Buttons and Knobs

I finally am going this morning to learn how to use my "fancy" camera.

Its called "Buttons and Knobs"

and its teaches us how to use our camera specifically!

I am totally excited to get out of AUTO!

Following the class, I have to dash home to clean and prep

for the Memorial Day get together at our house, eek.

Better get ready! Ill post some

pictures from today "OUT OF AUTO" later this evening.

Happy Memorial Day.

*Last Memorial Day my husbands work called

to tell him he was being deployed, my heart was crushed.

I didn't know how I would make it.

After an 8 month deployment, we are stronger than we have ever been,

lets hope this Memorial Day

we don't get anymore disappointing news

Typical

Day with Heath.

As I go to clean up the *entire* bag of animal crackers you dumped on the porch, I come inside to find you on the island {again}.

I give up.

But at least they are bananas, and not something totally unhealthy. Choose your battles.

Party Central

I love love love, did I mention LOVE planning parties.

So be looking mid July for pictures of #2's 2nd Monster Birthday Bash! See here for his last birthday. Ill also post #3's Mustache themed party later.

Ignore the jacked up blog design, thats why i've started over!

Walk-a-Thon

Really, at least a hundred kinder kids and only 3 moms show up to cheer on their kids?

Such a shame.

I refuse to miss an event at my kids school until the time comes when all children have events on the same day. Luckily their close ages (2,4,6) they will be in the same school for a while, so I can wing it!

#1, my stud ran (yes, didn't stop) 16 laps!

Beet red after indeed, he was proud, and so was I.

#3 even came to cheer him on, or chase him...

NOTE: I didn't send him to school in pants, his daddy did. It was hot.

Hug your kids

Because at this rate tornado's are ripping precious children out of mothers arms into these deadly tornado's. Makes me ill to see this. This was my worst nightmare as I whisked my kids from deep sleep into the tub with me, as I kissed and told them all I loved them. Last night we rushed into the boys into our bathroom with blankets and pillows as I frantically called mymom. I'm not gonna lie, I was freaking out, and that would be an understatement. The wind was fierce and the clouds were rotating fast. I didn't realize how many tornado warnings were in North Texas, and I never thought they would be so near to our home.We were directly under the clouds circulated which funneled and touched down a little east of us. It finally passed, but then I got online and read of all the missing children from the storm hitting other states, I wasn't able to sleep for hours. We are safe, and all that matters is our family, not the material things that you may lose. So thankful...

Here is a picture a friend who lives 2 miles south of us took,

which shows the storm right to the east of us, maybe a mile or two away.

After all was calm, #2 who sleeps through A TORNADO,

literally ---was fast asleep the entire time.

Don't worry we put him back into his bed

(Yes, he's in a diaper- cheaper than pull-ups,

he's a heavy bed wetter at night, heavy sigh,

but PT'ed since he was 2, I don't get it! )

Pardon me

Why how can I NOT explain "HOT TOPPINGS" Well id say we are a pretty good lookin' family don't you agree?

And our last name is Topping, and we are HOT!

Okay well honestly my friend actually thought of it and it won my heart. My last blog was "My Candy Boys", being that my boys names are Reese('s Piece's), (Candy) Caine, and Heath (Bar), it was fitting. And our last name is Topping, funny, no?

If we had a girl her name would be Baby Ruth Topping, or Skittles, we are undecided.

(Um, no we are happily snipped and okay with three wild and crazy boys) And on that note, if i had a dollar for everytime someone asked me if we were "going to try for a girl" id be rich.

NOM NOM NOM

FOOD RAVE :

Oh my goodness, thanks to my Groupon I went to try this Noodles @ Boba Tea House, and their Pineapple & Coconut Boba Frozen drink, Um yes. I can officially say after totally dissing the famous fat straws that i'm craving those ever so sweet tapioca balls ever since. To die for.

And thanks to the sweet girls at Nothing Bundt Cakes today for letting me use my Groupon 2 days past expiration I was able to score 5 amazing Bundlet's! --The Chocolate was by far the best, but I also tried the White-White Chocolate and the Lemon. Ahh I love food, I wish I got paid to be a connoisseur of food ....

a girl can dream right?

E-Mealz

On thing that stresses me out is picking meals for the week. I love to cook don't get me wrong, but thinking of what to cook and sitting aimlessly writting ideas, not awesome.

Due to my crazy insane life of being "just" a SAHM including:

room mom

full time college student

and only *1.5 of my kids in school full time

gym time

full time maid and taxi service

meet up groups

I have temporarily put my fabulous gourmet meals, {okay maybe that's a stretch} but, I've taken up something a little more realistic. Oh and lets face it, a majority of our paycheck goes to gas, so this is working great for us. Its called E-Mealz and I freaking love it.

Here is what it looks like each week, and you can pick the store of your choice, and even pick from a low fat, low cal, low carb, vegetarian, etc. meal plans.

If you put in the offer code : DAVE in the check out, it will take $2.50 off the first 3 months. To have 7 meals that feed all five of my family, for under 12$ a meal! is awesome. So here is what they look like, oh and did I mention it even does your grocery list, by the way your store is set up. You don't even have to write a list! Just click the button the the left and check it out yourself!

My Kids Define me

They look totally cute right?

Wrong, they are like little torandos of energy, tazmanian devils, just little balls of destruction. They are crazy, so in turn they bring the crazy out in me. I'm not really sure the direction of this blog yet but to introduce myself, these little guys, they are my world.

For those moms, those special moms that God gave three boys to so close in age, you will truely relate to my often post showing what i've been dealt. But honestly, when I think of life without them I think how boring would like be. Who would clean up constantly l 13 hours a day that my kids are awake. Without kids my house would stay clean, I could read, study, remember to pay bills on time, and cook un-interupted, hmmph. Nevermind, that would be so lame.