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Snow is gone now

2012-01-26T13:14:00.001-08:00

But it sure made a lasting impression.

There were 11 foot snowmen. Lots of ice and tree damage. Shoveling and power outages.

But we survived, lol.

...And we will be even better prepared next time.

Mark trying to give Coco a bubble beard, lol

2012-01-10T21:53:00.001-08:00

Leah dissected an avocado seed, lol

2012-01-09T09:38:00.001-08:00

We had a few avocado seeds on the counter. The kids like to check these things out. We planted one, and Leah asked if she could cut one in half and see what's inside. So I said ok :)

Barry brought me flowers :)

2012-01-09T09:23:00.001-08:00

Barry brought me flowers on New Years Day. He also brought some for Vanessa, and some for Leah. What a nice surprise!

Got myself a Juiceman Jr

2011-12-30T09:14:00.001-08:00

I tried it out this morning...and I LOVE it!!! I juiced a mango and an orange. It was so yummy!

Fantasy Lights

2011-12-19T09:36:00.001-08:00

I took the weekend off and had a great time. Here is a pic form Fantasy Lights with the kids on Sunday night.

Mark and Leah turned 12 years old :)

2011-12-07T12:54:00.000-08:00

I'm happy and sad at the same time. They grow up so fast. I took the day off :)

I let them open presents when they got home from school. First the birthday cards, Vanessa made them with a stencil she created. Leah is the master of handmade cards so she liked this :)

Vanessa got them these cool 3D drawing tablets. So cool!!! I got them each an IPod and had Vanessa load all their iTunes songs on them before I wrapped them. :)

Leah rocked out and Mark did a little two step, lol.

Here we are at Chuck-E-Cheese in Tacoma.

Then their dad came by with some presents. He took some pictures with them then had to go ref a game.

The kids and I came back to the house and had some cake and ice cream. Leah wanted ice cream cake and Mark wanted chocolate so I found them by the slice at Walmart.

A good time was had be all :)

Check out the new Mustang :) AND Vanessa got her license!!! :) :)

2011-12-07T10:38:00.000-08:00

I finally traded in the mom-van. And I'm so happy to be a Mustang owner again. This one is a 2002 Mustang GT convertible.

It is AWESOME!!!!!

Barry took this pic before we went to the Festival of Trees. Such a pretty car!!!!

AND, Vanessa got her license so I was teaching her how to drive a stick shift. She did good. She did some reverse, and got up to second gear. We stayed on our street so maybe next time we will venture out of the neighborhood. I'm so proud of her!!

Meet Barry :)

2011-12-07T10:23:00.000-08:00

Yes, I am dating now. He is officially my boyfriend, and I am so happy to have found him. We went to the Festival of Trees in Tacoma and spent the whole day together. It was so nice and relaxing. We had a few dates before this one and I really enjoy spending time with him. He hasn't met the kids yet, but they do know about him.

After we walked around and looked at all the beautiful trees, we were supposed to vote for our favorite one. Barry chose the blue tree, and I chose the white tiger tree.

Then we went out to Buffalo Wild Wings for lunch. Yum!!

Coke or Pepsi

2011-12-02T02:29:00.001-08:00

The age old question. I prefer diet pepsi but they are giving out these cool coke glasses at McDonalds. You just buy a value meal and you get a free coke glass.

I got done working at 2am...ya ya, I know, I work a lot...and I wanted a pepsi so I settled for a drive thru value meal. I got the coke and the cool glass and Vanessa ate the sandwich and fries. (Better her than me, lol)

...Tomorrow...we party at Chuck-E-Cheese for Mark and Leah's birthday!!!

And, I have the next three days off :) mini vacation :)

Made cookies for the fire fighters :)

2011-12-02T02:21:00.001-08:00

Our Girl Scout troop adopted Fire House 21. So we made them some cookies and they gave us a tour. Fun!!

Mustang Heaven

2011-11-28T00:02:00.001-08:00

I'm so happy to be a Mustang owner again! I've had this Mustang on my screen saver for about a year. And it is now real...AND parked in my garage.
Words just cannot explain how happy I am right now.
That's Phil in the picture with me, he is the awesome salesman that helped me get this wonderful car. He works at Goodfellas II on Custer Rd in Tacoma WA. Go visit him if you're in the market for a new or used vehicle.

:)

Mark gettin' his game on :)

2011-11-26T20:58:00.001-08:00

He didn't even notice I was taking pics, lol

Thanksgiving was great :)

2011-11-26T11:11:00.001-08:00

Leah set the table and made the tiny turkey placecards. We had some friends over and relaxed. Not many pics, I was busy relaxing :) then the kids wanted to put the Christmas tree up. It looks so pretty!!

Thanksgiving Nails

2011-11-24T01:15:00.001-08:00

Tammy...this ones for you girlfriend!!

Cookie Awesomeness!!

2011-11-23T23:32:00.001-08:00

Thumbprint cookies and chocolate chip cookies. Tomorrow I will make the ginger snaps :)

Made the pies :)
Apple pie
Pumpkin pie
Pecan pie
Cherry cheesecake (counts as pie, lol)

It's going to be an awesome Thanksgiving!!

And the Packers will win!?!

Turkey place cards

2011-11-23T17:14:00.000-08:00

Leah made these awesome little turkeys to use as placecards. She used some lollypops, leaves, pipe cleaners, tiny wooden hears, yarn scraps, wood beads, and a glue gun. LOL. Aren't they adorable!?!

Happy Thanksgiving

2011-11-23T12:46:00.001-08:00

Wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving. I'm making a 22 pound turkey this year. It's HUGE!! We are having a few friends over and just going to have a great relaxing day.

So tonight I'm doing some Pre-Thanksgiving baking. We are making chocolate chip cookies, thumbprint cookies, pumpkin pie, cherry cheesecake, and whatever else I feel like baking I guess.

Second snow of the season

2011-11-19T10:18:00.001-08:00

We woke up to this yesterday too, but it melted pretty quickly. Today...its not melting :(

The power company sent a newsletter with the bill that basically said its going to be a hard winter and we should expect and be prepared for power outages. So I'm thinking of getting a portable generator this year.

Spanaway Lake HS Craft Fair

2011-11-13T13:29:00.001-08:00

Of course, I had to buy a bakset :)

And I found a really cute Thanksgiving wreath for the front door.

I also bought some soaps and a wax air freshener that you can also melt in your warmer to make the house smell WONDERFUL!!

We had lunch there too.

Then Mark wasn't feeling well, had one of his headaches so we went home early :(

Finishing up the nap room :)

2011-11-06T18:50:00.001-08:00

Vanessa and Leah painted some stars and the big dipper in the nap room. Vanessa will be adding a rocket ship, probably on the ceiling. I left the design work up to her. She always does a great job.

Soon we will be doing the murals in the play room downstairs.

Worked on the little fence

2011-11-01T16:14:00.001-07:00

Well, after a long break, we started working on the little fence in the back yard again. We added the brackets and put up the beams.

Now I just have to go buy some more pickets and keep the project moving.

We also put a second coat of paint in the nap room. It's a midnight blue, and Vanessa is going to do a rocketship mural and add some stars.

And we finished up the touch-up painting in the playroom. Vanessa is going to do some jungle animals on those walls. I will post pics as we get them done.

I have more projects lined up, but I'm finishing a few before starting another one.

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A Great Halloween Weekend

2011-11-01T14:11:00.000-07:00

Vanessa joined us for some trick-or-treating. She went as No-Face from the cartoon. Mark was a Star Wars trooper. Leah was a witch. And I was the Queen of Hearts.

I will put some more pics up later.

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Carving our pumpkins

2011-10-27T12:06:00.001-07:00

Pumpkin carving was great fun! I was having so much fun I forgot to take pics of Leah doing hers :(

First we did a rough sketch of the design we chose. Mine was a castle. Vanessa did a skull. Mark and Leah did the traditional pumpkin face.

And Vanessa did an awesome design on one of Mark's skateboards too.

Happy Halloween Everyone!

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LOOK what my Mom sent me! :)

2011-09-28T20:29:00.001-07:00

She sent me this awesome Kitchen Aid mixer. It belonged to her friend, Denny, and he said he didn't need it anymore. So all I can say is...WOW! You can't tell that I really like kitchen appliances, lol.

Can't wait to have some free time and try this baby out.

:) ...thanks Mom and Denny, you guys are awesome!

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