What do you think?

Kinda a bad day!

2010-01-17T11:19:00.000-08:00

I should be grateful of the things I do have but am feeling sorry for myself. My car has been broke down for about two weeks now. I'm really getting cabin fever and am having a hard time getting out of the house. I don't even want to go for a walk because I don't want to go by myself. I'm using my dads car but the battery's keep dieing and I forgot to put them on the charger. And most of all, I'm so in love with Ricky and miss him so much but can see him because he lives in another state.

To improve my mental state of mind, I have eaten. Guess I will take a nap to kill some time in my life and then maybe the car battery will be charged up by then.

Reponsibilities & Duties

2010-01-15T18:32:00.000-08:00

I manage a low income apartment complex. Some of my tenants have fallen behind in their rent and I had fallen behind in collecting it. One in particular was just over $1,000.00 dollars behind. I had to give him a 3 day notice. He has since then went to his church and asked a fellow believer to help him out. This kind man paid my tenants total amount due.

I wish I had kept better track as to not let this tenant get so far behind. I also wish that I had not stressed out so bad as to what this tenant would do. I am grateful that he is caught up and now I can show the owner that he has a zero balance.

I need to stay on task with my tenants. I am setting a goal of 6 months of keeping on task, on track so when I leave, I can do it with my head held up high and know I did the best I could.

Where did it all come from?

2010-01-04T20:14:00.000-08:00

I have a bench seat the holds extra sheets and pillow cases. In preparation of moving, I thought I would see how much is in there and clean it out. OMGoodness! I am a hoarder! I cant believe how much stuff I had in there. And tons of other stuff besides sheets & pillow cases. Clothes, towels and wash clothes. This is just a little bench seat for two people and I have enough stuff in there for all the people that live in this city. Sheesh! So I need to go through it and decide what I want to keep for the house and for camping and for Good Will. Almost makes me want to dump it all and start all over with new stuff.

Then I start thinking, "that's just the bench seat!" I have so many other things or areas that need to be gone through and sorted. Oh my! Good thing I am starting early. I would be sooo over whelmed. Well if I do one small area at a time, by the time it comes to move, I should have a pretty good handle on the house as far as what needs to go where. I hope anyways.

Here is thinking positive! I truly cant wait for Ricky, the kids and I to be one family under one roof. I'm sooo excited. And because of this, it gives me inspiration to keep cleaning and sorting.

My Love!

2010-01-04T16:34:00.000-08:00

Oh I'm sooo in love with this guy! I cant stop thinking about him. He takes my breath away. I wish we were together. I know good things to those who wait but its so hard. I love him so much! You can see the love and happiness on our faces. He rocks!

Circle

2010-01-04T16:16:00.000-08:00

Life is funny. In high school there was this girl that was prom queen and so pretty. There were times I wished I was her. She posted something on my face book the other day that she wished she was me. Wow! Who would have thunk. Its like a story they make movies out of. The one of the most popular girls in school now wants to be in my shoes. Sad kinds too. I hope her life turns around and she finds love and happiness! Everybody deserves to be loved! Love like I feel with Ricky.

Ricky & I

2009-12-20T11:30:00.001-08:00

I should have kept up on this blog but life happened and I wasn't stopping it. It was so positive I couldn't.

Back to Face book, I was reunited with my friend/sister in High School Sandi Jones and in turn her brother. My first boyfriend Ricky. We have rekindled our love and are planning on getting married next year. I'm so happy!

Ricky and I met in Portland on December 1st and then flew to Maui the next day. Everybody assumed we were just married because our love was so strong for each other and we must have had a certain glow about us. I know I could not stop smiling the whole trip.

This relationship has been like it was "just meant to be." It has been so positive and just makes sense. I have no questions about the "what if's." If Ricky leads me to water, I will drink. Man, I'm so in love with him.

Life is funny with the chapters. You never know what is on the next page. With him in my life, I don't even care. I just know this, this right here with him just feels so right. The love he has for me I just know everything is going to be okay. Evan if life throws me a curve ball now, as long as I have Ricky, I'm good!

I love you babe! Man you are HOT, HOT, HOT!

Addiction to Dari Mart? Lol!

2009-05-04T10:25:00.000-07:00

I have become addicted to going to Dari Mart. I tried to stay away from that store but have now found it just to dang convenient. If I want coffee, they have it ready. If I want biscuits and gray, they have it. If I'm going fishing and need sodas and stuff to take, they have it all ready to go. I love it. I don't have to make anything but put the sugar and creamer in my coffee. If they get a machine that does that for me too, I'm in big trouble. Lol! You should see my account with my debit card. Dari Mart almost everyday. Oh and its not just me. Its Mia and Shane too. Shane and Mia get there soda there almost everyday. Mia and I got addicted to the push up ice cream. It was so bad that everyday, after Shane and I picked up Mia from school, Shane would just drive straight to Dari Mart to get the ice creams for us. Lol! I love that man! The ice cream stopped for a bit maybe because the weather got cooler again. Any ways, thank you Dari Mart for supporting my laziness in making my own stuff. Lol! Oh and your reasonable prices too.

Ok, new thought. Last night Shane, Mia and I went to Dari Mart and they were closed. They let me down. I needed soda and ice cream and almost midnight and they were closed. Booo! So, we went to 7-11. Lol!

Facebook

2009-05-02T11:56:00.000-07:00

So I was invited to join face book a few weeks ago and it has been great. I have reconnected with so many people from High School and even a family member I haven't got to talk to in years. But today I got an invite from a person who was a rival in high school. We liked the same boy for years. She had him as a boyfriend but I had him as a best friend and still talk to him to this day. In my eyes, I got the better part of the deal. I am kinda thinking she wanted to add me as a friend to get back in touch with him. Using me. I had talked to "him" a while ago about people in our past and he said that he didn't want to open up that can of worms. I feel he has had so much pain in his life, he just wants to move on. I agree. I have declined her friends request because I just don't want to go there. Other than that, face book has been awesome. I love to find out what people became when they grew up. Its never what I would have thought but then again, I didn't know them all that well. I when I think about it, I don't ever remember thinking when I was in school of doing the jobs I do now either. Lol! This year is my 20Th high school reunion. I really cant wait to see a lot of them again. Face book has allowed us to talk about our daily lives and what we have been up to. I love it. Oh, and its free. Any ways, just a thought.

Full Circle

2009-05-02T11:27:00.000-07:00

Lol! I have to laugh. So life with my daughter is coming back on me full circle as to what I did to my mom & dad. I remember one time I had a little money in my moms account and I bought a dress that was way more than what I had with my moms debit card. Yesterday I gave my daughter my card and she spent way more than what was agreed on. When I questioned her on it the first time she said it wasn't her but the second time she came out with the truth. Thank God. I was starting to blame other people. Any who, I had to laugh. She left me with $16.?? in my account and I haven't bought food or gas for the week. Its going to be tight. Oh I'm still laughing. This is little in comparison to say drugs or pregnancy, Ill take this. But could it be the start? I need to rethink things and reflect on my past so hopefully I can be one up on her. I hope! I hope! Ah, to be 14 again. Can I remember that far back? Lol!

Summer Time

2009-04-22T08:12:00.001-07:00

Summer time is almost here and I have sooo much weight to loose. Sheesh! I have no motivation except when I look in the mirror. It might take me to take some pictures of myself in my bathing suit to get me going. YUCK! The sun is so awesome outside and I am already feeling myself wanting to shed clothes so I better get on this!

Smoken

2009-04-16T21:21:00.000-07:00

Lol! So Shane bought a smoker from a friend of ours for $10.00. We had been pricing them but they were a lot of money for a tin can. Any who, I wanted to make him two chickens for dinner with his new smoker. Because the smoker was bought used, no instructions. I thought I knew what I was doing. Lets just say I ended up taking 3 showers from smelling like camp fire. This day too, we had the silliest weather. In Oregon, they say, "if you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes." We had everything from sun, rain to hail. Trying to start charcoal was a joke. I started the smoker going at one o'clock. I gave up at nine o'clock. I cant tell the story as good as it happened but the chicken picture says it all. Ill post the picture later.

Hoping!

2009-04-11T12:55:00.000-07:00

I'm hoping I can get my sister Ali and her family to get back on the blog site again!

Fishing

2009-04-05T18:32:00.001-07:00

Time for fishing. Woot! Shane and I are figuring it all out on what we need and where to go. Some of the rivers up here are so polluted (mostly with Mercury from the gold miners from back in the day - see what happens when people go after the all mighty dollar and not think of the future outcome or maybe they just didnt care) that you cant eat the fish out of them so why even try to get the fish out of there. The other problem we are having is there are so many rules about where you can and cant fish, what kind of fish you can fish for and such. The positive side is it's so nice to get out in the quiet and I'm working on my tan. Lol! Shane picked up fly fishing right away. He looks like a pro for sure. It's actually fun just to watch him and take pictures of him throwing his line into the water. I'm looking forward to going again as soon as we can and it will be cool to have friends and family come. Debbie and I are picking out places to go to. I cant wait for Debbie and Justice to see Shane fly fish.

Long time!

2009-04-01T23:00:00.000-07:00

Man it has been a long time since I have put anything on here. So long that I forgot my password. Lol! I'm hoping I can get Ali and Jen to get back on too. We shall see how this goes. No real new thoughts to night. Its to late. Maybe tomorrow. Sweet dreams.

Sorry its been so long!

2007-05-07T10:55:00.000-07:00

Sorry! I have been working and kinda forgot about this blog. My job maybe ending as soon as tomorrow so till a later date...........love to all!

Track Meet Yesterday

2007-04-06T10:21:00.000-07:00

Mikalas first track meet was yesterday. It went well I think. Mikala had a blast. She did the 100 mt dash and came in at 15.83 seconds. She did the long jump but I didn't get the numbers on that. Anyways she had fun and burned some energy lol. Mikala has a yellow shirt on under the blue one. It was her school (Cal Young V's Spencer's Butte). OK so now I know I need to bring water, sun block, allergy pills, tissues, and maybe a chair if I want to take it everywhere. Lol! My dad and Chris' bro Phil came out to cheer her on and I thank them both. It meant a lot to her to have us all out there.

Scan, Print & Copy

2007-03-27T11:57:00.000-07:00

Chris & I bought a new toy. He he! Like two weeks ago it was an electric can opener. I love that thing.

This week it is a scanner. So far so good. I scanned a few papers into a file so I can get rid of the papers just for fun. Next I'm going to try pictures. It even has a place to put your memory cards for your camera.

We bought it because Mikala and or her teachers have lost 2 major projects for school. I know she did they because Chris and I both helped her finish them. I figured this way we can scan the project and keep it in the computer till the end of the year.

Do you have any need ideas that you have done with your scanners?

Idea for summer.

2007-03-23T10:13:00.000-07:00

So I had this idea for summer. I know how busy some of us get but I have a great idea for taken a break and having a good time.

Buy a bag of charcoal, some freezer bags, and one of those fire starters little logs. Put about 10 to 15 pieces of charcoal in a bag with a piece of that firer starter. Now any day of the week you think you want to BBQ out side at a park or where ever, its not that big of a deal.

Now you just have to get the hot dogs and marshmallows and your set.

Yahoo saves the day!

2007-03-21T08:21:00.000-07:00

Yahoo has helped me twice that I can think of in a major way.

I keep my address book updated in my yahoo that way no matter where I am in the world, I can find all my contacts even if I don't have my address book. That happened to me twice. Once in Washington and another in California.

The second way is my IM or instant messenger. My girlfriend is in Ecuador and calling her is out of the question. Cant afford my phone bill and don't want to rack up her bill so I just don't call to see how she is doing. It really sucks. Well, I got to talk to her yesterday for free on IM. It was great. I will be happy for a week or till I get to talk to her again.

Wild Hogs

2007-03-17T21:20:00.000-07:00

Mom & Dad took me out to lunch today. It was very nice. Then dad went home to garden and mom & I went to see Wild Hogs. It was very funny. If you need a laugh in your life, go see this movie.

Spring is Springing

2007-03-12T18:37:00.000-07:00

The cherry blossoms are in bloom, the birds and other animals are breeding, the bulbs and pushing up and the weather is warming up. So is it time to spring clean? Not today. I don't have it in me lol. Maybe this weekend. I have been thinking about it though. How about you?

Sorry

2007-03-10T22:18:00.000-08:00

Sorry I haven't typed on this forever. The good new is that Ive been working for Meili Construction making some extra cash that I don't normally have. (Thank you so very much Debbie!) Debbie also works at Meili. She is this awesome woman that has this awesome brain that doesn't for get anything. I don't even question her when she tells me something because I have learned - she is always right! Anyways I guess this is my shout out to my girl Debbie. Lol!

So Mikala got sick twice in a row. Once with a fever of 102 and another with a sore throat. Then I got a little sick but nothing like it could have been.

No real new thought. Ill just wanted to say hi and I'm still here. Maybe I can put more thought into tomorrow.

By the way Ali and Jen, I cant comment on your blog for some reason. I have been reading it though. I love you both.

Night Night

Baby Mikala

2007-02-23T09:40:00.000-08:00

I got sick this week and was looking for a VHS or DVD to watch. I found a VHS of Mikala when she was 9 months old learning to walk. So cute. I haven't watched the movies for years. I need to have them put on DVD. One thing I didn't care for is all the "calling" I did to get Mikala's attention in the movies. Sheesh! I think I said her name 45 thousand times. I was thinking that when I have the tapes put on DVD, that I would have them dubbed over with music but Mikala did do some baby cooing and noise making that is nice to hear so that wont work.

My mom & dad have some "old" reels of tape of me and family that I need to have put on DVD. It is so weird to watch yourself being so young. I try to remember them doing the taping but cant. I will have music added to these tapes because way back then, they didn't record the sound. Lol!

I'm not sure if by having these put on DVD Ill watch them more. Maybe. We sure did enjoy reminiscing about Mikala when she was a baby. My grandpa did some recording of video back when I was a child at Christmas time and such. When he died, my uncle had them put on video and sent them to us. Cool gift idea. Bu,t I only break out that video about once a year when I come across it as I did this week with Mikala's video.

When is the last time you or your family broke out the slides or tapes of you? He he!

Ivel

2007-02-14T21:29:00.000-08:00

Ivel is going to be sharing this blog with me. I met Ivel on a Star Wars video game almost 3 years ago. We have been the best of friends and talk everyday. We have never met because he lives in Ohio but........we shall met at Disney Land this May. Woot!

He happens to be going to L.A. for a Star Wars Convention in May, the same time we are going to Disney Land. And, and my other friend tamila is going to be in L.A. at the same time and she is from Ohio also. The two of them have never met.

Anyways Ivel, I cant wait to read whats on your brain. Star Wars, I know. May the force be with us all. Lol!

Sheesh

2007-02-06T13:54:00.000-08:00

Lol! I thought I forgot my password for this blog. I couldn't log in. And I didn't have the pass word wrote down anywhere.

When I thought about all the passwords I have I started keeping track of them. Couldn't help it. I have no memory anymore.

Anyways now after all the hoops and hurdles I had to go through to get logged back on this, I forgot what I was going to talk about on here. Lol! <---------- I'm a goof.

You all have a GREAT day!

Oregon Coast Aquarium

2007-01-30T10:43:00.000-08:00

We went to the aquarium on Sunday. It was so nice to get away even if it was just for a day. And I do so love the coast. Oh and it is a tradition to have fish and chips. I love to see the sharks and other fish that we would normally only see on t.v. in real life. Chris' sister Lydia took us with the little girl she watches named Olivia. The sun was shining and not one cloud in the sky. It was very nice.

Sad

2007-01-18T18:58:00.000-08:00

I got a call today from a lady that works at a place called "looking glass." I think they help teens in different ways like help find a place to rent and then help with the rent and such. Anyways, this lady was calling for an apartment for a girl who is 16 and living at the mission. I inquired why the girl was living there and found out both of her parents have died and I guess she has no family to take her in. SHE IS LIVING AT THE MISSION. Poor baby. It just kills me to think of her living there. All those nasty people that are there. I take it also she has been there for a few years. I dont understand why she isnt in a foster home. I cant stop thinking if that was my daughter and she was at the mission I would die again. I wounder how many young ones there are there and with no moms and dads to help them? Sad!

First Pepsi

2007-01-17T16:15:00.000-08:00

As some of you know Mikala has celiac so she can not have wheat. Some products have things in them like say caramel coloring that don't say what the caramel coloring is made of so we just don't buy it. Mikala has never had Pepsi or Root Beer before because of this. Last night I got on the internet and looked up Pepsi and asked if they had wheat in there soda. They said they didn't. Mikala had her first Root Beer last night with w/f (wheat free) pizza that we made together and today had her first Pepsi. Woot! She liked it. Needless to say when I picked her up from school today we went shopping for soda and she wanted to buy one of each of the Pepsi products. Sure. What ever. NOT! I'm not having my pre-teen hopped up on soda. I am happy that it is another this she can have though.

We have SNOW!!!!

2007-01-11T08:10:00.000-08:00

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! And to go a long with my snow, I have a cold. Ha ha on me!

Ginger Bread House 06

2006-12-25T21:19:00.000-08:00

When I look at this cookie, I keep thinking "mister bill, mister bill!" Lol! Anyways, this was a lot of fun. I don't think I have ever made a ginger bread house before. I was able to find a wheat free recipe's too. Very nice! We eat the house tomorrow! I get the door. Yummy!

36TH Wedding Anniversary

2006-12-25T21:05:00.000-08:00

December 24th was mom & dads 36th wedding anniversary. Dad bought mom a lot of nice ear rings. Anyways we love them very much. Congratulations!!!

Wig

2006-12-25T20:49:00.000-08:00

Mikala bought a red head wig at build a bear for Chester. Then Chris and Mikala felt the need to try it too. It is so funny.

Movies

2006-12-24T10:55:00.000-08:00

We have went to see two new movies. Both I loved. The first is Eragon. The second was Night At The museum. We enjoyed and recommend both.

Rock Wall

2006-12-10T07:24:00.000-08:00

We took the kids rock wall climbing last night. They had so much fun. I love it because of so many reasons. Mainly it is just so much fun for the kids. Ben, one of the friends we took last night was asking when we were going to leave before we had even got there but once he was up on the way, lol he wasnt getting down. He loved it. Little spider man. He He!

Personal Filing

2006-12-06T11:31:00.000-08:00

Man have I gotten behind on my personal filing. Sheesh! Well, I got it all done today. It really didn't take that long to do. Sad that I don't do it once a week. I should. I do it about twice a month, right before its time to pay the bills and right before Chris & I get paid. I'm getting better on labeling my files too.
I have this awesome label maker. It makes things so much easier. I totally recommend everybody have one. I use it for labeling my tupperware in my cupboards too. And the labels stick good on but not so good that when I'm ready to change labels, I have to scrub it off. I love it too because I feel like Martha Stuart. Everything in its place with a nice neat label on it. LOL! I wish my areas looked more like hers. He he!
Anyways thats what Im doing today on my day off.

Reminder

2006-12-05T23:13:00.000-08:00

We had an assembly this weekend with the theme: "Store up...Treasures in Heaven." (Matt. 6:20) It was very refreshing and a great reminder. The two stories that I can recall to mind quickly is regarding a lady that had a lot of money. She lived alone and didn't have many visitors. Thieves broke into her house, killed her, sole some of her stuff and one million dollars. The police later found 5 million dollars more still in her house. They also found little envelopes with money in them for God. Sad. You ever see the bumper sticker that says, "he that dies with the most toys, wins." I don't think so LOL. Oh and they talked about King Tut (sp?) and how when he died, they buried him with 55 "things" that he could use I guess for money in the after life but how pretty much right after he was buried, grave robbers started taking his things. Food for thought? I think so!
Anyways, I hope all had a great weekend!

Sorry

2006-12-05T08:15:00.000-08:00

Sorry that I havent posted something new in a while. I will have a new post by the end of the day (I hope). Lol! Have a GREAT day!

Incoming Snowball

2006-11-28T08:28:00.000-08:00

WE HAVE SNOW!!! Im so happy. The pictures were taken last night. I love the snow!

FYI Regarding Pictures

2006-11-23T09:35:00.000-08:00

Okay so I got Mikala's school pictures back and then made the list of whom all to send them out to. So, he he, I didn't get enough. I had taken a picture of Mikala though and thought it turned out pretty good. Well, I went to Cost Co. and ordered this sheet (1) for $2.99 of several size pictures. Waited and hour or so and then asked the man for my pictures. He brought out this huge sheet. I think it was like two feet by a foot and a half. Sheesh. Well needless to say its a lot of pictures for the price. I'm so happy. I just wanted to tell you all this because its a great deal. I guess you can do a lot of stuff on line with Costco.com and your photos too. I give this deal two thumbs up!

Nesting Day?

2006-11-22T11:00:00.000-08:00

I don't know what has gotten into me but its like a nesting day. I am finding myself cleaning everything including but not limited to salt & pepper shakers. I have run my dishwasher 2 times today. LOL! Maybe its because its raining and I don't want to go outside.

Please Comment

2006-11-21T09:56:00.000-08:00

Please comment on this blog. Even if its just a "LOL!" I want to know what you think. Thank you!

People Crack Me Up

2006-11-21T09:44:00.000-08:00

Okay I just got a call from a girl wanting to know about renting an apartment. After I told her all the deposits and that we do a criminal back ground check she asks me if she has a record, will it disqualify her to live here. Now I have had young ones thinking that a speeding ticket will disqualify them from living here so I ask her what her record is. She proceeds to tell me driving with a suspended license, theft 1, 2 & 3 etc. YES THIS WOULD DISQUALIFY YOU!!! If she cant live by the rules where ever she is now, how do I know she will here? And I had no idea there was so many thefts you can get. LOL! 1, 2 & 3? Sheesh. And she got all of them? No thank you. I have had people call me from in jail. Yes in jail looking for a place to live when they get out. I guess they need a place to live too but not here. LOL! Anyways, that's a day in the life of Marie. He he!

Apple Time

2006-11-17T16:33:00.000-08:00

Chris took me to the mall today to get a snack for each of us. I had been craving ice cream for a week so that's what I wanted. We were walking around the mall and I spotted a new candy store. In the window were a bunch of different kinds of caramel apples. Chris got a rocky road kind. It cost $6.50. Chris had just bought the stuff to make them at home but we hadn't done it yet. Well I got a hair up my butt to make them after thinking about how much that "One" cost. I had forgotten how many candies you have to have for each apple but I think it is like 8 per apple. I used the bag of caramels for four apples. Doesn't that seem like a lot? And the last one didn't have enough to go all around. You cant tell by the picture because I turned them all to show there best side lol. I didn't have the sticks so I used chop sticks lol. They seem to be holding up just fine. Now they are Japanese Caramel Apples. He he! Anyways this was fun to do and I recommend doing it on a dark winter day when you have nothing to do.

Chris' Gift

2006-11-16T10:57:00.000-08:00

We went to Portland yesterday to see "Disney On Ice" and Chris couldn't go because he had to work. I felt so bad for him because its a family tradition we have. Well he may go this weekend but anyways...........We were at the mall killing time before the show started. I wanted to goto the Disney store and see what they had and maybe get Mikala a small gift instead of getting it at the ice rink because as I told you, cotton candy was $10.00 and I didn't have a lot of money to spend. Anyways as we were looking around I was looking for anything Maleficent because that is Chris' favorite. Guess what I found? Mikala and I were going to come back to Portland at the first of the month to get it for Chris (when I got paid again) but his sister Rachel turned out to be the hero of this story and fronted me the money. Let me tell you, when Chris opened the bag and realized what it was, it took his breath away. HE LOVES IT! Sorry Jen! I could only get one but I think of you and Chris both when I look at it.

Disney On Ice

2006-11-16T10:12:00.000-08:00

Last night we took the kids to see Disney On Ice. It was great. The kids had a blast. Disney passed out wrist bands that had two buttons and a red light on the and had the kids help take out the bad guy. It was awesome to see all the kids get so excited like they were really taken out the bad guy. Lol! Um I would like to say althought we only paid $10.00 a ticket, cotton candy was $10.00 each. Sheesh! Lol! We got popcorn and soda insted.

Time for a Party!

2006-11-16T09:34:00.000-08:00

A lot of people think that Jehovah's Witness kids miss out because we don't celebrate the holidays. Well, Chris & I try to make up for anything Mikala doesn't get to do. This last weekend was a "just because party" and let me tell you, they loved it. Do you know what the hit of the party was? A broom stick for playing limbo. Lol! I had chips & bean dip. Veggie tray with olives, carrots, and broccoli. Punch to drink and warm chocolate chip cookies right out of the oven. Yummy! We went to the school and played on the equipment then went to a park. The board games Sorry and Memory were brought out. I lost to both lol. We had a great time and I think it will be a memory that they will remember all there lives.

The Earth Stinks

2006-11-09T16:01:00.000-08:00

I was driving in my car the other day and smelled something from out side. It was so strong that I held my breath for a bit. I got to thinking about how many times I do this when driving around town and its to many times. Some areas just stink. There is a place that does bark a mulch for yards and smell really, really strong. There is the water treatment plant that smells like poop. Other factory's around town that make stinky smells. Do you find your self holding your breath around town too? Wouldn't it be nice to be going around town and smell roses or some other kinds of flowers? Our poor earth.

Crazy Hair Day

2006-11-09T15:57:00.000-08:00

Mikala's school had crazy hair day. I took some pictures and thought I'd shair them. Oh yes, I had to include chester lol. The wig makes Mikala's face look little and yes, chester is singing. Lol!

How Nice!

2006-10-24T22:44:00.000-07:00

On Sunday, Chris & I were doing yard work. You know, leaves! Well we have some very nice friends across the street. Chris & I thought at the same time we would take care of there leaves too. We went over there and darn it. They were home. Well, we did it anyways. Tonight Jane brought over these nice flowers for us as a thank you. Isn't that nice? I love them.

Thats as far as he could go I guess!

2006-10-24T10:47:00.000-07:00

I looked at chesters bed and this is what I saw. Lol!

Phil & Mikala

2006-10-22T20:23:00.000-07:00

Phil wanted me to take this picture of him and Mikala so he can post it on his Myspace account for the ladys. Lol! Im sure all the niave chicks that look at it will be all -" ooooh look at his arm. Its so big." Oh my! Ill take this same picture again when he is 50 and Mikala like 35. Now that will be a great picture. He he!

This is all I got?

2006-10-22T20:19:00.000-07:00

Lol! I thought this was a good picture of Chester. I wanted the caption to say from Chesters point of view, "they went to cost co and all's I got was this lousy box?"

Green Sauce

2006-10-20T14:36:00.000-07:00

Ok, Chris took me to this Mexican food place where they put this sauce on top of your food. If you like cilantro, you may like this sauce.

One bunch of cilantro
One small can of jalepenos diced
1 1/2 tsp. lemon juice
One small container of sour cream

In a cuisinart, put all the ingredients except sour cream. You may add a little water if it is to thick. Mix it till it looks like pesto then add sour cream. After I mix it all together, I put it in a squeeze bottle. Add it on the top of almost everything. Yummy.

Walks With My Husband

2006-10-18T12:23:00.000-07:00

Chris & I went on a walk this morning. This is what we saw. I love Oregon.

Pumpkin

2006-10-16T08:32:00.000-07:00

My mommy & daddy gave me a pumpkin from there garden. WOW! It's huge. Okay so I know how to break it down but am having trouble finding things to make with it. I know pumpkin pie. I was thinking of things like soup and stuff. Have any ideas?

Mikala's Report Card

2006-10-12T17:11:00.000-07:00

I got Mikala's report card in the mail today. All her classes had "s" for Satisfactory. I wish they would do A, B, C, AND D's like we got on our report cards. Satisfactory is just that they feel she is where she should be I guess. I want more. I want to know where she is strong and weak. I want to know what I can do at home to help her where she is weak. Only one teacher commented and he said," Mikala is a positive contributor, demonstrates good attitude, and demonstrates good effort. Okay she has six teachers. Oh well! I would hate to comment on 100+ students cards lol. Its a good thing I didn't offer her money for all the A's she got. Lol!

Watching The Trees Change Color

2006-10-09T22:13:00.000-07:00

Dont forget to look at the trees and see them changing color. Pretty soon we will have no leaves left. They are falling fast. Here is a picture out our back window of the tree just starting to change. Ill take another picture in a few days to compair.

Weekend Breakfast

2006-10-09T22:08:00.000-07:00

I have always loved a big breakfast with the family on the weekend and I like the works too. A little bit of everything. Yummy! Look at all the fat in the bacon pan. Lol! Yuck! Yes I ate the bacon.

Boston Legal

2006-10-04T09:04:00.000-07:00

Okay there is this new show (to me) called "Boston Legal" on abc and it rocks. Its on Tuesdays. It has William Shatner, James Spader, & Candice Bergen in it. I'm doing a plug for the show because I find it so funny. It comes on so stinking late though. We are going to buy a DVD recorder Friday so I can just start burning the show and watch it when I wake up. Anyways, check it out.

Autumn

2006-10-03T11:26:00.000-07:00

This is my favorite time of year. The colors of the changing leaves match my hair. The weather is perfect at 70. I start thinking about winter and snow. Watching the squirrels gather the nuts. Wishing I owned a cabin in the mountains with a fire place. I already bought my hot chocolate at cost co. You get 75 packets for $6.00. That ought to hold me for a bit. Thinking of reading some good books like - yes you know - Laura Ingalls Wilder. They say, "don't forget to stop and smell the roses!" But I say, "don't forget to enjoy the view and breath deep!"

12TH Wedding Anniversary

2006-10-01T21:12:00.000-07:00

Today was Chris and mine 12th wedding anniversary. What a long time I know. Chris got me a butt load of stuff from Bath & Body works & some See's candy. I got him a board game called "Would You Rather?" Mikala got us a board game. We (Chris, Chris' bro phil, Mikala & I) went to Marie Calendars for dinner. We were going to go to the movies but Im still sick so we are going to watch a pay previewed movie. Not sure what one yet. Anyways I was going to post a picture of us at the wedding and some of you but my scanner is not hooked up to the computer yet. Let me just say how young we all look! Lol! Here is some pictures of us at Marie Calendars.

Pneumonia

2006-09-27T13:58:00.000-07:00

Well, I went to the doctors office today. I have pnemuonia. Great. Well at least I now know whats wrong with me. On my form, the nurse put - cough/yellow phlegm x2 wks, sob. SOB? Lol! Anyways Im bed ridden for a week. Oh poor marie. Im so happy. I get to play FF11 for a week with no guilt. Weeeeeee!

Cheetah Girls & Hannah Montana

2006-09-18T19:54:00.000-07:00

Chris is an awesome dad. He bought the family and Mikala's friend tickets to the "Cheetah Girls" & "Hannan Montana" concert. It was the girls first concert. It was so nice. I bought the girls ear plugs thinking of past concerts I've been to but we didn't need them. The music was just right for all. Disney always impresses me with the family events they do. Like for instance, Disney on Ice - always AWESOME! If you haven't been, go! This year is The Incredibles. Anyways, Im so happy we went and I will be watching for more Disney concerts in the future. The girls had a great time. Chris bought them CD's and souvenir books or programs books each. I love to see the girls smile. The picture here------------------> is Mikala on the left and Ashton on the right. They sat right in front of us. That too was cool.

Mr. Whiteman Bought His First House

2006-09-11T08:31:00.000-07:00

Today Mr. Ivel Whiteman bought his first house. I am so proud of you. You are on the right road my friend. Enjoy! Did I tell you that he is only 21 years old?

You know?

2006-09-10T14:19:00.000-07:00

You know, it makes me upset when people ask what you have been up to and you tell them then all they have to talk about is the things you did wrong. Or when you show them what you did and they point out all the negative. What do you call this? The optimist and the pessimist. Sheesh. I wish people were more critical of them selves. Point the finger at yourself. Ask your self what you are doing wrong. Look in your own front window and ask what can you do to improve your own family. If you have nothing nice to say, don't ask! Especially if you have not one nice thing to say. And Im talking about people who are like this all the time. I imagine in there head they are like, "oooh look what I can do?" or "watch what I can do?" But in the same head anything done by anybody else is CRAP! Sad world they live in and they may not even realize that they are this way. I want my world filled with people that love me. People that bring me up, not down. Don't get me wrong, I know not everybody will agree with all my thoughts and ideas and that's great. We are not robots. Not all the same. That is what makes us great. We are all different. I love new views on things. Things I may have not have thought of. Its just the ones that are negative all the time.

Okay Im done venting. Lol! Love to all!

One More Day!

2006-09-06T08:21:00.000-07:00

One more day before school starts. We (Chris, Phil, Mikala & I) went to Mikalas school and get her class schedule and locker last week. Now I understand why I still have nightmares of Jr. High and High School. Her schedule has 8 classes but there are only 6 periods. Her lock on her locker was so high, she had to stand on her tippy toes to see the numbers. We got her locker changed to a lower one. Today I have to find out about her classes. The schedule didnt say what lunch she had (1st or 2nd). I wanted to print her out a nice schedule with what times she had to be at what class and where it is. Speaking of where, she has a brand new school that is two levels. Each class is on the opposite end of the school from the last class. Lol! I told Mikala, "Its a good thing your young!" I know she will get this all figured out but.........I'm her mommy and I love her to be in my bubble. It was so nice to take her to school and send her to one teacher. I still want to volunteer and Mikala told me she wants me to too so thats good. She is going to be in choir. Im happy for that too. We didnt even ask for it. Well, we shall see how things go.

Crocodile Hunter Died!

2006-09-03T23:00:00.000-07:00

"Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin killed
Bisbane, Australia - The Associated Press is reporting Steve Irwin better Internationally known as the "Crocodile Hunter" was killed in a marine accident.
Several Australian news agencies are reporting he died in on the Great Barrier Reef in northeastern Queensland from a stingray barb that went through his chest.
He died Monday morning while filming an underwater documentary.
According to an article on news.com.au his American-born wife, Terri, is hiking in Tasmania and has not been told of her husband's death yet.
Steve Irwin is known worldwide as the Crocodile Hunter. He's famous for his love for wildlife and his "Crikey!" cries.
He leaves behind his wife and two children.

Ahhhhhhhhh!

2006-09-01T09:27:00.000-07:00

I have P.M.S. and I'm baby sitting. What am I, crazy? Lol! Yes I think so. Ill just keep telling myself its Friday and payday.

Pancakes

2006-08-31T20:40:00.000-07:00

I have tried this summer to spoil the children with breakfast. I have let them choose what they will have because when school starts, it is going to be cold cereal in the mornings. Anyways, today they wanted pancakes. That was cool. Isabelle (five) wanted to help make them. She informed me that she knew how to flip them so, that was her job. Well the first pancake we made, I used the 1/2 cup for the batter. This made the biggest pancake we have ever made. Needless to say we used the 1/4 cup for all the rest. Anyways, to be silly, I gave Isabelle the big pancake. It took up her whole plate. No joke. I took a picture for proof. SHE ATE THE WHOLE THING!!! Lol! Zack did a good job too. He ate 3 of them. I think they will both eat like football players in no time. Mikala was sick and didnt get up till 1030. Poor baby!

My Brother In Law

2006-08-29T16:17:00.000-07:00

Phil is Chris' brother. I cut his hair. Love it? I thought it looked real good on him. Lol! I was thinking about all the times I colored Brians hair and all the skater boys we hung around. I never once did a mohawk. Crazy. Now that Im 35 I do my first one? Thats funny to me.

Don't know what to make for dinner?

2006-08-24T11:33:00.000-07:00

I don't know about you but boy was my spice cupboard a mess. And when I pulled it all out to organize it, I found I had so many different things to choose from to make for dinner. Im going to put it all on a menu for the next few dinners. Mikala got all excited and was asking for it all at once. Lol! Anyways here is a picture of all that I found up there lol. My bad! I have to laugh at myself and think of all the times I thought I had nothing to make for dinner.

Poor Chester

2006-08-23T21:37:00.000-07:00

Remember your cat or dog growing up and how if you are a girl, you dressed them up? Well, I can post what mikala does to Chester.

Swim Class

2006-08-23T21:32:00.000-07:00

I took Zack & Isabelle to swim class today. They got to go in the deep pool with life jackets. You can tell by the look on the faces, they hated it. NOT!

Mom & Mikala

2006-08-21T21:33:00.000-07:00

Some including me havent seen my mom in a long time. Well she came over today and I took some pictures of her and Mikala together. Mom will be 58 this year. She has been working at See's candy for over 5 years now. Great job I think with all the candy. Its just that silly dress they have to put on. Sheesh! Mrs. See's needs an update. Anyways here they are.

Little Things

2006-08-21T21:26:00.000-07:00

Got some little things done today. Im so happy. Cleaned out my closet. Sheesh! Took a butt load of stuff to Good Will. One other thing I did today is planted some flowers. Here is before and after pictures. Now it looks so nice. There is always some place in my house that can have something done to it. It seems to never stop lol. Anyways have a nice day.

Where did the weekend go?

2006-08-21T00:08:00.000-07:00

Saturday I played FF11 all day I think. I did take mikala to her friends house. I did some shopping and got a few things but mostly I played that video game that sucks my life away. Sunday I did yard work with chris for a few hours. Did the "round up" thing and other chemicals. The played Ff11 again till about 11PM lol. Shame on me. I may need to have it turned off again. We shall see. What did you do?

County Fair

2006-08-16T21:47:00.000-07:00

Well I have been named "Best Auntie" from my niece and nephew. I took them to the fair. Aunt Lydia came by and picked up Mikala to take to the fair. I didn't know if Rachel would have a chance to take her kids so I did. I think they had the best time. I hooked them up with all the kiddy rides except 3. And you know I had to hook them up with the corn dog, soda, and cotton candy! My dad let me go to the fair every year. He would give me like $100.00 and pay for my friends too. So....Following that tradition, we went to the fair. I love fair corn dogs. I love fair corn too. Lol! How about you?

They are all fine!

2006-08-14T12:26:00.000-07:00

It seems that the kids are all fine today. Im so happy!

Getting Sick

2006-08-13T22:47:00.000-07:00

My kids haven't been sick in so long. I cant remember the last time they were sick. Well things are changing. Isabelle is talking about seeing spots. Mikala is showing signs of the flu. Darn it. Poor babies. Oh well. Now I have to shift gears and think of things for them to do inside like lay down and play video games all day. They will hate that lol. Time to break out the vitamin "c" and try to sneak it into something they will eat or drink. I love powered vitamin C. You can put that into anything and the kids don't even know it he he. Time also to get out the thermometer and lysol. We have the kids wash there hands all the time but..........Like Saturday we went to a public pool. Yuck! Lol! Oh well! Anyways that is my thought for the night. Hope all is well at your homes!

Wild Life & Camping

2006-08-11T11:50:00.000-07:00

We just got back from camping yesterday. We had so much fun! The first night we went and saw a movie at the camp ground on beavers. The ranger then told us some stories of the beavers they have there at the camp grounds. When we got back to our site, we were playing a game of uno and know what we saw? Beaver! The next night I had forgot to take the trash out. I was reading and heard things being moved outside. It was a raccoon. The next morning from inside the tent I saw the black birds landing in our camp. Later one day I saw this bird fly into a tree that was at lease 3 feet long. It was "big bird." Lol! We had rain our first night and perfect weather the next two days. On our last day, on the way home we stopped at a free museum regarding the ocean. It was an awesome trip for all of us.

Going Camping

2006-08-07T16:51:00.000-07:00

We are going camping one last time this summer. We are going to the coast again but more north. We love this camp ground called "Beverly Beach." I hope we get a spot. I called today to get a spot but they said you have to call in more than 2 days inadvance. Poop! I want a spot close but not to close to the bathrooms and the playground. We are eating hot dogs both nights for dinner and cereal for breakfast. The car is packed with all the camping stuff. Now just our clothes. I have to do a load of laundry. Well I shall get off of my blog so I can finish up. Hope you all have a great week. I'll be back Thursday. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Comes In Waves

2006-08-05T15:39:00.000-07:00

I think it is so funny how things come in waves. Like chris was talking about buying a car. His mom bought one that night. And I think there will be more family members in the next few days that will be buying a new car soon. We shall see. But I think it is crazy.

Movie At The Park

2006-08-05T08:32:00.000-07:00

Chris & I took mikala to see a movie at the park last night at 9PM. It was nice. We brought our fold out dubble chair and all 3 of us sat in it under the stars watching a movie. I saw a shooting star. We brought our own snacks. My choice was peanuts lol. It was nice to get out and do something a little different.

Still Going Down

2006-08-03T08:02:00.000-07:00

As of this morning, the weight is still going down. Im so happy. Im still not exercising. I dont plan to because I dont any other time. Lol! And when I reach my weight goal, I would probley stop exercising so why start? The thing I do need to change is my eating habbits. The smart ones are such small portions. Like the other night it was about a 1/4 cup of mashed potatoes and four (4) one inched squars of beef. I kid you not! And to top that off, I think I paid three dollars for that. Somebody is banking. Lol! What is that per pound? $40.00? You know now that I think about it, if there was meat at the store like prime rib for $40.00, I wouldnt buy it for my family. I'd get something less expensive. Now look at me. Trying to loose weight - meaning eat less - pay more? Lol! I crack myself up. Okay enough of my ranting. I do thank smart ones because they are the only thing that worked for me. I just think my pirorities are messed up lol! Why cant I serve my family prime rib and only take four one inch squares for myself? Because its so dang good?

Its Working!

2006-08-02T08:48:00.000-07:00

All ready its working. I think I have lost about 3 lbs. Im so happy. I havent cheated on my diet. Things are looking good. So I am going to keep on track now that Im seeing the weight come off. Oh and I am not working out. This is the way to do it lol.

So Far So Good

2006-08-01T14:32:00.000-07:00

Well so far my diet went good. So far as I pretty much stuck to it. I did wake up in the middle of the night and ate a banana with teaspoon of peanut butter. I need to stop drinking tea. My water thing isnt working out so good. I will keep working on that. I keep getting in the mind frame that Im allergic to water. Our tap water is soooo nasty here. Smells fishy. I like that bought water. Oh and the subject of food keeps coming up. And on tv. Sheesh. Food is everywhere. Its like trying to quit smoking. Very hard. Why does everybody have to eat in front of me? Oh and I started my monthy girl thing today so.....all the harder. I miss my chocolate! Usually I pamer myself this time of the month and give into anything I want. Not this time I hope. He he. Okay I will be fine. Man I remember quitting smoking. I swore I would never take it up again because it was so stinking hard to quit. I need to remember this diet thing too. IT SUCKS! I have to laugh because at the beggining of this blog I say my diet was going good. Now its like Im freaking out lol. Im good. Man this is like a road that is up hill like San Francisco. Lol! Dont mind me - P.M.S.

Diet Time For Marie

2006-07-31T16:26:00.000-07:00

Okay Im going on a diet. Im doing the Smart One diet. Going to try and stay around 1500 cals a day. I hate this but its time. This diet worked for me about two years ago so Im going to try it again. Ill keep you posted on how its going. I started the diet today. I had oat meal in the morning and two smart ones for lunch and dinner. The night is going to be the tuff one. And remembering at night that Im on a diet is hard too. Lol! No memory anymore. Oh and lots of water. I keep a case of bottled water in my car and one in my fridge. Let me know what has worked for you.

This is Chester

2006-07-28T14:14:00.000-07:00

This is our dog Chester. He is about 9 years old. Very strong. In the first photo you see him holding a 700 lb. log in his mouth crushing some poor little blue person. In the second picture you can tell that he loves long walks on the beach and to let the wind blow in his fur (& ears).

Havent Been On

2006-07-27T21:08:00.000-07:00

I havent been on because *cough* um the cable bill didnt get paid and um yeah. It got shut off for a bit but Im back. He he. Oops!

Went Camping

2006-07-27T20:42:00.000-07:00

It was 105 or so on Friday here in Eugene so we went camping. We packed up all our crap and went to the coast. It was Chris, Mikala, Ashton (Mikalas friend), Rachel, Zack, Isabelle, and me. We took 3 cars lol. This family needs a truck. I had such a great time. I bought $45.00 worth of junk food. I had bought a new 6 person tent that is tall enough on the inside that you can stand up to change in. A new queen air mattress on a frame. <---Very nice for us older people. It rained the first night but tent was water proof so all was well. I did forget to pack warm clothes but I didnt mind laying in bed in the nice new tent reading a book and drinking hot cocoa. The second day was a little warmer. We went to a town called NewPort. LOVE IT! Ate fish and chips. Yummy! I dont know though. $10.00 a plate? Sheesh. They got us tourists comen and going. Oh well. Sunday was nice too. Anyways thats what I did last weekend. I want to do it again soon. I was hoping to do the red woods on the border of California. That would be awesome.
P.S. No Im not in the pictures because I was the one taken all of the and my new camera doesnt have a wide angle lenz on it. Ha ha!

Out Apartments

2006-07-19T14:25:00.000-07:00

Here are two pictures of our apartments that we manage. Not to big.
I love my new camera. I can share everything with you people lol. I should take a picture of my camera. Lol! Just kidding. Anyways there are 40 apartments and they are all one person per apartment. So I have 40 kids when we are full lol.

Not Such A Smooth Move

2006-07-18T10:59:00.000-07:00

Okay I watch Chirs' sisters kids and they come over at about 630 AM. I asked Rachel (there mom) to call me when she is on her way over to wake me up. Well yesterday I guess I wasnt ready to wake up. I heard the phone ring and Im guessing my legs were still bent. I rolled out of bed and feel on the floor. Here is a picture of my knee and one of how high our bed is off the ground. Lol Im getting old or need more sleep.

Its Friday & Its Payday

2006-07-14T12:43:00.000-07:00

Woot! Im so happy payday is here and its Friday too. Cost co here we come. My list is large. I feel that we are out of everything including ketchup this time. Sheesh! Where did it all go? I still want to go to Ohio this summer and found air fair for $256.00 per person including tax. This is a good price because I have been seeing prices from $300.00 up. Anyways, my whole point of telling you this is that I need to save money. Can I do it? We shall see. I do best if I make a list of all the stuff we need and make a menu for the two weeks. I will share my list incase you need some ideas. Please reply if you have some ideas too.

Nachos
Ribs, mashed potatoes, corn & greenbeans
chicken, mashed potatoes, corn & greenbeans
hot dogs, french frys
mac & cheese, salad
Turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, salad, cranberries
beef & broccoli, rice, salad
kung pao chicken, rice, salad
hamburgers, french fries
spaghetti, salad
pizza, salad
Teriyake Chicke, rice, salad
lasagna
tacos
fish & shrimp, salad

Well I went over two weeks but sometimes, you get tired of one thing so you can have something else. Mashed potatoes are a great filler. Salad is so good for you and I like to add things to it like cranberrys and nuts. Mikala loves corn & greenbeans so I know it will get eaten. The pizza is take out and the fish is only if we make it to the fish market. Its sad really because its just down the street but we always forget about it. Also mikala doesnt go for fish but she likes tuna from the can so I do two dinners that day.

Cute Kids

2006-07-12T17:21:00.000-07:00

I forgot to have the babies brush their teeth. Do you love the gold tooth? This picture of Isabelle makes me laugh because her face is so clean but her teeth are something else. Lol!

Convention

2006-07-03T12:44:00.000-07:00

Mikala & I attended our yearly JW convention. We had a great time and learned a lot. Mikala took notes all three days and wrote over 200 scriptures down in her note book. The convention was held in Portland this year which was really nice because in the past we have traveled to Tacoma Washington. We opted to stay in a hotel insted of traveling back and forth from home. We stayed at a Embassy Suites Hotel. VERY nice. If you have to travel, they are the ones I pick to stay with. Anyways the theam of the assembly was "Deliverance At Hand." There were over 6,000 in attendance each day. The convention will run each weekend through the end of the summer. You may have gotten an invitation from a JW. Well that is what this convention was regarding. I took some pictures. The first picture is in the convention and lunch. Second is of a drama they did. Third is at lunch out side.

Fun in the Sun

2006-06-28T00:18:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures of the kids playing with the Staff at the parks. Its so nice. They had at one point in time 5 staff members playing with the kids doing all kinds of games. They did baseball, dodgeball, painting, battle ship & all kinds of fun stuff. They had snacks for the kids. All kinds of arts & crafts stuff. (lol I like the word stuff.) The staff keeps them doing something all the time. Its awesome. I wish we had something like this at our parks growing up.

Baby Sitting Again

2006-06-26T08:00:00.000-07:00

Well, Im baby sitting again. I needed the cash and rachel was paying daycare $4.o0 an hour per kid. Sheeesh. They are banking.

I have the "resource guide" with activities around Eugene for kids in hand. It tells all the events at the parks. Its so awesome. They offer free lunch at almost every park in Eugene and almost every park has a waiding pool with a life gard on duty. Also, the college has a program where they send out the students to all the parks to do arts and crafts and games with the kids everyday of the week.

So my job here is done. Lol! Just kidding. But its so awesome. I just take the kids down to the park. Set up my chair. Put on the sun block. Get out my book. Rachel picks up the kids by 4:00 PM. Make dinner on the BBQ so I dont have a lot of dishes. Then, FF11 here I come.

The city also does this "Movie Night In The Park" every Friday night. We did it last Friday night. I too was awesome. The provide the movie and popcorn. We come in our pj's because it starts at 9:00 PM and ends at 11:PM. You can bring blankets to lay on but the hard ground kills my back. So next Friday Im brining my handy dandy fold out chair. Get some candy and drink. So last Friday they showed "Back to the Future." This Friday they will show "Princess Bride." Classic! They had a real good turn out of people so we will go early to get a good spot. Oh poop. I just remembered Im not going to be in town this Friday. Grrrrr! Oh well. Lol! The next movie is Babe. He he.

Well, I got to make breakfast for the kids. Keep cool.

California's Visit Was Awesome

2006-06-21T04:08:00.000-07:00

Mikala and I had so much fun. Saturday Tony took us out to dinner at Marie Calendars. Sunday we had a barbecue out at the lake with Tony, Allison, Seth, Jennifer and some of Tony's friends, Andy, George, Mikala (#2) & Kaleb. Monday everybody had to work so Mikala & I went to a water park. We had so much fun. So that's tony in the first picture. Mikala & me in the second picture. And from left to right in the third picture Seth, Allison, Jennifer, & Mikala. I love you all! I hope to do it again.

Packing for California in the Rain

2006-06-16T11:27:00.000-07:00

Lol! I'm packing for California in the rain. Humm? Now I'm not sure what to pack. I was thinking it would be 95 in Sacramento so shorts and t-shirts. Well it cant be colder in California than in Oregon. I was trying to pack as little as possible. He he! Now I'm thinking pants and long sleeves.

I started to pack my bathroom stuff but then realized that I will need this stuff in the morning. I was going to do my clothes but am washing them right now. I feel guilty just sitting here on the blog but really, I must wait to pack.

I did make a list of stuff to bring. It has everything I can think of to take. So that is nice. Because of the list, hopefully I wont forget anything.

I found a cool web site for road trip games. I think it was momsminivans.com. They have a lot of stuff you can print out like road bingo, tic tac toe, and connect the dots. I ended up making mikala a travel bag with tones of stuff to do for the 16 hour trip there and back.

I also am going to take the DVD player and movies. This kills so much time.

Well I better go. As I'm typing, I'm thinking of stuff I can pack and get ready. Lol!

Cant wait to see you all!

Mikala's First Dance

2006-06-11T10:01:00.000-07:00

Last night the 5th graders from Mikala's school had there first dance. It was really more like graduation party. They has lots of games for the kids to play as a big group. They had this awesome trailer with big barbecues on it making hamburgers, hot dogs and chicken. Yummy! Everybody brought a side dish so there was mass goodies for for the kids. Kids were taking turns getting up and singing in front of everybody. I motioned to Mikala to ask her if she was going to do it. She said yes. When it was her turn, she and her girl friend got up and sang some little bunny song regarding shaken there tails. And they did. Humm? Towards the end of the party, the host put all the boys on one side of the room and girls on the other. Then she tried to pair up the boys and girls but they weren't haven that and I was so happy. He he. Anyways it was fun. Its 10AM and Mikala is still sleeping lol.

The other cool thing last night was the street we were on had a cruz. Ben (Mikala's friend) was at the party with us. We were sitting by a window and he was telling me what the different cars were when they drove by. He is like 8 or 9 years old. So I thought Id test him and took him outside to get a better view. Man he was awesome and knows his cars. That was cool for me because the only car I know is my own.