This is in our plans for this weekend....

and a little bit of this.....

and a lot of this!

Friday, August 31, 2007

My littleAnnellise did something so funny last night, she went to her room, turned the light on and off then walked back to my room, turned the light on and off and then got back in the bed...It was so funny! I tried asking her what she was doing and she was sound asleep....So Bert and I assume she was sleep walking. That is too funny!

Bert went to eat lunch with Harper today then checked him out early..They went to the deer camp so they can get up early and go dove hunting..Harper is so excited. He gets to shoot his gun for REAL....I cant wait to hear about his first hunting trip. I bet he will be so cute in his camo..Annellise and I are having girls night. We are going to eat (her choice) and come home and take bubble baths and do our toenails...Tommorrow she is going to stay with Alli while Harper and I go to one of Harper's friends birthday parties...Harper's first baseball game is next Saturday. I cant believe I am letting him play baseball and football and Annellise is taking dance and playing soccer. I am waiting for a call to tell us whos team they are both on. I guess practice will start soon...I am going in Tuesday morning at 7 for my back surgery..I can only pray that God will be with us for the next couple of weeks....they will be tough...I am so nervous about next week, it is hard to be away from them..I hope all their homework and activities will get done..I have made a 3 page (front and back) notes for Bert, Mom, and Alli....Bert bless his heart will have a tought week too..Pray for him that he will survive putting up with me and taking care of the kids...I love him so much and I know that I dont always tell him how much I appreciate all he does for me and the children..

Happy Birthday Anita!

Happy Birthday to my friend Anita--she is 34 today! Happy Birthday to you!

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALLI !!

Today is my sister, Allison's, BIG 30th Birthday!!!! Happy Birthday Allison!
It is hard to believe you are 30, its all downhill from here...HA....Its too bad that
everyone thinks you are the oldest...ha...
Happy Birthday! I love you!

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Busy Sunday

Today was a very busy day. We went to church this morning and came home to get ready. We had Alli's "BIG 30" birthday party. It is hard to believe she is going to be 30 on Tuesday. (that means I will be 35 in December) Mom, Dad, and Nannie came over and we all had spagetti (Alli's favorite food that we have to eat every year on her birthday) and for her favorite dessert I made her a pound cake....We ate and opened presents then Alli and I had to leave her party to go to a babyshower at the church. We left the kids and the other adults to swim...My little Annellise can swim so good. She can swim all the way from the shallow to the deep end with no floaties and she can dive to the bottom....That is so great for a 4 year old...We are all tired and ready to go to bed..Its only 2 more days of work for me before my surgery. Im getting a little nervous, I know how bad my recovery is going to be....I am nesting, trying to get everything ready before I go to the hospital. I worry so much about the kids and if they will wear the correct clothes and get all their stuff ready for school..Bert is going to have so much to do...I just pray it will all work out....

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

the Tooth---

my sweet little Harper lost his front tooth...He was outside in the pool with Bert and Annellise and all of a sudden he came running inside screaming and blood EVERYWHERE.....bless his little heart, he slipped on the steps getting out of the pool and fell on his face on the concrete and it knocked his front tooth out...It even cut his lip, nose, and the skin above his lip...He was so scared (he is my child for sure) and it was so much blood...No kidding I had to sit on the toilet and then lie down on the bed because I almost passed out..You know that had to have hurt hitting your face so hard on the concrete it knocks your tooth out.
Annellise is so funny, she loves to sing and sings ALL the time...We were in the car yesterday and she was singing to the radio and asked me if she sings beautiful and of course I said oh! Yes!...she was quiet for a minute and said, momma if you pray to Jesus he will give you my voice so you can sing like me...what I precious child she is..Only a child could come up with something like that..She also will yell across the house Mama! and when I answer she just says " I love you" it makes me sad that Harper is getting too big and tough to dare say that, but at least I get to sneak in my hugs and love on him often...They grow up so fast!

Sunday, August 19, 2007

10 things about Me!

I just read someones blog that said most people dont know silly things about each other,so that being said I will write 10 things that yo might not know about me......

1. I would love to have another baby if not many more...but I have a bad back and can hardly carry myself around much less another child...

2. I love to think of baby names--when I was little I would cut families out of the JCPenny and Sears catalog, glue them to paper, and give them all names..

3. I spend an abserd amount of money on shoes for myself and Annellise and Harper...for some reason I think Annellise should have a shoe in every color..ha

4.I love for my kids to have cute and cool clothes---its a good thing they wear uniforms because then I would probobly have a problem--ha

5. I take 2 if not 3 showers a day, yes that is true, I can not stand to be dirty

6. I sometimes make the kids take that many showers and baths too..

7. I love, love chocolate---Reeces pieces are one of my favorites--I also love pecan cobbler from Bop's...I love all dessert!!! there I said it..ha

8. I am very moody and grumpy when I am hurting (my back) and I am not fun to be around! ( I cant believe I admitted it)

9.I love my children and all the kids that I am kin to but I WOULD NOT want to be a teacher, work in a daycare, or keep kids for a living......I think those people have a special calling because I could not do it...

10. I am afraid of needles...I stick people all day but can not handle being stuck, I am deathly afraid of IV's....

11. I had to add 1 more, I wish I would have taken time to learn to sew when I was younger, I would love to make and monogram things for the kids...

Ok I did it now I challange all of you to do it to...
Tommorrow starts a new week at school, I am off tomorrow and Tuesday (yeah)..We went to church this morning and then to the Mexican restaurant, ( our usual Sunday ritual) the waiter even knew Payton's drink order...Bert looks forward to that every Sunday...he loves Poco Loco..it is grilled chicken with caso on top..and makes us go EVERY Sunday so he can eat it...
last night Bert, Harper, dad, and Kyle went to the church for a special man dinner. They had all types of game to eat (Kyle cooked it) and had a guest speaker..they had over 250 people to attend and It sounds like it was a hit...this was the first year to do it....Annellise and I went shopping at Northpark and had a good time, just the 2 of us then went to Keifers to eat..We had a great girl time...

Friday, August 17, 2007

Our Week

We are so glad its Friday.. The kids have enjoyed school and their new teachers. I have kept Price the last 2 days, he is such a sweet and good baby. I think I have spoiled him alittle. Each time when we went to pick up Annellise at 11:30 and then Harper at 2:40 he cried....I dont think he likes that car seat..Alli said she thought he was scared I was taking him home....He is not that spoiled ha....Annellise has learned new songs and she said they are learning to raise their hands when they need to talk to the teacher. ( I would hope she already knows that)...Harper had a spelling test today and had to memorize his Bible verse for the week...he is so smart and really doesnt have to study, I hope he will always be that way. Poor little Annellise is going to have a time, she could care less about school work. Annellise and Payton have had a good time, I am glad they are not in the same class because it makes it more fun to see each other on the playground and play..As for Bert and I this week has been pretty low key. I worked Monday and Tuesday and Bert worked everyday this week and is off tommorrow. They are having a mens day and church tommorrow afternoon and night..it is all about hunting, so he and Harper will have lots of fun.. I am not sure what Annellise and I will do, we are sitting in the bed right now watching High School Musical 2...she is so into anything that has singing...it is a cute movie. I actually watched and sing the songs from HS Musical1..It reminds me of Grease that we watched growing up...I am so ready for my back surgery (but not all the pain)...My back has killed me today...only 2 more weeks.....we are getting a cold front (93 degrees) this weekend---ha,ha---Hopefully we can swim tommorrow and Sunday. I think the kids are a little burnt out on swimming, they never ask but it has been so hot, the pool is like bath water... You should see Annellise right now, she has on her HSMusical gown with a sequin belt and is standing on the bed dancing. ( she is definantly my little "DRAMA QUEEN"......)I think her hair is finally growing but Im not quite sure...Caki thinks so...Today we put Payton and Annellise back to back to see how much they have grown, at the beginning of the summer Annellise was about 1/2 inch taller and how she is a good 2 1/2 inches taller....I cant believe it, she has always been the tallest of everyone in school and at church in fact most people dont believe she is 4 yrs old...Harper has grown about 2 inches this summer too,all of his pants are too short, but bless his heart he is so skinny. (he could probobly fit in a size 2 in the waist)ha...He has lost both bottom middle teeth and his top front ones are loose...he is growing up so fast and is the sweetest little boy...Ok I will hush now and go look at a magazine......

Friday, August 10, 2007

School

School started today! YEAH! this week has been crazy running back and forth each night for teacher parent meetings...Yesterday morning Bert took the kids to meet their teachers. They are going to have so much fun..2nd grade is not easy, they start learning to write in cursive in the next two weeks, can you believe it? They have about 10 books and they are going to have lots of homework..Each week last year they had to recite a bible verse in front of the class, this year they have to write it by memory on Fridays...that is unbelievable...he is just getting so big. I hope Annellise learns anything...she couldnt even write her name until this summer....She is going to keep Bert and I on her toes, I can only imagine her as a teenager. She only goes to school to socialize...She knows every teacher and just about every student, she is on first name basis with both the janitors...ha....she is definately a social butterfly...Mrs. Brown the principle told Bert that Annellise sure has come out of her shell..ha....(she was never in it)...Bert told her Annellise will probobly be spending lots of time in her office..ha..(he was joking)...Harper on the other hand is quiet if he doesnt know you and just goes with the flow...He is NEVER in any hurry...Slow is the only speed he knows....Dont we all wish we could be like that....

Sunday, August 5, 2007

Lazy Sunday

I am sitting here on the computer while Annellise is singing and watching Hanna Montana--I bet you never would have guessed that.ha..We went to church and our Sunday usual eating at the Mexican restaurant...(we have to eat there every Sunday, it wasw 21 of us today)....Bert and Harper just left to go to the Wildlife extravaganza at the Trade Mart...So it is just Annellise and I here, I need to fold clothes and do other housework but I am on the computer, reading everyone elses blogs that I dont know...Bert thinks this is so stupid... school starts on Friday, we have a busy week, Tuesday Bert and I go and meet Annellise's teacher and on Thursday we go and meet Harper's teacher...I work Tues, Wed, and Thurs. this week so I will be off their 1st day of school...I am going to pick up Payton on Friday too and we will go to Mcdonalds or the new Backyard burger if its not too crouded..Harper doesnt get out until 1:45 so he will eat at school....We then start soccer and dancing for Annellise and football and fall baseball for Harper on top of me having major back surgery and Bert doesnt get home until 6:30 so he cant help and we still have homework....Why do I allow myself to take all this on? I do it for my children.....I love seeing them play and do things they love and you never get these times back...If that woman that just had her 17th child can do it, surely I can...( why in the world would you have 17 children, on top of that they are homeschooled so you never get alone time..I would go insane!!!!) Can you imagine giving birth that manyt times---I am surprized the babies just dont fall out ha.... Annellise was born with my labor starting at 12:30 and she was born 45 min later at 1:15---and she was my 2nd child....

Thursday, August 2, 2007

Our Life.......

Gosh, its been a long time since I have written...We are getting ready for school again. They start next Friday..I am going to love being part time so I can go get them and they dont have to go daycare. (Annellise hates it) Anyway, I went to the dr. yesterday and I actually do have something wrong with my back therefore I actually have a reason for my back pain. I have a seperation in my fusion at L5 S1 , in other words my fusion is not complete at that level..I am to have my 4th back surgery ( in 1 1/2 yrs) on Sept.4th..so keep us in your prayers..It is going to be a painful surgery about 1/2 the pain of my 1st one says Dr. Senter...I hope I can make it, that was as close to death as I have ever been. Pray for Bert, I am not in the best moods lately due to pain. I want to have no pain when we go on our cruise in November.........Harper and Bert went to see the Saints play at 9:00 this am...Harper was so excited...If I have to hear Hanna Montana music again I will scream....Annellise is singing it at the top of her lungs as we speak....We ran errands today since Bert was off. We ate lunch at Cane's and then went to Toys r Us...THen we got some ice cream at Sal and Mookies on the way home....I LOVE SAL AND MOOKIES ice cream...banana is the best... the kids are fighting so I have to go....