I don't negotiate with Terrorists

Thursdays are errand days at our Mansion. Yesterday, in the icky nasty rain. Yin and I set out to do our business. I was half way to B'port when I realized that I had one check. UGH! I turned around and went back home. We started out again. Yin was being on her best behavior so I was suspicious.

We went to L'ville and paid Yin's adoption payment. The off to the biggest town. We arrived at Lowe's. I gathered up Yin, my purse, and her bag. All of which had to be carried because it was raining. As we entered Lowe's, I put Yin down and she started running like a wild woman! I gathered her up and took her to the counter to pay my Lowe's bill, (Still loving my patio furniture) and this was our conversation.

Yin: Ho Ho Mommy Ho Ho...

ME: Yes, Yin I see Ho Ho and once we are done here we will walk over and see Ho HO...

(woman slowly working at counter)

Yin: HO HO HO HO

ME: Yes, Baby we are almost done. Please stop fussing. We will only go see Ho Ho if you stop fussing.

YIN Ho HO HO HO HOHOHO HO HO HO HO

ME: Yin, please calm down when you stop crying we will go see Ho Ho.
( Yin begins to sit all the floor full blown tantrum coming soon )

ME: Yin Yang YULL CHOI (full name in mom voice) Stop now or no HO HO...

YIN HOHOH HOHO HOH HOOHHHOOOO !!!!!!

ME: Yin, You know what Mommy is like the president. I don't negotiate with terrorists. (Several Lowe's employees snickered and I carried my wild girl out of the store and to the car.

We made a few stops after that and she was good as gold. Mind you that today she has dumped and entire basked of q-tips in the toilet and then she put all the clean wash rags into the wet tub!!! God has really blessed me with Yin.

They say that you reap double what you sew. I guess since my brother can't have kids either I am reaping his sewing and we all know that he was a stinker. Maybe Rudy and Pilot were bad boys too.

Oceans

Can you name the oceans??? Think this over. There is the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Artic. Yuri is working on learning the Oceans and the continents. Well guess what in 2000 they "discovered" a new Ocean. WHERE WAS I??? It is called the Southern Ocean.

You may not want to use me as your phone a friend. I used to know stuff like this. I only hope that there is still just seven Continents. Help! I am officially old and out of the loop!

Wild Weekend

WOW! What a weekend. It all went so fast I can harldy remember. We had a great Cache Slash Fest if you don't believe me check out almost any of my "blogging" friends.

Yin and Yuri had a b'day party in the middle of our cache slash party. This is what happens when you put a wookie in the dryer!

Yesterday, I was so tired that I never got dressed. Rudy went to Vegas and I actually slept. It was a miracle!

1,2,3,4,5...

Today our genius daughter Yin counted to five for the first time EVER!!! Yeah!! I would held up fingers and she got all the way to five. Maybe the days of 1,2,5 are over. That would be sad. She sure is growing up and saying new things each day.

I am seriously thinking that I must have given birth to her and forgot. Guess I hooked up with a hot Korean guy. Maybe Jin from LOST. Anyway... Today she went down the slide in her room and slid (sp) into the wall three times. I am so klutzy that this is something that I would do. I asked her why didn't she move the slide. Her response was TV. I guess you can see the TV better from the top of the slide. Wanting to view the TV from the best possible angle would make her Rudy's kid.

I am not sure how these children that God sent to us could have been anymore perfect!

Too much stuff ... to little space

Today we woke up bright and early to do some work. Yuri is out of school so we cleaned his room. It looks very nice with his new pirate themed stuff. We then moved on to Yin's room which for some scary reason wasn't too bad. So we thought that we would head out to the garage and see what we could do.

Our garage is a mess. It is a very nice three car garage that you could not even squeese a mini-cooper into. Yuri and I put some things in the top and started to sort out some others. Afer an hour of working and no end in sight we gave it up and went or a bike ride. Hopefully, we can get Rudy to help us!

Our truck just went to the garage last week from when Rudy backed into the clothes line pole, and I really want to be able to park in into the garage when we get it back. It will be all shiny and new. I am not worried about parking the blazer in the garage until after halloween. There is just no room.

Yin slept in her bed the last two nights. This has been great! Four nights in a row! Rudy suggested that we take the rail off her bed. We did this four nights ago and she has slept all night each night. I sometimes here stuff fall out of bed before she goes to sleep, but she seems to like the rail gone. I have to admit that I was not a fan of this idea. I was sure that she would roll out of bed and hurt herself, but we have been lucky so far.

Our cache slash fest is coming up soon. We need to have a meeting this weekend to get the last minute deatails worked out. Hope to see you there!

Bronze Star

My mom told me a few days ago that my brother was awarded a SECOND bronze star for his service in Iraq. Today he had the official award ceremony. He is going to send my mom the "details" of the events. I will post them when we know.

His first bronze star was awarded when he came upon a convoy that had hit roadside mines. He made his way in and administered medical attention, including starting an IV, to several of the injured and carried them out.

The squad he commands has done very well, and they were asked to stay and help train the new replacements.




My Choi Boy is really making me proud today!

Two in a ROW!!

Last night Yin slept in her bed again all night!!! Yeah! I finally feel like I have cuaght up on some sleep. Today we are finishing up some of the final Halloween things. We are almost done setting thigns out and we still have a grage full of items! Hhmmm... We are going to try and not get anything after Halloween. There are a few things that we both like a Spencers, from Spirit Halloween, but their stuff is expensive.

Someone told Ed, our neighbor, that it looks like Demon alley out here. That's to bad cause we were really going for the Hell Monkey look, but what can ya do? I am not sure how some blow mold pumpkins and a couple of fake cemeteries warrant demon alley, you never know.

Today we have been listening to Sirius radio on our Dish Network. The song Carrie by Europe came on and I was dancing with Yin. Each time the would sing Carrie. I would sing Yin's name. She loved it. On a side note I love Carrie, but I want to hang myself each time I hear "The Final Countdown". That do do do doo, do do do doo... Well you get the idea!!! UGH!!!

Tomorrow I am supposed to go to Indy with a friend to the mother ship, aka Gymboree. It is one of the big sales. I have to admit that my kids need no clothes, but I have 50% of coupons. So... Help I need to go to Gymboree Anonymous. Hi. My name is Brando, and I am a gymboholic.

Well last night was Battlestar. I have to admit I was not a fan of the way that the last season ended. Was is a dream? Was it real? What happen to Apollo? Well after last night, I have to admit that I am so IN LOVE with this show. I think that this is probably the best show on TV. It is NOT for kids. Wow Wee! I am gald that they put the parental advisory every few minutes, just in case I got a stupid spell and forgot.

Battlestar thoughts:

1. Please put Apollo on Weight watchers or leave his shirt ON!! (I vote for weight watchers).

2. Tell Gaius, dude from Bridget Jones Diary, now the new president, to PLEASE cut his greasy hair.

3. Have Adama shave that catepillar on his lip.

Yes, I realise that they made these changes to make it look like a year has passed, but some changes are not right.

Futher.... STOP NOW IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED....


Okay.

Why would they show a big execution seen at the end, only to show one of the executed people in next weeks preview? I mean we didn't even get to wonder for a week.

Up all night, sleep all day...

I have to admit that I was a Slaughter fan in the late 80's early 90's. What can I say.

Well, hold on to your britches. Yin. Finally. Slept. All. Night. Hallelujah!!! Can you the hear the angels singing!!! Since we have been home for Disney every single night she has been up for a least two hours wanting to have a party. This makes our entire family crabby. Rudy gets up a 5 each day to go to work so loosing those two hours he has only been getting four hours of sleep each night, and that is not enough.

Yuri is out of school today and we have been cleaning and vacuuming the house. We need to go out and mow.

Can anyone tell me what the weather is thinking? Two days ago I had the air back on. Last night switched from air to heat. I am not sure how to dress anyone. Will we need shorts or a sweater?

Tonight is Battlestar!!!

I'm Lost

Well, last night was the premiere of LOST!!! I have to say..... STOP RIGHT NOW IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED THE SHOW!!!



Okay... I wonder what Stephen King book they were reading? Juliette sais it was her favorite? My favorite Stephen King is the Green Mile. Stephen King is a huge fan of the show. Seeing his book there was almost like one of his little cameo's in his movies.

"Ben" aka Henry Gale, told Godwin to run and he could be at the tale section in a hour. What would that be 3-5 miles? Doesn't seem like to far, but the talies hung close to the shoreline.

Any news on whether Walt or Micheal will be back? I think it will be kinda hard with Walt. I mean 60 days has passed on the show and 2 years in real time. They may have to recast, but I doubt that would work either.

Kinda weird to see Kate in a dress. Wonder what the guy ment when he said Kate wasn't his "type"? Hate to think about what happened to her that scratched her wrists up. They were fine when she put the cuffs on.

Sawyer.... Well he is as yummy as chocolate... MMmmm.... Okay back on topic. Loved it when he finally got the reward only for the guys to say the bears figured it out in two hours. Were they the Polar Bears??

Jack and Juliette could never have closed that door. IMO. Wonder how they had all that info on Jack? I was glad to see that Christian (Jack's Dad) was not having the affair with Sarah. I wonder if Claire is Jack's half sister? Wonder if they have that in that file??

Wonder why Carl was in the cage? Further wonder why they made Carl apoligize? Well mannered terrorists, criminals... I don't know what to call them. Well, manned "others". I guess that fits.

Gonna watch again.

People are complaining online that the have gotten no "answers". If they give all the anwers away the show would be over!

BTW watched "The Nine"... Funny thing Matthew Fox, aka Jack, and Scott Wolf, The Nine's Jeremy, were both on Party of Five, which I loved, as brothers. They are now on consecutive shows playing on ABC. They are both surgeons on their new shows with unusual circumstances surrounding them. Hhmmm...

People are already wanting to know what happened in the bank during the 52 hours. Well if you know the show will be over. They are going to tell the events in a series of flashbacks. Does anyone see any similarities here?

Any thoughts?

Got Four Girls on my Tail...

I can honestly say that I was not expecting my 7 year old son to be saying these words to me for at least 10 more years. It seems that there are four girls in his class that "wanna go out" another quote. I guess some of the girls are mad at each other and it seems to be turning into quite a little soap opera. I have told Yuri that he can't have a girlfriend until he is at least 22 and finishing up his BS and getting ready to start medical school! I try to encourage him to just be friends with them all and that he doesn't need a girlfriend. Rudy on the other hand is a little jealous. I guess it has been awhile since he has had four girls on his tail. Hee Hee!

In other news the seven year itch has been healing nicely. I got my beloved poison ivy shot. YEAH!! They also put me on some meds that keep me up ALL night, make me sweat through two night shirts, and leave a yucky taste in my mouth, but the itch is almost gone. I will try and not complain to much.

Yin has taking to wanting to have a party every night from 2 am until 4 am. This makes it very difficult to get any rest, but since I have been up the last two nights sweating it hasn't been horrible. Okay, It has still been horrible.

We have been working very hard on getting our yard decorated for Halloween. We took back a haunted house and built a crypt of sorts to hold our jump out guy Mort. Rudy is such a talented artist. It really looks GREAT! This was one of my ideas that he ACTUALLY said was a "good idea".

Monday I went for an interview for the job, and then I called after the interview and asked them to remove my name from consideration. I desperatly want some time for myself, but financially it would have worked out to about $4.00 per hour after taxes, child care, gas, and other misc expenses. Rudy and I both felt that my time is worth more than $4.00 per hour. So to give us a little extra funds for Christmas Rudy has volunteered for some overtime. His OT for 2 hours is what I would be bring home in a week. I am so grateful that I have a husband that works so hard for us.

Well... Tonight is the premier for LOST. I am so excited, but I know that they will probably not reveal any answers to my many questions!! Friday is the premier for Battlestar!!! YEAH YEAH YEAH!! Rudy got the X-Men Movie yesterday, and it was really good. I liked it. You never know if 2nd or 3rd movies will be anygood, but I liked the little twists. I was still waiting for Jay and Silent Bob to jump out and yell " Woliverine Style ... Swishy Swish.", but they never did.

Right now Yin is sitting on the potty, but all she is doing is sitting. She is wearing a pair of Yuri's underpants. I guess she has discovered the secret that mens underwear are comfy.

Well I guess that I am a little all over the place today!!! BTW, Did I mention how very much that I love FALL!!! I LOVE FALL!!! I LOVE FALL!!!

Seven Year Itch??

Okay despite the fact that Rudy and I have been married for 13 years. I am now experiencing the 7 year itch.... What is the seven year itch one might ask?? It is the 7th year in a row that I have had really bad POISON IVY!!! OKay it is really the 20th year in a row!

I am going to the doctor tomorrow. I pray that he gives me a shot!!! Please. Please. Please! I can't take it anymore! Last year I got the shot three times! In 2003, the shot had the most unexpected of results which I will not post here, but is a very interesting story all in itself, and is part of the reason that we now have Yin.

Sweet Sweet poison Ivy shot...

I will love you & squeeze you & make you my own,
if you can just find your way to into my hip bone.
I promise not to whine and moan.
Now don't you all just want to groan!

I will cast this rash away and I will be happy again some other day...

HEE HEE HEE!