Ok, I'll admit I, I'm SOOO excited for Thanksgiving and Christmas! I've never
been a fan of the month of November, was always dark and dreary, cold, wet, rainy....but, without November ending, there would never be a December!
I packed up my kids and we all went to Target today. We got a new Christmas CD, has all the classic people, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby....I LOVE IT! I was listening to it and was like for some reason, I'm so glad I have an appreciation for music to listen to the oldies. It's like Michael Jackson, not everyone listened to him, but everyone knew who he was. I want my kids to listen, like, and enjoy listening to all those poeple.
We're having 2 thanksgiving this year. One at our house! That's the first one! in '7, I went to ID with Jeff to have it with his family, and then we had it at my family's house, and now it's timea gain to do that one again, but one here in Puyallup! I've got a recipe for Lemon and Rosemary Turkey I am going to make. The list for what I am going to make is BIG, and totally yummy!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! (early!)
Monday, November 16, 2009
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Birthday and Wedding Chaos!
My little sister, Hillary, got married last May. But, they waited til my brother Cody got home from his mission in Caliofrnia, to have their reception. So, we had my brother Cody home, my grandparents in from Tucson, AZ. And my older sister and her little girl in town from Canada, as well as my mother-in-law, Lori, from Idaho, YIKES!!! We spent alot of time picking up and dropping off at airports it seemed like.
Cody got home from being gone for 2 years in Southern California, on Oct 20th. We picked him up from the airport and it was almost weird to have a familiar face around! I've adjusted to only having 1 sibling in town, another one is nice!
On Thursday, the 22nd, we had Leena and Landons combined birthday party. It was fun :) Just a small thing was all it was. And then Saturday, Leena got baptized.
All in all it was an insanely busy, but FUN weekend! Thanks to all those who came out for support!
I'm SO framing this!
My Grandpa Wayne tells these "old propsector" stories, they're long, fun and very details. And he's the only person that can tell them as good as he does!
My brother, Cody, is a pretty good uncle! He will rough house with Leena and my niece Maleah all day if he had the energy to!
Leena and Cody
Cute little girl!
Opening the large amount of presents the kids got.
She REALLY wanted us to get Apples to Apples Junior.....so we did!
Cody and the girls, they loooove having their Uncle Cody back!
My Grandpa Wayne with his "Stunna shades on", cracked me up!! He's hilarious!
My mom wanted a "life size" cut out of my brother, Seth...he was big. She paid a friend all of 29 bucks to make it, and he was on a stick from about...the waist down, haha.
None of the grandkids are paying attention.
My sister and my Grandma Betty :)
Leena and Maleah
Cody got home from being gone for 2 years in Southern California, on Oct 20th. We picked him up from the airport and it was almost weird to have a familiar face around! I've adjusted to only having 1 sibling in town, another one is nice!
On Thursday, the 22nd, we had Leena and Landons combined birthday party. It was fun :) Just a small thing was all it was. And then Saturday, Leena got baptized.
All in all it was an insanely busy, but FUN weekend! Thanks to all those who came out for support!
I'm SO framing this!
My Grandpa Wayne tells these "old propsector" stories, they're long, fun and very details. And he's the only person that can tell them as good as he does!
My brother, Cody, is a pretty good uncle! He will rough house with Leena and my niece Maleah all day if he had the energy to!
Leena and Cody
Cute little girl!
Opening the large amount of presents the kids got.
She REALLY wanted us to get Apples to Apples Junior.....so we did!
Cody and the girls, they loooove having their Uncle Cody back!
My Grandpa Wayne with his "Stunna shades on", cracked me up!! He's hilarious!
My mom wanted a "life size" cut out of my brother, Seth...he was big. She paid a friend all of 29 bucks to make it, and he was on a stick from about...the waist down, haha.
None of the grandkids are paying attention.
My sister and my Grandma Betty :)
Leena and Maleah
Thursday, October 22, 2009
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LANDON!!!
I can't believe my baby is 1!! Time has gone by a little too fast! He is just a wonderful baby, and so funny, his little personality is in bloom constantly.
Landon - Your Dad and I adore you! Leena is sure in love with you too, you bring so many laughs, smiles and happy moments to our lives, I'm SO glad we have you!
Brand new
That dark hair only lasted so long!
1 year later...
Such a sweet kid!
Landon - Your Dad and I adore you! Leena is sure in love with you too, you bring so many laughs, smiles and happy moments to our lives, I'm SO glad we have you!
Brand new
That dark hair only lasted so long!
1 year later...
Such a sweet kid!
Friday, October 16, 2009
Is it Fall already?!
Apparently so! We've finally had some wind, rain and chill hit the Tacoma/Seattle area.
I've gone out and switched the kid's clothes form short sleeves, shorts and skirts, to khakis, long sleeves, hoodies and hats. Watch out folks, it's going to get icy and cold here really fast!
Here are some random pictures I thought were cute of the kids and what not.
Leena runs and hides and takes awful pictures now - INTENTIONALLY! What a little stinker! She always says "I don't want my picture taken!" Weird. I'm not like that at all!
I've gone out and switched the kid's clothes form short sleeves, shorts and skirts, to khakis, long sleeves, hoodies and hats. Watch out folks, it's going to get icy and cold here really fast!
Here are some random pictures I thought were cute of the kids and what not.
Leena runs and hides and takes awful pictures now - INTENTIONALLY! What a little stinker! She always says "I don't want my picture taken!" Weird. I'm not like that at all!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
A very sad realization.
Ever have a phone call, that really hits home, or just knocks some sense into you?
About a week ago, I was printing off photos at home off of my memory card...and the thought occured to me..."Boy, Grandmaleen would sure gush over these ones of the kids....Ah heck, I'll send her some". So, I did.
I guess she tried calling my old phone #, twice to thank me. My mom called me and relayed the message. So, I called today, and my grandma was so cute, she happily said "I have all those sweet babies on display! What angels!" I can ALWAYS count on her to tell me how much she loves me, how sweet they are, how wonderful I am, and how much she loved god, and her family. I couldn't have asked for it any better. As I spoke to my grandma, I kept it short. She's seemed to have lost some of her edge the past year or two. I just listened to what she had to say, and put my input when I needed to. As she was going to hang up, I heard my Grandpa Willard get on the line (these are my moms parents by the way. They live in Northern CA. They're also 87 years old) And seemed overjoyed that I had called. He is still sharp as I can recall, he always has been. He and I talked for a bit about grandma, and the new baby my cousin William had. They have a heck of a legacy, about to have 141 gradnchildren and great grandchildren come next March. That is impressive and I admire my grandma for always trying to keep tabs on me and how I was doing. Anyway, as I talked to my grandpa, I think it really hit me at teh end of the conversation, He pleaded in a sincere and loving way, that I needed to come visit...one last time.
I said "I'll make it down there when I can!", and then I felt my eyes water up pretty quickly. He then closed with "Have a good life Heidi dear, I love you!" and it was like he was signing out, for good. It was the biggest, saddest moment of my day.
I've always loved and admired both sets of my grandparents, they're both all wonderful people and I love them dearly. I've also been fortunate to have all 4 of them, in my life, all 28 years and counting. I have yet to lose a grandparent, and when I do, I know I will be locked in my room sobbing for 2 days when one does go.
As I hung up the phone, and did the dishes, the thought occured to me, "count your many blessings.." So that's what I'm doing.
About a week ago, I was printing off photos at home off of my memory card...and the thought occured to me..."Boy, Grandmaleen would sure gush over these ones of the kids....Ah heck, I'll send her some". So, I did.
I guess she tried calling my old phone #, twice to thank me. My mom called me and relayed the message. So, I called today, and my grandma was so cute, she happily said "I have all those sweet babies on display! What angels!" I can ALWAYS count on her to tell me how much she loves me, how sweet they are, how wonderful I am, and how much she loved god, and her family. I couldn't have asked for it any better. As I spoke to my grandma, I kept it short. She's seemed to have lost some of her edge the past year or two. I just listened to what she had to say, and put my input when I needed to. As she was going to hang up, I heard my Grandpa Willard get on the line (these are my moms parents by the way. They live in Northern CA. They're also 87 years old) And seemed overjoyed that I had called. He is still sharp as I can recall, he always has been. He and I talked for a bit about grandma, and the new baby my cousin William had. They have a heck of a legacy, about to have 141 gradnchildren and great grandchildren come next March. That is impressive and I admire my grandma for always trying to keep tabs on me and how I was doing. Anyway, as I talked to my grandpa, I think it really hit me at teh end of the conversation, He pleaded in a sincere and loving way, that I needed to come visit...one last time.
I said "I'll make it down there when I can!", and then I felt my eyes water up pretty quickly. He then closed with "Have a good life Heidi dear, I love you!" and it was like he was signing out, for good. It was the biggest, saddest moment of my day.
I've always loved and admired both sets of my grandparents, they're both all wonderful people and I love them dearly. I've also been fortunate to have all 4 of them, in my life, all 28 years and counting. I have yet to lose a grandparent, and when I do, I know I will be locked in my room sobbing for 2 days when one does go.
As I hung up the phone, and did the dishes, the thought occured to me, "count your many blessings.." So that's what I'm doing.
Look, it's all pretty!
While Landon was napping today, I was looking at my friend Brieanne's blog, (thanks lady!)and was like hmm...I really need to change mine and spice mine up a bit. And as a teenager for fun, I used to play with HTML.
Anyway, and after having to get all the updates for IE 8, and figure out what the heck XML was and why my laptop did NOT like it, I had to strain myself to find a code that would work, and I did. AND!!! It deleted all my links, etc. Ugh!
almost 2 hours later, you now have what you're reading/seeing. I'm daring to tackle my recipe blog.
Which, I don't think I've yet to ever mention on here, but here it is, feel free to post your own favorites and so on! Make it fun!
http://heidisfavorites.blogspot.com
I've tried to do some digital photography more, but we got the blue screen of death on here the other day, and this PC is all of....10ms old. Not good. Anyway, if I get my own laptop, then I'll spend more time doing that and add it to my scrapbooking to keep me sane, list.
Anyway, and after having to get all the updates for IE 8, and figure out what the heck XML was and why my laptop did NOT like it, I had to strain myself to find a code that would work, and I did. AND!!! It deleted all my links, etc. Ugh!
almost 2 hours later, you now have what you're reading/seeing. I'm daring to tackle my recipe blog.
Which, I don't think I've yet to ever mention on here, but here it is, feel free to post your own favorites and so on! Make it fun!
http://heidisfavorites.blogspot.com
I've tried to do some digital photography more, but we got the blue screen of death on here the other day, and this PC is all of....10ms old. Not good. Anyway, if I get my own laptop, then I'll spend more time doing that and add it to my scrapbooking to keep me sane, list.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Moms Cancer
So, as many of you know, my mom was diagnosed with stage 2-3 melanoma cancer this past month while she was on vacation in Bermuda. All her medical stuff needs to be done while she's in the country there, so she did that, and that's when it was found. The did a biopsy, and forwarded it on to Florida, Miami, I think.
She had surgery the 15th, and it was an outpatient procedure. All in all, it went well. She's got a hell of a scar now though. But, she's seeming to do fine and well. She's even back to her old self, hehe. They got the cancer out, and now we have to wait the 6mos to see if she's cancer free. But, they doctors did say that when they removed it, there were less cancer cells than what were in the Florida biopsy, which is really good!
I'm a tad nervous because the "coming back" rates for melanoma are slim...but the next door neighbor has the same thing as my mom, and his came back after 6mos, and his is so deep, it's the deepest that the medical center has ever seen. So, needless to say, we're praying for him every night.
Anyway, all in all, we're waiting the 6mos and hope she's cleared afterwards!
She had surgery the 15th, and it was an outpatient procedure. All in all, it went well. She's got a hell of a scar now though. But, she's seeming to do fine and well. She's even back to her old self, hehe. They got the cancer out, and now we have to wait the 6mos to see if she's cancer free. But, they doctors did say that when they removed it, there were less cancer cells than what were in the Florida biopsy, which is really good!
I'm a tad nervous because the "coming back" rates for melanoma are slim...but the next door neighbor has the same thing as my mom, and his came back after 6mos, and his is so deep, it's the deepest that the medical center has ever seen. So, needless to say, we're praying for him every night.
Anyway, all in all, we're waiting the 6mos and hope she's cleared afterwards!
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