Our 10 cent goldfish from Walmart

About a year ago I purchased 2 goldfish. One for Luke and one for his cousin Bradley. We named ours Nemo and they named theirs Ariel. I am sorry to say Ariel recently passed.....Anyway, I NEVER thought these things would grow to be so big or last so long. I have been telling Bill for a few months now that Nemo has to find a new home. I am no longer able to care for him the way he needs to be cared for. Tonight PROVED that! Picture this: I was done with everything. I had his glass fish bowl in the sink (this later saved him from going down the drain.) I was trying to use the net to put him back into the clean water when HE FELL OUT! I didn't know what to do, but I knew I only had seconds! I grabbed a spoon and tried to scoop him up. Every time he jerked I screamed. Finally, after about 30 seconds he gave up and I was able to get him into his bowl - without touching him. I was so scared. He is okay. And.......Bill is taking him into work - HIS NEW HOME. Sorry Nemo.

Great gift idea.........

My girlfriend Kristy gave me these frames as gifts and I JUST LOVED THEM! So...I think I am going to start giving them out as gifts as well! I gave my first one this past weekend to my friend Julie. I even went to the owner's house to pick it up! Her website is http://www.akmeengraving.com/. The best part of all about it is, SHE CAN DO ANYTHING YOU WANT! You just email her some ideas or suggestions about the theme or what the people/person likes and she will send you a proof. When I was at her house she even had a frame that had a picture of people throwing snowballs and the clip art was the cutest reindeer throwing them across the bottom of the frame. Anyway.......check it out!

Working on the yard

So we built our new porch right before Halloween and we finally put in some plants. Okay...so Bill put them in and no I did not get dirt on my hands! lol. But.....Luke was there to help daddy and Kai ate some on our family's behalf as well! Now we just need the patio furniture to get out into the stores so we can pick out some seating!

Luke is 3! He just had to go to Chuck E. Cheese!

Summer clothes and flip flops! Can you believe it is January?

The beginning of birthday fun!

Luke got to spend the day with Grammy & Auntie Eryn @ Disneyland.

I can't believe 3 years has already gone by.....

Shopping.....

Today after church my girlfriend Ali, my boys, and I went to the Cabazon Outlet Center. I was on a mission to find a new purse! A few teachers showed up with Christmas gifts after the break that caught my eye big time. I am a sucker for a COACH purse. Sadly enough, nothing seemed to work out for me this trip. I prefer bucket size purses that not only hold my junk, but a sippy cup, a diaper, wipes, and a few snacks too! Sort of a toddler/mommy version. On our way home I called Bill to report in that I hadn't even spent $1 and he said he was so happy that I had had some discipline! haha. Not....I just didn't find anything, but okay.....will leave it alone at that!

Often times I don't have much to say on on my blog, but.....a very dear friend from high school named Julie has tagged me to complete a task.

Here's the deal:
Pick the fourth photo from the fourth folder in your computer.
Post it and tag four other people.

Here it is!

The boys....Bill, Luke, and Kai!

Classic.

Guess where mommy is.....not sleeping in her bed that is for sure!

I tag Irene, Kelly, Kim , and Alison.

Two weeks of vacation and its.......OVER!

I can't believe Christmas break is already over. I must say, I am quite relaxed. I didn't do a whole heck of a lot. I did manage to pretty much clean out every room, cabinet, and drawer in my house. I seem to always be giving things away. I love to. I have no desire to hold on to things "hoping" they will get used some day. My theory is why not let someone else use them instead!

We did get to spend some time with both sides of the family, went to Disney with our passes, and we got to go to the mountains together as a family.

New Year's was a bust, but when you turn in early to bed every night like me you don't really care much! :0)

Our greatest addition this year has been Kai joining our family and my personal biggest struggle is dealing with an almost 3 year old. I am trying daily to encourage and raise a kind, respectable, and loving little boy. It is hard work. It will be interesting to read a post next New Year's to see how this endeavor goes throughout 2009.........XOXO.

My New Year's Resolution is to have more one on one time with my husband. We both love and adore our children and basically one of us is usually with them. We need to start to make time for us: the foundation for our family. Hopefully I can post a picture soon about a date night...or maybe small steps....an outing! Even a trip to Cold Stone would be a getaway at this point!

I LOVE ALL OF MY BOYS SO MUCH!!!!!

Sledding

Some of Christmas 2008

2nd Cousins.....Matthew (3 mo.) and Kai (6 mo.)

Santa brought Luke a new big boy bike

And Kai a new pony

2nd Cousins (Kai, Luke, Bradley, Matthew, and Ollie - puppy)

Our Family

We got our tree this past weekend.....Kai was asleep through the whole thing!

Sparkling Cider SALE

Last Thursday I bought the sparkling cider at Albertsons for $3.99 a bottle. I went into Longs Drug Store tonight and bought 4 bottles for $1.88 each! Can you believe it!

Favorite Drink

This time of year.....okay any time of year, I love to drink Martinelli's Sparkling Cider. When we were young our local realtor used to drop off a bottle every season! Now....I have consumed a bottle a day for a few days now! Literally by myself! It is so good cold. The other night Luke and I had a rough evening while Bill was out of town and I popped one open a pured some in a cup and drank, and poured and drank, and poured and drank again until the bottle was gone. Good thing there is no alcohol in it! I think I downed it in less than 5 minutes! :0)

No More Gel

Luke has decided that he no longer will allow me to put gel in his hair and spike it up. I am sad. I cut his hair initially at one year and have kept it military short (lol) since. I love it spiked up. So...off we went to the hair cut place and only got it cut over his ears and along the edges. It was a cheap $5. Since he won't let me do it anymore I think I am going to grow it into a bowl cut from when he was small. Stay tuned! I did pick up a new tube of gel and Luke looked at me concerned. I told him not to worry. It will be for Kai's hair whenever it is I decided he needs a new do! :0)

Comparision...

Luke = 9 months

Kai = 5 1/2 months

We went to Santa's Hide A Way..........

Eryn needs votes for a $1000 scholarship!

She entered herself in a photo in a contest called "Planet Beautiful" and if she wins, she could recieve up to a $1000 scholarship and a new Nikon camera.

The more votes she gets, the better my chance of winning.

Please, it only takes a few moments and it would mean so much to her.

Please encourage anyone you know to vote. College is expensive!

Thank you so much.

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Pumpkin Patch

Thanksgiving

Kai with Papa

Eryn with Corinne's new Shih Tzu Ollie (Oliver)

Auntie Eryn with Lukie & Kai

Auntie KiKi (Corinne) with Kai