Ahhh...Memories

As I just put a load of laundry in, I was thinking, "man, I wish my dad still lived here because we wouldn't have laundry piled up."

You see, my dad was "asked to change his residence" (as he puts it) back in, oh...2005, I think. Of course it was the best thing that could have happened to him. In the town we live in, most of my family lives pretty darn close. Dad actually lived right around the corner from us. We told him he could stay here. Granted, this was BT (before triplets), otherwise I'm not so sure we would have stayed!

My dad is a clean man...not that I'm a filthy pig, but his laundry is always done & it doesn't look like anyone lives in his house. While he was residing here, I became pregnant with the trio. Dad took care of most everything. My laundry was done & he made sure to keep Nate & I fed...very well! We all gained weight while he lived here. He'd make a late night run to Marsh & get us junk food. Geez...now that I'm walking down memory lane, I have thought of a few stories. If you know my dad, you know he is hilarious...a huge cut-up, life of the party, doesn't act his age, etc.

He & I were watching the Super Bowl. Nate was running the sweeper. Nate isn't much of a sports guy, he's very much into music & playing his guitar. Dad looked at me & said, "I think Nate is the 1% of the male population who is vacuuming during the Super Bowl." I don't remember who was playing that year, but I jumped up off the couch to scream & I got in trouble :-). I was a few months along with trio & it scared Nate.

Okay, 2nd story: We have a half bath off the kitchen. Nate & I were sitting in the kitchen when dad when into that bathroom. We heard what sounded like a "normal" pee. Then we heard, "psssss (this is my pee sound), pss, ps, pssssssss....pause.................pssssssssss, ps, psss, pss, & so on." I looked at Nate & said, "Is that normal?" He said, "Shan, that isn't normal, your dad needs to get his prostate checked out." A few minutes later dad came out. Nate & I were dead quiet & dad looked at us & then busted laughing. He had been pouring a cup of water into the toilet to make it sound that way. It was soo funny!

So I guess the purpose of this post is to let you know that I miss having someone do things for me. I can't keep up! Wish I had enough money to hire dad as my housekeeper.

Our Day

Well, it's Monday, people. We started the day with poop-fest 2008! Yea, yea...who crapped the crib? It isn't fun anymore to bet because we all know who crapped it. Today it was Jasper (Shock, I know) & Jonah. And they must have done it thru the night because it was caked on to Jonah's hands....dried & all. Do you know how hard it is to get dry poop off? And the room...oh my lord, the room...smelled like a dairy farm. It was bad.

So before breakfast or anything, everyone got a bath...separately of course. I didn't want each of them to have to wash in the other's poop. See, I can be sweet at times :) After breakfast, I stripped the beds & washed down the cribs with some bleach water. I'm getting pretty darn good at putting sheets on.

I loaded them up in the van & we went to the bank & to Taco Bell. I took a few pics of them while in the drive-thru. Do we know how to live it up, or what? After I put them down for a nap, I crashed on the couch. I'm convinced that I would still be sleeping on that couch if I didn't have a husband & kids. I suppose I'll take those cute faces over sleeping any day.



Okay, I know my kids are pale, but the boys look like Marilyn Manson...minus the ugly face, red lips & black eyes. They definitely aren't this pale.



I woke up to Nate pulling in the driveway. He was home early from work. Good thing I told Hector, the Gardner, to leave in case Nate came home early! The Comcast guy came to install our new Internet, phone & TV service. It is going to be a little bit cheaper per month, so we changed. I had to get the kids out of here because they were in & out of the house & the trio were trying to escape.

I packed them in the Choo-choo & we went for a walk. I decided we had better make it a long walk, so I walked down to see my dad at work. He works about a mile away from us. He's a supervisor on 2nd shift & I knew he would be there. I called him up & told him we were coming. He grabbed the choo-choo & pulled the kids around the factory. And of course he told everyone they were his triplet grand kids. I, of course, had to take a picture. Dad was moving pretty fast, so the pic is kind of blurry.


On the walk back home, I decided to throw out my smokes & beer in the field. Geez people...stop littering!





We got home & played out back since the Comcast guy was still here. Iz threw a tantrum because after 20 minutes, I stopped pushing her on the swing & helped the boys. We came inside & cooled down. It was time to run to the store, fix dinner & put them down. Ahhhh..can you hear that? Silence...except for the dishwasher running. I do have to say, it was a beautiful day here.

They think they are so clever

Last night I was loading the dishwasher. The kids were in bed & Nate & I were cleaning up the front room & kitchen. I went into the front room to get their sippy cups. I couldn't find them. I went back in the kitchen to make sure I hadn't already took them in there. Nope. So I begin to hunt for them. I looked behind the couch, in their big toy box, under the sofa cushions, behind the gate in front of the TV, on the widow sill...Nothing! Then I remembered they had taken the register cover off. Now this thing is freaking hard to get off. Our carpet is sooo thick & the register cover is old & really fits well into the floor. But alas, they managed to take it off. I put it back on later in the day.

I called for Nate & asked him if he knew where there cups were. He said No. I said, "They had the register cover off today. Do you think it's possible they could have put them in there?" He said, "yea, it's possible." We take the cover off & Nate reaches his hand down & pulls out two cups. He says his hand won't fit any farther. So I put my dainty, petite, soft, beautiful hand (hee, hee) down the register. Didn't find anything. He told me he didn't think I was reaching far enough. So down I went. And I struck Gold! I found the last sippy. I didn't realize how fun it was to play "Where in the world is the sippy?"

Yesterday's Nap

I snapped a few shots from yesterday's nap. When I went in their room to get them, Jasper was the only one still asleep (probably because he had been screaming for the previous hour and a half). The first thing I saw was Jonah dancing with his shadow on the wall. It was so cute! When he heard me come in, he turned around so quick, like he had been caught doing something bad. I wish I could have gotten a pic of that.

I look over at Isabel & she has her clothes on PLUS a shirt that was in a sack by her bed. I've been buying clothes for next summer that are on clearance. The bag was by her bed & she must have pulled it to her & got this shirt of the hanger. She had one arm in it.

So I look over at Jasper & he is so precious just sleeping away. I took his picture. And then, I noticed something.....his shorts were on his arm. And then, I looked down & there was his diaper. Darn that Jasper! Luckily, no poop or pee.

Isabel/Dolly Parton

I usually pull Izzy's hair up on her head since her bangs are growing out. A couple of days ago, I did it while her hair was still damp. When I took it down at bedtime, this is what it looked like...

HOW HYSTERICAL IS THIS? I lost it when I saw what it looked like & ran & grabbed the camera. And of course, she posed & posed. Why doesn't she do that when I want some pictures where her hair doesn't look like a wig? I immediately thought of Dolly Parton from the movie, "9 to 5". And for some reason, I want to call her Lois. Iz just looks like a "Lois" in this picture.

From the Words of Jenny from Forrest Gump

"Dear God, make me a bird. So I could fly far. Far far away from here. "

This sums up today.

Labor Day

For Labor Day we went to my sister's house. We had a great time! It was a nice, hot sunny day. There were lots of people & TONS of good food! The kids played outside in her nice big yard. My boys, however, were obsessed with her front door. I'm not sure why, but I'm pretty sure people were sick & tired of having to dodge them.


My nephew Trevor...look out ladies!

He has such beautiful blue eyes!

My beautiful niece Kayla...chasing Jonah down the hall

Mamaw, Papaw & Nick (nephew)

Headless Nate with our girl, Izzy

Papaw & Nick

Will jumping!

Jasper & Pa

Jasper & Will

Jasper

Jonah & Jasper playing with the door

Jonah in Ashley's hallway

Oh my word! Is that...Peyton Manning?? Nah, it's just my BIL, Aaron


My brother, Lee & his hot wife, Amber. They are going to make me an aunt again!

Side profile of Amber who is 3 months pregnant! Yippie!

Isabel True