Happy Birthday Josie and Kiersten

This morning started off pretty nice.  We worked together to get the house cleaned, it was not bad just needed to be swept and all that downstairs.  We knocked it our pretty fast which was nice.  I love the new house, but it is large so it takes everyone to keep it nice. If anyone has any tips on cleaning granite and marble let me know these are things I have never had so cleaning them is new to me.

We headed out to go to Miss Josie's second birthday party.  I cannot believe that she is two, I remember the phone call and the messaged pic letting me know that Josie was here and now she is telling me all about Minnie and Mickey Mouse and the fact that she is 2.  I cannot wait to get to work on her pitures, she is so so grown up now.  Watch my facebook page for more www.facebook.com/monicaannephotography I will hopefully be working on them soon.  I know that they will make me smile.

We left Josie's and headed to WalMart and to the Choppin' Block.  We did not need much but we needed some so I was glad to get it out of the way today and maybe we can avoid the stores the rest of the week.  We should have enough to get by.  I am praying that we do, especially since I have three weeks until I get paid.  The frustrations of being a grown up sometimes really get me down. 

To the lady at WalWart who pushed my 6 year old because he was carrying and Auburn cake I hope that someone beats you down before I do.  Seriously that was her reasoning she hates Auburn...LADY he is 6, screw you and the elephant that you ride in on, it is people like you who ensure that my loyalty will never waiver to the other side, which is dark and twisted. 

We left there and headed to the house where we put our stuff up and grabbed Kiersten's gift and headed down the street to wish her a happy 8th Birthday.  We only stayed a little bit, but the party was over.  We hate that we missed it, but Saturday's for the Thach family are anything but boring.

John Michael got a balloon and he draw a funny face on it when we  got home.  His sense of imagination is truly amazing. He can make anything spectacular.  He had a super special surprise when his friend Chason stopped by for a few minutes tonight.  It was just what the doctor ordered for my sweet boy who has been missing his friend so very much since school started. 

We headed home to watch some Auburn football.  They were playing Clemson in the Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Game.  The game was a good one even though we lost. It was truly back and forth until the very end.  I love my Auburn Tigers and always will.  They are a pretty young team, and they will get there, it i just going to take work.  Remember Auburn we are more than a team we are family!  I believe in Auburn and love it! WAR EAGLE!

Happy President's Day

So I hope that everyone enjoyed their day off this week. I know that the boys did. We had a lot to get done, but it was fun and we had a great day.
We headed to Chick-fil-A for breakfast, and it was very good! Then to K-Mart to return some Christmas gifts. They have just been sitting here and I am trying to clean up and out. It will make it much easier when we move if we do it now. Then we headed to Learning Express. I got a few Christmas gifts for kids at 50% off which makes me happy. The boys got some cool stuff and Danny got John Michael a birthday present. He is such a sweet baby. Then to Target, this time to take back extras from Valentine's. When we got the things to do the goodie bags, we might have gone a little overboard. It is all good though. While we were there I got invitations fr John Michael's party and he got a pinata. I also got goodie bags, I just hope that I can find the time to turn them into legos. We shall see. Then we headed to Books A Million. I needed the next Alex Cross book. I just started reading the series so I am way behind. Danny also had a gift card that he wanted to use. Subway was lunch and it was so good! Then to Staples for a return and then to WalMart. We had a few returns and ended up getting a few more things for John Michael's birthday party. It was a super busy day, but so much fun to spend the day with the boys.

Jammed Fingers

So today was progressing nicely when my phone rang. Danny jammed his fingers today on the playground. I went to get him, because I know that it hurt, and he just needed some TLC from his momma. He did have to miss basketball practice and getting his pinewood derby car. The rule no school no fun had to be used. He did not seem to mind so I know he was in pain. Thank you so much Tonya for getting his car cut for us!

John Michael had a good day at school and was excited to see Danny after school. He is not a fan of sitting in the car for an hour after school waiting for Danny. This will be the last year though, next year they will be in school together and I cannot express how excited I am for this to happen!

So I have to explain the pictures, first my new favorite candle scent and believe it or not it came from Walmart. I am not a huge fan but every once in a while I venture in. I went in last month for After Christmas Sales anyway, I ventured down the clearance isle and fell in love!!! In cleaning out the den I finally found it so I decided it deserved a picture since Honeysuckle is just one of my favorite scents. It takes me back to so many memories of being young!

My second picture is of these awesome coke cans. Now I am not a huge fan of buying just stuff to add clutter, but I had to have these. Now I will only keep one, Danny cannot wait to drink them so I will probably just keep one.

Anyway, I know that it is short today, but I am exhausted and since the boys are asleep I am headed there myself. I will as always say a prayer for all of my family and friends, I know that there are so many intentions spoken and not.

Good night and I am excited about Friday and finishing the den with the help of Brandon and spending some time outside this weekend.

The boxes are adding up

As we continue to pack Christmas stuff up I am realizing I might have to make a trip to WalMart for a few more rubbermaid boxes. Now, the thing is Christmas is my favorite holiday and I tend to get more decorations for Christmas as I collect snowmen, and then after Christmas I tend to get a few more things when they are on sale. I have yet to venture to Walmart and I am not looking forward to going this week, but they do have the best prices on the boxes.

I would rather stick a fork in the top of my hand repeatedly then go to Walmart. I am not a fan on many level and would seriously rather go anywhere, but I also have to watch my wallet. I do not know why as it is always empty. I have learned how to save more at other stores for just about everything, so if there is anyone out there with a way to save on the rubbermaid storage boxes let me know.

Well, back to the chore of taking down the Christmas decorations. The living room is completely back to normal, well except there are still Christmas gifts everywhere but the boys and I will tackle that tomorrow while Brandon is at work. The kitchen and dining room are almost there. The hallway is there. Our room and the bathrooms are there, and the boys rooms are almost there. Basically what is left is the downstairs and the outside.

The outside could not be done, because Chevy Chase...aka Brandon, wants to take a picture from the roof so that later this year when he goes to lay it all out he knows where it goes. Well, there was still a layer of ice on the roof and since a real Chevy Chase moment is not a positive thing, especially since we don't have stuntmen!

So the second picture is Brandon with a Pepsi he had gotten out of the refrigerator downstairs, well he did not know it was almost frozen solid and it went everywhere when he opened it. Before I could help I had to grab my camera!

I was so glad to have the sun and the warmer temperatures, even though they are not quite as warm as I would prefer. Of course the tropics would be ideal for me. Now to get the three men on board. John Michael would be easy he asks to go to the beach daily! I love it now if I could get to a place to tell him yes.

So I am off to bed. Brandon has a full work week, his first since 2010, and the boys yet again have a shortened school week, but we have plenty to do. It will be a great week and I will continue taking the pictures! As always I continue to pray for my family and friends. If any of you find yourselves bored this week give me a call and you can help me out!