Postalicious

So, I don't have a whole lot to write about. Been a boring couple of weeks in the Thomsen household. We've been working on getting things ready to move in a few weeks. We need to get out butts in gear quicker though! We're such lazy slackers. Anyway, took a HUGE load to the dump and a HUGE load to the Goodwill on Saturday. If we moved everything to one side of the garage, I could actually park on the other side now! We haven't moved things, but it's possible. We're taking another load to the dump (old furniture) on Saturday and probably another load to the Goodwill.

Mom and Dad have cleared out the downstairs living room for us to move our things into. So, on Thursday, Ben and I will move our entertainment center (along with the stuff that goes on it), bookshelf, movie shelf, couch and chair over. That'll clear out our downstairs living room to make room to put other things down there as we clear out the upstairs. Ben and Keven will have to deal with the video games being at my parents for 2 weeks before we move in. HAHA!

It super-frosted this morning and was VERY cold! This is more motivation to get our things moved over quickly, before the ice comes and covers the roads. Although we're only moving less than a mile, if the roads are icy, it still makes it difficult!

Keven has had tummy issues for a few days and the poor, lil guy has had the WORST gas in history and we kept telling him to poop all day yesterday and he tried and tried with no success. Well, he woke up in the middle of the night, went BIG time and went a ton this morning (won't go into details on it) and still had an upset stomach a little. So, the kind-hearted mother that I am said, "OK, let's get you off to school". It's a SUPER short day (gets out at 11:35 due to conferences), so I figured he could handle it and if not, they can call me and I'll pick him up. We live less than a mile from the school. I hope he's getting whatever this is out and that he'll feel better. He's showing no other signs of a sickness, so I'm assuming it's something he ate and it's now fighting back.

OK, so I posted. Told you it was boring and nothing much going on. Hope to post more later this week after Thanksgiving. Some friends of ours and us are gathering for a Turkey Bowl. No, I will NOT be playing, but I will take pictures of the fools getting all muddy! MUAHAHAHAHAH!

Keven's Birthday Sleepover

So, Keven had a few friends over on Friday night for his birthday sleepover. There was one girl there, Trishana, and she just stayed and partied, but went home later that night. Her parents, Kawika & Thelesa, are good friends of ours and hung out at the party. It was nice to have other adults to hang with while the kids ran up and down the stairs and went all crazy! We made homemade pizza (crust and all) and the kids DEVOURED their pizza. The chose what to put on it (pepperoni, olives & cheese). I was surpised by the olives, but they all wanted it. I enjoyed the one I made for myself (small one) and Ben and Kawika ate up the one Ben made with lots of "icky" stuff! haha! Keven is not a fan of cake or cupcakes, so we did rootbeer floats. All of the kids (and adults) gobbled it up! It was so good and hit the spot. He got more Pokemon cards, money, gift card and CANDY! Just what we needed in this house. The kids stayed up until 2:00am and finally crashed out. They were up at 8:00am and had sausage, eggs and toast for breakfast. They gobbled that down as well. All of them were very tired and one had a football game he had to play that day. All in all it wasn't as bad as I expected, but MAN was it loud! I'm not used to so much noise with having only Keven here. But, there were no fights (like how girls get so caddy at sleepovers) and no disrespecting of Keven or of us. I'm OK knowing that he can't do something like that again for a year or so. My mom said that maybe ONE friend could stay the night on occassion, but we would need to really be watching them.

After the boys ate breakfast, I had to jet out to head to Super Saturday. This is one Saturday a year where the women of our church gather together and make really cute crafts or learn to make certain foods. Many of us use them for Christmas gifts because we are POOR! I made 2 different items, but need to finish them. I'd show them, but I'm giving them as gifts and those people read this! So, you'll have to wait to see it after Christmas. :) I had a wonderful time getting to know a few ladies at church, since I don't get the opportunity while at church to do so, since I'm with the Primary each Sunday. The food was the best EVER! I begged for NO SOUP, because I never eat any that are brought and end up having rolls for lunch. I guess a few others requested no soup, so they had a potato bar and taco salad. MMMMM!! It was fantastic! The Relief Society room was decorated like a little cafe. Very cute. Thanks to the ladies that worked so hard and made it easy for the rest of us!

OK, I'm done for now. Tomorrow is NO school and Ben and I will be in the garage doing mega purging of our stuff. We're hoping to take a load or two to Goodwill and if the dump is open, take a load there. CIAO!

Going Private and Birthdays!

Well, Keven had a great time at his birthday dinner at Red Robin tonight. I brought the camera and FAILED to take pics! Guess I was too busy eating and chatting. Anyway, he got a bike, pokemon shirt, football and mario figures from us. He got clothes from my mom and will get a DS game from my dad, who'll take him out this week to let him choose it. He got a Star Wars Transformer from the Smith's. He'll get a DS game from Audra & fam and should be here in a few days. Alishia & fam got him lots of clothes he needs and will get it in the next week. I'd say he made out pretty well. Here's a funny pic of him on his new bike and wearing his Pokemon shirt! He opened it this morning and instantly insisted on wearing it. I'd normally wash it 1st, but he was jumping around so excited! He kept saying, "It's my 1st Pokemon shirt!" So funny! Yes, that's Ben in the background, being grumpy.

He's having a few of his friends over here for a sleepover on Friday. He BEGGED to have one and I figured this is the last time he can have a sleepover for at least a year. For those that don't know, we're moving in with my parents in December for the next year. We're going to pay off debt, put money in savings and hope to get into a house after that. I have all my paperwork into the school district and just need to have the background check done and I can hopefully start working soon!

On another note, a friend of mine (fellow blogger) mentioned that she was making her blog private, so only friends of hers could see it. I realized how easy it is for others to see my blog from other people's pages and vice versa. My sister, Alishia, also expressed a concern to see her nieces and nephews exposed in detail for all to see and how people have stolen pictures and found people. SO, I've decided to make mine private. For those who's e-mails I don't have, PLEASE send it to me so I can add it to the list. I'll do that on Saturday to give people a chance to get me their e-mail addresses. Either leave it as a comment or e-mail me: sunomannuh28mom@aol.com

My baby is 9 and I can hardly believe it!

ABC Tag

Well, it's Keven's birthday today, but I'll do a post after we go to dinner with family later tonight.

A- Attached or Single? attacked... haha. no, attached
B- Best Friend? have a few
C- Cake or Pie? I love a good caramel apple pie.... **crossing fingers Costco has it this year!**
D- Day of Choice? Saturday
E- Essential Item? make-up
F- Favorite Color? Blue & Black
G- Gummy Bears or Gummy Worms? I'm not a gummy fan, but I'll go with... WORMS! (say it like Loyd Christmas)
H- Hometown? Bremerton, WA
I- Favorite Indulgence? I love wheat thins and Kraft Sharp cheese in a can
J- January or July? July! It's actually warm
K- Kids? Keven, who's 9 TODAY!! Happy Birthday Beanie!
L- Life isn't complete without? My family, the gospel/church & music
M- Movie favorite? I have many, but I love the old musicals (40's - 60's), most Tim Burton movies and most M. Night Shyamalan movies.
N- Number of Brothers and Sisters? 1 bruder, Adam and 2 seesters, Alishia and Audra
O- Oranges or Apples? Granny Smith Apples... mmmmmm.. especially dipped in caramel
P- Phobias or Fears? Always have the fear of losing my son or him getting hurt. Besides that.. SPIDERS! Well, big ones. HATE 'EM!!! Oh, yes, and heights. If it's not enclosed, forget it!
Q- Quote? "It'll make a turd" - my dad when he's about to eat something
R- Reason to Smile? It's Keven's birthday and we're celebrating with family tonight!
S- Season of Choice? I love Fall. The leaves changing and falling all around. Oh, and the crisp smell in the air. I also love Spring for the blossoming trees!
T- Tag a few friends: Whoever feels like it
U- Unknown Fact About Me? I'm an open book. Something people may not know is that I had tubes in my ears as a child and have always had hearing problems in my left ear since.
V- Vegetable? Love them taters and corn or "carn" as Ben says. weirdo
W- Worst Habit? Lounging around and taking naps
X- X-ray or ultrasound? Ultrasound
Y- Your Favorite Food? I also love good Italian food. Seems pasta is a staple in poor people's homes! Although, I've really been into chili burritos this week. Eaten them 3 times!
Z- Zodiac Sign? Capricorn

This is Halloween

We had another successful Halloween this year. Keven was Mario again and this is the only shot we got with him and his mustasche. He looks possessed! HAHA! Anyway, we went to the church for the trunk-or-treat and it was CHAOS!! Oh my goodness. The kids were out in droves and there seemed to be no order to it. Ben and I purchased toys at 75% off after Halloween last year (halloween rings, pencils, bubble pens, erasers) and that's what we handed out. We also decided to do silly string to the kids that were WAY too old to be out there. I say, save it for the KIDS. Once you hit around 14, you need to stop. Anyway, these teens would say, "trick or treat" then I would say, "I choose trick" and either Ben or I would spray them. It was great. We also sprayed the adults in our ward that weren't in costume, well, the ones we knew wouldn't get all upset about it. It was pretty funny when lil ones would see us spray then not want to come near us! HAHA! Also, the little kids in the ward would look at me all funny (I was Maleficent again) and be afraid of me. SO, I'd take off my hood and smile at them, then they'd recognize me and smile, but still be a bit hesitant. We made the best of it considering the chaos. I don't know if we'll do it again next year, unless they make it more orderly.

Keven had begged us to go door-to-door, because we always hit up the trunk-or-treat, so we went after that. He hit about 15 or so houses and had a blast. The Smiths came along with us and lil Sydney (2 yrs old) held Keven's hand and went up to about 5 houses. She DID NOT want to hold any of our hands and only wanted to hold "Keben's". It was really cute. I completely forgot to take pictures because of the chaos at the trunk-or-treat! Oh well! They left and we contined on to some more houses, then decided to go home and change. Well, on our way home, we realized that Keven's school was still having their Halloween festival/carnival or whatever it was called and that it was still going on, so we decided to swing by there to support the PTA! So, we get there and he sees one of his best friends (he's not in our church so he didn't see him at the trunk-or-treat) and he was SOOOO elated! They pal'd around playing games. We put in for a few fun baskets ($1 a ticket), but didn't win. We saw friends from the ward and chatted with them. Here's a few pics from that! Yes, I remembered the camera there! HAHA!

I'm ready for my close-up, Mom!

Ben and Keven play fighting

My friend, Chase and I. I forgot the zoom was on! HAHAHAHAHA!

Keven doing a Mario pose while Ben tries to block Chase from being a photo bomber! HAHA!

All in all it was a lot of fun. Keven would like to do more houses next year, so I think that's what we'll do. After the school event, we hung out with friends and had a late night! So, we'll see how it goes next year. Oh, and Keven got quite the haul. This isn't including the 20 pieces we threw away for being open already or being questionable and the 20-30 pieces gone from Ben and Keven eating it last night and today! It actually fills a big bowl!

Pictures and Shoulder Pads

We got Keven's 3rd grade school picture back the other day and I am pleased with how it turned out. His hair was cut WAY TOO short right before school and I feared it would look terrible. He took a great picture and has a wonderful smile. They went with a different company this year and I'm not real pleased with them. I wish they would've stayed with LifeTouch instead of this local company. The prices were more expensive and the quality is lower than LifeTouch. Also, he didn't get to pick a color for his background nor a pose this year. He was pretty bummed about that. The glare is because I took a picture of his picture! hahahaha!


On another note, my mom is very funny sometimes. She comes up with her own creative ideas and just goes with them. Keven has a tendency to put holes in the left knee of ALL his pants! It drives me nuts because they still fit him! We purchased Nightmare Before Christmas jeans last year (big on purpose) and he decided to get a hole in them and pull and pull and pull at that hole until it was huge! He did this some months back. I pulled them out and asked my mom if she could fix it. She said she had a patch, so I was OK with that. Well, apparently she didn't have a patch and this is what she decided to do:

Yes, you are correct if you guessed that it's a SHOULDER PAD!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! I just about died when I saw that. It's still padded and all. So, these are now play pants because I would never send my son to school or in public with a giant shoulder pad on his pants! Oh, how I love my mom and I appreciate all that she does for us and how willing she is to help, but next time, I'll just bring some patches!

It's Halloween and I'll post pics later tonight or tomorrow of our trick-or-treating adventures this evening. We're praying that it stops raining!!

Pumpkins and Decorations!

So, tonight, we carved some of our pumpkins. We decided to let Keven not only create his own design, but carve it himself. We have this awesome battery operated thing that holds the little saw, so you don't have to move your hand and get cramps with it! It is pretty cool and makes things look nicer. So, here's Keven's pumpkin:

Next one is mine. On Halloween night, we'll have the guts spilling out of it's mouth to look like he's puking. HAHAHAHAHA!

This is the front of the house. This pic doesn't do it justice. It looks pretty cool when you drive by the house.

Graveyard

Front Porch