Betty Crocker, Eat Your Heart Out

Once upon a time when I was first pregnant with Ryleigh, I had a craving. Never believed pregnancy cravings were real, but rather something prego women made up to just eat whatever they wanted, but soon found out that they are real and they are powerful. So I bought one of those ginormous m&m cookies that you can only get at the bakery and I ate it all and loved every bit of it. Loved it so much infact that I had to have another one. So being the good husband that he is, Tim set out to get me "Those yummy giant m&m cookies, ya know the kind from the bakery," I think I told him like five times, but to my utter dissapointment he brought me home keebler rainbow cookies in a package. They were not the same. Now it's been over 6 years since then, and I can honestly say that once you have had a craving while pregnant it sticks with you the rest of your life. Ain't that right Taco Bell? Also, red vine licorice tastes the same going down as it does coming back up.


My version of the Giant bakery m&m cookies


My daughter the narcaleptic (sp?) one moment she was sitting up eating and the next thing you know she dissapeared.

Halloween

Sweet Berry Farm Pumpkin Patch

We took a drive to Marble Falls Texas, where they have the cutest little farm, about an hour drive from Killeen. In the spring you can go and pick berries and in the fall they do a pumpkin patch. The kids got to take a hay ride through scare crow alley, paint a pumpkin, go through a corn maze and take a barrel ride. It was a lot of fun!

Why do they call it a tour anyway? it's not like your on vacation, but nevertheless Tim is gone on his "Tour," and I'm once again holding down the fort. I haven't been able to settle on a title to this post... "This sucks!" is about the only thing that really comes to mind but it's just is too passe. So until I can think of a something better It will remain blank, much like my stare as I ponder just how long a year really is.

We are doing fine though. Staying busy is the key. It doesn't seem like it's bothered the kids too much at all, they are still very little so I'm glad they are not super sad.

Whirlwind of Fun!

I know why they say "God Bless Texas." It's not so much a statement as it is a plea!
It's gotta start cooling off soon, right? But, just like anywhere, summer flew by and we were actually able to enjoy some of the main attractions found here while Tim was on his block leave.

Bowling with Grandma and Grandpa. Watch out Grandma is good!

It was a toss up between Waco Zoo and The David Keresh Compound ha ha. We chose the zoo.

Nasa space center. NO Problem here Houston!

Boardwalk fun at the Gulf of Mexico, It was sooooo HOT!!! But daddy managed to win the kids some Scooby Doos.

Fun at six flags!!

Emergency Room or Eventually Room

Last night I literally spent most of my night in the emergency room. Tegan was the malefactor this time around. He spent the whole day going potty. I wasn't too concerned just thinking that he had been drinking a lot more because it's been hot and he has a small bladder anyway. But I got really concerned when he couldn't even go 5 minutes without dramatically doing the pee-pee dance and bemoaning his uncontrollable urge. So off to the Carl R Darnall E.R. to pee in a cup, take a number and wait 5 hours. When our turn finally did come up around 4:30 am he was of course sleeping in my arms. They took his blood and I worried about the possibilities. But his urine tested clean for urinary tract infection and blood test came back negative for diabetes so I was relieved and ticked at the same time. Relieved he is not diabetic and doesn't have UTI but ticked that we spent the whole night there to find out my son is a spas. So now the only explanation they have for me is he has some anxiety over something and hence a "nervous bladder" I guess it is not that uncommon, lots of kids his age go through the nervous bladder phase and it eventually goes away. I think it may have something to do with Daddy leaving soon for Iraq. Poor little guy! There was one highlight in my experience at the E.R. I was listening to the people sharing our examining room that is separated by a curtain -you know how that is in the E.R. Anyway the Doctor was asking questions about this guys symptoms. He was throwing up and had constant diarrhea ever since eating Taco Bell for lunch (I was saddened to her this-Taco Bell is my most favorite) Still listening the Doctor continued her inquiry, "So the symptoms started after eating Taco bell and you haven't eaten anything since?" That was more of a statement then a question, because normally people don't eat when they are that sick...usually. Well the Doctor waiting to hear a yes but then he said "Well, we stopped by McDonald's on the way up here." The doctor said really?!, and then said "give your stomach a rest." I wanted to laugh so hard that was so funny especially at 4 in the morning.
Here is another thing that makes me laugh.

Unusual Happiness

Top five things that makes me happy lately! In no particular order: 1. I am doing more laundry. 2. I am doing more dishes, because I am cooking more. 3. The alarm is going off at 5:25 am. 4. I don't have a car 5. Muddy boots. Why would any of these things make anyone happy you might ask. Well they all have one thing in common..... Tim is home!!! I know it was only 3 1/2 weeks of seperation but it still stunk and I'm glad he is home for a couple months. Check out these other things that makes me happy. How'd she do that?