Short Story Long or..why I had the camcorder.

Ok so here is what happened. I was in the kitchen Friday morning when I heard this incessant crying at my garage door. I went and opened it and there was MJ(brother to rescued kitten) meowing and meowing. I picked him up and petted him(not realizing he was there doing his Lassie version of "Milo is in the tree go save him"). So EG and I go outside and hear the other kitten crying. We start looking for the "trapped" kitten. I was down on my hands and knees in the dirt calling to the kitty that I just knew was trapped under the porch. The more I called the kitty the louder it meowed (probably thinking, "look up you idiot"!) Well EG tried to work up the nerve to actually go under the porch but the thought of all those spider webs kept deterring her. SOOOO in/out comes Bert. The kids and I are all worked up b/c we cant find our poor kitten that we still KNOW must be trapped under the porch. So Bert goes and puts on some work clothes and heads under the porch. As he goes under he says, we should video this. Ok, I have to interrupt this story to tell you we HAVE actually had to remove deck boards to save a different kitten at a different time. I also went and got the camcorder b/c I am a total ham and I have always loved making home videos w/ my friends so I just saw this as another fun opportunity to be silly..ohhhh if only you could see my video archives..lol. Ok back to the story. So anyways, he is under the porch and he cant hear the kitten..DUH you think that would have been our first clue but NO. I keep telling him, how can you not hear it? I hear it clear as day! (This strikes me as especially funny now!) Bert kept saying he couldn't localize the sound..(EVEN MORE Hilarious after the fact). Then Bert thinks maybe it is trapped under the crawl space and that is why we cant find it under the deck. Well we figure out that is not the case. He heads down to the shop to get the crow bar and I head in the house to get the camcorder and the rest is ....well total embarrassment and hilarity as you saw in the last post.

Update on Milo. He was trapped in the tree again yesterday. Dont worry we knew where he was right away. Bert and EG actually installed him a little bridge from the tree to the roof of our house so hopefully that will help us to avoid any more missing cats anytime soon!

Cat Rescue...Pierce Style!

This video was shot AFTER we had already been looking for an hour under the deck and under the house and still couldnt find the kitten.

School days Schmool days

These are just some random pics I took this morning.  Sophie is helping daddy empty the dishwasher. He is trying to keep her busy while we have school.(Bert thinks I wanted photo proof that he helps around the house).  We are in our 4th week of school.  Some days are definitely better than others. The kids are getting older and the subjects are becoming more difficult and time consuming. Some days I want to run away screaming pulling my hair out and other days I just know God has given me the most brilliant, gifted children there ever was! (I wont tell you what kind of day wins more often) lol. 

Karate Testing

Well, all my ninjas tested this past Friday and were promoted to the next belt. One more year and Bert and Tyler will be black belt, and a year and a half for Micah and EG.  EG was presented w/ a trophy at this last testing for having the best spirit. She was so proud. I am so proud of all of them. They work so hard and it is a big commitment and a lot of hard work.  We are trying to talk Sophie into starting but she says she is not big enough..she says maybe when she is 4! lol.

uhhh photo booth fun

I think I look like Jay Leno in this one

Boo looks like a troll!!!

Twin Micah

EG ate too many twinkies!!

Scary Sophie!

"FrankenMicah"

This is how I feel after Homeschooling my kids everyday!


I cannot believe I am posting these but they are just too funny! We are having a blast w/ this photo booth feature!

I MAC

Ok- so Bert bought me an I Mac a couple weeks ago..it is the BOMB!! I love it! I was playing around on it last night and I realized I can actually play around w/ my pics. I have always wanted Adobe photoshop but didnt want to fork over the cash so this might appease me for a while and then I can ask for photoshop for Christmas. WHICH speaking of Christmas my son Micah reminded me this morning that Christmas is only 4 mos and 4 days from today! Uhhh didnt we just start 2008 and now it is almost over!!!

Yee haw!

We had another fun photo shoot! I love my mare Bonnie..she is such a sweetie. The only thing calmer than Bonnie are the horses you put a quarter in at Wal-Mart!!!

EG turns 9

Wow...where did our summer go???? COME BACK!   We started back homeschooling on the 11th so we are now in our second week of school. So far so good. We are finishing in about 3-4 hours each day. I know that will increase as the year progresses but I am enjoying these "short" days.    

 

We finished up the summer w/ EG turning 9. I still cant believe she is 9.  She is turning into such a precious young lady. She loves the Lord so much and it is so neat to see her developing her own walk w/ God. She has an awesome sense of humor and great laugh..she keeps us in stitches!  We started off her birthday by picking up some of her friends and going to CHUCK E CHEESE...I soo love how Rick and Bubba call it Chuck E Cheese hell! lol. It was absolute chaos in there and I was alone w/ all 6 girls.(another medal for mom). Then we headed home to swim and have cake and ice cream.   The next day EG left for Grandma and Grandpas for a week! She had a great time there and of course did not want to come home. 

www.TheBellaBoutique.net

Hi All! My friend has her boutique open and this is just the beginning of the adorable fall stuff she is getting in! We had a blast taking pics. These outfits are sooo sweet! Please check out her site. Thanks!! www.TheBellaBoutique.net

We had a fun cook out provided by Ron and Ruth at Beach Shade-n-Shelter. They bring all the food to you, cook it and set the table! It was so yummy..all we had left were 4 pieces of corn on the cob. If you are in the Gulf Shores area I highly recommend them!