Celebrating Cyber Monday

It's the first day of buck season. Ben and Kurt have been out since about five am. They're heading home shortly to hunt closer to home. No luck on bagging a deer so far.

We spent the holidays at my parents and with my sister, Trish. She took some family photos for us. I'm delighted since the last formal photo containing all five of us was four years ago (or thereabouts). Enjoy! :)

Seriously?

Ok, I can be fanatical...I even have a werewolf howl as my ringtone...but, seriously? These are just...goofy.

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and Volvo??

I'm dyin' here. Though, winning a Volvo could be nice.... ;)
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The Countdown is on

In 18 short days, I will be enjoying the midnight showing of New Moon... In December, Rob Pattinson is on the cover of Vanity Fair. VF oh so kindly shared a few outtake photos from the shoot/interview. This one's my fave. sigh.

Enjoyable. :)

Ah, well...can't quite figure out how to really post from the phone...had a good time trick or treating with the kids, though!

Scrapbooking Heaven...

Due to popular demand, I am biting the bullet and updating my blog. You know, it's funny how it all ebbs and flows. Sometimes...like during the summer when I'm off work, I have all kinds of time to devote to the blog. Other times, it just seems hard to scrape together the time to update facebook or the blog. It's about to get easier, though. Kurt just ordered this puppy for me!

It's the Samsung Rogue. I am a happy camper. I can see I'll be updating my Facebook from my beautiful new phone wherever I happen to be. :D

I spent the whole day yesterday scrapbooking with friends. Such a blast! We have such a great time. I scrapped around 35/40 photos, which is pretty good for me, I must say. I really really need to get a scanner. I can't really share any of them without one. I scrapped all three kids, of course, but my favorite layout of the day was about my crush on Robert Pattinson. Hehehe! Yes, I know I'm creepy. I enjoy that about myself. :D

The kids and Kurt and I are hanging in there with the "sick" season in swing. I've had some kind of miserable throat, headache, sniffles thing hanging on for a couple of weeks. I start to get better then get miserable all over again. So far, though, everyone has avoided the flu (knock on wood). Our flu shots from last year are probably still helping a bit. We're getting new shots this friday. Of course, they're not the H1N1 shots. Our doctor's office hasn't even gotten those in. I know there are some confirmed cases of kids in Ben's class, so I really hope that he manages to stay out of the line of fire, so to speak.

We're getting ready to participate in our town's Halloween Parade next weekend. The kids are SO excited. Annie is going to be a witch-fairy, Megan is Minnie Mouse and Ben is a knight. I've decided to be a lady just out of the shower, with a bath robe, back brush and shower cap. I would have liked to have us all coordinate with each other, but the children are too darn independent to go for that. I really wanted Meg to be Little Bo Peep and Annie a lamb. I'm still campaigning. I haven't given up yet. They can always save those other costumes for next year. Anyway, it's gonna be a hoot! Kurt hasn't decided what to be. I put my foot down when he suggested electrician or hunter. Gimme a break! He better come up with something quick, or I'm going to be picking for him....and I knoooow he doesn't want that, roflol!

Happy Trick or Treating!
Angelina

A-OK

Everything's A-OK with Ben. The "abnormality" on Ben's EKG was actually nothing to be concerned about, according to the cardiologist at Children's. I had a gut feeling everything was going to be fine. :) The week is moving a little too quickly for comfort here. I have so much to get done before we all head back to school. Three kids in three different buildings this year. It's going to be interesting!

Speaking of stuff to get done, I need to get these kids into bed. The free-wheeling summertime bedtimes are over, lol! Meg was sooo cranky tonight. She burst into tears a few times, and I know it's just that she's not used to being woken up at 6 am, bless her. Annie had a sleepover at her great grandmother's and slept in plenty, so I don't know what her excuse was, but, ayayayai, that kid can screech when she wants to. Both the girls wanted their nails and toenails done today, but other than that, the trip into the city and housework, I didn't get much done today, at all. The day was gorgeous, and I wish I'd spent more of it outside. I did hop around on the trampoline with Megan a little bit. :)

I don't know how soon I'll post again. I have a lot to do and not a lot of time to do it in.
Til then,
Angelina

The Numbers are Official

We're back from the kids' physicals and Ben has officially gained....drumroll, please....twenty-one pounds!!!! since May. :O Shocking! I had actually originally typed in nineteen there, then when Kurt got home, he reminded me of my basic subtraction skills, lol. OMG...can you believe that someone his size/age could gain so much weight in such a short amount of time?!! And, according to the doc's height/weight charts, he still isn't in the "overweight" category, which just tells you how skinny he was before. If any of you have seen the iCarly show, Ben does a wicked impression of Gibby's shirt-off dance. HILARIOUS.

Turns out Ben only needed the Chicken pox vaccine. It was Meg who ended up with the tetanus...and three others, too. Poor thing. She was not happy, but she was very brave.

Now, I'm waiting for a call from the cardiology department at children's hospital. The doctor did a screening EKG on Meg and Ben because of my history with Wolfe Parkinson White Syndrome, and, apparently, Ben had an abnormal EKG. Cause, you know, the kid just doesn't have enough on his plate right now, right?!! Anyway, the cardiology dept wants to see him tomorrow morning at 8:30. I'm hoping, of course, that it was just a malfunction of the equipment or something. So keep your fingers crossed and say a prayer with me.

Til next time!
Angelina