Picture Perfect

It is again that time of year were I have to drag everyone in for the group photo.  There is nothing worse then going to get pictures taken.  I first got everyone dressed, curl Mary's hair under she proceeds to through a fit because she likes it plastered to her head with absolutely no lift, then on to Liliann she wants one tiny braid in the front of her hair-exactly what every mom wants on there child's picture.  I fight argue and my final statement is when you are paying for pictures then you can wear your hair however you want.  We them compromised pulled back sides and then curled it she thought it looked great hair sprayed and a couple shakes and it was as flat as a pancake, exactly were we started.  Danny boy I went his hair down throw in a little gel and perfect.  Everyone is loaded in the car and I go to the computer to print my coupon only to find the Internet down, I try the next computer great get on the website and the printer is frozen, just before throwing the printer through the window back to the first computer Internet up and printer works great on my way.  

We get to our dreaded place the mall and there are no parking spots what is everyone doing at the mall on a Friday afternoon?  We get in there I try and straighten out every one's hair we get one..two..shots and that is about it for all the kids together Danny starts crying the girls are distracted by the toys, I am wrestling Danny to sit still while snapping fingers at the girls to sit still and smile.  The gal finally says with a little doubt in her voice I think we got a couple of him smiling.  Great I think we are done lets call it a day.  Next is my favorite part the picking and choosing and the hole in your pocket it leaves as you think did I order enough for everyone and what did I even order.  As I am picking pictures I pull out my coupons and Danny grabs it crumples it up and says garbage?  I find myself in a tug of war with Danny over my coupon that is going to save my $5 finally I got it, then pull out my other coupon set them all out pick out all the pictures between yelling at Danny to stop hitting the baby with legos and the girls to get the lego buckets off there heads and stop marching around acting like robots.  Finally check out and run as fast as we can to the car and hope next year everyone will for sure will sit still and smile perfectly.

Another day in paradise

Here it is a Monday afternoon, three days of puking and diarrhea, there is nothing glamourous about being a parent.  Danny's mouth is like a scratched record it just keeps repeating and repeating and he hasn't quiet figured out how to unstick it.  Danny is on the uphill swing now.  Mary is in bed sleeping between cartoons and doses of tylenol she still thinks she is okay to run around stop puke in a bucket and then wonders why she can't play with friends.

Liliann told me today great another day of being bored.  She called a couple friends to make play dates later in the week then her final call to Papa to see if he could play and she found a taker.

Craiger lives the dream today waking up at 6:30 45 minutes after his alarm and then asks me did you turn my alarm off??? Does he know me, when have I ever woken up?  Then after a shower and dressed off to work.  He will then arrive shortly before 6:00 home after riding our lovely Spokane Tranit bus system and walking in his long sleeve pants and long sleeve shirt in 100 degree heat home.  

I sit her thinking I should really run or shower it is almost 4:00 in the afternoon and I am still in my pajamas and haven't done a thing except take a two hour nap with everyone else after shipping Lili off.

I thought by starting a blog it would be something new and exciting we just got a new computer so I wanted to test out all of the features so far I am doing well.  I downloaded music which I haven't ever done before, but now I know how that can add up quickly especially if you click on a wrong song you can't return it.  I have a couple explicit songs by Flo Rida?? is that even right...whoops, I am sure I will learn some new dance moves and words.   Keep posted for new and exciting events I hope this gets more exciting as time goes on.