Anyway, he didn't come see us the first night after we went out of town. I wasn't digging it and I was worried he either hopped away to a new bug stakeout location, or withered away into dried up frog jerky. Thankfully, he came back to us last night! We know it's him because of the markings on his tiny pot belly. I love him... he's a bright spot in our evenings. Melanoma Harbin.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Melanoma the Frog
Anyway, he didn't come see us the first night after we went out of town. I wasn't digging it and I was worried he either hopped away to a new bug stakeout location, or withered away into dried up frog jerky. Thankfully, he came back to us last night! We know it's him because of the markings on his tiny pot belly. I love him... he's a bright spot in our evenings. Melanoma Harbin.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Great Wolf Lodge - Concord
Since the kids aren't peeing in their pants anymore and mainline juice like no other, it took an extra hour to get up there. Staying true to form, our first stop was IKEA and then we headed to the mall so Santa could hit up the Disney store. We checked into our hotel, went out to dinner and then stalked the Lowes Motor Speedway since it was right next door.
In the morning, we checked into Great Wolf Lodge which was pretty much the purpose of our entire trip. We played in the waterpark all day barely pausing at all to eat and got up early the next morning to play some more. The kids had a blast! Callie was overly cautious of the water slides at first, but by the second day she was going down them like a pro. Wyatt was obsessed by floating on his back completely in his own world. It was so funny because even in the shallowest part of the pools, he was determined to float his way to his destination.
Yesterday, they were getting pretty exhausted so we let them play until the meltdowns hit the point of no return before packing up and heading home. It was such a great weekend for the kids although, I would probably wait to go back to the lodge until one of them is at least 42 inches tall. At that point, they can go on all the big slides with an adult and wouldn't be confined to the little kid areas. Brent and I had fun, but I was over wading in kiddie piss after 2 days.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Tonizzle My Nizzle
Anyway, I'm sitting here on a mile-high pile of eggshells and holding my breath while my Torny is under anesthesia getting his teeth cleaned, butt shaved, and bloodwork drawn. Because of his under-developed brain (cerebellar hypoplasia - he's literally retarded) and his asthma, he doesn't cope well with any surgeries and I'm just sick to death worrying about my buddy.
Update: Tony did great and came out of surgery like a champ although he is fuming pissed and hissing at everything within a 1 mile radius. He did have one cavity but his bloodwork was perfect. Hooray!
Monday, June 21, 2010
Meet Georgia!
We had hoped to visit her over the weekend on a camping trip, but she already headed north for the summer. Hopefully, we'll get to see her in the fall when the weather cools down and she comes home. Sweet baby! Wyatt is in love with her because he thinks she's a hippo.Thursday, June 17, 2010
Random Pic
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Sick as a mutha!
Anyway, I was so wiped out by Thursday that all I wanted to do was rest. I finally started coming back to life on Friday. Over the weekend, we went to a birthday party, shopped, and ran errands. Also, it's hot as balls here! We've already hit the 100s (the heat index today is 110!) and it's starting to get kind of like reverse winter since it's too hot to play outside all the time. Yuck!
They can't get enough of bubbles! Callie never remembers to hold her bottle straight and spills them all within the first 5 minutes. Wyatt always willingly shares with her and never complains. Sweet boy.
Callie's blueberry tongue after Brent's Sunday morning pancakes. It's becoming tradition and I'm loving sleeping in and waking up to a newspaper, coffee, pancakes, and bacon that I didn't have to lift a finger to make!
Being lazy and watching tv together on the couch. Nuggets.
The kids have been on a coloring kick lately. Callie colors everything in rainbows. She'll spend hours coloring one picture which is completely opposite of crackhead who - if he slows down enough to draw more than one small scribble on each page - will color as fast as he can to get it done in under 5 seconds. Such a nut.

This pic came off my phone. Last week, I took Callie out on a fun little shopping trip specifically for her to pick out any dress she wanted and she chose this. I love it like no other because it's so unbelievably typical of her. It's rainbowy and frilly and perfectly Callie. It cracks me up! (She told me that she needed a matching purse and shoes too.) She is such a girl!
Monday, June 07, 2010
Happy Memorial Day!
My parent's came over for some awesome bbq on Saturday (recipe below) and Brent took the kids to see the new Shrek movie on Sunday which they loved. B-town was overly infested with tourists on Memorial weekend. It's always shocking to see the weekend invasions during beach season. And while it makes for some miserable traffic, we are thankful because this town couldn't run without them.
Here is the easiest and best recipe for pulled pork ever! It was done in less than 4 hours and quite possibly rivaled Brent's beloved Jim and Nick's. (You gots to doctor up yo sammich the right way tho wit a dash of A1, some slaw, and dill pickles. Yes ma'am!) I'm also writing down an easy Publix recipe for black bean and corn salad which takes two seconds to make and is damn good. I hope you guys had a great Memorial Day too! God Bless our troops!
Pulled Bbq Pork

3-4 lbs. boneless pork (We used Boston Butt but you can use any cut of pork)
1 can beef broth (I used 14 oz. of water with 2 beef boullion cubes)
1/2 bottle of fave bbq sauce (Ours is Bullseye Carolina Style - it's awesome!)
Throw the pork and broth in a crock pot on high for 4 hours. When it's done, get your hubby to tear it up and remove the fat. I can't do this part or I'll puke. Preheat oven to 350. Toss the pulled pork with your bbq sauce and spread it out on a baking sheet. Throw it in the oven for 25 minutes or until the tops get a little crispy. I tossed it through some more bbq sauce after I baked it only because I love the mustardy tang of Carolina bbq. That's it!
Corn and Black Bean Salad
1 can black beans (drained and rinsed)
1 can corn (drained)
1/2 bag spring mix salad
1 chopped tomato
1/2 cup spicy ranch dressing (more or less to taste)
Toss it all together and top with tortilla strips!
Thursday, June 03, 2010
Cruise Wrap-up!
But, the good news is that we already have another one booked! And this time, we are going with the nuggets! There is a new boat that is currently under construction that won't hit the water until next year. It's called the Disney Dream and the four of us couldn't be more pumped for it already! Unfortunately, we are going to have to wait until next year, but I am so anxious to see how excited the kids are going to be when we walk on that ship! Woot! Woot!We are completely addicted to cruising! It's like jamming a needle in your veins!
20 Questions!
1.) What's your favorite color? pink
2.) What's your favorite food? watermelon
3.) What's your favorite animal? doggie
4.) What you do want to be when you grow up? doctor for babies
5.) What do you want to be for Halloween? Princess Fiona
6.) Who is your best friend? Wywy
7.) What do you think is yucky? snails
8.) What's your favorite movie? Shrek (Forever After)
9.) What makes you happy? the zoo
10.) What are you scared of? monsters
10 Questions: Prompted to Poodie
1.) What's your favorite color? blue
2.) What's your favorite food? peanut butter and jelly
3.) What's your favorite animal? hippo
4.) What you do want to be when you grow up? race car driver
5.) What do you want to be for Halloween? bat
6.) Who is your best friend? Mommy
7.) What do you think is yucky? boogers
8.) What's your favorite movie? Shrek (Forever After)
9.) What makes you happy? kitty cats
10.) What are you scared of? bumble bees
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Bloggy Cleansing!
Anyway, I hope I made the right decision. I apologize for my bloggy slackiness which had been going on long enough to the point that it should maybe even be called bloggy mono. I dig it. I had bloggy mono.
I will come up with something stellarly creative for my first real entry and thank you guys for loving us so much to keep checking up on us and looking at pics from time to time. It always makes my day to hear that you guys keep up with our dorky shenanigans! Love you all!