Labor Day weekend

Living in Canal Winchester during Labor Day Festivities is awesome...Im just saying and I may be slightly bias. This is the one time that our little township puts on a weekend of festivities for the entire family. They have kiddie carnival rides, carnival food, great food from local restaurants, beer tent, games, pageants, car shows , parade and much more. In fact I can smell the kettle corn cooking now from only a few blocks away. We dont usually take the kids to the county fair because lets face it, its a bit scary around all of the people that only come out of their houses once a year to attend the fair, I would literally have to put a leash on Preston to keep up with him and carnie people freak me out. We hope everyone has a great holiday weekend.

Bolin house changes

Kitchen and family room redo: Changes are coming our way soon (not soon enough) and I cant wait to get started on them, only I cant start on anything it all comes down to my husbands schedule. Man I hate having to wait. I have no patience when it comes to projects, once its in my mind I have to start right then and there. The new projects are:

• Put in new slider door that was taken out of in laws house because it is much nicer, sturdier and better than the cheaper one that came with this house. Out with the old in with the handmedown.
• Pull up existing carpet in family room
• Take out pony wall that separates kitchen and family room
• put in a new section of lower and upper cabinets in kitchen
• put down hardwood floor throughout kitchen and family room
• replace counter tops with granite or other kind of stone
• have sister come up and teach me to tile fireplace and back splash in kitchen

Picture to come soon.

prepping for preschool

Today was Preston's preschool orientation for kids, parents and teachers. He starts on Wednesday so it was good to meet the other kids before the big day. He has 16 kids in his class and only 6 are boys and 10 girls. Girls definitely rule this class but Im sure that our son will fit in just fine since hubby has taught him dialect with the ladies such as hubba hubba, how you doin'. Preston had a good time and played with everyone, before going in he asked if I was going to go in with him and stay and I said yes today but not next week. He dint say much but I could see the wheels turning. I also discovered this morning since he has to wear tennis shoes and not crocs like we have been wearing all summer that his tennis shoes didn't fit him. Size 12 people, the 4 year old boy is in a size 12. He is growing up so fast.

Friday happenings:
Went to gym-painful
Rain-nice
Haagen Dazs pineapple cocunut icecream-yummy
Friday night pizza with the kids-so much fun
The fact that Lowel has to ask me what time his daughter gets out of school when she gets out of school the same time that she has the past 2 years-funny

Project 2

We bought this coffee table from craigslist for a cheap amount of money. After sanding, priming and painting black here is the before and the after pics.

Project 1

My inlaws passed down some outdoor furniture which I love but it was a little worn so I covered the cushions and painted the furniture. Its like having brand new outdoor furniture now !

The morning after

Last night was the Jo Bro concert and let me just be the first to say it was actually really good. I shook my booty and sang along with all of the other little girls, tweens and moms. About an hour prior to the concert you could text a message from your phone that would show up on the jumbo tron and most of the messages said something like this "if you love the Jonas brothers let me hear you scream" which is exactly what they did for an hour straight before the concert even started. Trinity had a blast. After finally getting in around midnight, ears still ringing from being 20 rows away from the stage (thank you hubby for such wonderful seats) and humming Jonas brother songs in my head all night I was glad to hit the sack and go to bed. I woke up this morning feeling as if I had partied all night and drank to much only there was no alcohol just a bunch of screaming girls which is just as bad as a hangover. Here is a clip of just how loud it was. My hearing finally came back around 10am this morning. Good times...good times.

Jo Bro

Trinity and I are Jonas Brothers concert bound....all those screaming little girls got nothing on me. I can scream with the best of them!!!

Trinitys 8th

Dear Trinity, its your 8th birthday. You are such a little lady. In another 8 years you will be driving, wow. Many changes have come your way this year. You went from playing with dolls to drawing designs. You like makeup, finger nail polish, hanging out with your friend Hope and riding roller coasters. Ok maybe not the last one but you survived riding the Magnum XL200 and Cedar Point...you said never again but I'm proud of you for trying it. For your birthday you received lots of school clothes and I'm taking you to see the Jonas Brothers in concert. This will be your first concert other than when we took you to see the Wiggles Live when you were 3. This year you saw the beach for the first time, rode a big roller coaster, went to the circus, you are perfecting your dive and went to cheerleading camp. You love to help me bake and the eye rolls are growing on me.... I remember doing that to my mom as well. Im looking forward to taking you to your first tween concert and I will try not to embarrass you...I said try I didn't say I promise. We love you

Before kids I enjoyed long showers ....now I usually have a 4 year old and sometimes the dog in there with me. Boy times have changed.

Busy bee today. Today after the gym Preston and I stopped by his school where he will attend preschool in a few weeks and we walked through it again. I thought us visiting it a few times before school starts would help him get comfortable in this transition. We met his teachers, there are 2 teachers and 16 kids in the class. Im so glad we got him signed up early because they only accepted 16 kids and then had to turn away the rest. Since preschool is not offered in schools here it is done privately and you have to pay but it is also very competitive to be able to find a spot for your child before the classes fill up. We walked around and saw the cafeteria area where he will eat snacks, saw the playground outback and pointed out the bathrooms.....all the important things to see. Im going to do it once a week for the next 3 weeks and lets face it this will help both of us feel more comfortable.
I also decided to paint the metal outdoor furniture that my in laws passed down....what was I thinking.
3 loads of laundry, a full dishwasher, baking brownies for my husbands work, and a meeting tonight to pick up the Jonas Brothers tickets that we purchased to take Trinity to for her birthday and its become a full days of work. Im exhausted and still have more furniture to paint and its only 2pm.

Am I the only one on earth that has no idea what Twitter is, have no idea what Twilight is nor have any interest in it and doesnt text?

I got tagged so I thought Id do my answer here instead on facebook;

50 Things you've NEVER been asked

1. What is the color of your toothbrush? pink
2. Name one person who made you smile today? Trinity making up cheers about Preston
3. What were you doing at 8 am this morning? laying in bed watching tv
4 what were you doing 45 mns ago? cleaning
5. What is your favorite candy bar? almond joy
6. Have you ever been to a strip club? yes-sorry mom and dad
7. What is the last thing you said aloud? Lowel come listen to the kids playing together and not fighting.
8. What is your favorite ice cream? Maggie Moo's cheesecake with black cherries.
9. What was the last thing you had to drink? smoothie
10. Do you like your wallet? love it, its lime green.
11. What was the last thing you ate? dinner last night
12. Have you bought any new clothing items this week? yes school clothes for kids.
13. The last sporting event you watched? Does pig nascar count?
14. What is your favorite flavor of popcorn? jalapeno
15. Who is the last person you sent a text message to? dont text
16. Ever go camping? yep
17. Do you take vitamins daily? nope
18. Do you go to church every Sunday? no
19. Do you have a tan? only in the summer
.20. Do you prefer Chinese food over pizza? yes
21. Do you drink your soda with a straw? no
22. What did your last text message say? no answer
23. What are you doing tomorrow? going to pool
24. Look to your left, what do you see? kids playing with building blocks
25. How many e-mail accounts do you have? 2
26. What color is your watch? I dont wear one
27. What do you think of when you hear Australia? Toilets flushing the opposite direction
28. Do you go in a fast food place or go through drive through? mostly drive thru
29. Have you ever done any drugs other than marijuana? no and what kind of question is that.
30. What is your favorite number? 12
31. Who's the last person you talked to on the phone? mother in law
32. Any plans today? shopping
33. How many states have you lived in? 2
34. Biggest annoyance right now? Trying to decide on kitchen design
35. Last song listened to? Whatever the country station in my car was playing.
36. Can you say the alphabet backwards? very slowly
37. Do you have a maid service clean your house? Yes her name is honey, mom, and Heather
38. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time? flip flops!
39. Are you jealous of anyone? Sometimes.
.40. Is anyone jealous of you? i dont think so
41. Do you love anyone? lots of peopple
42. Do any of your friends have children? most do
43. What do you usually do during the day? What dont I do in a day.
k44. Do you hate anyone that you know right now? no but I dislike someone
45. Do you use the word 'hello' daily? yes
!46. What color is your car? silver
47. Are you thinking about someone right now? my pregnant cousin
48. Where was the last place you went for vacation? Sandusky last week
49. Have you ever been to Six Flags? yes
50. How did you get your worst scar? accident

Our week in Sandusky

I love to cook. I love to cook for a crowd, for guest, for neighbors but mostly I love to cook for my family. Its got to be one of the most important things that as a wife and mother that I do...besides washing clothes, cleaning house, scheduling everything, scrubbing toilets, kissing boo-boo's, raising kids, wait where was I...oh yes cooking. It has to be one of the most important things that I do because lets face it you have to eat, I guess everyone could eat cereal but who wants to do that. I love that every single night we sit down at the kitchen table to eat as a family, I love that when I yell "dinner" all I hear is toys dropping and foot steps a running. Its nice to just sit as a family, to relax, to hear each other talk, to just come together as a family after being apart all day....and to eat!

Columbus zoo

A day at the zoo with friends

Shake it like its hot...or maybe not.

Tonight a friend and I are attending for the 1st time and hour long belly dancing class at our local gym. I like to shake what the good lord gave me and he gave me plenty but Ive never shaken' it for an hour long. I may need help walking afterwards. Hubby has also offered to watch not only our kid but my friends kid so that she can go with me and I dont have to shake my money maker by myself...such a sweet hubby. We did have to promise to show him some of our moves when we return but well worth it Im sure. Lets hope my hips dont give out on me!!

Burnt Deriair

Went to the pool today and discovered something new. I pretty much wear the same bathing suit to the pool everyday so my tan lines are always the same, however today new parts of my ass are burnt which can only mean one thing....I must of been going around with a wedge all day and new fresh, white skin was showing and that fresh meat is now burnt. I can take being burnt anywhere on my body but does it have to be on the one thing that I use to sit.

I heart ice cream

Dear Haagen-Dazs ice cream flavor pineapple coconut I think I would love you however my local stores never have you sitting in their cold freezers. There is just an empty space waiting to be filled, waiting for me to take you home and eat you. I think I would love you so much that Id be tempted to even buy 2 of you at a time and I even signed up at Haagen-Dazs.com for delivery notification of when you will once again arrive at the local stores. Until then I guess I'm stuck dreaming of you while I eat other flavors, other flavors that aren't pineapple coconut, other flavors that I don't love...just other flavors.

Life=good

Sitting at home with Preston waiting for the pool to open up at noon and eating lucky charms out of the box while watching cartoons....life is good!!!
Thank you hubby for this time I get to spend at home with the kids.

Saw Transformers II-Revenge of the Fallen.....it was AWESOME!!!

Some of us take these liberties so much for granted, but we shouldn't.

This 4th of July will be spent with family and friends at our house. I hope everyone will remember that while we are enjoying our evening with food and fireworks that there are still many men and women who can not be home with their families because they are protecting us, our rights, our nation and our freedom. Happy 4th of July!!

Our TN trip

Happy Fathers Day to my wonderful husband, to my dad, to my father in law, and to my step dad. I love you all!

Table talk

Preston has been calling me "Heather" because he hears our neighbor kids calling me that so I have been correcting him over it. Here is how the conversation went at the dinner table last night.

Me: Preston tell daddy what you called me today.
Preston: (looking puzzled) Did I call you stupid?
Me : Umm no or atleast not that I heard you say.
Preston: Did I call you poopie?
Me: No and we dont say either of those words.
Preston: Oh I know I called you Heather
Me: Forget calling me Heather lets get back to where you heard poopie and stupid and why your calling me that.

I guess him calling me Heather isnt as bad as I thought since apparently his vocabulary has picked up a few more words.

Prestons 4th Birthday Party-Transformers

Kids say the darnest things-at the darnest time.

While at the local thrift store gathering up new "projects" to do, which I will post once done. My son saw a very pregnant woman walking down the sidewalk and asked if she had a baby in her butt too. Trying to keep a straight face while saying no and scooting him into the store as quickly as possible is not as easy as it sounds. He is way to observant for his age.

4 year birthday

Dear Preston,
Today is your 4th Birthday and boy time flys by. Over the past year you have certainly become a little man. You are more comfortable with yourself and others as well. You know no strangers, you will talk to anyone, you love playing with your bestfriends, your neighbors and all of the kids on the street no matter their ages. Your laugh is so contagious that just hearing it is the best part of my day with you. You still dont like chicken nuggets but you can scarf down a cheeseburger in no time, you love starbucks strawberry and cream drinks, you love pizza, and you eat more yogurt than any child I have ever seen. This year you have become more independent in riding your bike and you have no fear. You fall and get right back up. Your favorite toy is transformers and you love playing games on the computer. You are very curious and smart and you will start preschool this fall. I cant believe you will be going to school. I am so excited for you and what the future may hold. I hope you always remember your manners, to never give up, that we love you and that God has big plans for you. Happy Birthday son.

Jazz the dog

Pictures of Jazz:

I wrote that during our memorial day weekend that I almost broke my toe from falling (jumping) from a bike and during that entry I stated that I would spare you the pictures....I lied. Here is a pic of my big, swollen, sore, blue, purple toe.