I've been tagged

Ten years ago I was...
20 years old rebellious and fearless. I lived a crazy young life!

Five things on today's "to do list"
1)go to the pool for the summer calendar activity
2)supervise children
3)take a nap
4)do some homework
5)try to stay sane and level headed without a husband at home.

I enjoy...
hanging out with family and friends, cards games, going on dates with my husband (which I haven't done in months).

I have lived in...
La Grande, Keiser, and Woodburn Oregon, Boise, Idaho, Tri-Cities, Washington, Asheville, North Carolina, Athens, Georgia, San Diego, California, and Greenville, South Carolina.

I tag Diane, Michelle, Tawnya, Camille and Laura!!!!!

Wow, I am impressed

80 As a 1930s wife, I am Very Superior Take the test!

It gettin hot in here so take off all your...

HAIR!!!!

Before...


and after...

Shoesday Tribute - What NOT to wear

Ok, so my husband comes home from Wal-Mart a couple of weeks ago with these brown Dr. Schols loafers for work. They didn't look bad, but I could tell they were cheap. He said they are the most comfortable shoes ever for standing around in. He is a car salesman (temporarily) and dresses in slacks, a dress shirt and tie. So, he mentioned that he needed a pair in black. Dr. Shoals didn't make the loafer in black so he was gonna try another pair. This is what he came home with....



notice the wholes in the leather (like a sneaker)


I could not believe he was serious, but he was. I tried to convice him to let me find another pair that was equally as comfortable. I left at 12 last night in search of a pair and came back with two, one being a Dr. Schols pair. He tried on both this morning and left for work with the "short bus shoes" on. Seriously, sometimes I am just embarrased for him!

Scary!!!

This is sort-of a tribute to Jen's spider story...We hiked around Lake Conestee today for our calendar activity. We saw the lake, which really wasn't one, just a real marshy area. I think we picked a bad time of year for the water, also the drought doesn't help any. We also had the wonderful priviledge of walking right past a copperhead without even being bitten, or really even seeing it! That was really scary for me because I am terrified of snakes. In fact it was so bad that my friend Lindsay that was there had to hold my hand while we walked past the snake! Anyway, we were protected by the Lord I am sure and made it past the snake to enjoy the rest of our hike and the snake was not by the trail when we came back. I was gonna post a picture, but I couldn't handle the sight of one on my page. Sorry for all of you who desperately wanted to see one.

Choo Choo!

Today we went to ride the train at Heritage Park. The kids had a ton of fun! Here are a few pics from our activity!

Aysia, Amaya, JR and our neighbor Chloe at the train!

the cutest thing

Saturday morning Aqeel left for work at 8:30. He had gotten Jr out of bed and fed him before he left and then gave him to me with Jr's fav dvd. So, I continued to sleep while Jr watched his movie on the laptop next to me in bed waiting for the girls to wake me up. I assumed I would be woken within the next 20-30 mins. However to my surprise I awoke at 10:30 with Jr still in the bed next to me. I went out into the living room and found Amaya dressed and watching a movie. I proceeded to the kitchen where I found Aysia making scrambled eggs for everyone. She had also made sure that she and Amaya had taken their showers and gotten dressed for the day. Needless to say I was pleasently shocked! I mean I knew aysia was growing up, but wow! I was so pleased and loved every minute to her grown up attitude. It is moments like this that show me I am doing the right things with my children.