Uncle Bubba comes to Sanborn!

Uncle Bubba offered to come and visit Hayden's 1st grade class and talk about fire and water safety, and get dressed up in his 'turn outs' (I think he calls them!). Hayden's school has a firepal..but he's never put on all his gear and let the kids check it out so closely. Bubba is an awesome uncle, to say the least!

Demolition Therapy

When the boys are away, the girls will....

Rip and Shred and Smash and Tear

We were sitting around a dining room table on one of our mimosa mornings, when Amy mentioned that she wanted to tear up her carpet. She didn't have plans or direction of what to do or when, but just wanted the carpet out of there. Well, making a statement such as that, around 4 other women who think they can do just about anything, especially after a couple of cocktails, shifts from idea to plan in a nanosecond! Thus, the wheels were in motion! The dudes had a hunting trip coming up. The Saturday that they're gone, we'll get a babysitter for all 11 kids, send them down to Becky's and start tearing up some carpet! A few days after the plans were made, Amy decided she wanted to tear out her pony wall too. I was thrilled! It's cheaper than any shrink I've ever been to!

Death

Hayden is obsessed with death. OBSESSED. Those of you who know how Hayden's obsessions completely consume her, can truly grasp the definition of 'obsessed' in this case.

She talks about it all day, all evening. Gets up in the middle of the night to talk about it. And I don't have the answers to the questions she has. I've tried to sugar-coat it. I've tried to be blatant. She doesn't understand any of which I'm telling her. Simple or otherwise. She cannot wrap her mind around it. I'm sure that's fueling the fire. Every time I turn around "And just one more question...."

It's making me crazy. C-R-A-Z-Y.