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This will probably be it for this year. I'm sick as a dog and only doing this because I couldn't stand to be in bed anymore. Love you all.

Happy New Year!

My Family

Christmas was nice...it came and went to soon. But it was nice.

These are my cute kids. They're getting so big!

Beth and I took a day and went to lunch and a movie a few days after Christmas at the Gateway. We ate at Applebee's and then did a little shopping...mostly window shopping but we did find some really good deals at Express. Beth got a cute green Hoodie and I found two grey ribknit turtle necks. One solid and one with bold black stripes and thin metalic light blue stripes. We both look very cute in our extremely marked down finds.

After that we stopped by the SL Olympic water feature at the North end of the cool outdoor mall and had someone take our picture. Man...we're good lookin' (did I say that out loud?)

Then we went to see the new Harry Potter movie. Is it wrong to think a 17 or 18 year old boy...who's actually playing a 14 year old boy is attractive? Then you're right...Harry isn't attractive. Anyway, it was a good movie.

DeAnne!!! Guess Who's Here?

She's my Model tonight. Beth ditched her ...with Hailey's blessing of course. Hailey says she would have done the same thing in Beth's shoes. What tacky kids we're raising!!!
Anyway, I got a new lense and flash so I thought i'd try them out with Hailey here. Man she's gotten cute! the only problem is ...SHE KNOWS IT!!! Here's a few more. Hailey really like's this one... It freaks me out but she thinks it looks like a dream. Love ya!

Crazy Lady in the Neighborhood

Is anyone else out there not sleeping well? I am NOT sleeping. No, it's not the excitment of Santa coming, It's the anxiety of everything I'm doing and not getting done before he comes. So, one night, I mean one morning, around 1:30 am I climbed out of bed and finished my Christmas cards. Then I realized it was snowing so I got my jacket and shoes on and took the camera and tripod outside to take pictures. Sure I felt like the crazy lady in the neighborhood but whatever.

All I want for Christmas...

It's that time of year again. I don't know what I want for Christmas! I have enough clothes. I have more scrapbook stuff then I'll ever have time to use; although I LOVE having it. I don't want or need anymore nic nacs for the house.

I don't know...I guess I can tell you exactly what I do want for Christmas but they're not cheap.
1. I need 6 72 hour kits for my family and maybe one for the dog and cat. ( the fish in the tank my become dinner one night)
2. I want the same software I have at work in my computer at home but that would mean I would also need more memory, I believe.
3. I want whatever the great photo manipulating software is out there to help my mediocre pictures really look good.
4. I want a wedding ring. Not that I don't have one. I like the one I have; I picked it out myself. I just know that what I really want is an eternity band of diamonds, one of amethyst and another of Emeralds. Not channel set but each in their own setting and not tiny chips but actual nicely cut stones.
5. And lastly; at least a 1 year supply of food, water and any other essentials we may need.

So you see my dilemma. One thing I want is obviously unattainable and really; if I'm honest, totally unimportant to my eternal salvation. Others would be nice but expensive when really, what I have now works just fine. And...Food storage is completely up to me throughout the year.

I will probably be a little bummed out if I don't get something this Christmas but I really don't NEED anything. I'm pretty happy with what I have.

Time Time TIME . That's really what I need.

Finding friends in unlikely places

This is my Friend; Sister, DeAnne. She may not like this picture but I do. She has a beautiful smile and sparkling eyes.
We have a bond different then most. We met under the worst of circumstances and it wasn't an easy road to this unlikely relationship. DeAnne, is my second husbands' FIRST wife. We share children in a way. Neither one of us is married to this man anymore. Both hurt in the same way by him, but both blessed with daughters we love more then anything, by him. We thank him for that, and after enough years trying to figure our why we, at separate times weren’t good enough for him, realize that we were too good for him!

Anyway, today, December 7th is DeAnne's Birthday. I believe she's 29; Right girl?! I love her and miss her.

Happy Birthday!

Bee Hives in the snow

These are my girls. Sure I only get to see them on Sunday mornings and Tuesday nights but there mine. Chantelle Chelsea, Marina, Alison and Katie. We're missing a few more but this is a pretty good bunch. Man these are great girls. so much fun. so goofy. I love being one of their YW leaders.
Stacey Astin and Steffie Williams are their other great leaders.This, of course is my little Bee Hive in training. She can't help being cute.

Yes, those white dots are SNOW for all of you in California. it's pretty cold in this picture. and I'm a bad Mom for not making Morgan put on her jacket. Shame on me.

On with the dance! Let joy be unconfined.~~Lord Byron

Savor the moments that are warm and special and Giggly. ~ Sammy Davis Jr.























Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.

Do Dogs Pray?

That's the question. With everything I've taught Stockton I don't believe that was one of them. But that's what it looks like. I hope he says one for me.
















This is the evening ritual. The computer turns off, the lights go out...then the long walk to the laundry room where his bed waits for him. He lays down, and Mike lovingly covers him up with 3 blankets. They love this. I do it because I love the man that is spoiling his dog.