Thanksgiving...

• was nice.


• We went to my SIL's. So it was her family, and our family and their parents.


• The drive was still long though. The kids were great though.


• The little one had to pee every 30 mins on the way back though. We finally just started stopping on the side of the road and letting him go. I figured what cop would give me a ticket for a 4 yr old peeing? right?


• Man it always seems like my MIL is fighting with one of her children. Well this weekend I got to hear both ends of the fight. Man she is just crazy about somethings but I understand her point. I just dont agree with it or the reasoning behind it.


• My SIL's new house is nice. Not too big (or small) and has a great lay out. Online it looked like it had a huge back yard. Its not.


• We took the little dog with us. He played with their dogs really well for not usually being around other dogs.


• I think I am going to give him away soon :( I dont think that we should have any more animals.


• I am really pissed at my husband. Not only did he build a fence this weekend and finish it (and he never finished mine) but he also hung up Christmas lights. Why can he do everything for other people but cant manage to do them for his own family?


• He also does his mothers breaks and oil when his father calls and ask. Along with other things, like fixing a water line for them after work one day (the same day it messed up) but it took him 2 months for him to fix ours when someone ran over it. I just dont get him.


• I sometimes wonder .............
• I was ready for the kids to go back to school and the hubby to get back to work.

Stuff..

• I took the dog to the groomer today. She did a great job.
• He got to pick the kids up with me today to. They all loved it and so did he.
• While we wait my little one and I went to the park and then visited my Grandmother.
• My uncle fell yesterday and broke the ball of his hip joint off. He is having hip replacement surgery. This is his second bike accident. He was hit by a car a few years ago. I think its time he put his bike up.
• My SIL is pregnant. She is due in mid(?) Jan. She went into labor early yesterday morning. It was not good. They kept her all day yesterday waiting on a high risk doc. He never showed. She was told to call and make an appointment today. She did and they havent gotten the referral. Sigh. I would say she needs to find a new OBGYN and a new high risk doc.
• I am worried about her. So is the hubby.
• I am not sure what we are going to do for Thanksgiving yet. There are so many places that we can go. It gives me a head ache thinking about it all. And well Christmas is even more to deal with.
• My aunt is getting married to a man that no one in our family has ever met. I didnt even know she was seeing anyone and I am not sure she was. I wonder if it is a marriage of convenience.
• We need to do homework now.

Rock and Roll Forever- How it all began

• That was the name of the school play I just watched.
• My fifth graders were in it. One of them was a dancer and the other sang in the choir.
• It was great!
• Up beat and of course the music helped keep the interest of the little ones.
• I didnt hear one baby/kid scream (well that wasnt part of the play) the whole time.
• The kids were great. It made me laugh and knowing more kids than just my own made it even better. We picked out the kids we knew and checked them out during the show.
• My favorite part was watching the kids that were really into the dances. I cant believe that they learned them all so well. They only had 2 or 3 practices and one dress rehearsal.
• The big surprise was that both sets of other parents came to watch. Grandparents too. It was good to see them so interested.
• One of the boys even got to out with them. He is supposed to be home by 9:30. (that wasnt my doing)
• Great Play, I am proud of my boys!

Stressed....

• I am extremely stressed out. So much that I couldnt sleep last night.
• I have a husband that doesnt understand that if you spend money constantly that you will not have any savings. It drives me nuts.
• The boys lost their last football game. They played really really badly. It was like they worked so hard all season to just give up for the play off games. I dont think this one bothered them as much as the last one did.
• On the bright side of Saturday, my other kido won his last soccer game.
• His coach did show up though. There was supposed to be someone else there to take his place but they didnt show up either and no one else knew anything about it.
• One of the moms took over and did a pretty good job.
• The kids played really really well too! I think it might have something to do with the fact that no one was yelling like crazy at them from the sideline. It was nice and I enjoyed the game for the first time this season.
• I thought last season was bad but this one was worst. It has discouraged my son so much that he has already told me he doesnt want to play again next year. I think I might try basketball with him or maybe even baseball.
• I dont know what my other children will play in the spring. I know that one wanted to play basketball but he never brought home the form for me so he isnt playing. When we asked him why is wasnt playing he said he wanted to.
• We are teaching our kids how to play Texas Hold'em. I am kinda iffy about it, because we are teaching them how to gamble but at the same time we are having a great time as a family. Well the older ones anyway.
• We are playing Gold fish with the little ones along with a few other card games. Kolby has really taken to it and loves it. Alex not so much. He is still a little young and loses interest quickly.
• I am really pissed at 2 of my boys. They made the A/B honor roll because they cant manage to do their homework and turn it in on time. The worst part is that on all the stuff I know about that was late they had it done just didnt turn it in. I mean how stupid is it to get and 89. Thats the only one that is a B and because he has been turning in his work late the teacher (not that I blame him) will not bump it up to a 90. GG son.
• Frustrated...really really frustrated with them.
• I have been shopping online for Christmas. My father in law , who doesnt even know how to turn on a computer, has instructed my MIL to start hers and do it all online instead of going to the store.
• I like going to the store to look for something as long as I know what I am looking for. I hate to go and just search for something that looks good to buy.

Yummy..

I ate Cap'n Crunch Crunch Berries for lunch :) (dry too) Why? Because they are yummy and if I dont eat them now I wont get any cause the kids love them too!

Blah Blah Blah

• We lost the football game last weekend :( I was disappointed. Not with the boys but just in general. You know when you really want something and then it doesnt happen? That kind of disappointment.
• The whole team was really really upset. Nothing like watching 10-12 year old boys cry.
• There were no TD's until the last quarter. They played their hearts out, but it wasnt the best that they have played.
• I felt really really bad for them. They have worked hard this season.
• We also had a soccer game this weekend. We lost it too :( I am used to that though and he doesnt really care win or lose. We only have one more game and then its done. :) I am ready.
• I wanted to be done with my Christmas shopping by the end of this month. I wont be. :(
• We have started though. The problem is we ordered it online and we havent gotten it yet. I have been on the phone to all the stupid people trying to find out what is going on.
• When they say they are going to deliver it FedEx or UPS then I expect it to come to my house not the post office, SO I put my house address on the stupid delivery. Well they both now have services that they drop the package at the local post office and they deliver it. The problem is since I dont have a mail box in front of my home they will not deliver anything to the house (even if it wouldnt fit in a mail box anyway). Its really annoying. I dont know how much more I can take.
• The hubby called yesterday and let me know they were firing people at his work (ON A MONDAY). I freaked out cause I thought he meant they were laying off again. They did last year about this time.
• It turns out that some people in the company were having an affair. The lady's husband came in looking for a fight on Friday. Both people involved are married. The owner was there and was pissed.
• There are rumors that she was involved with more than just one man in the company and one of them talked to the husband to calm him down about the one he knew about and was looking for. That man has some balls if it is true.
• They were to both be fired, but things calmed down and she may be allowed to return and he got to stay.
• The company does (did) business with the husband.
• This situation is nota good.
• I have more football team talk but thats for later.

Little Different...

These are ideas for the cheerleaders on the boys football team....

The first two are from Bath and Body works.

This one is $20.00 but only come in 2 different Japanese Cherry Blossom and Warm Vanilla Sugar. These are full size bottles.


This one is $15.00 and comes in 4 scents (scroll down and it shows the other scents in the recommended area) but the bottles are small.

These are from Bed Bath & Beyond.

I thought this was a cute idea and maybe we could get pics from Tammy if she has any of the cheerleaders and if not we could get her to take some the last few games. The bag itself was only $5.00. I would want to go look at these to make sure they dont look really cheep.

These last two were $20.00 each and from Bed Bath & Beyond. They are both cute and there were 4 that had the same stuff in them but the bag/box they are in are completely different, so they would have to be exactly the same or completely different (2 of them doubled).

Halloween...

• wasnt great for me.
• We stayed in Bridgeport. There werent as many houses with lights on this year.
• When we had finished the boys were not even tired yet. :(
• One of them asked if we were done. When the answer was yes he pouted and said next year he wanted to do what we usually do. (That would be trick or treating with our family in Saginaw)
• I felt bad for him.
• We saved the MIL for last. She filled the buckets the rest of the way up.
• They got a bunch of crappy candy. Very little of the good stuff.
• After we had gotten home and eaten a very late dinner our porch light was on (we leave it on over night). We got trick or treader's at 9:30.
• I was surprised and a little put off. That is really to late for trick or treating. We had candy and still opened the door. It was 5 kids and a Mom that looked very tired and still in her work clothes. They got extra candy in hopes they would fill up fast and get home.
• I threatened not to take them at all because they fought all damn day !!!!!!!!!!!!! Grrr.
• We got a late start because the hubby and one of the boys went to a football game. It was a great game so I hear. It went into double over time. I didnt care because I was to busy being pissy about not getting a head start on the Trick or Treating. (and not getting to do what i wanted)
• They boys were very cute and getting way to big. I didnt get a picture of them because I need a new camera still :(

I love this Crazy Girl...

This was Katy Perry's 25th Birthday Party. She does some really crazy ass shit that sometime seems really stupid but it usually makes me laugh. She doesnt mind in the least to make a fool of herself. This looks like fun! Oh yeah, I like her music too.

** I stole this link from Boston Legal's Ass.

Life...

• We lost the soccer game.
• I am wondering if one of the kids has quit the team. I havent seen her in about 2 weeks, maybe a little more. She is also in my son's class at school. I havent really seen here there either but that could be just be her being gone before I get there.
• I have come to the conclusion that I really dont like the coach that much. At practice they only kick the ball around trying to score and then at the end they run. They havent really learned any skills for playing the game.
• The coach yells a whole lot at the games. Not always at a certain kid but in general always yelling.
• The boys won their football game on Saturday. They really ran over the other team. 37-0.
• That was the last regular season game. They go to the play offs. :)
• All the other teams still have one more game to play. The first 4 teams have only lost one game each. That will have to change this weekend because 2 of them play each other. We are going to watch this weekend before we go Trick or Treating!
• We are only going to have 2 of the boys this year for Halloween :( The others are going to be with their other parents. One doesnt want to :/
• I didnt buy them costumes for the ones I am not going to have. I am worried that they wont get a costume or get to trick or treat. I will be pissed.
• The other 2 are a Ninja and Optimus Prime (a transformer). I have had their costumes for a few weeks. They played in them all the time until they started messing them up, so they got put up until after Halloween and then they can do what they want with them.
• Great fun watching a 4 yr old in a ninja costume scream as he drop kicks his older brother :)
• We usually trick or treat with my family. I love this. We (as in the adults) call this beer or treating because we take a wagon with snacks and drinks for the kids and well beer for the adults. Good times. Good times.

I feel like this this afternoon...

P.S. This is not me just some random pic I found on the internet.....

Monday Night Football!!!!!!!!!!

• Ok so we had a game rained out and they scheduled it for a Monday night...Grrrr.
• It was hectic getting everything together, the kids homework and fed, not to mention with all the kids here last weekend they drank the drinks I had bought for the game tonight, but man IT WAS SO WORTH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!
• It was a beautiful night and the game was great!
• We played Alvord and they were undefeated. They boys were a little nervous this afternoon.
• At the start of the game Alvord fumbled and Bridgeport recovered! We made the first touch down (but not the extra points) and things were good.
• The Alvord scored and got the 2 extra points :( We fumbled and turned over the ball. They score again but this time they stop the extra points. In this they have a few really good plays and one or two run away plays. We went into the second half 6-14 Alvord.
• First possession they tie it up though. The boys went back out onto the field fired up and ready to win.
• Alvord get the ball and catch a pass to move them close to a touch down but the Bulls manage to hold them receiving the ball on downs at the one yard line.
• Alvord get a touch back and 2 points and the ball back. Man I was pissed at this. I was sure they were going to get the 2 points and a touch down but they didnt the bulls held them then recovered a fumble (i think, it may have been on downs).
• The Bulls score!!!!!!!!!!
• The score is now 20-16 and Alvord has the ball. They are pushing their way through yard by yard and there was almost 5 mins left in the game. I thought they would get it but the Bulls held 'em.
• With two major sacks Bulls get the ball back and the game is over!
• Great game, both teams played very well.
• Grats to the Bulls Black with the win 20-16!

This Weekends Craziness

• Friday was Clown Day at school for my littlest one. Isnt he so cute!?
• Football and soccer were at the same time this weekend. :( I hate that. I went to the soccer game and the hubby went to football.
• The soccer game was ok. I missed a goal though so I am not really sure who won. I thought it was a tie but at the end they didnt have a shoot out they shook hands.
• The little one tells everyone its my fault he doesnt know if they won or not. Lol. I guess.
• My Mom was there. It was really good to see her. I was really excited when she said she was coming.
• The football game was good so I hear. They won 24-0. One of my children made 2, yep thats right I said 2, touch downs. His first ever and I didnt get to see them : ...(
• Then my wonderful husband and I had talked about 2 boys coming home with us to stay the night. They were going to play paint ball in the back yard again.
• Before I could get back from the soccer game there were 4 extra not including my children coming and before it even got started there were 6 extra children.
• The house was Crazy loud. That was 9 children between the ages 10-12, my littlest 2, and the hubby.
• The neighbors house got shot twice, and their car once. I was worried when they came in and told me about the car but all was ok they cleaned it right about and when they were done they cleaned both houses, mine and the neighbors.
• The good news is they didnt shoot any over the back fence, so the cops didnt show up. I still cant believe that they called the cops last time.....
• Three of the boys didnt stay the night and the little ones when to the MIL's for the rest of the night.
• The rest of the night all the others cracked me up. They played with the young ones toys, this includes a police helmets, bumble bee and optimis prime helmets, a chest armor made for a 4 or 5 yr old on a big 10 yr old, batman wings the open up, and many many others. I had to leave the room when they started pantsing each other cause I was afraid I was going to see more than I wanted to.
• They had a great time. Or so it seemed. I wish I would have had a camera. Its top on my Christmas list this year.
• The past few weekends the hubby has gotten up and made breakfast :) I really like this.

Stuff....

• We rented a CO2 tank so we could fill the tanks for the boys paintball guns. It will pay for itself for the year with 2 fills.
• The kids did really well on their report cards. This makes me happy :)
• My little one got 2 Ns. :( They either get a check or an N. Thats not really fair. They both had to do with working quietly and listening quietly. He had never had to move his Clipord (a clip that looks like Clifford the big red Dog that they have to move if they get into trouble) and she always says he is so good. :(
• For the good grades they get a box of paint balls :)
• It was hell trying to get my oldest to get his make up work and turn it in. I finally had to call his teacher. She said he never asked for the worksheet that he didnt get and the work he did on Monday was still in his bag on Thursday. :(
• The other 2 didnt do their reading logs...well they did them they just lost them so they received a 0. I am notta happy about it.
• I got a note about conference (everyone has to have them in the younger grades). The first one was the very next day after the note was returned. One isnt until the 21st but they set aside an afternoon and the kids get out early on this day. The other I still havent heard anything back. I am begining to think that he just lost the note from his teacher about it.... humm.. sneaky little kids.....
• They canceled Football last weekend.....but not soccer. How can they cancel football and still play soccer? GRRR...we are going to make up the game on Monday. I cant decided if I like this or not.
• They also moved one of our games from 5:30 to 12:30. I dont like this at all. We have plans that weekend. :( We are going to have to change them.
• The plans are... my step sister is coming down. I am super excited. I have not gotten to see her boys yet. :( They are almost a year old. I am thinking of getting their birthday and Christmas presents all at the same time, but I dont know if they are going to be having Christmas at their house because my BIL's religion doesnt believe in Christmas. I dont know how they are going to raise the boys. :?
• I have been really bitchy lately. I think I need a good dose of family and beer. :) I always feel better after I spend some time with my family. I dont know if it because they let me bitch about everything or if its because I am genuinely happy to see them and when I am with them.
• Ok I feel beat down after that last one so thats all I got.

Places I want to go...

I havent done one of these post in a really long time....

I have actually seen Big Ben before. More than once but I would love to see it again and to have the chance to share it with my children. I love the castles and old Churches in London. :)

When I was younger my family went to England to visit family. My cousin came along. At the time there recently been a bomb (I think on a bus, I was young and really did keep up with things like that). We were going up the escalator in the airport and my cousin's shoe was untied and the lace got caught when she was walking off and she tripped. It made a really loud bang and guards came running. Lots of guards. :)


I think the idea of the romance of Paris is what draws me here. I am certain that I will go to England again one day. I hope that when I do we can make the time for a train ride to here.

Much Better...

• I am feeling much better now. I am still coughing and stuff but I am feeling much better.
• The kids are much better too. :)
• Humm I cant remember the last time I posted about the kids and their sports.
• Soccer is the same. He doesnt really play a whole lot. The game was good last week though. It ended in a double shoot out. They lost. I am not sure the ref knew what to do and I dont think that it was done correctly. But at the same time I think the ref was a high school student so how much can one complain about it.
• Football...did I post that they lost the Jacksboro game? It was a good game for the first half and then they just couldnt move the ball. :( They won last weekends game though. I thought it was a good game.
• One of the boys is playing quarterback part time now. He loves it. He is so proud of himself.
• I think the kids and their school work, or their lack of wanting to do it, is going to kill me. I wanted to beat one of them yesterday.
• I am missing another football game today. I hate that but its really too far to go and I would have to get the other kids out of school early.
• The thunder today scared my little out of his skin. I felt bad that I laughed.

Flu..........

omg I am sick. I have been sick since Sunday. I thought I was getting better but nope, I just had to go out and sit in the damn wind for about an hour. I hate being sick.

All but one of my children have been sick this week. 3 of them have missed at least 2 days of school.

The Doctor was nice enough to prescribe everyone in the house something but I think we may need to go back for more. :(

The hubby got sick today. He pisses me off. When I told him I was sick and didnt want to move and could hardly be up with out being sick he nagged me and still wanted all the house hold stuff done and wanted me to take care of the kids. Today he was not happy with me when I wasnt babying him and getting everything he might need. I thought his head was going to pop off when I told him to run to the store and get something for himself. :) Next time maybe he will remember that if he doesnt help me out while I am sick then I will be damned if I am doing it for him.

Thats all I got for now will update football, soccer, school, and family stuff and anything else when I feel better.

Unhappy....

Why are all the blogs that I really like going to private? What is going on? Does anyone know how to contact someone and get them to invite you to read their blog once it has been set to private?

Yummy....

Beefy nacho Crescent Bake

1 lb lean ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 can (10 3/4 ounces) condensed nacho cheese soup, undiluted
1 cup milk
1 package (8 count) refrigerated crescent roll dough
1/4 cup (1 ounce) shredded Cheddar cheese

optional: Chopped fresh cilantro, salsa

1. Preheat oven to 375F. Cook beef and onion in large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring to break up meat; drain. Stir in salt, black pepper, chili powder, cumin, and oregano (the next 5 ingredients). Combine soup and milk in 13x9 inch baking dish lightly coated with nonstick cooking spray.

2. Separate crescent dough into 4 rectangles; roll out to 8x4 inches. Cut to from 8 (4in) squares.

3. Spoon about 1/4 cup beef mixture into center of each square. Pull corners of dough over filling; pinch firmly to seal. Place in prepared dish. Bake 20-25 mins or until golden brown. Sprinkle cheese over squares; melt in oven. Serve with cilantro and salsa, if desired.
Makes about 4 servings.

****edit**** The soup goes into the bottom of the pan that you are baking it in. Some get absorbed and the rest thickens up some.


This has been my favorite so far. I dont think I put enough beef mixture in them though because I had alot left over. I sprinkled it on top before I put it in the oven. This is supper good and I will try to get the picture up here in the next day or so.

Ok Here we go....

• We have been busy and its been a while....
• First of all football has started :)
• The oldest one has had one game and they lost :(
• The next 2 have had 2 games and they have won them both :)
• They all have played really well. I am a proud football momma!
• Then there is one more playing soccer. He had his first game on sat. They won :) He didnt really play much. He was kinda just standing on the field taking up space. About five minutes before the game he said he was bored and wanted to go home.

• We had company this weekend. It was fun.
• I drank way too much.
• Egg is not fun to clean up. (this is part of the drinking to much)
• I shouldnt spout out ideas that I dont really want to do. It almost got me into trouble.
• It is good to have friends that can make fun of you and not actually hurt your feelings. :)

• I found this really great book that has a bunch of recipes for ground beef.
• We eat alot of ground beef so this book was a great find and one that I just happened by. :)
• We have tried about 4 of them so far and 3 have been great and one was just ok but I think that I may have messed up with the amount of something so it didnt turn out quite right. I will try again.
• This book is great because it all is pretty east stuff to do and there is a picture of everything in it with the recipe on the back.
• I am going to try to put up some of my favorites very soon!