Paging Jessica

2011-10-02T11:07:00.001-06:00

A fall in mud...
sure serve it up!
Now losing my shoe...
that was a bit uncalled for.

Happy Hunting
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Bathroom Make Over

2011-09-25T15:04:00.001-06:00

I have spent the last 12 hours
-with little sleep-
redoing our bathroom in the hall.
Paint, flooring and a new toilet.
My thumbs hurt from holding
roller and cutting flooring...
I will let the pictures do the talking :)

Before&&After:

Brianna meets Mayor Castillion

2011-09-21T09:32:00.000-06:00

Brianna has been kind and helpful to others. She was picked by her principal to be
recognized for her outstanding
kindness at school ;) I'm so proud of her!
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So B U S Y

2011-09-19T16:45:00.000-06:00

The beginning of school has proven to be very active.
Brianna has joined Girl Scouts.
Washington School is doing a fund raiser that Brianna is participating in.
And tomorrow (Tuesday the 20th) Brianna will be opening the city council meeting
with the pledge, and then she will
be honored...for something ;) we are not sure what.

Addie has not been as active. She is, however, enjoying preschool. Things are proving to be great around the Page Estate!
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Hunting in TwentY EleveN

2011-09-10T21:34:00.002-06:00

Oh wow!!
Today I shot my first antelope.
It was an amazing time.
Here is the story:

We were all over the mountain, seen many herds of speed goats (aka antelopes) but for some reason, they were already real spooked! So we decided to head to Mountain View for fuel and lunch. On the way our brother Vinnie was falling asleep in the truck...so Calvin, being the loving big brother, starts to swerve the truck around to wake him up. He gets jolted awake and looks out his window...
"STOP, antelope"

We stop where it is just behind this little hill, about 110 yards off the road. I was insistent that Calvin get out and fill his tag because I had already stalked a few others and he should have his try. Not the case.... I get out, sneak as quietly as I can over this little hill....

Only to see he has made a Houdini. I sneak up a little more and catch him off to the left side of me about 50 yards out. "Thank you". Now to sit, position and pull... I sit down -in cow poo-, pull my gun up to position, take a deep breath, pray to the Lord to give me steady hands for a one shot, one kill and the wind stopped, my breath evened and I pulled the trigger.

He bolts off...Dangggg! I missed. But wait....waittttt....oh, YES! I see him stumble up a hill and topple head over hoof! He's down, I did it! I really did it!! The adrenaline and shaking come back, I turn around in general direction of truck (because I've walked far enough that I can't see it) and scream "I GOT HIM". He maybe ran 75 yards. One shot! And he is impressive! Especially being my first. He has pretty ivory tips, aged probably 3 years -mind you they only live about 8 years- so he's a mature buck!! He is 14 inches tall.

I am just over the top excited!!

Pictures may contain material not suitable for all...You've been warned ;)

Another First...

2011-09-08T06:11:00.000-06:00

My girls are growing up in the blink of an eye. I am enjoying every minute of it. Here is Addie on her first day of Preschool. She also did a Vlog, like sissy, but I have yet to get it loaded...expect to see it soon.

Also a picture of her and her cousin sitting so politely at preschool... Having him there made it MUCH-o better. She let me leave without a single tear ;) --proud mama!

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Firth Week of School-Brianna

2011-09-05T15:48:00.000-06:00

Hmm! I've seem to missed Friday's pic...fail!
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Useless Gab-Volume

2011-09-05T05:58:00.001-06:00

First off... Happy Labor Day!
-I hope you are not reading this @ work,
but instead at home over warm coffee! Chilly morning here,
loving that fall is upon us!

I was in serious thought over volume last night as I lay in bed,
staring at the alarm clock that read 11:36
((WAY past my bed time))! Why? Why such a random thought, and at that time of night?
Your guess is as good as mine.

Volume, weather it be on your TV, the radio, your phone,
how about your MP3 or iPod....how does it work? I understand
technology is very advanced compared to the first radio, but seriously...

How do you make an inanimate object project more sound?
It's obvious how one can do it verbally.
Duh

Do you realize the knowledge the person who invented the volume adjustment,
was amazing and most intelligent?
I would think at least.

Or is it less complex than I'm making it out to be??

Present day, everything has volume! You don't analyze it, I'm sure. But as I lay there
wondering about the oddest thing I can, I can't help but think that volume has quite the history.
There are some older generations out there I'm sure that remember their
entertainment on a quite night was the radio...not so quiet night,
adjust the volume!!

I have no idea where else I'm going with this...hence the title "useless gab"!
Just something I guess I'm thinking too much about.
But there is also that part of me that thinks, if there was no volume adjustment
for music or television, it would be less popular.
Those with children may be the ones to agree with this most :)!

Well enjoy your day, bbq with friends,
love our workers and turn it up,
let it ring in our ears.

-Jess
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HW-and so on!

2011-09-04T18:44:00.001-06:00

We had a family scare so that's the reason for delay!! Hope your weekend is going well.

So Dec. 2010 we got our home.
Moved in...well almost. Yes, we've been here 9 months
and still have things that could be unpacked.

May-June 2010: T ball! Bee had a blast and can not wait for next year.
((below, the medal she received))

June-Brianna graduates from preschool. It was bitter sweet! She was one of the loudest to sing, just like her mama. She is a future graduate of 2024 ((again, pics below! Since I email my posts in, it won't let me place them where I want))

July to, well now...we have been fairly uneventful. Some remodeling of the home. Lots of painting. Then enjoying our home.
We have a long ways to go before we have our home the way we want it but that's a whole other story.
We will get into all of that though...soon enough.

-Brianna and Addie will both be in school this year...look for posts
About their first weeks of school. -also see Brianna's Vlog :) so much better
Coming from her :)

H.W. Halloween && More

2011-08-31T12:01:00.000-06:00

October twenty T E N::
well not only did we hunt in October but it holds my FAV.
holiday! Halloween.
(See pictures below)
My little "bugs" had a great time and we ran all
over town, to family and friend and just had a blast!!

Nov.2010-Cal turns 29...Yes, that means we are approaching the big T H R E E oh! Eeek.

And finally DEC. 2010» we sign all papers and move into our home! It was days
before Christmas and we were in. But do we really move in NOW!
The tree is set, home lightly decorated and we were
not sure what to do!
But what better way to break in a new home than
to celebrate a holiday. We moved quickly. And were in on
Dec. 23, 2010! Yipee.

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A sleepy Addie & her FAVoriTE song! W/mama.

2011-08-30T13:44:00.001-06:00

Click Here && enjoy :)

H.W.Continued

2011-08-30T06:19:00.002-06:00

Hunting season 2010 ( !!!! )
10/10/10-panned out to be our
lucky day!

First year hunting and I did it.
I shot my first, little 4 point deer.
It was a RUSH.

To top it off, Calvin also shot his BiGGesT deer
EVER! He now hangs on the wall with pride.

We also went for elk season. I had no luck but
Had the most awesome
experience! I had 4 bull elk walk out of the trees
at about 30yards. I had adrenaline pumping like no other,
but wouldn't you know, the season had turned to cow only!
I would of had a dandy elk to showcase next to
Calvin's deer! :)

BRiANNA's Vlog

2011-08-29T18:12:00.004-06:00

-- I couldn't figure out how to post right on to the
post so sorry to detour you to youtube.
You will not be disappointed though.
She felt like a celebrity getting her "interview"!

I will hold you here no longer...
let BRiANNA tell you how her first day of school went!

Your Detour «« click here!

Welcome To History Week

2011-08-29T10:16:00.001-06:00

Hello Chums--It has been a little over a year since I have posted a blog but that is about to change!! I have the time, I'm sure I can find a lot to say and here we GO:

About history week-- There has been some activity this last year and I will post this week .only. about what has been on the Page archive.

August 2010>Addie turns 2...she's SO big and I absolutely love my baby girl.

September 2010>We started the adventure of buying a home. It was a long grueling process. There is so much that goes into getting ready to buy a home, finding a home and then even more into getting the home you have come to love... Brianna turns 5! Another year of preschool to better her and how it helped tremendously!! -in fact today she went to kindergarten and did fantastic on the drop off, well get there though!-

Jessica signing off for now!! Welcome me back my fellow bloggers!
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2011-08-28T21:43:00.001-06:00

Testing...I know it's been a year since you've seen my face here...let's just see if this mobile text in works right :)

WOW!

2010-07-01T22:01:00.000-06:00

There is just something about neglect and blog that go together in the summer. I actually have a hard time understanding it. I have been on the computer. Some times for ~~hours~~ minutes, yet I still steer from my blog. I have a theory... there is too much to blog about. We have been so busy with family activites, parks, and randomness that I am not sure where to put it all. I said I would come back with more about my Wordless Wednesdat. That is where I will start.

Everytime we pulled our memory cards from our trail cameras, we saw bears. We estimate 9 different bears came into our barrel (of food and sweets). That was the best experiance for the children and I. It gave us perspective of what Calvin would be hunting.(Of course we knew he would be hunting bears, but it became more real with pictures) We ooh'ed and awe'ed over all the bears as a family, ploted and predicted what bear my husband would get, and really had a good time just having them on our camera and at the bait site.

All this lead to the day my husband AND his father shot their bears. (Warning: There are pictures of dead bears below. Content considered sensitive) Why is 'and' bold and capital, well 2 bears on the same site, within an hour and ten minute span and 40 yards away is pretty dang rare.

Big Calvin

Calvin aka Bear Slayer (lol)

For some reason, Calvin (Bear Slayer) did not get any of just his bear laying out. His was quite a bit smaller than his father's, but a bear none the less.

Success!

P.S. Remember this post, if in the future I have the 2 Calvin's I may refer to Bear Slayer and Big Calvin. If Big Calvin's father were to come around... you guessed it, another Calvin. We will have to think about that if the time comes along.

Wordless Wednesday

2010-06-02T11:03:00.001-06:00

Summer has began!

2010-06-01T09:36:00.000-06:00

I have been pretty busy already this summer/spring season. I feel lost a little bit at where to even begin. It is not like I haven't been at my computer, but I do not know where to start with posts. Summers and blogging just don't go well with me. So with that said, you may notice quite the quiet summer at Paging Jessica. I hope you can forgive me. On the other hand, I may be awesome this summer and have a ton to share and willing to log on and blog. But I am just saying, summers are slow for me when there is so much to be doing outside.

I will be back tomorrow with a post about JUNKING, then look for the BEAR post. Also a few other randoms posts about children and spring.summer 2010 activities, uncluding Brianna's "Last day of preschool (for this year) program!"

Who would you vote?

2010-05-19T11:09:00.000-06:00

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Go Daris! If you would like to vote for Daris to be the third finalist, please go to http://www.nbc.com/. I know there are others out there who love them some Koli bear...well you can also vote Koli at http://www.nbc.com/. Daris (as if he would really ever read this but....) I have believed in you and your mother since the beginning. I have rooted for you and here I am again, hoping to encourage others to vote you up!! You can vote up to 10 times so what are you still doing?

GO VOTE DARRIS!

I am pretty passionate about The Biggest Loser... maybe one day you will see me on there. If I haven't already kicked butt at losing weight, like I am trying to do now. Ok, on with your day now that you have VOTED DARRIS!

We have babies and I am a huge slacker.

2010-05-14T08:36:00.001-06:00

Babies, say what? Yes, my little Woodie (that just don't sound the best =] ) had 3 babies yesterday about noon-ish. I was nervous when I found them because momma was under the bedding, hiding. The babies were all calm and doing good but I only seen 2 of the babies at first.

I was walking to my room and just glanced in the cage, I stopped dead in my tracks and was seriously like "O.M.G" that is a little colored baby, EEEK! And then I see another little pup that is all black like momma. So I run across the house and grab Brianna so she can see the babies. She was oober excited also. Well I knew I had to get Woodie from under the bedding and have her get to babies and finish cleaning them. I would say when I found the babies, she had them with in the hour so we will say about noon. Anyways, I gather her from under the fleece, then I search under there because I can't be sure she didn't get under there and have more babies. None. I am pleased, momma did well and her 2 babies are looking good. Well I decide to move the pigloo out of the cage because Woodie would go in there and hide from the babies and I really wanted her to finish the clean up. Well much to my surprise, there was another, fully black, baby under there but just then my heart stopped. At first sight I thought momma did not break this babies sac and that the baby did not make it. But as I gather myself (this all happened in 3 seconds) I notice the baby is out, moving some and breathing but is restricted by the dry sac on her back. I had no idea what to do. I call my husband, he says to help the baby and clean it up. All I could think was if I interfere what will the already nervous and scared momma do so I wait. I called the vet (he had to call me back) called and talked to my mom and while one the phone I was hoovering around the baby and momma cage and spooked the little black pup that was covered in sac and the sac split (no harm, remember it was just dry on him) and then he really starts to move around. I gave it another 30 min or so and then I worked on helping the little one get the bag off and momma pig would come over and assist also. I know that she is just young and wasn't sure what to do. So anyways, they all look healthy and good today. Bouncing and popping all about the cage and nursing from momma. I even seen 2 of the babies trying to eat hay and one drinking from the water spout thingy. I am sure you are ready to see some pictures!

Without further ado:

Male 1

Female

Male 2

On with the slacker end of this post....
I said that I would come back (the next day but obviously this is not...) and post about my #1's. So yes, I'm late. I should know to never plan a post on Calvin's days off. I am no good at blogging when he is home.

Is that good or bad?
Read on and then decide.

[one] pick up my bible that is collecting dust! Teach and learn from it!:
Well I am happy to say this is a big YES!! Not only have I picked my bible up but my family and I have been going to church. God is great and we feel so good!
[one] believe in myself:
What exactly does that even mean? I would say there are many points of this short goal. I seem to have complications with believing how good I am at a certain things. I know I can do a lot of things but I have little faith that I can really do them, and so I don't. This is still a changing manner but I can and am slowing believing in myself again. Since starting a serious weight loss (healthy living) life I have seen that I can do it. I can be reliable. I can set goals and reach them. Now the next thing to work on is not procrastinating. I believe I procrastinate because I have a long thought process and (again working on this goal) I am not sure I can do it correctly if I do it now without thought, even though many people tell me YES you can.

[one] be more thankful for my husband and his hard work.
I have always been thankful but I did lack in letting him know. I know how awesome I feel after I have cleaned the house and how down I can suddenly turn if Calvin does not praise my hard work. Why shouldn't it be the same for him. Yes, he is working for our family because, well, he has to. I expected him to tell me "It looks good in the home" but I would give nothing in return for how awesome he is and how greatly I think of him and the many things he does for our family. (Honey, I love you)

[one] take more time for family and family activities:
We are always doing things as a family. Since Calvin has been on a 10 on 4 off work schedule, we have so much more time to really do things together. Last year he began this schedule and on his days off we would still sit at home and he would relax and enjoy it. As time went on he was feeling more rested and more used to the schedule and we would head out of the home on the days he had off. Now you hardly see us home when he is on days off. We are always out doing something. I love it and it is so healthy for our family. We have grown this past year, for that I am blessed.

[one] get healthy for my family and myself:
If you have been following me this year, you will know the answer to this. Not only am I getting healthier for my family, but Calvin also. We have been eating healthy for well over a year but lacked on activities to get us moving. That is no longer the case. and since winter is finally over (even if we have had snow in may) we are outside even more and doing many things to keep active and get healthy.

[one] spend more intimate time with hubby
I will not go into details, but this goal has been succeeded and the way it has pulled us together is bliss. I love that I am loving myself and in return loving my husband wholeheartedly.

The winner....

2010-05-09T08:38:00.003-06:00

of my first blog giveaway is

KT! Congratulations!

Happy Mothers Day.

A year in review

2010-05-06T16:32:00.000-06:00

One year ago I made a Top ~~Ten~~ Fifteen. How have I done? Did I accomplish anything? Well lets have a run down on the list.

((ten)) less arguing and yelling and more praise:
While I would love so say, "I don't even yell anymore" that is not the case. But less, YES! It takes a lot more to get me to the point of *OMG!!* How did I change this in myself? I had to tell myself, "Do you enjoy being yelled at? How would you feel if every time you tried to do something and did not do it right or was unsuccessful someone yelled at you. Like a failure and not good enough." How could I expect my children to think any differently...I couldn't. I still work on it daily. I am a stay at home mother with a 24/7 job and I DO get tired, and frustrated and yes, I do yell, but again it is NOTHING like I was.

((nine)) strict T.V. time and more dance/craft/activity time:
No, I do not have a strict schedule but we have cut back and we often are outside or trying to find fun things to do outside the home. This has helped keep the kids less rowdy in the home, less fighting, better listening and not so much "annoy mom because we are bored" attitude.

((eight)) less computer time {{yet here I sit}}:
I have my days. Some days I am so okay without being on the Internet, mostly when Calvin is on days off but when he is not home and it is just the kids and I, I will sit and waste time on the computer. With winter coming to an end, this goal will be more successful as we will have something more to do than sit home or go on short outings and hurry home before roads freeze and such.

((seven)) night time routine {.bath.book.bed.}
We are still working on this. Addisyn has issues with sleeping in the big bed so her "bed" is the couch or the recliner. I know, this is not the best solve to the problem but we are still working on a solution. Brianna is getting better and better with sleeping all night in her bed. She still watches a movie to go to sleep but it is for under an hour. Again, not the best solution or routine to do but it is what is working for us honestly. One day bed time will be a breeze.

((six)) organization:
Until we have a place for everything, organization is impossible. When we moved into our trailer, we out grew it. Hall closet, sure would be nice. Linen closet, what is that? Coat rack..Ha! So you get it, we need more room to store things and get them out of the kitchen, living room, bedrooms even. I have taken steps and gave us what I call "a healthy clutter". We will one day have the room for my to label, file, store and tote everything we have.

((five)) more photography, as my girls are growing so fast and i don't want to miss anything:
Yes. With the help of others I have also had some great pictures. I have my camera out constantly, my children pose at first then begin to ignore the camera because I have it out so much. I love to edit them, I love to take crazy pictures, serious, silly, colorful, and black and white. You will see more and more of my photography love on the blog, promise.

((four)) become better house wife -cooking.laundry.dishes.dinner ECT:
Laundry...dread! It is my nemesis. I believe any mother would agree. Even if laundry may get backed up, I am doing better in every other aspect of "house wife" title. I love to cook. We cook with lots of veggies and chicken so this also goes for my "get healthy" goal. Dinner is done every night. yes, I do opt for pizza some nights but this is nothing like it was!! Trust me or ask my husband.

((three)) save money . spend less:
I am doing a good job..Calvin, not so much. No we are not doing to bad. The purchases we have mad this year were things we honestly needed. We have money in the savings, which feels awesome, we have everything we need and things that we want, and that feels good to. We have to have that balance for sure. I feel that this goal is squashed and we are doing well with our money without taking all of our entertainment and wants out of the question.

((two))take time for myself:
This is still a hard one for me to do. I feel like I will miss something that my children will do. I also feel that if I have mommy time when Calvin is home, that I am missing out on his days off. It is a weird thing I have going on in my head that I still need to straighten out.

I will follow through with all my "#1's" tomorrow. Be sure to stop in! Remember, you only have until May 8th to enter for the giveaway... please link up to enter or take steps for more entries. How... READ HERE!
((*[one]*)) pick up my bible that is collecting dust! Teach and learn from it!:

((*[one]*)) believe in myself

((*[one]*)) be more thankful for my husband and his hard work

((*[one]*)) take more time for family and family activities

((*[one]*)) get healthy for my family and myself

((*[one]*)) spend more intimate time with hubby

Link up here!

It is finally that time.

2010-04-28T11:47:00.003-06:00

You have heard about it few a few weeks now...well it's time. Well I am glad that you are here for the first random and unorganized blog party. Giveaway. Hop. Not even sure the name of it, but happy none the less.

Credits: PURSE, WALLET, KEYCHAIN, HAIR FLOWER

This is my first Open To Anything giveaway, make it yours! I want to make this giveaway all about you. I would love you to share recipes your family loves, pictures of flowers that you are proud of, places you plan to or would love to go, everything and anything pertaining to you and yours. Please link up below with the post you want to share with us and get an entry to win. If you do not have a blog to link to, no worries on being left out, just share in a comment, things about you. Anything about you? Yes, anything. Interested in another entry for the giveaway? Then follow my blog! How about another entry? Okay, follow me on Twitter. (click here) Please comment below that you follow both to get your extra entries.

Posts coming soon about my year of blogging. I hope you enjoy and while you have a few days to link up, TELL YOUR FRIENDS to join up with us!

*Link up begins May 1st.*

Simplify for Sanity!

2010-04-20T13:46:00.000-06:00

Ok, just say it... SLACKER!

I have been cleaning, and decluttering, I just have not been posting. Or doing any before/after pictures. But I decided after I threw out a toilert paper bag full of junk from under my bathrrom sink yesturday that I had been do something for the blog-a-roo. I was avoiding my blog, yes! I am still so crammed with how to do the whole thing. I may just do a one day give away! How does that sound?

Moving on, I will come back to that in another post. Ok on with the cleaning. Want to see what I have been up to?

Stove- this is a catch all, not any more! (don't mind laundry back there, it was clothes day)

Counter- I really should have taken before pictures. This area was awefully crowded.

I love the open space I now have.

Bathroom- I don't understand why the top of the bathroom counter

is always so pilled with things. This looks a lot better.

Maybe one reason it get's so crowded up top is because...

There are useless amounts of things you don't use under the sink where things you should use.

Like you see in this (now) garbage bag.

Helps to have some sort of organization under the sink as well. Look how fancy.

(Until you lose some thing down that massive hole!)

So I haven't been on track with Lynnette exactly but I haven't been completely worthless either.

I did not realize...

2010-04-12T13:45:00.004-06:00

...how hard it is to get things settled and ready for a giveaway. I would like to have a huge post about it but I am just a bit lost. So this is a ramble about what I am working on and a tid of information on the giveaway.

I would love to have a button for all my compadres (that's you) to put up on your blog and tell everyone about, but wouldn't you know, I have no idea how to make a button box. I am still working on figuring that out.

I have had 2 loverly ladies volunteer their magic of making into my giveaway. I am thankful for that. Thank you Carri (@BoogerBear) and Erin (@Homemade Love) I am very excited to show you what they have to offer.

My blog "birthday" is at the end of this month, but in order to really get things together I may push the "party" until May 1st. I am sure you can understand, and a give away is a giveaway weather it's on time or not. I have some organized thoughts about what the week should be like but once they are on paper...er computer, they are not as organized.

This is what you get with someone as random as I! Stick with me as I figure out my first TRUE giveaway. Any tips you may have, that would be helpful also. Thank you!

(PS) Holly, remember when you won here? Yea, I have NOOO idea what happened but your prize was misplaced (awesome, right?) but it has been found and will be in the mail tomorrow (Tuesday). Also Sam@Sailor&Co.I still need your address, as I just realized I do not have it for your (also misplaced) prize.