I NEED HELP

OMG........ that's all i can say..... I was the lucky one who got to drive Caleb 35 minutes (one way) to soccer practice tonight.... i also was the lucky one who got to have Cassie. Caleb and i were about 30 minutes early (i guess i drive faster than Tom) so we thought we would look around at Barnes and Noble book store. Cassie was really great at the beginning, she was playing with the Thomas Train and looking at books and saying Hi to people. she was acting really cute. Then it was time to leave, i even gave her notice that we would be leaving soon (she is only 2) I took her by the hand when it was time to go and Said "its time to take Caleb to soccer" she made herself stiff and wouldnt get off the floor and kept saying NONONONONONONONONON. So I picked her up and the screaming began.... I'm talking ear piercing screaming... bone chilling screaming.... i really wanted to put my hand over her mouth, but i didn't. Then the kicking and biting (i never had a biter before) I have bite marks on my shoulder and wrist. I pried her mouth from my arm and the scratching began.... i have claw marks on both sides of my neck and on the back of my hand. I had to walk clear thru the store with this enraged monster.
I got her outside... poor Caleb i couldn't even wait for him..... but he heard the screams and new where to go. We got outside and Caleb said..... Well that was interesting.
I look like i was in some sort of cat fight, plus it hurts like HELL......

NO PICTURES..... but i think and early bedtime

BUSY WEEKEND

Caleb's Madison 56'er Soccer team



Caleb is the 4th one top row

Caleb is in the top row, 2nd one in.

Our weekend started with Caleb's soccer tournament on Friday night. They won and then played again on Sat. morning 9am and Catlin had a soccer game at 11:00. I thought we would be done for the day, but Caleb ended up hurting his arm/wrist in the first game and we spent the majority of the afternoon in Urgent care.... no broken bones, just swelling and a sprain. Caleb won his game, Catlin lost her game... Cassie came along to both and cheered for her brother and sister.

Caleb played again Sunday at 12pm and since they won that game they played again at 3pm for the championship. They lost and came in 2nd in the tournament. Cassie handled the day pretty well, she finally crashed on the way home. Tom left after we got home, he plays hockey tonight. I think I'm gonna call it a day like Cassie

No good pictures, i forgot my camera

Short Summer......... Back to School

Cassie and Catlin at the Milwaukee Zoo


Caleb and Catlin at the Milwaukee Zoo

Courtney and Cassie

Catlin and her dad in Phillips Wisconsin
The were just so thrilled to be spending time with family
Cassie with her favorite food
Calebs big fish he caught in Norther Ontario
Catlin at the madison zoo

wow the summer went so fast, I don't think i've been on here once. I'm not very good at it.

Our summer was soooo busy, it started out with Catlin going to a week long hockey camp in northern Wisconsin. Followed by going on a week long vacation with my parents to Northern Wisconsin. Followed by Caleb going to a week long soccer camp in Madison, to Catlin turning 10 and a trip to the dane county fair. Catlin going to Cedar point in Ohio, I know they spent another week with my parents in Indiana at some point. Caleb was also in a summer hockey league, they played 2 days a week thru the summer. Caleb and Catlin spent a week with grandparents in Ontario, then Me Tom and Cassie drove to Ontario. We met Toms dad and the boys went on further North into Canada for a fishing trip. I drove on to Kincardine to Joan's house (toms mom) Me Catlin and Cassie and Joan spent a few days in London, Ontario shopping and going to story book gardens. When the boys came back we spent time in kincardine. We went to the beach (they live along lake Huron) watched the bag pipe band. Oh i forgot my parents and my aunt and uncle also were there for one night. We watched the bag pipe band together.

While we were away out neighbors informed us that Sun prairie had 15" of rain in a 3 day period. Our streets were flooded and many homes had major water damage. we were lucky and just had some water in our unfinished part of the basement. sure glad our neighbors were watching out for us. The last of summer ended with Cassie turning the BIG 2 and a trip to the Milwaukee zoo.

Caleb has already had his first soccer game and he will have his first tournament this weekend, Catlin has her first game tomorrow......... Hockey tryouts start in October, before soccer even ends.......let the games BEGIN

I know this was just a bunch of ramblings, but it's hard for me to think with Cassie pulling me out of the chair every other minute, she's eating cat food and trying to wash dishes and put her own movie in and now she can open doors, so she was very mad when i made her come back in. How did i manage with Caleb and Catlin being 18 months apart? Oh yeh........ I had my MOM close to me!!!!!!!!

Big mess, no respect and lots of water

My day started off pretty well, nothing major happened throughout the morning. Cassie and i worked on getting windows cleaned, while i cleaned she played in a bucket of water soaking the carpet, spilled chocolate pudding, took off her poopy diaper and tried to wipe herself with a clean shirt she took out of her dresser. Now if your name was Tom and i told you this happenned the first question he would ask is "And where were you when all this was occurring?" Well of course i was washing the flippin windows he asked me to do. It was nap time shortly after i got the mess cleaned up.

I had a friend stop over with her two kids and she stayed at my house while i ran to pick up my kids from school. Anyone who knows my son Caleb knows he doesnt deal well with transition times. He came home and started in on his homework for a class he has at 4:15, it was 3:15 at the time and it should have been finished last week. He was getting very frustrated by the noise. (he could have went to his room and worked) but he chose to blurt out very loudly "Geez why does everyone have to be so loud and why do we always have to have people at our house" I was in total shock that my son could be so rude, all i could think of at the time was to send him to his room. I'm still thinking of the punishment i am going to give him. of course he will apologize to my friend, but i'm also thinking of making him write an essay on RESPECT.

After that incident and supper the girls and I watered the flowers, they are such good helpers. You can tell by the first picture that cassie like to drown the flowers.

No Rest for the Weary

The fun of the busy weekend started Friday night. Caleb had soccer tryouts for next season and Catlin was invited to watch the opening of Shrek, Cassie and I just stayed at home... had a walk, bath, snack, play time with Angelica, and finally bed. Catlin's friend called and said they were almost to our house and asked if we could just open the door so that they wouldn't wake Cassie... (our dog barks alot) so i went to open the front door and this 6 foot donkey greeted me. Our family NEVER wins anything but of course the first time we do, this is what we get. Tom says it's going out for garbage tomorrow Catlin has a different idea, i'm sure it will be hidden (somehow) in her bedroom.

Saturday came pretty early, Caleb had a track meet to start the morning off. He was in the long jump, 100 and 200... i couldn't get very good pictures, i'll just blame it on the camera, i'm sure it wasn't the photographer. I did get some pictures of Cassie and Catlin playing on a big mound of dirt. After the track meet we went to Wendy's for lunch... Cassie wouldn't sit in her chair and just wanted to run all over, so i took her and left to put her down for a nap. She had a short nap because it was time for Caleb's soccer game. I didn't get ANY pictures of that because i left my camera on by mistake and the batteries were dead. After the soccer game my family was going to take me out to eat to this seafood restaurant that we like. I should have know that cassie wouldn't sit still. She screamed when i put her in the high chair so i tried holding her. She bit me on the shoulder so hard i wanted to scream. I tried a big girl chair, she threw her chocolate milk on the floor. (yes she really threw it) Did i mention it was also prom night and the restaurant was filled with teenagers in fancy dresses, yes the chocolate milk splattered all over a girl behind us. Normally i would say something to the person, this time i did not.... i just grabbed my child and left while the rest of my family sat there casually eating their dinner. Cassie had a timeout in the car seat. Tom came out to get me 20 minutes later saying i could go back and eat. Oh YUMMY COLD FOOD for my birthday dinner. I just went in got a box, paid and left. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!!! When we got home i hearded 3 kids thru the bath and put cassie to bed.... Tom went to the club to run, it figures

The last picture is of courtney, she went to shipshewanna ( a huge flea market) with her grandma and grandpa.... she got a new hat and crock shoes.... i wish i would have went!

Today is just starting... i sent the family to church without me, later we have soccer and it starts all over again.

Good Morning MOM

Today i was awakened with a HUGE spider above my head and shrill screams. The screams were coming from me. My mother taught me at a very young age to be terrified of spiders. I screeched for caleb to come and help me. He came down and took one look at the spider and ran upstairs mumbling sorry mom. I guess i also taught him at a young age to be scared of spiders. I slithered out of bed and ran upstairs to get the sweeper, of course the spider was gone when i came back. So now i get to tiptoe around my bedroom all day.

The second panic of the morning was my kids realizing that today is CRAZY HAIR DAY.... why schools have to do this is beyond me, do they just want to torture the parents? Catlin spent 15 minutes straigtening her hair and then called for Caleb to put her purple highlites in, of course Caleb is NOT going to stop at just highlites on his sisters head. (what was she thinking) she came running to me in tears saying "just look at the back of my head, it's all purple" now i could hardly see the purple, plus isn't it suppose to be crazy hair day...... no it's suppose to be torture the parents day. I'll have to get pictures when they get home, Caleb is going to a friends to torture his parents with the hair spray paint and catlin is still crying.

My Life

As i'm writing this cassie is climbing all over my head and back while strangling and kissing me. I'm used to this as it occurs everyday and i've had 3 other children do the same to me over the past 15 years, just at various stages.... i would hate to have my 15 year old climb on my back and try to strangle and kiss me, but cassie being a year old is still ok. since i've started this post i've had to leave many times. once to get cassie out of the toilet, once to get the dog out of the locked bathroom, once to answer the phone, (tom asking me if was going to be able to make it to the grocery today... WHO CARES) once to get more coffee, once to see what the UH OH was (just cassie dumping a box of cereal) once to start "barney" over and while i was staring barney over cassie jumped up in the computer chair and now i'm just sitting here thinking.... what in the hell was it that i was going to write about. Well since i can't remember, although i'm sure it was something about my annul husband who's name is TOM although i did ask him if he could change his name to RICHARD so i could call him DICK and not feel quite as bad. ok i have no clue where this is going, but i'm going to the grocery for DICK

This is my oldest courtney, i don't know what she is doing or where she is. (looks like a bathroom) She is so frustrating, but i love her with all my heart. She will be learning to drive this summer, so look out if you are on the road. She also set fire to the house recently because there was a birds nest on top of the light outside. This is just one of many things that happen to her on a daily basis.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THIS

ok, i know how to do myspace and upload pictures and delete pictures, but this is driving me crazy. i have a stupid picture up of myself and i can't get it off. so i am going to leave the computer now before i chuck it out the window if front of me.

My youngest Angel

This is my youngest, Cassie. She is just like the energizer bunny, she keeps going and going and going.