the time of times.

so my dad sent me an email not to long ago with a picture of him, his sister donna and his brother bill [who came to visit us a couple months ago - pictures are posted below - if you care to see the remarkable yet timeless differences, please look!]

[my dad seems to think i look like my aunt donna - seriously?? not sure]

today was pretty hectic. still taking care of sick children! and we are due to leave for des moines on friday morning. i'm nervous!! i'm hoping they will be okay to go!! anyway, other than lil sick children i watched an awesome movie tonight [definitely, maybe]. i seriously loved it. i think what was one of the things that sold it to me was the soundtrack. perfect. the flaming lips. nirvana. rem.otis redding! awesome anyway! i found a song i liked from it, [the time of times] by badly drawn boy.

i decided i was gonna read [jane eyre] by charlotte bronte. the book in the movie. i figure i love to read why not? right? may sound completely stupid [and i'm really tired] but i always thought since i love to read so much, i really ought to write. i love to write poems....but my grammar is way off. but its still fun none the less!

well, enjoy the pic that was dated aeons ago! :P

the lucky one.

nicholas sparks is at it again! and i am so happy! his new book [the lucky one] is due to come out september 30th! guess who will be buying that book??!?! MUAH!


When U.S. Marine Logan Thibault finds a photograph of a smiling young woman half-buried in the dirt during his third tour of duty in Iraq, his first instinct is to toss it aside. Instead, he brings it back to the base for someone to claim, but when no one does, he finds himself always carrying the photo in his pocket. Soon Thibault experiences a sudden streak of luck—winning poker games and even surviving deadly combat that kills two of his closet buddies. Only his best friend, Victor, seems to have an explanation for his good fortune: the photograph—his lucky charm.

Back home in Colorado, Thibault can’t seem to get the photo—and the woman in it—out of his mind. Believing that she somehow holds the key to his destiny, he sets out on a journey across the country to find her, never expecting the strong but vulnerable woman he encounters in Hampton, North Carolina—Elizabeth, a divorced mother with a young son—to be the girl he’s been waiting his whole life to meet.

Caught off guard by the attraction he feels, Thibault keeps the story of the photo, and his luck, a secret. As he and Elizabeth embark upon a passionate and all-consuming love affair, the secret he is keeping will soon threaten to tear them apart—destroying not only their love, but also their lives.

cuteness!

friday - my mom and i traveled to edmond oklahoma for my bff's daughters 2nd bday. kayley and alex are only 3 weeks apart [exactly]. we only stayed for the party and then drove back home. arrived at almost midnight! whew. long trip!











saturday - ashley stayed with her brothers dad for the weekend and there was tons of drama that occured there that just so happens to boil my blood. anyway! it was our first games of the pre-season and before that jacquee and i decided to run some errands. on our venture out my car got a flat. and lets keep in mind it was FREAKING hot outside. after my tire got changed we headed back home to finish up stuff. took pics of anabelle in her cheer uniform that matches the other girls on the squad. she was so fun in taking pictures. i was so proud of her!! she's gonna be a future cheerleading i believe!! and we also put a big ol jersey on alex so he could play along too! anyway! we lost a game and won a game. good experience!











sunday - my mother in law threw the [august] birthday party at her house. so we bbq'd and opened presents. picked ashley up from her brothers dad's house and she threw up from the time i got her all the way into today.

today - took the kids to the dr because none of them seem to be getting better. ash is being tested for [whooping cough]. scary deal. i'm hoping to god she doesnt have it. we shall cross our fingers.

cant wait for the end of the week. we are traveling to des moines for a wedding! yippy!!

update.

so its been a while since i updated. i seem to do that a lot lately. i haven't been uploading my pics from the camera to the computer and i tend to put off blogging since i dont have pics to add to em! but i figure its been almost a month now.

things have been pretty sane around the house. my schedule is def. busy. ashley started school and cheerleading and i am the assistant cheer coach. so we have practices mon, tues, and thursdays with games on saturdays. we done a fundraiser which turned out pretty decent.

drew found out that spirit is going on strike in sept. they are going to 3 day work weeks. and they wont be 10 or 12 hour shifts. its going to be 8 hour shifts. so i am possibly gonna have to find a job till the strike is over. so crappy!!

this last week and weekend the kids and hubby have been sick. and it was nasty this time around. the coughing was so harsh it was scaring me!! anabelle and alex both would get to coughing so bad they would choke or throw up. ashley threw up once. it was just nasty this time around. drew has strep/ear infection and a sinus infection. i had a mild cough but was put on an antibiotic soon before i got too bad. things are starting to die down now and i am hoping i will get to sleep again! i feel like i have newborns running wild in my house! :P

next week me and the kids are going to des moines with my mother in law for our cousins wedding. i'm excited to meet family i haven't yet met!! the 5 hour trip with 3 kids is gonna be interesting!!!

thats all for now. as soon as more pics are uploaded you'll see em here!