Sleep

Why is it that the more you sleep the more tired you are? I've gotten almost adequate amounts of sleep the last two nights, but I'm really really tired today for some reason. Even with a one hour nap I'm still fairly out of it and feeling really lazy. One of those seeming oxymorons that we probably won't ever understand. It might also have something to do with the fact that I haven't slept for more than like 4 hours straight in several months. *Sigh*. Some day I'll get to sleep again. Probably just in time to have another baby and start this process all over again.

Punkins!

Last night we carved punkins with our dear friends the Wardle's. I don't know why but I've always really enjoyed carving punkins, especially cleaning out the innards. A lot of people (mom) think that the insides are gross, but I think that they're interesting, and kind of like the slimy texture with slipper seeds in there. Anyway, I carved a spider on Noah's and a gravestone on mine. I did my own pattern for the first time in years instead of using one of the patterns you get in the kits. I had great ideas.....they just didn't work out very well. I ended up piecing both of them back together with toothpicks because I cut the wrong places or just didn't do things quite right. Zander used a pattern and made a raven sitting on a skull. It looks really really cool. Steph has trick or treaters on her, and Craig....did something really cool on his. I feel bad that I can't remember what it was. I do remember that he had a giant sized punkin and his pattern ended up being really small. And we thought it would be cool if he added a moon to it. It looked really cool, whatever it was. LOL. I'll post some pics of them after they're lit on Friday night, if they don't rot and fall apart before then.

Noah Pictures

We took Noah to get his picture taken a few Saturdays ago. He wasn't exactly happy with this idea.....
We did get at least one happy baby picture though!

Baby Mama

Funny funny movie! Probably more so if you've had kids. Zander do good.

Little Kids

I've never thought of myself as a baby person. Growing up I never really did any babysitting. The first time I was REALLY put in charge of any child was probably Brennen, and he's not even 3 yet. So sometimes it seems crazy that I have a child myself, and am planning on having another one eventually. Tonight we had the pleasure of watching Marshall and Brennen, and yes, it was a pleasure. Of course it helps that B is a remarkably well behaved child, but still. It was just a lot of fun to have a bunch of little kids in the house. Noah and M are only a few months apart, and they were very interested in each other. I'm really excited for when they're a little bit older and can really play together. It'll be really cute.

Galoon!

Every year Zander's whole family goes to Lagoon togther towards the end of the season, but this year it got missed. And I was pretty bummed about that. So we ended up going last night to Frightmares with our good friends Craig and Steph. It was so much fun! We only did like 7 rides in 5 hours, ate some greasy rubbery over-priced theme park food, and just about froze to death, (it was only just over 50 degrees), but we had a blast. Zander and I did a fair amount of frolicking around the park, and showed the Wardle's our true spastic selves, a side that we usually don't show in public. Susan and Frisco were so kind and stayed home with Noah too, so it was 7ish hours of some much needed freedom from any semblance of responsibility. Seriously though I got really chilled while we were there. We got hot chocolate on our way home and had the heater on, and I was still cold enough to wear a few layers of pajamas and a pair of socks.

Now I understand that sometimes it might be hard to find a babysitter, or you want the entire family present for an outing, but Frightmares (especially when it's that cold) is a completely inappropriate place for little tiny kids. I saw a ton of kids all bundled up and sucking on their bottles and binkies. I think it was way too late and cold for them to be out like that. Most of them looked fairly miserable, and like they just wanted to be home in their nice warm beds.

Memorable Lines...and noises

-Nay then! (Luca)
-I...I...I......I already licked it. (Jenna, Jeff, Luca)
-Redbull gives you wings! (Luca again)
-You hit me in the muscle (Me)
-I'm never going to play with you again! (Ashley)
-I just can't wait to get my pants off (Stephanie)
-Attention: SHUT UP! (Radio Station, Dan)
-Boo! (Trevor)
-Shma (Blaine)
-And look back there, I have short arms (Mama)
-It squoke! (Me, Triana)
-Garbanzo, garbanzo BEANS! (Joseph)
-Bleh-ler (Fred)
-Are you talking? (Melissa)

"The Special Two"

I've hardly been outside my room in days,
'cause I don't feel that I deserve the sunshine's rays.
The darkness helped until the whiskey wore away,
And it was then I realize the conscience never fades.
When you're young you have this image of your life:
That you'll be scrupulous and one day even make a wife.
And you make boundaries you'd never dream to cross,
And if you happen to you wake completely lost.
But I will fight for you, be sure that
I will fight until we're the special two once again.

And we will only need each other, we'll bleed together,
Our hands will not be taught to hold another's,
When we're the special two.
And we could only see each other, we'll bleed together,
These arms will not be taught to need another,
'Cause we were the special two.

I remember someone old once said to me:
"That lies will lock you up with truth the only key."
But I was comfortable and warm inside my shell,
And couldn't see this place would soon become my hell.
So is it better to tell and hurt or lie to save their face?
Well I guess the answer is don't do it in the first place.
I know I'm not deserving of your trust from you right now,
But if by chance you change your mind you know I will not let you down
'cause we were the special two, and we'll be again.

And we will only need each other, we'll bleed together,
Our hands will not be taught to hold another's,
When we're the special two.
And we can only see each other we'll breathe together,
These arms will not be taught to need another...
'cause we're the special two.

I step outside my mind's eye's for a minute.
And I look over me like a doctor looking for disease,
Or something that could ease the pain.
But nothing cures the hurt you, you bring on by yourself,
Just remembering, just remembering how we were...

When we would only need each other, we'd bleed together,
Our hands would not be taught to hold another's,
We were the special two.
And we could only see each other, we'd bleed together,
These arms would not be taught to need another,
'Cause we're the special two.