No Ordinary Family

I am sick and tired of being sick and tired. This year has not been a good one for my health. I think I have been ill more than well in 2007. I hope to see a change in 2008. I have been MIA on the blog lately just because I have been too exhausted to pick up the computer. So much has happened since the last time I blogged I don’t really know where to begin, so please forgive me if it all seems a little random. First let me get the sad news out of the way. My Mom’s Stepmother passed away right before Christmas. She had been sick for a few days and we were expecting it but it still is not something that you ever want to happen. We had Christmas with Jim’s family on the 23rd and had a great time. The kids were, as always, adorable and it was a really nice that we could all get together and celebrate the holiday and our growing family. I hope soon to be able to announce the arrival our 3rd niece or nephew as Carrie looked as though she could have the baby at any moment. I appreciate all th...

Yes, I am still here. Laptop has been stupid lately and so it is too frustrating to use it for long. The desktop is too far away and I am too lazy to go that far. Work has been busy and I have been tired. CCAA referred only 6 days this month not much to talk about except the wait is still getting longer and that is no fun. House is sort of decorated for Christmas. It will have to do this year. I do have all my shopping done, now I just have to pay the bills ;0). Well, I have about hit my limit on using the stupid laptop; hope to get it fixed soon.

We have had a busy weekend. Saturday, we got snow tires on the car, went out for breakfast, cleaned the house (which really needed it), got the oil changed in the truck, visited with Grandma L, went shopping a little, and visited with Jim’s parents. Sunday we got the Christmas decorations out of the shed, which was a feat, when we moved out of the storage unit this summer things kind of got buried. We also went Christmas/Birthday shopping for the munchkins. Then I went to my mom’s house to help her type up her class. It was snowing on Saturday and on Sunday it was raining ice cubes, well they weren’t quite cubes but it sure felt that way. So because of the rain most of the snow is gone but never fear another storm system is on it’s way. We I went out to the car this morning it was 50 degrees!! Not kidding, this weather is crazy. Here are a couple pictures of the snow from last week. I can't wait for Little Miss to come home and make snow angels in that perfect snow. Because of the ...

It started yesterday about 4 and has yet to stop. There was six inches this morning on the walk. Jim took the shoveling duties while I swept the cars. I have never been so thankful that we don't have a driveway. We got a call early that school was delayed 2 hours but Jim still went in right after I left for work since we only live about a mile away. I was about 15 minutes late because I decided to go the long way and take it slow. We are getting Sirius radio put in the car tonight so I hope the roads are cleared better then. I should be getting snow tires but I guess it just shows my priorities ;0). Plus, the lines at the tire places are going to be really long today. I do want to get them in the next week or so but I think I can make it a couple days in the snow considering I’ve been driving the truck for a few years now with out snow tires. Let it snow!!

Thanksgiving was wonderful, as always the time went by too fast but we enjoyed every minute of it. It was just six of us at Emily’s on Thursday (Mom, Dad, Emily, Ryan, Jim and I) we had too much food and lots of fun. I still have leftovers, as I am sure we all do. I don’t know what we were thinking on some things. We made 2 bags of cranberries, the biggest pot of mashed potatoes you have ever seen, a 9 x 13 pan of sweet potatoes, roasted a 25 lb turkey, fried a 15lb Turkey and stuffing. We also had a variety of snacks and 3 pies. So needless to say we were stuffed and we will be eating leftovers for a while. Tonight I made turkey taco casserole, a traditional after Thanksgiving meal in our house. It is refigerated over night for better flavor so we will have it tomorrow for dinner. The puppies are sure growing and are as cute as ever. They were really getting vocal and I think by the weekend they will no longer be containable in the kiddie pool they now call home as they are becoming q...

I finally got my car and I am so excited! Jim and I went out on Saturday looking, even though we were pretty sure what we were going to get. It was an all day project and we ended up getting a Toyota Camry Hybrid. They did not have the color that we wanted, even though they said it was there, so they had to bring it in from another dealership. We did not get it until almost 5pm yesterday. These pictures were taken right after we got home. I will post a better picture later but I am going to have to take it in the morning since it is dark when I get home now. As we were picking up the car last night it started snowing and it kept snowing all evening. We got about 2 inches in all. It is all gone now but there is supposed to be another storm in the area so we may get more. Usually our first snow is not that much. It was awesome but it prevented us from driving our new car around all night, oh the compromises. We went to Emily and Ryan’s yesterday. I saw the puppies; they are so cute and ...

What happens when you google your name? I found out about the California Outdoor Roller-skating Association , the Cora Bike Rack Company , the Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse , and the CORA rehabilitation clinic . Because of this trip down google lane, I am thinking about becoming really active in CORA but I will start by getting in shape and will need to use a Cora Bike Rack (for my 10 speed, I have not ridden in about 12 years) while my skates are being customized. But when I break my ankle the ER doc gets the wrong idea when he sees all the bruises from falling off my bike and refer me to CORA where they learn of my new roller-skating hobby and assume that I must be on drugs. So they send me to CORA where they find out this all started by googling my name and they cancel my internet subscription and send me home. As you can see above not much has been happening around here hence the lack of posts. I could bore you with our Xbox play but it is more exciting if you are ac...