Dancing in the Rain

I cannot believe it has been over a month since I blogged... :P Time has flown!!! I'll try to do some catching up later. For now, just thought I'd let you all know that I am still alive and all that good stuff. :) And I would like to wish a slightly belated happy birthday to my very dear big sister Amber...she turned, *ahem*, 25 yesterday. :) And just in case you need a smile...enjoy some very special kiddos! :) Never fear... Spiderman and Batman are here! :) Everyone knows... anything is more fun in a tent! :) And... Clayton dances to Ernie Haase & Signature Sound singing "Get Away Jordan!" ( yes , he's doing ALL the jumping around and excited movement of his own accord! :) )

For those of you who may be new to the "Not Me! Monday" idea, the deal is I'm supposed to tell all the things I did " not " do this week (well, OK, maybe not all the things...for example, you probably do not care/want to know that I did not change 4 dirty diapers in two days this week). It's hosted by MckMama , so head over to her blog to see her and others' Not Me's. Some people have really funny ones, mine are just kind of...I dunno, "normal". :D But, it really is lots of fun, and this *is* my blog, so here we go: I did not cry when I learned that Guy and Marsh are leaving the Gaither Vocal Band--and I have n't gotten slightly teary every time I've heard a song one or both of them sings on since then, either. 'Cause I'm not going to miss those two at all ... I did not let Noah watch a couple TV shows on KERA just to help him settle down after being so upset when his mom left for work. I never use the "electroni...

You know that great feeling when you put your hand in the pocket of a coat you haven't worn in a while and find some money you forgot was there? I got to experience that feeling the other day when I went to change my address for my bank account online and discovered that there were $10 in there that I didn't know I had! I realize that $10 isn't a whole lot of money, but when you've been an unemployed babysitter for a few months, it looks really great. I had completely forgotten that when I switched to Bank of America, I was supposed to get $10 because I was "referred" by my parents, and it had been deposited a couple weeks ago. Cool! :D I had so much fun babysitting yesterday and Tuesday! The boys have grown a LOT since I last saw them about 5 months ago. It was most noticeable in Reilly, who is now walking and chatters (unintelligibly) nonstop. Noah, who is 4, "interprets" for him...which is always cute and usually very funny, since apparently Reill...

Last week, while Amber and Caleb were here, we played a game of Life (Jonathan's favorite game--hence the reason we were playing it). About halfway through, somebody landed on a "Spin to Win" space. If you haven't played the newer version of the game, the "Spin to Win" space is where everybody gets to pick a number and bet some money; the person who landed on the space spins the wheel, and if it lands on your number you get 10 times the amount of money you bet (it's all pretend, we don't really gamble, so don't get all judgmental on us! :D). Well, Amber had a "share the wealth" card that let her pick four numbers. She bet $100,000...and won! (actually, she might have bet more...I can't remember, but I'm sure if I'm wrong, she'll post a comment and set it all straight :D). Later she won another Spin to Win, and ended up with $4,000,000 (yep, that's four million ) in the bank. Well, the next time somebody (me) landed...