Artists Hard at Work........

Yet Another Monkey Hat Picture....

What can I say, when he sees them he begs to try them on!

Just for Fun

Katydid..

or as the boys call it....Leafy. I guess you can say I am a true city girl becasue I honestly had to google "bug that looks like a leaf" to find out what it was. Our little $1 bug catcher has truely provided us with hours of entertainment this summer.

You know you are a boy mom when......

.......this is what your coffee table looks like!

EEEEKKKKKK! A Giant Spider!

Crawled out of Landon's backpack this afternoon!

Sunday Meme

Today I borrowed a list of questions from Sunday Stealing. They are just for fun, and as the name suggests, they also "stole" them from another website just for the purpose of reusing them.

21. What was the last song you listened to that wasn’t sung in English?
Las Torres by No Se Quien No Se Cuanto (Hubbys favorite Peruvian rock band)
22. One of our SS players generally leaves a critical comment on our memes. Which is fine. All's fair. Do you let meme authors know when you hate their memes?
usually not, just don't answer them
23. What TV show would you like to be on?
Master Chef (I have a secret crush on Gordon Ramsay)
24. What was the last video game you played?
I don't play video games, computer games would be Cityville
25. Have you ever been in a musical? If yes, do tell.
Most definitely not!
26. Do you follow your own style or everyone else’s?
my own
27. What’s the last store you bought from?
Wally World
28. In retrospect, have you ever let a person use you a lot?
former neighbor
29. What are you doing two days from now?
mom duties, it's like groundhog day around here minus Bill Murray
30. Did you ever believe there were monsters in your closet?
I still think so, it's dark in there!
31. When you graduated high school, did you let random people sign your yearbook or just close friends?
My high school didn't give out yearbooks when other people were around
32. Would you consider adopting a child that had a mental illness?
matters what type
33. Does thinking about death scare you?
not really, it happens to everyone
34. If you died, do you believe that you go to Heaven or Hell and where would your spirit go?
hopefully heaven, and my spirit will too
35. Who did you last write a snail mail letter to and why?
snail mail, ummmmmmm, so long ago, can't remember
36. Do you care what people say or think about you?
nope, gave that up a long time ago
37. Have you ever been threatened?
take a number!
38. Which side of your family do you get most of your qualities from?
more like my mom
39. What was the last thing with alcohol that you drank?
a gluten free beer about 2 wks ago
40. Have you ever kept a relationship a secret?
yep, from my parents, and he's now my husband!

Mr Monkey!

He tried to get me to buy this for him, but due to the fact I couldn't look at him without laughing out loud, I decided......maybe not.

Rainbows

If you look closely you can see that it's actually a double rainbow. The boys thought it was pretty cool!

Lego Time

Landon brought me this tonight and said it was a race car. I think he did a pretty good job for creating it from scratch!

Annie Ant

Landon's latest picture of the week, this one he named "Annie Ant". I like that he colored it red for that fire ant look :)

Finally!

Us Sprint users finally have a reason to celebrate.......
The IPhone coming to Sprint was awesome to hear today. I will be one of the crazy people ordering mine this coming week, I have an upgrade available so mine will be quite affordable, thank you :)!!!

Fall Questions

1. Do you like Starbucks? Are you a fan of their seasonal drinks?
I am definitely not an addict, but I do like Starbucks. Some of their seasonal drinks are good, I like me some Pumpkin Spice!

2. How do you decorate and prepare for fall?
The boys and I put out some decorations for Halloween but I do not really have any general fall decorations.

3. Will you participate in your college's Homecoming festivities?
I will not be joining :(

4. What is your favorite fall clothing item or accessory?
I am a good old "hoodie" girl. I have a new cardigan this year that is tan that is starting to get a lot of wear though.

5. What was your favorite Halloween costume as a kid?
I am totally going to date myself, I was a Care Bear, and my mom made the costume from fake fur!

6. Do you like Halloween/horror movies? Do you have a favorite?
I'm not a big fan of creepy movies, but I don't mind watching them.

7. What is your favorite fall activity?
I love to take walks with my boys and look at the changing leaves. Last year we did this several times where we would go back and check the same trees so they could see the leaves changing and then eventually fall. They get the biggest kick out of walking on the sidewalk and crunching on the piles of leaves.

8. What is your favorite fall recipe?
Anything with pumpkin!

9. What TV Show are you most excited about this fall?
We are big fans of CSI/CSI Miami, Undercover Boss I also am a true NCIS addict. Hawaii 5-0 is pretty good and Outlaw.

10. When do you start Christmas shopping?
I am already starting to pickup small things for the boys, otherwise I am the crazy lady shopping on 12/24

11. What do you miss most about Summer?
My flip flops. I still try and cheat and wear them if I know I'm not going to be outside but it's definitely getting chilly.

12. What movie coming out soon are you most excited about?
I have no idea! I don't pay attention to movies coming out.

Couples Quiz

Couple Quiz
1. He's sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen?NFL network or ESPN
2. You're out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad?Ranch
3. What's one food he doesn't like?macaroni and cheese
4. You go out to eat and have a drink. he likes girl drinks! Strawberry margarita, frozen
5. Where did he go to high school?Lima, Peru and Palos Heights, IL
6. What size shoe does he wear?10
8. What is his favorite type of sandwich? Cheeseburgers, which he doesn't eat a lot anymore since he found out he has high cholesterol
9. What would this person eat every day if he could? See above - with bacon if possible!
10. What is his favorite cereal? Cookie Crisp
11. What would he never wear?tank tops
12. What is his favorite sports team? Bears, Cubs, and Blackhawks in US, various International Soccer Teams
13. Who did he vote for? He can't vote, he's not a citizen
14. Who is his best friend? He has various good friends, nobody is really the "best"
15. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn't do? Speed, not wear a seat belt
16. What is his heritage?Peruvian
17. You bake him a cake for his birthday; what kind of cake?Chocolate with Chocolate frosting
18. Did he play sports in high school? Soccer
19. What could he spend hours doing? PS2
20. What is one unique talent he has? he memorizes useless sports statistics

THE COUPLES QUIZ:
1. What are your middle names? He doesn't have one, and Anne
2. How long have you been together?since September of 1999
3. How long did you know each other before you started dating?A few months, we worked together and Midway Airport
4. Who asked whom out?He asked me to go somewhere after we got off work one night
5. Whose siblings do you see the most?Probably his as monster in law babysits and his siblings still live at home
6. Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple?He loves to spend money, especially on the boys and I'm a penny pincher
7. Did you go to the same school?no
8. Are you from the same home town?no
9. Who is smarter? We each have our own areas that we excel in, but I would say book wise is me
10. Who is the most sensitive?Me for some things, him for others. He is worse than a woman about some things
11. Where do you eat out most as a couple? Chili's and Fridays
12. Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple? Rocky Mountains
13. Who has the craziest exes?Neither of us have ever dated a crazy.
14. Who has the worst temper?Eric about stupid drivers, me about stupid people (c'mon, I work in a customer service position, I could write a book)
15. Who does the cooking?Me, He cannot cook at ALL!
16. Who is the neat-freak? him
17. Who is more stubborn? me
18. Who hogs the bed?Me
.19. Where was your first date?An arcade
20. Who is more jealous?him
21. How long did it take to get serious? About 6 mos
22. Who eats more?Him! People marvel about how much he eats
23. Who does the laundry?I do all his laundry here, when he's at work in ATL he does his own
.24. Who’s better with the computer? me, he usually causes some major system error, but when he is at work, he plans airplane loads on the computer, so he does know something!
25. Who drives when you are together? He usually does and complains the whole time about it, but when I drive, he complains about my driving!

For Fun.....more names

I did something like this a while back, some are the same and some are different, have fun and enjoy!


1.YOUR REAL NAME - Maren Anne Vargas
2.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME:(mother and fathers middle names)Marianne Claude
3.NASCAR NAME:(first name of your mother's dad, father's dad)Aloysius Claude
4.STAR WARS NAME:(the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name)Varma
5.DETECTIVE NAME:(favorite color, favorite animal)Green Leopard
6.SOAP OPERA NAME:(middle name, town where you were born)Anne Crown Point
7.SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd fav color, fav drink, add "THE" to the beginning)The Blue Water
8.FLY NAME:(first 2 letters of 1st name, last 2 letters of your last name)Maas
9.ROCK STAR NAME:(current pets name, current street name)Katie Circle
10. PORN NAME: (1st pet, street you grew up on)Rusty Cedar
11.YOUR GANGSTA NAME:(first 3 letters of real name plus izzle)Marizzle
12.YOUR FOREIGN NAME:(2nd letter of your first name, 3rd letter of your last name, first two letters of your middle name, last two letters of your first name then last three letters of your last name)Aranengas
13.YOUR GOTH NAME:(black, and the name of one of your pets)Black Annie
14. STRIPPER NAME: (Favorite perfume, favorite candy)Lauren Butterfinger

Pilgrim Name

Your Pilgrim Name Is...

Mercy Mullins

What's" Your Pilgrim Name?

For Fun... Names

I got this from Jennifer at Toast on the Ceiling. Lots of fun! Feel free to use it.

1. ROCK STAR NAME (first pet, current car): Rusty Explorer

2. GANGSTA NAME (fave ice cream flavor, favorite type of shoe): Chocolate Sandal

3. NATIVE AMERICAN NAME (favorite color, favorite animal): Green Monkey

4 SUPERHERO NAME (2nd favorite color, favorite drink): Black Margarita

5. NASCAR NAME (the first names of your grandfathers): Aloysius Claude

6. STRIPPER NAME (the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy): Poison Snickers

7. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME (your fifth grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter): Wakeman Washington

8. SPY NAME (your favorite season/holiday, flower): Summer Daisy

9. CARTOON NAME (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now): Apple Pajamas

10. HIPPIE NAME (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree): Banana Redbud

A trip To Zoo Atlanta

We took a trip to the zoo with the boys. Ethan absolutely loved all the animals, Landon was more interested in terrorizing the people around us by screaming, Ah the joys of a 2 yr old!

This is Cool!

For fun

I was sent one of those random memes today. Here's my answers

( x) Gone on a blind date
(x) Skipped school
(x ) Watched someone die
(x) Been to Canada -
( ) Been to Mexico
(x) Been to Florida
(x) Been on a plane
( ) Jumped out of a plane
( ) Been on a Helicopter
(x) Been lost
(x) Been on the opposite side of the country
( ) Gone to Washington DC
(x) Swam in the ocean
(x) Cried yourself to sleep
(x) Played cops and robbers
(x) Recently colored with crayons
(x) Sang Karaoke
(x ) Paid for a meal with coins only?
(x) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't?
(x) Made prank phone calls
(x) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
(x ) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
(x) Danced in the rain
(x) Written a letter to Santa Claus
( ) Been kissed under the mistletoe
(x ) Watched the sunrise with someone you care about
(x) Blown bubbles
( ) Gone ice-skating
( )Gone Skiing
(x) Been skinny dipping outdoors
(x) Gone to the movies
(x) Been to a drive-in movie