Crazybiglove

9.03.2010

coats too small

thanks to devin for leaving your coat with us. it fits us perfect.

thankful...

today i'm thankful for.....

1. my house is semi-clean. (i say this because it will NEVER be as clean in reality as it is in my mind. trust me, it's clean in THAT world!)

2. my 6th grader had shots today. THIS does not make me happy, however, he was brave. that thrills me.

3. my yard looks pitiful. again, that doesn't sound positive but trust me, if you saw my front flower bed before yesterday, you'd agree it's worlds better today.

4. speaking of, yesterday, for 4 long hours, my bff (kathy sue) worked her little bahookie off in the insanely hot sunshine JUST for me. she's been listening to me boo-hooing this flower bed for far too long. maybe she was just trying to shut me up?

5. i had a great conversation with the boys today about talents. it was fun to see their faces when i told them what i thought their talents were. tell your kids..they need to hear it.

6. my husband has a job. his company is busy. really busy. we are blessed.

7. don't know why i waited until #7 but...here it goes. THE KIDS WENT BACK TO SCHOOL. did you hear me?? THE KIDS WENT BACK TO SCHOOL. BACK TO SCHOOL. THE KIDS WENT BACK TO SCHOOL. can you hear the angels singing? let me make this VERY clear...i love my kids more than life itself but people, it was time. there is a reason that summer break is 3 months and the school year is 9 months. i don't know who came up with that time line but i will bet my last dollar that it was a mother. truth be told, they were ready to go back too. we had a great summer but we all agreed (i lied, we didn't ALL agree but whatever) that a schedule in our family works better than no schedule at all.

this mama needs routine. that's how i roll.

8. i'm thankful for Lynden Christian School. after Convocation on Monday morning i was once again struck at how blessed we are to be part of this community.

9. the teachers that were chosen for the boys are the perfect fit for each one. i know that last years teachers gave much thought and prayer into who would fit with who. they chose well.

10. i'm thankful that in about 10 mins. the hub will walk in with pizza. need i say more?

11. more time for blogging.

12. i'm thankful for the Pioneer Woman. she's who i aspire to be. one look at her blog and you'll agree. i know that jealousy is NOT a good thing but i admit, i'm jealous. she's so good. hence the meatballs in my fridge. she makes her recipes so easy that even little ol' me can whip up dinner.

i'm out. i need to get out the paper plates for our fancy-smancy dinner. yeah me.

8.25.2010

change is good.

why yes,

my blog background IS PINK!

so, i got to thinking.

i like pink but NOTHING in my life is pink.

notta. zip. Nutting.

oh wait, i think i have 2 shirts in my closet but whatever, you get the point.

i live with boys. the color pink never had a chance.

while i research some new blog templets, this is going to have to do. (any good ideas on where to get myself a spiffy new templet?)

although i have very little control over most things, i DO have control over my NOW PINK blog!

now that THAT big issue has been addressed let me get to some more important things.

like blogging.

a few day back, i put out an 'All Points Bulletin' on Facebook begging for some new ideas to blog about.

my dear facebookers, didn't disappoint.

thank you.

the sunshine has sucked all of my creative brain cells so bless you for coming to my rescue.

let me RANDOMLY pick one of those swell ideas out.

thank you miss janice. you had the PERFECT, back to school idea.

TOP TEN THINGS I'M GOING TO DO ON THE FIRST DAY OF BACK TO SCHOOL....

1. MOP MY FLOOR. really, is there ANY point doing it now?

2. stop in at Woods Coffee. i may SKIP the drive-thru and GO INSIDE!

3. take a long, quiet walk with my bff.

4. surf eBay.

5. surf blogs.

6. maybe read up on surfing.

7. scrub the boys toilet. i admit, it hasn't been done since before my sister came 8 weeks ago. i walked to the top of the stairs tonight and almost gagged. maybe i should move that up to #1 on my list.

8. speaking of my sister, i just may call her and get caught up. i miss my sister.

9. watch something, ANYTHING but i-Carly on t.v.

10. sit and think about how fast my our summer went and wish, i had just ONE more day with my little whipper snappers. or not.

8.09.2010

the mother load of vacation pictures.....

i have spent the past 2 hours uploading all the pictures from the big denbleyker bash.

i'm warning you, you'll be here awhile.

there, you've been warned.

forge ahead at your own risk.....

view on the way to Semiahmoo. magestic Mt. Baker.

my sis and my pappa. two of my most favorite people!

a little smuch.

my dorky brothers mocking me. they say i always do that head tilt thing. whatever.

t & l. sweet couple.

max cheeseing it. sam looking a tad bit puzzled. and jack, well, this is jack being jack.

stud.

me and my kit.

love this shot!!

this is where it all started.. love these people!!

most amazing shot!

the sibs.

more of the sibs. i'm honored to be one of them.

she's my hero.

ok, this was SO dang funny...look in the background at the 'santa, in camo pants, STALKER'! he stood on the pier for a super long time watching the happenings. can you say CREEPY!???

we never claimed to be 'normal'.

bless these people. they all three made the CHOICE to join our family so we'll keep um.

not sure why this one is in here again. sorry.

the new jersey gang. good looking bunch.

and another good looking bunch.

the little whipper snappers.

pretty girls.

my mady girl.

some of the most important woman in my life.

we love ya lis!!

i think this is in my 'top five' favorites. bai loves her uncle b and i dare say, he feels the same!!

benny boy.

my little wild man. love this boy.

awww.

:) :)

my mini rye. love u buddy.

love that i can still carry him around. love u boy.

mama loving.

wish i could freeze the hands of time on this moment.

sweet shot.

do i really need to comment on every single cute picture? really now.

we won't mention names but SOMEONE couldn't hold it. :)

bep and livey.

love.

stud.

brady attempting to get away for a few hours. no. such. luck.

you had to be there but trust me, this was hysterical!! jake giving some loving to....um....himself??

kit seems a little frightened. love lori and liveys smiles!!

dad attemping to find out what's behind the mystery door. he could have told the kiddos ANYTHING and they would have believed him. super cute!

buddy boy E.

my spunky red!

sweet little look. don't you just wanna kiss those cheeks?

pretty girls.

eli and mady single-handenly whipped everyone in this game. really, they did.

bai's got the form going on.

hey.

first injury of the game. e's a fighter, he'll live.

uncle loving.

rip roaring game.

injury number two. eliah again.

jackson-benny-z

brothers.

they look like little ants.

mady is ready!!

ANOTHER shot. you must understand, this is where these kiddos spent most of the 2 weeks.

jake lighting the 'leftover' fireworks. and yes, those ARE pink elephant boxers! :)

poor man gold course.

this swing has never been used 'properly'. they lay down and get someone else to spin them. makes me dizzy thinking about it.

our wood man!

the numbers that would be duct taped to their shirts before every game.

notice the cheering section on each side of the field?

this is what the kids feet looked like at the end of any given day. nasty.

stick wacky.

yup, that's the name of this game. my brother tim must have thought of that.

after all, he MADE this game.

a bunch of 2x4's, cut into pieces. after watching the game being played for 2 weeks, i still don't know how to play. i WILL have someone explain it to me and do a big ol' blog post so you too can enjoy this!!!

SO. STINKIN'. FUN to watch and rumor has it, it's STINKIN' fun to play!