Santa is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Well i guess we know who is going to be on the Naughty list this year.....

Boston and Myself are in the mall this afternoon doing our last minute christmas shopping. He decided that he wanted to see Santa. No big deal right? Ugh.

Im pretty sure the a group home or something was having a christmas outing because there were dozens of people with downs syndrome wearing red and green santa hats and "helping out" the photo people.
He sits on Santa's lap and before the big jolly guy can say anything Boston comes out with......"Why is all your elves retarded?"

I about died right there.

I grabbed him and announced to Santa, "He wants an xbox 360" I shoved that candy cane in his mouth to prevent any further damage and pretty much got out of there as fast as I could with a 5 year old going "What?".


Not a good day, not a good day at all.

I Quit.

Masculine Mama

Boston: Dad, Can I sleep in bed with you?

Me: Boston, its just mommy in bed, Daddy is already up.

Boston: oh.

::pause::

Boston: Mom, you look just like a man.



I mean....really? I look like a man? Do I have stubble too? I quit.

Ugh...really?

I just found written on the wall in crayon "Luke did this NOT Boston".

hmmm....I wonder who could've written that? ;)

that kid of mine (of latin orgin?)

Boston.....ugh. I love that kid but he just makes me stand in awe and shake my head sometimes.

Apparantly I talk to myself alot out loud......hence these two almost identical scenarios that have happened in the last 2 weeks.

1. We are in the Dr.'s office and I am talking about how great my husband is. Boston pipes up with "I thought you said he was a "hot piece of ass"? I about died right there. I could feel the fire burning under my cheeks. Thank goodness the Dr thought that was HILARIOUS.
2. We are in the checkout at Safeway. The lady hands me my receipt and says "thanks mrs.Sauvageau" which then leads to a conversation about my husbands company and how nice of a man he is to which Boston again responds" But Mom! I thought that he was a Hot Piece of Ass!" Loudly I might add. The checker in the next line busted up while mine was trying really really hard to keep a strait face. I just said "I'm so sorry" and walked off.

Which brings us to today.....I was driving the kids to school and complimented Boston on his adorable little beanie hat (it is sooooo cute on him!). He said thanks and I walked him into school. His little friends come running at him and he yells"I'm a BEANER BOY!" you should've seen the looks I got....I just had to turn and walk out.

I love that kid....but............

I quit.

Plum Harvest!

There is nothing like making a couple delicious plum pies and then having your 4 year old knock both of them to the ground face first. I wonder sometimes how he got so talented. ;) At least i have another bushel of plums to make another round of goodness......theres always a bright side.

Some things that I have had to make changes to in my life.

1. I wash all my dishes by hand. My dishwasher takes at least 3 hours and it is faster and easier for me to just do it and have it done in 20 min.
2. I sleep a TON more. I wait for the kids to be in bed and then I crash! 9:15 is usually bedtime for me!
3. I have become yard sale obsessed. In the last 2 weeks Ive gotten a carpet cleaner, ice cream maker, snow boots for me, a wood rack, and oodles of clothes for the boys! Im going again tomorrow if anyone wants to join me ;)

So on this coming sunday Natalie gets to yell "play ball!" for the SEATTLE MARINERS at their last game of the season I'm not sure who is more excited her or her daddy! He was sooooooo excited when she got that call. She is more nervous than anything else.

stuff thats happened recently

1. The kids started school. I have a kindergartner and a 2nd grader and a preschooler starting on monday I believe.
2. I fell in my duck pond. Not cool.
3. I got sprayed by a skunk while still soaking wet from said duck pond. Not a good day, not a good day at all.
4. I have decided to recover my dining room chair pads with chicken feed bag scraps. We will see how that goes. ;)
5. I bought and watched a homesteading DVD and LOVED it. However i had the strongest urge ever to go and butcher my chickens. I did not though, thank goodness.
6. LOVE, LOVE,LOVE, my new medication. Weird side effects: Sweating and the crazy "nesting" cleaning urge ALL THE TIME!
7. I adore this weather! Sweaters and Smores here i come!
8. I got a carpet cleaner brand new at a yard sale for 150.00, still in the box and everything! The store price was 300.00 so I was thrilled! I havent used it yet, I might have to do that today(enter freaky cleaning urge).
9. I really want to go antiquing soon. I have this hutch thing in my mind that I know is out there waiting for me. ;) Optimism is my friend.
10. Favorite article of clothing of the week.....My apron that Brooke made for me. ("Why is Alicia not wearing pants?") Ive been wearing it with everything while Im at home pj's included! Thanks brooke!

yeah, he's 4.

and he peed into the drawer of his play kitchen and tried to tell me that natalie did it. Luke you make me crazy and I still love you sooooo much.

Stuff that I say in my house that makes me wonder if anyone else says it......

1. "Pee IN the toilet, not ON the toilet!"
2. "Are you wearing underwear?" "You have to wear underwear!"
3. "No feet where we eat! Get your feet off the table!"
4. "We do not put game pieces in our nose!"
5. "Fishing bait is not people food, even if it is pretty and tastes good."

Oh......I quit

So I started medication. I LOVE it. It helps so much. Thanks for the prayers!

Alicia's List of Goals

Goals for the school year

1. Dress my children fashionably. I need to remember that not all their clothing has to have numbers on the back and sponsors on the front. This is currently 90% of their wardrobe. Hey, what can I say....they like sports.
2. To get my kids to eat something other than oatmeal for breakfast. I LOVE oatmeal, but sometimes I just want the morning to move a bit faster.
3. Not every accessory that we own has to be mario or spiderman. I can get plain colors.
4. Natalie does not have to have long hair for ballet. I can keep it short, its cuter that way anyway.
5. I will spend decent money on nice shoes! I am not purchasing ANY disney brand shoes this year, they fall apart in a month anyway. I do however really like sears' return policy on kids clothes and shoes.

Natalie and Boston were in the mall fashion show this last saturday making their runway debut. It was really cute. Boston struts like a rockstar, removes his jacket and throws it over his shoulder. I didnt teach him that. I was impressed with my 5 year old boy. ;)

its 3:30am

and I hear....."Dad, Can I sleep in your bed?"
I dont hear a response, but I feel Tom pull him up in between us. I go back to sleep.

3:40am "Mom, I love you so much" " I love you too Boston, go back to sleep"
3:45am "Mom, Your breath stinks" "Roll over then or go back to your bed."
4:05am "Mom, can you make donuts for breakfast?"

4:06am mommy has decided to sleep on the couch only to be wide awake. Urgh. Its going to be a long day. I love that kid but sheesh......

Note to self.

• Chickens eat moon sand.
• Little boys should NEVER under any circumstance have access to an ink pad. I now have bright pink ink all over my couch. I have BOTH my boys to thank for that.
• If you eat more than one bowl of fiber one cereal in a day your stomach will hurt all night long.
• If you cant find your breath savers look inside your shoes. I found all of them in my gym shoes today (thanks luke)
• Luke has decided that he will now only answer to "Luigi".
• That makes me "Bowser". As in "I love you Bowser,you are the best Bowser in the world!"
• My children will do just about anything for a little debbie oatmeal cream pie.
• I will do almost anything for a homefires peach scone. Ohhh...that sounds heavenly right now.
• Tom WILL do anything for pecan pie.
• Im going to take ballroom dancing lessons.....guess who is going to take them with me.....MY TOM! Im so excited. Even if I suck it should still be a different experience for me to cross off my bucket list.

Day 1

I didnt update how my appt went.I went and saw a new doctor specializing in mental health, not a psychiatrist but one step below one. Heres a rundown of how it went...

1. I told her EVERYTHING that I think about on a daily basis.
2. I think I scared her to death. She physically backed her chair away from me and hoped that I wouldnt notice...I did.
3. I finally came to terms with the fact that I have extreme anxiety along with another disorder that Im not going to mention. (sorry, I have to keep some things to myself)
4. I bawled about that. God bless waterproof mascara.
5. We discussed the pros and cons of daily medication to help what I am going through...(read: she discussed pros and I discussed cons.) I probably went on for a half hour about how I WILL NOT take medication that will make me fat. End of story, I dont care how "wonderful" it is for people like me,I wont do it.
6. We talked about what I need to give up to start feeling better.....

• Crime TV (Snapped,CSI,48 hours, pretty much anything that I like)
• Caffeine (done that.....Woot! 1 1/2 yearr now!)
• Alcohol (now wait a stinkin minute here! Im going to have to "discuss" this one with her a little more. I dont drink often at all! In the last 6 months I have had 3 drinks! )

Im happy I went in the end.

We did decide on a medication for me to "try". I started it this morning. I felt like puking most of the morning, Im not sure if its the medication or if I am psyching myself up about it. I guess time will tell.

So Sorry...

Ive been pretty much MIA lately. Sorry, Ive been sick and so very much not myself. Its hard to be witty and original when you are feeling both physically and mentally sick. I had a major breakdown last night followed by a seizure and im still feeling the effects of that.
Believe me I want more than anything to get back to normal and for some reason its just not working for me. Im headed to the Dr tomorrow to try and get some things figured out.

Updates

1. Ducks and Chicks are 18 weeks old, expecting eggs in the very near future, however I have 2 boy ducks and one girl, boo.....I got ducks for the eggs and now will only be getting one-ish every few days.
2. Moonsand fits perfectly into electrical outlets. (thanks luke!)
3. Moonsand is not easy to remove from outlets. I taped the vacuum hose to the wall for 30 minutes.
4. Im still having a hard time coping with the loss of my grandfather. Margaritas with friends sure helps though. I havent laughed like that in a long time, Thanks girls!
5. Pedicures that end in bright blue toenails with the color being "Teal the cows come home" sure make me happy. Its like it was "meant to be" ;)
6. Brian gave me a BB gun (till collin is old enough to use it). How cool is that? I am just waiting for some unwanted animal to make its appearance in my yard!
7. I caught my boys today mooning the TV. We have one of those kid cameras that lets the kids watch themselves on the TV. Both had pants around their ankles and were shaking it to "old mac donald".
8. My male mallard duck HATES my dog. Happy goes outside and Tank just charges at him. I heard the dog yelp and noticed that the duck had a mouthful of fur! Evil creature! Sadly it is kind of funny to watch.
9. Ive been faithfully going to the gym 5 days a week. Its working well for me and the person working there that early in the morning talks to me and keeps me happily distracted from what I am actually doing (running). Ive lost close to 25 lbs. (Part of that due to Mono)

My life can be both mundane and insane at the same time. Thanks for listening to me y'all. I appreciate it alot.

Mono brings out the best/worst in me......

Some Pros

• Weight loss
• reason for extra sleep
• definite decreased appetite
• it makes me remember to take my vitamins along with my regime of dayquil/benadryl/any pain killer I can get my hands on.
• Im hopefully half way done with this illness! 2ish more weeks to go and I should fell up to par!

Some Cons

• No alcohol drinking at the joint birthday party. Totally sucked except for Adam was wildly entertaining. I did end up with a half naked man poster which I love! (however I was informed that it CAN NOT hang in our bedroom. Sheesh...what a spoil sport ;) )
• Not being able to eat anything solid. I tried to have a dorito the other day and regretted that choice about 2 seconds into it.
• Having to sleep with a heating pad on your ears sucks. I wake up looking like a sweaty warthog (Swollen glands and bright red face). Not that I have ever actually seen a sweaty warthog, but that is definately what I picture it in my head to look like.....just go with it ;) .
• Its lonely when you are the only one awake at 5 am.

The many super powers of mom.....

I had some good conversation with Natalie while i was driving her to school this morning. I am apparantly "cool" when it comes to things that I can do.

1. I can make donuts. We made apple cider donuts for breakfast for the two of us. She thought that was awesome.
2. I can wake up WITHOUT an alarm clock.
3. When I eat food and spill it magically gets stuck in between my boobs. Apparantly just having boobs is cool.
4. I can do the splits (still! I know!)
5. AND I know all the words to her favorite song...."1985" Bowling for soup.

I love that kid.

I thought that we were past this!

I took Natalie to the Dr yesterday because she had complained the entire night from 11pm on the other night about her ears hurting. We get there and they cant see her ear drum at all, so as they were getting us an appt to the eye and ear clinic across the street Luke informs me that he has to poop. I ask him to wait just a minute until we can get the referral. Then I hear "Mom, I just poop in my pants". It was diarrea everywhere....down the hall of the dr office(Imagine little poopy footprints) , all over his shoes, I had to throw his pants away and They gave me a diaper for him. I ended up carrying my 4 year old in a diaper to the other appt for Natalie. Im pretty sure that I looked like the biggest piece of white trash out there. Ugh, After all was said and done Natalie does have an ear infection.

Hard times for me...

My grandpa Dooley passed away last monday and I ended up going to the funeral in Arkansas. It was a beautiful service except for the part when they opened the casket. I didnt know that they were going to do that. I cant get the image of him out of my mind and I think its making me crazy. Im tired of the nightmares that come with it. I cried through the whole funeral and then some...Im still crying over a week later. How long is it normal for someone to greive? We went to the burial service too and I was NOT ready for that at all! I just want to forget that it ever happened. I think that I have serious PMS along with this ....I cried because I missed Karalee this morning(no i didnt call, I didnt want her to listen to me bawl). I missed my husband terribly and was so happy to be back home with him and my beautiful babies.
I NEVER want to travel with my parents or sister again. And I wont. I wanted to punch my sister in the face....I still want to so I am going to avoid her for awhile, A LONG while.

Owwwwwwwwww....

I am on day 4 of Jillian Michaels 30 day shred. Ouch. However, I noticed that push ups were easier today than on day 2 or 3(well the 1st set of them anyway). She still kicks my butt and I sweat like a pig. But hey, If I want to look good I need to work at it. (Thanks for doing it with me Brooke!) And its only 2o min. 20 min of pain and agony, but 20 min none the less and its not all cardio. I HATE cardio of any sort except dancing. I need a good dance video that is not "club" dancing. When I finish working out and after I take a much needed shower, I feel great. It really sets the mood for the whole day and I am loving it. I ordered the super mom vitamins that alot of my friends were raving about , however I ordered capsules because I cannot stand to take pill vitamins, the taste and smell grosses me out.
I took the boys to get shots yesterday. They both did great. Luke however waited until we were in the dr's office in another city before informing me that he didnt bring shoes. So after shots we went to old navy and bought him the 2 for $5 flip flops and I ended up with 2 new shirts. I felt totally self indulgent about it. I even apologized to Tom when we got home and he was absolutely pushing me to do more for myself telling me how much I deserved it and that I should never feel bad about buying myself something needed. When I hung them in my closet I tossed out my fleece pajama pants and a tank top that a granny would wear. That made me feel better, dumping the frump. ;) I cant wait to go shopping.

Some more random pictures that I had scanned....

This is me and my Grandfather RM Dooley Circa 1982

The happiest day of my life....August 11th 2001.

Happy as a Puppy. 1999

The "fireplace" picture that my mother always insisted upon taking. 1996ish...

Christmas 2001, my mom bought us matching jackets....how cute....

My Grandparents on my Dads side. RM and Dana Dooley circa 1940's.

My sister in law Liz and Ashlynn. She was probably about 3 in this picture.

Too much of a good thing?

I checked out 2 Cirque Du Soleil videos from the library the other day. I LOVE them. I could watch them over and over and never get bored.
However....while watching one (La Nouba) with Lucas today he announced "Mommy I can do that!" This scares me horribly because we were watching a guy do a backflip on the tightrope. I will now for the next month or so not be taking my eyes off my boy. ( you see, we might not have a tightrope, but we do have a clothesline.) ;) God Bless Little Boys.

I guess thats what he thinks of that.

Hi all! We are back from our trip, but thats another post this week complete with pictures!

While we were in Arkansas I went to the Hobby Lobby (aka my new favorite store) and while I was shopping my dad came up to me and insisted that I buy this bandana thing for my dog, Insisting that the "dog will love it". I gave in and did it even knowing that Happy would hate it. We put it on the dog when we got back to my grandparents house and the dog moped around the rest of the day.
We got home and I was outside today and I found his bandana out by the chicken coop sprawled out completely flat with a giant turd in the middle of it. I laughed. If only dogs could talk. ;)

I'm sick

I have strep throat. It sucks.

1. Antibiotics+DayQuil+NyQuil+Popsicles= A better mood for alicia, minus the brainfreeze after eating the popsicles too fast trying to numb my throat.
2. Mashing up maximum strength cough drops in a bit of water to make something to gargle does nothing for your throat. However, it will make your ears numb.
3. When running a 103 degree fever and sweating because of it, it will make your glasses fog up and children find that HILARIOUS. Me, not so much.
4. Yes, I did get my children off the bus in my light blue jammies with the pink flowers on them, I probably scarred them for life. Whoops.
5. When you stand in the shower for an hour with the hot water blasting you dont notice yourself drooling.
6. When you can't swallow....you drool. Enough said.
7. You can only sleep with so much "Lockup" playing in the background before your medication really starts to mess with your dreams ;) I was dreaming that I was having lunch with the warden of Louisiana State Pen. But I had to cancel because I had strep throat and couldnt talk. MESSED UP!

Thanks for your prayers! I hate being sick.

An accumulation of sorts

We now have 6 chickens, 3 ducks, a dog and a cat. I love all of them except the cat.

I think the reason that I want all these animals is to fill that funny " I need a 4th child void" that I still have going on. Tom keeps letting me get more and more because I know he dosent want any more children. I really hope that this longing goes away someday, Its getting old to deal with.

• My "Baby" will be 4 on the 18th of next month. Granted he is still the size of your average 2 year old. ;) He is my Lucas and I love him anyway.
• We are taking our 1st camping trip of the year tomorrow and I am excited about it. I need to have some "clear the brain" time with some reading and list making so I can sort it all out.
• My Celebrity Crush: Usher. Dont hate!
• I tried to make an apple bread yesterday and it totally flopped. I get absolutely crushed when that happens.
• I always get the gas when I get my teeth cleaned. I dont "need"it, I just like it. ;)

We are thinking of a fall cruise, either to mexico or the carribean. Anyone want to join us? I would LOVE to go with a big group of people. Anyone?

A few thoughts on being Lickable.

Lickable? Well yeah, I guess that was going to be me 3 years ago.
I dont think Ive ever really told this story, But here it goes......

My mother-in-law for my birthday a few years back wanted to buy me personalized license plates for my new minivan. I thought that sounded alright. We went down to the place where you pay for tabs for your car (Im spacing on the name) and she filled out all the information for me and then presented it to me, very proudly I might add.

My new plates were going to say "Licabel". My nickname is Aliciabelle. This was her way of shortening it for me.
How do you break it to your mother-in-law that you dont want to be that "lickable" woman driving around town in your minivan with 3 kids in tow?

I couldnt tell her.

She was oblivious to it.

I felt bad, so I said thank you. And I still to this day praise GOD that I never actually received my plates. THAT was the best present.

I am officially Un-Lickable.

Freaking NASTY!

and this post is not even about my children!

I was looking at my skin in the mirror tonight ( I am a "moley creature" according to my DR.) checking for abnormalities and I noticed a perfectly shaped empty red circle on my left shoulder. Yes.....Ringworm. Effing cat! I HATE that animal and it hates me back apparantly. I went and found her and sure enough, she has it on her belly. Now i have to take her to vet tomorrow and bleach myself! Gross! I checked everyone in my little family. I am the only one with it. The cat tries to sleep in our bed when she sneaks inside and ALWAYS on my side of the bed up near the top....where my shoulder would be.

I want to vomit.

I quit.

Why yes...I am a happy camper. (Today)

I decided that I was going to start eating healthier today.
And then I passed the donut cabinet at safeway.

I will not start eating healthier today.
Maybe tomorrow ;)

We are doing well here! I got 2 new chicks yesterday and a baby cayuga duck. I am excited to see what color its going to be when she/he gets bigger. I think that he/she will be my new mascot. I woke up at the crack of dawn today and I am wide awake. I get a few hours to myself in wenatchee and I am looking forward to it. I might go and check out that new "adult" store on the north end of town. I havent been able to get there because I always have children with me.
Im sure that Tom wont mind if I stop in and look around for a bit. ;)
My goodness it smells amazing outside. I LOVE the smell of spring out here! The grass is getting greener and the sun is out. It just dosent get much better than this!
I have to go and get my boy a donut. I'll write more later.

Scentsy

I am going to order some of these candles on monday. Has anyone tried these? If so, What are your favorites?
Im sold on the warmer, I just need some scent ideas.

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Just Randomness

There is a flea/antique (The Farm Chicks) market going on in the beginning of June in Spokane. Does anyone want to go with me? I'm fun! ;) We could make it a girls weekend road trip.....c'mon, anyone???

I have to take Natalie to the dentist today. I am not thrilled about it. She is having work done and does not know it yet. Poor little girl. I really hope that she doesnt scream or anything. I have to take the boys with me because Tom has to work, but they should be able to keep entertained in that dentists office because they have soooo much to play with in there. Luke likes to play with the little kitchen and Boston likes to stalk other little kids.
Yeah About That.

We were in Target the other day and Boston accidentally kicked a rack of books. I heard him loud and clear "Shit!". Ugh.....I internally went "shit!" cause I know that he learned it from me. We had a talk about it and discussed how it was not appropriate language and that mommy needed to be in trouble for modeling it. Mommy cannot play the wii for awhile ::wink::.

Appreciation

I appreciate my husband.
I woke up last night and rolled over and he was there( he usually is). I just layed in bed and thanked God for giving me a wonderful man. He works hard, loves us dearly, is the best father my kids could ask for, a great provider, and he is amazing at getting things done( he happens to me married to one of the worst procrastinators in the world). He just all around is the greatest thing to ever happen to me. We have some of the same interests.....and by some, I mean very few. But that is ok! He loves me because I am different than him. He loves golf, Im willing to try=) I like shopping, and he lets me go! He makes me smile and turns bad days good. Its taken 14 years to really get to this point and I dont think that I would change a thing about it.

I love you Tom.

Happy Valentines Day

Its been a good one so far other than Lucas and Boston having horrible coughs. I made french toast and baked chocolate chip cookies with valentines day m&m's. The kids are playing the wii and Tom and I are just relaxing and taking it as an "easy" day.

Quote of the day from Boston:
B: "I like your shirt mom."
A: "Thanks Bo. That was nice of you to say."
B: "Yeah, and you dont even look big and fat in it."

God Bless brutally honest 5 year old boys.

yep....nothing like it.

There is not a whole lot more unpleasant that waking up and noticing that your kid (i.e....Lucas) has left a giant dump on his bathroom floor (poor little guy is still not feeling 100%). What a way to start the day! At least it was on the lineoleum and not on the carpet, that was nice.

My day did get better though. I got to go to mops which is something that I really needed this week. One of the mentors' husbands came and spoke to us on Romance. I love that topic. I needed to think of something sweet to do for my husband so this was a nice refresher on what different people find romantic. I do want to get him a gift. I just havent thought of a good one yet. Whatever it is, I want it to be a suprise. Think...think....think.

Its been awhile....

You'll have to forgive my absentness. Sadly ive noticed lately that I am REALLY depressed and am having a hard time wanting to do anything. No real cause for it. I just dont know whats up. Im really hoping that I snap out of it soon. I prayed about it for a long time last night and Im hoping that God will provide me with some insight. He usually does. Hopefully I'll be back to blogging my usual nonsense in no time at all =)

Normally I am a morning person.....

Not this morning.

I got both Natalie and Lucas up at 7. I got N fed and was working on getting L dressed when he announced that he had to go poop. He ran for the bathroom and did NOT make it there. It was a feces typhoon. I now have to clean up pretty much all of my carpet in the living room, hallway bedroom area, not to mention a sick 3 year old. He will not be attending preschool today. :( My poor baby. He is laying on the couch now in a pull up and surrounded by towels. While I was cleaning up L, little miss Natalie decided to go back to sleep on the couch! I was soooo irritated, but tried really hard not to show it. She is definately going to bed early tonight. Well I got her on the bus and I can finally relax a little bit before we have to get this show on the road with Boston. I like that fact that he can sleep in. He needs more sleep than my other two. But once he is up he is definately a morning person like his mama. We are still dealing with hearing issues with him. I wish we could just get it all figured out and be through with it. Patience is a virtue. ::Repeat:: deep breath Alicia...........

Its going to be a good day.

Conversations with the Sauvageau Children

Alicia: What kind of Animals do you want to see at the zoo?

Lucas: Bunny Rabbits.

Alicia: Anything else?

Lucas: Cows.

Alrighty then. My kids want to see farm animals at the zoo. I guess they are going to be in for a rude awakening when its lions, and tigers and bears oh my!

Alicia: Boston, do you need to go pee? ::watching him hold himself::

Boston: No, I already go-ed.

Alicia: Then why are you holding yourself?

Boston: Cause I like it!

::sigh:: Well I asked didnt I.

Am I that bad?

That wonderful man that I am married to just threatened to put a sign on his office door if I dont stop coming in to bug him while he is working about "mundane" or "womanly" things. I really wasnt aware that myself making conversation was "bugging" him. Then he rambled off on all the things that I felt were important for him to know....

1. There is a kid at Natalie's school who looks JUST like my nephew Charlie.
2. I cleaned the whole bathroom with just one kind of organic cleaner.
3. Gooseberry patch has the BEST cookie ideas and Gingersnaps are my current favorite.
4. I would love to raise a pig for the meat
5. ...and goats
6. ...and sheep
7. Does you think that my hair should be Red? or Brown?
8. Should I wear an apron all the time in the house or just when I'm cooking?
9. How come we dont have blue eyed children? Isnt it in our gene pool somewhere?
10. I found this awesome cheese recipe! Im going to try it soon!!!
11. I love the library, you should go with us sometime.

I never really realized that I came in and asked him all this kind of stuff. His employee even confirmed it.

Man that sucks.

And you know what he wants his sign to say in big letters?

If its not an EMERGENCY (meaning Blood) CALL KARALEE.

So Im slacking a little....it happens.

Sorry guys. I havent blogged about my daily nonsense in over a week. Bad Alicia!

I can give you some updates in list form...you all know how I LOVE numbered lists~

1. Ive been going to Zumba twice a week now. Its good for me (yes, I have to keep telling myself that) And Lynn was there! Hi Lynn!
2. The Safeway brand "O" organic macaroni and cheese is REPULSIVE. Dont waste your money. My chickens didnt even want to eat the leftovers.
3. The school changed the times for preschool and now my boys wont attend at the same time so I will go back to getting NO alone time for me in the morning. Kinda sad, kinda not. Ehhh, what can you do?
4. We have been spending alot of time at the library lately and I really enjoy it. I am currently reading "Charlotte's Web" to Natalie and "The Wind in the Willows" to the boys. They love to be read to at night and it is a great stress reliever for myself.
5. Quote from Boston: "You can't be the Dad. You dont have a weiner!"~as said to Natalie while they were playing house.
6. I bought some Dr. Bronners natural soap the other day at the health store up here and am now in love with it. I used it in the laundry, in the toilets, the sinks, my hardwoods, the piano......and it worked awesome! NO more itchy rash on my youngest boy! Woot! ( he has an allergy to most cleaners/detergents)
7. Boston is better than me at the wii. Not just one game either, he is better than me by far at ALL of them.

Why me?

Is it just my boys? For goodness sake!
I went in their bathroom this evening, I try and clean it every night because if I dont it will reek like pee. Gross, I know! I cleaned the toilet and then went back in 2 hours later and it still stunk. Want to know what it was? I sure didnt.

Lucas has taken to peeing in his trash can. ::gag::

I quit.

It is not more than 5 inches from the toilet seat! Why would you pee in the trash can?!
I told him that he was a Turd today. He looked at me and said " I NOT a Turtle!"

I found my underacheiver

Chicken that is.

I get 4 eggs everyday. 2 white, one light brown, and one dark brown. My white leghorns lay the white ones which are pretty big eggs. But we couldnt figure out who was laying what egg of the brown ones, the light brown egg is significantly smaller than the other 3 eggs and I wanted to make sure that I dont buy anymore of "that breed" in the spring when I replenish my flock. I went out earlier than usual yesterday to gather the eggs and feed and water my hens and lo and behold one chicken was still in the nest box. Its Patchy, Boston's Barred Rock hen. The egg under her was light brown, small and still warm from her body. (and she is my FATTEST chicken!) Sooooo no more Barred Rock chickens for the Sauvageau family.

How did I get the "crack" children?

Well I guess it didnt kick in until saturday. But Lucas and Boston were HORRIBLE for me when we went to Lynnwood to do some shopping. Tom went golfing with Natalie and Kevin and I took the boys to the Alderwood area to shop for some much needed "stuff". You know.....Picture frames, throw pillows, chocolate.....girl stuff! Luke pitched a fit everytime we got in and out of the car. The only time that they were semi good was when we were riding the escalator at Kohls. They were even bad in Toys R us! I mean REALLY! I bought myself a new Gooseberry Patch cookbook cause dangit! I DESERVED it after yesterday! Tom even said that Natalie was kind of a brat while they were golfing. I was really happy to get home and put them to bed. ( I might have had a shot of my x-mas tequila that my Brother in law josh got me for christmas. ;) Thx Josh!) Needless to say, I slept well last night.

Note to self: Next shopping trip is ladies only!

Dum dum...de dum

Lucas ate 26 dum dums this morning. Im pretty sure that he is going to act like a crack baby for the rest of the day. I'll let you know.