Another Addition!

Surprise! I'm downstairs doing God knows what when I hear someone crying and another one saying "Wait Tannah, what's wrong?" I can't remember anything else because i knew the kids were going to clean the Sugar Glider cage. I ran upstairs to hear something to the sound of "it's OK...just wait a minute" so I'm thinking maybe one or both are dead. I had heard noises lately coming from their pouch and I'm still new to this new pet AKA Pocket Pets! All know is we all fell in love with them.

So I get upstairs to the cage and I see Ava, short for Avocado, not only is pregnant but has the baby in her pouch. It's similar to a kangaroo. You just have to check them out online for all kinds of information.I have a couple of pics and I'll get more as the days go by. If you look up how they breed and look, which is ALL I have to go by, you can see the different stages. It's nothing like dogs, cats, horses or even elephants.

I called the person I "thought" I got the gliders from which turned out to be the breeder. She told me I would never have known the gliders were expecting or even that Ava had her babies. They are the size of rice when they go into the pouch to grow and feed from their mommy. It is about 10 weeks before you really see them and notice Mommy isn't just fatter and no there isn't really just one in there! I've never seen/heard anything like it. Daddy, Manny, also plays a huge role. He actually takes care of them so you know there is no way he can be anything remotely close to being related to the male human species!!!!!!

Whoo Hoo!!! Great Wolf Lodge

We finally went to Great Wolf Lodge. We'd planned to go in October of last year to celebrate Tannah and Alyssa's birthdays. Something told me not to plan it around the end of September. I had this sick feeling October was not going to be a good one. Mom passed away that month and we had another baby in the home so when February rolled around and I felt like a real piece of pooh I was so excited the kids got a day off school so we get all the time possible in at Great Wolf Lodge. It's located in Mason next to Kings Island and is an indoor water park/hotel. The time allotted is 1:00 P.M. until 10:00 P.M. the next night BUT check-in isn't until 4:00 P.M. the first day until 11:00 A.M. the following morning. NO LATE CHECKOUT! Never mind the room was $500 for one night and the food was so nasty in the buffet. The water park was a blast! Nothing like it for kids in the winter but someone vomited the first day and my daughter stepped in it. The following day something happened in the wave pool and it had to be "evacuated" at the least until close. The only thing that irritated me was I was sitting on the edge of the pool with Lana and Brandy when a lifeguard came up and told me I wasn't allowed to sit on the side of the pool. I was so tired from my fibromyalgia and carrying one or two kids at at time while watching Tannah, Alyssa and Terra too. Between accidents and strangers, you can never be too careful even if they are 13 yrs. old! Anyway, it was all worth it and I'm paying the price now! Even the kids were so tired they still haven't recovered :)

I wasn't sure what I was thinking when I told each child they could bring a fiend. I also had a set of twins. All were quite good and had a great time. I'd do it all over again but I'd start preparing about a month in advance. It was so funny. I can't remember who it was but one person said to me "Oh that must have been relaxing enjoying the spa life." OMG, I can't even tell you what I said to them!!!

Shopping for Mom's grave marker

What a day. I went to the flea market in northern Kentucky to look at grave markers. Do you think it's about time? I mean it's only been 3 months and I've had to drag myself to do every bit of it. I guess no one is hurrying to do any pre-funeral or post-funeral arrangements. Even when things are all written out on what the wants of the deceased are it's still a long and painful process. If it's anything I've learned is that you have to shop around for everything. People tell you all the time about getting taken advantage of during such a hard time but it's the truth for many reasons. The funeral is so quick you have no time to shop around and the fees from flowers to open and closing, which I thought was the casket but found out is the opening and closing of the burial plot, to the marker are so expensive and pricey if you go for convenience and sometimes there isn't a choice when you are running all over hell and back to get signatures, clothes, pictures and you can only imagine the rest. I had to take a pen and paper both times I had to plan a funeral. I'd never done anything like that in my life so i had to put aside any grieving for the moment and turn myself into work mode believe it or not. Take my sister's funeral for instance. I was so shocked she was gone so soon and unexpedetly and also before my mother that I had to turn the crisis mode into manic work mode. There was no choice. I had 4 kids to take care of and also her arrangements and to top it off.....my sister's hair and makeup! OH YES I DID!!! Hardest thing in my life but I kept hearing my sister saying what she had said to me all the time about her leaving this world some day and that was that I had to do her hair and makeup and that if she looked like shit it was all my fault. I told her I couldn't do that and she said she'd come back and haunt me if not and if I felt a big gust of wind knock me around it would be her. Aw, gee thanks Gayle! I don't recall my mom saying I had to do her hair and makeup but I certainly touched up and warned the funeral director I'd have his ass if she didn't turn out well. I always hated those conversations with my mom and sister about death but now I'm glad we joked and they tortured and teased me because atleast I knew what they wanted...well, sorta!

Mom left it all in an elaborate set up listed along with police escort and limo ride for the family but didn't have it paid for. Gayle just told me as I tried to shut my ears and then made her husband pay for it. Knowing my sister and my mother, it was planned more than I thought at the time. LOL......God I miss them. Even the hard times. Anyway, listen to your loved ones even when it's something you don't want to hear. It may be for you to keep going someday in some strange way.

My 43rd Birthday! ;) OMG......It just hit me!

Look at what the girls made me.....and I also got this beautiful opal bracelet from Spirit Wind...my fav!





























I just got finished up with my birthday...at least for the day. My REAL birthday was Saturday the 12th but I've decided to carry it over to the entire weekend. Seriously, when am I ever going to get the chance to try and get a whole day out of this. If nothing else, I'll have added up all the time and made it my 24 hours. Hey, I have to milk it while I can!








I got up late, well, after I got up the first time I went back to sleep. I woke my husband up to let the dogs out for me...yes, you heard me right! It took a few but again, when am I going to be able to pass the buck again? I woke up a couple of hours later and remembered we had no coffee. Did you see that? NO COFFEE! I don't do that on a regular day. NOPE...wouldn't make it! By the time hubby got back from getting coffee and doughnuts it was so late it was probably time for caffeine in soda form but hey, he is really trying and I've got to milk that one too!








We went to a place called The Front Street Cafe right which is just across the street from the Ohio River in a small town, New Richmond. It is a small and historical place and the people are so friendly. Hubby had an idea of gettiong brunch and then I'd be able to get on my laptop while he took the kids for a walk.....LOL...we ate at about 5:00 P.M. and they walked for about 45 minutes so that explains my late blog!!








By the time we got home it was late and we had to clean the sugar glider cage and get baths in so it was 10:00 P.M. when we ate cake. So here I am at this hour waiting on a pizza to get here. Uh oh, there goes all the healthy thoughts I started out with this year. So now I've decided I'll get my birthday dinner, since brunch was so late we skipped it, and eat one of everything once I figure out what I want. Since I'm vegetarian, I'm going to make it well worth my while and really pig out. I need something to hold me over until next year because this will be over before I know it and I realized today that I've probably passed more tha half my age. I mean it really dawned on me that 43 multiplied by 2 is 86 and that is freaky to know I've reached some turning points in my life. Exactly what this all means is beyond me but it's certainly is "something that makes you go huh?" and that just means I'll be getting it all in NOW!!

Where do I start?! LOL

What do you think so is trying to get across to me in this one?

What a day! I spent the largest part of my time, you know all the bored and free time you have with 5 kids, trying to get a good picture of Lana Jean to send in to Live with Regis and Kelly for their prettiest baby contest. There was a 5:00 P.M. deadline. At around 5:10 I realized what the problem was. Hubby had unplugged the dsl line and Lana Jean had turned off the switch on my computer that allows you to connect to the internet. I am so out numbered here!

JIMO

http//www.wcpo.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=8c857df0-c3f9-4be0-a67b-b40d0ab7fbc4

OK, so I try so hard to keep my mouth shut but most of the men in my life say I can't whether it be my husband, brother or of course an ex you can always count on for great backlashes!!

I was watching the news here in Cincinnati Ohio when I heard about the deer issues we have not just here but in Kentucky which is 5 minutes from me. It seems one city has made it legal to kill them in the city limits. JIMO (just in my opinion) but isn't that a bit spooky?

WOW!!! HAYO??!! (how about your opinion)

I've posted a link so you can check it out. Would you rather dodge arrows or deer?

Happy Anniversary to me...

This one will be quick. Anyone with kids knows you don't do much on your Anniversary if it's on a school night. Where is that snow day when I really need it?
My husband asks what I want to do for this special 9 year event. I'm thinking either he has waited so late he knows he got out of this one or he's just getting old and can't remember ways to stay out of the dog house. Long story short...(drum roll please) we waited for the kids to fall asleep, ordered from the local hot wings place and ate in bed while the 2 babies were asleep in their cribs in our room. LOL and neither woke up! Amazing. Usually Brandy will smell food and it's bottle time. I'm sure I'll pay for that one in the morning. To be continued............

Why Happy Anniversary to me? You know dads get lunch and any other meal they sneak away for peacefully without spills, screams and smelly diapers. This time so did I!!

HELLO and WELCOME to/from Lanakynd of a World

OK, so all that crazy garb on how school was "unexpectedly" starting and guess what.........it snowed and was so cold that school was called off. Now keep in mind my daughter has to be on the bus around 6:50 A.M. but they didn't let us know until about the last 30 minutes of getting ready. I guess they were trying to keep us on our schedule...ha ha...yeah, right. Whatever! Needless to say, it made it impossible to detox crap I'd polluted my body with over the holidays so now I'm officially a day behind. That wouldn't be considered fashionably late by any means. The whole day seemed like a Monday. Then
I had this bright idea that my kids, all except the baby, should go out and get a good snow pic for me. OMG......Hell did freeze over because about 3 minutes into it, Lana Jean decided her hands were falling off and it was time to scream the rest of the day about it.

As I went into the kitchen to make hot chocolate for the younger ones to warm up I noticed my marshmallow bag was on the floor empty! Now which one of my 8 small ankle biters got hold of that? I think you know what I mean when I say Lanakynd of a World or plain old WELCOME TO MY WORLD!! I tell people I'm not making this %#J^ up. I'm thinking I should actually have a reality camera going like everyone else seems to think. I'll have to contemplate this one..;)

What? You have school tomorrow?

OMG! Can you believe it's already over? I came into the bathroom tonight thinking how I had one more day with Terra, my 13 yr. old, and she was getting her hair straightened for tomorrow. I thought we had one more day left to hang out, go shopping, bake MORE cookies.....anything but school! I wish I were one of those moms that can't wait for them to go back but i'm not!

We had such a lazy day I felt food drugged. Why is it all you do the first of the year is start off unloading all the junk food you can? Like you're ever going to be able to get rid of it all. Getting the food out sure doesn't get rid of the temptation and I live 100 feet from Fast Food Lane. We have enough restaurants within arms length to clog up a 1 inch artery!
Anyway, I'm off to try and go to bed and not even close to the time I'd hoped for. Brandy, now 4 months on the 8th, is still up playing and one of the dogs, Osita, is barking AGAIN. I think she smelled my last guilty pleasure....a late night snack of brownie with chocolate chip icecream and most certainly chocolate syrup on top. I'm hoping this sick feeling I have will hold me so I don't do it again any time soon! :( ... I could use some help with these resolutions.

Resolution or New Beginning?

Happy New Year!


It's the beginning of the year and as everyone else I've thought and thought about what I would want to do for 2008. I thought about what I want, need and just have to haves to make this year better than the last. In all my thoughts I kept thinking what was so important and what haven't I tried in the past. Then it came to me....it was easy. In a small moment of prayer to the Angels I came up with Surrender and Release which means I will just stop trying to fix everything I feel isn't what I want and release it. What an easy way to pass the buck!! I can't go against the grain with that so I'll let you know if it seems to be the thing to try. Of course I'll do the usual resolution of eating healthier, excercising and most importantly give my kids the best mom possible but this year I'll be a bit more greedy and think about what I want. I'm going to try to love me again. I have to stop and think if I ever really stopped since I'm still here working on having so much more!! So I'm off to plan my coming back into ME! It'll be a long week with hair, nails, organization of only my cosmetics and anything else that will make it easier to look and feel good for me which I'm told is only better for your family. Actually it's probalby better I start teaching my girls this kind of thinig anyway. What a thing to pass down. Things that make you go hummm :)I'll keep you posted!!

JIMO~HAYO

JIMO?
(Just In My Opinin)
OK, so these are those little thoughts or things that make you go huh?
I'm thinking if I say it's only my opinion, and feel free to chime in on your opinion as well, I can't get into any trouble but only JUDGED! WOW.....let's see what I can find in the future to put out there for us all to elaborate on!!!

HAYO?
(How About Your Opinion)
This is for the nosey side of me or the "who cares" thought. Well, I do and I love to hear your opinion. Let me know!