Happy Birthday Tabitha!

Tabitha loves family, she would rather spend time with her sisters that anyone else. What a blessing!

What in the world would we have ever done without Tabitha?

For her birthday, she wanted to cut her hair......more pictures later.

The girls always ask what they were like when they were little. Tabitha has always been such a delight! She was such an easy going baby and 13 months later when Perri was born she gladly became a 2nd mommy and best friend to Perri. She has always kept our house full of laughter and hugs. Happy 9th Birthday Tabitha!

The Bee

So last week, Serenity was out in the yard hunting anything she could catch. Being slow and crippled, pretty much guarantees everything but bugs are safe. She got stung between the toes by a little honey bee.

I went out a little later my girls are playing with this poor little honey bee. I told them to leave it alone, someone was going to get stung, thinking they are all pretty intelligent little girls they would leave it alone...yes? Nope!

A friend asked if I would watch her daughter for a hour. I went outside to check on everyone...there they are with this poor little honey bee. It is now their beloved pet. Poor thing, at that point it had a broken wing and was missing a few legs. I had them make a special place for this poor bee. Complete with leaves and flowers he was laid to rest, again!

For the next 24 hours it was a battle, let the poor little bee die!!!! Please!

Sunday night, my little bee nightmare was over for sure, until.... My home teachers came over, he told me that one of his daughters was trying to catch honey bees in a bottle. Because you know "the Corrigan girls have a pet bee...."

I don't even know what to say.....

The Johnsons have moved! I have to admit I resorted to chocolate to make myself feel a little better. Too bad it never works like it is supposed to.

One last goofy day, at least for a while!

Zoe and Tyler, too little to be big...finally they got big enough to play together and it is time for the Johnsons to move on. I think he was Zoe's first best friend. I hope when they meet up again it will be like they never left!

Katie and Perri are so funny. I think they got to be good friends because they were always the first to get cold. So they were the first to come out of the pool, the first to come in from the snow, the first in the house when it was cold outside. They are rowdy and silly, two peas in a pod!

Jake didn't want to be caught on camera being silly with the girls but don't let this picture fool you. I am pretty sure he liked being silly with Perri and Tabitha. He is the first boy that would play house one minute and swords the next. Throw one boy in the house and he changes everything!

Jessey is so much fun. She is an artist. I think I will miss her art and cartoons floating around our house as much as anyone. She really does bring out the best in the girls. I am looking forward to the day when she is famous, telling everyone I have an original Jessica on my wall.

Our house is forever changed. For the better! WE LOVE THE JOHNSONS!

Friday night

It was rare night with nothing to do. The little girls were having a wonderful time playing and Aerika was having a moment loving all her furry siblings.

The Johnsons are moving to Utah this week and left us cool toys that they weren't taking with them. Sylvia made these Polly Pocket houses out of cardboard and pop cycle sticks. They are amazing. Who am I going to call when I have something creative to do?

Damon was fitting in a few minutes of Guild Wars.

Who knew it was so hard to take pictures of a cat? I couldn't get them to hold still!
This is Thunder.

This is Serenity, actually looking serene. Don't be fooled!

Twenty five random things about me (Have to get started somehow!)

1.I think Doritos definitely smell like dirty socks...and I still love them? I have no excuse for myself

2.Can't stay awake through a movie if life depended on it.

3.Like dogs and children better than adults.

4.Camping is roughing it because I have to use a public restroom.

5.I am afraid of boy children, they pee outside and other strange, unexplainable behavior.

6.Love the neighborhood rooster, hate butterflies. They scare the beegeebers out of me.

7.My dream car has been a 15 passenger van for about the last 10 years. When did I get old?

8.When I started babysitting, I thought children had a funny smell. I guess my house smells like that...eek.

9.My favorite cat belongs to Aerika.

10. The first characteristic I notice is toes. I love toes.

11.I love to read so much that I have to plan before I pick up a book because I become instantly irresponsible.

12.I'm getting wrinkles and it doesn't make me happy but I secretly love my gray hair.

13.I have to think before I make a capital J because I always want to write them backwards.

14.My favorite hobby is the grocery game.

15.There are 11 kids in my house right now and it makes me happy.

16.The biggest fight I have had to solve today was whether you have to close your eyes to play dead.

17.I have had an overdue library book for a very long time. I really should take it back before I really do loose it.

18.If I could live anywhere in the world it would be Kawaii. Did I mention I love the neighborhood rooster?

19.The kindest gift a friend has given me was when she invited me in her house and opened all her closets so I could see everyone's house has a mess somewhere.

20.My favorite time of day is just before dawn when the birds get really happy.

21.My father said he always knew I would live on a farm but never thought it would be in the house.

22.I really want to learn how to play the bassoon someday. It is my favorite instrument.

23.If there is one thing that will make me fall in love with Damon all over again it is when he sings with my children.

24.Some scariest moments when I was a kid were when I tried to sleep in the cabin out in the field and coyotes were singing. Should I stay out there and get eaten or run to the house and get eaten on the way there?

25.I write with my toes and it looks better than when I write with my right hand.