Jassie and Friends

ownership

2010-07-21T13:17:00.000-07:00

Things are good

Today Abby and I spent some time together alone.. It seems after the weekend with all the kids she and I just need some quiet time.. With out the noise and the CONSTANT movement lol

I had promised her her own room and today she scored.. Check out face book for the pics...She was so thrilled to have her own ideas come to fruition and it looks good.............. Ok Ok she copied the example, but still for her it ownership...

Owner ship is a funny thing we all like "it" but in different ways... I like ownership in my home it's my home, my things, things I want there...Matt has been so good. Matt could care less what I do to the house... It's just we are not going to be her long, maybe 2 years. We need more space and rooms for three teenage girls... so to spend a ton to get it perfect is not the best idea. Save the perfectness for when I build right .. building a hose will be a chore I KNOW!! but still Kim can at least hold my hand.

"Its" getting better for me I guess here in my city I don't think I will have ownership here ever... Especially out and about but at home with my family I can ...... Its all me and my life the way I live it at home.. Today I used my maiden name its feels right still..Abby, I think likes it.. But at the same time she will say her name is Abby D**** R******

I'm most comfortable at home these days It seems when I go out I get 1. digested 2. mad 3. dis heartened so for now I will go out to do what I need to but will stick close to home...

I have a girl appointment in the am with a new Dr. we will see how that goes...

7 weeks to Paris I cant wait!!!.....Any shopping ideas for me ??

today

2010-07-14T08:13:00.000-07:00

1)Having lunch with Matthew today.. thats goood

2)Abby is going over for a play date with a little girl in her primary class and attends her school...Oh this is the "EX" BFF lol

3) And even better the local s.i.l. had "words" with me... Over something I did not even do... but just the same she wanted me to be aware that she did not like that kind of thing ... WHAT!!!!

OHHH and when are the 2 cousins girls doing swimming and when are we working out.... oh ya they want to watch Abby when we go to Paris Ya freaking right.......

I miss my normal sil....Love me the Davis girls...

hello old friend

2010-07-13T10:45:00.000-07:00

Hello old friend will you ever forgive me for stepping away for a few months... its that "Facebook" and a very crazy life that lead to my departure... but I'm back..

I'm back because on this blog I'm Lisa just me.... only my beloved family and friends know me here..
I'm back because I need a way to be me...to not say the wrong thing to the wrong person.... I hate living in a town that is this small and everybody knows the players and their choices in my life... They know the good the bad of them all... I can NEVER tell my story.. Every time I do its "Oh ya your the NEW wife" or " your the DR. wife" or "Wow your fast I heard about this the other day"

Yesterday I was talking to a member of our ward whom I will work with a lot in my new calling and as I as giving here a BRIEF background of Abby and I and TX. SHE started telling me about my life now and the struggles I WILL have and how she knows the whole story from Matt's EX wife....... and btw there are good friends.....Everybody always has something to say about my life. I go by my maiden name around town now, its just easier that way...but that will only last so long..

If your asking me ...I'm happy very Happy but there are things that I'm struggling with...

I'm living in a fish bowl and have no were to look for friends or help..... and to top it all off I'm one day 2 of phase one of South Beach

How do I find my way

Achievement Days

2010-03-10T11:59:00.000-08:00

So yesterday Abby went to Achievement days for the first time !!

... I walked in the room and thought it was Young Woman's How ? How ? How ? did this happen. I have three daughters in Achievement days. Next your going to tell me I well have all three in Y.W. at the same time.... Poor Matt and Calvin 4 girls in the house Lets hope the PMS is quick and painless lol

Infinite measure

2010-03-01T07:23:00.000-08:00

"[God] loves us because He is filled with an infinite measure of holy, pure, and indescribable love. We are important to God not because of our resume but because we are His children. He loves every one of us, even those who are flawed, rejected, awkward, sorrowful, or broken. God's love is so great that He loves even the proud, the selfish, the arrogant, and the wicked."What this means is that, regardless of our current state, there is hope for us. No matter our distress, no matter our sorrow, no matter our mistakes, our infinitely compassionate Heavenly Father desires that we draw near to Him so that He can draw near to us." Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "The Love of God," Ensign, Nov. 2009, 22–23

PS: I stole this of a friends site Thanks Sheri!! ;)

BAD BAD BAD MOMMY

2010-02-10T18:27:00.000-08:00

OK

So Abby has a bit of struggle with the "th" and the "fr" sound. I ask about speech at school.. She gets tested she barley qualifies but OK good she can get some help!!!

They plan the meeting for this AM.... I COMPLETELY FREAKING FORGOT !! What kind of mommy am I???

How embarrassing "Ya I was not there,,, I was at Target" BAB BAD MOMMY!!

What was I even thinking... I actually thought for like two weeks I could plan a wedding HA Ya that lasted two weeks. I'm glad I'm already married Could you imagine my life If I was trying to plan a wedding right now.

Matthew comes down every week on Wednesday or Thursday, spends a day or two depending.... so I can finish my work week, than I drive back up to Joplin with him. (5 hrs) Spend the weekend than I fly home Sunday at 6 from Tulsa ( which is 1 1/2 hrs from our home in Joplin) We spend allot of time in the car. I only have 16 Sunday flight to go...

PS: If you want to hear a very sad girl boo hoo about everything under the sun, Call me at 8 pm on Sunday after I get home and miss Matthew and know I have 3 or 4 days until I get to see him!! Some first 6 months of marriage ha! But we would not change it for the world =)

2010-01-24T18:29:00.000-08:00

Oh I think I should let everybody know I married that Doctor last weekend. We decided to have a VERY private ceremony just the us, We will have a ring ceremony with the kids soon. Thanks for all the best wishes!!

me and matt

2010-01-10T19:11:00.000-08:00

The Nanny is marrying the Doctor !!!

2010-01-08T09:01:00.000-08:00

I'm getting Married!!!!!!!!
Yup you read that right..This summer around June. Abby and I will be joining Matt and his three children in Joplin Missouri.. more details to come.. Ahhh is nice to be blissfully happy and content!! ( OK I'm totally freaked out and stressed with the move and having to move my mom..plan a wedding.... but ya my Ulcer and Strep Throat will have to take a back seat this week)

tic tic tic

2009-12-30T22:21:00.000-08:00

Matt will be here in 11 hrs!!!!

Home for the Holidays

2009-12-23T11:09:00.000-08:00

Abby and I are in California and we are having a blast!!

We are sooo excited for Matt to come and join us for Disneyland.. and the beach oh and N.Y. Eve date night Were just plain smitten over that man!!!! =)
We are a little sad the weather is not a bit warmer but we are still in our flips flops!!
Today I need to run out and do a little bit of shopping ( Santa)but we are good.. Our family adults are not exchanging this year. Its kind of nice to tell the truth

Need to run but I love being Home for the Holidays.. You can take the girl out of California but never the California out of the girl!!

highlights

2009-12-22T11:43:00.000-08:00

Well I have so much to say let me give you the Highlights

Went to meet a boy I thought was "nice"
Had a good time, but was glad to come home
Had a few days of "whoooo is me" But knew someone else was out there
Decided to look one more time..

Man I'm so glad I did

Found Matthew
Talked to Matthew
Spent time with Matthew ( he came for a visit)
Broke down and joined Face book for Matthew
Spending New Years with Matthew ( he is flying out to CA just to take me to dinner and Disneyland)
Spending a lot more time with Matthew in January (he canceled a cruise to spend time with Abby and I)
Meeting his three fabulous kids in January

Yep I'm totally smitten with Matthew and I love it

Oh this is going to be a BIG year in my life (he he he)

O when did this happen ??

2009-11-09T17:31:00.000-08:00

OK this is adult conversation it you cant handle talk about boobs leave now!!

Tonight I was putting Abby to bed and as we we laying there for the night time cuddle she says this

Abby "Meme how come at night time you breast go away"

Me "What honey? Your breast don't go away"

Abby "ya Meme look when you lay down they go away"

Me (looking down as my breast as I lay on my back) GASP!! "THERE GONE"

Abby "You should wear your pillow bra when you sleep to"

Me "When did this happen"

Abby "Along time ago"

WAAAA WAAA WAAAA

I never really noticed before but there gone !! When I'm up right there still there (36 c) but on my back there COMPLETELY GONE ...

I guess when I lost some weight they were lost too. OH well at least I got them when I'm up right!! ( with my pillow bra)

So here is my question would any of you ever consider any plastic surgery to refresh or enhance your self!! If money was not object??

I don't know if I would but after tonight I would like a little bit of my old boobs back!!

Life is good

2009-10-21T12:24:00.000-07:00

Just checking in...

Life is good... Were good.. Just living a nice life......

Change happens all the time, sometimes when you least expect it, good change is fun and exciting.... its the BEST....The fun part is trudging alone a new path to discover whats down it!! And realizing some things about your self good or bad... maybe discovering some things you thought you lost forever or re-find-ing some things from the past that were missing. Life is good I'm going to go live it...

Getting Some Culture

2009-10-09T20:00:00.000-07:00

Its really important to me that Abby get to experience some "cultural events" in her life. I grow up with very little but my Mom always make sure we learned about Fine arts , Music, Theater etc... and how to behave in each place.. SO when the opportunity came up to take Abby to the Forth Worth Symphony I was all over it. Our friend Jacquelin who is in or ward is a violinist with the symphony so tonight we went to check it and her out.

We had a BLAST!! Abby did not want to leave Its was only about 1 hour long perfect length..

This is Abby's observation

Is that a dog??? I hear dogs (bass drums)

Hey this song was on "Little Einstein"

"They sit really quiet when it's not their turn....."

As we left Forth Worth there was a Rock and Roll band playing at a festival across the street of the Performance Hall.... I said 'Wow you have heard lots of music tonight Abby!!

Her sweet tired reply "Ya meme but fancy music makes me fell good"

LOVE HER

2009-09-26T09:05:00.000-07:00

My Saturday morning as a grown up
Abby's Saturday with her little Buddie "M"
Oh all the dress up for the Dollies and the Build a Bears

I'm getting it

2009-09-19T07:46:00.000-07:00

It has been one year of official single -hood

A big thank you for all the friends & family who listen to me Cry, Wine, Vent, and Ramble I promise this year will not be as bad!

They say the "First is the worst". The first of everything new.. First Christmas without, first splitting up of time on Holidays, Birthday and so on. But I (we) made it. I am SO proud of Abby!! She has done well. I think for her the hardest time was in the beginning after we moved and recently. Garth was in Canada for awhile and she really missed him and the whole Utah family trip made her really sad. But she is a trooper and at this point I'm pretty honest with her. About my limits as a single mom and about about Garth's ( not those details she is to young ) limits. The main thing is I am committed to raising a healthy kid who learns resilients young... bit by bit. Garth and I are committed to do the best for her, and most of the time we are on the same page. I am thankful for that!!!
This year will be full of new things for her. Abby will be meeting Garth's new wife Angie and stepdaughter Nicole. Angie and Nicole still live in Canada but I believe will be moving here sometime in the next year..

So good for us I have to say. Abby is off to spend some time with Garth and I am playing "get it all done in 32 hours" ( she will be back tomorrow night)..

So I'm off:
To Goodwill, I have stuck to my promise something in this house something out. I hate clutter and things out of their home!!!
Pick up stuff at the alteration man
Bank
Make cookies for my lesson at church on Temple Marriage :0) how convenient
Study predicts possibilities for Statistics
Dinner with a school Friend
oh and the other Saturday stuff

My love to all thanks or your help.... Oh and By the way I found myself realizing something the other day. What it was is not very important, but what is important ...
It was a big growth moment the ones when we smile at our self and say "Good job your getting it" I hope to have many more in the year to come

I'm getting IT!!! I made it!!

The ranch

2009-09-15T10:11:00.000-07:00

OK here is a preview of me and Abby's trip to "The Ranch" a super B.F. invited us to go spend a little time at her families home while we were in Utah this summer (OK It was just last month) Anyway I will post more but I need more time Stop the yelling..

This is Abby doing a back flip off the step of the pool.. Ya people your looking at a pool on top of a HUGE mountain in Utah. Its an infinity pool so you feel like your going to fall off. It was such a nice trip Were else do you see Lambs eating a house, real Chipmunks (non talking ones) Horses, run from a Hot tub, Pool,Trampoline, and your very own park..It was like Utah adventure land

I knew she was smart

2009-09-09T20:22:00.000-07:00

Today while talking to Abby about the Health Care issues in terms she can understand it. ( I am a prime example of the working class that pays private insurance that is HORRIBLE AND IS SOOO EXPENSIVE) She had the answer.. "Meme you should have you pay what you can with your job monies.. you know like you can pay $1:99" Love it.

Its hard to know what to do with the health care mess. I see it from so many points
1)My own situation going from great insurance to HORRIBLE and NOT but my choice. I did not chose to change or loss my coverage.. I have the same job live in the same place... and I am the sole head of Household.. I need to be healthy
2) Watching my mom deal with disability and soon Medicare she takes 15 Rx a day
3) Watching and dealing with the medical office insurance payments.
4) Being (soon) a medical professional.

I always get a sick feeling when I hear that people can get tummy tuck because they don't like the C section scare they got when THEY decided to have the C section in the first place.. Or Having to spend $300 on Asthma RX a month... Or having to watch the amount of medicine you give so you can stretch out the RX so you don't have to pay another Co-Pay.. No child or Adult should ever have to go with out affordable, competent timely medical coverage....
I do not have the right answer I do not think anyone does...But something must be done.

PS: DO you know that the only free insurance coverage I can get is Birth Control we all know how funny that is

grrr

2009-09-03T08:32:00.000-07:00

grrr.... Drat, Come on, What ever, You suck, we are you priorities, brat, huff, so I pick up the pieces once again, I need ???, How do you chat on line?? A bag of chips in a week ( so not like me) Nightmares of Aliens and the wall turning into a computer!... Back ache, lazy-ness of others, Homework for 2,5,8, grades and collage is not fun, flabby arms..,WHAT is for dinner, Miss my family..,

How is your morning

We made it

2009-08-29T15:02:00.000-07:00

We made it the first week was super. We were tired but we made it... Abby seems to be making some new friends. Homework has started and the goal of 7:30 bed time as well. Most night we get it all done..if not there is always another day

Update... and things that make you go ha?...

2009-08-24T11:24:00.000-07:00

No tears!! We both made it. ( I have not picked her up yet) I did get little chocked up while dropping her off in the classroom but I sucked it all UP. She was very glad the teacher needed a helper to pass out some pencils, Abby of course was very willing to help.

I had a good day in Statistics maybe because we only went over the syllabus, but still It was a good start.

I had the strangest reaction while in the Library printing out the class note.. I had a rush of panic and anxiety. It took me a second to realize where it was coming from. It was the knowledge that for two of my hardest semester while I studied until 10pm in the library twice a week, Garth was was using that time to have his affair with Angie. Odd ha? It has been almost two years since I caught him, but man it hit me out of the blue. Oh well I was able to quickly put it into prospective of the trail and move on. It fascinating what emotion your brain can bring up at any given moment. Two years ago for months my life was a anxiety/panic attack 24/7.... Man I have come so far...but always reaching forward to be a little better...

PS: What today's incident proved to me was I ''may" never get over the betrayal of my husband having a affair right under my nose for over a year, but what I can do is deal with the pain little by little and continue to move on to a better place. I have some really good friends and family to thank for all there help...What would I have done with out you??

Let me just have a bragging moment

2009-08-23T17:42:00.000-07:00

OK Its 7:43 pm the Night before Abby starts Second grade, Let me just tell you how good she is

1) She is out like a light she has been out about 15 min.

2) Once she is asleep I can have the door open, light on in the room and I can watch TV and she will stay asleep. This is a mandatory thing since we share a room

3) She picked/set out her cloths for the first day. Now this is not one of the few new outfits I got her for the new school year. This outfits includes white carpi's purchased this summer and a black and white geometrical shirt that is a hand me down from her cousin Sara and Hannah. This shirt will "help me remember my family at school". Look for the pic tomorrow.

4) She brushed out her hair!! so in the morning it won't be an "angry mess" and we can get to school quickly so she can help her little friend, who is a friend from church but will be new to her school this year.

She is just the best girl ever!! Is she personally excited to go back to school ?? No not really. When we were driving home from church she commented how everyday kept asking her about school, she would much rather stay home with me. ;0) Its just "Abby" to be prepared and ready to to do what is asked of her.

As for the sleeping thing she is seven and I still credit BABY WISE all the way.. She is just a good sleeper

Now I start school tomorrow as well... I will be crying the whole way up to school and pout the whole time in class!! and want my Mommy

New York at a glance

2009-08-19T17:32:00.000-07:00

OK I hope it works I'm so not Blogger proficient.. Please ignore all type-o-s.. I had a great time My Aunt Kathleen was the perfect travel partner.. We just went by the seat of our pants ( OK that is a lie. I had done a lot of research but I was still care free). It was great. We packed as much in as we could even taking in a second Broadway show "Mary Poppins" We had so much fun and we WALKED and WALKED I lost 2 lbs and we ate pretty well. Not as much as I would have thought, but we had fun. It was fun to see my friend Kim. It was fun to be me just me!!

Check back and I will have the second part of travel week 2009 when I took Abby to see Garth's family..

back to the real world

2009-08-17T07:19:00.000-07:00

I'm back

I know you all want the scoop of my fantastic fun filled week.

Late nights in New York with my Aunt Kathleen who is a great travel partner, . We saw "Wicked" with Oprah and Gail, "Mary Poppins" while eating the new Peanut butter and Jelly M&Ms. (the best treat ever)
We had dinner and Max Brenner's the MOST amazing chocolate restaurant ever (thanks Lorena and Rob )...

Than Seeing to the most amazing scenery I have seen in a long time at a friends family home in Utah. To nieces and nephews galore. I fell like I have not seen Abby in a week. A good time was had by all. It was a fabulous trip some realization came to fruition, which is always hard, but that's part of life.

I will post pics later I have a new camera so now I have to figure out how to up load them (Roch. any pointers)

Its good to be back !! Although Abby fell asleep in tears last night missing her cousins and out of pure exhaustion.
School starts in a few days for work kids and next Monday for Abby and I... ahh life its grand

I heart NY

2009-08-08T14:44:00.000-07:00

OK I have been here 4 hours and I love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!More to come

I'm off

2009-08-08T03:35:00.000-07:00

5:35 am I'm off to the Big Apple yippie for me

I'm so tired went to bed at 12:30 talking to a BOY!!!! for 3 hours ( some of you know who.............).

More later.....

I can DO it

2009-08-01T18:39:00.000-07:00

7 Days to go!! I will make it

So here is my check list you wanna see ? ( if not that's OK too) this was the last few days

1) Get work kids ready for school and summer vacation to Mexico which is the same week as my vacation. The the week before I'm insane!! wait that this week aggg. This includes going to 4 different stores for supplies and 3 different for uniforms. Private schools can be ridiculous CHECK
2) Get Abby ready for school and her vacation ( our budget is gone with our vacations so school shopping this year was pretty easy just a few things but still $$ and time) CHECK
3) Register myself for Statistics class pay the 200.00 registration fee and barf at the price of books CHECK
4) Plan re plan and double check all our plans. I will come home from "My vacation" and leave again 10 hours later( I might need to use those nighttime hours to sleep we will see) with Abby to go see Garth's parents ( It will be a memory Abby will cherish forever she loves her family.) Besides I'm going to the "Ranch" with my buddy. It will be blast. I'm even going to try "Cafe Rio" I will have fun too. (Roch PLEASE TRY HARD)CHECK
5) Pack and than rethink hum rethink..( I don't want to pay for baggage I have my own lol)CHECK
6) Think about all the things that could go wrongCHECK ( Garth will have Abby so she will be fine and have fun while I'm away but still all the Lifetime movies pop into my head)
7) Be so excited that I'm going on a trip to New York!! On a girls trip with grown ups who are up for anything. D.Y.K The best time to do Empire is like midnight!!CHECK
8) Research the best places to eat within a budget of NORMAL folks CHECK
9) Discover that your daughter has lost (misplaced for a long time) all her Nintendo DS games value 200.00. They will not be replaced anytime soon CHECK
10) Pick up a map and a book about New York at 1/2 Price books ( who cares if there a few years old its still the same) CHECK
11) Brave WALMART on a SATURDAY to pick up the last few "things" before the tripsCHECK 12) Arrange 4 trips to the airport ( This is not that bad I live 15 min from one.. but still I hate to ask) CHECK

Well that was my list ( I edited the boring stuff like clean house, do laundry, drive kids every were, pay bills, be a single mom, help my mom...try to be a friend, try to take Rx for my new "Acid reflex" problem.. bla bla bla)

This weeks list is not bad I want to go stress free..SO I'm just about there I will pack later in the week for myself.. Abby, well she is already packed go to Utah! She did that the day she found out we were going..lol I'm out

The Perp..

2009-07-26T14:15:00.000-07:00

The Perpetrator

My Survival basket

2009-07-26T13:40:00.000-07:00

My Survival basket

OK SO this weekend was good FUN sleep over on Friday night, Saturday U bounce with Abby and a friend on Saturday followed with lunch and a few errands.. All was good until Abby said her ear hurt. I really think its swimmers ear from allot of swimming. We were up until 10:30 letting the Motrin set in.

Sunday am. I let her sleep until 930 am so ya missed church but that's OK sometimes it happens. Than it happened (please refer to the previous pic of the "CAN") At first I thought Backfire from a car, car accident, our upstairs neighbor who is the loudest lady ever, hum. Well I decided to see if something fell from the pantry. No all clear. Than it hit me the fridge.

CRAP It was a can of my mom's diet Dr. Pepper. I had bought some ice cream treats for the sleepover and turned down the temp in the fridge well since its a suck apartment appliance it makes everything to cold even the fridge. It was a mess. Beyond mess. So I had to take it all apart and clean it.. By the way since I was going to be home I also had like 10 min. before took apart my stove to clean so I had a mess. It was lunch time Abby needed more Motrin my heartburn was acting up ( I just found out Friday at the Dr office I have reflex caused by stress, antacids and Xanax should fix it or ya I could take a stress management class. like I have time ) I did what I could. Popped an antacid which I forgot this morning, gave Abby Motrin and put some alcohol in her ear. Ate a 100 pack of cookies I had not eaten all day and told my self to wait for 20 min to see if I needed the RX ( I did not thanks you very much I can deal with messes) I don't like messes but especially any kind of kitchen mess. Thee are a few things that I must have one of them is a very clean kitchen especially a fridge and stove so ya that my Sunday morning

All is well Abby is felling better. The antacid is working and the kitchen is all clean

Thanks to the miracle of the yellow super towel from Costco and Clorox kitchen cleaner..Humm I think I will go grab a pack of cookie

2009-07-26T13:37:00.000-07:00

How do moms with lots of Kids Do it?

We had a fun night on Friday our friends the "5C" kids came over for a sleepover, complete with pizza, Ice Cream and a last min. dip in the pool with cloths on..All the kids had a blast This was Abby's first/only sleepover ( we don't do them but this was special one with a need involved so why not)

But I kept thinking the whole night especially at the pool "6 count six kids" my eyes we tired from scanning the faces and counting Big three, Abby, A and little L. It was a very fun night.

Putting on my big Girl Panties

2009-07-20T17:59:00.000-07:00

OK decision made. I'm a adult it will be "fine" and "super". Sometimes you do things for the good of the one you love it may mean you take the rough and bumpy road, but once there it all works out. Ah I'm glad that is off my plate on to the next...( Thanks Deeann for the word of reason..)

Any body have a Ideas of the BEST things to do in New York City?? I'm going in a few weeks and want to fit as much in as I can. I lived for for 6 months so I have done allot of the staples but I'm looking for fun places to eat, shop and stuff like that.. Oh ya I'm going to see Wicked (na nan na)

Pickle

2009-07-19T14:09:00.000-07:00

What to do
Ever have a time when your in a big pickle. The choice you make will not Kill, or Mane anyone but its still hard to deal with both outcomes. What do you do. Yes I know pray, make list but what if that still leaves you in a stupor. I have learned that "When in Stupor DO Not do anything" But this things is driving me CRAZY !! I have been having such a stressful reaction to it. I need to make up my mind soon or it will be to late. I have the added pressure to a dead-line.

It will not cause death ....
It will make one person happy ( for the time being)
It will cause one Pain, and bring up a whole lot of stuff they would like to move forward from.
This pickle is not caused by me but others and there choices but still I'm the adult and Have to deal with it.
I just don't know what to do. No one can tell me what to do! Nobody has been in this place before (that I know of) Disappointment will come from either choice I make, that is sad to me ... I know life is all about disappointment I get that.. But all this is not by my choosing I'm stuck, Trapped, Screwed!

On a Happy note My favorite jeans were miss marked and I got them for 14:99$ Not the 39:99$ Yay for me sad for Macy's

Summer id fun-er for grow ups

2009-07-01T18:40:00.000-07:00

No much going on yippee for me. Today I found myself BORD at work ..That is a good thing.

Some highlights

From Amanda 10 "Well I just think Kristen and Rob should just give it up!! Get together, she should leave that old boyfriend alone and move on" It took me awhile to get she was taking about the Twilight gang ( no she has not seen the movie??)

From Drew 14 "You know its hard to be in a car for 10 hours (rode trip for baseball) I only have a PSP, an I touch, and a Nintendo dS.. Its so boring" My response was well "Drew I only had a color books and some paper and a few books" With the kindest sincere smile Drew said "I know being born in the 80's must have been hard" I love him .... He really is a good kid and from what got he did not complain one bit on the road trip.

From Abby 7 "Summer time is fun-er for grown ups You get to get us ready for the pool with sunscreen and towels and snacks, take us to the park, water park, you get to play games with us ALL day, and make us food all day, you even get to help me with crafts,, when we are at school you just get to wait for us to come home..". ( it all about your perception I guess)

So there you are relationship advise, anti aging, its all summed up Summer is "fun-er" for grown ups..

2009-06-13T07:39:00.000-07:00

"The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart. "

Elisabeth Foley

Dear Kim
Babies, Adoption, Calling, Dinners, Moving, Divorce, Employment, Children, School, Fiber, Organic, Love o Jeans, Families, Teachers, Room Moms, G.N.O, Shopping Deals, Baby Showers galore, Surgeries, Health Insurance, Ward Boundaries, Travel, Blogs, Twilight ,Trash I was so wrong), Hand me downs, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, Halloween, Birthdays!!, Dr. Han, Others, Antibacterial soap, Sick Children, Easygoing, People not understanding why were BF, Deaths, Morning sickness, Finalization of Divorce Court dates breakfast, Lemon Berry Cream Slush, Del Frisco, The "carrot" at Bobs, Fish, Peppers red green and yellow,Freak outs, Disappointment, Faith, Heartache, Joy, Truth, T- Mobil Sisterhood, Car Seats, Tears o so many tears, But most of all even with all these words The best word I can us is LOVE and unshakable trust and devotion

I love you!! I will miss you and your family so much. Over the past 2 years you have NO Idea how much you have help me get through "many of day" when I thought I could no longer go on. Sometimes I don't think you ever knew the pain I just needed to be me just me....The person I was before, maybe you did know but you let me "pretend" just for a little bit. Over the past 10 years we have been though ALLOT our vault is full but always ready for me..

Just remember the advice we got on our first day in R.S. together "There out there waiting" Well come to think of it SHE WAS RIGHT goodness lol

2009-06-09T15:59:00.000-07:00

ahhh It nice to be OK..

So here is whats going on:
ALL the kids are out of school so I got 14, 10 and 7. The big two have All kinds of sports things going on but its good. Abby is used to waiting for the lesson to be over ( we got crafts and DS's) I figure it's no different if she had "Biological" siblings right! Now we call them "work" sibling I'm starting my 5th year there so ya listen to the rifts they get into there family all right.

Abby and I are enjoying the EASY nights of summer No more "homework" and dinners are a little bit lighter and easy for some reason. I extended her bedtime to a whopping 8:00 so at around 7:45 the wind down starts it nice to have her just the extra 30 minuets at night. I really do enjoy her company. I have found myself on my walks at 6:30 am wishing she was with me to tell her or point something out to her. We have always been close but she was always a Daddy's girl. However that has changed over the last year I guess its just par for the course of Divorce.

She is really growing up. Do you all remember your fascination with purses and bags and things to put things in ? Well every morning now it "What bag or purse or wallet should I use today"? Its fun to be a girl.... and having THINGS !

So that's about it so far were cooking up some sweet treats, swimming, crafting, watching the Jetson"s (Elroy my fav..) on TV during lunch. Just having a fun summer.. Wait this is our second day ahh fun times fun times Give us a call we love to HANG

Can you believe I have been in my new little Home for a year. The fact is I'm happy Abby's happy we live a good, Christ centred life, We are faithful, We are in this together, Bad things happen, bad days occur but WE GOT THIS!! She and I ( its taken a long time for me to BELIEVE IT)Tonight I turned on the TV to record some "evening" show and I got Charlie Gibson leaving his ending statement. For some reason its hit a cord with me.. It was a simple statement nothing to wordy Just

Moms don't give up

2009-05-24T10:57:00.000-07:00

Some of My girl Posse( Audry, Deeann. Me, Kim)

Happy Birthday to me !! I have had (having) a fabulous weekend

Here is the run down

Friday: Abby had Volley ball and really did well, dinner we went to Jason's Deli!! Yummy

Saturday:(1) I hosted Baby Shower for my friend, (2)Our Apartment complex had a Salsa "off" I won second after a first place tie the spicy won. I used a fruit salsa that was so good.. (3)Than My friend Kim put together a little surprise dinner and movie night( OK Kim's birthday is like 2 days before mine and how she got out of it I don't know) . It was so much fun to hang with some of my girls, who I love so much and I truly cherish there great friendships

Sunday: TON'S of well wishes at church. I made a yummy dinner and everybody like it. Got ton's more well wishes phone calls from friends and family. Abby gave me some super special gifts. It nice to know people care. Happy "we share a birthday" to Stephanie who was out of town

Monday (today) We have been to a church breakfast, bounce house, scooter riding event and made some care packages for the soldiers. Soon we will take off to the Movies to see Night at the Museum, than have lunch complements to the gift card I won at the Salsa -off, ice cream at Cold Stone compliments of my in laws for my birthday... I have hit the mother load this weekend.

As a kid we never did the birthday thing for a lot of reason, but as a adult I always do "birthday weekends" In the past its been fun Garth's Birthday is just a few days past 4th of July so it was a big party for him.... mine is Memorial weekend so there you go. My moms is Mothers day weekend.... and Abby well she is a kid she uses a whole week to celebrate lol

Thanks to everyday for sharing my weekend. I love you all I will post some pics later and review the movie, lunch and later

Review: Movie was good but not as good as the first one Amy Adams "Amalia Earhart" is really good.. I'm glad we only paid 5$ to get in.. It was fine

Lunch was 4.25$, but since out fajita were really chewy the nice manager offered us a "To go" quesadilla ( I used my birthday club to get the free Case-o and 5 $ off Fajitas) When I got home I discovered we have TWO deluxe Quesadilla with all the sides and free Case-o and chips man we had Tin Star for dinner too

******************SWEET NESSY**********

We also added swimming to our day: I will have to post later on that but let me leave you with this: Really you feel the need to bring like 4 six packs....A 2 week old baby...and smoke like a chimney at 4:30 in the afternoon CLASS real CLASS... We cut the swimming real short. Everybody was "nice" and said "hi" and offed me a "drink" but come on Don't you all have to work tomorrow oh ya that's right lady you do work!!!! in a Elementary school as a kindergarten TEACHER oh brother

With all that I will say this Birthday will go down as one of my top 5 yippee for me

2009-05-21T21:53:00.000-07:00

Abby and her lovely teacher Ms. Popp Abby really loves her. I think she cool to lol.

2009-05-21T21:50:00.000-07:00

This is "The Girls" at Abby's night at school for Student of the month. Nice hair color progression Ha

2009-05-21T21:47:00.000-07:00

Abby was student of the Month.. I am constantly amazed by her
I love you Abby Congratulation Sweet thing

Im scared

2009-05-14T20:51:00.001-07:00

OK we all know I love Gray Anatomy Seriously I do

So tonight like every other Thursday night, the tears roll. Why I just love the writing. For some reason the writing this season has been tailored made for me ( OK not me but you know). Tonight my favorite line came from Baily " Of course he's (I'm) scared Look around)

I feel like that, truly scared. Through this whole ordeal I'm living. I know that's were some of my "anger" and "sadness" comes from. Its just I'm scared to death to trust myself and other close around me. I have this felling like nobody has my back. I get smacked on the side of the head out of the blue. When I discover some new lie or find out some pretty important information months after the fact. It literally takes my breath away. I panic that the firm foundation's I have or trying to build for Abby and I is being taken away again!!

Living in fear is not OK How do I stop it, fix it...The fear feeds itself to breeds more fear because than I fell like "I will always feel this way".. I know I'm in control of my own feelings and I have to take ownership of them.. BLA BLA BLA....But when someone lies to you to your face for over a year, when your made to fell disposable and worthless even as the mother to your child..when your so de-valued, you don't get common courtesy, its HARD AND SCARY. So ya I'm scared when I just look around

Tomorrow is a new day!!! You don't know how grateful I am for that.

Are you sinking or swimming

2009-05-08T05:45:00.000-07:00

Life should not be about " Sink or Swim"!

Life is like swim lessons.
Sometimes you sink, but eventually you figure it out.
You make it to the other side with out swallowing and choking to death from the water. I'm so glad I enrolled in the class

2009-05-02T19:34:00.000-07:00

OK so how cute is she.. I just got the pictures back that Abby and I had taken while we were in California.. So here is my favorite of the two of us together. There are several reasons why THIS one. This is how she HUGS me... full on, No holding back. I love that her smile is full of teeth that are under construction. ( I love my smile 5 years in braces paid off). I love my laugh lines. I love our squished cheeks. I love that it captures how Happy we are..And how much we love each other... More to come later

Go Away little piggy

2009-05-02T09:56:00.000-07:00

No school next week.
Abby's is out on a Swine Vacay !!!!!
Our Summer is starting Early yippee

A new Dress for a me and Lois !!

2009-04-12T18:07:00.000-07:00

Look like we both likes the same Easter Dress lol We were like twins for the day.. ( OK I look so short we both had on little heels )

New Easter Dress for me me me me

2009-04-05T14:28:00.000-07:00

Do you know what for the past 14 years I have never had a new Easter outfit.. Oh Abby always had something new, but I never made myself the priority to get something.

BUT GUESS WHAT "I" "me" "Lisa davis-Murray" "meme" "Momma" "Mommy" got a new dress and it feels really good.

It is something so simple. Do I do thing for myself Sure, we all need to or we become one of "those Moms" who use a pool of excuses of why they are so miserable. The things we do not ever need to cost anything it's just something for us. The point is.... Its a cheap little dress but I fell like It's worth a million

2009-03-31T17:08:00.000-07:00

We have a fun time in California We were blessed to stay with my Aunt Kathleen and her family ( Abby fell in LOVE with her 3 kitties). My family has been very supportive during my divorce. (you know what the say about times of trial....) It was fun to see them and spend time with them, reconnect to my roots despite how crazy they can (are) be.. We were very busy though!! but why not right ?? Sleep is for home, parties are for fun and families and friends.

We ate Sushi, shopped and saw a movie with my grandmother
Had some pictures taken at the beach a long time goal of mine( Stay tuned)
Went to California Adventure
Disneyland
Downtown Disneyland
Saw my 2 brothers and there families
Ate ate ate ( yummy Mexican)
Dinner with my family
Took the Amtrak train to San Juan Capistrano for the day
Had a FUN FUN day with Rochell and her family husband Adam, Tori and Baby Zack who are the sweetest thing ever. Abby loves the beach and her cousins. I loved the company and the yummy yogurt. ( Rochell is Garth sister who has become one of my best friends I love her dearly)
Saw the Bukaty's ( A family I worked with for 4 years before I moved to TX)
Ate ate ate
The final big deal was We made 1600.00 in American dollars for future trips

We had a blast Thanks to all for there time!! I miss California I would assume I will be back there one day. When I don't know, some days its sooner than later. I will just let the cards fall will they will, and than decide what to do. I do want Abby to grow up with family around She loves her cousins there and maybe I can convince Rochell to rent us one of the Apartments she manages on the beach!! Than all you TX peeps can come out

2009-03-31T16:42:00.000-07:00

What is the best thing about Disneyland to a 7 year old "COTTON CANDY" luckily her Auntie Kathleen was there to help her out with it

2009-03-31T16:39:00.000-07:00

My grandfather "Pop" with Abby Every time we are home we get a pic like this Man she is getting big

2009-03-31T16:37:00.000-07:00

Abby Myself and My Grandmother "Betty" at Sushi. Abby favorite is the fries see weed lol

2009-03-31T16:34:00.000-07:00

2009-03-31T16:31:00.000-07:00

Abby feeding the "rodents" at the CUTES little petting zoo in California

Abby and Minnie

2009-03-29T21:06:00.000-07:00

Abby and Minnie Mouse Love all the poka dots

Crazy Girls

2009-03-29T20:59:00.000-07:00

OK Having Blogger (I mean user Problems But here is a start)
This is my cousin Alania, who we love dearly and Abby calls "That Girl" She was a super Disneyland pal.

Score

2009-03-24T17:12:00.000-07:00

UPDATE

We scored!!!

We had the chance to make 1000.00 in flight $$ on Sunday and we took it. So we made 1600.00 yay for us Now were are we to go?? One trip to see cousins in Utah for sure other than that HUMMM lol It was hard to get up after going to bed at 11pm on Sunday but it was well worth it

PS I have pics to post but I'm swamped at work and school

2009-03-23T20:44:00.000-07:00

Love her !!!!This was taken at Disneyland

One more day

2009-03-21T21:44:00.000-07:00

OK so for 600.00$ in travel vouchers would you stay in California for a few more hours. We got bumped I guess ? They asked for volunteers and we did it so were her till Sunday night.

We are out of Here!!

2009-03-14T18:55:00.000-07:00

After months of being quiet and talking in "Code" Abby and I are going on our first "Meme and Me" trip

I am whisking her off to So. Cal for a sweet spring break. The best part is she has NO clue!! Has she seen the Hotwire papers up on the fridge? Yep!! (But she also knows that my blow dryer is on the blink SO if your a new 7 year old you accept the reason " its the wires in the blow dryer information") there nothing like sweet timing..
There are 5 peeps she has just about daily contact with that are either going to Disneyland or Disneyworld this spring break including her new BFF from church and school. And let us not forget my work family left TODAY for Disneyland so the poor this has been pelted with the idea she is not going...ANYWHERE

I have saved and saved.. said no we don't have the $$ to many of things, wiped out the VISA, bit the bullet and by GOLLY We are out of HERE...

Humm it's Saturday night at 9pm do you think she knows anything?? I mean come on our flight is at 8:45 am SHE KNOWS NATA. My very creative mom has devised a fun scavenger hunt to let the cat out of the bag. She is a creature of habit she will wake at oh 630 ask to go watch TV and the hunt will start.. Ya I know we need to leave at 645 but we can do it...We have a ton of things planned but the best thing I have planned is to spend time enjoying her!! and seeing our family I have not been home for a while. This is a first trip back as me a single mom going back to my roots to see all that is dear. Lets not forget I am a California girl at heart!!

Wish me luck

Best part of your day

2009-03-03T12:28:00.000-08:00

We all have parts in our day we really do not like much, it can be a wide range of activities, the daily chores, work, school we all have them.
However we all have parts of our day we love!
Whats yours?
Mine is easy. Its picking up Abby from school. She is always so excited to see me and I am just as excited to see her. The 10 min in the car before my work days starts a new chapter is the best. It like we both have so much to say to each other I just love it.

I was a latch key kid while I was growing up. Even as a young child I always told myself I would do what I had to do to ensure my child would have a mom or a dad pick her up. So far I have picked her up except 3 times in two years ( Garth did one day and she went to a girlfriends house for the other two) Any way I pray every day, that the Lord blesses me with this. Its hard being a single mom! But with all moms we do what we can.

What is the best part of your day??

A gift to You

2009-02-24T17:03:00.001-08:00

For me!! How sweet How did you know ?

Here's a fun blog game courtesy of Melis (from Jenny)
The first 3 people to respond to this post will get something made by me.My choice. Made especially for you.
Restrictions and Limitations:
1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!2. What I create will be just for you.3. It will be done this year.4. You have no clue what it's going to be, because I don't even know what it's going to be!5. I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.
The Catch:
You must re-post this on your blog and offer the same to the first 3 people who comment on your post and agree to do the same!
So get ready for your mystery treat but be prepared to share the love!
Oh, and be sure to post a picture of what you get when you get it.

Vapers, Syncope, what she's 6

2009-02-08T12:34:00.000-08:00

So for years I have let Abby see my medical books (excepts for sick children of ares of the body deemed "private") Any way there has never been a problem with body parts, organs or blood. It has always been par for the coarse around here. I really explain allot of things to her. She told her preschool teacher when ask "Were does food go? her sweet reply was "First through your esophagus than stomach and than to your intestines" OK so now fast forward

This Saturday she was with Garth and while there they do lot of fun things and unfortunately she comes back with minor scratch as bruises. It's just the nature of having a good time with Daddy. This time it was on her elbow, it's a dozy let me fast forward.

Today in Church it started to ooze and weep allot I tried to fix it with a borrowed baby wipe but it was not going to cut it. I started to take her to the kitchen for another band aid to add to the pile and she got light headed. We stayed in the chapel and gave her some candy I had in my purse. She was fine in a few min and I than took her to the kitchen, got the band aid returned to Sacrament..

Bad idea !! a few minuets later she got all clammy, pale and dizzy and told me she was "so sleepy" as she was leaning over. I picked her up and put her in my lap and blow on her face. She recovered fine. Still we needed to leave after a few more minuets on the way out to the car she was weaving back and forth she was "so sleepy" After about 10 min in bed reading books she was just fine. And "will never look at a boo boo again" poor thing oh the drama.

Note to self: She cannot watch any more medical shows with me!

Myspace and Facebook WHY ?

2009-02-03T12:19:00.000-08:00

"MySpace: 90,000 sex offenders removed from site "

This is my opinion

This is why I can not get into the My space and Face book thing "NOW" (maybe later, but not now.) I just feel it's to open I now you only "let" or "invite" peeps in you know, but do you really know somebody that you had in English class in your High School days, or better yet grew up with and have not seen them for 20 years.

I realize "?" tainted the whole thing for me ! I know its not the site that let's someone be "unfaithful" or "creepy" or "Salkish" But I just can not get over it. How many people do it.I appreciate all the fun thing about it but come on. Tell me how reconnecting with someone you knew 20 years ago so "much fun" I just don't get it??

PS This is my blog my opinions Please do not feel the need to "educate me with your ideas on why it so much fun". I have a ream of paper of particular "messages" to tell you why its not for me or ANY one EVER in My HOME Now in 5 years I may do it and you can kindly through this back in my face lol

Love to all xoxo pleae still love me

Where's my bubbles!

2009-01-29T16:44:00.000-08:00

OK I have been doing well on my New Year's "idea" It was to live a healthful life That includes the following
1) Eat better in return more energy, lose weight
2) Be a more present Mother ( I'm no longer living the " get through the day" I fell I'm over my crisis so to say If we ever really get over it?) Another time for that topic
3) Be supportive to my friends and family and take time to do little things for them.
4) Read to Abby
5) Something in Something out.. When you down size you realize you don't really need all that stuff we have

And lastly have a home with "improving" health. Such as as I need to purchase new things think Green, Organic and recyclable and as natural as I can. But there is a problem. The dish soap is not as good as my stand by Dawn I have try-ed Method from Target but 1) Not as bubbly 2) dose not work as well!

So I here asking for ideas on the products you all use.

PS:As some of you know I am ADDICTIVE to Clorox Bleach I will not give it up. But other ideas are welcome

A blast from the past & I'm going to pee

2009-01-26T20:12:00.000-08:00

So my new buddy Stephanie,( may walking buddy.) just got linked up to my Blog and said she read some of my past post .. SO I thought I would read some to to see how far we have come.. Its late I'm tired and I'm going to pee I giggled so hard.

This is one of the best examples of me and Abby chit - chatting in the car. Keep in mind she dose not have a speech problem, it was a while back and she had never really heard the word with clear dictation I'm sure
Enjoy

September 4, 2007

The WHAT
Today as I pick up Abby from school
"Hi Mommy how was your day at school"?
"Oh it was a hard one today I was working with sick-o germs in the lab"
"Do your eyes hurt from the micrcooop"?
"NA, but the words are hard to say I need to learn some new big words"
"Mommy I want to go to the pup a weary"
"The WHAT"
"You know Mrs. H. is going to be there with all my friends"
"OK well I think we can look at the times and see, Abby what is that place Mommy doesn't know what you mean?"
"Mommy the pup a weary"
"Hunny did you get a note about it today?"
"Ya sure"She hands me several note with information on it
1) a School Pep Rally....... Ah yes this must be it! Well than I see
2) a Puppies show of some sort at the local park !!! Humm yes its clear now NOT
"Hunny I do not see it !!
I will call Mrs. H. and ask in the morning"
"Mommy all my friends will be there you know the ones in my class, the one with spike hair, the one with brownie skin, the one with all the long ponies and the boy who gets the naughty notes. All my friends"
"OK OK OK" ( ya right what on earth is she talking about)
"MOMMY MOMMY there that is were I want to go by the movie place, Look!!!!"
"You mean the public Library?"
"Ya the pup a weary.. they have books on puppies"
As it turns out it is our schools month at the local library and one night this month her class is going to try to meet up..... her little words got all tangled, much like mine do at school these days. As you all know spelling is not my strong point... well neither is saying the names of bacteria in a oral quiz. Never the less, we will be going to the pup a weary soon Have a good one...

Sometime I get a good Pic of Us together

2009-01-25T11:13:00.000-08:00

I love this one of Us

Abby took this of me

2009-01-25T11:02:00.000-08:00

How much fun is she !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-01-19T20:16:00.000-08:00

IN honor of me starting school I'm going to copyright from my friend Kelly who posted this, below I giggled so hard so I thought I would post it

Wish me luck for tomorrow my life ends for 5 months Good by! See you on the flip side.

You were raised in the 80's
(Or stuck in the 80's)
1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word SIKE.
2. You can sing the rap to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and can do the Carlton
3. You know that 'WOAH' comes from Joey on Blossom
4. If you ever watched 'Fraggle Rock'
5. It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.
6. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.
7. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.
8. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.
9. You played the game 'MASH'(Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House)
10. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.
11. You know the profound meaning of ' WAX ON , WAX OFF'
12. You wanted to be a Goonie.
13. You ever wore fluorescent clothing. (Some of us...head-to-toe)
14. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off, his cheeks shifted and his nationality became questionable.
15. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.
16. You took lunch boxes to school...and traded Garbage Pail Kids in the schoolyard.
17. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.
18. You still get the urge to say 'NOT' after every sentence.
19. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.
21. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes.
22. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying 'I know you are, but what am I?' 23. You remember 'I've fallen and I can't get up'
24. You remember going to the skating rink before there were in line skates.
25. You have ever played with a Skip-It.
26. You remember boom boxes and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.
27. You remember watching both Gremlins movies.
28. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.
29. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.
30. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool... and don't even flinch when people refer to them as 'NKOTB'
31. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on 'Saved By The Bell,' The ORIGINAL class.
32. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.
33. You just sang those words to yourself.
34. You still sing 'We are the World'
35. You tight rolled or french cuffed your jeans. And still debate on which is the right term!
36. You owned a banana clip. Had several
37. You remember 'Where's the Beef?'
38. You used to (and probably still do) say 'What you talkin' 'bout Willis?'
39. You're still singing "Shot through the heart" in your head, aren't you!
40. When your 6 year old daughter wants to buy a CD with Christmas money you "encourage" her to get the 80's compilation CD at Target for 8.99. ( and open it in the car)

Merry Christmas

2008-12-30T08:48:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas

Abby just got back from Utah so she and I are having a Mommy and me Christmas a little late. She was with Garth this Christmas, in Utah. She had a blast.
I knew she was having the BEST time Which made her time away from me a little easier. She got to see all her Utah cousins and some Aunt and Uncles.. (Lor she forgot to tell you and Rob thanks in person for the Flat Stanly pic). As you know there was a lot of snow, who doesn't love a white Christmas.. Her is a fun pic of Bac Bac and her cousins sledding. I will post more but I need to get back to Christmas!!!!!
P.S She still has rosie cheeks!!

I should have known!!

2008-12-18T11:27:00.000-08:00

Well my bad Karma came and it went like it always has (and will)

1.Drew had surgery today all went well. He will need a long recovery but he will be fine
2. Amanda is felling better, now we deal with post nasal drip (the worst)
3. My car is in the shop we found the girl she had Farmers, so they will pay for it all.. ( I got a NEW jazzy rental car a 2009 Toyota minivan black on black !!)
4.Cookies are a bit crispy but good

So the "take home Message" is relax karma comes and go it always has always will

why why why me

2008-12-15T19:11:00.000-08:00

Ok

Things go in three's right well that might be hitting a little low..

There is just bad Karma around me I can feel it ( OK I'm joking but seriously peeps)

1. Drew the young man I am a nanny for (OK Driver) broke his leg this weekend BAD I mean BAD he is schedule for surgery on Thursday. Drew is a very talented when it come to all kinds of sports mainly Baseball and Basketball her will be out for a while. So this is not what her asked Santa for

2. Amanda Drew's sister who has Asthma is fighting Pneumonia/ Bronchitis's so ya my poor boss is going crazy. All I can do to pick up the slack and be there.... right..

3. Tonight while leaving the mall to return my new Land End loafer I had saved for.. I got hit!!!!! and the driver RAN off. (small amount of dammage we were all fine) To file a police report I have to return to that specific city and wait for a police officer to come..OK it like 28 here I will go in the am.

4. Abby asked again "Is there really a Santa" ( YES YES YES how else do you explain all your presents I have no $$)

5. I finally get in the Christmas spirit (this morning) I go out and get the ingredients for a whole bunch-o C.C. cookie my "speciality". I try to go all Fancy and get the Giradellies kind.. No NO NO its so yucky WHY WHY did I not stay true to my Toll House..... So now that I made the double batch of the dough Abby will be eating allot of cookies for the nest few weeks

6. OH ya she will not be eating cookies for weeks Garth has her this Christmas and she will be traveling.. Oh my mom can eat them right? No not really she will be in California .. SO that being said in my whole life this is the first Christmas I will be alone really alone If you want to do something I will be around ... My Karma will be better by than I sure

I'm off to clean my kitchen and fell sick from all the cookies I had to try Why Why Why

Life is good

2008-12-13T20:26:00.000-08:00

This is what I go to sleep and wake up looking at. Life is good

Merry Christmas Tori

2008-12-13T19:53:00.000-08:00

This is for Tori

Abby loves you and wishes you a merry Christmas

Were going to be grate pen pals!!

Move over Betty.. Abby is here

2008-11-08T09:35:00.000-08:00

This is the first thing we made out of our NEW pan. It the Wilton Giant cupcake pan. I have never bought a "pan" in my life. I'm trying to get more domestic and find things to do with Abby. The cupcake got a little more brown than I like but the middle needed to set up. it (looks alot more done her in the pic) It took two whole cake mixes. It heavy and bigger than it looks. It was fun to do next we will work on the frosting techniques lol She's 6 and it still is yummy!!

kitty 2008

2008-11-07T17:10:00.000-08:00

I love this picture of Abby it really showers her sweet disposition.....

Thanks Rochelle

2008-11-06T16:34:00.000-08:00

OK

Don't think for one minute I have gotten all "bloggie" and figured out how to do my page! Nope it's all my VERY PREGGIE super sweet, special sister in law Rochelle... she even surprise me with the lat es one !!! LOVE HER

Not to leave any S.I.L out, here a little about them

Jill: The artist of the group, she is super fun and calm. She has had a interesting life and is full of fun things to share. As an adult she has taken up the Violin.. We just love her kids to. Not to mention her home made chicken noodle "thing" she makes.

Maren: OK she has a handle on the boy thing, she have 4 full of life boys all ready to go! She is amazing cook!! What makes her cooking better is most of the time it is Gluten FREE. She is my hero when it come to food storage. Her boys are of energy and We love them for it.

Lorena: She is my hero for fitness and for Abby to enjoy sports and MATH. Lorena is a Professional bike racer for one, who wins trip to other countries and money. For her other job she is a high hootin teacher at a VERY high hootin school in D.C. She also coaches track for the school. and She will be soon living in a new country supporting her hubby. She is full of adventures.. there is always something going on. Her kids will walk when there 6 months and run at 9

Rochell: Mom of Tori, She is fun just fun!! what ever you are doing she is just fun... She enjoys cooking and the beach good thing since she lives like 50 yard from it.. She also my blog doctor who is about to deliver the newest cousin for Abby. Thank you Roch.

When is your perfection??

2008-10-30T19:50:00.000-07:00

So the other morning I was going on my morning walk.. I have been going 6 to 7 times a week. I usually go for about 2 miles. Some days are a little shorter some are a big longer. I have to fit them into my insane busy day full of chopped up amounts of time. ( I think that is what the problem is with my day it's composed of chopped bits of time. Can I make a phone call ? sure I do, but beware I will have to let you go right in the middle of a good conversation.. Kim is the best at it. After 10 years of our busy life we can pick up at the last word in the middle of a sentences and keep it going xoxox Kim) So I never have just a chunk of time at home, work or school to do any thing real....

Back to the walking. In the mornings I try to walk for many reasons bla bla bla. On Tuesday of this week I had walking perfection Here is why:

Temp. was about 60 to 65. The sun was covers by a think blanket of clouds not gray but not white just perfect. There was a small breeze up in the hills, good to dry the sweat from my brow. I live in the Apartments area of a swanky Golf Course subdivisions. Hay at least I can pretend that I would do my yard the same way next year.. and aggg how tacky to re-plant your flowers ever other week. But when you have $$ taste can go out the window. It was just perfect. Some of the houses smelled like dinner was cooking already and the gardeners were cutting the new seeded fresh green grass. I have a say I have a soft spot for "lawn maintenance engineers" So my morning greeting are always fun lol.

It was just nice so nice I walked for 2 hours. I just played more and more music and kept my little feet going. I had a good attitudes as well not " I'm going back at the next corner"

Tonight I walked as well as this morning. It fun to walk really I never knew the fascination with it but it is fun... Now What is your walking perfection Night time with a loved one, stroller, alone ( I used to walk alone at night until SIL freaked out on me for my unsafe ways .lol.....treadmill, MALL walking only counts if you spending some ones else money. I know its hard to find time so lets just say If you had time what would it be............

Need a break from life take it, its fun

2008-10-19T16:30:00.000-07:00

Ever need a break in Life. I sure did. It is not often that I get one, a break these days, single mom, daughter, student, room mom and oh I work!!! and running to Doctor appointments when I have a free second.

Well Last week on Monday I had a day. A day filled with appointments and activities such as this you may ask

Up at 6:15 am get us up and ready out the door at 7 SHARP (Don't forget to take out the trash to the dumpster)

Drop off Abby at bus stop at 7:10 (Wait to do the cute hand signs we do and get her safely on the bus with her buddy)

7:30 Go to work and well WORK

7:45 Get in car to drop off Amanda at school

8:15 Go back to work and WORK

8:40 Be back at my house for a 2 mile walk (well race walk on this day)

9:30 Home shower

10:00 Back to work to change laundry

Pick up Abby at school at 10:15, convincing her the wart appointment is going to be fine and she can have ice cream after..... I'm looking forward to this as well

Get mom she has a appointment at 10:40 with her retina specialist bla bla bla see you in 5 weeks

12: 15 Drive to the allergist office to get flu vaccines administered to Nana, Abby and myself. I know the flu shot is not for everybody can you imagine my life if we got the flu in this apartment. I can't ( I always get them anyway)

12:45 Drive my mom home and grab a quick lunch

1:00 Drive back to the same building were the flu shots were given to the 'wart appointment" @ 1:15. Abby had a wart that needed to be "froze" off. I took her to her dermatologist ( don't ask) Well I learned my lesson I'll try the home kit next time and save about 40$$ ( still I got some moles check on us for free. One of Abby's is now raised and growing just my luck.

2:10 Left there in one piece no tears were shed to the ICE CREAM shop (yummy highlight of my day)

2:45 Drive Abby back home so she can rest her foot.

3:00 GO to another school and pick up the kids from school and

MORE appointments this time it was for a Dentist for a 3:45 and a 4:40 ahh new smells. Sit there for 2 hrs....

Drive big kids home and listen to how hungry the are and why can't they eat for 30 min. Arrive at ( work home) to fold laundry and head HOME my HOME

When I get home I got to do the single mommy thing, help my mom with her bills, pay mine while I'm at it. Fix dinner, clean up dinner mess, go over spelling words and vocab words. Abby has a early bed time so she was off to bed at 7:15.

7:45 Walk out of the bedroom saying I WILL NOT DO THIS AGAIN AND I NEED A LIFE BREAK

Well this weekend I did it ( Garth had Abby)

I walked 4 miles on Saturday with no reason to hurry.
Took a good shower, and had time to shave and not cut off 1/2 my ankle ( you know how it is )
DRIED my hair
Watched two movie on Lifetime or was it USA. Notting Hill and Raising Helen( tissue please)
Picked up my house cooked a good dinner with my friend... Oh what could have been better..

Sunday

I walked for 2 miles no time limit.
Showered and SHAVED two days in a row with no blood!!!
Got ready with time to spare for church (never happens is this house) I got one child you know :0)

Went to church with Garth and Nana to hear Abby do her Primary program.. each of the kids wrote there OWN testimonies on specific subject Abby had chose the right.. She was perfect !!!!

I left church early ( ohhhhh I know) to come home a veggg on the sofa and eat left overs. What a great day. Abby can home at 6 tonight to a new Mommy, with shaved legs. Something she really notices You know she sleeps with me now.

Humm the night is still young what is on TLC or the Discovery channel ? I need to rest up tomorrow is a new week.... It's good to be me !!

PS: How do I get my pics off my cell phone?? And I need some one to fix my UGLY BLOG

Ok check this out Twilight fans

2008-10-14T18:42:00.000-07:00

( My life is just to well my life, but here is something fun to brighten your day !!!
I linked it first lol)

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=44287812

School supplies !!!

2008-08-18T17:58:00.000-07:00

OK enough already I have spent 73.00$ on school supplies what is up with that? When I went to school I was lucky to get a new backpack and a new some PeeChee's that were like .25 cents

Also the teachers are so specific on the brands, count, color its driving me nuts!!

I Put her name on EVERYTHING I do not believe in the "community" closet at the school (OK I do but still).....If I bought "Fiskers 5" scissors in RED she had better be using "Fiskers 5" in RED oh and ya I got none of the supplies from last year back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK I'm done How was your supplies list

We are alive and doing well

2008-07-27T17:42:00.000-07:00

Opps forgot to Blogs

Just a quick update

We are doing great!! Our apartment is small and I have to be real creative about storage but its nice. When I was looking at the apartment I know all along where my stuff was going to go. The only new thing I got was a much smaller table for the dinning room..( thanks to Shannan and Health who was insistent that I get all set up the first night. ) It is a cute four chairs round black table, complements to my "favorite store"
Abby and I are sharing a room so its 1/2 me and 1/2 her but what can I do. My mom is in the other room and bathroom. So I went from a 3 bedroom house with a garage to a 1 bedroom apartment with a very small storage closet. But I do love it and its all girl around here..

Our summer is still going strong and we are baking in the heat but who isn't. OK my lovely sister in law R. is not but she lives like 1/16 of a mile from the beach and for them 85 is HOT ( Love you R.).

Speaking of sister in laws shout out to L. who survived a death defining crash that ended up destroying her bike that coast 1/2 of a nice car and cutting open her cheek. Don't worry I already gave her the talk on wound care and sunscreen. SHE is one tough cookie and seems to be doing fine.

We have enjoyed a bunch of swimming a movies this summer top of my list is "Momma Mia" its so fun.

Well that is about it we are all doing well moving forward with our new definition of "family"!!!

You have to work with what you got.

One more thing I need to say

HUMMM Private medical insurance is expensive there is a rally good chance I will not have any, what do people do. I mean there is no way I can afford 300.00 $ a month for cobra which I can for 36 months. How do people go with out it? . It freaks me out just to think of it. At my job I don't have any benefits. I do not want to leave my job (I love it, the time and the kids and I have been there for 4 years it allows me to go to school and not have to put Abby in childcare which I WILL NOT do right now!!!. First with her dad doing what he did and than her mommy not being with her all he time. NO FREAKING WAY.

I grew up and a daycare kid and a latch key kid, my mom did her best but I have such ISSUES about it till this day it would just kill me. Now maybe in the next year or two maybe I will HAVE to but I just can not do that to her. We have been through enough to make this choice would just break me!! I am putting back together my pieces slowly and I'm sure I will come up with a solution soon if you have any ideas let me know!!

Hope you have a fabulous last few weeks of summer I will try to keep you updated better...

LOVE TO ALL

Have you ever found nine lost rolls of film Look what I found

2008-06-18T20:12:00.000-07:00

Have you ever come across a picture that brings such emotion in you. Whether it be joy, happiness's or true sorrow. While I was packing I can across 9 rolls of 35mm film. These are what I found.

I love to look at pictures of Abby from years ago and remember the moments. I remember taking this picture (above) and thinking how can life be any better than this.

It was a great life. Unfortunately people make choice that determine the path of others. I guess it is up to the others to decide what path they will take.

Abby and I will be a a different path but It will be one that were on together.

Have you ever found nine lost rolls of film Look what I found

2008-06-18T20:07:00.000-07:00

Ready for Church
(Oh this Kills me) Such trust in her eyes
How can you not what to kiss this face
Abby's first real snow in TX

SO sweet

Have you ever found nine lost rolls of film Look what I found

2008-06-18T20:03:00.000-07:00

I'm not ready for my close up
It is hard to walk in heels and keeps a bracelet on
Smoochy face
Rock On
Power to the 80's

Have you ever found nine lost rolls of film Look what I found

2008-06-18T19:44:00.000-07:00

Ready to make my first Million
The first time I caught her playing in the bathroom
Yummy Chick -fil-A
How cute is this
OK mom One more picture

Straight legs??

2008-06-18T19:30:00.000-07:00

Momma why are you packing up all my baby things for Goodwill.

Abby I'm not going to have any more babies. I got the best on already, we need to get rid of stuff we are going to a little place now.

Well that's OK. You have to have straight legs to have a baby any way!

WHAT ON EARTH

Oh the joy of Packing

2008-06-15T07:31:00.000-07:00

Have you moved recently !!

It's hard but I have not moved since 1999 and basically I came here as a newlywed. You know how it is. We came from a little apartment in California that had 700 sq. feet. Where I still had my wedding shrine up lol

We moved to TX into 1700 sq feet. It was easy to bring everything I got a ton of new space.

Fast forward 9 years I have added

1. Child ( who has (had) the cutest room ever and TONS OF CLOTHES)
1. Guest room ( currently filled with my mom and all her stuff including a Christmas tree don't ask )
1. One play room with allot of stuff mostly craft, stuffed animals, books
1. Living room
( Garth got the den/ TV room)

1. House filled with accessories, family pics, and 9 years of things
1. Garage with a loft full
1. Kitchen fill with tones of stuff from all the Tupperware, Pampered chefs, etc parties

Well now I am going back into a little apartment not as small but small. and NO GARAGE.

I have made so many trip to goodwill here that the men keep asking how many more tips I will have. I was wondering how many I have made in the last 8 month since I found out about Garth and knew my life would change.
I went back and counted my recites for this tax year so since January 10th I have made 26 yep that's right 26 trips. Man I will love the tax deduction. In a strange way I fell good about it.

It's nice to know that I do not need all these things. Ya I mean I like my things. It's a little bitter sweet to give stuff away but I (we) want to start fresh and free!!

Free from what I can't really define that yet. I want to start a new chapter, getting rid of the old can only make room for the new.

To start new and fresh I have re defined ( OK in the process) my life and what I want out of it. We have the right to re-write or script to be the hero of out own story

I WANT TO BE THE HERO OF MY OWN STORY.

Abby is my first priority !!! As I was talking to her today about the new people we will meet at our new ward I got so sad to see the questions in her eyes about what will happen to her, today at a new ward and in the upcoming few months (years). I thought for a moment "Just trust me Abby you will be fine I will take care of you" in an instant I felt

"I will take of you too Trust me and have faith and keep holding on to your dignity and honor"

We start a new ward today I will keep going back and forth for a while. All our best friend are in The Col... but we can make new one. Probably not as good but new ones. Today we can write a new page I hope it a exciting and adventurous.

L.

I have tones of Pics to past but I have no time I will try soon

One more day to go !!!

2008-06-08T17:45:00.000-07:00

I sold the house !!!!!

We have 1 more day of the "option" So say a big prayer for us. We are selling the house for what we paid for it 9 years ago but it is what it is.............................

We will be moving on the 21 of JUNE.

If I ever did anything nice for you or you feel like you want to be my best new buddy I would love the help. I need help unpacking just as much as packing. lol

(not really i need the help)

Abby, my mom and I will be living in Carro.... ( you locals know what I mean ) We will be in a small two bedroom but we will make do. I thought I would have a hard time getting rid of all my stuff but nope. I have made so many trips to goodwill I cannot even count well on Saturday I went 5 times with a full car.

All of Abby's cloths that I had held on to for so long Nope all to goodwill. I took some to the resale store and got nothing back from them all her Gymborree cloths I had TONS, all her really nice leather shoes from Nordi's gone for a mere 31 $$. After that I decided to just donate them and give them to peeps who need them. ( Is there a limit of donation you can claim ???)

So I am packing slowly as best I can. My mom is not doing to well, so she can not help much if at all. She is visually unable to see much and cannot walk for more than to get a glass of water and than return to her room. ( I love cable).

I will let you all know when plans firm up.

I wanted to say a big thank you for all of those who have so supportive to Abby and I. This has been a real hard time. I hope in the next few months after some of the last ties are broken I will began to see my light. Through all this I have seen the light and love of you all and your real concerns and strength. It is time I search for my light

All my love L.

Things to do this Summer

2008-05-17T14:07:00.001-07:00

OK I need help

I need things that Abby and I can do this summer. I will have some time off. Abby and I will need some things to do. Here is the criteria:

CHEAP I mean CHEAP a little cash is fine but not to much.

Not to rustic ( she likes bugs I do not) I want to take her fishing off a pier any ideas were we can do that ?

Not to far away. It is just us two girls now so we can not be driving all over the state by ourselves.

I would like it to be fun !!! of course but if she can get something out of it that is even better. ( Chris this is were you come in)

If you have an ideas and want two girls to join in the fun Let me know !!

This has been a really hard time for Abby and I, and frankly I tired of having a CRAPPY year / life so I say "To **** with it were having fun this summer. I do not want this year to be defined as a year of turmoil, sadness, and a mom who is miserable ( she is not even a teenager yet)

OK so I am asking for help with fun ( or just ) things to do.

So far this summer ( this coming week in fact) we have only have planned for Abby and I to go see her much missed and loved Grandparents, cousins Aunts and Uncles in Utah. She has been talking of this trip for oh about 2 years. ( We will miss you Russ, Lor & Rob and Ro. Adam and baby Tori)

Abby thinks this will be the weekend the House sells ( cross your fingers and toes)

Let me know. Thanks so much for all you love and support.

What ?? your asking just call :0)

Happy Earth Day I love worms!!

2008-04-25T09:06:00.000-07:00

She love bugs, and crawly things

( OK this grosses me out but I thinks she secretly love to gross me out. There were be hand sanitizer on her the nano-second she is in the car after school yeeekk!

Bug can paint

She is getting there

2008-04-24T20:54:00.000-07:00

Abby wrote a story today with out ANY help

Pieesa is Good
Pieesa is ymmy
Pieesa is gate
Pieesa is hot
Pieesa is good-r
Pieesa is D -lish
Pieesa is Qsbe ( this is my favorite it is "Pizza is crispy")

When we were driving home from school today she asked how come Pizza Hut used a "z" not an "s" I said "Well Abby when you spell Pizza it really has a Z in it" She thought for a minute "Well not if you are in kindergarten"

Man I love her

Abbys first soccer practice

2008-03-17T20:37:00.000-07:00

She loves the idea of being on a team however, Her sweet reasoning of "why is he shouting at me to run and kick" takes a few moments for her to get used to.

Abby is good at whatever she tries ( I know what Mom won't say that but it is true she is just that Girl who can do it and will do it).

I think she is felling some pressure on things she is asked to do. Represent the all the Kindergartens for the school Jump Rope a Thon. Student of the month, Honor Roll.

She begs not to do soccer but once she is out there there is a huge smile and there are giggles to be heard. When we are done I always ask well what about next week. Ya OK I will still play... The morning of practice, NO not today. She even told me she wanted to go "erase the her name off the sign up list" Well she will finish this season and decide for next year.

Oh and by the she holds her own on that field. She get her athletics from her Aunt Lorena our Women's Pro bike racer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ABBY BIRTHDAY (SHORT)

2008-03-11T18:43:00.000-07:00

OK OK OK

I know I need to post more But I have a LAB final from LAST semester I'm taking it this week, Microbiology which is a tail kicker of a class but FUN FUN FUN, in a strange way if you want to know why and how we test for things, why test results come out the way they do. Fermentation of glucose to give end products of acetic acids, lactic acids and formic acids, nitrate to nitrites to ammonia...DNAse with methyl green and peptides oh sorry I got excited :).

It is a fun class really but It did make me more of a GERM-A-PHOBE

PEOPLE WASH YOUR HANDS

Because others don't

Bathrooms are cleaner than you think.

Sunglasses are horrible don't ever put them in your mouth to hold on to. Don't let kids play with them.. oh ya MRSA is EVERYWHERE

Our Brave girl

2008-02-28T20:16:00.000-08:00

Abby had a Very Adventurous day today she got 4 teeth pulled...

All were perfectly health and strong that was the problem too STRONG. At her last check up, 5 months ago Dr. Tell it like it is. said "Abby has BIG teeth" (under her little perfect teeth that were (are) nicely spaced. see top photo) We knew than that when the permanent teeth did come it they we going to be big like Julia Roberts Chic lets lol. Well about 2 months ago( see post 12/24) Abby said she had her first loos tooth GREAT finally she will loos a tooth like all her class mates well...

They got loose but they were holding on for dear life. One night last week she came and said her mouth was feeling weird. I looked inside and she had "cut" two new teeth. This is what happened as a baby, she would wake up with a new tooth or two. I never one time was up at night with her teething ( sorry;0).

Well being the mom I am I made her a DDS appointment for this morning. After x-rays It was determined that the FOUR front teeth we strong as ever and were not going any were soon. SOOOOOOO DR. Tell it like it is suggested we pull them to make room for the BIG ones coming in. It looks like one of the permanent equal two+ of the baby teeth. I jumped on the phone to my dentist Dr. Calm and a young mom herself, she confirmed that this is now a common thing and in the end will save Abby discomfort and time and money in orthodontia work(which is starting at age 8 now) So with a bit of hesitation said OK.

Abby was so good not one tear Not one. She is just the kind of kid if you tell her the truth on what is going to happen and "YA the shot might hurt for a bit but you will be fine", she is good to go.

OK it took like 30 sec for him to "wiggle" them out. I was like "that is it $300 for that" (that was just my portion and we have VERY good dental insurance). Just a shot of Novocain a few "wiggles" and out came four teeth.

She wanted me to post all the pics we took even the ones when we are getting ready for the "Tooth fairy" to come. You can see in one of the pics that two of the teeth had roots still but they were just there on the X rays. We did not to "wiggle" them out in the next few weeks.
You can see in pic how in just a week or so that the others were coming in behind the baby ones.

So after a trip to Target to get an early birthday present and some soft food she is fine and very proud of herself for "not freak-en"at the DDS. She was actually impressed with the blood and the carnage (Ya she is my kid lol) If you ask her now what she thinks she thinks that she looks like a vampire and this would have been fabulous at Halloween time Look at that
Jassie is standing guard
Do do all keep the treasures ??

So sweet

2008-02-24T20:37:00.000-08:00

I will admit it.. I am a night-stalker ! I have this odd OK weird fascination of taking pic of Abby when she is sleeping. I just think it is the "purest" part of her. You can see in this Pic how she "loves" Jassie when she is sleeping. A few times a month Abby will ask me "Did you get a good pic of me sleeping yet"? She knows I do it not by waking up with the flash but by me showing her the pics. I love her little cheeks in this one.

The love we all have for our children.. Knows no limits..even at 3 am in morning when we go to check on them...

Look who got a hair cut, purse

2008-02-24T20:26:00.001-08:00

I did it. OFF it went. My hair looks longer in these pics than it really is but I love it.

NEW Hair do and a new PURSE............. My hair is way easy Supper curly and My new purse is SWEET and best of all it was under $20.oo thanks Sam Moon.....
Abby was the Photographer on this one

2008-01-09T09:46:00.000-08:00

Some times a hug is all you need

This is my favorite picture of Abby and I

Random thoughts by ME

2007-12-26T10:22:00.000-08:00

Random

As I have been cleaning this morning from the after math of a very fun Christmas thing, well random things have come to me over the hot soapy bubbles of dishes,,,,,

We always seem to have to wash potholders after Easter and Christmas
How many paper towels and dish cloths can you really go use ( a small load full here)
Were are all my Tupperware, Rubbermaid or whatever you have lids !!!!!
"Palmolive dish soap soften hands" anything will soften hands ...err water log hands after 30 min.
Non stick really ??? were not here.
Who are you kidding there is no way your going to eat all these left overs why even try to look for the Tupperware. ( I do to honor my lovely MIL who saves everything because in her house they do eat the left overs??
What do I do with all the Candy Canes?

And last but not least
Abby got a few really nice gift this year, one was a Nintendo DS pink with the Puppy Paw print ( please keep in mind her Dad loves the vids, at work the kids have them and she can really play them and well It is pink, cute and she has asked for it for two years and.... who cares) The thing is she also got her a "Tuter" (woopie cushion) among other things. The morning while she was playing with the Puppy game she asked my to "POP" the Tuter well it "POP" alright with a BIG whole it the side. It was the catastrophe of the year we had to call Daddy to go to Big lots (of crud)
to pick up about 5 more for a total of .88
It like they say the smallest cheapest thing sometimes is just as much fun. Well the the DS is her "BEST SANTA GIFT EVER IN A MILLION YEARS!! HOW DID HE KNOW" But the "tuter" is gross fun and silly"

So my random thought need to end Abby wants to do her sand art, why now I ask...well she must have seen me sweep the floor this morning and thought her own random thought
Clean floor, mess, fun for mommy to sweep yes yes lets do sand art !!!

Love to all enjoy your random thoughts

A loose what

2007-12-24T16:40:00.000-08:00

Well the time Has come!!

Abby has been going to the Dentist since she was three on the dot every 6 months. (come on its me were talking about) The reason she LOVES to go is to get an update on the progress of losing her first tooth. Unfortunately the Dentist on her 5 1/2 year check up gave her the horrible news.. Abby has what he calls "A Julia Roberts smile ", a mouth of nice big permanent teeth. However the baby teeth are in there good and strong, which apparently is good news for parents. It seems that if you have big teeth you want your jaw to grow before your teeth start falling out...... So the big teeth can come in straight not crowded and needing orthodontia at the age of 8.

Well guess what WE HAVE OUR FAIRLY MILDLY LOOSE TOOTH !!!.
it is the baby one in the center turning to the left.

It has been a great weekend in our home

Showing me what tooth it is

Her sweet smile will now be under construction for the next 12 years!!!

What a weekend a loose tooth and Christmas. How much better can we get???

OUR SUPER STUDENT

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This just in Abby was chosen as Student of the month !!

We will post more information later !!!!

Umm Umm good

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One night as a family we decided to have a burger off to see who could make the "ultimate"
The next day we went shopping for the fixings and as a family we all made our own plan of attack, Garth and I were toe for toe with our topping but there were some difference in the amount of each topping. I love beacon he loves the mushrooms and the grilled onions we both went for the yummy perfect fresh avocado. This is what magic we came up with. THEY WERE SO GOOD

Looks good enough to eat

Burgers side by side

THE WINNER !!!!!!

Abby said it was hers that won (we will agree for the sake of love) but really I won!!!

I think next time I will not toast my bun so much but it was still a yummy sandwich.

We had a really great time it was the official start of our summer vacation so now we have a tradition of "family cook offs"