Interview with the kids

A friend of mine, Nicole, did this interview with her daughter and I thought it was so cute that I did it with my two oldest... Jonah would answer everything with mom...

Hunter age 4 1/2 and Haley is 6

1. What is something mom always says to you?

Hunter: “I love you”

Haley: “I love you”

2. What makes mom happy?

Hunter: Kisses

Haley: Me and Hunter and Jonah

3. What makes mom sad?

HUnter: no kisses. 

Haley: If we do something wrong

4. How does your mom make you laugh?

Hunter: I dont know, what makes you laugh?

Haley: Tickling your arm pits...as both kids start to tickle me

5. What was your mom like as a child?

Hunt: you were like me

Hay: You liked penguins and you didnt have glasses

6. How old is your mom?

Hunter: I dont know

Haley: 30

7. How tall is your mom?

Hunter: points to the top of my head and says... that tall

Haley: 30

8. What is her favorite thing to do?

Hunter: play on the computer

Haley: Journal and Scrapbook

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?

Hunter: play with jonah

Haley: That is a hard one... she goes on the computer and scrapbooks

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?

Hunter: jonah

Haley:jumping jacks

11. What is your mom really good at?

Hunter: art... 

Haley: painting flowers

12. What is your mom not very good at?

Hunter: coloring

Haley: what you are not good at...

13. What does your mom do for a job?

Hunter: i dont know

Haley: Take care of jonah

14.What is your mom's favorite food?

Hunter:mac n cheese

Haley: Toast with Peanut butter

15.What makes you proud of your mom?

Hunter: when you draw pictures with me

Haley: when you surprise me

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?

Hunter: scooby doo

Haley: mickey

17. What do you and your mom do together?

Hunter: draw

Haley: make books

18. How are you and your mom the same?

Hunter: OUR GLASSES!!!! 

Haley: both girls

19. How are you and your mom different?

Hunter: I am a boy... you are a girl

Haley: you have glasses and i dont

20. How do you know your mom loves you?

Hunter: we cuddle

Haley: cuz you say that

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?

Hunter:cuz he loves you

Haley: you sleep with each other

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?

Hunter: costco

Haley: the mall

Signing your cards

Ok... Leah, I am totally copying your blog post topic... It really got me thinking so I wanted to throw out your question you put out there...

Leah, Jim's cousin, just wrote a blog post about the way people sign cards, say Christmas cards for example.  She had noticed that usually it was the wife who signed the card yet signed it using the husbands name first.  And families with kids... they listed the kids names after the parents going from oldest to youngest... 

How do you sign a card from the family? 

I had a friend tell me in the past that she wrote her husbands name first because it was what he wanted... out of respect.... Thoughts?  Does it even matter?  

I am thinking of starting to sign my cards in a name pattern... Jim, Haley, Stef, Hunter, Jonah... Or maybe.... JHSHJ.... OR maybe Jonah, Haley, Stef, Hunter, Jim :)

Baking Cupcakes with Aunt Jenny

Yep... Hunter LICKING the mixer.... 

Fun aunt jenny... She enjoys baking more then I do, so she got the job to help the kids with this task.... they loved it.

Cool Swings

Ok... so this first picture isnt a swing... My friend Crystal took us to a park in Dacula... It is designed for handicap kids.  

These are the cool swings... Jonah loved his swing

Random kid stuff

Cute Hunter playing with his animal

When Jonah was sick, Hunter slept in Haley's room on his mat.  I liked that for when school was in the morning because then Jonah could sleep longer.... This is not a permanent thing... just something they are doing.... Fun.... 

Cutie

The kids decorating our front yard...

A Valentine Card

HUNTER got this card from another student in his class....

Bathtime Boys

They both love the bath... but not with each other.  They both struggle with sharing... Jonah  more then Hunter.  Hunter just wants to teach Jonah how to splash which equals... crazy mom... So now they bathe separate. :)

My Mom's Group

My friend Rachael.... and her daughter, Rainn

Kimberly and her two sons, Corbin (2 in May) and Grady (4)

Crystal and Me

Crystal and her son Luke (3)

There are more girls... I just didnt get them all on camera.

Stephanie Needs

I was reading a note on one of my facebook friends profile where she typed in her first name and the word "needs" and googled it.... she then wrote down the top ten things... according to google, that she needed.... It is one of those tag things.... she didnt tag me, I just tried it and thought they were funny.... 

1. Stephanie needs.... some help....  (True)

2. Stephanie needs ... to die (That is sad)

3. Stephanie needs... to be in a family where there are no other children or animals. (it sounds like I am scary)

4. Stephanie needs... a strong manly shoulder to lean on (hmmmmmm Jimmy?)

5. Stephanie needs ... a teacher to explain her behavior. (Ha.... Funny)

6. Stephanie needs...Rhinoplasty Surgery (I dont even know what that is)

There were more... but I stopped.... I thought it was funny that googled said that stephanie needed to die.... so if you are bored (cuz, clearly I was) type your name in google followed by needs to see what google says you need.

My first Tornado watch

Ok, for you west coasters... Tornado watch is a little bit, just a tad, scarier then STORM WATCH.  :)  

For you east coasters that read this... in california where I am from, when ever it rains, it is STORM WATCH and they make a big deal... :)

Yesterday at 5, Jim was gone working, and I was home ALONE with the kids.... Thunder and Lightening happen like I have never seen before... shook the house... all that.  SO I called my friend, Crystal.  I wanted to ask her if lightening could hit our house.  She assured me that it could but isn't likely... (and as my friend Kimberly reminded me, it is out of my control)

As Crystal and i were talking all of a sudden hail comes down... in sheets.... I couldnt even see my street in front of my house.  The kids and I run to the front window to watch it.... Crystal is still on the phone with me... She CALMLY tells me... "Ummmmm stef, you should probably get away from the window and go down stairs to your basement with your kids."

To my amazement... and I know some of you wont believe this, but I was semi-calm.  For me at least... Once we were downstairs... the hail pretty much stopped and really it was windy... but NOTHING like California Santa Ana's... 

It lasted no longer then ten minutes and then the sun came out and all was fine.  

Jim came home afterwards... of course. :)  He missed all the fun.

Over all, it was kinda scary, but I think if we had a "plan" for when these things happen, I would feel 10 times better.  

Jim and I were talking.... the winds here (In Georgia) have never been more intense then California's Santa Ana's but the thing that gets us is we are USE to California's winds.... We know what to expect of them.  Our fence might blow over, maybe a tree.... but not a tornado.  Here Jim and I dont know if the wind means Tornado.... 

How did the kids respond... they were bummed that the "snow" didnt stay and that they couldnt go play in it.  That's it... 

No I dont do drugs

HAHAHA...

Ok, so on facebook I wrote 25 facts about myself.... for most people, you all know them already so I wont bore you... But one of the facts was that I roll paper... 

Well, one of my new friends and I were talking and she gets quiet and says, "Can I ask you a question... I promise I dont care and I will still be your friend..."

"Of course... I am pretty open." 

"Do you smoke pot? I saw on your facts that you roll paper and I just wasnt sure what that meant."  

I about peed my pants... she is so cute... I wanted to hug her.  I assured her that no I dont smoke pot.... may act high on caffine, but pot... no.  :)  

MY OTHER drug story... all within TWO DAYS...

ANOTHER new friend of mine and I were at bible study.  Every week I take out my breath mints before the Beth Moore video comes on so that I dont make noise during the video... Tuesday I offered my friend if she wanted one.... she told me she thought those were pills of some sort that I pop every week.... HA... 

WOW...

SO I am making a GREAT impression here.

I got tagged

My friend Erin tagged me 

here are the rules:

1.  Go to where you store your pics.

2.  Go to your 4th folder.

3.  Go to your 4th pic.

4.  Post it and tag three more people. Jane, Carrie and Jenn

This is a picture HUnter took of his stuffed animal Ten.... Yes, he still has the cow named ten.... we are going on almost two years with this doll.... 

Photo Booth Fun

Jenny's 24th Birthday

Here in Georgia... we have been told, that the only seat belt law they have is for the front seat, so Scott climbed in the back trunk area for the ride to the Olive Garden for Jenny's birthday dinner.

The girls outside the Olive Garden... I love Jenny's neckless.... Rachael, I think you made it... I LOVE IT!  Great job!

Chris and Curtis were out visiting Scott and they came with us to celebrate Jenny's birthday.  

Arent they cute?

The sign I made Jenny... :)  (If you are wondering what the nice display is inside my fireplace, it is a box and blankets to keep the draft out... :) 

Jimmy stayed home with the kids while we went to dinner.... he was being a bad man, just kidding... Jonah was having wheezing issues so we thought it best for the kids to stay home and because I am closer to Jenny then Jim is, I won and got to go.... lucky me :)

The above picture is JImmy and I giving Jonah one of many breathing treatments.... We were up all night giving Jonah breathing treatments... but this blog post isnt about that... it is ALL ABOUT JENNY

Jenny and her niece and nephews

Jenny cuddling with her sick nephew :(

Today is Jenny's actual Birthday.... she is at the age where she still likes getting older... :)  Happy birthday girlie.

Sick sick and more sick

This week has been filled with illness.... 

Starting last week when Joe vomited.... Nice

Then Jimmy.... 

Then the boys got the runs.... :)

Then Hunter got broncitis

Then Haley vomit

Jonah an ear infection 

And today... Haley woke up with her eye glued shut with crap in it... pink eye.

AHHHH

The blessings in all this is I have had some awesome quality time with each kid individually.  Hunter and I got to spend four hours wednesday together... 

Haley truly is an AWESOME sick kid.  I mean, not that it is fun to be sick... but she was so easy.  She got up and did the vomit thing in the bathroom... no big clean up required... She lets you know what hurts and what she wants... (Unlike the untalking Jonah)

Hunter isnt a huge complainer when he is sick... he makes me look like a big ol' liar when I am in the doctors office... then when they check him out they see that he really is sick.  Hunter is super cuddly when he doesnt feel good.  

Jonah is the biggest pain in the sick department.  He wants to be cuddling with me when he vomits which means, I get all the vomit on me.   He screams and cries when something is wrong... he cant just say, "Mom, my ear hurts" 

Anyways... we are on the mend... at least that is what I hope.... So far Hunt and I are the only two who havent blown chunks so I hope it stays that way!

One big Liar

I got my drivers license the other day.  Finally. :)  

Anyways, I went to fill out my info... brown eyes, brown hair, 5'4'... Then came the question of weight.... I lied... The lady looked at my weight and asked me, "IS this how much you really weigh?"  I didnt lie that much, but I was still insulted. The girl said that she always asks the question and that everyone tells her that they lie.  She even admitted to lieing herself.  So my poll question this week is ... By how many pounds (less) does your license say you weigh compared to how much you really weigh. 

By the way... I never answer my poll questions right away... I always wait for someone(s) to answer first...