Accomplishments

As mentioned below, we got our sod laid. We've also finished the kid's playset in the back. I got the living room painted, it's been done for a couple months now. We've started the cleaning out of the garage and the organizing of the pump house. We are preparing to finish out the garage into a super cool multi purpose area. I am also about to decorate the master bedroom to my liking (I've never done anything in there really). So, we will always have something to keep us busy since the kids don't seem to keep us busy enough, HA HA!

CRAZINESS!

This past week has been crazy busy. Dustin had our sod being delivered on Wednesday, we kicked it up a day to Tuesday because of rain in the forecast (never came!) So we have been working like slaves to get the ground prepared, picking (as in swinging the dumb pick like a crazy person!), raking, picking up rocks and weeds, bringing in "super grass dirt," that's really what the company called it. Tuesday the missionaries were kind enough to come help us finish spreading the super grass dirt and laying the sod. We got it done... finally. Now I am the watering queen. It has to be watered once a day for a couple of weeks and then I can start tapering down from there. We also had the Parker's Annual Halloween Spooktacular, Saturday. So I had to get everything around here ready including a crazy Amazing Race event that seemed like a good idea at the time. I think people had fun. We had pumpkin carving, ball searching, relay race thing, candy corn counting, ice water toe dipping, puzzle doing and the such. There was lots of fun food and great costumes! I had a lot of fun but am glad it is OVER! I was supposed to make Dustin's costume but stopped at the pinning together point 2 nights before the big event. I went and bought another costume the day before the event to lessen my growing anxiety.
Last weekend, we took the kids to the Shriner's Circus that was going on in town. This was Ashlynn's first. The kids had a blast, we ended up getting in for free because some nice man gave us tickets as we waited in line so we had some extra play money and Grandma. Grandma bought the kids cool light up toys to play with during the show and at intermission Logan went down an enormous inflatable slide and then Logan, Ashlynn and Bella went on an Elephant ride. My camera died just in time for me to miss out the best part of the circus, seeing my kids smiling from era to ear on an elephant. We had such a great time, great memories.

Logan is 4!!!

Logan's birthday was this last Sunday. He has been so excited about his birthday this year which has been fun. Sunday morning Logan woke up so excited so I let him call Grandma so he can tell her it's his birthday. Well, when grandma answered the phone, she and Papa started singing Happy Birthday. Logan is getting a very irritated look on his face and is groaning a bit. When they finish the song Logan says,"Grandma! I'm trying to tell you something! I'm getting my dino mountain playset today!" It was pretty comical. That morning I was taking a trip across the pasture to take Logan's presents to Grandma's house and Logan saw me and started toward me, I told him to go back in the house, I didn't want him to see any of his presents. He yells, "OK, but be careful with my dino mountain playset!" I laughed! Well when it came down to opening presents, it was like pulling teeth to get him to put the new toy down to open the next. I had hid the dino mountain playset in another room because I didn't want to wrap it, it was big. So after he'd opened everything I asked him if he got everything he wanted and he kept insisting that he did. I asked if there was anything else he wanted and he said no. So finally I just went and grabbed the box and brought it out to him, thankfully, he was ultra excite to get it. He had a great birthday.

What to do about Commercials?!

Over a month ago Logan approached me and said, "Mom, I want a dino-mountain playset." I made him repeat it several times as I had no idea as to what he was talking about. Finally I asked him where he had seen this "dino-mountain playset" thing. He told me he saw it on TV. So I told him his birthday is coming up and we'll see about getting it at that time. So I look around for this stupid thing and it's $50! I could not believe that such a silly little toy with so few special features would be so expensive. So I would ask Logan every once in awhile what he wanted for his birthday, of course, the answer is always the same, a dino-mountain playset. So yesterday, we took a family trip to Toys'r'us and Dustin entertained the kids (bless his heart) while I shopped. I reluctantly grabbed his silly dino-mountian playset and tried to find a couple of other, "cooler" toys. I then loaded the loot into the back of the van and went and collected my poor exhausted husband and my two very excited children and headed for the car. Logan shoulders slumped as we were leaving and he said "I wanted the dino-mountin playset!" So I told him Logan you'll have to wait until your birthday to see if you got it! He seemed OK with that solution. He cracks me up. That boy does not forget what he wants and he is certainly not fickle when it comes to what he wants!

Megan tagged me again!

7 Things I plan to do before I die:
Go on lots of exotic vacations.
Serve a mission/s with Dustin.
Further my education in medicine.
Make a difference in this world.
Decorate my bedroom to my liking.
Move to a place that has beautiful summer weather.
Go to a music concert. (never been)

7 things I do now:
Take care of my children.
Teach the 9 year old kids at church.
Play volleyball.
Workout regularly at the gym, too bad you can't tell!
Watch Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, and The Mentalist.
Shop...a lot.
Plan Halloween parties.

7 things I can't do:
Not get overwhelmed with being a stay-at-home mom.
Keep my house clean.
Get my yard landscaped in a timely manner, if at all!
Dance.
Play baseball.
Run.
Play an instrument.

7 things that attract me to the opposite sex: (or love about my husband)
His muscles!
His Cologne.
He loves his children.
He loves me.
He's a hard worker/great provider.
He always builds me up, never puts me down.
He's faithful in every aspect.

7 things that I say most often:
No.
Yummy.
Say Please.
Say Thank you.
Do you need to go potty?
I love you.
What time are you going to be home?

7 celebrities that I like:
Hugh Jackman
Kate Winslett
Matthew McCaunaghey(spelling?)
Kate Hudson
Luke and Owen Wilson
Anne Hathaway
Simon Baker

7 favorite foods:
Lumpia
BLTA from Red Robin
grilled cheese and tomato soup
homemade chicken noodle soup
homemade potato
Mom's Texas sheet cake
Mom Parker's homemade dinner rolls

7 people who I invite to do this:
I only know a couple of people that blog but I'll invite more to do it via email.
Mom Bamrick
Mom Parker
Kristina Stutz
Jamie Bamrick
Dustin Parker
Allison Yanda
Dad Parker