"I feel silly when I make my brother laugh"
"I feel mad when my daddy gives me
spankings and it hurts a lot"
"I feel sad when I can't jump on my trampoline"
"I feel happy when I'm getting a 4-wheeler at Toys-R-Us"
"I feel scared when my mom turns my lights off"
Fog lifts for Sago Mine survivor
By Emily Bazar, USA TODAY
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Randy McCloy, like other coal miners trapped in the Sago Mine last month, wrote a goodbye note to his family.
It begins with his full name, written crisply atop a small piece of paper — "Randal L. McCloy Jr." — followed by a series of heart-wrenching farewells to his wife, Anna, and their two small children. "Anna, I love you so much. To my son, trust in the Lord. To my daughter, stay sweet."
The remainder of this article can be read at USAtoday.com.
A friend passed this link along to me and I wanted to pass this valuable resource along to you. When you go to this site, enter your street address and it will show you a picture and the address of any registered sex offender living in your area. It will also tell you what crime they committed. I was shocked when I typed in our address. There were more than I would have ever dreamed of.
In the past four days we have been to the pediatrician's office two times. First it was for Bubby. Diagnosis: right ear infection and pink eye. He missed two days of school. Now, not to be left out, it's Tater's turn. Diagnosis: right ear infection and croup. Croup? This is our first experience with this particular ailment. He's to be out of school for five days. Bubby is feeling better and trying his best to get caught up on the mountain of work he missed at school. Tater isn't getting much sleep at night as that is when his cough is really bad. Week before last it was out dogs, Bo and Chase, that were sick and on meds. Seems like whatever it is in the water is taking it's toll on our household two at a time. I sure hope Darrin and I aren't next. We'll just stick to Coke and stay away from water as a precaution.
Okay, I am not a huge football fan...not even a fan really. But, this video caught my attention. Dedication to (almost) anything is to be admired I think. So, I bring to you "It's Not About the Game."
Yesterday it was time for the boy's annual visit to the dentist. They love to go....just for the waiting room. I must admit, it's pretty cool as far as kid's standards go. They have train tables, a video game center, a loft with built in tv, etc. Once we were able to drag them away from the fun stuff, they both got their teeth cleaned, x-rays taken, the works.
They loved watching "Finding Nemo" on the ceiling mounted tv screen while they were being worked on. Now how many times have you ever heard a child ask to go back to the dentist? Of course we're not in such a big hurry...that one visit set us back almost $400.00 . I guess someone has to pay for all the cool stuff, huh?
Last night we were off to the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. It's nice to just have to travel all of five minutes to get downtown to the civic center. Anyway...we got there an hour before the show began (as they suggest) to meet and greet the clowns and join in on a little pre-show fun. The show actually started at 7:30. The boys had a great time but were sooo tired by the time we got out at 9:30, which is 30 minutes past their bed time. But...it was the circus for Pete's sake. They only come to town once a year so it was worth it. They have done away with the 3 rings this year and there's only one big ring. We all liked the old way better. They also had a little story line that ran throughout the entire show which was kind of interesting. Payton was bored and ready to go....until they brought out the motorcycles. That's right up his alley. Of course Garrett enjoyed in from beginning to end. On the way home he said maybe he'd be a clown when he grew up. I told him that was really possible and might just suit him to a T. I told him there was actually a clown college he could go to. He said, "wait, how long does that take?" Since he's already informed us that he's NOT going to college (yes, he's only 8), I assured him that it was probably less than a year. He was all for that and is set in his career path now! We'll see I guess.... As always, for more pics visit flickr.
Tater got tickets for "Monster Jam" in his stocking at Christmas time. He was so excited when the time to go finally came! They boys favorite is the "Grave Digger."
It was an extremely loud, fast, testosterone filled two hour but the boys (and even mom and dad) really enjoyed it. Tater was so excited that he could hardly contain himself. He smiled, laughed and jumped up and down the entire time.
After the show the boys posed for some pictures with their favorite monster truck of all. Then, daddy stood in line with them to get all of the driver's autographs. The evening was a hit of astronomical proportions! You can check out more pictures at flickr.
This past Sunday we took the boys to Chuck E. Cheese. There was no reason really, just for a little excitement I guess. We usually only take them on their birthdays so they were really surprised when we pulled in the parking lot. Luckily we did have a coupon which included 100 tokens with the price. It's nice because all rides and games are one token each. 
Needless to say, they had a blast. They changed things around a bit since our last visit and even added a few new games. After 2 1/2 hours, we left with about 25 tokens to use next time. They accumulated a ton of tickets which they redeemed for one bag of cotton candy and a teeny tiny plastic lizard. But, they were happy!
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