Tagged by April, thanks!

My 3 Faves

What are the last three things you purchased? (aside from groceries...)
1. Revolution for the kitties, darn bugs...
2. Air Popper for Popcorn
3. Straws

What are the last three songs you downloaded for your ipod? (Carl put them all on the MP3 player for me...so...yeah.)
1.
2.
3.

What are your three favorite movies?
1. Selena
2. Music of the Heart
3. Enchanted

What are three things you have not done yet? (I'm guessing they want things I would like to do?)
1. Landscape the yard
2. Scrapbook for Brady
3. Clean out Bradys closet

What are three things you can not live without?(excluding people)
1. Cetaphil face wash and benzoyl peroxide to keep my face squeaky clean
2. My camera to capture all those precious moments
3. The internet. No it is NOT a luxury. I would go INSANE without it. End of story.

What are your three favorite dishes?
1. Sweet Potatoes
2. Ham Loaf
3. Spinach Manicotti

What are your three favorite T.V. shows?
1. The Office
2. The Biggest Loser
3. Law and Order

What are the last three places you traveled to that were more than one hundred miles away?
1. Orlando, FL
2. Albuquerque, MN
3. Jonesboro, AR

What are your three favorite desserts?
1. Pudding
2. Bryers Vanilla Ice Cream
3. Cheesecake

What are three things you would buy if money were not an issue?
1. A plane to fly me back and forth from Utah, or wherever else I wanted to go.
2. Lots and lots of food storage
3. A new wardrobe every 3 months

Three people I tag
1. Kelly
2. Amber
3. Melanie

It's all in the family...

So two weeks ago Carl won the Gridpicks from our local newspaper. Now look!!

Jonesboro resident wins Grid PicksGretchen LaVetter of Jonesboro won last weekend’s Grid Picks contest on a tiebreaker.LaVetter missed four games and came within two points on her tiebreaker, LSU’s 26-21 victory over Auburn. LaVetter can collect the $50 prize at The Sun, 518 Carson in Jonesboro, after 3 p.m. on Friday.

You'd think we'd get together and go out to eat on a double date or something, huh? Naaaa, who would watch all the kids? Good job, Gretchen, you really know how to pick 'em! *wink wink*

Ooh a Park!

After walking around the lake, Brady got to play on the playground. He liked the slide. He really liked the swing.

Talking

Brady has so much to say these days. It comes out in "La la la," "dadada," high pitched squeals and grunty-growls. He's working on "bababa" and I'm trying to get "mamama" out of him. He has figured out that he can move his tongue and make lots of different sounds, like clicking and, of course, raspberry blowing. Please enjoy this "coversation" about our upcoming trip.

This is what happened after the pants came out of the basket. I don't know how they got there.

How Time Flies When You're Having Fun

Five years!!

It's been great, Love. Thank you for the laughter, the growing, the support and the baby. Let's see where the next five years will take us.

This season on Survivor...

I got this in an e-mail and found it hilarious enough to post.

THE NEXT SURVIVOR SERIES

Six married men will be dropped on an island with one car and 3 kids each for six weeks.

Each kid will play two sports and either take music or dance classes.

There is no fast food.

Each man must take care of his 3 kids; keep his assigned house clean, correct all homework, and complete science projects, cook, do laundry, and pay a list of 'pretend' bills with not enough money.

In addition, each man will have to budget in money for groceries each week.

Each man must remember the birthdays of all their friends and relatives, and send cards out on time--no emailing.

Each man must also take each child to a doctor's appointment, a dentist appointment and a haircut appointment.

He must make one unscheduled and inconvenient visit per child to the Urgent Care.

He must also make cookies or cupcakes for a social function.

Each man will be responsible for decorating his own assigned house, planting flowers outside and keeping it presentable at all times.

The men will only have access to television when the kids are asleep and all chores are done.

The men must shave their legs, wear makeup daily, adorn himself with jewelry, wear uncomfortable yet stylish shoes, keep fingernails polished and eyebrows groomed.

During one of the six weeks, the men will have to endure severe abdominal cramps, back aches, and have extreme, unexplained mood swings but never once complain or slow down from other duties.

They must attend weekly school meetings, church, and find time at least once to spend the afternoon at the park or a similar setting.

They will need to read a book to the kids each night and in the morning, feed them, dress them, brush their teeth and comb their hair by 7:00 am.

A test will be given at the end of the six weeks, and each father will be required to know all of the following information: each child's birthday, height, weight, shoe size, clothes size and doctor's name. Also the child's weight at birth, length, time of birth, and length of labor, each child's favorite color, middle name, favorite snack, favorite song, favorite drink, favorite toy, biggest fear and what they want to be when they grow up.

The kids vote them off the island based on performance.

The last man wins only if...he still has enough energy to be intimate with his spouse at a moment's notice.

If the last man does win, he can play the game over and over and over again for the next 18-25 years eventually earning the right To be called

Mother!

After you get done laughing,send this to as many females as you think will get a kick out of it and as many men as you think can handle it. Just don't send it back to me.... I'm going to bed.

Why oh why does my child refuse to take long naps??? I never know when he is going to sleep for 40 minutes, or 2.5 hours. Now is one of those times I'd really like him to have slept for at least an hour. Well, fuddle. Here I go to rescue the little roaring loin from his cage....

Brady's Food Diaries

For those of you who are interested (mostly my mom) I've uploaded all the footage of Brady and his new adventures with "solid" foods. Yes, I admit, we are camera happy. We are going to have hours and hours of footage of our children doing the most simple, everyday things. That's okay by me because they are only little for a short while. So, enjoy Brady in all his messiness!!

Brady's Food Diaries

NASTY MA-JASTY!!

While Carl was weed-whacking this spider jumped up onto the fence. Holy Cow is it gross looking!! I've opted not to post the pictures here because, quite frankly, it's yucky. If you would like to view them, click here. The fence posts are 5 1/2 inches wide, which will tell you how HUGE this thing is. I googled "black and yellow spider" and this what wikipedia had to say about it:

"In North America, Argiope aurantia is commonly known as the "black and yellow garden spider", or "writing spider," after the mistaken idea web stabilimenta were correspondence."

"Like almost all other spiders, Argiope are harmless to humans. Like most garden spiders they eat insects, and they are capable of consuming prey up to twice their size. A. savigny was even reported to occasionally feed on the small bat Rhynchonycteris naso[3]. They might bite if grabbed, but other than for defense they have no interest in biting humans. Their venom is not regarded as a serious medical problem for humans, although they often contain a library of polyamine toxins with potential as therapeutic medicinal agents.[4] Among these, the notable Argiotoxin ArgTX-636 (A. lobata)."

What does this mean to me? Well, I guess I could still send my boy out to play knowning that one of these might be lurking some where. That still doesn't lessen the feeling that they are gross. Bleh.

On a lighter note, last time Carl was yard-working he found this cute little guy:

This I can deal with. He was all sticky like. Boomer LOVED chasing him around the kitchen. Everytime she'd get close enough to smell him, he'd hop away. Aww, cute little froggy.

So many are excited about September 25, 2008. Me, I'm a little conflicted. Why?? Well because that's my anniversary!! What will I be doing that night?? Well, Carl is in school, so here are my options a) Sit at home and sulk, b) go to a mom's night out, c) hope that I'll be lucky enough to have a kind and generous person invite me into their home with a little baby to enjoy the twisted love triangle that is Dwight, Angela and Andy and to see my hot dream-boyfriend Jim. What will it be? d) Go to mom's night out and watch the episode online with Carl after he gets home from school??? Only time will tell.

Newsworthy Man

Carl's sports obession has paid off. From the Jonesboro Sun-

"Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Sports roundup
Brookland man perfect in Grid PicksCarl Behunin of Brookland submitted a perfect entry to win this week’s Grid Picks contest.Behunin edged four people who missed just one game — Jerry Garrett, Mark Trotter and Rex Peevey of Jonesboro, and Joe Hicks of Walnut Ridge.Behunin can pick up the $50 prize at The Sun, 518 Carson in Jonesboro, after 3 p.m. on Friday."

Looks like we'll be doing some fun things with the money, BUYING GROCERIES!!!

Carl's Turn

So, I'm supposed to be doing the "finances," but for the last hour I've been piddle-farting on the internet. Man, I'm gonna regret this tomorrow......

FAVORITE TREAT: Snickers Satisfies you.

PLACE I WOULD LIKE TO LIVE: Salt Lake City Look at those city blocks. It's beautiful....*tear*

PLACE I WOULD LIKE TO VISIT: France Did you know there is a train that goes from London to France? Cool, eh?

PET'S NAME: Boomer Cute doggy....

MIDDLE NAME: Robert If you want your child to look like this, name him Robert.

AGE: 29 That's really close to 30, and I have no idea what this picture has to do with being 30.

MAJOR: Public Administration only 39 credits to go....

FAVORITE VACATION: Disneyworld Good times.

WORST HABIT: Biting Fingernails Ew, gross

Help!!

So I recieved permission from the "CEO" of this blog to change the template, however, I have yet been unsuccesful at actually LOADING the darn thing. Any help would be nice. I've chosen one from thecutestblogontheblock and can't figure it out. It may have to do with it being WAY past bed time. Someone please help so my blog doesn't look so uncared for. Thanks.

Tag, you're it!!

I don't know what officially constitutes a "tag" but I saw thing and thought it would be interesting to do.

Here's what to do: Google image your answer and then post the first picture that comes up.

FAVORITE TREAT: Choloate Pudding.

This is nice and all, but I much prefer my instant kind. there's no time to wait for pudding! Although this recipie looks good. Can anyone tell me what a "moderatly hot" oven is in terms of degrees? How about a "cool oven?"

PLACE I WOULD LIKE TO LIVE: A suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah

PLACE I WOULD LIKE TO VISIT: New York

PET'S NAME: Boomer and Symion

......uuhhh, what?

MIDDLE NAME: Jean

AGE: 24

Of all the cool 24 photos that came up, this lame-o was the first. psh.

MAJOR: Homemaker.

Isn't she truley a Modern Homemaker??

FAVORITE VACATION: Disneyworld

WORST HABIT: "while you're up..." favors

i.e. "Hey Carl, while you're up can you get me some ice cream?"