You Were Expelled?!

Last night my dad was talking on the phone with each of the kids. When they were finished I got on to say goodbye and my dad asked me if Ireland got expelled from school. I told him no and this is the story that unfolded.

Dad: Ireland said she got expelled because some boy called her a name and so she hit him in the face.

Me: Did you believe her?

Dad: Not at first, but she was adamant that this happened and she never changed her story so I was not sure.

Me: laughing.............no, she did not, she is pretty funny.

Dad: Tell her I am going to get her back.

We ended the conversation and I went in laughing to tell James. As I am telling him the story Parker bursts out in hysterical laughter saying 'That was me!!!!" He had pretended to be Ireland pretending to have been expelled! I laughed so hard, but nothing like Parker! It made his night!

I called my dad back to let him in on the joke. He said that he was going to get Parker back. We will see if he is successful. The joys of having a jokester in the family. My mom would know (my brother and hers), my grandma would know (her husband and son, grandson and great grandson). I guess our family has no hope!

I Hope No One Was Watching!

Last night I was working with the beginners at gymnastics when Parker came up and informed me that he and his friend accidentally locked my keys in the car. I would like to point out that they should not have even been in the car. This had to be taken care of quickly because in less than an hour I had to take Parker to soccer and then go the the Back to School night. Plus, I did not want to have to pay the after hours fee. My friend in the office called the locksmith for me and he came out pronto to fix the problem. $55 that I would have rather spend elsewhere. The problem then got bigger. I was informed that Parker and Cameron tried to open the door by putting a metal device in the lock and when that didn't work they tried a plastic spoon. The plastic spoon shattered in the lock thus rendering it completely useless. Did I mention that I broke my door clicker so I can't unlock it automatically? The only way in is through the back door. As a side note it is going to cost between $75-$100 to fix that particular problem.

So, on with my story. This morning I was at Pep Boys fixing something else wrong on my car (the lock still is not fixed yet) and I asked the workers not to lock the car when they were finished. Of course, being just like my children, they did not listen and locked the door. Now, I can climb in through the back window, but today it was full of boxes and toys to take to our new house (yes, we are moving....again) and so to get in I had to climb over said boxes. They rose almost to the top of the car, so there was a little wiggle room. I climbed up, and promptly lost a shoe to the great outdoors. Now that I was up to the top I had to get down to the bottom of the second row. Unfortunately, being so high up I slid down, face first, like I was going through the luge! I squealed as this was happening and I am sure I looked absolutely ridiculous! I then had to hop on one foot to go and find my flip flop that flopped to the ground. I know my face was beet red and I tried to avoid looking around, hoping that no one was watching. This better not end up on YouTube!

Where Am I?

Last night, around 10:30-11:00, I was sitting in our family room watching t.v. I heard one of the kids get up and come walking down the hall. It turned out to be Kearney. She was looking really confused and disoriented. I told her hello and asked her what she was doing. She just kind of looked at me and started playing with the waistband of her pants. I asked her if she needed to go to the bathroom and she turned around and walked in to the kitchen. Our family room is connected with the dinning room and kitchen. Kind of a wide open great room with a countertop in the middle. I stood up to see what she was doing and low and behold I saw her with her pants down, the garbage can lid up getting ready to sit on the garbage and go to the bathroom! I started yelling her name over and over and I ran over to get her. I guided her in to the bathroom while telling her that was the kitchen she was in. I was laughing so hard! She sat down (on the toilet this time) and finally started to wake up a bit. I told her what had just happened and she sheepishly started to laugh. I was laughing so much! It cracked me up. I know it has probably happened to all of us. We wake up, are disoriented and can't figure out where we are or what is going on. I am sure when she is older she will be thrilled that I posted this, but it really was great!

Yuck!

Yesterday Kearney and Ireland and I were sitting out in the car waiting for Kylee to come out of the gym. Kearney had leaned up by me and all of a sudden a gross smell came drifting through the car. I wrinkled up my nose, looked at her (she was so guilty and you could see it by the look on her face) and said "stop doing that by me!". She giggled and then Ireland said "She does it all of the time at school". Apparently, during class, while surrounded by many students (there are 4 to a table), she just passes gas left and right! She doesn't care who is there! She laughed and laughed as Ireland told the story and was completely unrepentant. I tried to tell her how gross that is and that people don't want to be smelling her, but I don't think she cares! Yuck!

My Loss

For my birthday this June I hinted to James (told him) that I wanted a Kindle. I was pretty positive that I was going to get one and then James made a comment that made me sure he was not getting one. I remember thinking that if he didn't I was going to go out and buy me one. Well, on my birthday I was informed that I was getting an IPad! I was excited because I got all that went with it in addition to my Kindle! I loved it and so did my kids. Well, today, it slipped off of my lap and the screen busted in to a million pieces! I was talking to James on the phone (he is in Tucson) and I broke down. I was missing Utah and really not wanting to be away from family and then I added the loss of the IPad to that. I could not stop crying! I went in to the store where I bought it and found out that we had purchased an accident protection plan. Whew! The only problem was that almost as soon as we had purchased the IPad I realized all of the things that we could not do on it, and our computer was so old it wouldn't do anything. So, today I upgraded my IPad in to a MacBook Pro. I really do like it, but I am not able to have a kindle on it. The one thing I really wanted for my birthday is now gone. All of the things that I can do on this computer are great, but I can't read my books! I was in the middle of a wonderful book, and I am stuck not finishing it! So now, I am telling the kids to hint to James (i.e. tell him) to get me my kindle as a present for Christmas. Keep your fingers crossed!

So Bummed

I thought my kids school started on the 29th of August but I just found out it starts on the 22nd. Do you know what this means?! I have to go back to California a week early! I am not sure why, but that week seems like a big deal to me. I don't want to go back then. Here are some of the things I am going to miss. My family, a race that my sister and I were going to run (this would have been my first race....sob), my family, my baby nephew being born, my mom and sister-in-law's birthdays, less time in El Centro with James gone (he is going to Tucson for work), my family, the cool weather and did I mention my family? I am really bummed about this. So bummed that in am close to crying. 4 more weeks is all I have left. :(

Picture This

I have a story I would like you to picture. A day with 8 children. During the day there is playing, fighting, teasing, screaming, crying, laughing and sometimes complete disobedience. The children are out swimming in the warm summer sun (you know it is not in El Centro because I did not say 'hot summer sun') when one of the many is getting a lecture from their mother. In the middle of said lecture the child turns around and just jumps in to the pool. The mother, having lost all patience jumps in to the pool, fully dressed to haul the child right back out. As she is jumping in she hears gasps from all around, one of which came from her mother, the child's grandma. The mother throws the child to the ladder, (really, it was not a throw because water is up to the child's chest, so it was more of a push) and unceremoniously hauls the child out of the pool and reads them the riot act as well as the other 3 that belong to her about minding, not screaming and fighting. One of the nieces says "Aunt so and so, did you know that you jumped in to the pool?". Haha. Welcome to a moment in my life.