The Curse of Check #1029 and register #22 ...

So, this afternoon I go to Wal-mart ... let me outline my trip for you.

3:55 - Leave house
4:00 - Get to Wal-mart, return some items and do shopping
4:30 - Finish shopping, go to check out. I chose register #26 but, the cashier at #22 waved at me & said he could help me, and he had no line so, I went.
4:35 - Debit machine doesn't work
4:36 - I write a check.
4:37 - Machine for reading checks doesn't work.
4:38 - Cashier calls CSM
4:40 - CSM finally shows up, tries to fix everything still doesn't work.
4:45 - Cashier says, "Alright, we'll just go to another register and finish
everything up. I gave you your check right?"
I say, "Nope. I gave it to you and that's the last I've seen it."
4:46 - The search for the check begins. Now, during the next HOUR several managers, CSM's and other Walmart employees join in the search for my missing check #1029. Several solutions were offered:

SOLUTION 1
"You could just leave and we could keep and eye our for it and
call you if it turns up." ...

Um, no thanks I don't think I'm really
comfortable with that! I don't want one of my checks floating around
Walmart with all of my information on it. Who knows who's hands it
could end up in.

SOLUTION 2

"Well, can't you just put a stop on it?" ...

And be charged a $25 fee for a stopped check? No thank you.

SOLUTION 3

"Just forget about it." ...

Again, no thank you. I am not going to wonder what happened to my check AND pay twice for the same items.

Back to the search ...
These people seriously searched EVERYWHERE! The garbage, behind the soda machine, inside the drawer, inside the scanner, under the candy display ... everywhere. No check #1029. At one point a manager says, "Okay, well let me see where we need to go from here."

5:30 - They decide to check the film footage from register #22.

5:45 - They call us (me, Kason, and the cashier) into the security office to watch the film.

5:46 - We watch the film and try to figure out where the dreaded check #1029 is!

5:48 - A "support manager" walks in a says, "I FOUND IT! It was in the VERY BOTTOM of the trash of register #22"

5:49 - Apologies are given by managers
5:50 - I finally am able to pay AND complete my transaction
5:51 - I quickly leave the store.

TWO HOURS!!! I could not believe it. Apparently when the first CSM came to help and try to fix the machine he accidentally grabbed my check and crumbled it up with some other scraps of paper and threw it in the garbage.

Thankfully Kason was a perfect baby through all of this and just sat there watching everyone. I just couldn't believe it was happening to me though. The stupid thing is, apparently no one at Walmart communicates (suprise, suprise) and each time a new manger or CSM would walk by they had NO idea what was going on! It's like, "Come on people, use those walkie talkies!"

I hate Walmart. I pray we get a Target. This would never happen at Target ... would it?

The day we will never forget ...

(Mute the music player before watching ... it is worth it)



For those who lost their lives ...

For those who fought to save lives ...

And for those who are still fighting ...

A tribute to the day that changed America. The day that united us as a country. And the day that I will never forget.

May God Bless the families of fallen soldiers, the families of those lost on 9/11 and each and every family that experienced 9/11/01. Give them peace and give them hope to get through each day. And as we remember September 11th today, may each of us have a pray in our hearts for this country and for those who are suffering today.

God Bless America.

FOOTBALL'S HERE!!!

This is our life for the next several months. College football all day Saturday. EAC games Saturday night. And Monday Night Football.

I think it's going to be a good football season!

We took Kason to the EAC game on Saturday. He had a blast!! He just crawled everywhere and loved watching the game (so his daddy thinks! ha ha!) He even got a picture with the Student Body President (his uncle) and Gila Hank!!

Handsome ...

These are just because I love my son so much and I'm so proud of him!! He is 7 months tomorrow ... I cannot believe where the time has gone.

Here's some accomplishments of our boy:

Crawls... EVERYWHERE!

Pulls himself up (and gets back down!)

Has a tooth cutting through on the bottom (finally!) and another getting ready!

Eats solids like a pro and is starting to learn how to self feed ... he especially loves bananas, apples, squash, corn & gerber fruit puffs!

Sits perfectly by himself

Talks ALL the time! (mama, dada, baba) so cute!

Takes a few steps while holding on to furniture

Love this kid!!

Comfort Bug

Kason is such a comfort bug!! He does what it takes to be comfy and then he's totally relaxed. One morning Kameron went in to check on him and he found him sleeping like this ...

And when we were at Home Depot a little while back, he just totally relaxed in the cart. One leg was hanging down, just swingin', and he was using the diaper bag as his pillow ...

And ... during story time before bed a couple nights ago ... he decided he couldn't wait to be put in his crib. Mom was just too comfy!!

Tick Tock

We made these clocks a few weeks ago in enrichment. I've very proud of it!! I took forever and I finally put in on our wall and it looks really good!!

Only in Thatcher

So, the other day all the dogs in the neighborhood are all going crazy over something. I wonder what all the commotion was so I looked outside and this is what I see!!



Our neighbors have a couple sheep and lately they have been getting out alot and this one decided to come trim our weeds ... I should have put him in the backyard!!

It's Raining ... It's Pouring

A few weeks ago we had a HUGE monsoon storm. It was only raining for maybe 20 minutes when I took these pictures and it kept raining for another 30 minutes after!!! We had a lake in our front yard!!!