It's My Pad......

WOW!

2010-01-22T19:33:00.005-05:00

It's been forever since I posted last. I almost forgot I had this blog!

Kids are getting big! B just turned 9 and C will be 6 in May!

I started fostering dogs for Ratbone Rescues in Feb 2009. I have already fostered and adopted out 8 dogs! We also added another dog to our family. We got Callie in Oct 2009. She is a 2 yr old Jack Russell and we got her from a local shelter. She is AWESOME!!

My newest things to make me happy besides good ol red wine is my new Iphone 3gs. I think I want to marry it. K got one too. He likes it but I think he misses his touch pro 2. Eh

Anyway just thought I would post since I actually remembered my log in info! lol

-R

That was fantastic!

2008-07-11T21:00:00.002-04:00

Billy Joel......he was fantastic! His voice was spot on and his piano playing was out of this world! He is definitely a musical genius! Very entertaining and he did 25 songs in 2.5 hr concert. I am surprised I am not hoarse today from singing and screaming! lol If you ever get a chance to see him and you are a fan, DO NOT hesitate! I am in a Billy Joel Coma! lol

Here are a few pics.......
http://flickr.com/photos/mckr/

And some videos......
http://youtube.com/user/krbcm

Billy Joel!

2008-07-10T10:32:00.001-04:00

Kev and I are goin to the concert tonight and I am THRILLED!!! I'll try to post about it tomorrow! :D

I'm still alive!

2008-03-19T10:17:00.002-04:00

Good grief! I had no idea it has been so long since I posted!! Things are going fine here. I just turned 30 in Feb, had a fun night out and am not too freaked out by my age! :D The kids are doing great. Brenden is just doing so fantastic in 1st grade. He is too smart for his own good! Claire is just as busy as ever. She will be 4 in May! Can you believe that! She is all signed up for Preschool next year. Kevin is doing great. He just got back from Chicago last week for a work thing. He lost a good friend in Feb so that was rough. Only 34 yrs old. Life can be just too damn short! :( We also lost our dog Shultzie in January. I cried I know for 2 weeks. It was hard as hell losing him. Our hearts have mended some with the help of a new little guy. We rescued him shortly after shultzie died. I had not planned on getting another dog so soon but I just had to take in this guy and he has been great. He is a Parson Russell Terrier. Just a long legged Jack Russell. He is so lively and sweet. I just love him to death! So much fun! We named him Cooper. :) We are planning a trip to Colorado in July for Kev's grandpa's 90th birthday. It's pretty much gonna be a huge family reunion. Kev's stepmom and I have become even closer the past year. We now try to have a girl's night out once a week and then I go help over at their B&B on sundays which is fun anyway. We clean and then chill out with a beverage or 5 of choice! lol We have been on a kick of trying all kinds of different ethnic foods. Kev and his dad are a lot alike and are some what picky (more so Kev than his dad) so we take off and do these things together. We also have plans to do some things we have not done before so I am looking forward to a fun year! We all spent Christmas together at the B&B this year and it was fantastic! MIL and I refer to it as PC (Perfect Christmas). We have all these codes. So if I were to say, RETOSL, she would know what it means! Don't you wanna know?! lol Oh and American Idol is back on of course! Gotta love that! I'll leave you with some new pics, you know you wanna see! :D

Ohhhhhh I have to add that Kev got us tickets to see Billy joel in July...I am SO SO SO damn excited! :)

Halloween 2007

Cooper!!

Me, I'm 30 yay! lol

Christmas card picture 2007

Mr. Hotty Totty Hubby Wubby! lol

I got inked!

2007-09-14T10:20:00.000-04:00

I have been talking about getting a tattoo for a few years now but was always too chicken to do it since I am a certified WUSS! Well I finally found a design that I knew was the one I wanted. It's a celtic shamrock and the petals look like hearts. There are 3 of them which to me symbolize Kev and the kiddos. I had heard the pain would be horrid since I was going to have it on my foot. I almost chickened out because of the pain aspect but I was determined because I REALLY wanted it. To my surprise it didn't hurt anywhere near what I thought it would. I winced a couple times but that was it. The worst part was the stinging when it was all over but that stopped after my meds kicked in. So I have some pics I'll share with you. I am so glad I did it! I told my mom that I did it and she had a cow. Of course I am 29 and was like well it's my foot and my tattoo but I think she thinks it's a sin. Insert *rolling my eyes* here. lol everyone loves it though! :)

Ok on to the pics..

Sushi!

2007-08-15T20:07:00.000-04:00

Ok, Sunday after having a couple beer's and watching some Nascar, MIL and I decided to go have Sushi and a bottle of wine. Now you see the many sides of me. Actually MIL and I are alot alike. She is one of my very favorite people to hang with. People laugh at that but if you knew her, you'd wanna hang with her too. Really, you would! lol It was the first time we had sushi and we ordered alot of "veggie" sushi. The raw fish thing just wasn't for us. It was really good though once we figured ouot what the hell we were doing! lol

Tomorrow is 2 weeks till Brenden starts school. For that I am excited. I will miss his company but the sibling fighting I most definitely will not miss! Ugh!

Ok so you know I have pics! As for my Flickr account, I deleted it. I found out that some people were admiring my son in NOT a good way. F'ing sickos! :(

Ok time for SUSHI!! :)

And some eye candy of Juan Pablo Montoya! Check out those arms! I wonder if he would take me on a test drive? Did I really just say that?! YES!! lol

Ugh!

2007-08-03T15:15:00.000-04:00

Totally stressed today! I need a drink in the worst of ways! I don't wanna go into it really but I was stressed about the situation at first but now am totally relieved and happy about the situation. Weird huh? lol

Anyway I have been doing some cleaning and will try to do the rest tomorrow. Some guys from our church are coming over for "Men's movie night". So I am trying to get this place in shape. After I am done cleaning the house more tomorrow and making a grocery run I am taking the kids to dinner and maybe a movie. Something to get us out of the house so we can leave the guys alone. Sunday I am going over to the B&B to work after 1st service at church. I am looking forward to that. You laugh but I like to work over there and it's quiet!

Vacation was nice bu I didn't get to see everyone I wanted to see. I think we are going back down at Thanksgiving. We haven't had a holiday with my family in a few years so I think we are gonna try to make that work.

Ok I still have a booming headache from this day. I am ready for a glass of wine and to go to bed! lol

Haircut!

2007-07-19T08:32:00.001-04:00

New haircut! 7-18-07
Originally uploaded by ReneeM

I went last night and got about 5 inches of hair cut off. I love the cut although this pic does it no justice. Also excuse the no makeup, I know it's kinda scary! lol

Vacation in 2 days I am SO ready!! I still have lots to do. The thought makes my head wanna pop though!

Am I the only one??

2007-07-16T14:36:00.000-04:00

So here's the deal, I NEVER eat twizzlers through out the year but if we are going on vacation or whatever I HAVE to have them. We leave for vacation on Saturday and I just got a big ass bag! Just wondering if any of you do something like this? I can't be the only one that HAS to have a special treat designated especially for trips am I?

Dang! It's been a while!

2007-07-11T07:09:00.000-04:00

I am such a SLACKER! Brenden is out of school now so we have just been on the move most of the summer. Kev's mom was here in May for 10 days for Kev's big 30th birthday. I threw him a party which went well. I think we had 25 people here. I have pics in Flickr. We also just celebrated 10 yrs being together! Claire turned 3 in May too. Can you believe that? The kids are doing really well. Brenden will be going to 1st grade at the end of August. His last report card was great. He is advanced in all areas and on a 2nd grade reading level. Yes, I like to brag on him! :) We are heading to see my mom on the 21st. I am excited to see my family. Also Kev and I are staying at a bed and breakfast one night KID FREE!!!! My mom is a saint! lol This past weekend we went and bought a mini van! The Audi is now gone bye bye. So I have gone the way of driving a mommy limo! lol I do love the room though for sure! We got a Kia Sedona. It got the highest crash test rate of all mini vans and that's what sold it for me. Plus it was less money than most the other vans and I like that the 3rd row has stow and go seating. Well I just thought I would write to let you all know I am kicking and that I did not run off to Australia with Hugh Jackman. That was only a dream, my dream! ;) lol

Oh and I also have started getting pedicures all summer with Kev's step-mom who is too cool. We can walk to the place from her house so we fill travel starbucks mugs with Mimosa and go get pampered. It's fabulous and so is she! :)

Here's the new wheels.......

Monday....

2007-05-14T09:05:00.000-04:00

I need to rest from our weekend! lol Busy Busy! Saturday Kev cleaned the garage and took some stuff to the dump. We did some cleaning around the house. We went out to Linens N things for a bit to get a few things we needed/wanted. We took the kids to McD's for dinner ad let them pay in the play area. We put the kids to bed at 7:30 and then Kev and I watched RV. It was cute. Robin Williams cracks me up. :)

Sunday we had church and all the mom's got a really nice potted plant, well it was flowers not a plant. We had lunch at Outback. We called in ahead and got right in. I know, shocker right?! lol After lunch we took Miss Claire to the Build a Bear to make a friend. She spent her birthday money from my mom on that. She got a cat and named him Daisy. I can't believe my baby girl is 3!! That just sounds so big to me. She's such a precious little baby doll. So after the mall we came home for a couple hours for naps and to have a friend of ours add some "freon?" to our central air system. So we paid him and off he went and at 4 we left too. We took the kids to the circus. It was in town for a couple days and we caught the last show yesterday. It was fun. I haven't been to the circus since I was a kid so I was just so excited. I felt like a little girl again. I used to watch the circus on tv and always loved the flying trapeze. When they did that I felt giddy. So we left there at 6:45 and went to grab some groceries. We got home about 8. Kev's dad and step mom are coming over tomorrow to celebrate Claire's b-day so we'll have cake then. We did get the kid's doughnuts with icing and mini m&m's sprinkled on top. I felt like I had to do some kind of special treat! lol So it was just a busy weekend. I still have a few more things to do around here before our company arrives.

In other news, our good friends Brian and Carrie are in China to adopt their new daughter. We didn't think they would meet her till today but I got on the computer when I had a few free minutes yesterday and saw pics with the new happy parents and their new daughter. They got her on Mother's Day. How cool is that? They didn't expect to get her a day early so they are thrilled. Ok now, off to get some COFFEE!!!!

Oh and how about not only was the swelling in Kev's face from poison oak(did I post about that? ) but I got it too! Luckily not on my face. It's not horrible but I have 2-3 places that were making me crazy. I called the doc early Saturday and he called in some steroids for me. I still itch a little but not near as bad!

A regular post...

2007-05-08T15:39:00.000-04:00

Jus thought I'd get on here for a few mins. Today I feel like CRUD! I can't wait till Kev gets home so I can go to bed. Claire's 3rd birthday is Sunday. Isn't that crazy?!!She's such a big girl now. i dread Saturday. Kev and I have a game plan to get up early and clean out the garage and a few other chores. Kev's mom is coming in to visit next Thursday so I want to get the house looking good. Plus I am throwing Kev a party so I need my house to be CLEAN! Sunday we may take Claire to build a bear after church for her b-day gift from my mom. I want to be positively lazy especially if I will be cleaning our house Saturday! lol Brenden is doing very well in school. Great behavior reports and very good grades. His teacher says he is WAY past ready for 1st grade which is cool. I am looking forward to AI tonight. WOOHOO! Ok off to veg on the couch till Kev gets home. Can I have some cheese with my whine?

Did I even post Easter pics?? I had to use my camera phone since my digital was broken at the time...

AI Top 6....AGAIN!

2007-05-01T21:09:00.000-04:00

Well I am a huge Bon Jovi fan so I was so excited for tonight's show. Jon is looking just as hot as ever...DAMN!

Ok so here we go...

Phil- Even though he looks scary I thought he did damn good tonight. Wow!

Jordin- As much as I love this girl I was not feeling it tonight. I just hope she doesn't get kicked off for 1 so-so performance!

Lakisha- Ki-Ki is bak ya'll. Thought she did so well. Can it keep her in it another week?

Blake- I have always been a lukewarm blake fan. Maybe it's the no lips thing? still am not sure if I liked it or not. It definitely was original but I think he pulled it off! :)

Chris- As Simon said, he did what he could with the song. Not fabulous but not horrible. He def will be going home tomorrow. There goes my eye candy! :(

Melinda- That girl is fierce! You go girl!!

The 2 leaving...Chris and I really don't know?!! lol

So what did ya'll think? :)

AI Top 6!

2007-04-25T10:25:00.000-04:00

Chris- I thought he did very well. One of his best. I think he may head home tonight though.

Melinda- She tore it up like usual! She looked pretty too. I really liked her dress.

Blake- Snooze, I thought he was boring!

Lakisha- She has really lost her spark I think. She shout-sang. She picked the wrong song I think. I can only hear Fantasia sing that song and man she REALLY sang it! Anyway should I say sang or sung?

Phil- Not a bad vocal but kinda boring.

Jordin- I have now pinned her my favorite, I think. She is just WOW! I want her and Melinda to be final 2 and I will be thrilled with either winner.

Bottom 3- Blake, Lakisha and Chris......Chris goes bye bye :(

So what did ya'll think?

I said I wasn't going to vote anymore this season because I don't feel compelled but I did try 3-4 times last night just because they were giving money to the hungry people of the world with every call. So guilt sucked me in! lol ;)

American Idol top 7.......

2007-04-18T10:11:00.000-04:00

Lakisha- I said to Kevin she is screaming the song, the judges agreed. I am putting in an application for Paula's spot.

Melinda- I thought she did well and I liked that they made her look "hip".

Jordin- WOWOWOWOWOW! Did I say WOW?!

Phil- I thought he did very well.

Chris- I didn't care for it but want him around another week.

Blake- He seemed disconnected from the song. It just seemed "off " to me.

Sanjaya- Ok the game is over you HAVE to go home tonight. Someone hit the gong already will ya?!

Bottom 3- Lakisha, Chris and Sanjaya...For the love of everything holy PLEASE so home Sanjaya! PLEASE!!

AI Top 9

2007-04-04T16:41:00.000-04:00

Melinda- I will be shocked if she doesn't win. I don't think she will EVER have a bad night.

Lakisha- Liked her better last night than I have the past couple weeks. You get your sassy on girl!

Gina- I still like her but only give her another week or 2, if she's still there after tonight

Haley- OMG! What the hell was that dress? She's totally trying to bring "Sexy back" lol

Jordin- Can she totally steal a win? Watch out for this chicka. I love her!

Phil- Serial killer

Sanjaya- *shudder*

Blake- I really liked him last night

Chris- Ditto!

Tonight's bottom 3- Haley, Gina and Phil. Sanjaya should be and should be going home but he won't. What kinds of world do we live in? lol

I think Haley or Phil will head home....what do you think?

yawn Happy April!!

2007-04-02T10:25:00.000-04:00

What a busy, fun weekend we had! We got to the Baltimore zoo right about opening on Saturday. So we got good parking and the zoo wasn't too busy yet. The zoo seems a little more run down than when we went 3 yrs ago. We still enjoyed it though. Something must have been in the air because I swear it seemed like every animal there was getting their groove on. The kids didn't seem to pay mind to it but geesh. Really what else is there to do if you are stuck in a cage all day huh? We left there and checked into the hotel. It was a really nice place. We lounged around a bit and got in the pool. We went to Ruby Tuesday's for dinner. We got back to the room which had a king bed and a pull out sofa. We decided to rent a movie and all get in the king to watch it and have popcorn. We rented "Night at the museum". Very cute. Well we put the kids on the sofa bed which we realized quickly was NOT a good idea. They were giggling and playing etc etc. So we put Claire in the king bed with us. Brenden then cried because he felt left out so I got in bed with him. Around 1 a.m I woke up and got in bed with Kevin and Claire. Well a 1:30 Miss Claire wakes up and the child did NOT go BACk to sleep till between 3:30-4. She played and talked and kept us awake in the bed. We were NOT happy! So she falls back asleep and Brenden is up about 6:45. We tell him to go back to sleep and he starts crying...LOUDLY. So we were up at 7. We got showers/baths and went downstairs to have breakfast, which was provided by the hotel and pretty good as well. Anyway we went to the Inner Harbor to the aquarium. It's such a cool place....except when you have a VERY pissy 3 yr old with you. You can't take your stroller in with you which was a bummer. We were there almost 3 hrs and I was ready to leave after 10 mins. Claire whined and cried the WHOLE damn time. She's want me, then daddy etc etc. It was awful. Of course she did not nap on Sat and she only got like 6 hrs of sleep when she is used to atleast 10.So it was hellish to say the least! We left right after lunch. We decided to just go to McD's because I am not one to take a whiney/crying kid to a nice restaurant. Your Welcome. So we were in the car on the way home and 5 mins into the drive the girl was out. We got home and relaxed, Kev took a nap and we decided to go out to dinner. We went to the local Olive Garden and invited my inlaws. They don't like the place because of the service. I had never really had problems till last night. We were told 15 min wait well after 30 mins I asked about us and they were like opps we skipped over your name. Ok no big deal, Well we all ordered soup, salad and breadsticks except FIL who ordered Spaghetti. So I am thinking oh good this will be quick. NOT! You would have thought we were invisible. She brought us out the salad and never came to see if we needed more drinks or anything. MIL finally got a bus boy to get her some water. Kevin went to get a manager and she went to the back and brought us our food. It took an hour to get our food. We got the meal free and only we had to pay for the wine that MIL and I got. That was nice of them but the manager didn't even come by to say she was sorry or anything. It was crazy. So we were there in all a little over 2 hrs. So it is now boycotted which sucks because I like the food. If we go to another ciy though I'd go there. I am trying to decded if I should email the company. Anyway the trip was good although yesterday was rough. This morning I got Brenden to school and Claire and I went to Old Navy to get me some more flip flops. The cat tore my other up. Turd. So there ya have it! Now time to show you the "characture" pics we had done of the kids.. I couldn't get all of it to fit on the scanner...

That was nice!

2007-03-28T12:23:00.000-04:00

So Kev and I got (ran) away last night. We went out and had dinner. It was SO nice and relaxing. We went to a local owned place where the atmosphere is great and the food was even better. Afterwards we dropped by to see his dad and step-mom for a few mins. Kev was ready for dessert so we went to another local place around 8:30. He had apple pie, I had Gin and Tonic!lol Actually I had MIL come along with us. She's cool like that! :-) Anyway we got in about 9:30. It was just what we needed and we did enjoy ourselves very much.

Of course we DVR'd AI and I had to watch it as soon as I got home.

Lakisha- Loved her!

Melinda- Always love her too! Kurt, you do know if you marry her, there will be NO NECKING!! LOL I crack myself up!

Gina- Perfect song for her, I love The pretenders anyway!

Haley- Pageant Queeen- Eh

Jordin- I thought she was cute and did fine.

Chris S- I think he will be heading out soon even if he is my hometown boy!

Chris R- You all know I love him and I thought he did good! I don't think he will win of ocurse though!

Blake- Snoozefest, I like him but he bored me

Phil- I thought he did great!! My fav of him so far! Still scary to look at though! lol

Sanjaya- Like Simon said, He's in his own universe. WTF?

Let me tell you this, I swore I would not tell anyone but it was funny! So I was sitting there and I said I want to get in a few votes for Chris R. (First time I have voted this season)So Kev says dial 1-866-idols-04. You have to remember I had like 3-4 alcoholic beverages in me. I wasn't drunk but I wasn't totally sharp to catch what he told me. So yes, I got like 10 votes in for SANJAYA! I just happened to look at the number as it redialed and I was like OMG! That's Sanjaya! I looked at Kev and he was giggling like a school girl. Really freaking funny! LOL So then I had to redial and vote for Chris R like 30 times to make sure I canceled out Sanjaya's votes. *sigh* So anyway Claire and I ran a few errands this morning. We have decided to take a weekend trip to Baltimore so I need to find a hotel for us to stay at. I love weekend get aways. I supposed I better check the weather too huh? Everyone have a great WEDNESDAY!!

Ugh!

2007-03-22T14:09:00.000-04:00

So Sanjaya, Phil and Haley made it another week. Stephanie was very good but I am not shocked is gone. Melinda will win, anyone wanna place any bets? lol

I need to call my doc, this damn Sciatic nerve is making me insane. I will be fine for a few days and today I am ready to rip the damn thing out. It relaly pisses me off. I guess PMS'ing doesn't help either. These M&M's do help a little bit. ;) Ok so I just wanted to post!

AI- Top 11

2007-03-21T08:02:00.000-04:00

Haley- Eh but hey she's sexy, atleast that's what Kev thinks! lol

Melinda- I love her but I wasn't as blown away as the judges last night

Lakisha- I love her and I love how she was dressed!

Gina- Not so great last night. i hope she sticks around though!

Jordin- LOVED her! I liked her best last night! WOW sister!

Stephanie- I think she is a doll and has a great voice but I always tend to forget that last girl. I actually had to think a min befor eI typed the 6th girl!

Phil- Go home, you scare me!

Sajaya- Dare I say it, I kinda, sorta in a way kinda liked it a teeny bit. I think I just liked that he didn't whisper actually!

Blake- Love that smooth voice! Who's your daddy??

Chris R.- LOVE him! Hes also a cutie pie!

Chris S.- Eh kind of annoys me.

I got Elliott's new cd yesterday! It's good and of course that didn't surprise me! Everyone have a fabulous Wed! What did you all think of last night??

Hello (Echo echo echo)

2007-03-19T16:13:00.000-04:00

Hello out there. I am in a funk today. I will put the kids in bed a 7:30 and bust out the Merlot I have calling for me. Brenden came home today telling me no one plays with him at recess. Of course that breaks my heart. Why would anyone not want to play with such a nice kid?! I did email his teacher. I know she can't do much about it but I asked if he was being rude to the other kids or how he interacts with them. I did call one of the mom's that has a son in his class. He came to Brenden's b-day party. So I set up a playdate for them Sat. He will come over here to play. I figured maybe they can get to know each other better. Of course I set it up at the time I go to a baby shower!lol So Kev will be the one left here!! BWAHAHAHA!!! Kevin has meetings tonight and tomorrow. Wed I am going out to get a few things for Easter baskets etc. Thurs Kev has to teach so I may have this whole bottle of wine gone by Friday, ok prob by tonight! lol

Oh and how about we had 75 degree weather on Wed last week and on Friday we got about 6 inches of snow! Is that crazy or what? My uncle was buried Friday. My brother told me the visitation was from 6:30-8:30 and they didn't close the funeral home till after 11 since there were so many people. I am not shocked by that. He was a much loved man. Everyone in the little town I grew up in knew him. He was such a sweet man. One of those people you can never say anything bad about. Ok well I just feel blah so come tell me a joke or make me feel better....PLEASE!! :-)

Not again!

2007-03-13T10:21:00.000-04:00

My dad's brother died in a car accident this morning. He and my dad were close although I wasn't very close to him but still loved him to pieces! Can you please keep his daughters and grandkids in your thoughts as well as the rest of the family?! Thanks! XOXO

Monday!

2007-03-12T09:04:00.000-04:00

Well this weekend I went over and worked at the in-laws B&B. MIL's BIL passed away last Wednesday so she flew out of town. Everything went very smoothly. I enjoyed serving the guests and chatting with them. It was very weird not having my MIL there though. We tried to be very friendly and everyone enjoyed their stay but MIL just has the "charm" if that makes any sense. One of those people you can't help but like. Hopefully I will go see her Thurs or Fri and just hang out. It was nice just being away from the kids. I know that sounds horrible but it kinda gave me a chance to rejuvenate(even though I was working) and we had such a nice evening yesterday. I am really going to try to get Claire completely out of diapers this week. She is 2 yrs and almost 10 months old. I know "most" kids are trained by 3 yrs so that's my goal. I also got the forms to sign her up for preschool. How can my baby girl be old enough for that?!! She'll just go 2 days for 2 1/2 hrs each day. I won't know what to do with myself! LOL Anyway that's really about all going on. I was sad to see the lead singer of Boston died. I LOVE that group! Ok well off I go to pick up the house a bit and pull something out to thaw for dinner! Everyone have a great week!

PS- I just realized I didn't post AI results. Antonella I was glad to see go but how the hell did Haley and Sanjaya get through?! This season better shape up quick or I may not watch........YEAH RIGHT!! ;)

Just a funny pic of Claire getting ready for nap, she sleeps with tons of stuffed things!lol

Just my cutie boy Brenden...

AI- The girls

2007-03-08T08:46:00.000-05:00

They totally blow the boys away. It's a girl's year this time!

Jordin- I really like her. She is 17 and can sing like that....you go girl!

Sabrina- I think she sings well but she seems has no spark. She needs the "YO" factor!lol

Haley- Very pretty girl but she's going home tonight

Stephanie- I like her singing too. She seems like a sweetheart

Antonella- What the hell? This girl needs to pack up and head out. She is no where near as good as the other's yet she's still hanging on. I don't care for her attitude either.

Latisha- Girl can throw it down.

Gina- i like her. I hope she sticks around. I like that she is different. I don't think she is the best singer but I do like her.

Melinda- I LOVE her! Her singing is fabulous and I love how she is shy and seems so surprised that that big ol voice came out of her body! lol

Out of these girls I want Antonella and Haley gone. I think the rest deserve to go through.......so wha did you think?

PS- I miss my friends SOOOOO much! :-(

AI- The boys....

2007-03-07T11:06:00.000-05:00

Ok they mostly suck.

Chris R- I like him.

Chris S- I like him too yet he annoys me a teeny bit.

Blake- He may be my fav boy...MAYBE!

Sundance- I like him too

Phillip- Eh not so much

Jared- Eh again

Brandon- Sometimes I like him, sometimes not

Sanjaya- I DETEST him! Barf-a-roni

I think the 2 to go tonight will be between Sanjaya,Jared,Brandon or Phillip

That being said none of them blow me away. I like the girls SO much better and I think Melinda might win. That girl is fierce!

Let's be thankful that we don't have Ace Young undressing us with his eyes this year! *shudder*

I miss Elliott!

BLAH!!

2007-03-06T19:29:00.000-05:00

It's been one of those days! My girlfriends are now gone and got back to Tn safely. Brenden who is usually very good at school got a bad note sent home. My sciatic nerve has decided to start bugging me again and worst of anything my MIL's BIL is very sick with cancer and not going to make it much longer. It's just awful. He is such a sweet man and I HATE that this is happening to him. I just don't understand life sometimes. So if you have any positive thoughts/prayers to send him and everyone who loves him that would be great! Kevin took the kids out for a while. I needed the alone time so badley. I did enjoy my friends being here emensly though! We stayed on the go and I just enjoyed seeing them. Of course now it makes me miss them TONS! So I just wanted to check in. MIL is flying out tomorrow and I will be helping at their B&B. I've missed working there. I need to try to go over there more but with guests in the mornings I hate taking Claire there since she is so wild! I am sure people like to eat in peace!lol Claire naps around 12 and then she is up at 2:30 and off we go to get Brenden. Sometimes it feels like there is not enough hours in the day. Does anyone ever feel that way? Ok I am just totally rambling on.

PS- Kurt, I will post about AI soon! Are you watching this season?

Do I stop counting?

2007-02-27T07:34:00.000-05:00

Today is my 29th birthday! My hubby and best friend conspired together for the last month and surprised me....my best friend and her sister drove up to see me Saturday and they are staying till Saturday. How awesome is that? I am one happy girl! They rock! So everyone have a drink in my name today. WOOOOHOOOO!!

I am SO slack!lol

2007-02-19T08:23:00.000-05:00

Well same ols same ol around here. We have snow and Ice last week which has NOT been good. We didn't lose power or anything but there has been big time ice probs on the roads. Brenden got out of school early on Tuesday and was out the rest of the week. He is also out today for President's day. We all got out this weekend and went downtown. This was Saturday and the roads were still bad. I couldn't believe it! Hopefully we will start thawing this week. Bring on Spring PLEASE!! Of course I have a few pics to share! As for my back, I am feeling MUCH better. My leg still hurts now and then but not near the way it did. :-)

Oh and 7 more days till my 29th birthday! WOOHOO!!!

Kevin had Wednesday off but he was busy all day helping get people unstuck off our road and snow blowing for our elderly neighbors....

Pitiful snowman.....

Brrrrrrr.......

2007-02-05T10:16:00.000-05:00

It is damn cold today! YIKES! Brenden gets to go to a local restaurant for lunch today with the principal. They pick a student from each grade that has been doing good so he got picked for Kindergarten. He is so excited. Parent/Teacher conference was last thurs. She said Brenden is always so pleasant and very helpful. She said she has no probs with him at all. She said he is very advanced and actually could be in a 1st grade class. He is advanced in all areas. He sure did'nt get that from me!lol Anyway it was great to hear all that. I hope he keeps it up though his school career! :-) Really not much else going on. I watched the Super Bowl last night. I wasn't too impressed with the commercails. That's the reason I watch the SB. I was glad the Colts won. I don't care much about football but since Peyton Manning was at UT when I lived in Knoxville I figured I'd root for his team. Ok so I really just came to brag on Brenden. Off I go to play with Claire!

Everyone have a great, warm Monday!

Our bedroom!

2007-01-28T19:13:00.000-05:00

Kevin painted and moved our furniture around on Saturday. I still need o get tie backs for the curtains as I don't like them just hanging like that. The color of the room is "Oak Cask". It's a butternut squash yellow. It's hard to tell in pics though. It always makes the color look a little different. Also the bedding is more maroon than red. Kev still need to run the cable under the carpet too so if you see the cable on the floor ignore it!lol Anyway I LOVE the room and I don't think the pic's do it justice. So here ya go!

This is what is hanging over the bed. I saw it when we were out once and loved it. Well Kev surprised me with it last week. I just love him! :-)

It's COLD!

2007-01-26T07:40:00.000-05:00

Kev and I woke up at 7 this morning and it's 8 degrees with a wind chill of -3. We have maybe an inch of snow on the ground. Brenden is off today anyway but all the other school districts have 2 hr delay. I am just glad I can stay inside my cozy home! I am going to try to talk Kev into going to Lowes with me after work to pick out paint for our bedroom. Then maybe he will paint tomorrow. We have to teach at church on sunday and when that is over Kev is going to a car show. My back is feeling some better now. If I don't take my meds it starts hurting more. I just watch how I move and I try not to pick Clare up much. I am so over it! lol That's really about it around here. Glad you read aren't you?! lol

Have a great weekend!!

Sucks...

2007-01-16T11:19:00.000-05:00

Well I went to the doc and saw "the new guy". I didn't care much for him. I don't think he smiled till I was leaving. Wait, maybe that should tell me something?!lol I just love our other doc. He is very friendly and jokes around etc. Anyway I was told I pinched a nerve or something and that it will just have to heal with time. he gave me inflamation and pain meds. Just told me to take it easy. So hopefully it won't last FOREVER! I think I will schedule a massage soon and see if that helps much. Anyway pain or not Kev and I have date night tomorrow. We are going to try out a "lost cajun kitchen" place here. I am excited about getting out.

Oh and is anyone as obsessed with "The Office" like I am? I only started watching it in the middle os season 2 so I had to watch season 1 and part of season 2 so I could catch up. It never fails to have me laughing out loud! It gets me excited for Thursdays! (That's what she said! LOL) Anyway if you wanna check it out or missed any episodes check out www.watchtheoffice.com

Ouch!

2007-01-15T08:11:00.000-05:00

I think I have done something to my Sciatic Nerve. I have this shooting pain from the top of my bootie that shoots down my leg. It hurts like a muther! It has been off and on the past week but yesterday I was at a steady limp and when I tried to walk it just had me on the brink of cussing people out! LOL I laid in bed all evening yesterday. I am not sure my doc is open today. I am calling as soon as they are supposed to open and see if I can get in this afternoon. Brenden is out of school today. Kev did have to go to work though. So anyway have any of my readers had to deal with this? I don't remember doing anything that would make this happen but who knows? Ok I need to hoble to the kitchen to get B some breakfast!

I got glasses....

2007-01-10T19:12:00.000-05:00

well I got them about 2-3 weeks ago. I never had eye probs till a few months ago. I was having a hard time seeing things a little far away. So I found out I am nearsighted. Big Whoop!

Can I tell you all that my kids are making me Freaking crazy today. Kevin is helping a friend out tonight and I may help myself out to some wine in about 30 secs.........

Anyway the new glasses............

Party time!

2007-01-08T09:37:00.000-05:00

Well we had Brenden's birthday bowling party on Saturday. Yes his b-day was Dec 19 but getting aprty together at Christmas was gonna be too crazy for me!lol Everything went well and the kids were all well behaved. We had 7 kids and 6 adults. It was nice since everything was supplied and I had to do nothing but send out invites and make goodie bags. Brenden was just thrilled. So that kept us busy on Sat. Yesterday we had church since we are teaching in the 4&5's this month. They were pretty good too. We got home and then Kevin left to help a friend with a car so he was gone all afternoon. That's about our weekend in a nutshell. I know I sure slept well last night!:-) Ok on to a few pics...

Let me add that it was like 67 degrees on Sat. I wore capris and sandals! Good times!lol

She managed to pull out the pigtails by the time we got to the bowling alley!

3 days till 2007!!

2006-12-29T10:50:00.000-05:00

Does time fly or what?! Christmas came and left in a hurry! We really had a nice Christmas. I needed it after last year. We had lots of yummy food and drink and I got lots of gift's. WAY more than I deserve. :-) The kids were so fun to watch. My house now looks like a toy factory. I think Kev and I will have to bag up some of the old toys one night and take them to Goodwill. We don't have plans for the New Year's. We will probably snack and I will drink wine and we'll watch the ball drop then go to bed. Sounds exciting huh? lol Ok as you know of cours eI have PICS to share! :-)

Santa came!

Horse is from the inlaws and it is the COOLEST thing! Tail wags and it neighs etc... She LOVES it!

One of the things I got Kev was the "Back to the Future" trilogy. He loves that movie and I was so excited to find that!

Last but not least, Kev said if he had to have a pic posted of him at 6:30 in the morning I had to post one of me too. This is the only I have since I was behind the camera except for this shot. Squint your eyes and it won't be so bad!lol

One year....

2006-12-22T08:09:00.000-05:00

It's been a year since my dad died suddenly of a heart attack. I have found myself dreading this day. I have been in tears all morning. I know my dad would not want me to be this way. Grief is the price you pay for love huh? I have thought about him everyday for the past year. Some thoughts bring tears and others bring smiles. Still hard to wrap my head around the fact that he really is gone. I just wanted to make a post for my dad. I love you daddy and you are missed beyond words!!

2006-12-12T09:30:00.000-05:00

Last Sunday we had Kevin's work party. We had such a good time. Great food and drink. Lots of laughs and good conversation! The ladies all got Victoria Secret lotion and Bubble Bath and the guys got some pen/light thing and their Christmas Bonuses. Gotta love those! :-)There was a cool courtyard next to the restaurant with Christmas lights and a huge tree. We took a self portrait in front of the tree. Just wanted to share and drop in to say hello as well!

Daddy is SO cool!

2006-12-04T19:00:00.000-05:00

So after dinner I vegged out while Kevin has spent some "quality" time with the kids. Tonight he made them puppets. I am so impressed. When he does things like this with the kids it makes me love him even more! :-)

M.I.A as of late...

2006-12-03T18:11:00.000-05:00

I have not posted much lately! Just doing the same old thing around here. It's getting close to the1 yrs date that my dad has been gone (12-22) so I am trying to keep my head above that so to speak! Anyway I have pics to share! I know you are excited!;-) Have all of my friends abandoned my blog? huh? Huh huh? lol

*This is the Christmas Card pic this year!*

2006-11-21T08:49:00.000-05:00

Last night was parent/teacher conference. It went very well. We were told that Brenden is advanced and will be going to a "special" reading group in starting in Dec. He also will be getting a little different homework because what he does now does not challenge him enough. They said he is very smart and can't get over how logical he can be. She says alot of times when they ask a question about a story or something he is the only to raise his hand and then usually has some big huge grown up answer to give. It's so true of him. He can act so grown sometimes and then be a little 5 yr old turd head! lol So behavior wise he is doing well. He does get in trouble for minor "5 yr old" things but all in all he is doing great. She says he has a tendancy to talk alot. I have NO idea where he got that from!! *cough*lol His teachers are so nice which also helped me not be so nervous. Now Kevin, he is never nervous. We watched the Charlie Brown cartoons last night and then Kevin and I watched heroes at 9. That is a damn good show. Then Kev and I were up till about 12:30 and I still got up at 7:30. I must have a short circuit! Anyway I have went on enough. Hope everyone has a great tuesday! It is cold here so I see hanging out here at home in my future!

Happy 8th Anniversary Kevin!!

2006-11-07T07:35:00.000-05:00

Well today is our anniversary. Our 8th anniversary. It's hard to believe it has been 8 years since I made one of the best decision's of my life. I love you and I love how I feel when I am with you. I love how you cried when I came down the isle. You said I took your breath away. You took mine away as well. I love so much about you. I love how you have crazy hair in the mornings. I love how your left eye gets lazy when you are very tired. I love the sheepish grin you give when you get embarassed. I love how I get all giddy when you give a certain look to me across the room. I love how you make me feel like I am the only girl in the world. I love how we finish each other sentences or say the exact same thing at the same time. I love how my small hand fits in your big hand. I love the way you had tears in your eyes when each of the kids were born. I love that you are a wonderful father. I love that you cry at sappy movies. I love that you make me feel so safe and secure. I love that you know when to hold me close just at the right times. I love that you love God. I love that you laugh at my jokes even if they do "bomb". I love SO much about you Kevin. I know that I will find many more things to love about you over the years. Thank you for just being you and thank you for 8 wonderful years of marriage and 2 great kids. I love our life together. When we go out tomorrow it will be special just because I am with you, the ONLY man for me!!

I LOVE YOU!!

OMG!! LOL

2006-11-05T14:46:00.000-05:00

Kevin was in the attic looking for something today and came acorss this picture. We had it done on our 1st anniversary trip to Pigeon Froge, TN. We had a good laugh over it. I look like such a hussy!LOL

Bad Blogger!

2006-11-04T16:13:00.000-05:00

That would be me! I need to update this place more! I post alot for a while and then I burn out! Sheesh! Anyway things are good here. Just the same ol same ol. I went over to my inlaws Bed and Breakfast and worked today. I got home to see that my new pink cellphone is here. It even takes video! I wish it would hurry and charge so I can play with it! lol Oh and Halloween was alot of fun. Claire was SO excited(as was Brenden). She had no clue what was going on but after a couple house's she caught on QUICK! Anyway just wanted to make a quick post and also leave a pic from Halloween!:-)

Bored!

2006-10-28T19:13:00.000-04:00

1. Explain what ended your last relationship. The guy I dated was an jerk. I could go on and on!

2. When was the last time you shaved? Yesterday

3. What were you doing this morning at 8 a.m.? Checking email I think

4. What were you doing 15 minutes ago? surfing some blogs

5. Are you any good at math? Hell no!Anything above algebra is above me!

6. Your prom night? I went with said jerk boyfriend. He was 23 and I was 18. He sat and ate all the free food while I danced with everyone but him because he wouldn't dance. Oh how I wish I had know Kevin back then! :-(

7. Do you have any famous ancestors?Not that I know of!

8. Have you had to take a loan out for school? Yes but it is paid off now and so is Kev's.

9. Last thing received in the mail? Just junk mail

10. How many different beverages have you had today? Coffee, milk and water

11. Do you ever leave messages on people’s answering machine? Sometimes and sometimes not

12. Who did you lose your CONCERT virginity to? New Kids on the block! LOL

13. Do you draw your name in the sand when you go to the beach?I don't think I did last time we went.

14. What’s the most painful dental procedure you’ve had? I guess having my wisdom teeth pulled. The procedure wasn't bad as I was under general anesthesia but the soreness afterwards was not pleasant!

15. What is out your back door? Our Deck

16. Any plans for Friday night? Not that I know of!

17. Do you like what the ocean does to your hair?Ummmmmmmm huh?

18. Have you ever received one of those big tins of 3 different popcorns? Yes! Well actually it was a joke from an old friend. When I was in my teens I had smoked some pot with some friends and got the munchies. They had one of those tins and we ate almost the whole thing. LOL

19. Have you ever been to a planetarium? I think I did when I was in school

20. Do you re-use towels after you shower? I may use it one more time, I mean you are clean when you dry off right?! Besides, I hate doing laundry!

21. Some things you are excited about? Taking the kids out to TOT on tuesday and that our 8th anniversary is coming up on 11/07

22. What is your favorite flavor of JELLO? Peach! YUM!!!

23. Describe your keychain(s)? It's an Audi symbol

24. Where do you keep your change. In the change thing in my car or just in the change part of my wallet

25. When was the last time you spoke in front of a large group of people? Hmmmmmm not sure

26. What kind of winter coat do you own? Well I have a blue coat made for being out in the snow etc. I have a black leather jacket and a Gap khaki corduroy coat with wool inside. I love that warm sucker!

27. What was the weather like on your graduation day? I think it was nice out.....

28. Do you sleep with the door to your room open or closed?Open unless well you figure it out!;)

TGIF!!

2006-10-27T08:07:00.000-04:00

Both of my kids are still sleeping! YAHOO!!! So here I sit in the quiet surfing the net and having some coffee. I just got Kev's lunch packed and sent him o his way to work. Tonight we will have leftover beef stroganoff. So yummy! I think it is suppose to be rainy today. At some point this weekend I want to go out and try to find a new coat for Brenden. The sleeves on last years coat are too short now. Well only when he lifts his arms etc but still. I have looked on ebay but with shipping etc I can get a brand new one at Old Navy or the mall.
Yesterday Brenden was out of school and he is today as well. We spent alot of time playing board games. It was like the old days when he wasn't in school. Made me miss him! At one point yesterday I was in the kitchen doing something and I heard WHACK! Brenden was swinging his yo-yo around by the string and clocked Claire right under her eye. It left a bump and a bruise. It got worse as the day wore on. I am expecting her to wake up with a black or blue eye. Brenden cried and apologized but the yo-yo is now on a shelve in my closet. It was an accident but he really shouldn't have been swinging the yo-yo in the house anyway! *sigh* Also the kids were thrilled that Kev's mom and stepdad sent them a box in the mail with all kinds of goodies. Claire's fav thing was the bear dressed as a pumpkin. She carried it around from 3 when the mail came till it was bath time at 7:30! So I am rambling away. I have to post a pic of Claire Bear!

PS- My hubby is a door to door salesperson's dream. He will buy ANYTHING! Last night he bought a magazine subscription. 18$(I think) for the mag, X$ in fees and 6 more dollars for another year. So all together I think it was 55$. I always say NO or don't answer the door. So today I told him to send in the slip for cancellation! ARGHHHHHHHH

*Yes, she is wearing Brenden's shoes and yes, her pj's are on backwards. It's the only way she will keep her clothes and diaper on when she goes to bed. If you look close you can see the eye that got whacked with the yo-yo*

Honeycrisp....

2006-10-16T09:15:00.001-04:00

If you have never had a Honeycrisp apple you definitely need to try them. They are more on the pricey side but so worth the money! I had heard about these from some friends but never could find them. When we took my mom to the airport in Baltimore we saw a wegmans and wanted to stop. I really love that store! Anyway they had them and I only bought 2!!!! I wish I would have bought a few more! Anyway they are a must try!! Delicious!!!

Here I am!!

2006-10-16T09:15:00.000-04:00

My mom was here the past week while Kevin was in Fl. Man did we have fun! We always laugh so much when we are together! It was nice that Brenden was in school so we could go out everyday without a 5 yr old whining that he is bored!lol So anyway it was a good week. I did miss Kev pretty bad. I have slept SO much better just by having him home with me!

It is in the 30's here this morning! So cold! Thank god for garages and heated seats!lol I need to get some stuff down around the house today. Swiftering the floors and wiping down the bathrooms. I really feel like baking something. Just not sure what. This is what fall weather does to me! I did make a peach cobbler by request of my hubby yesterday. I am thinking pumpkin bread sounds good! I did not do well with going to the gym this past week. I am down 7 lbs though! YIPEE!!

Anyway here's a pic of the kids before I go....

Rain, Rain go away!!

2006-10-06T09:08:00.000-04:00

For some reason I can not get my pics loaded on to my computer. It's making me crazy! I need to have Kevin check that out!

It is so rainy here today. I am heading over to my inlaws at 10:30 this morning for a little while. Then I will get home and do some picking up etc. I did a major cleaning yesterday but I left a few things to be done today. My mom is coming in tomorrow to stay for the week. Kevin is leaving Sunday to go to Fl. He will be there till Thursday. He is going on a business trip. I'll miss him but it will be fun having my mom here. We have a few things planned so I think it will be busy but fun! Also tomorrow evening is our fall festival at church. That is sure to be a good time!

Anyways yesterday Brenden got a bad note sent home from school. I was so disappointed! Brenden and another child were arguing over blocks. Brenden said the other kid kept knocking down his towers and he got frustrated. Well after the kids put the blocks away the teacher wanted to talk to them but she said Brenden wouldn't say a word and just stared at her. He got his recess taken away. I was just so surprised since he has been doing so great. I guess we all have our off days huh? So of course we didn't go to the pumpkin patch last night as we had planned. I have a feeling he won't be coming home with a bad note today! He also woke up about 1 this morning saying his tummy hurt. He seemed fine this morning though. I hope it stays that way! Ok well that's enough from me! Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!!

So sad....

2006-10-03T10:17:00.000-04:00

Yesterday's school shooting really has me torn up. It hits very close to home, literally. This morning when I dropped Brenden off at school there were 2 cop cars and cops sitting in the parking lot. I asked a teacher if everything was ok and they said they were just there for extra security. It was very unnerving and I just fell apart on the way home. Of course our public schools are MUCH MUCH different than an Amish School. The Amish school is a one room building with no electricity and no phone etc... They don't drive cars as well. They drive horse pulled buggies. That's the reason why this guy targeted them because they seemed an easy target. I feel so sick for the families of the children and well as the family of the shooter. I am sure they are stunned. Kevin and I didn't sleep well last night just thiking about those familes and girls. Lots of prayers are going out to them. :-(

Date night!!

2006-09-28T09:33:00.000-04:00

Last night was nice. We went to Outback for dinner. I just love the bread and salads. I also had the coconut shrimp although they were so big that I only ate 3 of them! I'll have to work it off at the gym tonight! We had a couple drinks which kinda cracked me up. I had a beer and Kevin had a mixed fruity peach drink. I said it seems like I should be having the mixed drink and he should be having the beer! We then went to a store close by because I wanted to find a candle garden but I walked out with a new pair of exercise pants. They are so cute too. Dark gray with pink and white stripes down the side of the leg. So after that we went to Starbucks. I got a Pumpkin Spice Latte. It was good, well what I drank of it. We decided to come on home and as we were going through the door Kev's hand hit my cup and it landed all over the floor. I was so bummed! I have a feeling Kevin will come home with one in his hand after work tonight.

Brenden woke up this morning hacking. He sounded awful! After a cup of water and a dose of "Tussin" he seemed to perk up. He didn't have a fever and still wanted to go to school. So I sent in a note saying he woke up coughing and if he seemed to get worse etc to please call me to come get him. So we'll see where this goes. So really that's all. I need to thaw something for dinner and tonight I will hit the gym. Tonight is a big TV night so I will definitely be at home at 8!!

Open House....

2006-09-22T10:40:00.000-04:00

I was just thinking this morning how FAST this year has gone by! Hard to belive my dad died 9 months ago today. :-(

Last night we had Brenden's Open House at school. It went well. His teacher said he is doing well and that he's smart etc... I was happy to hear all that. It was also neat to get to meet some of his friends as well. We also got to meet some of the parents. I think there was a pretty good turn out. I really liked seeing Brenden's journal they do at school. We saw some other work he's been doing and I was just so proud of him! So anyway it went well. FIL and MIL came over to watch Claire which was really nice of them. I am sure she enjoyed that. Not much really going on today. I think I will nap when Claire naps. We stayed up late watching The Office( It was SO funny!!) and Grey's and E.R. Then we laid in bed till 11:30 talking about the open house etc... Of course I had crazy dreams all night so I did not feel rested at all this morning! So I will nap and this evening I will hit the gym. Hope everyone has a fab weekend!! :-)

Thursday!

2006-09-21T07:48:00.000-04:00

This Volvo s70 is a stock picture I found. Ours is white with black leather inside. It gives you an idea of what it looks like. :-)

Well I just got back in from the gym a little bit ago. I went at 6:30 and got back right at 7:30. I like going to the gym in the morning much better I have decided. The place isn't crowded and I just like that. Brenden just got up so I will get him some breakfast in a few and he can eat while I hop in the shower. Kev is about to leave for work. He seems to be feeling a little better everyday. After Claire and I drop Brenden at school, I think we will go to the mall. I need to get a couple more outfits of exercise clothes. This evening is Open house at Brenden's school so we will go to that. my Father in law will come over to watch Claire for us. She will be excited to see PaPa. Brenden may not be too happy to go with us though. He loves to play with PaPa too! Not sure what we will do for dinner tonight. This evening will be somewhat rushed so I may just do Spaghetti. Good and quick! So anyway that's about it. Also the Volvo will be ours on Saturday! WOOHOO! Everyone have a great day, the weekends almost here!!

Yawn

2006-09-18T09:28:00.000-04:00

I am SO sleepy! Kevin was up alot last night with his rib hurting. I stayed up with him to try to help him out. The doc said Friday it seems to be broken so he went for an X-Ray after work Friday. Well he called the doc Saturday to get the results but they never called back. I was fuming. Atleast they did give him lots of pain meds. So I am waiting to hear from Kevin after he calls the doc. I tried to get him to stay out of work today but he is stubborn. Hopefully the doc will tell him to take a few days off to rest. I feel so bad for him.

In other news I think we are getting a new car. A guy wants to buy Kevin's Audi. He wasn't sure he wanted to sell it at first, until he heard a local news reporter wants to sell her hubby's 2000 Volvo s70. It is really nice and in good condition. He is getting it for a steal! Kevin's best friend is the executive producer for our local news so he told him about the car. So that's cool. As much as I love my Audi Wagon I told Kevin I want to drive the Volvo! So anyway really not much else going on. The kids at church yesterday were totally wild. I'll be glad that next week is the last Sunday of the month! Ok off I go to clean this house a bit! Have a great Monday everyone and say a prayer for Kevin. I know he'd appreciate it!

TGIF!

2006-09-15T08:52:00.000-04:00

Well this week has been good. Brenden is still in love with school. i am sure that will melt with time. He wants to do his homework as soon as he gets home everyday. He got a note home on monday which was last weeks behavior report. I guess we'll get them weekly. It said he was doing well in class etc. It did say they have to talk about his tone on occasion but he quickly changes the behavior and apologizes which I was glad to hear. So, so far so good it seems. :-)

As for me I have lost 3 1/2 lbs since I started the gym last month. More than losing weight, I just want to tone up. I'm on my way and enjoying it. Claire and I have been enjoying some us time. She keeps me busy though. The child is into EVERYTHING! Yesterday all she seemed to do was whine ALL day. I was literally ready to pull my hair out! Let's hope today goes better.

Kevin is going to the doc today at some point. He was doing something at work yesterday and I think he may have cracked a rib or bruised something around it. He said it hurts and you can see a lump or swollen place. He kept touching it and he was saying how painful it was. I said "STOP TOUCHING IT THEN!!"lol Anyway I need to call him in a bit and check up on him. So really that's about all going on here. Have a great weekend!

Never forget.....

2006-09-11T09:23:00.003-04:00

Monday!!

2006-09-11T09:23:00.000-04:00

This past weekend was pretty good. We did some shopping and got Brenden some new dressy shoes and Claire some new fall shoes. We also got Claire a new dress and a outfit. I just finished that last sentence and Claire came running from the kitchen yelling "Cheerios mommy!" I had left them on the counter and she grabbed the box and dropped it and a gazillion cheerios were all over the floor! lol *sigh* Those are all cleaned up now. Yesterday was church. The kids we taught in children's church were a little more rowdy than normal. I was constantly having to tell them to stop talking and be still. kids will be kids I guess! :-) Brenden is now at school. he was excited to go again. He wanted to take his lunch again today because they switched the menu around and today was spaghetti day when it was supposed to be last friday. I need to decide what to cook for dinner today and this evening I will hit the gym and that's about it!
Just a few pics from yesterday...

Pretty girl!

They are always loving each other, well not ALWAYS!lol

Bye Jedi Janie!

2006-09-08T09:00:00.000-04:00

I really hated to see Janelle get voted off Big Brother last night. Now it's Scaricka and Boogie the biggest jerk ever! I prefer Ericka to win over Boogie. I am just shocked that they are the last 2. That's crazy!!

So anyway Brenden is now at school. We were running a bit behind but I got him to school in plenty of time. I forgot I was making his lunch for school today so you should have saw me throwing his sandwhich together!lol They are having spaghetti today and he doesn't like spaghetti. I know he's weird! lol It only takes 5 mins to drive him to school anyway. It's about a mile or less from us. So anyway today Claire and I are just hanging out. I need to do a load of laundry and I may call and see if Kev wants to meet for lunch. This evening I will hit the gym and I guess that's really it. :-)

It really sucks....

2006-09-06T20:37:00.000-04:00

to go to a public restroom and pee only to find there is NO toilet paper! I hate that! Damn it!

Oh and just to have this written somewhere my thyroid numbers were in the low side of the normal range. 0.82

Day 2!!

2006-09-01T09:27:00.000-04:00

Brenden had such a good day at school yesterday. He was talkng a mile a minute in the car. He said his fav part was lunch and music class but that he really liked all of school. He wanted to walk in by himself this morning. That made me a little sad but glad that he wasn't scared to go in alone. Claire cried again as we drove off. She's gonna have to stop that!lol As I was driving off I could see Brenden in the rear view mirror still talking to the teacher that stands outside to watch over things. He is so funny and talkative and out-going. I have NO idea where he gets it from since Kevin and I aren't like that! *wink* So we got home and Claire is watching cartoons while I steal a few mins on the computer. Today we are supposed to get rain, rain, rain. Flash flood warnings are out and the temps for the next 2-3 days are gonna be like 70-73 or so. Very nice but if it's raining I won't be out in it except to go to the gym and I have to get my thyroid rechecked in the morning.
As for BB7 I was so ticked last night! Do you know they showed FOOTBALL on our local station and no BB! I was SO irritated. Although I did see on a website what happened. I wish Erica would have went instead of Chicken George but her time is coming soon I think. Ok so here is hoping for no more preseason games in place of my BB7!!

Just a picture of Samson doing what he does best!

Kindergarten!!!

2006-08-31T11:45:00.000-04:00

Well Brenden was just SO excited this morning. He was up before 7!lol Kevin couldn't go with us to take him for his frst day so he made Brenden's favorite Mickey Mouse pancakes, eggs and sausage this morning. He didn't eat too much because he was just so excited. He was fine when we left and I was doing ok till we got in the car. As we went to drive off Claire started crying and saying his name. That tore me up. I drove home wih blurry eyes form the tears. We are doing fine now though and I am enjoying the quiet!lol I find myself looking at the clock and wondering what he is doing though. He has a buddy named Jordan in his class so that makes me happy. This morning when we saw Jordan, Jordan ran over to B and asked if he wanted to play kickball at recess. I think I love Jordan! LOL So anyway all is good. Here are a few pics from this morning. One thing that hit me also was not being able to share this day with my dad. That made my heart hurt.

Ok and here they are!

Jordan is diagonal fron B in this pic. I hope there's not alot of "Brenden stop turing around to talk to Jordan" all day!lol

Monday Monday!

2006-08-28T07:45:00.000-04:00

I went to the gym this morning at 6 for my lower body strength training class. It felt great but it whipped my butt! One of the ladies in the class lives on the next street over from us so maybe she and I can take some walks together etc... This weekend was good. Kev's class on Saturday was canceled so he was home. I went to a few yard sale's Saturday morning. I found a few things for Claire for fall and a couple things for Brenden. It was nice because I hate paying full price for clothes when I know they will outgrow them soon although we did have to drop full price for Brenden's school uniform's which was fine. Yesterday we had nursery at church and went to a Baby dedication luncheon after church for some close friends of ours. That was really nice. I hit the gym about 5 yesterday and Kevin took care of cooking dinner. Well Brenden is now up and wanting to eat an apple. He is hoping that biting down into it will make his loose tooth come out. Anything for a little money huh?! lol

Big Brother was good last night. I literally was laughing out loud at the food comp! George wanted that one week food pass SO bad! It was just so funny watching him jumping on everyone to get the "nectar" out and Will's comments made me laugh even more. Oh, and how cute and Will and Janelle together?!

Happy Hump day!!

2006-08-23T08:06:00.000-04:00

The week is almost over! I went to the gym at 6:30 this morning. I only did my cardio stuff for 30 mins. My legs are still sore from yesterday so I had to push to get it done!lol Tomorrow I will just do some strength training. I also decided to have no more soda atleast for a while, so I haven't had any in a couple weeks now. Later today I think I will take the kids to Target to get Brenden's school supplies and we will probably hit the park as well. Saturday Kevin has a training class so he'll be gone from 7 to 5 or so. Sucks for a saturday! Sunday we have nursery at church during the 2nd service. Some friends of ours are having their baby dedicated that day so we will stay after church for a luncheon. I need to vaccum and mop the kitchen and living room at some point today.

Ok as for BB7, Will is totally playing Janie and vice versa but as long as she stays longer I don't care!lol I really think Chill town will be F2. I am just hoping Janie can make it to F3 with them!:)
That being said....

Is he the whinest baby ever or what?! SHEESH!!!

Met the teacher!

2006-08-22T15:32:00.000-04:00

Ok well Kevin and I took Brenden to meet the teacher this morning. It went really well. He really likes her (as do I) and his classroom is so big! They have all kinds of stuff and even computers! I guess that just surprises me because when I was in Kindy EONS ago there were no computers in the room. Anyway we got a list of things he needs to bring which is very small. Apparently the school system supplies most of it. The school was so nice and Brenden was really just giddy. He had already been familiar with a couple kids in the class as he has played with them at the playground so that was good. One little boy looked relieved when he saw Brenden. His mom said he was really nervous and scared. All the kid's got to ride the school bus on a little 10 minute run. Brenden won't be riding the bus but he will during field trips so I let him go. He was really excited about that. He said he sat next to a girl. I said well did you ask her name and he said "No, but I told her she had on a nice shirt and she said thanks!" lol How cute is that. Is he charming the ladies already? Hmmmmmmmmm We got back home a little after 10 and we went BACK at 11:45 so his teacher could test him to see what all he knew. They were done really quick. She said he knew everything and that was awesome. She said he should breeze by in kindergarten so that was nice to hear. Let's just hope that little jabber mouth can stay quiet when he is supposed to!lol So anyway he is even more excited for school and I think we may go get supplies tomorrow evening.

As a a side note, I thought I was feeling good after the gym and surprised I wasn't more sore, let me tell ya I am feeling it in my legs now! YOUCH!!lol

Go me!

2006-08-22T08:05:00.000-04:00

I was up at 5:30 to get to the gym by 6:00 for my total fitness workout. There were 3 other ladies in the class and Tim was our trainer. I really like him. He was very nice and friendly. Easy on the eys too *cough* What? He said I should be in better shape in no time and that I wasn't in bad shape right now.(YEAH RIGHT!!lol) I'd just like to get rid of these last few lingering lbs from pregnancy. We worked out from 6-7 and I stayed till 7:30 to ride the bike more. I really feel good and energized. I just need a shower as I feel really yucky. I was surprised at how busy the gym was at 6. The 3 other ladies in the class will be coming at 6 in the mornings too so I am happy about that! Atleast I'll feel like I know someone and have someone to talk to. So that's all good.
At 8:30 Kev's dad is coming over to stay with Claire and at 9 we go meet Brenden's teacher etc.. Brenden is so thrilled about that. Last night we had a new sitter come over to watch the kids. I really like her and I'll have to get Brenden's opinion when he gets up. Kev and I went to the new Irish pub in town. I wasn't that impressed. I prefer the other Irish pub. After that we went to Barnes and Noble and had coffee and carrot cake at the Starbucks inside the B&N and then we just looked around at different books. So we left there and went to a local bar( not a smokey, yucky bar) and had a night cap. We were home and in bed by 10!! We are wild people I tell ya! LOL
If you read this and remember please send some prayers over to my sister. She had her kids for the summer and now they are going back to their dad's for the school year and it's always SO hard when they leave, for all of them! :-(

Benchwarmers....

2006-08-21T09:53:00.000-04:00

This was pretty funny! Need a good laugh? Go get it NOW!

The gym is going pretty good. I have a class there tomorrow morning at 6. I tell ya there are all kinds of people that come in there but yesterday this older man (70ish) came walking in with some WAY too short shorts. I was waiting for the family jewels to make an appearance. YUCK! It was seriously bad and his socks were up to his knees. It sure was a sight!lol

Also tomorrow Kev and I are taking Brenden to meet his teacher and see his classroom etc. He is so excited and the closer it gets the more excited I get! WOOHOO! Of course I'll be that mom crying as soon as I get in the car after dropping him off for his first day. You better not laugh at me either!;-)

Tonight we have a sitter coming over so we can go try out the new Irish pub downtown. Not sure what we'll do afterwards but we'll figure something out. :-)

TGIF!!

2006-08-18T11:51:00.000-04:00

Can it really be friday again already?!!

Yesterday I had one of those days! Maybe it is just me being a hormonal woman but BLAH! The kids were making me nuts. this doesn't happen often but all they wanted to do were fight with each other and not share and SCREAM!I got some housework done yesterday and I mopped the kitchen etc and Claire decides to throw her applesauce on the floor. I was not a happy mama! Kevin got home from work and he took the kids out for a while. I needed the "me" time badley!

I went over to the gym and joined! I am so excited about that. They open really early so I think I will try to go at 6 in the mornings and be home before Kev goes to work and still have plenty of time to get Brenden up and ready for school!
So anyway I called my friend Karen after I went to join the gym and we went to Target. I wanted to get new workout clothes. We also made a stop at Starbucks. It was just what I needed to help me relax from my day. I feel much better today. I think I will go to the gym tonight when Kev gets off work just to get on the treadmill and feel the place up so to speak. Not really much else going on today!:)

Puppy Chow!!

2006-08-14T14:00:00.000-04:00

This stuff is WAY too good! I am gobbling away though!:-)

INGREDIENTS:
9 cups crispy rice cereal squares
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
DIRECTIONS:
In a saucepan over low heat, melt the chocolate; add peanut butter and mix until smooth.
Remove from heat, add cereal and stir until coated.
Pour powdered sugar into large plastic bag, add coated cereal and shake until well coated. Store in airtight container.

*I just melted the chocolate and PB in the microwave...*

Thursday.....

2006-08-10T09:48:00.000-04:00

and I have a case of the blahs. My tummy is bothering me and I just want to lay in bed! Darn IBS!! Anyway Brenden had his kindergarten physical yesterday. He is 48 in. and 55 lbs. Everything looked good but his eyesight was 20/25. The doc suggested taking him to the eye doc to have his eyes checked again. He passed the vision test at preschool last year but we'll have it checked anyway. So we are glad his physical went well. I tell ya I have never seen a kid so excited to pee in a cup. He just thought that was SO funny.

I woke up this morning to see a Terror plan had been thwarted (atleast I hope it was). Kevin is flying to Fl in Oct for business and that made my tummy twirl. I am supposed to fly in Sept but I am not sure if I am going. Brenden totally had a melt down when I told him and the trip is on his 2nd day of school plus with the new warnings about flight travel I am not sure it's gonna work for me to go. *Sigh* I haven't bought my ticket yet and I fear they may have went up another $100 by now. I want to go to the beach with my best friend though! Anyway that's really all that's going on around here. I need to go make the beds and go to the grocery so I can get a few things for the chicken salad I am making tonight. YUM YUM. I made chicken pockets last night and they were SO good. Ok off I go!

Oh and tonight is Big Brother night! YIPEE!!!!
Also I finally got my satelite radio. We got it before we left for vacation. I LOVE it! The kids watched DVD's on the dvd player and Kevin and I jammed out to a TON of 80's tunes! WOOHOO! We are dorks!! LOL

Poor widdle bunny.....

2006-08-07T14:55:00.000-04:00

Ok last night as we were finishing unloading tha car etc, Kev saw a little bunny in the driveway. It was hurt and Kev saw a cat running away from it. He ran and grabbed a old towel and got the bunny. It was so tiny and you could tell he (the bunny) was in shock. Kevin is such an animal person. He was all talking baby talk to it and everything. I said do NOT name it and go put it back in the yard.lol He put it in a box to let it "recoup" for a little bit and he put it back outside. It took off and hopefully he is all cozy with his mommy now......

*Bonus picture of a cutie....*

We're back!

2006-08-07T08:41:00.000-04:00

We got in yesterday about 6:30. We had a really nice time down in North Carolina. We got to see the family which was really nice. We stayed really busy for the most part. My mom watched the kids for us so we could go to a Bed and Breakfast for some alone time this past Thursday night. It was GREAT! We walked around downtown and went to a really cool Irish pub for dinner and drinks. After that we went to see Pirates of the Carribean 2. I had just seen the first one earlier in the week. It was pretty good. We then went back to the B&B and soaked in the big whirlpool tub. One night we went out with my cousin and her hubby to a "fun depot" type place. We played mini golf and laser tag. We also got in the batting cages and climbed the "rock wall". The free babysitting was great and my mom realy enjoyed the kids. She cried when we left Sunday morn. Usually she doesn't cry but she did this time. :-( The weekend we got there ALL of the family was there. All 20 of us spent that first weekend together at my mom's. Now that was fun. All of us girl's just stayed up late and talked and laughed our heads off. It was a good time. I have a few pics up on my flickr that I took. Not alot of anything but they are there none the less!:-)

Packing is for the birds!

2006-07-27T13:58:00.000-04:00

Anyone know any birds that want to come finish my packing?!lol

I have my list but I still feel like I am forgetting something. Oh well if we do I guess we can just go out and buy whatever we forget, unless it's the kids we forget!lol I also am getting the house picked up and cleaned. I hate hate hate coming home to a dirty house. We also have a neighbor kid coming over this evening to show him what we need him to do as far as taking care of Samson and Shultzie. We were gonna take Shultzie to the Kennel but having this kid come over is cheaper and I think Shultzie would like being at home better. Kevin is going to laugh at me when I tell him I am leaving the TV on for the animals. Should I leave it on Animal Planet? ;-) This morning I ran out to get MORE snacks for the car since I totally ate all the twizzlers already. We stopped in over at the inlaws to say hello and goodbye till we see them in 10 days or so. I am sure MIL will think of me while she is having her nice red wine while I am stuck with my mom who think's alcohol is SIN! *sigh* Ok enough of this I need to get back to work. Who's coming to help?!

Maybe I will check in while I am gone but my mom has DIALUP and I am not sure if I want to spend hour on a 10 sentence post!lol

Everyone take care!!!!:-)

This is why.....

2006-07-24T19:02:00.000-04:00

I got nothing done today! BEDAZZLED My sister told me about it and I have played till my arm hurts. I did manage to make dinner though. That has to count for something right? Right?

I need to make a list...

2006-07-24T09:46:00.000-04:00

I hate packing for vacation. I will leave it at that!lol

We are heading out to North Carolina early friday morning. I am so excited to go! This weekend was good. Nothing too exciting but it was good. Brenden is making me crazy this morning. It's all about his smart mouth. Can I duct tape it shut?!lol I just had to call the doc to get my thyroid meds refilled. I also made Brenden's kindergarten physical appointment. I wonder what they will do? Also I have been invited to go on a beach trip over Labor day weekend with my best friend and some other friends. I think I am going. Kevin didn't think it would be a prob and he'll have to see if he can get a couple days off since he'll be home with the kiddos. I just need to get over my fear of flying. I guess it's nothing that a couple Bloody Mary's won't cure huh?!lol

Oh and don't buy your vacation snacks for the car too soon, they may get eaten before the trip!:-)

2006-07-20T10:09:00.000-04:00

This week sure is flying by! VBS is still going good. It's fun but some of the kids in our class just won't listen. We have one kid who we have to tell him to sit down or to be quiet and he will just look at you and ignore you. Makes me nuts!lol He's a sweet kid though for the most part. I've met a couple new people from church (they are our helpers) and that has been really cool. Tonight we eat at church so I am happy about that. We have been getting home a little after 9 and the kids are like vombies when we get in the car. Needless to say we don't have any probs getting them to bed.
This weekend I need to start making lists of what we need to take on vacation. We are leaving next friday and staying for the week. I am still waiting to hear from a friend if they can watch the dog. If not, I need to call the Kennel. Oh! Yesterday the kids and I went to Target to get a few things for VBS. All the summer clothes are mostly on clearance. I got an outfit there thatI had seen before and I loved but wasn't willing to spend 20$ on for Claire (She grows to quick), I got the outfit for 5.00$!! She looks SO cute in it too. I also got Brenden a couple shirts really cheap. Ok I need to run and unload the dishwasher!
Ta-TA

1 down, 4 to go!!

2006-07-18T10:15:00.000-04:00

First night of VBS went great. Well Kevin came home with a migraine about 4 so I called the head of VBS and all was fine. He stayed home and we just had one of the teenage boys fill in for him. We had 20 kindergarteners in our group. They were all pretty good. There is one little boy who doesn't go to church. I am trying to show him love but for some reason he picked my son to be his punching bag. After a couple times of me telling him we don't hit and to apologize he stopped and then wanted to be with Brenden the rest of the night and they got along fine. I think the other kindergarten group went well too. Tonight we are having supper at church which is nice. Our church is very close to Kev's work so he will just meet us there. It's really hot here again today. Heat advisory will go into effect later today. Oh and I slept like crap last night. I kept dreaming that all those kids were at the VBS registration table and I kept messing stuff up or when I told them to make 2 lines they'd all mesh together and I couldn't figure stuff out. I woke up 2 times and had to get up to get tylenol one time. God bless all the kindergarten teachers everywhere!!!

VBS week.....

2006-07-17T08:51:00.000-04:00

Tonight starts VBS. It is sure to be a fun week. Brenden is so excited. Kevin is the kindergarten leader and I am the kindergarten secretary and I'll be helping with our group as well. We have to be there at 6 but it starts at 6:30 and is over at 8:45. I am sure the kids will conk right out when they get home. Tuesday and Thursday we will be having supper at church. The youth are doing it to raise money for the new youth center we are building. Anyway we had a nice weekend. We went out to TGIFriday's for dinner last night. I like it just fine but it's not a fav. It's at the mall so it's easy. Kevin went on a Audi cruise yesterday. Just some people from the Audi club met and drove for a couple hours yesterday. Today is gonna be a hot one. Temp's in the high 90's and heat index of like 103. So I think we will be hanging out inside today. I have laundry to do and I think I will do hot dogs for dinner tonight. Quick and easy so we can eat and get out of here!
Have a great week everyone!

2006-07-15T10:49:00.000-04:00

So yesterday was a good day. I took the kids out to the park to play and we then went to a local petting zoo. The kids loved it but god the smell just about killed me! YUCK!lol So it was fun and I actually made dinner last night. My throat is sore on the left side now. I feel like I am falling apart!! Maybe it's just allergies. The headaches are pretty much gone so that's good. I just have achy shoulders and neck now. Hmmmmmmm

Last night Kevin and I watched "Failure to Launch". It wasn't as bad as I expected. How can it be though when you have a Matthew McConaughey in it. He's not my fav actor but he has a hot body and the accent makes me melt! I was having Kevin call me "darlin" in his best southern drawel but he doesn't have it. He's a true Californian!lol This morning he is gone to look at a car for a friend from our church. Hopefully he will be home by lunch so we can go do something fun!:-) Hope you all have a great weekend too!:-)

SPF!!!

2006-07-14T07:52:00.000-04:00

KRISTINE wants to see our feet. If you look in the below post, well there ya go! Did you play?!:-)

2006-07-12T09:59:00.000-04:00

The Lands End "thongs" that I got are SO comfy! I have worn both pair already and LOVE them!

As for headaches, I looked on the computer and think I just don't drink enough water. It sounds like a dehydration headache, better when you lay down but when you stand it throbs and hurts like a beotch! Makes your muscles ache too which I am having some of that. So I am gonna start drinking more water and see how that goes. I woke up feeling not great but I have had a couple glasses of water and some excedrine and am feeling some better now. The doc is calling something in for me as well! So we'll see how this goes.

Yesterday I found out my twin brother and his girlfriend are having a baby and due in Feb. Without getting too much into it I am sick about it. They can't take care of themselves but will bring a baby into their mess. UGHHH

Ok I am off to make Banana bread, I think!lol

Headache, headache go AWAY!!

2006-07-11T08:24:00.000-04:00

So I have had headaches off and on all week. I got another bad one last night. It's just not like me. I am one to never get headaches and now I am getting them. I woke up with a slight one this morning. Hopefully it won't get any worse through the day. UGHHH

Yesterday I took the kids to the park to play and feed the ducks. They were pretty excited about that. On the way home I called the inlaws to see about visiting for a little while. We al decided togo get something to eat so off we went for a late lunch. It was good and noce to spend time with them. Not long after I got home did the headache start really kicking in. Kevin got home and I went to bed. I felt better laying there but everytime I went to stand up my head would just start throbbing. Not a nice feeling in the least! If it comes back today like that then I think I may call the doc. Ok, time to go make some JAVA! :-)

Monday!

2006-07-10T09:42:00.000-04:00

Well that was a busy weekend! Yesterday we had church in the morning. Got home to let Claire nap and was gone at 2:30 to get to the cookout. We stopped on the way and got a 6 pack to take along. There were about 15 of us there. We had a really good time. I had a couple Margarita's which were REALLY good but gave me a banging headache. We got home after 6. I eventually had to go lay down since my headache got so bad. Kevin gave the kids a bath and they were in bed at 7 and 7:30. I know they were tired from going so much this weekend. Kev and I went to sleep about 9. That is the earliest we have been to bed in ages. So it was a good weekend, apart from the headache! This morning I have gotten some laundry done and the beds are made etc... I need to figure out what I want to cook for dinner so I can get something thawed. So that's me!

Oh and to the person in Conyers, Ga. that keeps finding me through blogger by putting in Renee Brenden, I think it would be much easier and faster to put me on your favs!;-) Drop in and say Hi sometimes too!:-)

Car show and a boobie hat...

2006-07-08T19:03:00.000-04:00

We took off early this morning to a all German car show. Of course that means lots of VW's and Audi's which are right up our alley. We saw some awesome cars but one thing that caught my eye was a 60ish year old man wearing a boobie hat. I got SO cracked up. I thought of a few guy friends that would have gotten a kick out of it, well atleast a feel!lol It looked like this but the bikini top was tropical patterned.

I have a few pics from the show but the camera is D.O.A as of right now. We had a good time and the kids hung in there with us really well. The show was about an hour or so from home. On the way home we came across a large strip mall. I found a couple of cute Ralph Lauren Polo tops for myself. I got a few other things as well. My bag that I carry my stuff and diapers for Claire ( I don't care for diaper bags) decided to fall apart. One of the straps just came off. So I got another really cute bag. I grabbed a Vanilla Cappucino to sip on the way home. Shopping and coffee....now that's what makes this girl happy!lol So now we just need to give the kids a bath and get them to bed. We have a movie to watch tonight if we can stay awake to watch it! Tomorrow is busy too. We have church and then a grill out at Kev's boss's house. Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

I got this shirt in brown and one in a sage green color....

Happy Birthday daddy....

2006-07-07T10:41:00.000-04:00

It will be weird not calling and singing to him today. I would always get giggly and sing "and many more, I hope you score!!" at the end of the birthday song. He'd always laugh and tell me how silly I am. I got it from him. From my talkative nature to my cheek bones. He loved to laugh like I do too. I remember he had such a boisterous laugh. I could get cracked up just listening to him laugh. Those are things I miss, how he laughed and how he would email me about the slightest thing he found funny. I miss him. I miss everything about him. I don't want to miss him. Sometimes I can't stand to even think of him being gone. This was a man that when I was a child I believed as long as he was around everything would be fine. I always felt secure. Now that man is gone. Ok I am gonna stop this post here. It's way to heavy for my heart.

Happy Birthday daddy!! I love you!

Lullabye...

2006-07-06T13:21:00.000-04:00

I was just listening to some Billy Joel and i just listened to this song. It reminds me of my dad. His birthday is tomorrow and he has been gone for 6 months. God I miss him!:-(

Goodnight, my angel
Time to close your eyes
And save these questions for another day
I think I know what you've been asking me
I think you know what I've been trying to say
I promised I would never leave you
And you should always know
Wherever you may go
No matter where you are
I never will be far away
Goodnight, my angel
Now it's time to sleep
And still so many things I want to say
Remember all the songs you sang for me
When we went sailing on an emerald bay
And like a boat out on the ocean
I'm rocking you to sleep
The water's dark
And deep inside this ancient heart
You'll always be a part of me
Goodnight, my angel
Now it's time to dream
And dream how wonderful your life will be
Someday your child may cry
And if you sing this lullabye
Then in your heart
There will always be a part of me
Someday we'll all be gone
But lullabyes go on and on...
They never die
That's how you
And IWill be

Snaggle.....

2006-07-04T19:53:00.000-04:00

Brenden's tooth came out today. Well it was just hanging on by a thread and Kevin helped him get it out the rest of the way. Brenden was a little scared for Kev to pull it but he is REALLY wanting the tooth fairy money! I felt a little sad. The tooth that came out is the first tooth he got. I am such a mom!

2006-07-04T09:23:00.000-04:00

*pics from last night are below!* :-)

More pics...Oh goodie!!

2006-07-03T22:33:00.000-04:00

Ok so we went over to the inlaws where we had a huge 4th of July party. It was really fun! Good food, good drinks and good conversation! It helped that Kevin took over chasing the kids all night so I could knock back some brew. We bought a couple six packs so of course I got my favorite Molson. Anyway we forgot to take pics while we were there but here are a few of us. I know it's too exciting huh?!lol

Brenden thought the 4th of July was the birth of July, Hmmm OoooKkkkk

She was tired when we got home but I had to get her picture. She wasn't too happy with her damn mommy!

This is before the party, The color was off in it so I made it B&W

This is me after a few brews tonight. I am ready for bed! ;-)

Fireworks....

2006-07-02T22:38:00.000-04:00

We took the kids over to see the fireworks tonight. We parked in the mall parking lot and had dairy queen blizzards while we watched. It was really cool and the kids just sat there in amazement. So here are a few pics.....

Not the best of me but I am tired and Brenden took it. Brenden was being a turd so no pics of him. 5 year olds!lol

Back to normal...

2006-07-01T17:03:00.000-04:00

Well not really sure I have ever been normal but hey whatever!lol My girlfriends left this morning. Usually I am kinda sad when they leave but today I was actually teary when they left. We just had such an awesome week and I think PMS is setting in! Uh-Oh, watch out!lol We were on the go most of the time they were here. We all went out for breakfast this morning and as soon as Claire went down for her nap so did Kev and I. Brenden just vegged out with a computer game. We went out a little earlier to wash my car and run a couple errands. Kev has to mow later and I need to get groceries at some point. I think we have nursery at church tomorrow so we'll go to both services. We haven't been at church in like 3 weeks and people have been calling to make sure something didn't happen!lol Nice to be missed though. So I have laundry going and the house needs some TLC. What I really want is a glass of red and a bubble bath. I think that will definitely be on schedule for this evening! It will be cool to hang out with Kevin too. I felt like we haven't seen much of each other this week! Toodles!

Oh and check out the new "thongs" I ordered this morning. My friend had a pair and I loved them. So I got blue and pink.....

Coffee anyone?

2006-06-27T22:24:00.000-04:00

My friends and I went to Macaroni grill and out to shop. We were going to go to a movie but with the rain and all we decided to just come home. I had to turn around in the middle of one of the roads coming home. The road was totally flooded out. Ca-ray-zy! They said 1-2 in. of rain an hour for several hours tonight. It has rained for 4 days. The dog may need flippers, a life jacket and snorkle when he goes out in the morning!lol Anyway we are lounging around and waiting for the house to float away!lol

How cute is that mug? I didn't wanna buy it so I just took a picture. How cool am I? Don't answer that!!

2006-06-26T21:05:00.000-04:00

I think we may need to build an ARK!

Ok on to a few little pics. I didn't get as many as I thought I did! I think Kev has more on his Palm Pilot......

Just popping in....

2006-06-26T18:17:00.000-04:00

Well my friends got here Saturday afternoon. It has been so good to see them. I haven't seen them in a year so we have been having a good time. They laugh as much as I do. Laughing is good for the soul ya know. :-) All of us took off on yesterday morning. We spent the day at the Crayola factory. It was nice to get out and the kids had fun. We stayed at the Mariott last night which was really nice. We hung out in the indoor pool and hot tub for a while last night. Today we had planned to go to a amusement park but it was pouring rain. Flood warnings are in effect everywhere it seems. So we just goofed off and went to lunch. We saw a sign on the way home for some Caves that you can walk through etc so we stopped and did that. I didn't care much for it. You had to go up these steps and it was so high up. I am freaked by heights so I wasn't thrilled. I made it fine and it was something to do. We got home and me and the girls took off to get a few groceries. I am so sleepy though. I didn't sleep a wink last night. The beds were comfy but I just let a gazillion things run through my head and then I can't sleep. Tonight will be a different story I bet. Nothing like sleeping in your own bed! Ok well I need to get back to my company but I wanted to come post. I will have pictures up in a day or 2. You are excited aren't you, aren't you? Oh and who wants a beer? That would be ME!!!

Who says nothing is free?

2006-06-23T08:41:00.000-04:00

Kevin's best friend Brian called yesterday about 5:30 to see if we wanted free tickets to see Clint Black and Dwight Yoakam. Our one babysitter already had plans as I posted yesterday. Kevin called the inlaws to see if they wanted the tickets and FIL offered up his services to babysit! We took him up on it. We don't ask them to babysit because they stay SO busy. So we appreciate him coming over to hang with the kids. The kids really loved it. I am not a huge Dwight Yoakam fan so I was rather bored sitting through his part. Clint came out and I was happy. I knew most of his songs. I actually saw him in concert about 15 years ago. He still sounds great. Our seats were really good so that was even better-free tickets+good seats! Brian is the executive produer for our local TV station so he's always getting free stuff. Close to 10 the clouds started to roll in and lightening started to flash. I told Kevin I wanted to leave. I didn't want to be stuck there in the rain with a bunch of drunks!lol So we left a little early. We had booze too but just a cup of it. It only took about 10 mins to get home and not long after we got in it started to thunder and pour rain. Glad we left when we did. Kevin and I spent the first hour of the concert people watching. I think half the people in our city don't have mirrors or friends and family with enough backbone to say "what the hell are you wearing(or NOT wearing)?! There were big, sweaty, hairy guys with no shirts. I told Kevin to tell them we'd pay them to put a shirt on!LMAO I won't even talk about what the women were wearing! WHOA! So anyway when we got home Claire was in bed sleeping and we put Brenden to bed when we got home. Then we went to bed an I'll end the story there!;-)

Oh and the picture above is not by me. I found it online and it is from last night's concert. You know I HAD to have a picture up!

My new bedding!

2006-06-22T09:18:00.001-04:00

Kevin and I ran out to Pottery Barn yesterday evening and got new bedding. We are going to hopefully be painting our bedroom in a couple weeks. Not totally sure but I think a butterscotchy color or something. We bought a duvet cover and shams. The duvet will go on my nice snuggly down comforter. I am so excited and I LOVE what we got. Kevin liked it too of course. We also got a set of sheets as well. I have a few sheet sets that will match it but this was on sale and too good of a deal to pass up. I love 300 TC sheets. They are so soft! I will wash it all soon and I can't wait to get it on the bed. I will make sure to post pics. Here is a pic from Pottery Barn though....
What color do you think we should paint our room? I am very open for suggestions!

Nine Years!

2006-06-22T09:18:00.000-04:00

Today has been 9 years since Kevin and I first met! Time sure flies when you are having fun. I wasn't even looking and he comes up and introduces himself. He said he saw me when I first walked into the room (at church) and he saw I had no ring on my left finger. Well he told me that later. I remember when I first laid eyes on him. I was speechless, he was GORGEOUS! I was at the end of a relationship that I was not happy in. It was a tough transition but the best one I ever made. Kev treated me like I was the only girl in the world and he still does. We are just so into each other. We match perfectly and balance each other out as well. (I do have o say the 1st year of marriage wasn't all roses!lol) God definitely knows what he is doing. My family adores him and his family loves me just as much as we do them. We have a wonderful life together and I can't wait to spend the rest of my years with him. When I first met Kevin I had just moved into town. Matter of fact the night I met him at church almost didn't happen. I didn't love the church my parents were going to and my mom talked me into trying it just one more time. So glad I did! Kevin had said he'd show me around town since I said how boring it is to be stuck at home not knowing what was around. A few days after our first meeting he got my number from a friend (the first friend I made) and called me. He wanted to show me around town so I said sure! He picks me up and we pull into the local airport. I was going huh? He said let's go in for a minute. We went to a hanger and he picks up some headphones and throws one to me to put on. When he says show me around town he meant it! He took me flying!!!(his friend was a pilot) even showed me my house. I was scared but in awe. That is one day I'll never forget. Well the rest as they say is history! I love you baby!! Thanks for 9 years of magic!!

Oh and on to a little surprise he tried to pull, When he got home yesterday he put his cellphone on the kitchen counter, It rang and I went to look at it and Kev came barreling down the stairs. It was my friend Karen. I figured she had gotten our cell #'s mixed up. She has them both because she babysits alot. Kevin had called her earlier and was asking her to babysit tonight so he could surprise me with dinner out. She of course has plans already but hey the effort scored him even more points with me! *SIGH* What a man!

Holy Crap!

2006-06-20T05:09:00.000-04:00

Well I'm up now! About 15 minutes ago our smoke alarm in the upstairs landing started BLARING! Kevin and I jumped about 2 feet out of bed. I ran straight for the kids room's and kev was turning on lights. It was a false alarm. All the FA's are hard wired and he thinks dust or maybe a spider went across it. Scared the hell out of me! It also made me realize we need to wear more to bed! I was thinking gosh what if I had had to run outside in what I have on. Our neighbors would have really gotten an eye full!

2006-06-19T08:09:00.000-04:00

Wow! What a busy weekend we had again! Saturday my sister and her family came in. They stayed the night with us on their way to S.C from Maine. So we had 11 people in all at our house! It was busy but fun. The kids all played and us adults just had a few brews and sat and talked and laughed. Too bad they could'nt have stayed longer! My best friend and her sister(she's a close friend too) are coming in this coming Saturday. They are staying for the week and I am thrilled!! Yesterday was nice. Kevin and Brenden went to see "Cars". They both really liked it. We dropped in to see FIL for a little while yesterday evening. We got home about 7:30 and the kids were in bed by 8! They were both big PIA's by evening. I think it was the late hours they kept Saturday night. We let them stay up late to play with their cousins. It was hard as hell yesterday not being able to call my dad etc... I was teary a few times but I just didn't have the energy to cry. I am glad the 1st FD without him is over but I know next year will still be hard. God I miss him!:-(

So anyway it was a pretty nice weekend and now I just have to work on getting the house clean again for Saturday!:-)

Ok now time for a few pics from Thursday. We took the kids for a walk around a local lake....

Claire looks really bright, I think it was just fro the darn camera phone!

Excuse me, I have no makeup and my hair was not done....I thought the B&W wouldn't make me look to bad! lol

Britney, Britney, Britney!

2006-06-16T09:07:00.000-04:00

What happened to her?!

Britney Spears did an interview with Matt Lauer on Dateline last night. Yes I was sucked in and watched it! I thought she would redeem herself and let us know what she was "really thinking". She just came off as blaming everyone but herself and she sounded just dumb. She was wearing horrible clothes and was chomping on gum. Her hair looked like she didn't really even brush it. I do have to say I kinda felt sorry for her when she was crying. I mean it is hard being a parent. Now of course I would never not buckle my kids in but when they mentioned her almost falling, well that was silly. Accidents happen. When Brenden was a baby I smacked his head on my headboard when I was going to sit and nurse him. He cried for a couple seconds and was fine. I felt worse than he did I think! She doesn't like all the limelight on her and her family. Well I hardley see anything about Katie Holmes. Take some lessons from her. Oh wait, Tom Cruise may have her locked away somewhere! I was just disappointed in her. I thought I'd see it and start liking her but nope didn't happen. Oh well, she's just a celebrity. Her life will go on whether I like her or not!

Did anyone see Matt's shoes? He had on no socks! YUCK YUCK. Can we say toe cheese?!

Before I forget....

2006-06-15T09:03:00.000-04:00

Don't ever try the new Iced coffee at McDonalds! It is horrible!! I got about 3 sips and just threw the rest away. What a waste of money! BLECK

It's My Pad......

WOW!

That was fantastic!

Billy Joel!

I'm still alive!

I got inked!

Sushi!

Ugh!

Haircut!

Am I the only one??

Dang! It's been a while!

Monday....

A regular post...

AI Top 6....AGAIN!

AI Top 6!

American Idol top 7.......

AI Top 9

*yawn* Happy April!!

That was nice!

Ugh!

AI- Top 11

Hello (Echo echo echo)

Not again!

Monday!

AI- The girls

AI- The boys....

BLAH!!

Do I stop counting?

I am SO slack!lol

Brrrrrrr.......

Our bedroom!

It's COLD!

Sucks...

Ouch!

I got glasses....

Party time!

3 days till 2007!!

One year....

Daddy is SO cool!

M.I.A as of late...

Happy 8th Anniversary Kevin!!

OMG!! LOL

Bad Blogger!

Bored!

TGIF!!

Honeycrisp....

Here I am!!

Rain, Rain go away!!

So sad....

Date night!!

Open House....

Thursday!

*Yawn*

TGIF!

Never forget.....

Monday!!

Bye Jedi Janie!

It really sucks....

Day 2!!

Kindergarten!!!

Monday Monday!

Happy Hump day!!

Met the teacher!

Go me!

Benchwarmers....

TGIF!!

Puppy Chow!!

Thursday.....

Poor widdle bunny.....

We're back!

Packing is for the birds!

This is why.....

I need to make a list...

1 down, 4 to go!!

VBS week.....

SPF!!!

Headache, headache go AWAY!!

Monday!

Car show and a boobie hat...

Happy Birthday daddy....

yawn Happy April!!

Yawn