So, where is the global warming?

You know the global warming that some crazy people start yelling about the moment that spring comes around? Because around here, it doesn't exist! We have had severe winter weather in Alabama for a week. A week. It's not snow. I could handle snow. At least you can take 3 bouncing off the wall children lovely, well behaved children out in the snow to play. But what we had was ice. At least three inches of solid  ice, that only started to really melt today! What? This is Alabama for the love of all that is important! It started late Sunday evening. So naturally all the bread and milk, where in high demand. What does milk and bread have to do with snow? Well, everything. See because we rarely get snow here people panic when they hear the dreaded 4 letter word. So I guess making milk sandwiches helps them cope.... I don't really know why. I don't want to eat milk sandwiches. Yuck. Anyway, because of all the ice, roads where closed for at least 2 days and some places are still closed today. That my friend is too much ice. On Monday and Tuesday, the husband was stuck at home because he could only make it out of the garage. There was no going up our hill of a driveway. Yay! I was excited he got a four day weekend. It made me happy! So on Monday, before we knew our snow covered yard was really covered in ice a glacier, we got the kids all bundled up. Because we don't actually have snow suits, we had to do layers and layers of clothes so fingers and toes wouldn't fall off. So about 45 minutes after convincing Sweetie Pie that it was ok to keep her PJ's on under her clothes, trying to keep the boy happy with cartoons(Yeah, we're those kind of parents) because he needed to build a "no-man" and  couldn't wait to go outside, all while trying to find Sweet Pea some warm clothes because for some reason they where all in the laundry room(...dirty, of course) we finally headed out the front door. (That was more fun than any family of 5 should have.) Only to find, everything was solid ice. Boy, where there some disappointed parents kids. They tried to make a snow ball but failed when they couldn't pick up the glorious white stuff we usually only get maybe once a year. Poor me Poor kids. After staying on the ice for about 30 minutes it started raining again so we had to go back in. The girls where ok with it because they wanted some hot chocolate, the Boy not so much. He was angry at his daddy for taking him back in, so while my husband was taking his boots off outside the front door, my boy was crying very loudly and  shutting the front door...and trying to lock it.(hehehehe...it was pretty funny.) So there is our story of the first hard freeze in 40 years where I had to walk up the hill both ways....just kidding.[It's only been 20 years;)]
Hope you have had fun in your winter wonderland!:)


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Why do you have 4 sippy cups under your bed?

This is the question I was asking my son while I was cleaning his bedroom. Even though he wasn't there. My momma watched my 3 wonderfully messy children for me earlier this week so I could clean their not so wonderfully messy rooms and get rid of old toys that they don't play with anymore. All moms know you really can't get rid of toys with the kid there because they will open up their tear ducts at the drop of a hat and swear they just played with that toy yesterday, even though it was a month ago and they really just forgot they had it. No thank you to that drama. Anyway, I found myself asking lots of questions to my absent kids. Like, Sweet Pea, do you really have to keep every. little. piece. of. paper?! If there is a picture of a cute little puppy, the girl thinks she should keep it so she can have a picture of the "perfect pet" to show her daddy. You know, in case he forgets that she has asked for a dog(or a pig, or a goat, or a chicken, or a..well you get the idea!) every single day for the past 6-8 months, give or take a month. Or year. I also found half of Sweet Pea's toys(that she got for Christmas, mind you) under Sweetie Pie's bed. This really doesn't shock me since Sweetie has a tendency to hide stuff she wants to play with and finds it later when her sister or brother have forgotten about it. She also does this with DVDs that she doesn't want to watch. She hides them. In her sock drawer. I found 3 or 4 in there the other day. SIGH. After conquering the girls' bedroom's, I had to take a break. It was exhausting. I took a little lunch break then moved on to the Boy's room. (I swear I  just heard music from a horror film play in the back round...)Why are boy's so messy and gross? And they really don't out grow it. I love my husband. Where was I going with that? Oh yes. I found about 3 diapers(only 1 was used..thankfully, #1, not #2...again, thankfully!) all under toys. You know since he's in this I think I'll just go naked stage! This is also where I found the 4 sippy cups. Under his bed. I guess he was saving them. Why I don't really want to know. Or it could be that Sweetie was hiding them because she still secretly likes to drink from a sippy cup. (Poor Sweetie, she is such a middle child!) So 3 bedrooms, 4 1/2 hours, 2 trash bags of broken toys and trash(thanks to Sweet Pea, saving every.little.piece.of.paper.)and 2 trash bags of toys to give to Goodwill, I emerged victorious! Until I stood up straight after 4 1/2 hours of leaning over toy boxes and couldn't move for  a few minutes and had to use a heating pad so I could you know, walk again. Then I felt the victory dance coming up as I was getting the vacuum cleaner out of the closet and  I remembered that the belt on the vacuum cleaner was broken.  Oh well, you can't win them all! At least you could tell that there were bedrooms in our house and not a garbage dump!

P.S. the room stayed clean for exactly 1 hour and then the tornado triplets came home and well you can figure out what happened next...




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Catch up and by the way happy 2011!

It has been one busy holiday season! Not only did we have the normal every year celebrations like everyone else, we also had 2 birthdays thrown in the mix. We went out of town for Thanksgiving followed by about of month of sickness, that everyone willingly shared with one another and one gall bladder surgery for yours truly. I am glad to have that sucker out! It had been giving me problems off and on for close to 5 years since I was preggers with Sweet Pea. It was busy but aside from a few rough days, it was a great holiday season! We had such a peaceful Christmas where we were surrounded by family and friends. This year was the first year without Grams. It was sad not having her around during Thanksgiving and Christmas as well as the two little kids birthday's.But we also rejoiced knowing that she is celebrating Christmas with Jesus. As my girls said is she singing Happy Birthday to Jesus? And I said well she probably is babies!  So I'll be playing catch up with my blog posts over the next few days. I hope to be a better blogger this year than last. (With 3 kids that's always up in the air!) There are many new things coming our way this year. Not just in our lives but also on my blog. I plan on incorporating some recipes in my blog. Since I love to cook, I figure why not share something else I love? So I hope things will be a little different this coming year. We will also have a brand new experience this year with Sweet Pea starting school and as if that wasn't enough of a new thing we will also be homeschooling her. After praying about it, homeschooling is the right decision for us at this time and we are so excited about this new adventure!  So until next time, I hope everyone has a very happy and blessed New Year!



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Family Trip to Noccalula Falls

We recently went to a local state park for a picnic lunch and to spend some time together. We wanted to take the kids somewhere they had never been and they seemed to really enjoy it and so did I! We went on a train ride, the kids LOVED that, and we even got to pet a doe and a deer. And for those who know my family...it was alive and not hanging on a wall already dead, so that made it even more fun for the kids! In case you were wondering, we do support PETA around here. Well, at least my husbands form of PETA....People Eating Tasty Animals! (What did you expect? We are from Alabama for crying out loud!) Anyway, here are some pictures, I hope you enjoy!



Eating at the big rock picnic table



as usual, not everyone is looking right at the camera
at least you can see their faces!:)

Daddy and his girls

Daddy and the boy
(one of my favorite pics)

Petting the deer
(Can you have a pet deer in Alabama?)

My life

My flower garden
(An old family recipe!) ;)

Chicken Sweetie Pie

Chicken Sweet Pea

And wait, what happen to the chicken's head?!

The meltdown in the parking lot

The ride home.....
Exhausted but well worth it!

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Happy Birthday to my baby.....

Who is no longer a baby! He turned 2 years old the beginning of November. How in the world did that happen so quickly? I mean, I just had this  9lb 4oz baby boy yesterday, right? How time flies! Now I have a 4 year old and two 2 year olds who are not twins! I love to see the reaction I get when I tell people that...priceless! I'm glad we had our kids close together, if not for the reaction of complete strangers who ask if they are twins (the boy is as big as Sweetie Pie!)and then try to hide their shock when I tell them no! Hahahahaha...ahem....anyway... My boy had a Blues Clues party this year. It's one of his favorite cartoons.(And yes he has many because he is a male and we know how males are with their TV shows....) So Happy Birthday to my sweet little boy who never fails to keep me and the rest of the family on our toes! We love you!


My sweet boy, only a few days old!



His "Blue" cake and his "Clue" cake!



Singing happy birthday to him!
(He was singing happy birthday to himself all week!)



My baby that is no longer a baby but a little man!



 

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5 Question Friday!

It's Friday, It's Friday, I'm so happy it's Friday! I know I don't work outside the home but I still love Friday! The weekend is still the weekend and I love it! It means my wonderful husband is going to be around to help with his offspring who act just like him and I get to spend valuable time with him!;) Just kidding.(about the kids acting just like him not spending time with him...I think!) Any who... Here are 5 questions you may or may not know the answer to. If you would like to join in and share a little about yourself, head on over toMy little life and join the fun!


1. Did you have a pen pal when you were little (or now)? Where were/are they from?
  I think I did once, but I don't remember her name or where she was from. I did write to my husband when he was in Iraq. Does that count?

2. If you could do a different job for one day, what would it be?
    If I could do a different job for one day it would be a doctor. I wanted to be a doctor once. If I had two days to change jobs the other one would be a forensic anthropologist. You know like the TV show Bones. It would probably be an interesting job to say the least!


3. Do you remember your biggest fear from when you were little?
    I so hate horror movies. I have an active imagination and if I were to see one it would be in my head for a week. But I didn't watch them often at all. I still refuse to watch a scary movie. I was freaked out by The Ghost and Mr. Chicken for crying out loud!


4. What do you think is a waste of time? Why?
  1. Cleaning my children's rooms. Actually cleaning at all. It seems pointless because it is messed up as soon as I put away the mop and vacuum. At least, I think it's pointless until I see or even think about the TV show Hoarders. Then I get the creeps and clean.
  2. Facebook. I happen to like Facebook, but really it's a waste of time when you think about it. You can be on it for an hour and not even realize it. Makes me wonder, do they have a Facebook Anonymous?


5. What is the oldest item you have in your closet?
  The oldest item in my closet is a pair of Birkenstock clogs. I have had them for probably 13years. I really don't wear them that much, but I had to pay for them myself. I spent all summer washing dishes at the Springville Cafe and saved most of it so I could buy those shoes. They cost $112 and some change, maybe that's why they're still in my closet!:)










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Hello October!

I can not believe it is October 1, 2010! How did that happen so fast? I saw that someone had counted down the days until Christmas on Facebook the other day. Only 84 days until Christmas...your welcome. I bet you in full panic mode now, huh? This year I actually, though I can't believe it myself, have 98% of my kids Christmas shopping done. And I didn't pay full price for any of it! I have been blessed to find all of their gifts anywhere from 50-75% off the original price! Woot! I'm sure when they get older that it will be more difficult to find their gifts on sale so early but they are all under 5, so they are usually happy with anything! But, I did stay very close to their wish list, even though it changes every day. (See Nick Jr., this is why we watch the Disney channel...no commercials with crazy toys like, moon sand and dolls that swim or cars that fly through the air. You try explaining to a dramatic four year old why the doll doesn't swim by itself...no thank you!) The only thing I have to buy is a couple of small things for The Boy for his stocking and candy. Last year we went the day after Halloween and bought Halloween candy for 50% off, hid it and put it in their stockings and they were none the wiser. So November 1st will take care of the candy for stocking part! It is finally fall here in Alabama. It only took us a month to catch up to the rest of the world but I am not complaining! It's only been 95 degrees for 6 months...that 's all! I've had the windows up and the AC off. It's so nice not to step outside and  melt like the wicked witch on The Wizard of Oz. Also in Alabama we have what is known as football season. Now, football season is a little different here in Alabama than it is in other states. People have an obsession. They dress their kids up in their favorite team's colors and take pictures and post it on Facebook and their blog.

Um, yeah...I would totally never be that crazy about the best team in the world. Hehehe! Anyway...

I am so excited it's cooler and I can actually make soup. It's just a written around here that you can't have soups or chili until the high is less than 80. Thankfully it didn't get any hotter than that so I made a really yummy potato soup and a spicy chili this week. I love this time of year. We also found out that my younger brother and his girlfriend are going to be having a little boy come January! I am so excited. I've started buying him a few things here and there. He is going to be so spoiled! My kids are excited to have another cousin they can play with. Although, I think they will be a little disappointed when they find out he can't walk, or even crawl when he's born! I guess that my brother's boxer bulldog, L.D. will have to be their playmate until baby E, gets older. L.D, according to Sweet Pea, is her favorite dog. It's also my favorite dog...because it's at their house and not mine! Anyway...I guess that all that's been happening around the Fowler Farm lately. Except, that my two younger kids are tag teaming and wrecking havoc on my mental status, but that is a completely different post! So until next time...

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