Monday, June 29

What a good weekend

We had a nice weekend. Scott's cousin Jeremy came & stayed Friday night & Saturday night with us. We really enjoyed having him here. We went to the river in Christoval for a wonderful evening Saturday. We stopped & picked up hamburgers and took them there & just relaxed. The kids had a great time and I really loved seeing everyone enjoy themselves.

Anyhow, here are a few pictures:





I am doing okay. About 1.5 weeks ago I was rear ended on my way to work. Luckily I had Scott's trailer hitch on the back of the truck so it took most of the damage. So the truck is okay...getting fixed. Me...my neck sucks. It hurts off & on constantly now. I have good days & bad days. Yesterday & today haven't been so good. Oh well, this is part of it. The jerk didn't have insurance either. Go figure. Anyhow, nothing else is going on.

Kids are growing like weeds and life it just passing me by.

Tuesday, June 16

What the-

I am pathetic. Wow, I have been slacking big time for several months. Bad bad Misty. Rather than give a play by play update this post will be more of a "Hi, How are you" post.



Things are great. Kids are doing great. Scott is sick but that is another story. I have been sick since the Thursday before last so I think he finally got it. Oh well, such is life. Anyhow, we went to Granbury this past weekend for my nieces dance recital & Brookie Bee's birthday. We had a wonderful time. I am utterly exhausted but in a good way. My nieces are gorgeous. I know I am partial but really, they are.



We visited Scott's mom Friday night & saw her new house & then we headed to see my family Saturday. While we were at my brother's house he announced that he bought Morgan & him 2 tickets to see the JONAS BROTHERS in concert. She is so excited. So he is getting her Wednesday night, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & we will get her back Sunday. He took off work for the two work days & he is taking her to Hurricaine Harbor & Six Flags or stuff like that. She will never want to come home.

Sawyer is growing like a weed. He is running now & chattering up like crazy. It never ceases to amaze me how these little ones just take off & never look back. I love it. He is developing his own personality & he is funny boy. Things are going pretty dang smooth right now. I am scared to say that in fear of jinxing it.

We will see what tomorrow holds. I am pretty nervous about Morgan being gone that long. I am trying to act like I am all peachy with it but I am a little nervous. I will miss her like crazy for sure. My mom is going to watch little man for a bit so Scott and I can have some adult time! Woot!


Tuesday, May 19

Update in Pictures

OK...these are in no paticular order but I had to share. Shannon came down with her family from Minnesota. I am so depressed, I wish we lived closer. She & her family are great. Anyhow, we spent Thursday night, Friday, Saturday & Sunday with them & I swear it was only 1 day. It went wayyyy tooo fast. We got rear ended by a semi-truck exiting to go to Six Flags. Luckily we were all okay...it was in her rental mini-van. Anyhow, I will add more later...

Sawyer at Ripley's

Little man at Six Flags

Sawyer & Delaney checking out the fish at Bass Pro

The back of the mini-van
The truck that hit us

Shannon

Sawyer & Delaney all pooped out

Little man at Six Flags

Morgan & Spencer

Morgan & Spencer

Me & Shannon...ok, so we couldn't get enought pictures!





Little man

The Adults after dinner

I can't even put into words what a great time I had with them. Scott and I plan on going up to Minnesota in September. If I had a private plane I would visit her weekly!

Monday, May 4

Who knew

Who knew 1 dog could do this?

Before we got rid of Scout:

You can't see the depth of any of the holes in these pictures but belive me...they were pretty dang deep...





After: I got rid of Scout on April 13th...so technically only 3 weeks later the yard looks like this...




Do I regret getting rid of him...NO. Am I a bit sad about it...YES. I feel awful because it really wasn't HIS fault. We just didn't have time to work with that breed of dog. SO, I will really tell anyone interested in getting a dog...RESEARCH that breed. Google it. Read anything you could have about it...good, bad, anything. If I had done that, I would have read right away that Border Collies are very active & they have to be worked & walked constantly or they get bored & the said digging begins.
Shiner is very active but compare her body size of 9 pounds to the active 40 pound dog. Her damage is tons less. Honestly, she isn't even 1/8th as active as Scout was. She was sad for the first few days but she got over it when she realized that having free run of the house when we were gone is awesome.
I come home & she is asleep on my bed with all 4 paws up in the air. She can come in & outside as she pleases. If I had let Scout do that...we wouldn't have had a house standing when I came home.

Gosh I could eat him

What a wonderful weekend. Non-productive but fun & family & friends. Perfect. Here are a few shots of my little man. Gosh he was good this weekend. He is growing like a weed. Here is a video of Morgan & him too:

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My favorite picture of all time! My little boy...



Check out my toofers...


Monday, April 27

My favorite things

It is amazing what 2 months can do to a baby. These first few are almost exactly 2 months before the last ones...my baby boy grew crazy fast...

Awww, I miss his hair....


My beauty

Morgan & Sawyer's birthday party:

I wiped cake on her nose
My handsome prince

Daddy & son

This is my favorite...this is the 2 of them to a tee...I am sure he was doing something to irritate her...

Uncle B..you are the best!



Morgan & a chinchilla...she has been begging for one of these critters....


Albino ferret

My little man...

The rat...

Me, my extremely fat arms & a snake. Can you see the snake past my fat arms:


Things are moving right along. Sawyer is 90% walking now. He can walk...but he gets frustrated & crawls when he needs to get somewhere. Morgan is doing awesome. She is about to be a 4th grader *gasp* That is just nuts...NUTS I TELL YOU!

Our back yard is making tons of progress. Grass is sprouting up everywhere & I am lovin' it. Happy mommy/wife = happy house. Scott is doing well. Nothing really exciting to report except WE HAVE RAIN! It has been raining all night & all day so far...thank you LORD! We needed it so bad!
Check out this video first:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v304/morganesmom/?action=view&current=April09Videos007.flv

You want this ball?
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Sure...let me tell you something first
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Did anyone see me? I am getting away from here
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Friday, April 17

Delaying and Acknowledgment

OK...so I have been in a slump for a few reasons...first here are a few pictures:

Look at what Aunt Sherry got me! OK...what do I do?

What the heck are you doing to me mom...what is it?

Don't call CPS on me...he loves the dryer!

OK...let me play now!

I think I am gonna do it...

Miss Morgan...my big girl!

Karen's grand daughter Addison, Sydney & Morgan

See, I told you I was gonna do it!

Big girl

This is my favorite picture..once he learned to pick them up & put them in the basket...it was ON!






Gosh Mom...can't you see I am HUNTING here!

Seriously,he LOVES his swing...this is his excited face. He squeezes his eyes shut & schreeches!

My handsome little man

OK...Easter & the parties were great. Spring is here. Things are going great! Sawyer is growing like a weed. Each day is a new day with him...he is doing more, talking more & just amazing me daily! Morgan is so grown up that it makes me sick. She had the stomach bug this week & I had 2 meetings I couldn't miss at work & Scott couldn't stay home with her. Soooo, she stayed home all day by herself *gasp* She did awesome. She would call me when she was getting sick & I would talk her through it & she did super! She called me about 165 times but oh well!
I did something. I have been having problems with Scout for the past 3 months. I have tried everything under the sun to help him to quit digging. Really, we caught him time & time & time again digging. We shocked him numerous times, spanked, red pepper, stuff you buy at the store, etc...nothing, nada, zip, zilch. He still dug daily. I had about 3 inches of dirt on all of our patio furniture. We have ZERO grass in our big backyard now. We had plush St. Augustine grass. Nothing now. Dirt. Holes. 36 holes in all. 27 along the fence in the back yard. Saturday night was the straw that broke the camels back. We got rain. Hallejuah! Not. We need rain so bad. It was so wonderful. Except when I woke up, the biggest hole was halfway to China. It is a 4ft wide by 2 ft deep hole. Seriously. I took pictures. I cried & cried. I want my kids to be able to play outside. Without breaking their necks falling in holes.
It killed me because Scout is a very good dog. I researched online & everything it said to do, I tried. It also said that some Border Collies don't stop & that they will eventually outgrow it within the next few years. Not. It isn't fair to me, my kids or to Scout to have continued like I did. Shiner, our jack russell was once white. Now she is so brown from all of the dirt blowing in the yard. Nothing was working....so I talked with Morgan & Scott. They both were tired of hearing me cry & complain & Morgan was tired of not being able to play in the back yard. So, after weighing all options, Scott put it on my plate. He couldn't do it. I understood.
So, I found him a family. I explained about his digging situation. They know it was because he was bored. The knew everything. They live by a park here & she has 2 teenage sons who were thrilled with him . They came over & met him first & fell in love with him immediately! She is keeping touch already & tells me he is adjusting wonderfully.
Tears, heartache, etc....we all were down for a few days but things are looking up. No more dogs for us. We have one very spoiled & trained Jack Russell & we are leaving it like that. We have been working in the backyard constantly. Water, water, filling in holes, water, rain & now little sprouts of grass are coming up. Thank you! I am buying more grass seed this weekend & going from there. We now have the doggy door open 24/7 and Shiner comes in & out as she pleases. I tried that with Scout but I noticed socks, shoes, pacifiers, etc...were all turning up outside. So I quit letting either one of them in the house except at night. Not fair to Shiner but it had to be done. Now, she has free reign of the house.
She was missing Scout at first & it was very obvious but I think she is adjusting too. Anyhow, I am just glad that is over with & he has a family that can give him the attention he needs.
My friend Trish is soveryclose to having her baby. I am so excited. Her husband & son are coming in town this weekend & I am sending more baby clothes back with them! Things are going very well right now. Scott got his hours back at work & things are looking up!

Friday, April 10

9 years ago today

I gave birth to my baby girl. I can't believe it has been 9 years. Not just for her...but myself . Am I that old? Anyhow, here are a few pictures I couldn't pass up:
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Here she is at her 1st birthday party:
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Me & my baby girl..she was 3
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Thursday, April 2

One Year Later

Gosh I am pathetic. I can't belive I want to cry at the drop of a pin today *just because my baby is a year old* There is something about knowing that they are your last.
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I am a pathetic sap today.