What a blowout! Sugar filled kids running to and fro!

Yep, objective fulfilled. Kids came, kids played MEGA Disney BINGO (everyone won a prize), we ate hotdogs and macaroni/cheese, which the birthday girl requested..... and then? PINATA TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh yeah. The kids had their brown paper bags, they were set in their places..........they each pulled a drawstring with such anticipation. THEN? They started a pullin! THEN? They all took turns again. THEN? They did it a third time. AND THEN? A beautiful young lady by the name of Carolyn opened the magic trap door which allowed every bit of the "LOOT" to fall to the ground. You talk about little people who looked like crabs! OH YEAH! Just grabbing all they could so they could have fun. Starbursts, raisins, lifesaver gummi's.............you name it, they got it! And as if that weren't enough. CAKE. Do you know that the kids were the first to really sing to Rebecca. She was in her glory! Yep, 5 candles on that cake. 5! It was a Tinkerbell cake and it was totally demolished in no time flat!!!

I have to say, I saw Matthew, for the first time, TOTALLY indudlged with candy in his mouth. About an hour later, he was here, he was there, he was over there, under there, chasing the cats, chasing the dog, chasing the birthday girl, you name it! OH MY GOSH was he full of sugar. Let's just say, momma took his candy, but he managed to get some more from someone else. (oh boy) It was funny. Matthew and the other little boy, Alex, stuck together. And the girls stuck together. It was funny! Everybody had fun. Even the adults. We just hung out while the kids ran around, ate, or just played in Matthew and Rebecca's rooms. All in all, it was good. Momma was tired, Daddy was tired. Yep, we're getting a tad old for this! ;o)

Yeah, life is good for a 5 year old! She's already asking for a Hannah Montana party next! (oh Lord, save me)

Momma Kooky

Enjoy some photos..............

I have a 5 year old this week! Just shoot me!

Her name is Rebecca. Oh yeah! She's 5 years old going on 25!!! *just ask her daddy* She's the fashion consultant of the family, the one with the most knowledge available to her, the inspector of food, a culinary wonder, keeper of "how to make a monster of your little brother", just an all around, do yourselfer in SOOOOO many ways! Yep, 5 years old people. Look out!

Mom and Dad are doing well about this birthday thing. We're holding up. It's amazing how the "independence" switch gets turned on one day and it STAYS on, what seems like, FOREVER! Matthew? He wants mom and dad's help. He doesn't mind having help. (We also help him ALOT with his speech and how to say certain words.) Becca? DON'T EVEN TRY TO DO THAT OR YOU WILL HEAR A MOUTHFUL OF "I will do it.", "I can do it", "You don't have to help me"...............*major sigh*

Go figure! I guess it comes with the territory! It also comes with our daughter and where she is from! Most Jiangxi girls I know are VERY, VERY stubborn! VERY independent! VERY as a matter of fact!

So here we go............A Tinkerbell party! YEE HAW! Should be neat. OH yeah....Matthew has decided he wants a CARS birthday party! He'll be 4 years old in November! Gosh our kids are growing up!!!!! SIZE 8 shoes already! 4T clothes! (unfortunately for Matthew, they are long enough, but WON'T STAY ON HIS VERY SKINNY BODY! Poor boy! Gotta find them there suspenders! *rofl*) Old Navy adjustable jeans are good!

Ok, enough for now...........pictures of the birthday girl will come! Don't worry!

Momma Kooky

URGENT - Prayer Request............please.

There is a family over in China right now, who needs prayer immediately! They have just met their daughter for the very first time and she is in the hospital with a pulse ox of only 60% to 90%!!!! They will not allow the family to take her from the hospital right now......for obvious reasons. The Orphanage director is working with the family to EXPEDITE all the necessary paperwork to get that little girl HOME NOW! The doctor in the hospital isn't cooperating with the family. It's heartbreaking!!!

ANYONE who has adopted from China KNOWS once you get your child home, things are much better! Please, please pray!!!!

The mom asks that we pray to EXPEDITE everything for their daughter. (ie, the visa, the photos of the family, all paperwork) and for the health of An Yanwen *her daughter* and for her pulse ox to stay up so they can fly her here to the states!!

Their adoption agency isn't exactly helpful, which is a huge shame! *mumbling under my breath because I know who it is*

PLEASE, PLEASE say a prayer for this little girl and her family! God CAN and WILL move mountains for HIS sake! AMEN!

Momma Kooky

Hanna's gone.........Gearing up for Rebecca's Birthday Party.

We got alot of rain, heavy rain and alot of wind and that was it. Nothing more. Thank you Lord. No flooding here at the house or our immediate road. To that we say, ya hoo!

Now, on to more important things. Rebecca's birthday party is coming up. I should be Crazy momma at the moment. I have a few things already. Got the pinata. That is a MUST! Her theme this year is TINKERBELL. That's what she wanted. Do you know how hard it is to find certain Tinkerbell things?!! There isn't alot of stuff. I've been looking in alot of places. We have invited alot of adults and alot of kids. It will be pure chaos, I'm sure, but hey, it's only for 2 or 3 hours. I'm good at wrangling the kids in for games and Mickey Mouse Bingo. Besides, the kids actually win gifts too. They love that. Mind you, it's nothing extravagant.........but hey, the kids love them! ;o)

I've got to order the cake this weekend. I can't believe the "holidays" are upon us! It's unreal. Matthew has already told me that he wants a CARS themed party. Should be interesting.

Matthew and Rebecca started a new daycare today. A lady from our church who runs a Christian daycare. They did really well. Kinda surprised me, yes, I do have to say that, but other than that, I was pleased. They did shapes, colors, and practiced the alphabet (writing). Matthew is right handed. Rebecca is left handed. OH YEAH....speaking of Rebecca. She wants to play soccer. We bought her shields, an age appropriated ball, cones, etc. She's cute. She's solid though. If you get in her way, I'm sure she'd plow you over. We'll see.

Ok, someone needs to say this............Do you know there is only LESS than 4 months left until CHRISTMAS!!!!!!?????? OH BOY! Bring on the snow.

Momma Kooky

Hanna's coming!

Ok, here at home we are battening down everything we own. Tropical Storm/Hurricane Hanna is coming. They tell us there will be over 60 mph winds, over 4 inches of rain in a very short period of time and lots and lots of power outages.

Crazy Daddy is leaving work early to make sure things are good at home and I am leaving work early and will be home to make sure we have batteries, flashlights, candles, etc. Should be interesting to let the dog outside in all that mess. Poor thing. Charlie, our 100 pound puppy dog, doesn't like the rain either! Ha!

Keep the eastern seaboard in your prayers please..........might be a tough night for us. I hope not. No trees to fall, nothing hitting the house, like Hurricane Isabel did 5 year ago, to us.

Momma Kooky

WOW, is the presidential race heatin' up or WHAT?!

I saw the first woman who took the vice president nomination last night and was like, OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!! She is full of spitfire, full of what I stand for, full of being what I am, A PTA mom, a HOCKEY mom, a mom who is NORMAL, a woman who is NORMAL, a woman who........came out fighting in a VERY, VERY, VERY filled "good ole boy's" world. I say we need some freshness in Washington...........I was in awe of her speech last night. As far as some women who I was talking with in the past couple of days, apparently they are "mad" that Sarah Palin came onboard with McCain because Hilary lost. SO WHAT!?!?!?! Get over it. That's exactly what I told them. She's history! Yes she had alot of delegates, but she lost. If you think about it, you know why she lost. But to me, God forbid, if something ever happened to the presidential elected, you have Biden and Palin. HE- LLO!!!!!!!!!!! Biden has been in Washington for HOW LONG?! DOING WHAT?????? And still done WHAT???????? Puhleeze! Nothing will be new with him. NOTHING. But..........bring in Palin and you have newness, a freshness that Washington hasn't had before. WHICH IS A GOOD THING! I'm personally tired of the same ole, same ole. I'm just praying............Praying can do ALOT! This country needs true, abiding, FAITHFUL, INTEGRITY FILLED, NON-LYING, NON-CHEATING, men and women who are willing to stand up for what is right. (Even when you are going against the majority!) MK

P.S. Thank you Shirley for the Awesome Woman video.