Sorry I haven't posted lately!

Boy, have I been busy out here! Some good, some not so good, but all fairly stressful and taking up my time and energy. So, when I haven't been running around like a chicken with my head cut off, I've been crashed on the couch, trying to relax.

I'll try to do some updates later, let everyone know all the crazy things been having to deal with out here, maybe tomorrow. I'm off tomorrow, but do have checkup in the morning, then eye doctor in the afternoon...hmmm, maybe tomorrow morning BEFORE all the dr.'s appointments.

Oh well, at least I can let everyone know we haven't been catching any of the ick's that have been going around. Kids passed last 6 weeks and we're working on next 6 weeks. Football season is over, but basketball season has begun and Nathan is manager for the team. He thought he wanted to play, but decided he would be Manager instead. Sonya, well, she's being Sonya! And poor William has been called to Federal Grand Jury Duty and he goes on Thursday to see if he gets picked. Had to go buy him a whole new outfit for the occasion, first time I've seen him in a coat and tie, since I couldn't get him to wear one for our wedding. LOL!

Better go, gotta get moving this morning. I'll do more updates as I can. Later!

Well, It's been awhile!

Long time no post, I guess. To be honest, I just haven't been in a "posting" sort of mood. But decided maybe if I did a nice fun post, it would make me feel bettter. So, I'll put in some of the pictures we took when we went to visit Fiddlesticks Farms on their Opening Day (you can visit their website HERE).

Ok, kids, wave to everyone and pretend that you like each other!

Whee, down the big slide they go! I remember seeing a picture (or was it an old home movie) of my mom on one of these when she was probably younger then I am now. They looked like fun then and (since I even went on it a few times) they are still fun for all ages now!

Wave at the camera everyone while we go bouncing along in the barrel cow train pulled behind a big John Deere tractor. That was pretty fun, but boy, my sittin' end was sore after bumping along in that thing! One suggestion to Fiddlesticks Farms, put some cushions on those seats, then I might have taken more then just one ride. Ouch, my poor behind!

Sonya taking aim with the Corn Cannon! Get em, Sonya!

And now Nathan gets to take aim, too! Behind Nathan's head you can see the Pumpkin Blaster. Boy, never knew that shooting an ear of corn or a little pumpkin out the barrel of a pressurized air cannon could be so much fun! Destruction at it's best, when no one gets hurt and still something goes BOOM! No wonder it's what all the kids want to play with when they visit Fiddlesticks Farms!

And finally sliding down the tube slides!


Boy, we had fun out there opening day! Only problem was that Nathan and his Daddy went into the "so extremly difficult, don't expect to see your wife and daughter for at least a couple of hours" part of the Corn Maze, while Sonya and I went into the "so easy my 7 year old daughter got us through in about 10 minutes" Corn Maze. Which left said daughter and I going to do everything several more times while poor hubby was left to trudge after the lost son for about an hour and a half in 90+ degree weather, with no water, uphill, all the way, through the blazing desert and quicksand, with a naggy wife on the dying cell phone asking "how much longer are you going to be in there?" He, he, he! I'm glad I went with Sonya!



Well, next post I'll have to post my pictures of when the Monarch Butterflies came through our little town of Rankin on their way to Mexico. There were thousands of them roosting all over town for about a week! It was AWESOME! Until next time!

Monday Moans!

Hey, there's something! Monday can be about gripes and moans. Monday's are usually the worst day of the week, so If I can be of any help and complain enough on my Monday, maybe it will make your Monday seem a little easier.

So, let's see, everyone in the AddNikki household has caught a cold. It started with my daughter, her nose started running, then she started coughing, then came a little fever and now the poor girl looks like Rudolph because of her vigorous nose wiping. Poor girl and picture day is tomorrow!

Well, she promptly give it to her big brother, who's case isn't as bad as hers. But then my hubbie came down with it, oh man, He actually came home early from work he felt so icky!

And now, on my one holiday off when the kids still have to go to school, I'm sitting here suffer from it! Now I did have to go to work for a while today to get ready big day at work tomorrow, but I'm feeling so icky, I came home, gonna take a nap, then go back up there to finish up.

Why can't I be sick on my hubbie's day off or something like that. I don't know when a good sick day would be. Preferably never, but I do usually get just about everything within the first 2-4 weeks of school. Guess since the kids don't run around with everyone all summer, when they all start mingling after school starts, they just give each other everything that they hadn't already had over the summer. Does that make sense?

Oh, well, guess it's time for that nap, might not be able to have a really good one since my nose is just running like a faucet. Til next time!