Sick as a dog!!!

Yep, before I could even get the dang shot, I got the flu....I guess that's what it was!
We had a great trip to 'Tuckey, as Little Hauss would say to visit Hubby's brother and sister in law and cousin! Little Hauss is only about 3 months older than his cousin and it makes for perfect playing! They were so excited to see each other....cousin wouldn't even take a nap on Friday, then crashed shortly after we got there due to all the anticipation.
We had a great time visiting, playing and just letting boys be boys! ALL boys that is....the little ones kept the mamma's busy while the big boys went down the road to some casinos in WV that recently got table games...poker, blackjack, and craps! The oldest brother met them there and they had a good day of fun! Hubby did fairly well and came home a winner!!! Something I always like to hear!
We did visit this place called the Pumpkin House. It was amazing. Pumpkins are donated and volunteers work it but its spectacular. They are carved with everything from sports, to food, to muscial instruments to medicines, ect....it really is a sight. Totally FREE. I forgot my camera! Yep, felt like I left a limb at home, but luckily my sister in law takes wonderful photos so I will have some for posting later! There was this one wall of pumpkins that were carved of muscial instruments and it lit up to different songs as those instruments were being played...mostly classical...It was wonderful. Little Hauss could have sat there all night and watched!
So, on Saturday night I felt a little run down, but took something and slept well, but woke up and didn't feel any better. The ride home wasn't that great...I slept and then I took a 3 hour nap after we got back! Hubby did a great job of taking over! Dinner, unpacking, laundry, church for Little Hauss (and snack) , bath, bed....then all over again the next morning....breakfast, dressed, and off too school!!! I could barely move yesterday and stayed on the couch most of the time! I did have to take a shower, but it really didn't make me feel much better! I ended up with a fever of 101 and aches and pains for days! I'm just now starting to feel a little better! I hope that's all I get of anything for the rest of the season!


Well, the polls are closed.......lets see how it all works out! I'm anxious!!!

Bad Words!!!!!!

SO, I know it was bound to happen, and it did!!! Little Hauss said a bad word yesterday at school....The "S" word! Now, this is TOTALLY my fault! Hubby will testify to that as well! He actually calls it "mommy's word" instead of a bad word! Now, I TRY really hard and I've gotten better at not saying ANYTHING nasty in front of Little Hauss, but I have to admit it has slipped occassionally. I'm not sure its even been recently, but like you hear, kids are like sponges!!! They act like they don't hear what you've said, but then weeks later, it comes back to bite you in the bottom (that is an approved word in our household)!
The craziest part of the whole thing is that Little Hauss was the one that told me.....like mommy, like son! I can't lie and I always tell on myself! The ONLY thing his teacher told me was he didn't listen very well yesterday! He told me that the other teacher is the one that put him in time out after he said it and she wasn't in the room when I picked him up so I don't know!!! I will definitely get clarification on this tomorrow!!!!
Oh well, we had another talk about our words so hopefully I'll do better, and then he'll do better too!!!

Halloween Party!

Happy Halloween!
Now, normally, I would have a cute picture of Little Hauss all dressed up in his Halloween Costume, but unfortunately he won't be dressing up this year, so I thought I'd post our picture instead! Didn't want to disappoint you!!!
We will be traveling this weekend to visit Hubby's brother and family, so Little Hauss can't trick-or treat and we didn't want to buy a costume just for the sake of it! He wants to be Spider Man, so Gigi bought him some Spidy PJs and he's content!!! He's more excited about playing with his cousing and seeing the Pumpkin House! I promise that is worth NOT trick or treating and I will post pictures for sure!
So, Hubby and I went to a Halloween Party last weekend where costumes were REQUIRED!!! I don't love dressing up and am very frugal, so I was determined to find a cheap and funny costume for the both of us. Hubby is in law enforcement, so we felt appropriate to do a spin on this. So, as you can see, I was the officer/guard, and he was my inmate/prisoner!

The orange/blue combo is what the inmates wear in our local jail facility if they are trustees or help with cleaning, painting, etc. We couldn't get our hands on any black and white jumpsuits, but we tried!!!

We're baaaacckk!!!

Carousel ride with Gigi, Zoo Atlanta Entrance, and train ride!

Vic, Little Hauss and Sara

Helping with Dishes

Gigi and Pop

LOVE the LeapPad!

So, we had a semi-fun filled trip to the ATL! Semi fun for me that is! I was feeling a little tightness in my upper back early last week and low and behold, I pulled that muscle on Saturday night, which put me out of commission for about 2 1/2 days! Thank goodness for Gigi and Pop who picked up the slack with Little Hauss while I over medicated myself and laid up in their bed (because your parents' bed is so much more comfy) and caught up on some TIVO....Thank you Gigi!!!

Other than that, we had a great trip. Little Hauss was a perfect traveling mate and only whined a bit when overly tired and too bored from watching dvds! We stopped off in Chattanooga, TN to visit my grandmothers for a while before heading further south!

Thursday was a rest day and Pop was still out of town on a business trip, so we took naps, very long naps!!! It was fabulous! Friday, we had some visitors that we don't get to see very often and had fun catching up and enjoyed a great meat filled dinner for Vic (Sara's a vegetarian, so we load him up on protein when they visit)! Little Hauss got a kick out of their new "transformer car" the EOS by VW, red of course!!! Vic swears that they aren't getting anymore new cars, but I think he might be out for a Mercedes convertible after Pop took him on a joyride after dinner!!!! We'll see!!!

Saturday we prepped for the wino night and ran some errands around town, Little Hauss helped with dishes and cleaning the patio off! We grilled pizzas and had some yummy Sangria (thanks Pop)!

Sunday, I really don't recall much!!! I was laid up in bed on pain meds and Little Hauss would peak in every so often to check on me! We did go for some all you can eat sushi which was really yummy, but I didn't get to try as much as I wanted because I just felt lousy! Oh well, I'm sure Hubby will be excited that we'll all get to go back next time when he's with us!

We did make it to the zoo after I got some good rest and Little Hauss did wonderful! This was the first time he walked and we didn't have one meltdown! We rode the train, the carousel, and played on the playground as well as checking out some animals!

We made the long trip back yesterday and I made up for all my time off with a very long day at work!

Back to my vino!

Migrating South....

Just for a long weekend! Little Hauss and I are heading out of town tonight to spend some quality time with Gigi and Pop in Hotlanta!!! So excited are we! We both get a little spoiled, well, I get a little spoiled and he gets spoiled A LOT!!! It's to be expected though!!!
So, we have lots of stuff planned, which is typcial for my side of the family, but we have so much fun running ourselves silly! The hubby is staying at home and probably greatful for a little break, but he'll miss us, for sure!
We will be visiting the Atlanta Zoo, IKEA (its a must), the outlets, and all you can eat Sushi!!!!! YUMMO! In addition to all that, we'll have some overnight guests on Friday (my best friend from growing up and her husband who live in ATL) and then Gigi and Pop are hosting their wine tasting club on Saturday night!!! I'm sure Little Hauss will be the provided entertainment!!!
We are making a stop in Chattanooga tonight to spend some time with my grandmothers, so it will break up the trip a little and we won't have to make a special trip later on! DVD player and Leappad are ready to go!!!! Pray for a smooth ride and no tantrums!!!!!

I promise to post pictures upon our return!!!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas????

Ok, I am a planner! For those who know me, know that I love to make lists, organize, plan things in advance, etc. Basically I'm your typical Type A Obsessive Compulsive freak! I love it, I don't care. My friends make fun of me, but deep down, they love it too I'm pretty sure because that means they don't have to do it themselves!!!
So, that brings me to Christmas...yeah, I said it, Christmas! IT'S NOT EVEN HALLOWEEN YET! and there are decorations for Christmas up everywhere! I do have to admit that I have started thinking about gifts for people and I might have even looked at some cards, but I haven't even gotten out my Fall/Halloween decorations! I know it's fastly approaching, but I've been busy! I'm not even sure of our plans for Thanksgiving, so I just can't even begin to think about Christmas! I think it starts earlier every year. It just baffles me! Hmmmmm.......

Facelift

For the page!!! I LOVED the owl design for the Blog, but just had a hard time reading it! I played around with colors and fonts, but just wasn't happy! This should be easier to read and I like the simpleness of the design! Hope you like it to! I've posted a link that you can get your own facelift if you want!