[the boyd family]

horrible me!

2009-11-10T21:47:00.003-06:00

so i failed the blog for 30 days challenge. lol. my weekend was incredibly busy. i felt like i hardly sat down at all!

here is a little quiz thing i got from a friend of mines blog, laura, she is so creative! check her out sometime!

1. What are your middle names? mine is ann and his is shelby

2. How long have you been together? almost 9 years. wow!

3. How long did you know each other before you started dating? for about 2 years.

4. Who asked who out? he asked me. i kind of hinted about us but he asked me!

5. How old are each of you? we are both 26, but i'm older by 4 months. and he reminds me all the time how close to 30 i am. lol.

6. Did you go to the same school? no we sure didnt. but we had mutual friends that went to the same school as i went to. so it was crazy that we didnt know eachother sooner.

7. Are you from the same home town? yes

8. Who is the smartest? him for sure. lol. its not even a question!

9. Who majored in what? neither one of us attended college. i did for a semester but thats it.

10. Who is the most sensitive? i am totally. he has his sensitive spots but mostly me for sure!

11. Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple? mexico!

12. Who has the worst temper? lol. we both have a terrible temper. but i would say he is calming down a lot more as he gets older. LOL. me on the other hand need to take a few lessons i believe!

13. How many children do you want? we have 2 kids together and he has 1 from a previous relationship and we are through. unless of course and OOPS happens. hehe!

14. Who does the cooking? we both do. i do more of it of course because i stay at home and he works his butt off but when he cooks, he makes a mean meal! i love his cooking! i miss it actually!

15. Who is more social? he is pretty social. i am to when i want to be. i guess if i am in a mood then i wont be as social but i can be pretty outgoing!

16. Who is the neat freak? well, thats a funny subject. i say neither but he will tell you HIM! lol.

17. Who is the most stubborn? we both are. very equal on this one! makes for a hard understanding in an argument!

18. Who wakes up earlier? i do! he works 2nd shift!

19. Where was your first date? our first date was at semolinas on 21st and tyler. its now senor tequila or something like that. anyway it was valentines day 2001 and we had a wonderful time! aww!

20. Who has the bigger family? he does! my family is extremely tiny. not many!

21. Do you get flowers often? not really. i'm not big on flowers i suppose. they die so soon. if they lasted months and months than maybe i could see a reason for getting them. they are def. beautiful!

22. How do you spend the holidays? oh it really just depends on who has what going on. since my family is so tiny there usually is nothing going on so we usually meet up with my parents whenever. and his family is the one that has to fight over who has what holidays [divorce]. lol.

23. Who is more jealous? me. i would of said both of us a long time ago, but like the amazing man he is, he is growing up!

24. How long did it take to get serious? well, it took us 2 years and he would have loved for it to have been sooner, but i valued our friendship ALOT and was afraid of losing him all together if we wouldnt of worked out as a couple. he is an amazing human being and i didnt want to lose him!

25. Who eats more? he does. but i'm sure he would like to throw in a little joke about how i eat a lot or something. lol.

26. What do you do for a living? he works as a mechanic for spirit aerosystems [2nd shift] and i am a home maker/photographer. i'm just starting to get things rollin' on my photography business. we'll see where that takes us!

27. Who does the laundry? oh i do! but i have my funk days where the laundry piles sky high and he MIGHT have to start a load and i'll finish it up. but its rare these days!

28. Who's better with the computer? oh him def. lol. he's my computer geek!

29. Who drives when you are together? him, hands down. he loves to drive. its a rare occasion if i drive!

30. What is your song? from this moment by shania twain. we have LOTS though. but that is our song now and forever. he heard a song on the radio a while ago and posted it on fb for me and i tear up EVERYTIME i hear. i purposefully started listing to country radio stations JUST so i can hear this song. its by trace adkins 'all i ask for anymore.'

well there ya have it! hope you enjoyed it!

nikki. cheer eclipse!

2009-11-06T10:53:00.005-06:00

here is the post!! here are some pics of nikki @ open house! she is quite the cheerleader. she is awesome at dance and just about anything to do with cheer. i am so proud of her! GO NIKKI!!

this pics are not the greatest. i only had my 50 on me and NO flash. so i had to go with what available light i had.

good luck at competition tomorrow my nik!

blog blog blog! for 30 days.

2009-11-05T10:24:00.003-06:00

today is pretty much pay bills day. not that fun and exciting but ya know, its GOTTA get done! all the while, i am trying to free up some space on my hard drive by burning old photos onto disks and filing them away. AWAY from sticking finger...cough cough...my kids!

so my friend jen down in oklahoma presented on her blog that november is national blog for 30 days month. SO, i'm gonna attempt this challenge and maybe...JUST maybe i'll get better at blogging and telling my story[ies]. lol.

well here are a few photos from last night. UN-edited as my computer wont let me do anything until i figure out how to fix it. so pardon the bad quality!!

almost 6 months.

2009-11-04T11:26:00.008-06:00

wow its been awhile! well i have been reading a ton of blogs lately and i'm inspired! lol. however, i'm not at all good at writing or entertaining the next person. so i suppose you'll just have to bare with me!

sunday afternoon the kids, jacquee and i ventured to the park before nikki's open house at cheer eclipse [will come in another post]. this park is AMAZAZING! its great for all age groups. its fenced in. its entertaining enough! and i just LOVE it. so here are some UN-edited photos! oh, and please, dont make fun of me [the mom that likes to play]! ashley spun me on this thingie and it about made me throw up! i seriously was Dizzzzzy! whew! still fun!

loooook....its big boy underwear!!! oh yes, we are completely potty trained!!

i didnt have a single wipe with me and look at his chocolaty-halloween candied face!

and here is jacquee!! she hates hates hates her picture bein' taken. so i got her to let me take one! beautiful!!

another.

2009-05-20T23:10:00.003-05:00

so i have started another blog with a friend of mine to share. as we are wanting to start photography together. i will post her every so often on family things but check out the photography one as well. thank you!

www.stampoflife.blogspot.com

[mothers day]

2009-05-11T14:20:00.005-05:00

my mothers day started out with my hubs getting up early to be with the kids while i laid in bed resting longer than usual. i made plans with my mom, sister, aunt and cousin to get out to eat at my old job [el rancho]. we had such a good time it was great to have all of us together again!

after our meal, we headed to see our most beloved person who has been in heaven for almost 5 years now. she was the best grandma, mother anyone could have ever asked for. [i love you grandmie]

soon, i had to head home to pick the kiddos and the hubs up to go to his familias for a bbq! we stayed there well till 9pm but as always we had a great time over there!

learning.living.loving.

2009-05-09T23:16:00.004-05:00

so i have started to take photography more seriously and passionately. my hubs and i are saving for me to get a better camera and equipment. i have had a passion for photography along with many different art and so i feel that its time i take it up. i look at other photographers and their talent and i want it. i want it with my art as well so i'm going to continue that too. here are some shots i have done and edited in photoshop. now, they are not the best however but i am learning.

here are some shots that were taken with my dads canon 20d at the sedgwick county zoo.

[love]

2009-02-11T22:05:00.002-06:00

valentine's day seems to be filled with excitement. i'm ready for it to be here. not only with so many things planned but also because it marks the day of our 8 year anniversary. can you believe it? i can't. at times it seems like it was just yesterday but on other days it seems like we have been to the center of the earth and back. its just absolutely crazy. i am more in love with him than ever before. we have had our share of good days and bad days. but ya know, i would never trade them for an instant. he is my soul mate. the man of my dreams. the man god made specifically for me.

drew -
thank you for all these years we have shared. you are my forever and always at the end of cards. you are the reason for my life. you have completed me entirely. thank you love for everything. i am looking forward to the rest of our lives together. happy 8 year anniversary.
love,
rebecca.

lots to do.

2008-12-17T21:56:00.003-06:00

its been a while since i last posted and i figured i better update.

i have been working a lot lately and that has me stressing because not everything is getting done. i have so much to do in so little time.

*christmas shop [still]
*shop for clothes/shoes/hair accessories for portraits

those are the main things to get completed this week and next. this friday we are taking our first time EVER family portraits. and i'm actually really nervous about it. i'm worried the pictures wont turn out because of either the kids not cooperating and the outfits not looking well. this is probably why i have never done them professionally. its too stressful!

i have to christmas shop still. and theres never any time or enough money it seems. i'm so ready for the economy to be back on track so that my life and family can be back on track.

2 weeks ago a commercial was shot at my work and today the commercial man brought in the demo of it and its good but i dont like the views of me. the camera makes me look fat. i know i know they say the cameras put on like 10 lbs but still. ewww! this commercial is gonna be seen on 4 or 5 different channels! the man in charge seriously looks like al pacino. its so cool. anyway, today he offered me a job. basically i would go around to businesses to see if they need help with advertising and hopefully sell them on a commercial. it sounds like a great job and i would work with really awesome people! we'll see though.

and one last thing that has me STRESSSSSSSSSiNG out. my 26th bday is coming up soon and i'm freaking out. i'm not ready. i dont want to get any older. i seriously dread it. sounds stupid i know. but i'm not looking forward to getting old and wrinkly and not able to move around to do for myself. yes, i know i'm still young but the closer i get to 30 just means i'm closer to 40 and then 50 and then 60 and then...and then. lol. nevermind! so ya, not excited!

*****on a fun note***** the kids and i went sledding last night. omg. it was amazing. i havent done that in YEARS. YEARS. it was scary yet so thrilling at the same time. alex and anabelle had a blast but they started complaining of being cold. so we eventually left. i'm so doing that again when it snows a lot. guarantee it!

halloween.

2008-11-06T15:37:00.003-06:00

here are some moments captured! our halloween party was a blast!!

halloween costumes.

2008-10-22T11:34:00.003-05:00

so i shopped online for halloween costumes and i'm really excited to say the least. i'm going to be an eskimo for halloween!! yay!! here is a photo! i'm not sure that i'm going to use the boot covers though because i have different boots in mind to wear that i think will look better. anyway! here it is.

oh and this is for LADONNA! if you read this i will post cheer pics in the next couple days. i gave you the wrong address for shutterfly as well. it is www.boydx5.shutterfly.com there i will post ALL cheer pics. here and myspace i may not post all of them. but my shutterfly i will FOR SURE put all of them there. check there in a few days!! thanks for doing the slideshow! its gonna be AWESOME!

[michael buble]

2008-10-10T18:06:00.001-05:00

tonight i'm seeing michael buble in concert! will post pics soon! i'm so so so excited! enjoy the vid of him sing [the way you look tonight]!

not much. really.

2008-10-08T23:17:00.004-05:00

i figured i should post something. i haven't in a while! as you know i started working at the ranch as i like to call it and its been pretty good so far. i've been working 10 - 10 most days and i'm pretty sore to say the least. i'm not used to all that labor. lol. i work for a mexican restaraunt and its been interesting trying to communicate with the cooks as they know only a few words in english. its been a fun time and i think i'm gonna stay there as long as possible...it still gives me time with my kids 3 days out of the week. i still get to coach cheer every practice and game, so thats nice for me. drew and i are back to not seeing much of eachother and its making it tough on us once again but we can survive this, we always do!

i've been watching a lot of the elections stuff lately and before my opinion was pretty vague and not well constructed and its really not any better but i have watched more of the debates and the national conventions. its a pretty clear picture to me who i would want to vote for. its not only the running president himself that gets me going its the running mate as well. i cant vote for a president that has a crappy running mate. i dont have it in me to think that its even a possibility. so this year i'm going to register to vote so that my voice will be heard! i hear it all the time how i complain about our selection of president yet i didnt vote. i shouldn't complain. however, this year is a different story. i want to see our country change for once, instead of decline into a hole that is forever going. i'm ready to be rallied up about my country and stand proud! bush has made it incredibly hard for americans to be proud of their country. anyway, enough about this! i obviously watched quite a bit tonight! [obama/biden 08]

[el rancho]

2008-09-25T10:17:00.003-05:00

so i start a new job tomorrow @ [el rancho] as a waitress. never been one before so this will be very entertaining. i am working at the ranch on the weekends and hoping that one of the 10 jobs i applied for call me for the week days. we need the money desperately right now, drew is on 3 day work weeks and its rough. i'm hoping that this rough road will be over soon. although, there is talk of layoffs at [spirit] and drew is freaking out about it. we are both freaking out. the economy is not getting any better and neither are our jobs. its frustrating to say the least. we have a family to support and raise and its almost next to impossible to do with this 3 day work week crap. we barely survived before....now....its getting REALLY scary!

living with out gas for 2 weeks was enough for me. worrying how we are going to feed the kids is getting emotionally draining. i dont know what we'll do if our electric is shut off or our water is shut off. our phones are off at the moment, which really stinks. i miss my phone! here i am babbling about how bad we have it and really we dont. there are more people in worse situations i should feel lucky. and of course, i do, i have my husband and my kids and a roof. its just seriously, depressing. i hope in 20 years my children are not in our shoes. i hope they are in college and getting a degree for their future. i would never wish anyone to have to stress this much EVER.

well now that i have blabbed. i need to go. the kiddos are making dirt pies outside getting all dirty, messy and ick! hope everyone is getting by okay!

alexander james.

2008-09-16T10:31:00.005-05:00

my lil xander turned 2 friday! i cant believe it. it seems like yesterday i was sitting on my bed fhaving contraction after contraction and drew was deciding if he should go to work or not. i told him honey, if i need you i will call you. this was 630am and by 645am my water broke. drew turned around and picked me up. i was in labor for 2 hours and after 2 pushes at 832am alexander james was born. the easiest birth i have experienced. although he came into this world so fast he knows what he wants and he goes for it. and it definitely shows in his lil 2 year old personality. he usually gets what he wants from me anyway! he's a momma's boy 100%.

alex loves ice cream, cereal, waffles, potatoes, ice, chips, cheese, pizza, okay so anything that he can shove in his mouth with one big handful! he loves to swing, play with cars, color, get into trouble, make a BILLION messes through out the day, loves to take baths, sit on my lap at the computer or when we watch movies, he loves trampolines and his nana and papa's. he has his favorite blanky that he will never part with and you cant fool him by trying to give him another one. its funny! his vocabulary is getting better. he says, no, yes, nite nite, bye bye, momma, daddy, sissy, ashley, anabelle, rocky, jacquee, nikki, tyler, bite, milk, water, car, motorcycle, plane, shoes, socks, waffle, cereal, pancake, eat, drink, dog, bath, jump, eww, sticker, ball, sucker, book, bike, wipe, poopy, wet, oww, icky, balloon, pop, phone,up, down, loud, sit, swing, sorry and more. his only real sentence he says is one more. or he puts "no" in front of whatever he doesnt want.

well that is all for now about lil man!! HAPPY BDAY!!

[sept 12th, 2006]

[2 months old]

[9 months]

[1 1/2 years]

[almost 2!!]

flood.

2008-09-12T20:52:00.004-05:00

so last night it started raining and didnt stop till about 3pm. we got major flooding and water in our basement. it was very intense and almost to the point of being scary. i just had horrible images in my head of our whole house being under water. i'm a worry wart! what can i say? well here are some photos from today.

where that bridge is at is a huge ditch. it overflowed into one huge river. after it settle down some, kids were jumping off that bridge and into the water. i dont think they realized how dangerous and nasty that is. we were seeing a bunch of sewer rats by the house and in that ditch. not something i would jump into.

my friend jax lives in northern houston and cant evacuate. the highways are jam packed and the grocery stores are empty. she has some supplies for food and water i'm just hoping it will last her till this hurricane passes thru. keepin her and her family in my prayers.

nine eleven.

2008-09-11T09:38:00.001-05:00

7 years ago lives were saved. were taken. 7 years ago our lives were changed forever. the world was changed forever. i will never forget.

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holy crap.

2008-09-08T10:33:00.001-05:00

i cant wait till sept 25th. i'm going crazy.

the time of times.

2008-08-27T23:16:00.004-05:00

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.

2008-08-26T18:03:00.001-05:00

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!

2008-08-25T19:44:00.010-05:00

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.

2008-08-18T12:16:00.002-05:00

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!

so you think you can dance.

2008-06-28T12:56:00.001-05:00

so a friend of mine watches this show and what i have seen from her vids that she has posted, this couple is by far my favorite!! i actually teared up when i watched it. i have experience with this emotion they portray! awesome performance!

family visit.

2008-06-25T19:13:00.009-05:00

my uncle bill and my aunt edna are in town for the week. they are doing a square dancing convention at century II. i have not seen my uncle bill since i was about 8 years old. so this was a very nice surprise. i'm glad i got to see them. they are amazing family. hope to see and hear from them more often!

**thanks bill and edna for the visit! love you both**

[mom, edna, uncle bill and me] i didnt mean to take up his head!

[me, alex, dad, anabelle and uncle bill]
[alex, dad, anabelle and uncle bill]

[anabelle with uncle bill]

[uncle bill and alex]

alex just liked uncle bill. bill came to our house for a little bit when he first met the kids and alex went to him, sat with him and didnt move a muscle or say a word. cute. very cute! and when the time came to say their goodbyes the kids gave hugs and kisses. my kids are very loveable!

art work.

2008-06-20T20:17:00.004-05:00

most of this artwork is from highschool. the new stuff i have done i have given away to family and friends. from here on out i am going to take pictures of EVERYTHING i do. there are tons of sketches that i have and also lost in the years and if i even found them i'm sure they would be really messed up. anyway! keep watch on new stuff coming in.

i wouldnt mind selling some of this stuff. however there are a select few i want to keep for myself. enjoy.

[stamp of life II]

there is a I but its a sketch. there is a sketch of II also.

[totally fired out of the blue]

school project - my lips - funky

again, only normal.

[the lightman]

[conception bright]

school project - [cios]

school project - still life

school project - my ear

swimming with friends.

2008-06-20T20:04:00.006-05:00

so this last week i have spent a lot of time with my new girlfriends and their kiddos. we've gone swimmin' a bunch. which my body is not used to the ammount of exposure to the sun that i had. i started getting a rash on my arms, fingers, and legs [above the knee]. it itches like crazy. the dr. told me that i have exzema [i think thats how you spell it] anyway, i always thought it was hereditary or a birth thing. drew doesn't believe the dr. so who knows. i'm using moisturizing cream and a steroid cream. i'm hoping its not exzema. a really good friend of mine has it pretty bad and she has it because of allergies. hmmm..its all weird to me! anyway!! i need to add some pictures!

here are some odds and ends pictures.

today i took the kids to the art store and bought some fun stuff! for them and myself. i have decided instead of getting a part time job i'm gonna have someone watch my kids for 15 hours a week so that i can get some painting/sketching/photography/sculpting done to sell. hoping one day to have my own studio! i will post the art work in a new post! but here are pics of what i caught ashley and anabelle doing!

10 things about debbie wagner.

2008-06-18T13:17:00.003-05:00

01. she is my best friend

02. she likes suduku puzzles :)

03. her and my dad have been married for 39 years

04. she turned 58 years old, funny thing, i thought she was turning 49. oops!

05. she loves to shop and spend money, BUT she'll tell you differently. we all know better!

06. her and i argue CONSTANTLY. but at the end of the day, we love eachother dearly!

07. she loves sweets - mainly choco covered peanuts or reeces' pb cups!

08. she has a strong bond with pepsi. NOT COKE!

09. she loves her grandchildren to pieces. spoiles them.

10. and last but not least, she yearns to live somewhere where its always warm! we have that in common!

ps sorry its late, i wasnt on last night! love ya momma! happy bday!

happy father's day!

2008-06-15T09:55:00.002-05:00

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!!

nights in rodanthe.

2008-06-12T12:34:00.003-05:00

and yet another movie i cant wait to see. i love nicholas sparks' books! and the movies are AMAZING!! ie [the notebook] [message in a bottle] [a walk to remember].

step brothers.

2008-06-11T20:44:00.000-05:00

movie i cant wait to see!!!

tattoo.

2008-06-10T20:16:00.003-05:00

so i feel like i have finally joined the tattoo world. i have wanted a tat for years. well, since high school really. when i would draw up a bunch that i would want. and i have finally got one! there are more to come i'm sure. yeah, it hurt. but i was expecting it to. i was SOSOoooOSO nervous. but its awesome! [its my zodiac sign - capricorn - i found the design on the net but drew it myself because the actual design wasnt big enough]

nothing else really new going on my way really. just the same ol' same ol'. i really miss my friends. busy lives. my friend that lives in edmond oklahoma is expecting baby #2 and its a girl! yay! she will have 2 girls runnin' around. will be interesting to see. another friend of mine that also lives in oklahoma is expecting her first baby and is only 8 weeks right now, but still so exciting. gives me a little bit of baby fever! i LOVED being pregnant! its an amazing thing!

drew turned 25 on may 27th. his dad and stepmom took us all to [texas roadhouse]. yummy stuff.

the day i got my tat a few girls and i went to see [sex and the city]. omg! it was awesome! so so so good. i cant wait for it to come on dvd. i need to buy the seasons! bad! another movie that drew and i went to go see was [iron man] that was also a great movie! i cant wait for a lot of movies to come to theatre! finally some good movies are coming around!

well thats all for now!

10 things about drew boyd.

2008-05-29T14:29:00.002-05:00

01. he is my dear dear hubby

02. he is obsessed with computers!

03. he has the bluest eyes i have ever seen. they just draw ya in!

04. he is the biggest smart ass. gotta love him for that.

05. he can make a really good arnold impression along with forrest gump. cracks me up!

06. he works hard for his family. i am very proud to have him as my husband.

07. he works for spirit aerosystems

08. he corrects me when my grammar is HORRIBLE!

09. he is now 25. a quarter century old! but i'm still older!

10. and him and i share a love for mexican cuisine!

i love you honey! sorry i didnt post this ON your bday!!

bunk beds.

2008-05-22T13:15:00.003-05:00

so today, i was surfin the net trying to find a cool lookin' bunk bed for the girls to share. and naturally all the ones i find that i like and love they are SUPER expensive. one months salary for us. crazy! anyway. this is the bed i found and fell in love with immediately!

graduation!!

2008-05-21T09:37:00.004-05:00

my nephew don is a high school graduate! i'm so so proud of him! here are some pics of the evening!

LOVE YOU DONNIE POOH! ;]

[my super cool nephew - DON]
class of 2008!!

[huggin' his dad]

[don + i] [don + his momma]
[me + my cousin shauna]
[brothers - don + brandon]
[brandon.keith.don.christa.]

my camera doesn't have a good zoom so the walking across stage and stuff will come from my dad later on when i get the pics from him!

riverfest.birthday parties.fireworks.family fun.

2008-05-19T21:10:00.004-05:00

wednesday - ran by my in laws home to visit for a while. i snapped some photos of my cousins! we ordered pizza and had some margaritas!!

[noesami] [noelani]
[cindy + noesami]

thursday - rocky, jacquee, nikki, tyler, ashley, anabelle, alex and i all went to exploration place for the riverfest. it had been a while since i went there last. so it was nice to see the kids having fun!

friday - i ventured to the riverfest. thinking i was going to join the block party. well. i took the kiddos with me so that they could hit up the kiddie rides and moonwalks. ashley wanted to do the bungie jump ride, we waited in line for almost 2 hours. and she ended up hurting herself on it. anabelle and alex were getting REALLY cranky by the end of the evening. i was READY to go bed!

saturday - my mother in law had family in town that she wanted us all to meet! cousin cindy and her mother. both lovely ladies! after that, i took the kids to a birthday party. noesami turned one!! yay!! we went to the park in valley center and had a big ol' celebration there. pinata...the works! THEN! after the birthday part i took the kids BACK to the riverfest for the grand finale fireworks. ran into some family there so we shared a good ol' spot on the douglas bridge! they were the best seats [minus falling fireworks that were a little hot]. alex wasnt too sure about em. his lil heart was a racin' and anabelle of course HATED them. she hates ANYTHING loud. she cant stand a toilet flushing. its bad!

[ed.barbara.anabelle covering her lil ears + cindy]

sunday - i woke up cleaned up the house a little bit. i wasn't home much for the last 4 days so it needed. still does but i have the rest of the week to catch up! i mowed the lawn and then RESTED the rest of the day! busy weekend. i'm worn out!

pics that need to be added!

2008-05-12T23:33:00.007-05:00

[kid rock concert]

[park pics]

[zoo pics]

update.

2008-05-12T22:21:00.006-05:00

friday - i took ashley to the colbie caillat concert! it was very exciting! crowded. but every concert is at the riverfest.

saturday - not a whole lot went on. drew, ash, anabelle, alex and i did take a trip to the riverfest to see what all was going on. we stopped at an art.book.crafts show and had a characture done. its pretty funny. walked around and looked at a bunch of art. got me thinking. this is what i should be doing. ahwell! went to hobby lobby and picked out mother's day gifts! and went home. kinda boring!

sunday - mother's day went pretty well. i went and saw my mom and dad. gave my mom her gift. got ready for dinner with drews family at [osaka]. very nice evening! went to the bookstore bought me some more books. always love to read!

i feel bad. i have a bunch of pictures that i haven't posted. i really need to get on the ball with that. there are park pics. zoo pics. family pics. concert pics. goofy pics.

update.

2008-05-05T18:10:00.002-05:00

this last week has been a highly stressful week. most of you may know that i befriended drew's ex for the last year and a half or so. we became really close. so close she confided in me to hold crucial information about her meeting up with a guy while she was with someone. i held on to this information for a month and it finally had to come out. her fiance knew something was up and talked to drew about it. so drew in turn decided to talk to me to see if i knew anything. and i did. well anyway, needless to say, she has made a lot of wrong decisions that has caused havoc on our lives this week.

friday - drew and i finally were able to celebrate our 2 year anniversary! he brought home a single red rose and some chocolate! very sweet! then we went to sidepockets. we just sat, stared at eachother, talked, loved, drank, ate. everything. we were actually called "love birds" lol. that hasn't EVER happened. it was so nice to see another person actually see our love for eachother!

saturday - i took our babysitter home and then came home to mow the lawn. never in my life have i done it, so it was interesting. doesnt look that great, BUT OHWELL!! it was a def. work out! later on in the evening i went over to my mother in laws for a bbq [drew was at work]

sunday - we got up early to get ready for a day at the zoo!! we got there at about 10.15 and left at 3.30. LONG long day. drew and i both got a little sun too! after the zoo my father in law and his wife came over with her 2 daughters and granddaughters. i made lasagna, corn, green beans and rolls with cinnamon butter! it was a great day! *drew bought us all lil surprises at the zoo which was so cute. he got anabelle a stuffed zebra that is amazingly soft, alex got a jungle jeep and a snake that felt real and he got me a stone shaped heart.*

despite all the crap that has happened the last week i am fortunate for a wonderful weekend!! and i am losing weight which excites me cause i'm getting down to my pre-anabelle size! woot woot!

anyway! as soon as i get pics loaded i will post em. i have a ton too! so be ready!

my butterfly.

2008-04-22T23:15:00.001-05:00

lifting my head towards the heavens
i see a parting of clouds.
i know its her for i think of her often.
one day i will see her again.

she is the one woman i looked up to
the one woman none of us could every dream of being
she often shows me the light when i believe there is none
she is there, standing next to our loved ones.

she is that monarch butterfly i see floating freely
from here to there carefree and beautiful
that is how she was in my mind and heart
she will never change, never.

i love you grandma. i miss you! just happened to be thinking of you! give granddad a kiss kiss for me!

love,
your baby.

anastasia renae

2008-04-22T20:02:00.001-05:00

was born april 17th 2008 at 2:02pm

weighing 8lbs 9oz

20 inches long!!

congrats katy!! she is beautiful!

update.

2008-04-21T21:46:00.004-05:00

since going to jack jones i forgot to update a few things! last weekend drew and i made plans to go to the looney bin but we hit up our fav bar first to hang out with some friends. well, we never really quite made it to the looney bin. we stayed at the bar and had a blast. drew unfortunately got drunk too fast and we needed to leave sooner than expected. but it was still fun. [drew was taking most of the pics, so naturally he's not in any!]

and my hat was passed around quite a bit! lol. never thought it would've been the center of the party!

this week. didn't really do a whole lot. i do have a short story for you though. a couple weeks ago my mother, the kids and i went to knolla's pizza [best pizza in town i think] anyway! we were seated next to this pregnant woman, her kids and then her friend. well my mom is a very chatty person and wanted to talk to the pregnant girl with kids to see how life at home was with very small children. anyway, the conversation led into "lets exchange numbers and we'll have a playdate" we ended up exchanging numbers and myspace stuff. the girls' names are robyn [prego] and erica. so we all started texting and chatting thru myspace well robyn's kids were having a birthday party this last weekend and she invited me and the kiddos. so i said yes we'll come and she decided that meeting up again might be cool so that i wouldn't be uncomfortable at the party. so we met up at the mcdonalds playplace for 2 1/2 hours. she is so cool and easy to get along with. me and the kids ventured to her house sat for the party and hung out there for 4 hours. there were tons of family and tons of kids there. everyone made me and the kids feel very welcome. then later on saturday night erica texts me and says "hey robyn and her kids are coming over for dinner on monday you should join us!"

so...tonight me and the kids went over there for 3 hours ate dinner and all the kids played. it is so nice to have extra girl friends to hang out with. i honestly didnt think anything would come out of the meeting at knollas but it has its been awesome! i hope it continues to grow!

OKAY! so that was my lil story! sorry i dont update more. i feel like mylife is pretty mediocre and boring! hehe!

wed i am hosting a jewelry party so i should post some pics on that evening!

nite nite!

jack jones.

2008-04-18T23:22:00.002-05:00

my dad invited me to see jack jones. and to be honest i didnt know who he was when dad mentioned it. so i googled him. went to projectplaylist and added one of his songs to my list and he was absolutely amazing. he sings VERY romantic songs. he sang with frank sinatra, dean martin, gene kelley, judy garland. and the list goes on. his voice is phenomenal for his age. anyway! i had a blast and i'm so happy to have spent time with my daddy! THANKS DAD!

i got some video but i dont know how to put it on here quite yet! he sang [impossible dream] and i'm killing myself for not getting video of it. because it was OMG. great. if you dont know the song its on my playlist! enjoy!

fun with the girls.

2008-04-08T20:57:00.006-05:00

saturday - after dance class jennie and i went to the mall and did some shopping. well she did. lol. then after that we both went home to get ready for the night out. we headed to scotch and soda to celebrate a birthday with my mother in law and her girlfriend. its always a fun time at scotch. i love every minute of it. there was one point in the night i had went to the bathroom and came back to nora [my mother in law] talking with a man whom i assumed she knew but later on found out she didnt. ANYWAY. i walk up and NEVER in my life has a man freaked out when i walk up. he couldnt stop complimenting me and embarrassing me. nora was like. "dude, lay off she is my daughter in law" so he says okay i'll stop before i get into trouble. well he didnt really stop he kept going on and on. i was getting more embarrassed as it went. but needless to say it felt nice having the attention. usually its the other girls in the group that get the attention. ANYWAY. then nora and jen leave the bar. jennie and i stay behind to finish off our drinks and this HUGE bar fight breaks out. scariest stuff i've seen in a while. i was in shock! crazy stuff.

nora + jenn

jennie + i

the dude

and my mother in law going off.

sunday - just hung out at home. we were going to go to the park but stuff came up that hindered us from going so we played in the backyard instead. i started reading a book and i almost finished. there is about 520 pages in this book. i'm addicted i believe. or maybe its a serious problem of mine to read romance novels. who knows!

update.

2008-04-05T14:10:00.007-05:00

so i haven't posted in quite some time! i feel bad for not doing it sooner.

friday - i helped with hosting a babyshower with my sister here at my house. more people showed up than we were expecting. it was a nice turn out. i feel like everyone is pregnant!! i better stay away from the water!

[ashley - 32 weeks along]

[measure the belly game]

[shirt that says "caution will eat sand"]

[this lil boy, mark, liked anabelle A LOT]

saturday - started off with dance class. we are doing dance again this time around. we dont think we will be ready in time for riverfest so we will be doing a recital! still fun! we are dancing to fergie [clumsy]. i'm soooo sooo excited!

we are dog sitting for drew's brother in law. buddy is a lab/rot mix. he is the sweetest dog ever. i love this dog. he is also protective. its awesome! anyway!

not much to update i told ya!!

easter.

2008-03-24T18:40:00.005-05:00

easter went famously as was expected. anabelle + alex were let outside first because theirs were out in the open! they had a blast! alex kept getting an egg, throwing it out and picking it back up and getting all excited like he JUST found it. it was too cute! i took quite a few pics.

shane [rocky's son]

christian + mercedes [rocky's daughters]

tyler [jacquee's son]

nikki [jacquee's daughter]

me and my babies [drew was called in to work]

the guice/watson family

okay kids lets go home!

instead of going home we went to my sisters house because she had some homemade baskets which were adorable. i however, forgot to take a photo of my 2, but i did capture one of ashley. she wasn't able to make it to nana nora's but was able to at least see us for a bit. after my sister's we travelled to mom and dad's. ate dinner there. i showed mom some of the [americas best dance crew] vids cause this show has really excited me. so we did that for a while then we all ventured back home and to bed. crazy crazy day!!

pics by ashley.

2008-03-20T13:07:00.003-05:00

ashley LOVES to take pictures. no matter what it is. sometimes i have to go in to the camera and delete some floor shots or up too close shots. but here is a taste of miss ashley.

stars. [poem]

2008-03-20T13:05:00.001-05:00

**stars**

Stars fall from the heavens, bright but not blinding
for we are to see the light ever so lasting.
the ground so firm and trustingI never want to leave it.

Walking from here to there with no care in the world
with every thought and feeling on my soul.
loving so much is hard to hold inside
my heart dances and sings, only to be heard.

Searching and finding, I feel my true happiness, lurking
ready to jump out at any moment.
my smile so large anyone can see what hides inside.
thank you for everything, my gratitude to you is among me.

-becky-
[written while listening to ENYA – gladiator]

update.

2008-03-20T12:24:00.010-05:00

my friend cassie came to town with her daughter kayley and i found out that she is expecting baby #2. so so very excited for this to happen! we both got some fabulous pics of the kids.

last week was pretty much a blur. my kids have been sick with a cold that can't be treated with antibiotics. alex had a bad bad bad diaper rash. it had spread to his eye, so he was on 2 diaper rash creams and then a prescription for his eye. its been such a mess.

drew is still working godly hours and of course all of us miss him. last saturday after he got home from work [11pm] jennie and i went to scotch and soda for a few drinks. apparently A LOT of people were celebrating st. patty's saturday and we felt left out because we weren't wearing green. so the very very nice bar lady gave us buttons. lol. [i have pics]

this week, oh, has been SLOW. it has actually turned nice out. monday we got a thunderstorm that had a ton of rain come with it and it almost caused the ditch by our house to overflow. craziness. and then since its been nice out i got some wonderful shots of the kids playing outside.

sorry it took so long to update!

tonight is [america's best dance crew]. still bummed about last week but i'm still gonna see who takes the title. i'm hoping status quo goes home tonight. but we shall see!

oldies.

2008-03-04T17:24:00.002-06:00

michelle norris sent me these pictures today. and i thought i would share. these are old pictures of anabelle. i was pregnant with alex in these. not too far from delivering him. i thought these were cute. i forget sometimes what she looked like as a baby! i miss her at this age! hehe! anyway! enjoy!

weekend review.

2008-03-02T17:05:00.006-06:00

friday - so as my previous post i talked about cutting my own bangs! here is another before photo and then the after photo! so much better!!!!! [not really a lot of difference but i can tell]

any way! before the bang adventure my day was pretty packed full of exciting things. my mom came by with her dog prince and let him stay the night with us! he's such a good lil boy. i should have snapped a photo of him! after mom left i went to pick up ash and taylor from school. my sister called me to see if she could drop my nephew off before she went to work because she was on this side of town for his dr's appt and her work. so i took him home later. THEN! after i took brandon home ash, anabelle, alex and i went to dinner with my parents at a chinese buffet. it was okay. i tried their sushi and it was decent. i've had better. i dont think ashley liked the place. lol.

saturday - also another fun filled day!! it started right off with a load of laundry and the kids in the bath. then off to a baby shower. it was a good baby shower. although. i have this relatively long story about this woman and her daughter. these ladies sat next to us. keep in mind i took anabelle, ash and alex. so anyway we are sitting there and this girl takes out her dog from her lil doggie purse. really cute right? i mean this dog is decked out in a pink and black dress with lace. it was a little chihuahua. so anabelle sees it right off the bat and wants to pet it. well this lil thing growls at anabelle and the daughter says "oh shes mean dont touch" now this place we are at is crawling with little itty bitty kids. so i hear the mother say "oh she's just a lil kid" and the daughter says "well she needs to stay away from my dog" when i heard that i almost came unglued. i'm so so surprised at myself that i didnt. i wanted to say "look here lady, you are in a public place with kids. WITH KIDS. if you knew your little bratty dog was mean WHY bring it?" i mean seriously? why? that makes no since to me. NONE! i realize its her "baby" but there are times and places for everything and a mean dog at a baby shower isnt one of them. okay i'm done ranting on that now.

after the shower i came home and waited for my hair appt. i am so glad i went to the salon. i went to see a girl i went to high school with to cut my hair and i love her! i found someone to cut my hair that i completely trust now. that excites me! A BUNCH! so anyway after the hair appt i went to dinner with liz and her parents. it was her daddy's birthday. we ate at texas roadhouse. so so good! her parents crack me up. i couldnt stop laughing the whole time we were there. my cheeks hurt so bad. it was good to see them. then after dinner liz and i went to see "the other boleyn girl" little did i know that it was based on actual history! it was a great movie. i thought the roles that scarlett johansson and natalie portman played should have been switched. but other than that it was good. i cried. a lot. i didn't know that jim sturgess was in it either which excited me i love that man (he is in "across the universe").

[this is anabelle playing princess!]
[texas roadhouse]

sunday - well nothing exciting today. besides going grocery shopping, cleaning and all the other fun stuff! its a lax day. i should be doing laundry! ahwell. i 'll get to it.....eventually! :P today was supposed to be drew's day off and that didnt happen. sigh. i hate not seeing him. it sucks so incredibly bad. hopefully it wont last much longer. boeing didnt get the big contract from the airforce so it went to air bus. thats good for me, that means drew wont be working a billion hours! hehe. i feel so guilty saying that but its true!!! okay well i've typed for a really long time. and before the kids decide to come hit on the keyboard i better post it!

hope everyone else had a fabulous weekend! i did! (minus missing the hubby)

my hair.

2008-02-29T21:27:00.002-06:00

so i tried cutting my own bangs. and at first i couldn't stop crying. i was so upset with myself. i should have waited. well tomorrow i have an appt to get them trimmed up and to get the rest of my hair trimmed. i'm excited. i'm going to a girl i went to high school with and she seems like one that i will be able to trust completely with my hair. i haven't been to a stylist since before alex was born because i'm so nervous about my hair. my last hair stylist i lost contact with and the one before that (that i absolutely loved and trusted) moved away! so i'm crossing my fingers for a good experience!! anyway. here is a before picture. one where i attempted the cut myself! i'll post a pic tomorrow of the new do!

motivational. brave. inspiring. yet. sad.

2008-02-29T09:45:00.001-06:00

this is motivational yet sad.

things to love about texas.

2008-02-27T13:28:00.003-06:00

my dear dear friend is possibly moving to texas. and the only reason i post this is because i know that the possiblity of it REALLY happening is so high up there. her hubby is a go get em type a person and he loves what he does. so if it means to advance in what he does and make more money then he is gonna do it. so in honor of my good friend cassie. i am doing some research on things to love about texas!

the landscape. the buildings! [this is austin by the way]

the galleria. this mall is awesome! i love it!

and the best "mexican" restuarant. pappasitos. omg!

and lets not forget they have an awesome flag. to go along with awesome slang!

well this gives me a great excuse to go visit her. i love love love texas. i really miss it! wish i were moving with her!

[hope you enjoyed this cass! love you]

please.

2008-02-27T00:16:00.002-06:00

i would like to know if anyone likes my new layout. it would be great to get feed back. i was debating whether or not to change it. i saw several other layouts that i liked. but i decided to give this one a chance.

opinions are much appreciated. thank you!

10 things about diane blake.

2008-02-26T13:16:00.006-06:00

[click on her pic and it will enlarge it]

01. diane has her bachelors in early childhood education
02. she is working on her masters at wsu
03. she has 2 children, carsen and justice

04. diane turns 26 today!

05. she has been married to eric for over 5 years now!

06. diane and i met in mulvane when we were about 7 years old
07. we grew up at the skating rink together

08. she lives in belle plaine, ks

09. diane was there for me with both kids. giving me helpful advice!

10. and i dont know that diane knows this, but she has always reminded me of julia roberts! :P

weekend review.

2008-02-24T18:35:00.007-06:00

friday - was a pretty blah day up until i got a phone call from my sister. she came by to visit, which doesn't happen very often. so we chatted and had a good time. she stayed at thehouse while i went and picked up a child from school. and after i picked up children she left and then me and the kids went over to jacquee and rocky's house to hang out for the night. since drew works 2nd i get pretty lonely here at the house. so we ate dinner there and then waited for drew to get off work. he came by and then we watched movies till 4 am. the kids were up most the time too. crazy.

saturday - so didn't do much during the day either. pretty lazy day. i was tired from the previous night. jacquee offered for us to come over and eat dinner because she figured drew was gonna stay late at work again. so my mom came by to pick up anabelle. she wanted anabelle for a night since they dont get to keep the kids often. as soon as she showed up, it began snowing like a snowglobe out side it was so pretty!!

drew came home. i was surprised to see him so early. he brought home kfc and then him, alex and i went to jacquee and rocky's. we watched "game plan" w/ "the rock" and then played canasta. girls vs. boys and us girls stomped their asses! we were proud. but of course it was late before getting home 3am. BUT alex slept in till 11, so i was super happy about that.

sunday - woke up at 11, started getting ready for this afternoon family gathering. i got alex and myself ready, went and picked up anabelle. and then headed to nana nora's house (my mother in law) for chilli. as we were on our way, anabelle and alex were in the back. anabelle goes. "momma look at me" so i turn to look at her and her and alex are holding hands. she has her eyes closed while mumbling something and then says "amen" it was the cutest thing ever. they kept holding hands after that. it melted my heart completely!

so needless to say it's been a good day so far. getting ready to make steaks and potatoes. mmm. i'm excited about it. and then to watch "roll bounce"

just an update.

2008-02-21T15:42:00.003-06:00

i figured i needed to maybe update a little bit before my "busy" weekend.
one day this week i went over to parents house and hung out there for a while. ate pizza, watched some of the electoral stuff, and then watched some kiddy movies so that anabelle and alex wouldn't be bored. here are some pics of the evening.

weekend review.

2008-02-17T10:06:00.005-06:00

friday - like the rest of the weekend we didnt do much. drew worked late and i stayed up late watching a movie. there is a website that you can watch movies that are still in theatres http://www.davidmovie.com/ and some of the movies are good quality while others are HORRIBLE. so i watched atonement. its an awesome movie, although, i got 3/4 the way thru and it stopped. so i have no idea how it ends. upset me badly! so i went to bed wondering what happens. lol.

saturday - we had ashley this weekend so she helped out quite a bit around the house. i did however have to keep asking her to do things like clean her room. her and anabelle share a room and anabelle had literally destroyed it. so i asked them to clean their room. well it got somewhat done. not to what i was expecting. its better than what it was though. our basement is destroyed as well. i dont look forward to cleaning it. the kids go down there and just crash it. other kids come over and crash it. so its bad. i watched another movie called "no reservations" i actually bought this one at the store and its pretty good!! drew got home from work and he immediately left to go help his mom fix her computer. he comes back and i take a nap!! after that he gets ready to go out with his friend jason. and i go to bed. my saturday night was pretty boring.

sunday - drew ordered a new dvd player because the one we have is crapping out on us. its weird. we buy dvd's and some of them will play and others wont. we bought several dvds lately and out of those, 4 of them dont work. its like the previews play and the menu comes on to hit play and then it goes black and is stuck on 3 or 4 seconds. its weird. so i'm hoping now we will be able to watch the movies we have been waiting to watch.

today we dont have much planned. drew goes into work for a while and then i dont know what. he'll most likely come home and sleep. to catch up on the lost sleep. sigh.

**edit** after i posted this i took the kids (minus anabelle because she wasnt behaving) to village inn. we were going to go to ihop but they were loaded with people waiting. so we ate at village inn and here are some pics i took. ashley is so funny! i love her to death!

then later on i took anabelle to see "bee movie" with jennie (ashley's mom) ashley and taylor (ashley's brother). its a really cute flick. i think jennie and laughed more at it then the kids. anyway JUST IN CASE noone has seen previews heres a clip. and just for the record. my mother in law had no idea what movie we were talking about. and she even watches TONS of tv. shocks me really.

picture perfect

2008-02-15T22:48:00.005-06:00

so after baths and getting ready for bed anabelle wanted me to take some pictures. well. they are quite interesting. we were trying to get the "perfect" shot. and it didnt quite happen! enjoy!

valentine's day.

2008-02-15T09:52:00.009-06:00

i had decided to celebrate v day on the 13th because my sister in law offered to watch the kids for us so i took the chance to do what i wanted a day early!! after i dropped the kids off i ran a few errands.

-victoria's secret for a special outfit!

-the store for candles/rose petals/dvd/card/picture frame/stuffed animals

-came home to get ready and the house ready

my extravigant idea was to use petals and candles as a path leading to our bedroom. put petals + candles on our bed. (there was about 80+ candles all over the house, very scary but pretty at the same time) i made little instruction messages for drew to do before coming to the bedroom. very cute! he was surprised which i didnt think was possible! i had talked to his mom about my idea along with a few other people so i was a little worried they might spill the beans! anyway, he was REALLY surprised and it made me VERY happy! after our night of fun i was going to make him a nice dinner but he didnt want me to do anymore work so we went to ihop at almost 2am!

valentines day we slept in and then he surprised me with a trip to the jewelry store! i picked out a right handed ring. which is awesome! i love it! after that we had lunch together at a bbq place and then ran by to pick up the kids but they were out so we came home spent some more time together before he went in to work. the rest of the day was spent hanging out with my kids and i gave them their vday treats!

here are some pics of the evening! enjoy!

ps - vday was drew and i's couple anniversary of 7 years!! (i know it doesnt count but i wanted to throw that out there)

and here is my ring.

wall.e

2008-02-10T16:26:00.001-06:00

so anabelle watches ratatouille OVER and OVER again. along with other great ones. but this one for some reason stands out. because of this clip!

"wall.e"

anabelle says it like he does. its so cute! i can't wait to see this movie! i'm such a nerd for enjoying disney movies. "meet the robinsons" is my favorite right now. LOVE it! okay well anyway! my children are giving me a hard time. too much time spent on the computer at once i suppose!

ps before i go, i want to add 2 more movies i want to see!

"wanted"

"jumper"

weekend review.

2008-02-10T14:05:00.000-06:00

friday - didnt do a whole lot. i'm still trying to get over being sick. so the kids and i just stayed in like we did the rest of the week. i tried watching the new movie my hubby got me but it wont play for some odd reason. thats the 3rd dvd now that wont play in our player. i'm wondering if its the dvd player! not too good. we have horrible luck with dvd players. so after i put the kids down for bed i watched bourne ultimatum. its really good. i haven't seen the other 2 for quite some time. i'm anxious to seem em now!

saturday - i finally decided to venture out. the kids and i went to target for a while. i bought a few things there. a toy for liz's new puppy "panda" her and her hubby have 2 papillons now. and they are so cute!! after target we went to my mother in laws for a relaxed evening of cheeseburgers and canasta. boy one game took 5 hours. it was insane! it wore me out. i'm glad i got out but i REALLY should have stayed home and went to bed early. ahwell. i get restless!

sunday - i started cleaning after days of not doing much of anything. and i'm VERY irritated. my children have entirely TOO many toys. i'm getting rid of a bunch. its not needed. especially when they end up all over the floor and you can't see much of the floor! its time to retire the oldies! i'm going to upset anabelle i know but i cant handle it anymore! don't know when drew will be home from work but i'm hoping sooner than later! we need a date night BADLY.

i sent an order in to walgreens for some pictures to be printed off. i need to go buy some picture frames now. i'm tired of seeing bare walls. been in my house for over a year now and still it looks bare. i really need to paint the walls. they are getting the "children live here" look. and although children REALLY do live here, i would like a fresh looking house. bah! well i have more house cleaning to finish up! yay!

missin' him

2008-02-09T12:33:00.001-06:00

my hubby has been working a ton of overtime and he has been taking advantage of the double overtime on the weekends. i hate to sound selfish but i miss him. TERRIBLY! he works 2nd during the week so he sleeps in until he has to get up for work so i dont get to spend time with him during the day. i wait up for him at night but its still not good quality time. our 7 year anniversary is coming up (not marriage of course) and he'll be working and i want to do something really special but how can i plan something like that during the day...especially when he needs his sleep? i have something really special planned for when he comes home but i would LOVE LOVE LOVE to have a dinner date. maybe even a movie.

ahwell. it will all come together soon right?

10 things about rocky guice

2008-02-07T17:14:00.000-06:00

01 he turns 31 today!

02 he is my brother in law

03 him and drew are actually half brothers but are more like REAL brothers than most real brothers could say.

04 he works at spirit aerosystems

05 he has 3 children (christian, mercedes, and shane)

06 he is going thru a divorce but gained a wonderful family - jacquee (pictured above) and her 2 kids (tyler and nikki)

07 he lived in oklahoma city for many many years and now is back to kansas!

08 he knows anything and everything about cars, computers and now airplanes! maybe! :P

09 he thinks he's a cowboy but i know better! :P

10 and he is the best brother in law, father and friend i know!

happy 31st birthday rocky!

weekend review.

2008-02-04T11:29:00.000-06:00

***okay, so i just spent about 45 mins writing out my weekend review and posting a ton of pictures and when i went to post it something happened. and it was gone. so you are getting the short version and a few pics. i dont know if there is an easier way to put pictures on here, but for some reason it feels like it takes forever. okay here it goes ***

friday - mom and i spent the day together. i picked ashley up from school. mom and i played canasta. then i went to bed, i was starting to feel sicky.

just in case you were wondering - anabelle has been peeing in her panties, she i threaten her with diapers! and it happened as you can see. now for alex...my mom bought the wrong gender diapers. lol..so alex is wearing girlie diapers! BUT they were playing together without fighting. that shocked the hell out of me!

saturday - mom came over again! we went to texas roadhouse and target. went home to get ready for a fun evening out with adults! went to the looney bin with my mother in law and her husband, 2 of her friends, rocky (drew's brother) and jacquee. it was hilarious! after that we headed to scotch and soda for lots of drinks. i thought i lost my wallet but i really didnt. thank goodness!

sunday - had a skating party for anabelle and my dad. ran into some familiar faces that we all havent seen in years! [marylou, her daughter debbie, debbie's ex thurman, their kids desi and courtney, katie casube and her mom.] dad was pulled on the floor for his bday song and hokey pokey! enjoy!

10 things about my daddy!

2008-02-03T21:03:00.000-06:00

(sorry it was late! i made it just in time! happy birthday daddy!!)

01 he turns 67 today!! "old man"
02 him and my mom have been married for almost 39 years!
03 he LOVES electronics. if its the newest on the market, he's gotta have it.
04 he loves to watch tv - mostly nascar. csi. house. football. and now he watches politics. you know. the electoral season.
05 he has always had a passion for photography but never took it up as a profession. why? i have no idea. he is awesome! great eye! rr eyes!
06 my parents met at a skating rink and then introduced it to me! best part of my life!
07 my dad and i are the complete opposite but we understand eachother completely! we can look at one another and know instanly what one is thinking.
08 him and i both have passion for music! we could talk hours about music!
09 he has a son from a previous marriage john.
10 and my dad works at o'reilly auto parts as a delivery driver! he's retired but still works! gah dad!!

10 things about mike boyd

2008-01-29T16:39:00.001-06:00

01 he turns 49 today! woot woot!
02 he is my father in law! love him!
03 he owns his own business - chartering airplanes all over the world
04 he lives on the outskirts of valley center
05 him and evangelina have been married almost 3 years
06 he flies for food :P lol (he has a shirt that has a cardboard on the front that says "will fly for food") he wears it almost everytime he sees me.
07 has had a plane in his garage/barn for years and has yet to finish it.
08 is in the process of building an office/home on his property pretty much by himself with the help of his wife of course!
09 him and drew compete over EVERYTHING it seems like
10 and his lil "baby" is toby. toby the cat

10 things about cassie crotts

2008-01-28T10:28:00.000-06:00

01 cassie turns 26 today

02 she lives in edmond oklahoma

03 her and her hubby justin have been married almost 3 years

04 cassie and i met through liz many moons ago

05 her and i relate to one another in so many ways (she knows what i'm talking about) :P

06 she is the most loveable, compassionate and unselfish person i know!

07 she is the best mother to her daughter kayley (my inspiration)

08 her ideal life style is to have many many babies runnin' around the house!

09 she is awesome at photography, scrapbooking and party planning

10 and she is the bestest friend anyone could ask for. i feel VERY lucky!

happy birthday love!

weekend review

2008-01-27T13:06:00.000-06:00

friday - i took the kids to see my sister, grandma and nephews. we had a fun time! its always nice to catch up with my nephews they grow up so fast

my sister!!

My mum!

my sister's new beagle pup - ginger
my lil nephew brandon
and my other nephew don

saturday - didn't do much. lazed around. we had a surprise bday dinner for my father in law at texas roadhouse. captured some funny moments. after that his brother and his girlfriend came over. we played canasta till 4 am. it was fun and very competitive.

surprise to mike - my father in law

mike and eva
grandma kaye

mike on the horse - yeehaw!
me and laura - eva's daughter

sunday - cleaned some today and then will be heading over to themother in laws house to have enchilladas. mmm. excited!! probably gonna play canasta too. i have a feeling this is gonna turn into a "poker night" type deal. lol.

new camera pics

2008-01-25T10:07:00.000-06:00

here are some pics of what i took on the new camera!

i thought this was a cool feature on the camera!

don't have much planned for the weekend, but i do plan on taking more pictures! have a great weekend!

weekend review

2008-01-20T10:50:00.000-06:00

friday - i hung out with my mom pretty much all day! she stayed over and we played canasta, chased the kids around the house and had some good laughs. she helped me bid on a camera on ebay. it was my first experience with bidding on ebay. it was crazy! i can't wait to get my new camera in a few days! the seller that i bought it from is sending me emails now to buy more cameras from him and the t200 is one of them. i've come to the conclusion that he is the devil. lol!

saturday -started out the day cleaning here and there. i went to the store bought some hair dye, it needed some serious touch up! made dinner and then started getting ready for the birthday bash! a lot of people showed up it was fun! crazy and i drank more than i usually do! 4 ameretto sours and a cranberry and vodka! trying to keep up with mike (havent seen him in forever - he was disappointed that his drinking buddy -drew- wasnt there so i took drews place) lol. still 5 drinks doesnt seem like a lot for him...ohwell! after the bar closed we decided to go to ihop. that was such a HUGE mistake. we waited to be seated for almost 2 hours. it was dumb. i dont know why we did. i could barely stay awake. i should have just left! didnt get home till almost 4am. and when i did drew was about up getting ready to go into work. 5am -1pm. i feel bad for him.

sunday - don't plan on doing much because i'm REALLY tired. just made cinnamon rolls for the kids and now i'm watching dora, beauty and the beast and some sing along thing.

10 things about jennie ciucyk

2008-01-19T09:15:00.000-06:00

01 jennie turns 26 today
02 she works at bank of america (loser) j/k
03 she has owned her own lil 1 bedroom house for 2 years now
04 her and i used to be roomies and worked together at fidelity
05 she is currently going to butler county community college
06 her and i lost touch for a while so i really miss her!
07 people tell her that she looks like sarah jessica parker!
08 she is the tattooer! has 4 i believe! who knows if she's gotten more now!
09 she loves her tampa bay buccs, why? i dont know! j/k!
10 and when you make her mad you would think that she was born in the south!

new camera

2008-01-18T22:19:00.001-06:00

so i got a new camera off of ebay! its a beauty! i'm so excited!! here are pics of it!
i was gonna go with a touchscreen but i decided against it because i was afraid that the new feature would take away from the quality of the pictures. i've heard wonderful things about canon and this camera so i'm hoping it will do what i am expecting! i will keep you posted! merry christmas and happy birthday to me!

10 things about liz garner

2008-01-15T01:12:00.000-06:00

01 she turns 25 today
02 liz and i have been best of friends for 9 years
03 people often mistake us for sisters (and we truly act/look like it)
04 she married her best friend and soul mate - anthony
05 she works for an air ambulance company called lifeteam
06 she is currently going to butler county community college
07 her and anthony have their baby - sam a lil pappillon (sp)
08 she introduced drew and i back in 99
09 her favorite color is green
10 and i don't know what i would do without her in my life!

weekend review.

2008-01-14T10:02:00.000-06:00

*edit at the bottom*
friday + saturday - both days were both lazy days! the kids and i just hanging out while daddy was at work! anabelle and i played the dora version of memory and she is really good at it!

sunday - my mother in law threw a birthday party for all of the january birthday people. that included anabelle, me, grandma norma, cousin eric, and uncle ed! alot of bdays to celebrate!! i got a lot of things! a gift card to target and hobby lobby, some soft socks and slippers, a candle, movie pass and a photo album! anabelle got A LOT! i have pics to post! enjoy!

and here are some pics of alex! didn't want to leave him out!

today - is anabelle's 3rd birthday! so a lot of time is going to be spent on her! my little girl is growing up up and up!

3 things about anabelle

01 she turns 3 today02 she knows her abc's03 and she loves to "read"

today - my father in law and his wife came by to drop off gifts for miss anabelle and then grandpa jerry came by as well! it was really nice. my mom came by. her and i went to hobby lobby and target. mom got anabelle a sleeptime dora doll it is precious! i love it out of all of her babies! [i have the pics] anabelle got 10 dollars that was spent at target in the dollar section. she bought almost 9 dollars worth of stuff. mostly lil stuffed animals a few cups and bowls and a book. my girl loves books! good huh? just like her momma! well here are the pics that ended the night! enjoy!

miss em

2008-01-12T23:29:00.000-06:00

my friend cassie lives in edmond, oklahoma and i miss her a lot! here are some pics of her and her beautiful baby girl kayley!

isn't she the most precious thing (besides my kids of course :P)

skating

2008-01-11T21:50:00.000-06:00

hey jen this is for you!! i have a TON more in a box that i need to scan and put on the computer. of everyone its great! i don't know if you got my msg about the jewelry party but i would love for you and your mom to try and make it up (february 9th). it would be nice to see you guys! okay well anyway, its just a few pics!

lol - its funny huh?!

when and if

2008-01-11T11:05:00.000-06:00

i get a camera i've been doing more reading of reviews and looking at sample pictures. i'm stuck between two cameras!! i don't know what to do for when the time comes i can get a new camera. here are the two cameras i am trying to decide from. and will post sample pictures too!

first is the canon powershot sd870: night pic, and macro pic.
canon is 8mp with 3x optical zoom with a 3in lcd. not sure how high the iso goes.
retail price is $350

second is the sony cybershot dsc t200(notice the cool touchscreen & it would be in red not silver): night pic and macro pic.
t200 is also 8mp with a 5x optical zoom and a 3.5 in screen. the iso goes up to 3200.
retail prices is $400

so if anyone has opinions please let me know!

my bday...i'm 25..meh

2008-01-08T23:54:00.001-06:00

well that scary milestone is here! what will i do with my day?! who knows! its midnight and i'm already ready for this day to be over....

10 things about don berry

2008-01-04T09:38:00.001-06:00

i got this idea from jen!

01 don is my oldest nephew
02 he is turns 18 today
03 and he is the best artist i know
04 he works at dillons as a cust. serv. sup.
05 and dates a girl from dillons that is 22...
06 him and i are more like bro and sis
07 he is really good with kids (especially mine)
08 and for some silly reason him and gma (my mom) get along!
09 he hates chocolate - imagine that
10 but he is a complete goofball!

5 more days........

2008-01-04T09:34:00.001-06:00

.......till i turn 25. what a milestone. i never really thought i would be 25. you know as a kid you always look at 25 year old people as...old...like oldER. i don't know how to explain it. all i know is that when i was young i WANTED to be 25 so badly and now..i just want to be 21 again if not younger! lol! ahwell! 25 and then 50. def. NOT ready for 50. time really flies!!! SIGH!

kc trip + new years

2008-01-03T10:00:00.000-06:00

this last weekend jennie, diana and i went to kc (last minute thing) to shop. and i found nothing. we got there REALLY late since it was a last minute decision. we only had 45 mins to shop and it was FREAKIN cold outside. we went to the plaza and it was so pretty!!! the lights, the carriage rides! really romantic! we of course went into stores that we dont have back here in wichita and there are some expensive stuff out there. we went into burberry. HELLO! that store is def. out of my league! a sale item was 275 bucks. ah well! i dont need the stuff anyway!

new years was def. interesting. we spent it over at his moms and i didnt have 1 drink. sad. sad. drew didnt drink that much either. his mom and i did have fun with a karoke game on the ps2 and dance dance revolution. lol. we shot off fireworks and then drew crashed on the couch, the kids crashed and i stayed up with his mom and step dad talking till 3am. so it was a fun evening just not what i had pictured!

happy new year everyone!

found it!

2007-12-27T22:57:00.001-06:00

i thought i lost my memory card reader for my camera and i didn't! i found it tonight! that makes me really happy. i can start snapping photos again until i get my new one! i kept saying that i was gonna post pics thats cuz i kept hoping i was gonna find it! and well. I DID! now, i'm just waiting for drew to fix that computer he bought from the flea market and i can start doing everything on it! he bought this computer right...well...its not working. it was working when we bought and now, its not. the only thing drew said he did was exchange motherboards. so. since i dont know anything about computers i cant really help him. i just would like for it to work! ill be going from a 22'' widescreen monitor to a HUGE 15'' dinosaur monitor! drew says i'll get a flat screen soon...uh huh! sure!!!

*edit* the tree is half naked because of my kids! couldn't keep their hands of the tree!

christmas review

2007-12-26T09:53:00.000-06:00

i'm glad that it is over!! now all i have left to do is, get all the toys out of packages, throw out the trash and do the dishes from last nights dinner! its a little overwhelming but ill get it done!
okay these are the events that happened over the last couple of days!

23rd - after going out to bestbuy and that fiasco of losing my phone, i helped drew with some of the computer stuff and then wrapped presents until about 2am. well, right when i hit the pillow alex woke up screaming and crying. i picked him up and he felt SUPER hot! so i gave him some tylenol and tried to get him to take a bottle. he didnt want it. so i laid down with him on the couch and scratched his back, rubbed his lil shoulders..just trying to make him feel okay. well he was tossing and turning and finally settled on lying on his belly. well....that must of been the point in time where whatever was causing him to feel good was going to come up and onto me. he threw up EVERYWHERE! in my hair, my clothes, the couch, him, the floor. it was everywhere. nastiest smell ever. i would take a hundred of his poopy diapers ANY day over that smell. i almost threw up myself. it was nasty! so after that i finally got him to go to sleep after a long time! he woke up again at like 545am so i didnt get much sleep that night!

24th (christmas eve!) - got up, started laundry. got the kids and the dog to venture to the store. to get things to make my devilled eggs! for some reason everyone loves my devilled eggs. i don't put anything special in em or do anything different! i just dont put mustard in it. just mayo, salt and pepper. thats it. with paprika sprinkled on top! anyway! 3 oclock rolled around and i had to head out to the father in laws house! we ate there and then had to leave to be at my mother in laws house by 6 so we didn't get to open presents with them till later on in the evening.

at noras we did the eating thing and the opening of gifts thing...just like every year! it was a good turn out! i got pj's fuzzy socks, candle, money, movie tickets, christmas decor, i think that was it over there! anyway! after we left nora's we were going to stay the night over at my father in laws so i got things read for staying the night. drew invited our friends jennie and vince to come hang out with us over there. we had intentions of drinking but we didn't. lol. i had a drink sitting there not get drank...thats sad! anyway at midnight we opened our presents. i got a scarf, hat and gloves. drew got cologne, a nautica pj set and candy. anabelle and alex got spoiled!! (speaking of which ashley still has presents to open from them). lol! so after hanging out for a while we decided we wanted to sleep in our own beds. so we came home! got to bed late AGAIN and alex WOKE UP AGAIN!! ugh!! i needed sleep BADLY for christmas day. i had a ton of things to do!!

25th (christmas) - WOKE up and the first thing i start doing is CLEANING! oh i cleaned my house from top to bottom. it took me alllllll day. my lower back is just killing me! after cleaning i make the potatoes and my nephews showed up early! and then after that everyone started showing up! it was my mom, dad, brother, his girlfriend and her 3 kids, my sister, her husband and my 2 nephews, drew, the kids and i. so it was a house full but FUN! it was a great turn out. i was very pleased! anabelle, alex and ash were all spoiled!! its great! but where are all of these toys gonna go?!?! i got a gc to target!! a purse, scarf and hat set, a shirt from aeropastle (sp) and this AWESOME AWESOME collage of pictures. my sister made it for me. its of her and i growing up. i cried! it really touched my heart! i will take a picture of it and post as soon as i can!
it was just a great time! just really nice to have the family together! it wasn't all of the family but it was still nice!

well that was my long long story of christmas eve/day! now all i have left is getting things organized and cleaned and then SHOPPING!!!

BRING ON THE NEW YEAR!!!

somewhat of a weekend review

2007-12-22T11:35:00.000-06:00

friday - wasn't very eventful, just stayed in and bored myself with watching the polar express 50 million times! drew came home late last night and so i got to bed late!! urgh, i'm never going to get caught up on my sleep!

saturday (today) - so far i've been doing nothing, but we are getting out in the blizzard we are getting hit with right now to pick up some stuff from my parents house, drop the kids off at my mother in laws house, THEN go shopping! i'm not sure how well it will go! drew is still sleeping, he may see the blizzard and decide not to get out. but he does love driving in this crap! not me!

sunday - so far is filled with no fun activities. if drew decides not to get out in this weather today then we will venture out tomorrow! update will come later! i'm just bored and wanted to post!

*edit*

okay....

saturday - did absolutely nothing during the day because of the blizzard we got. saturday night however, i got so sick of being in the house i decided i was gonna venture out to bestbuy and look at the camera i'm gonna get and maybe buy a few things. so...i thought i was going to do better in drew's truck, why? i have no idea...i'm a retard but anyway, i didnt even get out of the drive way and i still got stuck. so i was hopping in the 3 feet of snow having fun and drew comes to help me move the truck and clean of my car so that i can leave. well. i get to best buy and realize i don't have my phone. I KNOW its in the snow somewhere cause i didnt want to leave the house w/o it if i got in a wreck. so i'm REALLY peeved about that! got to best buy played with the camera for well over an hour and a half. LOVE the touch screen...very nice! then i picked up an mp3 player for ashley (which they were allllllll out of the colors except 2 black ones and on wed they had alot) and get ready to check out and boom, no debit card. i left it in drews truck. ACK! so i was peeved about that too!

sunday - drew and i get up early, get the kids ready and head to his moms house to go shopping. drew, her and i went to the best buy out east and they had tons of the mp3 players i was looking for EXCEPT they weren't on sale anymore. oh i was MAD. so i talked to a customer service person very nicely and they honored the sale price for me! how awesome huh!??! so after best buy we ventured out to walmart and the flea market. her husband loves stuff from there. he is very bikerish! loves skulls, half (even) naked ladies on tshirts those kind of things. well drew saw a computer for 230 and he talked the guy down to 180 so he go a computer...a used one of course and right now he cant get it work. so our weekend has been pretty interesting!

sigh! its almost christmas! i'm always ready for christmas to be here and be over and then when it is, i want it to come back! lol! i love shopping, the music, the family gatherings, the lil gifts, the looks of surprise, everything! i wish i could do that EVERY DAY! :P

well i'm making deviled eggs for a dinner tonight! and i'm doing laundry and i have to get ready and the kids ready all before 3 so this will be fun!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

aggrivated!

2007-12-21T09:39:00.000-06:00

so i usually take a few kids to school for some friends mine. the kids start winter break today and usually my friends call to ask me to watch their kids for special circumstances. well one of my friends had figured something else out for her kids during the break and the other friend i never heard from. so i figured she found someone else to watch her child. no, i was mistaken. she was here at 6am with her child. i was like...am i watching him all day? and she was like yeah is that okay? what was i supposed to say, no take him home i have stuff to do today. no i cant say that so i said yeah its fine. but i'm still peeved. she didnt even respect me enough to call me the night before to make sure its okay.

so not only did that happen this morning, i got into a lil arguement with one of my mother in laws. drew is REALLY horrible about communicating things with me. especially important things. like for example....since he works 2 jobs he has a pretty much set schedule and i know it. well since spirit will be closed for winter break drew decided he is going to work at o'reillys. well he didn't tell me what does he was going to work or what time for that matter. so my mother in law asked me when my family would be able to have christmas with them. i told her ANY time because i had not heard from anyone else on specific times or places. so we settled on a time. yesterday i go to tell my other mother in law of the plans and she got upset. she was like "drew KNOWS that we have dinner EVERY year on christmas eve at 6 (other dinner is at 4) Mike (drews dad is remarried and this is the 4pm dinner plan) even knows that about our family. you need to call and tell them you wont make it" omg, seriously?!!? then last night i told drew about it and he says "well ican't make it to dads anyway cuz i work till 4" how am i supposed to know that?!?! drew claims he told me all of this a while back. NO no he did not. i wouldn't forget something like that. its the holidays and we have so many places to be as it is. i would remember.

ugh, so my morning has been stressful. the kids are tearing my house apart and i really need to go to the store. we are out of food. i'm starving. i'm tired. and just want to have a good christmas!

before i go, on a happy note i got the camera ordered last night. although i wont get it before christmas. i was bummed. ohwell. at least i get a cool stylish camera!

i will update more later how the situation goes!

excited

2007-12-20T22:42:00.000-06:00

i'm so so excited! tonight when drew gets home we might be ordering me a digital camera! i have one now and it stinks. for MANY reasons. it was a hand me down (by a good owner i might add)it doesn't take the best of pictures. its huge. which i love the professional look and feel of digital cameras but i dont need a big one like that for everyday use. i really want a small compact digital that takes really good photos. i am not at all good at photoshop (at one point i was decent - made anabelle's announcements) and i dont want to spend clicking time on the computer making the pictures look good! and also when i go out i want to be able to take the camera with me in my purse!

so i found one that i like a lot. i am however just a tad skeptical of one feature. the touch screen. i love the idea of it. i'm just worried about it wearing down in time. which i guess buttons do too. the camera is red. one of my FAVORITE colors! its 8 megapixel (decent - not 12 but decent) and its got a higher optical zoom. 3.5 inch touch screen! amazing! a few other features really caught my eye. it has a smile detection feature. it wont take a picture until it gets a smile (which you can turn this feature on and off). another cool feature is you can set a grid up on your screen and take a picture and if a certain part of the picture that you want to be in focus IS NOT you can touch that part and it will focus it. how cool!! SOOOOO here's a pic of the beaut! it has mixed reviews but doesnt everything?!?!

its getting closer to christmas and i'm excited! i love this time of year even though it is stressful for us! but we always make it through!

nite nite all!

crazy crazy crazy

2007-12-19T22:34:00.000-06:00

so my mom and i ventured out to go window shopping and i am not looking forward to this saturday! this saturday is my day of last minute christmas shopping. it was just crazy and its the middle of the week at like 3 in the afternoon. are people off work already? i know that drew isn't on holiday vaca until monday so i don't know!

hopefully when drew and i do our shopping on sat we won't have to bring the kids, because that will make it REALLY hard to navigate thru places when we can just get in and get out! i already have ideas of what i want to get so that helps with the pace of things!

ashley (drews 8 year old daughter) is getting an mp3 player, an idog (very cute), a lil purse to carry the idog in, lol, i'm thinking a little tv to put in her and anabelle's room, some clothes and arts and crafts stuff! she loves loves loves coloring and drawing! so i'm going to run to hobby lobby and get her supplies! she already has a portable dvd player and the shrek3 movie.

anabelle i think i'm done with her! she already has a dora castle thing thats like a fold out doll house with 5 rooms that she can decorate with furniture that i bought her and dora mega blocks!

alex i am almost done for, i got him a work bench thing where he can hammer in nails and screw in nails and all kinds of stuff, i got him a hammer that makes noise as you bang it and what not. there is is the musical toy that i want to get him. he is such a dancer. anytime he is playing and a song comes blastin' on he stops EVERYTHING he is doing and dances. its so cute!!! i need to post video on here BADLY!

and for drew, i got him a 20" computer monitor and i don't know what else to get him. any other suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated!

well thats all for now, alex seems to not want to go to bed, so i need to go see what is up with my lil man! nite nite!

christmas time

2007-12-18T22:58:00.000-06:00

so christmas time is soon to be here! i'm totally not ready! i have shopping to do still and tons of wrapping!! i still need to buy drew and i stockings! lol, that is just sad! we got the kids' stockings and i had wrapped presents and put them inside and not too soon after anabelle had them down and the presents unwrapped. she is so sneaky!

our first christmas dinner was announced today! christmas eve @ 4 with drew's dad and his wife. lets see how many more to go....1....2....3....wow. this is going to be a busy year!

i would love to start a family tradition with my lil family i've got but i dont know what would be unique and fun to do! my kids are still so young they wouldn't get it, but i would like for drew and i to start something! we never did anything. we never had money, and really dont have money now, lol 7 years later and STILL broke. seriously, something needs to happen! maybe drew working 2 jobs will pay off! now that he works at spirit he will work a butt load of overtime and get a bunch of money rolling in! (this is where i feel bad for staying at home - not contributing to the money pot) BUT i know its better for the kids that i do stay home.

so my friend jennie started this thing with anabelle. the other night, anabelle was acting up for me and was acting HORRIBLE in front of jennie. so jennie says "if you dont be good for mommy i'm gonna call supernanny" oh my god, you should have seen the look on her face. she was SCARED. she said "i'm scared of supernanny" so now whenever she is acting bad i act like i call supernanny and anabelle freaks out....its funny but it still doesnt really work. she doesn't act good. i know she's only almost 3 but this girl is SMART. SMART SMART SMART. she is like a little adult. its crazy. and scary. i really hope she grows out of this stage. when alex gets bigger he's gonna make life interesting. FOR EVERYONE. especially anabelle. he's going to get her back for all the times she picked on him. she is ruthless with him. but he'll get her. and its gonna be comical!

well my hubby is going to be home soon. listenin' to the christmas music. makes me bright and cheery!

poems that i have written

2007-12-18T11:40:00.000-06:00

the red door

brush strokes of red, candy apple red
smooth against the skin of maple wood.
soon to be dry, not ready for the first push.
clean brush strokes made for innocence.

the first push could cause a rain
a rain so hard it washes it all away.
the fresh paint so brilliant and true.
please allow it to stay so pure...and simple.

a thumb print could cause an artist to be named
maybe not famous, just taking the virginity
that everyone will know and understand
the red door has fresh and smooth strokes.

wait...for the paint to dry, so beautiful.
the red door before the rain.

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wrinkle

sun shining brightly over green meadows
enless times of pure serenity.
life so full of beginnings and future
the meadow soaking it up like a sponge.

a wrinkle in time holds the hope
of forever endless unconditional love.
love so strong yet scary all in one turn.
to lose it so soon would be the biggest fear.

smoky essense of life reveals an aroma
of temporary sanity.
worlds collide so strong, causing a wrinkle
in time for those who are insane.

being sane would mean to lose it all.
the sun, the meadows, the serenity,
the beginnings the future and the love.
patienly waiting for that wrinkle in time.

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two worlds, one universe.

two worlds, one universe.
so hard to feel and show.
missing is believeing that its possible,
just possible to make it through.

where does the path lead and how?
why so hard then easy?
just wishing a break would come
and the two worlds would become one.

romancing the idea of wonderfulness.
tired of breaking, yelling, crying and hating.
looking to the bright sun, wondering
could life be that consuming of safety.

dark sky full of years and years of
falling stars, stars that make a mark in history.
will this life be a raining shower of starry
blissfull lessons? and how will the lesson end?

two worlds, one universe.
how will it grow? pondering on the thought.
hoping for a forever ending

I hope you enjoy them as much as i did writing them!
more to come soon!!

a new blog!

2007-12-17T00:38:00.000-06:00

its been quite some time since i last posted! for a while we lost internet and we recently just got it back....i almost forgot my log on email! whoops!

okay! the last 6 months! lets see, i quit work at the beginning of june to become a stay at home momma! the sitters i was going thru was not up to my standards and so i decided to take action! my kids need my presense anyway! i will admit its been a tough transformation but i do love it! to get to see all the new things as they happen is wonderful! i do miss work sometimes, prob only for the adult interaction, hehe!

october (i know i jumped a few months but i'm just penpointing events that i remember) drew and i went with some family to mexico. BEAUTIFUL place! we stayed in playa del carmen and went to conzumel, cancun and tulum. tulum was awesome! the beach there is by far the best beach i've ever been to! and that prob doesnt say much cuz i havent been to many but still! i will have to post pics!

november drew got really sick with menengitus. he was in the hospital for a week and off a work a month. it was a bad deal and VERY scary at that! if we would've waited any longer to take him to the dr's office he would have went into a coma. thank goodness he wasnt feeling stubborn that day. after his hospital visit he was sent home with an iv in his arm and we had to make trips up to the hospital 2 times a day for 11 days. interesting! so now he is back to work and working the mother load! 18 hrs a day!

we have our christmas tree up and are ready for christmas!!!

i will post pics as soon as i can!

hmmm

2007-06-13T19:00:00.000-05:00

i posted the other day and its not showing up....how weird....its in my edit posts part but just now showing up in the blog. wonder whats going on!

well anyway, i just got thru eating a very Delicious dinner! i made chicken and shrimp together, potatoes, and green beans. i sauteed mushrooms for myself. the girls don't like them, so i eat them by myself! i am very satisfied! now if i could just get my son to go to sleep. he has been soooooo incredibly difficult lately to get to sleep. its frustrating, especially now that i am watching kids during the day. 24/7 kids. lol. drew is sick, so i*m taking care of him too. sigh. i*m ready for a night by myself. and a book. or a movie. or a girls night. that would be awesome!

well xander is cranky. i better get!

**edit** it showed after i posted this one. strange. very strange.

trying....

2007-06-11T19:51:00.000-05:00

so i*m trying to lose the weight! i need to work MUCH much harder to get my abs back. i have a feeling tho. that the stretch marks will always be there! so beware the pic of my belly is not the most attractive, i just wanted to show some progress! (the jeans i am in are a size 7/8 but i can pull them a good inch or 2 away from my belly - so i could probably go one more size down - holy crap!)

Here are some pics of alex taking a bath! he*s so darn cute. i tried really hard to give him a mohawk but he doesn*t have that much hair yet! and he is getting in 2 more teeth. his 2 front teeth! cranky cranky nights.

at the park

2007-06-08T20:38:00.000-05:00

today ashley, anabelle, alex, my mother and i went to watson park for quite a while. i got some sun, which was nice. i need some color! alex got to swing for the first time and he liked it a lot!!! here are some pics from today. i took a few of other little kids!

it was an exhausting day! whew! next week if its nice we are going to tackle the zoo! fun fun!!

post sleep issues: i finally got some sleep, but not very much!! hopefully tonight will be better! just thinking of my bed makes me sleepy!!

sleep issues

2007-06-08T02:37:00.000-05:00

what is my deal. i am having serious sleep issues! alex woke up screaming around 1240 and i have been awake ever since. i think i'm getting sick again on top of that. my head hurts a little and my throat is feeling a little sore. anabelle was saying tonight that her tummy hurt but she would point to her throat. so we asked if her throat hurt and she would say "yes". i really hope non of us are getting sick. i hate being sick. i hate when my children are sick. its just not fun. alex is cutting two teeth and he is grumpy. ugh! stress. stress. stress.

so i went to the store tonight to buy TONS of food and i had quite a bit in my cart. i realized that i had left my debit card sittin on the computer desk. it was already almost 10pm so i left my cart sitting there and left. gah. stupid ass. looks like a trip to the grocery store with 3 kids tomorrow. ack!

RECITAL update! it went fabulous! i wish my dad would have brought his camera but he forgot it! i think jennie*s cousin brought hers so hopefully i will be able to snag some of those! the little girls that we danced with at the riverfest danced at the recital too. and the poor things. their music messed up twice on them. so they had to use an old cd. i felt so bad for them. but they did great! one of the little girls saw that i had two kids. and she asked how old they were, so i told her and she was like....how old are you? and i told her. she was like wow, i thought you were 18. LOL. thank you!!!! i still got it. i still look young....or....maybe i*m just hoping!

well i*m rambling. so i better get off here. morning comes quick and i*m not a bit sleepy! dang!

recital

2007-06-07T10:34:00.000-05:00

my recital is tonight @ maize high. i*m a little nervous. even though i have performed this before i*m still nervous because we switched up the ending and i had only one practice to learn it and remember it. so it will be interesting tonight.

we started learning a new dance last night to material girl. i*m super stoked about it! it*s going to be really cute. the dance instructor last night was suggesting we dance at a thunder game. YEAH RIGHT. do you know how much the fans make fun of ANY dancers that get out there? i know this because i was one of them. lol. its mean to think now because i dance, but it was funny funny then! anyway, she said our next dance to learn will be to marilyn manson beautiful people. omg, i*m WAY excited about that one!! way way excited. i love it! i wonder what the dance will look like.

well anyway, i need to get some house work done before i start to get ready for tonight. i hope all goes well!!

kayley says momma

2007-06-04T21:03:00.000-05:00

little miss kayley said momma for the first time on mothers day. she is getting so darn big!! my baby is slow!!!

check out this cute video!

the descent

2007-06-03T08:31:00.000-05:00

is the scariezt movie so far for me. never will drew get me in cave. EVER. EVER. i laid in bed thinking about it for the longest time. yuck.

anyway!

this weekend was pretty blah but at least i did things! friday night we grilled over at his brothers house. yesterday my father*in*law took drew, rocky, jackie (rocky*s g/f), the kids and i to the outback for drew*s birthday. his dad was off in spain or somewhere delivering a plane so we celebrated drew*s bday again! i ordered a steak to be cooked medium. everyone elses steaks were ordered medium and they came out perfect. mine on the other hand was rare. so they took it back to the cook and a few minutes later brought it back and it was medium rare. so for the third time they took it back to the cook. waited and waited for them to bring it back. by this time everyone is done with their meal. plates are gone and everything. then i finally get my steak. medium. almost well done but anyway, it was a good steak just frustrating to be the last person eating and having people watch you eat your steak! ohwell. and then last night rocky and jackie came over and we watched the descent. scary scary movie. i actually screamed and i never scream at movies.

i*ll update more later!

to my parents

2007-06-02T00:10:00.001-05:00

today they are celebrating their 38th wedding anniversary! can you only imagine?! 38 years of EVERYTHING with one another! its great and exciting! go CHUCK AND DEBBIE!

xoxo

last day

2007-06-02T00:05:00.000-05:00

of work was today. and it was a great day. i wasn*t terribly sad but i wasn*t terribly happy either. i liked where i worked A LOT. i worked with a great friend and had an amazing boss. but. that is over now. i am going to be a stay at home mommie now! i am thrilled (somewhat) if you hear me screaming all the way across the globe, you*ll know why. its not because im dying, it is because i am going INSANE!

adios fidelity bank. hola la familia!