So, there has been no drama as of lately. *Hangs up Drama Queen Crown* The kids from down the street have been staying down there and not coming up here so there have been NO issues, GO FIGURE, you keep your little shits in front of your house and everything else in our world up here is NORMAL!!!! *sigh* If only the dumb broad saw it the way us people do up here!!! All the kids up here are getting along just fine, playing, happy and staying out of trouble and the world is right once again.
I had baby Cecilia today, she is the sweetest baby ever!!! Seriously, she has been through so very much and is still just so sweet and so adorable. Kelly, my neighbor next door, was also babysitting a little baby that is only 5 weeks old and she is sooo much bigger than Cecilia who is 4 months old. Cecilia weighs in at 5 lbs and this 5 wk old is over 10. So Kelly and I sat around cuddling babies all day :o) *ahhhh, I got my BABY fix!!!!* I got to hold, cuddle, spoil, kiss, love and hug her as much as I wanted to and send her home to her mommy :o) There is nothing in the wolrd better than that!!! And of course I tool pictures of her. The pic that I uploaded is of my youngest and her. She had the cutest cow outfit on!!
Ok, well off to have dinner with the parents and to get the kids inside and showered before we go. Hope everyone is doing well!!!

Ahh, the joys of living in a neighborhood with HOOSIERS!!!!! So, I made the mistake of saying things have been quiet about the assholes down the street. They have been at it again. This time they have pissed me off to the point that I am done playing their game and it is now on and I will WIN!!!! Here is what happened: Friday night we had 2 kids from the neighborhood spend the night. I needed some time away from everyone so I decided to go visit my best friend and the baby. I left hubby with 6 kids. Well, we set the kids pool out up front since it is the only FLAT part we have to our yard and the kids were out playing in the pool. Well, the little jerks from down the street decided that they wanted to come harass the kids that were spending the night and my kids. All the kids told them to go away and kept playing. The hubby went outside and just stood there watching what was going on and make sure that the jerks left. The jerks left and hubby decided to get out of the house with the kids for a while and took all 6 kids and our dane for a walk. He walks over to the adjoining neighborhood and when he gets back there is a sheriff sitting in front of our house. Says that they got a call that hubby and I were harassing these other kids. Mind you, I AM NOT EVEN HOME!!!! So the cop talks to hubby says he told the lady he would show up so he did pats the dog on the head and leaves. Hubby calls me and I get PISSED. THE FUCKING C**T calls the police when her little JERKS are standing outside of MYYYYY house and says WE are the ones harassing THEM???? Ok, so that puts me over the edge. I have put up with these assholes enough and am now going to do something about it. I have ignored it and ignored it and I am done ignoring these assholes.
I call and talk to the Sheriff dept and now know what I have to do and will be doing it from now on. I will also call and attorney if anything else happens and slap a harassment restraining order against them. I cannot believe that the bitch has a enough nerve to call the police and say that we are the ones harassing them when it is her little jerks coming to MY house. No more Miss nice gal, I am done and it is going to be hell for her from now on! :o) I will play it the way the police told me to and I will have the final laugh in this matter. I also talked to the police dept about the call on Friday and there was no report made so I cannot do anything about that particular call but can guarantee that there is not going to be a next time without dire repercussions on my part.
*deep breath* OK, all better :o) Now on to happy stuff. The concert on Saturday night was the best I have ever been to. I hate to say it but it passed Toby by a mile and I LOVEEEE Toby. Wreckers opened, and I found out the other day that Michelle Branch is part of Wreckers, they were a great opening act, then Gary Allan came out. I like him, hes pretty good, not my fav my a long shot and then it was Rascal Flatts and they were incredible. We had center seats and they were excellent seats but there was a stage about 10 rows in front on us and the guys came out to that stage to sing a song and I have to say I was one HAPPY person. They only did one song out there and it was the "Skin (Sarabeth)" song, which is a sweet song, sad but sweet and they did an excellent job. The rest of the concert was just the best. Simply fantastic. We had VIP parking so we were able to get in and out with no problems. We had a great time with the other couple that we went with also. They had different seats but we went to dinner before the show and rode together and met up with them after the show so it was not too bad.
The rest of the weekend was good, we went to see my grandma on Sunday and spend the time we can with her. She is getting a little worse each time we see her. She is still acting happy but we all know that things are not going well. We are just thankful for all the time that we have with her. That is about it.
I have been really really busy with summer here, seems I cannot get anything done, especially laundry, and have been outside with the kids a lot especially since the jerks down the street have started their shit back up andhave also been talking to my neighbor Kelly quite a bit since we are both SAHM's. Tomorrow I will babysit Cecilia for the first time. That should be interesting :o) Ok, out of here to do more freakin laundry. Hope all is well with everyone out there!!!

Things have been so very hectic!!! Hubby got home early last Friday and since there were 2 kids that spent the night the night before it was a little hectic. I ended up taking one of the kids with me and had to pick up my baby girl from her grandma's since she had spent the night with her and still had her. Overall, it was awesome to have hubby home early.
Saturday we decided to take a family trip, we really did not have a plan in mind, but drove, we were going to go to Springfield, IL to see Lincoln's new library and his house there but we wanted more time so we decided against that and went west. We ended up at Maramec Springs. It is where the Meramec River starts. It is absolutely gorgeous there and we had a lot of fun. It is also a Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout farm. The water is just beautiful, so clear and soo blue. You can feed the fish and the kids had a blast doing that. It was just a beautiful day to be out and about and enjoy it with the kids. I will add a couple pictures of the place since it is so beautiful.
Sunday was Father's Day and we really did not do too much. Just stayed around the house and then out to dinner with my grandma that night. Her cancer is growing and is taking all the nutrients that she needs so she is steadily losing weight. She is down to 111 lbs and losing, despite what she eats and does it will just continue to eat away at her.
Tomorrow is the Rascal Flatts concert that we are going to. My parents are keeping the kids overnight (WHOOHOOO!!!). They also want them early on Saturday so that they can take them swimming, so I get almost a whole day without them!!! :o) We are going to meet up with some friends that are also going to the concert and have dinner before hand. Then Sunday will be spent with grandma.
My cousin gets into town next Wednesday!! I am really excited about that since I have not seen her in a few months. I think it is just her and her baby girl since her hubby cannot get the leave that he requested. She will be here til the 4th and has to leave that day. So we will get together before she has to go. Then the following weekend is my baby boys 4th birthday. I cannot believe he is going to be 4!!! :o(

Who in their right mind takes 8 kids to Grant's Farm and McDonald's for a FUN day??? Kelly and I. Yes, Kelly and I and my brother ventured out of our houses for a fun filled day at Grant's Farm and McDonalds. I had 5 kids with me since my son took a friend with him. Luckily all my kids were 3 and up. Kelly on the other hand had 3 kids all under the age of 3. Yes, it made for great times and a little wild at times. We really did have a wonderful time and the kids were very good considering there were so many of them. The train ride was lots of fun, the feeding of the goats was great, and the feeding of the camels was excellent. There were a lot of summer camps there so it was pretty crowded but the kids did not seem to notice. Then we decided on a McDonalds with a playplace so that the kids could wear themselves out. They did very good there too. It went surprisingly well considering there were so many kids. No bumps, bruises, cuts to be had by anyone! I call that a successful day! :o)
Our next destination... Six Flags. That will be my older 2 and Kelly and her older one. So, it should not be bad at all. Hopefully we will do that sometime next week. I really do not think the younger 2 of mine would get much out of it, plus all that walking would drive the nuts and waiting in lines so they will get to spend a fun filled day with grandma!

I forgot to mention in my last post that baby Cecilia is finally home. She came home the Friday I posted about it and has been doing great. She has her days and nights mixed up, which is really bad for mom and dad since they both work, but they are dealing. HERE is their blog that they have started about her. They do not update it very often since they are so busy with the baby but it is a good way to keep up with them if you do not talk to them on a regular basis. I have been over to see her a few times now and she is just precious. A perfect little princess.
Leah and I got a chance to get out for a little while on Friday night. Her chiropractor was having a girls night out thing. Go and get a massage and a manicure listen to a couple of guest speakers and get some free goodies. We listened to the speakers and I made an appt for the hubby and I to go to the chiropractor but we did not get the manicure or massage :o( The speakers ran over on their time talking so the other ones had to leave instead of giving the massages and manicures, which really really sucked!!! But at least we got some time out without the kiddos!
The rest of the weekend was pretty quiet. We had to get a lot of stuff done since hubby is out of town for work. Had to get all his travel necessities, clothes packed etc. We did go to my parents for dinner Saturday night. Sunday was shopping day and I went to dinner with my grandma and dad while hubby stayed home and had some time with his kiddos.
OK, so I never thought it would happen, but the day has come... my daughter is going to go to cheerleading camp. Yes, MY daughter, CHEERLEADING... *sigh* I talked to the lady that is running the camp today and she told me she would mail me the paperwork for it. So, my beautiful, smart daughter is going to cheerlead... I never in a million years thought that it was going to be possible that she would do something like this but her best friend that lives next door really wanted her to go with her and do it so I okayed it. She will also be cheering at one of the football games for the Senior High, which is where I graduated from. So that will definetely have to be a picture night! :o) Other than that, life is normal. Kids are doing wonderfully and really enjoying their Summer.

With school out things have been hectic around here. My kids still have a little bit left to go with their schooling since we had to take off so long when Victoria had her appendix out but we are working on it and will have it done in no time. Its like Grand Central Station around here with all the kids in and out all the time. Some kids stay for dinner, some of my kids leave to go somewhere else. Its just crazy, but a lot of fun and the kids are loving it. The kids in the neighborhood that I do not like seem to be quiet so far and have not caused too many problems, though I am sure as time goes on it will get worse as they get more bored with things. I have met a few more people in the neighborhood and they have all been really sweet. There seems to always be people moving in and out. The obnoxious neighbors we have had seemed to have settled down considerably and act like normal humans and not partying til 3 in the morning keeping me or the kids awake :o). There are a bunch of guys that live next door and they are all really quiet and my oldest son has a great time with them. My oldest has really taken the fact that he has to take care of his chameleon seriously and is earning money by doing jobs for our neighbors. He has mowed lawns, washed cars, pull weeds and other things that have really helped out neighbors and has earned my son money for his lizard. I am so very proud of him for being responsible and being a good kid.
We have spent a lot of time with the family lately. Hubby is still working on things for my dads store and has helped my uncle out who lost his job. Then of course spending time with my grandma whom is doing surprisingly well. She is talking about getting things done, getting cataract surgery, getting hearing aids and that sort of thing to improve her life. She said she wants to be able to hear her great gandkids talk to her, which means the world to me, since its my kids that she spends time with. She has a lot of great grandkids, but mine are the only ones that she sees on a regular basis. Granted some live out of state, but its my kiddos that shes thinking of.
Lets see, what we have been up to... Over Memorial Day weekend we did not do too much. We went to a Korean-American picnic with my mom. It was really very neat and a lot of fun. They had some proffesional dancers come in and do traditional Korean dances and they had a traditional Korean wedding and kids that did a traditional Korean dance. They were all very interesting to see and great for the kids to learn about what their ancestors did. We took Titan with us and he had a wonderful time too. We went to Castlewood park that has a beautiful creek and the kids brought their suits and had a great time. So did Titan, he enjoyed playin in the water with the kids and being around a lot of people. Then we went to see my grandpa and took some flags for him. It seems to get a little easier each time I go to see him. I still have my weepy moments and doubt those will ever go away. I remember all the good times and miss him so terribly at times that its hard to believe that he really is gone and has been for over a year. But I always remember he is in a better place and have to be thankful for that.
This past weekend hubby decided to surprise me and take me and my mom and the kids to Ste. Genevieve to the wineries there. It was an excellent surprise and was a wonderful day with lots of wine and lots of fun. I came home with 9 more bottles of wine to add to my collection. There was one winery that is called Cave Vineyard. They have a small vineyard with a few wines and an absolutely awesome cave that you can go and enjoy your wine in. They have picnic tables set up and had a live band playing and it was a wonderful 60 degrees. It also had a clear, beautiful spring fed creek that ran through it that was just amazing. Then we went to Crown Valley Winery. It is a huge winery and very commercialized. The wine they have is excellent and the place is amazing. I have been to stores that they have in the local area and really enjoy their wine. The 3rd place that we went was called Chaumette. It was a quaint, more upity place than the others. The wine was exquisite. The place was amazing, the vineyard was gorgeous, sitting on top of a hill so that you could see for miles, the rolling hills, they had a beautiful church up on a hill that you could reserve and get married in and have the reception at the winery. It really was a very romantic and perfect spot. The 4th one we went to was almost the complete opposite. It was up a gravel road next to a creek and was more homey than anything it was called Charleville. It was a small winery with a wonderful ambiance. They also had a microbrewery there. I did not try the beer since I had been sipping wine all day but would like to at some point. Since I always enjoy a good beer :o)
Then to be different we went out of our way to a place called Altenburg, it was about 30 miles further south. We went to a really neat winery called Tower Rock. It was a neat little winery with great Chambourcin wine and sweet peach wine. They also had a beautiful Great Pyrenese, which is an absolutely beautiful dog. There was also a pond on the property and you could feed the fish. The kids had a lot of fun feeding the fish and playing with the dog. About 2 miles from the winery is Tower Rock. It is a big rock that is in the Mississippi River and is quite pretty. So we went down there to see and really enjoyed it. We stopped for some dinner in a small town and that was the extent of a wonderful day.
Other than that things are pretty quiet. I have been trying some new recipes. Most have been excelent. We are trying to cut out red meat cuz of the hubbies gout. So we are eating a lot more chicken. Also eating healthier, which is good for all of us.