Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Completely different!

We are in Hilton Head visiting my parents (who retired here from Illinois - I am not a southern girl)

It is a different as Colorado as you can get.  The humidity I could do without..it is seriously hard for me to deal with.  We have been outside on the golf course (my parents live on the 9th tee) and I finally had to give up and come inside to the A/C.

I AM enjoying the different birds and plant life here.  We also enjoyed the ocean this afternoon (but no pictures of that yet).


There is dew here!


these crazy squirrels always are splayed out like this on this tree




Sunday, June 27, 2010

A meme

I rarely do memes but for some reason was compelled to do one today. Feel free to stop reading now if you don't like them.  I got this one from here.

What color are your socks right now? I hate socks - only wear them when I absolutely have to - so that means never in the summer

What are you listening to right now? Lauren's mp3 player - A song from Glee

What was the last thing you ate? Just made pasta with grape tomatoes, garlic, basil and parmesan cheese for lunch (trying to use some things up form the fridge)

Can you drive a stick? yes - I learned how to in college because my then boyfriend's car was a stick. So - probably had driven it last in 1994. Two years ago we got a new car and it is a stick so I had to relearn. It didn't take too long.

Last person you spoke to on the phone? I think it was my mom yesterday morning.

How old are you today? 37 years, nine months and one day.

What is your favorite sport to watch on TV? College Football. When Luke and I were newly married and just moved to Colorado we would wake up and just turn on the TV Sat. morning and watch Gameday in bed (mountain time, mind you). We have no cable now and have kids so it seems we rarely watch college football anymore.

What is your favorite drink? Hmm... I'd say Izze (either clemantine or grapefruit)

Have you ever dyed your hair? Yes but not until I was in New York city in 2003 for 6 weeks and decided to give it a try out of a desperate need to control something in my life.  I am planning on some highlights in a few weeks.

Favorite food? Popcorn with real butter

What is the last movie you watched? Sweet Home Alabama on netflix instant streaming while folding laundry yesterday.

Favorite day of the year? I am not sure.

How do you vent anger?  I yell, I guess.

What was your favorite toy as a child?  probably my little people, doll furniture, building blocks, and shoe boxes all used together to make elaborate homes for the people.

Favorite Season? In Colorado it is summer but in warmer/humid climates it would be fall.


Cherries or Blueberries?Neither actually - I don't choose to eat them but will eat them if they are in something.

Living situation? with the family

When was the last time you cried?  Hah - well, I at the very least tear up every day.  You know, the dead child thing...so I did tear up this morning during church as we sung "How Great Thou Art" because it was sung at Nathan's funeral.

What is on the floor of your closet right now? My closet is actually pretty clean.  The one weird thing in it is a container with the Lego Star Wars Jabba's Sand ship set that was Nathan's and built right before he died.  Somehow it has never found a different home although occasionally the girls ask to play with it.

What are you most afraid of? another one of my kids dying

Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburgers? plain with lettuce, tomato and onion.  I used to be a plain cheeseburger girl but rarely do cheese anymore.

Favorite dog breed? I like terriers - schnauzers in particular.

Favorite day of the week? Saturday

How many states have you lived in? Illinois, Indiana, Virginia and Colorado

Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds.

What is your favorite flower? Sunflowers

Did you get an H1N1 vaccine? No.

Feel free to do this one and let me know.

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Julia's Voice Recital

Julia began taking voice lessons this spring. She recently had recital at a nursing home (so very informal and lots of people milling about)

Here are the videos.



Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Another year

Yes - Today would have been Nathan's Tenth birthday. What can I say? It just sucks that he is not here with us. This is the third birthday he has missed. I want him back.

Sunday, June 06, 2010

Wednesday, June 02, 2010

Second Grade

Julia is attending her last day of Second Grade today!
  She sure has grown up a lot this year.

Aug '09

June '10

Aug '09

June '10



CBC

I have in my possession orders for a CBC for Lauren. It is to be used at my discretion.

I am really at a crossroads here.

Here's the scoop:

Lauren is "tired". She is always complaining about how tired she is. Recently she started feeling warm and I found that consistantly she we