Imagination

Just typing that makes me think of Spongebob. Any Spongebob fans out there know what I'm talking about. Imaginaaaaaaaaation, while making the rainbow appear over my head. We've seen every Spongebob episode about 300 times. Oh look , I found a picture!!

Hahahahaha!!! TOTALLY not the point of my post. I took the boys over to a friends house to play yesterday evening and we stayed until after dark. We were sitting outside watching them play and they were playing a made up game as usual, they always make up some sort of game to play. One of them came to take a break and I said "what are y'all playing? Ambulance? Policeman?" He said "no, we're playing evacuation." I said "oh, are you saving people?" to which he replied "no, we're not saving people, we're running away from the tornadoes and the flood. Sometimes we don't make it out in time and we die." Sure enough, we watched them play some more and one would be laying spread eagle in the grass while the others were dragging him off to the side.

Other kids play school, house, doctor. Nah, not our kids. Kids from Southeast Texas play evacuation. Priceless. :P

New family members

So I had a little lapse in judgement a week or so ago. I was at Tugboat with Caleb and came across some kittens. There were four, tiny little pathetic things. I ended up bringing two home. I know, I've lost my mind. I don't even have the "well the kids bugged me until I caved" excuse, this one was all me. Meet the newest additions to the family:

Peety is on the right, and maybe the ugliest cat in the world, Bixie is on the left.

Yes. Peety and Bixie. That's what happens when you let 7 year olds name animals. Jonah wrote their names the other night and he spelled them Pede and Bicse. The names are ridiculous enough, I think I'll use my spellings. ;)


I have to add that I've made my children crazy like me, Jonah was really excited when I told him that if he used my spellings, they'd have 5 letters each.

Basil
Nikki
Jacob
Jonah
Emily
Caleb
Annie
Peety
Bixie

Notice the pattern? :P

Minor freakout

We were sitting in the living room when Jonah comes running in saying "Emmy's locked in the bathroom!" So we get quiet and we hear "HELP! HELP! I'M SERIOUS!" Totally frantic. She managed to lock herself in the bathroom and couldn't get out. She was flipping the frick out, no lie. "SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME! I'M GOING TO HAVE TO LIVE IN HERE! I'M SCARED! I'M SERIOUS! HELP! HELP! HELP!" Screaming at the top of her lungs. We tried unlocking it from the outside with no luck, we tried getting her to calm down long enough to turn the lock the right way so she could let herself out with no luck. Lucky for us, I had put the bathroom window up early this morning so Basil just shoved one of the boys in there from outside and he let her out. Basil and I just looked at each other. I said "alrighty now." To which he replied "yes, now we'll just sit and wait to hear from CPS." Hahahaha. No telling what our neighbors behind us (who were outside) thought. Poor Emmy. She just can't help it sometimes. Her brain is tired from being a backseat Mom all day. ;)

Birthday boy

Here are some pictures of Caleb on his big day:

One year ago today

All 9 pounds 3 ounces and 20 inches of Caleb Andrew made his way into the world. It doesn't seem at all possible, time seems like it passes faster with each one!!!

Happy first birthday my sweet baby boy, I love you so very much!!!

Football and idiots

We made an attempt to go to the game tonight. PNG's first at the "new" Reservation. Nice, by the way, and it's not even finished. Anyway, we made it not even through the first quarter and we had to leave. It was partly because of Caleb, which was expected, but it wasn't all his fault. On the 90 mile hike back to the car, I had a conversation with Jacob and Jonah.

Me: You know, I know some of your friends who sit through football games. The whole thing.

One of them: Well, we don't know about it!

Me: Maybe you would if you paid more attention instead of acting silly.

One of them: We don't know who to cheer for!

Me: You cheer for the Indians, always for the Indians.

Jonah: Well who cares! We like to stay home!

Me: WELL I LIKE TO GO TO THE GAME and I think it's time you learn more about it!

Jonah: I'm going to tear this sign down!!! (a garage sale sign nailed to a telephone pole.)

Me: Ignoring him and his fit.

Emmy: What does the sign say Mom? Does it say don't act like an idiot?

I almost fell off of the sidewalk. I think they should hang signs like that around town, and I could use a few for here around the house too.

How cute is he?!

Ok so maybe I'm a little biased. ;)

In his birthday crown, that didn't stay on for long:

My sweet little red head. :D

Mid County Madness

EDITED TO ADD: Well, that sucked. PPPPFFFFTT! :P


I was busy having a baby last year and didn't get to go to the game. I tried to listen to it though, in between pushing the button for more morphine. ;)

I went to the school yesterday for a pep rally. It was loud. I've been to lots of really loud concerts but let me tell you that NOTHING compared to the noise level that was in the cafeteria yesterday morning. 400 (give or take) elementary school kids can make an unbelievable amount of noise, my ears were ringing when we left.




I started this video a little late, but you get the idea. :P

I-N-D-I-A-N-S! SCALP 'EM INDIANS, SCALP 'EM!!!

Beach pictures

Crystal beach looks like an entirely different place now, it has a totally different feel to it. I've never seen a mess like the one that's there. It seems impossible to me that it'll ever be the same, I wouldn't even know where to start as far as cleanup goes. Unbelievable is the only word I can think of to describe it. Here are a some of the 200+ pictures that I took, I'll put some of the rest of them up on dropshots and you can go there if you want to see them. You can click on any of these pictures to make them bigger.

These are the cabins on the right of 87 as you're driving in:



965 Beaumont Drive:



I was standing on the deck of a cabin that's behind and to the left side of ours for this picture:




Looking at the porch side, the stairs would have come off to the right:



The toaster, coffee maker and I think a can opener that was on the kitchen counter. Notice that it's still plugged in:





We did manage to find some of the beds and a few other things:

What's left at a cabin that was at the end of the road:

The whole front of the bottom level of this one was ripped off....

...yet there are things neatly lined up in the cabinet and the cross is still hanging on the wall:

Probably should have taken the Jeep:

Along hwy 87:

Think they'll have any buyers?:

The flag on top of the waterslide:

Taken from the top of the waterslide looking at hwy 87:

St. Theresa's:

There are cars EVERYWHERE, half buried, upside down:

The best pizza on the beach:

The only house left standing in Gilchrist:

The fruit stand:

Here's a short video that I took while standing on the deck of the cabin that's behind and to the left of ours:

Here's a link to the rest of the pictures: Crystal Beach Pictures 10/2/08

Headed to the beach...

...this morning. I'm going with Uncle Gary, Mom and Becca. Be sure to check back tomorrow or the next day for lots of depressing pictures. I know you just can't wait!

:P