Can someone get me some diapers!

"Octoplet's Mother has 6 other kids!"

Some of you already awake have seen this headline on the news already.. I am trying to decide what I think about this.

I mean.. if you have 6 kids already do you think its a good idea to take fertility treatments? Isn't there a pretty high risk that you will have multiple babies?

The mother is acting totally shocked that she got pregnant with more than one baby.. and true.. 8 babies is a whole other story.

I just think.. whoa.. 14 kids.. that is pretty hard to support... ecspecially in a time like this. Is that being responsible? Maybe she just wanted a really big family..

I see both sides of this story. I have interviewed and heard stories from people I know of women who just keep having babies.. not even thinking of the responsibilities.. a lot of these women just use Welfare and keep on having babies. But then there are women who are called to have a big family and are ready for the committment. Children are a GREAT blessing from God.

I don't know.. I am talking in circles. Just wondering what everyone else thought.

Oranges anyone?

We are finally decorating the guest bedroom... hopefully will be done in two weeks for Jim's dad when he comes to visit. This is kind of the look we are going for. I saw a picture of something similiar to this in my Family Circle magazine. Our bedspread looks like this one a little already. I am making a pillow cover with orange fabric and Jim's dad is buying me this orange throw from Ikea in Seattle. We are painting the walls a light blue this weekend and I hanging a huge collage of picture frames above the bed. I went to Goodwill last night and bought a bunch of them cheap and am going to spray paint them all to match.. just trying to decide if I will do black or white frames.. anywhoo.. its definitly not as cool as Jami's rooms.. but its cheap and easy. It only takes us 6 years to finally paint and decorate the rooms in our house...
P.S. I am on the lookout for more orange pillows and accessories.. I think a bright orange alarm clock would be awesome!

Nici made the news!

If you check out Yahoo's home page.. or any other news source.. we can see what Nici is talking about! I thought it wasn't suppose to be that cold in Arkansas!
This is from the webpage:
Tree limbs encased in ice tumbled onto roads and crashed onto power lines in hard-hit Arkansas, Kentucky and Oklahoma on Tuesday and overnight. In Arkansas — where ice was 3 inches thick in some places — people huddled next to portable heaters and wood-burning fires as utilities warned electricity may be out for a week or more.

quick pics

Some of my cousins were in town this last weekend and emailed me some pictures from Lake McCoughney from this summer. Just thought these were cute and make me happy as its cold and snowing outside. Just be patient Jill.. it will be summer soon enough.

Crazy Feet Shoes

Not sure what I think about these....one one hand I'm sure they're comfortable and are quiet possibly good for your back(which would be great) but would it feel like your wearing those toe socks around in public? What are your thoughts? Talk amongst yourselves....

http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/products/index.cfm

So Addicted!

I AM BAAAACKK!! Look at me! whooo.
OK, so really. I NEED to tell you how addicted I am to this Extra Fruit Sensations Gum. LOVE! lately I have been into the "fruit gum" thing, and OMGosh, this Extra really does it for me. Please go out and try it ASAP. It makes you salivate like crazy, and apparently that is good for you. It says right on the side of the pack, "The 'ADA Council on Scientific Affairs' (that's big time!) Acceptance of Extra is based on its finding that the physical action of chewing Extra sugar-free gum for 20 minutes after eating, stimulates (exciting word) saliva flow, which helps to prevent cavities by reducing plaque acids and strengthening teeth.
Basically, chewing this, is like going to the gym for your teeth. Ta, da.

ps: I am still a huge orbitz fan, but this Extra keeps the flavor & stays softer longer.

Check!

I had a good night last night.
I have a list of little projects I want to do around the house.
I got to check one off.
Why does it feel SOOOO good to check something off a list. Ahhh...

Today

Today I am sleepy. Today I am wanting to be at home. Today I am feeling lazy.
Today I wish I had glasses like this to wear at work. Today I wish I could sleep sitting up with my hands on the keyboard.

new blog

This is another blog that I read about in Parent's Magazine. I love those fun moms out there who have blogs and write about real life and the funny stuff that happens with us as women and if you have kids.

http://mom-101.blogspot.com/

Highlights from my morning:

1. I pulled into Fantasy's this morning to get gas since my tank was getting low. It said I could still go 28 miles.. but Jim gets on my case about that so...
I was so excited to see that gas was $1.99! Wo hoo!
2. I ran into the gas station to get some coffee and saw some yummy fruit sitting in a basket on the counter. Hmm.. produce from the gas station.. not sure..
But I got to work and the banana and orange were delish! I was so shocked. Thank you Fantasy. I will now be buying all my produce from the corner market at Fantasy.

Todays TOC

So today the boys TOC (toy of choice) is none other than....my stinkin Laundry baskets. With the holiday season coming and the toy commercials already peeking their heads in between every show....I wonder....do I really need to spend hundreds of dollars on toys for the boys when they are entertained for hours with a $5 laundry basket? What do yout think....

some politics

Wanna bet they bring back Tina Fey to do a sketch on Sarah Palin? he he..

seriously though.. I am not into politics AT ALL.. but for the first time in my life.. I kinda care. I love this Sarah Palin lady! How cool is she.. and she is not like a typical politician at all. John McCain did an excellent job picking her. I was going to vote for him anyways.. but now I am a little more excited about it.

How does everyone else feel??

No more exucuses

So on the Today show today they were talking about recent findings that maybe some men are genetically predisposed to cheat on their wives and girlfriends.. that it is not their fault.. they were made that way and they can't help it...

This is a bunch of crap. I throw this in with all the other crap about alcoholism and obesity.. God did not make us to have certain genes that make us fat.. make us drink.. or make us cheat on our spouses.. This is soooo freakin ridiculous I can hardly stand it. Let's just give everyone a way out so they never have to be responsible for their behavior.. " I have obesity in my family so I might as well give up and just eat and never exercise.. blah blah... "

ok. I am done. What are your thoughts?

Going Green

I was reading an old issue of Domino Magazine last night and it was a "green" issue.. talking about all these ways to be green in your life. Most of them were about wearing clothes made out of natural products...

1. Who has the money to wear a $1000 hemp skirt? Do they even sell a lot of this stuff in Omaha? Why is this stuff so expensive!

2.I recently bought some laundry detergent from Costco that was environmentally good or whatever. and apparently it is more concentrated and I don't have to use as much. When I was reading the magazine last night they wrote about another laundry detergent that is apparently so awesome and concentrated that it could replace 3 bottles of regular laundry detergent. (It is called Shaklee. www.shaklee.com. Its $14.95 a bottle, but rated the best out of all the ones they tried for stain removal.)I know this.. and yet I am scared to only put the little amount it. I can't fully trust that it is going to get the clothes as clean. Does anything else feel this way? I am still thinking.. "more is better"...

3. My next door neighbor only eats organic food and she says that organic apples don't turn yellow like regular ones. Does anyone know about this?

4. They talked about using cloth napkins instead of papertowels and napkins.. and I have some and I like that.. but they are white and I would need to use bleach to clean them. Do you guys know which bleach is good for the environment and works just as good?

What other products do you use?
What other products do you guys use?

(putting a dress on KAte, taking her jammies off)
Jill: Kate, can you go put your jammies in the laundry room?
Kate: Sure I will...(walks to the laundry room) I'm just like Cinderella..

This Morning..

Jill: Ok, let's get going, we have to get to school. Lets wear your brand new Crocs (fake, generic crocs) that Aunt Kristin got you! They are pink and match your pretty pink dress!

Kate: ok. (we put them on, Kate looks at them and immediately starts to shreak)

Kate: No No No, I don't want to wear these shoes! Take them off!

Jill: Why? They are so pretty! We have to go!

Kate: But Mommy, none of my friends can see that my toes are painted! I need to wear my flip flops!

Jill: Oh.. ok.

Bouncing Baby

Everyone take a look at the awesome headband that I got from Erica! Can't you just picture Kate saying, "Hey everyone! Look at my cool headband!" I think that is what she was doing in the picture.
Get these babies on Etsy!

Marriage

At church we have been going through Corinthians lately and talking about marriage etc.,. Its been amazing. Anyways, this last Sunday Todd was talking about this study that some guy did on married couples and what people want. It's pretty interesting.. and totally dead on I think.


A Woman’s Top 5 Needs in a Marriage
1. Affection
2. 2. Conversational Support
3. Honest and Open Communication
4. Financial Support
5. Maintain Family Commitment
(no cheating)

A Man’s Top 5 Needs in a Marriage
1. Sexual Fulfillment
2. Recreational Companionship
(sit and watch ESPN with him)
3. An attractive Spouse
4. Domestic Support
5. Admiration and Praise from his Wife

Four ingredients for an Affair
1. Out of the Word
2. Out of accountability
3. Out of discipline – too much free time
4. Out of the groove

Storm

This is the tornado that hit the boyscout camp! How freaky is this.. Mother Nature is crazy!

You know what job would NOT be fun... putting sunscreen on a whole class of 2 yr olds before they go out for recess...
Thank you to Kate's teachers for protecting her against skin cancer! :)
And don't you love that smell... sunscreen on little kids.. ahh the scents of summer.