Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Anniversary Plans...

Austin has signed up for a tractor drive with his friend Sterling. I don't know how I feel about this... They also decided that staying in a hotel for the 4 days would be too expensive so they have decided that camping is the way to go...

I was okay with that until I found out that the drive is the same weekend as our anniversary. You know the anniversary we never spend together... How romantic, right? This year is number 12. I have no clue where all the years have gone!

So, we will be camping somewhere around Centerville. My husband will be gone on the drive leaving me and Sterling's wife, Julie, alone with 4 kids. Just what I wanted for my anniversary. Maybe we can talk our friend, Jess, and her family into joining us. (You reading this Jess!! Weekend of June 24th through that Wednesday... Check your calendar!) I've told Austin that no matter what else is going on that if we are camping he is gonna have to be sure to take Mason fishing. I swear he is obsessed with fishing. I don't get it! I love camping but hate, hate, HATE fishing...

I hope we find a campground with a good shower house...

30+ days...

I think I'm going crazy. I've been here over 30 days and still have 2 weeks before I get to go 'down home' again.

I think this might be the longest I've ever gone... EVER...

 Now I'm ready to be over this head cold so I can get back to work finishing my quilt. I've learned not to quilt when I'm distracted. I lost a fingernail last week... It's a good thing I keep them long but still not the way I wanted to lose one. I've also got some other things I'm working on. I've also got to find some local seniors and start to break into the local scene. I'm tired of most of my business coming from out of the area. I've decided on seniors because they are so much fun to work with. More fun than newborns even... and since I'm fairly sure I forgot to show off my cousin's baby, Carlos...






He sure is a cutie. I can't believe the next time I go 'down home' I will be taking his 3 month pics... Time flies!

Where have I been???

I've been here... doing stuff... I know real informative.

Christmas was good. I got to spend several days at my moms with my sisters alone. I know highlight of my Christmas.

New Years we had people over. Our regular group of transplants and Austin's parents. We stayed up way too late playing cards and eating. I lost. I lost very badly...

January started off strong. I finished one quilt top, my husband had a birthday and joined the 30 club, Mason is doing AwEsOmE in speech, I've got another quilt top almost done, my husbands computer crashed (and he hadn't backed it up even though I told him to and had the external sitting right next to it!!!), my cousin started college at ISU (so wonderful having family close-er), the flu tore through our house not once but twice, as did this horrible head cold crap, and I have now been home for over 30 consecutive days. I think that fairly well sums up January...

Oh, and who could forget all this wonderful weather we are having this winter. It feels more like spring outside but I'm sure with the storm we are expecting this weekend we'll remember that we still have several more weeks of winter left...

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Crazy...

Just letting everyone know I will be having some crazy facebook status updates...

You see my husband got me a fitbit. At first I was kind of upset with him... but now I love it. Seriously LOVE it. It keeps track of how many steps I take in a day, how far I walk/ran, even my sleep. I know, right!! My sleep! I put it in this little thingy, I attach to my dominate wrist, I set it to sleep mode, and it lets me know how many times I am disturbed at night. It also tells me how long it takes me to fall asleep and gives me a sleep efficiency percent.

So now on to why my status' will be crazy. Well the first number I post will be the amount of steps, the second the distance. Sometimes there will be a third and/or fourth number... those will be the amount of time and/or the speed.

My husband now realizes how many more steps I have to take to walk the same distance as him. Generally I take one and half to 2 for every one of his. So my numbers are always better than his!! ha!

Once in a while there might even be a 5th number. The number of leaves generated! You'll just have to visit FitBit and find out what all that entails!









Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Getting ready to head 'down home' for the Thanksgiving holiday. Austin and Mason have already left which leaves me to pack my stuff and the dogs. I'm just so glad I don't have to listen the kids' songs cd for the entire trip!! So very very happy!!

I have to stop in Boone and get gas and then again in Council Bluffs to drop off a cd of senior photos. So I'd better get my butt in gear...

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

I've been working all day. All day... I'm more than ready for bed but I have to finish this session and a newborn one before I can go to bed. I have to get them done and delivered before I leave tomorrow... Gonna be a long night...

Monday, November 21, 2011

So I didn't make it all month but that is okay...

Friday was Fremont-Mills state championship football game. We kicked butt!! The final score... 81 to 0... 81 to ZERO!! How crazy! The game was awesome!

Mason was picked up from preschool by my friend Jess so he was pretty excited to be able to play with her son Vince. Vince then came home with us and stayed the night. They had so much fun playing outside and running around that they both crashed on the couch before 8:30! I call that success!

Saturday morning Jess and her husband dropped off their daughter Ellie on the way to Des Moines to go see Wicked. We, being me, my husband, and the kiddos, all had a great day. There were no real tears and thankfully they didn't eat me out of house and home.

Sunday was my BIRTHDAY! Yay I'm now... um... 31... I guess I'm okay with it. I mean really what would happen if I wasn't? NOTHING! Life goes on so I've decided to just accept that I'm 31. I'm not saying I'll be okay with 32 next year but for right now 31 is okay...

And now some championship football game photos. Better photos than the score updates on my facebook page...


My day started with the sunrise... I know hard to believe...


Walking to the middle for the coin toss that they no longer even do on the field. So basically they just shake hands and make a show of it...


A touch down run attempt... I don't really remember... by number 32...
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Another series of photos. This time of number 19's touchdown catch...
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Number 7's interception touchdown!


All the seniors!! Such a great group of guys. It really has been fun watching these boys play this year.


My niece, Morgan, and her friend. They wanted me to take their photo so I took it and then it dawned on me that the photo I had just taken could have been taken anywhere... There were no distinguishing attributes about it that you could look at it and say 'oh that was taken at the dome...'. So I had them turn around so we could get some of the field behind them. I think it made for a much better photo!


I took this of the law enforcement officer because he was texting... and noticed the coaches when I got home. I do wonder what the guy was texting...


The final score!


Ended my day with the sunset...