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Sunday, November 25, 2007

Mommy, you know what I want for Christmas?

So Lex was making her Christmas list out, and this was the conversation....

"Mommy, how do you spell "Dear, Santa?""
"D. E. A. R. S. A. N. T. A."
"Maybe we could just type this out"
"No, just write it"
"OK. How do you write "A leash for Miss Mo Mo. And poppy things"

In case you were wondering. "poppy things", it's bubble wrap.
My 4-year old daughter wants bubble wrap for Christmas. What do I say to that???
She's so funny. Honestly, it's hard to get anything out of her. She always wants to give her stuff to other people, so I was doing good to get bubble wrap out of her. But seriously, bubble wrap???!!! How does she come up with bubble wrap???!!!

It's a Lex thing.

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

So......

Anyone who has come within 10 feet of me will tell you I've just been so...(insert distorted/exasperated/tired face here)....just life at the moment... So to all who have unfortunately had some sort of contact (insert half-smiling apologetic face here)...lol... So I'm sitting down for a couple of minutes before I go to sleep. Taking in life at the moment. So thankful/grateful/happy for so many things- big, and small. Not just the family thing, but stuff that means something only to me. Happy with myself: I am willing to change and grow. Happy I have people who believe in me. Thankful for those who don't, because I have people who do- and I don't have to prove myself to anyone. Really grateful for my cell phone, because I have seriously missed my sissy today!

Watching the world go by so fast, and just stopping to take in the moments. That's my new goal.

So the tiredness has set in, and the sappiness has worn off. Enjoy lots of good food tomorrow, and to those who are willing to brave the pit bulls (AKA Black Friday shoppers)- good luck!!!

Thursday, November 8, 2007

It's been awhile....

Lots of stuff going on, at the same time nothing going on. If you are a mommy, you get this.


Got rid of the 2 guinea pigs awhile ago. In case you were wondering, they were both male, Miss Mo Mo IS NOT. Enough said.

Hard times for some family members. If you read this, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE pray for them, because they need all the strength they can muster right now.

I saw our neighbor raking her leaves today. I went and asked her if I could rake them out of her yard onto our property. She thought I wanted to rake them FOR her....no. I want to rake them so my kids can jump in them. They have waited a long time to jump in a good pile of crunchy leaves. Hers were the right kind, and she let me (I know, so kind of her ha ha). So I spent a good part of the afternoon raking leaves for the kids. Here are the pictures, they had SO SO SO much fun!!! (yeah, and you bet I put them in matching shirts...I thought it would make easier for finding the right paper...)




Tuesday, October 16, 2007

new page, random ramblings


Did a new page that I'm really loving right now. Turned out just how I wanted, and then some (which is great for me). It's really about Lex's life, how she is in life. On this day she rode her bike to grandma and grandpa's, then back home. She thought it was super hard, but she never gave up. Just like in her life. I really want her to explore paths in life a lot of people don't, and I never did: too afraid, not enough confidence in myself.... I've been making so many changes, growing so much. I want her to feel accomplished and I want her to know I AM ALWAYS THERE!!! Doesn't matter what it is, I'm behind her....


She told me yesterday "Mommy, you know why God made Daddy, me, and TJ? So you would never be lonely. And I have you so I'm never lonely". It made me cry.

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

LaLa

Apparantly that's my new name. Not mommy anymore. TJ called me LaLa for whatever reason, and now it's stuck. Cute stuff from Lex:

Lex- "When all the parents go to sleep I get super powers and fly through the town"
"I give the best super-duper hugatoonies"

If you want to hear an amazing song, and an incredible voice, click on the Adie video at the side of my page. Seriously amazing!!! This is actually Jeremy Camp's wife. I just love her voice!!!

Monday, October 1, 2007

Pictures of the storm







Here are a couple of pictures of the storm I got last night. Wished it would have lasted longer, though.

Thursday, September 27, 2007

My seriously funny son!!

So TJ was super excited about his new cousin (when Braedon was to him- a theory). He got a bit more excited when I told him his new cousin was here. In his words "her's a havin' a baby!! Yay!"

Yeah- the excitement lasted until tonight when he realized his Uncle Michael couldn't come over (and TJ is ALL about the Uncle Michael!)...our dialogue:

TJ: Is Uncle Michael coming over?
Mommy: No, Aunt Amber and Uncle Michael had a baby, remember?
TJ: NO!! Aunt Amber didn't have a baby! She had a chinchilla, and he's up in the tree calling for help!

I'm still laughing as I type this. My poor son in serious denial.

So much going on!!!

So much going on.....thought I'd give a quick update. TJ has been super sick. Took him to the doctor yesterday, he has a viral infection (and he is letting us know!!)
So a quick run-through before he starts crying again- in no particular order:

My nephew was born yesterday-

Braedon Asher-Noah 8 lbs. 6.1 oz 20 1/2 in long
My SIL did AMAZING!!! No epidural, from the time at 7:30 where there wasn't TOO much progress until she delivered him at 9:42.....amazing.

Had my first class at the SA last weekend. Don't know why I was so nervous, now. I loved it, can't wait for my next one!! So exciting!!!

Kids learning so much. We've been doing sign language, and TJ has loved it!! So I decided to teach them a little German (I had it in high school, can't believe I remember any of it!). TJ also got a big boy bike instead of a tricycle, and that's been the big thing for him now!! Teaching Lex to read. Hope she loves it as much as me!

Random life changes in the works. So excited about doing new things, pursuing new dreams I NEVER would have imagined before....some big, some little- but loving it all.


I was tagged by the sweet and talented Anne-Camille so here are 8 fun facts about myself:

1) I hate spring and summer. I live for fall and winter, dark and cloudy, thunderstorms and rain.

2) I love repetition.

3) I have an amazing memory.

4) I'm really bad at small talk.

5) I'm super competitive.

6) I love to do outdoor things like fishing and camping, and canoeing....LOVE IT!!!

7) I love superhero movies!

8) I could live off of rice, noodles, broccoli and coffee....and be completely content!

Since I only know one other person with a blog, I tag Brandi!!!

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Playing around




Been playing around on Adobe...here are 2 of the pics I've played with.

Saturday, September 15, 2007

Funny Story- kinda blindsighted here

So I tell Terry and Lex 3 days ago that she (Lex) was taking care of Miss Mo Mo (her guinea pig) REALLY well, because she is getting REALLY fat. I told Lex she was doing a good job, because if she wasn't cared for, she would be really skinny and unhappy. She's been especially squeaky, so naturally we think, WOW she is really happy.

Last night I cannot sleep. I'm still up and I thought I was keeping Terry up, thinking I'm hearing him toss and turn. Then I realize it's Miss Mo Mo. And she WILL NOT STOP SQUEAKING!!! It was just loud. I try to check on her, but I don't want to wake Lex. So I leave the room and end up falling asleep.

Fast forward to this morning. Miss Mo Mo had pushed her bedding out of the cage, and I'm just looking at her, thinking, something is really off here. Cue Lex, and drumroll......

She says "there's a baby in there".
"Lex, that's not funny"
"No, mommy. LOOK!!!"
OMG there is a baby in there (her big hiding place). Look again, and wow, that's a really big baby. Wait, that's not one baby, it's two!!!!

So Miss Mo Mo came to us pregnant, and now we have 2 babies. Lex is pleased as punch. We named one Oreo (he's black and white), and TJ for some reason named the other one Teddy. And it was fun, and exciting for them. And just so neat.


Top pic: Teddy on the Left, Oreo on the right













Friday, September 14, 2007

Here and there.....

Sick kids- NOT fun. We missed the fair b/c the kids have been sick. I don't think at this point they even care.

Excited about my class in a week...YAY! First class I'll have ever taught, so I'm excited. I love learning and growing, and this is definitely growth for me. Excited to be a part of such an awesome team of amazingly talented women.

My nephew is due soon, so I'm super excited about this. Braedon....isn't that so beautiful?! My SIL is going to be such an amazing mom, this little boy has NO clue how blessed he already is.

TJ got his first puncture wound- to the forehead- and survived. Pure boy, that one. Puncture wound, bleeding everywhere, and all he wants to do is eat.

Random things I've heard lately from the kids:

"Mommy you're tiny." (thanks, TJ)
"Mommy you're PSOKY. That means great." (thanks, Lex)
Lex on the fake phone with the fake police officer "Policeman, come and arrest my mommy, she's being a BLTRS." (what's a BLTRS? It means I'm mad at you.)
TJ yelling at a random lady "You can go away now, we're blowing bubbles!! OK?? OK!!! (whispers to me) Mommy say OK. "
TJ- crying "See, I'm crying again. Here it comes, and it won't stop. See I'm crying now."

That's it, if you made it this far, hope you got a good laugh.