A day or two ago Shaelynn was playing outside with Keghan while I was doing dishes. Out of the blue I heard a blood curdling scream! I quickly ran out the back door to see what the problem was. I saw Keghan and Shaelynn running in fear from the front to the back yard. When Shaelynn turned around she was tear streaked and still crying. I was very worried, but obviously they were physically fine. I asked what had happened, thinking a stranger had approached them, or they saw a big dog. 
Shaelynn explained that she was picking up rocks for her ever growing rock collection. One of the rocks that she picked up was not a rock at all. In her words, "I picked up a rock THIS BIG (about the size of a small mouse!!) and it said HISSSSSSS!!!" In Keghans explanation it was only the size of a quarter, but it probably looks bigger in your own hands! Needless to say, Shae is more picky about the rocks she picks up for her collection! 
for Sean's Birthday which was on the 2nd.
I asked Gerrick to boil the eggs because he always does it perfectly. When he was dumping the water out, he spilled the boiling hot water on hes belly. It immediately blistered and popped. He is in a lot of pain. I was going to send him to the doctor, but after talking to my mom I decided to wait. The pain means that it is just the first layer of skin, otherwise he would have damaged the nerves and have no pain. So, I put some ointment on it and covered it. He laid down and fell asleep around 7. Hopefully the heat at the fireworks wont be too much for him tomorrow. 
It is really amazing how much food we eat! The picture above shows what the boys did while we were gone!! I also caved and bought the canopy for their beds. Tuesday their Grandma and Grandpa and Uncle Sean and Aunt Jodi are coming, and I want it looking good. I also want to buy a new shower curtain. As those of you who have been here know, mine is molding. I found out a $3 liner would have prevented that, but we are not that smart!! The problem with buying a new one is that Wal-Mart no longer carries ours, and the colors have to match the wallpaper and the wall color. So, I will have to hunt online, and that won't happen before Tuesday. So, Sean, Jodi, if you are reading, my shower curtain is gross, but I do clean my bathroom, almost daily in fact! 
One bad thing from the last few days is the my knees are acting up again. I felt great for two days, then I worked Thursday and Friday with no pain. After work on Friday, as I said earlier, I ran. I felt fine Saturday. Today I woke up early and went for another run. I had a great time. I did my normal 1 1/2 miles and made it home in good time. Then, I sat down on the floor. I couldn't get up. I had to have the kids get me a water and Gerrick got my pills. I threw myself on to the couch, which hurt a lot. I sat and ate my breakfast with ice on my knees and was able to go to church. By the time we were at the picnic my knees felt much better. I haven't even taken any more pain pills, and they are fine. I think I am crazy, but maybe I will see a Doc. I just want to run and not have pain.
