Day 151: Happy 30th!!

Today is my beautiful sister's 30th Birthday!

I think my sister is one of the most amazing people in my life. As a baby I would sleep on her stomach. When I was little she'd stay home from school to take care of me when I was sick. In middle school she would drive me to school and pick me up after she got off work so that I didn't have to ride the bus. In high school she came down for my proms to do my hair and help me get ready. In college she let me wash my clothes at her house and live there during the summers. Most importantly, she is a great example of a Christian woman. She has always encouraged me and given me advice when I need it. She has always been there when I've needed her and even though she sometimes treats me a little more like her child than her sister, I'm grateful for that. I'd do anything for her...including changing Blake's stinky diapers... and now at age 30 my dear sister is going on a mission trip to Costa Rica, has 2 gorgeous daughters, a wonderful husband, a job that she loves, and she is training for the Chicago Marathon... I am so happy for her and proud of her for everything that she's accomplished.

Happy Birthday Ren! I love you!!

Quote of the Day:

"So, I've been to a crack house" ~Tara

Day 150: Thunderstorms

I don't know about you, but when I was little we spent just about every waking minute outside. We climbed trees, made bombs, build forts, dug tunnels in the garden, played in the junk yard, and well just about anything else that we weren't really supposed to do...even the rain didn't stop us from playing outside, we'd just get on the trampoline or play in the mud. About the only time that we would stay inside was when there was a thunderstorm. On those days we built forts out of blankets, played lava monster, made houses out of playing cards, played board games or card games...there was never a dull moment in our house, but with 5 kids running around I'm sure my mom was happy that we usually got along well enough to keep each other busy.

There was a thunderstorm today and it wasn't that bad but sitting with the girls made me think about all the things we did as kids. We'd find the most random things to keep ourselves busy and today my nieces did too....with a house full of toys they sat down and played with some paper cups

Blake even sat and watched the rain for about 10 minutes...that's the longest that she has ever sat still and not been asleep

Day 149: Bop it

I was babysitting tonight and we had a bop it competition. I haven't played bob it in years, but I must say that I'm still pretty good at it. I won with a high score of 70!

We also watched The Sandlot, which was one of my favorite movies as a child, but I didn't remember all the cussing that is in that movie...I don't know what its rated but I totally remember watching that movie when I was like 6 years old. It's strange that you don't even notice things like that until you're sitting there with a bunch of young kids wondering if you are corrupting their young minds.

Quote of the Day:

"I'm not crying! I'm just sweating through my eyes!"

Day 148: Going home...blah

We drove all over south west Georgia and in one of the small towns we passed through we saw this hospital

which reminds me more of the hospital in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

When we finally got home we had to clean up. Blake wanted to help so I told her to throw some stuff in the trash. She walked off and came back a while later clapping her hands and saying "Yay!" but the trash wasn't in the trashcan in the kitchen...so I went to look for it and this is what I found....

we were in the kitchen and Blake walked all the way through the house to put the trash in the trashcan in my room...

The girls were so tired. Blake fell asleep during dinner.

Day 147: Crab Killer

Taylor found a dead crab on the beach and put it in my chair. So I threw it....which was apparently the wrong action to take....

Quote of the Day:

"Jessica! You broke it!" ~Taylor as she then ran to her mother to tell on me. Then looking back over her shoulder, glaring at me with a very serious face, she whispered "you're a crab killer!"

Day 146: More Sand Castles

Ren and Jers decided to help build the sand castle today. I opted out because my upper back is just a few minutes in the sun away from blistering. But Jeremy did pretty good...until he got tired.

I personally like the ramp put in for the handicap...that end with stairs....

Overall Jeremy did pretty good. It was it was bigger than Chichen Itza. But the people down the beach made an even bigger one

Quote of the Day:

"It's daytime! It's time to go to the beach!" ~Taylor at 3:15 am

"No it's not, that's just a light on outside your window, go back to bed" ~Me

"There's no beach for little girls today?" ~Taylor with huge tears in her eyes

"there is still a beach, but it's WAY to early to go outside. you'll have to wait. go back to bed" ~Me

"you don't want me to go to the beach?" ~Taylor...crying

"....just go ask mommy if you can go to the beach" ~Me

As Jers is building a sand castle "are you gonna build a church daddy?" ~Taylor

Day 145: Spread the Love, Share your Crabs

Taylor and I started working on yet another sand castle when I happened to look down the beach and saw this woman building Chichen Itza, like she had a squirt bottle and a chisel...not wanting to have to compete with that Taylor and I made a volcano

which we later turned into a castle...and by we I mean me, because Taylor didn't want to sit in the sand and she ran for cover when it started to rain...

we would've kept working on it but the rain was messing it up : (

We ate at Joe's Crab Shack tonight!

Me and Tay were pretty excited about some crab legs! It was so tasty!

(I am also well aware of the fact that I look like I'm naked under the bib, but I promise that I had clothes on)