{Beach Night}

It was a nice way to finish the weekend.

We went to the beach tonight.

It was breezy and a bit cold, but it didn't stop them from going in the water.

We flew kites and played in the sand.

(almost) Ready to start the week!                      

10 reasons to be happy tonight

1. kitchen is cleaned.
2. everyone is feeling better after being sick for a month!
3. Christmas stuff is put away....except for the things I forgot about on the front porch.
4. cooler weather is finally here.
5. I finally own Despicable Me. Love that movie!
6. I learned how to put air in the kids bike tires today.....with my new air compressor I got for Christmas!
7. my car is clean.
8. I don't have to get up early tomorrow.
9. Pink Sugarplum body lotion from Bath and Bodyworks.
10. soft feet :)

online again!

I am online again!

Look what you can do when your not surfing the web.

Happy Friday everyone :) it's good to be back.....

what I LOVE right now,,,,

I LOVE...Troy's "Happy Valentine's Day" picture he drew for us to see when we got up this morning. One big heart and 3 little hearts. :)

I LOVE...Homemade Valentine's Day cards from the kids.

I LOVE.... Our coffee pot that starts brewing coffee before I get out of bed.

I LOVE.....spending the day in my p.j's.

I LOVE.... my hubby, who now works 8-5 :) YAY!

I LOVE....Oranges, fresh from the tree, juiced.

I LOVE.... Publix, buy 1 get 1 free sale with coupons to match :)

I LOVE....My new wicker patio furniture I got FREE off craigslist! A little paint, and some new fabric.......

I LOVE....My electric blanket.

I LOVE....Netflix..We just watched Nanny McPhee, very cute.

Happy Birthday to me.....

Today was my birthday!!

My kids made me cards....

I told everyone I wanted to be 29 again for my birthday so Dawson made me this card, complete with pop-out signs.....

And Caitlin made me this card, the inside has a cake with LOTS of glitter around it.

The kids made me Chewy Chocolate Brownies and chocolate ice cream. Sorry, no picture of that. It was really good! :)

Then we went for a ride to Downtown Disney.

I fell in love with this cup.

The back says, "Mornings aren't magical."

I can't wait to have my coffee in the morning! :)

"Thanks" to my mom and In-Laws who came by with some nice gifts too!!

Fun being the Birthday Girl!

BTW.....

This is Einstein, he is our house guest for the next 2 weeks. He's been so good and the kids are having a blast with him!

Caitlin's new picture

LoVe this!
My friends daughter painted it. She did a great job!

Trunk er Treat

Here's our trunk for our church's annual trunk er treat. We did Charlotte's Web.

You can't even see the car!

Caitlin was Charlotte.

This was the first year that Dawson didn't want to dress up. Oh well, it had to happen sooner or later, they can't be little forever :( Dylan went as a Jedi.

They all had a great time, hay rides and friends and lots of Candy!

Happy Halloween!

One Long Post....

Dawson turned 12 last month. It was our usual Friday morning bagel day so I invited some of his friends to Einstein's for breakfast.



He opened some gifts...





Then he wanted to go to Downtown Disney.




Then he wanted an ice cream cake..



It was an all day party, he said he had a great day.


Caitlin is getting ready for Halloween.


Here she is reading the Sunday paper with her daddy's glasses on.






She's quite the artist..










Dylan has been reading to the cat.




I have been working.....here is just a couple....













Now your pretty much caught up....

quick post...

We went to the beach to finish out the summer. Five wonderful days of fun in the sun! You wouldn't know it by my pictures. I only took 4 pics and 2 turned out.

The first day....


And the last day....


They had so much fun. I really do wish I took more pictures, but with 2 boys out in the waves and trying to watch Caitlin from being washed out to sea, it's a little hard to pick up the camera!

We start school tomorrow. The official 1st day back! I have everything ready to go and homemade donuts rising in the fridge for a special breakfast.
I will be teaching a 6th grader, a 3rd grader and a pre schooler! Lord have mercy!

go with the flow....

oh the twists and turns one week can bring on. crazy.
Tomorrow is Fri. and I still haven't picked up my one hour photos from Mon.. Yep, that kind of week. I'm kinda wondering if I should just stop making schedules because they never. work. out.

what's going on...

The weeks seem to just pass by so quickly. I need to get my blogging schedule back in action.


If you have been following my other blog, you would have known most of my spare time this last week was going into making these hats for a girls conference next week. I am hoping every girl is going to want a Pink Blueberry Hat! We'll see how that goes. :)








I have pulled out the 'Ol bread machine a few months ahead of schedule. I usually get the warm bread cravings in October but we have been having fun with a flaxseed bread recipe that is really good! It all started when we were reading a book for school called, "How To Make An Apple Pie And See The World". It takes you to different places to get your ingredients. I thought it would be fun to get some grain at the health food store and have my friend mill it for me. (which she did, cuz she's so cool like that;) ) There is nothing like taking home some fresh milled wheat and making some bread. The kids think I'm supermom.

My goal this week is to take some nice pictures of the kids. I haven't had a nice header for my blog in a long time. I want some updated pictures for that. I'll have to throw that in between school, swimming, haircuts, and a baby shower. :) Love my life.....

There hasn't been any time to blog as you can see. Graduation parties, Birthday Parties, Fathers Day......
I've been working in the garden......we have a watermelon and 6 eggplants!
Promise I will work on some good pictures and better blogs. Dylan is turning 8 in a couple weeks and I'm getting everything organized. I'm sure I'll get something to blog out of that. :)

I'm still here!
The last couple weeks went by pretty quick. I have been playing around with this whole ETSY thing. I get a kick out of signing in and seeing how many people have been viewing my stuff.

We celebrated Troy's 50th birthday! He took it a lot better than I took turning 40 :)

Now we go right into Father's Day....I'll have to make a better post then because this girl is tired tonight....:)

Picking herbs from the garden the other day.

Had a great long week end with the family. :)

Easter

Easter 2010......
Not what I wanted it to be.
I don't have one picture to show that it even happened!
It started with a terrible, throbbing, toothache. I was hurting so bad I laid in bed the whole time the kids were up and getting into their Easter baskets. Church starts at 10 and everyone was coming for lunch at 1:30. I just couldn't get to church, I felt so bad. I popped some Aleive and watched the service online. I started lunch and by 1:00 I popped another Alieve. It finally let up some and I did get to eat.
I felt so tired, and wore out by the time everybody left. I grabbed an ice pack, and laid down with it stuck to my cheek for the rest of the night.
No family picture, no table scape photo, nothing....
( By the Way.....woke up this morning pain free and fine....crazy huh?! )
Today was spent cleaning up and relaxing. I even watched a movie! I never do that. It was called, "In the Blink of an Eye". It was about the rapture. Really good movie. Might just watch it again and totally forget about all the Easter basket grass that is all over the floor. :)

Home schooling with Dr. Seuss

I have been informed that it is Dr. Seuss Day! Sounds like a fun home school day to me....
"If you never did you should. These things are fun and fun is good." — Dr. Seuss

Some of the things we will learn,

"You're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So... get on your way!" — Dr. Seuss
We will find out where Dr. Seuss was born.

"The storm starts, when the drops start dropping When the drops stop dropping then the storm starts stopping." — Dr. Seuss
We will learn about the weather:

"They say I'm old-fashioned, and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast! " — Dr. Seuss
What has changed in our world sense Dr. Seuss was born in 1904

"So be sure when you step, Step with care and great tact. And remember that life's A Great Balancing Act. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed) Kid, you'll move mountains." — Dr. Seuss"
Math

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." — Dr. Seuss
Reading

Then after school they had to clean their room:
"This mess is too big and too deep and to tall. We can't clean it up! We can't clean it up at all!" — Dr. Seuss



That's our Dr. Seuss Home schooling day! :)
I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells." — Dr. Seuss

busy week

I am so thankful to be home and in my P.j's catching up on the 'ol blog! I might just fall asleep typing!
The last week in a nut shell:
11 haircuts
2 highlights
1 perm
8 embroidery orders
4 wood block orders
1 wedding :)

Everything got done but my roots :) oh well, it takes a real woman to help everyone else look good for a wedding and then show up with 1 inch of regrowth. LOL! I don't think anyone noticed me when there was such a beautiful bride to keep your eyes on. I cried like a baby.....love weddings! The cutest part was the little ring bearer. After everyone left the alter he was the last one to walk off with a long wood sign that said, "And they lived happily ever after". You heard everyone at the same time give a big "Awe". It was so cute.
Next thing to focus on.....
Caitlin's birthday!

Valentine's Day

Valentine's day......
Not much happened around here. We had cute cards this morning, made blueberry pancakes for breakfast, naps in the afternoon and Troy grilled a steak for dinner. I never got out of my pajama's......but, that's nothing new. :)
Maybe I'll put in a chick flick later after the kids go to sleep. Banana's and ice cream are sounding pretty good! Wish we had some.
Hope you all had a great day with your loved one's.

Happy Friday

Well it's Friday and I really wanted to finish some things around here to post, but......
that ain't happening. I have everything ready to go, so, maybe I can get some painting done before it rains on Sat..
I'm so excited to use my jig saw! First time... woo hoo! I want a circular saw but Troy doesn't think I'm old enough yet. :)
I told him to find me a tool box at the thrift store and I'll paint it pink......and monogram it..... :)
Gonna get me a pink hammer too.

Happy Friday :)

Having fun modeling her new flower hat! Perfect day outside, the way winter should be here!

Look HOO was in our back yard soaking up the sunshine.......

Cool!