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Its my birthday!! I am old today!!!

 

 

My boys made a cake for me! All i did was put it in the oven and took it out! They had a ball and I think it looks VERY festive!

THe everyday

Quite a few months ago I realized that my single shots of taylor had stopped. He was in one of those funks where mom was NOT aloud to take photos. This day I bribed him. He totally went for it. He gave me almost an hour of fun, laughs and giggles! Its the same day I took the shot thats in my banner.

 

This was done again on that girls weekend. I am still not sure where to go with the journaling. (something like a above?) so the title might change. Love the paper though. All scenic rt.

my comfort

This is another page on the same girls weekend.

I wanted to put some of my favorite feel good things on this page. I love my crocks wich recently made it to the garbage (sniff). And my ipod. I am a HUGE music person so this ipod brings me tons of joy. Can't believe it took me so long to get it! and hot cocoa on a cold day.

 

Paper is stampin up.

Timeless teeth

To prove my rock I have been hiding under DID have a little scrapbook paper in it.

I still need to do the journaling on this page. Its of my son bug age at age 7, Christmas two years ago, with his THEN 89 year old grandma. She has all her original teeth, but bug didn't. Love that he knows his great grandma so well. She is a fantastic lady. She will be 91 this august. I actually scrapped this on my girls weekend back in March. oops.

Things I don't want to forget about my dad

When I had horrible stomach problems with my second pregnancy all I could eat and craved was cottage cheese with peaches. Every week or so he would head to sams club and buy me a bucket of low fat cottage cheese and a pack of individual peaches packs for me to eat. He would let me sleep in his big comfy chair with his office door closed and handle calls while I rested during that pregnancy.

He would pick up my kids from school everyday. He would take my youngest (who got out first) home to help with his homework. He would also take him to his favorite hardware store and let him drool over the power tools.

He would by me a bday cake of my choice on my birthday. He surprised me last year by taking me to a restaurant for pie and had my whole family there to surprise me. That was the first time since my GRANDFATHER died that I had my bday with my whole family. My grandfather's bday was only 2 days before mine and we always celebrated together. Since he died i guess no one felt like celebrating it. lol. My dad actually outlived his father by 2 years. I think that was a goal he had.

He used to let me play house and tent in his bedroom. One year I put a bag of cheese curds in his bottom drawer dresser drawer, pretending that it was a fridge and forgot they were there. It was smelly and gross and he never got mad.

Saturday mornings i would wake up early to watch bugs bunny. My dad would get up with me and sit me on his stomach and slept while I watched. I secretly think he liked to watch "bugs" even when it wasn't his weekend.

He used to take us camping all the time. Even when i was a kid we camped.

His smile was amazing. It could make you feel all happy inside and you forgot all your troubles.

He used to say we are off like a turd of hurdles.

He let me listen to any station I wanted to when we went on road trips. Mostly our road trips took us camping lol

He loved my kids. Really truly loved them. I think he LOVED the fact that they called him Papa and not just grandpa. I think it made the relationship more special. When Chris was young he had a favorite book that he wanted read to him constantly. After awhile no one would it to him because we were all so tired of it. Not my dad. He would it to him as much as Chris wanted.

He drove all the way to nebraska to pick me up and move me back home to work for him. Best thing he ever did for me. Well one of the best.

I think we only had words twice in our entire lives. i can remember them so vividly . SO thankful those were the ONLY two times.

He was more than my dad. He was an awesome friend. I miss him so much.

12

How do they grow up so fast right in front of you and you don't notice? My oldest just turned 12. On his bday I took half a day off and took him, his girlfriend, and bug to Red Robin for lunch then to the movies to see UP! It was such a cute movie, but I think I was pmsing because I actually cried a few times. Not bawled but at least teary.

Saturday we had a fun party at my gym. They got to play games and swim! Good thing they have an indoor pool cuz it was just pouring that day.

I made him his bday cake this year and it took me forever!! I LOVE how it turned out!

Then we just sort of bummed around town and had dinner at Fazoli's. Chris was so worn out the fell asleep at the table!

on the road

While at my mother in laws we tried to find things for the kids to do while it rained. When we were home at her house they were pretty content to cover letters with scrap paper and play the wii. In between rain drops we ran out side so grandma could give them quick rides on the ATV.

 

Do you think Bug likes the ATV?

Don't let his face fool you. Chris likes them too.

 

We also blew bubbles with these fun wands we picked up at walmart.

 

We had a great time, thanks Lois for letting us come!

Also had a chance to shoot her old rusy containors. milk thingys not really sure what they are but she likes them and has a bit of a collection

where has the time gone??

The past few months have contained these:

a son moving on to jr high.

A whole season of soccer

a stampin up party

My friend's father's funeral (that one was tough)

a trip to visit my mother in law

2 scrapbook pages

part of a two up album

LOTS OF WORKING

lots of on line Farmers training ( i guess 11 years of on the job training is not enough)

the planning of one birthday party

band concerts

scout camps

my dad's headstone being placed

thunderstorms (bad enough to scare us into a closet- we used to live in Nebraska remember?)

rain

yard work (out the wazoo)

gardening (the hail in the aforementioned storm might have ruined it)

a new cell phone plan including blackberry (love my little fruit of joy)

and much much more.

INCLUDING working out. I work out every day....well maybe not sundays.