They aren't real, are they?

After I got home tonight, and got the kids in the house, I sat down to read e-mails. There was chain mail from my cousin (thank you Tim and Stacy)! Now, I don't believe in chain mail, and usually don't pass them on, but for a few days after I get one, I start believing that maybe I should have. Ummm, here is the reason why.

After I read the message and decided that I didn't need to pass it on, I got up to start dinner. I poured the salsa into the blender to make it less chunky, hit start and went to throw away the jars. Salsa started pouring out from the bottom of the blender! So I hit stop, and just as I did, Yukon started whimpering to go outside...you know the sound - Let me out NOW! So I run over to the door and let him out, hoping that the salsa flood would hold off for a few more seconds. When I get back to the blender, and lift off the pitcher, all the salsa hits the counter. The last person to put it away had put the bottom assembly together backwards. Yuck.

So after letting Yukon in, I get to work cleaning it up. I scoop as much as possible onto some paper towels, which start leaking salsa juice on the floor. As I am trying to make it to the garbage can, Yukon is following behind me, licking it up as he goes. So I get to the garbage can, only to find that Jason hadn't put a new bag in it after he took it out this morning. I dump everything on the counter, and hope that Yukon has a strong stomach. I put him back outside, put a new bag in the garbage can and proceed to clean up the mess.

Well, when it first started pouring out of the wrong end of the pitcher, it sprayed...all over everything! It took quite a few paper towels and lysol wipes to get everything clean. Well, some of the salsa had fallen into the spinner thingy in the blender, so I figure if I turn it on, centrifugal force will magically make it all come clean. I underestimated the power of that thing. More cleanup of the walls and cabinets was required.

So the moral of the story...I shouldn't be allowed in the kitchen. EVER! And most definitely after I have read a chain email.

I'm so happy!

I finally figured out how to download the pictures out of my camera.

Saturday night, Jason and I went to the Melting Pot with Tim and Stacy. 3 hours of laughter and fun. What a great weekend.

As we were leaving Grandma's house one day...what a pretty rainbow.

Recent project. Kinda fun. :)

Another Kami Comments

"Another day, another pickle!"

Don't know where she got that one (probably some TV show).

I love that kid.

I would lose my mind!

Laying awake last night at 12:30, I found myself watching 17 Kids and Counting. The TLC show about the Duggar Family. I really admire them for being financially responsible, and having $0 debt, but what about the social responsibility aspect of having (gulp!) 18 children????

What I found interesting last night was that there was chaos in the house. So many little ones, and they were acting like...KIDS! Everything I have ever seen in the past was very dull. They all were dressed the same, with their day planned to the minute. The show on last night showed a real family, just with a very soft spoken mother.

Just like any parent, though, they believe that they are doing the best for their family, and it is hard to find any fault with that.

Myself...I love my kids beyond measure, but I am still my own persona, and I don't wish to give that up by having so many kids that I get lost in the shuffle!

Kami again...I hope the baby doesn't pee on my toys!

We are going to a baby shower for Shayne and Kanae, and I was trying to explain to Kami what a baby shower was. She asked if she could bring some toys, seems like a good idea to me to keep her occupied. Here is the conversation that followed:

Kami (with a worried look on her face): What do I do when the baby pees on my toys?

Me: Well the baby is still in Kanae's tummy, it won't be able to pee on your toys.

Kami: Yes, it will, just like Ella peed on her fairy.

Me: Huh?

Kami: In Ella Enchanted. Ella peed on her fairy! I don't want the baby to pee on my toys!

Me: Oh, ok, but when the baby isn't in Kanae's tummy anymore, it will have a diaper on.

Kami: But what if they don't have any more diapers anymore. The baby will pee on my toys!

So on, and so forth...I hope that we never EVER have an occasion where a visiting baby pees outside of the diaper. It may scar her for life!