Sacred Family Saturday!

What fun things does your family have scheduled today? For the Monster house, it's just:

Change the oil and check the fluids on the Mom Enforcement vehicle

and some house cleaning

Happy Saturday, everyone!

Screw The Chores, Let's Go To The Movies!

Yesterday, I decided that it was high time that the monsters and I had an outing. We rarely ever go out as a family (it's been months and months) and frankly, another weekend of nagging the monsters about getting the chores done was about as appealing as a triple root canal. So, about 30 minutes after I got out of bed, I called all the monsters together for some Very Important News.  "Babies," I began "we have a lot to do today. We are going to be very busy people." Not surprisingly, this announcement was met with groanings and moanings. However, I continued on bravely. "Get it together, get your breakfast, get dressed, and ready for the day. Screw the chores, let's go to the movies!"

Now, it was about this time that the monsters started to think I had been abducted by aliens at some point during the night, or had been selected to participate in a clinical trial for hallucinogenic drugs not yet approved by the FDA.

But I have to tell ya.. yesterday was AWESOME! The twinnies got to play at a McDonald's playland...a first for them. We went to the movies, another first for the twinnies. Then, we had the car washed (which is entertainment in and of itself, you know), and wrapped it all up with a trip to mega Wally world where every monster got to spend $1.07 or less on anything they wanted, while I selected a couple of therapy balls for the twinnies. We swooped through the produce section for a piece of fruit each to eat on the 40 mile drive home, and finally walked back through our front door 7 hours after we started our adventure, exhausted and exhilarated, because (the monsters are still shocked) "Mom said screw the chores!"

It was Sacred Family Saturday, people, and it just doesn't get much better than this. I mean, come on! Isn't it every child's dream to be able to have $1.07 of their very own to spend at mega Wally world? I'm such a big spender....

I was thinking about our day late last night, when I was so tired I had to calm down before I could sleep. And I came to this conclusion: I am exhausted... but it's the good kind of tired, when you know you accomplished something great, and the tiredness is proof that it was all worth it. And then.. I fell asleep, completely broke, full of the happy, and praying that no one would wake up at the crack of dawn.

Sacred Family Saturday!

Happy Saturday, Monster House addicts! Today's family activity will be weeding the garden and other yard work. Of course, that will be this evening when it's cooler. Until then, we'll be doing this:

and some of this

with a little of this mixed in

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Happy Saturday, y'all!!

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Sacred Family Saturday!

What is Sacred Family Saturday, you ask? Here, in living color, are monsters 4,5,6,and 7~ happy to show you the very definition of this almost religious weekly observance. I couldn't put it any better than this if I tried. Enjoy Sacred Family Saturday, y'all!

Sacred Family Saturday!

What will you be doing with YOUR family?

The Monster House will be doing something along these lines:

Mowing the front lawn

Tilling the garden

Improving my lovely farmers' tan

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Sacred Family Saturday!

It's looking a little Currier & Ives outside, as it's been snowing since yesterday, nearly non stop.The monsters and I are consoling ourselves by looking at vintage ads of warm destinations, and we decided to share.

Pictures in this post were found on vintageadbrowser  and other sites

Sacred Family Saturday!

Is this YOU today?

 Maybe THIS one is more appropriate?

 It's Sacred Family Saturday! So, take the time to MAKE time with your family. It could be something like this

Or something like this

It doesn't really matter WHAT you do, as long as you do it... together! Happy Family Day, everyone! 
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Sacred Family Saturday!

It's that time again!

Sacred Family Saturday

What will being going on at the Monster House, you ask?

Yeah. About that.

And a little of this, too

And then, maybe some of this

I'm just kidding! Give me a LITTLE credit. 

No, I'll be doing a lot of THIS