2 Days

I am the last one in our family to get the flu! We will all be healthy for our trip to CA tomorrow night. Our house may be a pig sty cause I have no energy to clean (Sorry Foxes), but we will be leaving on time no matter what. I can't wait to be with family and feeling warm. It might even be worth the 12 hour drive.

WW1

Click on the picture and it will take you to the album of our most amazing
WW1 day.  In the fields the soldiers are running from real Roman Candles
being fired at them, and the hankies to protect them from the poisonous gas.
Hilarious!  We finished up with some trench cake.  We have a great thing going.
 Thanks Shumways.

Grants Pass Soccer Jamboree

November 2011 I know you're jealous. Everybody wants to spend their Saturday in the 40 degree pouring rain. We did, and look how much fun we had! Way to go Jaden, We love watching you get down and dirty.

October 2011

Time Travel to 1863

We spent an action packed day in Eugene on Saturday attending the Civil War. The one between the North and South, not the Ducks and the Beavers.

Jaden was enlisted to dig trenches and chop wood, two of his favorite things.

During the actual battle they fired the cannons and had charges spread out on the battle field so the ground would actually explode. It was very awesome.

Soldiers eating the daily rations of salted fat back and hard tack. Luckily we packed our own picnic.

The advance continues over the bodies of the dead. The actual reenactment was a good 45 min. long and was amazing. Horses, cannons, retreats, advances, buglers, you name it, they had it.

Weekend in Portland

Yes, we were in a restaurant.

There's gold in them there hills!

or cow pasture as the case may be. They made a haul. Enough gold spray painted beans and rice to make dinner for five.

"Chicks" love him

Hi Ho Hi Ho it's off to Texas we go...

Tomorrow Jeremy and I are leaving to visit Dallas for 3 days. Yeah!

Today Ella came home from school sobbing that her ear hurt. I was very grateful that it started today so we could get her in and get some medicine. Crisis diverted!

Until 7 when I tucked Kyla in and realized she has a fever! I hope Advil is a miracle drug.

Hopefully she's not clairvoyant

Yesterday we're driving in the car and Kyla tells me she's going to name her baby John Jacob King. I said no you're not. You're baby will have a different last name.
She told me, "I know, I'm just practicing how it will sound if I ACCIDENTALLY have a baby before I'm married."
No accidents, please.

When your dead...

I was using the new knives I recieved for my birthday to cut a bagel for breakfast. Jaden said, "Hey, I just washed that knife and put it away." I told him I'd wash it when I was done, but thanks for remembering they don't go in the dishwasher and taking care of them. He told me, "That's OK I'm going to take care of them so I can get them when your dead. Their really nice knives." I don't know if I should be worried or not. He really like knives.

Well it's 2 oclock in the morning, baby I just can't...

Sleep!!!! So much for my plan. I took melatonin at 7 so that I would be ready for bed by 8:30. Worked like a charm, until I had to pee at 10:30 and here we are now. Just counting down the hours till my alarm clock goes off at 5 AM. Audios for now, we'll see if I'm still awake in an hour.

Happy Birthday to ME!

Just wanted to remember my 34th birthday. Nobody else has to read this. Last week Jeanine called and said her tooth had broken and that she wanted to use one of her free tickets to come out here and get it fixed. Luckily for me the only time available was the 4th and 5th. Jeremy was a saint. He had already taken the day off, but said if I wanted him to fix her tooth for my birthday he would. What a guy! Even though the 4th was a cold, dreary and totally foggy day her plane only landed 10 min. late. Jeanine and I headed to Ashland to window shop and eat at Pasta Piazzi, while Jeremy had a game night at his office. Jeanine bought me a fantastic puzzle piece charm that read, "I am grateful". My wonderful magnetic coat shoplifted another one that read, "I am fierce". (My fierce self returned the stolen one). Jeanine was wearing her southern California coat under my long white trench because it was a whopping 24 degrees outside. Dinner was fantastic. This morning I woke up to my favorite breakfast , Pecan encrusted croissant french toast, reserved only for my birthday and mother's day. I received a beautiful birthday shirt, some amazing kitchen knives, and awesome dish towels. While Jeremy was fixing Jeanine I went to the gym. Afterwards Jeanine and I went shopping for some new cereal bowls (I was down to four, and with five in the family that's a problem). Came home and Jeremy had prepared my favorite almond cake topped with berries, which we ate at three so Jeanine could have some before her plane left. All this was interspersed with phone calls from friends and family. After dropping Jeanine off we went to dinner at Olive garden where Jaden gave me his Andes mint, because he knows there my favorite. LOVE HIM SO MUCH! Came home to a roaring fire and warm house. What a great way to get older. I don't know how Jeremy does it all, especially on 4 hours sleep. He always goes out of his way to make my birthday's amazing. Thanks.