Love my Spandy

My family calls Landon, "Landy Spandy". It's because he's always been a big time kicker. And when I was pregnant with him, we said we would call him Landy, for short. Then over time, Landy Spandy caught on, and it's stuck. Not what I had planned, but so long as they still love him that's all that matters! My baby boy is 2.5 now and I can't believe it, he's such a talker! He can say mini-sentences now, and is the ultimate cuddle bug. WE LOVE YOU LANDON JEFFERY!!!

Point No Point

This last weekend, I was child free! WEIRD! I love my babies, don't get me wrong, but sometimes a few hours of peace and quiet is good too. Well, I got 2 days of that. I was happy to have them back though, I missed my little noise makers!

So, I went up to this little tiny town, Hansville and hit up the beach, which is SANDY! Yes, it has the typical NW logs galore, but most of them had the bark chipped off from being thrown around in currents. There was a lighthouse and the old light keepers home was there too and had been converted into a rental home that you can use for a weekender. It was really cute to watch seals just have a hay day. There were some people flying kites on the beach, seals would sit in the water and just watch people kite fly, while the kite flyers would do that, and watch the seals, watch them! Too cute, not to mention funny! I'd been ther before but hadn't walked around much. The place goes for miles and has little log huts people have built. I had a friend go with me just because they hadn't been there, all in all was fun to just get out of Dodge and just hang out with a good friend. (no worries, JUST a friend!)

Then on our way out, we went to this little place called Taprock NW Grill. Which, usually anything "northwest" I'm not into because it's usually a lot of seafood and other hippy things that I'm not a fan of, but this was good! All in all, a day well spent :)

Stings like a bee

I've noticed with everything going on, technology has it's downfall. I see things Jeff will post online, and it just stings.

I think as a female, I tend to cling more and value everything a bit more than the male gender. Not all, but some. I saw something today, that made me angry.

The catch to technology is, people can know what you're doing, whenever. Which, is good and bad. What if you didn't want to know what one specific person is doing? Oops, now ya know, sorry! I don't like it. I so hope all of this ends soon, I'm so worn out and feeling alone during all of this too.

Sucks.

I hope they find a cure

Since the end of 2010, Jeff and I ave goten 3 phone calls, about 3 people, who were diagnosed with similar forms of cancer.

I looked the word up in the dictionary, and this is the one that best dscribed it:

Can-Cer [kan-ser] 1. any evil condition or thing that spreads destructively; blight.

Evil. Yep, that suits it about right.

First person: Grandpa Daniels. He was diagnoed with Colon AND Liver cancer around thanksgiving. After having some internal complications, they went in for surgery, and did a biosy, diagnosed him with colon cancer, and noticed it had spread to his liver. He's refused treatment since he's decided, he quit drinking and smoking, and that alone gave him an extra 31 years of life, so if god wants him to go, he'll go when he's summoned. Wow grandpa! He's still enjoying life, while he has the opportunity. He's more lethargic if anything, but Jeff makes the drives over there to see him when he can. Jeff, you rock.


Second person. My best friend Melissa, her WONDERFUL Dad, Ron, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer after fighting flu like symptoms right before Christmas. He had just had his annual physical, and it had gone undetected. They finally did an ultrasound, and that's when they noticed there as a tumor on his pancreas, they did a biopsy, and it came back as pancreatic cancer. He passed 6 days later. Within the day he was admited, to the day he passed, was less than a week.

Third person, Jeffs buddy/best friend in WA, Rick, his Mom, just passed today. About 5 hours ago in fact. Just in the past month, she wasn't feeling well, went to the Doctor, and they found out she had pancreatic and liver cancer. Doctors had said, tey this new type of chemo, may not make you as sick, and may be able to give you an extra 3 years. So, she put up a great fight, and even though the battle is over, I really genuinely feel she won, because she tried.

Not enough marathons for helping find a cure, I wish I could do all of them and donate billions for research to rid the world of it. It's just a sad way to go, and all 3 families will have my everlasting condulences.

Looks like I need 3 colors of ribbons....

Whew!

As many know, with my current situation, I'm back in the job market. Correction, I was until something good happened!

My visiting teaching partner, Jenn, had a neighbor that has a 9ms old little girl, who the parents were looking for someone to watch during the day. She said she'd put my name out for me. Indeed she did, 4 days later, I got a call and I'm ECSTATIC to say, that little baby Miri will be joining Landon and I in our daily adventures! I was so worried that I was going to have to put Landon in daycare, and go back to an office job which seemed most unappealing than being with my kids. So, having a baby around the house will prep Landon to be nice to other kids smaller than him. I'm SO excited and relieved that I can enjoy my kids, as well as the company as other kids too. Feeling IMMENSELY blessed, whew!

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 :)