What Are Sister's For?

Having sisters is the best thing on earth! Just ask Abbie and Cloey. I thought this was so sweet and so funny. A sister is a prize possession one to be cherished forever! They got this idea from Sadie and Ariana. Sadie would allow Ariana to step on her back to unlock the front door top lock. Now that's team work and problem solving! I'm glad they are so bright and creative....however that kind of ingenuity could get them into some very sticky situations! Hopefully they use their talents wisely. Unlike some of us who as children used their talents of persuasion, creativity, and a good measure of enthusiasm to no good end. Enough said. I hope they always can depend on each other in their time of need like they did in this picture! Enjoy!

Sadie, Sadie, Sadie

Well here we are again another trip to the ER. On Thanks Giving we were at Ty and Tricia's. Their new house has stairs. Need I say more? Sadie tried to jump from the sixth stair to the bottom. She didn't make it. It's so hard to tell if kids are really hurt or if they like the attention. Sadie has been dying to use the pair of crutches we have. Well here's her chance. The Doc said her ankle is sprained but that there is an area of suspicion on the x-ray and that if the swelling doesn't go down or if it still hurts by next week we have to bring her back. They didn't have the right size boot for her so the one she is wearing is 2 sizes to big. Well three kids down. Just three more to go and all of them have been to the ER this year. Of course Skylar has been enough times for all of them. Any ways with six kids all the spitting image of Mr. Mark Karcher what could you expect? So far I think we've gotten off easy. Just wait until they are all teenagers! We'll be in for it then. I should put the triage nurse on speed dial. Maybe we can speed up the check-in process when we visit next.

Holiday Greetings!

Happy Thanks Giving to All!

And special thanks giving wishes for our soldier in Iraq! We love you and miss you soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much! We hope you have a great day! To all our family and friends near and far we say we love you and are very greatful for each one of you in our lives! We have much to be grateful for. We are blessed in so many ways big and small. Thanks Giving always makes me think of the religous freedom we enjoy in this great land thaks to some very brave pioneers. Best wishes to all and a special welcome to Anne soon to be the newest member of the Karcher clan. We look forward to meeting you and getting to know the girl that finally won Matthews heart!
Love, The Texas Karchers

Silly Girl!

This is Abbie and she's asleep. When I took this picture it was about 6:40 AM. I got up to get the kids ready for school and shortly there after Abbie got up and plopped herself on the chair but not before grabbing the bag of skittles. I don't know if she was trying to hide with them so she could eat them or what. She fell asleep before she had any. It was really funny to walk into the living room and see her sitting there like that. When I lifted a corner of the blanket and saw that she was asleep it was even funnier! She didn't even notice when I took the skittles. She's always up to something. Whether it's sneaking (or trying to)treats or teasing the other kids she's always in the middle of something. Just recently she decided that she wants to go on the potty like Cloey. Every time I turn around she has her diaper off and is either sitting on the potty or trying to put on panties. So far she has peed on the bathroom floor a couple of times but as far as I know has not succeeded in using the potty. She is determined to potty train herself and that is just fine with me. We plan to have a no-more-diapers party when Abbie is potty trained. That Will be a great day.

Favorite Time of Year

The Fall/Winter is my favorite time of year. The weather turns cooler, the leaves change color, the kids are all in school. It inspiers me to bake. I'm going to make some srumptious home made cookies. I haven't decided what kind but biting into a warm moist chewy cookie sounds like heaven. I think I'll bake some home made yeast rolls to top it off. Yummmmmmmo. I love scented candles especially the ones that smell like various home made confections. I think I'll light a couple. I enjoy Thanks Giving but I can't wait for Christmas music. Usually the first Saturday in December is when we put up the tree and other decorations. But this year with Mark comming home so soon after Christmas we're going to put the tree up about a week before the big day and then leave it up until he gets home. We don't have a date yet for his arrival. Actually we don't even have an approximate. All we know is that it will be some time in January. It would be nice if he were here for Skylar's B-day but thats not likely. Poor Skylar is drowning in a sea of estregen. He needs another man in the house. He's home sick today. Hopefully he will be better tomarrow and will be able to go to school. I need to do some grocery shopping. We have two birthday parties to go to and a bridal shower this saturday. I am also doing visitng teaching interviews which overlap with one of the birthday parties. I wonder if I can be in two places at once? Hmmmmmmmmm. I'll figure something out. I decided to make oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. They are baking right now. They smell sooooo good. Well I better get I don't want to be on this thing when the munchkins get home from school it causes chaos. Ciao

It's Fixed!

It's official the vehicle is fixed. I took it for a drive around town- we even went to the store. And here"s the best part we didn't have to walk home or get pushed home! We're going to buy Toyota next time. If we can afford it. Knock on wood. Any ways gotta go!

Day 5 stll no car!

Okay so it is now day 5 of no car. Someday we will get it fixed. The key word being someday. We think we know what is wrong with it. Hopefully this time when we put the new part in (which we don't have yet) it will work. So the latest part we are going to "throw at it" (mechanic speak) is a new fuel pump. Meanwhile I detailed the car and took all the car seats apart (we have four) washed the fabric and disenfected the plastic. I also cleaned the kids room which aparently a tornado hit without damaging the rest of the house. It's amazing how that can happen. Maybe this time it will stay clean for a whole 24 hours. I even re-folded all the clothes in their dresser. Why is it that instead of putting their dirty clothes in the laundry basket they put them back in their drawer? So gross. Other than that things are good here. It's been unseasonally warm the last couple of days. The kids are enjoying school. Lilly is doing fantastic in pre-k. I was unsure about sending her but it's been so good for her. she has really opend up and her speech is improving. Cloey can't wait to go to school next year. She already knows what kind of backpack and shoes she wants. Pooh Bear of course. She tells me every time we go to the store that we need to buy them. Kids have no concept of time. Thats it for now I'm kloging off!

Day 3 of no car.

It's amazing how much you can get done when your forced to be at home. I cleaned my room, did 7-10 loads of laundry (I lost track after load 5 I don't remember exactly how many I did), baked bread, helped Sadie get caught up on three days of school work (she's been sick since Sunday)and did all my normal household chores. Not bad for a days work. I even squeezed in a nap! Tomorrow I'll tackle the yard......maybe. It's pretty cold. My car looks ridiculous the way it's parked. I wonder what my neighbors think.....probably something like- whats wrong with that crazy lady with all the kids? Did you see the way she parked her giant suv? Uneducated that's what that is. Some one should say something to her. Just kidding my neighbors are great. Besides they've all seen my car towed home often enough (off the top of my head 4 times in the last 18 months). They're smart enough to figure out the real deal. That or just to polite to ask or say anything. I'm glad I have a sense of humor this could get discouraging If I didn't. On a lighter note I just got my new phone today. For those of you familiar with Lee and her phone "issues" your probably either laughing or rolling your eyes. Hopefully this one will last a full 6 months.lol It's not my fault. No really........okay maybe a little. But when Abbie and Cloey baptised the 2nd to last one in the toilet that definitely wasn't my fault. And who new that If you plug in your phone to charge and then slip it under your pillow before laying on that pillow and forget about it for 10 or 12 hours that it would melt the little gizmo's inside. Well if I have the Family curse as Dad says I think it has extend beyond the family rig to just about any thing I touch. I have lots of examples but it would take to long to list them. When Mark calls the first thing he asks is "Okay so whats broke this week?" He's referring to the children as well. Sad but true. So far kindergarten has been much better for Skylar than Pre-k was. well I better get to stepping 6am comes fast.

My blankety blank blank suv!!!!!!!!!!

I never was a swearing woman but after the lastest adventure with my suv I might start. We can't figure out what's wrong with it. The engine will cut out with no warrning while driving- at which point the power steering stops- now if you have ever tried to steer a vehicle that is suppose to have pwr steering but it's not working you'll feel my pain..... after it cuts out we have to coast to the side of the road and try to restart. Needless to say there were alot of angry motorists in town today. Some nicompoop in a suv kept blocking intersections- driveways and sometimes would sit through the same light 3 times! Sheesh....some people. We replaced the engine modulator on Saturday cost $88.oo. On Monday it left me stranded over and over. so we took it to a auto parts store and had them run "codes" on it. Which means an old guy with a dirty shirt and badly in need of a belt hooked a code reader to some part I don't know which of the car and says "yep it needs work" some how between the old guy and the code reader it was determind that the coil was bad. So we replaced it cost $45.00. It didn't work!!!!!!!!!!! I have failed to mention that we were on our way to a Doctors appt for the two littlest Karchers who have ear infections and are extreamly grumpy. Oh yeah and Sadie stayed home with a fever, sore, throat and caugh. Not to mention the fact that it was in the upper 80"s today. And hears the clencher we hadn't had lunch! Whew!!! My blankety blank oh I mean car is now at a wierd angle half in and half out of my driveway where it rolled to a rest when it was pushed the last 3 blocks home. And there it will remain. I have no kind words for the folks at Chevy. I will never buy a Suburban again. If any one hears or sees or even thiks I'm trying to buy another one...smack me....hard.........and repeatedly.........until I come to my senses. Really..... I'll thank you for it. Does this mean your going to buy a new car you ask? No- I'm a glutten for punishment. Actually I'm cheap that and I don't want to buy one with out Mark hear. So...........stay tuned for more adventures from the exciting drama "A girl and her blankety blank suv" I think I've pretended to swear enough for one day so I'm going to klog off.......

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Tip of the Day

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It's a good idea to give a tip of the day......unfortunately my brain is peanut butter today. I've been up most of the night for the last 5 nights with sick kids. A hot shower would be nice........but I threw away the shower curtain when I found part of it soaking in the toilet.........which those under 4ft can't seem to flush! Yeah I know gross. That's why I don't keep hand towels in the bathroom any more. You never know what they my have recently been in contact with...... Just last week I caught Cloey and Abbey cleaning the toilet with all our tooth brushes one at a time and then like good little girls that put away their toys when their finished they put them back on the counter.........hopefully this was the first time they found pleasure in this activity.............our NEW tooth brushes are now kept on the top shelf of the highest cupboard! :)


I tried to teach my kids the fine art of door bell ditching as part of a fun family outing involving Boo Bags for a few friends...........in short their terrible at it! They miss the whole point of running as fast as you can. At the door of one of our friends Sadie, Ariana, Lilly and Cloey went up to the door. Ariana came flying back, Lilly stood around looking at all the pretty decorations, Cloey stood in the middle of the street and yelled for the others as loud as she could and Sadie.....well for some reason she decide to lay down on their porch in a moment of I'm guessing panic? Needless to say we were caught. lol Ohhhh kids are so much fun.