ANOTHER PRETY DAY

WE HAVE HAD SOME REALLY NICE DAYS THIS WEEK. THE KIDS HAVE BEEN ENJOYING THEIR TIME OUTSIDE. SAGE WILL PLAY IN THE BACKYARD ALL MORNING WHILE GUS IS AT SCHOOL. FOR SOME REASON WHEN HE GETS HOME SHE COMES IN THE HOUSE CRYING ABOUT EVERY 5 MINUTES. THIS MORNING I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND SAW THAT SHE WAS IN THE SWING. I HAD NO IDEA HOW SHE GOT THERE. I WATCHED FOR A MINUTE AND FIGURED IT OUT. SHE WAS BEING PRETTY BRAVE FOR A LITTLE GIRL.





GUS GOT A SKATEBOARD FOR HIS BIRTHDAY FROM YAYA AND PAPA. HE HAS BEEN PRACTICING ALOT. THANK GOODNESS IT CAME WITH KNEE PAD, ELBOW PADS, WRIST GUARDS, AND A HELMET. HE IS PRACTICING DOING TRICKS AND JUST STAYING ON. WE MIGHT NEED SOME LESSONS IF ANYONE IS A SKATEBOARDER. THERE IS A NEW SKATEBOARD PARK IN SPEARMAN AND HE IS DYING TO GO. MAYBE HIS DAD CAME TAKE HIM OVER SOMETIME.

THE BIRTHDAY PARTY

WE WENT BOWLING WITH 12 KIDS UNDER THE AGE OF 6 FOR GUS'S 5TH BIRTHDAY PARTY. THEY HAD SO MUCH FUN. I THOUGHT IT WAS CHAOTIC, BUT EVERYONE SAID THAT WAS HOME 5 YEAR OLD'S BIRTHDAY PARTIES ARE. THANK GOODNESS WE HAVE 5 WEEKS TO RECOVER UNTIL SAGE TURNS 3.


HERE GUS IS LISTENING TO "HAPPY BIRTHDAY"


BOWLING A STRIKE (OF COURSE)


THE PARTY GANG

THE BLUE BLANKET

SINCE GUS IS A BIG 5 YEAR OLD NOW, WE HAVE DECIDED IT IS TIME TO STOP SLEEPING WITH THE BLUE BLANKET. HE HAS HAD SOME MAJOR MELTDOWNS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS OVER NOT HAVING THE BLUE BLANKET TO SLEEP WITH. HE IS DOING OKAY, AND WE ARE GOING TO STILL KEEP IT AROUND ALTHOUGH IT MAYBE ON THE SHELF INSTEAD OF IN THE BED. IT IS AMAZING THAT THE BLANKET HAS MADE IT THROUGH AFTER ALL THESE YEARS. CONNIE HAS HAD TO REPAIR IT A FEW TIMES WHEN YARN HAS COME LOOSE AND GUS PULLED AND PULLED UNTIL THERE WAS A BIG HOLE. NOW ON TO GETTING RID OF SAGE'S PINK BLANKET.......

WHAT A WEEK!!

WE HAVE BEEN SO BUSY THIS WEEK, I KNOW I SAY THAT ALL THE TIME, BUT THIS TIME I AM SERIOUS. (THAT IS ACCORDING TO SAGE) I WORKED AT THE HOSPITAL TWICE THIS WEEK, AND I USUALLY ONLY WORK TWICE A MONTH. I HAVE ALSO BEEN BUSY SCRUBBING MY TILE FLOOR. THE GROUT THAT WAS LIGHT 15 YEARS AGO HAS DARKENED, SO I FOUND OUT THAT MR CLEAN MAGIC ERASER WOULD LIGHTEN IT. I THINK IT LOOKS MUCH BETTER, BUT I HAVE BEEN THROUGH 12 ERASERS SO FAR. MY FRIEND SHELLEY IS BRINGING MORE FROM TOWN TODAY, SO HOPEFULLY I CAN FINISH TODAY! CAN YOU TELL A DIFFERENCE?


GUS HAD CONNER OVER TO SPEND THE NIGHT LAST NIGHT. THEY HAD FUN; IT HAD BEEN AT LEAST A WEEK SINCE THEY HAVE SEEN EACH OTHER. YOU WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE EASIER TO GET TOGETHER SINCE WE CAN SEE THEIR HOUSE ACROSS THE PASTURE, BUT LIKE I SAID IT HAS BEEN BUSY. LANCE GAVE THEM SOME FOOTBALL LESSONS LAST NIGHT; THEY WORKED ON PASSING AND THROWING. I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THEY ARE BIG ENOUGH TO PLAY!

GUS ASKED THIS MORNING IF THE DALLAS COWBOYS HAD CALLED BACK ABOUT COMING TO HIS BDAY PARTY TOMORROW. I TOLD HIM THEY HAVE PRACTICE AND SAID THEY COULD NOT COME THIS YEAR. HE IS PRETTY DISAPPOINTED. HE WANTED TO INVITE THE GRUVER GREYHOUNDS, TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS, AND DALLAS COWBOYS TO HIS PARTY. INSTEAD HE IS GETTING THE PRINGLE MORSE PRE-K CLASS.

THIS MORNING TATUM AND WYATT CAME OVER TO PLAY WHILE THEIR PARENTS WENT TO A FUNERAL. GUS WAS SITTING IN THE CORNER PRETTY SOON AFTER THEY GOT HERE FOR NOT SHARING. HE TOLD ME THAT ALL OF HIS TOYS WERE "COLLECTIONS" AND NO ONE COULD PLAY WITH THEM. AFTER BEING IN THE CORNER FOR 5 MINUTES HE DECIDED IT WAS OKAY TO SHARE. THEY PLAYED FOR A WHILE THEN LAYED DOWN TO WATCH A MOVIE. I ASKED GUS TO PUT HIS HANDS DOWN SO I COULD TAKE A PICTURE, BUT HE SAID HE WANTED THEM IN THE PICTURE. HE HAS BEEN DOING THAT IN ALL THE PICTURES I HAVE TAKEN THE PAST FEW WEEKS.


SAGE AND TATUM PLAY SO GOOD TOGETHER. THEY IMMEDIATELY WENT IN SAGE'S CLEAN ROOM AND STARTED PLAYING. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR THE ROOM WAS A MESS, BUT THEY WERE STILL QUIETLY PLAYING. BOYS AND GIRLS ARE SO DIFFERENT.


WELL TOMORROW IS THE BIG 5 YEAR OLD'S BIRHTDAY PARTY. I WILL POST PICTURE TOMMOROW OR MONDAY.
SAHALA

GUESS WHO GOT OFF THE BUS TODAY!!

GUS HAS LEARNED ALL ABOUT THE PRESIDENTS THIS MONTH. TODAY HE CAME HOME FROM SCHOOL WITH AN ABRAHAM LINCOLN MASK. IT LOOKED PRETTY CUTE. HE HAS WORKED WITH HIS DAD THE PAST FEW DAYS. IT WAS SOOOO NICE TODAY. SAGE HAS BEEN HELPING ME. SHE COMES UP WITH NEW THINGS EVERYDAY. A FEW DAYS AGO, I TOLD HER TO DO SOMETHING AND SHE TURNED AROUND AND SAID, "BOSSY, BOSSY." AT LEAST SHE KNOWS WHO THE BOSS IS!!

YEAH FOR SAGE!!

JUST A QUICK NOTE TO BRAG ON SAGE. SHE HAS NOT HAD A NIGHT TIME ACCIDENT ALL WEEK!! THIS IS A BIG FEAT, SO SHE THOUGHT WE SHOULD SHARE IT WITH EVERYONE!!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

NEW BEDS AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN

QUITE AN INTERESTING TITLE, I KNOW!!
WHEN PRATT WAS HERE LAST WEEK, HE PLAYED WITH GUS'S TRAINS. THE FIRST THING HE DOES EVERYTIME HE PLAYS IS GET ALL THE TRAINS OUT. HE IS SO EASY TO ENERTAIN. SAGE DECIDED TO MAKE A BED OUT OF THE TRAIN BOX. SHE SAID IT WAS SO COMFORTABLE; IT DID NOT LOOK COMFORTABLE. SHE WOULD LAY HER HEAD DOWN AND SAY GOOD NIGHT, AND CLOSE HER EYES AND PRETEND SNORE.
OKAY AND NOW ON TO ABRAHAM LINCOLN....
GUS WAS SUPPOSED TO GO HIS FRIEND REECE'S BIRTHDAY PARTY TODAY, BUT REECE IS SICK SO IT HAS POSTPONED TO NEXT WEEK. SO THIS MORNING I TOLD GUS THAT REECE WAS SICK AND HIS PARTY WOULD BE NEXT WEEK. HE SAID, " I KNOW WHY HE'S SICK....BECAUSE THEY SHOT ABRAHAM LINCOLN." WHERE DOES HE COME UP WITH THIS STUFF?

DINNER CONVERSATION WITH GUS

GUS: MOMMY DID DADDY FIND THE RIGHT GIRL?
ME: YES.
GUS: WAS DADDY THE RIGHT BOY FOR YOU?
ME: YES.
GUS: DID YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR KIDS WOULD LOOK LIKE?
ME: NO, NOT REALLY.
GUS: I DO NOT REMEMBER WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE INSIDE YOUR TUMMY, IT WAS TO LONG AGO.

WHERE DOES THIS COME FROM?

SMALL INTERUPTIONS...

AS I WAS SITTING DOWN TO BLOG JUST NOW, I WAS INTERUPTED BY A CRASHING SOUND. THE KIDS WERE OUTSIDE THROWING A GOLF BALL AT THE HOUSE. THEY WERE AIMING FOR THE ROOF, BUT YOU KNOW HOW GOOD 4 & 2 YEAR OLDS AIM. THANKFULLY THEY DID NOT BREAK A WINDOW. WE HAVE WORKED OUTSIDE CLEANING OUT THE CARPORT TODAY. THE WIND HAS BLOWN SO MUCH LATELY THAT IT WAS FULL OF DIRT AND CORN TRASH. IT LOOKS MUCH BETTER NOW.



SATURDAY WAS ANOTHER NICE DAY. LANCE HAD SAGE'S FAVORITE HORSE SUNNY SADDLED SO SAGE GOT ON HER FOR A MINUTE. I THINK I HAVE BLOGGED BEFORE HOW SAGE WILL ONLY RIDE SUNNY AND ONLY GET ON SUNNY. SHE THINKS SUNNY IS THE PRETTIEST HORSE EVERY.

CONNER CAME OVER TO PLAY THIS AFTERNOON, SO IT HAS BEEN PRETTY WILD. AFTER THE GARAGE WE TOOK LANCE SOME WATER OVER WHERE HE WAS POURING CONCRETE FOR A WATER TANK. LANCE HAD THE BOYS CONVINCED HE WAS GOING TO STICK THEM IN THE CONCRETE AND LEAVE THEM THERE.

THE WALKING INFOMERCIAL

I KNOW HAVE EVIDENCE OF GUS'S PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY. HE LOVES TO WATCH THE SHORT INFORMERCIALS ON THE CARTOON CHANNELS. IF THEY ARE SELLING SOMETHING, AND HE HAS SEEN IT BEFORE, HE CAN TELL YOU EVERY DETAIL ABOUT THE PRODUCT. HE ALSO THINKS THAT I NEED ONE OF EVERYTHING. AND THEN HE'LL SAY AND YOU CAN GET IT FOR ONLY $19.99. NEXT HE SAYS THAT'S NOT MUCH IS IT. IT IS THE FUNNIEST THING. HE IS AMAZED BY THE BUXTON ORGANIZER. IT IS A PURSE THAT CAN HOLD SO MUCH STUFF, AND THEN YOU CAN ALSO PUT IS "2 REGULAR SIZED WATER BOTTLES AND AN UMBRELLA." HE GOES ON AND ON ABOUT THESE PRODUCTS. MAYBE IS GOING TO BE A SALESMAN. ANYWAY, THAT IS JUST A SILLY STORY THAT I DON'T WANT TO FORGET. I NEED TO GET HIM ON VIDEO EXPLAINING ALL THE PRODUCTS, BECAUSE ME TELLING IT IS NOT NEARLY AS FUNNY.

I'M SERIOUS

UNFORTUNATELY, SAGE HAS TURNED FROM 2 TO 13 IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS. SHE HAS AN ATTITUDE. EVERYTIME SHE SAYS SOMETHING SHE FOLLOWS IT WITH "I'M SERIOUS." SHE TOLD ME YESTERDAY THAT I WAS IN TROUBLE FOR BEING UGLY TO HER "BRUDDER" FOLLOWED BY "I'M SERIOUS." HOPEFULLY THIS ATTITUDE WILL CALM DOWN SOME AND NOT ESCALATE UNTIL SHE IS 13.

GUS AND I PAINTED HIS ROOM YESTERDAY. SINCE I PAINTED MY ROOM RED THIS SUMMER HE HAS WANTED ME TO PAINT HIS ROOM. WE PAINTED A RED STRIPE AROUND THE MIDDLE. HE WAS REALLY EXCITED, BUT I LIKED IT THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE. I AM THINKING ABOUT GETTING SOME UPPERCASE LIVING STUFF TO GO ON THE WALLS TO FINISH IT. HE THOUGHT WE SHOULD PUT SOME COOL STUFF LIKE BATMAN AND SUPERMAN ON THE WALLS NEXT. I DON'T THINK THAT WILL MATCH ALL OF THE COWBOY STUFF THAT HE ALREADY HAS. WHEN I GET TO THE FINISHED PRODUCT I WILL POST A PICTURE. SAGE TOLD ME I NEED TO PAINT HER ROOM NEXT. SHE WANTS IT PINK WITH BALLERINAS ON THE WALLS.

MY NEXT PROJECT IS TO PAINT THE LIVING ROOM. RIGHT NOW IT HAS WOOD PANELLING, AND I WANT TO PAINT PART OF IT TO BREAK IT UP. I HAD THOUGHT ABOUT TEXTURING THEN PAINTING, BUT HAVE TALKED MYSELF OUT OF THAT. I AM GOING TO PAINT THEN GLAZE OVER IT. IF ANYONE HAS EXPERIENCE PAINTING OVER PANELLING LET ME KNOW. I AM OPEN FOR ANY ADVICE. THANKS
SAHALA

ROCK STARS

AFTER WATCHING THE END OF THE TOM PETTY HALFTIME SHOW THE KIDS PUT ON A SHOW OF THEIR OWN. IT WAS AWESOME!! GUS AND I ARE NOT ENJOYING THE SUPER BOWL MUCH SINCE THERE ARE NO DALLAS COWBOYS. THE KIDS SURVIVED THE WEEK WITHOUT US. GUS TOLD YAYA BEFORE SHE LEFT THAT MAYBE NEXT TIME SHE SHOULD GET SOME HELP. SHE SAID HE WAS A BIG HELPER. HE WAS CONFUSED AFTER LEAVING BUD AND ANNIE'S HOUSE (LANCE'S PARENTS), BUD HAD A BIRTHDAY ON SATURDAY, AND HE TOLD GUS HE WAS 29. ON THE WAY HOME GUS ASKED HOW OLD HIS DAD WAS AND I SAID 31. HE SAID HOW IS MY DAD OLDER THAN BUD? GUS BELIEVES EVERYTHING BUD SAYS. THERE AREN'T TOO MANY SAGE STORIES TODAY. SHE IS EXCITED TO GO TO CONNIE'S HOUSE TOMORROW TO WEAR HER PRINCESS DRESS. SHE ENJOYED GOING TO CHURCH THIS MORNING BECAUSE SHE GOT TO WEAR A PRETTY DRESS. IT IS AMAZING HOW EXCITED SHE GETS WHEN SHE GETS TO WEAR A DRESS. WELL OFF TO GET RESTED UP FOR ANOTHER BUSY WEEK. WE HAVE SOMEWHERE TO GO EVERYDAY EXCEPT FRIDAY, SO BETTER GET READY.