It was a pretty good Saturday!!

We spent most of the day outside mowing grass, weed eating, the girls used the hedge trimmers and cut down/trimmed lots of bushes and weeds!! The kids played with Scarlett. Swam in the pool. Playing baseball. Rode their bikes - T took CJ's training wheels off and he rode a two wheeler!!! We have to help him get up on the bike and give him a tiny push but once he gets going he rides so good!!! Then daddy finally used his old grill and made a fire pit for us and we roasted our hot dogs over it for dinner!! 

It was a great and productive Saturday!!!

Ohio again!!

T was up early and out the door because he had to go to Ohio this morning for a Marco's meeting - such a waste of gas!!! He then had to go to his actually "job" in Lower Burrell!  The girls fought all morning and I wanted to just CROWN them!! Ugh, they are so witchy sometimes!!! The kids did get in the pool for a bit after lunch! Scarlett was a pill today and had like 7 accidents in the house - major suckage!! I finally left the house after dinner - I just couldn't take it anymore!! I went to Dollar Tree and picked up some dog toys. Went to JoAnn's but didn't buy anything. Went to TJ Maxx and got like 3 new roller stamps!! Then to Micheal's were I got an album and some Project Life Themed cards on clearance. 

Then to the wine store to use my gift card from Laura and then finally Wal Mart and then home!!! Daddy got home fairly early - 7:30ish and it was a great rest of the night to end the work week!!!

Scarlett "slept" through the night again!!!

Yay!!! I had set my alarm for 1AM and 3:30AM but she was sound asleep both times I woke up and it wasn't until my 6AM alarm that she was awake!! So I took her out and she went #1 and #2, such a good girl!!! Then we went back to bed for a bit and once we all started getting up and moving daddy made me breakfast before he left for work and then the kids and I just hung out all day! 

I worked on scrapping week 25 for project life. I made mac & cheese for lunch and then after that the kids went in the pool for a little bit while I stayed in the house and watched Scarlett! The kids didn't last very long though and soon they were playing with Scarlett outside!! It was just more hanging out all afternoon until it was finally time for me to make spaghetti and meatballs for dinner! I did get a call from daddy about 2:30PM and he called to tell me he was in an accident!! Ugh!!! A car slammed on his brake and a van hit him and then daddy hit the van!!! No one called the cops but daddy gave out his insurance info. His truck had 2 dents in the front bumper now!! After dinner we took Scarlett outside and played with her till almost 8PM, daddy got home a little after 6:30PM and played outside with us too!! We finally let her off her lease and she did really good and was having so much fun chasing the kids and even me a little!! Then we came in and calmed the kids down, gave Gman a quick shower and watched a little TV. Then we put the boys to bed at 9PM and Tim and I and Scarlett went to bed at 10PM!!! I was whooped!!!

First night down!!

So it was a great first night home with the puppy!!! We got in our bed at 11PM and I laid her at the bottom on her blanket and she slept till 6AM!!! I set my phone alarm for 1AM and 3:30AM but when it went off at those times she was sleeping!!! She had moved but just normal shifting and rolling!! So when my alarm went off at 6AM she was awake and I took her out and she peed right away!!! Yay!!! I let her romp around for a bit thinking she might poop or pee again but she didn't so we came back it. We weren't in for more then 5 minutes when I caught her pooping on my office floor!! Argh!!! I scooped her up and we went back out but she didn't do anything!! So I brought her back in and I scrubbed the floor a bit and then we went back to bed! We were there till about 8AM. Then I made the kids pancake for breakfast and we discussed what name we wanted: it was down to Tess, Ellie and Scarlett. So we put them in a bowl and I drew out SCARLETT!!!! So we named her Scarlett Grace!!! Then daddy left for work and I made a menu and grocery list and the 3 boys and I left at 9AM to go grocery shopping - it was hell on earth and the longest 2 hours of my life!!! Boo!!! We got home at about 11:30AM. I made lunch and then I worked on putting old clean laundry away and then washing/drying/folding/putting away new clean laundry! In the afternoon we ran (with Scarlett) to Petco and then the rest of the day was just spent hanging out, watching Scarlett sleep. Taking her out to pee and play when she woke up! 

She was so good today and peed every time we took her out and pooped outside twice! She only had the one poop accident and then later (after dinner) she had a pee accident in the kitchen. We had tacos for dinner. I put the boys to bed at 9PM and daddy came home at about 9:45PM and brought us Taco Bell!! Then it was bed time for the rest of us!!! Hope we have another good night!!

It's puppy day!!! Yay!!!

I was up earlyish this morning, but laid in bed for a while!! Couldn't lay around too long because it was PUPPY DAY!!! So once I got up at about 8AM I grabbed a shower and then dressed! Then we hung around because daddy wasn't calling the seller until like 10AM. So we left shortly before 10AM and went to WalMart to get the puppy a blanket and I got some treats too! Then we headed to Petco to pick up the carrier, a doggie poop thing and some other training treat things. By this time it was 11AM and Gman was complaining for a snack so I just decided to take them to Mickey's for an early lunch. Just as we sat down to eat daddy texted the address and the time we needed to pick the dog up by!!! Woo Hoo!! So we ate and then hit Wal Mart again real quick for water, a collar and a leash and then we were on the road!! We got their shortly after 1PM. 

We were there for probably 30 minutes and then we headed to Altoona and Daddy's store to show him the puppy!!! She was so cute and kind of afraid in the van, she actually jumped up and sat on S's lap! We were at the store for a bit and then we headed home! She rode on the seat between S and CJ the whole way home! Once back in town I got us ice cream and then we went home! The kids were so excited and just wanted to play and play with her!! She wandered around a bit exploring, had a pee accident and then plopped down beside my chair and fell asleep!! Once she was up I took her outside and she peed!! And then the kids played with her for a bit!! Brought her back in and she pooped on the floor!! Ugh!!! Back outside for a bit she went! She played with the boys for a bit and ate some and drank some and then slept a bit more and then she peed on the floor again! This time at least it was the kitchen floor and not the rug!! I put the boys to bed and 9:30PM. The pup is sleeping in the kitchen right in front of the office door and the girls are down stairs watching TV. I'm writing this and waiting for T to come home!! Hope tonight the pup goes easy on us!!!

It's summer and it's COLD!!!

Today was another coldish day so no swimming for us!!! Gman and I were the only ones up at about 9:30AM, everyone else was still snoozing!!

Everyone else finally got up and daddy made us a delicious breakfast! I messed around in my office: Cleaning and straightening up and editing photos! Daddy ran out and got a hack saw to finally fix the bathroom screen! The lady we are getting the puppy from finally sent us a photo of her, she is soooooooooooo cute!!! Daddy also mowed the grass! It was a pretty lazy/laid back kind of day!!

Happy 4th of July!!

What a great family day we had today!! We didn't get to swim because it was actually quite cold, but we had fun in the house playing and watching TV! We bought our first "dog" item for the new puppy, her first toy!!!

We had yummy ribs and brawts for dinner that daddy cooked all day and then grilled up for us! The ribs literally just fell off the bone! Then we headed out to Mack Park at about 7PM and got a great parking spot and a great spot in the grass to watch the fireworks! We took the kids down into the food "strip" and got them all a bag of cotton candy! Then we saw Chrissy and she sat and talked to us for a little bit about the puppies! Then daddy went down to the food strip to get him self something and he came back with frozen cheesecake dipped in chocolate and rolled in nuts for me and him!! They were delicious!!! He also brought the kids water and us some pop! The fireworks started about 9:30Pm and they were wonderful!!! We all just sat and stared at them!! They went on for about 30 minutes and then we were in the van and on the way back home!!

Girl's Shopping Trip!

Ugh, the first time I've had to wake to an alarm in almost a month!! But it was for a good cause!! It was our Girl's Shopping trip today!! I got up and showered and got dressed and then hung out on the deck till Laura picked me up at about 7:45AM! Then it was off to Grove City, it was kind of a long drive and was made a tad worse since there were 3 of us in the back seat, thank god Heidi and Cindy are both skinny minis!!! We got there at about 9:30AM and we literally walked and shopped till 8PM, only sitting down to eat lunch at about 1PM!! I was exhausted and my feet/legs ached!! The only thing that kept me going was all the texts that were passed back and forth between me and Chrissy and me and T!!! Hahaha!! T was doing all the "work" to get the puppy!! And Chrissy was as anxious as me wondering if we got her!!! Finally at about 10 minutes to 4PM T texted and said "we own a dog"!!! Yay!!! While shopping I finally bought my first Vera Bradley bag and my first Coach bag!! We finally left the outlets at 8PM and headed to the Iron Bridge for dinner! We had to wait about 30 minutes but we spent it at the bar drinking pina colda martinis!! YUMMY!! We finally got done eating and left at about 10PM! We got home LATE!!! It was straight to bed for me I was WHOOPED!!

The power of social media!!

I had to get up and go grocery shopping this morning - we were way out of food! It was hot and muggy and just blah!! I finally got home about 11:30AM and we got groceries put away, lunch made and then it was into the pool with all of us!!! 

It was great to just float and relax, but the sun was still brutally hot!!! Once we were all out it was just a bunch of relaxing and hanging out!! T was gonna be late again, he texted me at 8:30PM and asked if I wanted anything and I said THAI!!! So he brought us Thai home at 9:30PM - they even stayed open 30 minutes later just for him!!! Once the kids were in bed I was surfing Facebook and Chrissy posted a photo of a golden retriever puppy that they are getting and I half jokingly asked if she had any brothers/sisters and Chrissy said YES - did I want the information of the lady selling them!! I said yes and the next hour was a whirl wind of texts and private messages back and forth getting us a PUPPY!!! By the time we went to bed we had the number of the lady and planned to call her first thing!!!