Cheerio my wee lil lass

I'm feeling anything but cheery today. I decided on this new background for Christmas because it was just that; cheery. I've been a bit on the raunchy side lately and i'm a little embarrassed to admit it. Even with Christmas coming and as much as that makes me happy, i've just been in a funky mood. I think it's working retail. And possibly not getting enough sleep. You see my friends, I work at Kohl's part time and though I mostly work the ad set (which is the team who changes all the signs in the store to reflect that of the sale... which there is one every other day at Kohls, seriously) I also said I would learn the registers and do whatever else since Sean doesn't work fridays. I thought "why not?" hmmm, i'll tell ya why not, it is ruining a little of the Christmas spirit for me. I'm already a little sick of Christmas music since it started the day after Halloween, and people are so consumed with "stuff" it's sad. I got the priveledge of working black friday, which I do normally shop on (mostly for the crazy people watching and of course some of the dealios). Working that day and seeing how people can act, over stupid stuff they don't need anyway, twas sad.

I'm also always tired partly due to working late hours and also due to my obsession with not being able to stop reading once I start. I'm currently reading a series about 2 sisters in 18th century Scotland. They are both in love with the same guy, who just happens to be their cousin and drama ensues from hence forth. The books have the gayest of names though, so I was not sure about reading them. The first was called Thorn in my Heart, the one I am reading now is called Fair is the Rose, and the last (which Sean endlessly makes fun of) is so dorkishly called Whence Came a Prince. I know, I know, but "judge not lest ye be judged"... eh, eh? The story is also from the Bible. It's the story of Leah and Rachel, which I am not familiar with at all. Though the writer obviously added to it and put them in 18th century Scotland. It's very good though, it's very much full of love and faith most of us could never imagine. Their morals make me feel like a slacker. Almost everything they do and say revolves around God or is in his name, etc. 'Tis interesting to say the least. Did I mention you also are almost reading a different language? She uses all the scottish dialect and even has a dictionary at the end of the book to refer to, which would have been great to know when I read they first book. Really though you can figure out what things mean within the context (unless you're an idiot, of course). I keep finding myself thinking the way they speak. Anyone else do that? I remember when I was reading all the Harry Potters I did the same thing as well, I believe I even wrote a blog or two and ended many o' sentences with a question. As the British do. What a nerd I am. Anyway, if you are looking for a good read I think they are very good.

On that note of nerdiness... I went to the midnight showing of New Moon with my mother in law, 2 sisters in law, 4 of my sisters, 3 of my neices, some of their friends, and my friends Jessica and Michelle. It was fun and all the eye candy was good, even if it does make me a pedophile! We also went to Z Teja's before for some good eatin! I don't believe i'll be doing a midnight showing again, since I didn't get home and to bed until 4 in the morning. That's just too late for any sane person.

Pictures of the bonny lasses:

Poo poo ON the potty

Should I be mad or glad? Glad that she listened to me and LITERALLY pooped on the potty, or mad because she literally pooped ON the potty?

I just had given them a bath in my bathtub because they think it's fun because it's big and has jets, (though Phoebe's afraid of them). I was blow drying Feebs hair and just before that had her sit on the potty to make sure she didn't pee on the floor (little did I know pee was the least of my problems). While i was doing that Daphne was dancing naked on the toilet so she could see herself in the mirror. Next it was Daff's turn for the blow dry and Phoebe copied her and was dancing naked on the toilet. Well... while blow drying I smelled something stinky... I turn it off and over walks Phoebe. I say "Did you poop somewhere?" she says "On the potty". How could I be mad when it was so funny and she was so proud of herself?

I think I'll be clarifying and from now on saying "poo poo IN the potty".

Oh well, she's cute and an avid reader:

If I were KING of the foreeeeest.

I never posted our kids pictures from Halloween because I couldn't find that memory card. Well, found it, and let the story begin; We went to Toys R us for a trick or treat thinga ma bob, they got some pretty awesome treat bags (and though we already have some I took them anyway). They also got random things like basketball cards, fake tattoos and stickers. Daff got a Deron Williams and a Spud Webb. Remember how short he was and he was awesome! (He was only 5'7!) Then we went over to a used car place that was doing a trunk or treat, them providing all the candy. I know what you're thinking "hmmm, shady" right? I said that to my friend too, but it was actually good, they gave out Mikly Way Midnights!

We then went out to my moms (and dads) so she could see the kids in their costumes and so we could get our tradiontal popcorn ball (they were good too, I ate 3 of them) and then I took the kids trick or treating by myself while Sean went to the Ute game. Loser. Kidding. I really didn't care, after going around our block and the next cul-del-sac they had enough and just wanted to go home and eat some candy.
When we got home they ate their Dortios and had Capri suns (someone gave that stuff out) and I let them have a couple pieces of candy before we settled in for a movie. Watcher in the Woods. Have you seen this movie as of late? It's pretty freaky! We watched it while trick or treaters were coming and going so it took a little of the edge off. I was suprised they even slept through the night with no nightmares and no one (daphne!) getting into our beds.

It's now not even a week past Halloween and the candy is almost gone. I think I just might have eaten as much as the girls. I'm waiting to go into a sugar coma. I've been chowing it down like a mad woman. I even have a cavity right now, but I know to just not chew on that side. I'm sure by Saturday we will only have a few pieces left. pathetic!

8 kids!?! Blasphemy!

2 nights ago while eating dinner we got on the subject of another baby (why I don't know, since it's not at all possible at this point, since we already nipped that one in the bud). I asked if they wanted another baby (not that we let our kids make those kinds of desicions) but just to see what they said.
Faye: "No, babies are boring"
Daff: "Yea, we jusy like 2 year olds"
Faye: "Yea, Phoebe is fun because she can do stuff. Babies just lay there and cry. AND that would be a lot of kids. (in a whisper) Nellie has a lot of kids huh?
Daff: "yea"
Me: "They only have 5. What about April? She has 4?
Faye: "Well Nellie has like Chloe and Keenan and Finlay and Quinn and Axel!"
Me: "I think she wants another kid too, so she would have 6."
gasps!
me: "Dad's family had 6 kids and guess what? Mine had 8."
double GASPS!!!
Daff: "that's too many kids!"

The dreaded Diane!

I forgot to ever post this:


We were going shopping a week ago with the girls and they asked where we were going. Sean said "Well, you girls have been bad lately so we decided to trade with another family who has 3 boys".
Faye: "Are you kidding?"
Daphne: "NOOOOOOO! I don't want to go"
Me: "i'm sorry, but we are just going to try it out for a while and see if we like boys better. Plus you have been really naughty lately."
More moaning and crying.
Faye: "But mom, what if they don't like my name and they name me Diane or something?"



a few days later:

"Mom, can I have a peach"

"no, it's only 10 in the morning, wait for lunch"

"Jesus want's me to be healthy MOM!"
-daphne

Adult Halloween partay!

We had a lot of fun and I almost peed my pants!