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.