Red Light

As I was driving into town this morning this is a conversation that occurred:

"Mom, you just ran a red light!" - Dom
"I did? I didn't even notice!" - Me
"Well, I couldn't really tell cause you were driving so damn fast!" - Dom
(in a fit of giggles), "Dom, little boys don't say the word 'damn'" - Me
"Oh, oops" - Dom


Kids!

When I'm in the Kitchen Cooking...this is what I see:

(The gate is a safety precaution only when I'm cooking because small hands grab things off the counter and little bodies walk in between my legs.)

Can't a Girl Dream?

Next year I dream of having a pool at home for the kids (and Sean and I) on these hot days. I think the kids could have hours of fun...and we could enjoy cool dips as a family! So...saving up my mulah...I am obsessed with getting one of these for next year. No HLAC where the floors are filthy, bathrooms are disgusting, and the pools are peed in. (I like the metal sided ones better, but we will see what funds allow when we try to purchase!) Do any of you have a pool like this? Do you think it is worth it?

pictures from vacation

Dom & Mom on suspension bridge.

Dad & Alli
Alli in the truck.

Dom in the truck.

Falls the Malms took us to.

Sean, Dom, Joshua, Viviana, Ryan, and Aspen. (I was taking the picture and Mel was hiding!)

Alpine Slide in Jackson, WY.

Alli was too young for the slide so we hung out and watched the boys zoom by.

16 and Pregnant

Occasionally I watch brainless TV on MTV. The other day I stumbled upon a show called '16 and Pregnant'. After watching two or three episodes, I am truly convinced this show should be taken off the air. What is it teaching young girls? That it is all perfect if they get pregnant at 16 & decide to keep the kid. Everything works out okay. Everyone in their lives is truly kind about the deal and the parents are accepting and even though there are issues between the young couples, the world is still beautiful with the rose covered glasses on. WHAT THE HECK!?! MTV needs to have real kids on there who have babies at 16, are on welfare for years to come, can't get jobs because daycare and jobs don't pay as much as welfare/wic does. They need to show those same 16 year olds about 4 years down the road talking about what they missed out on because of the decision they made. MTV needs to show those same cheerleaders and popular kids living in run-down trailers, etc.

Now, don't get me wrong, there are some kids out there that have babies and their families are very supportive and help them and they manage to make lemonade from the situation. However, the majority have issues beyond they perfectness they show on TV.

Argh! Reality TV...whose reality?

4th of July Weekend

Dom has been mentioning (not begging, but close) the 'Puddle Golf' course frequently over the past few weeks. He says how much fun he thinks it would be, how we should go as a family, and how he thinks he could do really well at it. Well, we finally caved (on purpose) on the 4th of July. We took the kids to the mini-golf course in the heat! Thank god for sunscreen because we definitely needed it or the kids and I would've been fried! We had a great time. Sean won (of course), I did okay considering that I SUCK at golf, and Dom had a blast (which was the most important thing). I think Alli even had fun walking around with us and picking our balls out of the holes for us. Both kids were quite fascinated by the fact that I was the one who knocked my ball into the water and not either of them!

And, on the 4th later in the afternoon Dom did something VERY out of character. He went swimming in the pond (with a life jacket). Sean (in our raft) taught Dom how to float on his back and kick himself around. Dom spent nearly an HOUR in the water. I was freaking out from shore, but tried to keep it to myself. We were so proud of Dom. And, on a side note, he starts swimming lessons tonight all by himself in the pool (not the pond).

I held BOTH kids while we watched fireworks from the Lewiston Hill. They were okay, but probably won't go back. I prefer to be a little closer than we were. Dom was asleep before the fireworks started (and drooled all over my arm...). Alli stayed awake, but snuggled into me and pretended to sleep while I watched the show. They sure are good kids...I am going to miss being able to snuggle with them both at the same time when they are bigger.

Sean and I didn't do much exciting. Sean did get stung by hornets in BOTH feet. Even though he was already taking antihistamines for his allergies, his feel still swelled up so bad that you couldn't see the arches in his feet or that he had ankles. They wouldn't fit into his tennis shoes either. I informed him (as he informed my mom when she broke her foot) that we would have to put him down because we can't afford anymore foot injuries. He got a kick out of it! :P Oh, and he is fine now...still a little swollen, but pretty close to back to normal.

As for me. Nothing too crazy. I went to the library for the first time in like 8 years last Friday. I took the kids and we borrowed one dvd and three books. The picture book we borrowed for Dom is so far a family favorite. It is so hard that we are all three having trouble finding the objects! What else? I got to spend the entire weekend with three of my favorite people in the world...who could ask for anything more???

I love new recipes

I added a blog to my page with recipes on it. If you are as crazy as me and are always trying to find a new recipe that your family might enjoy (that is easy to make), try clicking on the link under 'my menu' to your right. :D

Have a wonderful weekend everyone and Happy Independence Day!