So, last August, when we were in Utah, Doug and his friend Tyler beat Tami and I badly at Sequence. It wasn't pretty. In fact it was so traumatizing for me that for the past year I have been practicing for a Sequence rematch. I mean I have been PRACTICING! 
So Tami and I took Doug and Tyler on again lastnight. I was feeling pretty confident. I mean I don't suck at this game anymore and I know it. Doug and Tyler were pretty dang confident that it was a win in the bag for them. They taunted. They were smug!
But!! Do these faces look like the faces of winners? NO BABY!!!!! Tami and I got ours finally and now Tyler and Doug will go home from California the Sequence losers!!! Tami and I won, by the way!
WOOOOOOOOO-HOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
I'd like to dedicate this blog to you, Dougy Doug.
Konner hanging out with daddy watching TV.
Playdo is an excellent invention! Konner and Kay love Playdo. Kay likes the taste of it too, so I have to watch her when she is playing with it.
Mike: Konner, do you know mommy has a baby in her tummy?
Konner: (smile)
Mike: Do you want a brother or a sister?
Konner: I want a blue one and a green one!
Me: You want a blue baby and a green baby?
Konner: Yah!!
Mike: Do you want a brother or a sister?
Konner: I want a sister.
Mike: You want a sister?
Konner: I want a brother.
Mike: You want a brother and a sister?
Konner: Yah!
Mike: What do you want to name it?
Konner: JJ!
Ha ha ha ha!! JJ is his 13 year old cousin.
I love pictures of my kids, but usually they do not cooperate. It's like pulling teeth to get them to pose. But I caught a few candid pictures of my two that I think are just so sweet.
Konner loves this kitten. He spends so much of his time chasing her wanting to hold her. We have been working on the correct way to hold the kitty, so I was so touched to see this site when I walked into the living. Konner and Keelie are watching Ice Age.
Kaylin really loves to take her brother's toys and take them off somewhere so she can play with them. I found her in the kitchen hidden almost by the fridge playing with the cars she managed to snake from her brother!
Isn't it amazing that such a little girl can make such a huge mess? She did this. All by her little self. Man, I am tired. What woman can work, take care of her children, and clean her house regularly
So I have been working for an old friend doing projects around his house. It's definitely been an experience. I'm a girly girl, I don't like dirt, and I hate to sweat. So what am I doing for my friend? Playing in the dirt and sweating!!!
He turned his swimming pool into a goldfish and Koi pool. It's really cool. It's so relaxing to sit by the pool and watch the fish and listen to the water from the waterfall.
Whenever we need anything from Home Depot, like today we needed gravel, I get into this huge truck and drive to Home Depot with my pigtails and try to convince the Mortor guy to give me sand in a bag and not to just dump it into the back of the truck.
Lately I have been working on a block retaining wall with Nikkie. Nikkie and I both work for Jim and his very manly projects.
I actually drove this Backhoe. Scared me a little, but it is definitely cool to say I drove that thing!
This thing is actually an unfinished waterfall into the fish pool. We built up the walls to it and built a little pond so there are two falls. But it isn't finished.
That's Pogo. He's always in the way.
So seriously, working for Jim has been hard at times, but I am defitely more well rounded than I was just 6 months ago. I still hate to sweat and I still hate dirt, but now I know how to build a retaining wall!!!
Meet Ambika. She's a lovely cat. Loves attention. In fact, she'll beg for it. She loves mommy (me). But she absolutely hates little people (Konner and Kaylin). And even more so, she HATES little cats!!
Meet Keelie (aka Black Kitty - according to Konner). She LOOOOVES to attack. She'll attack anything that moves. Including the hater of little kitties.
But Black Kitty doesn't care. She wants to play!! And she is bound and determined to get the hater kitty to play with her.
But unfortunately, she didn't succeed in her attempt of befriending Ambika. Poor little Black Kitty.....
So the little She Demon attacks me instead. And Mike says "Not so cute anymore, now is she? Look what you done got yourself into!" She's a vicious little kitten. I forgot how playful kittens are. I haven't had a kitten in 5 years, but this one does not keep her teeth off of me or out of me!
I wanted the kids to have a pet of their own, so I brought home Keelie. She's a tiny little ball of puff, and the kids just love her.
Okay heres a challenge...Can YOU answer 22 questions about YOUR closest friend?
1)Whats their first name? Stephanie
2)Whats their middle name? Ann
3) What was your age when you first met them? Ummmmmm...........28.....
4) Is this person one of your friends? Well of course, I wouldn't be using her for this questionaire if she wasn't
5) Is this person smart? Incredibly
6)Is this person older than you? Nope. But I think we forget that we aren't the same age.
7) Whens the last time you saw this person? Hmmmm........... well she lives in Vegas so I don't see her that often. I think I saw her in March.
8) Do you love this person? Absolutely
9) Are you related to this person? No
10) Do you have nicknames for each other? Not really. I call her Stephie sometimes. But we do have code names for other people at times!
11) Are you always together? No
12)Do you think this person will repost this? She probably will. We copy each other's fabulous ideas quite often!!
13) Why is this person 1st on your top friend? Because she is a good friend to me. Sometimes we get irritated with each other, but through it all we both know that we always do and always will have each other's back. Plus we understand eachother. Like minds. It's scary sometimes!
14) Have you ever seen this person cry? Of course. And she has seen and heard me cry.
15)Does this person love you? Yes. More than many friends that I have had since childhood.
16)Do you tell them alot about yourself ? Yes. She is my number one confidant. She is the only person who knows my deepest most painful secret.
17) Doing anything with them soon? Hopefully I will see her when she comes into town next week.
18) If yes, what? Chat while our kids play.
19) Would you have them at your wedding? Yes, I did. I even have a picture of us together.
20) Would you do anything for this person? Yes. Well I won't rob a store for all of their lemons for her, but other than that of course!
21) Whats something this person is obsessed with? Lemons. It's sick.
22) Does this person make you laugh? Frequently.
