Here is to you Mindy!!!

I know you told me not to post anymore about the good ol' Bruster's, but I could not resist these cute photos of Caden and his Bruster's Ice Cream. This past saturday was "wear your pj day" and recieve a FREE waffle cone. You really have to wear your pj's or you won't get it free....so we all trecked up to Bruster's...even my parents since they were in town got to enjoy this outing. They gave everyone who came with pj's a HUGE waffle cone even to the little guys like Caden!! I am hoping these pictures will entice friends and family to come visit us so we can treat you to a waffle cone at Brusters. You know you want to come again mindy....I know you do:)

Breaking out the SNOW boots!!!

Well guys, I know you will all laugh a bit, but its worth blogging about for those of us who live in the south:)!!!!

The weather forcast two weeks ago: "there is a chance of freezing rain tomorrow". School closed the night before!! Mind you it got to a low of 40 degrees.

The weather forcast today: 70% chance of snow showers in the mornings and a 50% chance of snow showers in the afternoon.

I wake up to my alarm at 7:30am to look out the window to see our grass covered in snow!! I was so excited. I quickly turn on the tv because Im certain school has GOT to be Cancelled!!! I watch in amazment as I do NOT see knox county as one of the school closings. Its got to be a mistake I think so I continue watching for another 15 minutes while getting dressed and ready to wake elijah for school. Still no closings for knox county. So we head out the door with 15 minutes to get to school (which we live 3 miles from the school). I can't even take the normal route because right outside our subdivision are three seperate cars in the ditch (none related to each other). So I back track which on a normal day adds another 4 miles to the route. I listen to the radio the whole way to the school thinking...they just have to cancel school sooner or later, TN people don't know how to drive in snow!!! It takes me 20 minutes to get Elijah to school after a few slips and slides on the hilly roads and slow traffic and lots of large flakes falling from the sky. I was prety shaken up...I mean I can drive in snow, but you add the hills to the snow and I am not so good at driving in it. Needless to say Elijah was 10 minutes late to school this morning. He happily bounced into school all the while saying "when I get home Im playing in this snow". I reminded him we live in TN and it most likely will be gone by then, but we will see.

I pick elijah up from school and he exclaims "the snow is still on the ground"...."can I play in it when I get home". I look around in confusion at what he considers snow and say "if you think there is enough to play in"!!! So I bundle the kids up in their winter attire (snow coats, boots, mittens, etc) and shoosh them out the door and run to get my camera:) I figured "all" the snow they wanted to play in out back was worth a picture. You got to just love kids and how snow, is snow to them!!! Along the fence line was the ONLY snow left in our back yard!!!

There was this little strip of "snow spots" near the fence that hadn't melted yet and so they were bound to get a good taste of it before it was gone!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY!!

My dear hubby had his 28th birthday yesterday!!! He's about to hit the good 30's soon:) We went out to eat at Applebee's for his birthday (and yes we took the kidos with), but enjoyed our time celebrating his day and then drove over to our Famous Bruster's Ice Cream!!! OH YUMMM!!!!! Ok, some of you have never had this ice cream and don't know what you are missing, so if you are a fan of ice cream like I am you might just want to come visit us:) We always take our company/visitors to this ice cream place. Its fabulous!! Anyway, just wanted to WISH my BABY a HAPPY HAPPY 28th BIRTHDAY!! I Love You!!

Why No Recent Post???

Because life around here is slow and there is nothing exciting to post about!!! I know, boring.
Last week my dear hubby was gone from Monday to Saturday morning due to work. So it was the boys and I all week long...which did indeed get quite long!!! We have however been very blessed to have family stop in to see us. My parents came for a night while making their yearly trip to Florida for 3 weeks. We also had nick's parents, sister and her two kids for an extended weekend over Presidents Day Weekend, and this friday my parents are traveling back thru on their return trip to Indiana so at least I have had a few things to look forward to. Nick is going to be super busy with work and the new expansion that is going to take place in a few weeks, which means I will basically be a single parent. SOOO, over Elijah's school spring break the boys and I plan to head to my parents for 10 days!! Yippeee....I can hardly wait.

Yeah thats about it with us....maybe soon I'll be able to post something fun that we have done, or enjoyed doing. I'll keep you posted:)

Dinner and a Show

Well my dear husband got me tickets to a Valentine's Dinner and a Show. It was last night and we had a nice evening away from the boys. We had a candle lite dinner and then a concert done by the new pop artist Britt Nicole. It was pretty empty as Im sure most "new" artist's concerts are, but she did a great job and needs to keep up the work she is doing for the Lord. Here are a few pictures that nick took(we couldn't use flash so they are not the greatest).

7 Facts About Me

I got this idea from a friend(neighbor) and thought Id give it a try and thought it might be fun if you all wanted to do it too, so I can enjoy getting to know my blog buddies even better:)

Fact 1: Since Nick and I have been married we have moved 6 times. From Cincinnati OH, to Lafayette IN, to a new place in Cincinnati OH again, to a new place in Lafayette IN again, to Mahomet IL, and finally to Knoxville TN.

Fact 2: The first thing I notice about someone when I meet them is thier hair. Im always out seeking for a new hair style(this goes for girls only of course).

Fact 3: I didn't play sports in high school, but I did sing in the choir called "Melodyaires".

Fact 4: I love to be outdoors. Whether that be swimming, water skiing, snow skiing, gardening, bungee jumping, hiking, boating, camping, canoeing, or just laying in the sun:)

Fact 5: My dream is to build our own house on a farm (lots of acres) out in the country, have a few small pets(outdoor of course), with a swimming pool out back and lots of room for the boys to play.

Fact 6: Before I had children I despised chocolate and shopping??? I know, what was wrong with me???

Fact 7: I have a phobia of Frogs. I would gladly take a spider(as long as its not a black widow) over a frog.

Have a wonderful day y'all.

Confessions

Well I liked Ann and Jenny's blog of their confessions and so I thought Id add to that by sharing mine. Don't we all have them?? Maybe some of us have it worse than others, and maybe there are those rare ones out there that don't have any?? If you are one of those, please leave a comment on how you have that perfectly clean house and yet raise children:) Id love to know your secret!!!

Here is the pile of laundry that is cleaned and waiting to be folded. Its been there for 24 hours!!! Thankfully its only whites which are mostly socks and towels which dont' mind if they are wrinkled:) Im pretty notorious for a left over "last load" forget abouts. Meaning, I do well with getting most of the laundry upstairs and folded and put away, but there is always that white load I tend to forget about and may even leave in the dryer the whole week until I open up the dryer to put in the following weeks wash and viola "there are clothes in the dryer". Opps. This is our bathroom...I know, it looks like its just MY bathroom. I am once again leaving it look this way more often than not. I mean, whats the use of putting it all away just to get it out again the next morning?? Poor nick has no room for his toothbrush and deoderant:) (what else does a guy have to clog up the bathroom counters?)Oh and now we have Elijah's room. He is really into playmobil. Im thankful he found something he can enjoy, but wow...all those little pieces(and you think lego's are bad??) This stuff is so tiny that I dont' even see it when sweeping sometimes and opps...there goes another piece. I do not make Elijah clean this up everynight since it stays in his room....but I do close the door often so I don't have to look at it.Last but not least....the toy room(bonus room). This is where we spend the majority of our family time (minus the kitchen) and you will notice that this is a "clean" picture. Thats right....this is the only room besides the kitchen that if it is not clean before bed I can hardly sleep. I make the boys clean this nearly everynight. I have let it go a night or two, but for the majority this is the room that MUST be cleaned before bed, before snack, before baths, before anything. In fact it will be the middle of the day and I walk into this room and it will be a disaster...like a tornado went thru. I immediately make the kids clean up everything except the one item they are currently playing with. I know, call me mean, but thats how much the mess can bother me in this room.

So anyway, there you have my confessions. Sure hope you enjoy and share a few of your own so I don't have to feel like such a pathetic mom:)