Wish I had a camera

I wish I would have had a camera with me at the exact moment that the booger machine at the Arizona Science Center sneezed and the booger hit Jackson in the face. It is a machine that you throw these foam balls, "boogers", into a nose, trying to make it past the nose hairs, and it randomly sneezes. I was making sure that my other child didn't run off into oblivion, so I wasn't able to read the purpose of the exhibit, maybe so kids know to cover their nose and mouth when they sneeze! Anyway, Jackson was having a blast just throwing the balls in, when suddenly it sneezed, and you see him jump a mile. These tourist looking people totally saw the whole thing, and they were dying. Jackson thought it was great and wanted to do it again and again. Although nothing can ever compare to the first time!

They actually count your items at COSTCO!

How many times have you stood in the line to exit COSTCO wondering what they are actually looking for, and wondering if they ever find it? WELL, today ladies and gentlemen, they found what they are looking for! It was not busy, it was relatively slow, so the lady starts counting, and re-counting, and COUNTING AGAIN, trying to figure out what they missed because the amount of items sold is one less than the number of items in my cart. Needless to say, I didn't have a ton of stuff, but I didn't have like one or two items, my receipt was for over a hundred dollars, and I was thinking, if they make me go back with my two children in tow to pay for this milk, I AM GOING TO FREAK! The lady was like, stand here for an audit, they will come to you! So, there I am standing like some criminal at the exit door of COSTCO, where everyone was staring at my two children and I, waiting for the manager to come.
Here is where it gets good because the line is starting to grow behind me, the counter lady goes up to all there carts, GLANCES over each cart and swipes her pen down the receipt. There's your clue, if you want to swipe something from COSTCO, make sure you go through the end line when it is REALLY BUSY because they do not check as thoroughly. The manager finally makes it, I hand her money (I only had cash because I ran it as debit so that we could eat lunch before leaving-I know some of you are shocked, but I do know which places accept cash only-ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO FOOD) because I figure she is going to run back over to the register and ring up my milk, but nope, she gives me the milk for FREE! Who would have thought that two gallons of whole milk would be OH SO EXCITING, but when you are in the market for a cow, it makes for an enjoyable day!
Now we are home, thinking about swimming later and wondering if it will ever cool down. It is almost too hot to swim because we have to walk to the community pool because ours is still being treated, and by the time we get over there, I have a headache that is directly related to the SUN!

On a side note, I am just so sad that Estelle Getty, Sophia from Golden Girls, died today! May she rest in peace and live on in television reruns for years and years to come!

Really???

I just read that The Dark Knight is only rated PG-13, it is DEFINITELY R!!!!!

Weekend Update

I just had to post about all the shoes that we got around here this weekend. Well, not the adults, but the kids. As many of you know, Tyler has what some like to call a SHOE FETISH!!!! So, she is absolutely beside herself with all the purchases! She was not such a fan of athletic shoes, but once Jackson told her that she could run in them, AND she realized that she got to wear socks like Jackson, she was sold. We got 8 pair of shoes here at the homestead for LESS than $80!!! Below are some pictures of the shoes that we got! The Adidas shoes, we got with orange, but I couldn't find a picture of those, and I was too lazy to find my camera! We also got a pair of hot pink and orange Mary Janes, but they only had a picture of the blue version online, so you will have to wait until she wears them with an outfit, and you can catch them in a picture! Also included are two pair of flip flops for Jackson! I LOVE SALES!









I also broke down and went to see a movie this weekend, and not a movie you would expect me to sit through, but I did it out of the kindness of my heart, and I went to see The Dark Knight! AND NOW I REMEMBER WHY I DON'T SEE THOSE MOVIES!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously, the scariest movie I have seen in a really long time. I think it would have been less disturbing had Heath Ledger not died shortly after filming it, but he was so disturbingly GOOD at playing his role, that I was scared out of my mind the whole time, went pee TWICE, just to escape the insanity, and then there was the whole helicopter crash scene which just about set me over the edge. I spent a good majority of the movie looking away and hoping that it was coming to a rapid end, but it is a two and a half hour movie, so my trauma was not short lived! All in all, Ledger deserves every award that he wins for this movie AND MORE!

I love them BUT. . .

It has totally been that kind of afternoon. Jackson whacked Tyler in the head with the Wiggles flashlight, then she fell and hit her head, then nobody ate the dinner I made, Tyler cried hysterically because I wouldn't give her any milk until she ate something, she is on a liquid diet, and I think she needs some FOOD (it was macaroni and cheese, not even vegetables), refused to eat, so I put her to bed, and I come out and Jackson is repeating that he wants fruit snacks over and over again, but he didn't eat dinner, so then he starts crying, and it is just a bunch of craziness here. He is headed to bed as well. Needless to say, Pat is working late, I am going crazy, and Jackson just told me that I am driving him nuts, GREAT! Time for him to go to bed, and it is only 6:14pm! Tomorrow morning is going to come REALLY EARLY!!

LONG, LONG Summer!!!!!

Seriously, I feel like this may be the longest, hottest summer of my LIFE!!! It may be that it is another year gone and my kids are freaking heavier than ever and taking them in and out of the car twelve times a day is just exhausting. One would think that I would be shedding pounds at a rapid pace since I lift at least 70 pounds of "stuff" in and out of the car each time we get in and out, but I just love food too much! Pat and I went with friends to the "Best Pizza Joint in the US", Pizzeria Bianco, last night, and I was SOOOOOOOOOOOO disappointed! It had A LOT to live up to after my new favorite hang out, Cibo, and it was not even close! We had an amazing time with friends, and I have to say that I will probably NEVER forget our experience there, and I will look on the building fondly, BUT I would never wait two hours for the soggy, not so yummy pizza!

Anyway, tomorrow is Jackson's last day of swim lessons. I am still trying to scam one of the teachers into coming to our home to do private lessons. We will see how it works out, but he has improved leaps and bounds in just 8 days. Already working on the backstroke, I think it may be possible for him to be an Olympic swimmer one day! However, with the arm on this kid, we could have the next NFL Quarterback on our hands. Tyler, OF COURSE, is his number one fan! Cheering each time he dives in and waiting desperately to hand him his towel when he gets out of the pool. She is such a sweet, sweet child out in public, if only she were that sweet at home!!! Her vocabulary is expanding DAILY, and I think we are up to three words that she will put together. Phrases like, "Here you go!" and "Diaper change" melt my heart because I was a little worried about her speech for awhile. When your first child is as social as Jackson, it makes you nervous to not hear so much! She could still win any sort of staring competition that I entered her in. Strangers talk to her, and she just STARES THEM DOWN, but give her some fruit snacks or cookies, and you are hers!

Knox and Vivienne

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the names!!! Original, but not a fruit, vegetable or character trait!!! I know Knox may be out there, but it is like Kingston to me, they are rocker, celebrities, etc. THEY CAN PULL OF STRONG NAMES, not weird!!!