It's Friday baby...

Friday's have kinda lost their appreciation, since the kids are out of school....LOL

No more umph.....

HOwever, today I plan to go to my mom's for some good eats and fun in the sun...somewhat. It feels more like Fall than summer here. Today, we will struggle to hit 70's. But that's what you get in the wonderful city of Chicago, you never know what you will get.

Dh is at work, the kids are playing outside and i am CLEANING as usual. I have mopped all the floors. Cleaned the bathroom. Bee cleaned the kitchen and vacuumed all the floors and I have 3 loads of laundry to wash. I tell ya, I don't know how I do it....LOL

I haven't been blogging lately, because I have been really reading.... I love to read!

I am going to attempt to scrap this weekend too....Hasn't been going well. I cut down on my kits because they were sitting unused! Summer always does this to me. Somebody give me some INSPIRATION.... I need it. LOL

On another note, it has been almost 4 months since I last spoke to my brother.....I know crazy! He's estranged like that. I love him to death. I guess I am going to have to take a drive over there if I want to see my nieces and nephew..... He lives all the way in the city and I am going to be meaner than a wasp if he's not home.....LOL

He's in the dog house with my mom.....
He didn't call her for mother's day....I know SHOCKING.... He's weird that way! Of all the days not to call your mom.......But that's Marcus for ya.....LOL


Today, not much planned, just cleaning and reading.

Wishing you all a great and fun filled weekend....

until next time

Bonnie and Clyde are at again!!!

Bonnie and Clyde aka Jariel and Jaree strikes again. Friday, Baptiste and I went out to dinner to one of our favorite restaurants Hamada House of Japan...where they cook in front of you. The food is sooooo good. We always get the Land and sea which consists of steak and shrimp. Talk about good. It's Thai, sorta like stir fry, but better. I love their ginger sauce. They cook it up with chicken fried rice, onions, mushrooms, brocholi, and zuchinni....oh my God. But anyway, back to Bonnie and Clyde. I DO NOT ALLOW my children to go outside when I am not home! Call me old fashioned but we were not allowed to go out when my parents were not home until we were teens.....

Well, hubby gets a call in the middle of our dinner and it's Bee my oldest. He tells dh that Bonnie and Clyde went outside (first thing they did wrong) and took some paper towels, rolled them out, and set them on fire (second thing they did wrong, they know better than to be playing with fire), and set the whole drive way on fire. Oldest son had to put it out. First of all, they could have burned the house down, second they could have burned themselves, after that dh could not enjoy himself. He could not wait to get home. Needless to say they got what was coming to them. They are on punishment for ever...LOL


I am kind of upset with Bee, because where the heck was he when they went outside....oh let me guess on MYSPACE. DID I EVER TELL YOU HOW MUCH I HATE MYSPACE!!! One day I will tell you why! Just not today! LOL

Today I am going to a wedding! Love weddings. Some friends of ours are finaly tying the knot! Can't wait. I have to get showered and curl my hair. It starts at 5, but since dh is the dj, we have to be there by 3.

Later taters.....

Dana

being a mom to a teenager ......

is NOT EASY.....
Why can't they stay babies forever....
My oldest is so giving me the flux right now. He does not understand that he is NOT GROWN...
He wants to just hangout every single day, and come an go as he pleases......
Life is not all about KICKIN IT...
It's not bad for him to go out, but he thinks he supposed to spend the night out, every weekend at his friend Nic's.
It's cool sometimes, but he not only wants to spend the night out, he wants to spend days at his friend's house.


I was not allowed to do it and neither is he. That's it, and that's all...

His new favorite phrase is WHY CAN' T I.....

If I asked my parents why, I would need a new set of lips...

This boy is definitely working my nerves.....

He gets to do far more than I was ever allowed to do..

One thing he is allowed to do is have a girlfriend....
My dad would have killed me if I had a boyfriend at 14.....

He has alot more freedom than I ever had...
But you know the saying, give em an inch and they wll take a mile...

His dad is about ready to kill em..

LOL

I so miss the baby days.....LOL

After a very long hiatus.....

In my last blog, I think I may have mentioned Baptiste was on vacation... We have been sooo busy. Waterparks, beach, parks, bbqs, and picnics... Sadly today is his last day. It went by so fast. Too bad!


Today, we are just going to enjoy one another and chill......

more blogging later...
I promise.


Dana

Did the weekend fly by or what?

Wow! Time sure flies when your having fun. Had a pretty sweet week! Spent some time at my parents which is always cool. Took the kids summer shopping. Spent tons of money! Boy if I didn't have any children I would be rich....LOL Jaree got tons of cute stuff. The boys are soo picky. Jaree ended up with 10 new outftts for summer. All shorts sets. Too cute! The boys are more picky. I think Jariel got 4 outfits. Bee only two. I have to take them to the swap! They want all these character shirts....Spongebob and Popeye......good lord.

Yesterday I cleaned my laundry room and gave Goldie Woldie a much needed bath. Never knew something so little can STINK SO BAD! LOL Now I have to take him to the groomers and get those freddy krueger nails clipped...LOL

On a bad note, Dh pissed me off so bad this week. I am not going to go into what happened. But he is definitely on my SHIT LIST! He's in the Dog house. Treading on thin ice. Everytime I think about it I get even madder so let me change the subject ....LOL


So who's watching Ex-wives club? Is it me or does this whole concept sound stupid. Some things should be PRIVATE. LOL Jilted exes help other jilted exes find love. Sounds interesting NOt!

Tommorrow, dh starts his vacation, normally I would be jumping up and down with joy, but I am still a little tart .... He won't get out of this one easy girls!!!!

My darned brakes are going bad, so I can't drive my car! So mad! Dh is getting them fixed next week. So I will be with out a car for a week. You never know how much you need something until its gone....LOL

Today, I am just bumming. Literally, I haven't done anything...I feel like a bad mom....LOL Kids had Mc Donald's. I had a crispy philly and I am done for the night.

Can't wait to watch Supernanny tonight....I know, I live such a fun life.....not....LOL

Dana

Times sure have changed!

When I was a child, I can remember racing home to watch afternoon cartoons. Most times they were on channel 50 upn or 32 Wfld. I loved watching such cartoons as the Flintstones, the Jetsons, Tom and Jerry, Woody Woodpecker, Top cat, Thundercats, Heman, Inspector gadgt etc.... I also used to watch Batman, Spiderman and Spectreman. I just realized that their are no afterschool specials. There are no cartoons on these networks anymore. Except for King of the Hill and the Simpson. NOt every child has cable. I guess with Disney channel,Nikelodean and Cartoon Network, those networks didn't feel the need to air cartoons anymore. It's just a death of an era I guess. However, I think it's so sad. I would love to share some of these cartoons with my children.....the only cartoon that still comes on is Tom and Jerry and these are the newer versions, not the Tom and Jerry of my day. It's kinda sad. Kwim?

I was flipping through my channels when I realized, hey what ever happened to Afterschool cartoons. I mean they were still doing it when I was in high school too. I watched the flinstones well into my teen years....LOL

I guess, since we have cable, I never noticed this change. I still think its a huge disservice to children who DO NOT have cable. Thank God they still have Saturday morning cartoons.

I don't know what I would have done if I couldn't watch Underdog, Top cat, Mighty Mouse and Droopy...LOL

It's going to be a scorcher guys.....

Today its going to be 92! OUch. I really don't like anything over 80 degrees. That's as hot as I like it..... Anything over that is stifling to me. It gets in my throat...LOL I haven't even really began summer shopping for the kids. Jaree has a ton of stuff. New bathing suits, cute capris, skirts, tanks.....I have to get some sandals and some all white k swiss and she will be alright. I love shopping for little girls. Some of favorite places are Target and Walmart. I like Kohls too! The boys are really basic white air forces ones, white tees, colorful tees shorts! NOthing major! LOL They are easy, but definitely not cheaper. LOL

Today, I really don't have much in the plans. Just cleaning my closet and trying to stay cool! LOL I am going to head over to starbucks and get my favorite....Vanilla bean frapp with carmel sauce. It's my guilty endulgence! LOL Another gulity pleasure of mine is carmel and cheese popcorn.. Will head to pick some of that up too!

I am going to check out ARchiver's and Mike's today. Dh gets off at 5, so I will head over once he gets off. got a little extra change.....LOL Few things I am looking for. I really need to bite the bullet and take the drive over to Windy City Scrapbooking. I reallly really, love this store. Wall to Wall scrapbook heaven! That is what it should be called. They always get the latest and greatest. I wish they would franchise out and come into the burbs.... A girl can dream huh?

I have some scrap plans two albums in the making so, I need to prepare for that. One is about my love of quotes and the other is for my daughter cheerleading competition pics....Total surprise for her!

So who's watching So you think you can dance. I love this show! It's my favorite show! Can't wait to see who makes the top twenty today. I will be watching tonight. My other favorite show supernatural is on hiatus until this fall. So I will be watching SYTYCD in it's place.

Well, gotta run and drop Bee off (my oldest) he's going swimming with his best friend NIc at his grandmother's house. This boy is always on the run, guess he's a typical teenager! LOL


Later taters...

Baby it's cold outside!

What else could you expect! It's Chicago! Get this it in the upper 50's today. By Thursday it's going to be 90. Crazy huh! Yep I know. Today, I am just going to chill out as much as possible. Jaree had her best friend Marissa spend the night and Jariel had his best friend Dave spend the night. House was total chaos. Fights over the television, the computer, the air mattress..... My head was throbbing by the end of the night....They finaly settled down. The boys declared victory, as the girls retreated to Jaree's bedroom to play school, paint, draw, color and play with Bratz.....typical girls huh? LOL

Baptiste is off today. Yay! I am so happy when he's off. I know i am not a school girl anymore, but the man still makes me blush. We slept in today and just snuggled. He is my official snuggle bunny. He went off to get my favorite mexican corn! Yummy. I love Elotes!

The boys are going to have a basketball tournament and get this guys .....they are betting SNICKERS! I almost fell out yesterday, when we were at walmart and all 4 of them were buying snickers for today. Now if that don't beat all.....LOL

I gotta see who's going to win!

We are going to the zoo this weekend, the kids are so geeked! The kids pick 10 things they want to do over summer and we do them all......and sometimes much more....LOL.

Picked some really good places this summer. Some include, Horseback riding, Fishing, Indiana Dunes, picnic at the beach, and Six flags.....

They also want to go camping, but this is soooooooooooo NOT DANA'S THING! Baptiste says we atleast have to consider it! I will have to do a whole lot of considering! LOL

WEll, I am off to get a bath! toodles

Great weekend!

What a week! It was fun! Friday was the last day of school for Jariel and Jaree, Bee has been out almost 2 weeks now. Schools officially OUT FOR SUMMER. The song is in my head, remember School's out for summer.....

Friday we didn't do much. Dh worked, I stayed in with the kids, we watched movies in my bed until we fell asleep. Saturday we went to a friend house who graduated from college. He had a graduation party. It was really fun! After a few Bacardi silvers, I was feeling noooooo pain. Let me tell ya....LOL We ended up going by the club, to hear the other DJ play. Had a blast, didn't get home until almost 4 in the morning and guess who was still up....NONE OTHER THAN MR. BEE....up on the phone and AIM. I told him if he didn't get off the phone and go to bed, it was going to be ONE! LOL

Needless to say I woke up very late Sunday ......LOL We ended up going to Border's and Panera BRead! Yummy! Then we took my mil to see MR. BROOKS, yesterday. It was sooooooooooooooooooo goood! My dh thought the movie was about him.....He insisted we call him Mr. Brooks and made sure he told the cashier at the movies that his ticket should be free, because the movie was about him and made sure he showed her his Driver's License. She was so tickled, that she gave us tickets at Matinee price...I couldn't believe it. You gotta go see this movie. It was so good!

Today, not much on the to do list. Besides cleaning my room. It is atrocious! I can never keep my room clean. LOL Things just tend to accumulate in their. The rest of the house is soooo spotless though. Crazy huh? I really don't know what to do with myself, now that the kids are out of school. Guess I will enjoy sleeping in......LOL

Well, I am going to lay back down, got up pretty early with dh. He makes so much noise when he's getting ready for work...I guess since he has to get up, he wants everybody to get up with him. He turns on every light and makes a ton of racket. You would think he would get the hint after I slam the pillow down over my head and make a very lout sigh..... LOL

Well, I am off to get some more Z'ss it's only 6 in the morning.....LOL


Dana

Had a blast at the water park!

Yesterday we were supposed to just go swimming.....

Dh thinks he so slick..... He took us to Centennial Park Water Park, in Orland Park. We had a great time. Minus the fact that Jaree got sick again. She was coming down the water slide and she looked a little pale, told dh her head was hurting, then she said she was dizzy and bam passed out in the water. She immediately was sleepy and I got out of the water to be with her, because Jariel was somewhere else in the park. I got her some water, and her color started to come back. I told her that as soon as we found Jariel we would go home. She cried and screamed, and promised me she was ok. I only let her go down the slides with me and we got in the water together. About an hour before closing, she got out of the water. Got on a lawn chair and went to sleep.....I said that's it. LEt's pack it in and we went home. We bought Jerk chicken. She ate. She started complaining that her stomach hurted. Needless to say, she slept in my bed last night! My back is killing me....LOL

I made an appointment to see her Neurologist and her pediatrician. I think she let her self get too hungry. Her blood sugar may have been toooo low.

She missed school today, but it was only a half a day, she needs to be closely monitered. kwim?

Hubby took off work today.....YAY!! I so love it when he's home!

Today we will be grilin and chillin' LOL

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TODAY???

It's hotter than a pepper pudding outside!

Whew!

It's so hot! I'm burning up! It so It so HOT HOT I'm burning I'm burning up...HOT HOT! Remember that song! Totally fits today! Oh and Nelly should be playing in the background too....It's getting in hot in here.....LOL

Whew, Good ole Chicago whether we can go from zero to 90 in a matter of days. Today it's going to be 91 degrees and yesterday it was 93! I so hate anything over 80 degrees. I wished it could be 80 degrees year round, except on Christmas then I want it to snow, but the next day can totally be 80.....LOL

I am home alone! Bee is OUT of school and is over his best friend Nic's house! His last day of school was last Friday. He couldn't wait to get away from us.....LOL Jaree and Jariel are at school. Their last day is this Friday. Time sure does go by fast! Before you know it, I will be buying school supplies and school clothes.....LOL Speaking I have to finish my summer shopping. Jaree has so many clothes it's pathetic. I gotta go for the boys. The boys said they don't want anything but wifebeaters (boy tanks) and shorts. Oh and white Air Force 1's. Jariel will definitely be getting black ones, because he is so freaking hard on shoes.

I totally wanna go see MR. BROOKS!!!! Not because it's my dh's name....LOL. It looks really, really good. I love a good suspense movie. YOu can't lose anyway with Kevin Costner....he's HOT!

Today, the kids have been bugging me to go swimming.....so I am going to take them to the pool. It's most definitely HOT ENOUGH! Jaree will be sporting the puff puff for most of the summer, I guess you are wondering what that is ..... Her hair is super curly, and I will be putting it all up in one pony tail and her hair is super puffy and that is why I call it the puff puff....LOL

Well, I gotta go do some laundry. Will blog later.....

Later taters

Dana

Busy, Busy, fun, fun week

Somebody pinch me....
This week was such a whirl wind of good visits, good food, good fun...

I had a blast!
My dh's cousins came up from Minnesota (UNEXPECTABLY) and I had 3 adults and 6 extra children in the house ages 14,12,6,5,4,and 2. My head was spinning, but we had a good time. Sunday we all went out to TGIF's and took Austin, dh's new husband on a tour of downtown and Navy Pier. MOnday, we went to 3 bbq's. I ate myself into an oblivion, I don't even want to look at any food. I had beef ribs, baby back ribs, burbon chicken,fried catfish, deep fried turkey, shrimp kaboobs, baked beans, potato salad, spaghetti, greens, peach cobbler and carmel cake. I even snuck a few watermelon martini's in..... I also had my favorite, green apples with cream cheese and fluff.......tooooooooooooooooo goood!

After all that bad eating....LOL Today I took a walk around the neighborhood. Ate a salad and am just chillin'!

My guests have all gone this morning, early this morning, on their 14 hour drive back to Black Duck, Minnesota.

Today, I am just as lost as can be.... No more Idol! What will I be watching from 7-8? LOL

Gotta go get the kids soon, and I really need to tidy up...will post more later...

dana

I've been a bad blogger lately

I haven't been blogging as much as I normally do.....Why? I have really been busy getting my house in order. I have been (GET THIS) planting flowers, helping dh in the yard, making plans on building the second bathroom. Picking colors....gettting excited!

I have also been spending alot of time with MS. JAREE! Poor Jaree does not have alot of friends since we moved and I have been her new bestfriend. We have been makig cards, making bracelets, playing bratz, hopscotch, jump rope, going to the park....so I have been busy...LOL

Dh is really dedicated to his YARD. He went out and bought an electric edger, a blower, and electric hedger. HE looks so cute outside with his wifebeater tee shirt on, flip flops and shorts. I go out and bring him water and a cool towel every now and then. There's nothing more sexy than a man and his power tools.....heehee! I love that man. He's sooooo hot! LOL

Bee my oldest is out of school. He took his last final Thursday. Can't believe I am going to have a SOPHMORE this year. He was sooooo happy to be done with all his final exams! He has been doing nothing but sleeping. Woke up at noon today, I didn't bother him. Just let him sleep in. He had his best friend Austyn sleep over last night, no telling what they stayed up all night doing.. Last week they were prank calling.....this week I think they stayed up all night on AIM, talking to girls. Oh the lovely life of a teenager.....LOL

This is going to be a hectic weekend for us. It's Memorial Day weekend, will be goign to the cemetary to put flowers on my grandmother's grave. Doing a lot of cooking and baking. We are going to friends house on Sunday and my mom's on Monday. Should be fun.

Saturday I am going to Archivers to see if they got the Elsie line in...since they do carry KI. If they do I will let all you know.....

Today, I am just going to chill out and get some laundry done! Not toooo much planned for today, since every other day this weekend will be super busy...

What are your plans? What will you be doing for memorial day?


Gotta run.....
Until next time!

Oh no! Cicadas

Ok, have I ever told you how much I hate BUGS. This is the MOTHER of all bugs. Its so ugly and so creepy and they are already rearing their ugly little heads here in Illinois. I have to deal with these creepy bugs for 6 weeks to 2 months. They just fall on you.....ughhhhhh. They are so nasty. They are so loud. I know we only have to deal with them every 17 years, but why do they have to come at all. They kill trees. They are just ugly little pests.

Can you believe some people EAT THESE THINGS....are they freaking CRAZY? That is soooooo nasty! Ultra gross. I would never eat a bug! Not even for a million dollars.....LOL

My mom saw one in her yard and totally freaked out. We are totally alike when it comes to bugs....LOL

Not Jaree, she loves bugs! She can't wait to see the cicadas.....this girl is A NUT!


Dana

Feeling much better....

For a few days there, I thought I wasn't going to make it.......LOL

But, I am feeling much better. I have an appintment to see the doctor on Thursday. Wish me well. I had a great weekend. I had a surprise housewarming party, I had cancelled the one in April. I got soooooo much stuff. I was so happy. Mostly everything I got was for the kitchen, exactly what I wanted. My kitchen is RED. So I love all of my new appliances. My mom totally shocked me with this one. LOL

I am watching dancing with the stars. I am totally rooting for Layla Ali. I will be voting tonight! Who cannot love Ms. Ali!!!

Ok, who watches CHARMED SCHOOL! Tell me some of you watch this show with Monique and the former contestants of Flavor of Love 1 and 2. Ok, I just watched Sunday's episode today. Sunday I went to my cousins house to play spades and have dinner and I was soooooooo mad I missed it. So I caught it today. I am really starting to dislike LARISSA aka BOOTS. She stole Leiline aka Smileys pictures and hid them under Schtar aka Hotties bed and she got expelled for it. She talks so much CRAP, I just want to reach thru the tv and smack her. I will be so glad when she gets expelled! Can't wait to see when New York comes next week. Wanna see how much MOUTH she will have then.....LOL I know I get so caught up into reality tv....LOL

Today I am just chillin out and getting my house back in order from the housewarming party on Saturday...I had atleast 30 people here and I had to do a total over haul.....LOL

Also, I need to know how you would feel about this: Everytime I give something, my in laws always come and eat, but they never ever never bring a gift. It makes me so upset sometimes because I would never do that. I just look at them as freeloaders.....they always bring extra people with them too. Maybe I am wrong, but it just annoys me...


Well, I am on the apple and dh wants his computer back to do some major dj business! LOL Wiil blog again a little later...


dana

Still here

Yesterday I was in sooooo much pain, I should have gone to the ER. I had excrutiating pain in the lower left side of my stomach. It hurt so bad. It felt almost like something was about to burst. The location its in feels like its my ovary. I have been putting heat on it. However,if I still feel bad, I will have to just go. I hate going to the doctor. Just wanted to let everyone know I was still around, but I am not feeling well at alll.....

Dana

Elsie Challenge

Some crazy pics compliments of Photobooth on Imac, then finally the real Dana

The new Jaree!

I know alot of you may have been in disbelief, but finally I took a picture on my choclat and forwarded it to my email. The moments that makes a mom proud. LOL

This girl, I tell ya. She is a HOT MESS! That's for sure! Somebody please tell me what she was thinking? I get my eyebrows threaded or waxed, so she has never seen me shave my eyebrows. How did she even know that you shave eyebrows.

when I asked her why she did it? Of course the shrugged shoulders, meaning "I DON'T KNOW". Her dad thought she had ring worm.....LOL He's a whole other subject.

The boys have been getting in trouble for messing with her. They say she looks like the peanuts on the PROUD FAMILY movie.....LOL Big brothers, you gotta love em'.

When I was younger my mom used to alway curl my hair in a MUSHROOM, flipped under all the way around. My brother used to call me JAMES BROWN.... I would cry my eyes out. I was so glad, when the feather hair style came out. I never wore my hair in a mushroom again......LOL Also, my mom had a leather coat with fur around the collar, from the 60's. I loved this coat. My brother told me I looked like Diana Ross and the Supremes and I never wore the coat again......LOL


Well today went to school with her eyebrows just like that. Dh said he was not going for her eyebrows being pencilled in. You just don't know how bad I wanted to do it......LOL

Hey, will her eyebrows grow back thick now? Since she shaved them with a razor? NOw she may look like wolfman jack! LOL


Until next time..

Dana

What was she thinking?

Jaree decides that she's a beautician and cut off her EYEBROWS!

She looks so weird! I don't know whether to laugh or cry. I think the latter. What the heck was she thinking! She decides to cut her eyebrows off with a razor, on MOTHER'S DAY! I don't have my camera, otherwise their would be pics. I may take some on my camera phone and upload them that way. HOw am I going to send her to school looking like this???? I think she will be the only 8 year old ever to have penciled in eyebrows......LOL


I must have been really horrible in a former life.....LOL