In the weeds

We got a notice from the City Weed Inspector yesterday. Yes, apparently it's a real job. He told us that we had weeds over 8 inches long in our yard and if we didn't cut them then he would and we would be charged for the time. This has pissed me of for 3 reasons.

1) This notice was issued the day after Jesse cut the grass. The only weeds we can think of that might have been that long are either a few growing against the house (because Jesse had not yet used the weedeater) or in the strip between the road and the sidewalk. There is no grass in that strip, just weeds. It's not our fault, there used to be grass there and then they tore it all up when they redid the gutters along the street. Then they put in this shitty sod about 2 weeks before the first snow. All the grass died and there's nothing but weeds there. If you walk around my neighborhood everyone has the same thing. Big patches of dead grass with nothing but weeds that grow at 10 times the rate of the rest of the grass. Even the crazy lawn guy across the street has it.

2) The house across the street from us has been empty for about a year now and it's sidewalks were never shoveled in the winter and it's grass has not been cut in monhts. Why isn't some city bigwig making sure that yard is taken care of? We may not have the best landscaped lawn in the world but at least the grass is cut on a regular basis.

3) The house across the alley from us has 2 jumked cars sitting it the yard. This is somehow ok. It's ok to have gaint hunks of rusting metal in your yard as long as you keep the weeds around them cut to less than 8 inches.

Maybe the City Weed Inspector could use his power for good. Maybe he could do some undercover work to find out who it is that's allowing their dog to crap on our sidewalk on a nearly daily basis. As of yet I've been unable to figure it out and I would really appreciate some help in the matter. Maybe if he figured it out he could even wack the offender with his 8 inch ruler. That would make me feel better.

Kiddie Parade

Here are some pictures from the Kiddie Parade the kids were in recently.

That's us before the parade.


Here's us during the parade. Note the look of pain on my face. I think it was from lugging 22 pounds of hula dancer around. Or maybe I was just reminding Joseph to wave.


Here's a shot of Hawaiin Joseph.


And here's one of Hawaiin Elle.

How cute are we?

What did you say?

Joseph and I were sitting around eating dinner tonight when out of the blue he turned to me and said "I'm attracted to dogs."

I nearly died choking on my laughter. I asked him what he said. He looked as confused as could be and said "Why are you laughing? I just said I'm attracted to dogs!"

Ok, this time I couldn't hold back the laughter. Once I calmed down I asked him why he would say such a thing. His answer was "Well, when I'm around them my nose runs and my eyes get itchy. I think I'm attracted to them."

So yeah, he meant "allergic". "Attracted" was funnier though.

Joseph and I played outside for about an hour today, mostly chasing each other around and spraying each other with the hose. At one point he was running after me trying to spray me and he yelled "Come back here Mommy! I just want to tell you how much you inspire me!" Cute!

Too anal retentive for Play-doh

Joseph is in the kitchen playing very nicely with Play-doh. I'm sitting here quietly stressing out because he's mixing the colors up. He's happily chattering away making blue and orange and green creations and it's taking everything I have not to go over there and demand that he seperate all the colors RIGHT NOW!

Summer news

It's going to be a busy summer for Joseph. On Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays he'll be playing t-ball and soccer. On Thursdays he'll do arts and crafts and then bowling. Plus, he's got a total of an hour and a half of therapy a week (and we may be adding more before the summer is out), plus, the library has a summer reading program he wants to take part in, plus we'll be trying to fit in visits to the pool and park. He has a goal to try to go all the way under this big spraying thingy (it's technical name) at the pool before summer is over. He's got a log going on.

In other news, Diet Dr Pepper continues to taste like hot buttered ass.

Pointless survey II

Because I'm bored:

1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT? I have one on my knee from a roller skating accident from when I was a kid.
2. WHAT ARE ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM? Paint, pictures of the kids and a spider.
3. WHAT DOES YOUR MOBILE LOOK LIKE? My mobile?
4. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LIKE TO LISTEN TO? A little of everything except rap or heavy metal
5. WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO WHEN YOU HAVE NOTHING TO DO? Watch movies from Netflix, add movies to my Netflix queue, organize my Netflix Queue.
6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING? A bigger house.
7. WHAT DO YOU MISS AT TIMES? Friends from high school.
8. WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION? I don't know if I have one.
9. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE SMELL? Freshly baked chocolate chip cookies.
10. DO YOU GET CLAUSTROPHOBIC? Sometimes.
11. IF YOU DIED TOMORROW: That's not a question.
12. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY? I don't know.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE COLOGNE? Um....
14. WHAT KIND OF HAIR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX? Short.
15. WHERE CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF PROPOSING TO SOMEONE? Given that I'm married? No where.
16. WHO IS THE LAST PERSON YOU MADE MAD? Jesse.
17. DO YOU SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE? Es-Yeah.
18. WHAT WAS THE FIRST GIFT SOMEONE EVER GAVE YOU (OF THE OPPOSITE SEX)? I think I got a teddy bear from my dad when I was born.
19. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING? Leaving where? Like to the store or leaving for good? What the hell kind of survey is this?
20. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU? With words.
21. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED: 99
22. WHAT IS THE ONE NUMBER YOU CALL OFTEN? My parent's house.
23. WHAT ANNOYS YOU THE MOST? Inconsiderate people.
24. HAVE YOU EVER DONE A PRANK CALL? I don't think so.
25. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED OUT THIS SURVEY? Nursing Elle.
26. IF YOU COULD GET PLASTIC SURGERY, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Breast reduction.
27. WHY DID YOU FILL OUT THIS SURVEY? Because I'm bored I guess.
28. WHAT DO YOU LIKE ON YOUR PIZZA? Canadian bacon and pineapple.
29. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF ALCOHOL BECAME ILLEGAL? Take up smoking pot?
30. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY? Money.
31. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF IT SUDDENLY STARTED RAINING BLOOD? Never go outside again.
32. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? I don't think so.
33. DO YOU WISH ON STARS? Yes, but it's never done me a bit of good.
34. WHICH FINGER[S] IS YOUR FAVORITE? I guess the one with the diamond on it.
35. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? Friday night.
36. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? No, I write like a boy.
37. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE LUNCH MEAT? Salami.
38. ANY BAD HABITS? I'll answer that later.
39. WHAT IS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING CD ON THE SHELF? That Disney CD with a song by Raven Symone.
40. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Yes, I'm awesome.
41. HAVE YOU EVER TOLD A SECRET YOU SWORE NOT TO TELL? Yes.
42. DO LOOKS MATTER? Not in the great scheme of things.
43. HOW DO YOU RELEASE ANGER? I get up on my high horse and rant and rave about people who aren't as good as me.
44. WHERE IS YOUR SECOND HOME? Disney World.
45. DO YOU TRUST OTHERS EASILY? Family, yes. Other people, no. Look at me, I'm Tony Soprano all of the sudden!
46. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD? Barbies.
47. WHAT CLASS IN SCHOOL DO YOU THINK IS TOTALLY USELESS? Home Ec.
48. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? I have a blog.
49. DO YOU USE SARCASM? No, everytime I talk I mean exactly what I say.
50. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN A MOSH PIT? No.
51. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GIRL? I.... don't know.
52. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES? I have none! Boo hoo!
53. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Sure, why not?
54. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? No time for that in my fast paced life.
55. DO YOU THINK THAT YOU HAVE STRONG POINTS? Yes.
56. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOUR? Chocolate chip cookie dough.
57. WHAT IS YOUR SHOE SIZE? 10.
58. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE COLOURS? Green.
59. HOW MANY WISDOM TEETH DO YOU HAVE? None, I had them all cut out.
60. WHO DO YOU MISS MOST RIGHT NOW? Denile.
61. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS? Yes, please call me with you answers ASAP!
62. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Some New Age crap on TV.
63. LAST THING YOU ATE? Part of a Hershey's Special Dark bar.
64. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Someone from the local summer youth program.
65. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE IN THE OPPOSITE SEX? That they're men.
66. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? I'm good, how are you?
67. FAVOURITE DRINK? Regular Dr Pepper.
68. FAVOURITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? I don't know, something fruity probably.
69.WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE SPORT? Baseball.
70. HAIR COLOUR? Brown with blond and reddish highlights.
71. EYE COLOUR? Kind of greenish hazel.
72. DO YOU WEAR GLASSES? I do when I don't have my contacts in.
73. SIBLINGS? One younger brother.
74. FAVOURITE MONTH? April I guess.
75. FAVOURITE FOOD? Chocolate chip cookies. God, how many questions has that been the answer to now?
76. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Skeleton Key. Stupid!
77. FAVOURITE DAY(S) OF THE YEAR? Weekends.
78. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT? I did it a couple of times back in my single days.
79. SUMMER OR WINTER? It's summer right now.
80. HUGS OR KISSES? Hugs.
81. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE-NIGHT STANDS? Relationship. Don't be a whore.
82. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING RIGHT NOW? About 5 different ones. I'm about 4 pages away from the end of AFFC.
83. WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Mickey Mouse.
84. FAVOURITE BOARD GAME? Hotels.
85. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? Hell's Kitchen.
86. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE? I wonder if I'll get to take a long-ass survey that has a bunch of strange questions and ends abruptly?

The Big Switch

I've switched from regular Dr Pepper to Diet Dr Pepper. I'm sure it will be ok as soon as I accept the fact that the diet stuff tastes like complete and utter crap.

Busy weekend

We've been so buys the past few days! On Thursday we entered Joseph and Elle in the local Family Fun Week Kiddie Parade. My parents put together a "float" that Joseph pulled on the back of his 4 wheeler. The theme of the float was "Escape to Hawaii". It was pretty cute. It even had a tape playing Hawaiin music as he drove along. He wore a little Hawaiin outfit and as he drove down the street he waved to everyone watching and yelled "Aloha!". I think what may have given us the last little push to win first place though was Elle in her bikini and grass skirt. I promise I'll post pictures soon. It's just about the cutest thing you've ever seen. Joseph was really excited to win first place for the second year in a row.

On Friday night through Saturday morning we had the Relay for Life. That's always fun. Joseph stayed the whole time and he did just great. He was even able to sleep for 6 hours or so. The silent auction items donated did well too and raised nearly $100 putting our team total raised at around $1800. So that's good.

Sunday was a baby shower for one of my cousins. Seeing her so excited for her baby has made me want another. I know Elle's still a baby but I miss having a tiny baby around. Can I really be saying this? It wasn't that long ago that I was still sobbing at night because Elle was waking up every hour on the hour to nurse. And have I really forgotten how miserable I was at the end of my last pregnancy? Yeah, I guess I have. I want another baby!