Monday, December 26, 2011

Santa and I

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

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I always wanted my picture taken with Santa. This Christmas I made sure to have a moment… just Me and Santa…all by myself.  It looks like I made him blush. Is he blushing?

I even shooed the kids away.

I don’t think he knew right what to do or say.  HO HO HO is all he could chant. He didn’t even ask what I wanted for Christmas but I don’t hold that against him.  

I got what I wanted anyway.

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I believe my kids left him know right up front that they know he is not real and that he is just dressed up to look that way. Poor Santa, what was he to say?  HO HO HO?  They had one loooong conversation with him. I was too far off to hear what was going down.

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Nevertheless, I got my picture taken and that is what counts for today.Plus I think this one is adorable…

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What I would like to know is why does he gotta be so big and all? I mean if he is to deliver gifts to all around the world wouldn’t a better diet help get that accomplished quicker? Just a thought I had while posing with him.

Don’t be too surprised if you see me and Santa arrive in your mail next year at Christmas time. I think it would make an excellent card. Don’t you? 

Thursday, December 22, 2011

An Angel For Sure

 

Well, if she wasn’t one before we choose to believe that she is one now. Our naughty but ever so loved Angel was laid to rest tonight. She is snug in her grave with her blankie, one short little note from Sarah and one long letter from Valorie. Chadwin chose to keep the Christmas gift he had bought for her and give it to a friend’s dog.

It was a sad day.

Lots of tears.

Angel:  We will forever remember you. How could we forget one with such extreme personality?  You scratched my windows and made them dirty. You tore my screen door.  You chewed to pieces Chadwin’s football. ( actually we were on the third one I believe)  You peed in the garage sometimes. ( I hated that)  You tore one of my bed sheets off the line and made big holes in it.   And yet…we loved you. Because we knew that the more love you got the better you behaved. We came to accept you just like you were.

BEAUTIFUL in our eyes!

We will miss you terribly!!

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You brought so much laughter to us!

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Chadwin wants to dream tonight that you will come alive. And then he wants his dream to come true.

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You were constantly at our side.

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Angel was killed at 11:30 on 12/22/11  She was crossing the forbidden road when a vehicle came. The driver did all he could to stop in time but it was to late. We believe she was killed instantly. Another car stopped and it’s driver ran to the door to tell the news. I opened the front door and there she was straight in front of me laying in the road with a puddle of blood. I quickly closed the door before the lady could say much of anything because of the kids…of course they came running and looked right out the front window and saw all. It was not a pretty moment!  Elvin went out immediately. After some time the kids and I went out as well. We got a chance to talk with the killer. He was devastated! Especially after seeing Sarah come running, bend over to stroke her ears and sob.  We wished him a Merry Christmas and comforted him as best we could. We carried dear Angel to the back of house and covered her with a blanket. Today, Instead of Angel it was I who greeted Valorie off the bus. It was not a pleasant meeting.

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Ham and Cheese Anybody?

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YES, she is 7 and she can cook.

She pulled out a recipe book and found a sauce to mix up and put in these sandwiches.

She made these with only a little help from Dad.

They were FAB-U-LOUS!!.

Where was I? you ask.

Well it just so happened that I sat down on my lovely couch…fell asleep… and it happened to be dinner time…go figure

but no worries. When I awoke dinner was being served.

I plan to sit on my couch again next week. I will try to work it at the right time. If not tired I will pretend.

you know you would think of doing the same…chuckle,chuckle

Friday, December 2, 2011

Hidden Candy

 

One afternoon a few weeks ago I was cleaning up in the kids room. I decided to make the beds neatly. When I came to Sarah’s bed and pulled back the covers I found this…

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I stood there for a minute and chuckled to myself. At the moment I had these delicious Reese's pieces in a candy jar in my kitchen. At some point in the day Sarah must have helped herself to some and gave it great thought.

I am sure her thoughts went something like this…

ummm  where should I hide this candy?

I know I can’t eat it all now… I would surely get a belly ache ( I drill my kids about this and now they fear lots of candy intake at on time )

How about in my bed? Then I can eat it at night. Mom will not see it there.

and so it was decided.

To hide the candy in bed.

I guess she also decided to take it all. And now what to do with the empty jar?

I can’t put it back on the counter or Mom will see it empty.

Oh where should I put it??

hey, I have a great idea, I will put it here…

 

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in the corner of Chadwin’s room. Mom will never find it there!

and so it was done.

The candy was tucked in bed and the jar was hidden.

Anticipation for bedtime.

But the dream was shattered that afternoon all because Mom made the beds.

I nicely cleaned up the hidden candy, made the bed and also anticipated bedtime.

 

Bedtime came.

 

She hunted around in her bed for a moment. Not a word was spoken about it.

I then said, “ Sarah, you have been so good today that Momma just wants to bless you with some of her candy” 

her eyes opened with excitement!

“I will go get you some of my Reese's pieces OK?”

I proceed to the kitchen thinking now what do I do?

I came back to her bed in despair and told her that my candy jar was missing. Where could it be?

She frantically hunted around under her covers once again.

“What are you looking for?” I asked

“Oh nothing” she said

“well then I suppose there isn’t any candy to give you after all tonight. I am really sorry! Do you know at all where it might be?”

A torn apart expression came across her face. I am feeling a little mean by now but loving the game!!  haha

“No” she said

Of course they are going to lie. Kids will do this. Not necessary a bad thing. We would do it too if someone played with our game. Of course it is always great opportunity for teaching the importance of honesty but in this case I lied too. It is not fair to punish one of a deed done that you yourself have committed as well.

All of these thoughts and more crossed my mind in an instant.

I bent over and hugged her tight and chuckled and said, “Momma found the candy you hid in your bed.”

We giggled together and she exploded with words of how it was all done and the mystery of it disappearing!!

We talked.

and talked

and then I gave her some Reese's pieces.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Black Friday Shopping


Thanksgiving of 2010 we started a tradition with our friends from NY. We decided we would do the whole turkey thing and all the other good food that is meant to go with it. Like cranberry, pumpkin pie, stuffing and a good whine. IT IS ALL ABOUT THE TURKEY!


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This year it was their turn to host the party. We headed out on Wednesday night full of excitement and my mouth watering for the good food to come. The plan is to just move in with each other for a couple days. IT IS A BLAST!! If you haven’t already, I think you should find someone to make this tradition with.


We had soooo much food!!


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and we ate it all.


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well most of it. pretty much we cook one meal and eat off of it for the next few meals.



The next tradition we made is black Friday shopping with all the kids under the very watchful eye of our football minded men.


This year our day started at 3:00am. My cousin and I really had no list. Just out to have some fun and of course to catch a bargain if we saw it. We saw it. (At least the trunk of the car looked like we saw it.)


We got to spin the wheel to claim our percentage off of total sale at this one store. Mine was lame so we went with my cousin’s who got 40% off. We combined our purchases and we saved!


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We drank wonderful lattes at McDonalds to start our day


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And acted goofy because we were allowed and we wanted to


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Ops, I did forget that there was one thing on our list.


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Now I am sitting here at home with the Christmas tree standing tall and doing it’s magic. A few wreaths of fresh greens here and there and even some chocolate coated crackers to start this season off right!! hahaha



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And how could I forget to add that in the middle of all the fuss and fun my girls are fighting the pink eye. Yes, they have a heavy dose of it in both eyes and we have just been staying home careful to not get in contact with anyone till this virus passes. Putting drops in their eyes four times a day is quit the battle to fight! ( this is NOT part of the thanksgiving tradition…haha )

Monday, November 14, 2011

Five living together

 

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This past Saturday my younger sister got married. I was able to catch just one photo or so of us. When you are busy fussing over getting dressed and then looking out for your kids plus making last minute adjustment to all the beautiful decorations and seeing to it that all falls into place smoothly…well there just ain’t much time left for snapping pics.

Sad, I know.

But anyhow, this is me and the four that I live with 24/7. We all get along pretty well for the most part.

It started out with just one. He didn’t want to live alone ( he was afraid of the dark) so he asked me to marry him and be his wife forever or at least until I or he dies. Since my affection was so strong for this one I had no choice but to say  “YES”.

Then there were two.

One fall morning we awoke together and just like that we shared toothpaste and toilet paper. We shared our pennies and food. Our bed and our clothes ( not really our clothes) 

We just kinda HAD TO make it work. So we did. But not without a fight….

She would say, I don’t want to share my food I want to eat it in bed!

NO, the man replied, I hate when people eat in bed.

But she said, I have always ate in bed and I don’t plan on changing that now, so you might as well get used to it.

Fine. I will sleep on couch.

And so the journey of learning how to live with another one days began.

If you want a good working together family you cannot live with someone and always have your own way. ( I still eat in bed, and he sleeps on couch some nights. I don’t mind and he don’t care.)  that’s what I call working together…haha

Something happened that brought three more to live with us. Something that could not take place with me in bed and he on couch. Gosh, how I love those three that came to live with us!!!  Each one brought about more fights in different ways.

Take the baby out of the room she is distracting everyone by her crying.

She said, you take her out if you don’t want to hear it. I have her all the time.

And so the parenting days began…

ahhhh and now we flow together like ants building their homes. ( mostly, not always) There is very little tension here not much anger sometimes there is hurt or disappointments. I suppose that that is all a part of life that one can never completely get away from.  Home is comfort to me. When I think about who I should give credit to for this ( because I treasure it ) I don’t come up with just one particular person. Yes, I  give my thanks to God, I thank my husband for who he is, I bless my children and I love myself (for the most part, the other part needs plastic surgery..haha )

It takes a lot of work to work together but eventually it becomes habit and they live happily ever after. ( or so we hope )

You never know what bumps lie ahead of the journey. Bumps that can bring on new fights. What I like to see is that the more bumps you go over together the more easier it becomes to work out the next bump.

Friday, November 4, 2011

Fall Time

 

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It is time we make it look like someone lives here, you know, make it look nice and kept up. This tractor promises to be of good help towards that.

I guess you do find treasures when you clean up…not that I would call this one a treasure… 

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Why is everyone looking all smiley and happy about this?

Get it out of my house!!! OUT OF MY KITCHEN NOW !!

GO…SHOOOO…OUT

 

 

 

 

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Her friend is Monkey ( yes that is monkey’s name…Monkey ) and his friend is Angel ( not that she acts like one )

The four get along fairly well…Angel has small issues with Monkey. Perhaps she feels as tho she ought to be the one cuddled and held by Sarah and wants to do away with Monkey. She makes many attempts of destroying her.

 

 

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I guess it looks like I needed the tree to stand with me for this pose…My 5 year old wanted to take a picture of me. What can I say?

Sunday, October 23, 2011

People I love

 

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Have I told you how I love to cook?  Well, this is me loving what I am doing.

 

 

Thanks to Capturing. Pure. Bliss. for these beautiful pictures.

Monday, October 17, 2011

36 Things I am Thankful For

 

Note: This list was made up last year this time and recorded in my journal. I faintly remember that I allowed myself NO time from one thought to the next but had to keep my pen moving constantly. Try it sometime, you might find it interesting to see what you come up with.

So here goes…( this will take me forever since I am not a fast typer)

1. Shoes of all color and size

2. Cheeks to place my kisses

3. The words, “ I love you Mom”

4. Thoughts

5. Time

6. Rest

7. Rocks, sticks, dirt, twigs, acorns, leaves, frogs, dandelions

8. Cameras to catch the moments

9. Insight

10. Blue sky and fluffy white clouds

11. Home grown lettuce

12. An ice cold Smirnoff after a long hard day

13. Strangers who come up to you, smile and say something friendly

14. Beautiful, restful parks

15. Swings

16.String to tie things

17.Tape to hang my children’s drawings

18. Coffee mugs - dark colored ones

19. My breasts

20. Inspiration

21. Seasons…in nature an in our own personal lives

22.Grandparents

23. Love

24. Sex

25. Women

26. Music of all styles

27. A mattress to sleep on

28. Seeds ( you plant,water and they grow )

29. Dogs to play with

30. Baby laundry detergent

31. Brains

32. Age ( it brings wisdom )

33. Blankets to snuggle up in

34. Daddies

35. Gold, earrings, flower pins, hair bands, watches….accessories

36. Sisters – they cannot be replaced

Monday, October 10, 2011

Will You Marry Me?

 

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I asked my brother if he would marry me.

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He said “YES” and we kissed on the lips because that is what my Mom and Dad do.

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It made me feel like a queen. I decided to find Mom and ask her to marry me as well.

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She agreed without hesitation.

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For some reason it made her very happy to be married to me.

 

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I just love being married.

 

I told Dad that night that I married his girlfriend. He seemed to think it funny. I was not to happy when I saw him kiss my Mom on the lips later that evening.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Lady in Lavender

 

I was at the grocery store yesterday and while waiting in line at the checkout I notice this lady doing her shopping just like the rest of us. She got my attention ( and literally I checked her out up and down )  I am guessing by her hunched back, white hair and many wrinkles she had to be at least in her 80’s.  But get this…you know how most older people have a dress style all of their own?  well she was different. She was dressed for our time. I would have worn what she had on. A beautiful lavender pencil skirt with a matching blouse. She had gorgeous ear rings!  Her make up was stunning.   It was not bright red and it did not appear pasted on.   It was creamy and pale in color.  If I had not been in the checkout I am certain I would have asked her if I could be her granddaughter.   As I was staring unashamedly at her she began to move ever so gracefully down the aisle and BEHOLD…on her feet were the most BEAUTIFUL gray shiny 3 inch heeled shoes!!!!   Do you know of any lady over the age of 70 that wears 3 inch heels??   She had the cart to lean on and I did notice a cane in her cart but even I could sometimes use those props when wearing such high heels.  The image will forever be planted in my mind.  I wonder what her story is?  What all happened in her lifetime?   What she has learned? 

I do hope I see her again sometime.  If not, I have learned from her that when I get old…wear clothing that are the fashion for that time not what was the fashion in my time. 

Monday, September 26, 2011

Blogging Block

 

YIKES  and YIKES again… I am having blogging block,

Does anyone even know what that is?

I would guess it to mean that my blogging is being blocked. I wish I could blame someone for it and change it today. I really think I will blame it on my camera. I don’t like it and it doesn’t take good pictures and so I have no good pictures to post. I am having plenty of good revelations and exciting things going on in my life but I find them just a bit too personal to blog about. So sorry to let you down… but cheer up I am sure I will share bits and pieces of my life and my understanding of it as I continue to live it.   ( WOW that was kinda profound uh?)  

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“buttered noodles”

Have you ever heard of them? Well this is how easy they are to make and how unhealthy they are.  I tell you what we eat them like there is no tomorrow!

cook a BIG amount of the really fine noodles. Drain. In saucepan melt a stick of butter and let it turn black. ( warning this is very unhealthy and should not be done often)  The butter gets a certain good flavor went left to cook like this. Poor all of the black butter over noodles.Mix them up and dig in!

Butter made like this is also very good tasting over the top of mashed potatoes!

Monday, September 19, 2011

My Mug

 

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We must have forgotten about the outside world because I don’t remember this picture being taken of us. 

I do remember however, the cozy feeling that came with just blocking everything out and sitting tight with my boy for some TV time.

I particularly like this pic because my coffee mug happened to get it’s face on. I have lived with this coffee mug ( which comes with a coffee pot) for 12 years. It is something I use every day. I never want to have to part with it.

It is amazing that I never lost it?  It has been left at places and I have went out of my way many a time to retrieve it.

I love my mug. We are like…TOGETHER

I love my mug…it gives me what I want in such a way that I want it. ( HOT black coffee)

The interesting thing…I have never really given it much thought about how long this mug has been around or how much it means to me. That is what blogging will do to you…it makes you see deep inside your soul. I LOVE THAT.

All this talk about my mug makes me want to go and hold it and show my appreciation in some way…haha  

Friday, September 16, 2011

Indulge

 

The lid does not fit on the container of fresh warm chocolate chip cookies.

Oh what to do?

It is just too much bother to grab another small container…I will just eat the ones on top until the container will shut properly.

uumm…that’s what I am talking about!

At least once a year one should let themselves enjoy something good to eat with no restriction what so ever.

or once a month

I wouldn’t do it more then that. NEVER (even if I would, I would never tell)

 

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My three cuties in 2008.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

A Stuffy Nose

 

I have a stuffy nose.

Chadwin: “I know Mom, why you have a stuffy nose.”

Mom: “why is that?”

Chadwin: “It is because you always shout at us.”

Mom: “Oh really? I don’t want to do that. I am sorry”

Chadwin: “that’s OK, maybe you just have a sickness. You should go see Mrs. Page. (Mrs. Page is the school nurse)

Mom: “Oh thank-you maybe I will have to do that.”

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Have I told you that my new camera just isn’t meeting my needs?  I had been messing around with it for months thinking it is me that is the problem. After getting some prints made it was obvious that the camera does not take very clear pics. I returned it this past month in exchange for another one just like it hoping that it was just a default.

It appears to have the same problem.

I have not been snapping pics like I want to for months now. I say it is time to get this camera thing sorted out for good.

After some research I think I will go with a Cannon brand instead of a GD.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Fresh Thoughts

 

The other day something wonderful happened and I thought to myself…save that one to post on my blog tonight.

Tonight came and went

The next day something dreadful happened and I thought to myself…I must write about that.      Oh and I can’t forget to add the one from yestertime.

that day came and went

I had a revelation and my first thought was to blog about it

I realized I needed quit a bit of time to sit and blog for I cannot go without posting all the good thoughts, happenings and stuff since my last post.

Note to self…Store all blog items in left corner of brain. Keep them close enough to the front so as not to forget them but far enough back to give space for thoughts of today.

By now the left side of my brain is packed and leaving me exhausted at the thought of blogging.

I will wipe my brain clean and start afresh for fear that I will lose my blogging passion all together.

Today I may just post twice or thrice to keep my left side brain empty.

I am stuck this morning, pondering on this one phrase that I read…

RELISH WHAT YOU HAVE RATHER THEN RESENT WHAT YOU ARE MISSING.

I will see you soon again on here. Please come back. I promise to never leave you this long again. (in myself I know that is not true)

I am asking you to believe in me anyway.

Why?

Just because I asked you to and I like when people believe in me even when I don’t myself.

Don’t you suppose one would eventually come around to believe in oneself after others have diligently believed in them?

Me thinks so.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Never Give Up

 

Today I read this will sitting in a waiting room…

 NEVER GIVE UP

Go UNDER GO OVER

GO THROUGH

BUT NEVER GIVE UP

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

The 2011 Yellow Monster

 

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She came back again and this time she took two of mine. She had better return them both in good health and positive attitudes with a hint of sadness from being gone from Mom all day.

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waiting with so much anticipation!

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New shoes from Grandma.

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And away they went. My worries are set behind me instead I chose to Bless them and pray that they will show kindness in all their actions. May they be STRONG and not passive may they show respect for those in leadership. May they excel in every area of their studies. May they grow up with bright minds putting them towards good use. May they both enhance the human race.

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