Hellooo Blogspot

(The title is my rendition of Carrie Bradshaw's "Hellooo Lover")

I've been neglecting you. I have developed a problem called Facebook. I'm sorry. I'm not alone though. Look at Terrell over there at My Life-Defined. Not a post since March 11th. Bad-worse than me. It's partially you Blogspot. You are being snarky uploading pictures. I want to edit them and you just won't let me. Then I get frustrated and go away for too long, I know. Things have been happening too. It was March after all. We had lots of dancing and carrying on. The Wee Trinity turned nine and spent the day at Disneyland. All of our passports have arrived. Kieran looks like a member of the Hitler Youth in his picture. I think it's kind of interesting that my kids and I all got our first passports in the same year. Do they know how lucky they are?
I promise I'll be back Blogspot if you promise to be easier with the whole picture thing.

Mommy Thoughts

Boys and Bathrooms

How can the military feel confident about letting men have guns when their aim is so poor?

They Just Make Me Laugh

We were home late from dance class last night because a reporter from the San Diego Tribune was there taking pictures for an upcoming article about our dance school. So, when we got home I heated up a pre-made batch of cashew chicken minus the cashews for the kids. When I set his plate down Kyle asked, "Do I have any nuts?" Just that sent me into pants wetting giggles. Kyle's reply, "What? Ohhhh." Then the boys were laughing too. It took Kendra awhile to get it.

Opaque Dawg KH

So Kieran has been taking a Hip Hop dance class. Yes, please do laugh. I find it quite funny. On Wednesday afternoons when he gets home from his class, he strips off his shirt and shows me his new moves. Apparently when you're a Hip Hop dancer you get very hot from all the "move bustin" going on. Plus you've just got to show off your six-pack. Or would that be your juice pouch?
This is how Kieran dressed himself this morning. He thinks Hip Hop. I'm thinking more Red Neck Surfer?

Mommy Thoughts

"To be prepared is half the victory"
"If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job"
"Chance favors the prepared mind"

All of these quotes about being prepared. I agree, being prepared, especially if it's regarding a certain set of triplets, is a must. So, last Wednesday I prepared ahead of time to make getting passport photos taken an easy task. The kids get out early on Wednesday-12:25. Kieran stays until 1:45 for an art class. Still plenty of time for photos before dance class at 4:45. I picked up Kyle and Kendra, took them home, redid their hair and got Kendra a shirt for her photo. They can't wear their white school shirts because the background is white and they would have "floating" heads. I had to iron shirts for Kyle and Kieran. I was going to have Kieran change his shirt in the car. We went to the school to pick him up and he took his sweet time coming out. No biggy, we still had plenty of time. After all, I was prepared. But I'd forgotten the "Kieran Factor". When he finally climbed in the car, I was met by a filthy little boy, dirty shirt, dirty hands, dirty knees -again no biggy because the photos only show from the chest up. It was the blue marker mustache drawn across his face that really threw a wrench in the works. Thank goodness for Handi-Wipes in the glove box.

Ticead amhain go dti an Baile Átha Cliath, le do thoil

Translation: One ticket to Dublin, please.
Actually five. The Hawkins' are off on an amazing adventure. We are going to be spending three weeks in Ireland this Summer. We'll be renting two or three cottages/homes across the Emerald Isle. We're not sure which counties yet. We'd like to see County Cork (Republic of Ireland) and County Fermanagh (Northern Ireland) because those are the counties my family is from. We have lots of planning and dreaming to do before June.

Quad Fun.

We finally got the quad that Paul ordered for the kid's Christmas present and took it out to the property.

I hadn't seen the "bunk house" yet. I think it looks more like a conjugal visit trailer at a prison. But, it is rodent-free!

And just for Nancy, the new location of the privy. Yeah, this was a lot of fun in 40 degree, misty weather.

One of our neighbors is a Clydesdale farm. He and I didn't want to get closer to the electric fence.

Christmas Morning Highlights

Too bad Kyle isn't excited at all.






Wii are happy!!

Elsa is quite pleased with her Chia Pet for cats.

That would be the "don't mess with my present" face.

Feile na Nollaig

Our dance school, Comerford Irish Dance, had our feis the weekend of December 12th. It was a lot of fun and a lot of work. Decorating the ballrooms and building the dance floors starts Friday afternoon and we don't stop until we do the reverse late Sunday afternoon.

Dancing Reindeer.

Santa paid us a visit.


"Bingo" the 9th reindeer.

Kyle and Kendra working the raffle basket table between dances.

Kendra and her trophy.

Kieran helping out at the raffle table.

The new outfits.

Merry Christmas To All...

And To All A Goodnight.