Hault

The month of March we got so much done! Painted the hallways, bathrooms, tiled one bathroom and got the flooring in. Ask me what we have done this month. N O T H I N G! Seriously, nothing. Not a single paint brush has been lifted. No tile has been cut. We haven't done a thing. Michael has been so busy with work and finishing Chad's house that we haven't done a single thing. I'm sorry, I may have earned my butch badge on a few things, but I am not tiling. I will mess that up way too much. I am not OCD enough to take that on. The garge, well, that is definately a 2 person job. I went through as much of it as I could but Michael likes to keep stuff, where I don't. Even though we want to have another child, someday, we don't need to keep everything. We didn't use half the stuff we had for Jake when he was a peanut! I just have a rule, if we haven't used it for 3 years, we don't need. If it's been 5 years, it automatically gets thrown out unless it has a sentiment. This was the month we wanted to have it all done and ready to go. Not going to happen. The weekends don't help either. We are never home. Even when we don't have plans, new things come up. I enjoy our activities we have but it gets us no where at home! Oh well. We might hold off for a little bit. I have no clue what is going on and I am almost to the point, where I just don't care! I want to snap my fingers and have it done!


I also got a letter about being a juror. WHAT?! No freaking way! This is not my thing! First off, I live in Dallas county and this was for Polk county. What in the world?! Second, I don't want to waste my time on a jury. I can honestly say, I would suck. Sorry if this offends anyone but courts, politics, all that jazz, not my cup of tea. Not a fan of talking about it at all. We will see how this goes. I have my fingers crossed that I am not selected. If I am, I will have to make the most of it!

For Jana

Look at that smile....oh my goodness

Yes Please!

Is it June yet?!

This is a marathon we need!!

A-dorable!!!

R a N d O M

"Watch out for urban bum poop, grass is nature's toilet"  -  Matt H.

This is what kept me going today. It's the little things that get you through the day!

Women be shoppin'

I am exhausted. I had a fantastic weekend though!! We went to Williamsburg, twice. I could not keep my eyes off of the purse that I have been drooling over at Coach. I kept going back and forth and decided, not to get it. Sad face enter here. If I keep going back and forth, I probably shouldn't get it. I loved it but holding and whatnot, it wasn't my favorite. Sorry Jana!! The road trips were a blast and it was fun getting out of Des Moines. Hahaha. Jana made out! Got some adorable purses and a few items for her trip. Now Jeffery. Jeffery, Jeffery, Jeffery. He is such a girl. You think I am kidding. Wing tipped shoes? Who wears those? Polo shirts have to have 3, not 2, but 3 buttons. What is the significance in that? Come one. Pants? I am shocked he liked the pants. I think the shoe fiasco was the most entertaining. I have never seen a man so insane with shoes. It baffled me! All in all it was a fantastic couple of trips and a whole lot of laughs. Now if the Darcinator would just get these WaveRunners, we would be golden!


After the weekend of shopping, well, watching people shop, I was exhausted. Beyond tired. I am pretty sure I went to bed around 8:30 last night. I am hoping to have a repeat tonight. Never can have enough sleep!!

GLEE starts tomorrow!! So excited!!!

For the Darcinator

One word my friend.

WaveRunner.

This pair would compliment the lake house immensely! One for Jana and one for me! =)

Soccer House

It is safe to say, we are a soccer household. Michael played all through high school and is not too shabby. He took this year off coaching but is starting again in the fall. We do watch it. It ranks up there with tennis and football. Although, nothing compares to our house in the Fall during football season. Especially Hawkeye games. I actually really enjoy watching soccer on TV, the Menace or the boys just messing around. It's an action sport, which I love. I will say it again, I am not a baseball fan. Sorry everyone. Baseball is just sort of a bore to me. Don't get me wrong, if I had to pick a team it is probably the Cubs, but I cannot watch baseball on TV. I can survive Iowa Cub games if I am in good company. Just never have been a fan. Give me sports where I know athletes are working extremely hard. You can see the sweat pouring down their faces and make shots or passes that I surely cannot. This evening we had a little game of soccer in the backyard. This is definitely one of Jake's sports. He is a natural when it comes to running the ball down and kicking shots. We played for a good 2 hours tonight. The weather was just right and we were able to just spend time as a family. We did keep him up till 9:30 due to playing for 2 hours. He was just having so much fun. I can't wait to put him in soccer! It's going to be so much fun!!

After we put him to bed, we lit up the fire pit and Michael and I chatted outside till 11 or so. I love that we can do that. It's great! Now we are getting ready to head off to bed. I love being able to spend time as  family. We don't get to do it as often as we would like, but I cherish the evenings we can!

For a good laugh, here is a couple of my all time favorite soccer videos! I tend to watch them if I'm having a bad day and just need a pick me up. They never fail. Soccer has some of the craziest moments and incidents! The 2nd video isn't the best quality but I still love it.

Must love 2 year olds

Short story.

My mom got Jake a flashlight. He is fascinated with it. He thinks he can spot monsters and find new places to explore. He walked up to Michael and this was the conversation:

Jake: "Daddy, I have a question"

Michael: "Yes"

Jake: "Are you a man?"

Michael: "What kind of question is that?"
Jake: "Are you a man? Like a real man? That can protect me? Cause all I got is this flashlight."

Michael: "Yes, I am a strong man."

Jake: "No, Mommy is a strong man."

Oh the conversations you have with two year olds!! I love him so!