Hair?

Today I picked the boys up from school, and Cavin waved at another boy from his class who was coming out. I asked him, Is that you friend? He said yes, his name is Hair.

I said Hair?

He says noooooo not Hair! Air!

I said Air?

He says nooooo not Air! Aaaaaarrrrrrreeee!

So I say, ummm Bear?

(This is where he looks like he's gonna explode)

He says, MOM! Him not a bear!

I said, so then what's his name Cavin? He looks at me and says....

I dunno.

I woulda gave up too.

He starts speech next year btw. I think it will do us all good, lol. Usually I have to translate for him, but this kids name totally threw me......

Sunday

I got quite a bit done today. Washed and put away (yay!) 6 loads of laundry, and I even have a 7th and 8th load going right now in the washer and dryer. I cleaned my kitchen twice, my bedroom once, and made sure all the kids got their chores done as well.

I fixed spaghetti for dinner, and as usual it was a hit!

Travis ate all his cheese bread, and mine as well, but hey that is just what happens if you sit next to him. Your food is fair game.

Cavin ate everything on his plate, and got a full belly. Shelby had been asking for spaghetti for dinner for a couple weeks, so she was happy she got her request.

Caden had fun trying to make Haylee and everyone else at the table laugh.......

And Chason really gets into his food......literally......

The little boys all lose their shirts when anything that stains comes out on the table.

And lil Troy just sat there like.....hey.......

I got jipped.....where's my s'getti?

Day 18

It has been 18 days since Scott left for New Mexico. Everyone tells me they don't know how I do it with 8 kids by myself, but the truth is I have always done it by myself. Even when Scott is here he is usually gone during the days, so it is usually just me and the kids. But this time it is different. This is the longest we have ever been apart, and I miss him terribly. If he continues on this work schedule of being gone for over a month at a time, I just may consider moving out of state so we could be closer to him. It sure would make him happy.

I do not mean to complain about this job. Complaining solves nothing. It is a great job and he has a boss who is very good to us. It's just the hours and days away from us that hurt. We have gone through job losses before, and are very thankful to have this one, because with a family as large as ours, jobs that can support us are hard to come by. He will be home soon, and we will all be happy to see him.

All I know is today, at this moment, I sure do miss him.