FaLL FesTiVaL

When Lee is off of work I always feel like we have to do something. My idea of something is usually clean the house, rake the tumbleweeds out of the yard, clean out the garage or something like that. However this weekend it was my idea to ride the quads AND go to the Fall Festival and pick pumpkins. Riding was not that fun since Trey refuses to use his brakes and just runs into people and things. Shani is afraid to go up any hills and goes very slow.

Anyways back to the PumPKin PaTcH. Lee surprisingly just wanted to go to Safeway or the Kmart Parking lot but I insisted and we were off to Aztec.

When we finally got there I was much dismayed that we had to pay to get in!! You can't even just buy pumpkins!? They made you go on a HayRiDe to the PumPKin PaTch. Even though the pumpkins were about $15 each it was worth it. The kids and Lee had a great time picking the best pumpkin.

Another treat for Trey especially was the corn pit. He dirtied himself and played forever. Paige did not like that stuff on her clothes and much preferred the SpriTe BottLe and the chickens.

Ty shot corn at a target and ShAnI got her face painted. Lee said it felt like DisneyLand for PumpKins. Pretty close. But I thought it was fun. First time I liked spending money.

Come play with me...

Shane has never really liked dolls, babies, kids, anything that takes effort. But she loves Paige. She plays dress up with her, plays on the trampoline, teases her, and reads to her. I shouldn't be but I am always so surprised at how attached she is to Paige. Here are a couple of snapshots of them playing. I know in a couple of years when Shani is raging in her teen years I will long for these days!

Angel's Peak in the Morning

Seems like the most meaningful time I spend with Trey is in the morning when I am waiting for the bus with him. The other morning he looked across our yard to the mesa's and mountains and said how beautiful they were. He described the colors of the sky and the mountains etc. Then before he hopped on the bus he said I am going to draw that. When he came home from school he had this picture. He drew it. I am surprised that a kid with the attention span of a gnat could transfer what he saw to this.

Reindeer Games??

So I feel a little like Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer. My friend Trish "tagged" me. I normally don't engage in blogging games, (Never been asked). So I am going to give it a try...
8 TV shows I love to watch
1. The Closer (She reminds me of my friend in Florida, I love the Southern Woman thing!)

2. Fringe (My new fav.)

3. American Idol

4. Big Brother

5. The Office

6. Backyardigans

7. Columbo (Re-runs when they are on.)

8. Wizards of Waverly Place (I tell my kids I love that show but have only seen one episode it was funny.)

8 things that happened Yesterday

1. Freaked out because Shane and Trey missed the bus...(Throws my whole day off)

2. Bought myself "expensive" make up. (Thanks to my niece Jessica for the inspiration)

3. Taught 4 classes

4. Took Trey to Soccer

5. Went to Target for Halloween Costume for Trey (blue Power Ranger)

6. Made chicken enchiladas for dinner. Made them so hot no one but Lee could eat them.

7. Had a "Heart to Heart" with Ty

8. Put together a cabinet for all of the video games and DVD's

8 Favorite Places to Eat

1. Elmers (Place across the street from my HS in Chandler)

2. Olive Garden

3. Any Sushi Place

4. Joe's Crab Shack

5. Taco Bell (Because of the Mt. Dew)

6. Red Dragon in Tucson

7. Anything I don't cook

8. Eegee's

( I think this game should be 5 instead of 8 of everything!)

8 Things I look forward to
1. Wearing wigs (when I am bald)

2. Being just a mom

3.Having A maid

4. The Spring ( I hate Fall and perhaps winter too!)

5. Being old and crazy and torturing my kids

6. Loosing 20 lbs

7. Having a productive Garden

8.Sleeping through the night

8 things on my Wish List

1. House on the Beach

2. Debt Free

3. PhD.

4. Lived by my family

5. I had a Pecan Orchard

6. Shani's eyes would pop out of her head next time she rolls them

7. Lee would find his destiny, purpose or legacy Whatever makes him so restless

8. I would excersize

8 people I want to Tag (this is hard I don't really have friends mostly family so here goes)

1. Shani

2. Chea

3. Heidi

4. Wendy

5. Brittney

6. Sara

7. Frances

8. Kim

The Happiest Place on Earth

So Sept 26th weekend Lee had this great idea to take the kids to Disney Land.. "before the economy crashes". Strange rationale I know but nonetheless the seed was planted and we went. Left Thursday night for Arizona... Picked up Pierce and left for California Friday morning.

We went to Santa Monica Beach Friday afternoon and then Disneyland Saturday morning.

Paige absolutely hated Disney except for the parade at 7:30 pm that night. So you can imagine how much fun I had fighting her all day. She threw a pacifier, sippy cup, and bottle into oblivion or the Disney lake. She pulled out her ponytail hair and all, destroyed her ribbon and shot her rubberband somewhere. She ate a bag of Cotton Candy, 7 fruit roll-ups, a Mt. Dew and then spit them on her very cute outfit. By 11:30 she looked like a very angry, disgusting elf. She proceeded to wriggle out of the stroller, my arms, Lees arms all the while screaming. Nothing would console her.

Trey loved every ride and wanted to go again. He probably had the most fun of all until... the parade when he was on overload. He needed a Mickey Balloon, Sword, Cotton Candy and a Churro stick simultaneously. He did not get them and began to cry and rub off his face painting which sent him into hysterics. Good ending for the day!

As for the other kids.. not really sure if they like Disney Land. They spent the day together standing in the "Big Kid" rides.

Later that night at the hotel everyone decided to sit in the hot tub. Apparently so did 12 other "special needs" adults with continence problems. I did not venture the tub but Lee was sure he smelled "diarrhea" in the hot tub. Imagine his horror when Trey emerged from under the water with his cheeks full of that bacteria ridden brew.

I don't know if Disney is really the Happiest Place on Earth... but we had fun. Next time I feel the need to blow some money I think I will rent a beach house.

Confessions of a Not so Molly

Okay... I have to confess that I love to read other people's blogs and dream about maybe cooking some of their recipes, canning some beautiful peaches tomatoes or "meat", reading some of the uplifting books or just the Twilight series, making some of the cute crafts, decorating my house, sewing something, anything domestic.

But I must admit ..

- I made Top Ramen Chicken flavor for dinner last night, some of my children chose to have it dry and crunched up in a ziplock baggie with the flavoring on it

- the book I am currently working on is "Hand Hand Fingers Thumb" I especially like the "dum ditty, dum ditty, dum dum dum" part. I have never read any of the Work and the Glory, any Twilight books, and I don't read the Ensign cover to cover every month

-Shani stuck some pretzels in peanut butter and called it a Halloween craft (check out her blog for pictures)

- We usually eat our delicious dinner about 8:00 or 9:00 depending on whether Ty had a game, Scouts, Soccer or dance was that night

-I paid my mom and my sister to can chicken for me and am still willing to pay more for someone to can anything else for me.

-I need my sisters to help me decorate my house and I am too cheap to buy anything new

-I take my baby to a babysitter every day so I can teach Teen moms and dads how to be good parents. (What a hypocrite)

Please tell me the things people blog about aren't true or they are greatly exaggerated!

Hit the Morning Running!!!

(Kim thanks for the rotating tip but now I can't delete the off kilter one.)

Trey likes to make me wait for the bus outside or at the door with him in the mornings. Normally we are at the door because I am practically naked! Or not presentable. He always makes a run for the bus like the driver is going to take off with out him. Yesterday we waited in the garage. When the bus arrived he went out into the middle of the carport and began backing up while keeping his eye on the open bus door and stairs. The bus driver seemed to be anticipating something. Recently my irrational side has flared up and I had a confrontation with Trey's teacher at PT Conferences over minor things. Anyways my first thought was oh my he is so afraid to get on the bus. Someone must be being mean to him... perhaps I should have a talk with all of the children on the bus and the bus driver RIGHT NOW and put a stop to this. (Never mind that I am in my robe only.) Trey continues to keep his eye on the open door and back up. Then he stops abruptly and bolts. Before I know it he is on the bus and the doors close. Apparently he needed a running start to jump on the bus and the Garage was too close to attain full speed when he hit those stairs. So alas my lecture for the bus driver and other children will have to wait for my next flare up of irrational behaviors.