Humina humina huh

Chris the Conquerer. HAHAHAHAHAHA

Mya the Mutt

Mya the Mutt Better Get Off the Bed

Princess Saidi

I'm not waxing eloquents today (like how I pluralized it) so it's picture time!! Yay.

Donovan the Devourer. Yes that is an entire cupcake shoved in his mouth!

He get's it from Papa and Sissy Kate

Stunning

Good pete's sake. Will my children make t to their 5th birthdays?? Last year while we were at the hospital for a check up, Saidi fell off the curb, hit her head and got knocked out. Silly little me didn't have newborn Donovan in his carseat so I ended up giving him to a stranger to hold so that I could take Saidi back inside to the doctor to look at. She was fine and it only stunned her a little bit. Needless to say it scared the tinkle out of me(he he I can't say peewaden, I'm bein civilized). Any ways last night I'm sitting on the couch and right behind me I hear a huge thud on the wall. I turn around and Donovan is behind the couch doing that scary "I'm not breathing" scream thing that kids do. Than he slumps over and goes still. His eyes are rolled back in his head and his body in totally limp. I flip out and see a red mark on his head. I'm talking to him and trying to get him to wake up and after a minute he does but now his eyes are rolling around in differant directions and not focusing. All this while I'm screaming my head off for Chris to come downstairs. Donovan still won't pick up his head and he's still cross eyed and silent and it's been like two minutes. I'm still screaming and Chris hasn't come down stairs. Finally Donovan starts to cry and Chris gets out of the shower and hears me scream. Chris comes down and takes him and looks him over for a while. Donovan wants down and starts walking around and playing with toys. He is ok but I was so stinking scared. I'm watching him closely. I think he tripped and just faceplanted into the wall.
Later last night we went to Walmart and Saidi decided to stand up in the cart and when Chris went to move it she toppled out head first. She was fine and started laughing. Chris' response to this was "I guess it's just you and me." When I asked what he meant he just replied "Head Trauma."
Why couldn't I have fat cranky babys who never want to move and do things for themselves, and does it mean that I'm a bad parent because I know what to look for in a concussion???
I'm not joking about the passel of flying monkeys.

Squezzy Our Mascot

Meet Squezzy. She is not a cool person. When we lived to the other house she terrorized me constantly. Here we see Squezzy eating Saidi's hamburger. Gosh I know she takes food out of the mouth of children. She was able to chew a hole through the trash bin so she could acess all the scraps from the trash and while she was in there just chillin poor unsuspecting me would go out there innocently trying to keep my house clean. This is when our conniving Squezzy would attack. Several times I would open the lid only to have her spring forth in a streak of fur, claws with blood dripping from her teeth attach herself to my face as I ran screaming around the yard. At this point Squezzy would yell, "who's house is this?? Huh woman?? Mine That's right and there better be some good stuff in the bag this time." What could I do but give her only the best pieces from the dinner table.

Not really on the whole attaching to my face thing but her eyes were very intimidating. She did jump out at me a few time and I dropped my cell phone. What I can clean and talk. I'm special.

Well that is all I can say about Squezzy. She will be missed.

Hubub

Video of the kids.

Into the great unknown!!

Star date 2100
Captains log

The natives are restless and I'm afraid I have lost all control of the situation. The time is going by so slowly. The past two minutes since City Boy left have been unbearable. Must Get Help No man should face thisalone.

HAHA just kidding. City Boy left yesterday afternoon and things are going great. I am finding myself super patient and I daresay enjoying my children. A positive attitude works wonders with me. I heard that if you can name 3 good things in the first hour after you wake up, your day will be a million times better. So I'll try it tomorrow.
I love me some Wii but I make sure to only play it when the kids are in bed. Daylight is for playing. Saidi got a new bathing suit and Hula skirt from Aunt Linda and hasb't taken it off for two days. It's funny that she walks around than stops dead in her tracks and says HOWA HOWA and wiggles her hips!!
Mansers is doing good besides teething and shots. Poor kid, he still plays and smiles. I have such great kids!!

Mya the dog is a sweetie but more on her later. I'm tired!!!

I think time flies just because it can.

I swear there is a big clock out there that is a masochist. He will speed up when you want something to last forever and will crawl when you are bored out of your mind, all the while thumbing his nose in our general direction.

We have been busy this past stretch. We found out that we will not be PCSing until Fall '09. Bummer but that means we get to spend time with out friends who WILL be staying here. Yes Abby and Sara that will not be you. I'll miss you guys so much!!!

CB's brother Cuddly Craig has finally graduated. We're super proud of him and the graduation in Houston was great. We got to hang out with the family but I missed seeing Grandma. Donovan was finally introduced to the Quinlan side which has been a long time coming.

I was a horrible bad mother and left my poor babies and even poorer husband to find their way back to Scott without me. Bev generously devoted some of her time and offered to drive back with them. She didn't know what she was getting into. Bwaaa haaaa haaa.

So as City boy, Bev, and the mini's suffered a 15 hour car ride from heck, I was whisked away on a plane to a girls weekend in Chicago. I just want to say that if your sanity is in danger, a weekend away is just what the phsyc ward ordered. I have never been so relaxed and comfortable in my life. Three days of shopping (including my shopping Mecca of Filene's Basement) dining (sigh) and the otherwise wasting of absolutely obscene amounts of time. I have never had so much fun by myself in my life.

So what adventures can we look forward to?? A new dog and 2 weeks without my husband.

Oh what is that I hear?

I have to go back to Chicago and live free of charge with all the shopping and spa money I can use??

Oh dear never mind that was just my imagination.

Short Like Me!!

I got the same bug the kids have but I'm a big wuss. They got better a lot quicker than I did.
Here are some bullet points to get you up to date!

*City Boy just won the Company Grade Officer of the Quarter Award on the Squadron and Group. He was up for it on the Wing level but didn't get it. We're still proud.

*We will find out by Friday if we will be PCSing in September. (PCS means moving to a new base)

*We will find out where we will be going next week if we are going to PCS.

*City Boy just got called to be ward financial clerk.

*We will be going to Creature Cuddlers vet school Graduation in a few weeks and I will fly to Chicago from there.

My throat hurts.