My Free Spirit

Amanda has recently begun to exert her sense of fashion. She is particularily fond of skulls. Not what I would choose for her, but who I am I to judge. I remember what I wore in the 80's. :0)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

We celebrated about 8pm with Ben and Caitlyn so they could go to bed. We put on our party hats and popped our "crackers" and blew our obnoxious horns to welcome in 2010. Amanda is going to make it to midnight, but I am not sure I will. I am so tired. I am glad this year is over, it has not been the best but I do have so much to be thankful for. Healthy, happy kids; a (new) job that I like, I survived and healed well from 3 surgeries; wonderful friends. I hope the new year brings many blessings and surprises for my family and friends!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.......

The tree is up, the presents are bought (but not wrapped yet), the cookies are made, the cards are addressed and ready to be mailed tomorrow. Wow, this is the earliest I have ever been this done. I still have so much to do though. The kids are excited. Amanda's last day of school is Friday the 18th and she is off for 2 weeks. Mom is also off the same time from MTI. I have to work, but it should be quiet around there. Ben and Caitlyn are old enough this year that it has been fun to see their excitement.

I can't believe another year is almost over. It hasn't been the year I expected it to be, but it has been filled with blessings and love.

Merry Christmas to all.

Happy Thanksgiving!

we had a great time at Mark and Jennifer's house today. Lots of good food and good company. Caitlyn was entertaining and Ben is his usual charming self.

Busy, busy, busy.....

Caitlyn has taken a recent liking to hats. This one was from tonight while we were sitting at the table doing puzzles. Maybe Uncle Jeff has a new fishing buddy.

my little soldier boy. he needs to work on his salute.

My birthday cake from Kim and Kristin. Awesome and so yummy.

Caitlyn was supposed to wear a winne the pooh outfit for halloween, but ended up as a cat.

She HATED this costume and cried the whole time it was on, which was about 10 minutes.

My tigger :0)

It has been a while since I posted. We have been very busy. I have been at my new job for almost 2 months now. I like all the people there, everyone is so friendly and it's nice to work with a lot of guys. Amanda was busy with RYAA Volleyball, which she really liked and learned a lot. Halloween came and went and then my birthday. I thought I should get something posted before Thanksgiving. Life here is crazy as usual. My hours at my new job have been hard to adjust to and the kids have been cranky and now it gets dark way too early. I am looking forward to the Christmas season and will try to post more frequently. I wonder if anyone actually reads this blog?

The Birthday Party

Ben's very first Harley.

He also got a remote control car. We all had a lot of fun with that!

Today was Ben's birthday party. Mark and Jennifer and the girls came over and we had cake and ice cream and a pinata. Ben got cars and trucks and trains and his very first Harley Davidson Motorcycle.

Happy Birthday Ben!

Ben turned 4 on Friday. He was very excited and took treats to school. about 10:20 I got a phone call from the daycare. Ben had a little accident. He was pushed into the lego table and cut his ear. I had to take him to prompt care to check if he needed stitches. He didn't, thankfully but his ear will be purple for a while. He was very brave and didn't cry when the Dr. was cleaning it and he got a blue bandaid, and three stickers. It was a day we will always remember.