bad blogger

No way, ok so I am a bad blogger, but whatever.I've been busy okay? Seriously. And now its snowing,and its supposed to continue snowing for a while. I just tried to go to work and cant get off of my road, nice huh?
New news here, my baby boy is going to be 10 tomorrow!! WHAT!! OMG could it even be possible, ready or not, here it comes. How do I feel about having a ten year old? Um Old. Period.Just Old. He is still my baby and will always be.So there!
Autumn will be 8 next year, again how do I feel about that? Old, again just old .Is there anything I can do to slow down this process? nope, as they get older so do I.HPH!
Next week will also be our 2nd christmas away from home. It will be our 11year Annerversary. Yikes! 11 years? wow ,I'll have to try and get some of our wedding pictures scanned somehow.Its been a tough road, but at the same time amazingly easy with Mike by my side.
I am still working alot. Today I work for a few hours need to get the christmas presents sent to the kids in Cali, go to the grocery for Kyles class birthday party and run into the library. All in the snow. I think I have become used to getting around in the weather, still scares the crap outta me, but hey, I cant stay in doors always.Mike is staying w/K tonight hopefully, because my boyfriend is coming over, LMAO JUST KIDDING, I dont want him driving at night in the snow, he cant see good enough for me. Anyway gotta run here are a few pictures from lately! Never mind on the pictures, my computer is being an ass face..

I took this picture this morning,11/23/08
Walking path where I walk
Rock Face..

10-28-08

Well Fall is officially here. 50s in the day and 30s in the night.Things have been super busy snce school started. I have been working alot,2 sports practices a week plus 2 games on Saturdays. But they were FUN! And the kids had a blast. A's team didnt do so great, but they had fun. Kyles team did really good, and we had a nice assistant coach, so it was great. Mike will be coaching BB in the winter, and Kyle will be playing.
This weekend I went to Rosalia to meet up with some FarmGirls. Autumn and I had a girl day. We met up with some ladies and they showed us around. Afterwards Autumn fell in love with Michelles horse Quigley. The WHOLE way home all she could talk about was being a cowgirl. So I have been looking at property, which wont happen until atleast next year, but we are saving for it. Even if we dont move we could have the property. Autumn also met a new friend, who she says "feels familiar". lol.
If we ever DO move house again, which I know we eventually will, I am hoping to move out Rosalia way, it is like Mayberry!

Last week at work kinda sucked, I got called some nasty names by a 7thgrader. It amazes me the way these kids talk. I know my kids arent and wont be innocent teens, but my gosh!

Halloween is coming up and Kyle doesnt want to dress up. Makes me sad, because he thinks he is too old. But if he doesnt want to do it, he dont have to. He said he would stay home and pass out candy.
Heather and I walked about 4 miles yesterday. It was a quick and cold walk! LOL
Other than that I cant think of much else. Just living I guess, no exciting news to let you know about.

Hmmm

I am not really in a blogging mood today, but I feel I have neglected it. Not much going on, it is starting to change seasons, which makes me want to run for the hills!! The sunny hills, you know the ones where LC and Heidi and Spencer are... What you dont know what the hills is .. Oh my.........

Every day is a gift

So I thought about blogging a I miss my kids post. And I do, dont get me wrong. But they needed to get back in school. They missed their friends and they missed playing. Because I kept them locked up in this house tighter than fortknox and didnt let them out all summer.They ate nothing but PJ&Js and water. They deperatley needed to get away from me.

Ok just kidding, they didnt even want to go back to school. They wanted to sleep in, and have cereal and wear PJs all day. But I made them go to school.They wanted to ride the bus. I wanted to take them. They won. BUT Autumn did want me to meet her at school to walk her to her class. So I have a 2nd grader and 4thgrader.Weird! They were wondering this morning why I made them hot breakfasts, I told them it was getting colder, and they needed the brain food for school. They want to go back to cereal, I will win that one. I miss them alot, but it makes the afternoons so much sweeter. I love to have their snacks waiting for them and being at the door when they are off the bus. Makes me feel so June Cleaver-ish ; ) . They laugh at my aprons though.

I have been wanting a big dog for a long time, since we moved. So Friday we went and looked at a DutchShephard. She was beautiful, not in a looks way, but she seemed to have a sweet spirit. So we brought her home.She walked on a leash, would listen SO WELL. Loved on us, played with MightyMouse, she liked Kris and the kids. OUR kids. Then she snarled and growled and lunged at a 3 yearold who was minding his own business. So needless to say I couldnt keep her. I could not take a chance on her maming a kid. She was WAY too protective . So like a baby I bawled when I took her back, and told them please make sure she doesnt go to a home with small kids. They are a no kill shelter, so they will keep her until she is adopted. I was so bumed. But I couldnt with good concience keep her.It was her or the kids?

Anyway, so after my little scare last week with my tatas, they are much better, I havent had coffee, 'cept for a 1/2 cup sat and sun. And even those small amount I could tell the difference. I am going to get some Vitamin E , which is a suggestion from a FarmGirl. I have to tell you most o the ladies over at MaryJanesFarm, are the best. . I love it over there. I joined a yoyo swap and a pillow case swap and an apronswap.All but the pillows are done.Friday it will all be sent off. If its done I want it out of here, so I dont mess it up or the kids dont accidently spill on it.
I have been busy making Jam. We picked 30 gallons on Plums. MsCleone got 15 gallons and will sell the jam at her craft sale. Now we have a loaded apple tree. I have to get more jars to do applesauce and apple butter. Today I have to ride out to Rearden and pick up AuntDebs quilt. and then the rest of my day will be home, I want to get done today: Mop the floor, clean upstairs bathroom,my room and sewing room needs organized again. But even with my mess I am blessed. I have everything I could ever need. My kids, my husband a roof over our heads, food in our bellies
friends I know I can count on. What more do I need?

Whewww!

Not breast cancer. Gosh that sounds like sucha dirty word. Nasty mean and hateful. Yuck. But what I have are firbercyctic breast tissue.Guess what the remedy for it is? Slow down on the caffiene. I can do that, you can have pepsi and you coffee but you cant have my life,lol. I have lots to blog about, our 3day weekend, our new pup and school starting, but I think I will spend the fews days I have left with the kids home with them. I am sure I'll be here Tuesday morning, whining about how much I miss them,lol. Hope you are all doing GREAT!

boobs

Well I have a mamogram today. Please keep me in your thoughts for peace and whatever else I am going to need. Lately I have had sore tatas, and I thought well maybe since Aunt flow will be visiting soon that is why they hurt. God knows nobody pulls on them and I dont have a kid around to breastfeed. Well I waited for them to stop hurting and waited some more, but they seem to be hurting more intensly and more often. So I was feeling my tatas and found a knot if you will in my righty that felt warm, and thought Oh great, lovely lumpy and saggy! LOL. Well I called to make an appointment and they couldnt get me in until Oct. I asked them what they thought I should do, they recomended I go to Urgent care and have a mamogram set up. So I am waiting for them to call me with my appointment to have my poor little girls squished in torture device. The Dr. at urgent care said it doesnt seem to be the characteristics of breast cancer, but she wants me to have them squished because after all you can never be too sure. She also said that drinking caffiene can cause hard spots, so no more coffee for me or pepsi. Or atleast in very small quantities and most DEFINATLEY not every day. So I am going to start buying coffee lotion and smelling the CRAP out of it.Anyway thats my update in my little corner of the world. So I dont care how young or old you are PLEASE squish 'em! Heck make it a game let your signifigant other squish 'em for you.

A year ago.....

Wow, well we have been in Washington for a year.In some ways it feels like this has always been home, in others it feels like yesterday that I was bawling my head off crying and sobbing saying to Mike I cant do it, I cant leave my family.It feels like yesterday that I was avoiding the look in mom and dads eyes, knowing they were disappointed in me for leaving them. Even now, I feel guilty. Guilty for putting us first. But you know something everything happens for a reason.Bad things sad things scray things and happy things. God has a plan behind all of that.
I can honestly say that while I was saying WE WILl HAVE A HOME BEFORE NEXT CHRISTMAS, I was quietly thinking in my head, will we really? What if we dont? It would have been alot easier to run back to California. LOADS easier, if we didnt get this house we probably would be beack there now.But we arent, we are here.
Working growing living being. Being a family, and counting on each other.
We did it!! Together, we havent had to borrow from family, we havent had to go without. God had his hand in this the whole time. He made the way.He blessed us, with some good people by putting them in our path, even the ones who turned out not so good, I am thankful for. Cause there was a lesson there.
So I do not regret all the months living in ghetto land, with sex in the back yard by drunk teenagers and yelling people running down the street. That rough road led us here, that road led us HOME.

Warning LONG post

Well what can I say besides I am glad to be HOME. The kids and I left EARLY thursday morning for california. We knew we would drive to Weed, Ca and spend the night. I swear the kids were PERFECT that day. Friggin perfect. We stopped in Kenniwick,Moro ( a town i will drive to again soon for my own lonley vacation) Bend and somewhere else before we got to weed. But MY GAWD when we got to our hotel we were STOKED!! Ohhh to be out of the car, I was half tempted to stay at the hotel a few more days just to give my ass a break. So anyway we swam our hearts out at the hotel and had PBJs for dinner. and the kids were out by 730!

We got up friday at 545AM!! their choice not mine. We got to Aunt Debs about noon where were we got back in ther car for Olive Garden, Autumn and AuntDebs "place". At about 3 we decided it was time to surprise Papa. Well somehow he had an idead we were coming, but they were still happy to see us. Unbelivably happy.

So I sent out a message on Myspace to let everyone know we were down. Guess who called? Um no one from our "fam" cept mikes 1 aunt Amy, who is the best anyway.
, I got to see all my neices and nephews.So thats what I wanted

So on this little vacation I went a few places, mostly AuntDebs and moms. Saw Gmay May and Amy, and my sweet friend Corie and Shelbie. Got to meet my neice Miley, who looks EXACTLY like her sister, who I swear should have been a redhead, she has that evil grin on her face ALL the time!!

Dad ended up in the hospital and Mikes mom ended up in the physc ward.Mike and Kris came down and then we came home. But we brought 3 stow aways. My Nephews Sean, Jimmie and Tricia. I am SO glad they came home with us. Totally HAPPY.It was nice to have a baby around and nice to have Tricia around again , I missed that crazy bitch.And let me tell you she is nutso.In a good way. We took the kids to the Water Park, and they had fun. I sat out and held the baby the whole time. She got to spend some time with the kids and they enjoyed SO much having Sean for almost two weeks.

My poor Kyle cried all day tuesday. It sucks to see your kids hurt.So all in all it was a drama filled, BS smelling grand ol time.I got to see the people who actually give a shit about me and the kids.BUT I was SO happy to be home.I am so happy to be home. So we are getting back into our routine of early bed and daily bathing,lol.

Vacation?

So I decided it was time to go to california, for Vacation. Well I am telling you now I will NEVER call it a vacation. More like a month long headache.
Lots of it was good, but lots of sucked ass.
I am tired and will fill ya'll in on the juicy details later.

My strange fascination

With Graveyards, I have never understood it, but they have ALWAY "spoken" to me. The headstone of this little girl, Lula M Lavender.
The name Thompson, not part of our clan, but a Thompson. One day my name will be above that one.
And last but not least The Honey bucket, comeon its a shitter. Nothing sweet about a shitter, right??

Other than that I have been hanging out,enjoying the first 2days of summer with my rugrats. They were SO MAD this morning when I woke them up at 6AM to go to the dentist. Our first day of summer break? WTF mom? Just kidding they didnt say WTF, if they did well they would be sorry.And i probably would have laughed,cause the other day they did say MYOB to each other. GAWD thats SOOO 90s.

I have been watching MsDPs house while she has been away discovering america with her own family. I have to say,I love chicken poop. And the sounds goats make.
Anyway we will be heading to california soon and we are excited!!

Rosanne Barr

I was watching Comedy Central this morning, which is odd because I never have the TV on in the daytime. But she said something that I thought was HILLARIOUS!! So I thought I would share.

I love PMS it is the one time of the month I get to be my TRUE self. LMBO

So be your true self today

Uncle Jake

The new song I have on my myspace page came out a LONNNNG time ago. Its called In the Living Years by Mike and the Mechanics, The first time I ever heard it was when my Uncle Jake died. It was playing when someone called to tell my Dad. Ever since then when I hear it I think of Uncle Jake, when he would come spend the night with us, his teenytiny apartment on McHenry with the super scary rickty stairs. His after shave and flannel shirts. And his deep belly laugh. I remember one Halloween him and dad thought they would scare the crap out of all the trick or treaters, so they were hiding. Well Uncle Jake hid between 2 of the cars. So that when Dad walked by he grabbed dads leg, Uncle Jake almost got his nose broke,cause Dad kicked him.

Or the time he took us to SanFran to take Katie home, in his burgandy car with power windows. To a kid power windows was like riding in a space ship.Anyway I just wanted to pay homage to Uncle Jake, he has been gone a very long time, but I still think of him from time to time. And I feel his presence when In the Living Years comes on.
I think I was 9 when he died, it was Chirstmas, and he went down the red hill to his tiny 8X8 cabin, lit a fire of BBQ charqiol in a coffee can, layed down to sleep and never woke up. Leaving his family heartbroken.

Papa
In light of songs taking me back to special memories, another one is Grandpa Tell me 'Bout the Good Old days, by the Judds. My Papa used to sing that to me ALL the time.Everytime I hear it , if I am outside I see 2 white butterflys.When my Granny died there was one white butterfly at her funeral, fluttering around.When Papa died there was 2 at his. I believe these butterflies symbolize them, yes thats kind of hippydippy but i dont care. They had a hard tough life, but I do believe they loved each other. I do believe they are together now being who they wanted to be here on earth. They would both be so in love with their Grandbabies. Papa got to meet both of mine, but he was gone before Em came along. He would love them all so much.So would Granny.

Another song that reminds me of Papa, is Amanda by Waylon Jennings. I have it on my MP3.Sometimes I can smell his hair when that one comes on. God I miss them

This weekend I had the pleasure of meeting EllynAnne Giesel, The Apron Lady.
She is a sweet southern women. So we all went out of Friday night to Clinkerdaggers, an awesome restaurant that will have to be a VERY special treat for me if I EVER go there again. The food was excellent.Saturday morning I went out to the FairGrounds to help at EllynAnnes book signing. By Saturday she had sold out of her Apronisms books!! It was a fun day.DP and I got to meet Mama and Papa, two very sweet people who just happened to be Terrys parents.We all got locked out in the rain,lol. I am now sick with a cold. YUCK!
So that was fun. I feel very inspired after going to the FarmChicks show, lots of things I could do and put together. Who knows, maye next year someone will be coming to my/our boothe.

Dont Blink

This morning I got half of my teeth cleaned. I was so nervous that I made the hygenist nervous and she was shaking so bad that she had to put the numbing needle down and take a moment. Now the old me, the crybaby,me WOULD have said Um I can come back another day(w/NO intention of coming back), got up and left and went to starbucks. BUT the "new" me the nonbull shit, shut up and quit pussyfootin around me said take a minute and then we will both be fine. You can do it.(to her & me)So she did and we did and I am ALL good. In fact I requested her for my next appointment to clean the rest of them. Then I will start getting them fixed and lookin purty.
I wishWISHWISH I wasnt sucha weinie and would have taken care of these problems before.But Ididnt so here we are.Infact after getting all the scary stuff off, my teeth arent as bad as I thought.
After my appointment,me and my numb paralyzed face went to Joanns,for some more Tatting thread and iron ons.Then Starbucks, when your throat is paralyzed it is kind of hard to enjoy the CarmelMachiatoness of it all, but whatever.While I was at Joanns I saw a girl maybe a smidge older than I , and her baby boy was playing the I'll toss it on the ground you pick it up 9million times game. I laughed,when she said I cant wait until nappy time so Mommy can sew. I told her I Promise you will miss this. I dont think you know how much until you actually are sitting at home waiting for the bus to drop off you big babies.
These days at my house are wonderful.We have a new BB hoop, so at any given time from 330-7pm and before school we have anywhere from 2 to 9 kids here in our driveway, Hollerin and high fiven. Its great.Sunday was funny Mike was out there for about 4hours playing ball with them. When he got home yesterday they said Hey you gonna play? LOL. He is one of them, in almost everyway.........

Baby Mama

Since this movie came out I have been dying to see it.This is my take on it,

We surrogates are not all white trash,we do not all do this for the money and well I dont know one who would put gum under a table ! I am SURE there are some out there, but I for one am NOT one of these women.I thought that the movie was great.Sad but great.Hillarious one liners, I think this is my favorite: " I think she wants me to put olive oil on your taint." Then again " I feel like I am shitting a knife" is pretty dang funny too.

So if you do go see this movie please know that Surrogates arent all trashy liars, cause we arent. Most of us do it for the end result. Speaking of end results I will be seeing Anan in about 30days!!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DU34zV9A3gU

jam

15 cups of rhubarb makes eight 1/2 pints & 4 Pints, of jam. Wanna know how much I have left on the plant?

A L O T !!!

OMG

Now I am not really a shoe person, but DP took me to Nordstroms ,
(I know I dont belong there), but they had these C U T E!! Spectator shoes.
Well I came home and looked on Ebay,I want these so bad I can taste the leather


http://cgi.ebay.com/Miu-Miu-Prada-Spectator-Shoes-NIB-36-6B-525_W0QQitemZ200226914044QQihZ010QQcategoryZ63889QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Anyone want to get them for me ??

No? Oh ok, thanks anyway!!LOL

5-27-08

FOR TODAY May 27th...





Outside My Window...


I hear birds chirping and the wind blowing. I see bright sunshine.And my bird feeders filled with birds





I am thinking...


About how I should be getting Westons and Ashleys wedding present done.And how many things I would love to do today



I am thankful for...


the sun,my hands, my eye sight.My beautiful and crazy kids.





From the kitchen...


I think how much Rhubarb can one plant actually give. The answer 11 cups of jam, 32 cupscakes and one loaf of rhubarb bread later.... ALOT, and still even more



I am wearing...


My white cotton button up shirt with my blue jeans



I am creating...


A life for my family, a tatting project for a new friend. An Apron for a friend and a quilt top


I am going...


down stairs to do those things I am creating




I am reading...


I Know This Much is True, By Wally Lamb





I am hoping...


For continued GREAT weather, and our tax check,lol



I am hearing...

The Cats Eat and the birds chirp



Around the house...


I still haven’t finished painting, or done the breakfast dishes.


One of my favorite things...


warm air





A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week:


Have a picnic w/ the kids at school. Finish Heathers apron, finish the top,and send mom and dad thier box.

PS Piss Off

I read this blog: http://mom-o-matic.blogspot.com, there she has taught me to cary Gin in My Apron Pocket.(dont tell anyone! )((total joke I do NOT have any of that. I dont even know if I have have tasted it))

I have realized I dont think any of you know ME. Not that that is important but, I dont really know all of me either. I would have to describe myself and life song as Bitch by Meridith Brooks
I AM all of these things. I am a mom,wife,friend,surrogate,Auntie, and I am ME.
So in homage to MomOMatic, ONCE a week I am going to blog about being a better ME. Doing something for ME. Other than that it will just be a bitch fest,LOL j/k~~
So from now on this blog will consist of different things, different MEs. The crabby, sappy,happy,pissed,disgusted,angry,sad ME.Take it or leave it or just piss off, either way I dont care.Yes I want you to know that I am actually nice, and not just a synical hag, but hey I cant have it all.
Anyway today went like this,rainy,being told I was mean,repeating myself 8095699 times. To the SAME child.I like my job. Really I do, but working with dead people is SO much easier.SO SO SO much easier, but not quite as rewarding. I think that with it being the end of the school year kids are getting ansy to break free of the concrete walls, and cafeteria smell and be outside.Poor kids. They just want to be kids!
M is gone out of town, for work.It has been SO quiet! The kids get off the bus, we have snacks do homework and have dinner vegg a little, play Fact or Crap(thanks Weston) and go to bed.Kinda nice, but i do miss my man.: )
Anyhooters, I am going to go have some coffee, shut up I dont care if it is 7pm. I want it and I can have it. Then when the kids go to bed, I am going to curl up on the couch and Tatt on my FarmGirl Patch.I'll show ya when its done.Its gonna be purty!

5-18-08/Fishing

Well I love fishing. In the past two days I alone have caught 20fish.Only 3 big enough to keep. That is countless times of reeling and casting back out.But I have yet to bait my own hook. It is so nasty to watch the worm scooch up and spewforth the crap the have been holding in the whatever they hold their crap in. But hey I will do it,probably sometime this week. Cause I will be fishing alone I will have no one to do the dirty work for me. I know, I am sucha pansy ass.
These last couple of weeks have been REALLY good,very busy. I got to stay at MaryJanes Farm, with some ladies who I really admire.Heather and I went junkin a few times, and so did Grace and I. I always find good stuff. There was a Vintage Bread box/coffee&sugar holder. All chrome or whatever for 40 bucks , I found one in ValueVillage to 5.00! Then Our town had a charity yard sale, and I got a huge box of quilt tops, from 1943 in their sent envelopes.I got a box full of tatting practice peices with a newpaper in German. And a huge box of tea cups.
Our garden is almost all the way in, I have a few things that need to be put in today.I have some things up front, but until we get some trees cut down, we arent putting anything that needs sun out there.
I have come to realize that I am a big girl, and I am starting to really like it here. I have my own life here,I have friends.I have a J O B that I really enjoy,this house and the lake are amazing. Not every one can walk to their fishing spot.I can honestly say that I am actually happy.
So for you who tell others I am a loner,recluse or whatever you are wrong. I am not a loner , I just dont need others to validate ME, I dont need people up my butt all the time or to define who I am. Your words are nothing to me,they did hurt, but not anymore. I dont care what you think,you preach Gods love? and then you go around showing the REAL you. Total contridiction, but hey you have your way and I have mine.
I decide who I want to be friends with.
Dont be bitter.

5-12-80

Yipiddy Frickin DOO!! I am 28! Holy crapola I am almost 30? Seriously is that even possible?

Anyway, this morning I went and had my hair cut.I chopped it OFF! I have aboy haircut.



Just kidding wanted to make sure you are paying attention. It is just above my shoulders, and since we have been here it has gotten so curly. I dont get that but whatever. I wont get into the things I cant begin to understand. Then I went and had coffee with my favorite Heather. Then Mikey took me out to lunch at the Tomato Street Grill. Dang good!! Then I stopped at the Recycling Center and got 3 full gallons of free paint! SCORE! Then I came home and waited for the mail lady, cause my favorite Aunt Debbie got me a gift card for BuggyBarn, but it didnt get here. BUT I did get some AWESOME mail. 1rst a Birthday and Mothers Day card from Sweet Anan. He signed his name in a card that said I love you Mom. Keeko also said he told his Grandmother he is coming to America to see his American Mom.lol Only a little over 1 month and a half.

Then I got a Card from Hannah and Cody that said thanks for their bday presents.And a card from D&H signed by both of them. H said 28! OMG I remember when you were a baby! They are so awesome. Did I mention the 25$gift card to SB?

So now I have 6 kids at my house all of them but 2 are mine. The boys are hellians, I just noticed there is one mor eoutside. I better go wrangle them. Anyway my day has been pretty good. Thank you to everyone who wished me a good day.

5-6-08

Well this weekend I went away for a Farmgirl Retreat. In 1 way it was almost too long of time to spend with other women, but on the other hand when I came home I almost wish I could have stayed longer. I told Heather I want to come back here, but alone next time.LOL I am not a people person for the most part, and 11 other women almost did me in. Oh sure it was fun and nice. We ate,I came away inspired, knowing how to Tat, (it is beautiful), I came away with some new friends, and a new respect of people,women. I came away with ideas for me one day. What I want.What I need. I want acres for me to have an outside kitchen, and wall tent. I want to sleep outside in a canopy.

So this week I am making a list of things I want for THIS house, I am looking at it as we will never move, although I know that is unlikely. A gazebo,with room for a twin bed or hammock, a small fire pit, and outdoor living space.I have also moved our bed into the yellow room, I could sleep/wake up in such dark. So my sewing room is in the wood room, I am going to start fixing it for me. As I told Heather, I am going to "ShabbyChic" the hell out of it. I am going to paint everything BRIGHT white, and bring in pale pinks greens and blues

Hmmm

Well, I have a sunburn. I have to tell you it feels FanFrickinTastic! We burned up the extra dry grass Sunday.It was alittle frightening.My poor Kyle has my scared heart. My poor baby.
Autumn had a play last night. I got the PERFECT! blackmailing video. As she was walking up to the microphone she kept tucking her tail between her legs! She had a leopard weewee! OMG! It was CLASSIC Autumn.I love that girl SO much!
I am hoping to get the garden started soon.One of my blueberry bushes DP gave me died,well stupid me didnt know you needed 2 to have them grow. I am sucha dumbA@% sometime. So I guess I gotta go buy another one.
I have the twins pillow cases almost done. I am embroidering their names on them. It kind of feels full circle. When I was pregnant w/ them, their Mama taught me how to do it. I cant SERIOUSLY cant belive they are going to be 5!! OMGosh. They are so big and grownup. D is trying to get them into spanish emersion school. I think those kids might possibly be the smartest 5yo ever.
My sweet Anan will be here spending a week with us in our house! First week of JULY! Wowza, I still remember them leaving my house, and crying and Keeko telling me in my ear, I promise to bring you back your baby boy.I promise.I love that family. Even Grandma is coming! The kids are excited.
I am still missing home. And serisouly thought I was going to have abreakdown last wee. I think Mike wants to go back to Cali.So I amgoing to keep praying that God puts us where He wants us and when.
My apple tree is getting teenytiny buds on it. The catmint reseeded itself. Cleon has starts for me, and there is supposed to be asparagus out there somewhere, and rasberries.There are SO MANY bulbs out there too, peonies,iris,tulips and daffodils.
I got called by the district and got my first J O B ..
I have lots to do today, and wanted to update, incase anyone actually cares.

Playing Catchup

Ok so I am a horrible blogger, oh well. We are in our house and I have to say I love it here. Is it even possible to be in love with a house? I think it is. The kids are SO MUCH happier, K has been eating lots. They have been playing together, not arguing, we've been going for walks to the lake. Lots of stuff.They love their new school,the bus!! OHMY! Do they love the bus! It is a crazy huge difference I have seen in them this past week.And I thank GOD! The other day before school, they were taking FOREVER to eat, so when I came in the kitchen , I caught them watching and talking about the birds. At first Kyle just wanted to get his BB gun out and get the quail, but we told him no! It was awesome to see them interacting and doing something cool. Then we were all sitting at the table Thursday I think and there were deer in the back field!!

I have been unpacking,painting, and then not doing anything ; ) I have a hard time not sitting by the window and staring outside all day. Yesterday we got a little bit of yard work done.There was a HUGE section of Catmint, with some puny little tulpis trying to peek out,so we took the catmint out. I am sure it will comeback, since it was all dry and seeded,but thats okay.
Then we cleaned out the front little flower bed,there must be atleast 45 Iris bulbs in there,SO MANY!!
I went to Targe' and got a bread maker, it hurts my hands too much to knead the dough, so in an effort to make our own, I went and got one. Yesterday I made 2 loaves of Potoato Bread and a batch of Cinnamon Rolls, which were HECKA good!!!
Today I think we are going to have italian herb bread. It makes the house smell SO good.
I think I am going to get my sewing machine out, I have sewed anything since we got here, and my sewing room looks awesome, so I may spend the day down there. I got some really good pictures at the lake yesterday, so when I go into town I will take my card with me and get them on disk, since I cant find the cord.
Yes I actually have to "go into town" : ) WalMart is 13 (i think) Miles away, Safeway is like 9.There is a little store here, but their prices are pretty high.

Anyway, I was hoping to visit family over Spring Break, but I dont think thats going to happen right now. But we will be visiting in July. Then the kids will get to see Nana and Papa, and everyone else we all miss so much.I seriously try not to think about it, I talked to Sean the other day for his birthday and it just about killed me to hear his voice, but not be able to see him.I just wanna see all my babies, Sean,Triston,Emily,Sar,Miley. I feel like major elcrapo for not even meeting Miley yet.And not being there to help Mom and Dad move.I would give a million dollars to hug my family right now.
But Choices I made put me here, and there is nothing I can or would do about the move. I feel HOME here,just without my family, if that makes any sense.
Anyway, stuff to do today, and I better get on it.

wowzer

Well I know I am not too good at keeping this up to date.But oh well, take me or leave me,lol.
Ok well our 10 year anniversay came and went, as did christmas,both kids birthday and new years!
Now we have 20days until we close and get not only the keys to OUR house, but the keys to our future as well!!To be totally honest ,it doesnt feel real.While I am so excited and have been counting down everyday, it still doesnt seem real to me. I have color picked out, and all that stuff but it still doesnt quite seem real, ya know?
I cant even begin to say how thankful I am to the people who helped make it happen. Seriously when we moved here I though we would be with K for a year. Now I realize that would be impossible, someone would come out mamed!
This week has been a LONG one of snowing and shoveling and snow days!!!I sure hope spring is peaking around the corner!
Mike is leaving for some training for 2 weeks, we havent been away from each other that long since TheArmy!! But a mans gotta do whata mans gotta do!
Anyway thank you guys for leaving me comments, I enjoy all of your blogs!!