Stuck in Texas

Biggest Loser Update

2010-04-21T17:51:00.001-05:00

Week 2... Down 2.5 lbs this week for a total of 4 overall. Slow but sure wins the race right?

Built by me

2010-04-21T17:41:00.003-05:00

I'm on a wood working kick. Here are two of the projects that I've completed lately. Hoping the weather cooperates because I need to paint the bench and then build another one. Picnic table is toddler sized and fits Jacey and Phoenix perfectly. All 3 of the girls painted it all by themselves. It currently resides in the living room and the girls insist on eating all their meals there. I guess it's a hit. The bench will be on my front porch. It's another one of Ana's patterns that is inspired by this Rustic Bench from P0ttery B@rn.

Rain, rain go away

2010-04-19T11:03:00.002-05:00

That's right.....I'm wishing the rain away. It has rained off and on for 4 days. For two days the rain didn't stop at all. My yard was completely soaked. The lawn squished when you walked on it. The kids enjoyed the mud that it made. Sunday the sun came out. Then this morning I took another quick peak at the forcast and surprise, surprise......more rain. Till friday this time. So 5 more days. I'm trying really hard to get a bench made but the weather just won't cooperate. May have to take up residence in the garage and get it done. I'm still promising pics when it's all done.

update

2010-04-09T09:32:00.005-05:00

Long time no see! My goodness. I can't believe it's been so long since I've blogged. But ya know, sometimes you just need a break. Life gets in the way and you just have to go on living your life. That's exactly what has happened. So since we're a good 4 months into the new year and this is my very first post of the new year, I guess I need to do an update post.

Christmas went well. We had an amazing time at Disney! It was perfect! I can't wait to go back.

Jazmin is still racing BMX. She's currently #1 in the District in both Girls Class and Girls Cruiser. She's sporting her #1 plates with pride. :) She recently got a new bike and we're getting it ready for her to race this spring. She's doing well in school and since this is her last year in elementary school we've applied for her to go to a magnet middle school. With her being in the GT program I don't think the current middle school she's assigned to would be challenging enough. So we're still waiting on the application approval. We'll find out at the end of the school year.

Jacey is thriving in pre-K. The teacher calls her the little mother hen. I think that may be code for "busy body" LOL. She has a great time and enjoys going. It's only half a day but I think she'd love to go to a full day program. Next year in K it's a half day too so I hope she doesn't get too bored with it. Jacey is now also racing BMX. It took a full two weeks once she started to ride her bike without training wheels to ask to go to the track and race. We let her try it out and she loves it! She's even gotten some trophies for it. So now we have two racers in the family.

Phoenix is growing like a weed. She's 3 and loves to do everything her big sisters do. She's becoming a pro on the wii and loves to ride her scooter around while her big sisters are racing. I think she'll get the bug to race too.

Rob is still going to school and working for the same company. Ah that company. It's currently a thorn in my side. We just got word that the company has been bought out and they are to finish out their contracts and find other employment. The crappy thing about it is the fact that this is the second time this has happened to us. First time was a layoff without warning after the last buyout. At least this time we have a few months to prepare before it happens. Everyone cross your fingers. I don't know what will happen or where we'll go when the time comes. Stay here in TX or move somewhere else for a different job. Dunno.....it's all up in the air right now. We're currently working on getting everything in the house all fixed up. It seems like we have a million unfinished projects. My goal is to get them all finished up in the next few months.

Speaking of unfinished projects I currently have a picnic table in my living room that Rob and I built together for the kiddos. It's the cutest little thing! Just the right size for Jacey and Phoenix. A little too small for Jaz but that's ok. She's so turning into a tween and doesn't want to do a whole lot that the little kids do because she's too big. LOL. It's sitting unfinished meaning it needs a good sanding and a painting but the girls don't mind. They love using it. I got the plans from an awesome site. http://knockoffwood.blogspot.com/The lady's name is Ana and she's awaken the carpenter in me again. I mean come on! I did take shop class for 4 years in high school instead of home ec. :) I see lots of building in my future. First up is a match to the little picnic table. We've got the wood cut and just need to put it together. Then I want to tackle a kitchen table and benches to go with it. Then a bench for the front porch and council table for the hallway and a storage locker for the entryway. Oh the list goes on and on. You really need to check out Ana's blog. It's awesome!!!

Lets see what else is going on in our crazy busy lives? We've joined a gym and the girls favorite part about it is the fact that they can swim every single day if they want. I like it for the peace and quiet. :) We don't go as often as we should but I see that changing soon. The balloon crew has started up the biggest loser contest and our first weigh in was last tuesday. We'll see what the scale says this coming tuesday at weigh in and I just may be hitting the gym a little bit more! lol I have gotten on the wii more and man I tell ya those little mii's and doing yoga really kicks me in the tush! I'm tired of the balance board going OH! everytime I step onto it. As of this morning it says I'm down 3 lbs! So it's progress. Here's to getting though the weekend and not going completely off my WW points. I've got a secret shop to do at a local restaurant and it's known for not publishing it's nutrition info so that can't possibly be a good sign!! Everyone send me willpower vibes please. :) Ok....this is a book. Guess I need to wrap it up. I promise, promise, pinky swear to blog more. At least once a week. :) Later gater!

ETA= I've turned off anonymous comment posting. Sorry you'll have to register to post a comment. 4 months of not blogging and I came back to, I kid you not, 200+ comments all from anonymous posters with nothing whatsoever to do with my blog. That's a crazy amount of spam. That has to stop. So unless you register for an account you won't be able post. Sorry but I hope you all understand.

Interesting disney christmas facts...

2009-11-18T09:15:00.000-06:00

You think decorating your house for the holidays is a lot of work? Well, the next time you’re quashing that Christmas spirit with your complaints, picture what Walt Disney World creates for the season:

* 737 decorated trees throughout property

* A wreath 25 feet in diameter adorning the Cirque du Soleil building at Downtown Disney West Side

* 10 miles of twinkling rope lights in the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios (98 percent of the lighting used for holiday décor is LED)

* 150 tractor-trailer truckloads of decorations for 24 resorts, four theme parks, Downtown Disney and other locations

* 15 miles of garland strung and 1,314 wreaths hung throughout the resort

* 300,000 yards of ribbon and bows draping over Christmas trees across property

* 8.5 million lights strung throughout Walt Disney World Resort

* 11 countries dressed for Holidays Around the World at Epcot World Showcase

* A Christmas tree in Magic Kingdom with a base 26 feet wide

* One 70-foot-tall tree in Disney’s Contemporary Resort entrance lobby featuring nearly 35,800 white LED lights

* Six life-sized creations cooked up by Walt Disney World pastry chefs, including a 16-foot-tall gingerbread house at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa baked with 1,050 pounds of honey and a gingerbread carousel at Disney’s Beach Club Resort featuring ponies made of chocolate and fondant with giant candy cane poles

Space Shuttle landing

2009-09-20T21:57:00.004-05:00

The space shuttle landed in Amarillo today to refuel. Our friend called us and we were having a sleepy (read lazy) morning still trying to catch 40 more winks. We were up and dressed and out the door within 10 minutes. That in itself is a feat for a family of 5!! We rushed to the airport and in about 20 minutes the shuttle made it's first appearance. It was awesome. I'm adding a link to my flickr photo account. I've just got too many pictures to add here. Here's the link My Photos of the Space Shuttle ENJOY!!!

ETA- Rob and Jaz were on the news! Rob talking about the space shuttle and Jaz taking pics. I wish I had a video to share. It was so neat!

Tri State Fair

2009-09-17T16:32:00.002-05:00

All of our entries are in for the fair!!! Phew!! I didn't think we'd get them all done. We had 16 entries. (shock!) Rob had a recycled picture frame, a hard drive clock, and a nail cross. I had a toilet paper scrap book, a mickey mouse clock, a tile coaster, an ariel tie dye, and a recycled vida dress. Jaz had a recycled soda frame, a watercolor picture, a purse, a tote bag, an apron, and a christmas wreath. Jacey had a thanksgiving wreath and an easter egg. Pickle didn't enter anything this year. Maybe next year. :) I'll post pics in a little bit. Now to wait until saturday to go back and see if we've won anything.

100 days!!!

2009-09-13T13:53:00.001-05:00

Only 100 more days until Disney!!!

10 days to go to make those awesome Christmas Eve/Day ADR's!!!!! Chef Mickeys here we come!!!!

Preparing for the fair

2009-09-06T21:47:00.002-05:00

The fair is just 12 days away!!!! We're busy making stuff. Jaz is making a recycled mirror out of soda cans. Daddy is making a picture frame out of recycled computer parts. I don't know what else we'll enter yet. But I've only got 12 days to get ready for it!!! ACKKKK!!!!

Are you out there?

2009-09-05T17:27:00.001-05:00

I fear that I have lost all my blog readers. If your still there, make a comment and let me know. Thanks

I only like Hippopotamuseses

2009-09-02T09:34:00.003-05:00

A message board that I frequent is doing a christmas countdown for the december vacations. Here is the countdown for today. I just LOVE this song. :) Yes, I'm weird....deal with it. :)

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas

Only a hippopotamus will do

Don't want a doll, no dinky Tinker Toy

I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas

I don't think Santa Claus will mind, do you?

He won't have to use our dirty chimney flue

Just bring him through the front door, that's the easy thing to do

I can see me now on Christmas morning, creeping down the stairs

Oh what joy and what surprise when I open up my eyes

to see a hippo hero standing there

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas

Only a hippopotamus will do

No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses

I only like hippopotamuses

And hippopotamuses like me too

Mom says the hippo would eat me up, but then

Teacher says a hippo is a vegeterian

There's lots of room for him in our two-car garage

I'd feed him there and wash him there and give him his massage

I can see me now on Christmas morning, creeping down the stairs

Oh what joy and what surprise when

I open up my eyes to see a hippo hero standing there

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas

Only a hippopotamus will do

No crocodiles or rhinoceroseses

I only like hippopotamuseses

And hippopotamuses like me too!

Here's the youtube video for you to see the lights and hear the music. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue2Cvr8p-3k

Tie Dye

2009-09-01T23:35:00.002-05:00

The girls and I have started on some tie dye shirts for our trip. These are the first ones that we tried. This one is Phoenix's. You can't tell from the pic but it's yellow and lime green swirl.
Tinkerbell!!!!

This is Jaz's Tinkerbell shirt done using a resist. She loves it!

This is a swirl shirt for me. There is a mickey head in the lower left corner. I may have to take a bleach marker to it and define it a little more.

Last but not least is Eeyore. This is done doing the resist as well. I love this one!!! Next on the plate are a mickey resist for daddy and an Ariel resist for Jacey. I'll post them as soon as I get them done. :)

First day of school 2009

2009-08-27T22:04:00.002-05:00

2 Wheeler

2009-08-22T12:20:00.004-05:00

Jacey can now ride a 2 wheeler without her training wheels! It took her one night of practicing and she's got it. She can even stand up and pedal. She keeps asking to use Jaz's gate so she can go to the track and race. LOL. I dunno if she's ready for that yet but we'll see I guess. :)

Locks of Love

2009-08-22T11:52:00.004-05:00

Jaz and Jacey decided to get new sassy haircuts for school. Their hair is very long so they decided to donate their hair to locks of love. Way to go girls!!!

I don't know why Blogger likes to load pictures backwards. Anyway, here are the pics....in reverse order.....sorry! Phoenix didn't get her hair cut but had to get in for a photo. We're hoping to wait to get her hair cut until we are on Main Street USA!
Jacey with her cute new bob.

Isn't she cute???

Jaz from the side

Jaz .... Ms. Sassy Girl

Jacey with crazy hair

Jaz with crazy hair

6 inches of Jaceys hair.....gone!

During haircut

bye bye to 12 inches!!!

And it's gone!

Snip snip

Getting ready to cut the ponytail

Look at how long her hair is!

New pics

2009-08-12T10:44:00.004-05:00

We were supposed to race last night but we couldn't since the track was too wet. So we went on an impromptu photo shoot instead. :) Enjoy!

Registered

2009-08-05T13:47:00.002-05:00

The girls are registered for school. Jazmin's last year at her elementary school and Jacey's first. It should be interesting. :) Jacey is in pre K this year since she misses the sept cutoff. It's only half a day so it will ease her into it for next year. She's all excited. She got upset when we couldn't stay at the school longer today. Two more weeks!

Duplicity

2009-07-31T09:43:00.002-05:00

Can I duplicate myself? I have so much to do this weekend. Having another one of me would be wonderful! We've got a rehersal party tonight. A bachelor party tonight. A bachelorette party tonight. A company picnic tomorrow that we're taking pics of. Wonderland tomorrow night that we're also doing pics at. The wedding of wonderful friends on sunday that we're taking pics of. Photos from last weekend that need to be edited. A house that needs to be cleaned. A website that needs to be redesigned. And did I mention school starts in just a few short weeks? We still need new jeans, new shoes, haircuts, registration......the list goes on and on. I'm going back to bed to take a nap.

Crochet

2009-07-29T10:20:00.002-05:00

Jaz and I are teaching ourselves to crochet. It's been interesting so far. LOL We bought a kit at Hobby Lobby yesterday and we've been making chains ever since. :) We found a great lady on youtube that gives wonderful instructions! She has over 500 videos. The best part is that they're all free. She's very thorough and explains what she's doing. She goes in slow motion so that you are certain of what you are doing. If anyone is interested here is her link with all her videos.

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=tjw1963&view=videos#play/all

days....

2009-07-24T09:00:00.002-05:00

31 days until school starts. Where did summer vacation go? We've got so much to do and not enough time to do it in! What am I going to do with myself with only one child at home?

151 days until christmas vacation. Or in other words 4 months, 4 weeks and 1 day. (Not that I'm counting or anything!) How that acutally ends up being 4 months instead of 5 months I dunno. But it sounds better to only have to wait 4 more months instead of 5. :)

8 more days until I launch a new Etsy shop. :) Hopefully I'll be able to have it open by Aug. 1st. I've only been getting 6-8 hours a week at work for the last 4 weeks. I've got to do something! So be on the lookout for photo t's, custom wall quotes, signs, and vinyl for your car. Who knows, I may just throw in something new and exciting every now and then. :)

I'm not April

2009-07-23T15:09:00.002-05:00

To the people continuing to call my cell phone for April so-and-so, get it through your thick skull that I'm not April, I don't know an April, I'm not pretending to be an April, my third cousin once removed isn't April, the lady across the street isn't April and No, I'm not April! Got it? Now quit calling me every flippin hour and using up my minutes to find your long lost April who hasn't paid her bills. UGH~!!!!!!!!

Todays the day

2009-07-18T09:17:00.003-05:00

Todays the day we clean out the old playroom and transform it into a sewing room. The kiddos have decided that they would like to stay together in one room rather than be apart in two different rooms. Fine by me! I'm sure Jaz will change her mind in a few years when she officially gets into the teenage years, but for now, I won't argue with her. :) So we're taking down all the baby stuff....crib, high chair, bouncy and the like and will be giving them to a good friend. So that means I have a whole room devoted to sewing and crafting. I can finally get it all off the kitchen table. Wait! We have a kitchen table?!?!? LOL Yes we do! Just haven't been able to see it lately. It's under all my stuff! So when the transformation is complete I'll post pics for you all to enjoy. Bye for now.

Accident prone

2009-07-15T23:18:00.002-05:00

I think my 3rd child is accident prone and likes to scare mommy with blood. First we had the incident at the track where she ran into the tailgate of a truck. Blood all over her head. Today I hear screams coming from the bedroom and find more blood. This time coming out of her mouth. She tripped over her toys and bit her lip......quite badly in mommas eyes. There is a gouge about the length of two teeth and the width of one tooth. Her little lip is swollen. Looks like she got into a fight. Into the tub she went. She enjoyed an endless supply of popcicles. I hope tomorrow is a better day.

Santa Hat

2009-07-15T09:04:00.003-05:00

This post is for mom. This is the hat I want to make for the girls for christmas. Even Jaz thought it was cool. Whatcha think? Dunno about the big flower but I like the fluff around the edges that makes it seem like a santa hat. It comes from youcanmakethis.com You can click this link and it will take you to the page.

http://youcanmakethis.com/info/crochet-knitting/Crocheted-Santa-Fluff-Skull-Cap.htm
I just don't know if I'll have the patience to try to figure it out. LOL. Whatcha think?

Update

2009-07-13T18:04:00.003-05:00

Hey all! It's been awhile. I've been told by numerous parties that I need to blog more. Sorry bout that. Life if just crazy busy at times. Lets see, what has happened in the last few months

I had a birthday, yup, I'm another year older.

We went home to ND for Brad & Carissas wedding. We had a great time and it was way, way to short!

The kids now know that we are going to DisneyWorld for Christmas. They're beyond excited!

We got awesome airfare for said trip. $59 each way outta Dallas. That's an unheard of price!!! We'll have to drive to Dallas but it will be worth it.

Jaz went to enrichment camp for a week. She had a great time.

We found out that Jaz is now officially in the Gifted and Talented program. Woohoo!!!

We had a state qualifier BMX race at our local track. Jaz did great but it will be the only state qualifier she'll get to go to so I dunno if she'll be invited to race the ROC or not. Time will tell.

Jacey is excited to be starting pre K in the fall. We've got her backpack ready and the majority of school supplies bought.

Jacey is mastering her bike. She's getting to the point of almost being ready to take off her training wheels.

Phoenix had an accident. :( She ran into the tailgate of a truck and took a good gouge out of her forehead. She's gonna have a scar. :(

We're still working on potty training P. I'm not pushing it in any way, shape or form. She'll do it when she's good and ready.

The window of our van fell down. The arm that holds it up is broken and we're trying to find the parts to replace it. So now it's fixed the redneck way with duct tape. :)

I got a tshirt press to make shirts for our trip. Also I hope to sell photo t's on ebay. :) I'll have pics of the shirts up soon.

Robert got his diploma in the mail and it made it all seem so much more real for him that he's got his associates degree.

I've been out of commission for awhile. I've had some serious teeth issues and finally got them resolved yesterday. I found an amazing dentist who brought me into the office on a sunday to get me out of pain. So needless to say I'm looped up on pain killers. :)

My hours at work have been cut back to 9......yes 9 hours for the whole week. It's been that way for the last two weeks and I don't know when it will change. So I possibly see some change in my future. My goal is to be able to stay home and edit photos, sell photo t's and custom vinyl for cars and walls on ebay.

Rob has two wedding shoots in the next three weeks. He's nervous but I know he'll do great!!!

Well, that's pretty much got y'all up to speed on the Lindseth household. I hope to blog more regularly now. :)

Jaz rocked it at Nationals!!

2009-05-27T09:37:00.004-05:00

Jaz and her many trophies from the weekend.
Look at how tall that trophy is!!!! It's taller than her sister!!!!

Comin down the home stretch. That's how much of a lead she had over 4th place.

Coming around the second berm

Catchin a little air!

The look of determination

Settin up in the gate.

Jazmin rocked it at Nationals in Albuquerque, NM over the weekend. She made her mains all 3 days!!! Something she's never done before. Fridays races she got 4th, 2nd, and 4th overall in her main. Saturday she got 6th [she fell :( ] 1st, and 5th overall in her main. Sunday she got 3rd, 1st and 3rd overall in her main. She did awesome!!!! I'm very proud of her.

First Place

2009-05-12T12:22:00.004-05:00

Woohoo!!!!
Way to go JAZ!!!!
We're so proud of you for getting your first win.
I know there are many more in your future.
(you can click on the pics to make them bigger)

Long time no update

2009-04-28T09:02:00.003-05:00

Sorry for no updates. Life has just been a little bit crazy. It gets this way every year towards the end of the school year. Rob has now successfully finished his associates degree!!! Woohoo!!!! Now he has 3 weeks off with nothing to do. Well, I'm sure I can find something for him to do. :) Jaz has been busy with racing. We're supposed to go to a race this weekend. We've had some problems with the local track being rained out but hopefully the weather will start to cooperate. Phoenix has been pretty sick. She's got the upper respiratory crud that has been going around. And a double ear infection. With her it goes straight to her lungs and she ends up on breathing treatments. She's just finally starting to get a little bit better but her immune system is not the best due to all the treatments and steroids. Jacey is getting all excited to get to go home and see grandma and grandpa. (Both sets!) She wants to know why we can't just drive up there today and be home tomorrow. Silly girl. Me, well, I've had my plantar fasciitis come back and it's killin me! It's so painful to walk in the mornings and when I get up from sitting down. :( I'm taking some different vitamins and I'm going to order some new shoes. With a little luck, I won't have to get cortizone shots in my heels again. Those things hurt worse than childbirth!!!!

You know you're tired when.....

2009-03-31T08:03:00.003-05:00

you get up, make coffee, get oldest daughter up and ready for school, drive her to school, come back home home, get coffee cup, go to pour coffee ......and find out it's only water. Sigh! Must...put...coffee....in....coffee pot.....to....make.....coffee!!!!!! I'm afraid it's gonna be one of those days.

Video of Oompa and his girls

2009-03-27T13:26:00.002-05:00

I forgot that I had this video from when Gran and Oompa were here. Here are Oomp and his girls being silly in the store.

The great Blizzard of 2009

2009-03-27T13:19:00.001-05:00

The city of amarillo is closed down. I-40 is closed, schools are closed, even the mall is closed! What are two crazy girls to do when home on a snow day? Jump on the snow covered trampoline of course. LOL

Jazmin turns 10

2009-03-03T21:45:00.004-06:00

in a few hours. :) But since I have to work tomorrow night and she raced tonight (she got 3rd btw) we decided to give her her presents tonight. I think she liked em!

Testing, testing

2009-02-28T11:15:00.002-06:00

I'm just testing out my new flip camcorder. Now I can finally upload videos!!!! yeah!

Walmart gripe

2009-02-27T17:21:00.002-06:00

Why is it that when you find something that you like, they pull it off the shelves and decide to no longer carry the product???? WHY????? Walmart does this all the time. First it was chicken fries. Oh my goodness! My kids loved those all white meat chicken fries. Next it was Green Olive Spaghetti sauce from Progresso. I loved that sauce! Next, heck I can't even remember what it was next. But the latest one has me MAD!!! For those of you that don't know, I got my hair cut short right before christmas. I've found two awesome products for my hair that don't cost a fortune. Alberto v05 Extreme Style Reworkable Putty 24 hour hold. It's amazing at making the back of my hair flip. The second is Alberto v05 Extreme Style Heat Defense Conditioning Spray 24 hour anti frizz. It's awesome! I flat iron and curl my hair every day now and it helps so that my hair doesn't get fried. But sadly walmart had deleted the items from their inventory ....according to the grouch lady I asked when I was at walmart earlier today. I've been able to find it online at drugstore.com but alas it's out of stock. At least the putty is. I'm so sad. I'm going to run to the other walmarts in the area and see if they have any in their inventory yet. Why, oh why Walmart do you do this to me?!?!?!?!

Old Lady?

2009-02-27T09:35:00.002-06:00

I'm planning on running errands today. I want to get some plain white tshirts. I was looking online for coupons and I found one for Old Navy. I printed it out. Everytime I use the printer Jacey has to come over and check out what I'm doing. She grabbed the paper and asked what it was. I said it was a coupon to Old Navy. She then pipes up and says, Mom, why do you need an old lady coupon???? ROFL!!!!!

Lucky or Unlucky

2009-02-20T09:26:00.003-06:00

What happens when your lucky bamboo is not so lucky and dies? Does it mean that I'm destined to 7 years bad luck like when you break a mirror? I'm tellin ya, I've got the blackest thumb in the world if I make lucky bamboo die!

Hot air Ballooning

2009-02-15T11:20:00.004-06:00

I finally got to go up in the balloon yesterday. It was soooooo awesome!!!!
Here is Chris and I at takeoff.

Up, up, and away

1500 feet up in the air!! I guess I'm not so scared of heights anymore!

You can see more pictures on my flickr account. Just click the picture on the right hand side that says flickr. Enjoy!!

Happy Valentines Day!

2009-02-14T06:45:00.003-06:00

Happy Valentines Day everyone! I hope you all get lots of chocolate and other goodies today. Me, I have to work! LOL! The rest of the family went to launch a hot air balloon this am.

Email

2009-02-10T10:01:00.003-06:00

I just deleted 6000+ emails out of my inbox. That's not even counting the ones in my spam folder or the trash bin! 6000+ emails!!!! That's insane! I had things in there from 2003!!! Guess it was time for a spring cleaning. Wonder how long it will take to fill back up?

Sooner Nationals BMX

2009-01-26T08:35:00.006-06:00

We just got back from the Sooner Nationals in Guthrie, OK. It was Jaz's first national race and she did awesome! On friday night she got 6th, 2nd and got 5th in her main. Saturday she didn't race because it was a UCI race and we thought she'd have to go by different rules and end up racing experts. But it turned out that she wouldn't have. That's ok. We used it as a down day. On sunday she got fifth in her first race and was heading for first place in her second race, but she crashed. :( She went end over end with her bike on top of her. She scraped up her belly on the handlebar brake, twisted her bike seat and broke her helmet visor. She was pretty shook up but she got back up on her bike and she wanted to finish the race. The officials told her not to and to exit the track since everyone was coming up behind her. She didn't make her main that day. She would have gotten first in her race and went to the main if she didn't crash. :( But it was a great learning experience for her. She loved being able to watch all the pros ride and everyone else as well. It's a lot bigger than our track that's for sure! Despite crashing, she wants to go back! She's realized that she hang right in there with the big dogs. I'm SOOOO proud of her!!!!! (click to see bigger pics)

Jaz in blue in gate 3.

Jaz in blue in gate 7

Jaz in blue in gate 6

Jaz in blue in gate 1

Jaz is the one in blue!

Wish us luck!

2009-01-22T09:15:00.001-06:00

Jaz has a big race this weekend. Wish us luck!!! She shaved another 2 seconds off her time this week. She's doin great! Keep up the good work kiddo!!!!

Mickey

2009-01-20T08:07:00.002-06:00

The only mice I like are Mickey and Minnie. .......... not the ones currently residing in my house!!!! We've done the humane traps.....they don't work. We've done sticky traps......they work but I don't like them. I'm tempted to get a cat. Anyone have any other alternatives???

Strange fact of the day

2009-01-15T13:08:00.000-06:00

Overcooked turkey burgers taste a lot like beef jerky. :)

Battle wounds

2009-01-12T08:57:00.002-06:00

I knew it was going to happen sooner or later. We've taken all the necessary precautions. Helmet, gloves, chest protector, long sleeve shirts, long pants. But it still happened. Jaz was going around a corner and was testing out her bike and the handlebars turn soooo much more quickly than her old bike and wham! Handlebar to the belly! She is now sporting a big ol bruise in all shades of purple and black on her belly. It's about 3 inches in diameter. Poor thing!!!! It really does look terrible. I'm waiting for the school to call me for an explanation. LOL At least she didn't break any bones. I'm hoping it heals up quick for her. She's got Nationals in a few weeks. Her very first national race. She's nervous. I'm confident that she'll do great. I'll make sure to keep you updated.

Hey all!

2009-01-11T16:48:00.002-06:00

Is anybody still following this blog anymore? lol I've kind of neglected it lately. I'm sorry for that. Life just seems to have gotten in the way. Christmas, Phoenix being sick, New Years, work, races, practices, school, Phoenix's bday. Phew!!! It's been a whirlwind few weeks!!! Hopefully things will settle back down soon and we can resume a normal routine again. I've got some pictures that I need to upload. Gasp! I cut my hair....short....well, short for me I guess. It doesn't touch my collar even! And I've got pictures from other various things. I'll get them up soon.....I promise! :)

Merry Christmas

2008-12-25T13:05:00.001-06:00

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all my faithfull blog readers. I hope you and yours have a wonderfully blessed holiday season!

christmas list

2008-12-23T11:28:00.000-06:00

Wonder if I can put this on my christmas list?

4 days

2008-12-23T10:24:00.002-06:00

I have 4 entire days off from work. I can't remember the last time that happened!!! What am I going to do with myself??? Jaz is off from school, Rob is off of work too. So we'll snuggle in as a family and enjoy the time together. I still have a few gifts left to make. We'll have to make some cookies tomorrow for santa. Tonight we're going to look at christmas lights and drink hot chocolate. Rest and relaxation!

Weird Walmart Experience

2008-12-16T14:04:00.000-06:00

I just got back from walmart. It's freezing cold outside but I had to go. We're having a party tonight and I needed some last minute things. I had Jacey and Phoenix with me. Cold, windy, trying to get the kids in the car and unload groceries. A man approaches me and asks me what kind of perfume I'm wearing. I immediately thought of the perfume/ether scare on snopes but I couldn't remember if it was true or not. Anyway I told him I don't wear perfume. Then he says that your husband must wear cologne. I said no and he asked are you sure? Again I said no, closed the door to my van and he left. I've been freakin out ever since!!! I probably overreacted and called walmart and the non emergency police #. He just wigged me out for some reason. After getting home and checking out the snopes site I see that it was just a rumor but you never know nowadays. Shivers!!!!!

9 degrees

2008-12-15T08:59:00.002-06:00

With a windchill of -6. That's how stinkin cold it was this morning when I took Jaz to school. I can feel the draftiness of our house and I have rolled up towels along all the door and the doors to the bedrooms and bathrooms all shut tight. Cold, cold, cold, cold!! At least it's starting to feel like christmas. :) Now if we had some snow so that it would look like christmas.

Twilight

2008-12-12T14:07:00.003-06:00

Ah yes, I've fallen into the trap. The Twilight trap. :) Other friends of mine have raved about the books for months. Me, not being the one to read much more than a magazine cover to cover, couldn't quite believe their obsession with the books. I thought they were all part of the crazy vampire undead groupies. LOL We happened to be a the bookstore pickin out some books with Jacey for her birthday (Thanks mike and amanda!) and I found myself with a twilight book in my hand. Eh, what the heck I thought. May as well see what all the fuss is about. I bought it and put it next to my bed. I didn't pick it up for several days. Then one night I did. I read chapter one. I put it down and went to bed. The next night I picked it up again and I couldn't put it down until I was done! The same thing with the next book, and the next, and finally the next book. I've read all 4 books cover to cover in under a week. I loved them! Totally loved them. When I wasn't reading I was secretly finding myself wondering what was happening with Bella and Edward and of course Jacob. I don't want to give away anything by discussing the contents of the books but I do want to share that if you are even just the tiniest bit on the fence about the series at all......Just do it! Cave like I did. I promise you will love it just like I did.

Sharing

2008-12-04T07:56:00.002-06:00

For the most part my girls like to share. For the most part! But there are some things that I wish they wouldn't share. Jaz has shared her fifths disease with Jacey! This is one time I would have preferred her to be selfish and keep it all to herself. So now Jacey is covered with the lovely red rash and has rosy red cheeks. It only took what, 2 weeks for her to get it. So am I safe to assume that the baby will get it right before christmas????Sigh..........

Hello all

2008-12-01T10:23:00.002-06:00

Hello all out there in bloggerland. I haven't forgotten about you. I promise! It's just been real busy and crazy around here. It's that time of the year I guess. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. We enjoyed ours. :) Turkey, stuffing, praline sweet potatos, mashed potatos, cranberries, garlic cheese biscuits, cheeseball and pumpkin pie. YUMM-O! Then on friday Jaz, Jodi, and I went black friday shopping. We had a great time!!! This was Jaz's first year going and I thing she had a ball too. We hit walmart at open, then to sears, joanns, Mcdonalds for breakfast, target, jcpennys, bath and body works, hobby lobby, sisterscraps and then home before noon! Very busy, very fun, and we got all our shopping done. Now to see if I can get all the christmas presents done in time!! Yikes!!! I can't believe that it's the first of December already. I've got the christmas tree up but no lights or ornaments on it yet. That's the plan for today. To get it decorated. And the outside of the house too. We've got the lights up on the house but I still need to do the front door and porch. I really wish there were more hours in the day!

Last race of the season

2008-11-23T22:58:00.004-06:00

Jaz had her last race of the season on saturday. She got 2nd place!!! She was so excited! The season picks back up in Feb. so she's got some time to train. She can't wait! Here are some pics of the races. Look at that air!
These kids can catch some serious air.

There's Jaz in the blue!

Jaz in the blue in second

Jaz catchin some air.

Jaz in second

through the rhythm section

Look at this air!!!! Unbelievable.

Jaz with her helmet visor down bein silly.

Ok, riders...set em up!

National anthem

flags

Jaz was following Charles' dust all afternoon. Turns out they're in the same grade at the same school! Just in different rooms.
jaz
over the first hill

off the gate

Falling

2008-11-21T09:20:00.002-06:00

Driving Jaz to school this morning is when I noticed it. It was 23 degrees outside and finally the trees said they've had enough! The leaves were falling like crazy! There was a slight breeze and the leaves were falling in buckets! They coated the road, the rooftops, the lawns, the sidewalks. It was pretty fun to watch the leaves falling so fast and furious. I give it an hour and all the leaves in the neighborhood will be off the trees. I wish I could have gotten it on video.

Wallyworld

2008-11-20T13:35:00.002-06:00

Grocery shopping at Wallyworld. BLEH! Need I say anymore??? But at least I've got all the thanksgiving shopping for next week done. :)

Things that irritate me

2008-11-18T08:26:00.002-06:00

Let see....where shall we start the list today? Oh I know! How about the ped's office that won't return my phone calls! I called them twice yesterday because I was called by the school nurse yesterday morning because Jazmin had red cheeks. Jaz appears to be fine. No fever and she feels fine. Just red cheeks. The school nurse was going to monitor her. The ped's office has a answering machine set up where everytime you call in you have to leave a message and wait for a phone call back from them. A few weeks ago when I had to reschedule Jacey's appt I called and left a message at 8 in the morning and finally got a return call at 5 that night. Well yesterday I called twice and I never did get a return call! That really peaves me! Don't get me wrong. I LOVE my dr and his nurses....but his office staff could take a flying leap for all I care. They are so mean, rude and inconciderate! And trying to move to a different dr's office is next to impossible. No one is taking new patients except newborns. Especially during cold and flu season. I might be able to get one kiddo on the wait list for someone new but I highly doubt I'd be able to get 3 kids on the wait list. When we first moved down here Jaz was only 6 months old and I think it took her 6 months to be able to be seen by the dr. I really dislike the way the dr's offices are run down here. By the time Jaz got home from school yesterday the red cheeks had turned into a rash on her chest, shoulders and back. The only thing she complained about was the itch. So we gave her some benadryl and she was good. After searching the net yesterday I'm convinced that she has fifths disease. And once the rash shows up she's no longer contageous. She had no other symptoms until the red cheeks showed up. So since she's no longer contageous, I sent her to school today with a note and strict instructions to go to the nurses office if anything changes. Sigh..... Sorry for the rambling today. I'm just really frustrated.

Visited states

2008-11-13T11:51:00.003-06:00

These are all the states that I've visited. Wow! I lead a sheltered life. LOL... Here's hoping to one day filling in a little bit more red on the chart. :)

visited 16 states (32%)
Create your own visited map of The United States

Veterans Day

2008-11-11T11:08:00.002-06:00

Happy Veterans Day! This is the one and only picture I've got of the veterans day parade on Saturday. That's our bike trailer that I decorated. All with the cricut! The sign says Tornado Alley BMX. The stars and the bmx rider were cut out on the cricut too. Jacey and Phoenix rode in the trailer with Daddy pulling it on his bike. Jaz rode her bike and passed out candy. I wasn't there because I had to work. :( We later heard from the parade officials that Tornado Alley won first place for their entry. They should be getting a trophy for that at a later date. Speaking of trophies..... Jaz got her first trophy on Saturday's afternoon race. 3rd place!!! Woohoo!!! She's lovin riding at the track. Her chest protector came in the mail on friday and she wore it to the race saturday. It was all nice and pretty, shiny and new.....until she took a spill and broke it in real good. The chest protector did it's job and Jaz bounced right back up and said it didn't hurt. She's such a tomboy. Couldn't even keep it girly for a day. LOL Now it's all covered up with scratches. :) She's got another race tonight (if the weather cooperates) and I'll have to take a pic of her in her gear with her trophy.

Gran

2008-11-07T09:17:00.002-06:00

Poor Gran!!! She called me yesterday and told me of her terrible week. She fell down at work and broke her wrist. She's in a half cast right now and will get a full size one put on soon. The swelling is terrible! Grandpa Steve ended up in the hospital too! He was having some heart problems. That's more than enough craziness for one week you two!!!! You better start behaving yourself so I'll come up there!! :D In all seriousness, I hope you two heal up as good as new as quickly as possible. Love you guys!

Another race

2008-11-05T09:16:00.002-06:00

Jaz had another race last night. They have 3 races a night. She got 3rd, 3rd, and 3rd. So I guess it would be safe to say that she got 3rd. :) She fell at practice but she didn't fall during any of her races. Woohoo!! Way to go Jaz! I purchased a chest protector for her off of ebay and it should be here this week. So then the falls won't hurt as badly. Still thinkin about that bubble wrap idea though. :) Daddy even got brave and raced too. He got 4th, 4th and 4th. It's fun to watch all the Dad's race. He's pretty sore today. I'm betting he'll be even more sore tomorrow. All the kids from the track are going to be in the Veterans Day parade on Saturday. Rob is going to take the two youngest ones in the bike trailer. Jaz is going to ride her bike. I unfortunately have to work. :( I need to decorate the trailer in red, white, and blue. Hmmm, wonder if I can find any cricut cuts of BMX riders. Must look for that! And we'll get to unload the 18 million pounds of halloween candy that we have because we have to bring candy to pass out. So that will be good. I'll keep y'all updated on the trailer decorations.

Happy Halloween

2008-11-01T22:46:00.004-05:00

We continued with our yearly tradition of going to the mall for trick or treating. This year we had two cheetahs, complete with whiskers, ears and tails, a piglet, a BMX picture taking daddy, and........ a WASHING MACHINE!!!!!! LOL Great fun was had by all. :D

The first ride of a new Pirate

2008-10-30T09:39:00.006-05:00

Spontaneous. That is the word that currently describes our family. 4:30 yesterday we were told that the balloons were going up at 5:30. Nothin like a balloon launch to make the kiddos hustle! We got Phoenix up from her nap, got everyone strapped into their carseats and off we went to the launch site. It was a beautiful day! No wind at all. That rarely happens here in the panhandle. You can click on all the pics to see them larger. Rob helpin get Serenity ready.
I think he's caught "the bug"

Almost up.

Amarillo National went up too!

The crew

Amarillo National about to lift off

You can see the launch site in the distance. I love all the fall colors.

This is 34th and Bell. Hobby lobby to the left, Walgreens in the middle and Stein Mart to the right.

View from above

Nice view of the city with the fall foilage.

Bullseye! This is at the corner of 34 and almost I-40 (albertsons to the left)

I can see my shadow!

Pretty houses

Reflection over a pond

The horses didn't like the balloon very much

The colors on these trees were just gorgous!

Gotta love Stanley Marsh

Beautiful sunset

Landing at the local golf course.

Jaz and Jacey about to go up.

Jacey holding on for dear life!

Jaz and Jacey on a tethered flight.

I love this shot from under the balloon as it's going up.

Hello down there!

Jaz's new passion

2008-10-29T08:45:00.003-05:00

Jaz has a new passion. BMX racing. We found out about the track purely on accident. We were driving home one night and saw lights and being the nosy ones we are we decided to check it out. The kids were practicing that night. They let Jaz try it out that night and the next night and she loved it! So we signed her up. Last night she had her first official race. She had 3 races and she placed 5th, 2nd and 3rd. She was so excited!!! With a little work and lots of practice I think she'll be excellent! Yes, she has bit the dust a few times. Last night she hit pretty hard and got the wind knocked out of her but she got up and got back up on her bike. She's quite persistant. Yes, I know there is a probability that she might get hurt but ya know what, you can get hurt walking along the sidewalk too. We can't protect her in a bubble for the rest of her life. Although I wonder if I could bubble wrap her bike and jersey??? :D She's having a great time doing what she likes to do and really, that's all that matters isn't it? Gettin ready at the gate. Jaz is in the middle in the blue jersey.
All the kids from the track.

Jaz and her friend Hannah. They had a costume race since it's Halloween week. They had to run to one end of the track, put on a costume and run back.

Hula girl Jaz.

What Daddy????

Jaz settin up for the rhythm section.

Up and over.

Jaz

Jaz gettin ready for the turn......gotta love the pink shoes. LOL

Pirates of the Canyon

2008-10-27T11:20:00.011-05:00

ARRRGH!!! Amarillo has been invaded by pirates! We spent the weekend at Pirates of the Canyon a local balloon festival. We had lots of fun. Lots of early mornings being bundled up in the cold but it was well worth it. Take a look at the pictures and see for yourself!ARRRGH!
Jaz and Jacey in the Amarillo National Bank balloon. Jaz got to pull the burners. She thought it was pretty neat!
Very early! We got up at 4 AM!! Everyone is bundled up.
Everyone glowing at once.

More glow....

Yup, that's the moon you see. Told ya it was early.

Glowing....

Close quarters....

Ducks, er balloons in a row.

Jaz and Jacey's favorite pilot Chris.

Flying under the pirate flag.

Pirates

Cruisin 66 balloon. Rob got to crew for them. He had a great time. Unfortunatly it was too windy for them to fly this one.

Cruisin 66

A vintage look at Cruisin 66

We have liftoff

Serenity

Inside of balloon

View from inside all aglow

Serenity

Cool view

Little shot of propane.

Hiya

Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-20T09:06:00.003-05:00

Every year we always go to the same pumpkin patch. We tried to get some pics of the kiddos yesterday. They somewhat cooperated. LOL! Trying to get them all to sit still and look at the camera at the same time is quite a challenge! You can click the pics to make them bigger.

Jacey's Birthday Party

2008-10-20T08:45:00.005-05:00

We had Jacey's belated birthday party on Saturday at Medi Park. Everyone had a blast! We had a cookout with hotdogs and hamburgers and decorated pumpkins. It was a great day with friends and family. Christina and her pumpkin
Jacey's cake! It was a pumpkin and knowing Jacey she insisted that it be pink. So there you have it. A pink pumpkin. LOL
Jacey and Devin
Eddie (Jacey and Eddie are only one day apart in age)
Devin decorating her pumpkin
Daddy getting in on the action
Amanda and her pumpkin

Jojo, Jaz, and Jacey decorating pumpkins
Phoenix
I loved this pic of Phoenix and Jodi. Unfortunatly it blurred a bit so I played with it in photoshop. Still blurry though.
Mia
Jaz

Rock Monkey

2008-10-16T10:19:00.005-05:00

While we were in Albuquerque we stopped by the local REI store. They told us about this rock wall gym. So of course we HAD to go stop by. :) Jaz and Daddy had an AWESOME time. They climbed for almost 3 hours. They had so much fun. The gym was huge with tons and tons of different routes. They had a number of different rooms to climb in. You could even climb on the ceiling!!!! There are a ton of pictures. Enjoy!

Santa Fe

2008-10-14T10:24:00.004-05:00

Saturday afternoon we decided to take a road trip from Albuquerque to Santa Fe. It was windy and a little bit rainy outside. Mostly windy. Rob found this church the last time he was in Santa Fe and wanted to come back to take pictures of it. This staircase was made by a man with simple hand tools. It has no center support at all. It was featured on Unsolved Mysteries.

This picture was shot in an alleyway. I loved the look of it.

The girls tried to pose and take pics but it was so incredibly windy. Don't mind their dirty faces. :)

Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque

2008-10-14T09:37:00.003-05:00

Friday afternoon we loaded up the crew and headed to Albuquerque, NM to see the Balloon Fiesta. We were all so excited! We have seen hot air balloons go up before but only one, not hundreds at once. We were hoping to see the sky filled with hundreds of colors. Alas, the only color we saw was gray. There was wind, rain, wind, hail, wind.... did I mention there was wind? THE WHOLE ENTIRE WEEKEND!!!! The thing about wind is that the balloons can't launch. Heck the few brave souls who actually tried to inflate their balloons couldn't because of such strong winds. So we didn't see a single launch. We were quite disappointed. But we still had fun anyway!! Here are a few pics of the few balloons that we did see.

Suspense.....

2008-10-09T10:34:00.001-05:00

We're doing something super cool this weekend. Can't tell ya where we're goin quite yet but there will be some awesome pics to post later on!!! Stay tuned!!!! :)

3 dollar mark

2008-10-08T13:13:00.002-05:00

Can you believe it??? Gas is under the 3 dollar mark! 2.99 a gallon over here by the house. I can't remember the last time I've seen gas prices so low. I hope this falling trend continues. My pocketbook sure likes it.

Happy Birthday Miss Jacey!!!

2008-10-08T09:08:00.003-05:00

Miss Jacey is 4 today!!!! She's all excited. I let her open up one of her presents this morning. She was pretty excited since her party isn't until next weekend. She got a cheeky monkey webkinz that she quickly named George. ..... and she's a girl. LOL George will be in good company along with King Louie Bluey who is also a girl. LOL She's currently on her computer in webkinz world introducing George to all her other animals. She's a hoot! Happy Birthday sweet girl!

In Memory of Gizmo

2008-10-06T12:00:00.002-05:00

GOD'S GARDEN

GOD LOOKED AROUND HIS

GARDEN AND FOUND AN EMPTY PLACE.

HE THEN LOOKED DOWN UPON

THE EARTH AND SAW YOUR TIRED

SWEET FACE. HE PUT HIS ARMS

AROUND YOU AND LIFTED YOU

TO REST; GOD'S GARDEN MUST

BE BEAUTIFUL, HE ALWAYS

TAKES THE BEST. HE KNEW

THAT YOU WERE SUFFERING;

HE KNEW YOU WERE IN PAIN,

HE KNEW THAT YOU WOULD

NEVER GET WELL ON EARTH AGAIN.

HE SAW THE ROAD WAS GETTING

ROUGH, THE HILLS WERE HARD

TO CLIMB, SO HE CLOSED YOUR

WEARY EYELIDS AND WHISPERED

"PEACE BE THINE". THEN HE

TOOK YOU UP TO HEAVEN

WITH HANDS SO GENTLE AND

KIND. IT BROKE OUR HEARTS

TO LOSE YOU BUT YOU DID NOT

GO ALONE, FOR PART OF US

WENT WITH YOU,

THE DAY GOD CALLED YOU BACK HOME.

-Author Unknown

and a note from Mo.....

I JUST WANTED...

I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU

KNOW THAT I MADE IT HOME.

THE JOURNEY WASN'T AN EASY

ONE, BUT IT DIDN'T TAKE TOO

LONG. EVERYTHING IS SO PRETTY

HERE; SO WHITE, SO FRESH SO

NEW; I WISH THAT YOU COULD

CLOSE YOUR EYES AND THAT YOU

COULD SEE IT TOO. PLEASE TRY

NOT TO BE SAD FOR ME. TRY TO

UNDERSTAND GOD IS TAKING

CARE OF ME...I'M IN THE SHELTER

OF HIS HANDS. HERE THERE IS NO

SADNESS, NO SORROW, AND NO

PAIN. HERE THERE IS NO WHIMPERING

AND I'LL NEVER HURT AGAIN.

HERE IT IS SO PEACEFUL WHEN

ALL THE ANGELS SING. I REALLY

HAVE TO GO FOR NOW...

I'VE GOT TO TRY ON MY WINGS.

-Author Unknown

Where does she come up with these things????

2008-10-06T09:13:00.002-05:00

Jacey: Momma, do snakes poop?
Me: Yes honey, snakes poop.
Jacey: Momma, do they pee too?
Me: Yes dear. Everybody pees and poops.
Jacey: Ewwwww, that's gross!

Where on earth does she come up with these questions???

It's now wednesday

2008-09-24T10:00:00.002-05:00

.....and I'm still trying to get the little beads out of the washer!!!!!!!! At least 6 loads of laundry later and they're still appearing. ARGH!!!

Things you didn't think you'd have to say

2008-09-23T12:10:00.003-05:00

....
Jacey don't kick your baby sister.......
Jacey don't hit your baby sister on the head with a bat!!!!!........
Jacey get off the high chair.........
Jacey don't pull your sisters fingers off,......

Sigh.......pretty soon that baby sister is gonna grow up and take that bat away from you and retaliate!

Learned something new today

2008-09-22T12:41:00.002-05:00

Yup, that's right. I learned something new today. I learned that you can vacuum out your washing machine. LOL Jacey was sick last night and got sick all over her bed. So that meant that I had to wash her bedding. Sheets, pillows, blankies, stuffed animals.....the whole 9 yards. Well, note to self..... Don't wash a pillow that has all those tiny micro beads in them. They rip in the wash and get all over EVERYTHING!!!!! Oh, simple fix I think. Take the pillow out, throw it away, and rewash what's in the washer. Nope.....doesn't work. I actually tried 3 times....yup, three times! So I had to take everything out of the washer, take it outside, shake it off, and bring it back inside. Now what to do with the million little beads in the bottom of the washer? Grab the vaccuum and get busy! So I got all the beads that I could see. We'll see how long beads will keep showing up in the laundry. Sigh..... Never a dull moment around here!

Scrapbook pics

2008-09-22T08:52:00.005-05:00

I forgot to include these pics in the last post. I debated if I should post them or not since this is going to be someones Christmas present. Oh well. Just pretend to act suprised when you get it. LOL :) You should be able to click on the pictures to see bigger images.

Our fair entries

2008-09-21T19:33:00.004-05:00

We finally got our things back from the fair today. Anyone who has never entered the fair before, I highly recommend it next year. Jaz scored $10 and Rob and I earned $3 and $4. In addition to that we also received 5 free tickets for gate admission. So in all, we received $67. Not too shabby. Ok.....onto the pictures. Jazmin got 2 first place and 2 second place ribbons as well as 2 participation ribbons. I got first for my scrapbook, and third for my clock. Rob got first for his wood carving. And we entered 5 pics in the photography section. Rob got an honorable mention on his Blaze picture. Now to start on entries for next years fair. Onto the pictures.....

Jaz's entries

Jaz's recycled indian drum
Jaz's tambourine
Jaz's Tink stepping stone

Jaz's ankle bracelet
Jaz's christmas paper dolls. All cut out by her on the cricut.

Jaz's halloween paper dolls. Again cut out by her on the cricut.

My clock

Rob's pics. This one called Blaze, got honorable mention. The pics look terrible since they're pictures of pictures. If you want to see them in all their glory go check out my flickr site. You can find it on the sidebar at the left.

Go ahead and start laughin

2008-09-21T18:59:00.002-05:00

I always said that I hated blogs that had music on them. Ok, well hate is a strong word. I always found myself fumbling around for the volume control on the speakers. Ok, go ahead.....point fingers, poke fun......I caved. But I love this song.

Elvis has left the building.

2008-09-13T15:50:00.002-05:00

We went to the fair last night. I sooooo love the fair. Fair food that is. There is something about the deep fried goodness that gets me every time. The cowboy taters, the cheese on a stick, the cowboy taters, the corndogs, the cowboy taters, the deep fried pickles. Have I mentioned the cowboy taters????? Mmmmm..... now I'm hungry again. :)

The main reason we went to the fair last night was to see how our entries did. Rob entered 5 photos and a wooden bark carving. I entered a scrapbook and a clock. Jaz entered two paper doll scenes, a stepping stone, an ankle bracelet, a drum and a tambourine. Everyone did quite well I think. Rob got an honorable mention on one of his photos and first place on his carving. I got first place on my scrapbook and 3rd on my clock. Jaz got 2 first place ribbons. One on her stepping stone and one on her halloween paper doll scene. She got second on her ankle bracelet and her christmas paper doll scene. She was so excited!!! She wants to enter more next year. Unfortunately I didn't take pics before we submitted our entries so you'll have to wait until next sunday when I get them back.

And of course we saw Elvis. (bursts into hysterical laughter) We went to see the hypnotist show. Rob got called up on stage along with 9 others to participate. Oh my goodness it was a riot!!!! He thought he was Elvis and started dancing around the stage. He had the footwork down, the voice and even a tush wiggle. It was the funniest thing I've ever seen.

Oh how I love the fair!

Trolls?

2008-09-10T08:22:00.002-05:00

That's the only explanation that I can come up with. We must have trolls that live in our house and come out at night. They steal homework out of backpacks and off of desks. They hide socks and everyones left shoe. Not to mention jackets!!!! Those trolls sure do get a workout in our house at night.

Banning cartwheels???

2008-09-04T11:54:00.003-05:00

http://www.nowpublic.com/strange/australian-school-bans-cartwheels I was just contacted by someone who saw Jaz's picture in my flickr account of her doing a cartwheel. They wanted permission to use the photo in a news story. SURE!!!! :) Seems like a town in Austraila wants to ban kids from doing cartwheels and other gymnastics while at school because they might get hurt. OY!

Healing

2008-09-02T09:33:00.003-05:00

My back is finally healing from that nasty burn I got over a week ago. No longer am I a scaly monster who is shedding it's skin. :) I can now wear appropriate undergarments and shirts! LOL I don't think I'll be making the mistake of missing my back with sunscreen for a long, long, long time!

Cricut

2008-08-28T16:04:00.005-05:00

I've come to the conclusion that I'm done doing craft shows. They just take up too much of my time and I don't reap enough of a profit to put my family through that. So I've been going through all my hairbow making supplies and I decided to sell it all. I didn't realize the hundreds upon hundreds of yards of ribbon that were in my stash. SHEESH! So I sold them all to fellow bowmakers. :) Made a nice little chunk of change and I'm going to buy this......

What is this shiny piece of beauty you may ask? It is called a cricut expression and it's basically a die cut machine. My main use for it is to cut vinyl to put on cars and on walls. It will also be used to cut mats for pictures and to cut vinyl to embellish the mats. And you can cut die cuts for scrapbooking. Oh my goodness! Good times are going to be had with this bad boy. Jojo and I have been drooling over it for months on end. I think our sewing nights have just become scrappin nights. :D

Second degree burn

2008-08-25T10:01:00.002-05:00

That's what I've got on my back. I took the kiddos to Splash with Melissa last friday. She had some free passes and was wonderful enough to share them with us. We weren't there for more than an hour and a half or so. I don't know how I could have missed my whole entire back but I did. And now I'm paying for it. Rob says there are about 12 blisters back there. I'll take his word for it. All I know is that it hurts like heck! I can't wear anything but my swim suit top. That looks real cute under my work shirt. (rolls eyes) Hopefully it will clear up in a few days. Send some healing thoughts my way please!

First day of school

2008-08-25T09:57:00.003-05:00

Jaz went to her first day of 4th grade this morning. She was so excited that I didn't even get a chance to take a pic. I'll have to get one when she gets home. She was so worried that she was going to get one certain teacher. She didn't care for this teacher at all. Come to find out, that teacher quit and she now has a new teacher. I think she's going to have a great time with him. He even broke out in a song and dance in the middle of the hallway to get Jacey to smile when we went to go meet him on friday. And her homeroom teacher isn't pregnant so hopefully there won't be any long term substitutes like she's had for the last 2 years. I think this is going to be a great year!

Picasso strikes again

2008-08-19T22:44:00.002-05:00

You'd automatically assume it was the baby wouldn't you. Nope, not this time. Not even the three year old............It was the one that is starting the 4th grade on monday. It wasn't on the floor or even the walls........it was on the back seat of the van!!!! @#$@#$@#$@ IN MARKER!!!! Words do not begin to describe what I was feeling when I finally saw it while unloading groceries today. Her reasoning.....she couldn't find a piece of paper! @$%@#$!@#%# I better lookout when she can't find a bathroom nearby.

Enough already!

2008-08-13T09:26:00.002-05:00

I don't know what is going on lately. The only thing I can do is chalk it up to the fact that we're moving forward in the right direction. We're getting all sorts of roadblocks and things put up in our way. All signs that the devil doesn't like what we're doing. We're moving forward and getting our new company ready to launch. In the last 3 weeks we've had.... the a/c unit go out in the house so we had to replace a broken part. We had to get a window a/c unit so we could all at least sleep in one cool room for the night. I sliced my finger in 15 spots removing the a/c unit from the window. (no joke!) I was seeing stars from all the blood and had to call rob at work to tell him I was on the verge of passing out. My poor Giz had to go the vet hospital. You don't want to know what that bill was! I still can't get him to eat right. 2 days ago Sammy (our other shih tzu) starts to get sick. ARGH!!! I'm really starting to wonder if we got a bad batch of food. Sammy is a scrounger though and is always looking for scraps that the girls happen to throw on the floor. He was sick just that one time and has been fine ever since. But you better believe I'm keeping a close eye on him!!! And then last night as we were out shooting the sunset at Cadillac Ranch the battery in the van went out. Luckily there were some other people there to give us a jump so we could make it home. It's a pretty freaky feeling when it's 9:30 at night and you have your kids in the car, you're 10 miles away from home and the car won't start. So after a trip to Walmart at 11pm last night to get a new battery we're all better now. Honestly what else is going to happen???? I've had enough already!!!!

Getting so big

2008-08-11T09:24:00.001-05:00

Here's a shot that we caught of Phoenix on a recent trip to Medi Park. :) She's getting so big!!!

Update

2008-08-08T23:40:00.003-05:00

We got to bring Gizmo home tonight! I was so excited. Thank you all for the prayers. :) He seemed to be responding to the treatment very well. I went out there last night as they fed him and he gobbled it right up. They gave us a special prescription food tonight and .... he won't touch it. Sigh.... of course not! I'm going to mix it up with his regular food and see if he'll eat it. I sure hope so. He's on a liver medicine that he'll have to be on for the rest of his life. One pill once a day. And antibiotics for a week. We have to take him back out in 4 weeks and redo all the blood tests. Sooner if he starts to lose weight again. So here's hoping my little man is on the mend.

Prayers needed

2008-08-07T14:49:00.002-05:00

Today I had to take our little Shih Tzu Gizmo to the vet. He's been losing weight for about the last two weeks and nothing I can do will make him eat. He's always been on a bil jac diet since we've had him. Within this last week I've resorted to wet dog food as well as cottage cheese to help him out. Nothing seemed to work. He was so skinny. Down to 8 lbs!!! So we went to the vet. After some blood work and a few hours of anxiously waiting we find out that he has liver failure. My poor lil Giz who never gets sick now has this. So we admitted him to the vet hospital for the next few days and he's got an iv and some liver medicine and we're playing the wait and see what happens game. He's still feisty and wants to play. He has been his old self this whole time. The only thing that was different was his weight and his unwillingness to eat. Doc says the next 24-48 hours will be crucial in finding out how his body is going to react to the medicine. If all is well and he tolerates it then we'll have to put him on a liver medicine for the rest of his days. If not....well, I don't want to think about what will happen if he doesn't respond positively to the treatment. Please, if you've got any extra prayers, please send em our way. Mo-mo could really use em.

It's that time again

2008-08-05T23:35:00.002-05:00

Where has the summer gone? Didn't the kids just get out of school???? Sigh.... Tomorrow I have to take Jaz to school and register her for the 4th grade. She's all excited. Jacey is still too little for pre k. Next year she'll get to go. Darn late birthdays! But that's ok. At least she'll be one of the oldest in the class. 95% of the school supplies have been bought. We've weeded out her closet and I've bought her a few new clothes. Gotta love my work discount on clearance clothes! :) The only things I think we need are some Kleenex's, ziploc baggies, hand sanitizer and maybe some new tennis shoes.

Who'da thunk it

2008-07-29T15:46:00.007-05:00

While blog hopping today I came across this on Crissa's Blog I had to try it out. :)

You Are Country Music

You are friendly, down to earth, and fairly conservative.

You are true to your friends and your upbringing. Change is hard for you.

But beneath your old fashioned attitude, you are expressive and artistic in your own way.

Very few people can express pain and pleasure as eloquently as you can.

What Kind of Music Are You?

new scraps

2008-07-29T15:35:00.002-05:00

more.....

2008-07-23T16:59:00.002-05:00

see? told you I was addicted! LOL

Another addiction

2008-07-23T11:42:00.003-05:00

Woohoo!!! I found a tutorial on the net that taught me how to make these awesome templates. I can see sooo many possibilities with this. It's so much fun!

fun filled scrappin day

2008-07-22T16:40:00.001-05:00

Another Jaceyism

2008-07-21T11:24:00.001-05:00

Me-Jacey are you a princess?
Jacey-Um...(as she closes one eye and taps her cheek with her finger)...only if I have my flip flops on.......they're PINK!

goofy child!