Wow!

I usually keep my most personal thoughts to myself, but tonight I just had to share. TJ and I were watching all the political stuff going on in Ohio today and my jaw dropped when I heard who McCain's running mate was. I have never heard of her before, but I was just surprised I guess that he choose a woman. Don't get me wrong, I think its great - and when McCain started introducing her, I just wanted to see who she was. I was literally crying when she came out and they were talking about her family, especially her oldest son who enlisted in the Army and her newest little one. I love her! What a wonderful woman McCain has chosen as his running mate. TJ's cousin lives in Alaska and has lived there for a long time, so I have been trying to get a hold of her to see what she thinks. I have searched all over the internet on anything I can find on her, and I have to say, I am very impressed. Some of my big concerns are that she be pro-life, which she is, and that she be against gay marriage - which she is. She states specifically that "I am pro-life and I believe that marriage should only be between and man and a woman." And, I love that she has been married to her high school sweetheart for 20 years :)

Whew

Well, I have finally recovered from an awful stomach bug that kept me in bed for 4 days. I have come to the conclusion that I get sick when I go to new places - Jen and Nicole - do you remember Denver last year when I was sick to my stomach for the whole time almost? Well, same thing again here. But, I am better, life is almost normal, and we are all happy and healthy. We did weather the Tropical Storm Fay, the neighbor's tramp blew across a fence and into a pool, they lost some siding on their house, TONS of trees and branches were all over, the city was shut down for 3 days, but all is better now. I am loving this new place. We are in a great location, the school is just down the road, there is a COSTCO here!!! and freeways to get me places I need to go, I love the big city! I just don't care for the humidity... We don't know how long we will be here for. We will find out the beginning of October if we stay or go to Whidbey Island, WA, or Hawaii. We'll keep y'all posted. Here is our new happy home:

I have a great story to go with it too. I brought the kids and an air mattress here while TJ stayed in Pensacola and waited for the movers. I got here and realized I was seeing some roaches. I opened the dishwasher and they were full of them, dead and alive - YUCK!! So I called and a guy comes out and sprays all over the house and tells me to run the dishwasher - as soon as it starts running, smoke is billowing out of the thing and it stinks - really, really bad. So I shut it off, call another guy and end up getting a brand new dishwasher - whoohoo - right? Well, all that didn't happen in one day - it was a few days. So, the first night we are here sleeping on the floor, my air mattress is completely flat by 10:30 that night, I slept on the floor which wasn't the most comfortable. The next night I think I can get through this, just one more night, TJ will be here, my own bed will be here. Those were my thoughts until 11:00pm when I felt something on my hand, I didn't know what it was, so I just brushed it away. TWO SECONDS later - a HUGE, HUGE roach falls onto my HEAD!!!!!!!!!! Yes, I jump up screaming and holy cow do those things run FAST! I am chasing it all over with Brena's shoe trying to kill it, while in the process seeing 5 more roaches!! I call TJ and tell him I am going to a hotel, I drag my kids out of bed at 11:30pm, and off we go to a hotel. Then I had to wake them up again at 6:30am to get back to the house for the movers to show up at 7am, which they didn't show up until 8am, that made me a little mad. And while I am moving the suitcase in my room, yep you got it, out jumps another roach! TJ got here Saturday and I made him spray the outside of the house, and knock on wood, no more roaches yet. I thought I wasn't going to make it, we would have to find another house, move all our stuff, because there was NO WAY I was living with all these roaches. So, it's a good thing there have been no more roaches.

Tyler starts Kindergarten

Tyler started Kindergarten on August 18, he went on Monday and Tuesday and didn't go again until yesterday (because of the Tropical Storm Fay). I was thinking he probably thought "wow, kindergarten is only two days? what's all the fuss about?" He was very excited, and I was very excited. Everything happened pretty quick - we got into town Thursday evening, I registered him on Friday and he went to school Monday. I felt bad on Monday morning when I walked him into his class, he didn't have a name tag, place to sit, or place to hang his backpack yet. But, all that has been taken care of and he is loving Kindergarten. Now we just need to find Brena a school because I think she asks 100 times a day when is she going to go to school?

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!

I don't even know where to begin! Right now I am just so giddy that I FINALLY have internet access/tv and a home phone as of an hour ago! And that Fay is finally gone - whew!! What a move this has been!!! At least I got to finish reading Breaking Dawn. :) I will be doing more posting, but this is all I have time for right now... :(

One last post before the computer gets turned off

I took this picture on Monday, and I LOVE it! Just wanted to share with Grandpas and Grandmas before the computer gets turned off for who knows how long!

Moving Day!

Well, today's the day. The packers got here right after 8am and Brena keeps running in and tattling that "that girl is packing up my toys!" I knew she would have a hard time with this! I won't be blogging for a little while...

Happy Birthday Brenalee!

I know everyone probably thinks this at some point, but I am going to say it anyway -I can't believe my baby is 3!! We didn't find out she was a girl until she was born -I was hoping for 2 boys, I thought that would make life easier (and I am sure it would have!) but I didn't realize how badly I wanted a little girl until she was placed in my arms. I fell totally and completely in love with her the second I saw her. I love this little girl - tantrums and all! She is ALL girl and I love it. We can't get enough pink and frills around here. We had a great day out in the bay with our friends today, Brena even went tubing! She wanted a Snow White cake, so I stuck a Snow White doll down into a cake and decorated it. She found her bike yesterday, so that ruined that surprise! I now have a 3-year old, it sounds so weird...

Krispy Kreme

Yesterday the kids and I went with some friends of ours on a field trip to Krispy Kreme doughnuts (thanks Kim for a wonderful day!!). We got to take a tour of how the doughnuts are made, and then dip a doughnut in chocolate and sprinkles. As soon as the lady gave Brena her doughnut, she promptly took a bite of it :) She was supposed to dip it in the chocolate, and then eat it. But when someone hands you a doughnut, what do you do - you take a bite! I normally can eat me some Krispy Kreme doughnuts until I am sick, but I am very proud to say, I didn't eat one - not even a bite of the half of a doughnut Brena threw away! Look at the calorie count: 250 calories and 12 grams of fat - for one chocolate glazed Krispy Kreme doughnut!!!

Spoiled

I have to brag about one of my really good friends, she spoils me :) As you know I didn't get to go to convention, and at convention there are things you can only get there. Well, today I got a package in the mail and look what was in it!!!! A Stampin' Up! sweater!! I was SO happy - it is totally me and I LOVE it. I can't wait for some cool weather to wear it! Thanks Jenn - you rock!!!!!!! You really made my day, and I needed it! For some good news, finally, TJ got his orders this afternoon - YEAH!!! So, that means hopefully, we will be moving next week and Tyler will be able to start Kindergarten with everyone else.

Atlanta

We should have been moving to Jacksonville by now. I have been a Stampin' Up! demonstrator for 4 1/2 years and I have been to the big convention every year since 2004, this would have been 5 years in a row attending convention for me. I didn't think I could go this year because we were supposed to be moving this week, we should have been moving this week. Of course things aren't going as planned and we are not moving this week, but maybe next week or the week after that, who knows. Well, I was a little upset I didn't get to go to convention and see my friends and have a fun week of stampin'. So, I told TJ we need to get out of here, let's go to Atlanta for the week. So we packed up and left. We went to Six Flags White Water in Atlanta and had a blast. Tyler wasn't scared to go on anything. TJ and I would take turns with him while the other one stayed with Brena because she is still too short to go on the big rides.


Waiting in line to get into the Water Park
Brena went down this slide at least 100 times that day

Tyler was off on another slide

he didn't have time to sit

in a family picture

We also got a chance to go to the Atlanta Temple. That was wonderful, I haven't been able to go since we left San Diego.

We also got a chance to go to the Atlanta Aquarium. The kids really, really enjoyed that. It was neat seeing all those fish and all the very large aquariums. Tyler was fascinated by the jelly fish and the alligators.

Olympic Park was right next to the Aquarium, so we let the kids run around for a little bit before we got back in the car and headed back to FL.

Samuel Fisher

My adorable nephew turned 1 on July 26. Yes, I realize it is now August 1, but my family is really slow at sending me pictures, and since I couldn't be there I had to wait for the pictures to be sent to me. Isn't he adorable??? My sister's kids are all bald for a couple of years, unlike mine who need a hair cut when they are born. My other sister made the adorable cake. We like to call him Sam I Am, so the cake is perfect for him.

Happy Birthday Sam I Am, I miss you and wish I could kiss your bald little head!