Here are the goblins from the 2008 Sanity Seeking Halloween...
We've got Jake starring as ... Dr. Kill Joy (Pap, the bed pan was a BIG HIT! People loved it!)
Then we have Kris starring as ... A Clone Trooper (mmmuwwwhahahahahahaha)
And last, but not least, Juliana as ... Grumpy, I mean, Tender Heart Bear
Juliana was scared to death of the 'scary' costume's ... poor baby. 
Even the ones her size she was scared of...
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
To tide you over until I get pics of my scary crew, we will start with the "Dancing Queen" ... May I present to you...my niece, Eliana, 1st prize costume winner!
"You are the dancing queen, young and sweet, only seventeen
Dancing queen, feel the beat from the tambourine
You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene, dig in the dancing queen..."
FINALLY after 3 years, could this be the year we have been waiting for?
Could this be the year that Jakob finally is a 'good' student? Could this be the year that Jakob finally has a teacher that connects with him? Could this be the year that his father and I don't have to meet w/the principal and a team of specialists?
Please say it is true ~ this interim report that I am reading.
Reading B
English B
Spelling B
Social Studies B
Math B
Science B
Homework B
B's ... do you see that? ALL B's ... INCLUDING reading?!?!
But wait, I saved the best for last:
Behavior
OMG
Wait for it
SATISFACTORY! An S! NOT A NEEDS IMPROVEMENT!
(comment by teacher: sometimes talkative, silly)
I can handle silly!
OMG I think I want to cry!
and BooBoo shall remain his name even longer...
Kris was riding his scooter with a Darth Vader mask on. He ended up doing a face plant. He now has 2 deep scratches on his nose, kinda like he was wearing glasses. Frank cleaned him up while I was trying hard not to laugh.
I wonder what the cars thought driving by? "Dude, there's Darth on a scooter."
Poor BooBoo.
Here's a picture from yesterday, you can see the 1 scratch ...
that would be me.
I just read through the Walgreens ad and they have Aquafina Alive and Sobe Life Water on sale for 2 / $2 ... use their Easy Saver coupon (in the October Easy Saver books by their ads in the store) and it makes it 2/$1 -- 50 cents each is a great deal in itself,
BUT
combine it with a coupon for $1 off of 2 and it makes it FREE! Limit is 2 bottles per transaction.
I couldn't stand it...I had to go...Walgreens is 30 seconds up the road. So, at 7:59pm, 1 minute until Juliana's bedtime, I grabbed her, and the boys, and we went. J was wearing the one piece pj's w/the feet, the boys were still dressed, and myself, I had no bra on, and my pj pants on...so I put on a pair of jeans and flip flops and a jacket and off we went...LOL
BUT I got 6 bottles for 36cents!!!!!!!!!!! YEAH ME!!
This is a big deal for me, since the boys (frank included) drink me out of the house!!
...those are the words spoken by Juliana tonight while I held Baby George. Then, she wanted absolutely NOTHING to do with Baby G.
Kris so kindly set out drinks for everyone on the kitchen table, knowing we were having company. He put out a juice box for Baby G and Juliana told him she didn't want that. He told her "That's not yours, that's for baby George"
Last night Jake and Kris were playing with their Magnetix Toys and Jake decided stupidly to put one of the balls in his mouth. (He said it was his snake food) Well, he swallowed it.
He came and told me what had happened...I looked at him in kind of shock, I mean he IS 9 years old, I shouldn't have to watch him play, he KNOWS better! Even knowing better, it happens and it did happen to Jake.
He was breathing fine, not choking and said it went down real easy. I called Frank, and he advised me to just watch him closely. He said it should pass sooner or later. I also decided to call Jake's pediatrician...she advised me to take him into the ER for an Xray, they need to make sure it is not stuck, if stuck, he'll need surgery to remove the ball.
I then started Googling (that word needs to be in the dictionary) and was shocked at this website I found. WARNING MAGNETIX. I can NOT believe the kids that have died from these same toys! The ones that swallowed 2 or more pieces had to have surgery, some have died...the ones, like Jake, 9 x's out of 10, passed the balls anywhere from 2 days to a month.
Jake was under my care when this happened ~ I feel like a terrible mom for letting the boys even have this toy. I told them time and time again to pick them up, put them away, so that their sister couldn't get them, as she would choke on them. Here, it happened to my 9 year old.
I have been really thinking about this...how many times have I had a paperclip in my mouth, yes, just in my lips, but I could have inhaled that. I know someone that would suck on pennies because it supposedly took the alcohol smell off her breath, she could have inhaled those pennies. A cap to a pen, an earring or the post...just holding it in your lips while you put the other one in. So, in Jake's defense, it can happen, no matter how old you are.
I'm asking everyone that has these toys to throw them away, unless you are going to watch your child play with them, knowing they are old enough to play on their own.
We decided to not take Jake (AKA Heavy Metal) to the ER, yet. Since he is acting normal, no pain, nothing really, we'll wait a few days and see if he passes it. If nothing, then we'll go get the Xray to see if it is moving along the way it should.
1 poop down...numerous poop squishing to go. Wish us luck ...
This is Juliana and I's conversation as I was getting her ready for bed last night.
Juliana - "Excuse Me"
Me - "Did you fart"
J - "Yes" *giggle giggle*
Me - "Do you need to go poop?"
J - "My butt didn't fart Mommy, my mouth farted"
Me - "Your mouth farted?" *laughing* "You mean you burped."
J - "No way, my mouth farted"
Grandchild #14 - The baby of the family is now a father...
Congrats George & Nicole!
George Nicola
September 17, 2008
9:03pm
8lbs 6oz
21 inches long
Juliana turned 3 today. My baby is 3. *fainting*
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JULIANA!
View more photo's here ... (check out the cake that Aunt Jacinta made for Juliana!)
to run into the gas station to get you a paper!
*Warning! It took me 9 years to get to this point*
It still feels as if 9/11/01 was the longest day of my life. The day was just so odd, so slow, so non-ending.
My memory of the day...
I was at work (7 mths pregnant with Kris) when we got a call from a client telling us a plane had hit one of the Trade Centers. At first we didn't believe him, he was a joker...but then Frank called me. He was at the gym and said that he saw it on the news, but thought it was some sort of a movie...
We adjusted all the radio's in the office to hear what was going on. We were not allowed to use the internet for anything other than our travel sites, so signing on to a news site was out of the question.
When the 2nd plane hit, I panicked. My parents were at the Orlando Airport flying home from visiting my sister. I tried to call them, to tell them to get the hell out of there. The phones weren't working.
I went down the list, my parents, my sister, my BIL and my gma...nobody would answer, the calls wouldn't go through.
Finally, I get a hold of my sister, and she informed me that Matt was on his way to pick them back up. I wasn't relaxed until I actually heard from my parents. They said that they were walking down the airport and had noticed people gathered around a TV and stop to see...I just couldn't imagine the feelings they felt when they finally knew what was going on, to be in an airport, not knowing who around them may attack or who around them may be part of the 'plan.' It took them 4 days to get home.
I went home that day at lunch, I was never so happy to see Frank or Jake in my life. Had the plane that went down in PA been15 mins later, it would have hit our town. The day took something from me and I just couldn't figure it out. We kept the TV on low so that Jake wasn't aware of what was going on. I just wanted to be there with them, stay home with them.
The assholes that did this changed my life. I lost my job a week after Kris was born, nobody was traveling and we were losing money because of people canceling. But what I lost is nothing compared to the loss of the families on those planes...the families in the Trade Centers. I will never forget.
This was hanging on the wall outside of Jake's classroom. His was first...*fainting*
Taking the first letter of his name and writing a sentence w/it...
Jam and peanut butt is delicioas
Apples are me fauvorite fruit
Kittis are suft and cuddly to me
Oak tree is my fauvorite tree
Bees scare me
He said butt...LMAO
