tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77995707352245716802012-02-18T22:50:23.603-05:00Family of 9. Organized insanity documented regularlydoodlebellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03527855191716880921noreply@blogger.comBlogger2021100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799570735224571680.post-71663951180355591952009-11-20T23:28:00.002-05:002009-11-20T23:52:20.113-05:00

So I quit. Yes, I stopped writing. It was just too much, mainly because what I want to say, what is on my mind, in my mind, consuming my life, my every waking moment, is so insanely difficult and personal to my family, that I just can't do it. I know that I cannot get on here and pretend everything is ok. Nor can I get on here and try to find some part of my day not affected by the BULLSHIT that

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Josh: Mommy, I'm so proud of you!Me: You are? Thanks. Josh: You're welcome.Me: Why are you proud of me, Josh?Josh: Because you always take us to school.Yes people, I am appreciated around here for my greatness.

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I am Heidi, aka Doodlebelle. I grew up in the beautiful town of Burlington, VT. I now reside in a rural area outside of Charlotte, NC. I have custody of my three step-children, as well as my four biological children. I am trying to navigate this world, keep my sanity, and laugh everyday while parenting 7 kids. Sometimes I do a good job of it. I enjoy reading, dancing, singing loudly in the car,

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Wow, I have not posted in a long time! Things have changed. I don't want to get into the details, but I will say that due to circumstances beyond my control, Rick and I have seperated. I know, I know, the shortest marraige in history. Yes, all my marraige fears came true. But enough about that, the main thing, is that I now have custody of his kids, as well as my own! SEVEN children, by myself!

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You might be a bad mommy if...You hide in your bedroom with your laptop while they take over the house.You go out for dinner with your husband and bring home pizza.You get much more excited watching your dog play than your kids.You would much rather take your kids to the park that your dog can go to with the lake than the one that has the cool play area....So you visit that one much more often.If

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Dear Medicaid,I know that you don't care that we are trying to fix our credit. I know you don't care that our business went south when Rick spent THREE MONTHS at Andrew's bedside. I know you don't care that this economy is very rough right now for ANY small business. You don't care that we have NINE people in a THREE-BEDROOM double-wide. All you care about is that I missed my review. You don't

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Our house almost caught on fire last night! And I don't know what is going on here, because I have lived my whole life without any fire issues, and now I have 2 almost catastrophes in the time of one year. It was actually almost exactly a year ago that this happened. And now, This:Okay, now that I am looking at it, I can see how the pictures are not very clear. Let me explain. In our bathroom,

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Hey Guys-I am back, and feel like I should apologize for not writing for so long. I don't really know why I feel like I need to apologize for not writing on my personal blog, but I do. So here I am. Sorry.So we are married! We are now a legal family, and it feels great. The kids really seem to be affected by it, which is so surprising, because it will be 4 years in August that we have been living

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Brooke and I went on a shopping trip. We were not home in time for dinner, and stopped to get fast-food at this awesome place, which is my downfall:She didn't finish her chicken strips, and had put them in the fridge, saying "Rainia can have those for her after school snack tomorrow." So tomorrow came, and was actually yesterday. Is that confusing? Anyway, I pick up elementary school first, which

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Oh. My. God. I just saw my daughter on E!news. I have to find it on the internet. The Jonas Brothers Theater Invasion. Wow.

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Now I really AM mother of the year. Well, at least according to Rainia. This is us yesterday:Yeah, right there on the right hand side, Rainia and Jazmynn (her best friend), Sajar (Jazzy's step-mom), and myself.And this is why:And this picture is the one they actually used on the front page of The Charlotte Observer:In this picture, we are closer to the left hand side, you can see Rainia's little

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Leesa wrote:Getting married is scary business. But there are scarier things . . . yeah, I know there are. Does this make you feel better? How about going off to Iraq instead of getting married? Yeah, getting married seems to be okay, after all.HHhhhhmmmm....Did you read any of my blog?1st of all, no, the thought of going to Iraq does not make me feel better. What kind of question is that?

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My computer is down, and work is crazier right now than it has ever been. Ever. But, I'm alive. I am so blessed with my bloggy community. Thank-you EVERYBODY who was worried about me. I love you guys. I will hopefully get my computer up and running this week.

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Jake: Can I spank Rainia?Me: No.Jake: Can I spank Josh then?Me: No.Jake: When can I spank someone?Me: Well, you have to wait until you have kids. But first you have to go to college. And then you have to get a really good job and make lots of money. Then you can get a wife. And THEN you can have a kid. Then you can spank it whenever you want to.Jake: Why do I have to have money to get a wife.Me:

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Dear Monday,GO AWAY!!!!

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I have a strange, unrelentless, incredibly strong fear of marriage.I am 31 years old, I've never been married. I have been proposed to by 4 people in my life.I said no 3 times.I am getting married in 3 months.I woke up crying this morning about it.I'm petrified.

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Conversation in the car today after school=Josh: MawMaw an me have a secwet an I cant tell NO ONE!Jake: MawMaw and me have a secret too. I can't tell no one too.Josh: I will tell you my secwet if you tell me yours.Jake: OK.Josh: You can't say you don't bewieve me, cuz it's twue.Jake: OK.Josh: MawMaw said that I'm Abbie's special guy. An when I'm at her house I can take care of Abbie.Jake: No she

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What a night! Not only did we get amazing news today, but when I got home, I was catching up on my blogs, and I can't even believe this, I WON SOMETHING! GreyGillFish, who takes the most amazing pictures ever, had a contest. It was a raffle, and all I had to do to enter was to comment. I don't actually know what I won, but oh my god, she said something would arrive on my doorstep, and I bet it's

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We got back late this evening. I know you are dying to know, so I wont keep you waiting. The tumor looks the same! That is fantastic news. Also, that is one Drs. opinion. The other Dr. said that he thought it looks like it went DOWN a small amount. We are ecstatic, and counting all of our blessings. I know that when we switched our medical team from Charlotte to Duke, they told us that radiation

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Pray for us, or cross your fingers. We are headed up to Duke. Andrew has another MRI tomorrow. Let's pray that this isn't the one where they tell us he needs to start chemo. I am definately going with them, because I don't want this to happen.

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We went to a birthday party today at an indoor playplace. The kind with the human hamster tubes. You have to take your shoes off in the hamster tubes.Me: Josh, go find your other sock in the playplace.Josh: It's not in da pway pwace. Me: Well, where is it then?Josh: I onwy wore one sock today!At least when they leave the house without underwear, noone knows it. Well, I take that back. Sometimes

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OK guys, We need help!There are two bills in Congress right now...HR 653 - To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to createa National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network to provide grantsand coordinate research with respect to the causes of and risk factorsassociated with childhood brain tumors, and for other purposes.andS 305 - A bill to amend title IV of the Public Health

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I am a Dunkin Donuts girl. I was, after all raised in Vermont. However, where I am now located, is Krispy Kreme country. I have not ever been to the actual Krispy Kreme shop though. Mainly because you can often find these Krispy Kreme fundraisers all over the place. T-Ball, cheer-leaders, parks&rec., schools, there they are, groups of kids, in the street, selling donuts. You don't even get out of

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We got back to the village in time for dinner in the Gingerbread House. It was fantastic of-course. Although our plan was to go back to the villa to relax, we were told that tonight's village activity was a life-size candyland game in which the kids are the characters at Matthew's Boundless Playground. This playground was aptly named "boundless", for it's wheelchair accessibility. A playground

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Day 4 (Sunday) started like so many others, a hearty breakfast in the Gingerbread House, followed by a ride on the Merry-Go-Round.Rick sitting under a mushroom. I know I keep saying this, but every little detail at GKTW is just so amazing.Never assume your kids are too old to ride. They may be bigger than me, but here in kid heaven, fun was equally had by the 6 yr-olds and the 14 yr-olds.During

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Oh-yeah, I almost forgot. I totally meant to write about this earlier. We have a new word in our house, and I LOVE it. (I am so weird). It was created, by Joshua, at some point early on in our trip. daa-da-daaaa.....ScootchaBootcha. Yes, I think that this is some combinatation of scoot, and booty, two words I have been known to say. Anyway, ScootchaBootcha, as in move over. Like "I'm squished,

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I am trying to get day 4 posted. It takes a while to go through the pics, choose which ones I am going to post, edit, crop, and compress, and then upload them. Plus I have been spending way too much time with my wireless guitar hero guitar.The People have spoken. At least that is what I told Rick when we were discussing the price of the Sea World photos. In true Rick fashion, with his Southern

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Today is my birthday. And just to prove it, Kristine gave me this:Thanks Kristine! I would also like to thank my Mother for 31 years of WAY too much information, helping to result in the clusterphunk that is my mind. Thank my fiance for putting up with my ass, and thank my kids for this:Y'all know what Mama needs.I'd also like to thank American Idol. Because of you, my goodnights with Jacob go

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I am wondering if anyone is bored with the MAW trip posts. I definately have to post them, because, as you know if you have been following me, the whole purpose of the blog (besides free therapy) is so that the kids can read it when they are older, and remember the insanity excitement of their childhoods. I have though, been posting them over at another page I created specifically for the trip.

doodlebellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03527855191716880921noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799570735224571680.post-10967962632203002882009-01-20T15:37:00.004-05:002009-01-20T15:51:02.894-05:00

Guess What?Sea World found our pics! Well, they found 10 of them. I know that there were more, but oh-well. They are very expensive, $60 for a CD with the 10 pics, plus S&H. Also, I can't see them very well because they sent little bittie thumbnails to preview. But, I think we should get them. This experience just meant so much to us. What do you guys think?

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I interrupt the broadcast of our M-A-W. trip to bring you the severe winter storm of '09. (VT peeps commence laughter now)Look at my dog (Crystal) she doesn't know what it isShe is ssoooo happy. And super cute if I do say so myself. Oh-yeah, Rainia is too.The looks on their faces are looks of amazement and confusion. What is this stuff?Why I love this man so much (He's a big kid.)All 3 of these

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Dear People,So I don't know about you, but my computer is getting really slow to load with all of these pictures. I have decided to compress the pics. The good news is that the page should load faster. The bad news is that some family and friends are saving these pics, and although they should look fine compressed on the webpage, they wont look that great when you use them for anything else (Mom)

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Possibly the best day of our trip? Certainly the day that made me cry with the incredible awe of what we were experiencing, and how this was something we would never experience again.Before I start this post, let me tell you my regret of the whole trip. I know that we had a trip of a lifetime, and we handled it well. I know in my heart that we did everything we could possibly do in the time

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On Day 2, I woke up early. I was just so excited. It was about 5:30, and I made a fresh cup of coffee, and sat enjoying my quiet-time. Rick soon woke up, followed by Josh. There was a Walmart about 1/2 a mile up the rode, and we needed new coffee, so Josh and I set out for the Walmart. How funny to discover that there was a whole Disney section inside of it. This was good to know, because lots of

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I am trying to get day 2 posted, but I can't because of this page. Little Coleman Larson has ended his battle with cancer. He has touched so many lives in his time here, and was one of the first carepages I started reading when I started this adventure a year ago. Team Larson, you are in my prayers, and your unwaivering faith is so incredibly powerful. You have been an inspiration to me and so

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Exhausted, we woke up at 4:30am. Rick and I hadn't gone to sleep until 1:00am the night before. It was actually New Year's Eve, which Rick celebrated in Walmart, and I celebrated packing last minute stuff, and going over the lists I had made. The kids woke up easily though, they were all freshly bathed from the night before, and knew exactly what clothes they were wearing. We ate breakfast, and

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I am not sure where to start. We are back, got back at about 8:00 pm last night. I am exhausted. The kids are exhausted. We have decided to not send them back to school today, because we all need a day to recover. The trip was truly amazing. Magical, and wonderful. We were treated like royalty, and the kids will have a difficult time adjusting back to reality. They have never been so spoiled in

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On Monday, we finally got the house cleaned up (kind-of) from all the Christmas activity. Rick went back to work, and it seemed as if things were finally settled back to our normal pace of craziness. Also, add in a little bit of Oh shit! What do you do when 7 children are home from school? I told the kids that if they cleaned-up pretty well, then we could ask Rick if we could go out to eat when

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I am not a huge fan of pajama's. I don't actually have anything AGAINST pajama's, I just can't seem to justify buying them. At good ole Walmart, kids PJ's cost about $10. Adult PJ's cost about $20. So for us, with 3 kids in adult size clothing, and 4 in kid's sizes, we are looking at about $100 for PJ's, FOR ONE NIGHT! This is why I am a HUGE fan of wearing a t-shirt and shorts to bed. or maybe

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I don't seem to have enough time to update. B-Day posts soon. For now, I have a secret from the kids, and I want to tell them so bad, every day, and I just need to hold on.Also, why does Walmart AND Books-a-Million AND Kmart have to be sold-out of the 3rd Vampire book? Poor Kyley, she read the 1st one in two days, and quickly had to get the 2nd, which she read in one day. Apparently they are

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Three holiday concerts...Brittney & Brooke's B-Day...Christmas Shopping for 7 kids...2 dogs...2 cats...2 horses...Holiday party coming up...Also something BIG...Tears of joy...It's a surprise.And in other news, Rainia announced to me yesterday that we were the farting family. She also threw-up all over the floor of the stall at middle-school #2 during Kyley's holiday concert this evening. Why did

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You probably didn't know that I am a parade Princess. Our whole family actually. Including precious. Unfortunately I don't have any pics of myself, Rick, or her, as we were sitting on our high perch. The best part was when the crazy horse Socks peed on the ground next to Rick, and it was so forceful that it splattered on his legs. The second best part was decorating the horses. The worst part was

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From the authority of a very large family, My 1st ever product recommendation:If you need a Christmas gift that the whole family can enjoy, I suggest this:We have the playstation 2, but I know that SingStar comes in every system. Singstar comes with 2 microphones, and then you can buy different versions. Kyley got SingStar 80's for her B-Day, and the kids loved it so much that they pooled their

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Rick: "What are you doing? I told you it was reading time 5 minutes ago."Rainia: (With her face strangely close to the Christmas tree) "Just smelling the good times."

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Conversation as soon as I picked up the kids today:Andrew: Oh my God, guess what?Me: What?Andrew: I got in the wrong van today.Me: Oh No. You're kidding me. What happened?Andrew: It pulled up and stopped right in front of me, so I opened the door, Then I looked harder at the woman, and she had glasses, and I thought This isn't my mom. I didn't say that though.Me: What did you say?Andrew:

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Dear Guidance Counselor,I understand that you did not see what happened. I would recommend that next time you choose a student to be your witness, you choose one who does not have vision problems due to a brain-tumor. Also, when he told you that he didn't see what happened, I don't appreciate you calling him a liar, and telling him that if he didn't start telling the truth that he would get

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The best part of having a real Christmas tree is the smell. If you want to increase the Christmas aroma, or if you have an artificial tree, you can recreate the real Christmas tree smell. I like to keep the clippings from my tree, and use them a little at a time. You can take a few clippings and put them into a pot, bring to a boil, and then turn it off. Just sit back and smell the Christmas

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We went to cut down our Christmas tree today, and I would love to show you all of the awesome pictures I took, only I don't have any. There was no memory card in my camera, and my camera holds a total of 3 pictures without a memory card. Plus, I don't even have the cord to get those 3 pictures from the camera onto the compututer.It was so special though. We went to the same place we went last

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Posted with permission. Gorgeous!!!Photographer= Rainia Underhill

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Introducing Precious! She is not actually staying with us like I thought she would be, but she is spending a LOT of time with us. And she fits right in.

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turned 12 on November 26th. In this post you will find 12 pictures of her, 12 random facts about her, 12 of her favorites, and 12 things that I adore about her.12 Random facts about Kyley:12) She enjoys privacy more than anyone else in the family.11) She is extremely academically gifted.10) She loves to sing. And is good at it.9) She collects Nutcrackers.8) She has a fly-away pinky toe.

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My dearest Rainia,This post is coming a little late, because after your birthday, we all immediately got sick, and have been in bed until today. By all of us, I mean everyone except for Rick, Brooke, and Andrew.My sweet, sweet girl,You turned 10 years old this year. TEN!!! I cannot believe how the time has flown. You had a growth-sput this year, and are no longer the shortest kid in your class. (

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I thought I would write this guest blog post tonight because my darling fiance is under the weather, along with 5 of our children. (Help me make it through the night)I may be a little bit biased but I think I have an incredible woman, not only is she beautiful and intelligent, she can handle a household of 9 people, find time to write her blogs, and help me in the office. She can also make time

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Dear StatCounter,Thank-you so much. I needed the good laugh that you gave me this morning. Yes indeed, I needed it very much. When you told me that someone had found my site by googling "teacher or nurse boobs", I laughed out loud. The dog got scared, as my hackling laughter filled the room, but oh how I needed that good laugh. Imagine the surprise of that special person who was looking to

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So I just went and had yet another conversation with Kyley about Mr Science teacher. I have serious concerns about reporting Mr. Science teacher, because we live in such a very, very conservative, religious, republican area. I am almost positive that if I did contact Mrs. Principal about this, I would be the first and only parent to ever do so. Therefore, I am sure that nothing would come of it.

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Dear Science Teacher,Please stop telling my kid how much the country is in trouble now the Obama is president. Also don't tell her again how sick and disgusting gay marriage is. Also, Please stop telling her that the government has bigger things to worry about than the environment, and that it is stupid to be concerned with such ridiculousness. Also, you are a SCIENCE teacher. Did you have to

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Addressing Mama's comment on the previous "McSisters" post:Tell Rick I like McBitches better!Well, I did tell Rick, and he agrees. He says McBitches has a better ring to it. So I just need to say that this goes both ways. So what do you think his new name should be: McAsshole, McBastard, or my personal favorite, Rick McPrick?

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Which reminds me-In our much younger days, while discussing our futures, Miss Kelly (Harley Bride) had mentioned to me more than once how she would want a "Mc" name when she gets married. Weird how things turn out. She is now Mrs. McElroy, and I will soon be Mrs. McQueen. We are McSisters. This is the most related we will ever be, as I will not be marrying her brother, nor will she be marrying

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I tried to include lots of pictures that I am in, because I am self-centered like that.For your entertainment:First things first, Rick cuts my dress as soon as we get to the reception:

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Something exciting may be happening very soon! As soon as Thursday! And I can't say any details yet, because I am not sure it is positively happening, but it involves a NEW KID!!! Yes people, you read that right! OMG I am so excited that I actually dusted! And by dusted, I mean washed the trophies, and the picture frames, and the fireplace, and the shelves, everything. And for me to actually

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Tonight is the night I've dreamed about my whole life. We got home at 9:00pm. Which is bed time for the younger ones, and reading time for the older ones. After our impromtu date, which NEVER happens, In which I ate at my FAVORITE restaurant. We arrived at exactly the right moment to have to rush around getting bedtime done. The first thing I noticed when I walked in the door was that sound. The

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So I recently discovered that someone very dear to me has been reading this blog. So I need to give a shout-out to Nanci. You mean so very much to me and I love you and miss you terribly. My second Mom. Who is my only Ma. I love you.

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An actual conversation that happened tonight at the dinner table:Jake: Ooooh!!! These new cups are cute.Rainia: Are these glass or plastic?Kyley: They have to be plastic. I highly doubt that they would buy glass to replace all of the glasses we have been breaking.Josh: Maybe I will accidentally drop one when I get up to put it in the sink, and then we will know if it's glass or plastic.Rick: (

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So Iv'e been tagged by Alissa to share 6 random things about myself. I will try to get creative here and name things that most of you don't know.1. I went to Spain for a month when I was 14. It was where I experienced my first (and last, though I'm not opposed) trip to a nude beach. 2. I am WAY too lazy to wash my face every night. I use the Walmart brand facial cleanser wipes.3. I have been

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How to piss me off:Tell a dwarf this morning that she can have a friend sleep-over tonight, when you heard me tell her last night that I didn't want her to have anyone over, as well as heard me list off 5 or 6 reasons why it wasn't a good night. Knowing that you would be going to work, and I would be the one home for whatever holiday tomorrow is.

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Waiting for the dayThe boys take the time to aimBathroom floor stays clean

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Things I have heard in my house lately:Part of Josh's speech deficit is that all sounds with a G, K, or hard C, sound exactly alike. They all sound like a K sound. So for him, the words got and caught would sound exactly alike. They both come out like "Kot" So just imagine for me, if you would, all G's in the following sentence sounding like a K. And yes, we are VERY sick parents to have found

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Quick Note-Rainia Did not win student-council secretary, which was a sad day because she came home and actually asked me "Why didn't I win Mommy?"But in retrospect, it's probably better this way, because when she was running, my brother asked her what the duties of the secretary were, and she answered "The secretary stays in the office and answers the phone." Hhhmmmm...Baby girl, you are right,

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OMG People!!! Remember this paragraph from earlier?Brittney is next, can someone say Proud Parents? Honor Roll! 3 A's, 4 B's. Then her math teacher jumps on her because she has the potential for an A, and received a B. Internal dialogue: Woman, you have about 2 seconds to shut-up. You are chastising my kid, who is on HONOR ROLL. Leave her alone.Here I thought maybe I was over-reacting. Even

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Yesterday was parent-teacher conference day. Always a big deal in our house, but this year was different. Having the boys in Kindergarten means we now have 7, yes SEVEN conferences to go to. How do you attend 7 parent-teacher conferences? Let me tell ya. Bear with me, one day my kids will look back on this, and want to know. So here we go...First of all, for some reason, which I am still trying

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I actually FEEL different. I have hope. For the first time, I feel like my life will change when this man takes office. How awesome for my kids.

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Plus Harley, and Halloween.I am so pissed. Someone (one of the 7 dwarfs) dropped my camera, and the battery cover was loose, and I lost the battery. I need to special-order one on e-bay, but the timing couldn't be worse. I have no pics of halloween with the kids, and I have no pics of the WOZ wedding. DAMN!!!! I have had to rely on the couple of pics taken with the phone, and the pics taken by

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Well, I have some pictures, but not enough. Let me recap...My BFF eloped. She ended up getting married on vacation with the man she had been dating for about 2 months. She then lost her mind decided to have a halloween ceremony. She wanted Wizard of Oz characters, with a Harley theme for the ceremony, followed by a costume party reception. When she hatched her scheme, I was shocked. Then, I tried

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Can't speak...tears...joy...history...nuf said.

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So I should have been letting you all in on the action lately, but I have been in a non-communication funk. I have been so busy.My dear friend Kelly, who I absolutely adore, sent me a text message a couple of months ago while she was on vacation. The text explained that her and her boyfriend had decided to elope, and she wanted everyone to know that she was coming home a married woman. I was so

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I know it has been a long time, but I am still here!!!Today is election day. I voted, and am glad to say that in my little area, I did not need to wait in line.The kids voted at school yesterday. All but Josh, which I don't understand, but the rest of them voted. In Brooke, Brittney, and Andrew's classes, Obama won. In Kyley, Rainia, and Jake's classes, McCain won. I was actually surprised,

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I just laughed so hard I cried. And I was driving, so crying, while doubled over with laughter does not equal safety first. We made it home alive anyway. What I would have given to have my camera with me, because it takes video clips. Oh I can think of many things I would have given up for a recording of this one, including my right arm, my first born, and my wine for a year. (well, actually,

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Jake: "Who was the first president?"Me: "George Washington"Jake: "Was McCain the second one?"

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So I have not done this since this post, but I love to see how people get to my site. So here is my new favorite: "Just DY" OMG! I love it that someone googled this. That cracks me up. Yes, I am a firm believer in this. Just Do Yourself! Do Yourself, Do yourself, Do yourself! You will surely have a great time. So what are you waiting for? Just Do Yourself! Here is the post where this was

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Her name is Snow, and she knows her name, so I wouldn't want to change it. She is 7 yrs. old. She is gorgeous, sweet, and lovable. I love her.Thank-you, Rick. I adore you. You are an amazing fiance and Dad, and constantly sacrifice to make us happy. We are so lucky to have you. I love you, and I can't wait for the honor of getting to call you my husband.

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Dear Jacob and Joshua,You turned 6 yesterday, and it was the best children’s birthday party I have ever attended, let alone hosted. Unfortunately, only 1 out of the 16 kindergarten friends that were invited attended. It was fine though, because we have 7 kids ourselves, and Brooke’s and Andrew’s best friends came, and your cousins Zack and Megan came. So including the girl from Josh’s class,

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I am sick. I have a terrible cold, and have been too tired at the end of the night to write anything.I do want to talk about Rainia's elections, because I was so proud of her, and am THAT mom. 2 years ago, when Kyley was in 4th grade, Rainia's age now, she was also elected into student council. She was running for vice-president. We spent hours writing the perfect speech, and she delivered it

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Kyley has serious skin problems. She has been diagnosed with ecxema, and she gets a nasty rash on her legs every June that goes away in Dec. She has recently come down with another rash. Unfortunately, this one can't be covered up with pants. This is us at the Dr.'s office. They finally referred us to a dermatologist, and I will let you know what they say there. So now she has 2 different excema

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Brooke: I worked on my vowels last night.Me: Your what?Brooke: My vowels. for the wedding. I worked on them. Their not done yet.Me: Oh, their called vows. Without the "l". Vowels are, you know, a e i o u.Kyley: And sometimes Y.So yes, we are incorporating our kids in all aspects of this wedding. I have been working on the perfect monogram for us. Here is one that a fellow knottie, Ponticelli came

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I need a new blog to read. Someone funny, intelligent, funny, interesting, and funny. Any suggestions?

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I made brownies last night. Only one thing to say about that. They REALLY hit the C-spot. Yummy!!!

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Political Debate:This is my conclusion: If you are watching the pol. debate, you already have a good idea of who you are voting for. The debate will confirm your decision. If you are not watching, chances are you really don't care, and the debate will not matter anyway. So, people must watch for entertainment purposes only. Although I did hear of a debate party with good food. Only catch was you

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Interims today.But first, Rainia woke up with her eye red and swollen half shut, but at least her Dr. office was open, so we didn't have to go to the ER. They are not positive, so they are treating her for pink eye and allergies. Now, Interims. It's only half way to the report cards so we have time to pull them up, but I am very excited anyway. ALL are better than last year. My kids are AWESOME!!

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I've never touched on anything so personal here before. I just got back from reading Baggage's recent post and I cried. Hard. Because I was dealing with my past today, and I had a conversation with Rick about it, and then she wrote about it. And it's weird that she would write about it today. She is brave, and open, and I feel like I'm not alone, and that is a good feeling. So for that reason, I

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I don't consider myself to be very politically minded. There are some things that I have strong opinions on, because they affect me very personally. But for the most part, I don't think that I am knowledgeable enough to rant and rave on politics. I know who I'm voting for, but I don't do campaign contributions. I wouldn't say that politics are a huge part of my life. My Mom, on the other hand,

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So I have a new post coming soon with pictures and everything involving my oldest 3 girls, Obama, and 30,000 other people. Very exciting. In the meantime, why did my dog have such a nasty area of grossness on her behind? Dear Dog,I would appreciate it if you would learn to wipe your ass, so that I don't have to fight you in the bath to wash the crap off.Thank-you very much,Your human Mama

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The ten tips of a successful excercise program:1)Try on a beautiful gown that you are in love with. Have the seamstress tell you that you need to lose 3-5 lbs. to wear the dress. Buy the dress anyway.2)Find a partner. Make sure the partner that you chose is someone who you feel comfortable saying very bad words around, because it will happen. In fact, the partner should be someone that you can

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update on Joshua's speech:Josh is 5 yrs. and 11 mths. old. After testing, they placed his vocabulary at 6 yrs. and 7 mths. They figured it by showing him pics, and he had to say the words. They totally missed the things he was good at though. Would they have been impressed if they had shown him every single football helmet in the NFL, and he had told him the name of the team? Or if they had shown

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OK, another look into the e-mail inbox. Man, that seems to be all this blog is about lately. Alright, I promise, this is the last one for a while. And, in this one I was VERY nice, because I know when to use the honey to catch the bees.Ms. Teacher, Hi! I have a concern about Andrew today. He says that he is positive that he put his homework folder in the appropriate place. He says that when you

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The e-mail I received from Compleat Rehab on Sat.:Heidi. I am so sorry for your experience. I will call and further investigate this.Regards,__________________________________________The email I sent to them today, following my conversation with them:Thank-you for finding a spot for my son. I am sure that having the treatment from your program will help him dramatically.Sincerely,Heidi

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So I really try to not speak (write) on this topic very often because:A) It seems braggy to me, and I'm not that kind of gal.and B) It is REALLY not a big deal at our house. We have 7 kids, and ALL of them are incredible, and special, and make us proud.KYLEYIs gifted. She tests out in the 99th% of kids in our state in Language Arts. She tests out in the 97th% of kids in our state in math. She was

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Oh dear dress I love thee so, Only now I have to run, so my butt wont grow.With you I am so in loveDo you have to fit just like a glove?My legs hurt, they are so sore,And honestly I looked fine before.I’ve never been worried about my weight,So now look what you helped create.You squeeze me in, and push me upIn you it appears that I grew a cup.Because your mine, I now walk the lineBut even you

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Dear Compleat Rehab Gastonia,I feel that you have been incredibly unprofessional, and I don't appreciate it. My 5 year old son was referred to you by his doctor at the beginning of June for speech-therapy. This was good timing, because it gave him 2 1/2 months to recieve help before he started school. I heard nothing from you, and called my doctor back 3 weeks after the initial order to find out

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YAY!!!! I am officially a member!!!I have to tell you that I was questioning my acceptance into this club. I'm not usually a "club" kind of girl. Actually, I've always been a kind of "do your own thing" girl. But I have read the blogs written by these awesome ladies over at Operation Skinny Bitch, and this was a club I really wanted to join.So, why was I questioning my acceptance? Part of the

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