Whoa!! Somebody put a brick on that boy's head... QUICK!

K3 is growing like a weed.... I JUST bought him new jeans and slacks about a month ago. He is a Bailiff in Teen Court tomorrow night, so I had him get his clothes ready... He tried them on for me because I didn't believe him... yep... he's waiting on the flood! I just can't believe it... leaps and bounds in only a few weeks!!! And I hope his feet slow down... he is already in Mens size 8 shoes... He is attending the Presidential Inauguration in January and these new band shoes and these slacks were supposed to last til then! I guess not!!! I have to buy new slacks for Monday night. I think I will wait until just before his trip to buy the slacks he needs for that trip! Good Gravy... someone hide that Miracle Grow and find me a brick!

What... something about K1??!!

So, I am learning to use photoshop, slowly... and also the software we use at work so I can answer questions knowledgeably when photographers call with problems, so I create lots of little projects, download templates, etc. Last night I made K1 her very own Christmas cards with a picture of her and her boyfriend on them (tomorrow is 9 months that they've been dating). They turned out super cute and we printed them on metallic paper, so they look super cool too! I only printed 5, but told her I could print more if she really needed them. I won't post a picture now... some people who read my blog just might get one in the mail and I wouldn't want to spoil the surprise!! I didn't tell her about them, I just surprised her... she LOVES them... see even when you are 16, sometimes... just sometimes, your mom rules!!

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Took K2 to the Dr yesterday.... 3 shots in the hiney and some percocet.... she missed school again today and is still miserable. I feel sooo bad for her... this is frustrating as we can't figure out what could be causing it. It is sooo different from her "usual" migraine. When she got diagnosed with migraines, it took 13 days for it to finally break.... I hope it doesn't take that long this time. She is so incredibly miserable, has been sleeping almost all day, and just looks plain miserable :(. I guess we are off to the Urgent Care Clinic again tomorrow....

Sweet Sibling Love

K2 came home early from school with a headache (thankfully NOT a migraine!) She just can't seem to shake it. At dinner time, she asked K4 to make her some french toast sticks for dinner. He smiled, knelt down beside her (she was laying on the floor under her blanket), gave her a great big - yet gentle - hug and a nice kiss on the cheek. Then he proceeded to make her dinner. I was making grilled cheese for the rest of us and I just smiled at him. He looks at me and says "what?" I said "that was such a nice thing you did for K2". He just gave me a huge cheesy grin and told me she is "one of the best sisters ever".... AAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

The Life and Times of K2

So, apparently, I like to write about K2... she is a total ham, and while "cleaning" the pictures and messages off my cell phone, I found these two videos... Enjoy!




Now I do have to say that yes, I am a mean mom... but hey, she shouldn't have been messing around in the restaurant!!! But anyway... we went to Walmart to buy her some new pants because we were going there after dinner any way.... the child walked around Walmart taking in all the stares, weird looks and comments from small children to older people... and giggling... I even offered to buy her pants before we finished shopping... nope... she is an attention hound!!




A normal night at dinner... hahaha... this is her true personality shining through! :)

soo, enjoy a peek into life with my special little girl!

K2 - eager to drive!

K2's main goal in life right now is to save up her insurance money before K1 so she can drive alone first... along with that goal is learning to drive her truck... a 1989 Toyota truck with a manual transmission. (K1 has a 1992 Geo Storm also with a manual transmission, but hasn't shown the desire to learn as K2 has). Today, K2 and I spent about an hour or so driving the neighborhood, I would tell her there was a stop light at an intersection (practicing before we get to a real one LOL) and then tell her the light was green... she did very well... only died a few times and the one time we tried to wave a car that snuck up on us around us, they waited patiently... so thanks neighbor!! There were a couple of houses on corners who had people out and you could see them giggling as we would drive by if they had seen our practicing... LOL! I know they must have been thinking they were glad it was ME and not them!!! I know I would have been thinking that!! We did learn some important things when we went to the corner gas station... 1. make sure mom has her wallet! 2. the clutch has to be pushed in ALL THE WAY to start the truck 3. great friends will come to your rescue when you think the truck has died!! (THANKS ED!!!)
Yesterday it took her 10-15 tries to back out of the driveway... today, she got it on the first try. I am really proud of her!

Just for Kelli :)

So, my friend Kelli keeps getting on me to start my blog... so just for her I will post some random happenings! While not so intriguing as some of her family's antics, the Smith clan has it's moments too!
K4 was doing the dishes (which meant to him, only the dishes in the sink) yesterday and came up with some pretty cool science experiments. One of his favorites was when washing the glasses, he ran his soapy hands over the rim and left a "bubble", then ran some water through the bubble into the glass without popping the bubble, but making the bubble expand over the top of the rim. He called me into the kitchen to see his amazing feat, the proceeded to explain why the bubble expanded. He said the water displaced the air causing the bubble to expand, then as he poured out the water, the bubble sunk in from the rim of the cup. He also found "randomly" formed bubbles coming up the other side of the sink and had me get a picture for his dad :)
I know he is one smart little guy! Wish his teachers could see this part and not just the kid who loses or just plain doesn't do his homework (lately just math, though!)