I have an addiction!

Some may think that by the post title that I am admitting that my love of wine has gotten out of control, too bad that is still going strong and I love my 2 glasses at night and will continue to until my kids are off and married!

My current addiction is to WEED! No, not this weed,



but this one!



Weed or Weeds whatever, I thought it would be cute to post it like this:)

Honestly though, I watched all 5 seasons in about 4 days. I have been watching the seasons via Netflix stream on the TV (technology is crazy, btw) and almost cried when season 5 finished! I wanted more!! I made Derek check and double check that I had gone as far as I could. I wanted to scream! Yeap, I have to wait until Netflix gets it and who knows when that is going to be because the show is STILL running new episodes, argh! I really am very sad! Mad Men is not even easing my withdrawal! ARGH!!!!!

Good old fun!

I love to give the kids our smaller (& older) camera and let them walk around taking pictures. These are from last Monday, at least I think. I just love to see life from there prospective!
*just x out of that dang adopt a pet thing. I can not get rid of it*

Mo is 3!

I am loving my 3 year old! Yes, I am finally blogging Em's birthday! I thought that almost a month was long enough! We went to Big Bear her birthday weekend then headed to the beach, and the next day I had a pool party for her. The theme was suppose to be RAINBOW (thank you Teren for the blog in your favs), but I soooooo messed up the timing of Monday that I ended up not using anything that I bought! So if anyone needs a rainbow pdf just let me know because I will send you it:) Then,,,, life happened and the Lee family reunion. So here is Emma's birthday celebration from my family party to her pool party:)

Richard's Birthday

Another of us turned 30!! A friend of ours from high school, Richard, had a "Jersey Shore" themed birthday party this past weekend. Yes, like the show! Argh, I know.
Derek and I were against dressing up, but sooo enjoyed seeing everyone else at the party. Some of the girls went way out (out of their way to not wear any clothes) and most of the guys were all 'spray tanned out' and even cut their hair like people in the show.

It is nice to see this group of people every once in a while at weddings, birthday partys and around town. We all have so much history together and even though Derek and I have gone the 'family' path, it is nice to catch up and talk about old times. Oh, I have to mention that Mike said he was going to come down, but then did not. That kind of made the birthday boy upset, so we took pictures with an arm out to represent Mike.

Here are some pics from the party....just in case you were wondering how to dress for a Jersey Shore themed party.

Big Bear

A few weeks back we went to Big Bear and had so much fun taking in some fresh air! In southern California we have some BAD air, so good thing it is a quick drive to the mountains where you can see all that BAD air on your way to the GOOD air.

Anyways, besides the air we had fun in the bear decorated cabin of the Kemper's! I mean this thing is ALL bears! We even got them a 'bear themed' present (a bear clock) and asked them to find it when they got up there...no joke, so many bears. We went to different restaurants, went shopping, went to the lake, made a trip to the zoo, the discovery center, the historical museum, and headed over to the other side of the lake, and celebrated Emma's third birthday. CAN YOU BELIEVE I HAVE NOT BLOGGED ABOUT THAT YET!

Of course, I was a wreck about the drive up the mountain. After all, what if we fell off!! But much better once we got there. Derek and I thought it was hilarious that when we left the mountain it was 84 degrees outside, when we got to the desert it was about 96 and when we got to the beach for family day it was around 75. Yes, we can go to all of those places in one day around here!

It was such a nice time for the five of us, especially since Derek did not go to Palm Springs and prob will not be able to go to Vegas. However, off to the family reunion...man I have had a busy summer!

Monday Meetings

This week meet the most sought-after spot in the house....


*Drew took this picture*




The computer chair.

This chair has been more booty action than most that I know! Between the four of us fighting for the computer and LP loving the rocking motion it delivers, the poor chair only rests for a few hours a day.
Now I have to compliment the chair...."you are just so dang comfy!" Thank you the company that manufactured this chair...you have made the Lee's very happy!

Cheers!

I have been saying lately that the only thing good about having both of your sisters living in different states are the 'packages that come in the mail!'

A few months back I posted about how my favorite drinking glass broke. I was so bummed, but look what my sisters picked up for me!



It is different than the one that I got when at Cheers but I love it all the same. Of course, I ran and got a beer to pour in it right after I opened it. I wonder if I even washed it?

Thank you my sistas!!!

Exactly 11pm

It is exactly 11pm and I am at the least stressful place in my life in awhile.
I kid you not!
I just got done watching It's Complicated, while doing so I hit my head kind of hard on the arm rest! Maybe it knocked some sense into me. Or maybe the crying all day on Tuesday after seeing two sisters at the pool talking about Chelsea Handler and going to see her...tear to my sisters who I miss seeing so much! Then the lack of things I have been doing around the house....who the HELL knows, but I am getting over it. I do not write these things for any sort of support, but rather to share..."what the heck was wrong with me!"
I have a great hubby, kids that listen to me half of the time, a very supportive family on both sides of the aisle, and friends that do not really mind me yelling at my kids while I am speaking to them on the phone, btw thanks Mar/Em/Sara 2 for always laughing at my expense!
Now it is off to looking on FB, maybe get another blog under my belt, watch Handler, drink a beer, and off to bed! I am back!!!

Sara 2

You see this blog link....

http://zehntnerfour.blogspot.com/

Another of my fab creations! haha. Now Em and Sara 2 just have to keep up with them!
I really do it for selfish reasons! I am just nosey like that! Thanks Em and Sara for letting me help you get started sharing your life with the world wide web. I had to have help too!

Tackle It Tuesday

Oh so many tackles, so I am going to choose one from them. Make a list of things to do before we head up to the ranch for each day until we leave. Three kids and two adults on a road trip to the mountains where there is fishing, hiking, dirt, a pool and family activities! All of that sounds like fun, but not heaven for mommies who are anal like me! I just have to remember to breathe! Wish me luck!

Monday Meetings

Meet 'My Struggles'


Paper pile

This pile may seem small, but I think I drag it with me all over the house, so to me it seems HUGE! I am getting better at keeping bills away from the pile, but sometimes they creep in there and then I get in trouble.

Laundry pile

Okay, I suck at this. I love to (really I do) wash the laundry, but putting it away is a different story! With daily life so busy, being out of town, and the apparent abundance of clothes we have.....my laundry piles just add up!

Van pile

It may seem like the cleaniset mini van in the world (thanks to Derek cleaning it on Saturday), but give it a day and it will be NASTY!!! I have never been good at keeping my cars clean and with three monsters with me all of the time in the "Blue Dragon"...well it really does get nasty in there!

First T-ball Season!!

Another sport through the city is done!! yeah!!
T-ball was so much fun! I do have to say this, I felt so distant from Drew when he did it. I am not sure whether or not it was the fact that there were 3 other mom's from my mom's club there to chat with or that the kids were so far away. Either way, Drew had a great time and enjoyed hitting the ball off of the 't' and attempting to catch ground balls.
Attending Drew's last practice (aka his game/award ceremony) was nana, auntie chow, & grandma! He did very well at first base (auntie chow thought he should have caught and ran after balls....I am not sure she knows how to play first base, haha) and even hit a ball into a hole. Here are two pictures that my friend Michelle sent me...I did not have my memory card on pic day!!!! argh!

A New Blog

http://farnesfamilyfour.blogspot.com/

Smith Girl #2 has created a family blog. So go ahead and read it:)

Fallen Behind

Thinking that I would have enough time to post my 'Monday Meetings' was soooo wishful at best!! Also, Tackle Tuesday posts have fallen as well. Thank you Meg for posting and reminding me that I really do need to do this. I NEED to do this because blogging keeps me sane. I hate to admit it, but my life has gotten a tad out of control and I do need time to just sit....blogging is my time. Between trips, birthdays, family days, baby showers, swim lessons, movie nights, weddings, trying to see friends, ballet, t-ball and now the start of soccer, two more trips and pre-k events starting....I am spent!! Days have just flowed together and today was my breaking point....crying in the grocery store. I have been pushing myself and just trying to get to the store to get some formula in between leaving a ranch and heading to the Fair...well, come on...I am just crazy!!!

My patience is low, my house is filthy, and the kids are driving my nutty!!! AWWW to vent. I do feel a little better!! So here they are.....



SWIM LESSONS!!!! Since I thought of my Tackle and did not write about it...I will tell you the after thoughts.
Drew has had swim lessons before with Keeli and just a few with the YMCA, but this year he is ready, or at least he needs to be.
Emma....different story! She is very shy and loved being with Keeli, but not the Y. She is my challenge. Or at least I thought she would be.
Drew yelled, cried, screamed the moment I told him that he was starting swim lessons. Emma was so excited and even yelled, "I am a big girl and am going to swim!"
Yea right! By he time we got to Suzie's both kids did not want to swim, Drew wanted to stay in the car, and I was going to cancel the entire thing. However, with the help of Suzie, Conner and the amazing Elisabeth, all was well with Drew. Then....Emma! Man she can be a pain! I mean this is the nicest way, but MAN!!! When it was her turn she screamed, hit, and I could barely get her dress off! The ending with Em was some as Drew's...but her SCREAMS!!! So girly loud!!

Meet The BiBi's



#1- AKA, paci, plug, buggy, sucky, and so on.
#2- I am sorry for parents whose children hate them and for those parents that think they do not need to have them. It helps prevent against SIDS and is the biggest life savor!!
#3- All three of our kids loved them.
#4- As much as other people may hate the fact that we use bibi's, when the kids are crying those that hate them always ask for them:)

With the above being said.....

#5- We ALWAYS have to carry them!!! I have been through so many that I should have invested in the stock.
#6- Emma still uses one.....I say it is like her crack! I hope she does not smoke when she is older...haha.
#7- Watch out when you have babies at a hospital nowadays. Most do not provide them.
#8- There is really no other way to get my kids to calm down without one.

With all of that being said....

#9- I can not go a day without one.
#10- I would cry if I did not have these little pieces of plastic in my life.

Monday Meetings

I was thinking, "why don't I start my own day of the week on the blog to post something about our lives." There are various blogs dedicate to themes. For example the 'Tackle Tuesdays' and 'Wordless Wednesdays.'
Today I am going to start, 'Monday Meetings.'

Meet Sam



Sam belongs to Drew.
Sam is Drew's only toy that he can not live without.
Sam has been around since I got pregnant with Emma. Given to him by Auntie Chow.
Sam has no clothes.
Sam has been tossed, dropped, soaked with water, soaked with pee, and written on.
Sam must go with Drew to spend the night at anyone's house. But it is okay if Drew forgets.
Sam may not be touched by Em, but it is okay for Lilly:)
Sam is named after Sara 2's brother Sam.
Sam went with us to see Toy Story 3 and Drew smiled at him when Andy held Woody, maybe Sam is his Woody. That does not sound right!! hahaha
Sam has never been lost.
Sam must never be lost. There will never be another Sam:)