Christmas!

I cannot believe it is already Christmas Eve! Where in the heck did this year go? What a great year it was, the years only get better and better! Last week we were on the west side doing our Christmas there. Always a good time, miss my family already! Tomorrow after John gets off work my mom and him are coming for Christmas dinner. I had to work until 2 today BOOO but when I got home I made my cinnamon rolls for Christmas morning, well they are still rising but look amazing! Tonight we watch Rudolph and have hot cocoa, then I will tell all the boys the story of The night before Christmas, and off to bed for them and wrapping starts for us LOL! Why oh why do we wait until Christmas Eve to wrap? I think we ask ourselves that every single year! Since they don't read my blog I can tell you that they are getting a Husky/Lab puppy for Christmas. I am not ready for a dog, I miss my Mona girl so much, so so much, but it isn't about me, its about them and they want a dog so badly! We go this weekend and pick her out, she isn't ready for her new home for another week or so but we'll go dibs her :)

I work Friday in the lab booo again, Don doesn't work and the boys are home and I have to work, it makes me sad but at least I get off at 2, whatever lol. This Christmas will NOT be a white one, first one in so many years, but I am ok with it! We have not really had any snow which I am also ok with. The weather has been amazing and I have enjoyed winter for once. The temps are suppose to drop this weekend but I still don't see snow in the forecast, we have had lots of rain, which is better than snow ha!

Well I'm off to make the frosting for my cinnamon rolls and make dinner! Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

18 Days til Christmas

I cannot believe we are already half way though December! I tried to post last month about my anniversary but it wouldn't post ugh! So last month we celebrated 12 years, seems like 30 some times lol We have been so busy! Patrick had Mono and thrush super bad, so the month of November he was down. The month of December is make up work time for Patrick. Poor kid! The littles started basketball, so that is Mon, Tue, Wed and Thur each week! Plus school board meetings, work and everything else in between! We got a sciff of snow, but it melted that same day amen! We had a super long week of very cold temps, with very windy temps that took it to the -'s, it was gross! But it has been an amazing winter so far, 40 all week for a high and mid 30's for a low, that's unheard of! We had a good Thanksgiving, went to Spokane to have lunch with Don's Mom and Harold, came home and my family was here, mom, john, sister, husband and kids! We watched the Seahawks and ate. Friday we got up and went shopping, got a few stocking stuffers and a gift for my Bear, ate lunch and just had fun! Yesterday was my 2nd annual cookie/ornament exchange! It was a lot of fun! There were so many cookies, the boys were happy! Josh spent the weekend at a friends house, so its been super quiet around here :) I took Santa pictures for Christmas fest last Wednesday! Never again! I always stress they wont turn out, well they did but some times what you do free goes unappreciated and this is my last year. I have done it for 5 years I think and I'm done. We got our family pictures done on the water in Moses Lake oh I love them! Got my Christmas cards ordered and ready to go, just have to get stamps tomorrow! Next weekend I am going to pick up my Aunt and cousin in Ellensburg and head to the west side for a cookie/ornament exchange! I am SO excited! I have not been home since October and I need to go home for a couple days! I miss everyone so much! Don is always saying he will look for a job over there and we can move over, but I would hate to leave our small town and my friends and my Mom :) As long as I can go visit every month, im ok! THis week I have to work 4 days instead of 3 boo! Well I best get my laundry finished and watch some football!!

Mona

So with everything that has gone on, I completely forgot to post about our sweet puppy Mona! We have had Mona girl for 11 years and the hardest thing we ever had to decide was to put her down. I did not want her to suffer anymore, its actually selfish when pets are suffering but the owners don't put them down because they aren't ready. My girl deserved to not be in any pain. We loved her SO much and she loved us. Whenever Don would wrestle with the boys she would always bite his feet ha! All the boys would have to say is ouch, Mona help and she would jump up and start biting him, I loved it! She always let the boys lay on her and put hats or glasses on her lol! She was so wonderful! We got her when she was 4 weeks old, her litter got dumped on the side of the road we got her from the pound. I miss my girl every day! When I get home I expect her to meet me at the door, but alas nothing. Here are a few pics of my sweet girl!

This man!

So, my husband has always supported me and made sure I knew how beautiful and amazing I feel. Every morning I get a text that says how beautiful and sexy I am and how lucky he is to have me as his wife. Even when we first got married and I was SO insecure and asked him every day if he was going to leave me, for about 4 years I did this! He never got frustrated with me just hugged me and told me he loved me. So when I decided to get this surgery he was very supportive and although he was scared out of his mind he let me go, and now that I actually am liking myself and the way I look I cant even tell you what that has done for our marriage. I never really realized that my insecurity and self hating was such a big part of our marriage. We have always had such a great marriage but this was always looming over my head. So now, its a whole new level for me, for us I guess! He is such an amazing man and I am SO lucky to call him MY husband!!!!

The new me!

So yesterday was my 38th birthday! And let me tell you I have never felt better!! I'm sure losing 60 pounds so far helps ha! Yesterday was such a nice relaxing day! My BFF cooked us dinner and my men gave me endless hugs and kisses, a gift card to Maurices to shop yay and a new toaster lol that's what I wanted! Parker bought me the Frozen soundtrack :) Love that movie so much! Patrick won me a Cincinnati Bengals stuffed animal out of the grab machine, so sweet of them! I don't think I've ever been in such a great place, I have been off my anti depressants and my C-Pap machine! Well enough about me lol

9 more Fridays until Christmas! When did that happen? I am SO excited!! I told Don I am decorating next month ha! He was so excited LOL

Last week of flag football, plus a school board meeting for me. Patricks knee is getting better each day, thank goodness! Jared has less than a week of his splint, then buddy tape his fingers for 4 weeks and physical therapy, poor baby boy :( The weather has been pretty nice, cold in the morning like 40's but its been getting up to 70 during the day, that will not last long, pretty sure this week is in the 60's with lots of rain BOO! They say were suppose to have a warmer dry winter, which I love but we need snow, how else will our new grass grow? We'll see what happens.

My mom made me a mini carrot cake cupcake with no frosting, my first sugar since May, oh man was it AMAZING! Sunday is my day to have a small treat, I cant deprive myself anymore ha!

Fall!

I am not a fan of fall! Cold,wind and rain? No thanks! This summer went super fast. Patrick passed drivers ed and will get his license in June! How is that even possible? Parker will be 18 in July! What?? This mama is not prepared for senior year at all! Its football season so naturally Patrick had to get hurt! Helmet to the knee to many times and he has a bone bruise, its pretty painful but he is such a trooper! Jareds finger got dislocated when he was wrestling with his brother, now its in a splint. So many ER bills lol but we met our $4800. Deductible! Woohoo!

Well onto me lol I had my surgery june 2nd and im down 57 pounds! I feel amazing! Still off sugar which has been difficult this week for some reason, probably because its fall and what do I do in the fall? Bake ugh! Everyone has been so amazing and supportive especially my husband. Every single morning I fet a text about how proud he is and how amazing I look, then of course about 10 more throughout the day lol he is fantastic, all my men are. They have been wonderful not eating things in front of me that might tempt me oh I love them!they are at home coming tonight. Pat went with his girlfriend and Parker went with one of his best friends, they go every year. Parker is in a relationship with freedom as he puts it HA! We have flaf football every Saturday and of course Jaredbis out boo! Today Josh scored 4 touchdowns thats Jareds average each game, they are amazing! We are pretty lucky!!

COLD!

Man, it has been cold! Last night I had to turn my heated mattress pad on 6 all night! The kids were so cold and wanted me to start the pellet stove lol! Of course tomorrow were back in the 90's and up next week! The cold and rain with thunder and lightening was nice for that couple days, glad its over!

So I'm down 37 pounds! I feel so good, got some kinks worked out, can you guess what happens when you don't eat fiber? LOLOLOL! Ya my life the last 2 weeks, but all is good again.

I've had my Riley girl this week and its been so nice! I love that girl! Don, Josh and Patrick are in Washougal this weekend for the Pro racing outdoor series thinger. So its me and Parker and Jared, nice quiet weekend at home! My sissy is over with our sweet friend Jen so I'm hanging and visiting them, so fun!

HAHA I just thought that was funny!

My Mona girl is still chugging along. She is getting 3-5 pills a day. I figured when she is ready to go she will let me know, I can tell a lot by her eyes, shes my baby girl!!

Well just a quick post cause I'm tired and need to finish the dishes and make Parker some tea.

Summer

Boy its HOT! 104 for a week! Ugh, so glad for A/C! We are spending as much time at the pool as we can but even that is hot lol! Patrick has been working for his girlfriends dad who is a big farmer around here, he loves it! This week he is driving a combine.

How cool is he? Well a lot has happened! So I totally got another job at the hospital! Accounting/payroll/accounts payable. I only work up to 15 hours a week in that dept. Then of course I take care of Alice once a week and still shower Myron 2x a week, plus work the floor only about 1 time a month cause that's all I can handle, and oh ya I sort of have 4 men and a husband ha!

So some BIG news about me?? Well I had weight loss surgery 6 weeks ago today! I am so happy and loving life! Down 30 pounds so far. Now that I'm over the initial shock I guess, I'm not tired and I have much more energy! I'm going to be healthy for myself and my men!

Parker is babysitting a lot this summer for his summer job. He still works at the Coffeehouse but only during school. So he is making money, Patrick starts drivers Ed next month and josh and jared are just enjoying sleeping in! Look how huge they all are!!

This weekend is my sweet friend Ambers baby shower at my house! This is her 4th and very unexpected! She lives 3 miles from me so guess where I'll be all the time? Oh ya holding and smelling and loving her baby boy!

We have 2 projects this summer. First we are doing under ground sprinklers so we can do grass, and also building a chicken coop. The roof, siding and stuff is going to wait, I want grass!

I got to go to Forks with my dad and visit my Aunt up there, oh I love it up there so much! Tina and the kids just left, what a great visit! 4 days is to short! But were going to Bellingham in a couple weeks to stay with them while Don and Patrick do some Poker run, so off to shopping for us :)

Well I'm going to wrap this up its about bed time :)

Thoughts!

I had a very interesting day at work yesterday. I was in the Lab, its not as hectic as being on the floor and I love it! So I'm sitting there and started a fb email with a so called "friend" (who is now deleted and blocked) she stats telling me my boys are going to resent me because I am keeping them from their dad. Well that hit a nerve with me. First I was thinking, well their dad is at home with them because they all have the day off, but she was referring to the sperm donor. After talking with Tina about this she pointed out that I have to remember those who seek their own kind of justice through someone else, are just worth praying for. They are the pathetic creatures God puts on the earth to teach us humanitarianism. And spot on she is. This person knows NOTHING of what the actual situation is just what she has heard from 1 side of the story. So I instantly forgave her and the other people involved and I let it go. I don't understand why people feel the need to get in the middle of other peoples business when it has NOTHING to do with them? When my boys are 18 they can chose if they want to see him, we support whatever decision. Right now my oldest does and my 2nd oldest wants him in a different country. That may change it may not. What will NEVER change is they have THE best DAD/FATHER/SUPPORT/HERO/FRIEND ever and that will NEVER change! Its almost 10 years since the adoption, we have moved on with our lives, why cant you? Tina also said I will always be a certain person insecurities, why? She got what she wanted, why not leave me and my family alone? So I am working on the list above, I wish everyone would! I really do pray for those in my past, but that's where they are, in my past!

My oh My!

I am almost dirt bike racing worn out! The boys (Pat and Josh) rode last weekend where Josh got 7th place. It was cold and windy! Patrick did awesome on the obstical course and so did Don. They had fun and that's all that matters! This weekend they headed up to Airway Heights to race and Patrick crashed and hyper extended his shoulder ugh! The Dr wants us to follow up with Patricks Dr and do another xray to make sure it is fractured! This boy and his medical bills, I'm going to need to do a fundraiser or something LOL! I had to work all weekend, it was the Desert 100 in town which is a HUGE dirt bike race. Friday night we had 8 ER's, Saturday we only had about 17 and today when I left at 2pm we were up to 9 I think. Damn riders! I'm so happy I only work 2 days this week! Love that! Since we have baseball 4 nights this week. Patrick is out of track for a while. We went up to Bellingham and had such a great time! The weather was amazing and so was the company! The kids played and played and played! Tina and I went shopping and lunch at Olive Garden which was amazing! James' brother brought over clams, gross but the kids liked them lol! Before we went over I went over to Taras and got to see my Daddy and Joyce and my sissy and girls! I miss everyone so much over there! The shipyard is hiring 800 people, I told Don, maybe we should move back and then I thought for a second and said "freak no". We rode the ferry! The littles have not been on a ferry ever I don't think lol. I was always to scared to take it incase of running into someone. They loved it! We really had an amazing relaxing time! Spring break is ending today, back to school tomorrow, we are so close to the end of the year, cant wait!!

Tired!

I have been so tired the last couple weeks! Work, work, work! When I'm not working I'm not home it seems like. Track starts Monday and baseball starts Thursday so we will be back to being completely busy non stop for a month and a half! Next week I only work 3 days, thank goodness! But of course I have a school board meeting, youth group, showering my guy twice and of course trying to go grocery shopping.

I wont shop in Moses Lake anymore! They changed Walmart around and its awful! So onto Ephrata I go! Which works out perfect because my Mom lives there so I can meet her for lunch :)

We are going to Bellingham for Spring Break again, cannot wait to get up there! I miss Tina and the kiddos so much, and of course Rocket Doughnut :) Were only going for 2 days because I have to work ugh! The dirt bike race is next weekend in Odessa! The boys are excited! Well, Josh and Patrick are. Then we have a race the following weekend, spring break is going to fly this year!

Well I really don't have to much to write home about so have a good weekend!!

Lazy days

This weekend has been a lazy weekend! I love it! We were suppose to go to the west side but we ended up not going. The boys had no school yesterday and Don and I both didn't work. It was wonderful! Josh went over to Macey's for her bday, they went and saw a movie and he spent the night. Patrick went to the west side with my Mom so he is hanging out with my sister and nieces, I'm totally jealous! Parker works today and is having a friend over tonight, and Don and Jared are out doing oil changes on the dirt bikes so they can ride them! Riding season starts next weekend! 3 major races coming up and the boys cant wait! Work is a ZOO right now. So many residents on precautions for upper GI crap! Makes work not very fun! I'm loving the lab so far, I'm doing 3 days a week training right now and 2 days my regular job, so I'm very happy to be off for 3 days! Last night we went on a date, well semi date lol, we went grocery shopping and Woodys, its a restaurant in Moses Lake, it was really good! So my Parker had to get his hair cut....finally! Work was a bit concerned about it HA! We got our family pictures taken for the Church directory, yes Don is wearing a hat only because this was before hair cuts, and his hair was out of control! Actually all their hair is out of control, but not anymore! I got to go on a date with my Bear Bear! My chickens have finally started laying eggs again! Must mean its spring time! Woohoo!!!! Well I'm going to go be lazy!!

Day off!

I am SOOOOO glad I don't work today! I got some exciting news last week! I GOT THE JOB! I am now the new Lab Assistant at the hospital! I am also keeping my normal job up there because its only 2 days a week, but I'm very excited! I start training tomorrow! No where to go but up!

This weekend has been a blur! I worked Friday and Saturday both 12 hour shifts. It was very stressful! I mean the work is not, but a couple residents that yell all day, it really starts to wear on your nerves, and I mean fast! The weather didn't help, SO windy and snowing all day, didn't really stick, but snowed all day! Suppose to be in the mid 50's this week and I cannot wait!

Josh and Jared stayed at grandma and grampsies house Friday night! They went and saw the Lego movie yesterday, loved it! We went grocery shopping after I got off work so we picked em up after. Today is a day of rest! Well, besides laundry lol! I'm staying in my jammies all day, even to feed my chickens! The wind is still awful! Yesterday when I went out to start my van, the ladder fell on my van and the basketball hoop was a mere 2 inches from my drivers side window! Dang wind!!

Patricks team won their last game! It was a good game! No sports this week, yay! Track starts the following week ugh! We are going to the west side this coming weekend and I cannot wait, I need to go over and see my family over there!!

Racing season starts in 2 weeks so most weekends from then on out are devoted to dirt bike racing, so basically I will lose my sanity for a few months!

Big day!

So, today was the first day Parker drove his car to school! The heater wouldn't work so Don fixed it and now he is in business! Of course he picked the snowiest day lol good practice I guess! Yes, he needs a haircut, but the boy is 16.5 and he is old enough to make his own decisions lol!

I love driving home and being the first one to drive on fresh snow! Its so beautiful, irritating but beautiful! I wish I didn't have to work tomorrow and I could just sit home and watch the snow but since money doesn't grow on trees I will go!

This week I only work Tuesday, Friday and Saturday! Not to shabby. Have a school board meeting Wednesday night and of course have to shower my guy 2x this week. Patrick has basketball games Tuesday and Thursday, oh and I have to take dinner to an elderly man that I feed 2x a month. Thank goodness for my phone to give me reminders lol. Parker and I made 3 chocolate cream pies for an FFA dinner tomorrow night.

So let me tell you about a conversation between my husband and oldest off spring:
Don: Parker, let me let you in on a secret, women are more mature than men are.
Parker: Well then what happened to mom.
Don: Ok, so were the exception to the rule.
Parker: ok, that makes sense.

Um HELLO?? LOL! Ok, I know I don't act my age, but why should I? I tell ya, no respect!! Well I'm off to make home made pancakes and some bacon! Good dinner tonight!!

TGIF

I have not been so happy for a Friday in a while! Work yesterday was a zoo! I was the only aide and that sucks a lot. I had a helper from 10-2 which helped so much, but after that it was stressful! I never did get a lunch or break, 12 hours running like crazy will wear you out! The night before I was up a lot with Jared who had growing pains, that is never fun and it hurts them so bad! So today is a day to do laundry, since I work tomorrow, but thankfully its only an 8 hour shift! Patrick did so amazing at his game on Tuesday! He got a 3 pointer and a bunch of 2 pointers! He was amazing! They finally won! Thursday wasn't so lucky lol I had to work so Don went to Liberty to watch, he only has 3 more games I think then its track season! Parker qualified for State FBLA, he is so awesome! He won in 2 categories! State is in Seattle this year so he gets to do the underground tour, lucky kid! Josh was home sick on Monday, headache, head cold, of course Jared said he was sick because Josh coughed on him 7 times haha! Nice try Bear! The snow is finally melted and the wind has finally stopped, the sun is out and its warming up to the low 40's almost Spring, I can handle it! The house is clean so now I just have to focus on laundry! I can handle that also!

My new kitchen ugh!

I was not suppose to have a new kitchen, but I got home from town on Friday at 11am and I heard this awful noise, so I walked into the kitchen and it was pouring down rain :( The bathroom above the kitchen, well the pipes burst! Flooded my kitchen and ruined my ceiling and floor and counters. So I called Don freaking out so after he calmed me down I ran out and turned off our pump and the water finally after 20 minutes stopped coming down. Don got home and we started ripping the ceiling out, after we took everything out of the kitchen into half of our living room and dining room. I washed the dishes in the bathroom sink. My sweet friend brought over dinner Friday and Saturday night. We went and picked out the floor and the paint for the ceiling. So here are some pics of the remodel!


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The joys of being a Mom!

Here is Jareds art work. He is so wonderful lol! My window sill is in the bathroom, and we are going to re-do the bathroom anyway, but he was so proud of it. When I asked him if he did it his response was "You finally noticed" so happy about it lol!! So I asked him nicely to please start using paper to write me love notes :)

We had a fantastic Superbowl! We had 21 people here! Good thing my house is big! SOO much food and SOO much yelling! What an awesome game!! Hard to believe they pulled it off! We are so going to a game this year! I have been to one Hawks game! My ex surprised me and took me when they were playing the Bengals, great game!!

It is so stinkin cold here! -15 wind chill! I'm not a huge fan because our snow cannot melt if its that cold! I have an interview Friday! Same Hospital just a different department! I still have my job because I only work 24 hours a week, which is 2 days since I work 12 hour shifts. So I'm interviewing for lab assistant! So I will be doing blood draws and running the tests and running the machines! I'm so excited! I never thought I could do it until I did dialysis, now I know I can! I wont like taking blood from babies or kids but I cant have everything! I have a good chance of getting it :) Fingers crossed!

Today is a lazy day! I showered the gentlemen that I shower twice a week and came home and put my jammies on, did the dishes and started laundry, now I'm going to watch Dr. Phil and relax!!! Happy Tuesday!

SNOW!

We had a snow day yesterday, sadly I had to work a 12 hour shift so I got no pictures of the boys playing in it, but our snow wont melt until the end of March :( I love how snow makes ugly things look beautiful!!

Pictures!

I can finally download pictures! So here is the last few months!