Visiting, Packing, Driving, Visiting, Packing, Driving.....

The title for this post best describes what will be happening with us for the next week or so. My best friend Brandi is coming to Fort Wayne with her family (Aaron, Belle, & Sami-refer to the picture) all the way from Dallas, Texas to visit family and friends. They will be arriving Friday and hopefully Saturday and Sunday we will be able to squeeze some time in with them, they always have a busy schedule when they are in town. They both grew up in Fort Wayne and they still have quite a bit of family and friends that still live here. Brandi always has to make time to see everybody. She called the other day to fit us in the schedule. lol Her little sister just had her first baby the other day, a little girl. I remember being in highschool and her little sister was two. Now she just had a baby and I feel very, very old. lol
Sunday night ( after we have dinner with them) we will have the car packed and will take off for Columbus, Georgia to visit Bryan's brother Scott and his family ( Tara & Eli). We will be there for about a week and we have some cool things planned for the kids. So you may not hear from me at all next week. When I come back you can expect a full blog and some pictures. I feel bad about pulling the kids out of school for a week but we had no choice, Bryan had to choose his vacation in January and by the time he got the schedule of dates to choose from, there was nothing left for the summer months. We are all excited, we haven't had a 'vacation' for a couple of years. Not to mention we haven't seen our nephew Eli yet!
It's a 12 hour drive from Fort Wayne to Columbus. Columbus is about an hour south of Atlanta. We have some fun stuff planned for Atlanta too! Hopefully the kids will do well in the car. Last time we had a long road trip we had a van, this time we are traveling by way of little foreign car. If the kids don't kill each other we will do it for them. lol Bryan has been making CD 's for the boys. Wil loves his mix and Saige is suppose to make his tonight. We are going to drive at night hoping that the kids will sleep most of the time. Wish us good luck and pray for a safe trip. Talk at ya all later!!!

make ya laugh....'prison vs. work'.....

If you ever get these two environments confused, this should make things a little more clear.

IN PRISON......you spend the majority of your time in a 10X10 cell.
AT WORK........you spend the majority of your time in an 8X8 cubicle.

IN PRISON.......you get three meals a day.
AT WORK.........you get a break for one meal and you have to pay for it.

IN PRISON..........you get time off for good behavior.
AT WORK............you get more work for good behavior.

IN PRISON..........the guard locks and unlocks all the doors for you.
AT WORK............you're often required to carry a security card and open all the doors yourself.

IN PRISON.........you can watch TV and play games.
AT WORK...........you get fired for watching TV and playing games.

IN PRISON........you get your own toilet.
AT WORK..........you share the toilet with some people who pee on the seat.

IN PRISON..........they allow your family and friends to visit.
AT WORK............you're not supposed to even speak to your family.

IN PRISON.........all expenses are paid by the taxpayers.
AT WORK...........you pay all your expenses to get to work, and then they deduct taxes from your salary to pay for prisoners.

IN PRISON ........you must deal with sadistic wardens.
AT WORK...........they're called managers.

IN PRISON.....you spend most of your life inside bars wanting to get out.
AT WORK ......you spend most of your time wanting to get out and go inside bars.

Have a Good Day at Work!

I'm gonna be a soccer mom....

I'm gonna be a soccer mom! Guess who's going to be playing!! It's not Saige, he's still very passionate about 'american futbol', and Ash is too young, yes...yes... believe it or not it's Wil. We went to Turnstone the other night for information and to meet the coach. It's called Power Soccer. This will be Fort Wayne's first league/teams. So far there are there are about 15 people interested. We will playing teams out of Indianapolis and Muncie. There are no age limits, there are players from age 6 to 60. There are also no limits or restrictions on each persons handicap. They can be mild to severe. All that is needed to play the game is a power wheelchair. If you link onto Power Soccer go to the 'power soccer multimedia gallery' and then click onto - power soccer-control the power- video and watch the clip. It's very interesting to see how they play. I'm so glad that there is a sport, something competitive, for Wil to be involved in. I always knew that he would sit on the sidelines and watch his brothers play sports and now they get to sit on the sidelines and watch him play. The first practice is Sept. 12th and Wil (us too) is really excited. Turnstone(through sponsorship) is going to cover the bulk of the cost ($150) to pay for the jerseys, the ball, and the hardware for the wheelchairs. Each participant only has to pay around $45. The season last from Sept-June. (long season) We are so excited to see how much Wil enjoys it, I'll keep everyone posted on 'the happenings'.

make ya laugh....'never argue with a woman'.....

Never Argue with a Woman
One morning the husband returns after several hours of fishing and decides to take a nap. Although not familiar with the lake, the wife decides to take the boat out. She motors out a short distance, anchors, and reads her book. Along comes a Game Warden in his boat. He pulls up along side the woman and says, "Good morning, Ma'am. What are you doing?"
"Reading a book," she replies, (thinking, "Isn't that obvious?")
"You're in a Restricted Fishing Area," he informs her.
"I'm sorry, officer, but I'm not fishing. I'm reading."
"Yes, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment. I'll have to take you in and write you up."
"If you do that, I'll have to charge you with sexual assault," says the woman.
"But I haven't even touched you," says the game warden.
"That's true, but you have all the equipment. For all Iknow you could start at any moment." "Have a nice day ma'am," and he left.
MORAL: Never argue with a woman who reads. It's likely she can also think.

Pretty in Pink....

I must comment on behalf of my brother's post Saturday.

1) I would not brag about beating me to a post. You only post once maybe twice a month, believe me it's nothing to brag about.
2) Not once have I heard a 'thank you' about labeling my 'make ya laughs'. It was because of your whining that I had to change my system. No one else complained.
3) Having a girl has nothing to do with you. God has allowed this to happen for Lisa, mom, and me. WE need a girl or we will go insane.
4) Anyone reading this is probably thinking that we do not get along. If only they knew our sarcasm. lol

Actually, everyone is siked about having a girl in the family and I agree with my brother it was different seeing how a girl reacts to 'EVERYTHING'. Everything is different from opening gifts to playing hide and seek to blowing out candles to eating the cake. I loved it! The best part of the birthday party was watching Emily dress up like a princess.(that and kissing Andrew, he had me rolling.) I loved how dainty she was and how proper she held herself. She walks better in heels than I do. It was fun to shop for a girl too! I never go down those kinds of aisles in a store. We always avoid the 'pink' aisle. Asher wanted to get Emily a Power Ranger doll. Gotta love the boys....! It will be fun once Haley ( upcoming neice) is born and especially when she gets older. My boys and my nephews would do anything for their only girl cousin Emily! She has them wrapped around her fingers. The power of a woman! Enjoy the pics below! I only posted my two favorite pics.

Emily and her mommy! (Teresa)

Andrew and his daddy! (Joe)

make ya laugh....'friends'.....

One Spring afternoon, I came home to find two little girls on the steps of my building. Both were crying hard, shedding big tears. Thinking they might be hurt, I dropped my briefcase and quickly went over to them. "Are you all right?" I asked. Still sobbing, one held up her doll. "My baby's arm came off," she said. I took the doll and its disjointed arm. After a little effort and luck, the doll was again whole. "Thank you." came a whisper. Next looking into the tearful eyes of her friend, I asked, "and what's the matter with you, young lady?" She wiped her cheeks. "I was helping her cry," she said.

Monday... the start to many things....

This Monday the Saige & Wil start school. Part of me is relieved but I also know this will be a very hetic week. As of Thursday Wil still didn't have a first grade teacher. The principal had a hundred applications but hadn't hired anyone yet, oh yeah... we also have a new principal this year. The third principal in the last three years. Anyway, not only do we not know who his teacher is but he/she doesn't know that they will have a handicapped student either. Wil's assistant from last year (gives him tube feedings & toiletry issues) is not there this year and they haven't hired anyone yet. Once they do hire someone I'll have to go in and train them. The school nurse called me and she will be there Monday but after that I'm not sure what is going to happen. I will of course go in and help, but the school system is suppose to make sure this gets handled. Anyhow....the first week will be a bit stressful I think. Asher doesn't start pre-school until Sept. 8th. His teacher will be visiting our home on Monday to get to know him. We will take him into his class the next week to check it out and then after that we will have a 'mock' day and his classmates (& their parents) will be there too. Ahhhh.......the beginning of school......busy, busy, busy!

Monday is also the start of our weight loss challenge. Bryan & I are challenging Gary & Lisa (friends of ours) to a weight loss challenge. We are not quite sure what the losers will do, maybe treat the winners to date, I'm not sure. We will weigh in Monday and again at 45 days and then again at 90 days. The highest percentage of weight lost will dictate the winners. So my goal for 90 days is 50 pounds. ( Believe me , I could lose more than that, but I need a goal.) I'm suppose to handle the food and Bryan is going to handle our work out regiment. This should be fun..... I'm joking!! This is totally going to suck!!!! Working out with Bryan might be fun, but I hate trying to come up with new things to eat, let alone healthy things. Last fall we tried to lose weight and we were rather successful, until I quit smoking and had foot surgery and couldn't walk for over 9 weeks, I ended up gaining back what I lost and then some. Anyway, we did get burned out on eating virtually the same thing all the time. It's not bad until your third or fourth week, and then , blahhhhh. So this time I am going to try something a little different. I'm not going to share it unless it works! Cheer us on!!! Not that I care if we win, I just want to lose the weight!!

I will try to weigh myself weekly or bi-weekly and keep the 'tracker' updated!

make ya laugh....'beware of dog' .....

This 'funny' is dedicated to every 'hound' owner!!!

Upon entering a little country store, the stranger noticed a sign warning, "Danger! Beware of dog!" posted on the glass door. Inside, he noticed a harmless old hound dog asleep on the floor beside the cash register.
"Is that the dog folks are supposed to beware of?" he asked the owner.
"Yep, that's him," came the reply.
The stranger couldn't help but be amused. "That certainly doesn't look like a dangerous dog to me. Why in the world would you post that sign?"
"Because," the owner explained, "Before I posted that sign, people kept tripping over him."

make ya laugh....'instructions' .....

In case you needed further proof that the human race is doomed, here are some actual label instructions on consumer goods:
- On Sears hair dryer:
Do not use while sleeping.
- On a bag of Fritos:
You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside.
- On a bar of Dial soap:
Directions: Use like regular soap.
- Some Swann frozen dinners:
Serving suggestion: Defrost.
- On a hotel-provided shower cap in a box:
Fits one head.
- On Tesco's Tiramisu desert:
Do not turn upside down. (Printed on the bottom of thebox.)
- On Marks and Spencer Bread Pudding:
Product will be hot after heating
- On packaging for a Rowenta Iron:
Do not iron clothes on body
- On Boot's CHILDREN's Cough Medicine
Do not drive car or operate machinery
- On Nytol (a sleep aid):
Warning: may cause drowsiness
- On a kitchen knife:
Warning: Keep out of children.
- On a string of Christmas lights:
For indoor or outdoor use only.
- On a food processor:
Not to be used for the other use.
- On Sainsbury's Peanuts
Warning: contains nuts
- On an American Airlines packet of nuts:
Instructions: open packet, eat nuts.
- On a chainsaw:
Do not attempt to stop chain with your hands.

good ole fort wayne .....

Yesterday Bryan & I took the kids downtown. We met up with our friend Lisa and her two daughters. We took a few trolley rides around downtown, went to Coney Island for lunch, walked through the Lincoln Tower, the Summit Building, the Grand Wayne Center, and the Courthouse. Went to Freiman Square and then ended up at Franke Park to feed the geese. After the 'downtown' adventure was over we went to Bryan's moms house and went swimming. A wonderful end to an adventurous day!

FYI: 1) Weekdays from 11:15 - 1:15 ( through Sept. 1) the trolley loops around downtown fortwayne and is *free* to ride. 2) The Lincoln Tower gives tours and you may go up to the 'observation' tower and view the sky line ~ just call the Tippmann Co. and find out the schedule. 3) The Visitors Bureau has quite a bit of *free* information on activities to do in Fort Wayne. 4) Coney Island takes cash & local checks. 5) You may go up in the Summit Building to view the Fort Wayne area, the 13th floor has a restaurant and you can see the North and South sides. 6) Pick up some bread from the outlet bakeries and visit the pond at Franke Park and feed the geese, it's a lot of fun! (and it's free)

Check out my link to bebo ~ I posted some of our pictures from our adventure on it! I also added some new pics to Wigge pics - but they are not the same as on bebo!

make ya laugh....'explaining marriage'

The child was a typical four-year-old girl - cute, inquisitive, bright as a new penny. When she expressed difficulty in grasping the concept of marriage, her father decided to pull out his wedding photo album, thinking visual images would help. One page after another, he pointed out the bride arriving at the church, the entrance, the wedding ceremony, the recessional, the reception, etc.
"Now do you understand?" he asked.
"I think so," she said, "is that when mommy came to work for us?"

The wedding .....

The wedding was beautiful! Everything ran rather smoothly. All the music was performed live and they even had violinist there! The bride & groom had written their vows and that had to be the most beautiful part. It was awesome because we've know these two for about 4-5 years now, both of them were in our youth group, so we've had the priviledge of watching them grow. Of course 4 years ago they hated each other! Isn't love grand! They became adults and fell in love with each other. The groom almost fell over crying when the bride walked down the aisle. The reception was at the Women's Club at the Chamber of Commerce. It too was beautiful. Decorated elegant but simple. Genvieve & Simeon (bride & groom) have been taking Ball Room Dancing Lessons for a year now and at the reception their first dance was so wonderful. They had one of the best photographers that I have ever seen. After taking pictures at the church he had the wedding party go downtown in front of the court house and took more pictures. I keep checking his website to see Genvieve & Simeon's pictures but he hasn't downloaded them yet. The pics at his site are incredible, you must check it out.

The kids were grumpy at the end, but I don't blame them, so was I. We were at the church at 1:00 didn't get to eat dinner until 7:30 and left to go home at 9:00. It was a long day! All of my kids were dressed up and they looked so handsome. When Asher saw himself he said,"I'm a gentlemen now." I need to thank my cousin again for keeping the boys with her & her husband during the wedding! "THANK YOU TERESA" Bryan was an usher and I had to coordinate when to send the groomsmen and bridesmaids down the aisle. Everything went great, the wedding was alot of fun.

Wedding Bells. . .

Today is going to be a long, busy, yet fun day! Our friends wedding is today, Bryan is an usher and I get to coordinate when everyone walks down the aisle. All of this would normally be fine except we have three children in tow. Saige should be fine, but Wil & Ash are going to be bored out of their mind. The wedding starts at 3:30 but we need to be there at 1:00. My cousin is going to get there around 3:00 and have them sit with her and her husband. I thought about crayons and coloring books but that will not keep my brood of boys occupied for a couple of hours, especially Asher, he is a little more active than that. I pray that they all stay on their best behavior. I'll let ya all know how it turned out!

make ya laugh....'sorry, wrong address'....

A couple decided to go to Cyprus for the weekend, but because they both worked it was hard to coordinate their diaries. So they decided the husband would go a day early, and his wife would join him the following day. On arriving, the husband thought he would email his wife from his laptop, but he accidentally mistyped her email address and sent it off without realising.
A widow had just returned from her husband's funeral. He was a minister of many years who had been 'called home to glory' following a heart attack. The widow checked her e-mail, expecting messages from relatives and friends, but instead found this:
To: My Loving Wife
From: Your Departed Husband
Subject: I've Arrived!
I've just arrived and have checked in. I see that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you then! Hope your journey is as uneventful as mine was. (P.S. Sure is hot down here!)

Please Vote . . .

I need you to cast your vote! My brother complained about how I don't label my jokes. I always say 'make ya laugh' which makes it difficult to refer back to a joke that I have written. I guess that I didn't take into account that anyone would want to reference back to something. So with that said I would like my readers to vote on the poll what you think I should do? I must add that I find it funny that my brother who only blogs once a month should complain, but I know he means well! lol

Also, believe it or not, I'm trying to update 'perfect wil'. You might want to drop on over to his site, my brother would be pleased, every entry is categorized numerically! lol

make ya laugh....

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* I've added some more pics to Wigge Pics check it out! *


My mom gave me these next two jokes! It's funnier when you hear her read them! lol


There was a little old lady, who every morning stepped onto her front porch, raised her arms to the sky, and shouted: " PRAISE THE LORD!"

One day an atheist moved into the house next door. He became irritated at the little old lady. Every morning he'd step onto his front porch after her and yell: "THERE IS NO LORD!"

Time passed with the two of them carrying on this way every day. One morning in the middle of winter, the little old lady stepped onto her front porch and shouted: "PRAISE THE LORD! Please Lord, I have no food and I am starving, provide for me, oh Lord!"

The next morning she stepped onto her porch and there were two huge bags of groceries sitting there. "PRAISE THE LORD!" she cried out. "HE HAS PROVIDED GROCERIES FOR ME!"

The atheist neighbor jumped out of the hedges and shouted: "THERE IS NO LORD. I BOUGHT THOSE GROCERIES!"

The little old lady threw her arms into the air and shouted: "PRAISE THE LORD! HE HAS PROVIDED ME WITH GROCERIES AND MADE THE DEVIL PAY FOR THEM!"

make ya laugh....

IF MY BODY WERE CAR . . . . . .

If my body were a car, this is the time I would be thinking about trading it in for a newer model. I've got bumps and dents and scratches in my finish and my paint job is getting a little dull, but that's not the worst of it.

My fenders are too wide to be considered stylish. They were once as sleek as little MG; now they look more like an old Buick . . . My seat cushions have split open at the seams.

My seats are sagging. Seat belts? I gave up all belts when Krispy Cremes opened a shop in my neighborhood! Air bags? Forget it! The only bags I have these days are under my eyes. Not counting the saddlebags, of course.

I have sooooo many miles on my odometer. Sure, I've been many places and seen many things, but when's the last time an appraiser factored life experiences against depreciation? My headlights are out of focus and it's especially hard to see things up close.

My traction is not as graceful as it once was. I slip and slide and skid and bump into things even in the best of weather. My whitewalls are stained with varicose veins. It takes me hours to reach my maximum speed.

My fuel rate burns inefficiently. But here's the worst of it almost every time I sneeze, cough or sputter . . . either my radiator leaks or my exhaust backfires!