Boredom Boxes & Will Promotion be my demise or accomplishment?

There really is a fine line between getting people to be interested in your product or having them overlook it because its just another person trying to make money. I truly want my husband to succeed but I can't figure out ways to let people know about his work without seeming like an annoyance or just another solicitor.This is our livelihood & his passion and if we sit dormant without letting people know there's a new shop people won't think to call him when they need new brakes pads because they wont knowwww.ugh. Also if i'm constantly yammering about it like a creditor or spammer it's gonna get over-looked :(
I'm really interested in any ideas on how to get word out in a productive way because he's always fixed cars,just not always had a shop of his own?

(Chuckling) Sorry I had too...BUT SEE!! People are so used to seeing everyone advertise that they over look it...when It really is a great place, I need ideas! please!::batting eyelashes:: ANYWAYS ON ANOTHER NOTE (back to mommyhood.) I rarely get to watch TV in fact my girlfriends are my cable network because they keep me up to date on weather disasters & politics & who's pregnant & important things like that,anyway my kids slept in & I actually got to watch an entire segment of the morning show & who knew those 15 min. would CHANGE MY LIFE. I now proudly introduce to you mommies/aunties/nannies:
THE SUMMER BOREDOM BOX

I like to try & let them use their little imagination with dollies or go outside & swim or skate,but the boredom bug will attack and if you're prepared,this is something special they will remember their mom doing for them for years to come & IT WILL SAVE YOUR SANITY,mine has all kinds of crayola color wonders books & googly eyes & empty paper towel rolls & puff balls & glitter & books...you name it.I wanna make love to you ::cough cough:: I mean I love you boredom box.you're my best friend.

Hot Rods,Hot Dogs & A Man-Made Lake

What a freakin' awesome testosterone-filled weekend! I think the man sweat was even seeping from the female's pores! A much-needed/Unexpectedly amazing time! (ummm probably unexpected cause it was meant to be uber enjoyed by my husband and I was the sailor jumping in Hot Rods and seeing how much BBQ I could fit in my tummy! (too much,btw.)

Soooo pretty much I've been married for so long I've become a She-man from having to do so many guy things (face it ladies,how many of you can get your man to go to the spa or nail salon or actually hang out at the mall and window shop? (if you can,don't tell me cause mine won't & I don't wanna hear about it,that would be a lil fruity though.)

It started with a Hot Rod car show at church with a very nice service on daddy's,lesson?much easier to become a father then to be one. There was some amazing cars,Liberace's candelabra car,one that the paint job made it really look engulfed with flames & a "kid mobile" (which I wouldn't be caught dead driving) but it was awesome non the less:) it had a chalk board around the outside of it & was smothered in etch-a-sketches & hot wheels & candy dispensers on the inside

Then...Father's Day Sunday...IDEAL. My girls woke their much loved daddy up with a sweet little breakfast & a laundry basket of gear to wear to the lake for the day on our new vessel! Is it normal I get excited there's a corvette motor in our boat?

I love my boats name & the wind & water,Vegas isn't the prettiest but boating is a fabulous way to have family time!!

When we were at church and my little brother was getting baptized, Hannah said she wanted to "get appetized" I know she was hungry though it was dinner time,We had big horn sheep up close & checking us out while we were parked on the beach,it was very neat.I accidentally texted my mom the list of the last things I needed to get for the lake,she thought it was her list & bought it.I'm gonna do that more often to cut back my work.Horseflies do bite,ask my shoulder. My husband is the best daddy ever and I hope he felt appreciated,I know I did:)

I want to suck your cherry pie? (vampires & baking)

Bye guys,I'm outta here.Well just for a couple days that is.My body will be present,my mind won't. Don't worry the kids will be taken care of.Wes said he will pick up the slack for me to disappear into vampire land to earn his lovely Father's Day (even more then he already has). I actually bribed him with a homemade cherry pie so he would rub my shoulders while I read & I could feel like a queen:) I currently snagged a copy of Stephanie Meyers The Short Second Life Of Bree Tanner. Me and A couple of my girlfriends are having a mini book club just before Eclipse comes out & I'm gonna get their little opinions on the novella too! :) I didn't know what to expect but reading the intro to it gave me great insight on why Stephanie's stories are so successful. She thinks about who what & why even the most minuscule characters cross the main characters paths and truly does her research on the places they go which makes her writing have so much believability & depth. If you are a twilight fan & haven't heard of the novella,please Google it:) My hubby had one gripe,while he was massaging he asked when I would be done reading & I said after I finish a chapter & an hour later it occurred to me there weren't any.I waited a little bit longer before filling him in on that though. Gotta get the loving when I have the time! :)

Before I would have a pie to bribe my husband with it started with Auntie Shannon teaching the girls how to pick good Cherries. Every good thing comes from hard work & I wouldn't have such an enticing way to bribe my hubby into becoming my personal masseuse without THIS moment pictured above.THANKS SHAN!

Hope everyone Is getting to do lotsa reading or swimming or Cherri picking or whatever it is that makes your summer peaceful :) Mel
Oh & p.s. I really don't know why that font is super huge up there? maybe its to match by big head from being such and amazing cook :) hehehe jk.

Holy Cow!I've been through thick & thin!

Jessica Simpson can be bloated from her Monthly visit from Mrs.Flow and she's "getting fat."sickening.do any of these people know what it's like to really be over weight & be stared at in disgust?Or from another end of the spectrum,let exercise and weight loss be all consuming, finally achieve a healthy weight & instead of being told you look great,you keep getting asked if you're using drugs or starving yourself? which brings me to my next point:do it for yourself. People will always find something wrong with you,but you cannot actually lose (or gain) weight without wanting it for yourself,AND,if you are in the physical shape you want to be in,it's not gonna bother you when someone else gives their unsolicited opinion:)

"McDonald's in Tokyo is a terrible revenge for Pearl Harbor."

Here's the bottom line with weight loss from what I learned:

A.It really is moving your body as much & as often as possible.


B.It REALLY is watching what you put in your mouth.(no pasta is worth not loving your body.


C.It's a permanent lifestyle change.You can't achieve your goal weight then stuff your pie-hole with well..pies and become best friends with the couch & expect the fat to stay melted away.It's not how we're made up!


D.YOU have to ignore everyone else & do what you want because you want to.


E.DO NOT judge other people who are larger or smaller (you don't know their situation,it isn't always because of over-eating,sometimes it's an under-active thyroid or they're depressed or they have chronic knee or back problems & can't work out.)

F. Starvation diets don't work because nibbling on munchies is what jump starts your metabolism!

G.don't eat within 3 hrs. of bed

H.chug tons of icy cool H2O to cleanse that body and help you from over-eating!

I'm really proud of myself for learning how to do it & get really passionate when I talk about it,I'm feeling motivated to go forth & be healthy:) I hope the same for everyone else:) Happy Hump Day!

Lightweight Division Championship,Kramer vs. Kockroach

It was a grueling round that lasted 3 min 55 sec. Kramer won by K.O.Okay I know most people can't make a blog about killing a BUG,but I can because THIS WAS MONUMENTAL "I can do all things through Christ" kinda stuff! side by side with that irrational fear of dentists,is one of,cccco-o-oc-c-k-roaches.EWWW! Makes me shutter just typing it. You know its summertime when one of those things crosses your path.

I can't even look at the picture I just uploaded.is that normal? Usually I startle them away by throwing (inanimate) objects at them.This one,was like 6 inches long and headed for the pantry,nothing was making it go away! Wes was 45 miles away and I can't make him come home to kill them anymore :( So it was time to face my fear,save my honey bunches of oats & face this creature. Palms sweaty,heart racing I just kept picturing the children's faces and how much they love their goldfish crackers & how this monster wanted to taint their Goldfish crackers.I didn't have it in me to squish it though.its guts would have stuck on my Coach shoe.no. (light-bulb goes off) CHEMICALS! BLEACH,RIGHT FOR THE CRANIUM! YESSSSSS!I DID IT.I'M PROUD.still nauseous from it though.

ON another note: (thank God the bug story is OVER)
MY KIDS ARE SO FUNNY

Chloe was shivering after getting out of the pool last night and exclaimed:
"OH MY GOSH! I THINK I'M PART CHIHUAHUA I'M SHAKING SO MUCH!NO JOKE MOM! NO.JOKE."

Men are from Mars,women are from Penis? & I officially reconfirmed my fear of the dentist.

Since I'm writing about the testosterone that radiates from my man-child from birth ill make my font blue,wouldn't want to insult his manhood lol. There's nothing you can do or say to convince me that Boys aren't born to be boys and that society molds them to have their manor-isms because mine was born doing this:

Yup everything revolves around it from birth til death if you're a male:)I was really nervous about having a boy because I knew I'd know how to raise little girls cause I was one!(last I checked I'm not anymore) But a boy I thought would be a whole other ball game,it is but not really because I've been with my husband for 10 years & all males (sorry ahead of time for the stereotyping (no I'm not) Eat lots,most don't gain weight,(pisses me off) I'm really happy for them.

Love to look at pretty women (no kidding that's what little buddy does when were out & about)

(in the above examples he is flirting,there is nothing we could have done to teach him to do that,it just came naturally) And keep their mother's safe! Which brings me to my next point, THE DENTIST! (and keep his mother safe is exactly what little buddy did.)

I'm really glad the girls weren't there though cause I don't wan't them afraid to go and I was crying like a church on Monday. I don't know where this fear started but there is valid reason for it!
REASON A.

Yes, I took a picture of the tools,It was to be used as evidence in case that was my last day to live.
Reason B.

Im gonna squish you like a bug!

WHY HOW OH WHY DO KIDS HAVE TO BE SO MEAN!? GRRRRR I'm so angry I wish I could be 8 (no 10 so I'd be bigger) for 5 minutes to kick some ass on Chloe's behalf then go back to being her mommy and stick my tongue out at them while they cry home to their mommy!
I know I sound like I'm being juvenile about her getting picked on BUT it's my job to defend her and I go above and beyond to make sure she has stylish clothes & her hairs always cute just to avoid this so she can focus on her edjumacation!
It happened to me when I was a little kid and boy it stunk! I was either called Miss Piggy or just ran away from when I came to sit with people,which is exactly what happened to my Punkin today >:(

I remember my mom playing with my hair & telling me the other kids were jealous & kids are just mean & that their opinions didn't matter. I didn't care it still hurt feeling like something was wrong with me.Praise the LORD there's just two more days of school because it's taking everything in me not to go down there and tell those big bad 8 yr. olds what I think of them! (hey cut me slack it's my instinct.)
I picked her up and she was sobbing because of a rumor that was spread as to why she missed a couple days of school and she had hid in the nurses office the remainder of the day,flashbacks.If only I could have understood that what my mom said when it was happening to me was true.If only i knew the magic words to take her pain away.If only i could put a sign on those kids backs that says "kick me."

HOW could anyone be mean to her?!
Also, If you wanna make my kids laugh really hard serve them a yummy bowl of nutritious Booty Cereal for their first meal of the day.that what they call it,it looks like booty.they can't eat it cause they think its too funny.so do I.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

Keep on learning,Our Sadie & Hannah,
Though your graduation's done;
Your whole life's an education
That has only just begun.Your diploma is the first big step,
For knowledge is the special key
To winning what you want in life
And being who you want to be.If you'll always be a student,
You'll find the secrets to success
And travel on the golden road

To peace and happiness.

What Is it about major milestones that make us realize we're THAT much closer to not having our little people under our protection anymore? That much closer to them being on their own,sad:( but then again,it also means we're doing something right as parents when they achieve something,when they achieve things we worked so hard to teach them to do and it's one more thing to give me that conformation that I have to be doing something right!
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. You are the guy who'll decide where to go.”

Okay okay I know I'm acting like they just graduated collage or something but you don't understand,they weren't supposed to live,they were born almost two months early,I had post-partom and such a hard time taking care of my little snicker-doodles all by myself while Wes worked,so hard,and here they are smart,cute,funny,ALIVE,HAVING A CHILDHOOD,confident,happy,and to me that's more then enough to celebrate! Sooooo tonight,we're having chicken wings,I bought them roses & a cake and we are celebrating My Sadie & Hannah having a life,graduating Kindergarten,I love you babies <3

“Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail”

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.”

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”

OH and previously how I said 'boys love to make messes' I try soooo hard to keep him cleaned up ESPECIALLY when we go out places,but things like this never stop happening:

Patient: 'It must be tough spending all day with your hands in someone's mouth.' Dentist: 'I just think of it as having my hands in their wallet.'

Oh Joy Oh bliss,how I love the dentist, I have a very nice dentists office though with some very high tech equipment,I took a picture of one of the fancy things they have there to show you guys tho!

Don't be perverted! I know that wasn't the first thing that came to my mind.... ANYWAY,I couldn't go to my regular dentist for my tooth ache because he wasn't feeling well and I was in a lot of pain :( and I saw my dentist not that long ago and he said I may need my wisdom teeth pulled and a filling on one tooth other then that,I'm good for now! Funny how I go to someone else and all of a sudden I need 7,800.00 in work ASAP,Is it me or are some dentists like used car salesmen? I also have a major fear of dentists,my whole family does so when she told me I needed implants and veneers and root canals,and to pretty much rearrange my whole MOUTH and criticized my smile (when my hubby likes my smile just fine) I ran not walked outta that place!

SOOOO I'm still in pain & praying my dentist gets better soon :) can't take care of other people if you don't take care of yourself!
ALSO:
WES LOOKS REALLY HOT WHEN HE PLAYS CATCH WITH ME:)

AND Chloe makes really cool stuff outta sand that she challenges herself to make under 30 seconds,

And Caleb's NUTS if he thinks this will happen while he lives under MY roof.

Happy Tuesday!

Sunday's are fundayz

Today I decided to enjoy the little things,because really,they aren't so little. Essentially they're memories that're gonna mold my babes personalities :) The one really disturbing thing that happened was my girls holding and petting a tarantula like it was a hamster,and Wes laughing cause I was crying about it,not funny dude.imagine tiny fragile hands with a super-sized creepy crawling death trap engulfing them,really bothered me. Chloe wants one.

we went shopping and to print the family pictures we had done last week,they turned out AWESOME!

THOSE ARE A COUPLE of my favorite,there are many more with my mom,brother & sisters but those can be for another blog :) thank you Adena best photographer EVER.
also while we were on our Krazy Kramer frequent Walmart adventure,I discovered the new diapers,jean diapers,which are super cute but are they the latest baby trend or an excuse to let your kid run around in a diaper & not dress them?

I recently decided to see if I had a green thumb cause I love lilies and snapdragons & Morning Glory's and I thought it'd be cool for the girls to learn how to take care of flowers,i haven't killed them yet and I'm really proud,maybe I can have a garden soon!

Boys are born to drive,

And play video games,

and MAKE MESSES CAUSE THEY THINK It's Fun,

Happy Sunday,and for those of you with little ones in school enjoy the LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL!