today we...

celebrated Joy's birthday. the kids came in early and watched cartoons in my bed. while i still slept.

at 9:15 we got a call to come swimming at Grandma's pool. i turned it down. but changed my mind and went anyway. ( i am not a fan of swimming in public. and i was all prepared to let my kids know in no uncertain terms that if they made one rude comment about me in a swim suit, they'd have to get someone else to take them swimming for the rest of forever, but they were good, and now i'll have to continue taking them)

we went with my sister Maria,and her 4 kids. as we were leaving my cousin Debbie came with her herd of kids and nieces and nephews. so we stayed and i was there until noon. some of us got toasted. (just the ones with killer farmer tans.)

we picked up lunch on the way home, and Joy wanted mashed potatoes. she got to pick so we got churches chicken and lots of mashed potatoes. they ate every last scrap. hungry kids after swimming so long.

we came home and watched monster house on my bed. me and 5 big kids. while Pierce napped. i napped too. surrounded by my chilluns. they thought it was the best thing ever!

i got up and did dishes, and cooked CORN on the cob for dinner, and watermelon, and icecream cupcakes for dessert. my Mom and Gary came too. ( we love to have just fresh corn for dinner in the summer. who needs meat? not us!) i love mine mexican style with salt, and chili powder, rubbed on with lime. heavenly day ! 5 out of 6 kids prefer it that way, well 5 out of 6 of mine do anyway. just like we used to get in mexico from a street vendor. selling corn. heavenly day! lance used to think it was weird. he still might, but i don't freaking care. and hey it's no fat right? whooohoo.

mom took the birthday girl, and Liberty home with her to spend the night.

spectacular day.

pictures? you want to see pictures? umm yeah there are none. my camera kicked the bucket the other day when liberty dropped it. the thing that focuses, and moves in and out. yeah? it won't move at all anymore. it won't focus, and, it's in the trash as i type. SAD. my camera phone pictures wouldn't send to my in box. i have no clue why they won't but it's seriously chapping my hide. so for the next long while there will be NO pictures with my posts. it sickens me really the only pictures i got of Joy on her real birthday are on my camera phone. and we did all these fun fantastic things and i have nothing to show for it. SICK .



so i am not feeling all-happy go-bloggy.
there are other unpleasant issues going on 'round here, and i am so not feeling it. and the more i talk about it the more i'm bummed. so i need to not talk about it. i prefer living in denial .