The Law Lady, My Protector and Tom..

That's the usual three you will see on my porch every, single evening.

I am "The Law Lady" AKA "The Law". Daniel gave me that name since I'm always the one out there while all the rugrats are running around. I enforce the law! I dont know where the hell that came from! None of those brats listen to me!!!

"My Protector" AKA "Golans" is Daniel! He protects me from any Rogers Park evils! I got a problem and he helps me! He stepped in and became my new McKellin's bodyguard. He kicks rotten children off my porch, moves my furniture and helps me empty bottles!

(Don't you just love that smile? :)

"Tom" is Tom! HA! Tommy is here everyday! He calls to make sure Hannah is awake and he plays with her, makes her crack the hell up! He feeds, dresses her and changes her diaper. Although, he hasnt been brave enough to change any of her "Atomic" diapers! He will soon enough though! Tommy is my Mario Partner! We can spend HOURS in the basement playing that damn thing (Stupid level 8!).

So, those two are my new buddies! They leave me everynight cracking the hell up! I dont think i have laughed this much in a long time. Goofy boys!

Scrapbook Expo 2007

So this week we the Memories Expo at Pheasant Run in St. Charles. Danielle and i have gone every year for a few years already. We decided this time that instead of waking up wayyy to early to get there in time for our classes that we would rent a hotel room the night before so we would be up bright and early and on time for class without rushing through traffic.

So, our journey started at 230 pm on Thursday. NOT A GOOD TIME TO LEAVE! Weather was fine, sunny and hot. We loaded up the car and started on our way. As we got onto 294 the sky turned dark. Wind started blowing and rain came pouring down. I could barely see out of my windows.

I made the mistake of having the radio on at the time. They were naming all the towns that should take cover due to the tornado warnings. I could tell in her voice that Danielle was getting scared! Of course the radio announcer says "For all of you in Franklin Park take cover" just as i was stuck on the expressway next to the FRANKLIN PARK WATER TOWER! Just my luck! What should have taken maybe and hour, took us 3.5 hours!!! We sat under the damn viaduct for an hour! The cars in front of us just felt like stopping so no one else could pass. So, finally we are moving. We get off the expressway and head to North Ave. OF COURSE all of the traffic lights are not working. SO again what should have been a half hour was now 1.5 hours!

We finally make it to the hotel. I guess they just let all the guests go back to their rooms after EVACUATING the hotel!!!

So, me and the girls go to our room and just crash! We just plopped ourselves into the couch and ordered room service! Hannah ate and napped a little.

Danny was on his way to us. Took him 3 hrs also to get there. We walked around, saw the pools, played in the arcade and amused ourselves until Danny finally made it! Once Danny arrived we ordered us some room service for dinner and Danielle and I snuck into the "CLOSED" pool to swim in the rain.

That lasted about 1/2 hr until security kicked us out! That's ok, Danny and Danielle were up at 6am swimming! We ate breakfast, swam some more and packed our bags. Danny and Hannah left at 1130 and Danielle and I started our first class.

It was a nice class. We made a photo album frame and a book. We had a 2hr class starting at 2pm. I knew Danielle was exhausted so we had lunch, picked up our class kit to finish at home and hit the road. All of North Avenue's lights were still out and there were a few accidents, a couple of trains and some construction so it took us 2.5 hours to get home!!!

The "girls" on our block missed Danielle and she was greeted like she had been gone for a month.

I unpacked my car and took a little nap. Watched the boys play with the fallen trees and started buugging Daniel (More about him in my next post). You see, it was Todd and Ellyne's wedding anniversary and they were going to McKellin's. I didn't feel good and soooooo wanted to just chill on my porch with my cronies. So, i talked Daniel into coming the bar with me. Well, Daniel doesn't drink so it was a perfect reason why i wouldn't have to stay long. I had a few beers and we headed home. We sat on the porch being goofy until about 1230am. So, that was the extent of my weekend!

Other than all that, the girls are great! Danny is great! All is well here! Off to bed now!!
Later fools!!

P.S.

Tomorrow is Bobby's 3rd anniversary of his motorcycle accident!

Thank god he has switched to building cars!

A blast from the past...

Dear Siobhan,

After you see this post, will you still love me? Will you still be my favorite bacon-loving friend? Will you still PROMISE to come visit me one day? You know i love you in your pink pajamas and furry boa!!

You know, there really is no reason for me posting that picture. I just happened to find it on my computer and thought i would post it for your enjoyment!!!

So, it has been sooooo long since i last posted a REAL post! Just a couple videos here and there and that's about it!

This has been a busy month! First Uncle Arthur came and spent the day with Yellie! I don't think there is anyone in the world she loves more than her uncles!! They spent a few hours just goofing off in the pool!

We completely redid Danielle's bedroom! New furniture, new walls, new window treatments and a new canopy netting!!! So, my "You are my sunshine" mural is gone! She is no longer my "babygirl". She is the only 8 year old i know that want doilies and lace and embroidered pillows! Goofy girl!!

We had our block party a couple of Weeks ago. It was alot of fun. I was actually able to get all of the kids on the block in one spot for a group photo! Came out pretty nice! Chicago Police brought their K-9 unit and did a demonstration. Here are a few other pics!

The following weekend was Danielle's 8th birthday party!! We had a "Mexican Fiesta". Lots of yummy food! Danielle was in the best mood with all her friends and yummy food! Spent some time in the pool and ate lots of cupcakes!

Sunday we spent the day at Bobby's new house. It is so cute. I would post a picture but its no longer on the website! He is getting alot of work done now before he moves in. Danny spent the day painting. I spent a couple hours pulling weeds in the back yard. Right before he started priming i went to Fadder's house so Hannah wouldn't have to breathe the fumes. Charlie had Hannah cracking up! (Check out the video on Ang's blog). Then Fadder came home and "rode" Charlie into the garage on his bike! That kid is too cute!!

Well, that is all the blogging i can handle in one day! Off to load the dishwasher! I leave you with a picture of my happy, drooling baby!

The End

Quick Post...

Nothing to say. Just a quick video of my Hannah AKA The Faucet!

And another of Hannah and her buddy Tom!!

P.S.

For all of you insane friends of mine that were wondering....
That is NOT my "secret" here www.postsecret.blogspot.com .
So stop asking me dammit!

I cant come up with a title///

Since I am just lame and can't think of a thing to update this thing with, i am doing a survey... And since for SOME REASON Crazy Jersey Chick and Mischiefs Mother wont update either, I am tagging them to do it to. Since THEY WONT UPDATE they might as well do something on their blogs. Know what i mean?
Ok, Here i go!

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? I've got a couple of conflicting stories on the first name. My ma and i have the same middle name!
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Last night when Fadder left and this afternoon when my mother left!
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? sometimes
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE LUNCH MEAT? ham
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?Yeah, Duh!
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Nope, I'm a bitch!
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Who me? Never!
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? NO! Well, not NO but HELLLL NO!
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE CEREAL? I love Raisin Bran (After i pick out all the raisins!)
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Flip-Flops don't have laces!
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? I can be.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE ICE CREAM? I usually don't like ice cream but lately Danielle and I have been on a Cookies and Cream binge!
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Are they buying me a beer yet?
15. RED OR PINK? Pink
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVOURITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? This blog aint big enough for me list all that!
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My Grandma
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? There are TWO PEOPLE who better cooperate and do this damn thing too!
19. WHAT COLOUR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Black running pants and no shoes!
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? TONS of fruit at Kay's.
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? "This is the Replacements... Da Da Da"
22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOUR WOULD YOU BE? Who the hell knows and why the hell would i want to be a damn crayon?!?!?
23. FAVOURITE SMELLS? Candles Burning, Food cooking, My girls right after bathtime!
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? DB when he hung-up on me! (Jerkface!)
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? No one sent this to me!
26. FAVOURITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Hockey
27. HAIR COLOUR? Brown with Highlights
28. EYE COLOUR? Brown
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No
30. FAVOURITE FOOD? Mexican
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? happy endings
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Queen
33. WHAT COLOUR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? white
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? summer
35. HUGS OR KISSES? hugs and kisses
36. LAST BOOK YOU READ? Danielle Steels "Bungalow 2"
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
39. DO YO HAVE ANY PETS? Oscar the Grouch (Do the Fitch Ave. Skunks count?")
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? I don't use one!
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT? Danielle and I watched Oprah!
42. FAVOURITE SOUND? My girls giggles
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? the Beatles
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Mexico
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I can't reveal my secrets, my family reads this!
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?Arlington Heights, IL
47. WHAT SUPERPOWER WOULD YOU LIKE? The power to "heal" people.

No update. Just a video...

Ok, real quick post. Dont have time to upload at the moment. Once i find my camera uploader i will update! Here is a short video of Machoooooo making Hannah crack up!!

Type to y'all later!!

Hey Hey I Wanna Be A Rockstar...

My Rock-N-Roll Baby. Glasses courtesy of Siobhan!!

Can it get any hotter? It has been in the high 80's, low 90's this week!! Danielle has spent lots of time in the pool. Danny went to Toys-R-Us and bought Hannah her own little pool. It's tiny with a big shade on top so she isn't in the sun. Danielle cracked up when we put Hannah in her itty-bitty bikini. Isn't she just too cute?

I have been slacking a bit on this here blog but i really have nothing interesting to say! Ive been in bed for three days with a "broken" back. Don't know what the hell i did to it. All i know is it fucking hurts!!!! Vicodin DOESN'T HELP!! Nothing helps! I am on the phone now (on hold of course) with ENH Radiology scheduling my MRI. I have to have 3 damn MRI's. Thank God my doctor prescribed me some Valium!

Hannah had her 3 month check up last week. My little heifer is weighing in at 12.5 lbs and she is 25 inches long. She is growing so fast. We just started her on baby food. She loves it. Boy is she a messy eater!! Here she is eating carrots for the first time!

Well, messy eater is hungry!

I will update later once i figure out how to post videos!

Happy 4th (on the 5th)

Happy 4th of July everyone. I hope all had a good day!

Siobhan: If you are reading this, IM or E-Mail me to let me know y'all are safe in Savannah!!Yesterday was a longggggggg, hottttttttt day. We went to Cousin Karin's house in Deerfield. Danny's German side of the family. It was nice. Most of the day we had really great weather. Until the afternoon when Hannah and I were sweating buckets. Hannah started to get a bit cranky so i took her inside in the AC and we Both fell asleep. Took a 30 minute nap to refresh us!

Lots of good food, good family and lots of kids. We all had a blast. It was nice seeing the Brunks again. We haven't been all together for a few years. The past few years we have gone to Wisconsin for the 4th. This year all of the other officers were working the Taste so Danny couldn't get any time off. Here are a couple pictures from yesterday...

Danny playing "Baggo" with his cousins

Danielle in the Jeep

Mupsy (Hannalore), Monika and Hannah

Me and Yellie!!!!!

After we came home, Hannah had her "meltdown" and then fell asleep at 815 (slept til 7ish). Danielle and I sat out front and lit the rest of our sparklers and did a few other little fireworks i picked up in Deerfield. We walked down to the Jaminski's and put on a firework show for Maggie. She was so happy and kept clapping every time i lit another one!

So, that is the end of my very boring post. Too bad i can't right "ketchup" stories like Ang eh? Speaking of Ang, WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU WOMAN???

Signing off for now...

Good Morning Ang!

Good Morning...

Meine deutschen Kinder!

We went to McKellins last night and met up with Allison. She gave me a bag of clothes and a box of misc. things for Danielle. In the box was this flowered head wreath with tassels on it from when she was a "Beer Wench" at some German festival. Danielle decided to let Hannah wear it. That lasted only a few minutes before she decided that she didn't want it on her head any longer!

All is quiet in the Brunk household at the moment. Daddy is watching a ball game. Danielle and Katie are in Kay's pool and my baby is out cold!!!

So, it is time for mommy to get some laundry done and get the playroom finished. Perfect time for me to throw out some toys when Danielle isn't here!!!

Holy Shit! It's A Real Update...

Ok, so i promised a "real" update. Not a "I HATE THESE %&^*$%# CHILDREN" update. So what's been going on here? Lets see...

• Last weekend was Hannah's ISCU Reunion. Every year, any child that was in the ISCU at Evanston Hospital get invited to a little "reunion". Mary J. said that she went last year and it was alot of fun. So Danny, Danielle, Hannah and myself all went Sunday morning. Each preemie got a name tag and a ISCU Reunion duck! As soon as we walked in we saw our favorite nurse Terry. She recognized us right away. She even asked Danny "Wheres your bears shirt?" Maggie and Danielle spent the morning going up and down and in and out of the moonwalk and the inflatable slide thingy. After that they stood in line for what seemed like forever for the train ride. And of course, as soon as Maggie got on, she decided she had to pee. No train for Maggie! Then it was snack time. And what do they serve at an ISCU Reunion? Goldfish Crackers and Apple Juice of course!!! The men, Danny and John, just stood around and talked man talk. You know, lawn mowers and grass seeds and stuffs. It was a fun morning.

• Next on the agenda for the day was the Hamp block party. The Hamps live just a few blocks North of us. It was Liam and Ethan's birthday party also. Jimmie grilled a bunch of food while Debby ran around like a mad woman attacking all the kids with her water gun. Then they moved onto water balloons. After the water fights were done, she decided it would be a good idea to play egg toss and "walk with your egg on a spoon in your mouth." As you can see, ummmmm, Debby got egged!!! Then time for Karaoke. Jimmie did a pretty good job with Toby Keith's song "Big Blue Note" (that's what its called right Kay?) Danielle shocked us. Karaoke lady called her name to sing. She got right up there and sang a Hannah Montana song. She just got right up there and sang her heart out!! By this time we were all exhausted and needed naps! So we went home, Danielle went right back outside to play with "the girls", Danny layed down with Hannah and i read my book!



• So this week has also been "Sparkler Week". Every single night after it gets dark i have at least ten kids on my front porch ready to light sparklers. I line the steps with candles and give each of them a handful of sparklers. The cutest thing they have done so far is get into a "Friendship Circle". They all light there sparklers at the same time then stand in a circle with all the sparklers touching in the middle. Then they say the pledge of allegiance and sing the Star Spangled Banner. Too cute.
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  Since it is summer, it is also sleepover time. Katie usually sleeps here since Danielle WILL NOT LEAVE MY SIDE!!!! God forbid i don't let her sleep right next to me. You would think it is the end of the world or something.

• Saturday is McKellin's night!! I haven't had a McKellins night for over a year! Steve has been bugging me and reminding me for months now that this weekend is his "free" weekend. His Danielle is in Michigan with his parents. So Steve, EZ and Myself are all going out!! MUST PACE MYSELF!!!


• Murphy needed to get Savannah's state ID since she lost hers and they are going on vacation. So, Danny got her a new one. Savannah was all excited to come here since she has never met Hannah before. So she just stared at her!! Then all the monsters went in the pool. I even paid Savannah $10 to throw Murph in the pool fully clothed. And, It Worked!! Ha Ha!! I even "paid" her an extra Hershey bar too!!!

• BUMBO BABY SEAT....never heard of one before. Ellyne and i went to register when i was prego and saw one. Baby on the package looked kind of weird. But, we registered for one anyways. Didn't think someone would ACTUALLY buy it. But, Geraldine did!! And i gotta say, i love the thing!! She looks so funny sitting in it. I cant wait until she is a little bit bigger then she will love it!

• And lastly, Baby Hannah is 14 weeks old!! She just ate a jar of banana/pear/apples, took a nice, warm bath, mommy put lotion on her, a nice clean and soft pajama (charlies of course) and drank a bottle. She is now passed out cold next to her daddy (who is also passed out cold!) All the girls are at El Salvador. They are playing Tic-Tac-Toe! Let's see how long they last before they start fighting again. I am shocked that they are not playing kickball. But, then again, Jonathan isn't home. They all fight over wanting him on their team!
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So, is that enough of an update for you? Well, it better be because i am tired of typing! Now to upload some pictures to be printed at Snapfish!!!
Have a good weekend!