That's me. I'm running on empty. Didn't get a lot of sleep over the weekend and did a lot of running. So yesterday I was totally drained and yet kept pushing on. Had a bunch of normal Monday chores to do and just had to get them done. Ended up going to bed at 8:30 because I hit total shut down. HH came to bed at 10 and I barely woke up enough to tell him good-night. He asked if I had got a little sleep and I guess I just mumbled a response. Feel better today although a bit groggy!! So maybe I'll have to take a little snooze with the kiddos later this afternoon. Of course by then I'll be motivated and not able to settle down. Never fails!! Oh well so goes life...enough whining!
Today is a beautiful day and it is only 11 days till my sweet daughter, her husband and their wonderful babies are here. Evan's grandparents are also coming and I am excited about that. I'm just really excited to see my little grandbabies. Aidyn is 2 now and Ellery is 6 months. I get to see them daily via webcam but I can't wait to cuddle them and kiss their sweet faces!!
I'm also excited because we have a bite on our car!! My niece asked if it was still for sale and she wants to test drive it today. So I am praying very hard that she will buy it. The money will go in savings and that will be a first for us! So it is really exciting to think we might finally be able to do that. I thank God daily for all He is doing for us financially. It is nice to finally see a positive balance at the end of each month! It has taken much growth in both James and myself for us to get to this point but it is so worth it!!
I have been working daily on my albums. I try to get at least one page done and sometimes I even get on a roll and get several done!! I am almost to the end of 2004. I'm hoping to catch up by the end of this year. I'm also learning that not Every picture has to be in the album. Some of them just aren't that good and can be tossed. ( Don't tell my mom she'd have a fit!!) LOL.
Anyway I hope you are all doing well and having a great day!!
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Monday, February 19, 2007
Blog Challenge#3

This is for ScrappyChatters!!
Describe yourself as a child of 8. What were your favorite things to do? Your most treasured possessions? Your favorite teacher? Your best friends? Talk about your home, your room, your family. What were your dreams, your hopes for the future? Include a picture if you have one.
I think when I was 8 years old my life revolved around horses! I had a Shetland Pony named Smokey and a Cocker Spaniel named Peppy. I lived on a farm with folks and my big brother, Rod. I loved living on the farm and playing with all the animals. If I remember right we probably had cows, horses and chickens when I was this age. Later we would have rabbits, pigs and sheep depending on the year. Anyway life was a lot of fun when I was 8. My favorite things to do would be riding Smokey and feeding the baby calves that we bottle fed. My favorite possessions would have to be my play horses and my Barbie dolls. I would play with them for hours with my friend Karen. Who by the way was my Best Friend in the world!! We spent a lot of time together over the summer.
We had built on to the house we were living in so I finally had my own room. It had a huge living room and 3 bedrooms. My great-uncle Herman helped build on to the house and then my Uncle Gary built my mom these awesome cupboards in the kitchen. They were beautiful!!
It seemed like we always had company back then. My Grandma Freda would come stay with us for a few days and bake lots of goodies for us. She also helped teach me how to sew and bake. My Aunts, Uncles and cousins from the city would come out often too and we always had lots of fun. I loved all my family and all the fun we had together. The times that I remember most were the brandings, picnics, water fights and a family vacation to see some of my Dad's side of the family.
This is a picture of me at my Aunt Lavina's in Nebraska with her little dog Clyde. I remember this vacation because we travel to 3 states and saw a lot of neat stuff. Including huge turtles that we rode on, the Corn Palace, Mt. Rushmore, and I think it was Wild Bill's Museum. We didn't get to go on many vacations so the ones we went on I remember pretty well!
Let's see I think my teacher for 2nd grade was Mrs. Morledge (she was awesome) and my 3rd grade teacher was ??? I can't remember. I have been sitting here thinking and it is totally eluding me. I can remember all the rest of my grade school teachers but of course not her!! Oh well I must move on. My goals and dreams were pretty much in line with the thing I loved most...Horses. I wanted to have a horse farm or be a veterinary. Maybe even both. I just wanted to be around horses all the time and I always wanted to train them. I guess that's about it. Whew!! That was a little harder than the last challenge!! Have fun everyone...can't wait to read all of yours!!!
Friday, February 16, 2007
The Weekend is FINALLY here!!!
This has been a hectic week but a fairly good one. I joined a neat group of ladies via the Internet who like to scrapbook. I am looking forward to getting to know them and exchanging ideas. I am also looking forward to tomorrow!! I am having a crop tomorrow here at my house from 10 am - 9 pm. We'd go longer but since it is here I have to think of my guys. They always take off for the day when I have my monthly crop but we need to get J to bed by 9:30 so he will be good for church on Sunday. When I use to have them in a conference room the ladies would stay as late as they could. Oh well this works better for the most part and is definitely a bit cheaper!!
Well tonight HH and I went out to Famous Dave's for supper. Yummy!!! He loves to go there and have their rack of ribs. I watch him eat and wonder where in the heck he puts it!! If I ate as much as he does, I'd weigh a ton!! I did have a steak and baked potato though. MMMM...I love steak! Especially when it is done right. After supper we picked J up from his GMa's and came home to set up for the crop. James is such a good husband. He helped me get things picked up and set up so I won't have so much to do in the morning.
So now all I have to do in the morning is dishes and setting out my CM product. That shouldn't take too long I hope. I'll be up early so should be able to relax before everyone gets here. Looks to be 8 of us total. If I have any more I could be looking for another table!!
Well I'll let you know how many pages I get done tomorrow. I'm still in 2004 with the pictures. Almost done but not quite. It would be great if I could get done through the end of 2004!! We'll see. I'll work hard and see what happens.
Have a great weekend all!!
Well tonight HH and I went out to Famous Dave's for supper. Yummy!!! He loves to go there and have their rack of ribs. I watch him eat and wonder where in the heck he puts it!! If I ate as much as he does, I'd weigh a ton!! I did have a steak and baked potato though. MMMM...I love steak! Especially when it is done right. After supper we picked J up from his GMa's and came home to set up for the crop. James is such a good husband. He helped me get things picked up and set up so I won't have so much to do in the morning.
So now all I have to do in the morning is dishes and setting out my CM product. That shouldn't take too long I hope. I'll be up early so should be able to relax before everyone gets here. Looks to be 8 of us total. If I have any more I could be looking for another table!!
Well I'll let you know how many pages I get done tomorrow. I'm still in 2004 with the pictures. Almost done but not quite. It would be great if I could get done through the end of 2004!! We'll see. I'll work hard and see what happens.
Have a great weekend all!!
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Blog Challenge#2

Well it should be hard for me to remember about this picture but it isn't. Lucky me it was a fun time so I remember it well.
We had bought pumpkins for everyone to carve and the guys were doing theirs. This picture happens to be of my HH. He gets into carving as much as the kids do. The fun part of this whole thing was that our then 3 year old had to wear a beater just like Daddy. So I have another photo of him doing his pumpkin too. They all sat on the floor on a big plastic table cloth and Daddy helped them cut the top off. Then it was time to dig all the "goop" out. The B who is older didn't want to stick his hand in to dig it out but J our little guy just dug right in giggling the whole time. He kept saying "mommy it feels funny". They worked together and soon all the pumpkins were ready to carve. HH helped B and I helped little J to carve out funny faces. Then the boys watched as Daddy carved a special design out of the pumpkin. When he was done, there was a cute little cat with the moon up above him. They put the candles in and we took them outside to make sure they looked cool. Yep! Really cool. I think our boys will always remember Halloween because we are right there with them carving pumpkins and dressing up to go trick or treating. I think that was the year we all dressed up as hunters. Everyone had on their camo clothes and I think even put on some camo face paint. Not sure about that though. Anyway that is what I remember about my picture!!
Monday, February 12, 2007
Life Happens...
Well the boys got in trouble this weekend. They decided that fighting while playing PS2 is a good thing. So they proceeded to do it every time they were allowed to play. That didn't last long though as their dad and I stepped in. We got on them several times and even made them quit playing for the rest of the day on Saturday. We thought maybe they got the message so Sunday we let them play again. Nope! Didn't even take them 10 minutes and they were at it again. Well now they are grounded from it for a couple of days. Well J has been bugging me off and on all day to know when he is ungrounded. This is new to him as he is only 4. (He'll be 5 in a month) So he is having a hard time understanding how long a couple of days lasts. Bet he'll be more careful about fighting when playing games next time!!! Well anyway I think it has been harder on me than him!!! But the good news is he will be done tomorrow and then he can play again.
So what are your plans for Valentine's Day. Something special with your sweetheart? I am hoping to have a nice romantic dinner for my HH and me. I'll do something special for the kids during the day, but the evening is just for us. I think I'll make steaks, potatoes and a garden salad. Maybe we can watch a movie or something too. I'm not sure what to get him though. Personally I just love to spend time with him. Any time we are alone together is pretty special.
I just found out the other day that 2 of the children that I watch will be in a summer program so I won't have them after the first of June. So now I am looking for 2 kids to fill those openings. The neat news is that a friend of mine who has a daycare is quitting as of April first, so she is going to let her mom's know that I am available!! It was pretty cool that this happened like it did. I really hope I get a couple of the kids because they are really good. So please be praying that it works out for me.
Well I guess that is all for now. I know it isn't much and it isn't all that exciting. But that's my life right now.
So what are your plans for Valentine's Day. Something special with your sweetheart? I am hoping to have a nice romantic dinner for my HH and me. I'll do something special for the kids during the day, but the evening is just for us. I think I'll make steaks, potatoes and a garden salad. Maybe we can watch a movie or something too. I'm not sure what to get him though. Personally I just love to spend time with him. Any time we are alone together is pretty special.
I just found out the other day that 2 of the children that I watch will be in a summer program so I won't have them after the first of June. So now I am looking for 2 kids to fill those openings. The neat news is that a friend of mine who has a daycare is quitting as of April first, so she is going to let her mom's know that I am available!! It was pretty cool that this happened like it did. I really hope I get a couple of the kids because they are really good. So please be praying that it works out for me.
Well I guess that is all for now. I know it isn't much and it isn't all that exciting. But that's my life right now.
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