Ohh, it's the grossest thing ever...

So, Saturday was a really boring day. We just hung out and did nothing really all day. After watching Tina Fey do the most amazing Sarah Palin impression ever we retired to bed. I snuggled into my bed and rolled over to cuddle my lovely husband... and that's when it happened. I must say this is the greatest violation of my entire marraige and the sole result of Taylors laziness. I was GOUGED by his disgustingly long toenails, seriously there is a cut on my toe. I yelled at him held vomit back and tried unsuccessfully to beat him. My super lazy spouse barely apologized and just rolled over and went to sleep. I was afraid to go to sleep or move all night. I was seriously traumatized. Then to make matters worse he waited 2 more days to clip them, I had to sleep in socks to protect myself. I tried to take a picture of the offensive toes but Taylor outweighs me by about 90 lbs and I didn't stand a chance in our wresteling match for the camera. Just know, I might have to go to counseling over this. There is something to be said for the Metrosexual.

I might be Debbie Downer

So, since I spoke with or saw you last (and this applies to everyone because I am in the land of the loner right now) here is what has changed:
1) We moved to Highland Village
2) I quit teaching pre-school
3) Cooper had an esophogeal biopsy (No I can't spell these things, I am okay with that)
4) Cooper got diagnosed with eosinophilic esophagitis, which is a disease that has only exisisted for 10 years and how to treat it is a total crap shoot, the doctors don't know
5) Coop had 2 allergy tests and he's allergic to SO MUCH FOOD and we are implenting this into our home. This means that we can't eat out ANYWHERE and I have to cook everything from scratch. PS: I hate cooking and I suck at it
6) We enrolled Hunter into a new school which is half home school half school school, so I am half teaching (:
7) The first time I took a bath (which I LOVE LOVE LOVE) the tub in the master (upstairs) drained into the dining room (downstairs)
8) My dog learned to jump our fence, and she's not fixed soooo.....it's only a matter of time

It has been a crazy summer, to say the least and I am just ready for it to end! God, give me normalcy and simplicity. PS all of this chaos started after my Memaw told me she was going to pray for me to get patience. I don't think we are speaking any more!

Ah, a bright spot!

So as many of you know Cooper thinks he is actually batman. He will tell me that he isn't getting married or having kids because he is Batman and Batman is not married and doesn't have kids. Last night we were hanging out at my parents house and I was telling my aunt and cousin about how Coop is batman, so I said "Cooper, are you getting married?" He said "nu uh" I said "are you going to be a daddy when you grow up?" He said "no" So I asked "why not?" Knowing he would say because I am Batman. Coop sits up and says "Because Hunter kicked me in the nuts." We were all laughing at this hilarious response, it was priceless. When we got in the car Taylor looked at me and said "Last week I tried to explain to the boys why we don't hit or kick in the crotch..." It was too funny, I guess Coop thinks he got kicked too hard!

Well, it is getting Better...if you care

So, in case my chaos is overwhelming, I apologize. It seems that we FINALLY sold our house (barring some finance disaster. The people diceded that they want it and they want us out in less than a month. That is awesome except that we don't have another house to go to, scary right? So my poor mom is our realtor and she showed us, no lie, over 30 houses in 2 days. We found one that is as close to perfect as we can get and made an offer. So it seems we will be closing 2 houses in one day and moving in less than 2 weeks. It has been really stressful and for those of you that have been a shoulder to cry on and an ear to listen thank you so much. I promise to not be as crazy in a few weeks, maybe and keep praying for the other 3 stressors in our lives, hopefully God will be as helpful in those situations as he was in this one! So we are super excited and super nervous. YEAH

Please pray for me.

Hey we have had an insane summer and I um under a lot of stress. Please just pray for me for clarity, peace and the audible voice of God in about 4 areas of my life that are all happening in the next few short weeks. Thanks!

question of the day...belated

Have you ever prayed for patience? I have not, and don't you pray that on me.

The first was such a hit....

So question of the day today...

What song to you go nuts to when you think no one is looking?

Question for the day....

Okay people, I am a nonstop thinker, this may surprise some of you because I am still not that bright, but it's true. I ponder things and sometimes they consume me totally, other times they quickly flutter out of my brain. So I have decided to post the question of the day to get some wise counsel, insight and just a little girl talk. So today I want to know:

Why does not being included in things give one a feeling of rejection? It's so hard being a girl.

All in a week...

Are you Vacant or Occupied?

Well, as usual the kids village has sparked conversations I never imagined having with my babies. Hunter got in the car telling us about demons, not scary at all for immature brains, or mature ones for that matter. I explained to them that if you are "full" which I explained meant you had Jesus in your heart that a demon could not come into you but if you are empty the demons can come in. The kids asked several questions then Hunter said like the potty, occupied? On porta potties there is a switch from vacant to occupied. We have tried to dull the fear of demonic possession and to comfort them. Hunter KNOWS beyond a shadow that he prayed and asked Jesus into his heart over 2 years ago (a story that hasn't changed in detail or ferver) and he said well I am occupied. It was funny because we could read Cooper's mind and he thought I haven't asked Jesus in my heat...truly he is not ready for that right now. So as I tucked him in tonight and walked out of his room he kept saying "I am occupied, I am occupied..." I told him you know that Jesus will protect from everything Coop, he will take care of you. I felt so bad, they will both have scary thoughts of demons tonight. Pray for sweet peaceful dreams in out house tonight.

Spring Break

We had a really great FAMILY filled spring break visiting Taylor's grandparents, going to my great-grandmothers 100th birthday party, egg hunts, and an Easter beagle (Cali). Yes I have lost my mind!

GIrls Day out

So, for my moms birthday we girls went to lunch and spent the day playing. Mom loves the topiary right? Sadly this was when I was on south beach so I didn't enjoy the full greatness of Joe T's. Ahh aren't you sad for me? This is from left to right Jennifer, mom, me and Laura. Maybe I do need girls so we can hang out forever!

Hunter is 7

You know, about 8 years ago when I found out I was pregnant I was dumbfounded, we certainly weren't trying to get pregnant and I really thought I didn't want kids. So, life changed. I thought, well I will have this baby then finish school and get a fantastic job. Taylor had a different (better) idea of how things would go. He really almost insisted I would stay at home and I just said we will see. I knew that my super cool 21 year old life would change but, just a little right? Wrong! 9 months and 60 pounds later the most glorious thing happened HUNTER. The moment, literally the moment the doctor handed him to me, he looked me right in the eye and our souls meshed. I immediately said I want 14 more of these! Hunter has had my heart since that moment in a way only a mother could know. He is an amazing kid, the cutest, smartest, Jesus lovingest, most caring kid in the whole world. I know that I don't brag on my kids too much, and I should do it more but the truth is that I think my kids are SO PERFECT that I don't want to make you feel bad about yours. Now the truth is out, yes I am talking to you. I am not ashamed to tell the truth.

So, I am a quitter. Judge me

Well, 11 days into south beach I finally gave up. I lost no weight, and I was hungry. I guess different things work for different people. I will just have to live with my excess weight! But I am so happy to have real Coke again. So, as you can tell by reading my blog someone in my family is sick ALL OF THE TIME and it was once again my turn. I have had a headache and a sore throat for a few days now. Yesterday when I woke up my throat felt like I had swallowed glass. I decided I should go to the doctor since Hunter had strep 2 weeks ago. So the doctor tells me that I have a sinus infection and that they will give me a sterroid shot and some antibiotics. Great! So, the doctor sends this BOY like a 19-20 year old BOY in to give me my shot. The exciting part it had to be in my butt (of course). So, I flash my stretch marked wrinkled butt to this kid and he gives the shot. The shot didn't hurt, at first but the BOY must have enjoyed looking at my fat butt and he pushed the meds really slowly, like REALLY slowly. Then it burned and hurt a lot. I walked out to pay and I could feel my self about to faint, which I do often enough to know what is coming. I grabbed a sucker hoping to prevent my self from fainting and went to the car. I started the car and dialed Taylor's number and passed out. So, when I come to my car is running, Coop is in the back seat, my sucker is in my lap and the phone is opened in my hand. I said hello to the phone and Taylor is there saying hello...hello...hello. I asked him to come get me because I couldn't drive, locked the doors and passed back out. He woke me up tapping on the car window. I felt so cool! About an hour-hour and a half later I was fine and drove me and Coop home. I am such a wimp!!

South Beach.... Not so Beachy

So, Heather has come back to visit from China and she is so skinny. I knew she was doing the South Beach diet and after gaining about 10 pounds over the last year I thought... I can do the south beach diet. Heather said she lost 12 pounds in the first 2 weeks. So, I started South Beach on Tuesday and after 3.5 days with out COKE or Chips and Salsa my weight is up! I have gained 3 pounds on the DAMN SOUTH BEACH diet. I am sticking with it, I figure what's 5 more right? I will let you know if my body stops protesting and gives up the cottage cheese!

I am coming back, watch out!

So, after months of grouchy antisocial behavior I am finally deciding that I can be nice every once and a while. It seems like all Fall I have been in a funk. I think this is largely due to the fact that we took our unlovable house off of the market and I had to embrace the fact that I have to live a million miles away from where I consider home. This was really hard for me because I want to be more social I just feel like I live so far away nobody wants to drive "all the way out here" and so I just got depressed I think. I had a really refreshing lunch date (you know who you are) last week and it just put me in a good mood, so on that feeling I had some friends over to play Friday night while Taylor went to kill innocent ducks. Here is a bit of the action.

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I do exist

I know that you are all sitting in your living rooms across the world thinking...wow, I am so sad that Christa is too lazy to blog. I know that her life is so thrilling and I need to live vicariously through her. Well, your wish has been granted. I am alive, I have just been grouchy and antisocial since...October probably (I think that's a problem), and the funny thing is last time I posted I was coming of this rocking stomach bug and what do you know I am coming off one again. This one took our family out one by one and now....it Damn sure better be gone! Since I last posted...
Well there was a lovely Halloween full of batman and Tony Romo...Thanksgiving was full of turkey and turkeys...There were school programs...soccer games...Christmas parties...presents...skiing...freezing....puke...more puke... and now here we are today. You are now fully updated on our super fantastic lives. I would love to impart great wisdom or have some great "thing" to tell, I just don't know what it is yet. I officially promise to try to be a more responsible blogger (: