02-25-10 18 Days Left!!!

With only 18 more days to go (I hope!) I thought I better take some pictures
for his scrapbook that I actually liked :)
OK I really don't like this one but it shows how big I am at the moment :)

02-06-10 Baby Shower

The food table :)
While taking this cake picture I remembered mom has a similar picture of her at her shower for me :)
Sammy was in charge of all the games!  She was awesome, that is until she caught me saying "baby" and took my beads!!  Everyone else let the mommy-to-be slide, lol!!
Kidlet #2 wanted to help with reading the cards.
Sam's helper Christina was awesome too!!
Scott and Paulette. 
It's his band that we go out to see when I say we are going out with the band :)
Can you tell I really liked this gift??  The baby's theme is Froggy.  Kidlet #2 and I decided that since we had a Blue Kidlet (#1) and a Red Kidlet (#2) that we needed a Green Kidlet :)  Mind you, that is how I buy all of their clothes, lol!!
Can you believe that skinny Christina just had that adorable baby last month???  I'm gonna look like that a month after Kidlet #3 makes his appearance!!
Party Freak (Scott's Band) got J a daddy-to-be survival kit!
This was the diaper survival kit.
This is the big baby bottle they filled with beer for him.
Scott taking pics of J opening his gift.
Then we found out there was an adult baby costume in there as well!  J wouldn't try it on, but it came with an adult diaper, cloths pin & binky :)
This toy scared the heck out of me!!  I thought when you pulled the bottom it would play music, but instead it started shaking, lol!!
J also got a Mr. Happy book and condoms from his best bud Mitch! 
Renee & Steve even got him ear plugs.
(I may have to steal those cuz I know for a fact he can sleep through a baby crying!!)

02-01-10 So Sad :(

Kidlet #1's pet rat passed away.  Poor kid was devastated.  This was his first "real" pet and his best friend.

When we first got Jocelyn.
She later became known as Joshie
She had many adventures in our house!  That is when I started calling her Houdini!  She was always trying to get out of her cage (a few times she did manage it).  She would some how get down off the dresser.  Luckily the dogs never got her.  I would find her visitng my office, my bedroom and the bathroom!!  Used to drive me crazy, lol!!  But over all she was a good pet for Kidlet.  She would ride on his shoulder, keep him company and was always there to listen to him read a book to her.
These pictures were taken in December 2009.  The last ones I took of her.  From what it looked like, she suffered a stroke and it was hard to watch.  It was even harder to watch Kidlet.  He would cry, he would carry her around in her travel cage, he read to her one last time and finally she died peacefully at about 6:30 while he was watching TV downstairs.
So, today after school we will go to the pet store to see if we can't find her reincarnated ;)

Jocelyn
aka Joshie
aka Little Houdini
July 12, 2008 - February 1, 2010

01-28-10 First Concert

On January 28th, 2010, Kidlet #1 had his very first band concert.  He plays the clarinet and is rather good.  I say this because I have yet to have to wear ear plugs to try to cancel out the dying goose sound that I have been warned would result from a beginning clarient players attempts.  We have never heard that goose's pleas in this household :) Thank Goodness!!!

He was so nervous the day before and all day Thursday.  He even tried to get us to not go.  He complained his stomach hurt both nights, he begged us to let him stay home, etc.  I almost felt sorry for him, lol, but being the mean mom that I am I told him that we all had to go through this.  I did every time I was on stage singing, but I told him that once I started everything was OK (well except for my graduation performance where all I wanted to do was cry).  He just had to pretend he was in the cafeteria practicing.  He over came all of his fears and later told me it wasn't too bad and that he played like a pro :)

If you decide to watch the videos look for Kidlet #1 here.



12-13-09 Cute Puppy :)


OK so he's not really a puppy at 6 years old, but he's still cute :)