Happy New Years!!!!

We'll we are 9 days into the year 2010. The first 9 days hasn't been a good one for me. I have been sick. I have been sick to my stomach, no appetite, pains in my right side, and very bad headaches (Migraines). I have gotten shots in the back of my head for the headaches but that didn't work. On Jan. 6 I went to the ER but the diagnoses was laughable. I have started going to a different doctor and she seems more interested in finding out why I am sick rather than just treating the symptoms. She says that my x-ray shows an enlarged liver. I go next week to get an ultrasound.

Zachary has started the 2nd semester at TXVA. On the first day back he completed his Health subject. So, that is one less subject we have to deal with. He is about 50% finished with 4th grade math and should finish it and at least 3 other subject my the beginning of March if not sooner. I have emailed his teacher telling her that everything is coming really easy for him and nothing challenges him. I am worried that if this continues he will not know how to deal with a challenging situation when one comes about. I may have to talk about having him skip 4Th grade next year and go into 5th just to get material that is challenging at times and easy at times. However, not that all of it will be skipped b/c he will have completed 4th grade math. We'll see!

Brooke seems like she has grown up over night. She has a big girl room and big girl toys and loves them. She is no longer a baby but a toddler/preschooler. She knows her letters and their sounds completely and we are now working on putting letter together to read. She is also learning her colors and shapes. She can count to 10 easily and she use to count to 20 but we stopped doing that and either she has forgotten or is playing like she doesn't know.

In a week I will start a Biggest Loser contest at the local gym. However, with me being sick I have already lost 8 pounds. Not the way I wanted to start losing weight but I have to look on the positive side of things. I would love to lose 50 pounds and if I lose only 4 pounds a month that's 1 pound a week I can lose 50 pounds by the beginning of next year.

Christmas Eve 2009

This morning everyone slept in except for me, but I was fine with it because the house was calm and peaceful. Then once everyone woke up we decided to head to IHOP for breakfast. Yummy pancakes, sausage, eggs, hashbrows were enjoyed by all. The morning has just been lazy with wrapping the last few Christmas gifts. I started teaching Zachary a new computer program called GIMP. GIMP is just like Photoshop but it is a FREE program. He really enjoyed it. Mark went into work for a couple of hours and is now home. I have painted a little bit more on Brooke's mural but I have to wait until Mark can watch her and I can lock her out of her room. Zachary and I will be headed into town to watch Alvin and the Chipmunks the squeakeel. Sorry don't know how to spell that. Later we will do our family tradition of heading over to Mark's Grandmothers house to exchange presents with her and have a huge feast.

Tonight we will make cookies for Santa and put those out with some milk. Mark and I will put the kids to sleep and put out Santa presents and socking stuffers. Then snuggle up and sleep until the morning when we are awoken by the kids climbing into our beds and screaming "Santa came, lets open presents".

Brooke's Mural in her Room

I wanted to put a mural of an Enchanted Forest in Brooke's room on one wall. However, everything I saw was toooo expensive. So, I decided to do it my self. No, I have never done this before but I love to doodle. So, the day before her 2nd b-day I drew the forest on her wall in pencil. Friday of that same week I started painting it. I haven't finished but I wanted to post pics as it is coming along.

I'm not sure how it will turn out but someone told me "That even if it isn't perfect Brooke will love it". This is so true! Every time she comes in and I have more of it finished she squeals in delight.

Right Side of Wall (you should be able to see a litte bit of what I drew in pencil.)

Left Side of wall

Birthdays...

Well, both of my children has had their birthdays. My little boy is no longer a little boy. On Nov. 30 he turned 8 years old. He is starting to cook somethings for himself that needs to be microwaved or in the toaster oven. He can even reach the top of the refrig. It seems that just a couple of years ago he was just a little thing. For his birthday he got a microscope that really cool. You connect it to the computer and view the images on the computer. He also got the 3rd book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.

My baby girl is growing up also. On Dec. 16 Brooke turned 2 years old. After getting her into her birthday dress and fixing her hair she looked so much older. She got a big girl doll house (it is taller than her), some dolls. She is learning so fast also. She already knows her letters and all their sounds. What a huge accomplished to achieve before turning 2.

After looking at my blog header I am going to have to change the pics. They no longer look like that anymore. Those pic are a year old. WOW! how time flies.

Pics (sorry some are sideways)

kids playing in the rain

Brooke 2009

Yes, she has a dirty mouth

She is toooooo cute!

This is some of the kids in Zachary's 3rd grade class playing a game.

Family went to the Arboretum to meet Zachary's TXVA Teacher. Brook looks at a waterfall.

Yep, he likes to pose for the camera.

The arboretum in Dallas is really pretty. Spring is always nice.

Neither one wanted to look at me nor did they want to sit by each other.

Zachary and his teacher Mrs. Layton (3rd grade)

Zachary shooting the bow at Mom and me Cubscout campout

Me shooting a bow at Mom & Me. This was really fun.

Pumpkin patch

Pumpkin patch

Zachary at mom and me (my lil model)

He thinks he is sooooo cute. Watch out girls.

Mom and me campout theme was Circus

Best Friends

Zachary posing in the sun. Oops should have gotten the sun out of your eyes.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

I would like to congratulate my son Zachary. He completed 3rd grade math 2 weeks ago and last week he started on 4th grade math. Good job on all the hard work and keep it up.


CONGRATS Zachary!

General Update

Hopfully I will have pictures up soon. Our old computer, the one that I usually upload pics from, is about to go. I am trying to download everything on CD's before it goes. life has been crazy! School, cubscouts, being a wife, being a mother, cleaning, church, family, deaths, and everything else I'm about to scream.

Mark will be headed out of town this weekend to visit a friend in New Orelans, Louisiana. He better be good! So, I am having a girls night out this Friday. I will be going to watch 2012 the movie (no i don't believe in the whole 2012 prophacy) but the movie should have some really good special effects. I am also thinking about heading to Longview on Saturday to do some shopping.

Shopping now that's another story. At this point I have to think about Zachary's Birthday, Brooke's Birthday and Christmas. To many presants to think about all at one time. November and December just gets crazy around here.

Birthdays will be done differently this year. We have decided to just do birthday parties with family. Then when Summer comes we will have one be Pool party with a bouncy house for Zachary's and Brooke's half birthday. Right now I am thinking no presants but maybe a can food item to donate to the food pantry.