Watch out Dumbo, There's a bigger Circus coming to Town...Triplets take on the World

[DMGeurts]

Stop playing in the snow and come play with us!

Hahaha... Yah... We want to play!

D~

 

[Chicago Mo]

I can't wait for the reveal!!!! I wish we could do a surprise but there is just no way!!!! Maybe next time we go?!!!

Well, I hope whatever is going on is not too bad. Mini yay-three day weekend!!!

I just made a huge order from the Disney store to i am HOPING the box is going to be BIG!!! big enough to fit the balloons in?!?! OHHHH i cannot wait either it is JUST KILLING ME!
yes! plan a surprise trip next time!!! first time visitors i have no idea in how people do it i was BUSTING at the seems wanting to go and had the kids watching you tube videos of everything so they kinda had a clue in what to expect. as for our friends they can keep it a secret from their kids. as i am PLANNING the whole thing! HA HA HA HA HA.. i guess i will need SOME of their opinions on the trip.

Uh oh...don't like the sound of that at all.

crisis averted. again...

Oh no. Hope everything is ok on the home front.

We will be waiting patiently for the update when you are ready/have time.

Patiently?!?! You people?!?! I don't think so!
Everything is back to "normal" at home thanks.

Stop playing in the snow and come play with us!

yeah that was fun....

Hahaha... Yah... We want to play!

D~

Alrighty! lets PLAY!!!

 

[Chicago Mo]

HI!

So things here got CRAZY again. Tom has ANOTHER new job! which will help with gas alone in our home, car repairs, Christmas coming AND the trip coming up quickly!!!
I swear we should be Rich beyond our wildest dreams. but sadly it isn't. Bills are Higher and pay is lower! I am sure you all know how that is!
after a crappy day i bought a scratch off ticket used a disney thing to scratch it off and POOF! won 100.00. WOO HOO!
The kids report cards were AWESOME and i had a bad day. I decided to take a mental health day on friday Keep the kids home from school and go see Thor in 3D! I have to keep up my cool mom persona from time to time.
so Friday off we went stopped at Arby's parked, had lunch. while this guy ate his lunch:

a beautiful Hawk!
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the kids got a kick out of having lunch with a hawk.
After we drove on over to see THOR! and of course who did we meet there?
Chris and the kids!!! Jen had to work. she couldn't meet us.
i have to tell you watching Chris Hemsworth on a HUGE screen and in 3D will make ALL your problems disappear.
we then ran to do a bit of shopping. we had NO food in the house.
went home to get ready for Dog training! Logan had another show coming up and he is FAILING the jump AGAIN. the dog is killing me.
Meg is training Piper now in class. and let me tell you.. SHe is doing WONDERFUL!!! i thought it was going to be tough instructing her! NO WAY! she is rocking it. so proud of her.
Saturday! Tom worked from 8-4 kids and i splurged and went to lunch! Tom came home Mom and i went Christmas shopping!! Can't tell you what i got you'll have to wait until CHRISTMAS!!! Didn't get home until LATE! i was all tuckered out.
Sunday! did the bulk grocery shopping. My mom wanted to come with.
we were waiting on Grandma:

Matt:

Zack:
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my phone died by the time Meg did her pose.
we bought a game and stopped for dinner!
Monday was Veterans day as you know. Kids had school and i had a photoshoot! The American legion had their ceremony so i did my citizen duty to thank them ALL and do the shoot for them. WHICH i should be editing...
Went home to get ready for job #2!! Of course i was stuck in traffic. these semi's lately!!!

but here was my drive yesterday:
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Yuck. I did get to work a little late and thankfully they let me stay a little later to make up for it!
then this morning i am back here at the city job.
Guess what else?!?! IT'S VOLLEYBALL SEASON! want to take a gander in how many girls i have on a team this year??? 14... yeah. I have the 4th grade team again.. They opened up Volleyball and Basketball to the 3rd graders! so i will be coaching Meg's team.
first practice is this Friday... Pray for me???
I think i have all the pictures uploaded for halloween... so let me get those in a somewhat order!!!

 

[DMGeurts]

First - so happy you won $100 - it sounds like it really came in handy!

Glad you took a day off with the kids - you all probably needed it. Cool hawk photos!

Love the kids wearing all of their gear - I am sure they are just practicing for their trip to Disey - that they don't know about.

Yikes on the volleyball team... Did I ever tell you that I warmed the bench in H.S.? Not to mention that I was the "official team hair braider" - yah - I didn't get much acual Volleyball playing time. Sigh. But my team had the best hair braids ever! I'll be praying you get through it - I don't know how in the world you do it all?

Looking forward to Halloween pictures.

D~

 

[Chicago Mo]

Before i get into that.. Here are the winners of the Brookfield Zoo CONTEST
not to sound snobbish.. but my lion kick these pictures ***.

So here we go!
Pumpkin carving time!











every last seed





Tom wants his seeds.









Matt's

Meg's (it's Zero Jack skellington's dog)

Zack's Tom is still picking out the seeds.

completed!!!
are you scared???????????????

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[DMGeurts]

Just so you dont miss it - I replied above too...

I love the Halloween pictures! Their pumpkins turned out soooo cute!

FYI... Still asking for airfare to Chicago for Christmas...

D~

 

[oopsiDAISY]

Sounds like a busy, but fun weekend for sure! I totally should do the mental health day from time to time. My kids would LOVE that...however, if I were to TRULY take a mental health day it would be without hubby or kids. :rolleye

Your Halloween pictures are great! Such an awesome group of kiddos you got there, Mo!

 

[Chicago Mo]

First - so happy you won $100 - it sounds like it really came in handy!

it Sure did!!!

Glad you took a day off with the kids - you all probably needed it. Cool hawk photos!

we did all need it. I never did that before.. Just let the kids stay home like that! but it was needed!

Love the kids wearing all of their gear - I am sure they are just practicing for their trip to Disey - that they don't know about.

they are nutty. I don't even ask them to do silly stuff like this. they just do it.
i HOPE they stay in their silly moods in Disney and don't act like they are too cool as a 9-10 year can be cool?

Yikes on the volleyball team... Did I ever tell you that I warmed the bench in H.S.? Not to mention that I was the "official team hair braider" - yah - I didn't get much acual Volleyball playing time. Sigh. But my team had the best hair braids ever! I'll be praying you get through it - I don't know how in the world you do it all?

I need a hair bradier! please come!!! i can't do it to save my life!

Looking forward to Halloween pictures.

D~

And poof! there ya go!

Just so you dont miss it - I replied above too...

guess what? So did i!!! Just kidding! I have learned to look between my posts... I have missed people's posts in the past.

I love the Halloween pictures! Their pumpkins turned out soooo cute!

Thanks! they're proud of them... Right now they are squirrel food...

FYI... Still asking for airfare to Chicago for Christmas...

D~

and i hope you get it!!! because this girls trip IS ON!

 

[Chicago Mo]

Sounds like a busy, but fun weekend for sure! I totally should do the mental health day from time to time. My kids would LOVE that...however, if I were to TRULY take a mental health day it would be without hubby or kids. :rolleye

Your Halloween pictures are great! Such an awesome group of kiddos you got there, Mo!

thanks!!!! i do take mental health days where i am the only one home too.. more like when i am sick and can't get out of bed! otherwise i am always running around.

i won't be taking them out of school again until the trip!

Thanks again!! i do think they are awesome!!!

 

[sweetpeaandevie]

FUN, FUN, FUN!!! I think it's awesome to play hookie with your kids and go watch a movie!! That's a mom of the year moment right there!!!!

I'm glad things are getting back to normal around there .......I would fall out completely with your "normal"!!! Definitely have to be superMo to live your life

 

[solana131]

I can't even imagine keeping the trip a surprise. A surprise from Bill, maybe but not from Bradey I just couldn't do it. More power to ya!

Yay for the scratch ticket winner...thats a nice one. The few times I have ever played I only got $1.

Love the pumpkins Totally skipped that this year...but I already bought a pumpkin dress up kit from Avon for next year

Have a great day Mo...and everyone

 

[Chicago Mo]

FUN, FUN, FUN!!! I think it's awesome to play hookie with your kids and go watch a movie!! That's a mom of the year moment right there!!!!

Thanks!!! it was a great day! Love just hanging out with the kids!!!

I'm glad things are getting back to normal around there .......I would fall out completely with your "normal"!!! Definitely have to be superMo to live your life

Na. if you think about it too much then yes it will get to you!
otherwise you wake up check the schedule and start RUNNING! HA! Now if i can figure out a way to lose weight during all this i would be GOLDEN!

I can't even imagine keeping the trip a surprise. A surprise from Bill, maybe but not from Bradey I just couldn't do it. More power to ya!

it isn't easy. Especially when they talk Disney everyday all day. Last year was my lesson in keeping it quiet. If they had known we were going then cancel it would have crushed them!!! So that makes it a lot easier!!
Plus i imagine their little faces when the reveal happens!!!

Makes it all worthwhile!

Yay for the scratch ticket winner...thats a nice one. The few times I have ever played I only got $1.

one day you will win the big stuff!!!

Love the pumpkins Totally skipped that this year...but I already bought a pumpkin dress up kit from Avon for next year

Have a great day Mo...and everyone

Thanks Suzi! glad to have you back!

 

[Pluto0809]

The pumpkin carving looked like lots of fun! I haven't done that in years.

 

[spiritsim]

your pumpkins are so cute ....I was bad this year didn't decorate at all and then they moved Halloween due to a bad rainstorm. So it was the Monday after, and DH was in the hospital. So my stepson handed out the candy and I didn't even get to see the little gobblens ...... Well next year I will celibrate at Disney to make up for it.....

 

[Chicago Mo]

holy headache batman!!!
I wish it would JUST GO AWAY!!!
but i have to suck it up. I work here then have to be at the second job at 3:30... SO i have to truck on!

Here is the rest of our Halloween haunts!

we walked... and walked... and walked. it rained it misted and we walked! i ended up with a couple of more kids. my midgets friends wanted to come with us so i let them.

leaves were all over and we walked.
The boys wanted to get back to the house ASAP to start the tricks.
I kept the girls for a bit more. then WALKED them all home. Since it was getting dark and time to watch the haunts at my house:
Meg and i walked into this:

I did turn out the lights in the hallway. It was awesome.
No one knew this was matt:

I will say these boys are GOOD!!! SEVERAL kids/adults would NOT come up to the house. The rule was: You must walk up to the house and you MUST say trick or treat. the parents could not do it for the kids. if not. no candy. Zack did an amazing job with it.
Some kids were being mean. to hide the fact they were scared. not knowing Matt was there. he would walk after the mean kids and scare the bejesus out of them... it was awesome. No harm came to anyone. with the exception of some kids pants maybe..
We did have people pose for pictures in front of the house which made the boys all the more excited!!! they want to do bigger and better next year.

the next day was clean up:

Can you see something that should NOT be there?

as you can see. there is a rodent who a little more then curious with the clean up...

i warned him if he didn't get out i was going to pack him up until next year!!!

he didn't listen.

So unhelpful...

I did not pack Stevie away i promise he is alive and well. wreaking havoc in my house still...

I am hoping to have a fun video for you today too!!

Will be back to post about the trip too!!

 

[Chicago Mo]

The pumpkin carving looked like lots of fun! I haven't done that in years.

Come on by next year!!!
I think i am going to have a pumpkin carving party! your more then welcomed!

your pumpkins are so cute ....

THANK YOU!!!!

I was bad this year didn't decorate at all and then they moved Halloween due to a bad rainstorm. So it was the Monday after, and DH was in the hospital.

how can they move a holiday!!! jeepers creepers!
Im so sorry about your DH! hope everything is ok?!?!

So my stepson handed out the candy and I didn't even get to see the little gobblens ...... Well next year I will celibrate at Disney to make up for it.....

there ya go!!!! there is always next year! I would rather be in Disney then home at any time at any holiday!

 

[npierce25]

Love your report so far.

How's the eye twitch mine does the same thing. First it was under my eye..... now it's my eyelid. It drives me crazier than I already am.

 

[DMGeurts]

OMG!!! LOL about Stevie... I looked, and looked, and looked - couldnt see anything amiss... LOL He reminds me of MM... I'd need a bigger bin for him though.

Have a great day Mo - and kick that headache to the curb. (((Hugs)))

D~

 

[Chicago Mo]

Love your report so far.

How's the eye twitch mine does the same thing. First it was under my eye..... now it's my eyelid. It drives me crazier than I already am.

Thank you!!! UGH twitches are THE WORST!!! so far i don't have it today but it was there yesterday! today is just the headache!
it really does make you crazy doesn't it?!?!

OMG!!! LOL about Stevie... I looked, and looked, and looked - couldnt see anything amiss... LOL He reminds me of MM... I'd need a bigger bin for him though.

Have a great day Mo - and kick that headache to the curb. (((Hugs)))

D~

HA HA! stevie is a whole lot of nutty... He is in everyone of those pictures. like a where's waldo thing..
MM is a moose.. a lovable darling moose!
the headache is starting to fade... just not fast enough!
good/bad news. teh 2nd job just called. they did not make the $$ they were supposed to and have to cut hours to make up for it. My hours were cut today. bad i LOVE going there. Good i have a free afternoon to remove this headache and take care of loose ends!

 

[oopsiDAISY]

Your pictures are great. I don't like to be scared...so I would NOT have trick or treated at your house!!!

Yes, it took me a few minutes to find Stevie in that stuff too...so funny! He is hilarious!