I hereby vow........

..to turn the TV off and turn the music ON! I realized yesterday that since the beginning of school for J I have let TJ watch way too much TV. He is such a visual guy that he would sit in front of the TV almost all day if I let him. It became a convenient babysitter since I have been busy with apartment work this week. So instead of turning the TV on I will reach for a good CD. We get so much more work and playing done with some rockin' tunes in the background. This is what I've been listening to the past 2 days and the album hubby has been waiting for. He even pre-ordered it from Amazon.













Ode to John Mayer

Your lyrics are so clever,
Pleasant melodies stick in my mind.
Guitarist talent shines through every endeavor,
Each album a golden find.

(Dude, you lost some major cool points dating Jessica Simpson. What's up with that?)

I have been so sensitive lately to the thought of losing my parents. "Stop this Train" by John Mayer totally hit a nerve with me.

"Don't know how else to say it
I don't want to see my parents go
One generation's length away
From fighting life out on my own

Stop this train
I want to get off
And go home again
I can't take the speed it's moving in
I know I can't
But honestly, won't someone stop this train?"

The rest of the song just reiterates that thought. I almost started crying. I must be nearing 30 or something.......

patriotic day

*It was wear red, white and blue day at J's school.
*I heard a replay of 9/11 reports from the day the towers went down while driving to the Lake
*Dan dropped by in his uniform after a training session for the Air Force and hung out for a couple hours with me and the kids


It was a good day to reflect on my blessings living in the good 'ol USofA. I'm so thankful for the family I was born into in this country and the family hubby and I have together. We have a blessed life and so many freedoms to choose here. I think about that often. I admire my brother Dan and all the men/women serving in the armed forces. Thank you for your dedication to this country!

Happy B-day Dan!

My little brother is growing up- he's married now (going on 2 whole months) and just turned 25+. That means I'm 1 year away from 30 in a few weeks. Not sure how I feel about that. The last 10 years have kinda blurred together as far as birthdays go.

Newlyweds. Aren't they cute? It's still weird to see a wedding ring on Dan's finger. We had Korean food for dinner and Lauren made a delicious marble birthday cake. The kids loved sitting next to Dan and Lauren and watching the birthday festivities. Great night!

kids = shop vac!

I haven't been here in awhile.............need to update.
So J puked ALL OVER the kids room last Thursday night. Dave wakes me up with, "Hey babe, J puked last night. I gotta go." Perfect. He got to help later though. My back and shoulders hurt so bad after being hunched over the floor half the day that he gave me some much needed adjustments and muscle work.


J has thrown-up more this summer than should be allowable for any kid. It's not hard to imagine the magnitude of grossness that is the stomach contents of a 6 year-old all over the floor. The worst part is she sleeps on the top bunk. It not only dropped but splashed everywhere. So gross. As I was cleaning the entire carpet I thought back to one piece of advise my big brother gave us right after J was born. "Buy a Shopvac!" he said. You WILL use it. At the time I thought it was kinda crazy. Not anymore. I decided to tell all my friends to buy a shopvac when they have kids. I couldn't have cleaned up without it.

another hurtle cleared....

J's first FULL day of school was today. I pretty much wasted several hours piddling around the house and with the boys just waiting for time to go by. I'm just not used to having my girl gone so long during the day. I hope she gets as much as possible out of school cause it sure does suck up a ton of time. She's having a grand old time though. That makes it easier.

TJ, Coop and I hung out on my bed and read stories, had tickle wars and just snuggled. It was great spending time with the boys all morning.