chaaaaaaaaaaange

"Let's talk about change baby, let's talk about you and me, let's talk about all the good things and the bad things that may be, let's talk about change."  Name that tune....with a change in the one word of course. Haha.  Yes, I said "Change" again, which just so happens to be the topic of this blog post.  So let's do this...
I suck at it.  No, like seriously.  Not.  Good.  At.  All.  If I think about mine and David's marriage the last 11 years, it's been filled with constant change.  So I should be used to it, right?  Negative Ghost Rider.
We've moved so many times it makes me wanna throw up....because I absolutely despise moving.  Let's count how many times, shall we?  We started in Mankato, then moved to Rochester.  Lived there for 6 years and moved 3 different times within Rochester during those 6 years. Because....we're cool? Yes.  Then we moved to the cities, and then St. Cloud, and finally in two weeks we get to move hopefully for the last time (or at least for a very very long time).  We bought a house!  Yay!  Here it is...

Isn't it pretty?  That porch people!  It's so pretty.  I call it my "Anne of Green Gable's house."  (Only the cool people out there will know that reference :)  Just kidding.  But not really.  We're putting down roots people! By the way....do you pronounce is "roooots" or just "roots?"  Was that a weird question?  My brain is totally awry right now, my apologies.  

Anyway, yes, so we're putting down roots and it feels so good.  However, in order to finally get there, we have to go through misery....meaning the act of packing and unpacking.  I could say so many swear words right now associated with how I feel about packing, but I won't.  Because that would be inappropriate.....or would it? (Said in a sly-tilted head kinda way)

By the way (again)....we're watching the MN Wild right now and they just scored, yay!  See people?  Awry.  I just like saying that word.  Awry.  It makes me sound smart.

Anyway....back to change.  I don't do very well when my life is in chaos, and that's what it feels like at the moment.  I know it's temporary, but still.  My life is literally all packed up in boxes.  I know it'll all be fine and dandy, but in the mean time..... I'll be sitting on the floor crying.

We scored again!  Maybe one MN sports team will actually have a winning record this year?

So that's all I really have at the moment.  I feel like I had so much more to say when I first started this post?  Hmmm.  To be continued.....

So I told myself I'm going to blog more often, because I love doing it and it's a great outlet....even if it's a short little quick one without much to it.  So here goes.
This week has just been funny...one thing after another....and I always tell myself to write this shit down so I remember it later!
So Max is saying something new everyday, and while this isn't really funny, it's worth writing about.  Ok so this isn't new (But funny)...so when anybody "passes gas" (if you will)....Max says, "toot!" and then giggles his little head off.  What a boy.  I will never get tired of hearing that.  He also started saying "I love you." So a couple days ago I walked downstairs to say goodnight to the kids (David was putting them to bed).  As I walked into Grace's room I see Max saying "I love you too" to Grace and giving her a hug.  That was the first time I had heard him say that.  Let's just say my heart melted into jelly....and I will never forget that moment.  Ever.
Gabe had a moment worth writing about as well.  He was at a baseball game and hit a super awesome line drive....but it just so happened that it hit a kid smack in the head (Like, the kid had to come out and put ice on it.) Just a disclaimer....the little boy is OK! That being said, when I asked Gabe if he felt bad for the boy he said "Nope." Such a proud mom moment.....NOT.
So a little while later I asked again if he felt bad at all, and he said, "Ok, yeah I kinda felt bad mom......but did you see the hit?" Ok well......that was better than the first answer! He's hilarious...and still hasn't gotten his two front teeth (Ok that was random).... but he lost them months ago!  David thinks when they come in they're going to be huge!  We laugh about it all the time.
And then there's Grace.  I could write a book about this girl.
So today she went to a garage sale in our neighborhood with a couple other friends. She had her little wallet filled with change and she was so excited!  She comes back a little while later beaming!  She walks up, and in her hand is this hideous huge Teddy bear that actually has the year "1990" on it, with the tags still on it.  Not to mention a weird plaid color and shedding like crazy.  David and I just look at each other, trying not to laugh, and before I know what to say, he says to her...."Honey, do you know if they have a return policy?"  No joke.  We looked at each other and laughed....for probably like 20 minutes. It was one of those moments that isn't planned or thought through, but is funny as hell.  Did he just really ask our daughter if the garage sale had a return policy?  Why yes...yes he did.  David does have a pretty good sense of humor.  However, he's the funniest when he isn't actually trying to be funny.  When he does try...he fails miserably.  Turns out Grace only spent 50 cents on the damn thing.

On a side random note....turns out that the cool skateboard thingy that Grace has been wanting to get was not called "whip stitch" after all, but in fact, a "Rip stick." Glad that was cleared up because it felt weird to me.  All of you that sew will get a kick outta that.

On another side note....it's 10:45 at night and I really just want to have a hotdog.  However, I went on a really awesome run tonight with my neighbor and am trying to use some self control.  It's not working.

On that note...goodnight.

So I literally just started 4 different blog posts....each topics are ones that I've been meaning to write about for months now. I started the first one and seriously got about 3 sentences written and....block!  Next one, same thing.  Shit.  3rd one....this is it, It's going to be funny yet serious, thought provoking and completely awesome.  Fail.  4th one was THE one.  A topic fresh in my mind and full of awesomeness.....And you wanna know what happened?  I was sitting here, thinking of what to write next and my 2 year old walked by and said "I poop" with a devilish grin on his face, giggling uncontrollably. Yep.  I lost all intelliegible thoughts at that point.  So I figured I would blog about what I had intended to blog about.... and then just write a bunch of bullshit that people will hopefully find enjoyable to read.
So currently I'm sitting in our comfy rocking chair typing away and thinking these things....
----"My 2 year old has poop in his diaper and I should probably take a break and change him.  Nah...just a few more minutes, he'll be fine.
-----"I should really be doing some cleaning...picking up and making sure the house looks ok when David gets back.  Nah....he's golfing, so why should I slave away when he's out having a blast?"
And last...."I really want to watch some trashy TV, like The real housewives or something..."
Ok, that last one was completely random, but that's what was on my mind.
Lets talk about Max.  This is what I'm currently seeing...

Yes, he's on the table with poop in his diaper (and his shoes on nonetheless).  Totally enthralled with my water bottle and thinking how smart he is for getting away with being up there. This kid is a hoot.  He's so cuddly and loving, yet smart and devilish. He just started saying "I love you" and its probably the cutest thing I've ever seen.  Seriously

And this is what I found Gabe doing currently.

This kid.  The face you ask? Currently he is mad at me because i wouldn't let him play on any screens (iPad, xbox or tv).  I told him to get creative.  After throwing a nice little fit, he eventually  found some cool race car printouts online that he printed (with my help of course) and is now coloring them.  He actually is having a good time doing it despite the frown on his face.  Sigh.

When does school start again?

And then there's Grace.  I found her in the garage with a couple of friends doing this...

She's always been a little monkey...a daredevil who's not afraid of much.  A few minutes after I took this picture, she came in with a huge smile on her face and said, "I just fell doing a really cool trick!  It only hurts a little....."
This girl is going to give me gray hairs. No joke.

Did I mention that David is golfing tonight?

Oh sweet sweet summertime golf league.  Isn't he just the luckiest? Just so lucky....I can't stand how lucky he is. So......lucky.

So here I sit....trying to write this fantastic blog about one certain topic that is totally awesome because I have so many ideas in my head....and this is what I came up with!  Ha! I guess this is real life...a real night in our life.  Hope you enjoyed!