A silly survey!

What bill do you hate paying the most?
--Car note

Where was the last place you had a romantic dinner?
--The Whistling Swan in Sturbridge,MA

What do you really want to be doing right now?
--Yard clean up and finishing the swing set.....Hubby is NOT on the same page though!

How many colleges did you attend?
--0

Why did you choose the shirt that you have on right now?
--Because it matches my pants.

What are your thoughts on gas prices?
--why are they going back up??

First thought when the alarm went off this morning?
--no alarm, but..I thought "wow, the babies slept late!"

Last thought before going to sleep last night?
--I'm tired!!

Do you miss being a child?
--No, not at all!

What errand/chore do you despise?
--laundry and dishes

Get up early or sleep in?
--I'd rather be up early....get a jump on the day!

Favorite lunch meat?
--Roast Beef

What do you get every time you go into Wal-Mart?
--Diapers

Beach or lake?
--Lake, but I'm not going in the water!!!

Do you think marriage is an outdated ritual?
--Absolutley not!!

Sopranos or Desperate Housewives?
--Desperate Housewives.

Have you ever crashed your vehicle?
--Ummm.....Yes, a few times! LOL

Ever had to use a fire extinguisher for its intended purpose?
--No.

Ring tone?
--I don't really use my cell phone

Strangest place you have ever brushed your teeth?
--In a public bathroom at a campground.

Somewhere in California you've never been and would like to go?
--I've never wanted to go to California.

Do you go to church?
--No....I used to.

At this point in your life would you rather start a new career or a new relationship?
--Career

How old are you?
--29 forever!!

Do you have a go to personality?
--I don't think so??

Are you where you want to be in life?
--Sort of....I'd like to have another car and maybe a part time job.

Growing up, what was your favorite cartoon?
--The smurfs!!

What about you do you think has changed the most?
--I have way more patience now than I did with my oldest son.

Looking back at high school were they the best years of your life?
--NO!!

Are there times you still feel like a kid?
--Not really. Sometimes I feel younger when I compare myself to other mothers.

What was a “fad” you remember from your childhood?
--Curling my bangs. Big bangs....why,why,why?

Did you ever own troll dolls?
--Yes

Did you have a pager?
--Yes

Where was the hang out spot when you were a teenager?
--The lake

Were you the type of kid you would want your children/friends children to hang out with?
--No, not really.

Who do you think impacted your life the most?
--My Father passing.

Was there a teacher or authority figure that stood out for you?
--Mrs. Johndrow.....She told me I was a good reader and upped me a level.

Do you tell stories that start with “when I was your age”?
--Oh Lord, yes. I've turned into a "real" parent. LOL

Triplets and a warm sunny day.....Life is great!

We've been pretty lucky around here I guess as far as the weather goes. My kids have the worst cabin fever! And I have to admit...so does Mommy. So needless to say, we go outside every time the sun is shining. Unfortunately we have really rainy spring seasons here though. So one day it's 65 and sunny, and the next it's 40 and raining. Rain is my enemy at this point. I haven't gotten really good at coming up with things to do in the house with the kids. I should be by now, but i'm not. If we take crayons out, there are 3 little monkeys coloring on everything. If I take the play dough out, they're all eating it. Luckily it's homemade and it can't hurt them but ewww! it must taste like pure salt. I don't know why they like it but they do. So I'm just praying for good weather every night before I go to bed. Here are some pictures from the other day when it was almost 70 degrees out! It was a big tease......but we got the most out of the day!

Oh, and by the way.....Emma doesn't have a black eye in the picture. She actually got stung by a bee right under her eye! Can you believe it? It's only April and bee's already? It must have been a cold confused bee. At least I know that's she's not allergic to bee stings now! And her eye is doing much better. You can't even see the sting anymore.

The letter F........Family

I got this from my cousin Jennifer's blog and she got it from http://thisfamilyof4.blogspot.com/. It's such a great idea. You should go check it out. This week the letter is F.

At the risk of copying Jenn, (sorry) I have to say the letter F stands for family for me too! They are my life! My kids and my Husband mean the world to me. They are my entire world.

Back when Josh was little, I worked full time and we were on our own. He was my family. Once I met my Husband our family grew and changed for the better. Now, once the babies were born, wow....that really changed everything. It changed how I looked at life. My new goal was to be the best Mom and Wife I could be. I didn't have to worry about work anymore (thanks Babe), I could just put all my effort towards my kids.

I actually wanted to have more children because I didn't want Joshua to ever be alone. My Cousin Ricky had a big family and all the kids had each other. I admired that and wanted that for myself growing up. My Husband also has a somewhat large family, so mine grew that way once we got married.

So my Husband and I decided to go for it and have kids. We weren't counting on 3, but thank God for those 3. They have completed our family! And I really have been working on looking at those little moments, those little things that make kids and family all worth it. I'm not going to lie, it's hard sometimes. I tend to get caught up in the day to day. But i'm working on it! And participating in the Alphabitty Moments makes it a whole lot easier!This is a WAY old picture....but I think this is the only one of all of us together. So just imagine 2yr olds sitting on our laps. Hehe!

Haircut!

Ok, I know that Brett's hair has been out of control for a long while. He has more hair than Emma. But my Husband finally took him last night to get it cut! Woo Hoo! No more bangs! LOL. We've had 2 bad haircuts and I was a little worried so I just put it off. You won't believe how a "hairdresser" can hack a poor little boys head! But I finally had to take the chance yesterday and sent the boys off to the barber! We were at the park yesterday and Brett couldn't even see! His hair was in his eyes the whole time. And when the wind blew.....forget it! Either way, here are the before and after pics of my little man.

My crazy but predictable day!

THE QUESTION IS, "WHAT DO YOU DO FOR WORK AND WHAT ARE YOUR DUTIES"?

My job is a MOM! It's one, if not the most important job anyone can have! If you ask me.My duties are as follows:
My day starts out at 6:15am. I go directly to the coffee pot. I take a couple of sips then it's off to my 13yr olds room to wake him up. I drink my coffee while returning to wake him up several times. I then get the babies things ready for the day. Cups, breakfast, diapers, etc... I take another few minutes to myself. I then go to the living room and vacuum the floors. I have this thing with dirty carpets. It makes me nuts!!
At 7:45 or so, I go get the triplets up. I can be exhausted, miserable, or just plain pissy and that ALL disappears when I walk into their room and see their faces! There's nothing like hearing three toddlers all yell MOMMY! They are the only ones that will always be happy to see you!
Once they are out of bed, I change all 3 diapers and usually some clothes too. There's also nothing like a baby soaked in pee at 8 in the morning! LOL
I shoo them all over to the table, we have breakfast, Mommy cleans up breakfast off the floor, table, chairs, and the kids. Then we get dressed and have some play time.
Repeat all above at 11:30 for lunch.
12-12:30 is long awaited NAP TIME!!!! Woo Hoo! Two hours of complete silence. I love it.
2:30-3pm naps are over, and it's more diapers and then snack. If it's warm, we go outside. If it's summer we stay outside all day.
My Husband comes home from work at 4:30pm and then it's dinner time.
I feed the family, clean table, chairs, floor, and babies!
Then Daddy has some play time with the kids while I do stuff around the house.
Finally.....Baths, more diapering, then bedtime.
THAT IS MY JOB! SAME THING ALMOST EVERY DAY! (In FULL detail) Hehehe.

Outside Fun!

All the kids love the swing! We had fun just swinging together. Brett's cheeks are chapped....i'm applying lotion 3 times a day. It's not helping too much. There's another reason to be happy that winter is coming to an end!

Spring is here????

It's been a few days....Brett is still sick. He's got the runny/stuffy nose still. He acts fine though. We'll be back to the doctor next week to find out what's going on.

We had a GREAT day here today. It was in the 60's! Woo hoo! I took the kids out this morning for a walk. It was the ONLY time they were quiet all morning. Once it warmed up a bit, I got Daddy and Uncle Glenn to bring out the slide and bikes from the basement. The kids had so much fun. They've had cabin fever something fierce. So has Mommy! So we got to play, ride bikes, and have lunch outside today. We all needed that. It's been a long winter that's for sure.