Food!!

So our family ( and by family I mean 12 of us) took a trip to the old country. And by old county I mean Jamaica. We had a blast and ate all sorts of great food. Jerk chicken, stew peas, seafood fritters, ox tail, rice and peas, patties, Escovitch fish, and more fruit than you can shake a stick at! While it was supper tasty, when we got home I was all set to stock up on "home" food! The kids got sick a few days after we got home but we had 4 days to enjoy them and home and cooking before it was illness battle stations. The pot of chili I cooked up made me very happy and I was able to eat an old favorite -chili dogs! For 3 days....:)another treat has been this brie roll that I got from good old Publix! I even like the rind. I've been slicing off little rounds and broiling them on rounds of French bread with slices of pear. Yum yum! I ve been countering these goodies with green smoothies and homemade carrot apple juice.

This Sunday is the thanksgiving dinner at our chapel, and I've signed up to bring sweet potatoes. I really hope the kids are well enough to go! Other wise I'll be sending my dish with Conrad.

Wal-Mart Might Be Good For Something After All!

Guess who sent her husband to Walmart for a portable DVD player and ended up getting a lap top instead!?? ME!!! After months of bumming internet time from my Ru's iPad I've got my own lap top again! With a built in web cam!( Lee Lee!!! SKYPE!!!!) The iPad is great for Ru - and we could skype  on there - but she was always twisting it and you saw more of the ceiling fan then you did of her face. ;o)

The new lappy is just a cheep Compaq with a very loud keyboard but its got one! :o) and it runs on windows and is FLASH compatible. That was driving me batty with the ipad!

So, enough about that - but happy happy joy joy!

Gotta go change Mr. Man. Its a morning of stinkies around here!

Publix Run?

This family uses up Pancake syrup like normal families consume milk! And with everyone having been sick for something like the past month we have gone through the Gatorade mix like water, as well!
I really need to get to the store soon or we are gonna be down to Top Ramen and canned tomato paste.

There will be pics -honest!

Our camera from Christmas has not been working right - since we got it. Something to do with a corrupted memory card. boo. I've taken a few with my old Cannon but its a beast to upload. So...not so many pics...I'm starting to feel bad about it. So...for my sisters sake - and i guess my children's too - i'll do better in the picture taking and posting area, promise!
My morning sickness is all but gone so i should start to feel almost human again very soon! whoo hoo! So clean bathrooms and pictures will not be too much to ask. Clean closets, now that's a whole other ball game!

Posting From an iPad may cause me to loose my Salvation...

That thing is of the devil. Really. There is no right click. How in the world am i supposed to live without a right click! You know i can't spell with out google...and the ipad just makes it worse with its auto correct. The mamma bird needs a new lap top. End of story.

This post brought to you by the letter W (for whine) and the good old (and i mean OLD) desk top!

GOOOD NIGHTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!

At least I'M getting an education!

So the Ru started K5 this year. Four days a week of homeschool and one day a week class time with other CC studants. 7 other main stream kids who are dealing very well having a SN kid in their class. Ru is the princess and has already been pegged as the girl who loves to share! Love it! She's come along way in being able to color more in the lines ( the only reason I stres the need to learn this is that it is the next step in learning to write) and in understanding the number line and values. She loves the littl ditties that go along with the history sentence for the week. She is not however in the least interested in learning more about the story. I at least have been enjoying reading up on the stories interlocking the louisiana purchase. Crazy how that all went down. I'm also learning to skip count. I think Ru is doing better at the time line than i am. It has about 180 facts...Im getting old. My brain can only soak up so much....


In other news I'm having to give curly hair another try. I am just too tired to style it strait right now....I need a sister check to tell me if I look goofy or not.

Yay Clothes!

Whoo hoo! Just sent off an order to Target of some new preggo clothes. Funded by my awesome hubby! And you know how i LOVE me some Target. ;o)




and these ugly swim shorts...not my fave but i'm gonna need em in Jamaica Mon!

I Sould Go To School to Be a Pharmacist!

My kitchen counter looks like we robbed CVS or something. It's now sporting my antibiotics, the littles antibiotics, along with dosing syringes, Motrin for them, Tylenol for me, Mr. Mans teething tablets, Dimeatap...you get the idea. At least the littles seem to be on the mend. Everyone got more sleep last night! Thank the Lord!

In other news the Ru lost her second tooth this morning!! She is an old pro at it now and was not as impressed with the loss as she was with the first one.
I made sure not to leave this tooth were it could get thrown away, this time! I took an almost empty bubble bottle from E's wedding and cleaned it out and snipped of the wand part of the stopper and when it dries I'll put Ru's tooth in there so she can carry it around....this could backfire I now. Mr. Man could learn to pull the stopper and think it's candy. Ru could loose it and spend a whole day crying about it...but you know, you gotta take chances.

Let The Craziness Begin!

Its a sister thing. One of my sisters got married, moved half a world away and started a blog so we can keep up with what's going on with her. That, and with FB being so wonky right now it just made sense to start a blog, and if I have a blog I can comment on my sisters'. So you see, I had no choice in the matter but to start a blog...really.

So, this blog is for my sisters (and so i can remember the cute or awful things my children are doing at this point in their little lives) and me. If you can get a little enjoyment out of it great!! If not, no one is holding a gun to your head! Just hit the "next blog" button! ;o)