - I know, right? The toilets are on the clear other side of the store. I drag all 3 to the bathroom and make everyone go. Ayden and Dylan poop. Ryley just pees. Swears she doesn't have to poop. I drag them all the way back through the store to drop them back off. Should be good to go, right? I get a few more aisles when I hear it again - #9 needs to return to the Eagle's Nest. WTF! So I get myself back there and it's Roo that has to go - AGAIN. So I drag her all the way back across the store for her to poop. Drag her all the way back and deposit her with explicit instructions that if I have to come back - then everyone's getting yanked and we won't be doing this again! So I pick up where I left off and you guessed it. Another freaking page for #9 to return to the Eagle's Nest. I was done, the cart was overflowing, I just needed to find one more thing, which has proved impossible the last few times I'd been there. So I get there and it's Ayden again. I just sign everyone out and make mention of the lost item, by now, they just feel sorry for me, so one of the workers offers to find the item I crave. I say it's not in the place, that she's assuming it is. She looks, I'm right. We hunt it down, nevermind that Ayden has to potty (which he apparently didn't, since he never mentioned it and didn't have an accident). So we find it in the most nonobvious place and I check out. Oh.My.Dear.God. Why did I think it was a good idea to grocery shop with them? I had them with me for check out and I was ready to pop open the bottle of wine on the conveyor belt!! So we leave and ya. Can you believe that? Trust me, I won't be repeating that performance any time soon. Grocery store trips will be reserved for ME time...<br /><br />So that's my story of the week.Triplethefunplus2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06140387191740622626noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25295368.post-23745572410428321322009-04-01T20:26:00.007-04:002009-04-01T21:03:13.946-04:00Play Ball!<div>I have just so much to talk about and no time to talk about it. I'll get to it all, I hope...we've just been so busy and with me trying to find a job, it's just crazy! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Today was Louisville's second baseball game, but it was Tyler's first appearance on the mound today. The day started out very rainy, which is typical for the days that Tyler is scheduled to pitch. It's either rainy, very cold or snowing when he's up. No idea why, but that's our history! Anyways, by lunch, it was a gorgeous day. So I was optimistic that nature is on his side today! Windy today, but sunny and dry! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>He had a terrific game!!! Unfortunately he gets a no decision, since the last out went to another kid, so that kid gets the win next to his name. Nice. Louisville 7 - Barberton 6. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Tyler had 121 pitches in 6 2/3 innings, 81 strikes, 6 runs - 4 earned, 6 hits, 4 walks, 9 strikeouts and picked off 2. So a fantastic game by him. He looked great! Jon got good video of him and once it's up, I'll share the link for anyone interested in seeing him in action. We'll be sending that off to colleges. He's still deciding, but he's narrowing it down to 2-3 schools. Someday soon! </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioORizUQqPL4MAKPy2LbAXJ_sWvlxWGNSfzZ1mGiL17dcrXTdvc_J3rPahpk_C29dm3FikSqyAiyD3yxbfxloQHPzflMdwhFqmQuUpagBdGzv7ZAYXvXDmbHHxkMByZJpmBOCM/s1600-h/024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioORizUQqPL4MAKPy2LbAXJ_sWvlxWGNSfzZ1mGiL17dcrXTdvc_J3rPahpk_C29dm3FikSqyAiyD3yxbfxloQHPzflMdwhFqmQuUpagBdGzv7ZAYXvXDmbHHxkMByZJpmBOCM/s400/024.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319889625892286818" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hRYwWKc379BPBf9-NcCJK-IsSt6rYEpzeXRrcxyWRl0AmGYfhtWR9sGHjvZGlfnxtfZTvQpSAgXknyxkhdL_L9jLsYxWTCNL2NHRmUvs7XctMXGohdMZ-ieJdbeAnhISVTcl/s1600-h/011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hRYwWKc379BPBf9-NcCJK-IsSt6rYEpzeXRrcxyWRl0AmGYfhtWR9sGHjvZGlfnxtfZTvQpSAgXknyxkhdL_L9jLsYxWTCNL2NHRmUvs7XctMXGohdMZ-ieJdbeAnhISVTcl/s400/011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319889611965910370" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>The little ones did great at the game. Every season they do better and better, obviously. Roo ate 3 1/2 hot dogs, most of the mandarin oranges and STILL said she was hungry. They hung out with John Cook's grandma, grandpa and aunt. They swear the weren't bothered by them! lol </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipT5PQcl5C-C4JWMv6ANkdz_p4bcYK8Bxkm0g64CrO2egL_HOetOdxb1H-Y9mzsDVe485-j8OSPWpR6Kj2DWLEM-mSrrvHhkT6yXVSCHvKAEMjFs2eVH4BD2zkxsD1I3CnJ9L-/s1600-h/008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipT5PQcl5C-C4JWMv6ANkdz_p4bcYK8Bxkm0g64CrO2egL_HOetOdxb1H-Y9mzsDVe485-j8OSPWpR6Kj2DWLEM-mSrrvHhkT6yXVSCHvKAEMjFs2eVH4BD2zkxsD1I3CnJ9L-/s400/008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319888631778057794" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0evvnNb8EKGHsHcohT6G7JWW_DUq714meFfOA2SOcnVWsxZDPB_lCUzEkq1VjJQmWH8XOjUI2j1cIwLR53tA_zuLEouiAUt2x1ujdtgv6ZRsQI9qAG40dur56V3-O3ql8JrEz/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0evvnNb8EKGHsHcohT6G7JWW_DUq714meFfOA2SOcnVWsxZDPB_lCUzEkq1VjJQmWH8XOjUI2j1cIwLR53tA_zuLEouiAUt2x1ujdtgv6ZRsQI9qAG40dur56V3-O3ql8JrEz/s400/010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319887928326525682" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>We went to Beatty's, the local t-shirt shop and got out newest Louisville shirts, these should last them a couple of years. I had John's number, #14, on one sleeve and Tyler's number, #16, put on the other sleeve. They freaked because there was no number on their back. I promised them that as soon as we get their baseball number for this year, we'd go back and have that placed on the back. Geesh...it took a lot of reasoning with Ayden to get him to let it go. These kids and their number obsession...</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifkMvBzBoofw0zPIGYe4G9Zdoq9J0p-k_z8lKNWC6Fd_y8Bu2cWIfsQME-93C9bZNLWSHsxMDBpv2eN6iyfmDiB_joBaO4gh4EJDsw8rgOccPjqKpvfdMqIJD_K0sXC9cwMrt7/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319886990886010850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 327px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifkMvBzBoofw0zPIGYe4G9Zdoq9J0p-k_z8lKNWC6Fd_y8Bu2cWIfsQME-93C9bZNLWSHsxMDBpv2eN6iyfmDiB_joBaO4gh4EJDsw8rgOccPjqKpvfdMqIJD_K0sXC9cwMrt7/s400/005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I have just so much to talk about and no time to talk about it. I'll get to it all, I hope...we've just been so busy and with me trying to find a job, it's just crazy! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Today is also a bit sad, as it's the one year anniversary of the loss of a classmate of Steph's and Tyler's, Stephen Ellenberger. There was a candlelight get together at the football stadium tonight and a bunch of kids ate at Steak and Shake for dinner, as that was a favorite place of his. It's also the one year anniversary of the bus driver that lost his life that day as well. Such a sad and preventable story...We lost 2 boys and a bus driver in 2 years, both due to speed. I wish I could say that it hit home with our kids in this town, but I still see kids driving like they aren't going to die...I wish they would realize it's not worth it, before they become another sad story...Ethan Appel will be gone for 2 years this May...</div>Triplethefunplus2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06140387191740622626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25295368.post-9877386004632992652009-03-25T09:49:00.008-04:002009-03-25T10:34:55.884-04:00Wordless Wednesday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXczLJNPOHDoDxeGdmxi5B6KB4weKOYFsFzB9b4qTqkHTBkdCCIi9mJ6EPDS6ytTguGwwzg93Ks-G9z1uXr6fU9iXyle_32k0WArxbwYRC0NlbIdg05KGNrrI7iAMaizTSt25c/s1600-h/011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317131263978562018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXczLJNPOHDoDxeGdmxi5B6KB4weKOYFsFzB9b4qTqkHTBkdCCIi9mJ6EPDS6ytTguGwwzg93Ks-G9z1uXr6fU9iXyle_32k0WArxbwYRC0NlbIdg05KGNrrI7iAMaizTSt25c/s400/011.JPG" border="0" /></a> Dylan getting ready for baseball season<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3XyCy6KDACoFOo48jq3g7q8kmJzc5bCdEwQ-kkcxtaJ5KlMjy1LZOgkAU67hr1AkC1zznXuF4tjXT3w1hzLfUiqyHnXNjWbDuopcvDXy_LfGpLl228N-lD5G6Tv0G0qN5INGR/s1600-h/040.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317131261442464178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3XyCy6KDACoFOo48jq3g7q8kmJzc5bCdEwQ-kkcxtaJ5KlMjy1LZOgkAU67hr1AkC1zznXuF4tjXT3w1hzLfUiqyHnXNjWbDuopcvDXy_LfGpLl228N-lD5G6Tv0G0qN5INGR/s400/040.JPG" border="0" /></a> Ayden strutting his stuff at a fashion show!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdjmybUk5nEX1QdYsuyDTj48-75o8Fqw44JHUF3b3PYlGM55zKmiSxmCkSMdGWOXSMWr7lHEA1gxVzYnoEGXUa_TwoeZumHsdhej0_eEhyphenhyphenVG487jtbdzmudi8Og4bueJJH5hmm/s1600-h/035.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317131244565623874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdjmybUk5nEX1QdYsuyDTj48-75o8Fqw44JHUF3b3PYlGM55zKmiSxmCkSMdGWOXSMWr7lHEA1gxVzYnoEGXUa_TwoeZumHsdhej0_eEhyphenhyphenVG487jtbdzmudi8Og4bueJJH5hmm/s400/035.JPG" border="0" /></a> Ryley stole the show and really worked it at the fashion show!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_zwtG28g3tfZTncdKHtswutxklOL7x_yfFek82xeNmZbjnqyZUb1ruHYcEFM5aAWeGee5_5EmRY2FzS90HI-eS7O_mwalc3ts-dC8pD49oeYr_0Wwp4CWPiI9MH9vxm4kTdEu/s1600-h/029.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317131243077659138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_zwtG28g3tfZTncdKHtswutxklOL7x_yfFek82xeNmZbjnqyZUb1ruHYcEFM5aAWeGee5_5EmRY2FzS90HI-eS7O_mwalc3ts-dC8pD49oeYr_0Wwp4CWPiI9MH9vxm4kTdEu/s400/029.JPG" border="0" /></a> Dylan had a complete ball doing this - he didn't want to get off stage!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8HAx04WqmcKcsu9OZxmxzi5i-VPJsb4hN7yjYM8IxFbrHAeVKI2l4kk_zLYqindifoQ_7XKfL-yz2Hp0reTEEu4S8g6vTul0OS7vjCv59xpZw5WqZ-dWeNQIvmGZC9P88YIy/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317129060961676338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8HAx04WqmcKcsu9OZxmxzi5i-VPJsb4hN7yjYM8IxFbrHAeVKI2l4kk_zLYqindifoQ_7XKfL-yz2Hp0reTEEu4S8g6vTul0OS7vjCv59xpZw5WqZ-dWeNQIvmGZC9P88YIy/s400/009.JPG" border="0" /></a> The kids during the track class at the Y.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbCixcvd2S8f6nDZhlBsKxPWThw6Z5X2Y2TsfZpzFQC_xP-w3R37g06nbEDn4Ew81oeQ8qTfJ2-fGdQMGU2hyphenhyphenLP030_3k50zsD03GhOvVbb3xKh195ZSH-9ivZVjqIdm05bsp/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317129053620817474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 280px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbCixcvd2S8f6nDZhlBsKxPWThw6Z5X2Y2TsfZpzFQC_xP-w3R37g06nbEDn4Ew81oeQ8qTfJ2-fGdQMGU2hyphenhyphenLP030_3k50zsD03GhOvVbb3xKh195ZSH-9ivZVjqIdm05bsp/s400/015.JPG" border="0" /></a> Roo loving on her brother, Dylan - St. Patrick's Day 2009<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTH7tA2mIdcOncNvHcV4RH_pwmeP3PwNK177Zn6cu3piPH0q4_s33d8GHWYemsw77cNataPhMeaJlBCuTSB6iX7n8t0EAtSnlfseLeNa3sSngeaMfFRsGL_8XXFOOuXO7pWljD/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317129051388713538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTH7tA2mIdcOncNvHcV4RH_pwmeP3PwNK177Zn6cu3piPH0q4_s33d8GHWYemsw77cNataPhMeaJlBCuTSB6iX7n8t0EAtSnlfseLeNa3sSngeaMfFRsGL_8XXFOOuXO7pWljD/s400/013.JPG" border="0" /></a> Before School on St. Patty's Day<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbQ0oxo7qVvkwrl8ZGdVAlj221Ce6pJPw-9D84CKJe55yKQjtNOALOlRK6hErU-z-xMoLy7qPQzpjOeg-vgtcLcLnXj2OIl3ShRmmNzeYlzVBs_5rth9IH8cptkJJMvCVPul0/s1600-h/first+tap-ballet+class+2-09.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317129045622879650" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZeHLMdcGNk_fiPN1jQgJRvcXg2FyYQ8Tyx9DhPwgbInmXjwOjAciVQLtzh1pFa3Ty3jBR2qAWdF2vSWD3hOXWBCJ3OGZofuIpBGBmxRpHkNieanlMelwOROcIN9LHcjGedn1/s400/048.JPG" border="0" /></a> Louisville High School Basketball team read to the kids at the library 2009<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGPkHw9foN6SeWV_vwTKm-EXges6qOAu5_Z_HVTP37Z49kmbBOr4U-ZdnmE6vTaZc4_gpvVwWUr1AyZhyi4Ml_ztNHYdedQK5WarbNFRF8b_dHiF40SbL-6oN91nLTyCIBZ8iI/s1600-h/On+A+Cold+Winter%27s+Night+-15+degree+day.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317124627559288050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 290px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGPkHw9foN6SeWV_vwTKm-EXges6qOAu5_Z_HVTP37Z49kmbBOr4U-ZdnmE6vTaZc4_gpvVwWUr1AyZhyi4Ml_ztNHYdedQK5WarbNFRF8b_dHiF40SbL-6oN91nLTyCIBZ8iI/s400/On+A+Cold+Winter%27s+Night+-15+degree+day.JPG" border="0" /></a> Ryley staying warm and cozy on a 15 degree day<br /><br /><div>(Quick word - behind in pics -these are the happenings over the last couple months!) Enjoy! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Triplethefunplus2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06140387191740622626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25295368.post-55805701305528571812009-03-24T09:15:00.005-04:002009-03-24T20:53:41.134-04:00Dylan and his KidneyYesterday was Dylan's yearly visit with the nephrologist. It started out well, really well - too well for my liking, actually. So first thing in the morning I get him to pee in a cup. Stick it in the fridge and make mental notes all morning not to forget the pee. Go about my day, getting things ready, since it's a day of one thing after another, after another, after another. So I had to pack for the whole day. Get the kids from school, eat lunch and get everyone in the van. We're early. We leave. We're half way there (30-40 minute drive) and Dylan said something about peeing in the cup. SHIT!! I forgot the pee in the fridge at home!!!!!!!!!!! So I get off the highway and turn around. I tried calling the nephrologist's office to let them know I'd be late, if they wanted me to reschedule, etc. No answer. I keep calling the entire way back home. Nothing. So I get the pee and turn around and go back. I HATE being late. HATE IT!! So now I'm stressing.<br /><br />We finally get to the hospital and there are 2 parking decks. I have a 50/50 chance of parking on the right side, since I can't remember where the office is. Another reason for the repeated calling. So we park on Locust side, no luck. We high-tail it to the complete other side of the hospital, to the Considine building. Again, no luck. I catch an employee and she helps me. She calls. She finds it on the 7th floor! So we have to high-tail it back to the complete other side of the hospital to catch the orange elevators up to 7. All the while I have three 4 year olds hooked together in a chain of hands run/walking, trying to look at all the fun stuff on the walls, trying to see all the fun toys/books set up for sale on a table, trying to get me to stop to check out the atrium ball thingy...I thank the lady for escorting us to where we need to be. We get on the elevator and away we go. Only to see a sign in the elevator that they are now on the 8th floor. Umm, do you think that if you have moved your location, that you might send a friendly note to your patients to let them know or when you call to remind them of their appointment, say by the way - we moved...So I'm late AND lost. Fabulous. Oh and I still have pee in a cup in my purse...<br /><br />We finally arrive. The secretary was less than receptive. Greet your new patient and say I'll be right with you. Don't leave them standing here forever. A nurse is sitting there doing nothing. So I start talking to her. She goes to check to see if they'll still see us, since we're over a half hour late. Kids have to pee. Kids have lost their listening ears by this point. We corral in to the bathroom and I am just a sweaty mess. The kids are sweaty. I'm beat. We head back out, no one is acknowledging me again. Finally another nurse comes out and gets us. Says he has a 2:30, but agreed to see us. It's 2:20. So we go back and get all the stuff done that's needed.<br /><br />Blood pressure is good. Which is a great thing for my little man to have. If it's higher than normal, that's not good. The doctor comes in, while the kids are just every direction, crawling around, touching and chatting up a storm! If you know my kids, especially the boys, then you know that if you talk to them - they will talk your ear off about everything on their mind!!! lol So he's tickled by them, luckily, he's not annoyed. He asks me if they're all close in age - I said - yep they're almost 4 1/2. Takes him a second. Then he laughs. He was proud of himself for being right about them close in age! lol Whatever. lol Then he asks the usual if I watch "Jake and Kate" I said no. lol He did a great job of talking over the kids and them crawling under his legs and desk...sigh...kids...<br /><br />Anyways, back to the appointment. Everything on the outside is looking good. BP, feeling his tummy, checking out his goods, etc. He asks his questions. He wants to see Dylan in a year and then he'll have another renal ultrasound, blood work and VCUG scan. This should be interesting. The last time we did this, Dylan was a couple months old, he laid still and drank his bottle. I'm not sure how a 5 year old will do with this. So hopefully he'll do just fine and won't have to be sedated or anything - if they even do that. The doctor said if all 3 of those things come back clear and his kidney reflux is gone and the other side is not seen - then Dylan will be set free from them. YAH! We still have to watch for unexplained fevers, UTI's and bladder infections. Which so far he has never had! He is discouraged from playing rugby, dirt-biking and that fancy bike stuff where they jump, etc. and sledding. He said football should be okay, but not one of his favorite sports...lol I said of all the kids for this to be a restriction, Dylan is my most likely to be involved with extreme sports! But they make guards for sports and the kidney area, so I'll be sure he has one, if he does get involved with one of those no-no sports....<br /><br />I also discussed with him Dylan's urine stream direction. It's still to the right and straight out - which is oh so fun for clean up every single time he goes to the bathroom...sigh...So he wants him to see the urologist. That will probably have to be fixed. I've been putting it off. I know it needs done. Luckily the pediatric urologist is taking our insurance again, so there won't be any hoops to jump through to get him covered! A small blessing...So today I have to call them to get him seen there.<br /><br />And my beef with this secretary - Good God - I think they need to have medical experience of some type to do the job of medical secretary. I give her the papers and sit down, since I was told to make the appointments for the scans, etc in a year. She hands me the papers and says goodbye. I said, I have to make appointments for these scans. She just looks at me like I'm speaking Greek. She sits down, ignoring the next patient waiting to check in. Multi-tasker - she is not...Anyways, she calls, but she doesn't even know why she's reading. So I have to tell her what my son's issue is called. I should've just called myself and set the appointment. She didn't even ask me what day of the week would work. She just ASSumed that since it was a year away, that any old day would work for me. Nice. I'll be rescheduling. But at least I'm in the books for now. She was slower than molasses and just, yah...<br /><br />So that's what's new with Dylan and his kidney. Oh and he now knows he only has one. He was fascinated by this. The other 2 were also. There was a photo of the kidneys and the organs that go with it and so they got a kick out of me holding it up to where it would be on their body...lol I swear I'm going to have doctors that love numbers! lol<br /><br />**ETA** Also, here's a link to the National Kidney Walk. We're going to do it next year, but our friends - the Frenznick 5 are doing it in honor of their daughter - please consider supporting them!<br /><a href="http://nkf.convio.net/site/TR/Walk/MichiganInc?px=1272902&pg=personal&fr_id=1790">http://nkf.convio.net/site/TR/Walk/MichiganInc?px=1272902&pg=personal&fr_id=1790</a>Triplethefunplus2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06140387191740622626noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25295368.post-38877843193883792132009-03-16T20:57:00.003-04:002009-03-16T21:08:28.426-04:00They Are SplitIt's just me and the three waiting in the Starbucks drive-thru. The kids and I are talking, not sure exactly of what. But the subject turns to friends of ours that have id twins girls and a boy who was in the boys' class at school. Anyways, we're talking about them for some reason and the conversation ends, as far as I know. I'm just waiting my turn and I hear Dylan talking to Ayden about the twin girls. Out of no where - Dylan says to Ayden that "A and E are split." I'm like what? I spun around and asked Dylan what he said, if A or E had told them that, how he knew that, etc. I think I freaked him out. lol He just looked like he had said something wrong and wouldn't talk about it any longer. lol Poor kid! I was floored. <br /><br />I know they have this fascination with which baby number they are (where they fall in the birth order) and how they were in my tummy and where they lived in there, etc. I have probably made mention that the boys are "the same" and from the same egg and it split. So that's got to be the only place it came from and he remembered that!! It wasn't a long drawn out discussion on reproduction and the wonders of nature or anything. It was awhile ago also. It was part of a conversation we had about how most things start as eggs and they thought that was funny and even funnier that they started as an egg.<br /><br />But I thought it was amazing that he associated A&E with splitting. They are identical. So I guess he just knows that every twin set that is identical is split. So watch out all you identicals out there, if my son meets you, he may inform you that you split. lolTriplethefunplus2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06140387191740622626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25295368.post-13580369434569539322009-03-10T20:17:00.004-04:002009-03-10T20:33:40.815-04:00The Special Mother<div align="center">I remember reading “The Special Mother” by Erma Bombeck during my pumping times in the NICU. It was framed in the pumping room. I wrote it all down by hand and put it away to remember forever. I just found it tonight. It just brought the memories back for me. I thought it was fitting to post, since we're gearing up to March for Babies (formally known as March of Dimes).<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>The Special Mother</strong> </span></div><div align="center">Most women become mothers by accident, some by choice, a few by social pressures and a couple by habit. </div><div align="center">This year thousands of mothers will give birth to a premature baby. Did you ever wonder how mothers of preemies are chosen?<br />Somehow, I visualize God hovering over Earth selecting His instruments for propagation with great care and deliberation. </div><div align="center">As He observes, He instructs His angels to make notes in a giant ledger.<br />“Armstrong, Beth, son. Patron saint, Matthew.“Forest, Majorie, daughter. Patron saint, Ceceila.“Rutledge, Carrie, twins. Patron saint… give her Gerard. He’s used to profanity.<br />Finally, He passes a name to an angel and smiles, “Give her a premature baby.”</div><div align="center">The angel is curious. “Why this one, God? She’s so happy.”<br />“Exactly,” smiles God. “Could I give a premature baby to a mother who does not know laughter? That would be cruel.”<br />“But does she have patience?” asks the angel.</div><div align="center">“I don’t want her to have too much patience, or she will drown in a sea of self-pity and despair. Once the shock and resentment wear off, she’ll handle it.”<br />“I watched her today. She has that sense of self and independence that are so rare and so necessary in a mother. You see, the child I’m going to give her has his own world. She has to make it live in her world and that’s not going to be easy.”<br />“But, Lord, I don’t think she even believes in you.”God smiles, “No matter, I can fix that. This one is perfect. She has just enough selfishness.”<br />The angel gasps, “Selfishness? Is that a virtue?”God nods. “If she can’t separate herself from the child occasionally, she’ll never survive. Yes, here is a woman whom I will bless with a child who comes in a less than perfect way. She doesn’t realize it yet, but she is to be envied.”<br />“She will never take for granted a spoken word. She will never consider a step ordinary. When her child says ‘Mommy’ for the first time, she will be witness to a miracle and know it. When she describes a tree or a sunset to her blind child, she will see it as few people ever see my creations.”<br />“I will permit her to see clearly the things I see - ignorance, cruelty, prejudice - and allow her to rise above them. She will never be alone. I will be at her side every minute of every day of her life because she is doing my work as surely as she is here by my side.”<br />“And what about her patron saint?” asks the angel, the pen poised in mid-air.<br />God smiles. ”A mirror will suffice.”<br /></div><div align="center">-Adapted from Erma Bombeck </div><div align="center">Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession</div><div align="center"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtI86ql2cSl27SZRtG2I1i7X0TibjCV3FN0r_8xNxYn09J5s5u9VZe388jOJFA48ptgbL1Er1NgCQ9AkfTbLMAFwM-Cg0D_zopvxVv1AKvLnAuQWiOHkLbG12ZgKLy2Fx9h66/s1600-h/The+Stuckey+Family+11-16-04.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311720218904295170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtI86ql2cSl27SZRtG2I1i7X0TibjCV3FN0r_8xNxYn09J5s5u9VZe388jOJFA48ptgbL1Er1NgCQ9AkfTbLMAFwM-Cg0D_zopvxVv1AKvLnAuQWiOHkLbG12ZgKLy2Fx9h66/s400/The+Stuckey+Family+11-16-04.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div align="center">Please support this cause that is so close to our hearts, if not us - then someone you may know that has had a premature baby or babies. </div>Triplethefunplus2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06140387191740622626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25295368.post-91972179992987180382009-02-28T13:27:00.003-05:002009-02-28T13:35:36.330-05:00We're Saving MoneyI'm trying my best to save as much as possible. Especially since we are taking a 20% loss of income for at least this year. So I'm doing my part to make Jon's income go as far as possible.<br /><br />This morning we've started to save about $50 a month on our phone, internet and cable bill. We went with AT&T and have it all in one set up. We have DirectTV now and so far, an hour in, we're MUCH happier than we were with Time Warner Cable! We got so sick of the freezing up, and other crap that we were paying too much to deal with! So now that's a thing of the past!<br /><br />So here is another fan of the DirectTV! And for saving so much a month on these luxuries! AND I get the baseball channel and a bunch of other fun channels that we didn't get with cable.<br /><br />Anyone have any other money saving ideas? I've tried to use coupons, but I just can't get that. I guess I just buy too much of the store brand or generic and that is cheaper than the namebrand. Some stuff I use doesn't have a coupon and so I just look for the best price I can.<br /><br />Oh and we're also going to attempt a garden again. So any tips for that would be much appreciated also.Triplethefunplus2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06140387191740622626noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25295368.post-34122662515309628332009-02-26T14:24:00.002-05:002009-02-26T14:40:06.732-05:00Do you remember me?I can't believe it's been a month since I last blogged. It's been a rough month. But nothing I care to blog about for the world to see. Nearest and dearest are aware and that's enough for me.<br /><br />But we're past things now. The month of February 2009 can stay gone forever and I don't care to remember much of it. Really I don't anyways, so that's a good thing, I guess.<br /><br />I've been in such a funk and just had to snap out of it. I think I'm out of it. It must be the late winter blues. I'm so sick of this cold weather, these gray days and just all the yuck of the kids being sick!! I need the sunshine. I crave the warmth. I've even taught the kids to tell daddy that we want to move to Tennessee and we don't want to live in the winter anymore! lol He doesn't answer us...lol<br /><br />Anyways, the little kids have been doing well. Sick with a nasty cough for the last week or more. It has finally settled in to their ears. All 3 of them have ear infections, in their left ears. I took Dylan to the pediatrician on Tuesday. I didn't even think to have the ped check the other two's ears. When we got home that night, Ayden started complaining about his ear. I tried not to make an issue out of it, in case it's just because Dylan gets medicine. My kids enjoy their medications! lol Anyways. He had a restless night and I gave him some Motrin to get through the night. Then after he was settled, Ryley came to my bed and was complaining about her ears hurting. So I gave her Motrin to get us through the night. It was a rough night. So I call first thing yesterday morning, hoping we can just get some antibiotics called in, since we were just there, he knew the others had colds, etc. But the nurse had to make sure to inform me that they don't normally like to call in antibiotics on a whim. That ear infections are not contagious, etc. I informed her that I was aware that ear infections were not contagious and that we were just there yesterday. I made mention that I wished I would have had the ped do an ear check and she informed me that they don't like to do that kind of thing. I was clearly an idiot and just didn't know anything. My bad, I'm sorry to bother you at work with my problems. So she takes the info, says she'll call back after talking with the doctor. Get the call back, informs me yet again, that ear infections are not contagious. I inform her again that I'm aware of that. She says the doctor wants them to be seen and that they don't like to prescribe antibiotics sight unseen and something about abusing antibiotics, blah, blah.<br /><br />So I take them to the appointment. Get in there. The ped has this whole thought process that I'm some drug seeking parent or something. He pretty much went through the same dialogue the nurse told me. Is this stuff scripted?? I again, said I was aware that ear infections were not contagious. Do these people not realize that I know my children? That if my children complain of an ear ache, they do indeed have an ear infection? We haven't missed that call yet! Anyways, he also says that at times the power of suggestion in siblings can cause this. I wanted to smack him. Was he really going to sit there and treat me like some unaware parent? That I'm seeking out antibiotics because I feel like it? What the hell. So he finally gets to the checking of their ears and OH. MY. GAWD. They have ear infections. Both of them. Wow. Whodathunk?? (insert eyeroll here). Then he has to switch gears and say that with multiples you can see this type of thing since they could have similar jawline structures, ear structures, etc. I about laughed out loud. Okay a minute ago it was the power of suggestion and that my kids were making this shit up. Now it's because they are triplets that they all have an ear infection in the same ear. Whatever dude, just give us the medication we seek and we'll be on our way. Next time I'm seeking drugs, I'll be sure to seek something that is a bit more fun than amoxicilllin, I promise you that!Triplethefunplus2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06140387191740622626noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25295368.post-87628655762853164602009-01-24T21:09:00.003-05:002009-01-24T21:14:13.461-05:00Prayers Needed For Bradyhttp://www.stepsforbrady.blogspot.com/<br /><br />I saw this on a fellow bloggers site (Harden Triplets)<br /><br />This little boy needs all the prayers they can get. He is a triplet and who has just been diagnosed with Neuroblastoma Cancer.<br /><br />Please keep him and his family in your prayers!Triplethefunplus2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06140387191740622626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25295368.post-84661394866347910842009-01-21T22:02:00.003-05:002009-01-21T22:07:16.252-05:00A Big Thank You!I have the shockers of all shockers. My oldest daughter, Stephanie - aged 16, that's the key right there - she walked up to me tonight and hugged me. Yes you read that right. She hugged me. She told me she now understood. I said understood what? She said she understood all the stuff that Jon and I have been telling her. Pretty much the "blah, blah, blah" that most parents think teenagers hear. She said she saw herself in her friend, while her parents were lecturing her. She understood why we did it. Ummm, okay. I'm glad she's had this revelation, but I'm still clueless as to what brought this unprovoked display of affection. I'll take it, no doubt. But I could have been knocked over with a feather! <br /><br />She didn't go in to more detail than that. But I'll take it. I truly hope that all of our blah, blah, blah has sunk in and that she will be proactive in her future and make sure her future is as positive as we know it can be. <br /><br />That's all. Just wanted to share this teenage moment. It's so fleeting it needed to be documented!Triplethefunplus2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06140387191740622626noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25295368.post-71538856288776282092009-01-21T12:57:00.003-05:002009-01-21T13:06:02.787-05:00What's A Little Competition Between BrothersApparently a lot! Not to be outdone by his "little" brother, Ayden decided that he could and would write his name also. YAHHHHH Ayden!! Ryley has been able to for quite awhile, but she wanted in on the action, so I had to snap a picture of her with her name as well! lol I'm starting to wonder if these coats have any correlation to them being able to write...hmmmmmm...<br /><br />Good job Gang! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBgeSoEGSXOi03zs-20_RrZ5n8ksIoB390rEVCLJ6yHPTmpGpSDDsRCE4hUqaOAMrkbPJJZQ_uvmdhhk1OCLKU9Dqoy0mRHXs9n5VYKRNQoA4-Tt0tGlJfRX18bN6SWE2OdJkS/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBgeSoEGSXOi03zs-20_RrZ5n8ksIoB390rEVCLJ6yHPTmpGpSDDsRCE4hUqaOAMrkbPJJZQ_uvmdhhk1OCLKU9Dqoy0mRHXs9n5VYKRNQoA4-Tt0tGlJfRX18bN6SWE2OdJkS/s400/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293809335005568514" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvo2tTXljzxgM5e1shdHlA3mgYyvFInVXMvkRwoebbHAHJB8HDAJ81HxrLIodo4LGnVJnmXqMREQ99FCUA_xcbZsPxWWAshQ00_497docElx4bhbethbiSAdYZalYy_Hfq1vsZ/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvo2tTXljzxgM5e1shdHlA3mgYyvFInVXMvkRwoebbHAHJB8HDAJ81HxrLIodo4LGnVJnmXqMREQ99FCUA_xcbZsPxWWAshQ00_497docElx4bhbethbiSAdYZalYy_Hfq1vsZ/s400/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293809328147689394" /></a>Triplethefunplus2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06140387191740622626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25295368.post-8781815715882841412009-01-20T12:22:00.002-05:002009-01-20T16:20:00.398-05:00We Have A New President!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKq-1xVeVH8eJhlSY-4BcZaz4eyWm8rJ5aN13oCPRh5CfuzrueQnOxVxB3kyHLKMFsvmmadfEX_Mmc1bMXWLUtqCjqctaz4jP6jFrGYUaERetb6cf5W9y2rqdiF71PNBeA2Jhb/s1600-h/018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKq-1xVeVH8eJhlSY-4BcZaz4eyWm8rJ5aN13oCPRh5CfuzrueQnOxVxB3kyHLKMFsvmmadfEX_Mmc1bMXWLUtqCjqctaz4jP6jFrGYUaERetb6cf5W9y2rqdiF71PNBeA2Jhb/s400/018.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293428939956062386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghD_PhQvuihTuuWkgtoY07OhwzVBAVZ3C3d8GPLz2o6sVWlZP1ImB8Pwk0hyLlm7bTYwcnmsQkg7zvXURzDxRzA4fRgIJOklw14nIpp4eIALRcjTl5JI_pDUL_8g04LwbIZLC8/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 337px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlj0MCfycFKrr48Dq2gjl3TVN6uDMGvAYiB_UzVihG9yw_tHc7wCveuXLT3mA2VisoRrsI-47YD1NIgh4g52752E7Gxm45jfJzMyUdzws37iOXUecJ3lzhbvGgnSUgUiUC9QQ/s400/029.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293428932413552034" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrjXaN666npEhuf9gQsF4oFGwWZbmb5imZ7UiR5Es19r1sWKlUfyaCd1lgIc9byVnutj8GaDkZ9VdjjkYmCPuWqYSOjf5w6X7vUaGVrXnCRK-8J2yJhFFH-XOnJEZVhVyt6Gy/s1600-h/032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 344px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrjXaN666npEhuf9gQsF4oFGwWZbmb5imZ7UiR5Es19r1sWKlUfyaCd1lgIc9byVnutj8GaDkZ9VdjjkYmCPuWqYSOjf5w6X7vUaGVrXnCRK-8J2yJhFFH-XOnJEZVhVyt6Gy/s400/032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293428928963018386" /></a>Triplethefunplus2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06140387191740622626noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25295368.post-83094135195080729632009-01-20T10:24:00.003-05:002009-01-20T11:33:37.682-05:00Such An Amazing Day In History!Today is a day that we will remember forever. Whether you are a Democrat, Republican or Independent. There is no way you can say this day isn't significant. There is change in the air. You can feel it. There is optimism that hasn't been with us for quite some time. We are witnessing history and it's so moving. I am feeling incredibly patriotic today. We will have our tv on all day, watching all the activities of the Inauguration. The kids are excited about it. We had our refresher lesson this morning at breakfast, they know today is the day that Barack Obama officially becomes our President. They love the fact that The First Lady has the same name as me. They were excited when they heard his name mentioned on the radio this morning. We'll be eating lunch and watching our 44th President take the Oath of Office. <br /><br />There are some, that are still so small-minded and ignorant and I just find it hard to believe people still think and believe this way. Especially in this day and age. I have tried to always raise my children to treat people the same. That people are not defined by the color of their skin. They are defined by the way they live their life and the impact they leave on us. I am proud to be witnessing this great change in our American History with my children. I'm excited for their futures. I'm excited to see the changes this man can and will make. <br /><br />There is no way to open the eyes of the ignorant. They believe they are right, no matter what. The best I can do is educate my children and teach them that people are not a color or a gender. That everyone is the same. There are low lifes in every race and gender. That's the way of a people - not a color.Triplethefunplus2http://www.blogger.com/profile/06140387191740622626noreply@blogger.com2