Life: No one has puked or had fever this week. It's a January miracle. There is always tomorrow...which is more likely anyway, seeing as how tomorrow is Friday. Viral likelihood increases as the weekend gets closer.
Jack: Today was report card day. All 3 kids had really good reports, so we're alright for another six weeks. Jack will take his first ever state assessment tests in a month or so. EEK! He seems totally unphased by this new reality of his life. Ever the bookworm, Jack is obsessed with all things Titanic. He loves nothing more than a rousing conversation on the problems associated with the doomed vessel. Yes, he uses the word 'doomed.'
Sam: Sam's life is a perpetual round of dirt digging and stick collecting. I hate to squelch the kids creativity and inventive nature, but I'm sick to death of finding sticks (of varying sizes) in the car, in the pantry, in the mudroom. There is presently a pile of sticks stacked up in our side yard that reaches about a foot higher than Sam does. We're not sure what he plans to do with them, but we have hidden every fire starting utensil we can account for.
Sophy: Barbie. Barbie. Barbie. We've reached that age. I'm rather enjoying it, seeing as how I was a Barbie fanatic as a girl child.
Weekend/Life: American Idol is back on. WHOOHOOO!! Survivor will be on in a few short weeks. WHOOHOOO!!!! We have dinner plans tomorrow eve with some friends, Saturday PDaddy has senior photos and a school dance to shoot, and the kids and I will more than likely chill at home. Although, I need to find the guys some new tennis shoes...but oh jeepers, do I hate shoe shopping. Torture. Torture!! Sunday is supposed to be the first warm day we've had in weeks, so I seriously am looking forward to some time in the yard after church. Not sure if PDaddy has pics on Sunday or not.
We've got several trips planned for this summer, with kids and without. Oh, and we're excited about going here with the cousins in June!! HOOHOO!! Check out the indoor water park! Oh yeah, honey. I am so looking forward to summer....and warmth. HEAT!!! Give me HEAT!
Sophy is looking forward to our annual tea party. I guess we'll shoot for some weekend in March or April. Last year, it was still really cold when we did it. I'd like for it to be warmer. Having it around Easter time is always a plus, but it's usually colder here at that time than it is in December.
We have 2 birthday parties to attend this weekend. One at a roller skating rink and the other at Chuck E. Cheese. ARRRGGHHHH! I'm fired up about roller skating, even if I should be ashamed to admit that. I'm a skating maniac. Will anyone find it shocking if I bring my own skates with pink wheels? Hhhmmm....
Well, gee. I hear a snack calling my name......
1.17.2008
I thought I was a goner...
With my body being invaded by a NASTY bug that wouldn't leave, I've been unable to post (or hold my head up) for several days now. I'll be back soon. Ter, I've seen the tag. I'll be on it! I promise! I'll let ya know when I finish!
Happy Friday!
Happy Friday!
1.05.2008
Twiddle-twiddle
Gee. I'm sort of lost here. For the first time in WEEKS, I had a hair appointment because my roots were screaming at strangers as I passed them in Kroger. They were shouting things like, "QUIT LOOKING AT US!" and "WHAT ARE YOU STARING AT...HAVEN'T YOU SEEN BAD ROOTS BEFORE?" Mostly the poor, innocent strangers just turned away in horror and tried to ignore me and my screaming roots. So! What does this mean? What is my point? It means that my kids are at my mother's due to the fact that PDaddy is shooting another wedding tonight....which is leaving me home alone for at least the better half of the evening. The yard guys are here working on their first landscaping project, I've been colored, snipped, and flat-ironed, so I'm beautiful and you'll just have to take my word for it. What's a girl to do? Everyone I know is doing something. I'm alone. Well, Ms. PacMan is here. I guess I could go visit with her and try to beat my high score of 13 trazillion points. There is that. Hhhhhm. Ya know...I think I'll go to Kroger and pretend like I'm one of those hair commercial girls and swish my non-roots at people. Whoohooo! Try not to be jealous people. Try not to be jealous! One day, you'll get to go to Krogers and play hair commercial too. For now, it's all about me.
1.04.2008
100 Things About Me
Whether you want it or not!! Yes, I'm going all the way to 100!!
1. (We'll start off easy...) I was born in July of '73. NO! Not 1773.
2. I have been pregnant 4 times and birthed 3 children.
3. My grandmother and her twin sister shared my birthdate. It was wonderful.
4. My sweet, dear friend Rachel also shares my birthdate. Or do I share her birthdate?
5. Rachel's sis and PDaddy's sis share the same birthdate.
6. My grandfather and my oldest brother share the same birthdate.
7. The birthdate connection is getting old, right?
8. I once taught myself to do a back handspring. I forever regretted what I did to my back in the teaching of that little trick.
9. My honeymoon sucked like nothing has ever sucked before. Have I told you the story?
10. I am married to the nicest man on the face of planet Earth. He makes me look like Cruella DeVille.
11. I have lived on a peanut farm.
12. I attended 3 colleges in 5 years. Hehe. Go me!
13. I was born in Albuquerque.
14. I have 16 first cousins on my dad's side of the family.
15. There are 23 first cousins on my mom's side of the family.
16. I have a rare and creepy birthmark that only PDaddy knows about. If he tells, he dies.
17. A jaguar once sprayed me....marking me as his territory.
18. I have never been arrested.
19. There was once a warrant issued for my arrest.
20. My favorite job ever was the time I spent working as a bank teller. I loved it!
21. My middle name sounds like a French hooker.
22. I do not eat fruit.
23. My lips have never tasted cantaloupe.
24. And they never will.
25. My middle brother was born in a tiny Texas town called Pecos.
26. Bones I have broken - 2, if a nose counts. 1 if only toes count.
27. I don't care if I never get to visit South Dakota.
28. I DO care if I never get to visit England, Ireland and Scotland.
29. If I could go back in time, I would want to go back and see where my great-great-great-great ancestors came from and who they were and what sorts ofcrooks people they were.
30. I have taken a multi-vitamin every day since January 1.
31. PDaddy just bought me an exercise ball, a jump rope and a resistance band. It was a thoughtful gift.
32. My favorite scent from Bath&Body Works is White Cherry Blossom.
33. My secret dream is to write a book that lots of people want to read.
34. That would involve me actually writing something other than this blog. I don't see it happeneing.
35. I would love to live in a cottage decorated entirely in pink, white and green. The male factors in my household would object, I'm afraid.
36. I detest David Letterman with every fiber of my being.
37. I detest Gloria Estefan equally as much.
38. I live for Survivor.
39. I was once addicted to Lost, but it broke my heart.
40. Wanna know what scares me? Wasps. Bees. Stinging things. I'm phobic.
41. I've never been stung by anything in my life. Well, ants don't count.
42. One of my favorite smells is dirt. Nothing smells like dirt. Or as good.
43. When my hands are in dirt, I am a happy, happy girl.
44. I could shave my legs 4 times a day. It wouldn't help. I am a hairy beast.
45. I've had 3 c-sections. One happened as a rather emergency sort of c-section.
46. My water broke with all 3 pregnancies.
47. Normally, I do not wear sunglasses. I HATE wearing sunglasses.
48. It has been 15 years since I have balanced a check book. To this day, I do not balance my account. It's called....Fuzzy Math.
49. My great-grandfather was killed in Arkansas by Missouri Red Legs. Whatever those are.
50. If I could be healthy, wealthy or wise, I'd choose healthy....every time.
51. Sometimes I send emails to people without proofreading them....ok, ok...I NEVER proofread emails. I tickles me to think of people reading my emails and going, "Tsk. Tsk. And she teaches children..." HAHHAHAA. Life is good.
52. I can play a flute.
53. I can't play it very good.
54. I love Vienna sausages.
55. Am I the only one who calls them Viennie Weinis? Admit it.
56. I always wanted 4 kids. Sniff, sniff.
57. If I could play any musical instrument really well, it would be the piano. Oh, and the cello. And the french horn.
58. My dad learned how to fly helicopters in Vietnam. They let him keep flying them.
59. My brother was injured in Fallujah.
60. I have 4 nieces.
61. I have 4 nephews
62. I have $4 in my account. Hehe. I'm mostly not kidding. Good thing PDaddy shares with me.
63. My dad didn't believe in giving an allowance.
64. Strange that he gives my kids $ all the time now.
65. Favorite tv show of all time: Three's Company....and Seinfeld.
66. My feet are always, always cold.
67. I love 6th graders like no other creature on this planet.
68. Inside, I am a 6th grader.
69. PDaddy shaves his head. He looks like Mr. Clean.
70. Oprah Winfrey scares me. I think she is evil. I know...I know.
71. Dr. Phil too...but mostly Oprah.
72. I think Robin Williams is a genius. And probably evil.
73. Favorite sport(s): The Summer Olympics. Bring it on, Baby!
74. Secret Indulgence: Romance novels...bad me. Bad me.
75. Longest time without shaving my legs: 14 days....it was a social experiment to prove that the survivors on Survivor WERE shaving between episodes.
76. Favorite drink: Cherry Coke
77. Breakfast? No thank you.
78. PDaddy is the nosiest fellow alive. Hello dear.
79. Great movie: Nanny McPhee.
80. I hate bananas.
81. I've never eaten an orange.
82. Cheese is a great topping for ANYthing.
83. Special K with chocolate pieces? It is surprisingly good.
84. I should be sleeping.
85. Just because you don't sing bad, doesn't mean you sing good.
86. Viva Viagra? I just saw this commercial. Oh. My. Gosh.
87. I love to roller skate.
88. If I had one more daughter, her name would be Maggie.
89. Least favorite household chore: All of them.
90. # of baths taken a day: 3
91. Neil Diamond is my boyfriend.
92. I am petrified just THINKING about flying over an ocean.
93. Remember when Saturday Night Live was funny?
94. Presidential choice: Oy.
95. Chicken and dumplings? SURE!
96. Chicken pot piet? SURE AGAIN!
97. No intiendo.
98. Tomorrow we'll have 3 palm trees planted by the pool.
99. I hate peanut butter.
100. See! I made it!
1. (We'll start off easy...) I was born in July of '73. NO! Not 1773.
2. I have been pregnant 4 times and birthed 3 children.
3. My grandmother and her twin sister shared my birthdate. It was wonderful.
4. My sweet, dear friend Rachel also shares my birthdate. Or do I share her birthdate?
5. Rachel's sis and PDaddy's sis share the same birthdate.
6. My grandfather and my oldest brother share the same birthdate.
7. The birthdate connection is getting old, right?
8. I once taught myself to do a back handspring. I forever regretted what I did to my back in the teaching of that little trick.
9. My honeymoon sucked like nothing has ever sucked before. Have I told you the story?
10. I am married to the nicest man on the face of planet Earth. He makes me look like Cruella DeVille.
11. I have lived on a peanut farm.
12. I attended 3 colleges in 5 years. Hehe. Go me!
13. I was born in Albuquerque.
14. I have 16 first cousins on my dad's side of the family.
15. There are 23 first cousins on my mom's side of the family.
16. I have a rare and creepy birthmark that only PDaddy knows about. If he tells, he dies.
17. A jaguar once sprayed me....marking me as his territory.
18. I have never been arrested.
19. There was once a warrant issued for my arrest.
20. My favorite job ever was the time I spent working as a bank teller. I loved it!
21. My middle name sounds like a French hooker.
22. I do not eat fruit.
23. My lips have never tasted cantaloupe.
24. And they never will.
25. My middle brother was born in a tiny Texas town called Pecos.
26. Bones I have broken - 2, if a nose counts. 1 if only toes count.
27. I don't care if I never get to visit South Dakota.
28. I DO care if I never get to visit England, Ireland and Scotland.
29. If I could go back in time, I would want to go back and see where my great-great-great-great ancestors came from and who they were and what sorts of
30. I have taken a multi-vitamin every day since January 1.
31. PDaddy just bought me an exercise ball, a jump rope and a resistance band. It was a thoughtful gift.
32. My favorite scent from Bath&Body Works is White Cherry Blossom.
33. My secret dream is to write a book that lots of people want to read.
34. That would involve me actually writing something other than this blog. I don't see it happeneing.
35. I would love to live in a cottage decorated entirely in pink, white and green. The male factors in my household would object, I'm afraid.
36. I detest David Letterman with every fiber of my being.
37. I detest Gloria Estefan equally as much.
38. I live for Survivor.
39. I was once addicted to Lost, but it broke my heart.
40. Wanna know what scares me? Wasps. Bees. Stinging things. I'm phobic.
41. I've never been stung by anything in my life. Well, ants don't count.
42. One of my favorite smells is dirt. Nothing smells like dirt. Or as good.
43. When my hands are in dirt, I am a happy, happy girl.
44. I could shave my legs 4 times a day. It wouldn't help. I am a hairy beast.
45. I've had 3 c-sections. One happened as a rather emergency sort of c-section.
46. My water broke with all 3 pregnancies.
47. Normally, I do not wear sunglasses. I HATE wearing sunglasses.
48. It has been 15 years since I have balanced a check book. To this day, I do not balance my account. It's called....Fuzzy Math.
49. My great-grandfather was killed in Arkansas by Missouri Red Legs. Whatever those are.
50. If I could be healthy, wealthy or wise, I'd choose healthy....every time.
51. Sometimes I send emails to people without proofreading them....ok, ok...I NEVER proofread emails. I tickles me to think of people reading my emails and going, "Tsk. Tsk. And she teaches children..." HAHHAHAA. Life is good.
52. I can play a flute.
53. I can't play it very good.
54. I love Vienna sausages.
55. Am I the only one who calls them Viennie Weinis? Admit it.
56. I always wanted 4 kids. Sniff, sniff.
57. If I could play any musical instrument really well, it would be the piano. Oh, and the cello. And the french horn.
58. My dad learned how to fly helicopters in Vietnam. They let him keep flying them.
59. My brother was injured in Fallujah.
60. I have 4 nieces.
61. I have 4 nephews
62. I have $4 in my account. Hehe. I'm mostly not kidding. Good thing PDaddy shares with me.
63. My dad didn't believe in giving an allowance.
64. Strange that he gives my kids $ all the time now.
65. Favorite tv show of all time: Three's Company....and Seinfeld.
66. My feet are always, always cold.
67. I love 6th graders like no other creature on this planet.
68. Inside, I am a 6th grader.
69. PDaddy shaves his head. He looks like Mr. Clean.
70. Oprah Winfrey scares me. I think she is evil. I know...I know.
71. Dr. Phil too...but mostly Oprah.
72. I think Robin Williams is a genius. And probably evil.
73. Favorite sport(s): The Summer Olympics. Bring it on, Baby!
74. Secret Indulgence: Romance novels...bad me. Bad me.
75. Longest time without shaving my legs: 14 days....it was a social experiment to prove that the survivors on Survivor WERE shaving between episodes.
76. Favorite drink: Cherry Coke
77. Breakfast? No thank you.
78. PDaddy is the nosiest fellow alive. Hello dear.
79. Great movie: Nanny McPhee.
80. I hate bananas.
81. I've never eaten an orange.
82. Cheese is a great topping for ANYthing.
83. Special K with chocolate pieces? It is surprisingly good.
84. I should be sleeping.
85. Just because you don't sing bad, doesn't mean you sing good.
86. Viva Viagra? I just saw this commercial. Oh. My. Gosh.
87. I love to roller skate.
88. If I had one more daughter, her name would be Maggie.
89. Least favorite household chore: All of them.
90. # of baths taken a day: 3
91. Neil Diamond is my boyfriend.
92. I am petrified just THINKING about flying over an ocean.
93. Remember when Saturday Night Live was funny?
94. Presidential choice: Oy.
95. Chicken and dumplings? SURE!
96. Chicken pot piet? SURE AGAIN!
97. No intiendo.
98. Tomorrow we'll have 3 palm trees planted by the pool.
99. I hate peanut butter.
100. See! I made it!
1.03.2008
A remote control tarantula. It's war.
Why would my husband purchase a remote control tarantula? What could he possibly hope to accomplish? Perhaps he intended to relive some of our more memorable family moments. To this day, I maintain that the creature in question was planted. It was a set up. I'm sure of it. (Strangely, I think I've had more readers from around the world with that one entry. Seems lots of folks in Jakarta have googled stories using the words naked and tree frog. Yeah, weird. ) Where was I? Oh yes. A set up. A remote controlled tarantula. I saw the empty box for the blasted thing in PDaddy's office. I know he has conspired with the male children he has spawned. I smell a rat hairy spider.
1.01.2008
A List
Ang loves a good list, so I thought I'd start the New Year off with some of the questions, comments and remarks from the Pinkie clan. We celebrated the holiday by losing another tooth. That puts the 2008 Tooth Count at ONE. Only time will tell if we surpass the 2007 record--8...or was it 9?
Questions, Comments, Remarks, etc.
1. If you live in a cave forever, will you grow a long beard? (Sam wants a beard at ANY cost.)
2. I wish we had a jaguar to keep in our backyard.
3. Why do hula girls wear coconuts on their stomachs? (Clearly we need to discuss the finer specifics of anatomical correctness.)
4. Look at that kid over there. When did he get so big? (PDaddy just realizing the startling rate at which his eldest son is growing.)
5. I want my teeth to rot out, so I don't have to brush before bed. I hope they turn black.(Again, Sam is willing to pay any price to have his wishes fulfilled.)
6. Mom. Sam's trying to saw me in half. Mom. I'm not. Kidding!! (Sophy is BIG on theatrics.)
7. Hey, I was gonna smell your bandaid before you threw it away!
8. Mom! Mom! Sophy's tooth fell out in the sink all by itself. I PROMISE! I didn't do anything to her this time.
9. Do ya see something ya like? (Jackson tries his hand at witty sarcasm while Sam stares at him as they watch tv on the couch.)
10. Sometimes, when I go outside to aggrivate the birds, I just stand really still like I'm a tree, and then they land on me and figure out that I'm not a tree...and they HATE that. (Sam. Being Sam.)
Happy New Year!
Questions, Comments, Remarks, etc.
1. If you live in a cave forever, will you grow a long beard? (Sam wants a beard at ANY cost.)
2. I wish we had a jaguar to keep in our backyard.
3. Why do hula girls wear coconuts on their stomachs? (Clearly we need to discuss the finer specifics of anatomical correctness.)
4. Look at that kid over there. When did he get so big? (PDaddy just realizing the startling rate at which his eldest son is growing.)
5. I want my teeth to rot out, so I don't have to brush before bed. I hope they turn black.(Again, Sam is willing to pay any price to have his wishes fulfilled.)
6. Mom. Sam's trying to saw me in half. Mom. I'm not. Kidding!! (Sophy is BIG on theatrics.)
7. Hey, I was gonna smell your bandaid before you threw it away!
8. Mom! Mom! Sophy's tooth fell out in the sink all by itself. I PROMISE! I didn't do anything to her this time.
9. Do ya see something ya like? (Jackson tries his hand at witty sarcasm while Sam stares at him as they watch tv on the couch.)
10. Sometimes, when I go outside to aggrivate the birds, I just stand really still like I'm a tree, and then they land on me and figure out that I'm not a tree...and they HATE that. (Sam. Being Sam.)
Happy New Year!
My Little Darlin' is a firecracker....with regrets to Josh Turner
PDaddy sponsored an illegal display of firecrackers for the kids tonight. Luckily, no police showed up on our doorstep. 
I'm not one to frequent the country end of the radio dial. Don't get me wrong. I'm proud to be a 
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