Four reasons you should never let your 3 year old take pictures

Any Questions

Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me

This just so happens to be the song that is stuck in my head. I was playing it over and over in my head at around 2:30 am as I lay in my bed trying to fall back asleep. Lexi's coughing and Diesels's fever from teething equals a bad nights sleep for mom. The kids actually sing this song all the time because it was on the Chipmunk movie and let's face it, it is pretty catchy :)

If I could turn back time...

Two weeks ago we sent our hard drive to a place I think in Minnesota (I forget now) anyway they are suppose to be really good. We were referred to them by Windermere's computer guy. So basically you send them your hard drive and your email address. They look at the hard drive and get whatever they can off it and then email you the files they found and how much for each file. If they find nothing then it costs you nothing. They emailed Wynden and they found NOTHING. The next step is $600 and that does not guarantee that they will find anything. Needless to say we are stopping now. One years worth of pictures lost. Sad. I wish sometimes there was a small rewind button that we could push once a year. On the positive side of things because I try to find something good out of every situation. I am behind about a year and half on each kids scrapbook and with so little of pictures to scrap, I clearly will catch up a lot quicker don't you think :) I am grateful for my blog, looking back on it I do have at least some pictures.

Deep thoughts

What I can't stop thinking about....
1. PF Changs - Wynden and I were able to go overnight to Seattle this week for a meeting he has once a month. I love this restaurant. My favorite is the double pan fried noodles they are so good. I would seriously consider moving to Seattle just so I could be closer to this place. Ok so maybe I'm getting a little carried away, but I do love their food.
2. The treadmill key - I traded our 3 times used treadmill for a washer and dryer (the front house needed a dryer), but I can not find the key for it anywhere and it is driving me crazy. I know it is somewhere, where I said to myself don't forget you put that there. Clearly with the amount of brain cells I've lost in the past 8 years due to childbirth and pregnancy I should never say that to myself.
Things that make me happy...
1. An extra 50% off the lowest clearance price at Old Navy - I went downtown with Suzanne on Thursday and much to my delight that was the sign on the door of Old Navy. I went to Old Navy in Mt Vernon on Saturday and same sign. Love it!
2. Hallie and Karlee are playing so well this morning. Hunter and Lexi are both at school and Diesel is sleeping, so this is helping me get important stuff done like this blog entry :)
Have a great weekend!

Being in labor is hard work!

The other day Diesel had a doctor's appointment, so I had Josie and Gillian come stay with the kids while I ran him in for his 4 month check-up. He by the way is very healthy and growing like a weed. He is off the charts still for his height and 75th percentile for his weight. When I got home Hallie runs up to me and the first thing that she says is "Karlee sleeping" and she seems to find this very funny. My first thought was that they were playing house and Karlee was pretending to sleep. When I asked where Karlee was everyone said upstairs playing. Apparently she was playing house where she was pregnant and was going to the hospital to have the baby, which was Lexi's room. When I got upstairs, sure enough there she was on Lexi's bed fast asleep. The funny part was that she fell asleep during labor notice the baby is still in her tummy. I wish that I could had taken a nap when I was in labor with the kids :)

You know you're a Redneck if...

This past weekend we went on a road trip to Montana for Wynden's cousin's wedding reception (they were married in November and were just now able to have a party). We left at 4:00 am on Thursday and got into Missoula around 12:30 pm. Wynden and I were shocked at how well the trip went. We only stopped once and the kids behaved better than a normal trip into Bellingham :) We stayed at a fabulous hotel with a water park and breakfast buffet (what else can you ask for). We ate way too much, shopped quite a bit, and just relaxed. The reception was on Saturday. We reconnected with Wynden's Aunt Judy, Uncle Darryl, cousin Diana and family, Uncle Dick and Aunt Carla, cousin Benji, and the new bride Andrea and her husband Shaeleesh (he's East Indian). We really don't see Wynden's dad's side of the family much or his mom's side either, so it was a nice little reunion. The ride home went just as smooth, with only two quick stops. Montana seems like such an easier way of living. Wynden often times talks about moving there and how life would be so easy.

1st day preschooler

Karlee started preschool last week and she loves it. She was so excited that when I told her to hurry and get in the shower she didn't complain or anything like she usually does. We are carpooling with my friend Cheryl and her son Josh, so once a week I will only have two kids at home or two kids running errands in Bellingham...which financially could get me in trouble if I have it too easy when I am shopping :)