Raise your hand if it's your Daddy's Birthday!!

Raise your hand if your Dad is:

Named Charles.
Plays the Organ, rather well.
Was the organist for 11+yrs every Sunday at church.
Worked tirelessly to provide for his family.
Spent 18 years in schooling to get a stellar education.
Is still totally crazy about your mom.
Tells really funny jokes at the dinner table.
Is enlightening with his advice.
Is 57 and has serious guns on each arm, and really physically fit.
Wears the same glasses frames as your younger brother.
Helps others.
Tickles the grand kids.
Is a GREAT Papa to those mentioned grand kids.
Still horses around with his 5, 20-30's something grown children.
Enjoys time around his in-laws.
A GREAT handyman and carpenter.
Is a brainiac.
Can fix cars.
Can speak Japanese as well as read, and write it.
Is a IT guy for a large corporation overseas.
Has a good sense of style.
Has an infectious laugh.
Is a fabulous story teller, makes up wondrous imaginative stories on the spot.
Plays the piano.
Can sing in the choir, as well as carry a great tune in general.
Makes you giggle like no other when he says, "Ya bonehead!" when one has done something beyond stupid.
Is your go to guy when something is wrong.
Is supportive.
Is kind.
Is loving.
Is genuine.
Is gentle.
Still gives all of children hugs and kisses, always has, always will.

I grew up with a man who made his family his first and foremost priority. He made God his equal first priority, followed by work and school. He taught me that life is about learning, having values, helping others, and that he loved me regardless of what ever bonehead thing I did, and will probably do later on. He's taught me countless things that I can't even begin to list, he's been a great teacher, and I'm immensely grateful for him for that, as well as just being an amazing Father.

All in all, I have an all-star Dad. He's been thrown curve balls, and turned those into home runs, time and time again. He's been a good student, a hard worker, a great father, and a great husband, not to mention is just an all around nice and funny guy. Happy Birthday Daddy, I love you!

To my sisters...

I miss you both, I think we got jipped off by not watching ANne of Green Gable or Little Women. I must admit, this song reminds me of us, if something were to happen to one of the three of us. It totally makes me cry, just becuase in the movie, the scene is soooo sad, but...in a way, makes me hope we can all be strongly bonded, love you both, I couldn't have been blessed with more pretty, kind, humorus and loving sisters!!


Can't forget the little angel :)

New Baby!!

I've known my dear friend Hanna since Sophmore year in high school. I'd just moved here at the time. Anyway, been friends ever since then.

Well, Hanna and her sweet husband Ben, just had a baby and I couldn't be more happy for them! I was shocked at how Hanna was up and roaming around one day after just having a C section, congrats again to you both! We can't wait to watch baby Evalyn grow into a beautiful lady! Love you!

In dire need of a vacay

I need a vacation. This is not up for debate, plain and simple.

I want to take my kids to somewhere, that the weather is oppsoite of what I live in now. Which, is 40 degrees, rain, wind and ice at nights. I don't want to have to go too far, as my son hasn't ever flown and I'm not so sure how that will go trying to keep a 2yr old still.

Ideas?

In 5 years...

I have many dreams/goals/ambitious things I'd like to do, call me crazy but I really want to:

-Obviously settle down PERMANENTLY. Not that the past years wasn't permanent, just didn't go as I had planned...*cricket cricket*

-1 more kid, I love children!Leena is BEGGING me for a sister, I keep telling her to bug her Dad, but that's not working so well. She wants ME to give her a sister, not her dad. Go figure!

-Get licensed in Real Estate and Dental Assisting, or one or the other.

-Flip a home. I see so many houses that could be total diamonds if they had a few things done. ALWAYS wanted to try my hand at least one property. I figure if I try it once, I can say I did it!

-If I can manage, get a Bachelors in alcohol/drug addiction & substance abuse counseling. Now THAT is ambitious.

-Take up newborn photography/Budoir Photography, being behind the lens and making people look stunning just is super appealing to me. Not to mention give women some confidence in their bodies, I always feel bad when someoneI know, looks totally good for their age or after having kids, and they sit and bas themselves. May help with confidence =)

-Build my own home, complete with a photo studio and a stained glass studio. Ok, I think those will come WAY later, but I guess I can dream on for now, haha. If not room for once, at least a space where I can put my camera stuff and I'll be happy =)

But for now, I'll keep on dreaming until things calm down a bit.

Thanks for the memories, Jeff!

This breaks my heart to write this one, but I feel it needs to be done as well as it will be therapeutic for me in the long run. My family knows of this, and I'm tired of having to hide it from people as it seems more people know/piece it together than I would care to admit. With that said...

A little over a month ago, I got a phone call from a local attorney, notifing me that a dissolution of marriage would be filed the next day. I'd been half way dreading that call.

Needless to say, it was filed Dec 1st in the Washington State Superior Court in Pierce County.

Thanks Jeff for the past 3.5yrs, you've been an AMAZING father and good friend. I owe you for life, as our son is the most precious thing to me. (and Leena too)

I'm sure you're puzzled if you're reading this, we had different goals, occasionally parented differently, and different beliefs. No cheating, no arguing, noting bad, just 2 people, who grew apart, but are excited and eager to remain dear friends.

I think the hardest part is over, keeping schedules and remaining close and within a reasonable distance shouldn't be hard. We're eager to co-parent together with Landon and Leena, as Jeff's been Leena's father figure for almost 4 years now.


Just little things, I wasn't ready to buy our house so fast, I felt I was pushed into it a tad. During the process, Jeff was in FL for work for 6 weeks. I commuted daily to meet brokers, attorneys, to make sure everything was signed etc. The WHOLE home buying process, from a paperwork stand point, I did myself, alone. With a newborn. The amount of stress was tremendous. Jeff came home to a clean, painted and assembled home, that I'd put together myself, and had to rely on everyone but him to aid me in the process. I think that's the starting point of where things weren't working. I relied on everyone but him and wasn't happy about doing everything by myself etc. If that makes sense?

Anyway, Jeff will stay super close, come home and have dinner with us after work, and help put kids to bed, there is ZERO change for them, that's the nice part. The only catch will come in April of next year when he is due to move, then that's when chaos starts. But, for now....we will manage :)




Regardless of differences, big or small, I'll always love that guy, he's not once done anything wrong to me or ever harmed me or my kids in anyway, in fact. He's a GREAT guy. Love ya Jeffy!


Excuse me, I need kleenex.

This so made me cry

I've been a Oprah junkie for a long time, I love her. She has a variety of people on her show, a few days back, she had Marie Osmond. Her son jumped to his death last February, after talking about her 18yr old son, Michael, she sang this, and holy cow.

http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Marie-Performs-Pie-Jesu-For-Her-Son-Michael-Video_2