Can U believe it is almost Thanksgiving???

Where did November go? We are all better just playing catch up ( homework, housework, shopping,etc ). I have no new pics........sorry.....its just been that kind of week. Thursday, Kael's first day back to school he had a accident in OT and boinked his head.......Friday was Maddie's Picture day @ school and I totally forgot so I apologize ahead of time for you that want pics.............LOL. Praying for a Normal week.

Veterans Day 2009 Remember Ft Hood Fallen

Little Corn Cob

Watching the balloons fly away
Playing toss with Sage
Face painting/tattoos
Making PinWheels


I think Kael is 95% now....he managed to play Wii Fit Plus this afternoon....Hmmm. Maddie had Dance and Managed to lose a Ballet slipper ..............Hmmmmmmmmm? When? I don't know? Where? I don't know. When did U last see it? I don't know. Do you see my battle here for my sanity???? Everyone is off tomorrow so I don't know our plans yet......Happy Veterans Day Ya'll.

Thank You very much ..............

Food Poisoning...........can U believe it? Like we have not been thru enough? But early Sunday it hit Kael, then Daddy, and last but not least me !!!!!!!!! Sunday was a wash.......with Maddie playing Nurse, gopher and maid...........poor kid....But it could have been worse.....like a bug that hits all 5 of us ............Please no ! So as of 36 hours later Daddy is 100% and returning to work, I am 75% better just sore as all get out and weak, and poor Kael is 25% better..........no activity, he just lays around drinking water from his med cup ..........but they are off school Weds so a extra day to recover. Have a great week.

WTH????

Maddie's Fall Party.............releasing Balloons with tags

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Costume ( Daddy did the poster, talented Huh? )
I just got a e-mail from Toys R Us saying the "big" toy this year Zhu Zhu ( a toy hamster ) is going to be there and each store will only get 50 so U must be in line before the store opens.....blah blah blah.....its a little early to start this nonsense. Yes I want this for Maddie ( it is flippin cute with all the tubes you can buy just like a real one but it does not die, stink, need to be feed or anything ) but I am not gonna go stand in line before Black Friday....Nope not gonna happen!! Yesterday we were @ the Dr for Maddie.....day 8 of this cold.....still coughing/vomiting and then Friday she did not wanna eat, etc. So again ear infection but they are putting her on Zrytec to hopefully control the post nasal drip and keep her dry .......we go back after Thanksgiving for a re check and she says if the ear infections continue we will be referred off post to a ENT .....Yes again ....its a cycle ..........I don't hold out hope since the last ENT said it is useless to put tubes in a child over 4 and under 6, esp with Maddie being a mouth breather, low muscle tone,Etc. But as long as they keep referring us I'll try ....can't hurt. Sage is still snotty but shes such a good baby she just deals with it ............give me a pacifer and I'm happy. Kael had no school Friday ......he is out of Judo.....there are too many kids and the instructors are stretched to thin.....so we are thinking Jujuitsu, swimming,or who the heck knows.

Ya'll have a great weekend

Have U started yet?

This is what happens when Sage gets a Candy bar to play with ....she eats thru the paper

Loved this one

Trick or Treating ............FYI this is our houses twin


Christmas Shopping that is?? Sunday the Toys R Us big book arrived in our Sunday Paper and it is covered..............I think Maddie just went thru and circled everything...........then they both said but Sage needs it.........yeah right !!! I did get the other 3 Diary of a Wimpy kid books for Kael @ Costco...........there is supposedly a Book that is for writing like Diary of a Wimpy kid but I have yet to find it......... Off to bed

Halloween Pics

She never sits still.................
This is as good as it gets.........
Punk Pixie
Darth Vader
Uniqua and Mommy


Got most of the Halloween stuff down and put away....leaving the Fall stuff and got to get the Thanksgiving stuff out...........U gonna stuff what where??? Love turkey humor .............Finally got to Costco ( hate having to drive 45 mins ) and I found the last 3 books of Diary of a Wimpy kid for Kael's Christmas......Him and Daddy finished the first 1 Thursday night and now Kael is Reading it again by himself ( this is a middle school book so we are all very PROUD of him ) .

Pasta Soup

This is suppose to be like Olive Gardens Pasta Fagoli .........I have never tried that but this is a good soup for those chilly days.

--1 pound lean ground beef, browned and drained
--1/2 large red onion, chopped
--1 cup carrots, chopped
--2 celery stalks, sliced
--2 cans (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes (and juice)
--1 can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
--1 can white beans, drained and rinsed
--4 cups beef broth (check label for gluten!)
--1 jar (16.5 oz) pasta sauce
--2 tsp oregano
--1 T Tabasco sauce
--1/2 tsp salt
--1/4 tsp black pepper
--1/2 cup dry pasta, to add at end of cooking time (I used TJ's brown rice fusilli)

The Directions.

Use a 6 quart or larger crockpot, or cut the recipe in half. This makes a lot.

Brown the meat on the stovetop, and drain well. Let it cool a bit.

Chop up the carrots, onion, and celery. Add it to the empty crockpot.
Drain and rinse the beans, and add them. Add the whole cans of tomatoes, and the pasta sauce. Add the beef broth. Add the salt, pepper, oregano, and Tobasco sauce. Stir in your meat.

Cover and cook on low for 8 hours, or high for 4. When the vegetables are tender, stir in the 1/2 cup of dry pasta.

Cover and cook for another hour on low, or until the pasta is tender. It will swell quite a bit.

Serve with a bit of parmesan cheese if you have it.