The Odd Things That Go On Around Here

  Let me list for you some of the things that made me question my sanity this week.

0) I lined Isaac and Josh up next to the wall and had them model their Thomas the Train briefs for a picture.  They were just too stinkin' cute.  And then I got ready to post it.   And I started wondering is this maybe just a *little* bit uh, r-rated?  To avoid offending some of you out there I decided against posting it.  Although every time I see Joshua's GREEN Percy underwear it makes me smile.  

1) The phrase of choice around here lately (among the little boys, that is) is "Let my people go!"  Yeah.  They've been watching a lot of Moses videos recently.

2) I had a customer at the Coffee Caboose let me know that I had under-charged him for his iced mocha the other day.  I was so embarrassed when he came in later that day with his family and I under-charged him again *cough* for a snowie.  And he caught the mistake - both times.  At least it wasn't an over-charge.  I felt like a seriously dumb person for about an hour.

3)  A guy told me he thought I was deaf the other day when I filled his order for an iced chai latte.  Yes.  Quite the compliment, huh?  I think he was joking.....at least I sincerely hope he was.  All my customers mumble like you wouldn't believe, and on top of that I have a super loud air conditioner that drowns out everything. 

4) David has been playing a ton of baseball ever since he joined his team, Copper Hills.  (I personally think Copper Heads would be a little more appropriate considering we live in the land of snakes.)  He practices five days a week and two of those days he also has games.  I wish I could say I am a faithful sister who comes to each practice and  watches admirably as he hits ball after ball......wish I could claim to have gone to every one of his games for moral support and cheered wildly from the stands.  BUT the reality is that hard bleachers = very sore backside, and there's no popcorn or hotdogs at the games, and it gets cold and kind of boring.  *Cough*  Did I just say that?  It doesn't help matters that I feel like an airhead when I go because I don't get the rules of the game so half of what goes on flys right over my head.  Dad had to explain the game as it was happening while he laid in my lap and napped on the deserted bleachers last game.  And I still didn't get it. 'Twasn't fun. 

5) Something that bugs me right now is Pinterest.  Everyone blogs about it and I just don't get what the big fuss is all about.  Surfing Pinterest for cool pictures that trip your trigger and then posting them on your blog just grinds on my nerves.  And I'm pretty sure I'm about the only 19-year old that feels that way.....everyone LOVES Pinterest.  It's definitely not for me.

6) I took an order for an Iced White Chocolate Mocha the other day....and the lady made a special point to tell me that she wanted an addition of caramel syrup on it.  So I promptly made her the drink, handed it out to her, and then remembered a FULL 24 hours later that I totally forgot to put any caramel in it at all.  Do I lose my mind when I go to work or something? 

7) I'm feeling slightly house bound this evening and plan to do a little shopping tomorrow before picking Courtney up at work.....there's a skirt at Walmart I'm eyeing and I may just splurge. 

8) A rather unpleasant trip to Urgent Care for an IV was the highlight of last week.  I never like going to doctors when I'm sick because when I'm sick, I not only feel sick, I also manage to look sick, too.  Going to a medical center in your pajamas with no make-up on and feeling too sick to shower is NOT a way to boost one's self-esteem.  And now I am finally beginning to question my heretofore budding desire to become a nurse.  As the nurses were preparing to shove a massive needle/plastic-something up my arm, I warned them how bad I am with needles and made audible wincing noises as it happened.  I felt about as small as an ant when they asked "What are you going to do with yourself now?" and I answered pathetically, "Uh, I want to be a nurse."  Which was met by the most encouraging statement of "Oh, well you better get over your fear of needles then!"  Don't tell me.  I already knew that.

9)  I have this wonderful little stash of chocolate in my closet right now......everytime I put away clean laundry I hear it calling.  My closet smells incredibly chocolatey as well.  Good thing I lost seven pounds during the flu last week.  :-)

10)  Anyone have any good reads they can recommend?  I just finished re-reading (perhaps for the 20th time) Marsha Drake's The Submissive Wife and Other Legends as well as The Assertive Woman and Other Anamolies.  Love, love, love those books!  They are so funny and uplifting. 

And finally, if anyone has made it to the end of this post, I congratulate you!  Because looking back over what I've written, I realize I've been rambling big time.  :-)  Coughing big time, too.  Like I said, we're still getting over being sick.  :-)

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A Reminder

I posted over at Being Remade today.  Join me as I try to be a little more regular at posting! 

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Birthday Re-cap

Well, here I finally am, posting birthday pictures from almost two weks ago!  At least I already posted about Isaac.  These pictures of my birthday was before the atomic bomb of all flu blugs hit - I was feeling kind of gross but not too bad at this point.  I basically got dressed for pictures, opened presents, and then laid down in my room listening to AIO the rest of the day.  :-)

The boys (aka Mom) gave me a bag of chocolates! Yum! 

 More AIO from Dad.....I managed to listen to every new episode we got during the course of our sickness.

 This is how Jonathan was feeling that day.  The illness hit him first.  :-(

 Don't come near Courtney! She doesn't want the flu!  I think she somehow escaped most of the sickness that everyone else got around here.  Must be because she has her fingers crossed or something.

 Courtney bought me decorative flowers from Bealls, where she works!  I just painted our bathroom green, so they go very nicely there.

 Then it was His Cuteness's birthday.  He was SO excited.....we told Isaac that he was going to have to be big and brave while Josh opened his presents.  (We have a serious jealousy thing going on during toddler birthdays:-)

 We hung green streamers in the kitchen and blew up green baloons, because green is Joshua's "favite" color.  All-time favorite.  It's no secret around here what the boys' favorite colors are....orange for Isaac, and green for Josh. 

 Look at those cute little feet!  Toes are just so much cuter when you're four.  He's no exception.

 Can't believe he's four.....what a special guy! 

 He'll make some young lady swoon someday for sure....so handsome.

 Then came David's birthday. You know you're in trouble when you get hygiene products as a gift - body wash, toothpaste, and toothbrushes.  :-)

 I don't think we had any trouble with the boys being "big and brave" while watching David open his gifts.  There's something about socks that doesn't strike jealousy in a five year old? 

 Courtney and I got David a basketball for our new basketball hoop!  He's enjoyed using it so far.

 Thirteen years old!  I remember when David was three and the cutest kid in church...literally. I had friends that were so jealous when he came home from Korea.  Now he's just getting downright handsome....love you David!

Isaac and Josh gave David a package of licorice - as soon as David said "thank you boys" Isaac came back with "you're welcome, can you share some?"  :-)

Well, in between trips to Urgent Care, numerous doctors visits, and days spent in the bathroom, we somehow managed to celebrate all four birthdays plus another Gotcha Day satisfactorally.  And now we have a huge break until November, when Jonathan becomes an official adult. :-)

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Back to Living Again

Wow.  That was quite the illness we just got over.......I don't think I've ever been that sick from a simple flu bug in my life. 

It's a good thing that you can't see through my blog to the other side called reality in which I truly live....because you would have seen some gruesome sights this week.   Like....never mind, you don't want to know.  :-)

Let's just say, it's good to be back among the living again.  It's good to feel glad I'm alive instead of wishing for my expiration date.  Eating real foods, sleeping through the night, sitting upright with no ill-effects on the stomach....ah, the life!

So, I will hopefully post some birthday pictures later today ~ back to regular posting, I think.  Thanks ya'll for hanging in there and being patient with me.  It's been a rough week.

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Sick, sick, sick

Oh man.

We are so sick over here.

Think bad colds for about two weeks.  Followed by a horrible round of the flu. 

Think younger brothers (um, I won't mention which ones) having stomachs that defied the forces of gravity in the worst places.  Think hosing off the porch.  Think bad timing during a two hour drive.  Think frantic "Give me a bag, a box, something! Help me people!"  coming from my strong and normally macho brother.

Although I did have a nice birthday yesterday, there's just something about getting the flu on your special day that kind of ruins it for ya.

Sweet Joshua seems to be the only one among us that is completely healthy; so I think he enjoyed his birthday today (he turned 4!).  Thankfully he seems to be oblivious to the fact that big sis promised to make Pooh bear cookies with him today.  Toddlers have very short-term memories; thank goodness for that.  Maybe we can post-pone those cookies for, say, next....year?

Because that's about how bad I'm feeling right now.

Oh to have a body that doesn't feel like a limp rag doll.  Oh, for a nose that can actually....breath.

Ugh.

Blog posts coming....well, whenever I get over this awful bug.  Since I've been told I look like death warmed over right now, pictures of the last few days will be minimal.  Perhaps non-existant.

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