Random Sampler at 4:37 AM

So I woke up with charlie horses in both legs at 3:07 and can't go back to sleep. So, what do I do? Start thinking... ugh... I hate thinking. (P.S. If you weren't aware, I'm not a morning / sleep disturbance person. I fully count the hours I sleep possible and then get frustrated thinking, "Now I only have 3 hours before Oakley wakes up. Now I only have 2 hours and 15 minutes before Oakley wakes up..." and so on. SO, this post may be a bit cranky.)
Anyhoo, so since I was lying as still as I could, trying to force my eyes to stay closed, and that didn't work, I decided to get up. I had some chocolate milk. What to do next? Blog. (Honestly, I did consider folding laundry, but the breaker for the lights must have flipped on that side of the house, and I don't want to go outside right now, because that would mean that I would have to get dressed just incase someone was driving by (heaven forbid walking by) at this early hour.)

So, here's a list of things I was thinking about while lying perfectly still:

Don't itch the bug bites. How did I get them? I hate bug bites, especially the one on my finger because it's a deep itch you can't get to, and it totally impairs my chocolate milk stirring ability.

I wonder if I'm having a boy or a girl. I should have scheduled my ultrasound sooner... I could know by now!

To do today:
-mop the floor
-get new license with the right address (it's only been 2 1/2 years) and new picture because I'm vain, and the current one looks like I have tadpoles for eyes.
-start making this dress.-email Amanda and figure out what the fam will wear. I think I'll wear this, because it's my current favorite. (Note: this is not exactly the shirt, I couldn't find the picture on-line, and this is pretty close, just different colors.)

How do I get this for less than $150?

What do I say to the nurses to get me an epidural asap? Drop names? (I know, it's 5 months away, but I was laying there thinking for a good hour and a half!)

The house is way too quiet. Is the fan on?

.......... That's all. Sorry for the boring post... but as mentioned before, I'm not a morning person, and if I can go to sleep now, I'll have just over two hours before Oakley wakes up.

Free Doughnuts!

What could be just as good as a Filiberto's breakfast burrito on a lazy Friday Morning?Absolutely.

This morning on my way out to my brother, Kevin's house to paint (pictures of that later,) I decided that what I really needed was some delicious.

The drive-thru was empty and they said that the original glazed were being served hot. Mmmmmmm. So, a half dozen I must have.

I handed over my debit card, and the girl came back saying it was declined. (Imagine me breaking into a sweat.)

Not a problem, I handed over a credit card. The girl gives it back, stating it's expired. Sure enough, it's not 2006 anymore. (I turn the A/C up now because I'm getting really hot.)

Allrighty, last chance, I handed over my cute, clear American Express I got when I was 18 with a $300 limit, checking the expiration date before. The girl hands it back, is silent for a minute, and then lets me know that it says the card number is inactive.

I stare down at my wallet, thinking... library card? moon valley gift card? bahama bucks punch card? and then turn around and tell Oakley to spit out his donut to which the girl quickly responds, "It's okay, keep them."

It's a Krispy Kreme Miracle!

P.S. I called my bank, Wells Fargo whom I seriously love, and they said they had suspected fraud so they stopped my debit card. After listing several transactions, sure enough, some little jerks had gotten a hold of my debit card number. SO, I'm out of a debit card for a couple of weeks.

Good news though, he said my checks were still usable. Phew! Um, so anybody want to be in line behind me while I write out a check?

It gave me a cramp!

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An Update, Finally.

Melvi, my dad, sassed me for not posting, ever, so here I go.

As for me, not much new, except my sexy body. It resembles the Grinch these days.

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Okay, those of you that hate posts on kids, stop reading now. It's all I have to possibly talk about though.
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Oakley turned 2!

We're going to do a tag on him to so we can maybe see some progression in his little life.

20 months ago he:

1. was 4 months old and looked like a lizard/bird, but I thought he was adorable.
2. was rolling over.

3. enjoyed eating his toes.

10 months ago he:

1. was growing his beard for Halloween.

2. was walking pretty steadily on his own.

3. was still having serious issues with eating textured food. He gagged on anything with the slightest lump and didn't have enough teeth to really chew anything.

5 months ago he:

1. was 19 months old was LOVING nursery; still does thank goodness.

2. learned about time out.

3. put together his first sentence, "Mommy, I nunny (funny), huh?" What?

3 months ago he:

1. lived in time out. (I put the lock on the outside of the door. Arrest me.)

1 month ago he:

1. was almost two and being a sweetie pie.

2. went on lots of bike rides.

3. went camping for the first time.

4. taught himself to swim, kindof. He's a bit stubborn and doesn't want any help. I can't wait for the teenage years.

5. got his 1 year molars.

6. found a "drinking fountain" (air conditioning run-off hose) at grandma's and uses it all the time. Is there a vaccine for meningitis?

So far this month he:

1. turned 2.

2. attempted potty training.

3. has repeated every single word I've said.

4. rode his new bike 1000 miles.

yesterday he:

1. hung out with Dad all day while I went to Tucson for my cousin's shower.

2. bought me this awesome computer with dad as a peace offering for wrecking my laptop.

(yeah, have no idea how to use it so I'd love advise.)

today he:

1. was good in church. Hallelujah!

2. learned about family prayer in nursery and actually colored his picture instead of just being the crayon Nazi.

3. took a nap.

4. went to Grandpa and Grandma's and played with Bruce.

tomorrow he:

1. will go to Grandma's again and play with Bruce and go swimming.

2. probably won't eat, because he's anorexic.

in the next year he:

1. will get potty-trained, if we're lucky.

2. will maybe get some more teeth and maybe actually swallow food instead of chewing and spitting it all out.

3. will become a brother and like it. :)

in 3 years he:

1. will be 5 and maybe starting kindergarten, maybe not though, we might wait a year.

2. will be potty trained, no "if we're lucky", if not he'll be one of those weird kids who wears tucked in sweats with light-up Sponge Bob teva's.

in 5 years he:

1. will be 7 and probably be missing most of his teeth and incredibly awesome looking.

2. might be into sports.

3. will not want me planning his life.

Help Wanted:

Come be our Dorothy and our Sharon!

(thankyou Google images for such an accurate pictures of receptionists)

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is looking for a new front-office-girl.

Don't you want to work for us?

(the girl second in on the left is seriously the nicest person ever)

Mindi, the one who replaced Melissa, is moving back to Utah (small tear) and so we need help!

For a description of the office, click here or here.

The person we're looking for would be:

super nice

good work ethic

hilarious

have dental experience, preferrably

want to work Mon-Thurs 8-5.

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Excuses, Excuses...

So, I know I haven't had a sense of humor lately.

I know I want just want to sleep all the time.

I haven't been commenting to any of you, and haven't had anything comment worthy to say either.

Sorry.

I hope you'll see fit to excuse my cranky behavior/attitude.

See?

Thanks for your understanding. I think I might be back to my normal self in a few weeks. Okay?

A-Camping We Will Go....

This week, my sister Alyson and I took all the kids camping. Fun. Five kids 9 and under, wow! We had so much fun playing and camping, but we realized that we were inexperienced in the "incharge" role and it's lots harder to camp when you're the mom.

Everything Aly was in charge of turned out great. She was the fun one, taking the kids on fun walks, setting up the swing, climbing on logs, etc.

Everything I was in charge of was fairly crappy.
First off, I missed the turn-off to Mt. Graham. Whoops.
Next, we're setting up camp and want to get dinner started, and the stove I borrowed doesn't fit with the propane tanks I brought.
Not a problem, we'll just cook things on the fire... oh, wait, my "boof" (fire starting gun) runs out of boof. (Oh, don't you worry, there were friendly campers near by who let us borrow one.)
Next night, Hooray! I found the adapter to connect the camp stove with the propane tank - fires were getting difficult because I had told Aly we didn't need to bring the saw, and we did, but, the stove still didn't work.
Lastly, I thought it might be nice to pack up right after dinner and spend the night at home in our own comfy beds. That led to driving down a steep, winding road in the dark and 3 of the 5 kids getting carsick and throwing up, Oakley leading the way.

Regardless, it WAS fun and now I'm better prepared, and think I'll be better at it next time.

Sorry for that long monologue, here are the pictures:

I told you Aly was fun! (Oh, and she's one of those "pretty" campers.)
Rissa and her elf house. She had all sorts of camping neighbor boys wandering by to check her out.
Oak and Brynn. Brynn is a pretty camper too.
Oakley loving the lake, and garbage he picked up.
Bells demonstrating how to use the swing. She discovered how to kick off the retaining wall and tree to keep herself going.Lizzie playing with "Fuzzy" the catepillar we found. BTW, Liz is hilarious to sit and listen to.
Brynn and Oak. I think Oakley looks like an Ewok here.
Oh, peach cobbler is delicious. I forgot that that did turn out.