this weeks reality. and some fun stuff.

fun stuff first?

yesterday we went to Amazing Jakes! it was super fun! we went with my older brothers. and their families! and it was a long but really fun day. I'd never been there before but liked it. the food was good. and the kids had a blast. it was family day(every Tuesday) and you get a wristband for $16.95 for unlimited buffet, and rides. including go carts, bumper cars, Laser tag and bowling,miniature golf, and the kiddie rides. carousel and train. fun fun. i took lots of pictures that will have to come later.

Monday? we only had 3 kids- Joy, Paxton and Pierce. seriously cushy! and easy. my mom had 3 spending the night at her house. so we thought we'd do something fun. we hit Mi Amigos for dinner, then the dollar store for some junky toys, and then mesa yogurt for frozen yogurt, and on the way home we hit CVS to pick up the boys prescriptions and Lance took the kids in to buy candy and treats there too. they were singing our praises that night. and it was"the best day ever". and they remembered liberty and Peyton and hope and bought them junky stuff too. when the kids came home they told my MOM " it's like a party in there"all the new treats.

the zoo plans for Monday got canceled due to a nephew in the FAMILY we had planned to go with having the flu. and postponed the trip until thursday! so that is tomorrows fun.

tonight we are doing the drive in. it will be fabulous. and it looks like we are going alone. OH well.

so you wanna read the reality?

um the Van had to go into the shop on Monday. it's done now but Lance went to go pick it up. SO we couldn't have gone to the Zoo on Monday anyway.
yesterday, my mom drove half of us in her car to Amazing Jakes and Lance too the other half. then Aaron and Alicia had to help drive us home.
Oh the Van had a hose blow(we had to replace all the hoses) . and it had been making a horrible noise for a while now, IT was a bearing going out on the AC unit that we'd just replaced 2 years ago. that sucks. it was supposed to be done yesterday, BUT they got the wrong part in.
so today. we get it back. just in time for the drive in tonight, and the zoo tomorrow. Spring break is not the week to have the family van in the shop. it really limits the fun available.
plus that was yet another expense that we hadn't planned on. we are screwed is more accurate.

UM. and Lance is supposedly on vacation. yeah he has worked every day. alot. like at least half day while the kids are around. and then all night. hours each night emailing and doing crap. which frankly sucks. yesterday he worked until noon, and had a conference call up until it was time to go . leaving me to get everyone ready to go, and scrambling so we'd be ready. add in the fact that 2 kids didn't have shoes because they left them in the van and the van wasn't here. AND my makeup is in the van so i went to amazing jakes without make up on. pretty.
anyway.

And Lance's Cell phone kicked the bucket. he left it on the counter Saturday night, when i found it on Sunday it was sitting in a pool of spilled milk along with his keys and wallet. RAD. what is he gonna do about that? i doubt it will be a cheap fix. CRAP!

AND another blitch about Lance's job?
um, he has gone on some business trips. they aren't cheap and he has to pay upfront and then get reimbursed. YEAH. they took over a month to cut a check to us. and they still owe us for another trip. and we make JUST ENOUGH to pay our bills without added surprises. SO we are super screwed. SCREWED! and our tax return money? went to trips. like $2,000 in trips. FOR WORK! ok enough about that.

and NOW to top it off? OUR DOG IS MISSING!
and his tag had fallen off. SO anyone that finds him won't know he's ours. or they might he is pretty well known in the neighborhood. if they took him thinking he's a nice dog, they will hopefully release him and he'll come home. plus he is sure to be marking everywhere which means peeing on their carpet, couch, papers, everything. they won't want to keep him long.
So if anyone living around me (you know who you are) and you find a male white and golden brownish shitzu dog that is really dirty. yeah that is mine. please email me. also if you live around close and you saw some fresh roadkill in the last day or two let me know that too. he really likes that large road close by. i probably should go check the pound too. dang it.

he ran away on Monday afternoon, and i didn't realize he hadn't come back until late last night. FABULOUS! the problem is when people take him in, he can't just come on home. which he normally does. if people would just leave him alone. ARGH! stupid stupid stupid.

AND last minute add on. we are missing out on swimming at grandmas pool with cousins because we can't all fit in the 5 seater car. DAMNIT!

so that is the reality. i'll sum it up it often gets confusing .

-VAN broken in the shop on spring break
-Dog missing
-reimbursement checks suck!
-Cell phone went swimming in spilled milk.
-vacation days spent working alot
-missing out on swimming at grandmas pool because we couldn't all fit in the car.

when it rains it pours.




the fun stuff.
-fun family time. the best day ever.
-amazing Jakes rocks! it isn't cheap but it is fun. and we paid the flat rate. and didn't have to nickel and dime for the rest like other places.
and not nasty food like peter piper pizza or chuckie cheese.

-the van got fixed.
-the drive in tonight
-the zoo tomorrow.
-fun filled spring break plans
-spend the nights. with grandma and cousins


So thoughts you have. that you wanna share?
any similar frustrations?
have you seen my dog?

and did you notice my awards slide show?
fancy! enjoy it at the top for a little bit and soon it will go down to the bottom of the sidebar again. and i'm aware the pay it forward one wasn't an award.BUT i am still working on the whole pay it forward deal. seriously i suck. that that was my reminder to myself. and hey i participated once or twice ( actually 4 times becuase I'm retarded).