TODAY I am grateful for the VACUUM!! Hillary and I traded out babysitting this week so we could go shopping w/out the little ones. While I was in the shower, Deacon and Brielle decided to have some GOLDFISH! They did try to clean it though.
I have been such a slacker at blogging. I should have been doing this ALL month but hey, it's never too late to start right???
Today I am thankful for my GOOD friends!! My friend Dawn came in from Atlanta last week and OH MY GOSH, I had the best time. Ever since we moved back, I have felt something was missing in my life. What's missing is my best friend. She is the one I call when I am having a bad day. She is the one who tells it like it is, who lets me know I am at fault when me and my husband have a fight, not the friend who just takes your side because it's a girl thing. She is the one who knows it was the best decision for us to move back here even though it meant her and I would be 2000 miles apart. Dawn is the only person other than my hubby, who knows literally EVERYTHING about me. She knows my deepest darkest secrets and still loves me!! I love and miss her and am so GRATEFUL for Verizon IN calling.
Here are some quotes I like about friendship.
"A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked." -- Bernard Meltzer.
Who finds a faithful friend, finds a treasure. -- Jewish Saying
One who looks for a friend without faults will have none. -- Hasidic Saying
A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.-- Walter Winchell
"Friendship is a strong and habitual inclination in two persons to promote the good and happiness of one another."
-- Eustace Budgell
Today Brielle, Buddy, Popcorn, Molly and I made a trip to costco. With 1 girl and 3 build-a-bear puppies already in the cart you can imagine me trying to load in two 15lb. bags of potatoes, two 20lb. turkeys, peanut oil(which by the way was $50!!! why is that stuff so expensive???) and LOTS of other items. You know how you can just see people staring at you. Of course, not all the looks were strange, there were a few nice people who stopped to ask her if her puppies had names. I like nice people. Crazy me decides to take her down the toy aisle and their it is....the FurReal Dog!!!
Brielle: "Oh mommy can I peeez get out and pet the doggie?"
Me: "Yes baby, just for a minute."
Brielle: petting the dog, hugging him, kissing him, telling him he is the nicest doggie. "I love him mommy. He is the best doggie ever."
Me: "I know sweetie. He is such a nice dog."
Brielle: "Can I buy him?"
Me: "No baby, you can't buy him today."
Brielle: "Can I buy him peeez mommy? I love him."
Me: "No honey. We are not buying the dog today."
Brielle: "Can I call daddy tell him buy the doggie for me peeez?"
Me: "No baby, but you can tell daddy about him when he gets home from work and maybe you can put the doggie on your Christmas list. Tell him bye-bye."
Brielle: hugging the dog, "I love you. I will ask my daddy I can buy you and I will come back and get you take you home to my house I pomise(paw-miss)."
I was brusing Tylar's hair tonight and Brielle comes running in and says "daddy said I can put the doggie on my Kwissmas Wist, Ya Baby Ya Baby!"
I don't think she understands the difference between actually getting it for Christmas and putting it on her Christmas list. Oh boy!! What to do!! She is obsessed with dogs. Half the time SHE is a dog or we are watching dog movies such as airbud, airbuddies, snowbuddies, shaggy dog, snow dogs, lady and the tramp and so on.........
Tylar was Gabriella, Kiley was Sharpay and Brielle was an animal doctor and I know what it is called I am just not attempting to spell it! Call me stupid I don't care!! She was supposed to be Sleeping Beauty but she is soooooo obsessed with dogs these days and she didn't want to wear her sleeping beauty so we threw the doc outfit on.
We went to Hillary and Scotts. Camden was Batman, Brenna was Dorothy and Deacon was the Hulk. Doesn't he look great?
We had chili and hotdogs and lots of candy and just hung out. It was fun.
Saturday was a special day for Tylar. She turned 8 and was able to be baptized on her birthday. The day went really well. We had a lunch after and a little birthday for her. Thanks to everyone who was there on her special day. We really appreciate your love and support. We finally broke down and got her an ipod. She has been asking for one for over a year. She was SOOO excited! 
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