We went to church tonight for community game night.  We always like getting together with our church family to have dinner and play games.  It’s some good eatin’ and some pretty great fellowship.

Joe(11) caught a roach and dropped it on the teen’s table.  It was awesome.  Kait(14) was the only one who didn’t freak out.  She calmly picked up the roach and handed it to Joe.  She then apologized to her freaked out friends for her prankster brother.

It was fun. 

Then somebody threw up. 

Sigh.  Yeah – it was one of my kids.

It’s all fun and games till somebody gets sick, ya know.

She said she was my friend.  She came over, ate dinner with us, invited us to dinner, hugged me, commented on my blog, etc…

She said she was my friend.

Then she gave me a crock pot. 

Traitor. 

Oh, beautiful crock pot.  You’re simply gorgeous.  My counter looks so lovely with you sitting on it.  I want to use you.  I want to create something delicious for my family in your spotless white pot. 

But, alas, I’ve found your flaw. It’s no longer a secret that you’re too small.
As one whole pot you fill up just fine. But you’re split in two and that won’t work for my family of nine.

No, I’m not meaning to rhyme.

So, now I have to justify keeping you, which is not an easy thing to do.

Okay.  That time I meant to rhyme.

What I mean is…
My friend, Becky, sweet, sweet Becky, gave me a really awesome crock pot because she couldn’t justify keeping it.  I really, really like it and I don’t want to not keep it. 

But, I already have a crock pot.

Dang.

My current one, though not as pretty, or not pretty at all, holds more than the new one will.  I can’t come up with a good reason to find a place for it in the kitchen when we’re moving into a camper trailer in the spring.  There’s no way I can find storage for 2 crock pots in an camper, and it’s silly to keep the smaller one. Right?

Please tell me how I’m wrong.
Jessica, help!

Four giveaway’s in four days!  It’s a four in four week!
we’ll be skipping Sunday

Day 1 -

I like yogurt.  Even more than yogurt I like frozen yogurt.  I also like the idea of something creamy being “whipped”.

Enter Yoplait Whips.

I received this package in the mail and I was thrilled!  We needed a bigger bag cooler for our Monday homeschooling co-op.  My kids made popsicles immediately with the little popsicle holders then played around with the color changing spoons, which didn’t actually change colors.  That’s okay.  They’re plastic and sturdy and we like them just fine.

But, what I was really happy about was the free Yoplait Whips yogurt. I hadn’t tried these before and just knew they’d be awesome.  So, my daughter and I took the coupons to the store and picked out our yogurts.  I got the lime and she got a strawberry cream I think.

Yes, they were good.  They were really good. 

I meant to freeze mine to taste them frozen because they’re said to have a frozen yogurt taste but I couldn’t wait and downed mine straight from the fridge. 

And I was happy.

Now you get a chance to experience it all yourself!  My Blog Spark has generously given me an identical package to give away to one of my readers. Yay for you!
This package includes what you see in the picture:

• 1 red cooler
• 1 set of popsicle makers
• 1 set of 12 color changing spoons (mine didn’t work but we still like them)
• 2 coupons for free Yoplait Whips!

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I enjoyed a smiling baby in stripes.

Yeah. It was a good day.

I’m not going to join Facebook already!

It’s like Sushi – everybody claims to love it even though it’s slimy and has an odor. I’m starting to feel like my Grandma who refuses to get that “online thing”.

I’m just not into it.

Nope.

That’s all.

I just ran across a website.  I thought it was a joke at first but it appears that it’s not.

VHEMT.org.  The Voluntary Human Extinction Movement

They are actively practicing:

Phasing out the human race by voluntarily ceasing to breed will allow Earth’s biosphere to return to good health. Crowded conditions and resource shortages will improve as we become less dense.

Sorry to be so blunt, but…  are they stupid or something?

While they’re creating nobody to pass their views on to, I’ve already created 7 to whom I will pass on my views. 

Pause.

Got logic?

Oh My Seven did this.  I thought it was awesome so I’m doing it too. 

I’m such a copycat.

I can’t change a tire.
I can’t imagine life without my kids around.
I can’t remember if I’ve told you a story or not.  So, I might tell it again.  Sorry
I can’t watch a movie over and over again.  Well, I can, I just won’t like it.
I can’t see well at night.  Seriously, It’s bad.
I can’t tolerate disrespectful children.

I can do the butterfly.  I swim very, very well.
I can justify any stupid thing I do.
I can build a website from scratch.
I can nurse a baby and change his diaper. At the same time. 
I can cut my own hair.
I can do nothing apart from God.

I won’t lie just to make friends.
I won’t eat sushi again.  Not ever.  Don’t even think of putting it on my plate.
I won’t ever give my family’s secret white cookie recipe away.
I won’t allow my children to date casually.  Ever.
I won’t change the way I live because you tell me I’m weird.
I won’t eat the yellow Skittles Crazy Cores.

I will try harder.
I will tell you the truth if you ask.  So, be careful what you ask.
I will eat all the ice cream.
I will wear my own style.  Even if nobody gets it.
I will walk in the rain. Barefoot.
I will eat hot dogs and like them.

I shouldn’t eat all the ice cream
I shouldn’t get angry over spilled milk.  Or broken glass.
I shouldn’t be so judgemental or assuming or suspicious.
I shouldn’t use so many commas.
I shouldn’t just assume you know I love you.
I shouldn’t make so many excuses.

I should have friends over for dinner more.
I should read more books.
I should be more sensitive.
I should learn to change a tire.
I should think before I speak.
I should have a bowl of ice cream.

Now, let’s see yours.

Posted By Kait

We’re sitting in the Graham Crackers trailer. The sun has finally come out after the 2 hours of rain. I’m playing with Pops, Mom and Mrs. Graham Cracker are talking about kids or something, my dad’s laughing at something Mr. Graham Cracker said. All the kids are outside, except for me and the babies. Sam’s taking a nap.

Sis walks in and asks to put on her bathing suit.
“What? No” Mrs. Graham Cracker says to her daughter. Then asks, “Whhyyy?”

“Because the guys are playing Slidey Slide, and and I don’t want to get my clothes wet.”
“Slidey Slide?”
“Yeah. And I don’t want to get my clothes all wet and muddy like theirs”

Silence.

“This sounds like a picture moment, Kait” Mrs. Graham Cracker says to me.

I agree. I grabbed my camera off the Graham Crackers counter, and follow her out the trailer door, wondering what nonsense my brothers and their friends were up to now.

We go down the small hill to where the lake meets their back yard and look down the lake’s shore. This is what we see.

Yeah. Wow. Apparently Slidey Slide translated is: Slide down this nasty slimy mud hill into the fish-poop-filled, littered lake. I wonder how much they accidentally drank? Ick.

When we got there they were just in the mud, getting their feet wet a little as the slid down. Then things got really messy. It’s funny; you’d think they’d do the worse while the parents weren’t looking, but with them it was just the opposite! They didn’t start actually getting into the water until after we showed up.

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They were a mess.

Bud came around and saw what was going on. He very carefully slid down down the hill, put his foot in the water and tip-toed out. At least he tried to.

Beebo tackled him full-force, though you can’t tell from the pictures.

They were all having a great time. It was funny to watch them tackle each other.

Mother got some video of them, I think. I should find out. Maybe I’ll put it in the video I make!

In the end we had to hose them off. Pops was peeking out the window saying hi.

And Guys found this frog, who was named Murdock.

It was an awesome day.

I told him, “Sam, you can’t be Spider Man and Bat Man at the same time”.
He pushed the Bat Man mask at me again and said, “PLEASEHELP, Please?”

How could I resist him? He’s entirely too cute.
I helped him don the mask and he said “dankyoo” and smiled big.

So, I guess you can be Spider Man and Bat Man at the same time.

At least if you’re two anyway.

Dialogue by Ben, age 4.
with a more than a modicum of excitement…

“Dad caught a fish.  It was really, really big. 
It was huge!”

As he held out his hands in demonstration, he exclaimed, “It was THIS big!”

And you can see that this is no tall tale just by taking a look at the pictures.

In Ben’s eyes, every little thing dad does is great.

And I think that’s great.