Bored

I was bored today but wanted to blog... so here ya go...

You Have Good Karma

In general, you like to do the right thing when it comes to others. Your caring personality really shines through. Sure, you have your moments of weakness - and occasionally act out. But, all in all, you're karma is good... even with those few dark spots.

How's Your Karma?

You are Betty Grable

The ulitmate girl next door You're the perfect girl for most guys Pretty yet approachable. Beautiful yet real.

What Famous Pinup Are You?

You Scored 75% Correct

You are an 80s expert You never confuse New Order with the Pet Shop Boys You know which classical musician Falco rocked When it comes to 80s music, you Just Can't Get Enough!

How Much Do You Know About 80s Music?

You Are Strength

You represent both fiery energy and steadfast will. You are innocent and naive - yet unafraid and undaunted. Perhaps you don't have the most powerful physical strength... But your mental powers make up for any amount of muscle. Your fortune: Lately, you have been a pillar of ethics and moral strength. And while things may be difficult, your faith in yourself will come through. You may need to conquer the animalistic nature of yourself or others, with gentle force. Although this may seem like the darkest hour for you, victory is near.

What Tarot Card Are You?

Your 80s Theme Song Is:

Jump by Van Halen

What's Your 80s Theme Song?

Weekend

Look at my little tiger... Grr.... We went to Diamond today the local home improvement store. They are having a anniversary sale and different activities. Kyler got his face painted. He got a cute t-shirt that says future do it yourself-er. He also got balloons and potted a plant.

I should be up stairs working on packing from my scrapbook retreat. Its getting closer... I am excited. Its the same weekend as national scrapbook day. May 5 for non scrappers. I need to figure out what all I want to take.

Dan is getting more supplies for the deck project even though it a very wet day and he probably won't be able to work on it.

So thats my weekend so far.........

Easter and updates...

So its a little late but we had a really good Easter. Kyler was still a little sick but mostly better. He got 4, yes 4 easter baskets. One from us , one from my dad, one from my mom and Jay and one from Danielle and Andrew. It is a ton of candy. He liked looking for the eggs but needed a little help finding some. This picture in at my mom's house. We had dinner over there Turkey and Ham. I made two cakes and German chocolate cake and strawberry cake with banana cream filing. They were really good. We brought over the Wei and everyone played including my mom. So fun!!

Dan has been working on the deck. We are hoping to have it done by June. Dan and Jay worked on it on Saturday while was in Medford shopping and watching a movie ;) I went with Leann and Cynthia for Leann's birthday. We went to see Perfect Stranger with Bruce Willis and Haley Berry. I liked it, Pretty suspenseful and a little bit of a surprise ending.

Other than that not a whole lot of stuff is going on. Just working and living, enjoying Kyler.

Easter bunny and eggs

This is Kyler on Tuesday. We went to see the Easter bunny at the mall with Maci and Leisa. He stood in line fine, watched Maci fine, but when it came to his turn he wanted nothing to do with the bunny until I bribed him with candy and even then he tried to get the bunny to hand him the candy so he didn't have to get up there. I put up there anyway and he was smiling and laughing. He is a weird child.

We picked up his spring pictures and did some shopping. The pictures turned out really good they have anew set up at the JCPenneys.

Yesterday we dyed Easter eggs. Kyler liked it He saw me using a color crayon on the eggs so he had to do the same thing. He is getting done the good manners thing fairly well, he kept asking for the crayon and say please and thank you.

He was also coming down with a cold yesterday and is sick today. We won't be able to go the park Easter Egg Hunt. Which is a bummer. I am hoping he will be feeling better by Sunday so we can atleast do the Easter festivities at home.

Scrapbooking

Party!

So friday was GeriMac's retirement party. Had a blast! This picture is from Applebee's later that night. It not the best picture of me but my girls look good. Dan came to the party and ate dinner but hightailed it outta there when the dancing started. I have missed dancing! I haven't danced that much since my high school prom. So fun. There were also some entertaining drunk's there which will remain nameless. I think it's always interesting to see people cut loose.
Saturday I did some scrapbooking I have yet to take pictures so I'll post those later. Sunday Dan worked out the deck and I took Kyler to the park. He had a good time he goes down all of the slides by himself. Such a big boy!

Just two things

JUST TWO THINGS
Two Names You Go By:
1. Mary
2. Momma

Two Things You Are Wearing Right Now:
1. Black pants
2. Marron Sweater

Two Things You Would Want (or have) in a Relationship:
1. Love
2. Fun

Two of Your Favorite Things to do:
1. sing with Kyler
2. scrapbooking

Two Things You Want Very Badly At The Moment:
1. to not have to go the gym in the morning
2. a clean house

Two pets you had/have:
1. Mountain Lion (I am not kidding)
2. Abby (Caivler)

Two people who will fill this out:
1. Nobody I can think of
2.

Two things you did last night:
1. Watched Food Network
2. Read to Kyler

Two things you ate today:
1. Taco salad
2. Special K

Two people you Last Talked To today:
1. Kyler
1. Dan

Two Things You're doing tomorrow:
1. Go to the gym
2. Go shopping with my and Danielle

Two longest car rides:
1. San Diego/Mexico
2. Seattle

Two Favorite Holidays:
1. Christmas
2. Halloween

Two favorite beverages:
1. Pepsi
2. Ice Tea

Oh the joys of being a mom.....

So the other day, Thursday to be exact. I am going to town on the laundry, folding away. I walk past the bathroom and the door is closed and I hear a flushing. So I open the door and the floor is wet all the way to the carpet. Kyler from the forensic evidence I gathered. Rolled about half a roll of toilet paper off of the roll and proceeded to flush it repeatedly down the toilet. He was soaked the bathroom floor was soaked. I proceeded to clean up the mess attempted to unclog the toliet (had to wait awhile on that). I called Dan who was still at work and asked what the refund on a small boy would be. He repilied I don't know you work at the refund place.

Today

I finished up a layout I started on the weekend. I really like the way it turned out.I got the idea from a magazine. I have two more layouts that I need to finish up they are mostly done, just need to journal.
I also bought these little bird house at the dollar store. I covered them with paper from my Personal Scrapper kit of the month. I think it turned out pretty darn cute.
Today started out really not very well. Work is really stressing me out. seriously. I have said it before and I'll say it again. You would think the bad attitudes and rude behavior would come from clients, but some of my coworkers are worse than any client. I have been told its that way everywhere. So I guess i'll just try to suck it up and try not to let it get to me.
Anyway now I am home and finished my cute little birdhouse. I better go start dinner.

My cutie

Kyler was feeling giving the other day and let me take a bazillion pictures. This one is wa my fav of the bunch. He just got a haircut a wekk or two ago. It makes him look so much older. He is getting to be such a big boy. He doesn't like me to call him baby anymore. He yells at me "Kyler not baby. Kyler boy"

Scrapbooked this last weekend. I got a paper bag book done . And two layouts. One from Kyler's birthday party and another from his visit with santa this year. I'll have to post those later. I haven't taken pictures yet.

Portland

Well my computer hasn't been working so just a little backtracking here. The weekend of the 17th-19th we went up to Portland to visit the in laws. Took Some pictures of my nieces. Got a breathtaking one of Anna. I just love her eyes in the picture. Also got this one of Julia...
Two very pretty girls.

We went to OMSI had an alright time. It always sounds like more fun than it really is. But Kyler had a good time. Dan went snowboarding with his dad at Mt. Hood. He was up there the day that those climber got stuck up on the mountain overnight.

Then this last weekend Ryan, Sheryl, Kirra and Ricky came down to visit . Dan and the boys went Snowboarding again this time to Mt. Shasta. This time it was Dan that got stuck they got stuck on the way coming back on for about an hour on I-5. Took some pictures of Kirra. This was the best one because she moved but I still really like it cause she is smiling so much.

Valentines Day on the way

I worked on Dan's Valentine gift last night. Its a coupon book. Its way cute . I think its even better in real person than these pictures.
The coupons pull out from pockets I made by putting two pieces of cardstock together.
It was pretty easy to make and I think he will like it. Its hard to buy for a man that has everything. Here are some of the pages, coupons and the back.

Just a little fun

So not a whole lot has really happened here lately. Yesterday I spent time with my girls Leann and Cynthia. Cyndy made us way yummy Chicken enchiladas. Very yummy indeed... Homemade salsa. It was shockingly easy.

While we were doing that Dan worked on getting the Quad up and running all day. He finally got it to run this morning. Kyler rather enjoyed his little ride. I was worried about him falling off.

Tuesday I have to work on Dan's Valentine Gift... Been slacking on that. Then Friday or Saturday I am heading up to Portland to visit the in laws :)

IShuffle love

So I worked out today... *applause* My friend Cynthia helped get me back on board. Although I woke up this morning tired and not wanting to get up and go. I dragged my sorry butt there anyway. So Cyndy thank you if you weren't there this morning believe me I wouldn't have been.

So besides my dear Cynthia my favorite thing about working out has to be my IShuffle. I think they are the best invention EVER!! Well it ranks close up there next to my Tivo. My shuffle is tiny and it hold 240 songs. It rocks! Kyler likes it too. We often share it he get one headphone and I get the other. I am thinking of doing a scrapbook page about the two of us sharing like that.

Some more snow...

So who needs to travel for snow? Dan and I traveled two hours for snow and now its snowing here. I took Kyler out to run around in it. He seemed to have fun... He thought he was the king of the snowballs. This was one that I made and threw at him. He picked it back up and was chasing me with it.

I think his Elmo hat and gloves are so darn cute...

One Snowy Birthday

Hi there!

Well I am officially 27 years old now and as Leisa said "Holy Shit". I informed her that that wasn't nice to say when someone tells you how old they are. She said if I am that old it makes her even older. That made me feel much better. No matter how old I get she will still be much older... hehe... I am just imaging her reading that. Anyway, I don't feel older at all. Ask me when I turn 30.

Dan took me and Kyler sledding for my birthday. We thought that Kyler wouldn't like it all that much. He surprised us both. We got up to Union Creek and played around for about an hour. Then Kyler was getting grumpy so we went to lunch at Beckies. Which I normally love but the service was bad and I mean bad. Then we went back out to Union Creek and spent another hour up there till Kyler had enough and told us he wanted to go home.

My mommy made me dinner so we went over there and had another one of my fav's Chicken fried steak. The service was much better than Beckies. Love you mommy. So all and all it was an excellent birthday. I got lots of money gifts this year which I am going to use at the Croptime Retreat in May.

Here are some more pictures from sledding:

So now what...

So I am going to try and use my blog more often and for something other than house updates. Our Christmas was a good one. For my big present Dan bought me a couch. He bought it for me after Thanksgiving. I got Dan flight lessons, he has always talked about getting his pilot license. I only got him 3 lessons so he can figure out if its something he is really interested. We got Kyler a sled. We plan on taking him up to Union Creek sometime here in January. Lets hope he likes it. Last year he wasn't so big on the snow. When we had snow here in Grants Pass, he went out and walked around but as soon as his hand touched the cold wet snow he was done. Kyler got tons of nice stuff from everyone. He got a drum set from Grandma and Grandpa Edwards and Big monster truck from Grandma and a Spiderman doll from Grandpa. This year was so much more fun because he actually opened his own stuff. He did however get overwhelmed after a while and decide he longer wanted to open anything else so about halfway thru at my mom's I had to open the rest. We also got him a car bed. I wasn't quite ready for him to transition for the crib to the bed but Kyler was so excited we let him that night and he hasn't slept in the crib since. Potty training is a whole other issue. He doesn't seem into it at all. Still loving the new house. I can't wait for spring so we can landscape and have the deck built.

Last house update

We are done!!! Yeah!! WooHoo!!! I am so happy and a bigger part of me is so relieved. Building a house sounds like such a fun prospect at the time but even when you are not doing it yourself there is a lot of work to do. So many things to decide on and its not like you can get whatever you want, well atleast we couldn't. We had price restraints. But I think overall things came out great. We started moving in on Nov. 18 and had Thanksgiving here on the 23rd. Do we know how to move or what? :) There are still lots of things left to do like the deck, finishing off the bonus room and tons of landscaping. We plan on having to do that ourselves or hire someone else. Anyway I hope thats enough for now. Just updating cause I was asked.

Doors, Siding, a Roof Oh My!

Its been a while since I posted about the house. In someways we have come a long way and it others we have an even longer way to go. The outside is looking great we got Dan's fancy beam in the front, the nice door we picked out a while a go. The siding is mostly done. All the windows are in except one because thats the window they are going to bring things in a out of. The inside on the other had is still pretty raw. Dan finished up his part of the wiring which took longer than he thought. The electrian took like 2 to 3 weeks to do his part. The plumber is not completely done which was not his fault. We had some issues with the shower in the master bath. Because the designer just puller the wall sizes out of the top of his head the shower was going to have to be a custome size and cost over twice as much we finally decide to take out the walls coupletely and go with a standard corner shower. After all this the finished up the week by putting up the insulation so hopefull we are on our way to drywall. Drywall is suppose to be the half way point to having a complete house.

Holy House Batman

They were doing stuff so fast that I couldn't keep up with all the changes this picture actually is out dated considering most of the house siding is on now. All the the windows are in except for the one on the left in the front they won't put that in till the sheet rock is all in. It is coming along quickly now things should slow down a bit. We picked out the fireplace and the cabinets. For the fireplace we got the Spectra Lennox its really nice!! And we got alder cabinets with a light reddish stain also super nice!




Here is Kyler checking out the plans. I loves this picture he really looks like he is talking about the plans and the house. He loves it out there. He is always rolling around in the dirt making what has been named dirt angels.