"I'm sorry I painted Mommy!"

O.M.G.!!!

What happens when you go to the restroom and leave your 2.3 year old to her Dora DVD???

She gets your purse off of the kitchen counter (which you strategically place to deter any little people from rummaging thru it for gum, pens, etc...) and decides to "paint" all over herself and your very light beige carpet with your LIPSTICK!!!

I really wish I had thought to take before and after pictures. But, I was so completely and utterly taken aback I didn't even think about it. I ran straight to the computer to google "lipstick out of carpet". Who cared about the "war paint" on her face? Or the lovely "painted" wallet and checkbook I now have?

...and Daddy? Oh! Daddy just thought it was funny! "Don't worry about the carpet-I'll get it out." Really?!? Did you happen to develop magic powers while in Iraq???

Thanks to Google I found out that nail polish remover has a pretty decent chance of getting it out. Who knew it would take 2 bottles!! Yep, that's how much she "painted".

Perhaps the overwhelming smell of the remover is why it never occurred to me to take pictures...

Needless to say, the "paint" is mostly gone. You can certainly tell where it was...but not like before. I would recommend the nail polish remover but definitely open a window!!

Just before I finished blotting out the last little bit Dayden runs to me and says:
"I sorry I paint on the carpet Mommy. I not do it anymore! (insert huge please don't spank me smile here.)"

**Did I mention that I HATE lipstick?? I only carry one color. I only use it for special occasions and it's a pencil. You can imagine how I cussed myself for even having it in my purse since I wear it maybe twice a year!!

Fence-before and after

Patriot Pride

The Patriot Pride assembly was last Friday, a week ago.

Welcome Home Gift

I thought after his 3rd tour...he deserves it. So, here are some pics of what I got my Marine for his welcome home gift.

2009 Harley Davidson Road King Classic

Kohl's Trip

Night before last as I was "assisting" David in his final garage clean up phase- I found a box of his clothes. ( The man has way too many clothes and wears the same few ones all the time!) Well, in this box was 4 pair of brand new slacks that we had bought from Kohl's as he had plans to start a new job. They were even still in the bag with all the tags attached.

(A little history: the day we signed on our new home David got a call that his unit was being activated/deployed. O.M.G. And just a few weeks earlier had been offered a job which would require training in California for only GOD knows how long. So, he was in the middle of making an employment decision, buying a house and being deployed. Needless to say, he decided to leave the post office and pursue this other opportunity. But before he ever got out there to actually get HIRED-he got called out on active duty.) **PLEASE PRAY FOR US!! My husband will be officially unemployed as of the end of the month!!

Anywho, we didn't have a receipt but we had all the tags attached so we went to return them. Why? you ask...because this deployment offered a full gym and an almost 24 hr chow hall...and how do I say--he--ummm-gained a little weight and those slacks just weren't gonna work.

Well, typically I let David work his magic on the ladies and he gets his way 99% of the time. But for some reason, he wanted me to do it. So, with a little weight gain humor and the use of my precious red headed yet didn't get a nap all day 2 yr old, we walked away with the 2 exchanges and credit for the others!! (He's still gotta have slacks that fit...for church ya know!) Yay Kohl's!! You are still my husband favorite store!!

Daddy's Lil Helper

Maybe someday he'll get that boy-but she sure is the spittin' image of her daddy!! She follows him EVERYWHERE and loves to be messing with all his stuff!!

More kids

Yep...every kid on this swingset belongs to us!!

Park with ALL the kids

These are pictures from the weekend we had 5 of our 6 kids and we had April and Amy. They belong to a friend of David's from the Post Office. He and his wife were recently granted guardianship of these two girls. They have endured more in their 7 and 9 years than any of us will ever have to endure!! Until 6 months ago Billy (friend) didn't even know he had 2 great nieces and now he has them full time. He and his wife are wonderful people and quite loving. Billy's older kids are 30 something and 20 something so it's been a while since he was a full time dad. His wife hasn't had children of her own (and feels so blessed to have this opportunity) so we decided they could use a break!! Given their past history-they haven't let them out of their site so the were in desperate need of some alone time...

100 times

What's better than hearing "I love you!" 100 times??

Being told that "I love you 100 times more than you love me..."

That's a whole lot of love..

(sigh)

Finally...

I have downloaded pics and I have vowed to make time to post more often. The fence is finished, the garage is clean and we just downloaded like 500+ pics. I swear I won't bore you with all of them...stay tuned!

Target in Chicago

So most of you know that my favorite store is Target and I certainly don't go too long without visiting one. Well, in Chicago, where they have way too many people and not near enuf parking...we went to a 2 story Target. Sounds kinda crazy, huh? Well, check this out. This is even crazier!!! You can park your CART on a CART ESCALATOR while you ride beside it on the PEOPLE ESCALATOR!! (Now I know I come frum the kuntry,but this here was jest toooo much fer my backwoods brain)