A morning to start thumb sucking...

Ever had a day you want to just crawl under the table, get into a fetal position and start sucking your thumb? There will be no pictures in the post, my humor has left the building.
It started last night when I couldn't get to sleep. So my day started with 5 hours of sleep, a cranky start to the day. When did the schools decide it is great to let them out the day before t-day?! So I have 5 kids, Zoe joined us early this am. I have 2 lady ministers coming for dinner and the night, and all I have to make is 2 salads for tomorrow...sounds easy enough! First start cleaning the house with 5 kids running around. #2 son(my messiest) decides it is a perfect time to make salt dough for his diorama homework project, this was after I had just swept the floor! #1 son is motivated to go over to friends and wants all his chores checked for approval. Jade is bawling that Asia's special stuff...bla bla. I tell the girls to get the basement looking good :-) Jade comes back with, "Dad's tank in flooding again" The tank is 240 gallons of salt water right next to the guest room. So I call big daddy for suggestions, and hoping he would come home! But, no he is working the almost to Kansas route and won't be back until 830pm! He tries to guide me through the maze of the chemistry lab that is behind the acquarium to find the leak...I of course can't find anything! Meanwhile I have sent the screaming wahinis up stairs.
The phone beeps while I am speaking to big daddy, and it is a social worker! I decide it is best to ignore the call as I would want totell her I want to kill all kids in my 40 foot radius, is that a bad thing? Meanwhile I have to locate the wetvac which is in the garage with a bunch of sawdust in it. I try to get the stupid filter off, Drew comes out to see if he can help. I said, yes! figure out how this works. He gets the filter off, but somehow needs to locate me in the house carrying a dustbunny filter dripping with saw dust through out most of the house....keep in mind this is after I have swept/vacuumed it! My cheery disposition has fully departed now! I get water all slurped up and it is now lunch time. I feed the girls outside and tell them that if they come in the house they have to clean for me :-) I am just starting on the 2nd salad now... The sun will come out tomorrow! Maybe!

She may be small, but she is mighty!

She jumped and yelled "piledriver" ! I don't believe I taught her that?!

Piledriver!

The Asia sandwich!

Such useful things brothers teach!

The house of bounce

Happy Birthday Shannon!

A typical teen boy and honor roll assembly

Cole doesn't make alot of pictures anymore because he is usually hangin' out with friends. I am sure he is going to reminding me again that I owe him $100 for making honor roll ... in which I will have to remind him, I pay in May!

Lilo and Stitch's update

Lilo got fixed at the Meow mobile in July, it has really helped her calm down.

When I got home from taking the girls to school, Stitch

was looking so relaxed ...
Here is what my breakfast looked like, Stitch looks very satisfied...don't you agree?!
They love the Autumn

Fall leaves and the Drew

Who is Cinderella? If the shoe fits...

Halloween and I can never get out of a party!

While I was gone to Orlando, Jade yanked out 2 teeth (her first teeth lost!) during Bible study. My mom had to remind Big daddy to be the tooth fairy! He slipped $2 under her breakfast plate.

This was my favorite costume, what a cute Rageddy Ann

She is not supposed to be eating popcorn balls with those crowns on her teeth.

The mummy game

The traditional Jack O' Lantern pizza (from Papa Murphys) You don't think I was going to cook at my "I don't want a party, party!"

Caught! This was the next morning, she was hiding behind a chair eating "smarties" hidden in the mickey mouse hat!
Missy Z all sugared up and wanting to stay the rest of the night!

Tisha and candy are the same! She helping "sort" the candy!

Henc always has to work real hard for his meals around here even when he brings them! Poor Henc, I am sure he wonders how he got signed on as my tech support! My laptop decided to blow the motherboard...we ordered the part Sunday and it only took 20 minutes to fix on the Thursday before we went to Mexico.

My flights were both early from Tampa, but I still got home at 1am!! Things we mothers do for our children! Asia's party started at 8:35...and kept going, and going. Finally at 11am, I had it and went home to gather my brain around the rest of the "daze" activities. My voicemails, Tisha said they were planning on coming over to my party :-). What party?! I thought I could get out of it with that 1am arrival...but old traditions die hard and Tisha loves Halloween, besides she was bringing her famous green chile chicken soup and bread.

Back to school at 1pm for round 2, Jade's party lasted until 3:30pm. Then I conceded to Tami, that they shouldn't have to trick or treat alone! She ended up bringing a huge pot of chili. My mom called at about 4:30 and asked to come over....they are usually out of town, so I with the few hours of sleep I had not remembered to call! Quite a few for not planning on it!