Well, our A/C is kind of working right now.

And I think the high is somewhere around 106 today. Turns out that the guys who fixed it in June might have fixed it wrong. And that might be the reason we needed a new compressor. No matter who caused it, the new compressor still can't work right because of other issues.

I am so glad that we have a home warranty, but Brian is equally upset at having to deal with them on this issue.

So, what do you do in Phoenix in the summer when your A/C is down? Get the heck out of the house & find free A/C! Last night I took the kids out to dinner and to the play land at the mall. I was very proud that I entertained them and kept all of us out of the house for a whole 3 hours! I didn't even get too mad at them.

Today, we did the movies and a lap around a different mall. This time we made it for over 3 hours!

Right now they're all snoozing and I think we're going to hit the pool this afternoon for our cool off session.

The new frog is doing well.

That's all for now..

This one had better not leave us..

I am so sick & tired of all of the blarney that we're still going through with our foster care stuff that we added a different type to our family.

We have a new frog!

After going to the toy store with a friend and her kids (it's the coolest toy store ever, by the way!), I told the kids that we could go to the pet store and pick out a fish. There were these adorable little frogs @ the toy store and I thought that a fish would be easier to maintain (a.k.a. keep alive). *BUT*, then we went to the pet store and saw the cute little frogs they had there.

So, we now welcome Spotty to our family. Bean is totally afraid of the thing. But the boys are in love. They want to touch and hold him all of the time. I'm hoping that as the newness wears off we'll be able to share this pet with a couple other families.



I never thought that I'd be the mom who doesn't care for pets. But that is what I am.



I love the dog and this new frog is cute, but I could live with a pet free home.



In other news, David is now bald!

Aww.. I have great Dad's in my life!

Well, a day late & a dollar short seems to be the story of my life lately.

But, I did want to take some time, even a little late, to say something about how lucky I am. Through this past week and the struggles that it held, I was never alone. Brian is a wonderful husband and an amazing dad. When I am at the end of my rope, he takes on part of the burden. When I'm tired, he gives me the time to recharge. Watching him with the older boys at the pool was a gift that he gave to me yesterday. He has so much patience. I know that they will remember days like that when they are my age.

I remember days with my dad. We would hike or go to the Art Center or the Science Center. We had our special days together. I was kid #2 so I had the second Saturday of each month with my Dad. I'm pretty sure he knows how much that time meant to me... If not, maybe he'll read this! Thank you, Dad!

And thank you to my friends and family. This has been a challenging week for us. Thanks for letting us know that we aren't alone.

We're back down to 4 kiddos.. the baby has left us as quickly as she came.

Mama of 5, again!

Well, after the flurry of calls last week, our phone didn't ring again until yesterday. But, this was the call that counted. I now have a 6 month old daughter sleeping peacefully behind me.

She's a chunky monkey! But, has been a good baby thus far. I have no clue what to expect as far as her schedule. Last night she treated us to a full night of sleep! She slept from 8 to 5! Why didn't my other kids do that?

I wish I could post pictures! She's very cute.. but, if you want to see her you'll have to come by and help me out for a day. LOL!