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Not in this house. Thanks to these amazing cold water wetsuits I had overnighted for the girls , they will probably be swimming until Oct !
It was smiles all around. Teeth did not chatter , lips did not turn blue and kids laughed and played instead of being unable to talk while doing the swim and shiver !
The Bubby did not go in . Sadly I was unable to find her a full wetsuit small enough in anything over 2mm neoprene .
When your baby decides to wear it .
This is AFTER a minor clean up in the car . I wont even go into the horrible details of what the car looks like ....I'm still traumatized .
I thought I was in hot fudge heaven when this all took place . I had my first one in AGES and I really was loving it . My fatal mistake was in thinking I could trust the girls with one ...my rational being that they're strapped in the car seats .....if I eat the top off of their sundae too ...it wont turn into a mess.
OBVIOUSLY THE FATES NEEDED A GOOD LAUGH .
You would think I would have seen this coming ....but as Gabby is the only one I can see while driving shes the one I measure the damage by . Katey and Alexs car seats are rear facing , and right behind the front seats of the mini van so I cant see anything they get up to .......I rely on Gabby to tell me what the two little ones are doing .
THIS DAY ......she decided it looked like good fun , and COVERTLY joined in .......dripping all HER fudge from the waist down where I couldn't see from my drivers disadvantage .
My hot fudge Heaven quickly became hot Fudge Hell when I opened the car door to get them .
LETS JUST SAY HEAD TO TOE - FLOOR TO CEILING - DOOR TO DOOR .
I'm getting ready to call up the Mr Clean company and tell them that their Magic Eraser ...isn't so magic. Hot fudge kicked its ass twice over , and I think they ought to send me a bottle of Valium along with my refund .
Of course the summer is almost over , but thats the story of my life !
After we went camping in June and saw how much the girls loved the pool , we decided to suck it up and buy them one . I really didnt want the hassles and maintance that a pool requires , but like most parents , I find myself going to extreme lengths to make my kids happy . First week in July I gave in and ordered a pool.
Its been a trial ever since .
Our first pool was back-ordered which Intex neglected to tell me , and after waiting almost 2 weeks , I found out it wasnt coming at all . So now its mid July and the selection of pools is thinning . I finally find another pool and even with rushed shipping it takes a week to get it here , however when it arrives the idiots had sent me a COMPUTER instead and had to come back and rush me the POOL ......additionally my salt water system was with the OTHER order , and now I have to order that seperate .
I wont put the girls in pools full of chemicals so the pool SAT , and sat and sat in its lovely box while we waited . I also wont fill my pool with a regular garden hose as they leech lead and chemicals into the water but I didnt realize the local Home Depot doesnt carry drinking water hoses .....so it was another mission out to the island to West Marine to pick up a boating hose .........once we started installing the pool we realized the ground wasnt perfectly level and we had to take it down and re-level the backyard .
Finally AUGUST 4th the pool was up , filled with fresh drinking water and ready for the kiddos to break it in .
However, now my salt water system still hasnt arrived ....so we wait some more.
The system finally FINALLY gets here .......and the salt doesnt . So we run around looking for somewhere to buy 160 pounds of salt .
After a way longer drive then I would like out on the island AGAIN we find the salt ......do everything were told to get the water balanced ....and no matter what we do we cant get the PH or the alkalinity balanced .
Now its MID AUGUST . AND IM PISSED ....i surely have much less hair after ripping on it all month in frustration and Im ready to cut the pool up into tiny pieces and feed it to the dogs for dinner .....
AUGUST 22nd ...the girls finally got to swim .
And by now...its so cold they cant stay in long without their lips turning blue .
Even after pouring a bazillion buckets of hot water into it , the water remained pretty shockingly cold ....so now Im off to buy a pool heater , and some wetsuits .
Atleast Ill have it all ready for next season !
This child LOVES people . She waves, smiles and charms everyone . Its amazing to watch how people who are in the process of rushing right past me , do a double take and suddenly stop to smile or wave back ......some even coming over to chat for a few seconds and then go on their way looking like much different people than they were before the innocent charm of a toddler reminded them to slow down, look around and enjoy the day.
Gabby turned 5 yesterday and we had a small party for her at my mothers house . As Amreen was away we held off on the bigger celebration until she comes back from Disney , and then Gary and I plan to take all the girls on a small cruise which caters to kids .
I really didn't take too many pics , or really try to get good ones , the lighting is awful inside the house and after messing around trying to get the pool working all day Gary and I were really running on empty .
Gabby and the Girls had a great time though . Gabby and my mother baked and decorated the cake themselves .
Gabby was her gracious and sunny self and allowed her little sister to hog the spotlight and the cake for the most part .
All the girls got presents . There's nothing sadder than watching little kids faces fall as they try to understand why THEY aren't getting any gifts .....so all the little ones get a few things to open in our house , and there's no sad faces .
Alex of course kissed and kissed and kissed her way thru the night .
And Gabby and Toni ......well they were just like Patty and Toni ......continuing on in the tradition of everything silly and ridiculous......minus the usual flying food .
Although as I'm quite sure Patty capable of doing so ..... she must have realized that if even the smallest bits of cake got up and flew across the room hitting SOMEBODY in the face ...without ANYBODY touching it .....she might have more company then she wants right now on the other side , as my mother would be sure to have herself a heart attack mid-flight .
Despite the lack of food fight fun ....Gabby and the girls laughed and had a great time , and although Im not happy Gabbys growing up ...making her happy is all that matters .
Watching them made me miss my little sister , but Katey is so protective over her sister and I , its really quite comical . Hugging and kissing " the bubby " , helping her up slides ...and shooing other children away from ME with a hand on her hip and a firm " THATS MY MOMMY " ....made today really precious .
Welcome to the family beautiful girl ! I cant help it , Im already in love !
I AM JUMPING ALL AROUND SO EXCITED !
MY LITTLE SISTER FINALLLY HAD HER BABY !
LAST TIME I GOT TO YELL THAT GABBY ARRIVED IN A TEENY WEENY 5 POUND PACKAGE .
THIS TIME .....NOT SO TEENY .
I DONT HAVE ALL THE DETAILS BUT MY NEWEST SWEET NEICE BABY KENDALL IS 9 POUNDS 8 OZ . !
I know shes going to kill me for posting this picture of her and her friend but I dont care ! I think shes one of the most gorgeous pregnant women EVER. Patty was the other one .
Im waiting on pics of the baby while I will post , but for now I am going to go jump some more around the house like an idiot , shop a little for the new princess and then hop around again till I get the pictures !
HOP HOP HOP ................
