Porter decided to put the guts back in!
Cole's pumpkin!
Braxton's pumpkin!
My sad attempt at a mummy!
Porter decided he didn't want to wear a costume!
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Carving Pumpkins......
Our boys LOVE to carve pumpkins! It was pretty fun to do this year! I even carved one! This year was good, no one gagged while pulling out the guts! Our Halloween was cold and rainy so we didn't stay out too long!
My Weekend Getaway.....
My sister Jen sent me an email around the beginning of October asking me if I wanted to go for a weekend to visit family in Lancaster, Pa. It's a little bit more than four hours from here and I hadn't been there since my grandma and aunt died four years ago.
We have a cousin named Dave who has been battling Mesothelioma. His doctor told him a while ago that he has beaten the odds already. He has lived longer than any of his doctors previous patients with the same disease. We know our days may be numbered and wanted to visit him while we could.
My sister drove here on a Thursday night and we left for our destination on Friday. When we arrived our cousin didn't have a good day and spent a few grueling hours at the hospital so we didn't get to see him that day. We hung out with our aunt (his mom) and went to visit another uncle before dinner.
We went to check into our hotel at 9 that night and when we got there they said they didn't have our reservation and that the hotel had been booked for months! We were stranded. We didn't know what to do or where to go. We sat outside the hotel long enough that the girls at the desk felt bad for us. They came out and told us they had a few late check outs and that normally they wouldn't rent out the rooms, but that they would go and clean one so we could have a place to stay. It ended up being a smokers room so we booked it out of there Saturday morning, but at least we had a place to stay!!! After we got settled we went down to the bar, got some cokes, and went back to our room. I've never gone away for a girls weekend and this was so fun!!!
Saturday morning we got out of the hotel, and a few blocks away was a restaurant called The Red Rose that my grandma was a waitress at for thirty years, so we went there for breakfast. I don't ever remember going there as a kid so if was fun! One of the owners was there and came and talked to us. He worked with our grandma for about ten years he said. I learned some crazy things about my grandma that day, but was so glad to share a piece of her that day!!!
When we left the restaurant we went to visit our cousin. It was so good to visit with him and his wife and our aunt! It had been way too long. It's so hard to see those you love suffering, but his spirits are so strong and it's amazing he hasn't let anything drag him down. He's a very special person and he has such a lasting impression on anyone who meets him!!! I am truly blessed to be part of his family!!!
After we were there for way too long we left so he could rest. We then went back to our uncles to visit him one last time and then we headed back for my house! There were some fun things that happened on the way home, but I'll keep those secret!!!
I'm so thankful that my sister allowed the opportunity to go and visit! It's a weekend I'll remember forever!
Our uncle has suffered from Kennedy's Disease for at least a decade. We are truly grateful that he is still with us today also! It's always great to see them also! It had been way too long!
We have a cousin named Dave who has been battling Mesothelioma. His doctor told him a while ago that he has beaten the odds already. He has lived longer than any of his doctors previous patients with the same disease. We know our days may be numbered and wanted to visit him while we could.
My sister drove here on a Thursday night and we left for our destination on Friday. When we arrived our cousin didn't have a good day and spent a few grueling hours at the hospital so we didn't get to see him that day. We hung out with our aunt (his mom) and went to visit another uncle before dinner.
We went to check into our hotel at 9 that night and when we got there they said they didn't have our reservation and that the hotel had been booked for months! We were stranded. We didn't know what to do or where to go. We sat outside the hotel long enough that the girls at the desk felt bad for us. They came out and told us they had a few late check outs and that normally they wouldn't rent out the rooms, but that they would go and clean one so we could have a place to stay. It ended up being a smokers room so we booked it out of there Saturday morning, but at least we had a place to stay!!! After we got settled we went down to the bar, got some cokes, and went back to our room. I've never gone away for a girls weekend and this was so fun!!!
Saturday morning we got out of the hotel, and a few blocks away was a restaurant called The Red Rose that my grandma was a waitress at for thirty years, so we went there for breakfast. I don't ever remember going there as a kid so if was fun! One of the owners was there and came and talked to us. He worked with our grandma for about ten years he said. I learned some crazy things about my grandma that day, but was so glad to share a piece of her that day!!!
When we left the restaurant we went to visit our cousin. It was so good to visit with him and his wife and our aunt! It had been way too long. It's so hard to see those you love suffering, but his spirits are so strong and it's amazing he hasn't let anything drag him down. He's a very special person and he has such a lasting impression on anyone who meets him!!! I am truly blessed to be part of his family!!!
After we were there for way too long we left so he could rest. We then went back to our uncles to visit him one last time and then we headed back for my house! There were some fun things that happened on the way home, but I'll keep those secret!!!
I'm so thankful that my sister allowed the opportunity to go and visit! It's a weekend I'll remember forever!
My Aunt Yvonne, my sister Jen, cousin Dave, and Me!
My sister Jen, cousin Dave, and Me.
Dave and his wife Fran.
My Aunt, cousin, and his wife.
I love my aunt she's funny!
My uncle Ronnie, cousin Anita, and me!
My sister, cousin, and uncle.
My sister, me, and our uncle.
Our uncle has suffered from Kennedy's Disease for at least a decade. We are truly grateful that he is still with us today also! It's always great to see them also! It had been way too long!
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Just A Thought.....
The other day I watched a show called Secretly Pregnant. There was a girl on there that didn't tell anyone she was pregnant because she had delivered a full term baby stillborn. When she posted about the loss on facebook, only 6 of her more than 300 friends made a comment. When I posted on facebook about it about a fourth of my friends commented and two people replied on here. I felt so bad for that girl because I think when someone is having a baby people should be excited! I would rather comment a million times when a friend is expecting than not say anything at all.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
A Picture Worth a Thousand Words......
I was searching for a picture tonight and came across this picture. It is the last picture I have of my Nan and I. I hadn't seen her in about two years. My aunt passed away and I went to Lancaster, PA for her funeral. I will always be glad that I went, I would never replace the last days I got to spend with Nan before she passed away three weeks later. I love them both so much. It is still not easy to think or talk about it, but I know that one day I will get to live with them again FOREVER and not just a little while!!!
Monday, October 31, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
It's Official!
We are adding an addition to our family, coming in June!!! We've got a while to wait, but I had an ultrasound last week and everything looks good. It's so amazing to watch your baby's heart beating before it even looks like a baby!
Monday, October 3, 2011
Porter.......
This little guy will be two next month! :( Time is going by so quickly. He's not really a baby any more.... Any time he sees the camera lately he starts yelling cheese and grinning really big.
These were on Cole's birthday!
This was this morning. I got the camera out to download pictures so I could blog. He insisted that I take a picture with him and Elmo!
He too is a handful! One night he was crying for a binkie in his bed and I went in to give him one and found him without a diaper on! That's the first time we'd ever dealt with that! He has succeeded in getting a childproof lid off of a bottle of teething tablets, knows how to unlock and open the sliding glass door, and can scream like no other!
He loves Elmo, binkies, anything sweet, his brothers, his trike, balls, taking off his clothes ( won't keep them on for anything ), and the newest thing he does is stick his fingers in his dirty diapers...... GROSS I know. We have to change it as soon as we see him go just to keep him out!
Lastly, he is obsessed with babies! Any time he sees one he freaks out and starts yelling for it and wants to hold it. He also can't tell the difference between a baby doll and a real baby. He holds the dolls just as nice and caring as he does the real thing!!!
This was on the day school started!
These were on Cole's birthday!
This was this morning. I got the camera out to download pictures so I could blog. He insisted that I take a picture with him and Elmo!
He too is a handful! One night he was crying for a binkie in his bed and I went in to give him one and found him without a diaper on! That's the first time we'd ever dealt with that! He has succeeded in getting a childproof lid off of a bottle of teething tablets, knows how to unlock and open the sliding glass door, and can scream like no other!
He loves Elmo, binkies, anything sweet, his brothers, his trike, balls, taking off his clothes ( won't keep them on for anything ), and the newest thing he does is stick his fingers in his dirty diapers...... GROSS I know. We have to change it as soon as we see him go just to keep him out!
Lastly, he is obsessed with babies! Any time he sees one he freaks out and starts yelling for it and wants to hold it. He also can't tell the difference between a baby doll and a real baby. He holds the dolls just as nice and caring as he does the real thing!!!
Cole's 7th Birthday......
Cole turned 7 last week! He too had two neighbors over. A little girl who just moved here from Utah not too long ago, and a little boy who just moved here from Nebraska. They both go to church with us and lucky for us they also live in the neighborhood!!! It was a school night so we just had them here for an hour.
Cole can be a huge handful most of the time, but we sure love him too!!! The good days make all of the craziness worth it!!! Maybe someday he'll mellow out, but if not we'll still keep him!!!
Cole asked for a basketball cake. I'm trying to get better at risk taking I guess cause I stacked four cakes on top of each other and started carving. It's a pretty sad cake, but he was happy with it! Maybe one day I'll have better skills...
Cole can be a huge handful most of the time, but we sure love him too!!! The good days make all of the craziness worth it!!! Maybe someday he'll mellow out, but if not we'll still keep him!!!
The First Day of School......
We were so excited for school to start! The summer was very L.O.N.G.!!! The boys were very bored and needed to get away from the house. I am excited that they get to make new friends and maybe be more happy here, although they haven't complained about it too much.
We headed off to the bus stop which was different from last year. It was on a curve, right next to the road, and people go pretty fast on it also. Twice while we were there the boys fought and pushed each other in the road. For whatever reason we were the ONLY ones at the bus stop that morning...... When we walked back to the house everyone else in our neighborhood was walking away from the stop we went to last year.
So, me being me, I was bugged and started trying to call the bus garage. The phones weren't working so I called the school. I got a dial tone when I called there also. This continued for almost an hour and I was really bugged by then! I should have been able to reach the school, my kids are there after all! So I DROVE to the school. The principal was helping kids into the school and I spoke with him for a minute. He was unaware that the phones weren't working. I went to the office to ask about the bus stop and why our boys were the only ones there while everyone else was at the other stop. The secretary looked in the computer and for whatever reason the bus garage put our boys at that busy, unsafe stop all by themselves! Everyone else indeed was to go to the other stop 500 ft or less away. She asked if I wanted to change to that stop. Well duh!!!
After that everything else has gone smoothly. I am in charge of the three classroom parties in Cole's class this year and it will be fun, but a challenge!!! They have VERY strict rules and I even have to turn in a permission slip and get it approved first. They can't have treats of any kind, they can only be healthy foods. Also the activities have to be approved. Also there are 5 passes to hand out and if you don't get a pass, you aren't allowed in the school!!! CRAZY huh???!!!
Braxton's teacher mentioned that I could come in each month and decorate the classroom's hall bulletin board also so we'll see if I decide I want that job or not!!!
We headed off to the bus stop which was different from last year. It was on a curve, right next to the road, and people go pretty fast on it also. Twice while we were there the boys fought and pushed each other in the road. For whatever reason we were the ONLY ones at the bus stop that morning...... When we walked back to the house everyone else in our neighborhood was walking away from the stop we went to last year.
So, me being me, I was bugged and started trying to call the bus garage. The phones weren't working so I called the school. I got a dial tone when I called there also. This continued for almost an hour and I was really bugged by then! I should have been able to reach the school, my kids are there after all! So I DROVE to the school. The principal was helping kids into the school and I spoke with him for a minute. He was unaware that the phones weren't working. I went to the office to ask about the bus stop and why our boys were the only ones there while everyone else was at the other stop. The secretary looked in the computer and for whatever reason the bus garage put our boys at that busy, unsafe stop all by themselves! Everyone else indeed was to go to the other stop 500 ft or less away. She asked if I wanted to change to that stop. Well duh!!!
After that everything else has gone smoothly. I am in charge of the three classroom parties in Cole's class this year and it will be fun, but a challenge!!! They have VERY strict rules and I even have to turn in a permission slip and get it approved first. They can't have treats of any kind, they can only be healthy foods. Also the activities have to be approved. Also there are 5 passes to hand out and if you don't get a pass, you aren't allowed in the school!!! CRAZY huh???!!!
Braxton's teacher mentioned that I could come in each month and decorate the classroom's hall bulletin board also so we'll see if I decide I want that job or not!!!
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