I now know why...

I now know why my mom always burnt our grilled sandwiches.

Mike left yesterday night. So today, I've been on my own. After church the kids were starving. Since it is a bit chilly out, I decided to make grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup. While I was preparing lunch I told the kids to take off their Sunday clothes. Simple enough I thougt. Well, Rylan took off his clothes and his diaper. I had two sandwiches on the grill, and decided to diaper him after they were finished. (I'm sure you can see where this is going.) I turned around just in time to see him pee in the middle of the kitchen floor. I ran and grabbed a towel to quickly clean it up. Then I hear "Ëww, poop," I turn around to see that Rylan has pooped on the floor, and Opie is running off with it. I chased Opie down, disposed of the poop, and my sandwiches are now burnt. Mom, I have new respect for you.

The Plan

As everyone already knows, Mike got a job in Houston. Now the big question is 'what is our plan?' Well here it is...

Mike is going to drive to Texas on Oct. 18th, and stay with his sister, Jennifer, for a little while, while he gets started. I am going to continue to work for now. My boss has agreed to let me work from home part time (USA people, don't spread this please). I have two people that are going to help me with the kids. Nanny #1 is going to come in the morning, and get the kids up, feed them, get them ready, send Corbin to school, and work some educational crafts and activities. I will then come home and feed the kids lunch, and put them down for naps. Then nanny #2 is going to come over and help me clean and cook dinner while I finish up working from home. I am really excited about my help. Without them, there is no way that I could take care of 4 and work. I am hoping that I will still get laid-off, but that is only a hope. In the end, we expect to save a little before I move, so that we can afford to buy a house.

I'll keep you posted on how things are working out...

Oh, Happy Birthday Mia!

Birthday Bonanza

We have had a plethera of birthdays as of late. Here are some of the pictures from the parties. We started with Rylan, and ended with Tyler. My Boys are now 7,4, and 2.

Well, I could only find the pictures for Rylans party. I'll look for the others later. Corbin thought that Rylan's birthday party was boring. We only had cake and played at the park, so I made sure he liked his party. We played a balloon game, had a waterballon fight, made homemade rootbeer (which was really gross, but the dry ice was cool). We had cake and presents, and then we broke open the pinata. Who could ask for more?

octagon log house

Saw this house when house shopping in Houston area.

http://picasaweb.google.com/agardunia/HobIe#

Busy Night

Well, I dropped Mike off at the airport tonight. He is going to Houston, for his interview. We hope everything goes well. After I dropped Mike off, I took the kids to McD's to grab a bite to eat and play, and go to the bathroom twice (with four kids that isn't an easy task). We then came home and Corbin did his homework while the others played, and then he mowed the front yard. We came in for quick baths, put the youngest 3 down, and Corbin and I spent the rest of the evening reading. Busy Night! Now, I have a house to clean. I am going to really miss Mike this weekend.

Local News

Anna saw this article that was in our local paper. I was amazed.

http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20090918/BREAKINGNEWS/90918007/-1/SEVENDAYS


Here is a link to their site.
http://www.pedouins.org/index.html

Moss Park Camping Trip

Trying to start a fire so we could cook our tin foil dinners

Trying to pet a friendly bird.

Doing some blurfing.

Mom and baby

Rylan eyeing breakfast.