Bella goes to the vet

Bella checks out the outdoors.
Bella hunkering down, not wanting to come out.
That's ok, they'll just take the top off to get her. "Mom, have I told ya that I don't care for shots?"
Bella said that she knew how upset I was about the whole vet thing, so she said I should have an ice cream cone!!

Bella, the cat, had to go get her shots today. She hates the carrier, the van, the outdoors, the ride, the shots(of course) and being at the vet. Our cat is anti-social and hates pretty much everybody that is not a member of our family. You can imagine the trauma of loading her up and getting her there! Being the new blogger that I am, I brought along the camera to be able to capture just how much she really doesn't like it.

Oldest has lost her tin grin!!

Yesterday I brought Oldest to the orthodontist where she had her braces removed. It is such a joy to see her beautiful teeth that we paid so much for!!! Her father/my husband had braces for about 4 years. The very day he had his removed, he went outside to rollar skate and his mom said: "Don't do anything to those teeth" Cut to him walking through the front door with 1/2 a tooth and a handful of blood. As a family joke said to Oldest: "Don't go rollar skating and break your teeth" It has been 24 hours and her teeth look GREAT!! As a special treat, this morning I took her to the dentist and got her an extra prophy, just so her teeth would feel perfect. Am I awesome, or what?

Littlest is 8!!

Today was littlest's 8th birthday. Mike and I worked all day, but after that we dropped off the oldest at a friend's party and took the other two to Fun City. We bowled, played games and had a nice dinner at the Boogaloo cafe. I forgot my camera though!! Bad Mommy!!! My baby turning 8 really has me thinking..... The oldest will be starting college in 3 years. YIKES!!! I am wayyyyy to young to have a kid that old!! Tomorrow's agenda includes braces removal for the oldest and new school clothes and shoes for all 3 kids. I plan to take pics of the orthodontist appt. Check back for that. Have a great night!

The Littlest's Birthday Party

We had perfect weather today for the carnival. We had a bouncey house, cotton candy machine, horse-shoe game, bean bag toss, musical chairs, a pinata, face painting and a toss a ball into a series of buckets game. (Not sure what this game is called) We had several friends and family members over for lots of fun and tacos and cake and ice cream!! Thank you Kelly for all of your help!!!!!!

The littlest got a lot of great gifts too. I think this was one of the most fun parties I've ever thrown. Happy Birthday my sweet girl.

End of Summer Already???

I have been off work this week and have been busy registering kids for school, scheduling hair appointments, dental appointments, and buying school supplies. I can't believe that summer is about to end. My job will be getting a lot busier when school starts, so I am torn. I am enjoying the relaxing pace of summer, but know that the kids are really ready for school to start. I know that I feel like a better mom when we have a routine and schedule to adhere to. Next week, the oldest will be getting her braces off!!! YAY!!! We are beginning pre-ortho with the middlest and starting all of this all over again. OH JOY!!! Mike's trip to Utah got put off until September, which is great, but he left yesterday for a quick trip to Boston. I have a lot to do for the youngest's birthday party this weekend. We are renting a jumping castle/bouncey house, which is quite large and heavy and hard to manage. We also rented a cotton candy machine and are making a carnival themed party. A good friend of mine is making a two-tiered cake for the event and I am really excited about that!! Her cakes are wonderful! The oldest is very excited to be planning the party, but we need to get the games built. I am trying something new in having the party from 10-1 this year. It will A) Lessen the torturous wait for the birthday girl and 2) Beat the Iowa summer heat. I think I might be on to something.

I'm a single mom again this week

Hello! Mike is in Minnesota for work all this week, so I have been working every day except Wednesday, which was filled with appointments for The Oldest and our cat, Bella. I am soooo glad that I have my Oldest. She watches the other two whenever I work. The Youngest has a birthday coming up on the 18th. We will be having a carnival theme 8th birthday party on the 16th. Hopefully the weather will be ok. It seems to always rain on her birthday. Our friend is having a birthday party on the 9th, so we will go and enjoy some couple fun there. Happy 41st to Skip!!! The oldest will be 16th on September 5th. She already has a car, but is nervous to drive and still needs to take drivers ed. Mike will be gone again from the 20th-Sept. 1st. OH JOY!! The kids will be starting school on the 25th, so I am anxious for that. They really are starting to climb the wall. Tomorrow is my honorary daughter's birthday. She will be 17!!!! Happy Birthday to you!!!! She is soooo much like me it is wierd. Her mom and I have been friends since growing up next door to each other in the mid-70s.

Getting Organized!

On Saturday I had quite a burst of energy and cleaned off the garbage dump that used to be our dining room table. I threw away a LOT of stuff. The littlest had a fort going on next to the table and it was taken down much to her dismay. Oh well, we got to have dinner there on Saturday night. We haven't done that since about December. I cleaned and organized the linen closet on Sunday. It looks great. Hopefully, every weekend I will attack a room or area in the house.