In life I hate it when something terrible happens and it shakes you to your core. That how you feel about somebody a loved one like my cousin all those feelings come rushing at you head on. I was terrified the moment I got the message he was in a accident to the moment I seen him in the ER..then to the moment in ICU... you can never be prepared. .
for those that don't know my cousin Austin and 2 friends were in a car accident Saturday night. He was driving and ran a stop sign at the corner of Lawrence and Alger rd. He was struck by a oncoming car.
Austin is my little cousin who lives down the road from my parents. He as a little guy had a head of curly curls and always almost always had droll running down his face :). Slobber Box I would call him. Anyways.. We have grown up fairly close..I babysat his sister and him. His super hero was probably still is my brother Jordan. He has a caring heart. I don't know if its b.c. we grew up close that he always every time always when he sees my kids- he always shows them attention. Picks them up hugs kisses. He isn't too cool to do that. And I can proudly say all my cousins or brothers in high school does that.
I ask everyone to pray for my everyone involved in the accident. Please pray for Carol Stiles and her son Darren Stiles. Please pray for Cole Basham and Ryan Kindle. Please pray for Austin. Ask God to work on all the kid's hearts in the community. We in the last few years have lost 4 AE students from alcohol involved accidents. maybe just maybe... I know if things haven't changed in the past few years..but maybe AE needs a Living Testimony. I'm praying that when Austin gets better- that God uses him. Uses him to change the hearts of kids and their mentality of being invincible.
Another thing is- with all this happening rumors have spread GALORE. Why is it people feel the need to "make up" or assume things and then pass those assumptions on as fact. Take the official news and don't add to it or change it. and I know this sounds cold b.c. Austin is these kids friends- but I Feel its pretty intrusive for so many people/kids just to be standing in the hallway of ICU just staring and texting on their phones updating their little Facebook status...about how hard it is to be there! I just...feel like maybe they should hold off a little bit till things settle down a bit.
and don't get me started on FB. I think FB is a good thing. Someone has created a Prayer Chain great. But also people have had negative comments about the whole accident and everything else. You know what?..He isn't the 1st kid to drink and drive. Is he a horrible person? Absolutely not. Do we need people throwing out comments like "oh is it worth it now?" (I'm not saying that is not a valid question but nonetheless its inappropriate 1st off and 2nd to do it on FB? really)... no we need people sending prayers up and support for road to recovery. Austin is a good kid that didn't make responsible decisions and we are thankful that no one was killed in the accident. And when the time is right his irresponsible decisions will be addressed and I'm sure you won't be invited to the discussion so there is no need to post it on Facebook. I just hate that people spout off at the mouth that you know for a fact they wouldn't say that to someone's face.
...wow..I'm a little fired up about all that.. sorry..but as you all know...I'm protective of my family ....and let me state..that is MY opinion..and no one else.
I have had a rough weekend. not much sleep. after getting home from the hospital I couldn't sleep. I sat in my living room staring at the TV and just seeing Austin in that hospital bed. Rubbing his forehead and lightly brushing the top of his curls telling him that I loved him and that he needs to get better. at 3am- I decided to write Austin a letter. and that's what I did. By 4:30am.. I was off to bed...and by 5am..I had Sondra waking me up to ask me to hold her baby doll b.c. she had to go the bathroom. heh.. oh Sondra... and so I fell back to sleep cradling a fake baby while my daughter played in the bathroom for a little while. She got her baby back and went and laid on the couch. Sunday came and went. In the morning I told Sondra that Austin had been in a accident and she really didn't understand. I told her that he wasn't awake but it was ok b.c. it was good for his brain to be asleep so it could heal. In Sunday school I forgot my worksheets for my class so Sondra made Austin a card. She actually wrote her name and made a "heart" that looks like a circle so I wrote love in it and I dashed out Austin's name and Sondra traced it. She drew pictures inside the card and wrote down that "Austin is Silly" that was a bunch of scribbles so I wrote it out under it... and then on the back she wanted suckers taped on b.c. she said when Austin wakes up he is going to be really hungry. :)... My heart smiled that she said that and smiled even more when she wanted to steal one of his suckers b.c. she wanted a second one... he would love that and Sondra is going to have to explain to Austin sometime why he only got one sucker on his card when there is clearly evidence of a time when there was 3 suckers taped to the back. :)
both me and Jake Sunday night fell asleep before 11. and of course this morning woke up late.
so I really don't know what this post is about... but I mean I do... its Austin.. but you have these feelings and you just want to get them all out. and make sense of them...
I have no "official" news on his condition. But I really appreciate my prayer warriors out there taking time to pray for these people. until next time :)
Monday, October 17, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Cooking Crazy Canning Decoration and Tip for Good Looks
So- I'm having a pretty good day!~...Although we "planned to wake up" early today...lately we'll sleep in until 7:10 or later...and I leave my house at 7:30 the latest..so you can guess how good I'm looking through out the week with all the time I spend getting ready! lol..but anyways..but last night.. I thought I gotta get up for once! lol... so this morning I didn't wake up early..but I did wake up at 7..meaning I got out of bed at 7..I did just lay there dreading to start my day..but I got up!... That in turn I had a easy drive to work this morning... no hurrying...no over 60MPH... so tomorrow I think I am going to try and wake up a little bit earlier.. 6:45am. wish me luck :)
I do not know what has gotten in me lately. I love to cook. try new things and sorts. Monday night wasn't really "creative" but I tried something new. All things concerning meat cooked in cream of mushroom soup(COMS) is genius. and taste worthy. I like to make pork chops with COMS..also..Salisbury steak...and just about any beef breaded and fried and covered in it is great. Its built in gravy.. yum..anyways..I had thawed chicken breast and thought why not? So I seasoned them with seasoning salt and baked them for a little bit then I put put a can of COMS in a baking dish put the chicken breast in and cooked a little longer..and viola! it so so good!...also that night... on the menu... Fried potatoes with real bacon bites cooked together topped with Cheddar cheese... which me and my Mom like to call it... "I didn't Know" lol... which diced green peppers and fresh mushrooms should have been in it..but I didn't have either of those in the kitchen....then me and kids carved the 1st pumpkin of the season and we made cinnamon pumpkin seeds which I think... they needed roasted longer..but no worries we have 3 other pumpkins that we will eventually cut up and We'll try again!
Then last night!
I had homemade pizza on the brain. so i found a recipe for homemade dough...used my bread machine dough cycle.....while that was going on I fried up the sausage... and bacon..(my family are meat eaters)... put it in the over to bake..then decided..why not make some pumpkin muffins with Chocolate chunks and peanut butter chips.. ohh yum! ..first were a little dry but adjusted the bake time and they were very lovely...3 of my favorite things :)... i really finding new recipes and trying them out..I feel accomplished when I sit down to a lovely meal that I spent time preparing...and I enjoy that much more :)..as far as my husband.. he not so much... we have opposites takes on food... his motto he says is "HE Eats to Live"..and he says my motto is "I Live to Eat"... lol.
also it was so nice..yesterday I sent out a mass message asking my family what their favorite "Sunday dinner" meal or dish was that Grandma made. I loved seeing all the responses. Everyone having their own personal favorite or people going back and forth in messages saying... How could you not say this or that?.. My favorite... Salisbury Steak :) that is my Grandma meal..that stuff heals my soul....its comforting.. I can remember the last time I had her Salisbury Steak..and now when I make it..its pretty damn good..but its not as good as hers..its like..maybe something is missing..I also loved her lemon chicken..that was so good!...her Black raspberry pie..well..lets be honest..any of her pies... She was a Baking Goddess.
Last night I cleaned off my shelves and put my jars of goodness up... I now a lot of people decorate with them..but I don't have a knack for that..so.. I just put them up... The top shelf is most spaghetti sauce and a couple jars of tomato juice and a few jars of Chill...then the second row is mostly applesauce of all sizes and colors..and a few spaghetti sauce straglers that didn't fit on the above shelf..I'm so proud of those 2 shelves... :) I appreciate my Mom teaching me how to can and will continue to do so..I'm so big on this i'm considered the "Canning Nazi".. .. I'm actually going and cooking down tomatoes tonight..probably the last of the season :(...
Also..the best thing happened today... I'm sitting at my desk.. a driver walks in asks if we had showers..told ya to the right...when he was done showering... he put 10 on my desk..and I picked it up and said oh no Showers are free here!... and he says oh no its ok..and I said no I can't take your money..and he said No! Have lunch or a beer on me! ...lol..then I had a internal voice in my head that said SHUT UP Joie..and I did and told him Thank you!... I little razing from the other guys for getting a tip for nothing hasn't hurt my feelings... My Reply.. Its not my fault I got a tip for having such good looks :)
welp so long :)
I do not know what has gotten in me lately. I love to cook. try new things and sorts. Monday night wasn't really "creative" but I tried something new. All things concerning meat cooked in cream of mushroom soup(COMS) is genius. and taste worthy. I like to make pork chops with COMS..also..Salisbury steak...and just about any beef breaded and fried and covered in it is great. Its built in gravy.. yum..anyways..I had thawed chicken breast and thought why not? So I seasoned them with seasoning salt and baked them for a little bit then I put put a can of COMS in a baking dish put the chicken breast in and cooked a little longer..and viola! it so so good!...also that night... on the menu... Fried potatoes with real bacon bites cooked together topped with Cheddar cheese... which me and my Mom like to call it... "I didn't Know" lol... which diced green peppers and fresh mushrooms should have been in it..but I didn't have either of those in the kitchen....then me and kids carved the 1st pumpkin of the season and we made cinnamon pumpkin seeds which I think... they needed roasted longer..but no worries we have 3 other pumpkins that we will eventually cut up and We'll try again!
Then last night!
I had homemade pizza on the brain. so i found a recipe for homemade dough...used my bread machine dough cycle.....while that was going on I fried up the sausage... and bacon..(my family are meat eaters)... put it in the over to bake..then decided..why not make some pumpkin muffins with Chocolate chunks and peanut butter chips.. ohh yum! ..first were a little dry but adjusted the bake time and they were very lovely...3 of my favorite things :)... i really finding new recipes and trying them out..I feel accomplished when I sit down to a lovely meal that I spent time preparing...and I enjoy that much more :)..as far as my husband.. he not so much... we have opposites takes on food... his motto he says is "HE Eats to Live"..and he says my motto is "I Live to Eat"... lol.
also it was so nice..yesterday I sent out a mass message asking my family what their favorite "Sunday dinner" meal or dish was that Grandma made. I loved seeing all the responses. Everyone having their own personal favorite or people going back and forth in messages saying... How could you not say this or that?.. My favorite... Salisbury Steak :) that is my Grandma meal..that stuff heals my soul....its comforting.. I can remember the last time I had her Salisbury Steak..and now when I make it..its pretty damn good..but its not as good as hers..its like..maybe something is missing..I also loved her lemon chicken..that was so good!...her Black raspberry pie..well..lets be honest..any of her pies... She was a Baking Goddess.
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| MyPretty Shelves and then a DVD Clutter |
Also..the best thing happened today... I'm sitting at my desk.. a driver walks in asks if we had showers..told ya to the right...when he was done showering... he put 10 on my desk..and I picked it up and said oh no Showers are free here!... and he says oh no its ok..and I said no I can't take your money..and he said No! Have lunch or a beer on me! ...lol..then I had a internal voice in my head that said SHUT UP Joie..and I did and told him Thank you!... I little razing from the other guys for getting a tip for nothing hasn't hurt my feelings... My Reply.. Its not my fault I got a tip for having such good looks :)
welp so long :)
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Frame Escape How Does She Do it? Costumed Cuties DevelopingRoyalty
Alright Alright! I'm here...I have been having a "great" week.
This weekend we are going to a weekend wagon train. I'm excited. Sondra will have a ball with the little kids... and just seeing everybody will be so nice. And very interesting. Here is a wagon train story. Our Wagon Train club always has a white elephant sale to help raise funds for the club. Well... my Dad bought this picture that read "Like Love, Friendship Lasts forever" it wasn't selling so Dad just bought it to give money to the club. Dad thought it would be funny to give it to these 2 sisters we always joke around with and have fun. So before he left to go back to the camper that night he told them that he wanted them to have this picture b.c. it reminded him of them and walked away. Well on their way back to their camp they dropped the picture back off to the camper to me and Jake and say"Tell your Father we just cannot a accept this gift". So I give it back to my Dad. So Him and Jake come up with a plan to give it back to them on the last day. So as they are hurrying up and pulling out the last day of camp Dad stops them to tell them goodbye and what do you know...Jake sticks the picture in their horse trailer.
No way of knowing they have it until they get home. lol... we had a good laugh about it...then I had a even bigger one when I received a message of Facebook from one of the sisters asking if they could possible ship it to me and I somehow get it into my parents house. lol...oh wow~... if anyone knows me well...I can not possibly keep a secret. I can't ever get Jake anything...b.c. I usually always tell him... but not this time. I was going to keep a secret for once. So... I gave them my work address and a couple weeks later it arrives. lol..so that day..my parents have a meeting with some caseworkers at the house so I snuck the picture in my the outside door into their bedroom. That baby hung on that wall for 2 plus weeks. My Mom noticed it first thanks to Sondra...and The night I hung it up I took a pic of it and showed it to Jake that night... so I didn't kind of let it slip a little bit... but anyways... so Mom had a idea to put it out in my parents Kitchen/living room.... my Dad didn't notice that thing for a week. And when he did... just like my Mom..he asked repeatedly..."HOW DID THAT GET HERE"... I tried with all my might.....to lie...but I smiled....lol... so... going camping this weekend...we will be in their neck of the woods...I'm sure that picture is bound to go back over there to a new place.
This week Me Jake and Kids went to my Grandpa's so Jake could load some hay for some people..and I sat inside talking with Gramps and his brother Carl. Before Jake went outside... Stu had a dirty diaper and Jake changed him even though I knew he was dirty and set him over by Jake. Anyways lol.. so while Jake is changing Stu..my Gramps says...Man Times have changed that's for sure. I have never changed a diaper in my life.... and my reply is..Well I work 40 hrs a week just like him....heh... which is true. but then we started talking about all that. My Great Uncle Carl couldn't beleive just how we women do it. Like most women these days We work, responsible for the kids, cleaning. cooking, and family in general. Carl just couldn't beleive it. Which really... kind of made me smile. Like he gets it! He gets my frustration sometimes. and after asking me several times just how do I do it..I said I don't. My house is almost always a mess... but I for sure don't skip the cooking part..i love that...and my kids... are usually always less then presentable and Jake actually helps me quite a bit too! He every night gets Stu's PJs on and feeds him a bottle and puts him to bed. We split up bath duties. One of us bathes them and the other dresses and brushes the hair. He almost everyday puts the kids in the car while I get last minute things and then I take the kids to the babysitters. We are a team! but yes there are days when he is gone busy doing "his thing" and I get frustrated and ask myself how am I supposed to do this?...
Last night we went and took some pictures in the kid's costumes for Halloween so we could send out a card. Sondra of course is a super hero..Bat Girl..and Stu this year..we went the affordable route and he will be "The Bachelor" with his tux from JessMike's wedding. lol... But here they are...
. just thrown together really.. I just like having pictures of their costumes. Then after the photo session we went and got pumpkins to carve sometime. Sondra had a lot of fun getting those and she is very excited to carve them too.. I got a couple smaller ones to roast and make pumpkin puree with.
other exciting news... my Sister and Sister in law have got ultrasounds and have their real due dates. Melissa is Due April 1st.. lol on her birthday..And Jess is Due May 15th. 2 little girls really close together! :) lol... OK They don't know what they are having..but I am saying Girls all the way whether they like it or not...I love Stuart no doubt..he usually is my favorite most of the time..well not here lately..but usually... but Sondra...oh...Sondra... I can't imagine someone not wanting a adventure like Sondra. In honor of the 2 future Princesses here are their latest developments :)
Ultrasounds are so fun and neat. Just looking at their latest developments makes me want to be pregnant. Not with my own kid...but I could oh so do surrogacy if there are any openings that you know of just let me know! lol
Well.. I probably should be going... I got so much to get done for tomorrow. The dreaded grocery shopping is tonight. I hate grocery shopping! I'm not even sure what all I really need. Then I need to get the kids bathed and me too! And then get everything packed for a weekend in a camper...and all this needs to be done by 9pm..b.c. that is when my beloved Greys and after that Private Practice comes on. Any Mommy isn't missing those shows... :) Wish me luck for mission impossible tonight!
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| The Famous Pic in my Parents bedroom that went unnoticed for 2 weeks |
This week Me Jake and Kids went to my Grandpa's so Jake could load some hay for some people..and I sat inside talking with Gramps and his brother Carl. Before Jake went outside... Stu had a dirty diaper and Jake changed him even though I knew he was dirty and set him over by Jake. Anyways lol.. so while Jake is changing Stu..my Gramps says...Man Times have changed that's for sure. I have never changed a diaper in my life.... and my reply is..Well I work 40 hrs a week just like him....heh... which is true. but then we started talking about all that. My Great Uncle Carl couldn't beleive just how we women do it. Like most women these days We work, responsible for the kids, cleaning. cooking, and family in general. Carl just couldn't beleive it. Which really... kind of made me smile. Like he gets it! He gets my frustration sometimes. and after asking me several times just how do I do it..I said I don't. My house is almost always a mess... but I for sure don't skip the cooking part..i love that...and my kids... are usually always less then presentable and Jake actually helps me quite a bit too! He every night gets Stu's PJs on and feeds him a bottle and puts him to bed. We split up bath duties. One of us bathes them and the other dresses and brushes the hair. He almost everyday puts the kids in the car while I get last minute things and then I take the kids to the babysitters. We are a team! but yes there are days when he is gone busy doing "his thing" and I get frustrated and ask myself how am I supposed to do this?...
Last night we went and took some pictures in the kid's costumes for Halloween so we could send out a card. Sondra of course is a super hero..Bat Girl..and Stu this year..we went the affordable route and he will be "The Bachelor" with his tux from JessMike's wedding. lol... But here they are...
. just thrown together really.. I just like having pictures of their costumes. Then after the photo session we went and got pumpkins to carve sometime. Sondra had a lot of fun getting those and she is very excited to carve them too.. I got a couple smaller ones to roast and make pumpkin puree with.
other exciting news... my Sister and Sister in law have got ultrasounds and have their real due dates. Melissa is Due April 1st.. lol on her birthday..And Jess is Due May 15th. 2 little girls really close together! :) lol... OK They don't know what they are having..but I am saying Girls all the way whether they like it or not...I love Stuart no doubt..he usually is my favorite most of the time..well not here lately..but usually... but Sondra...oh...Sondra... I can't imagine someone not wanting a adventure like Sondra. In honor of the 2 future Princesses here are their latest developments :)
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| Jonas & Mel's Cutie 04/01/2012 |
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| Mike & Jess's Cutie 05/15/2012 |
Well.. I probably should be going... I got so much to get done for tomorrow. The dreaded grocery shopping is tonight. I hate grocery shopping! I'm not even sure what all I really need. Then I need to get the kids bathed and me too! And then get everything packed for a weekend in a camper...and all this needs to be done by 9pm..b.c. that is when my beloved Greys and after that Private Practice comes on. Any Mommy isn't missing those shows... :) Wish me luck for mission impossible tonight!
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
OLD SCHOOL :)
and this is when I had the idea... look how much work it takes to look presentable lol... I took a pic every step up the way.... This is right after my shower...fully clothed lol..
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| Wet Hair in my parents bathroom |
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| All Blown Out...improvement |
So after I blew my hair out guys got home and it was time to start deep frying. So..then as soon as I got home I started the hair and make up..... and clothes... how do you decide what to wear to your reunion. will I be under dressed or over dressed. Whats a girl to do. So I went with what I am good for... Cute jeans with bright pink heels and a purple shirt that had lace on the back not the whole back length didn't want to show off my back fat but just under the shoulders....
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| Finished Product with hair and make up! |
ALRIGHT BACK TO THE REUNION
So after many texts from my favorites..about you need to hurry up and get here....we finally walk in..now up to that point..I really didn't want to go. I wasn't even going to go until Jake "helped" make a decision..he said your going..its what your supposed to do lol..Thanks Babe..
the reunion was BYOB...which I was going to bring the Mike's that I had left over from the fair..but that was until I realized Jake drank them all.. lol..he drinks them like lemonade I swear... he is a man..isn't he supposed to only want beer..anyways..so we were walking out the door and Jake says want me to grab the rest of your morgan...which was maybe a shot..so I said ya which I really didn't even want that... anyways.. we get there... 2 people are like dancing.. my friends at a table... lol... everyone that was there were at their "tables"... nothings changed. So... what do I do... after a few mintues of sitting there thinking this is going to be a long night I decided its time to make our own fun... sober as a nun..I grabbed the one friend that would go out there and dance with the others and danced away... why not?... lol...I had a few people made comments like "Man we are gonna be hung over tomorrow"..which my reply was...NO I'm not... I'm sober lol...then half way through I was feeling a little left out since everyone was holding cups and dancing lol... so I went and got a coke and put the what little Morgan I had into and I couldn't even finish that. I"m not a drinker... my stomach can't handle it..just ask my best friend who sat behind me the last time I went froggys and on the way home I puked out the window and she was sprayed lol...since then... I haven't even had the nerve to really want to drink... so.. after Jake have already drank my girly drinks..I thought man I"m not even gonna buy anything... anyways... reunion was great..I wish more people would have come or really more people let go of their IDK.. insecurities..or "coolness" and have a good time and dance and jump around..after a while I went out and talked to the "cool" people outside... which was nice... one guy who I really wasn't close with but hung in the same circle made a comment about what I was drinking..and I said nothing... and he said really b.c. the way you were dancing... you looked it lol../..thanks...I think?... another "friend" asked me what was wrong with me... I use to have fun but since I got married I'm not... wow you A-hole thanks!... My reply;.."IDK (insert his name here) I guess I kind of grew up, got married, had babies..you know what your supposed to do"...but then the guy that just loved my crazy dancing "backed me up" and said oh no... I didn't think you were fun in HS...but Your hilarious now"... another back handed compliment?...lol... oh well... which to my point.. I didn't know what I was going to do when I got to my reunion..I was a bit scared seeing people I hadn't seen in a while..and them seeing me..I wasn't a skinny minnie in school but I certainly have put on weight..which makes me insecure.....but the moment I walked in and seen it was like "high school" I decided its never to late to make a fool of myself... and just have fun.... we stayed for a while but then a few of us ended up going to players...and we were there till about 2...
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| still looking good through the night |
So here is me at the end of the night watching Wings reruns..which I did till about 4am... lol bad decision..
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| I look tired lol... |
when I woke up at 8am the next morning..I felt like I had a hang over...but then when I woke back up at 9 am..much better...
Going out with friends makes me want make it a regular thing..not every weekend..but yes every so often...I have these people so close to me and yet why don't I make time for them..after sharing old funny stories or confessions with each other..I miss them... I don't think I have laughed like that in a long time....
the next morning when I awoke and was able to function my babies were immediately on my mind... not so much on Jake's find..I had to work to get him out of bed. Sure enough we made it there and Sondra answers Grandma and Grandpa's door in a Pink Bat Girl costume! lol.. I guess she slept in it and went to the "park festival"...i'm not sure what it is probably something like the pork Rhine festival but in Spencerville... but anyways Sondra wore it to there too I think.... either way if she did I can just imagine people saying..Who is that little girl? who does she belong too?..and then someone saying oh that's Jake Clum's little girl...and then to them..it probably makes sense lol..bahahaha... so funny...
Welp I must be going... I'll update later
Welp I must be going... I'll update later
Friday, September 23, 2011
Looking at a Baby :)...HighSchool All over again!
| Sondra 2 1/2 |
Now Stuart his age now is so fun and entertaining.... I love it. He is so animated and colorful. My hears have been confirmed. Sondra will be a angel compared to him. He is so loud and nosey. Full of spit and vinegar. He hits screams throws himself back when he does not get what he wants. He'll even walk around kicking and throwing things when he is pissed. I'm pretty sure he gets his temper from his Daddy...which is fitting..b.c he is so in love with his Dad. Its ridiculous. I have yet to hear him call Mama when he sees me walk in...but oh no..Jake walks in he is screaming DaDaDa....<3... smile...as jealous as I am its OK. I know he loves me...but Jake is just a little shinyer than me right now. It was like that with Sondra too...they go through them Mommy and Daddy phases.
tomorrow is my 5 year reunion... lol... well me and my friend had a plan to lose weight and all that for the reunion...well that didn't work out for me...when she texted me other day asked if I lost that 50 pounds my reply was to her :"You misunderstood me. I meant to lose 50 pounds for the 10 year" lol bahahaha... oh well...I guess I"m just still going to be that fluffy girl like I was in High School.... and I'm going to be prepared to have pictures of my kids to show classmates...which seems kind of silly to say it..b.c. everyone has Facebook..they can see my kid's pictures anytime really... I guess I should be prepared to tell them their latest funny story.. hmm.. that is what I'll do. While we are at that the kids will be with Jake's parents all day! Oh ya Kid free day all Day. Normally I'm not big on that but I"ll be busy and I won't be sitting around going..man I miss my kiddies. Plus Sondra has been really excited about going asking everyday if today is the day she is going to Grandma and Grandpa Clum's. I think I need to work with her the days of the week b.c. its hard to explain to her.
WElp I must be going..this long day I thought would never be over is almost over!
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Cleaning Fairy or Sondra ...15months Pics
This week has been a good week. Well not all of it..but most of it. All the regular shows are back and I am at loss of words. Like I have been reading so much- I call it my "other Man"...and this week I watched Modern Family..which was great and then tonight its Greys and Private Practice. Can't wait. Anyways...but tonight its really fun and funny...and great..and important. Tonight will mark one week and Sondra's room has been clean..and all the credit it due to her. This girl can never keep her room clean. LOL I wonder who she gets that from. Anyways.. so Last Thursday she was looking through a mag and spouting off about what she wants. So- I tell her not till Christmas. Well when Daddy got home she went to him asking him for this and that or whatever and he looks at her and says you know what Sondra if you can keep your room all clean for a whole entire week- I'll get you something special. It seemed like a pretty safe bet at the beginning. Her whole room was covered with toys from wall to wall. only free space was when you walked in where the door slid.. lol... So I went off to my women's fellowship meeting..and Jake and the kids did some running came home and did some more running I guess. When I got home they were not home. I did a few things and walked into the kid's bedroom for some reason and...GASP... it was all clean. Like really clean. I thought to myself.. dang ole Jake- he helped her. Well when they got home Sondra off to bed Jake then took Stuart to bed and he comes out and asks..."Did you clean Sondra's Room"...No..Did you???....that little brat... she knows how to clean...all by herself?? I usually have to sit on her bed and tell her what to pick up piece by piece. lol..no big deal..its clean... she'll mess it up soon... through the week it has got a little messy..but...she cleans it up..and when Stu interrupts it..she is a screaming for me to come get him.. lol...and then Tuesday night...after tidying it up..she says Daddy...come look at my clean room..lol... this girl has determination! lol... anyways..so today marks a week of a clean room...and we plan on taking her to town to get something special..
Stuart was 15 months yesterday..so what did I do..Pictures of course....he frustrated me a lot. He smiles all the time and when it comes time to take pictures..he won't. It really bugs me! Or he does smile and I don't get it in time...yesterday was definitely a time where I wish I would have one of those fancy cameras! Anyways..I'm debating about taking more but to think about it...I'm going to take some more when leaves begin to fall..and hopefully get the kid's pictures around Halloween so his good smile can wait... here is a preview :)
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| Stuart Richard Clum - 15 Months |
I think having pictures is so important. I sometime will be somewhere and think..man I should have taken a picture of that. My kids will want their pictures someday to show their kids and grand kids and so forth. I always have wanted to get their pictures in intervals. And by the time Sondra was a year old I was doing that and finding it was so expensive and that is when I started trying to take their pictures myself. They are not always great as you can see on my Facebook from the beginning to now..but they are special to me and someday they'll be grateful that I did them. That is my dream someday. Whether its part time for extra cash or full time some crazy way..but I would like to provide people with pictures that don't cost them a arm and leg. I think my next thing is taking pictures of kids other than my own children. My next model sometime...nephew Jude :).. I want a picture of him & Stu... doing what..I don't know??.. but they are playmates for life... it needs captured.
Well I must be going! Have a great day..maybe I"ll fill you in tomorrow :)
Friday, September 16, 2011
HAIR Removal..your gonna die laughing
This seriously made my belly hurt from trying to keep in the hoopin and hollaring! a friend fowarded it on to me her sis in law posted it to her FB...she said it reminded her of our wax parties we had at her parents.. lol...its 8 minutes but its worth it...you'll laugh till you cry... i felt horrible...I was feeling her pain each time tried pulling it off my stomach seized like it does all the time when I wax... lol..but this time i just laughed in her face bahaha.....
TY my friend for brightening up my day..I had a horrible nights sleep and not a very pleasant morning..so this just made me laugh... :)
as lovey dovey as I want you to think me and my husband are I just can't. How is it..I can hate him so much but can't get enough of him b.c. I love him so much. How do I look at him and just get pissed off but yet..I wouldn't want to be anywhere else but with him. does any of this make sense? lol...
SO..I got football Friday night tonight...wish us luck :) a W in our book I'd say is just improving. That that is what we are wanting to do! also Women's fellowship went great last night besides the fact I didn't know how to run a meeting and forgot to ask someone how until we started the meeting..I got some learning..but I'll be a pro by the end of the year when we re elect officers.
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