LITTLE SISTERS VS THE WRESTLING TEAM

My youngest Rugrat hanging out in the bleachers waiting for her brothers wrestling match to start.......

My other Rugrat looking like she is ANNOYING the crud out of her......but actually they were being so silly together.......BORED

One might think that little one is on the ground crying but she is actually laughing so hard i was afraid I might have to clean up a puddle there on the gym floor if she didn't stop. (I wonder where that fear comes from........could it be because of my family trait I let out of the bag? I shared in this post)

I asked her to get up off of the ground and she did...........for a minute......then she moved to get closer to the wrestlers and lay on the ground over there....where I couldn't reach her.....(She should know how well my LOVING MOMMY VOICE travels by now) tisk tisk

My Rugrat son in the jacket........the team is now running around warming up before the match starts....

my fear was that I'd put the camera down and see my daughters running on the mat with them.....

They are done and shaking hands..... That was fast wasn't it? My Rugrat did win his match but I was so busy.. (stressing) that I didn't get one picture in focus....grrrrrr... I honestly shake so badly when he wrestles, I need to take a "chill pill" or something before each match.

And now she is in her glory..... One of the wrestlers (the big ol' teddy bear Grant) came over to wrestle with my Rugrat daughter.....She thinks she can take him...

Oooohhhhhh she is going in for the leg........This girl pays attention to those moves.....she may actually take him down.

Go girl! Go! Drop him to his back! The bigger they are the harder they fall!

Lay him out Mommas little sweetie! Do it like you mean it! Grrrrrrrr

Oh Sorry.....Did I type that out loud?

Ok Sweetie, start crying, it looks like it is your only choice...... You are going down girl.....tears, tears......

Nope she wasn't going down. She was going UP.....

She is toast.....(and she is LOVING every single second of it).........and so is this big ol' (sweet as can be) wrestler.

Nope, he's still going......she is now getting a tour of the gym from an all new angle.

And they are coming back......a friend of hers is wondering if she can have a tour of the gym too......or maybe she is telling him that she will sick her brother on him, I'm not sure......

I think something my daughters need to realize right now is that even though they have two older brothers to intimidate and a father who will most definitely be cleaning his hunting rifle each time a date comes to the door........they also have an entire wrestling team who love them and think of them as their little sisters.

They will have no dates........They will never marry.........and I will never have grandchildren from those beautiful girls.....

That's it......

My son is quiting the wrestling team......I think it's the only option......

Love my Rugrats and I love their friends......Such a great group of kids.....

Even great to the pesky little sisters....

Ciao Bellas~

COME ALONG ON MY DAILY DRIVE.....

We have two of these gates to go through......if only I had a gate opener....I'm thinking solar powered opener.........Oh how I wish....It's on "The list"

In the mean time........I have her....

And look at that smile......

And she closes it too..... I didn't even have to push a button...

And after going thru the gates you look to the left and see this......

and this.......

And follow the yellow brick road......or dirt road.....a girl can dream..

And look to the right.......

Broken trees.........crazy wind........but does make more than enough firewood...

And look up.........but not for too long....

or you might go into a ditch......it happened once........OK......more than once

And then you turn and start heading down the driveway to the house.....

And then you see piles of firewood like this..... Hunk loves to cut up firewood and he loves even more to deliver it to our friends....... We have so much and he has a big heart......

More tree's that have fallen......

Our pump house in the background......my Rugrat laughing at me for taking photos as we drive......

And up ahead is our tank house.......

And then our little metal shed full of all my holiday decorations.....

Rugrat "Mom, take a picture of what I can do with my tongue"..How I love this dorko Rugrat.. she takes after me.....poor thing...

And now you know why everyone says "I'll meet ya at the gate".......we are almost home......

Just a little further....

And our boat........have to pull it out for the winter...... When the snow melts the lake fills up quickly and we don't want the boat taking off over the dam.

Now we are heading down to the house......

Makin' the turn to the house.......the lake looks so brown here. When the water floods in it churns it up and makes everything look yucky for a few of days...

And we are finally home...... "The Barn House".......

Come on in..........sit awhile......

Ciao Bellas~

BEFORE AND AFTER PANTRY- YIKES! SO THROWING MYSELF UNDER THE BUS!

So here it is. The top cabinet, I already removed stuff from one shelf and then decided I really should share. I always profess to spillin' the beans on myself, so I'm keeping true to that. I'm throwing myself under the bus........ And I'm on a mission to organize decorate and reclaim my home! more about that in another post.......

The bottom on the pantry......ughhhhhh......gross

Wow, the shelves looks so clean under all the crap......NOT

And there is part of it..........

And there is more..........

And the rest of the table........MORE......

Now to figure out what to keep and what to toss......

Looks so much better! Top Shelf with breakfast items......

Next shelf: Snack crackers and chips........obvious where I get my butt now....

Next Shelf: Drink mixes, juice and our hot cocoa packets (Hunk puts in his coffee every morning)

This shelf is our snack basket. The Rugrats use this for after school snacks and also for their packed school lunch.....(one item from the basket per day)

More lunch preparation items and extras......

So much better....... Love the basket I used for all my seasoning packets, it's sooooooo much easier to find things now!

Tada!

It's always my goal every single stinkin' year to become organized. Every year I gain a little ground but always seem to fail at being what I consider an organized person.

This post is my first step in making this happen.

Sharing with you will hold me accountable.....Maybe spillin' it on myself will give me a little encouragement to make it happen.

Having four Rugrats (only 3 still living at home but four sounds better! After all I do still do his laundry half the time...LOL) to run and do things for/with and being responsible for the office part of our business, it makes life sooooo much easier to be organized.

I'm on a mission! This is my year. I decided this last night.......Which is maybe why I stayed up until 1am. I was trying to upload photos and rat myself out (but computer would NOT cooperate) and I was doing laundry and I refused to go to bed with a dirty dish in the sink..... How could I do that and claim to be on a fresh start???.......especially since a defining moment that gave me the push I needed came in the form of someone talking about how organized their wife was. He said she is very organized and is the least procrastinating person he knows. He went on to say that she would not go to bed until everything she wanted to get done that day was done. She couldn't even go to bed with a dirty dish in the sink.

I may never be that organized BUT if my goal is to be a Proverbs 31 woman (and it so is my goal) then I need to step it up in areas that bother me about myself. And to see this man "brag" on his wife in areas that I would love for Hunk to be able to "brag" on me......it made me think. Get off you....ehemmmm..... BUTTOCKS and DO IT.... Be all that you can be. Stop talking about becoming organized and make it happen. It really is going to come down to discipline. I expect it of my Rugrats, homework first fun later...... same rules need to apply to me.......

Being the best mother and wife is my mission....... Doing a good job running our business is my job. This is my year.......This is my life. I've been given a 2nd chance at life and I'm going to make the most of it. I want to make ME PROUD OF ME.

I'm rambling (what's new!)........

I know you will help be the wind beneath my wings so I will share..........when I fail and when I succeed.

So much more to come!

Ciao Bellas~

PHOTO OVERLOAD

I just wanted to let you all know that I have been arguing with my computer for a few hours now and I can't get ANY of my photo's to upload to my blog or open on my computer.

I have several that I took of my OH SO THRASHED busting at the seams house, what we've done so far in my Rugrat daughters bedroom.

It's midnight and I still have laundry going and just finished loading the dishwasher and killing MORE ANTS........ ughhhhhh...... I'm having a hard time going to sleep but in 5 hours when it is time to get up I'll be doing what I give Hunk a bad time about...........hitting the snooze button repeatedly...

I'm hoping to be able to upload the photo's in the morning. Please work computer, please..... I also have some great photos of my Rugrat daughters Valentine "Hollywood" dance (we got a limo for her and many of her friends and it was so much fun!!).......

Ciao Bellas~

HUMP DAY.........ENJOY

It's pouring down rain..... I MISS THE BEACH......

I'm off this morning to take my Rugrat to her very first Orthodontist appointment. They are going to check her out for some braces.......And oddly enough she is very excited about it. LOL

I on the other hand..........not so much. We don't have dental insurance and I just got a root canal yesterday.......by the way, MY FACE STILL HURTS.....(Advil helps though, took some with my coffee this morning)

I sooooooooo have to run out the door. (and be careful not to run into a bunk bed or extra sofa or bag full of towels or something else that we brought back from the beach house that is STILL all over my house) I'm so posting photos of it tonight.....(mortified by how my house looks so why not post it all for the world to see?).......yep, that's how I roll......SPILLIN' THE BEANS ON MYSELF!

Have a great day friends! Stay dry and enjoy HUMP DAY!

Ciao Bellas~

HUNK LEFT ME............FOR TEXAS

My (heart) Hunk flew off and left me for “Texas” this week. He is over there for training for work. I’m ready for him to come home already!

But with him being gone it’s project time around here. This week I have my hands FULL. With selling our beach house my home already looks like A tornado came through here and left a bunch of (crap) furniture and things behind.

I’ve started on the girls room already and I’ll be putting some photos up of that as we finish. I have on large moving box full of the girls clothes that no longer fit them. I am (mortified) embarrassed to say how many bags of crap trash were taken out. Under the bed alone….. No wonder my oldest daughter, who is so organized gets so upset at her (slob of a sister) younger sister all the time.

Good news is some of the furniture we had over there is better than the furniture I have in our home so I’m excited to change those things out. Lots of embarrassing photos will be coming your way. As soon as I can find my camera! (I’m not even kidding, it’s like a maze, with dead ends, trying to get anywhere in my home right now).

Today I’ll be (crying like a baby) getting a root canal so I won’t be able to work on anything until this afternoon…..

I’ll keep ya posted!

Ciao Bellas~