Making Shakes

The benefit of helping grandpa make shakes...

I just looked over to my right... And I saw this.   :-)  

I am now... A Centaur...

WHAT?? What on earth is a "Centaur"?

Long story short, Phil and I got married on Saturday in a private ceremony with the boys.

After the ceremony, one of the boys exclaimed, "You're now a Sinitar!" .... What? Yes, I'm pretty sure that's what I heard and I definitely made a very confused face.

"A 'sinitar' Cody*? What on earth is a sinitar?"

"You are now Half Horse, Half Man!" He exclaimed again.

A Centaur

Oh ok, he's referring to our last name.

So after telling my parents about this... we all Googled it. It's actually spelled "Centaur" and it is half horse, half man.  :-)  lol...

But, in reality (instead of just looking at the last name), if you Google the meaning of our last name, it is a German name that means "the family originally lived near or in a hurst, which is a wood or thicket. It was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree." And if you know me, I practically live outside in the woods, hills, streams, and trees. I think it suits me perfectly.

Now, with all of that said... Yes, I am officially a stepmom of FIVE, crazy, rambunctious, awesome, fun boys!



*Name changed for blog!

Fatman

We went bowling earlier today and the boys all decided to give Dad a new name...

FATMAN!  :-) 

More POOP!!

Let's recall a blog from December... I had never wiped a kids butt... Until then.

So comes my second chance to wipe same butt... Almost 4-months later.

We all had a very nice dinner at the kitchen table and at the end, one of the twins snuck away. Ok, no big deal. We wrapped up dinner and cleaned the kitchen table... Sent the all boys outside to play on a beautiful day.  Phil and I did all of the dishes and I was ready to go watch TV.

But first, I'll go to the bathroom.

Oh, the door is closed.  *knock knock*

Twin responded, "just a second."

And I asked, "Oh my gosh, you're still in here?? You've been in here for almost an hour!"

And he just giggled and giggled... He was CLEARLY just playing with his iPod by now in the privacy of the bathroom.

So I asked, "Are you just about done?"

And he said he was done... But he needed help wiping. ... Wait... What?

"Can't you wipe yourself???"

And he simply said, "I can't see it!"

Well, I can't see my butt either, but I wipe anyway!  :-)

So, I did the needful... And I wiped his butt. Again.

And this time, I didn't almost puke. PHEW!  :-)  Getting there you guys!

Watching a Movie

This is how we watched the movie tonight:

All on their gaming devices.  :-)

Cleaned the House

I took some time to clean the house this evening.  I thought, "Oh it will be nice to have a clean house BEFORE the boys come over tomorrow evening."

So the thought that keeps turning in my mind is...
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Why did I clean the house?

It's the End of the World...

"I...fell... off... my... scooter..."  

It's the end of the world as we know it... It's the end of the world as we know it... Oh wait... It's just a scratch? On your knee? And your elbow?... 

However, if you heard the twin explain his "terrible" injuries, you would think he lost his arm and his leg.  :-) 

Nothing that a little Neosporin and bandaids can't fix! 

"What... is... that...??" pointing at the Neosporin. 

"It's Neosporin and it's going to make your scratches heal up really fast." 

"Oh... Kay..."

And before I knew it, he was laying on the ground, on his stomach (knees and elbows) watching YouTube on the iPad. 

Arm and leg... RE-ATTACHED!  :-) 

Throwback Tuesday Blog

I started this blog in October 2015... Well, THIS is a story from August...

I think the day went as follows - I went for a run in the morning, we went to the boys' football game, and then we hung out at the carnival in Dunlap for a while. The youngest and I even went on the ferris wheel together.

After all of the fun in the sun, I went back to my house to shower and change clothes before dinner and a movie at Phil's house.

I went back to Phil's house and we all had dinner... The boys started the TV and the movie and some where in there, I decided to sneak away to Phil's bedroom. Don't get any silly ideas here, guys! 

I seriously laid down on the bed (in an awkward angled position) and just PASSED OUT.  Do you want to know what time it was?? ... It was 7:00pm! ... On a Saturday night!

I woke up the next morning, fully clothed, in the same angle I had laid down the night before and it was 7am. I JUMPED up and scolded Phil, "Why didn't you wake me up and tell me to go home??!!"

And he said, "Well, you looked so comfortable."

I asked, "Where did you sleep???"

And he said, "In this corner of the bed here."

"Phil, there is an ENTIRELY different side of the bed to sleep on - why didn't you sleep on that side??"

"Well... Because this is my side of the bed."

"OH MY GOSH... First, you didn't wake me up to go home. Second, you slept in the corner of your own bed because that's your side of the bed."

And that's when I heard them...

The boys...

They were starting to wake up... Then... I heard it...

"Jennifer... Did you stay the night?" the middle son asked.

"Yes,... I did... BUT I DIDN'T MEAN TO... I just passed out and your dad didn't wake me up to tell me to go home.... And yes, I just woke up."

He asked again, "So ... It was like a sleepover?"

"Yep... it was like a sleepover."

Oh boy.

Another Weekend in Photos

Dinner Plates

Breakfast Plates

Oh wait! We did actually do a lot of things... Movies, bowling, museum, mall, movies... 

BUT... The best part of the weekend... Snuggles!!

P.S. - Thank goodness for dishwashers!  :-) 

Toothbrushes

Let's take a minute to talk about personal hygiene, more specifically brushing teeth.

I brush my teeth twice a day. Once just before leaving for work and again before bed. I floss once a day also - just before bed.

I noticed this the other day...

Do you see it??

Please hold while I zoom in for you...

Do you see it now??

That's toothpaste CAKED into the toothbrushes! Now... I haven't had time to really check it to see if it could be washed off... Call me lazy. 

But, if it cannot be washed off... I should really get my lazy butt to the store to buy them new toothbrushes, I mean... it's not really a task they could do themselves after all. 

So... somebody... please remind me this weekend to clean the toothbrushes and/or go buy them new ones A.S.A.P.    :-)  Thank you.

That is all.

Supa Fast!

The twins kept me company while I was riding my bike on the trainer this evening. 

In fact, they drew me on my bike! Check this out... 

Yes, I am the square...

And another one... 

This one, I have flames behind my tires! Supa fast! Woohoo!!

My Problems These Days

REALLY??!!

Are you taking pictures for your blog??

Sunday afternoon, Phil and I hung out with the twins. We took them to the Peoria Children's Museum by the Peoria Zoo. It was entertaining and the twins had a blast!

Sometime during or after, Phil asked me "you're taking pictures for your blog, aren't you?"

"Umm... Yes...Yes, I am."

He said, "I can tell because you take them at weird angles or don't take pictures of their face."

Very true. I'm busted. But... aren't these pictures so cute?

Sweet alone time with Dad without the Big Brothers.

He is ready for yard work! (What's the child labor laws these days??)

Oh boy... Starting them early!  EEKK!!  :-) 

That's not... Wait, smell that... Yes... It is...

"Honey... Smell this..."

Phil, "No. I'm not smelling that."

"No, really. Smell our bathroom hand towel."

Phil, "No. I'm not smelling that."

All senses say... "It's poop" ... 

It looks like poop, it smells like poop, it is poop.

Poop - On our bathroom hand towel. Awesome.