A successful weekend!

My Kids and Wal-Mart

1) They were complete terrors the entire time we were in there.

2) Did I mention the complete terror part?

3) Ava refused to put on her coat. So, I calmly escorted her to the bathroom while Brandon checked out and kept Lily. You know, that whole "do we need to go to the bathroom" trick. Anyway, we're getting ready to exit the stall post-coat reinstallation and I see two little hands coming towards us under the stall door. Then I notice that those two little hands are sticking out of a purple coat. And then I see a funky stocking cap that sort of resembles the one that my other demon child, Lily, wears. And then I see her chubby cheeks.

"LILY! GET OFF THE FLOOR!"

"Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiz Mommaaaaay! Whaz you doin'?!"

I guess she darted off into the women's bathroom and of course my husband could not run in after to wrangle.

It's been too long!

Omaha: My visit was fantastic. I was so excited to get there (the flight sucked, as it was raining and very turbulent), but Kristi was a total lesbo and cried as soon as I came through the security area. I love that crazy bitch. She drove me erratically to Chipotle, to fulfil my first wish of a chicken burrito. Mmmmm it was good. I think we must have talked about a mile a minute until we finally went to sleep. We did some shopping, lots of eating, lots of laughing, and just some good catching up. Girls night was Friday, with drinks at Kona, Cheeseburger in Paradise, and then J. Medicine Hat at the Funny Bone. It had been a long time since I'd had that much fun. Michelle was so hilarious...busting her ass in the middle of the mall parking lot. We had so much fun. Leaving on Sunday was terribly hard. Kristi and I both cried (of course). The TSA screeners must have thought we were together. It made me chuckle once I got to my gate. I almost took a delay on my flight so I could get a $200 travel voucher and reimbursement for the one way flight. That would have been at least one more trip to Omaha, plus another half of a trip. Darn. But I was ready to get home and see my family.

Kids: They are really good, except for the creepy crud they've got going on. I think it's going to be a painfully long cold and flu season.

Work: Work is...work. It sucks some days. It's decent others. Hopefully it gets better, or at least slows down some. With the holidays coming up, I'd at least like to be able to enjoy them this year.

I might as well make my New Year's resolution now. And see how many days it takes for me to break it. :) I resolve to update my blog once a week!

Here's to keeping a promise!

Pictures and Weekend Update

First, behold the monstrosity of a deer stand that my husband is building for a family friend. It will have electricity and is 12 feet by 12 feet...big enough that he can hunt from it, as well as sleep in it. Since the location is in the middle of a flood plain that has, in fact, flooded twice in the past 15 years, the idea was born to build something elevated which would protect it from the flood waters. So, here it is:

Next, here is a picture I took in my parents' backyard. I love fall.

And finally, some kid pictures because I'm a shameless braggart about my beautiful children: