Something new!!!!

I recently decided I needed a change...My sister was brave enough to go from blonde to brunette last fall, but it took me a year to be brave enough. lol. Thanks for the inspiration Audrey. Well she went back blonde for the summer, but still an inspiration nonetheless.

OH MY HOLE!!!!!

Did I get your attention??? Great now let me splain, no let me sum up. About a month ago, we had R@T@ R@@TER come out to fix a clog in our shower....Long story short they couldn't fix and said there was a "break" in the pipe, then hurriedly explained there would be no charge and left our house. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Anyways the good news was we could call our homeowners warranty and have them cover it cause it was no longer a clog it was now a break. We had the Plumber(crack) they chose to come out and inspect and he said it would be about $1200-$1500 to fix, and they could probably get to the pipe from the outside of our house and not have to tear up our shower. So, our home warranty cuts us a check for $600 and says good luck.
Well, being the handy, dandy husband he is Jacob took this job on himself, and with me as his wife he had nothing but full support. Support equals me yelling at him everyday telling him he was going to make our house cave in or the pipes blow up etc...
He was determined. He started digging and just kept digging.

Until he found the busted pipe!!!! By the way, we still haven't figured out what was in our pipe, some sort of grout or cement or something...weird!!!
A few trips later to Home Depot and we were in business!!!


Nice work Jacob, sorry I yelled at you all week!!! lol!!!



Even better, it even works. Ha! Now I'm going to go use the shower for the first time in a month!!! LOL!!!

Are you Smarter than a 3rd grader??? I'm not!!!

Okay so this week Brayden brings home something he needs to study for a test on Friday. He had to learn all the continents, oceans, prime meridian and equator and be able to label them on a map. So I start going over all the continents with him, which I know...barely. Then we continue on to the oceans, pacific...heard of that, Atlantic...heard of that, Indian...heard of that, Southern...wait, WHAT????
I was a little confused. HMMMMMMMMMMMMM...the southern ocean, what the??? Did I miss something? So for the past few days I kept thinking about it and couldn't figure out why I had either blocked that ocean out of my mind or just really had never heard of it. So today I decided to do a little research. Here is what I found...


In 2000, the International Hydrographic Organization created the fifth world ocean - the Southern Ocean - from the southern portions of the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean. The Southern Ocean completely surrounds Antarctica.

I immediately felt relief, oh I'm only 7 years behind, oh the year 2000, I was pregnant then, no wonder I had no clue.
YOU ARE SO RIGHT NOBODY, the ocean is so over rated!!!! I mean really if you can just create new ones...COME ON.

Also, just another side note and a funny one at that, every time I pointed to the Prime Meridian and asked him to name it he called it the Prime Minister. lol.

Tag, Your "IT"

MY HUSBAND
What is his name? Jacob
How long have you been together? Married for 9 years
How long did you date? Date???? What is that????
How old is he? 31
Who said I love you first? Definitely him.
Who is taller? Jacob
Who sings better? Depends on the song.
Who is smarter? ummmmm......depends on the subject.
Whose temper is worse? It used to be me, but nine years living with me has rubbed off on him.
Who does the laundry? ME with a little side of him.
Who does the dishes? Me
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? ME
Who pays the bills? I do.
Who mows the lawn? Ruldolfo
Who cooks dinner? Me
Who drives when you are together? Jacob
Who is more stubborn? HE says me and I say Him
Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? It used to be him, now it's me.
Whose parents do you see the most? Mine
Who kissed who first? He kissed me first.
Who asked who out? Jacob asked me out
Who proposed? Jacob...on our first date.
Who is more sensitive? Probably me, but sometimes him.
Who has more friends? Oh, definitely ME!!! He always tries to steal mine! hehehehehe
Who has more siblings? I didn't think this question would be that hard, but um I guess him??????
Who wears the pants in the family? ME except on Sunday....lol.

I TAG AUDREY!!!

LAP APPY(Laparoscopic appendectomy- i really like the shortened version, they make it sound fun!!!)

Here's a quick review of our last few days.

Monday, Sept. 10th
3:00p.m.- Brayden comes home from school complaing of abdominal pain
4:00p.m.- Brayden goes to cub scouts and can barely do the fitness test
5:30p.m.- Brayden refuses to eat dinner or do his homework, mom sends him to bed.
6:00p.m.- Brayden goes to bed
7:00p.m.- Mom starts to get worried, Brayden is still in bed.
7:30p.m.- Mom asks Brayden to try and walk...he can't
8:30p.m.- Mom and Brayden go to carenow
9:00p.m.- Dr. sends us to the emergency room.
10:00p.m.- arrive at children's hospital
11:00p.m.- start appendicitis tests
11:30p.m.- morphine administered

Tuesday Sept.11th
1:00a.m.- Jacob takes Braxton to his Aunt Stacy's house
3:30a.m.- Brayden finally falls asleep
4:00a.m.- Tests confirm its appendicitis, surgery will be scheduled
4:30a.m.- Admitted to the Hospital
4:45a.m.- Jacob and amy fall asleep, well...sitting up in chairs, if that counts.
5:30a.m.- Nurse comes in and says we will go to O.R
6:00a.m.- We arrive at the o.r. to wait for surgeon
6:45a.m.- surgery begins
6:45-7:25a.m-

7:30a.m.- Good news...Dr. informs us everything went well...Bad news...they found bilateral hernias that need surgery within the next two months.UGH!!!
8:30a.m.- Back in room for naps, mom goes home and showers and gets clean clothes and food and movies.
12:00p.m.- Brayden insisted on getting dressed and playing video games!!!! Mom goes down for her first nap. YAY!!!
Brayden informed us he didn't like getting surgery but he really liked all the nurses waiting on him 24/7, and playing webkins on Dad's laptop.
3:30p.m.- Brayden eats pizza and french fries, he is well on his way to a speedy recovery. Jacob leaves to get Braxton and gets a flat tire. WHAT LUCK!!!!
5:00p.m- Brayden's buddies and Braxton come for a visit.
8:00p.m.- Mom goes home to get Braxton and get a good nights sleep.
10:00p.m.- Dad and Brayden settle in for the night.


Tuesday, Sept. 12th

6-8a.m.- mom gets braxton to school and heads to the hospital.
1:00- Discharged from the hospital.
2:15p.m.- Mom writing this blog, Brayden all set in the gameroom, feeling a little sore but a lot better. YAY!!!!
HOME SWEET HOME!!! Goodnight...at least for a few days.

Tooth Tales

Brayden didn't lose his first tooth until he was a week away from entering the second grade. So, when Braxton came to me a few days ago telling me his tooth was loose, I didn't believe him. To my surprise I came home one night last week to my cute little Braxton with one less tooth. It was so fun to see how excited and proud he was to lose a tooth.


While we are on the subject of Braxton... I caught him in the act of one of his favorite past times, scaling the doorways and hanging from the door frames. Boys are so fun!!!! lol!

Labor Day Weekend 2@@7

WOW!!! What a weekend!!! Jacob's parents came out from Utah to visit for the weekend along with one of his brothers and two of his sisters. The first thing on our to do list was installing a ceiling fan in our famiy room. Not as easy as it sounds, with a 15 ft ceiling. Anyways, after 48 trips to home depot and lowe's, nine hours later, 3 different ceiling fans and a whole lot of Texas sweatin going on, we got it installed. yay!!!! I say WE like I was part of it, well I sort of was, if you count sitting on the couch laughing my butt off for nine hours. Have you ever heard the phrase "SON OF A TURKEY!!", I hadn't but I did on Friday. lol.

Okay, so next on our agenda was Brayden's Baptism on Saturday morning. Everything went well and we had a good time. It was a great experience to share with family and friends and we are so proud of Brayden for his choice to be baptized.

Finally...Sunday our day of rest, well sort of, all except for the small kitchen fire. lol.
Monday, the company left, we went to the movies and are about to have steak and go to bed. Peace out!!!!

I almost forgot to mention my new weave...Now when I go to a Beyonce concert and they start singing...ALL the ladies in da house...pat your weave now...pat your weave, I can participate. LOL!!!!!!!