Adorable

I know I'm suppose to be sharing pictures of the trip to CO, but I had to share these. I got these in an e-mail from my dad who got it from one of my aunts who got it somewhere esle and so on, and I just had to share. Some stuff happened tonight that really brought my day from super great to super low and I won't know till tomorrow if it's going to come out ok or not (just some trouble with the insurance that we don't know how happened and is effecting the outcome of the van). And these pictures really cheered me up.
Enjoy!

His coloring sure makes me think of and miss Flash. He too loved his birds!

So ready for the return

of the hubby. I knew from his hunting trips lately, where I've stayed home, that I definitely sleep better when he is here. But I don't think he's ever been gone for 5 nights straight. So that's five nights where I am not able to fall into a deep sleep and actually get some rest. I stay a lot more alert listening for things that could be wrong. It has been mentioned in front of my parents that I do complain if I have to sleep without the hubby. My dad has confessed I get this from him. He is the same way if my mom isn't in bed when he wants to go to sleep. So how in the world did I survive 23 years in my little twin bed? Maybe I should revert to my childhood ways when he's gone and fill my bed with stuffed animals? he he I do arrange the pillows to where they take up space beside me.
So after night one of rough sleep I wimped out and slept an hour later deciding when the alarm when off I would just drive Holly in.
After night two I got her up in time and on the bus. Then came in and went back to bed. I wasted the morning, and ended up vegging most of the day only doing small chores here and there. So no good project progress.
I had to have a better morning this time because I am headed about 60 miles to go look at a car at a dealership we have been talking to (I think I failed to mention that the van was declared totaled). I am not looking forward to doing this without Larry. I mainly just have to check and make sure it is in decent shape for us to continue our interest in it. I refuse to test drive anything (especially with 4x4), so Larry will do that when he returns as long as I approve of everything else. So again no good project progress today.
So in preparation for a better night I had a nice long bubble bath to relax, and planned to go to bed earlier. The earlier didn't happen, but I do feel much better this morning.
OK, enough rambling...on with the day.

A week of projects

So Larry left yesterday for Cleveland for a week long work training session with strict instructions not to eat any peanut butter (they have a salmonella scare). So I am following in my mom's footsteps of taking advantage of hubby being gone to make a royal mess in the house in hopes of reorganizing and getting rid of a lot of the paper clutter around the house. I got most of the bedroom done last night and finally got the Christmas decorations down today (they've stayed up so long since I have felt crummy for so long).
Holly and I spent yesterday doing some spending on our gift cards. I still had a little over half of the $40 on my Joann's card after getting 7 skeins of yarn the other week so I got 2 more skeins, 13 different fabrics, and a package of pastel junior mints (never seen them in pastels before), and I still have $3! I love sales at this time of year!
I am feeling much better now. I think the cold left recently and I've actually been fighting allergies for the last few days. I'm having a ton of drainage in my throat (if you wanted to know) and am so tired of clearing my throat. I realized today I haven't been drinking water lately like I normally do and that may have a lot to do with not clearing out like I should.
Well back to my projects. I will try and get those pictures up soon!

Night time medicine is truely for night time!

Larry packed up his medicine he had at work ready to bring back home for me to use, but he got a severe migraine. So I went and picked him up about 4, and he forgot to bring it. He told me to take the night time one though and to take it during the day since it was just me at home. So I took a dose last night, hoping it would work. Usually if it says night time, it doesn't mean much different from day time for me. When the alarm startled me awake, I realized I had actually finally slept through the night. I felt a bit out of it for a couple of minutes, but other than that, felt mostly the same since it had been quite a while since I had taken the medicine. So after Holly had gotten on the bus and Larry had left for work (his car was here from me using it before we got the rental, making me not have to drive him in...yea!) I took another dose of medicine and went to watch one of the shows I had recorded from Tuesday. Next thing I know I'm being woken up by my phone ringing at 10! Talked to Larry shortly after I woke up and told him what had happened. He said good! I needed the rest and I should start feeling better soon. I said not good because I had lots to do for getting him ready for his business trip!
So no more of that stuff till bed time for me! Hopefully he'll remember the other today, or I'll go pick some up while I'm getting his prescriptions refilled tomorrow.

These days

seem so long, yet so much doesn't get done. Today I am trying to get some catching up on the computer done. Should be working on laundry and getting things ready for Larry's work trip to Cleveland next week and saving this catching up for after he's gone, but I thought a couple of hours wouldn't hurt.


I updated my myspace. Not hard. Just changed my background, updated my status, and uploaded some pics. Also sent message out to a neglected friend, sorry Tina!!


It probably will have to be next week when I get totally updated on blog land. So much still to read, and feeling rushed I can't enjoy my time on here catching up on everyone's holiday's and trips.


I will post pictures next week on here. I will put most on my flicker account I finally made since there are so many, and just put some special ones on here.


Here is a new family pic for you though from the trip.


We took a bunch and I have to choose one though to send in cards. Holidays were so busy and I didn't have a good recent family pic, so I decided we'd take one on the trip and I'd send out ones after the new year. I figure that would be fun for people to get a card in the mail when fun mail is so rare again and all anyone is getting is bills.

I will write about the trip and Christmas next week. Let me give a few details of what has been happening since the new year.
1. Our van was stolen on new year's. It was found yesterday, but looks like some little punks are the ones who got it. The seat behind the driver's was burned. They didn't have the windows down so it smothered it's self out before it got too far. Larry said the windows are black and they are going to have to gut it and redo the a/c too if there is any hope of getting the smell out. I fear there is no way to get the smell out and I fear having to continue making payments on something disgusting that there is no way we could trade in for something new...guess we'll just have to keep fingers crossed all goes well.
2. I ended up getting a super bad cold the day we got back from our trip. And it's STILL holding on. Larry got it on Sunday, but he seems to be getting over it much quicker. He said he will bring back the medicine we bought him from work, and wants me to take that kind instead to see if it helps me.
3. My youth minister's wife passed away on the 3rd. She had been battling bone cancer for about 16 months. She had a super rough time with it, but was always strong in her spirit and faith which makes her passing a bit of a shock. Her memorial service was yesterday, and it was proof what a wonderful woman she was and what a fabulous family she has. The church was just as full as it is on the holidays, and the parking lot was more full than ever. It over flowed into the daycare across the street, and into the streets all around.

I will leave it at that for now though and get some stuff done around the house and get a few groceries.

Ding, Dong...

Yes, I'm here!! So much to catch up on. For me reading everyone's blogs and for you all to read about our fabulous trip, Christmases, and end/beginning of the years. Unfortunately waiting for me when we got back was one super nasty cold/virus that I'm not completely over yet. This has left me with so much that I am just now getting to do, so forgive me if it is a bit longer before I get back in the posting grove. Did I mention that Larry now has it? We're doing all we can to keep Holly from getting it...so far so good.
Hope everyone had a great holiday season, and I'll slowly get all caught up. And hopefully I'll get my posts up soon...some fun snow filled pics to come!

Yesterday...

My beauiful girl became a year closer to a woman.

Happy 12th birthday Haylee! I can't really call you one f my babies any more. You have become a beautiful young woman that I am so very, very proud of!