Hilarious

When Jocelyn was little, she would make this face when she was mad...


Look at the picture I found today from a few weeks ago...


These are the pictures we'll threaten to show the boyfriend someday....

Boomer's Little Adventure

The night I hosted Bunco, our cat somehow sneaked out of the house and disappeared. Jocelyn was spending the night at MiMi's and the moment we realized he was gone, my heart sunk. I knew she was going to be devastated and I felt so guilty that he had gotten out when I was having a party. Anyway, that night, Graham and I drove around for a long time looking for him and didn't have any luck. I didn't sleep at all that night. We got up early, made fliers with his picture on it and our phone number and put them all over the neighborhood and the area around us.

The next day, we ended up getting this little guy. We had said we were going to wait two weeks to see if Boomer came home, but it was so hard seeing Jocelyn heartbroken and the house felt empty.




Jocelyn and I constantly walked the neighborhood, we bought a humane animal trap...and caught the stinkin' neighborhood cat, and I was beginning to give up hope. Fast forward exactly TWO WEEKS LATER...Jocelyn and I were getting ready to meet some friends at the park and I hear the loudest, strangest MEOW. I thought she was torturing Zap, the new kitten, but I looked back and he was just sitting there. So I told her to put Zap in her room and we went running into the garage. We had left the third car garage open a little just in case Boomer made his way home. Well, there was a cat in our garage and he was friendly, but it had been so long that at first, I didn't even recognize BOOMER! I was about to let the cat out of the garage thinking it was the neighborhood cat again. Then I looked closer at his face and realized it was Boomer. We went running in the house, woke Graham up and just couldn't believe it. Jocelyn was so happy she was crying and saying, "MOM! I can't believe it...he's really home!!!!" So sweet.

To make a long story short...Boomer was NOT happy about his new little friend. Then Boomer got sick from eating normal cat food after two weeks of eating whatever it is he was eating, then he got a cold and we're still dealing with that. The good news is, he seems to tolerate Zap and might even like him a little. We are so glad to have him home, although we would never have wanted two cats at a time. Oh well. It is just crazy to think of what he was doing for those two weeks. If only we knew! Here are some funny pictures of the first few days with Zap and Boomer.

Totally Awesome Bunco Night!

I figured it was time to update my blog, so I'll start with May's bunco night that I hosted. It was an 80's themed bunco and all the girls dressed up. It was hilarious! I loved decorating my house with 80's movie posters, 80's candy and colors and of course, an 80's playlist rocking in the background. All of the food I served had a name from an 80's band too. So fun. My Mom has more pictures of the decorations and stuff, but I'll put up the pics I have and that our awesome photographer friend took that night. We had a contest for best 80's hair, best 80's make-up and overall 80's flashback. Graham even found a Back to the Future font for the bunco sheets and the contest sheet! We have the best group of ladies for bunco and it made the night so fun! I can't wait to do another themed bunco night!!!!!!!

Say what?!?!

"Grandpa, if you don't marry Michelle, you can marry me. But you guys already have it planned, so go ahead."

My Mom, Jocelyn and I were out together the other day. Mom asked Jocelyn where we should eat and Jocelyn said, "Somewhere fancy...how about Black Olive Garden?" (Where she always asks for a bowl of black olives!) At the end of the meal, they brought us the little mints and she asked me what the writing said. I told her Andes and she said, "This is Andes Black Olive Garden? How cool!"

While we were at the Olive Garden, she asked me to take her to the bathroom. Once we were in there, she said "Nevermind. I don't have to go anymore. My poop changed it's mind." I said, "Jocelyn just go. Poop doesn't have it's own mind." She replied, "Well MINE DOES. Obviously YOURS just doesn't, Mom."

Today, we picked up Jocelyn's friend, Bryson, so he could come play. When he got in the car, this was the conversation...
Bry: "Jocelyn, I'm not going to marry you anymore. I'm going to marry Lexi."
Me: "Oh, Bryson! That makes me so sad! How come?"
Bry: "Well she is too shy to marry me, so I'll just marry Lexi."
Me: "What if Jocelyn changes her mind?"
Bry: "Then I would change my mind too!!"
Joc: "OK! When I'm 12, I'll change my mind and we'll start planning our wedding."
Bry: Giggling..."Then we should practice kissing! Let's build a stage and pretend we're in front of lots of people."

Last week, Graham, Jocelyn and I went to the mall. Jocelyn looked especially cute in this yellow page boy hat. She was getting tons of compliments on how cute she looked. After awhile, she said..."That's number 7!!" She was keeping track! Funny girl. I'm not worried about her self esteem, but maybe about her humility!

Happy Mother's Day!!!

Early this morning,

Jocelyn: "Are we going to MiMi's for the season?"

Me: "You mean for the holiday?"

Jocelyn: "Oh yeah, for the holiday!"

Graham: "It's technically not a holiday..."

Jocelyn: "YES IT IS! It's MOTHER'S DAY!"

Graham: "It's a Hallmark holiday."

Jocelyn: "UGH! Mom DOES NOT have to do her HOMEWORK for Mother's Day!"

I love my family so much. They keep me entertained. Although it's a "Hallmark" holiday, Jocelyn and Graham were very sweet to me and made me a fabulous breakfast and gave me home made cards and fudge. Happy Mother's Day to my Mom and all the other wonderful Mother's in our lives! Love you all very much.

"My New Life" - NieNie

I know I just shared a video, but this one is truly inspirational and beautiful and I had to share it. I have been reading Stephanie Nielson's blog for awhile now and I am constantly inspired and in awe of her. I love her message on motherhood and beauty. Happy Mother's Day to you all.



(You can find her blog on my blog list under NieNie)

(A More Real) Love Story

I needed a break from preparing my lesson for Sunday, so I thought I'd share this great video with you. Anita Renfroe is hilarious. The first video I saw of her was the "Momisms" one. Loved it. This one is a parody of "Love Song" from Taylor Swift. So it's even funnier if you have seen that music video. ENJOY!

Dion's Field Trip

Our preschool group took a field trip last week to Dion's. The kids had a blast and we had a great tour guide, Mr. Spike. He was hilarious and kept the kids entertained!

The kiddos coloring their Dion's book before the tour began.

Listening ears? Check! Ready to go in the kitchen!

Mr. Spike showing the kids where the soda is.

Mixing the dough.

Getting ready to go into the fridge...

BRRRRRR!!!

Salad prep area. Did you know the salad bowls can talk? Me neither. The kids thought it was so funny!

Helping make their pizza.

Time to eat!

Their hard work paid off. Yummy!

The group with Mr. Spike!