Actually I'm just too damn lazy lately to update this thing. ;)
Guess I have about a months worth to update on.
Matt turned 34... I'm up next! =P
Went to Vegas... had a great time, drank too much, had a great time, gambled too much, had a great time... and I'm going back this fall!
Finally above freezing here... day time temps anyways. Dusting off the lawnchair and officially already have tan lines! You know me... gotta get a jump start on things.
And I think that about sums up the month. Bet you all can't wait for next months update. =P
Friday, March 20, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
Happy 14th Birthday Hannah!!
I woke up this morning thinking about the day Hannah was born.... well not that actual day because I try and block that from my memory. lol But the few weeks that followed. I remember Matt and I spending hours talking about our hopes and dreams for this beautiful little baby girl. I must say she has FAR exceeded all of those!! Hannah has this thirst for knowledge and determination is unbelieveable. If Hannah puts her mind to do it... not only will she succeed... she'll be at the top! I repeatedly have adults ( teachers, parents, etc. ) come up to me to tell me how lucky I am to have a daughter like her. And they're right... I am very lucky!!
She's a good kid all around. She doesn't give into peer pressure and has no problem standing up for what she believes in... even if it's not the popular decision. Of course we get the occasional teenage attitude... can't be a teen without it. ;) But she's a good kid that is growing up MUCH too quickly!
For now... she still enjoys being around us. lol Yes we're "uncool" at times... but for the most part we're allowed to be seen in public with her. ;) She enjoys that were the youngest parents in her group of friends. haha
Tonight she's having a bunch of friends over for pizza and cookie cake.. because regular cake just isn't cool these days. ;) I'll be sure to take lots of pics... much to her dismay and get them on here!!
She's a good kid all around. She doesn't give into peer pressure and has no problem standing up for what she believes in... even if it's not the popular decision. Of course we get the occasional teenage attitude... can't be a teen without it. ;) But she's a good kid that is growing up MUCH too quickly!
For now... she still enjoys being around us. lol Yes we're "uncool" at times... but for the most part we're allowed to be seen in public with her. ;) She enjoys that were the youngest parents in her group of friends. haha
Tonight she's having a bunch of friends over for pizza and cookie cake.. because regular cake just isn't cool these days. ;) I'll be sure to take lots of pics... much to her dismay and get them on here!!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Happy 105th Birthday Grandma!
That's how old Grandma would've been today if she was still here with us. The fact that she made it until 102 still amazes me... yet I know we all wish we could've had a few more years :)
I see alot of her in the kids....
Hannah has her ability to be a good listener without always offering an opinion. She can also be a little nosey just like Grandma ( remember her and Gladys lol). And she also has her determination! If grandma decided she was going to do something.. then that was that... nothing got in her way! Hannah is definitely the same way!
Brooke definitely has her spunk! She can be so entertaining... and so was grandma. Along with that she has her sassiness and gusto to just spit out whatever they're thinking. lol Grandma had a long list of classics that still make us all chuckle. :)
And Drew has her contagious smile. If Grandma was smiling... you just couldn't help smiling right along with her. Drew is the same way....just melts your heart!
It's been almost 3 years since she passed... but all the memories are still very fresh. From having her wonderful fried eggs when I was little.. to having a beer with her when I was older..... I am very fortunate that she made it to 102!
Happy Birthday Grandma... we all miss you!!
I see alot of her in the kids....
Hannah has her ability to be a good listener without always offering an opinion. She can also be a little nosey just like Grandma ( remember her and Gladys lol). And she also has her determination! If grandma decided she was going to do something.. then that was that... nothing got in her way! Hannah is definitely the same way!
Brooke definitely has her spunk! She can be so entertaining... and so was grandma. Along with that she has her sassiness and gusto to just spit out whatever they're thinking. lol Grandma had a long list of classics that still make us all chuckle. :)
And Drew has her contagious smile. If Grandma was smiling... you just couldn't help smiling right along with her. Drew is the same way....just melts your heart!
It's been almost 3 years since she passed... but all the memories are still very fresh. From having her wonderful fried eggs when I was little.. to having a beer with her when I was older..... I am very fortunate that she made it to 102!
Happy Birthday Grandma... we all miss you!!
Monday, January 26, 2009
39 more days!!
39 more days til we're in Vegas again... woohoo! My cousins keep telling me that it's going to be too cold to soak in the sun while I'm out there. This is the same cousin that just told me that they're having a cold snap...it's ONLY 60 out there! Hell... that's a freakin heat wave to us! So I am quite confident that I'll be able to worship the sun gods for a few hours while we're there!
Jess actually volunteered to stay with the kids while we're gone! She'll be 8 months pregnant by then but she still insists! I guess I better throw her a pretty nice baby shower huh? lol
Apparently we have another 5-7 inches of snow coming our way tonight/tomorrow. Fun fun! =P I just keep sniffing my sun tan lotion hoping it will all go away!
Jess actually volunteered to stay with the kids while we're gone! She'll be 8 months pregnant by then but she still insists! I guess I better throw her a pretty nice baby shower huh? lol
Apparently we have another 5-7 inches of snow coming our way tonight/tomorrow. Fun fun! =P I just keep sniffing my sun tan lotion hoping it will all go away!
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
8 and -6
What are these numbers you ask? That's what the high and low is going to be tomorrow. And this is the regular temperature. Factor in the wind chill.... and I have 2 words.... F*** this! =P I'm only sensoring it because my parents read this and would be appalled that their sweet little daughter uses words like that. haha
Now seriously... when you have a HIGH of 8 degrees that's just inhumane and cruel. But yet here I sit... in Ohio... for what I'm now accepting will be my fate for the rest of my life. =P
Atleast last year I was smart to book a flight out of this place I call hell in the winter months. We hit Ft. Lauderdale for a few days and oh how wonderful it was to be able to walk around without a parka on for a few days. My toes even thanked me for squishing them in the sand and bringing them back to life. Who cares if we had to sit on the runway for an hour while they deiced the plane so we could take off... we were going someplace warm!
But this year... nada.. zip...nothing! I'm doomed to sit here trying to pick my nose hairs apart... as they're frozen solid at the moment... and put my feet in the fireplace to keep my toes from falling off! I now have 2 out of 3 kids sleeping in my bed because my upstairs is soo cold!
Thankfully I'll be hitting Vegas beginning of March! I asked my cousins what the weather will be like and they said upper 60's maybe 70.... and probably too chilly to sit by the pool. Are they kidding me.... that will be a freakin heatwave to us!
Feel sorry for me.... this sucks!!
Now seriously... when you have a HIGH of 8 degrees that's just inhumane and cruel. But yet here I sit... in Ohio... for what I'm now accepting will be my fate for the rest of my life. =P
Atleast last year I was smart to book a flight out of this place I call hell in the winter months. We hit Ft. Lauderdale for a few days and oh how wonderful it was to be able to walk around without a parka on for a few days. My toes even thanked me for squishing them in the sand and bringing them back to life. Who cares if we had to sit on the runway for an hour while they deiced the plane so we could take off... we were going someplace warm!
But this year... nada.. zip...nothing! I'm doomed to sit here trying to pick my nose hairs apart... as they're frozen solid at the moment... and put my feet in the fireplace to keep my toes from falling off! I now have 2 out of 3 kids sleeping in my bed because my upstairs is soo cold!
Thankfully I'll be hitting Vegas beginning of March! I asked my cousins what the weather will be like and they said upper 60's maybe 70.... and probably too chilly to sit by the pool. Are they kidding me.... that will be a freakin heatwave to us!
Feel sorry for me.... this sucks!!
Monday, January 5, 2009
Happy Birthday Brooke!
A quick snapshot of Brooke this morning... she wasn't too thrilled that her first day back from break was on her birthday. haha
Brooke's new room
Another angle
The letters I made for her
The rest of the letters
Today Brooke is 10... wow! She still has such a little kid personality so it's hard to believe she's 10 already! I love that she'll still play for hours and can be just as silly as Drew. :)
Lately Brooke has been having the typical middle child syndrome. When we moved in this house almost 2 years ago her room didn't really change much. The girls shared a room at our old house and we bought them bunk beds and all the matching pieces. Since it was all still fairly new furniture and bedding we kept it and put it in Brooke's room. Hannah got all new furniture and bedding since she was getting her own room. And Drew got new stuff too since he wasn't in the crib anymore. Brooke felt like she got the shaft. =P
So for her 10th birthday we offered to let her redo her room however she chose! She had to keep the furniture since we weren't about to replace that! But she could pick out all new bedding and accessories and we would paint the room as well. We went to Pottery Barn and she found HOT PINK striped quilts that she was dying to have ( thank god for sales!!). She picked out sheets that had pink and brown in them and decided the new colors for her room would be pink and brown. Like pepto bismol pink. lol Matt painted the whole room and put up a chair rail to divide the colors. And I decorated some wooden letters with all my scrap stuff. The room turned out really cute and she just loves that it's what she picked out!
Since the room cost a fortune to redo... that's the bulk of her gift! And she has no idea that we have anything else for her. ;) She's also getting a hot pink Ipod which I know she's going to love!!
Brooke's new room
Another angle
The letters I made for her
The rest of the letters
Today Brooke is 10... wow! She still has such a little kid personality so it's hard to believe she's 10 already! I love that she'll still play for hours and can be just as silly as Drew. :)
Lately Brooke has been having the typical middle child syndrome. When we moved in this house almost 2 years ago her room didn't really change much. The girls shared a room at our old house and we bought them bunk beds and all the matching pieces. Since it was all still fairly new furniture and bedding we kept it and put it in Brooke's room. Hannah got all new furniture and bedding since she was getting her own room. And Drew got new stuff too since he wasn't in the crib anymore. Brooke felt like she got the shaft. =P
So for her 10th birthday we offered to let her redo her room however she chose! She had to keep the furniture since we weren't about to replace that! But she could pick out all new bedding and accessories and we would paint the room as well. We went to Pottery Barn and she found HOT PINK striped quilts that she was dying to have ( thank god for sales!!). She picked out sheets that had pink and brown in them and decided the new colors for her room would be pink and brown. Like pepto bismol pink. lol Matt painted the whole room and put up a chair rail to divide the colors. And I decorated some wooden letters with all my scrap stuff. The room turned out really cute and she just loves that it's what she picked out!
Since the room cost a fortune to redo... that's the bulk of her gift! And she has no idea that we have anything else for her. ;) She's also getting a hot pink Ipod which I know she's going to love!!
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