Toilet Trouble

After many hours of trying to unclog the toilet, PJ finally succeeded in pulling out 3 Clorox wipes that our youngest child had flushed. After cleaning up the dirty towels from the floor, Drew told Ellis that he wasn't allowed to use the bathroom anymore. I said "Yep Bud, you'll have to poop outside." Instead of getting upset, he just shrugged his shoulders and said "Hmpf." I laughed and told him I was just kidding and he said, "Good, cause I didn't want to get arrested."

1st Week of 2011

Operation Get Not Fat

My sister has posted on Facebook about "Operation Sexy," which is her plan to lose weight. I'm not really interested in becoming "sexy" so much as becoming "Not Fat." We have decided with Mom to start a weight loss challenge on the 1st of January and continue through April 1st. The goal for me is 20 pounds. I figure if I blog about it, I may be more likely to continue and succeed. I may just end up feeling guilty and ashamed. I'll keep you posted.

Tamale book

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Rinoe Anderson

This lovely creature was awarded to young Ellis at the Orange E Carnival last evening. His first choice for a name was Joe, Joe Anderson. It was later decided that he would be called Rinoe.

He brought it home and decided that he looked hungry. We of course had no fish food, so instead Rinoe was given cookie crumbs. Unfortunately gold fish are not fond of cookies and Ellis watched sadly as Rinoe spit the cookie out after sampling it.

Our boys have a long history of killing Orange E Carnival goldfish. The first one was petted to death by a 2 year old Will. He pushed a chair up to the counter in the wee hours of the morning and decided it wanted to be held. Gold fish don't like to be held, or squeezed we have come to find out.

Lets see how long this one lasts..............

The Sideline Stance

...........also known as "Perpetual Full-Bladder Stance."

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