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Ah....parenthood...
Did I say sometimes I fall short and sometimes I get it right? When my kids were young, I always felt that others were judging me by the milestones...."He still has a binky?", "When do you think that...
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Hey batter batter...
Keaton has worn some version of his baseball uniform for 20 days now.Monday night, he begged and begged for a pair of batting gloves, he just had to have them, "for the big game!!"Today, we took his...
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Teenagers...
Last night was Shay's first official date. He went to a school dance, called 'Cheapskate'.Two nights before the dance I asked these questions:"Do you have a plan?", "What are you doing for dinner?",...
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Cinco de mayo....
or Ocho de mayo, however you want to look at it.Last night was our 3rd annual party, I am always amazed at who shows up...Somehow, Nacho Libre got an invite...
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Ah...surgery...
I am 6 days post op. One of which I really do not remember, thanks to some wonderful medication.Things went as well as I could have expected.I only have an eight inch horizontal scar, rather than a...
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Milestones...
I remember turning 16. Vividly. I remember 14, 15..........16!!! It seemed to take forever, but it meant one thing to me....Independence.I had a thing for independence.Here is my picture of the day...I...
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Peer pressure...
The other day Tanner went to work with Dale. For 12 hours. There was alot of time for conversation. Tanner came home & was sharing with Baylee some of it, here is what I heard...T: "Did you know...
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Come on now Shay...
I keep telling him that he needs to be less confrontational.You would think that he would listen to his mom.I don't know what to do, he's alwayspicking fights.No really,he had a run in with a teammate...
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Camping, surgery-ing, sleepover-ing, designing, reading & summer-ing, OH MY!!
Signs of summer:Doors opening and closing, opening and then closing again, bringing all types of children in and out. Black hand prints on the walls (a sure sign that I need to power spray the...
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Talent...
It really is unfair that I came to earth not being able to sing. Yeah, I know, I have other talents, blah, blah, but singing is one that I really wished I had and no amount of practice time in the...
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Boredom...
Remember how I made the mistake of saying that I might actually be bored?...Yeah, well, never mind.
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Summer fun...
Cousin Natalee came & stayed for a few weeks...a great time was had by allswimming...sewing...trip to Price...baptisms...pasta factory...soda sale...and if you have ever met her, you would know...
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Working...
I have entered the work force again and I am now employed by Dixie Applied Technology College. There are a few things that I have learned by working...1. Since I am not around to do everything, the...
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Quick change artist...
On average, Keaton changes his clothes 3 times a day.The outfit must match the activity after all.I was mortified though, to see his pile of shorts as I did the laundry this week...22.No wonder I can't...
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Stretching...
I figured that since I was employed by a Technology College, I should become more 'technical'.This is my latest purchase, isn't it pretty?(Yeah, I might be able to work it.)Tuesday I had class on how...
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what FALL looks like at the FORBES (through FOTOS)
Of course, there is college football...and flag football...Shay trying to explain the line of scrimmage to 5 year oldscut back for a TOUCHDOWN!and then there is soccer...* it should be noted that Dale...
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The IV drip I like to call family...
I have an idea that will make me rich.Self-confidence in liquid form (& no, I am not talking about Diet Coke).Just a little IV drip each night to put back a little "I don't care what others think...
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Social dance & a kid loving high school...
We are all shocked that Shay has taken to dancing like he has, in his words, "Best class, ever!"on a side note, Saturday as we were coming home from SoccerKeaton exclaimed, "I'm unstoppable!"My first...
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Signs that maybe I might be going crazy...
Apart from the fact that I have nearly given up blogging altogether and that I haven't cleaned my house in over a month...this is the reason I believe that I have finally gotten too much on my...
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Little Snippets of Joy...
After a week of children throwing up, fevers, EXTREMELY bloody noses, leaking roofs, installed carpet that wasn't quite right and a paint finish that was REALLY not right, I figured it was time for...
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