announcing the winner

Yesterday I posted this picture and challenged you all to find the "Ultimate Job" [hidden within the picture].
My thought was that you would SEE the person that was, indeed, doing the ultimate job.

Some of you mentioned jobs that were seriously some ultimate jobs, scary and non.

BUT I should have been more specific that I was looking for the job that was being done at the time the picture was taken that I considered the ultimate job.

The job was, however, guessed... TWICE. SO because there were two people who actually guessed the right JOB. I am going to honor BOTH correct guesses.

SO NOW without further ado. The two winners are, in order, Tia Gathright and Nicole Caldwell. When they guessed the "window washer" of the very tall building in the background.

Yes that is ultimately the SCARIEST JOB...well one of them. For me anyway. And there is, IN FACT, a man hanging on a swing cleaning the windows in the picture. You have to click on the picture and then zoom in with the magnifying glass. He is like the 3rd row of windows down on the bottom tier of the building!

When I saw him up there I almost fainted! I had to breathe deep and then take a picture!

So Tia and Nicole if you will email me we can communicate what your winnings will be :). Congratulations! And thanks for playing along. Hopefully we will have more to come SOON!

the ultimate job!

Okay. So seeing i have SO much time on my hands ;P I figured why not have a fun contest post seeing that it has been forever since I have done that. AND frankly I miss you all! :)

So let's come together for a fun "figure it out" picture contest!

I will leave comments unpublished so that you all can figure out what it is without the distraction of other comments... AKA... NO CHEATING!

Okay, while we were in Kentucky for the 2 days we finally found a park for the boys to play at. It was a GREAT park, I believe it was called a "creative park" where kids actually had to interact with things to make them work or make them more fun. I know that sounds like a lot of parks but it was more than a common play ground with a slide and monkey bars and swings.

The boys played for HOURS there. We all loved getting out and exploring in the fun fresh air and cool temperatures. And it was right on the Ohio River. SO MUCH FUN!

While there, I spotted this "ultimate job" (in my opinion). I will not tell you whether or not it is the ultimate HORROR job or the ultimate DREAM job. Heck it could be one and the other depending on who you are.


So, in this picture is the "ultimate job" if you can spot it too and be the first to leave the correct answer. You will receive a fun original masterpiece by Bri. :). Not sure what that is just yet but I have been feeling a bit creative and depending on who you are I will make it to suit your fancy! Get me on a rough day and you may end up with a 2 year old on your doorstep via UPS!

Have fun!

Some Serious Excitement! (Trip pt.1)

We had a wonderful family vacation. I am so glad we got to see God move in a mighty way to provide this fun adventure for our family. So amazing! And we are SO BLESSED! *J did get his job back, in case you missed that post :)*

I will be trying to post a lot about this trip (as well as lots of fun pictures) as time allows. Yeah, I know... you can stop laughing now! haha. Time is my enemy right now BUT we will see :).

This beautiful sunset graced us with it's beauty as we had dinner out on the patio of Joe's Crabshack in Louisville KY.

We were blessed to be able to splurge twice :). Woo hoo. Thank you Jesus, you love us that much that you provided for us to be able to witness and experience such beauty and fun.

The patio over looked the Ohio River. There were big boats/ships/tankers *big water vehicles transporting what looked like coal* going back and forth. The boys were LOVING watching these said boats.

NOW, The going home part of the trip was a bit more eventful. Not that going there and being there was not. Trust me on this one... this leg of the trip was just WAY more eventful!

See the excitement in the boys.

They were having a blast.

They loved getting to play in the beds and play with the UNPLUGGED phones and remote control to the UNPLUGGED TV :). I know, it's random, but because they don't get to play with these things at home it is fun for them to be able to push the buttons and pretend with them when we stay at hotels. Keeps them entertained for hours.

Now, THESE pictures did not cause the next drama-filled hour in our hotel room to occur.

THIS one did.
I was taking Bear potty and asked Moe to put the phone on the table and come to the bathroom to go potty seeing we had just got there from a 3 hour trip from KY. (We were staying in Nashville for the night to go sight-seeing a bit before we left for home the next morning.)

I heard the thud and a crash and went to tend to Moe. I see him bottoms up between the night stand and the bed. I laugh and think, "He is just scared". I pick him up and stopped laughing! PANIC! Not out loud though :). I kept my cool and was calming him. There was a HUGE hole in his forehead!

(sparing you the pictures... AND I didn't get any. I was calming him down, remember. OH and a nervous mother has the SHAKES BAD!)

Apparently he slipped and fell and hit his head on the corner of the night table (marble tops with sharp edges... NOT a good combo for a NIGHT STAND that sits between two beds!). It was not bleeding much but it was enough to make me freak a little. Not that blood scares me, but when it is your kid (or not, even) and there is a hole in their forehead... NOT COOL! So I put a tissue (read SEVERAL) on it and applied pressure to keep the bleeding at a minimal. I calmed him down enough to get a closer look.

I could see his skull... oh WOW! This is not good! The cut itself was not but about an inch long but it was just hanging open. I am thinking, "Hmmmm, we are in NASHVILLE, Where in this city are we going to go get stitches?"

J is out getting more stuff from the car to bring in and I cannot reach him on his phone. Finally he walks through the door and sees us. "OH MAN!" ... UM YEAH! So I ask him what he thinks we should do. "Does he need stitches, do you think?"

He calm and collectedly states. "Hm, no I think some butterfly bandaids will work fine". He and Bear leave to go get butterfly bandaids. They return and we dr. Moe's head. worked good. He just has a small scab left to show for :).

and not 30 -45 minutes later Bear felt a bit left out of the wounded loop and had to join in the game! (notice the look of sheer satisfaction on his precious face)

Granted his was not gaping open like Moe's was, but it was BAD enough!

I had to move this little bundle away from the beds in case someone decided to fall out of bed they would not land on him, given how this night was going. (What, like you've never put your baby in a dresser drawer ... aaand then under the table to protect him from all things falling!)

*Bear was still awake at almost 11PM. He got to go swimming in the indoor pool with daddy while mommy bathed Roo and Moe and put them to bed. He had so much fun. He came into the room so excited and telling me all about it! Completely exhausted was he :) Way to go Dad! *

I mean, really. Like there wasn't enough adventure and excitement in the 20 hour trip there! Seriously guys, when are you going to let mommy exhale!

Love my guys! Wounds and all!