Football Invasion

Sports have taken over my life!  I realized as I looked at my old blog posts that the last post I made was just before the boys very FIRST football season ever.  Before that, we were oblivious to organized youth sports.  Now that I'm a full time football/wrestling/basketball/track mom.... In my spare time, I haven't been  taking time to blog.  I realized though that I had forgotten some of the crazy stories I had shared....  The crazy quotes, etc.  and it was soooo nice to look back on them.  Especially now that my oldest baby has a mustache.... And beard whiskers. 

So back to it I go!  Ready to document our adventures and misadventures in an attempt to capture every possible embarrassing moment and store it for future.....use.  Here we go again!!  

Break Up Letter

Dear Beloved Pepsi,

You have been my best friend since childhood.  Thank you for comforting me when I was down, and for that tingly feeling that I get when I take a sip.  You've been good to me, however its just not working out between us.

You're making me fat, and giving me high blood pressure, rotting my teeth, and keeping me awake at night and sleepy in the morning.  Regretfully, we'll have to part ways.  I will miss you.... but only for awhile.  If you're sad, don't be... remember, it's not you..... it's me.

Remember Me Always,

Carrie

Day number 6 down!!  Almost an entire week Pepsi free.  I should say... soda free.  I only had a couple close calls but never gave in!  go me!  I even walked out of Wendy's today with a great big LEMONADE!!  Typically I would go out of my way to find a Wendy's because they have the LARGEST large drink EVER.... but I felt good sipping on my lemonade instead.

and now... off to Walmart to get some suspenders for Kyle.  He is playing Steve Erkle in a day camp skit.  This should be quite interesting......... Perhaps a story for another blog?  we'll see.

Potty Talk.

There is a misconception out there that ALL little boys like to talk about bowel and flatulence at the dinner table.

Well, maybe it’s not a misconception…

We had a wonderful Memorial Day, just relaxing and cooking hamburgers, corn on the cobb, and baked potatoes all on the grill.  I brought it inside and placed it on the dining room table for a formal dinner.

We seldom sit in the dining room for dinner, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have regular family dinners!  We just typically stand around the island in the kitchen talking and eating.  Weird?...yes, but its us. 

This time we sat down and passed the food around like the Clevers, when somehow Braden’s corn on the cob reminded him that he needed to tell me that the other day, Zyan had a poop bigger than a corn on the cobb.

Before I could compose myself to reprimand, it turned into an all-out war at the table over who has had the longest poop EVER, and what their poop would look like when they finished this big meal.

The more they talked, the more I couldn’t speak… and the laughter turned to a silent whisper, I almost choked on my own food and had to excuse myself.

We had a conversation about potty talk at the table afterward, but unfortunately they now feel that if they team up and make us laugh hard enough, they can get away with anything.  

It's going to take some time to recover from that one.

Warning!

Warning.... if you stand up in front of me at my kid's graduation ceremony, I WILL post your butt on the internet.

DOWN IN FRONT!!!!

This was a week of graduations for lots of people.  Two in our house.  Kyle has completed Elementary School!!!  He is now moving on to Intermediate School.... which will be immediately followed by Middle School... which will then be followed by Ninth Grade Academy.... which will lead to High School... which will FINALLY lead to College.  Unless of course he decides to be a doctor.... ugh.

(I'm thinking that Paypal guy giving money to SKIP college has a great idea.)

Thats a LOT of graduations!  So good thing I warned you about the butt thing!

Such a great graduation picture.  I'm couldn't be more proud. :)

Zyan also graduated Pre-School!  On to Kindergarten.... HALLELUJAH!

Who says husbands are good for nuthin’?

I’m so very proud to list some of the many reasons I love my husband:

1.  Any time I call, he will kill a spider for me.
2. When a southern monster cockroach finds it’s way onto our porch… he will crunch it without hesitation.  Ew.
3. When a ‘pet’ dies in the possession of one of my children… he will bury it.
4. When there is too much food leftover from dinner, but not enough to save… he will eat it.
5. When I carefully remove the tomatoes from my salad… he will eat those too.
6. When the kids find a venomous SNAKE in the yard… he will take it someplace FAR FAR AWAY!

Markel, three of the boys, and I were settling in around 7pm watching t.v. when Braden came running in the house.  GUYS!  THERE’S A SNAKE OUT HERE!

I could barely register what he said, when in a hurry all four of them BOLTED out the door TOWARDS the snake. 

There I was, SUPERmom.  Thinking to myself…

“what are my options here?  A.  run outside and stop them.  B.  gamble that it is probably a gardener snake and listen for screams  C. Be the superhero that I am and go capture the snake and whisk it away for everyone’s safety?” 

I chose D.  “MARKEL!!!!  THE BOYS ARE RUNNING TOWARDS A SNAKE!  HURRY… GO!”

After putting all the kids back in the house and pointing out the stupidity of running out the door towards an unknown snake... I proceeded slowly outside to inspect the situation (and rescue Markel if need be.)

Sure enough, there… right in the crack of the walkway ready to strike, is a baby copperhead. 

Yikes!!

Wanting to be safe, AND humane, Markel used two VERY long branches to scoop it up and place it in our cooler.  He drove it to a remote location and dropped it off to go live a happy life…. Away from my kids.

I’m thankful today for my fearless husband who placed his fingers and toes in harm’s way for our safety. 

Thank you Love!!

The 5th favorite person?

Levi and Braden were having a conversation in the back of the car yesterday on our way home from church.  I was only partially listening at first, until I vaguely heard these words come out of his mouth…  “mommy is my 5^th favorite person”. 

Immediately my ears perked up!  I tuned in to the conversation, and this is how the rest of it went…

Braden- so wait… who was your number one favorite?

Levi-  God

Braden- and then?

Levi- Then Jesus!  I told you.

Braden- But who is your third?

Levi- IT’S A SECRET I SAID!

Braden- is it abbey?

Levi- no.. Abbey is my 4^th favorite.

Braden- okay… so mommy is your 5^th favorite, then who’s sixth?

Levi- Michael Jackson.

So, at least I came in before Michael Jackson…. And I’m proud of numbers one and two… but how in the world did little miss Abbey in his class, and little miss mystery girl get ahead of me!!!

The Most Boring Chorus Concert EVER!

Call me a bad mom for saying this… but I just attended the most BORING choir concert.  I know I tortured my parents quite a bit with choir concerts, and band concerts, and musicals, and on and on…. But I REALLY think this one topped anything I put my parents through!  Kyle was the one IN the concert… and look at HIM!

So during the scene with Mike TV, (it was a willy wonka medley) I was reminded of an old Banks family favorite and I popped in one ear phone and watched a re-run of Levi’s TV song…..

And surprisingly…. I didn’t miss a thing.  They were still stammering through the lines in the Mike TV scene!  Yawn.  Here’s hoping for a different extracurricular activity next year!!