tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37527190441804349372024-03-14T11:20:11.752-07:00Life As We Know it...The ramblings of me, just on paper....sort of.Jolenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224963259090315381noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752719044180434937.post-5062247507227115022014-04-23T00:12:00.000-07:002014-04-23T00:12:30.933-07:00Much Needed Feng Shui....Do you have a spot in your house that just doesn't feel quite right?<br />
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You rearrange.</div>
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You switch some pillows.</div>
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You move a picture.</div>
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You add a rug.</div>
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Nothing. It still feels "off" and you can't figure out why.</div>
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That has been the story of my living room for the last 7 1/2 years. Seriously. And I finally figured out the problem 2 weeks ago. It all started with the grand idea of a backsplash. Stick with me here. (I know a certain friend who can appreciate this humble beginning. I blame her for what unfolds next.)</div>
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I thought the problem was in the kitchen. Liven it up. Add a nice pop of color and brighten everything. So, naturally, the first step would be to repair small drywall holes and dings in the dining room. Every good BS job (short for backsplash, not the other stuff) starts in the DR.</div>
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Walls repaired.</div>
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Now to primer; because somewhere in time we thought it was an awesome idea to paint the room dark green. (Please don't ask why or how. It just happened. And we're not looking back.)</div>
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Time for paint.</div>
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I finally got my beautiful yellow! I'm in love with this new color, yet I can't remember what it's called. (If someone really cares, I'll look it up.) It's so bright and cheerful and really brightens up the kitchen and LR too.</div>
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Mission accomplished, right?</div>
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Wrong. Now I'm on this DIY kick and I'm feeling pretty talented. Plus, I haven't quite done the BS yet, so I press on.</div>
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Because the room looks so great, I decide to kick it up a notch and install all new door knobs. I LOVE them!! It's amazing how a little piece of hardware can change the look of a room.</div>
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(For an update, click <i>HERE.</i>) Just kidding. That won't take you anywhere. When I did the back door, I may have accidentally ripped out a little bit of the door frame, which forced me to manhandle the entire side of it off. I just tell people we're remodeling to hold off questions until Clint can get home and fix it. And also, the outside knob to the garage door leading in to the kitchen may have fallen off. But, I blame Ethan because it was in his hand when it happened, and he broke one of my sliding door handles on my old van. He's cute so it's not like I can be mad. There's a chance something wasn't installed right, but that's doubtful. Consider it added to Clint's "Welcome Home" list. :( Sorry, babe.</div>
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Ok, the rest is going good, mostly, so now I'm thinking, something has to give with this living room. And it hits me. After all this time of disliking our tv in the big space above the fireplace, I finally call Directv and have them move the cable jack. Then I call the neighbor to lay the cable under the carpet and restretch it.</div>
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Fast forward.....buy and assemble new TV stand (which I love doing!). No, really. I love putting things together.</div>
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Move TV.</div>
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Rearrange couches.</div>
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Add a few new pillows. And a rug.</div>
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Slide a bookshelf.</div>
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Take down a few pictures for a more simplified look and you get the peaceful zen of my new living room!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view as you walk in.<br />
Hello, cuties!</td></tr>
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And I didn't want to repaint.</td></tr>
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but overall, I love it.</td></tr>
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Now the only thing left to do is pick out a new backsplash.</div>
Jolenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224963259090315381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752719044180434937.post-10062883865477232982014-04-22T22:56:00.001-07:002014-04-22T22:56:40.823-07:00Barely.This thing is barely on.<br />
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I made this big dramatic post about gettin' mah groove back and then I fizzled out like this generation's 4th of July sparklers. ('Cause let's face it.....they don't make 'em like they used to. We'd light 'em and something was sure to catch on fire, including but not limited to: clothes, hair, flesh, lawn furniture, lawns, etc. They sparked like a dragging muffler and lasted forever!)<br />
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But really. I constantly have blogging on my mind. And like the above, I'm constantly making jokes, (to myself, of course), that I think would go great in a post. Except I have to go in the basement and turn on my dinosaur computer to do it. And so I tell myself I'll do it another day. And now it's almost May. Oh my gosh, I just rhymed! No way!<br />
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(It's sad how many times I've made myself chuckle already. And used parenthesis.)<br />
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Moving forward:<br />
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Let me pick a topic, find some pictures, and entertain you for a moment. I mean, document my family life to preserve history for my children.<br />
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We're gonna call this "Random". Because that's the best way to jump back in. Shove it all down your throat at once.<br />
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For Spring Break we spent one of our days off at the Manitou Cliff Dwellings. I'm a history nerd and I think it's rubbing off on my kids. They enjoy looking at artifacts from long ago and seeing how life was so different for people before our time.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No field trip is complete without something from the giftshop.<br />The Lone Ranger meets bank robber.<br />He loves wearing gloves.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This guy got his first pocket knife. (I bet he doesn't know where it is now.)<br />And a suction cup bow and arrow set.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is Haiden. Being Haiden.<br />Just taking this picture made the little brothers laugh hysterically.<br />And he was so happy with his switchblade comb<br />and glow in the dark rock. It's the little things.....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was not something from the gift shop.<br />This was sad me.<br />Getting a root canal just one week later.<br />I'm thinking of using this for my next headshot, should I ever need one again.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And, as of a few weeks ago, my sweet girl is a working girl!<br />Wait, not the Julia Roberts, 'Pretty Woman' kind.<br />We're so proud of her!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one is just sweet. All jokes aside, Jett loves his big sissy<br />and I think she's pretty in love with him too.</td></tr>
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So, this was just a screen shot of our life. A quick flash of a few things that have passed. Because whether I write about them or not, they continue to pass. I better play catch up.Jolenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224963259090315381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752719044180434937.post-71695089785193126052014-02-11T21:46:00.001-08:002014-02-11T21:46:02.437-08:00Testing, Testing.....? Is This Thing On...?<h2>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">This is a test. I haven't blogged in almost 2 years and by the looks of things.....I've got a lot to re-learn. This is an attempt to get back to the keyboard. Our laptop took a dump about 2 years ago and we never got it fixed. And I never tried to blog on the desk top. But, until I'm gifted my shiny new Macbook, I'm sucking it up and getting back to the grind. I've had so much life happen and no documentation to prove it.</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">And so today, I make a vow to change that. I can't promise daily, or even weekly, blog entries. What I can promise is.......well, you'll at least be able to see this.</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">We'll see what happens from here.</span></h2>
Jolenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224963259090315381noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752719044180434937.post-43565206090367080512012-04-06T23:05:00.004-07:002012-04-07T00:25:10.842-07:00Back on the Fourth of July....Well look who's back to blogging! Me!<br />
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I figured I better write about last 4th of July before the next one approaches. And, at the speed which the year is flying by already, I'd say that's right around the corner.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What a great view!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here we are! Holy crap, my family is huge!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The heads.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me with the kids.<br />
(Notice the little girl in the bottom left corner.<br />
Several times that day, I thought she was our Destini.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here we are with the father of our country, George Washington.<br />
Wait, where's Ethan? (Did you even notice?)<br />
The amazing photographer said she had everyone in the shot.<br />
Thank goodness I didn't pay for this. Haha!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>We were also lucky enough to get our family picture taken with Abe Lincoln but because of cropping issues as well, that one wasn't even salvageable. It was either, cut the whole family off to see Abe, or cut Abe off at the belly button to see the fam. I figured you'd have enough family shots.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jett was getting so tired and it felt great to be in the shade with dad.<br />
Notice the puppy "backpack" he's wearing.<br />
He's an adventurer and likes to wander.<br />
This way he doesn't wander too far!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This guy was done.<br />
He didn't even care to stay awake for some good pizza.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Our next stop was to Crazy Horse Monument. I remember visiting this right after I graduated high school on my way to Utah. Not much has changed. I'm not being sarcastic, I just mean, usually you visit some place many years down the road and you can hardly recognize it. Not this one. Take your time people. These rocks aren't going anywhere fast.<br />
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I better add: the entire funding for the blasting is all from donations and there's been a good change since I was last there. BUT, because of cost, and the final size of the monument, I'm not even sure if this thing will be done in my lifetime. No matter though. It was still really cool to see the progress, which was noticeable, (because of the progression pictures they have on the wall). The gift shop was cool and, of course, the kids wanted to blow every penny they brought with them. It's so hard to teach control while on vacation. Many times we opted for the "squished penny" keepsake.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jett hangin' out in the sling.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>So there's a funny story here..... After lunch, Jett still wasn't quite awake so he opted to be carried around. Who wouldn't? He didn't make a fuss, and only asked to get out once when it started to rain outside. He wanted to see the Coi fish in the pond and play in the raindrops. So, we're getting ready to leave and an older man says to me,<br />
"It's so nice to see you carrying your baby in that and not on one of those dog leashes."<br />
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My quick response was,<br />
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"Well then, it's probably good we didn't run into each other at Mt. Rushmore."<br />
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'Mom-of-the-Year', right here, folks!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Round 2. I would say this vacation was kicking his booty<br />
but he was sick almost every single night we were there.<br />
There's more to that later....</td></tr>
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Ok. There you go. Another installment of our life that passed by so long ago. I really have a ton more to update, and I think I'm finally feelin' my mojo. This could be good people!<br />
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Thank you to everyone who's patient with me, and I hope you still enjoying reading it.Jolenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224963259090315381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752719044180434937.post-34034042449947639062012-03-17T20:47:00.000-07:002012-03-17T20:47:34.556-07:00Oink, Oink, Moo....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was one of the cutest days, by far. We went to Old MacDonald's Petting Farm. All the kids had a good time but I'm sure the little ones enjoyed it a little more than the big ones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He wasn't sure whether he wanted to pet the baby.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And then he decided he liked them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ethan wanted to take them all home.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Here chicken, chicken, chicken..."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They thought the best spot would be by the "water hole".</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And then we got wet.....Mmm.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lawn mower-led choo-choo!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Haiden almost didn't fit in the car.<br />
Surprise, surprise.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I can't believe I have enough children to fill all the holes!</td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Jolenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224963259090315381noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752719044180434937.post-54379596383180785972012-02-20T22:39:00.000-08:002012-02-20T22:39:22.307-08:00Back In The Old West.....Time to catch up on the blog. Attempt #27. (This resolution thing isn't going so well....)<br />
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During our amazing week in SD, (last summer), we spent one of our fun-filled days at the Circle B Ranch. What an awesome place! This was seriously an all day event. We started out with some trail rides in the rain. Definitely my favorite way to start the day!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Haiden being hardcore with no jacket.<br />
He put it on later when the rain came down harder.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Same story for Hailey.<br />
You have to at least start out looking cool.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Destini was just fine wearing her hoodie.<br />
However, it was soaked for the rest of the day.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lineup of the kiddos, including Abbey,<br />
Dale and Krissy's daughter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And here's me; ready for the weather. Hat and rain coat.<br />
Kids just don't listen.</td></tr>
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The ride was awesome and took about 2 hours. While all us girls, and Haiden, went riding, Clint went back to the cabin with Jett and Ethan to nap a little and get some rain gear for later. Ethan was too young to ride with us and he was pretty bummed out.<br />
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During the ride, it was nice to feel my horse sense come back to me. I grew up around horses and it's always fun to get back on them.<br />
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At one point, we had to cross a small river with a little bit of depth in the middle. I was toward the end and watched carefully as the kids crossed. There were several guides throughout the lineup but as a mom, that doesn't matter. I still had to have eyes on them myself. After I crossed there were just a few people left.<br />
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Out of nowhere, a lady's horse bolts! She stayed on for a while but it wasn't long before she bailed off. When she was crossing the water, her bright yellow rain jacket shook around the horses head and spooked it. This caused the horse to get the hell out of dodge; only he couldn't figure out why this plastic crap was still on his back.<br />
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A few of the guides took off to try to stop the horse and myself and another guide took off to check on the lady. She was alright, mostly just shaken up, and I'm sure she was a little sore later that day. Things settled down after someone from the main camp came down to pick her up in the truck. We then headed back to the barns to end our ride. Talk about extra excitement!! (On the way up, after witnessing that little fiasco, I was offered a job as a trail guide. If only we lived closer. Haha.)<br />
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When that was over, we headed to "town" and the kids got to shoot some pistols with wax bullets. The three middles wanted to participate. Hailey did not. It's ok. Shooting isn't her thing. I don't see the military as an option for her future.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ethan taking aim.<br />
He was so excited when he hit a can.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Haiden's turn.<br />
He also hit his mark.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Destini picking a target.<br />
Either our kids are all good shots, or they had something set up...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was Ethan's "trail ride".</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He loved it. Notice Mr. Ed's pinned ears.<br />
They were like that the whole time.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't let this picture fool you. He was a beast.<br />
(The pony, not the boy.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boys had fun feeding the goats while waiting for the<br />
Chuckwagon dinner.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This goat's thinking, "I wish that kid would spill the bag!"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Like a model at a photo shoot, Haiden chose his backdrop<br />
for his picture.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My love and I.<br />
(The bottle is Cream Soda made right in SD.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For the second time on this trip, my friend Krissy and I<br />
realized we wore the same outfit; by no sort of planning what-so-ever!<br />
The first time was at the pool when we both<br />
came out in the exact same swimsuit. Haha!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daddy and Jetty getting crazy waiting for the "Gun Show".</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "Biscuit Bandit" just ran through town<br />
and stole some dinner biscuits!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids were given the opportunity to help chase down the "Bandit".<br />
This is when Ethan turned around and said hell no! He wanted nothing<br />
to do with this little dog and pony show.<br />
Moments later, the "Bandit" came back through, shooting his (cap) gun,<br />
scaring the hell out of all the kids. Ethan said, "See, I told you".</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One kid enjoying some Buffalo meat, the other Chicken.<br />
(The other one isn't chicken; she's eating chicken.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Cowboy Music Show.<br />
Great tunes to enjoy with our Cowboy dinner! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All filled up and enjoying the music!</td></tr>
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This was such a great day. The fun went from morning 'til night with no complaints from anyone. Now that's my kind of vacation day!!Jolenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224963259090315381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752719044180434937.post-17107729341623578342012-01-02T17:50:00.000-08:002012-01-02T17:50:36.557-08:00Times Like These....Our summer was pretty crazy, but in a great way! I'm sure many of you would know more about it if I could ever catch up on my blog.<br />
<div><br />
</div><div>That's my "resolution" for this year. Except I don't really believe in resolutions, because I know I need to improve myself all year long and not just at the beginning, so I'm not sure how that's gonna play out. Anyway....</div><div><br />
</div><div>After one of our many camping trips this last summer, I had the fun chore of washing all the blankets and sleeping bags. Even though I hate the chore that coincides, I really do appreciate my washing machine, so I took the giant blankets and bags to the laundromat.<br />
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I know I complain about the heat here in Colorado but, I really do love summer. And so do the kids.<br />
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While I was in sweating and slaving over washing machines, (or reading my book, whatever), the kids were across the street having a great time. Our city hall building is just across from the laundromat and during the summer they have spraying fountains that the kids can play in.<br />
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And to combat the heat and boredom, that's exactly what they did. I was able to sit in 100% humidity and look out the window to see them happily laughing and playing in the water. It wasn't until we got home that I was informed by Hailey that she used my phone to take pictures of it all. What a great sister!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ethan and Jett already drenched.<br />
Notice my van across the street, (by Jett's face).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Running for the cool water. The little white building<br />
to the right is the laundromat.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jett making his "cheese" face.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm sure they were daring each other to do something.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uJr8HCFsDNo/TwJXe4iJCiI/AAAAAAAAAg4/Te0HdumRsv0/s1600/2011-07-28+12.52.22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uJr8HCFsDNo/TwJXe4iJCiI/AAAAAAAAAg4/Te0HdumRsv0/s320/2011-07-28+12.52.22.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It just looks fun, doesn't it?</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pewfLGdYlaU/TwJXib6nEvI/AAAAAAAAAhA/u9Cwdg4_uE8/s1600/2011-07-28+12.52.30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pewfLGdYlaU/TwJXib6nEvI/AAAAAAAAAhA/u9Cwdg4_uE8/s320/2011-07-28+12.52.30.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drenched to the core.<br />
He'll be dry in a matter of minutes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-owaXfnag00E/TwJXl1nCoRI/AAAAAAAAAhI/vQtpURR8OjY/s1600/2011-07-28+12.54.06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-owaXfnag00E/TwJXl1nCoRI/AAAAAAAAAhI/vQtpURR8OjY/s320/2011-07-28+12.54.06.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's times like these I'll want to remember forever.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gZNB_Yy0pjs/TwJXpWPYMrI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/U9CtpMo2Tcc/s1600/2011-07-28+12.54.16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gZNB_Yy0pjs/TwJXpWPYMrI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/U9CtpMo2Tcc/s320/2011-07-28+12.54.16.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And hopefully they will...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think Jett is plugging one of the sprayers with his foot.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh yes. This is how you achieve total coolness.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cool guy-karate chop. I think it just blasted Jett in the face.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And that's why he's completely soaked.<br />
And loving it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jDZxvNNfBuk/TwJYCC27YFI/AAAAAAAAAiI/MfoM9PjtoIc/s1600/2011-07-28+12.58.57.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jDZxvNNfBuk/TwJYCC27YFI/AAAAAAAAAiI/MfoM9PjtoIc/s320/2011-07-28+12.58.57.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was totally jealous looking out the laundromat windows.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think they're part Labrador. They all love the water.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>This was such a great day. I forgot I had these pictures on my phone. While I was inside, losing half my body weight in sweat, the kids were out making memories.<br />
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Don't worry about me though. The minute I stepped outside, I gained it all back. And then some.</div>Jolenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224963259090315381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752719044180434937.post-63142365752283562712011-12-28T22:56:00.000-08:002011-12-28T22:56:55.865-08:00More Summer Fun....So, here's what stinks. I had this big plan that I would catch everyone up on our amazing vacation we took this summer. Yes, I realize it's 5 months later but it's not like I haven't wanted to. The problem is....I can't find my notebook.<br />
<br />
I had a notebook with lots of notes I took throughout our trip to remind me about what happened on certain days. And now I can't find it. So, here I sit, looking through the plethora of pictures waiting for the details to come rushing back to me.<br />
<br />
Waiting......waiting........<br />
<br />
Ok. I'm just gonna have to wing it.<br />
<br />
So, on one of our amazing days in South Dakota we decided to go to the Rushmore Cave. It was amazing! And freezing. Fortunately, I had Jett strapped to the front of me in the wrap so I had a little extra body heat. It did make navigating the slippery stairs a little harder. My biggest challenge however was not smacking our heads on all the cave chunks that stuck out along the tour. The kids had a blast and learned a little something too. Now, if you ask them today, I don't expect they'll remember anything, but it was good for a minute.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On our way to the cave. Clint's truck is in front of me and<br />
I'm in our rental car.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That hat went everywhere with him.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These girls are always taking self portraits.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm not sure how he got separated from<br />
us but I think he liked it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can't have a cave tour without pictures of the cave.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They're all in line for the zip line.<br />
Jett and I are at the bottom of the hill.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I don't even know who's on this one.<br />
It may not be our group. Oh well, action shot.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clint and Ethan. My fear of heights makes me clench up. All<br />
I could think about was my 5 year old shooting out of this thing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poor Haiden. He rode by himself. He didn't care though.<br />
He was just happy he kept his shoes on.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost like a "Where's Waldo" picture. Where are the girls?</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UOXtjFnc07A/TvwH_NLYJ8I/AAAAAAAAAgM/rQKmZ-XKnjY/s1600/DSCN1331.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UOXtjFnc07A/TvwH_NLYJ8I/AAAAAAAAAgM/rQKmZ-XKnjY/s320/DSCN1331.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here they are. Even if you didn't see them, you heard them.<br />
They screamed the whole way down and the whole way up.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>It was such an amazing day! We had so much fun and we're thinking about planning another family vacation there.Jolenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224963259090315381noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752719044180434937.post-9175383559827579502011-12-27T14:16:00.000-08:002011-12-27T14:16:42.116-08:00Bye Bye Baby....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">This July, soon after getting home from vacation, Ethan had his tonsils and adenoids taken out. He'd had a year of symptoms including sleeping terribly, snoring super loud, and having episodes of apnea. It was a year of bad sleep for both of us. While I was looking forward to him finally having relief, I was dreading the actual surgery but he did wonderful! Recovery was actually harder for both of us.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting ready for the doctor. He was very nervous.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He relaxed a little when I let him listen to my iPod.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And was much better when he was finally able<br />
to sit on my lap. Moments later we walked back to the OR,<br />
with me carrying him of course.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Immediately after surgery. He was asleep and tried to smile for<br />
the picture. Poor baby. He was so snuggly. He slept on my lap<br />
for over an hour. The nurses said it's better when kids wake up<br />
and then fall back to sleep for a little while. Somehow they seem<br />
to recover better.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lJR5Gt69CjI/Tvo2veE-EyI/AAAAAAAAAeY/xGl_0vbG80A/s1600/2011-07-15+11.50.55.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lJR5Gt69CjI/Tvo2veE-EyI/AAAAAAAAAeY/xGl_0vbG80A/s320/2011-07-15+11.50.55.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After waking up the second time, we got moved into<br />
the little recovery room. Here we snuggled in bed,<br />
watched cartoons, drank some water, and ate lots of<br />
popsicles and jell-o!</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v8v3ro_1lKk/Tvo2xqGiJ1I/AAAAAAAAAeg/7g3_zSwZJlY/s1600/2011-07-15+11.54.32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v8v3ro_1lKk/Tvo2xqGiJ1I/AAAAAAAAAeg/7g3_zSwZJlY/s320/2011-07-15+11.54.32.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prior to this moment, he would swear up and down that<br />
he hated jello. The nurse convinced him to just give it a<br />
try to help his throat. He LOVED it and asked for three<br />
more cups! We have a new fan of jell-O!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>We went home later that evening, just before dinner, and for the next 8 days, I was certain I was being punished for some bad behavior from the past.<br />
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My poor Ethan was pretty miserable. He hated taking his medicine. He was sick of popsicles by day 2. He hated drinking water. He was the kid they warned me about. The one that just wanted to sit and starve/dehydrate rather than move his throat, and then when he had to, he would just cry about it. For the first 5 or 6 days he would wake up in the middle of the night crying because he hurt so bad. I was glad I decided for both of us to sleep in the living room the entire time. It made things a little easier. The crying was not just when he was in pain but also when he had to take medicine. And when he had to go to sleep. And when he couldn't sleep in his own bed. And when he couldn't eat the same things we were.<br />
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Some of the foods he cried for were everything, but more specifically, bread, bagels, chips, and chicken. When I say "cried", I don't mean whining. I mean full on tears.<br />
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The upswing of this was the constant snuggling. He just felt better when we were on the couch watching movies all snuggled in blankets. I think he felt pretty special getting most of my attention.<br />
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While it was one of the toughest weeks of my life, it was so desperately needed. Ethan is such a good sleeper now. And for the most part, so am I.Jolenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224963259090315381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752719044180434937.post-45886960856235703712011-11-13T20:32:00.000-08:002011-11-13T20:36:00.719-08:00Random Summertime Fun....This is just to wrap up the last little bit of summer craziness, excluding the rest of our vacation though. Here's some of our life in pictures.....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cat surprised us all and snuck a dead bird into the house.<br />
She just happened to drop it at the front door, right next to<br />
the Wii gun Jett left out....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We thought about making a chalk outline but I didn't<br />
want the bird in the house any longer than it already was.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Someone's practicing for Easter!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying to show us how to hop.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just a cute picture.<br />
And Haiden's foot is in the background.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When you can't decide whether to play outside<br />
or go snorkeling...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gives new meaning to the saying, "eyes in the<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The profile shot. I'm not sure what sticks out more,<br />
the goggles or the belly.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This way he doesn't lose them...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"OH yeah"!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cold yogurt on a hot day.<br />
Even better waist deep in ice cold dog water.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think he's saying what I was thinking about summer,<br />
"HEY, where ya goin'?"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Just to inform: I don't have favorites. Haiden was out playing with friends and Hailey was doing what she does best as a teenager: hide out in her room.<br />
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On to winter......Jolenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224963259090315381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752719044180434937.post-31915894441243846562011-11-13T20:01:00.000-08:002011-11-13T20:01:41.338-08:00Last Camping Trip....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We took our last camping trip of the year in August, right after the kids started school. We packed up everything that six people might need and stayed for three days at our favorite destination; 11 mile reservoir. We got a pretty good spot and after day 1 almost everyone left. The kids had a blast! I'd like to think these are the times we'll remember as we get older and hopefully my kids will want to recreate the same memories with their kids. I'm sure somehow these little trips will get twisted into stories about what a rough childhood the kids had and how they had to forage for their food. And now I'll share a few pictures of their uncivilized upbringing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love camping breakfast!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So does Jett.<br />
"Gimme them eggs!"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nothing' cuter than a boy and his food in the wild outdoors.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The crazies take a moment to settle down and eat.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was asked by Hailey to remove this photo.<br />
I reminded her that if I did, then I'd have<br />
nothing to show at her wedding reception.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A rare photo of the "Camp Master".<br />
At least, that's what he calls himself.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poor folk lobster......aka, crawdads.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notice who's worried about getting wet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Already has a good arm....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Takin' a little rest.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I just love the blue water and the blue sky...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jett's new little friend...minnow.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I accidentally forgot to apply sunscreen.<br />
Can you tell?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the way out I had to yell, "Get'cher Ass outta the road!"<br />
And then the donkey moved.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>As much as I love the upcoming holiday season, I definitely miss the camping fun we seem to have every time we go. Hopefully it's just a few short months until we can make new nightmares...I mean, memories.Jolenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224963259090315381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752719044180434937.post-21451505883115133462011-11-05T00:40:00.000-07:002011-11-05T00:52:00.696-07:00School Is Upon Us....Really? Over a month between postings?? That's horrible. Ok, I'm going to catch you up on the rest of our summer vacation, just not yet. I have a few little things I need to post about first. Gotta get my writing chops back. So, without further adieu.....<br />
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Ethan started Kindergarten!! He just couldn't wait to start school this year and I'm so happy he loves it! We had parent teacher conferences a few weeks ago and I'm still smiling at the news. His teacher informed us that he's an amazing example to the other kids, he listens well, he doesn't have anything that he struggles with, and overall he's just really smart.<br />
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(If you're a K teacher and you say this to all parents to make them feel good, bite your tongue!)<br />
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I can't say that I'm shocked by this status report but I was a little surprised by her enthusiasm. For the first month or so his daily report of his "new" teacher was usually taken care of by a single adjective...."Grumpy". After a while it turned into, "Grumpy again".<br />
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It turns out she has a room full of little beasts that hadn't done preschool so this was their first experience in a classroom with rules. Not to mention, it's all day instead of half day.<br />
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(May I take a moment to say thank you to all teachers out there. I don't know how you fight the urge to beat them.)<br />
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Anyway, things have gotten much smoother. Now, "it's just the naughty kids that get her grumpy", as Ethan reports. So the really great news was his testing so far. I know. You're probably thinking, "What kind of testing does a K'er do?" I don't feel like explaining that. Just know, they do.<br />
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The testing was done at the beginning of the year just to see where the kids' starting points were on an individual basis. In the first month Ethan tested at a middle of the year level. This was a test relating to knowing phonics and first word sounds (or something like that). Also his reading level was at 0.5. (That's a K'er in the 5th month of school for those that don't know.) Again, this was done within the first few weeks of school. (I said "test" a lot up there. I'll ease up on that.)<br />
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I don't want to toot my own horn here but, "Toot Toot!!!" I'm sure Clint and I had something to do with this. Right?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's my little scholar on the first day!<br />
He was a little nervous.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's how a Valedictorian hangs his backpack.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even she knew on day 1 she was standing with a sweet boy.<br />
I really like her and so does Ethan.<br />
I think he's made a mark as one of her favorites.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting off the bus for the first time.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He was so excited to finally get to ride with Haiden.<br />
I'm just sad this is the only year he'll get to.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Since we drove him to school the first day, I had to get some<br />
pictures of him boarding the bus as well.<br />
These are the memory makers, people.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He's a natural. Look at that form.<br />
That's good.<br />
I don't feel like driving him everyday.<br />
I did that for preschool and it was not my best subject.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>So there it is. My little Ethan has turned into a big genius. I think I'll help him start writing his acceptance speech for Class President.Jolenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224963259090315381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752719044180434937.post-29710672932019240512011-10-01T22:11:00.000-07:002011-10-01T22:11:50.306-07:00Operation Vacation....Ok, so it's been a minute since I've last updated. Please forgive me. I seem to have left my head unattached, while running around clucking like a chicken. The doctor said I should be fine.<div><br />
</div><div>When we last "talked" I shared that we were able to check into the hotel to finally get some rest. Well, I'll just start this off with reality. At 5 am Jett was up puking on both of us. It was the greatest sound to wake up to on vacation. No pesky calls from the fronk desk. No knock from housekeeping after sleeping in too late. Just the tiny whimper of an achy-gutted baby, and then the pre-launch guteraal sounds that let you know you have -.02 seconds to get to a tiled area. Because I missed my cue, I was also covered in the foul smelling lava. What a way to start the day! My poor baby was miserable. (This will tie into future events. Wait for it.)</div><div><br />
</div><div>Because the last 24 hours had been rough for Jett, (and me), we were so excited to get to the cabin, get our things settled, and relax for the day. I was just excited they had a laundry facility. Remember....I had several things to wash already. :(</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Relaxing with popscicles. It was a humid heat.<br />
We had to eat them fast.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most of the crew.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back down, ladies. He's off the market.<br />
And he's not making that kiss face at you.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My sweet baby. He was such a little trooper.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ok, he's done with pictures. Time to tear the place up!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was the cute living room.<br />
My feelings will change later, but that's not important now.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The girls' room.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jett was our roomie.<br />
This would prove beneficial later in the week.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Extreme close-up!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div>After a relaxing afternoon, we went to a 3rd of July, "excited tomorrow's the 4th of July", fireworks show held at a near by park. The kids got a chance to run all over the big field and when it got dark enough, the show went on. It was a great way to end a crazy day.</div>Jolenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224963259090315381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752719044180434937.post-46595866813896493092011-08-31T00:01:00.000-07:002011-08-31T00:06:23.049-07:00In The Beginning....(**Please scroll to the bottom and pause or turn down the volume on the music player. There's a few little videos to watch.)<br />
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Oh my gosh. It's like I've fallen off the wagon. I have so much to catch up on. I'm gonna do my best, starting from the beginning. Well, the beginning of the chaos anyway.<br />
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So, when I last left you hanging, I was dreading my early wake up to start our road trip to South Dakota; with the kids and our good friends, the Spencers. Well, I wasn't wrong with my predictions. As difficult as it was, I got the kids in bed at a decent time. That left me with quiet time to finish packing.<br />
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I don't know why I say "finish" packing. If you know me at all, then you'd know I hadn't even started yet. My problem is, in my mind, it really doesn't seem like there's that much to do. A few items of clothes, some shoes, good to go. Well, I forget that I have to do this x6 (me and 5 kids) and unless I want to look and smell like a hobo, I probably should throw a few personal items of hygiene in there.<br />
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By the time every last bag was packed, double checked, re-stuffed, zipped, and sitting by the front door, it was 3am. I was wishing I had a 24 hour window before I actually had to get up but unfortunately, reality came at 5am.<br />
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Our drive there was pretty uneventful. Hailey rode with our friends and the remaining kids got along really well, which surprised the heck out of me! It wasn't until we reached the state lines between Wyoming and South Dakota that our luck took a turn for the worse.<br />
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(Sorry the video is sideways. Sometimes I don't remember how to work my phone.)<br />
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</div>Jett seemed fine the whole ride. It was in the middle of nowhere that his little guts decided they couldn't take it anymore and let loose. We'll just say there was so much "sludge" his car seat couldn't even contain it all. There we were on the side of the road, in BFE, with me stripping my poor baby and his car seat, while Clint and the kids tried to stifle dry heaves. (I can assure you, the smell was horrific.) He rode from this point forward in just a diaper with a garbage bag secured around his bottom half. And a small blanket to try to provide some kind of padding. Needless to say, within minutes he was sweating like a little piglet. Poor baby.<br />
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This was the atmosphere for most of the ride. Even after the above mentioned poo-tastrophe. Notice he's in a bag and blanket in the video. : (<br />
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We got to the hotel around 1:30pm. Check in wasn't technically until 3pm, but you know how it is. Sometimes these places are just on their game. Well.......this wasn't one of those places. We know we were early so we just decided to let the kids run around and stretch their legs in the grass while we waited.<br />
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Now, I'd like to sidetrack you for just a minute. While we're waiting in the heat in the parking lot I decided to see if my cell phone signal had come back into range yet, since I lost it right as we got into Wyoming. No such luck. Clint's phone, however, was working just fine. Not even roaming. I resorted to calling Sprint to try to resolve the issue. After about an hour on the phone with them, (no worries, we were still waiting for our rooms) it turns out something was wrong with my internal antennae. Lovely. At least Clint's phone still worked.<br />
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Back to the waiting game.....You'd think since this was a hotel it'd be obvious that we were from out of town, and seeing that we tried to check in, it would also be obvious that we were just hanging around waiting for our room. Well, the common sense fairy doesn't go to SD. After asking several times, and migrating to the lobby to make ourselves more visible, cranky baby and all, we finally were able to check in at almost 5pm. Ridiculous.<br />
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After the long day, we didn't care what time it was. We just couldn't wait to eat and go to bed. Clint, me, and the little boys stayed in one room, our friends Krissy and Dale stayed in another room, and then their two girls and our two girls stayed in another. I'm sure they were lovin' it! I didn't care. I couldn't wait for my head to hit the pillow.<br />
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This is only the beginning.....please stay tuned for more.Jolenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224963259090315381noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752719044180434937.post-70929079750712252362011-08-14T23:02:00.000-07:002011-08-14T23:02:33.853-07:00More Fun At The Zoo....Ok, ok, I know. It's been about a month since I last blogged but I'm fixing that. We had a really busy July, between vacation, fun stuff, and kids being sick.....it's been a roller coaster of a month.<br />
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So, here's a ton of pictures to start you off...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mmmm....I love lettuce.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't let the picture fool you. He was totally creeped out by the tongue.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But they do have fuzzy noses.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The girls found a friend. She likes to lick on the railing.<br />
The giraffe, not one of the girls.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here she is begging for food.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Huh??"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He's a happy boy. This is his favorite part of the zoo.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first of many poses. This giraffe was a real camera hog.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He rode in style in the pimped out safari cart. Aw, yeah.<br />
Yes, that's my zebra print purse. Rawr.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down at baby piggies.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"You talkin' to ME?"<br />
Ethan just loves those sassy Meerkats.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The whole gang.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is one of many demonic squirrels that chase people<br />
around for crumbs. Or cigarettes.<br />
We saw one chewing on a butt.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jett is becoming fond of the elephants.<br />
He makes their trumpet sound with his mouth.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gotta love the hugs. Take 'em when you can get 'em.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The crew, minus Jett.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rawr!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was a drizzly, rainy day. Ethan was happy to hitch a ride<br />
and provide shelter from the weather.<br />
Really it just meant he was happy to play with the umbrella.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watching the otters.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Who doesn't love this at the zoo....??<br />
Chicken chasing!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost got it! The level of determination can be measured<br />
by the dropped green binkie by his feet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He was just checking to see which foot was the lucky one.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ethan was debating a frog ride.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No question for Jett....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saddle up!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Too cute.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think the Orangutan was flipping us off.<br />
He's seen us there before.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheh7XRhUoEmuatsJrOJQrqKKj27QQlZqCEoIQG0NklZ9Cb69Jxd0U19ry0_9jqQYovdoXpAOeUvHAL_VBLeJiRgBIkncQQCpJU1SrVy77kNrYkpPTb61kn_8p3zjGI6bP-28IeUh-owm4/s1600/100_4484.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheh7XRhUoEmuatsJrOJQrqKKj27QQlZqCEoIQG0NklZ9Cb69Jxd0U19ry0_9jqQYovdoXpAOeUvHAL_VBLeJiRgBIkncQQCpJU1SrVy77kNrYkpPTb61kn_8p3zjGI6bP-28IeUh-owm4/s320/100_4484.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He was making sure his chauffeur was still at the wheel.<br />
"You better NOT let go of that bar!"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Jolenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224963259090315381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752719044180434937.post-51400275948111422822011-07-28T21:17:00.001-07:002011-07-28T21:17:25.764-07:00Hang On, It's Coming....I know many of you have been patiently waiting for me to update my blog. There's so much to write about, once I finally do, you'll all understand why it took me weeks to get caught up. So, hang on just a little while longer and I'll make it worth your while. (I hope.)<br />
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Thanks!!Jolenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224963259090315381noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752719044180434937.post-58237037152252748992011-07-01T19:53:00.000-07:002011-07-01T19:53:40.963-07:00Emergency Preparedness....We've been planning this vacation since January. We're taking the family on an All-American trip to South Dakota! Mt. Rushmore here we come! Crazy Horse monument, prepare to get more crazy!<br />
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We're leaving for this road trip tomorrow morning around 5'ish. Boo. If you know me at all, you know the morning and I mix like Coca-Cola and a car battery. Clint suggested I go back to sleep as soon as we're on the road but I kindly reminded him of reality........<br />
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All the kids, except Jett, will go back to sleep and I'll be left tending to him and his demands. When he finally crashes out, and I'm ready to join him, the other beasts will wake up and start whining to me about how hungry they are and bored and hot and how much longer and are we there yet.<br />
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By this time, I'm sure we'll only be to Denver and I'll be looking in the glove box for a pen or pencil to thrust into my jugular. Clint will be in a dazed blur because he'll already be so high on Monster energy drinks that he won't even remember there's other people in the truck with him.<br />
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I can't wait for 4:59am.Jolenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224963259090315381noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752719044180434937.post-54113971417103367272011-07-01T00:01:00.000-07:002011-07-01T00:14:23.470-07:00Jett Says....In our daily happenings, Jett often goes around babbling and giggling, pretending to be in most all conversations. And regularly he shouts out commands for a sibling, or myself, to obey. We think it's so cute that he has his small handful of words that he says.<br />
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It wasn't until I put it all to paper that I realized......this kid's a talker! I sat down with the sibs and compiled all the things he says into one great big list. 36 things to be exact!<br />
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Shoes</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hailey</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Haiden</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dad</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mom</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mah-ee<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(molly)</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">No-no</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dink (drink)</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Shhh</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Poo-poo & pee-pee<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(pointing to his diaper)</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">On (with arms up to be held; like Ron Burgundy "I want to be on you")</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Down</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Out (like from the carseat or booster seat at the table)</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Na-na (banana)</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Side (telling us he wants to go outside)</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Des-ee (sister Destini, this is a new one)</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Puppy</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Keee (kitty)</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hi</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hello</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bye</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ny-ny (goodnight)</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">K (in conversation, like “ok”)</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">HEY! (like getting mad at the kids)</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eye (while poking himself or you in the eye)</span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hide (when he’s playing with the kids and wants to hide from them)</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rawr (when he’s the one scaring you)</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sissy (the alternate for Hailey)</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">It's crazy to think that we hear this everyday and we didn't even realize how many things he knows. He's such a smart little guy. I'm sure it's because of his wonderful big brothers and sisters. It's good to think it's cute now. I'm sure his future vocabulary will make me cringe. Maybe that's where wrinkles come from.</span>Jolenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224963259090315381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752719044180434937.post-81514053698246687712011-06-29T21:55:00.000-07:002011-06-29T21:55:18.358-07:00Summer Fun....School is finally out!! Obviously this post is a little overdue but we've kicked off summer by firing up the sprinkler. Jett goes with water like Peanut Butter with Jelly. He would live in the water if we'd let him.<br />
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This little snippet shows him running the show.....as usual. Stand back or you'll be sprayed!! (It's a few minutes long, but worth it. At least to me.)<br />
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And this is after the water fight....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We grabbed the first thing within reach. These boys were freezing!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think they might actually like each other....<br />
sometimes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So snugly.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wrinkly little toes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A sweet kiss from big brother.</td></tr>
</tbody></table> There's always excitement here, you just have to look in front of you.Jolenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224963259090315381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752719044180434937.post-76743889569284002112011-06-29T12:10:00.000-07:002011-06-29T12:10:18.438-07:00Part of Our Heritage....At the end of Fourth grade all the students were assigned a big project that traced their family history and allowed them to learn about where their family came from. I won't bore you with stats and details but rather, allow you to take a journey through time with photos. Ok, no I won't, but it sounded cool. Ha!<br />
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Here's a look at the final product; our display board. I say "our" because the project was supposed to be for the kids and parents. This was to involve the parents in the kids' school work and allow them to spend time together. The final presentation was given by the student and their parent or aunt/uncle/grandparent, or whoever was available to help them.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's right! We're soo-perr Svedish!<br />
The guitar shape in the middle is the branching off of our family tree.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the family detective and his evidence.<br />
Maybe I should have taken this with me in there....Hmm.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This half naked child represents...a half naked child.<br />
Who's part Swedish.<br />
And half naked.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was a pin marking the city where we're from<br />
but Jett decided we didn't need it. I'm fine with it.<br />
It's funner to point and ask, "Here?", "Here?"<br />
"How about here?"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This cute little section represents our ancestors livelihood.<br />
They lived in a lush area and were great farmers.<br />
Apparently it's the recessive gene.<br />
My houseplants are staging a coup.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pictures of the typical period clothing they wore.<br />
I imagine for a hot date, the ladies would just wear the vest<br />
with no long sleeve shirt underneath. Sassy!<br />
Nothing says 'Pedicure please" like a flashy pair of wooden shoes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Food. My link to history.<br />
This would explain my love of Swedish Fish.<br />
No really, they were invented in Sweden; land of licorice lovers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little history about the town; Kristianstad, Sweden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You thought the clubs were hot on Saturday night.<br />
They've got nothin' on this place.<br />
Here they are, tearin' it up before the sun's even down!<br />
As for me, apparently I'm genetically wired to be this good.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think this picture speaks for itself.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>So there it is. A slice of our family history in a nutshell. The oldest relative we went back to was born in 1410. We don't know much about him, but that just leaves it open to do more investigating. This was all found on my dad's, dad's side and I've barely scratched the surface on his mom's side, or even my mom's side. Confused yet? Me too. Whose blog is this??!Jolenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224963259090315381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752719044180434937.post-31011632256226990722011-06-29T00:02:00.000-07:002011-06-29T20:23:43.340-07:00Jett's 1st Zoo Trip....Jett went to the zoo for the first time a few weeks ago. I love to see things through his eyes. He LOVED it! We plan on going alot this summer and can't wait to do it again when Destini gets here.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He liked the giraffes the best.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It looks like they're kissing. They're not.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He was laying down, peeking under the fence, calling this baby giraffe.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He clicks his tongue, tries to snap his fingers, and makes suction sounds.<br />
Animal whisperer in-training.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hard to see but this is the Meerkat display. He screamed when he saw them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting dirty. Another perk to the zoo.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monkey see, Monkey do.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Feeding the birds.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notice the grandpa pants pulled up to his moobs.<br />
I had to lift him over my head to reach these little Thanksgiving appetizers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jett didn't know whether to be excited for the bird on my shoulder<br />
or eat the seed on a stick. What to do, what to do??</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ethan wanted to take this thing home.<br />
Then I happily showed him the poo-colored concrete.<br />
Crisis averted.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cotton candy for the first time! There's only one picture because<br />
I have enough of him having melt-downs.<br />
No need to continue the documentation.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my favorite! I'm going to do some crop magic to make it closer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coming out of the wolf den.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me too!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We found the face painters. Notice the eyes...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You'd think he was a little Prince used to getting facials.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He was so tired I was physically holding his head up so she could finish the painting.<br />
He just melted when that brush stroked his cheek.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hand on boob. Now he's good.<br />
Rawr! (To the baby Tiger, not the boob.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So cute!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My little snake lover!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This guy was super close. I'm so glad that glass is 20 inches thick!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cutest zoo babies ever! The Orangutans are my favorite!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He just couldn't do it anymore.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Done.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I just missed this shot. The baby was at the glass and put his hands on Ethan's.<br />
It was adorable. I made an Orangutan lover out of Ethan too!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Ok, don't be too bored. It's all over with. Until tomorrow when I add a post about our recent trip with Destini!! I don't take tons of pictures with animals; we've all been to the zoo before. I just like to capture my kids' reactions to things, or get those blackmail shots for future use: Prom, dating, graduation, wedding receptions....and so on.Jolenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224963259090315381noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752719044180434937.post-74317001316137600612011-06-28T22:27:00.000-07:002011-06-28T22:27:37.512-07:00Wild Boys....I've mentioned many times that, even though I have three of them, boys are still a mystery to me. I often find myself asking The Hubs, "Is that normal?". I forgot I took these videos a few weeks ago. I laughed so hard while filming them, and laughed even harder when I watched them again. Here's a little peek into my life with my wild boys.<br />
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</div>These boys are so funny. It makes me a little nervous to imagine what they might think of next.<br />
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And now the conclusion..<br />
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Oh the hilarity continues! All I have to do is wake up.Jolenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224963259090315381noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752719044180434937.post-60663892453878634372011-06-16T22:32:00.000-07:002011-06-16T22:32:59.415-07:00Mommy-Daddy Date Night....A little over a month ago it was unanimously decided, by me, that The Hubs and I needed a date night. The last time he took me out to woo me was before I was pregnant with Jett...for my 30th birthday. We'll just say that was a few years ago.<br />
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I made all the arrangements. All he had to do was show up, drive, and pretend to be interested. Not too hard, right?<br />
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Hailey had a friend come over to help watch the boys so she wasn't totally overwhelmed and out-numbered. Knowing she had backup, I was able to stop dwelling on how long it might be before Fountain Fire Department was calling me to come home.<br />
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With everyone situated, were on our way...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dressed to thrill...haha.<br />
The loving couple.</td></tr>
</tbody></table> Our first stop was Red Lobster. Because we were celebrating our new found freedom for the evening, we decided to go big. Clint got some platter that had a lobster tail, 2 different kinds of shrimp, salad, and rice. I opted for Tilapia, shrimp, rice, and salad, and of course, we got a basket of those wonderful Cheddar Bay Biscuits too.<br />
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It was amazing and, halfway through, we were totally bloated. But, because this was going to be a magical evening, come Hell or high water, we stuffed our faces. We also knew it could be four more years before we made it back so it made it easier to fight the gag reflex and just keep shoveling.<br />
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It was then that my sweet husband looked at his watch and let me know it was 8:30pm. We gazed across the table at each other, barely able to keep our eyes open, and declared to one another that we were totally ready for bed.<br />
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Again, this magic had been planned for a month and we were gonna see it through, dang it! We headed to the movie theater to see the nine o'clock showing of The Hangover II, just to find out that it was sold out, so we got tickets for the 10 o'clock show. Big mistake.<br />
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Thirty minutes into the movie, The Hubs was asleep and I was totally disappointed. Overall, the movie had some funny parts, but I really just thought they were trying to out do the first one. But really, who cares. Clint woke up totally confused, not knowing what was going on, so I spent a few minutes trying to get him caught up. He took that well.....and asked me to just wake him up when it was over. So I did. We were both exhausted and drove home a little on the crabby side. It was after midnight when we finally got back.<br />
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In whole, the night was good but I'm old enough to admit that we over did ourselves, just a tad. I think we've decided to stop pretending that we're as young as we once were. Next time, hopefully not four years from now, we'll be more than happy to plan a "dinner only" date night. If we want a movie, we can hit RedBox for a dollar. That way when we both fall asleep, it won't be a twenty dollar nap.Jolenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224963259090315381noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752719044180434937.post-18420629570501044272011-06-16T21:54:00.000-07:002011-06-16T21:54:19.002-07:00Movin' on up....Oh man. Hailey Jo is now a Freshman. I can't believe it. It's all going by so quickly!<br />
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First, there's the baby stage. They're little, and cute, and they just become toddlers too quickly. Then, before you know it, they're in school.<br />
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For me, this is where time seems to freeze a little. There's that annoying age between third grade and sixth grade that just seems to mesh into one long, painful block of time. Then suddenly, middle school flys by and now I've got a high schooler.<br />
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Here's the last bit of 8th grade. Goodbye to middle school....Hello scary high school!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She was so excited to wear her new dress!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Standing with the counselor waiting for them to call her name.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She just got her certificate! On to HS!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and my pretty girl.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Growing up so fast...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hailey and Amy. Friends from church and school.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>So this is how we ended the school year. Everyone is moving on and growing up. And now a whole summer of fun awaits.....Jolenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224963259090315381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752719044180434937.post-48250218060164190362011-06-12T01:02:00.000-07:002011-06-12T01:02:46.374-07:00New Found Fun....I recently learned how to make jam. No only is it super easy but, it's also fun! My first batch of jam was a delightful little mixture; Blackberry/Raspberry.<br />
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The kids enjoyed helping and I was in disbelief at just how simple it really is. We plowed through the first jar the next day and it was AMAZING!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">7 jars. Not bad for my first time.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost too pretty to eat.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>I plan on making alot more of this in the future. Not only is it much better than store bought but it's great to have in abundance on the shelf right in the garage. Self reliance is a good thing.Jolenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224963259090315381noreply@blogger.com0