Not Me Monday!

I don't usually participate in "Not Me" Monday (mostly out of sheer embarrassment), but today I decided to go ahead and put it out there. :) And because I love me some sarcasm, I couldn't resist. This blog carnival was created by MckMama in an effort for all of us to share what we did "not" do this week.  Head over to her blog and read what everyone hasn't been doing!

This week, you would NOT have found my potty training 2 year old in just panties....and boots....playing outside.  I think at one point she may have had a hat on too.  

I did NOT just finish writing a blog post about being more healthy....only to come down with the flu.

My potty training 2 year old did NOT decide that after 5 days of no accidents, she was going to squat on the carpet and poop.  *sigh*  (Three kids and she's the first to do that).

My 4 year old did NOT bring me something, only for me to realize AFTER I took it from her that it was NOT a booger! 

My 7 year old most definitely did NOT say that she's excited for school to start so she can talk with kids her own age that don't drive her bonkers. 

I think that's enough for this week!! What have you NOT been doing this week?

Friday Funnies

I've been waiting all week for this! My kids gave me some awesome material to share!! As a tip, if you have trouble remembering what your kids say, email it to yourself right away or text it to yourself like I do.

If you would like to participate, just make sure you follow "the guidelines" and link up! I loved reading the Funnies last week and almost spit my coffee out on the computer!! I still chuckle every time I think of Jaimie's boys "dinner table conversation", the Gomez family's "little meatball" and Mindy's sons method of "finding money in mom's purse!" Oh my word. If you didn't get a chance to read the link ups last week, make sure you go visit! They are good ones!

Here are our own Friday Funnies this week:

We took the girls to see Toy Story 3 in the theater (and took out small personal loan to do so), and as we were leaving the girls saw the ad for "Despicable Me." Skylar said, "Oh look! It's Spectacle Me!" Reagan: "No Skylar, it's Respectable Me!" I said, "Actually, it's Despicable Me." Reagan said, "Oh great, you're going to put that on the blog aren't you?" HA! She's on to me!!

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Bailey got used to having no clothes on the bottom half of her body during potty training so this week, even though she's been in big girl panties she randomly takes them off.  I asked her "Bailey, why are you doing that?" and she said, "Ummm, I d'know.  I likey nakey." :)

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My mom has been coming up about twice a week to go to the chiropractor just down the street from us.  When she was here the other day Bailey asked her, "You go see the firecracker?"

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One morning Skylar woke up and said, "MOMMY! Did you know that Yaya (my mom) was on Dancing with the Stars?" I said, "Really?" "Yah, but she got eliminated."  Quite the imagination!

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We were sitting at the table eating dinner one night and Skylar looked outside at the pool.  Her princess bouncy balls were floating around in the water.  She said, "Look, those balls are walking on the water like Jesus! Maybe they're Jesus's balls!!" ;)

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We were sitting at a red light and then it turned green.  From the backseat Bailey yells "Go buddy go!" to the truck in front of us.  I have no idea where she heard that!

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Skylar brought me a plate of unifix cubes when they were playing restaurant one day and I asked, "What is this baby?" She put her hand on her hip, rolled her eyes and said, "use your 'magination mommy."

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Reagan said last night, "Did you know that black widow females eat the males after they mate?" I said, "I did know that." Reagan sat for a few seconds and then said, "I'm glad humans don't do that.  I would miss daddy."

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I told Bailey to go ask daddy for something and she stood at the bottom of the stairs and yelled, "Honey!"

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I was writing words for Skylar to read and when she got to "fork" she sounded it out and then got all excited because she thought she had got it right.  Unfortunately it came out "focker! focker! focker!"

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I was closing up the house so that we could leave and run errands.  I heard one of the dogs barking outside so I said, "Who let the dogs out?!" and Bailey started singing "Who...who.....who...whowho."

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Our country tis of thee...

We have been frequenting the library this summer and I'm always amazed at the books the girls pick out.

Bailey seems to pick whatever is at her eye level on the 'put back' shelf.  Reagan has cruised through 30 chapter books this summer, and Skylar.....well she has decided she loves the United States.  All of them.  She wants to learn about each state, what it's like to live there (and what language they speak...which really cracked me up).

We've checked out every kid atlas about the US that the library owns. And renewed them.  Twice.  She and Reagan will sit on the couch and pour over the atlases and talk about what it would be like to visit each state.  They talk about which state is their favorite (Reagan likes Kentucky because it has a lot of horses on the page.  She about flipped out when I told her that her aunt and uncle live there! Her other favorite is Virginia because it's where she was born....and it had horses on the page).

I thought it was a great opportunity to teach them about the names of each state.  So, this summer we've been learning this song.  It was my favorite in fourth grade and the girls have already learned quite a bit of it!!
Hope you enjoy it as much as we do!! (remember to scroll down and mute my playlist so you can hear the song).

Big winner!

I just won an award.  For being random.  How cool is that?! Well, technically for being "versatile" but it's basically the same as random and "random" is one of my favorite words.

I've never tried to make this blog anything specific.  It's just about our family, figuring out God's plan for our lives, eating and being healthy, and having fun along the way.

I was given the award from Jaimie (a fellow versatile blogger and all around supermom/friend) and I'm supposed to give you seven random facts about myself and then nominate a few others for the award.

So here goes:

1. I'm 5'2" and really hoping my girls get some of their daddy's height. But not a lot.  Just enough to make pants fit off the rack.  
2. I love aqua.  A lot.  And chocolate.  The color and the food. 
3. I started buying organic almost everything after Reagan had an allergic reaction to pesticide. 
4. I run (blog post about that in the works).
5. I saw my first movie in the theater when I was 5 (ET) and decided I wanted to make movies.  I kept that dream until I got to college and took film courses.  I changed my major quickly to writing.  
6. I didn't like my husband the first time I met him.  He was rude. Although he begs to differ.  
7. I used to be a college professor and love when my old students find me on facebook and still call me "Professor."  Someday I will teach college again...until then, I get to teach my three blessings every day. 

Now for my nominations:
Liz@Sugarplum Creations: My blogging kindred spirit.  She's extremely versatile.  She's a great momma to three beautiful girls, crafty as all get up, and takes beautiful photos.  She's also just sweet as can be and a blessing to me.

Christine@ Mommy Madness: She is a friend and a blogging guru.  She has an amazing daughter (that happens to be my husband's goddaughter) and she's been on a journey that inspires me to greater things.  She also loves coffee creamer nearly as much as I do.

Anna@Annas Joy- If you look up "versatile" in the dictionary, I bet there's a picture of Anna.  She has traveled the world, been in the Air Force, gone on missions trips, started fostering precious kiddos, and just announced that she and her husband are expecting their first bambino.

Kelly @ Three Kids, a Minivan, and a Lot of Love: Kelly is crazy talented, has three adorable kiddos, takes awesome pictures, and seems to be a current day renaissance woman.  You may remember that she redesigned my blog, cause she's awesome like that.

Julie @ The Peapod Four plus one- Julie has three kids also (just now realizing how many folks I know with three kids).  She is a wonderful mama, a wonderful friend, and tries to deny how talented she is, but if you follow her blog at all, you will see that she makes cakes and dresses and pillowcases, and quilts and shoes (yes, I said SHOES).

If you've been awarded and feel so inclined, please write a post about your own randomness, er, versatility, and nominate other fellow bloggers for the award.

Credit where credit is due

If you love my new header and blog look, go visit Kelly and let her know.  She had one picture and the words "I was hoping for something beachy" to go on.  She did fantastic!!
If you need a new look, she's awesome to work with!!
She also happens to be another mom of three super cute kiddos and wildly talented.
Thanks Kelly!!

Friday Funnies- Play along!

Woo Hoo! It's Friday! And time for another Friday Funnies!! Come on, you know you crack up at the stuff your kids say (and the things you find yourself saying TO them!).  Just this week I found myself saying "Bailey we do not sit on our sisters when we are naked."

Join the fun and write your own blog post about all the "funnies" at your house this week.

This post will be available on our sidebar for you to access at any time (as long as I figure out how to do that).

Please be sure to follow the rules and then visit the other blogs so you can get your laugh on.
Yes there are rules.  Why? Because it's our blog and we can. :)  Also, because we want to make sure it's family friendly.  SO.....

1. Please refrain from using profanity.  It may be funny that your kid accidentally said the "F" word at a restaurant, but please don't spell it out.
2. Please do not use the link system to drive traffic to your blog for anything other than a Friday Funny post.
3. Please be sure to put the actual blog post link and not a link to your home page. This way we can find your Funnies even after you have posted other things.
4. I am not responsible for your computer when you spray water, tea, soda, or whatever you are drinking, across the monitor and keyboard from the laughter.  Likewise, you are responsible for your own weak bladder.
5. Please make sure you include the Friday Funnies graphic in your post somewhere.  I worked hard on it and it will boost my ego if you I get to see it all over the internet.

Here is the Friday Funnies Graphic

You can either copy and paste this jpeg or go to my sidebar and get the smaller version to embed with a code.

Have fun!!!

Of course I can't be left out so here are my own Friday Funnies from this week (woo! It was a doozy!):

Please pardon all the "potty" talk as we have been potty training miss Bailey this week (with great success I might add).  Hence the above "funny" about not sitting on our sister naked. 

I was watching a show with Bailey in my bedroom when she said "I have to potty." So I took her into my bathroom, left the tv on, and while she was sitting on the potty she tooted.  To encourage her I said "oh! What do I hear?!" Rather than focus on the "toot" she listened for a second and recognized that a Geico commercial was on so she replied, "Ringading ding dong!" 

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For the first couple days of potty training Bailey would say "I PEE!" Thinking she had just peed I would look all over the floor for it.  It took me a little while to figure out that she was trying to tell me that she needed to go.  

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I was getting the girls ready for bed and Skylar said "But I just want to keep playing." Reagan told her, "Skylar, everything has to come to an end eventually.  Well, only the fun stuff." Wise beyond her years :D

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I don't know about you guys but when I have to get my girls' attention, I use their middle names along with their first.  This past week while Cali was barking, Bailey walked over to her and said "Cali JANE!".....which happens to be Reagan's middle name. :)

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Reagan and Skylar were playing upstairs and Bailey was looking at books downstairs with me.  We heard a loud "thud" from upstairs. Bailey, without looking up from her book, says, "Dey fine. Dey jest playin." HA!

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I was trying to get Bailey to sit on her potty for a while so I was reading a book to her about colors.  Each page has different fruits and vegetables on it so I was asking her to identify each one. 

"What's this Bailey?"

"Umm, dats carrots."

"What's this?"

"Dats Oh-anges (oranges)."

"What are these?"

"Dose Grapes"

"What about this (pointing to an eggplant)"

"ummm, dats YUCKY!" 

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While driving home from the library Skylar said "Mommy, I don't want to be tan anymore. I want to be white like you." :D

I heart purple

I wasn't originally going to participate in this week's challenge over at Iheartfaces, but I thought I would look through my photos just in case.  I realized two things:
1. My girls wear a LOT of blue or pink.
2. My girls don't wear a lot of purple.

I did find one picture of my two year old in a purple sweater that I loved! She's so deep in thought....

If you want to see more "purple" shots...head on over to I Heart Faces!