Here We Go Again

My little yard sale buddy and I were at it again this morning. We didn't find much today, but picked up a few cheap things. Baby Jaws found some toys because clearly, we don't have enough of them already.

A Peterbilt truck with trailer for only 25¢. Hubs said he's seen these at a local store for $15 so we got a great deal.
Tonka motorized crane to add to our crane fleet for only 50¢.
I found Big Brother a pair of Arizona Jean Co. jean shorts for $2.
A pair of Vigoss jeans for Little Miss Priss for only 25¢.

Wow

You just have to read the post Butterfly Catcher at Steph Won.

Yard Sale Fun

After Hubs and Big Brother left this morning for work and school, Baby Jaws and I loaded up to go hit some yard sales.

I just loved this print and it was only 25¢. When I got home, I Googled the name in the corner, Anton Pieck. He was a Dutch painter and artist born in 1895. I looked at quite a few of his prints online today. I enjoyed reading about his life and works.

I also bought a Ball Mason Jar that I need to clean the sticker off of. And I really like this blue bowl.

These were too cute! An Eggo Model T and Raisin Bran Model A. I got both for $1. I thought these would be cute in Hub's office since he restores Model A's.
I'm not a basket person, but I loved this one. I may put it in the kitchen or maybe even the bathroom.
This was my favorite! I saw this box and just had to have it. I don't know what it was about it, but I love it!
I'm going to clean it up and am not sure if I'll do anything to it or just leave it as is. When Hubs saw it, he said it looked like an old ammo box. I told him I don't care what it is, I just think it's cute.
At another yard sale, I found some great clothes for Little Miss Priss. I got all of the clothes below and a few toys thrown in for only $5. Sweet!

Bobby Jack fleece pants that say, "Lalala" on the leg.

A couple of cute t-shirts.

Abercrombie hoodie.

Abercrombie jeans.

Five pieces of clothing for only $1 each. Yeah, I was happy!

Cute File Folders

I'm on a big organizing kick, which is a good thing since my house is a mess. I found an idea for making decorative file folders at Elegant Crafts and Homemade Gifts. I thought this was a cute idea since we have so many papers coming into the house that we need to keep, at least for awhile.

I dug through all my scrapbook paper and found a cute piece of kids going to school. I totally cheated and didn't cover the entire file folder. Who's going to care about the inside anyway? I don't.
Here is my finished product that I've already began filling with Big Brother's important school papers like his schedule and teacher contact info. I'm going to be making more for other important papers. Now I'm on a mission to find a cute file box to hang on the wall in my kitchen, which I'm planning on painting next week.

What Did You Do At School Today

Big Brother came running off the school bus again today with a big smile on his face. This has been a daily occurrence since the first day of school. Everyday I ask him what he did at school that day. Though he's only in kindergarten, most days I already get the standard, "I don't know."

But today he was very excited to tell me, "I pooped at school and wiped my own butt!"

I laughed and joked, "Did you stink it up?"

He laughed and said, "Yeah, it was a big turd." Then in a more serious voice, "But I didn't say that at school."

Kindergarten

Today was Big Brother's first day of kindergarten. He met his teacher Monday night and got to visit his classroom. So this morning, he was excited and ready to go. I, on the other hand, was not so ready. Don't get me wrong, I am excited for him and am so glad he loves school, but it makes me sad how fast he is growing up right before my eyes. It seems like only yesterday he was just learning to walk.

I packed his lunch, set out his backpack and rest mat and he was off. I took pictures of him before we left school, on the way to school and even more when we got there. When we got to his classroom, I took a picture of him with his teacher and he was pretty much done. He was ready to get to work. He walked to his table, sat down and started coloring the picture at his seat. I took a few more pictures and finally let him be the big boy that he now is. He was ready for me to leave so he could do his own thing. I was happy as I left seeing how happy he was. I thought to myself, I'm not going to cry this time. But by the time I got to the truck, I was crying because my little boy isn't so little anymore. When did he get big enough to go to kindergarten?

I just knew he would have a fun day. He had been looking forward to riding the school bus home and was all smiles as he stepped off. He loves kindergarten and I love my kindergartener.

"Day by day, nothing seems to change. But pretty soon, everything is different."
-Bill Watterson

Cucumber Salsa

We made this cucumber salsa for dinner tonight to go along with our turkey tacos. I found the recipe at Food.com, formerly Recipe Zaar. We have so many cucumbers and tomatoes that I've really had to get creative lately. This is our salsa in the picture below. Ours is rather chunky because that's how we like it. It was really good and went well with our dinner.

I Don't Want to Know

I found a spoon in Baby Jaw's potty. Like I said, I don't want to know.

Happy Birthday Big Brother

My baby turned 5 today. I can't believe this little guy is growing so fast. He had his special day planned out for us from the moment he woke up.

Dinosaur pancakes with birthday candles.

He had opened all of his presents before breakfast except for one. He walked outside and yelled, "My 4 wheeler!" and took off.

He even took Baby Jaws for a ride.

He had his standing birthday lunch at Chik-Fil-A.


Eat More Chikin!
Dinner was his favorite: Texas Roadhouse. He loves it for no other reason than he thinks it's cool that he can throw peanut shells on the floor.

He wanted to sit in the birthday saddle, but didn't want them singing to him.

He ended the day at church sharing his dinosaur cupcakes with all of his buddies. All in all, he had a fun 5th birthday!

Laundry Success

I found half of a granola bar in Baby Jaw's PJ shorts. I'm just thankful I caught it before it went into the washing machine, although as I've said before, I've washed worse.

Five Quote Friday

Can you imagine a world without men? No crime and lots of happy fat women.
~Attributed to both Marion Smith and Nicole Hollander

A man snatches the first kiss, pleads for the second, demands the third, takes the fourth, accepts the fifth - and endures all the rest.
~Helen Rowland

It takes a woman twenty years to make a man of her son, and another woman twenty minutes to make a fool of him.
~Helen Rowland

Men want the same thing from their underwear that they want from women: a little bit of support, and a little bit of freedom.
~Jerry Seinfeld

Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men.
~Frank McKinney "Kin" Hubbard

Mommy Brain

I had a severe case of Mommy Brain this morning as I was making a bowl of cereal of all things. Big Brother and Baby Jaws both wanted Cheerios. I had filled their bowls, set them on the table and went back to the fridge to retrieve the milk.

I walked back to the table, took the top off the milk, heard Little Miss Happy Go Lucky yell, "TEA!" and thought, what a strange child.

Then I noticed it. I was pouring brown liquid into Big Brother's Cheerios. The look on his face was nothing short of sheer terror. It's as if he actually believed I was going to make him eat the tea covered O's.

He was relieved when I told him I'd dump it and make him another bowl with actual milk.

Better Than a Hallelujah

My friend sang this at church a couple of weeks ago and it made me cry. I love it!

Sn-oop

Big Brother had a crappy day today. A few bouts of diarrhea and a few changes of underwear later and he was feeling better. After dinner, he was standing in the living room and sneezed. The look on his face was priceless. He started yelling, "Oh, I pooped my pants!" He was half shocked and half disgusted that his big sneeze had set off another poop.

And being the loving mother that I am, I laughed.

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff

I'm behind, which is nothing new for me. But since summer is here, I'm really behind. I feel a little guilty about not posting daily on my blogs. I love to write and it was a nice goal for me to have-this blogging every day.

I'm not going to sweat it anymore though. I'm spending more time with my boys and that's all that matters. We've had the best time this past week. We went to the nature center one day last week. They got to go to bible school with Pa and Gran. They got to go swimming with their cousin. Saturday, we had a BBQ and fireworks at PaPa and Mamaw's house. Sunday, we did more fireworks at our house. Yesterday, we all loaded up and went to the zoo, including Daddy.

I'm going to enjoy the rest of my summer with my sweet little guys. I'm not going to worry anymore about what I have or haven't posted. I'm going to relax like my little monkey friend here, but not before I share some zoo photos.

That's the life!
Big Brother was very impressed that Kevin from UP strolled by us.
Baby Jaws is my little animal lover so he got along great with the goats. It cracked me up that the goats kept cracking him up!
I can't believe that Big Brother actually touched the snake. He was quite brave!
So for the rest of the summer, I'm going to have fun like these little guys. I just wish I had the energy of an otter or of my boys for that matter.

So Long T-Ball

Big Brother ended his last season of t-ball Monday night. Next year, coach pitch. How did my little t-ball player grow up so fast? He's my little major league all star in training.

A Blessed Weekend

I absolutely loved the Beth Moore conference I attended in St. Louis over the weekend. It is something I will never forget. The praise team and everyone singing along was awesome! Beth Moore and her message was awesome! It was just awesome to be a part of it!

Come Awake

Five Quote Friday

Friendship isn't a big thing - it's a million little things.
~Author Unknown

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job.
~Laurence J. Peter

Constant use will not wear ragged the fabric of friendship.
~Dorothy Parker

A true friend is one who thinks you are a good egg even if you are half-cracked.
~Author Unknown

A good friend is a connection to life - a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world.
~Lois Wyse

Momma's Getting a Break

I'm excited I get to go to St. Louis this weekend with my girls from church to a Beth Moore conference. I will miss my boys tremendously, but it will be a blast!

I asked my boys (including Hubs) what they would be doing while I'm gone.

"We're going to sit around in our underwear and eat watermelon."

Lovely.