Keepin it real, Real Cuuunnnn-try Ya'll!

This morning, as we are talking about the weather and what kind of clothes we are going to wear today, Elliott says: "You know what the rain does? It puts the leaves back on the trees. Its their favorite water. Did'ja know that?"

Kids. They say the craziest things.

Like this weekend when our friends were in from Chicago with their 2 kids (Hazle: 3, Thomas: 11 months) and Elle & Hazle were being bathed and started to call everything a damnit. Oh Damnit. That's a Damnit. And, to protect the innocent, I am not even gonna tell you which one of them started it first.

Or how last week, while we were driving to dinner with Yucca & family, Emmitt started to sing his Damn song, which consists of singing the word over and over in the littlest of sing-song voices. So, to better things for both him and his mom once he goes to school and gets caught teaching the other kids that song, I told him he had it all wrong.... its Bam...which he thought was super funny...

Kids. They are (most days) so easy to please.

In the meantime of all the caring for children and whatnot that goes on in our day-to-day lives, we celebrated the holiday weekend with tons of festivities that left me feeling like I need a vacation from my long weekend vacation. But I guess thats the sign of some good times, so no biggie. (Or, as Elliott also likes to tell me: "Forget it. It doesn't even matter Mommy.") We also spent Labor day itself being shut out of swimming at the local Metro Parks Lake, throwing a Wah-Trah Beach Party in the front yard. Cuz thats how we roll. Why hang out in your back yard when you can do it in the front and keep an eye on all the neighbors while your at it? LOL. We grilled, we chilled, we drank some beers and tasty malt-beverage. What more could you ask for on the last of the Summer Holiday weekend? Although, I must admit, if I see another hot dog before next summer, it will be way, way too soon.

And in keeping with my desire to always bite off more than I can chew, the past 3 days I have been tirelessly working on the 1/2bath and mudroom to complete this task that was started in JULY. Yeah... I think its been long enough. But, BUT (and its a big but with finger pointed to the sky in exclamation!) its almost finished. By the end of afternoon tomorrow I will again have a fully functional bathroom, and the mudroom flooring will be finshed shortly after that. Amazing. And a HUGE shout out has to go to Esteban, the quietest home improvement friend I have ever known. Its good to know people in high places, with lots of knowledge and man power.... who also happen to be bribed with Cake & Beers.

Good Times.

In Other News:
Photos to follow in a day or 2, so stay tuned. If yer interested. This weekend is also the closing of 2 favorite nightspots, so we gots to try and stay outta jail whiles we gets tore up. LOL. I'll let ya know how bad things are come Sunday... if I can still type. Here we go! (LMAO)

-over and out-