The last first haircut :/

So....finally had to do it. Dean got his first haircut today. I figured that since I have had sooo many people say "Awe! How cute is she?" and "I bet you are happy to finally have a girl after all those boys!", that it was time to give my BOY a haircut..lol

It took me a week to do it. L kept on me..."When you gonna cut it? When you gonna do it?" Granted, he had another reason for asking....he wanted a haircut too :).

So my DeanDean before:

 Then his lovely locks in the back :)

All the hair that came off :( ...plus a few Cheerios that we had to use to distract him..lol:

My new big boy...thought this photo was funny cuz I caught him while he was jibbering, but it looks like he's pouting..lol

 But I do have to admit ~~ It does make his perty blue eyes pop :)

I do wish I could figure my camera out or that I had gotten a different one. It's just not that "kid friendly." It takes forever to take pics, which, when you want to get that pic of your child, you want it to take it then. I dislike that Kodak went bankrupt because I never had problems taking pictures with it. I don't know what I'm gonna do. :/

School, for me, starts in 2 weeks. Whoohoo :) Hopefully childcare is going to come thru for me, but I'm getting nervous. I called about it today and they had put me on the wrong waiting list....so....I hope it got corrected and I will get it by the time I go back. I have only 3 semesters :) to get my degree :) :) :) (can ya tell I'm excited?...lol)

Sometimes, just leave it to the professionals :)

Well, tried a recipe tonight for the family. I've watched The Pioneer Woman a few times and I thought her Sausage Pancakes sounded good. Well, don't know what I did wrong tonight, but mine didn't turn out so well :/ Both me and L were "Ehhh" on them, but Mark did say they were yummy (although tonight I think he woulda ate anything..lol) They make it look sooo easy and so nice. I gotta remember that they do re-takes and all that. Also, sometimes, I just need to leave it to the professionals :)

Also fiddled with a few crafts today. Finished up one craft for a friend of mine (can't tell or show yet, cuz I'm giving it to her tomorrow and don't want her to see it  if she happens to read this :) ) Tried messing around with my stool. Don't know exactly what I wanna do to it next...still rolling it around in my brain :) I NEED to get the boys profile pics printed so I can get their silhouette projects done.

 I do have a family project in the works. I am putting together pictures of the family even if the kids haven't ever met them or haven't seen them in a while. I can't wait til I'm finished with it. I think it's gonna be aweeesome :)

Today, I was telling Trev to pick up some toys. Then I asked him to put a few more in his room. He looked at me and said "I will always do what you say, mommy." I looked at L and said "I shoulda video taped that."

Mom and Dad aren't doing so well. Dad says their days and nights are all mixed up due to a pain shot their doctor had them go get. Hate that they can't seem to get any relief :( Well, hopefully soon I will be able to get them to a new doc and that will help them.

Well, gonna go for now. Got a snoring hubby on the couch, so I guess that's my cue that it's time to go :)

OK!!!!! OK!!! Enough!!!

Well, didn't keep up my word last time, did I? lol ...So I am going to this time. With all the things I am trying to do for my kids to help them remember their family and to have later on down the road, I REALLY need to do this!!

So, I'm gonna kinda start over. I'm not going to get rid of ANY of my previous posts, but I am going to restart so that I don't feel as tho I'm having to go back the last few years that I've missed out doing this...then maybe I won't feel as pressured and I'll actually stick to it this time:)

So...I am Gretchen. 
*a stay-at-home mom (SAHM). 
*however, I am in college and 3 semesters away from getting my degree~~ Finally!! :) 
*love to read, which my Kindle Fire comes in real handy for :) 
*have always loved crafts, but until "meeting" my online friend, Crystal, who is so creative, and reconnecting with my old High School friend, Staci, who is always doing something (plus, being quietly jealous of another internet friend that does AMAZING crafts), I have been stepping up my game :) Plus, I think my kids are enjoying the extra stuff they get to help with :)
*love trying anything new. Used to be scared to try anything new...not anymore :)

I am married to Lewis (usually referred to as L) 
*loves bowling. He can usually come home and tell me what he bowled each frame (yet can't tell me what I asked him 5 mins. ago...lol) Still waiting on that 300..has plenty of 299's
*loves hunting. He's waiting on that big buck to come (plus a hunting trip in Wisconsin :) )
*loves playing online hearts :)
*has to be pried to go try new things. He will, it just takes time :) 

My 11 yr old boy is Ross (I sometimes call him Rosserdo..lol..not something a growing boy wants to hear..lol)
*lives with his father, but his father, step-mother and I have a WONDERFUL relationship. Kinda weirds people out :)
*VERY much into electronics~~PSP, Wii, computers
*loves Math, but hates (with a passion) writing. I usually don't like using the word hate, however, it fits here.  
*loves soccer and wants to play professionally when he grows up.

My 9 yr old Mark (Markers)
*also in love with electronics.
*loves wrestling....not the competition type...the WWE type.
*loves to read, but doesn't really have a specific subject (yet) that he clings to.
*loves to have responsibilities.....on his own terms..lol

My 4 yr old Trevor (TrevTrev)
*VERY rambunctious
*can tell you race car drivers if you tell him a # on the car :)
*loves to dace and sing
*will help when you ask...most of the time :)

Then last but not least, my 1 yr old Dean (DeanDean...yes, I seem to double up..lol)
*has been slow to learn things, such as walking, talking and such, but he's getting there :)
*has the cutest smile :) ...but I may be biased :)
*is spoiled by his brothers
*follows everyone around and when he figures something out, will do it over and over :)

So....now that I have "started over," I will do better :)