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[marezee]

howdy all!

my son Stephen is so funny..he got a baseball bobble head for his birthday from grandpa confused and he calls it a "wobble" head! LOL!
he also got a bug catcher...you know the one with a vacuum?
i told him we had to go so he needed to put it away...he said "ok mom...just one more suck!"
he cracks me up!

 

[Melbelle]

Well we aren't moving right now, maybe in a week or 2 but its not set in stone so right now we aren't moving I want too but hey, God is in control...

 

[marezee]

Well we aren't moving right now, maybe in a week or 2 but its not set in stone so right now we aren't moving I want too but hey, God is in control...

hey mellie mel! what's up with you not moving?
either way, i hope you are well.

 

[Neenie1]

howdy all!

my son Stephen is so funny..he got a baseball bobble head for his birthday from grandpa confused and he calls it a "wobble" head! LOL!
he also got a bug catcher...you know the one with a vacuum?
i told him we had to go so he needed to put it away...he said "ok mom...just one more suck!"
he cracks me up!

My ds got a bug vacuum for his birthday last year.

I can't stand the thing. At the moment it is hidden away somewhere lol. he doesn't really play with it anyway, but when he does I don't like it.

 

[marezee]

all!
yesterday my DH & I took the boys to SPA park for a picnic and play!

we had so much fun! we hiked, played frisbee, tossed the ball, the boys played in the playground, and i even let them wade in the stream! hahaha!
i'm loosening my apron strings a bit! LOL! that is something i would never allow them to do b4. they were too cute! they were so like "are you sure?" "we can go barefoot?" "in he water?" LOL! they cracked me up!

 

[angelsgirl]

Your kids sound very cute marezee!

Maddie is at my parents house today and we have a whole lot of my husbands friends here playing computer games. It is alot of fun!

I made choc-chip biccies last night for the first time ever! They were pretty good for a first time!

Maddie is now sleeping through the nigth which is really nice! YAY for sleep!!!

 

[marezee]

Your kids sound very cute marezee!

Maddie is at my parents house today and we have a whole lot of my husbands friends here playing computer games. It is alot of fun!

I made choc-chip biccies last night for the first time ever! They were pretty good for a first time!

Maddie is now sleeping through the nigth which is really nice! YAY for sleep!!!

yay Maddie!! BTW what are "biccies?"

 

[angelsgirl]

biccies are biscuits or cookies. Sorry... it's Aussie slang!

I also made a chocolate cake... it didn't turn out so good... oh well. It was my first time!

 

[marezee]

biccies are biscuits or cookies. Sorry... it's Aussie slang!

I also made a chocolate cake... it didn't turn out so good... oh well. It was my first time!

oh! ok...that is what i thought they were...just checking! LOL!

i made a banana bread today..yummo!

 

[marezee]

here are some photos of Jake eating watermelon...he bit his tongue, but kept right on eating...after he cried though! LOL!

 

[-~Truth_N_Trust~-]

what a cutie jake is! my kids love watermelon too!

And angelsgirl, good on you for trying! That is one reason why I love staying home, I'm getting really good at cooking, and I love experimenting! I've got an awesome reportoire worked up now that eveyone loves!

 

[Neenie1]

Hey Angelsgirl - A website I really really like for trying new recipes is bestrecipes.com.au I love that site. I go on every day to see if there are any new recipes that I might like to try.

I don't really enjoy cooking but since it's a necessity I figure I may as well just give it my best shot - now baking - that is what I really enjoy but too much baking and well..... yes you fill in the blanks lol. I don't need to be any heavier than what I already am.

 

[angelsgirl]

Neenie... I'll have to give that website a look!
I was looking through my sweets cook book and found that there were biscuity looking things that are called Madeleines!!! How cool is that. I so have to learn how to make them.
The choc chip cookies were awesome. I think I will make them again. But i think i will try a cake that isn't chocolate next time.

Marezee... SO cute!

 

[-~Truth_N_Trust~-]

ooh neenie. I love baking too, I'm a sucker for bisciuts (2 - or 10 - with a cup of tea is heavenly!) I just perfected baking bread, i'm very excited!

And angelsgirl, I have a killer chocolate cake recipe if you're interested!

 

[angelsgirl]

TNT... hmm... if it's that good maybe I should give cakes another go!!! Can you pm/email me the recipie?

Ooohhh... bread. I LOVE fresh bread... nothing on it... just nice and fresh. So soft... mmm. I think i may need to go to Bakers Delight and get some bread now!

 

[Neenie1]

No don't give up on cakes just yet, cakes from scratch take a while to get used to, also ovens vary as well, so you have to get the "feel" for your oven.

 

[angelsgirl]

Ugh... my oven is about 40 years old. Awful thing.
I can't wait til it goes boom! Then I can get a new one!!! (and maybe a new kitchen as well!!!)

 

[faithmom]

Hey folks!

School already starts here in just 2 weeks (the 21st). I am so not ready for summer to end. I've had blast with my kids this summer. It makes me sad that it is ending so soon, and they are growing so fast. Glad I am at home to have these summers with them.

I actually started playing with the idea of finding part time work during the school days, and ya know what, the more I look at it, the less I can see it fitting into my family needs.

Two girls on the verge of periods, my son getting his lip sliced open at gymn class last year and I could be there in 5 minutes to get him to the ER, all the things I pull together during the day to make family time happen at night....kids being at school definitely doesn't make you a non-parent during those hours.

At the same time, I see the economy slowing, and know our lives our dependant upon the realestate market, and I am pulled to find some steady source of income to suppliment it all.

Just thought I would throw that out there...some stay-at-home-mom thoughts.....if you get my drift.

 

[-~Truth_N_Trust~-]

lol, angelsgirl, I'll pm ya! Everytime I make it I get comments, and it gets even better the second day! Actually, I'll probably make one on monday, since tuesday is my best friends b'day and she's coming over for a visit! And I have an old crap oven too, it's on the list of things to replace (that's a long list) and we've run out of money so it'll just have to do for a while! I love fresh bread, still hot with some butter! Delish!

Hi Faithmom, so glad to hear you've had a wonderful summer with your children!

 

[marezee]

I hear ya faithmom. I am psuedo-looking for work at home...not very seriously right now. Jake will not be in school full time for another 2 years.
School starts the first week of september here. i actually cannot wait. i'm exhausted.

this past friday we went to Howe Caverns. the boys loved "exploring" the cave. Nick said "it's creepy down here" stephen said "wow, look at that" (pointing to a huge stalagmite -- or was it a stalagtite?) Jake said "Holy shoot!" hahaha! anyway, it was fun. we bought them each a minor hard hat (the ones with the light on the front).
saturday, we jaunted over to MIL's house. her town was having a town-wide garage sale. DH found a couple of good deals for some tools he wanted, & i found a serving plate for a dime, a snow suit for Jake for $5, a raincoat for Nick for $1, and wooden folding chairs for $2/each (we bought 8 of them!).
then DH decided he and the boys were going to camp out in MIL's backyard! boy, i tell ya! spontenaity is not my strong suit! but i agreed.
long about 11:30pm, Jake started screaming! i think he awoke and was disoriented as to where he was. i could not calm him down. half an hour later, Jake still screaming, i told DH that i was taking him home or no one was going to sleep that night! LOL! so i drove jake and I home and went back sunday morning for DH & the other two boys.
i guess we won't be doing that again too soon!
hope everyone had a great weekend.