Ok well it has been a bit since I wrote so I thought since the kids are asleep I could get some blogging in. Today was just such an amazing day. It started out with Jeff and I taking the kids to pick out a book about giving. We did this because we were going to buy some stuff for the Candy Cane store which is a place where parents who are less fortunate can go and get stuff for their kids and they get to wrap it and everything. We have made a tradition of every year giving to those in need but this year is different since our kids are older and are learning about giving. So we found this book about a magic chest and it is such a great book.
Well after we got the book we hit old navy and target for some warm clothes to give the kids and toys. We talked about how these kids needed to be warm and that they did not have the luxury that our kids do. As we drove to the shelter store I read the book to my children. At the end I cried and my kids asked me why. I explained to them how this child gave something away that was so precise to them and how it was going to help others out. We talked about how they might feel if they did not have all the toys and clothes that they do have and how it would be to have to live outside and how cold it would be.
We showed them all the homeless people as we drove and then we got out of the car and walked to the shelter store. We talked about how cold we were and how lucky we were to have a home to go to and warm clothes to wear. We dropped the things off and started on our way to the car. I said how I wish there was more we could do and the kids so energetically said that they wanted to help so we turned around and walked back to the shelter store and asked them what we could do. They had us take our donations and put them where they needed to be and as we did this I couldn't help but see how excited this made my kids. I am so blessed and my kids are such amazing spirits.
When we were leaving Cade and I said that we should help out more next year so that is our plan. I am glad that my kids can learn and develop these skills and I hope that they take them and put them to use as they get older. I just wanted to tell you all that I love you and that I hope you have a Merry Christmas. Love ya

Today has been like every other day other then today all I have been able to think about is my sisters. I was wondering how they were doing, what they were doing.. Things like that. When I was at work I was talking to some ladies who just could not believe how many sisters I have and how close we all seem to be. This got me thinking and I just have not been able to stop. I realize that my relationship with my sisters is like all those poems out there about sisters.
"Having a sister is like having a best friend you can't get rid of. You know whatever you do, they'll still be there." Amy Li
"Sisters are for sharing laughter and wiping tears."
"If your sister is in a tearing hurry to go out and cannot catch your eye, she's wearing your best sweater."
Pam Brown
"If you don't understand how a woman could both love her sister dearly and want to wring her neck at the same time, then you were probably an only child."
Linda Sunshine

My sisters I just can�t live without
Sometimes they bug me
Sometimes they hug me
Before as children we use to play
Today we have our own ways
I will always have a big sister
I will always have a little sister
Although sometimes I wish I was an only child
I don't know what I would do without my sisters
Having sisters means I will always have a friend
As I look back on memories of my life
I remember my sisters and all the times we had together
As I look up to my older sister
My younger sister looks up to me
Through good times and bad
We will always stick together
I love my sisters dearly and
I could not see my life without them

Just some things I found about sisters. They really are the best and I want mine to know that I love them more then anything... Even if they bug me they never leave me!

So everything has been moving in fast forward lately. Work has been so busy that I barely have time to sit down and enjoy my family and friends. I am so happy that this busy time only lasts from Oct to Feb. Cade is loving 1st grade and his teacher thinks he is a sweet heart and is very smart. He has lost his 2 bottom teeth and is growing so big. Reise is just like her mom and it is showing in her school life. We had parent teacher conference and the teacher said that Reise talks a lot and is really social... Great! My mom was right. She is so big I cant believe that she is actually almost 2 years younger then Cade. Everyone thinks that they are twins and are amazed when they hear that Reise is younger. I feel so blessed that I have such amazing kids, even though they make me crazy some of the time I still love every minute I have with them.
Jeff is still in school and has finales over the next couple of weeks. I am so proud of him, he has made a goal of getting his bachelors and has done everything he can to get his goal closer to being achieved. He will have his associate degree in a couple of weeks and has done this in less time then it usually takes. I feel bad though because he doesn't always have enough time to study and do his homework with my work schedule. He is such an amazing husband and I don't think I tell him this enough.
Well my parents have put there house up for sale and they have found a house to rent in Seattle. I am really trying to help them and not show how much it is killing me inside. I have lived away from my parents a longtime but have always had the luxury of seeing them whenever I wanted. When I lived in Nebraska I had such a hard time not being able to see my parents and never wanted to have to experience that again. I am not as strong as my sisters are. I know that this is something that they need to do and I want to be supportive so I try to not show my sadness when I am around them. I told my kids about it and I know my parents feel like my kids would be fine if they did move but my kids really are having a hard time with it. I think that they feel happy with the fact that they can go see them anytime. I know I know I should just deal with it and make sure to visit them a lot but I am the type of person who removes myself so I do not have to show my emotions. I did this when my sisters were all in town also because I feel that I get so incredibly sad and depressed when they leave so I try to hangout but not to much so I don't feel so sad and depressed. I don't think anyone in my family knows this so it comes across as being mean and not wanting to spend time with them. I do love them all and love spending time with them. I wish I wouldn't be like this but I do feel it has gotten worse as the years have passed. Hopefully I will be able to get over this annoying behavior.
Well I need to go spend some time with my husband and kids before Monday comes which seems to come way to quickly. I love you all!

As we start to decorate for Halloween we found some cute little costumes for my kitty's. They werent very happy but they sure look cute dont they?

Well it has been a while since I have been able to post anything with my work schedule. I am doing fine and so are the kids as well as Jeff. Cade is still in soccer and loving it. Reise asks everyday when she will be able to play and I have to tell her next season which she does not like to hear at all. Cade is doing very well in first grade. He loves his homework and loves to read. He has gotten 100% on every spelling test he has taken so far and seems to be pretty proud of that. Reise still is having trouble with kindergarten. Everyday she tells me that she did not cry at school today and it makes me so sad because I remember hating school and I really hope that doesnt keep happening with her. You all know that she has had some issues with coughing all the time and having a runny nose, well we have been trying to teach her to blow her nose often which I remember having to do when I was little. I also rememer being teased all the time because of it. I would get called Snot nose Meggan. It kills me to think that Reise might have to go through the same thing. Mom says to put kleenex in her pockets but that isnt helping. She still doesnt wipe it and not to gross anyone out but she has been caught picking her nose and eating it. I do not know what to do. I told her that Princesses do not pick their noses and eat it and that she wasnt a princesses if she kept doing but that didnt work. I almost threw up once because I caught her in the act and she didnt do anything but frown. Any suggestions? Other then that things have been good. Jeff still is in school and is ready for a break. I told him that we should plan a trip to mexico for next year and have that be our gifts for christmas and birthdays. He really wants to go so I think it would be a nice idea. We are thinking of taking 2 weeks since we never really had a honeymoon we were thinking that this could be it. Only took us 7 plus years but hey now is as good as any. Well not much more to say... Oh Cade lost his very first tooth. He was so happy and the tooth fairy(which was not me) left him $5 which he is saving for a game. He cant wait to lose more teeth. I wish I could get that much. I would be pulling my teeth out. :) Well love you all and miss you. Hopefully I will be able to repost soon.

Well Cade had his first game on Saturday and he did very well. He was the goaly the whole time which got frustrating for him. I never realized how hard it is to see your child so upset when they feel they have failed at something. I guess I didnt help any because I got frustrated with him not paying attention to the game but posing for Grandma R while she took pics. I actually had to take a time out and take some deep breaths. We had a great talk after about how the game went and I let him know that it was ok that they lost because it was his first game and that he had fun and that is all that matters. I learned from this experience that it is harder for them when they see and hear a little disappointment when you talk to them. I actually had said that I was disappointed that he didnt pay attention at times and right then I realized what I just said crushed his little spirit so I explained to him what I meant by it and that i thought he played great and that he did a good job blocking some of the attempts. I will Never use that word again when talking to my kids about sports or anything other then actions that truly are disappointing. I hope this all makes since as I am getting confused. Sorry had a very long week at work and I am ready for this weekend. Well Cade has another game same place at 9am so if you want to join come along and bring some chairs. If you dont know where it is call me. Love you all!

Cade has been begging to be in soccer for the last 2 years so we finally decided that we should put him in it. We havent signed him up before because Jeff and I work such crazy schedules and Jeff is in school so it is hard to have the kids in anything. We tried dance for Reise and just ended up paying a lot for lessons we missed so it wasnt worth it and neither of us were able to commit to getting off work ontime to take her so we took her out. This was about a year ago. So we have been hesitant about signing them up. Well after a lot of thought we decided that we had to sign him up because it wasnt far for us to let our work and school schedules to run their lives nor ours. So we are going to try our hardest to get him to practice ontime and most of his games are on Saturday's which neither of us work so that is good. He had his first practice on Thursday... He is a real champ and he just went out there and did what he does best.... As you can see in the pictures he really does know how to play. Who would have known...hehehe Our little soccer man!
If you are in SLC and would like to go to his games the next few are:
Sat. Sept 9th 12pm
Sat. Sept 16th 9am
Wed. Sept 20th 5:30pm
Sat. Sept 23rd 2pm
Sat. Sept 30th 11am
Tues. Oct 3rd 5:30pm
Sat. Oct 7th 9am
Sat. Oct 21st 1pm
Call me to find out where they will be if you decide you would like to come watch.

Here are some pictures from Reise's Birthday party

Well it has been a few weeks since I wrote. My best friend Angie is now married and on her honeymoon. Wow who knew a wedding that wasnt yours could take so much out of you. It was really pretty and fun. So everything is finally getting back to normal. I am pretty happy that the stress level is now low again. Well not much has happened. I have been working a bunch but today it all paid off. I had applied for a position that is called QA and it is a step up from what I am now. Well I found out today that I got it. I am so excited to start my new journey. Jeff and I are still taking dance classes. We have learned the cha-cha, fox trot and some swing steps. Jeff is still in school and will get his associate at the end of this semester. Cade loves being in first grade and he just started soccer today. Reise just turned 5 and had a fun party. She isn't so sure about kindergarten just yet but hopefully she will like it after a bit. Well that is about all that is going on... Ohh and I found stuff that takes Cat PEE smell out. It is a miracle. I love the stuff but you have to buy it from a cleaning supply warehouse so it isnt cheap. Well love you guys. I will write more later I promise.

Well today started off as a bad one. I woke up late so I couldn't go work out which I really need to do since I have a dress I have to fit in that is the size I was a couple of months ago. I have gained weight and I am really afraid that it will not fit. I don't know what I would do then... I guess suck it in and hope I don't tear the thing. Then we have been having issues with one or two or even all three of our cats peeing in the house. We have not been able to catch them in the act but they are doing it. One pee'd in my shoes that I spent months looking for. Does anyone know how to get the pee smell out of leather shoes? Then they pee'd on Reise's shoe box which holds ALL of her shoes. That is fun since we just had bought her a couple of new pairs. And then our couch that we had made just for us... The couch smells like a litter box but without the crystal clean smell. I do not know what to do. I do not know which one it is. I thought it was Chloe because she has pee'd on Jeff several times so I decided to lock them all up and the next morning I saw little Gracie. I put her back in the room which has a cat door that is broken so we have the pad from the couch that is ruined and a tub of clothes holding it in place. She is skinny so she is able to get out of tight places. Well this was this morning so I didn't think that it was her but then I got a call from Jeff saying that there was pee again where Reise's shoe box is. But he didn't know if it was old or new. So now I am sitting here with 3 cats I love so much a ruined couch, Yucky smelling carpet, ruined shoes and who knows what else they have ruined. Hmmm why do I feel like this has happened before, oh yeah because my dogs ruined everything and we had to get rid of them. Maybe I should just not own animals. I mean it seems to be the ones I pick that cause the problems. Madie is a devil but I didn't pick her out and she isn't as bad as the other animals we have. She isn't peeing everywhere, she did ruin the pads we had under the swingset which I am ohhhhh so not happy about but what do I expect. She is a dog and the wind blew most of them up and away so she just thought they were for her. Anyways I just don't know what to do about my cats. They have made me in a horrible mood the last couple of days and I am ready to just put them outside but then I remember that I declawed them so they would die out there. UGHHH I wish I wasn't such an animal lover! Any ideas on what to do, possibly ideas on how to get the cat pee smell out of EVERYTHING?????

Well yesterday was Jeff and I's 7 year wedding anniversary. He gave me such an awesome gift. It was supposed to be a surprise but I am really nosey and found out about it a couple of weeks early. We were sitting at his computer and I saw on his email list information about dance classes. I assumed that they were for either Reise or were for Cade who wants to take Break Dancing lessons. I kept asking Jeff about it and I wouldn't take no for an answer so finally he told me to read the email. I started to read it and found that he was indeed getting someone dance lessons. I asked him who and he said that it was for me. I was a little surprised because I really was thinking like ballet. I thought to myself how weird it was that he was getting me dance lessons and that I really didn't want to take dance. I told him thanks and he knew that I assumed it was just me taking dance lessons so he told me to read on. As I read I became so excited because it said that we (Jeff and I) would take ballroom lessons. You all know Jeff and the fact that he just does not dance. He hates dancing. He never has liked it, so you can imagine my excitement. I mean come on... He got us lessons to learn ballroom and he told me that if we can afford it we can take whatever other lessons I would like. He knows that I have always wanted to learn swing and the salsa and all those fun dances. So I realized that I would have to think of a present to match his... I am still in shock.. Ballroom dance lessons. Anyways. So I thought and thought and then I remembered a conversation Jeff and I had about my sister L's Blog. She had written 10 things about her husband A that she loved about him and Jeff had asked me why I never have done that. So with that in mind I decided to buy some rocks and Rub-on letters and phrases. I put on the rocks all the things I love about Jeff along with the words love, I love you, happiness and so on. Well this was not a simple task. I wanted to do it all by myself so when my mom offered to help I declined because I wanted to be able to say that I did it all. Well by the 4th rock I was in need of some help so my mom took a rock and started. She is always there for me... I love it. She is amazing. Well back to my romantic story. So I got the rocks together with the words and phrases and I put them in a jar that I had bought. I had put the words Love Notes, Love Letters and Love thoughts on the jar and tied a ribbon that said just a note around the top. In the middle of the rocks I put a little box that said "My heart is yours". I was so impressed with myself. I mean I never come up with ideas like that and yes I do not take all the credit since my sis had the idea of the 10 things that she liked most but the rocks were all me. hehehe Well I gave the gift to Jeff and he was very happy with it. I think that it was the best gift he had ever gotten. At least I hope it was. So Monday came and we had our dance lesson. It was so much fun. Jeff and I learned the cha-cha which is not an easy task for 2 people with 4 left feet. We laughed a lot and the instructor reminded me of a pug dog but all in all it was a fun time. I can not wait for our next lesson. We are going to knock the socks off of him because we plan on practicing and getting it down by next Monday. I think he will be pretty impressed. Next the Salsa!!!!

I am sitting here thinking of how wonderful my family is. I mean my mom is fabulous. She always is willing to help me even when I say I do not want it. She helped me throw a bridal shower for my best friend and she did all this work for it without saying anything. I realize that she has always supported me throughout my life. She may have not agreed with my choices but she always supported me. I hope I can be this kind of mother to my kids. My mom gave me this book when I was moving to Nebraska called the places you will go by Dr Suess. Well I have this book and at the time I didn't really understand why she had given it to me other then the fact that I was a troubled teenager who was moving away in hopes of becoming a better person. Well I read this story now to my kids and I cry thinking about the places I have gone and I finally am able to understand the reason behind giving me the book. It really is an amazing thing to have someone love you so much that they are willing to do anything for you. I think about my kids and I do not know what I will do when they put me into the situations I put my parents in... Hopefully they wont but like my Aunt D said.. Paybacks a bitch. hehehe She is another person that means the world to me. She took in a teenager who was doing things that she shouldn't even though she also had young kids who could be influenced by my troubled ways... Yet she took me in with opened arms and she took care of me. We had our issues but truly when I look back I realize that all she ever did was care about me and if she got upset with me it was because she loved me and didn't want to see me hurt. I could go on and on about the amazing people in my life. I mean I have a wonderful Father, Amazing sisters 4 of them that is, a fantastic husband who loves me and has given me 2 amazing kids, my mom who I already talked about, I have amazing nieces and nephews that I think the world of and 4 wonderful brother in laws. I have amazing aunts, uncles, cousins and a fabulous Grandma... I have been so blessed to have all these wonderful people in my life and I am really not sure what I have done to have such amazing people in my life. I just want to say thank you to all of you for the support, love, help and faith that you have all given and shown me. Thank you for always being there and standing by me. I love all of you!

Well today has been a very busy day. My best friend Angie is getting married this month and I have been helping her with her wedding for the past 5 months. I feel so worn out yet so excited for her day to come. She had asked me once how I liked being married. I grinned and said ummm its ok. Well when I think of that response now I feel that I set her up for failure. As I sat there watching her today at her shower I felt this urge to hug her and tell her that marriage really isn't ok... That instead it is an amazing adventure that will have windy roads that can lead you to dead ends but all you need to do is ask for directions and work together to get back on track. I look at my marriage and I see the paths I have taken, I see a lot of dead ends with tents that are blown over and abandoned. I realize that I camped out at the dead ends I came to, hestitant to ask for directions. It has taken 7 years of marriage and plenty of dead ends to see what a perfect road I have had all along. I am sure this does not make a lot of sense and I am sorry. I guess what I am trying to say is that I have discovered that even though the road I am on has bumps and cracks that it is still the road I want to be on. All I need is a little tar and faith and I will be able to keep on moving.

Staying In Touch

My kids, yes even the hairy one is my kid.

Finally have a picture of the swingset we built. It has been stained now so it is a dark color. The wind has been horrible here so the colorful pads you see have since blown up and the monster dog has eaten them.

Here are my little critters... So grown up!

Well hello there... I seemed to have lost my writing ability. Well a lot has been going on but I will not bore you with those details. Everything is going good. Cade is in first grade now and Reise started kindergarten yesterday. When Cade started kindergarten I didn't even get a tear but yesterday I cried like a baby. I mean it is my little baby. Yes it was sad when Cade started but I still had Reise who was huge but not in kindergarten. I realized that these are the years that everyone talks about. The ones that go by way to quickly and without much warning. Soon she will have a "No Trespassing" sign on her bedroom door and Cade will lose his pretty singing voice. Well I am not about to let that happen. I think I will lock them in their rooms and only let them out to be with Jeff and I. Dreams........ Well hopefully tomorrow Cade wont be asking to borrow my car and Reise wont be wearing dark eyeliner. I will have to post some pictures of them so you guys can see what I am talking about.

Ok I know it has been a while since my last post. Here is the update. So we finally got the swingset built... Jeff pretty much said you all should stick it. hahaha Anyways so it is really neat and I helped with most of it. Yes Yes we even went and bought me a drill so I could help put it together. We still need to stain it which is a sore topic since usually you stain before you build but Jeff didn't want to do it the normal way. He had to be different so I will have to stain it carefully. So it did rain the whole time we built it which the box says 5-10 hours oh please that must be based on santa's helpers building it. We started Saturday and we did not get done until Tuesday night. We still aren't done since I have to stain it and we are adding some toys to it. It really was a great experience... I never would tell Jeff that, what have him know he was right hmmmph never :)
So we didn't have anyone come help us because we wanted to do it ourselves since our families always help. It was our grueling task and I didn't want anyone to have to suffer. Sonia and David only suffered because they just came over without asking. Sonia heard the sickness in my voice and she told me to call her later and then was at my house 30 minutes later. She is a sweetheart. I met her at my work. She is from Mexico City and lived there for a while and then moved to Utah. Her family speaks mainly Spanish but they do know a lot of English. I have been trying to learn Spanish so that I can talk with them because they are so nice and just welcome you right in as if you are family. Well back to the swing set...
So Jeff and David were getting the base put up and I was inside cleaning the house. Jeff comes in laughing and tells me to get the digital camera. So I do and walk outside looking for what is so funny. Didn't see it at first until Jeff said look at the ladder. So I did and wow these geniuses had put one of the boards right through the ladder so the ladder was attached to the main part of the swing set which sounds simple to undo the board and move the ladder. Well if they had noticed it when it had just been done it would have been but when you have continued on it wasn't such an easy task. Well they got it fixed and went on their merry way. That was probably the only set back we had other then the rain. So I will load the pictures of it once I can find my cable for my camera. Well that is about all. I will keep u updated. Love you all.

Wow what a day... So as you read in my previous post Jeff and I were going to build the swing set for the kids rather then buy one... So let me start with how I was feeling Friday, which was horribly sick. I took Friday off so that I could do some things around the house but I ended up staying in bed because I was completely sick. This always happens when I work to much and it seems a little worse since I have became obsessed with working out thanks to you skinny sisters with little waists after having kids. heheeh But anyways back to the task at hand. So I am completely sick and when I wake up on Saturday I still do not feel good. I look outside and see that mother nature doesn't feel so hot herself. So as I walk downstairs I am greeted with 2 smiling kids with Tamagotchi that either have pooped or grown into another monster and those kids soon turn into fighting kids because they both want me to clean up their toys poop or watch it dance... Don't ask... hehehe I have one also so don't make fun. But back to my story......

So Jeff and I are outside in the freezing cold with a measuring tape and stakes trying to decide where to start. So as we measure, I hold where the stake needs to be and Cade hammers our hands I mean the stakes. I know not a good idea but hey he wanted to help. So this goes on for about an hour. Did I mention I was sick??? So finally we get all that done and Jeff starts to rope off where we are going to set up the swing set. Next our task is to level and weed where the swing set will be. We are using those pads that look like puzzle pieces and are bright colors.. So we start to weed, me using the as seen on TV "The Claw" and Jeff pulling each weed by hand, which seems to be taking hours and we have only completed a little corner... Soon my mouth starts and I sarcastically say how much better his idea of hand weeding was compared to my idea of tilling. Then I just fade out because his idea really was better just a lot harder. After an hour or so of running noses and red sore hands Jeff light bulb goes off... He remembers he bought a tool for the lawn mower that does this same thing other then faster. So Jeff gets the mower working and soon the roped area is done.... Did I mention I am sick and it is raining? Where did Cade go??? At this time my friends Sonia and David show up ready to help out... What great friends they are. So we start to lay the "No Weeds" fabric and it is windy and cold and I think by now we have all lost our minds. Jeff starts to hammer nails into the fabric hoping that it will stay put long enough for us to put the pads on and Sonia and I are trying to figure out the puzzle pieces... Hey it is a lot harder then we had thought. You have to have the outer parts perfect or else you are introuble. So we get one part connected and I laugh because we connected on the outside of the roped area since Jeff and David are laying that fabric down. So Jeff, David, Sonia and I all have to pick up the long piece of puzzle pad and carry it over to the area hoping that it doesn't all fall a part... It doesn't YEAH! So one row down and 100 more pads to add on... Well we run out of pads and we are all cold muddy and just plain tired... Wait we haven't even started to build the swing set. At this point I have to go buy some more pads and Jeff and David are going to finish laying down the fabric. Did I mention I am about to die from being so sick.
Well I go and return with the needed pads. At this point Sonia and David have left and I am needing a nap with my kids.... Hours tick by and I wake up and look outside and Jeff and Cade are putting down the rest of the puzzle pieces... And it is finally finished... The place where the swing set will be that is. We still have to stain the wood and build the damn swing set... Ughhh I am starting to think the Costco swingset is looking pretty darn good.... Well I guess my story is to be continued since it is 10:30 at night and all we have done is the pads which are covered with mud and water.... Oh what a day tomorrow will be. Does anyone know if it is supposed to rain.........

Well as you can see I tried out the Where I am from template. I hope you enjoy it. It was very hard to do... I am not so creative and you guys(my sisters) took all the good ones. hehehe

Tomorrow is going to be a hard working day. Jeff and I decided that we are going to build the kids swing set rather then buy the one at costco. Well I guess Jeff is the main thinker behind this task. We went to Lowes and bought a trailer full of wood and will start the staining of it tomorrow and hopefully have this project completed by Sunday. I hope that is. The kids have really no where to play and I don't like them in the front yard because people drive way to fast and my kids are awfully cute so someone might want to take them home. So I thought if we had a swing set in the back yard it would help us get the kids out of the TV room and into the sun and fresh air. We will see how this fun task goes.

I will let you know when it is done and how it went hopefully on Sunday. Well enjoy the poem.

WHERE I'M FROM

I am from Green Bean casserole, from 7-11 Slurpees and homemade pudding pops.

I am from a house with the lights always on, sharing a room with bunkbeds and music heard throughout the house.

I am from cherry trees and the raspberry bushes in the backyard

I am from fresh popcorn on a Sunday night and uncontrollable laughing, from the Mayne's The Watson's and The Libby's.

I am from the protective bond and a families unconditional love .

From your eyes will get stuck that way and We love you no matter what.

I am from a religion I might not always understand, a belief in baptism's for the dead, and that families will be together forever, I am from the Church of Jesus Christ.

I'm from Salt Lake City, Utah and Homemade ice cream with peach cobbler from the Dutch oven and playing kick the can in the dark.

From the coolwhip container with the finger mark and the line of five little girls, the bond between sisters and sucking on gum in the back of a station wagon.

I am from a table full of framed pictures, a wall of memories and a basement full of amazing adventures never to be forgotten.

Ok well I haven't had much time to get on here and for a while I felt sad because my sisters who convinced me to get on here actually hadn't even visited my blogs. So now that I have worked almost 20 hours OT and it is Thursday I decided that I needed to write and this seemed like a good place to do it. Well I will start with why I have so much OT. Well where I work you have clients that you run things for and what you run is very important, If messed up it will affect the employees at the company and lets just say it wouldn't be pretty. So the client I run just so happens to have a very complex system that I have to maintain and update. Well since May 6th all of the info being sent has been wrong and we did not find this out until Monday. So pretty much I had to reprocesses almost 2 weeks worth of 8 hour processing into this week. So that would be why I have sleep deprivation and have not seen my little angels since ummm Monday. This was just the start... So we have been saving for a couple of years so we could put new grass in our huge backyard.. we have to have a big one so the pony has room. We also wanted to get the kids a swingset from Costco so we save and save and finally it looks like we have enough... BAM our swamp cooler starts leaking leaving a lot of drywall soaked.. There goes the grass and the swingset. With this all happening and my husband not liking me at this moment I feel like I am being kicked in the stomach over and over again... Is there really light at the end of the tunnel? I cant see it... Maybe it just needs new batteries...

Well today something pretty darn funny happened to me but let me tell you the events that led up to it first. So my little Reisee has been sick and so I have had to take off work the last couple of days. I guess that isn't so important to the story so I will just go on. Well today at work I wanted to get a drink from the pop machine. I reached into my purse got my wallet and pulled out what I thought was a dollar bill.... Well to my surprise it ended up being a fake dollar that my precious sick Reise stuck in my wallet. Well I looked to see if all my money was gone and sure enough I was loaded with fake dollars, fives even one hundreds. Where is the real money you might ask... I asked my cute little bug where it was and she said "mom remember I was sick so I can't remember." This is said with a grin and a you will never find it because I really don't remember where it is and probably never will. It is the little actions like this that make me remember how cute my kids can be....

Ok So I am trying to figure out this blogging setup and I find my self getting distracted by my puppy who is the size of a pony biting my toe or the flash of color that I see out of the corner of my eye. I have a friend who tells me that I get distracted by shiny objects. I can be in the middle of a conversation and bam I get distracted. I think back and I can't remember ever being this way before. I am coming to the conclusion that children really do make you lose your mind... not in a bad way of course but in a way that you start to think like them. The weirdest things amuse me now. What before i would have thought was lame somehow is amazing and funny. Who would have thought that finding these little toys called littlest pets would make me so happy.. It feels like it was only yesterday that buying a new outfit made me so happy. Now it is getting the collection of littlest pets which is a very hard thing to do. I have found that my kids have brought the child back in me and it still is confusing and scary... Am i alone... Does anyone else feel like they are going backwards? Are my priorities really that of a child? Well one day I am sure I will discover this mystery. I think they call it parenthood.

Well I will try this out for lara but I also can not guarantee that I will be able to keep up with this blogging but I will try.....