6 Wierd things

THE RULES: Each player of this game starts with the '6 weird things about you.' People who get tagged need to write a blog post of their own 6 weird things as well as state these rules clearly. In the end, you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names. Don't forget to leave a comment that says 'you are tagged' in their comments and tell them to read your blog.

1. When I go for a walk after dark by myself I am constantly looking behind me to see if anyone is there.

2. I love to bake desserts but I hate to cook regular food.

3. I also hate shaving (agree with leaner) I wish I didnt have to do it and at times skip it if I am wearing Jeans.

4. I love my hair being long but only leave it down if we are going somewhere and right after we leave where ever we went I have to pull it back. It has always bugged me to have my hair in my face. But my darling hubby loves my long hair so I keep it.

5. I bite my nails. I know it is disgusting but I do it and it relaxes me.

6. I also pop my fingers alot when I am nervous or chew on the scar on my bottom lip without even thinking about it.

As for tagging someone else all the people I know have been tagged.

Work

I had my 1st day of subsitute teaching today. Wow it really made me feel bad for all the subs I did stuff to. It was a preety good day though and we only had one kid end up in ISS. Also for those of you who dont know G got a job last week delevering papers between building companies and public works. It pays pretty good but is alot of driving. It is so weird to be working again but I enjoy it so much.

Joy!!!

Uncle JVA came over with a watering troth full of catfish from the cannel and let Miss Mae fish with a net for them. She was so over joyed by it as you can see.

Finally!

Finally things seem to be working out. Garrett got a job the other day as a carrier delivering important papers to home builders. He gets payed really good, just has to do alot of driving. I got my emergency substitute certificate on Monday of last week now just waiting for them to call for me to work. Plus we found out that we were approved for medical insurance on the kids this past week. It seems that things are finally looking up.

Better

Katie seems to be doing alot better. She is actually eating and drinking again. She seems to be back to her normal self. She just seemed to bounce right back. Now if she would just get back to her regular sleep schedule we would be all set. Nowif we could all just stay feeling better for awhile it would be great, even though it seems like we get one kid feeling better and another one is sick. Oh well at least the little monster is doing better, I am not sure if I want her to go under the knife until she is a little older, so I was really happy when the swelling in her tonsils went down.

Right now all the kids are excited cause Bear is home for awhile. G is also very excited and hopes to be able to do something with just him and Bear. So I will just have to deal with World of Warcraft being a major topic for awhile. Oh well I don't think it will kill me since I enjoy playing it also.

Poor Baby

Katie started running a tempature on friday morning at 3 am. It got up to 103 yesturday but that seemed to be the only problem so she went home with her dad last night. Only for her dad to be called home from work by his mom because her temp got upto 105 and they couldn't get it to come down even with numerous baths and lots of tylenol. So we decided it was best to just take her in to the doctor and see what was going on. I met up with her dad there and all she wanted was for mommy to hold her. Well the doctor checked her ears and they were all clear which was a big relief because we thought she might have had an ear infection again. But only to make us feel worse they had to check her throut (sp?) so we had to hold her down. They found out her tonsils were swollen and infected badly. The doctor gave us amoxicillian and warned us if it didnt get better by Wednesday we would have to take her to her primary care physichian. She said with how bad it was that they might want to take Miss Mae's tonsils out if it doesnt get better or even if it does she may keep having problems with them so they might still have to take them out. Right now they are so swollen that they are the size of a grown ups tonsils which is causing her airway to be blocked alittle bit. But really other than her fever she has been in good spirits running around and playing until her fever climbs back up and then she gets cranky. So we will see where this week leads us and how she is doing.

My baby Girl

I just found out this week that Katie's Grandma is in her last couple weeks. She is having hospice come to the house and has been in hospice twice. She is not really doing good at all.

I know that most of my issues with Kaite's dad were because of this woman and it kinda upsets me that she caused them. She may not like me at all but it still makes me sad. She has been a big part in Katie's life and has helped make my baby who she is. She is a wonderful grandma and I can't imagine how much it will affect Katie when she is gone. Katie really loves her grandparents and has a special bond with them, I am just not sure how to help her through this. It makes me sad deep inside that we had to fight over Katie when all they had to do was explain what was going on cause I would have gladly worked something out instead of us all fighting over her. I am not sure how to comfort my own child becasue of how young she is and I am unsure how much it will affect her. I just hope Katie will always remember her Grandma and how much she cared about her. I know she will make it through it all because of how young she is but I wonder if she will understand when she goes over there and grandma isnt there. I guess time will tell. Until then I will just keep being the best mommy I know how to be, even though sometimes I second guess myself on that too.

The cost of our children.

I got this emailed to me today and thought i would share it with everyone. I really enjoyed reading it because it reminds me of why I am a parent and how much my kids do truely mean to me.


The Price of Children
Something absolutelypositive for a change.
I have repeatedly seen the breakdown of the cost of raising a child, but this is the first time I have seen the rewards listed this way. It's nice.
The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child frombirth to 18 and came up with $160,140 for a middle income family.Talk about sticker shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition.
But $160,140 isn't so bad if you break it down.
It translates into:
* $8,896.66 a year,
* $741.38 a month, or
* $171.08 a week.*
That's a mere $24.24 a day!
* Just over a dollar an hour.
Still, you might think the best financial advice is don't have children if you want to be "rich." Actually, it is just the opposite. What do you get for your $160,140?
* Naming rights.First, middle, and last!
* Glimpses of God every day.
* Giggles under the covers every night.
* More love than your heart can hold.
* Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.
* Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.
* A hand to hold, usually covered with jelly or chocolate.
* A partner for blowing bubbles, flying kites
* Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day.
For $160,140, you never have to grow up.
You get to:
* finger-paint,
* carve pumpkins,
* play hide-and-seek
,* catch lightning bugs, and
* never stop believing in Santa Claus.
You have an excuse to:
* keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh,
* watching Saturday morning cartoons,
* going to Disney movies, and
* wishing on stars.
* You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets and collect spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas, handprints set in clay or Mother's Day, and cards with backward letters for Father's Day.
For $160,140, there is no greater bang for your buck.
You get to be a hero just for:
* retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof,
* taking the training wheels off a bike,
* removing a splinter,
* filling a wading pool,
* coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, and coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless.
You get a front row seat to history to witness the:
* first step,
* first word,
* first bra,
* first date, and
* first time behind the wheel.
You get to be immortal.
You get another branch added to your familytree, and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren and great grandchildren. You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match.
In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. You have all the power to heal a boo-boo, scare away the monsters under the bed, patch a broken heart, police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them without limits, So one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost.
That is quite a deal!!!!!!!Love & enjoy your children & grandchildren. It's priceless!!!!!!!

Some wedding pics!

Here are a couple pictures from the wedding. I promise to post some more when we get them back.

My Story

I have decided I need to tell my story mostly for myself but also for those of you who are curious about what happened between me and G 9 yrs ago. I was told by my loving husband that I didn't need to tell it unless I was ready too and wanted too. So I have waited and am finally ready to tell it all.

I was dating G for 4 months when I was 15. In May of that year I found out I was pregnant. I was so afraid of telling G that I just never talked to him again. I was afraid that I would be told he didn't want me to have it. I married another guy who said he would take care of the baby like it was his own. Everything went fine until the day the baby was born. The first time I looked in her precious face I saw her true daddy's eyes looking up at me. I was only 16 when she was born. I had driven by G's parents house a couple of times and even had slowed down once thinking about stopping and then chickened out. I mean there would have been no denying she was G's child when I walked up to the door and I wasn't even sure how to tell someone that this was their child or even grandchild. I had seen G one time when the baby was 4 months old in Wal-Mart. I was so scared. He was hanging out with someone we went to school with and she kept asking me questions about who the baby's daddy was. I still wasnt sure how to tell G so I just ran away from the situation. I had always wondered what had happen to G but was to scared to call to be able to find him. I always promised my self that when I had found him again I would tell him no matter what. But life went on and I married another man who was just there for safety. I told him about G when we got married and told him that I would never love him because I lost my heart and soul a long time ago to Bethy's dad. A year later I had my youngest daughter and something inside of me broke. I knew I just had to find G and at least let him know that he had a daughter. I looked for months on the internet and then one day logged into classmates and his name was on there. So I sent him a message to please get ahold of me and well he did. We decided after talking for about a week that we wanted to see each other again, so a couple weeks later I drove up there to see him and to do the Dna test. On my way up there I had a serious accident, because I was dumb and didn't pull over when I started getting tired. I just wanted to get there and see him. I ended up rolling my car 3-4 times. I broke three discs in my back and fractured my skull. G came to the hospital in Las vegas and the minute he showed up I knew we were meant to be together and I stopped hurting so bad. Him just being there made me feel so much better. I know I must have been a horrific site but he still told me I was beautiful. He hugged and kissed me which hurt so bad because I almost bit through my bottom lip but at the same time it just felt right.
Well I moved to ely last year as most of you know. The hardest part was waiting for the test to come back even though we both knew without a doubt that Bethy was G's daughter and it was even harder for me when we told his parents. But they just accepted it. His whole family did. Everytime they would come to visit I would feel so bad when they would play with the kids for keeping their granddaughter from them for so many years.
I just want to thank everyone for accepting me into the family. I want to cry everytime I see G's parents with K cause they have took her in like one of their own and she loves them to death. I feel so bad for taking the time away from them they could have had with Bethy had I let everyone know sooner. Even great grandma has accepted me with no questions asked about the whole situation. She is such an awesome and understanding woman. She says she may have missed out on some of Bethys life but will be there for K's life. And I hope she is. I guess it is how my wonderful mother in law put it the week before our wedding. Back then we might not have made it, but now it is the right time. We have both grown up so much and went through so much junk that we know we are meant to be together and take care of each other.
Sorry for going on I just need to finally get it all out. If anyone has any questions about any of it please feel free to ask. Thank you all so much for accepting me and my children in to your awesome and huge family. I love you guys.

Halloween

Here is some pictures of my monsters. Bethy was a bat, Gavin wanted to be a pirate but we couldnt find one when we went costume shopping so he got his dragon and Katie went out with her dad. Then he dropped her off and we took her over to great grandma's house. The kids had alot of fun going trick or treating and then we took them to the carnival where they got toys instead of candy which they liked even better.

Wedding jitters

Wow it is getting so close now. I am just hoping we have everything done. We met with the bishop tonight and it all went well, Of course I was kinda intimidated at going at first cause it was scary. But we got that over with. Now on to all the other things. When we were waiting for the bishop we looked at our marriage liscence we got yesturday and realized they had spelled G's first name wrong. So we gotta go back to florence tomarrow and hopefully get it changed. Other than that I think all of the big stuff is taken care of, now it is just a matter of getting all the little things done and making sure we have everything. And my great future mother-in-law has taken the next couple of days off to help get all the little stuff done. I couldn't do it without her. Well that is about it for today.

Dress up

Katie's aunt sent her a ballarina outfit so mommy just had to try it on her. Plus here is the outfit that grandma bought her.

bumps and bruises!

Bethy sprained her ankle this weekend while jumping on a trampoline. At first it swelled and then yesturday it started to bruise alittle. Today she woke up and it was a little more bruised but the swelling is going down. Plus she told me it was feeling a little better, so to me that is a good sign. When she hurt her ankle JVA carried her home and laid her on the couch for me because of my back I couldn't carry her. It was amazing how little she looked in her uncle's arms. It just reminded me of how little she still is and how much the kids still need us even if they are really independant.

Park

It was fairly nice today, so we took all the kids to the park. The had lots of fun running around. Except it had to be cut short cause I was a bad mommy and forgot to bring extra diapers and Katie decided it was poppie time. So we had to hurd the kids up and listen to them complain about leaving. I felt so bad, cause they were actually getting along and having a great time. Oh well I guess weare gonna just have to take them to the park more often. I am sure that will just kill them. Now if we could figure out hoe to use a gps we could find tombraiders geocache there when we go.

Turning 2!!

My baby turns 2 on saturday. The time has really passed and she has grown up so much! She had a great Birthday party on Wednesday with G's family and soon to be my family.

My angel!

I got bad news this weekend that affects my little angel in so many ways. Her dad informed me that her grandma has liver and lung cancer and that they don't expect her to even make it to christmas time. It is very hard for me knowing that my little girl will be losing her grandma at such an early age. I know that me and her grandma don't really get along but it is still so horrible. I know her grandma loves her dearly and she loves her grandma so much. I don't know how to help her through all of this because it is so unfair that she is losing her grandma at such a young age and she will not be blessed by anymore of her grandma's knowledge and wisdom. So I am asking everyone to just say a quick prayer for my little angel and for her grandma. It will be hard for these next couple months because I want to make sure K spends all the time she can with her grandma but I still want to be able to spend time with her also. I just hope my little girl will have some memories in the future of her grandma even if they may be vage they will still be there.

5years

Wow I cant believe it has already been 5 years! I still remember the morning the planes crashed. I was dropping Bethy off to a friends house so I could go to school. I asked her what movie she was watching and of course she said it wasn't a movie. I still can't believe that happened on US soil. It makes me wanna cry when I think about it, just remembering all those men and women who have spent time over there fighting this war and yet we still haven't gotten the guy who orcastrated all this. Hopefully some people will pull their heads out of their bums and go after the guy who did this to our country. In the mean time I will keep praying for all those people over there, our own soldiers and all the innocent people from there that just want some freedom and are happy to have our troops over there helping to get that freedom. 5 years ago was a very bad and sad thing, but it has also brought our country little closer together. It still has left so many deep wounds in all the people and has effected somany people. Well I will keep praying for our troops and remembering them and what they are doing over there.

Better

Well things have been going better. G is actively looking for a job now and has been putting in a couple applications everyday. : )
I am getting more and more excited about our big day. We have finally decided on a renaissance theme. We found an awesome looking cake topper that we ordered today. And I still just adore the dress I got. Now it is just the other big stuff. Like the invitations and shoes and altering and what is G gonna wear and on and on. Hopefully we get it all done. But I have so much truch in abeNanna that I know it will all get done. Just hopefully without stressing her out too much. She will already have to write our invitations over again since we changed the theme from frogs to renaissance. But she is so great. I really appreciate her alot.

Insane?

Sometimes I really question my sanity. Today is one of those days. I really love my family dearly, yet I feel like yelling at all of them for different reasons. With G I feel like telling him go get a job, WOW is not everything. I love him very much but enough is enough and I dont feel like he is really that motivated, yet I feel bad telling him that becasue I am not working. And with the kids I feel like asking the older ones why they can't get along even for 2 seconds. And my dear loving baby I know she needs my attention but can't she crawl out of my bum even for a little while, at least long enough for me to take a shower. I worry about being around people cause I probably stink from sweating, yet the dear child still wants me attached to her and freaks out if she can't see me. I know I probably sound insane, but right now I feel that way. I wonder if other moms get that feeling too? But please dont think I dont love any of my family cause I truely do, it is just hard to cope with all of them sometimes.

The Big Day!!!

We have finally decided on a day for our wedding. October 28th. WooHoo. Now it is a matter of getting everything arranged. We figured we would try and keep it sorta simple. Like in the backyard and simple food but have it nice also. Now we just have to decide on the rest of stuff and get the other important stuff done. But at least we have a date.

Bad news

well I recovered from the stress of court this past week. Only to find out on Sunday night that a close family friend and her husband and her sister's fiance had a bad car accident while coming home from Rocky Point. They all sadly died. It is very hard to deal with cause they were pretty much all the family I had growing up besides my sisters and brother. They will be greatly missed by alot of people. It is just so hard to believe that they are gone, They still had so much more they could have done in this world.

Court

Yea all went well in court on Wednesday. We ended up with joint custody which is what i wanted. I did not want Katie to be without her daddy but I also didn't want her to be with out me. So the judge ordered joint custody. Now we will be splitting her time between the both of us 50-50. Which will be good for her. At first I thought it was going to go bad because Steve sat up there and lied about stuff he said I had told him and another of his witnesses said that i never took care of Katie when i did live with Steve. They all triyed to make it look like I abandoned her, which was totaly untrue. Yet my mom got up and testified that we did have an agreement before i left and his lawyer tried to object to her saying that. But I am so glad that it turned out well and Katie will have time with both of us.

errr!

Well i go to court in one week to figure out what is going to be happinging with Katie. In the mean time he has been a real jerk. We had worked out where he would meet me to get her at 6 pm on thurs. and then drop her back off at 6pm on sun. but we had a family thing come up for my fam. on Sun. at 3pm in Tucson. So I tried to talk to him to see if I could pick her up early and he could get her early on thurs. but apparently it is okay for her to be left with his parents all the time but not okay for me to take her to see my family and be there with her.

Poor baby!

Well we ended up taking Katie to the doctor today. Just to find out that she had a yeast infection and Chicken poxs. The poor baby. She looked so miserable. But chicken poxs are just another milestone in a kids life, I mean i remember having them as a kid. (of course i was a little older) But at least it waasn't a bad case and should be gone soon. I feel so bad for her. My little baby must itch so much and there is not much i can really do for her. But the doc said the Katie looks to be in the final stages of it so hopefully she is better very soon.

Survived

Well we survived the camping trip. We had great fun and Katie had some new great experiances. Me and G went for a walk and came upon Bob, our elk friend. So G had to see how close he could get whch was about 20 yards away. All in all it was a great trip. the kids loved being outdoors and we loved not having them on top of us.

Happenings

We got Gavin back today. So yea he will be at the family reunion. :) Now we are pretty much done packing just some tiny misc. stuff. packing is so much fun. The kids are so hyper and excited about going to AZ and more about Grandma and Grandpa being here tomarrow. So we will be back in AZ by Monday. And hopefully I will be able to pick up the Katie Monster once we get there.

George

Well we lost George today. In someways it was better cause he was pretty sick.He would seem a little better for a couple days then be sick again. So his suffering has ended. Even though it is hard on us all cause he was our baby. G, Bethy and I took him out for a burial, we buried him in the shade by 2 trees where nothing should bother him. The other 3 seem to be doing great though. They keep growing day by day and are so hyper.

Getting bigger!

Well here is our little guy. He graduated kindergarten on the 8th. His daddy told him that since he graduated he had to move out and get his own place and a job. Gavin didnt like that too much. So we told him he could stay for awhile, lol.

Our kittens

Here they are getting bigger and ornreyer. They seem to think I am either their mommy or their pillow. Plus we found out Wednesday that George is blind in one eye. We no longer have Beast because of her huge temperment change once she had them. But other than that they all seem fine and G has named them. Their names are Cubby, Tigger, Cuddles and George (of course). Cubby is the one in the pic with the glowing blue eyes and Cuddles is the white one. George and Tigger are the twins. George is right next to Cubby in the right pic and the one the left in the left pic. Tigger is hidding which is what he does best. They hide under our blankets so we have nice surprises when we climb into bed. But they are so cute so it is forgivable for now.

Things that have been happening

We went and got Brendon today. What a long drive! But well worth it. The kids were so excited to see him they ran all over the place and wouldn't quit talking all the way home. Next saturday I get to fly back to AZ for a court date on the 5th where we are actually meeting with the judge again. Hopefully something can be worked out for when we move down there. Also I get to see my sister who i havent seen in 2yrs. And she gets to meet the Katie monster for the first time on that saturday i come down, so that should be neat. Other than that not much is going on.

Moving

Well mom and dad will be here the middle of June to help us move back. We cant wait just want to be around family again. G is now not working so I get to spend all my time with him which is great. It will be so hard when he does go back to work when we move down there. I love being able to spend all this time with him. And we have been able to do more with the kids on the weekends. We have started taking evening walks with the kids and taking them to the park every couple of days. Just getting the kids out of the cramped apartment more. They are really enjoying daddy being home too.

Babies with Babies

Here is the first time the kids have been able to hold the kittens. They were so excited.

Official

Well it is offical G's last day of work is the 14th of this month. Then we will be home next month after the kids get out of school. I can't wait. We are hoping we are home for the family reunion but definately are shooting to be there by then. We just can't wait to get home and be closer to everyone.

Eyes open

here is 2 of the babies with their eyes open. They opened them today. So they are only partially open. But they are cuties.

Pictures of the babies

Well these are about the only pictures Beast would let me get she didnt want to be away from her babies and didnt like their pics being taken.

Babies

Well Beast had her babies today. She had 4 in 1hour. We had read up on cat labor and it said they usually have 1 an hour but she had them really fast. We are still waiting though because it feels like she still has one kitten inside her. So we will see what happens. Right now she is really exhausted but she is doing a great job being mommy. We were kinda worried with it being her first litter. But she has been taking good care of them and seems really content. Will post pictures later.

Easter

The kids had a really great easter. They were so excited they got up before G got home at 6:30. Bethy snuck out first to see everything then I think she woke up Gavin to see it too. They got a bunch of toys and candy. So they were pretty much on a sugar rush all day. I got to talk to Katie today. She was eating her tootsie rolls I sent her. She went easter egg hunting yesturday and today. But her dad said she would just point at the eggs and when he went to put them in her basket she would throw them back out. So she only got a few eggs. But she was able to tell me eggs and funny today which are new words for her. It is so great hearing her actually say words. She is such a sweetheart. She runs from the phone but then runs back laughing and screaming hey, to make sure you didnt hang up. You cant hang up until she is done talking and hangs up the phone. We also got to talk to Brendon today. He ssounds really happy and was having a good easter.

Family fun

I had so much fun watching the kidos make a mess coloring eggs. G had to miss it cause of work but that is okay cause he gets to hide them tomarrow:) They loved all the colors so they tried them all out and then told me that we needed more eggs. They didnt want to stop. It is so fun watching their amazment at things, even as small as coloring eggs.

Egg hunt

Well I made G miss a little sleep today but it was worth it. We took the kids easter egg hunting. The kids had alot of fun even though they didnt get alot of eggs, because for once they werent as pushy as the other kids. But Gav did get a prize ticket that he got to trade in for a big pink stuffed bunny. Which he is so excited about. All in all it was great fun watching them.

Coming home

Well I guess we have finally decided that we are coming home. Now it is just a matter of when. We were going to look at once the kids got out of school this year, but now we have to wait for the b to sign papers or go to court for Gavin. Plus I am still waiting on a court date for Katie. But we are both ready to come home and be around our families. Now we are just waiting, G doesnt want to put in his resignation until we have the stuff with Gavin figured out and I dont blame him. It is just so hard playing the waiting game. I just hope it is soon. We both misss everyone so much and want the kids to be able to spend time with everyone. Plus G needs some time with Grandma C and with his dad and mom. Hopefully we will be home soon. The waiting is just so fustrating.

My Pregnant cat

Well he is a picture of the big one or Pregers(as G calls her). We are all so excited and cant wait for the kittens to be born. I figured out today that I am going to be really bad when the girls have kids. I can even wait 7 weeks for the cat to have kittens imagine 40 weeks. Wow that is gonna be tough. Gavin and Bethy keep checking to see if she is having them. And of course me and G keep checking her belly for the signs, but nothin yet: ( Hopefully it will be soon. I am sooo very excited. Sorry never had a preg animal before.

Sorry Grandpa

sorry Grandpa you no longer have a grandson. This is Gavina. He decided he wanted to be a girl and wanted me to show everyone his picture.

Court

Well I ofically got the papers today from Steves lawyer. We are going to court. Apparently he thinks he can get what ever he wats if we go to court. So now we are just waiting on the court date. Hopefully it is soon. Kaitlyn is doing alot better and is copying everything everyone says now. Bethy and Gavin have gotten over being sick and are very hyper making up for the days they had to rest. Other than that not much is going on. We are waiting for our very pregnant cat to have her kitties which should be in the next week or so. I can't wait. She is so big right now.

just going insane

Well we are back in Ely. Kids got sick this week so trying to get them better. No matter what we do it just seems they are getting worse. I have talked to Kaitlyn like every other day on the phone. She is finally walking again on her leg after the doctor had to tell her dad to stop carrying her. We miss her abunch so hopefully everything gets worked out soon. other than that everything is going pretty normal here, as normal as it could be anyway.