Monday, March 23

Dog Poo. I am sick and tired of dog poo. I could seriously devote this entire entry to doggy diarrhea. Hobie gets into Hurley's food - diarrhea. Hurley eats Hobie's food - diarrhea. On my carpet. On the concrete outside. Seemingly everywhere I turn. Ok, I am not an idiot. I do try and separate the dogs when they are eating. However, with 3 kids calling my name and the phone ringing I sometimes lose track of the dogs. I have been looking at this spot on my carpet now for 2 days trying to figure out how to get the stain out. It's exhausting and DISGUSTING!

So, I have not had a computer for a few days. The dogs got up on our kitchen table and pulled the cord out of the computer and knocked over my drink. I got an appointment at the Genius Bar today and they took the computer apart and fixed it right there on the spot for zero dinero! I know you are wondering why the dogs were on the table. Who the heck knows! I do know that Hobie is the ring leader BUT Hurley must bring out that mischevious side of Hobie. Bad but daring dogs!

For those of you who only have a PC - first let me to tell how sorry I am. Next, when my computer has issues (which are few and far between - 2X in 5 years to be exact) I get to have a live person who speaks english and does not live in India fix my computer. You all know what I am talking about. "Hello. My name is Ed. I am located in the Ohio Call Center. How may I help you?" (Come on. Say it with the accent.) You know it's true and that is what makes it so darn funny. With a Mac, no fuss, no muss. Shear perfection! Love my computer.

Zach went to Big Bear and went snowboarding all day today with Matt for his birthday. They had a great time. Zach got some air off of a rail or box or something and fell fairly hard on his tailbone. He is still complaining. At least he and Matt didn't break any arms, wrists or legs.

Nate and Jax took a personal day today as well and they slept in and we went to lunch at Rubys. We had to go to Smart & Final for the snackbar and our friend Ron, who owns Audiofonix, took a look at my car to see what back up camera I need as well as a DVD player for the boys.

Nate went to a birthday party for a better part of the day and had a great time. He has been so sweet and loving. The boys and I had to come to an understanding about the way we treat eachother. We have had loads of complaining and fighting and pestering and bitching and teasing and so much more. We are now focused on trying to get along and really be supportive of eachother. We shall see how long it lasts.

Spring Break is coming. I have nothing planned with the exception of some baseball. We are going to sleep in and we might even stay in our jammies all day one day.

The boys are doing well in baseball and our church is hanging in through the recession. It is hard living in our area because we do not see the full effects of the recession sometimes. When I am running to the mall or going out to dinner it always feels crowded to me. I know people are cutting back as we all should. I hope our economy bounces back sooner than later. No more pay cuts or job losses.

Laundry is going. Dishes are in the sink and I am way too lazy to wash them. It was either dishes or blog. I couldn't let you down! Dancing With The Stars is on. Diarrhea stain still there staring me in the face. I want it to just go away. Remember I told you that I don't do poo. Yuck! Cream carpet sucks. That is why I have black leather interior in my car. I am half tempted to hire someone to come and clean the stain. That just sounds so awful but it makes my stomach turn.

I am starting to do daily devotionals with the boys each morning. It is something I have wanted to do again because when we did that each day it was just a great way to start our day off. The kids are reminded exactly Who created them and hopefully WHY they are here!

Love to you all,
L