The downfall of Chandler

I was "lucky" enough to get actual video footage of Chan's incident...

bummer...

Poor Chan-Man has messed up his ankle. During Thanksgiving break no less. We are watching the swelling closely and dosing him up with Vicodin leftover from his surgery this summer. If things don't look better by morning we are going to head to Care-Now for x-rays. I am hoping it's just a sprain, so he can go to Tulsa with us. If it's broken he will probably stay with my parents. Which I have mixed feelings about. I know he will be well taken care of, but I don't like being away from my children, ever. Especially on a major holiday while the rest of us are in another state. Keep your fingers crossed...

Scent of a Woman

So I am sitting at my desk surfing the net, procrastinating about chores... Along comes Hunter. He tells me his feet feel dry and do I have any lotion. I send him into my bathroom linen closet, which contains about 25 different types of body lotion. He's digging around and then it gets really quiet. So I ask him what he's doing. "I'm putting on the lotion, mom." And then he walks out of the bathroom, smelling very perfumey. It's then that I realize, of all the lotions he could have picked, he chose a heavily perfumed one. CK One Summer, by Calvin Klein. Now he smells like a lovely blend of starfruit, golden kiwi, citron tonic, and lily of the valley. Or in other words, a woman.

Some people...

have been offended and shocked by things I have posted. And to those people I apologize. Not for being me and not for my sense of humor. But I am sorry these "people" are not more open minded. If these people had bothered to get to know me better in all of the 33 years I have been alive, they would know me and my personality. I personally love my blog and find it charming and witty. Sure there are things that might embarrass the person they are written about a tiny bit. I obviously never meant to hurt anyones feelings or embarrass them. If I ever did, I would certainly remove the offending post. It is the year 2007 and things are not the way they were in the 40's and 50's let alone even 10 years ago. I post things that are relevant, humorous, silly, cute, and dear to me. I did not start this blog to be prim and proper and polite. I did it as a project to keep me occupied and share my family and friends with others, who don't see us as often. I am so tired of apologizing for who I am. I am not going to pretend to be someone I am not. I am an adult, sure I may not have as much wisdom and class as someone who has lived a much longer life than me. But, I am me take me as I am and if you are annoyed or offended or find this blog tacky, go read something else. Maybe Dear Abby, Heloise, or Miss Manners.

Dear Santa,

I know it's early and not quite Thanksgiving. But, I am gonna be super busy in the next week getting ready for Tulsa and I wanted to get my list ready. Especially since the sales are starting next Friday. Some cost nothing. Some things I know you can't afford, but I have been kinda good this year, so please keep that in mind. Here goes...
This year I wish for:
my cheekbones to show again (and other body parts to shrink, except my boobs)
the boys to flush the toilet
$25,000 to cover my appendix surgery and various other debts
a trip to Hawaii for me and Jon (we've never gone on a trip together!)
a helper who cooks, cleans, does laundry, and checks homework to come visit each day from 9 til 9, always ready to lend a hand
a family trip to Utah so I can see my brothers and sister and the kids can meet their cousins
the willpower to do 30 minutes of cardio 5 days per week
a coupon for Zoom tooth whitening
the courage to get me and the kids back to church EVERY Sunday
for Jon to stop snoring
for time to go a little slower, the kids are growing up way too fast
no more stomach bugs or other illnesses for that matter
and last but not least a happy healthy family and good friends, for 2008 and all the years to come
Love, Ashley
P.S. If some of these seem impractical or are out of your budget, I will also accept shoes, purses, perfume, makeup, movie theatre and restaurant gift cards, and free babysitting...

Dessert

Jon and the younger boys went to a BMX clinic tonight. So, Chloe caught up on homework, while I cleaned, and Chan played guitar. Pretty much a quiet evening. Finally being cold enough for it (after a few weeks of warmth) we once again busted out our Coco-motion hot chocolate maker. Thanks Sarah, we still love it! We then proceeded to make 1000 calorie cups of hot cocoa. Not really, but close. So yummy! And so warm. Here are a few pics:

What A McSilly Kid

Today I have been busy catching up on chores, laundry, and other nonsense and did something I do often: I skipped lunch. So when I went to get Hayden I was ravenous. And I headed to Whataburger. Yes, I know I complained about my weight yesterday, but what can you do? A Whataburger Jr. sounded good and that's where we went. Hayden of course wanted fries. But not until I reassured him that Whataburger fries tasted like McDonald's fries. So, I got him a small order. We both munched on fries, silent except for a few smacks on our ride home. We got stuck at a light right in front of Wal-Mart, Hayden looks around for a few minutes, then tells me "I see McDonald's." Well I'm thinking he's lost his mind because McD's is about 2 lights back and there is no way he can see it. So, I tell him "McDonald's is way back there, you can't see it!" And he tells me, "yes I can, it's in Wal-Mart, and by the way Whataburger stole their fries from McDonalds!" I of course could barely contain my laughter. And now I need to clean my dash, I'm afraid there's some french fry splatter on it.