Stefan and his obsession(s)

My husband, yes my husband, the man most of you know is OBSESSED with fixing things to make them work and be like brand new! When he was little he used to take apart his bike or remote control cars just to put them back together. Some of you are probably thinking, what's wrong with that? Well, I think of Stefan as one of the characters of the old 70's show "Sanford & Son". He will collect and collect and collect things because he "might" use them one day. Hence the reason I'm posting this blog.

He got a wild hair up his hind end 2 weeks ago. He has always, always, always searched Craigslist.org for "deals". Well, he came across the "FREE" section of Craigslist. Talk about a gold mine for my husband! hahaha! He found a hot tub on there and low and behold he went and picked it up because he just knew he was going to be able to fix it up and we were going to enjoy "water" during the winter since the pool is not usable right now due to the water feeling like ice.

Well, he couldn't stop at just one hot tub. He was constantly on the website finding more hot tubs. He said he wanted to use them for "parts." UGH! You're thinking I have tons of hot tubs in my backyard now don't you? LOL Well, he has brought the hot tubs home, taken the parts off and then take the "shell" to the dump and dropped it off! hahahaha! So, needless to say, we don't have a stockpile of hot tubs in my backyard. LOL

However, we have one that is in perfect working condition that he got for free and fixed up and we are enjoying relaxing in it each and every night thanks to my husband, the step son of "Sanford & Son". :)

My bag! My bag!

I did it!  I went shopping and got "my bag(s)"  Whoohoo!

With my gift card I was able to get TWO purses, TWO wallets AND a "C" key ring!  hahahahahaha!  I was in heaven shopping.  I had the choice of anything in the store and this is what I chose - after much thought of course!  hahahahahaha!

Andre AKA King Lion

For those of you that don't know, Andre is in the gifted program at school and his "Project IDEAL" class did a play called "Why do Mosquitos buzz in your ear?"

Andre was King Lion and he had a huge speaking part.  He did sooooo good.  I was very proud of him.  Stefan and I think he's on the road to Julliard!  haha!

Do you want to know why Mosquito's buzz in your ear?  Well the African's believe that it is the mosquitos way of asking you if you're mad at them.  How cute huh?!

Enjoy the pics of KING LION!!!

Why do they lie?

I just don't understand it? Why lie about something you know it'll catch up to you? I'm sure it's like the pot calling the kettle black, because I know I did it when I was young, but still. Geesh!

First of all, Bink got his phone taken away. He deleted all of his messages and then told me he didn't have any?! I went on att.com, and showed him that he had texts on his phone from 8:30am to 2:45pm! all during school hours! He still chose to lie to me and told me he didn't text! WTH?! Are you kidding me?

Then, last night, the boys were in the hot tub...they know it's not a pool, you just sit and relax in it. Well, all of a sudden a huge splash of water came out over the side. Stefan asks them, "What happened? Who splashed?" What splash dad? There's no splash...again....are you kidding me??????

I don't get it! If I make it though these boys' childhood into young adulthood, I sooooo deserve a freakin' medal, for cryin' out loud!

Anyone have any words of wisdom? I'm about to sell my boys on ebay if I don't get any! LOL J/K!!!!

Country Girl's getting a COACH!

I have to say, after much hard work, mama's gettin' a COACH! The incentive came out from Gold Canyon June 1st and we had until August 30th to reach certain goals....I printed out the tracking form, I set little goals to reach the ultimate goal and I DID IT!

The incentive increments were a $200 card, a $400 card and an $800 card. I did every incentive there was and guess which one I got? You are right!!!!!!!! The $800 one!!!!!!!!!!! I am so excited! I should have my card around Oct. 20th or so and I am going shopping with someone else's money!

This country girl is now going to be city-fied! If at least looking at me from the outside! haha!

Thanks to everyone's support through all of this because I'm SURE, that whenever you saw me coming, you thought, "Oh gawd! Please don't let her mention GC, I'm sick of hearing about it!" But, you never voiced it out loud to me, and for that I appreciate you! LOL

Now...on to the next incentive - CASH AND TARGET GIFT CARDS!!! YEE-HAW!!!!

I swear!

Hell I don't even know where to begin with this post. This is mainly a venting post because I am so beyond frustrated, I tell ya! MY SON, the 14 year old is going to be the death of me, he really, truly is! Why that boy CAN NOT turn his school work in is beyond me??????? I have been in touch with his Math teacher since basically week 2 of school. I have set up extra meeting times with him and Dante numerous times and my son is still failing. WTH? It's not that he doesn't understand the material either, he just goofs off in class, doesn't do his homework or if he does it, he doesn't turn the crap in! What is going through this boys head?????????
THEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! to top all of this shit off, I get an envelope full of scoreboard pieces....YEP! My son decided goofing off in P.E. was the thing to do and "somehow" a ball went flying and hit the scoreboard hard enough to SHATTER it into pieces!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "Mom, I swear! It was an accident! I didn't mean for it to break!" Whatever! I'm so over the excuses!!!!!!!!!!!!! So, the nice little Athletic Director puts all of the scoreboard pieces in an envelope and sent them home to me! (oh yes he did!) OMG is all I have to say! Then, he has to pay for it to be replaced! Okay...I can feel my blood pressure rising again, I need to close this....If child abuse was legal, I'd whoop (not spank) his ass right now! UGH!

Sorry...editing to post a pic!!!

My first massage!

I just got home from my first massage and wow! I am sooo relaxed. I feel renewed and ready to tackle anything that's coming my way! I'm so glad I went, thanks to Melissa and her gift certificate she gave me LAST YEAR for my birthday! LOL I received another gift card for another massage just last night at my surprise party. I know I'll be putting that sucker to good use SOON! :-)

The best family & friends!

I have THE BEST family and friends ever put on this earth! Hands Down!!!!
We (the 6 of us) were supposed to be going over to Melissa's house to grill Carne Asada and swim. Well, we get to the house and I ring the doorbell. They door opens and I hear "SURPRISE!!!!" They had a surprise birthday party for me and it was all arranged by my fantastic husband!!! He did SO good. After 15 years of being together, he finally surprised me. He said the funnest thing about the whole deal was lying to me and not getting in trouble! hahaha!
I had everyone there. Some that I see quite often and some that it's been awhile!!! Miss Amy Jo and her crew came down from Flagstaff. I haven't seen them since she started working so that was a GREAT surprise. We started the party at 6pm and all left around 3:30am! hahahahaha! What a fantastic night and one I will never, ever forget! Thank you to all my family for putting this together and to my very dear friends who helped Stefan in his "lying" to me! hahahahaha!
I love each and every one of you! Once pictures are sent to me, lord knows there's going to be lots of boob shots apparantly, I'll upload them here. Mom-not naked boobies, but cleavage boobies! hahahahahaha!

Oh!!!  Here's a link to my pictures!  whoohoo!

http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&Uc=10ye65lu.856xmiju&Uy=-tz3wv2&Ux=0&UV=618782000641_687374734603

Until later.....

OMG! Proud mom moment!

What a night we had last night! With 66 kids on the football team we were wondering if Bink was EVER going to get to play! :) At 1:01 minutes left in the first half, Bink gets on the field...his very first play, (he plays cornerback) he's covering his guy and he gets an INTERCEPTION!!! He runs the ball back 52 yards and makes the first touchdown of the game for the team! Talk about pumped up! Oh my goodness! I was the crazy mom in the stands (as most of you all have been a witness too! haha) that was jumping up and down, screaming, hootin' & hollerin' for her baby boy!!!! It was awesome!

After that play, there was no denying it...Bink had earned his spot on the field! He didn't sit out the rest of the night!!!!!

Bink's first H.S. Football game!

Today's the day we've all been waiting for!!! Bink is playing in his first high school game today. We are all SO excited. We are definitely a sports family with football being one of our favorites! Bink may not get to start tonight, with 66 kids on the team (Geesh!) we're hoping we get to see his #32 out on the field more times than not!!!!

This should be very interesting tonight carting all 6 of us to the game. Yanna won't be in a stroller since we'll be up in the stands, Boogie and Dre will be full of energy too as they love to watch football too and then to top it off with Stefan and I's excitement, this should be very interesting! haha!

Stay tuned - this should be a great season!!!

Pissin' off Yanna

I have a ton of helpers around the house when it comes to Aryanna. Tonight, Andre wanted to get Yanna down from her highchair from dinner, wipe her off, change her and put her jammies on her. Well, under a watchful eye, we let him do this.

He was doing so good, up until he put jammies on her. They were TOO SMALL! haha! Andre stood her up after dressing her and she had a pissy look on her face from the get go. You know the Diva's thoughts were, "What the heck am I wearing and why is it so doggone tight?"

Lesson learned for Dre, always check the size of clothing before dressing your sister!

Bear with me

Hello everyone! Please bear with me as I begin blogging. I felt with the busy schedule the six of us have, yes, even Aryanna, it was best to start blogging to keep you all informed of every day life with the Edwards family! I hope you enjoy my blog and I hope you leave a comment or two!
Love you all!