4Ever!

Well, as is the usual complaint with us part-time bloggers...it has been awhile since I have told you all that I am still alive. Atleast I think I am. Life has been crazy still since February. I'll just give some tidbits...

Leigh turned 32 in February. He celebrated with LOTS of home-improvement tools! He enjoyed making a pigpen with them....now to get him to work on the pig-pen that WE live in!!!

Then we got pigs. The girls have named them precious and bubbles. I have no idea why. I wanted to name them porkchop and bacon, but I was drastically outvoted! bummer.

Summer arrived a couple weeks ago. We had temps in the 90s, dreams of a new swimming pool, and thoughts of an airconditioner installation. But then, in some quirk of nature, spring came. ???? So, now we have cooler temps, and rain. But, now April is over...so we should start into summer again, soon. hopefully anyway.

We have a new nephew. Lane Justus Purcell was born to my SIL and BIL. He has an older brother Clayton.

Otherwise, our days are just busy normalcy. Here is how our schedule works, usually.

Sunday: Meeting in the morning, lunch with someone special, and afternoon enjoying the day with friends.

Monday: Leigh works at Coke. The girls go to school. Shane and I are home....cleaning, laundry, relaxing, me being a mom at home.

Tuesday: Same as Monday until the afternoon when I try to catch a nap. At 3, go pick up the girls and take them to the High School for Heidi to participate in band. Shane, Kirsten and I usually take the oppurtunity to visit the dollar store and stock up on paper products and cleaners. Then back home for a bite for supper, then I am off to work until the morning.

Wednesday: Leigh is home, puts the girls on the bus. Usually he and Shane find some buddy of his to go work for. Lots of engines to fix, landscaping to do, etc etc. And besides it is more fun to work for someone else. I get home in the morning about 8:30-9:00. I eat something before heading to bed. I usually sleep until about 3:30 when the girls get off the bus. Then, it is homework, supper, and I am out the door to work again. Leigh and the kiddoes go to Wednesday night meeting.

Thursday: Basically a repeat of Wednesday except there isn't Wednesday night meeting.

Friday: I get home around 9AM. This is sort of a strange day. I am excited for the weekend, but still need to sleep at some point. It usually consists of a 3-4 hour nap at some point during the day. Friday night is usally fun night...out with friends, or in at home, enjoying in the evening. If we are home, it is usually me yelling and being generally grumpy. Being overtired doesn't work well for me.

Saturday: Either family fun day...or Mom's Housework day. Usually this means that I am cleaning up the messes that were made since Tuesday when I went to work! So much fun doing dishes that are 4 days old....and finding laundry stashed in every corner of the house!

I must not complain, but let me say this. Leigh is a good father, the kids are all still breathing when I make it back home. And they are usually well behaved. But he isn't a mom. Dinner is anything that can be put into the mouth: leftover halloween candy, ice cream sundays, chips and dip. Thankfully Heidi is learning to cook, and can make dinner, and does very well. Laundry consists of washing only the clothes needed for tomorrow. Refill the washer? nah, we'll leave that for mom to do on Friday/Saturday. Cleaning consists of throwing everything in the trash, regardless of worth to the owner. And, by the way, this only happens when company is coming. If it is too big to throw away, then you stash it in the master bedroom...even though it has a rightful place in another area of the house. I just laugh hysterically when people tell me that someday, I will miss these days, and that the house is a mess because I have young children. I am afraid this is not going away, even when the kids move away! :-)

But, yet, I still love him. Glad that I didn't fall in love with him for his housekeeping abilities! But, I did for his sense of humor...which makes me laugh most days...makes me roll my eyes and groan on others. I love his work ethic... he is not afraid to put in a long days work, and actually gets upset when he is supposed to relax. I love how much he cares for his parents. He will do anything for them. I love that I do not have to worry much about our vehicles. I love that he worries about me driving to and from work, especially when he knows how tired I am. The list goes on and on....

I supposes this is enough for another few months.... ;-)

So, I've been tagged. This is the deal... got to the picture file.... 4th album, 4th picture. Then explain it.

This was on our trip to South Carolina to see Uncle Loren and Aunt Amber. The kids were pulled out of bed in their pajamas and plopped into carseats. Not far down the road the DVD player was turned on, and the kids didn't look out the windows for a long time! Here there are looking at it, totally spellbound, while it balances on top of the cooler full of snacks. Crazy kids.