Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Monday, January 4, 2010
Life back to semi normal....
Why is it that when the holidays come we say to ourselves "I am going to enjoy everyone being home with me"? We all know that is crazy talk when everyone is in the house, fighting with each other, calling out ugly names and just causing mass chaos!
I was relieved to see Larry go to work this morning (I love ya honey but you need to go) and Emily had a sleepover with a friend so only 2 kiddos till at least 3 today. Tomorrow is the big day....Emily back to school and getting her report card. We are hoping for all A's and B's but alas I think a C will creep in there. Maddie will go back to KidsZone the 11th and can't wait to get back to "learning" and hanging out with her friends. She also wants to sign up for ballet and tap so will put that to the top of the list for things to do tomorrow. Zach is fighting yet another cold..poor guy. I wish I had a wand to wave over him to take his cold away but hoping this cool mist humidifier will do the trick instead.
Today was the first day of my daily devotions. I have to say that I felt so much better afterwards. It is amazing how God can just take over your stresses and make the important things shine through. I look forward to what God has planned for me and my family in 2010.
On an exciting (well exciting for me) note, my friend June sent me a link to get the Dave Ramsey online courses for free! I can not wait to get started and start 2010 off right finance wise. Anyone that has an experience with Dave Ramsey, please share them with me as I would love to hear all the stories!
Enough for now....I will post my kiddos pics later so I can get a pic of my teen too!
I was relieved to see Larry go to work this morning (I love ya honey but you need to go) and Emily had a sleepover with a friend so only 2 kiddos till at least 3 today. Tomorrow is the big day....Emily back to school and getting her report card. We are hoping for all A's and B's but alas I think a C will creep in there. Maddie will go back to KidsZone the 11th and can't wait to get back to "learning" and hanging out with her friends. She also wants to sign up for ballet and tap so will put that to the top of the list for things to do tomorrow. Zach is fighting yet another cold..poor guy. I wish I had a wand to wave over him to take his cold away but hoping this cool mist humidifier will do the trick instead.
Today was the first day of my daily devotions. I have to say that I felt so much better afterwards. It is amazing how God can just take over your stresses and make the important things shine through. I look forward to what God has planned for me and my family in 2010.
On an exciting (well exciting for me) note, my friend June sent me a link to get the Dave Ramsey online courses for free! I can not wait to get started and start 2010 off right finance wise. Anyone that has an experience with Dave Ramsey, please share them with me as I would love to hear all the stories!
Enough for now....I will post my kiddos pics later so I can get a pic of my teen too!
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Whew what a couple days!!!
I can't believe I have missed days of blogging...I love blogging but these past 2 days have been so hectic!
Yesterday my oldest, Emily, turned 13. I woke up yesterday in shock that I am the Mom of a teenager. NNNOOOO!!!! I can't be! A Mom to a 4 yr old and 8 month old yes but a teen? Alas I am...and have come to terms with it. Emily is beyond excited that she is now officially a teen...not a preteen but a full teenager as the age thirTEEN says. As I am sure you can tell I am not. I am sure the drama will get worse, even though I can't imagine that, the interest in boys will tailspin me and the dating questions *gasp* will throw her father into a crazy gun cleaning guy. As I keep telling myself we will survive this and be stronger so that we can go through this yet again with Madison and Zach a few years down the road.
So for Emily's birthday she wanted to see "New Moon". Larry decided that I would have the pleasure of seeing the movie with her (I think he didn't want to hear all the squealing girls) and it is all she has talked about since. We went out to dinner and again I had to hear all about the movie (even though I had just seen it with her), and of course Jacob, who I have to admit did look good in the movie. I guess it could be worse! All in all I think she had a great birthday.
Today we went to church, stopped at Target and then went to lunch at Sweet Tomatoes. Boy does Maddie love that place and I think it has a lot to do with that ice cream bar! Poor Zachy man slept through lunch so he didn't get to enjoy any of it. Larry was off doing some volleyball stuff but when he came home we took down the outdoor decorations and the tree and now are back to normal...well at least the house is!
Now to share my pics of the day....I do love seeing the little things that change daily with my kiddos.
Yesterday my oldest, Emily, turned 13. I woke up yesterday in shock that I am the Mom of a teenager. NNNOOOO!!!! I can't be! A Mom to a 4 yr old and 8 month old yes but a teen? Alas I am...and have come to terms with it. Emily is beyond excited that she is now officially a teen...not a preteen but a full teenager as the age thirTEEN says. As I am sure you can tell I am not. I am sure the drama will get worse, even though I can't imagine that, the interest in boys will tailspin me and the dating questions *gasp* will throw her father into a crazy gun cleaning guy. As I keep telling myself we will survive this and be stronger so that we can go through this yet again with Madison and Zach a few years down the road.
So for Emily's birthday she wanted to see "New Moon". Larry decided that I would have the pleasure of seeing the movie with her (I think he didn't want to hear all the squealing girls) and it is all she has talked about since. We went out to dinner and again I had to hear all about the movie (even though I had just seen it with her), and of course Jacob, who I have to admit did look good in the movie. I guess it could be worse! All in all I think she had a great birthday.
Today we went to church, stopped at Target and then went to lunch at Sweet Tomatoes. Boy does Maddie love that place and I think it has a lot to do with that ice cream bar! Poor Zachy man slept through lunch so he didn't get to enjoy any of it. Larry was off doing some volleyball stuff but when he came home we took down the outdoor decorations and the tree and now are back to normal...well at least the house is!
Now to share my pics of the day....I do love seeing the little things that change daily with my kiddos.
The birthday girl with her Alice choker and ipod nano
Maddie and Jasmine
Zach taking a nap
What a giveaway!
This area where the home is is just amazing (I don't live too far away from it)! Don't forget to enter daily!
Friday, January 1, 2010
Happy New Year!
Wow 2010 is here and I am ready to hit it head on! I hope everyone brought in the New Year in their own special way.
Today I hit Target and WalMart with Maddie and got new plastic ornaments for the tree next year, stockings and way too much candy and other sweets! Target had some great markdowns on toys and shoes for the little ones. Maddie got a new pair of Dora tennis shoes and new gloves for next winter. I found a cool toy for Zach for his 1st birthday in April but decided to wait to see if they mark it down more.
On the way home Maddie decided she didn't feel well, and well it went downhill from there. Poor baby has been fighting something for about a week now, no fever just really tired and feeling like she has to "spit". My little Zachy man is still crabby with his teeth so he was a "joy" today too! The only one to have a good day was Emily who is beyond excited that she turns 13 tomorrow and will officially be a teenager. I made her a cake tonight and got totally frustrated that I couldn't make a rose to save my life! She seems happy with her heart cake and makeshift flowers I threw on there. As she told me "Anything you make for me Mom is beautiful"....I guess we raised her right.
Tomorrow is another day and I will take some pics of my kidos to make up for today....no one likes having pics taken when they don't feel well (that is what Maddie told me). Nothing like breaking your resolution on the 1st day...LOL!
Today I hit Target and WalMart with Maddie and got new plastic ornaments for the tree next year, stockings and way too much candy and other sweets! Target had some great markdowns on toys and shoes for the little ones. Maddie got a new pair of Dora tennis shoes and new gloves for next winter. I found a cool toy for Zach for his 1st birthday in April but decided to wait to see if they mark it down more.
On the way home Maddie decided she didn't feel well, and well it went downhill from there. Poor baby has been fighting something for about a week now, no fever just really tired and feeling like she has to "spit". My little Zachy man is still crabby with his teeth so he was a "joy" today too! The only one to have a good day was Emily who is beyond excited that she turns 13 tomorrow and will officially be a teenager. I made her a cake tonight and got totally frustrated that I couldn't make a rose to save my life! She seems happy with her heart cake and makeshift flowers I threw on there. As she told me "Anything you make for me Mom is beautiful"....I guess we raised her right.
Tomorrow is another day and I will take some pics of my kidos to make up for today....no one likes having pics taken when they don't feel well (that is what Maddie told me). Nothing like breaking your resolution on the 1st day...LOL!
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Thursday, December 31, 2009
Happy New Year's...Eve...
Can you believe another year is gone? Where did 2009 go to? I remember being pregnant with Zach and thinking..."I will have him this year" and here it is almost 2010. My do the years fly by as we get older!
We have been very blessed this year. We welcomed Zach into our lives in April and he is a healthy and very happy little boy who looks just like his Daddy. Both Maddie and Emily are both healthy and happy, well Emily is semi-happy, and growing by leaps and bounds. I can't believe Emily will be 13 in 2 days...I will be a Mom to a teenager! Larry is still with the Air Force (yikes 21 yrs), which is a blessing in this ecomony, and has just started going back to school as well. I am feeling very blessed being able to stay home with my kids and to go back to school to pursue my dream of being a nurse. All in all this has been a great year and we are looking forward to what 2010 has in store for us.
With this blog, I will start taking pics of the family everyday so that I can keep a record of how much they have grown, because sometimes we just don't take the time to really "look" at our kiddos when we are home with them every day! We also will track how our lives will change now that we have found a church we want to become involved with and have decided we want to be a more God centered family than we have been in a very long time. I know both Larry and I are looking forward to the changes that we will see and feel in our lives. We also plan on following the Dave Ramsey plan to get us out of debt and start saving. That will be a very big change for us as I am not a budget gal but I am sure will be worth it to be debt free!
Wow looking at all that I am very excited to start 2010! Wishing all my friends and family a very blessed 2010 and look forward to spending 2010 with you!
We have been very blessed this year. We welcomed Zach into our lives in April and he is a healthy and very happy little boy who looks just like his Daddy. Both Maddie and Emily are both healthy and happy, well Emily is semi-happy, and growing by leaps and bounds. I can't believe Emily will be 13 in 2 days...I will be a Mom to a teenager! Larry is still with the Air Force (yikes 21 yrs), which is a blessing in this ecomony, and has just started going back to school as well. I am feeling very blessed being able to stay home with my kids and to go back to school to pursue my dream of being a nurse. All in all this has been a great year and we are looking forward to what 2010 has in store for us.
With this blog, I will start taking pics of the family everyday so that I can keep a record of how much they have grown, because sometimes we just don't take the time to really "look" at our kiddos when we are home with them every day! We also will track how our lives will change now that we have found a church we want to become involved with and have decided we want to be a more God centered family than we have been in a very long time. I know both Larry and I are looking forward to the changes that we will see and feel in our lives. We also plan on following the Dave Ramsey plan to get us out of debt and start saving. That will be a very big change for us as I am not a budget gal but I am sure will be worth it to be debt free!
Wow looking at all that I am very excited to start 2010! Wishing all my friends and family a very blessed 2010 and look forward to spending 2010 with you!
My soon to be 13 yr old...
All the kids playing together...ah harmony!
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Already wednesday?
This week is just flying by! Why is it always that way when my hubby is off from work? And why must we have to have the cars worked on when he is off? Today he took his almost 12 yr old car to get looked at since it is dripping oil. Well 2 hrs later we find that the seals in the back are leaking (why they couldn't find that when they fixed the front ones I have no idea) and that the front left tire rod is about to go. Well on the way to pick him up (yes they still have his car) it started to snow and I went to turn my windsheild wipers on and guess what? They didn't work so we took a little detour to the dodge dealer. Of course they could not look at the van and miraculously the wipers started to work slowly. So saturday my van goes there to have them check the wipers and now the back vents do not blow any heat...why oh why when this van will be paid off in 3 months! Never fails! At least hubby can get his new truck soon to pull our pop up camper this summer. Can't wait to start camping!
I am so excited to say I am typing my blog on my new hp touchsmart computer! Hubby felt so bad that I didn't win a new one and I think got tired of seeing my drooling over them, he told me yesterday to go find the computer I wanted! I got our computer savvy friend Bob to go and look at them with me and he helped me decide. Hubby is not left out in the cold...he found a new laptop..unfortunately we had to get a raincheck but still getting himself a new one as well! Out of all of us, I think Emily is the most excited since Maddie and she will be sharing our old one.
Here are some pics from our trip to Colorado and our ride on the Polar Express....a must do for anyone that can do it. The kids had so much fun!
I am so excited to say I am typing my blog on my new hp touchsmart computer! Hubby felt so bad that I didn't win a new one and I think got tired of seeing my drooling over them, he told me yesterday to go find the computer I wanted! I got our computer savvy friend Bob to go and look at them with me and he helped me decide. Hubby is not left out in the cold...he found a new laptop..unfortunately we had to get a raincheck but still getting himself a new one as well! Out of all of us, I think Emily is the most excited since Maddie and she will be sharing our old one.
Here are some pics from our trip to Colorado and our ride on the Polar Express....a must do for anyone that can do it. The kids had so much fun!
Yeah we are here!
Still traveling and looking happy!
The Polar Express
The Polar Express
High up but oh so pretty
Zach enjoying the train ride
Maddie and Emily enjoying some hot chocolate
Maddie lovin' her chocolate!
Having the story read to them
Larry and his clone, Zach
Santa giving the girls their bells
The girls having fun...and not fighting!
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