New Look-Cheerful

Hello Hello Hello! Sorry for the lack of posting yesterday. I planned to do it when Bree went to bed, but due to a late nap she had, she ended up being up until 11, and by then I was to darn tired to type.

As you can see, my blog has gotten a new look. I farted around with a few different things, and finally decided on this look...for now. Its nice and cheerful, and kinda says bring on spring, don'tcha think? I did have to change the layout to fit things properly, and when doing that, I noticed my pics that have already been put up, got chopped off some. Dang it. I can't win. So, from now on my pics either need to be smaller, or they'll be cut off a bit...bah. Not sure how long I'll keep this look...time will tell. Sometime I'd like to convert to a 3 column blog, but I don't know how...I've read things on how to do it, but I'm instruction dyslexic I think, its all like a foreign language to me! I need someone to DO IT FOR ME. :) Speaking of people doing things for me...Thanks to my friends Chrissy for making my blog button, and Kami for helping me put my picture strip onto my banner! Oh, and if you'd like to snag my button, please do, except, I disabled right click in order to protect my pictures and stuff, so that part doesn't work. You'll have to highlight the code, hit control & C to copy it, and to paste it to your blog you'll have to do control & V. Sorry its a pain, just trying to protect my pics from nutcases that steal pics of other peoples kids.

In other news...Kels had a decent birthday. We didn't do anything big, for several reasons, such as...
1. Can't afford it.
2. She was at her dads most of the weekend.
3. Our house doesn't hold big parties well. To small of a house, and to much stuff IN IT.
4. Her recent behaviour does not warrent a party.
5. A house full of teens scares the heebie jeebies out of me!
6. Did I mention we can't afford it? No money sucks big...
That being said, for her birthday it was just us here at home. I gave her the gag gifts that I blogged about a few days ago. She was NOT AMUSED. LOL. She didn't find it funny...party pooper. Her main present will be delivered sometime in the near future. We enjoyed some jello cake, which is what she wanted. Instead of just boring white cool whip on top, I decided to take a few minutes to decorate it a bit. Cool Whip is a pain in the rear for rose making by the way. It turned out ok though. After all that Kelsey went to spend time with her friend Autumn.

This weekend coming up, Kelsey will be having a few friends over to celebrate her birthday. They'll watch movies, snack, have a fancier cake, and just have some good old fun time hanging out. I hope the cake she wants turns out, it will be covered in fondant...I'm not good at fondant!

Yesterday, Kels was sick, she was getting ready for school, we were about ready to leave...and she ralphed. Bah. Today she went to school....but a bit ago, I got a call to come get her. Thankfully my mother in law picked her up for me, since I was blocked in. The city is cutting down the tree next to my driveway in the neighbors yard, and there is tree mess all over.






Anyone watch Dancing with the Stars? What do you think of the Stars picked for this season? I'm not a huge fan of any of them...but I'll still watch. I just don't know who to cheer on! I guess I'll just have to watch and see, make my mind up after that.

I think thats all for now...Toodles!

Happy Sweet (?) 16 Kelsey!

Today, Feb. 28, is my daughters 16th birthday! Not sure how SWEET she is, she's more SASSY :) At any rate, Happy Birthday Daughter Kelsey.

I remember the day of her birth. I had a doctors appointment that morning, and as he checked he, he didn't know if he was feeling her head, or her TAILBONE. So he said, "What are you doing today?" I said, "I don't know...you tell me" Haha. He told me to get my stuff, then go to Labor & Delivery. Once I'm there, they will do a sonogram to see her position, if she is breech like he suspected, I'd be having a c-section that day, if she wasn't, we'd get labor started (I was already having contractions). So I left his office and kinda freaked out a little! I was seperated with my husband at the time, and he was living in WI. I went home, made arrangements for my MIL to come to my house to watch Zach, but the neighbor would watch him until she got there (she lived over an hour away). Then I went to the hospital, and my mom came up there to be with me. My husband was called of course and he said he'd be there as soon as he could.

The sonogram was done, and Kelsey was indeed in breech position. They set up a time in the OR and got me all prepped. Of course my husband wasn't there yet...so my mom got to go in with me and watch her granddaughter be born. My husband got there right as they were bringing Kelsey out of the OR and heading to the nursery.

I was so excited to have a baby girl, I had always wanted one. Zach adjusted well to his baby sister...it wasn't until she start walking and talking that he grew to dislike her :(

Wasn't she cute? Bald head and all?


Kelsey grew up fast. Sometimes she was a little terror, sometimes she was very angelic. She did good things like walking in the Light the Night Walk and raised money to fight leukemia. She even got a bunch of hair cut one time and donated it to Locks of Love. I was so proud of her.


Then...she turned into a teenager...scary stuff. LOL. She still has her days of being a terror, and days of being angelic, but more often our days are like PMS hell (haha sorry Kels).

I can't believe my 1st daughter is now 16. Soon, (after she gets her 50 hours of drive time in) she'll be getting her drivers license...YIKES! Next she'll be graduating and off to college...

Once again, Happy Sweet (SASSY) 16 Kelsey.



Toodles!

Because I'm a meanie!

Tomorrow, Feb. 28, is my daughter Kelsey's 16Th birthday. Since she is turning 16, she thinks she deserves the world for gifts. She's mentioned a few things she wants, like a car, a cell phone, a big party for all her friends at maybe a hotel or something, and many other things. Yeah sure Kelsey, I'll get right on that. Sure, if I had money, I'd gladly get her a cell phone, and if I had a lot of money, I'd get her a car, that she could get a job and HELP pay for...but we don't have the money, its not an option, deal with it. She will be getting one thing she wanted, a bedding set for her room, even though its more then I usually spend on birthdays...she should consider herself lucky. She of course pushes my buttons with, "You don't love me as much as you love Zach, Jilly & Bree" blah blah blah. Teen drama queen.

Anyways...Because I'm me, a smart ass, and goofy...I've decided to give her a little gag gift. I am getting her a car, and a cell phone...the matchbox and toy variety. I'm sure that you'll hear her screaming and having a fit wherever you live...so if you hear loud noise, you'll know where it is and why LOL.

Thats all for tonight, I'm off to cuddle with Miss Bree since she wants NOTHING to do with her Dora bed at bedtime :( Here is a picture for you to enjoy...


Toodles :)

Sparky I miss you

I didn't get to post yesterday. Things got crazy once school got out and there was no time, when there was time, I was to tired!

Yesterday after school and after Bill got off work, we went out to Yorkville to pick up my van that was done being repaired. I had to say good-bye to the 2010 Silver van that I nicknamed Sparky, and I picked up Moana....Good OLD Moana...she still moans, to bad they couldn't fix that...Unfortunately she moans for other reasons, things not caused by the accident. Moana looks good after her little repair surgery...she's no Sparky, but she'll do, she gets me here and there, although very vocally.

After picking up the van, we went to Petsmart, so Jilly & Kelsey could see where Zach works. Bree loves going there and seeing the animals. While there, there was a cat getting shaved in the grooming area, poor cat! He/she is going to be cold!

Next stop was dinner. We decided to do Kelsey's birthday dinner out early since the weekend is going to be busy. We have a tradition of a birthday dinner out at a restaurant (my fave tradition lol). We took her to Santa Fe, one of her favorite places. Unfortunatly serviced sucked. The old lady that was going to seat us wanted to put us right by the front door. Umm no thanks lady. To cold! I asked to sit in a different location. Then she sat us without menus... It just wasn't their best service...we used to go there often and it was never that bad. Bree enjoyed eating out, although she didn't eat a whole lot. She mostly looked around and talked talked talked.

Finally, next stop was home. It was nearly 8:00 I think by the time we got here. Bree was wound for sound, and didn't go to bed till 10:00. By then I said screw posting, I'm going to bed.

So far today has been spent playing with Bree, hanging out in her bed that she has named her "Dora bed", having a picnic lunch out in the living room on a blanket, and cuddling. Bill got home early again and he has taken a turn in the Dora bed too, and playing playdoh and other things. Bree is napping, a late nap, not a good thing, I should go wake her up soon...and pray she isn't the exorcist when I do. She can be in quite the mood when woken up before she's ready.

Bree has said some funny things lately. Today she was singing me a song from the show Little Bear. She told me to "wiggle my NIPS" HAHAHA. Sorry Bree, I don't know how to do that! I think she really meant to say HIPS. I hope so anyways... Last week I was eating leftover meatloaf for lunch. When I was done, my plate had ketchup smeared all over it. She asked me, "Mom, did you eat a bloody nose?" LOL. Also, Bree seems to love to be the star of the show. She had daddy in her room the other night laying on her Dora bed, watching her dance. She had put on a tutu and was playing music from a book and from one of her ride on toys, then she'd dance around for him. She would also demand that he clap his hands, and say "Bravo" such a silly girl. I'll include the video of that for you, well one of them anyways...Excuse her messy room. It was clean, before she & daddy started playing in there.

Aubrey dancing for Daddy from Renee Kofoid on Vimeo.

Thats all for now. Toodles!