THANK GOODNESS ITS MONDAY!!!

Ahhhh... Monday.

Sounds crazy... huh? You will soon understand.

So Ashley brings her dog over this past weekend for us to babysit so she can go out. (Yes of course Ash... we will watch your little mutt so that she does not tear crap up in your apartment when left alone.... and nooooooo its fine, we don't have any plans at all for the weekend except to watch your dog..... seriously what planet is she living on to think this?)

Frank is out of town camping in Doss with dad. Austin has swimming on Friday evening Aaron has a game Saturday morning, Amy has fittings on Saturday afternoon, the kids and I were supposed to go to Medieval Times Saturday evening.... Don't worry Ashley says... I will pick her up on Saturday night so you don't have to watch her all weekend..... uhhhhh thanks?!?!?!

So after all of the school, practice and yadda yadda on Friday all of my kids have someone over. Austin has his friend Hunter and his uh... very attentive and protective mom, and Gunnar. Aaron has Jason. Amy has Danielle, Cody and of course Maddie. Gretchen, Hunters Mom ,Lee, and I were hanging out laughing at the kids and then Josh comes over for a little while during all of the drama (this is about 11:00 at night)

The teenagers went to sonic because they were starving and brought gretch and me home a drink that both were spilled on Amy when they were trying to bring them inside..... they thought this was hysterical (so did I... :) Amy was soaked and had to change they then then left around 11:30 to go to walmart.... because nothing else was open i guess.... this is where they came up with the idea to saran wrap and tag jillians car. of course they don't share this plan with me until AFTER they are in the process of doing it.... little brats! Did I mention Keller has a curfew? yeah... so at 2:00 (two hours after curfew I am blowing up the four phones demanding a return to the house) They finally roll in... accept the lecture i deliver as worth it for the fun they had. Put in a movie and settle in for the night...ugh!

Now we get to the good stuff.... so peppermint is no longer allowed upstairs and we have installed a gate at the bottom of the stairs to prevent both her and holly's access. I discover that Peppermint simply WILL NOT sleep without a human next to her. (Holly was like this but when we say knock it off.... she shuts up. Ashley's little mutt is not trained nearly as well....) This was Peps first night in the house with the gate and without kids sleeping downstairs with her. So since Frank is out of town I break one of his major rules and let pep in bed with me. Of course Holly wants in too. So I am cuddled up with the dogs ready for some well deserved sleep.

Only to wake up with pee in my bed. Nope... not me... sicko... the stupid dog! GRRRRRRRR!!!! Ok I have a couple hours before Aaron's meet time for his game so I rip the sheets and blankets off of my bed and throw the sheets in the wash. Then I take oxy-clean and attack the entire mattress... because I am thoroughly yucked out with the idea of pee being in my bed even if it did not soak all the way through... I'm still gonna clean the mattress.... About 3/4 of the way through a wash cycle I start looking for my phone.... cant locate it... call it.. its off..... i get a sinking feeling.... because i just know it is in the washing machine.... dunno how... but i know.

HOLY CRAP!!!!! that only has EVERYTHING on it. My travel itinerary, work stuff, cheer stuff, football stuff, emails, calender, all of my contacts.... uhhhhh... basically the information i need to run my life!!!!!

So I jack Austins phone and head to the game with Aaron. (Gretch was bringing Amy and Auty up later) I feel completely lost without my phone. it sucks.

The game was AMAZING! THEY WON!!!! YAY!!!! At first Gretch thought I was an awful person who was way into the game. She reminded me that they were just kids when I yelled at Aaron to sack the QB when he was playing defence or to knock his block on his butt when he was playing offence. She just did not understand the game... even wanted to know why they kept saying first down... lol. The other football moms and I had our work cut out for us but by the end of the game she was jumping up and yelling KILL... rest assured... I made her a true TEXAS MOMMY... she now loves football... but only if Aaron is playing. LOL.... sucker!


After the game we had to RUSH Amy to fittings. Thank goodness that is done... what would we do without warm-ups for next year?!?!?!

FINALLY i get to go to Verizon for a new phone and explain about my phone getting a bath. Aaron and I both get new phones. after about an hour of whatever it is they do to the phones (BTW... it takes me about 2 minutes to do it online when I have a phone in my hand...) all is right in the universe again... except I have no contact numbers.

Get home... decide it is too late to go to Medieval Times.... the kids are upset.... I don't really care... Ash picks up her mutt. hang out... watch movies...

Sunday morning... don't have to go to church... cuz conference is on TV.... yay... Hang out with kiddos.... all day.... go to Movie Tavern for dinner. Maddie, Amy, Desi, Deanna, and Aaron all see a scary movie... Austin and I watch Monsters VS Aliens. Was a pretty good time. (must mention that I had a bunch of my contacts back in my phone at this point......)

Monday morning.... boys want pancakes. Fine... sounds good. making pancakes. YUM. Drop NEW phone in batter. SUPER PISSED OFF! Get kids ready and ship them off to school.

Head back to Verizon. See same lady I saw on Saturday..... buy ANOTHER phone from her. Thankfully Austin had an upgrade too... haha sucker... no new phone for him :) AFTER I buy the new phone and it is all programed she says "ya know if you put the phone that went through the wash in a bowl of dry rice it will absorb all of the moisture and the phone will probably work...." if looks could kill...... WTH..... she did not think this was information might have been helpful.... say on SATURDAY.... BEFORE I BOUGHT THREE NEW PHONES?!?!!?!?! JERK! I thank her while thinking mean thoughts and leave.

When I get home... yep you guessed it... i get a bowl throw some rice in and my waterlogged phone. Leave it alone all day and then HOLY COW!!!! IT WORKS!!!! I have my contacts, ringtones, information.... EVERYTHING!!!! YAYAYAYAYAYAYAAY!!!!!!!!!!!! (now I also have an extra phone.....)

so if you get nothing else from this long butt post... remember to put your water damaged phone in rice before buying a new phone :)

COLLEGE NATIONALS THIS WEEK IN DAYTONA!!!! :) YAY! oh hell... isn't Daytona on a beach? Near water?

Ok I don't update this as much as Shannon would like.... but I'm trying.

The game Aaron's team lost? Come to find out they had x-men as intended ball carriers as well as a qb. We got to replay the game last Thursday. FALCONS WON!!!! yay! final score was 12-0. They played again on Saturday... won. SWEET! they are now 4-0.

Aaron was in a play at school this week... it was a twist on Cinderella. He was a guard, a cat, and a woman. (four boys played women at the ball...) It was hysterical. His football coach came in to watch it as did a lot of his team.... they all had a great time and Aaron had at least as much fun entertaining them..... he is such a ham! When I get pictures I will have to post them.

Frank is gone for the weekend. He went camping with my daddy. :)

Next week is College Cheer Nationals in Daytona Florida. Very excited about that! Amy already has some colleges looking at her so it will be cool to see the teams compete.

Ashley seems to be entering that stage in life where she either one begins to think that I am not a complete idiot and just maybe do know what I am talking about... or becomes as much of a moron as many other adults sharing the planet with her. (just depends on who you talk to.... if you ask a parent we are of course much smarter than the average bear..... most teenagers however (being the highly intelligent full of life experience individuals that they are) would agree that we don't have the sense God gave a goose!)

Ash has discovered:
1. when you are the one paying for groceries an apple in the trash with two bites out of it pisses you off.
2. when you are paying for your own electricity you suddenly remember to turn off lights and standing with the refrigerator or front door open is not acceptable.
3. rent is due.... every month.
4. gas is expensive and all those losers can find another ride.
5. work is a priority....not bringing someones homework up to the school because they forgot it.
6. abercrombie is not the only clothing company.
7. yes it really is expensive to eat out every meal.
8. it is much easier (cheaper) to hang up what you tried on and decided not to wear rather than throw it in the laundry.
9. car insurance is expensive.
10. her parents really do love her very much and provided her with a pretty decent lifestyle growing up. (she is really glad we still pay her cell phone bill... but just till the contract is up! smart kid moved out a month after renewing it=)

Austin's teacher just emailed me. He just got a 95 on his math test. YAY! he was really having a hard time with it this last 9 weeks.

sorry... I have to cut this short and go have lunch with my little math stinker! I LOVE YOU SHANNON MARIE!!!!! come see me!