OWWWIIIEEE....

So I took the girls to school this morning and while watching Kayla play on the Monkey Bars, I saw her slip. She fell, straddling the ladder! She hurt her little "privates" and bruised up her inner thigh. I wanted to cry when I saw it happen, but picked her up and gave her lots of love. I asked whether she wanted to stay at school or come home. She said go home and get a bandaid, then come back to school. I ended up taking her home and keeping her here. She still says it hurts really bad periodically, so I didn't want to take her back. She's been sitting on the couch with an ice pack between her legs. My poor poor baby....:( Although I know she will be up for Ballet tonight...you can't KEEP her DOWN! :)

Here she is *resting* (she was cold from the ice pack..lol)


Here's a pic of part of her injury, trying to keep them modest. (sorry the pics are kinda crappy...I couldn't get a decent one.

A laugh for my Fellow "Readers"

A friend emailed this to me. I got quite the chuckle from it, so thought I would share. Enjoy...

*One morning, the husband returns the boat to their lakeside
cottage after several hours of fishing and decides to take a
nap. Although not familiar with the lake, the wife decides to
take the boat out. She motors out a short distance, anchors,
puts her feet up, and begins to read her book. The peace and
solitude are magnificent.

Along comes a Fish and Game Warden in his boat. He pulls up
alongside the woman and says, "Good morning, Ma'am. What are you
doing?"*
*"Reading a book," she replies, (thinking, "Isn't that obvious?") *
*"You're in a Restricted Fishing Area," he informs her.

"I'm sorry, officer, but I'm not fishing. I'm reading."

"Yes, but I see you have all the equipment. For all I know you
could start at any moment. I'll have to take you in and write
you up."*
*"If you do that, I'll have to charge you with sexual assault,"
says the woman.*
*"But I haven't even touched you," says the Game Warden.*
*"That's true, but you have all the equipment. For all I know
you could start at any moment."*
*"Have a nice day ma'am," and he left.

MORAL: Never argue with a woman who reads. It's likely she can
also think.

Random ReNamer???

So while looking up baby names for a friend, I came across this....totally fun. Give it a shot and tell me your name.

Mine is:

Lyra Yihana B.

Where do you find the time???

ETA* I just read on my friend Aimee's blog that one of her friends lost her 13 month old little girl to a bathtub accident. Her daughter drowned. Please keep this family in your thoughts and prayers.*

To all my fellow bloggers.....You are AWESOME! I have know idea where you find the time to sit, reflect, and write. I need to make it more of a priority. I have things happen all day long and think...Oh, I should blog about this. Then next thing I know, days have gone by and it doesn't seem important or write worthy anymore. lol

So yesterday, I told Megan & Paige to go get their shoes on, and that it was time to go get Sissy Kayla. Paige found some funky socks and her sister Aly's shoes. I was laughing the whole time I took these pics. She's so proud of her accomplishment as am I!

Here she is with "her" socks and shoes on.


Close up of her clown feet.


And just because she's so stinkin CUTE!!!

Tornado AKMPS.....

Here are the after effects of "Tornado AKMPS" (Alyssa, Kayla, Megan, Paige, & Sierra).

I don't know about the different categories, but I would classify this one as a 3. =)



Paige seeked out safety in the closet...apparently she got nice and cozy and fell asleep.



Thankfully there was no permanent damage. It only took them 15 min to clean it up, and that included making their bed. (Yep, they did it all by themselves! They really are good girls)






So it's been awhile since I posted last and we haven't done much, yet we are always busy. How exactly does that work?

Brad and the girls made a bird house. They finished painting it today and hung it up. You can't see it in the pic, but under the eaves are pink. It looks so cute and sits outside my kitchen window.

Inspired by Tiburon, we also had a "Shish Kabob" night. We do them a little different for cooking purposes. All the veggies on their own sticks, and the meat on it's own stick. (no over done veggies here) ;) Brad completed our evening by making us an Amaretto Cherry Cheesecake. (So much for a big weight loss this week..lol)


Here's a Cucumber that we grew in our garden all sliced up and ready to eat. (It was YUMMY!)
Here's Brad's Cheesecake. It was to die for Fantastic! He's the chef in our household. lol


I went to the store and came back to this.....My heart just melted...

Went to the store again and the after unloading my groceries I came across this...(I go to the store generally every other day...I am always needing milk, or something)

Brad and I were laughing so hard...

While I was at the store, Aly and Kayla each made me a cards. Aren't they the GREATEST!!!


And here's one of Paige, Megan, and Sierra. Paige has her Tinkerbell outfit on, Sierra is sitting on the floor playing with toys, and Megan is dancing in her sisters ballet shoes.




Ok...well that was our week. I'm hoping to do a day in the life of *Us* tomorrow. Thanks for looking, and I hope you are all enjoying the rest of the weekend. I'm off to shower some girls. =)

House full of Sickies.....UGH

Well, as the title says...All my girls are sick with colds. Aly of course was the first to get it (she ALWAYS is, kinda funny). So I asked her which of her friends were sick, her response....."None of my friends are sick, but Mrs. White has a cold". Her teacher is the one with the cold. Oh well....I guess we would get it sometime, so better to just get it done and over with.

As always, we have been pretty busy. I have some pics, but need to download them. Just another thing to do. :)

Here's a few that I already download of Sierra...(yeah, these were shared at J05 as well)

She's so proud of herself....




Mommy's little home girl.

CC and her big Sister/2nd mommy.

I was Tagged...

I got tagged by Tiburon

4 things about me you may not have known:
1. I lived on my own at 15.
2. I was engaged to somebody else before Brad.
3. I did volunteer work for Monterey Bay Aquarium while in high school (Very large Aquarium here in Californial.
4. I have always wanted to be either a Marine Biologist or an Ob/Gyn-Midwife.

4 Jobs I've Had:
1. Cashier at a restaurant
2. Bookkeeper at Terminix Pest Control
3. 401k account coordinator/ Mutual Fund Trader
4. SAHM

4 Movies I can watch over and over again:
1. 50 First Dates
2. Die Hard's
3. Wedding Singer
4. Lethal Weapon's

4 Favorite TV shows:
1. Hell's Kitchen
2. So You Think You Can Dance
3. General Hospital
4. One Life to Live

4 Favorite Hobbies:
1. Watching movies
2. Swimming
3. Hanging with the Family
4. Playing on the computer

4 Places I have lived:
1. San Jose, Ca
2. Tucson, Az
3. Witchata Falls, Tx
4. Discovery Bay, Ca

4 Favorite Foods:
1. El Torito's Mexican Chicken Ceasar Salad
2. Chinese Food
3. Brad's BBQ Tri-Tip
4. Soup & Salad

4 Places I would rather be right now:
1. Disney World, Fl
2. Negril, Jamaica
3. Hawaii
4. Ireland or Scotland

4 Websites I check daily:
1. My blog
2. J05moms.com
3. FabFebMamas.com
4. MySpace

4 People I tag:
1. Sheri
2. Aimee
3. Sara
4. Jenine