In a Funk...

I have no real excuse for not posting anything lately - I think I have just been in a funk! I think the constant stream of workers inside & outside my house, the dirt & dust everywhere, the fact that my front yard is a big pile of dirt, along with my husband working on the house any time he is not at work has started to get to me after a year...Yes, you read that correctly - IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR AND WE ARE NOT DONE YET!!!! I have told my children on several occasions "Mommy is going to lose it today, it may be because of something you did, it may not - but Mommy is going to lose it."

It did help that we carved pumpkins yesterday - nothing like a sharp knife in hand, and being able to pull some guts out of something to make you feel better!

We have some HUGE pumpkins that we got from Troy's parents garden - they are pretty awesome! Ash & Nick totally got into carving pumpkins this year. Doing most (if not all) of the work themselves. That left Jonathan wanting to do his own as well. He actually did cut the lid by himself - he did a pretty good job!

And, I am happy to report we still have a total of 50 fingers at our house!

Nothing New

No, there is really nothing new to tell, but after discussion the creepy people that are out there stalking blogs (No, not you Macy), I decided to make mine more private...I do not have the memory needed to call my family by fake names, and then remember that name the next time I post (I know, not often enough, and too often about my house!)...Thus, the e-mail inviting a select few of my FAVORITE people to view my blog...

And although there are days that I would gladly let anyone take my people, I guess deep down I really do love them, and want to protect them.

Rock On!!

Oh yeah!! The rock is going on, and they are starting to goop up for the stucco!!

I must say, it is looking quite nice!

Finally, I have the inside of my house back to myself - the sheet rockers finished today - as nice as they are, I was so glad to see their cars drive away!!

Paint is next - yahoo!

The Big Birthday!!

The Birthday Boy and His Bounce House!

First Day of Pre-School!

What am I going to do with myself for 2 hours every Tuesday & Thursday from 12:30-2:30...Lunch/Shopping anyone?

Back To School

Can I just say - HALLELUJIA!!

Nick was soooo excited - and Ash claimed she wasn't, but I was excited enough for both of us!! Jon & I spent a relaxing day at Costco, and running all sorts of errands, and it was just heavenly...However, I kept finding myself looking at my watch and saying "Crap, I only have 3 hours left!"

(Notice our glorious "landscaping" in the background from the trucks coming in & out of the backyard)

Beach Bums

We are home, and yes, we still like our friends!! We think they still like us too! In fact, we are already looking for places to stay next year!

We had so much fun, just spending the whole day at the beach. Nick & Ash were on the boogie boards constantly. Nick got "boogie burn" where no boy ever wants to, but he just boogied through the pain! The weather was great...in fact, it was so nice, we didn't realize how much sun we were getting, so everyone except Jon got a little burn. We played hard, and slept hard.

We took one day to go to Knott's Berry Farm. Nick was about 1/4 inch to short to go on some of the big rides, and he was a little bummed, but he loved the ones he could go on.

One day, the "big boys" decided to go out on a raft together...It was quite the sight to see 3 grown men on an inflatable raft in the ocean.