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Monday, December 29, 2008
Monday, December 15, 2008
Totally random
This is my favorite shot from the other day. Her eyes look so big, I love it.
We still have 3 puppies with us. One is going home tonight. This morning my kitchen was full of puppies, dogs, and one very happy little girl who kept making different beds for them and would pick them up and carry them to a ready made bed.
This is a picture of what the moon looked like on Thursday night. I've heard several things on what is means and what it's called. I should probably just google it huh?
We still have 3 puppies with us. One is going home tonight. This morning my kitchen was full of puppies, dogs, and one very happy little girl who kept making different beds for them and would pick them up and carry them to a ready made bed.
This is a picture of what the moon looked like on Thursday night. I've heard several things on what is means and what it's called. I should probably just google it huh?
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Halloween
Okay, I know Halloween is so yesterday, but I promised my sister I would post a picture for her. So this one goes out those Alaskanites.
Thanksgiving
Checking out Black Friday ads!!!
Naptime?......we didn't even eat turkey.......bring on the football!
Don't let this sweet face fool you.......he's really a spaz.
Don't let this face fool you either. She has this look down to the T.
This is our nieghbor's grandson. He was being so funny. This was while Rob was taking a nap and I ventured out to prey on some subjects.
This is our nieghbor's grandson. He was being so funny. This was while Rob was taking a nap and I ventured out to prey on some subjects.
We had a nice relaxing day. My family really wanted us to go to my dad's, but I really enjoy a quiet intimate day. I dressed the table up all fancy and we just enjoyed being with our children. I feel very blessed.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Don't forget to visit my Photo Blog!
I'm hoping to shoot a lot more now that my youngest is getting older, so I'm going to be updating my photo blog more and I welcome ANY comments or questions!!!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Please leave your blog address!
When I changed my blog address, Blogger wiped out my entire blog roll. I'm begging you, please leave your blog address in the comments, so I can build my blog roll without having to visit everybody's profiles again.
Also, if you are linking my blog to your blog or web page. I'm requesting that you not list it under our last name.
THANK YOU!!!
Also, if you are linking my blog to your blog or web page. I'm requesting that you not list it under our last name.
THANK YOU!!!
Monday, October 27, 2008
Our puppies have arrived!
These are Cordy's puppies. They were born on Thursday night. There are 2 girls and 3 boys. Right now they are a breeze and just sleep and eat. Their mama takes good care of them. All I do is make sure she has food water and clean bedding.
We have been swamped lately. I haven't had much time to update my blog.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
The New Dollar Bill
New from the treasury this morning!.....hehe
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Photo Shoot
Here is my latest photo shoot. This was a fun one!
My world of Mac & Cheese.
I have been buying the Rich & Creamy Walmart brand Macaroni & Cheese and I have to say that this stuff is even better than plain Kraft Mac & Cheese(which is the only thing I used to buy) AND it's only 64 cents a box at regular price.
I found this same Rich & Creamy Mac & Cheese in the Smith's brand, but buyer's beware, the Smith's brand does not taste very good. However, Smith's has a Mac&Cheese in shells that is good.
One tip on getting a bang for your buck: Smith's runs their Mac & Cheese 3 for $1 every once in a while. When they do this, you can pick up the Walmart Rich & Creamy and Ad Match Smith's ad, or if you're like me, and don't like to support Walmart much, pick up Smith's Macaroni & Cheese in shells and you'll get tasty mac & cheese for a decent deal.
I found this same Rich & Creamy Mac & Cheese in the Smith's brand, but buyer's beware, the Smith's brand does not taste very good. However, Smith's has a Mac&Cheese in shells that is good.
One tip on getting a bang for your buck: Smith's runs their Mac & Cheese 3 for $1 every once in a while. When they do this, you can pick up the Walmart Rich & Creamy and Ad Match Smith's ad, or if you're like me, and don't like to support Walmart much, pick up Smith's Macaroni & Cheese in shells and you'll get tasty mac & cheese for a decent deal.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Meet the new member of the family!
Well, Last Friday was a horrible day, but we got through it (Thanks Jeanie for the card and M&M's, You're a DOLL!). Thursday night I carried Sundance up the stairs so he could sleep with us.
We were having a really hard time all weekend because he had been with us for so long, so EVERYTHING was reminding us of him.
We adopted a beautiful fawn Boxer from the Animal Shelter on Monday....he's EXACTLY what we wanted! His name is Copper.
He's submissive to other dogs and is so gentle with the kids. We are VERY happy with him and I'm especially happy that I don't have to train a puppy!
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Happy 10th Anniversary!
It's been 10 years today! I can't believe it. I remember people telling me that our love would change when we were first married. I kept thinking that I loved our relationship the way it was, so I didn't want it to change. Well now it has changed, but it's a wonderful change. We've grown closer and learned how to communicate with each other. Now I'm more in love with this guy than ever before, which I didn't realize was possible.
Sweetheart, you are the love of my life and the best thing that has ever happened to me. I love you babe.
Sweetheart, you are the love of my life and the best thing that has ever happened to me. I love you babe.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
HOT!
The summer heat has really been getting to me the last couple of days. At least we're winding down and summer will be over before we know it. The days have been blurring together and it will be nice when we can go outside in the middle of the day again. I guess I'll just have turn on the hose get an ice cold lemonade for now.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Independence Day!
I'm one to be very patriotic. I am known to stand proudly and put my hand over my heart when the flag passes by or the National Anthem is played, being grateful for my FREEDOM. As this Independence Day approaches, I am still grateful for my many blessings and my many freedoms, but I've been contemplating. Is America really independent? It seems with oil on the rise and the American dollar's value decreasing, we are VERY dependant. It's really sad to see "The American Dream" slipping away for our future generations. I'm in no way trying to be depressing, I just feel like, we, as Americans should take action somehow. I'm all for drilling and producing our own oil to establish Independence, but am still uneasy at how this may affect our environment. There may be no answer and this is America's fate. Many have pushed to take God out of our country and maybe God is listening and saying, "Okay, I'll leave." One thing I KNOW for sure is that if I keep God in my life, I will ALWAYS be okay. This Independence Day I will take action. As I celebrate this holiday, I'll be paying my Tribute to God. I'll be thanking him for the MANY blessings he's given to America, our Country, our HOME. God Bless America!
Thursday, June 26, 2008
The Greatest Deals!
We went to the dollar movie with Mindy and her kids yesterday. They oversold tickets, so when we went to get our money back, they offered to let us see Narnia Prince Caspian instead, so we all got in for a buck each! The movie was AWESOME!
I got 3 pairs of new shoes for 6 bucks a pair. I can't take pictures because my computer has been torn apart by the hubby, but here is a picture of one pair. The other two pair are dress heels. One pair are hot pink and the other are black. I almost bought one pair of shoes for $20 the other day, but found all three of these for $6 each! Woo Hoo!
I accidentally deleted my blog roll while I was trying to add to it, so that feature will be gone until I have time to put it up again....OOPS!
Monday, June 16, 2008
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
I bought this book at the airport on my way to St. Louis and just finished it. I really enjoyed this novel. It left a deep emotion within on the simple choices we make everyday. The phrases "Oh the tangled web we weave, when we practice to deceive" and "The truth will set you free" come to mind after reading this enthralling story.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Bloggin
So I've only been at this for a few days and I'm HOOKED! This is right up my ally and so much BETTER than manually scrapbooking which I never really have gotten into. I'm having fun looking at everyone elses blogs and "stealing" ideas off them too!
All Care Animal Referral Center
All Care Animal Referral Center
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Chocolate Vanilla Twist
I thought I would fill you all in on the meaning behind the name of our blog.
When my older son was about 4 he came up to me and told me that Daddy was chocolate. I thought that he meant Daddy liked chocolate (because he's a chocoholic) I said well then what is Mommy? He then replied "vanilla". I continued asking him what all of the kids were and he said Kiana was chocolate, he was vanilla and Aaron was vanilla. Ever since this little convo, Rob has dubbed himself "Chocolate Thunder" and me "Vanilla Lighting" and the kids are "Chocolate Vanilla Twist".
When my older son was about 4 he came up to me and told me that Daddy was chocolate. I thought that he meant Daddy liked chocolate (because he's a chocoholic) I said well then what is Mommy? He then replied "vanilla". I continued asking him what all of the kids were and he said Kiana was chocolate, he was vanilla and Aaron was vanilla. Ever since this little convo, Rob has dubbed himself "Chocolate Thunder" and me "Vanilla Lighting" and the kids are "Chocolate Vanilla Twist".
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Family history humor
I'm teaching a family history class tonight. It's called Jumpstarting your family history. I put together a page of humor in honor of my class.
GENEALOGY POX
WARNING: Very contagious to adults.
SYMPTOMS: Continual complaint as to need for names, dates and places. Patient has blank expression and is sometimes deaf to spouse and children. Has no taste for work of any kind except feverishly looking for records at libraries and courthouses. Has compulsion to write letters. Swears at mail carrier when s/he does not leave mail.
Frequents strange places such as cemeteries, ruins and remote, desolate country areas. Makes secret calls at night. Hides phone bills.
TREATMENT: There is no known cure. Medication is useless. Disease is not fatal, but gets progressively worse. Patient should attend genealogy workshops, subscribe to genealogical magazines, and be given a quiet corner in the house where s/he can be alone with his/her computer.
REMARKS: The unusual nature of this disease is.....the sicker the patient gets, the more s/he enjoys it!
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“I looked up my family tree and found out I was a sap!”
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At hand is a letter addressed to my name from a genealogy researcher who claims to have traced my family tree. He certainly knows how to get your attention. It begins:
"Your Majesty".
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"I'd rather be looking for dead people than have them looking for me!"
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“I've heard that if you help someone with their research, you will be admitted to genealogy heaven. May be the closest some people get.”
______________________
Where's the PROfF: InSaniTy runS in mY fAmiLy
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In Salt Lake City, Utah everyone is into researching their family tree. Even the big department stores sell genealogy supplies. A newcomer to Salt Lake City, and a non-researcher, got a job as a clerk at one of the big department stores. She received her introduction to genealogy one day when a customer came into the store and asked " Where do I find the Family Group Sheets?" The new clerk, with a shocked look on her face, answered, " Family Group Sheets ? All we carry are the King, Queen, double and twin size sheets."
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GENEALOGY POX
WARNING: Very contagious to adults.
SYMPTOMS: Continual complaint as to need for names, dates and places. Patient has blank expression and is sometimes deaf to spouse and children. Has no taste for work of any kind except feverishly looking for records at libraries and courthouses. Has compulsion to write letters. Swears at mail carrier when s/he does not leave mail.
Frequents strange places such as cemeteries, ruins and remote, desolate country areas. Makes secret calls at night. Hides phone bills.
TREATMENT: There is no known cure. Medication is useless. Disease is not fatal, but gets progressively worse. Patient should attend genealogy workshops, subscribe to genealogical magazines, and be given a quiet corner in the house where s/he can be alone with his/her computer.
REMARKS: The unusual nature of this disease is.....the sicker the patient gets, the more s/he enjoys it!
_________________________________
“I looked up my family tree and found out I was a sap!”
_________________________________
At hand is a letter addressed to my name from a genealogy researcher who claims to have traced my family tree. He certainly knows how to get your attention. It begins:
"Your Majesty".
___________________________________
"I'd rather be looking for dead people than have them looking for me!"
_________________________________
“I've heard that if you help someone with their research, you will be admitted to genealogy heaven. May be the closest some people get.”
______________________
Where's the PROfF: InSaniTy runS in mY fAmiLy
_____________________________
In Salt Lake City, Utah everyone is into researching their family tree. Even the big department stores sell genealogy supplies. A newcomer to Salt Lake City, and a non-researcher, got a job as a clerk at one of the big department stores. She received her introduction to genealogy one day when a customer came into the store and asked " Where do I find the Family Group Sheets?" The new clerk, with a shocked look on her face, answered, " Family Group Sheets ? All we carry are the King, Queen, double and twin size sheets."
_____________________________________
Family pic
So the hubby was reading the blog last night and was teasing me that I didn't post a pic of our family, so here it is folks........
Chocolate Vanilla Twist.....hehe
Monday, May 19, 2008
War on Laundry
by Jennifer Hanlon
Nearly everyday I wage a silent war in my home: The War on Laundry. I know it's pathetic that in my narrow little world, a pile of clean, folded laundry is a thing of ongoing torment versus a thing of pride and privilege. After all, people in many parts of the world would be thrilled to have such a "problem". Still, problems are relative, and this is mine.
Take one house. Add 2 adults, a child, and a dog. Blend thoroughly with a little sweat, grass, sand, dirt, paint, Play-Doh, ketchup, Juicy Juice, ink, rotavirus, and urine. (The child is potty training, after all.) This is a recipe for about 8-10 loads of laundry a week, give or take.
Now, add one baby to the mix. Ka-boom! You've got yourself another 4 loads of laundry per week. How can this be? It defies all logic that one additional human, who is approximately 1/10th the size of me, can produce 2-3 times the laundry of the average adult. The laundry is so much cuter, but there's so much more of it!
In my house the laundry room is in the basement. That means I can go for days without actually seeing the pile, thereby allowing myself to live in denial that a rapidly-growing-cancerous-lesion-of-a-laundry-pile is growing unchecked in the bowels of the house. If I let it go for more than a few days, I start to feel anxious. Eventually, I'll go downstairs for something – a beer or a child's toy or a screwdriver – and there it will be: The Noxious Pile of Decaying Fabric. The Cold Mountain of Soiled Garments. Insidious Suburban Laundry Sprawl.
It didn't used to be this way. Once upon a time I was a freewheeling single gal. Just me, one laundry basket, and pocket full of quarters for the 'mat. Remember those lazy days spent at the laundromat, reading someone's discarded 3-month-old People magazines that you could never afford to buy yourself? Okay, so those days weren't so great. But what a difference today: I own at least nine laundry baskets, my very own washer and dryer, and an arsenal of cleansing, soaking, stain-lifting, and softening products. Oh, and a husband whose laundry incompetence is so practiced and so selective as to border on pathological. ("Oh, you mean wool still shrinks in the dryer?")
And speaking of that arsenal: it is interesting to me how the two Weapons of Laundry Mass Destruction – The Washer and The Dryer – were once so loved and now so hated by me. Even as a kid, my favorite chore was doing laundry. After I bought my first house – washer and dryer included – I hugged them. Repeatedly. To own appliances after years of renting – what joy! But I digress…
I'm told that this too shall pass, but not before it gets just a bit worse. After all, babies turn into teens with bigger, smellier laundry. Laundry with attitude! But at least they can do it themselves, right? Or am I living in a fantasy world?
Nearly everyday I wage a silent war in my home: The War on Laundry. I know it's pathetic that in my narrow little world, a pile of clean, folded laundry is a thing of ongoing torment versus a thing of pride and privilege. After all, people in many parts of the world would be thrilled to have such a "problem". Still, problems are relative, and this is mine.
Take one house. Add 2 adults, a child, and a dog. Blend thoroughly with a little sweat, grass, sand, dirt, paint, Play-Doh, ketchup, Juicy Juice, ink, rotavirus, and urine. (The child is potty training, after all.) This is a recipe for about 8-10 loads of laundry a week, give or take.
Now, add one baby to the mix. Ka-boom! You've got yourself another 4 loads of laundry per week. How can this be? It defies all logic that one additional human, who is approximately 1/10th the size of me, can produce 2-3 times the laundry of the average adult. The laundry is so much cuter, but there's so much more of it!
In my house the laundry room is in the basement. That means I can go for days without actually seeing the pile, thereby allowing myself to live in denial that a rapidly-growing-cancerous-lesion-of-a-laundry-pile is growing unchecked in the bowels of the house. If I let it go for more than a few days, I start to feel anxious. Eventually, I'll go downstairs for something – a beer or a child's toy or a screwdriver – and there it will be: The Noxious Pile of Decaying Fabric. The Cold Mountain of Soiled Garments. Insidious Suburban Laundry Sprawl.
It didn't used to be this way. Once upon a time I was a freewheeling single gal. Just me, one laundry basket, and pocket full of quarters for the 'mat. Remember those lazy days spent at the laundromat, reading someone's discarded 3-month-old People magazines that you could never afford to buy yourself? Okay, so those days weren't so great. But what a difference today: I own at least nine laundry baskets, my very own washer and dryer, and an arsenal of cleansing, soaking, stain-lifting, and softening products. Oh, and a husband whose laundry incompetence is so practiced and so selective as to border on pathological. ("Oh, you mean wool still shrinks in the dryer?")
And speaking of that arsenal: it is interesting to me how the two Weapons of Laundry Mass Destruction – The Washer and The Dryer – were once so loved and now so hated by me. Even as a kid, my favorite chore was doing laundry. After I bought my first house – washer and dryer included – I hugged them. Repeatedly. To own appliances after years of renting – what joy! But I digress…
I'm told that this too shall pass, but not before it gets just a bit worse. After all, babies turn into teens with bigger, smellier laundry. Laundry with attitude! But at least they can do it themselves, right? Or am I living in a fantasy world?
First Post
Hi I just wanted to start a blog to keep certain people updated on us.
We are staying busy busy with 4 and I've personally reached a "who cares" point in my life. If the 6 year old is making PB & J sandwiches for himself and making a HUGE mess, I simply think "who cares" at least he's getting something to eat and then I ask him to make one for his little brother too.
We finally got a FENCE!! And the kids fianally got their TRAMPOLINE!! We are lovin our backyard.
Our Mini schnauzer might be pregnant and we have NO IDEA who the father might be. I feel really strange about it, like my teenage daughter came home and told me she's pregnant, ya know? Well anyway, we have a mini dachshund male that is not fixed who lives across the street, so if it was him, then our puppies will look like this:
We are staying busy busy with 4 and I've personally reached a "who cares" point in my life. If the 6 year old is making PB & J sandwiches for himself and making a HUGE mess, I simply think "who cares" at least he's getting something to eat and then I ask him to make one for his little brother too.
We finally got a FENCE!! And the kids fianally got their TRAMPOLINE!! We are lovin our backyard.
Our Mini schnauzer might be pregnant and we have NO IDEA who the father might be. I feel really strange about it, like my teenage daughter came home and told me she's pregnant, ya know? Well anyway, we have a mini dachshund male that is not fixed who lives across the street, so if it was him, then our puppies will look like this:
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