Happy April Fool's Day!

I have a friend that has a family tradition of starting off the silliest day of the year with ice cream sundaes. I thought it was a fun way to make the day special for the kids, so here's what we're having for breakfast today.

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Thanks for the idea Brittny! My kids are in heaven right now. Yum!

$1 Sale!!

Hey friends & neighbors.

I wanted to get the word out about one of Julie Kartchner's legendary $1 sales.

So pass this along to anyone you think might be interested.

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We're selling:

TONS of girl clothes- size Newborn & up

Boy clothes Size 4-5(ish) & up

(anybody wanting to sell boy items, contact Julie)

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April 1

9 am

Julie Kartchner's house

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Come snap up some screamin' bargains.

All items only 1 buck, even multiple-piece outfits.

Many items have never or rarely been worn.

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See you there!

I Told You, Grandma!

I told you that if you didn't cut the boys' hair last week that Andy was going to do something drastic.

And not only did he do something, but he made me help!

It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, & gosh darn do they look cute.

I might be brave enough to do this on my own from now on!

Does anyone else think that the spikey hair totally fits Jack's personality, or is it just me?

For Pete's sake, Frank's getting so grown up. He turns 5 in less than 2 months & starts kindergarten in July. I'm already dreading it.

A Not-So-Perfect Day

Sometimes I really wish I wasn't such a "single mom."

Especially when I am running a temp of 103.

Especially when it's Spring Break & the kids are going stir-crazy.

Especially when all of this happens on St. Patty's Day- my favorite!(This pic was taken after they'd been cleaning up for 5 minutes. What a mess!)

The kids did get shamrock pancakes & green eggs before Mommy had to rush off to the Dr.

My all-green dinner plans were scrapped, however, when I began running that temp & couldn't hardly get off the couch. Yuck!

Luckily, I discovered that you can indeed turn mac-n-cheese green!

St. Patrick's Day was saved!

Thank heavens for green food coloring.

A Perfect Day

Daddy was actually home today, so we headed out to The Cove in Sierra Vista. Click on "The Cove" to go to their website.

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Can I just say- AMAZING!!!!

It was a short 40 minute drive from our house (hey, it's almost that far to Costco!), & there was something to do for everyone.

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Our favorite parts:

Daddy & Mommy- a whole happy day with no griping

Emma- the whole thing!

Frank- the waves!

Jack- the BIG slide

James- the warm pool with all of the little kiddos loving on him

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So, if any of you need something to do for Spring Break, make sure you go this week

It's only open for their Spring Break & will be closed next week.

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I'll drift off tonight with visions of grinning faces dancing in my head

I love perfect days.

Girl Fun vs Boy Fun

Our little (big) surprise of taking the boys to Monster Jam turned out to be a HUGe success. After all, what could be more fun than watching giant trucks smash cars?Maybe watching Megasaurus eat a car & then burn it up?

(I know this event was a hit because at this very second, I can hear Frank in his room talking about Megasaurus & trying to build one with Legos.)A quote from Frank: "It was the BEST DAY EVER!!"And since the boys got to go have some man-time, Emma & Mommy needed some girly time to counteract all the testosterone.

This is what I came up with:

Mommy Daughter mani-pedisMy legs almost don't reach into the water!Oh yes, the big poofy pillow helps a lot. What a princess!A quote from Emma: "This is the BEST DAY EVER!!"

I think Mommy & Daddy did good this time.

SOOO Sleepy