weekend...

Has it really came and gone already...??? This weekend was great. The weather here in Arizona is perfect this time of year. Sunday it got a little warm but we are not going to complain...we will leave that for June-October when it is 115+ out here. The girls have been enjoying going outside everyday at Nana's house and splashing a little bit in the pool already!

Saturday was date night and it was great. We could not have been blessed anymore in finding a good weekend babysitter. Brandy is AWESOME!! She picks up all the toys before we get home, she never calls when the girls get fussy, she is great!! We went to the movies and watched "Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay" it was very funny but NOT a movie for little ones! Then we went to Native NewYorker for wings and sliders...YUMMO!! Then headed out to do a little shopping and i came home with this beauty...i must be loved :)



Then sunday was mostly spent inside with the air on and the blinds closed. It was a great day to shower early in the afternoon and just hang out with the ones that you love. I also made my love meatloaf and corn on the cob. Produce is in season here in Arizona. Fresh fruit and veggies for the next 7 months!

Until next time...

ahh...it is friday!

One of the great advantages to living so close to Mexico...bottled coke! This was a great treat on this hot friday afternoon here at work.

Hope everyone has a safe weekend...will update sunday or monday

Date Day...

With work being totally nuts once again i decided that it was time for a Daddy and Mommy Date Day. We just went to Phoenix but had a great time. We didn't have anything planned just went with the day. We started the day at IHOP, then went to the Phoenix Science Center and saw the "Titanic" artifacts display and the IMAX movie "Titanica". You weren't suppose to take pictures in the artifact display but with my extra quiet camera i was able to get a few shots of some artifacts that were displayed close to the ground...





The last picture is a man made iceberg which was really cool. Alot of the kids in the display were melting their handprints into it.

We then went on a walk around down town but a Dbacks game was about to start was the streets were very busy with families headed to the ball park so we decided to hit up the HardRock cafe for a snack. The nachos there are awesome.



We then went shopping at Tempe Marketplace, Mesa Riverview and had dinner at Logan's Roadhouse before heading home for the night.

The weather here in the Valley has been PERFECT! It has been in the mid to high 80's during the day and dropping into the 50's at night.

Last night while we were at dinner we got some great news! Tom's brother and sister-in-law finally got an offer on their house in Indiana!! This is one step closer to having our favorite family members closer to us. We hope that all goes well and they will soon be on their way to "the valley of the sun"!

Today has been a very laid back day. All of us got up this morning and went grocery shopping. Then we have been catching up on some cleaning, watching some of our favorite shows, laying around and tonight we will be grilling out for a simple dinner with hardly any clean-up...my favorite for a sunday evening.

until next time...

Where have we been....????

WE HAVE BEEN EVERYWHERE...AND GOING NON FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS. SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A BIG PROJECT FOR WORK AND THAT TOOK UP MOST OF MY SPARE TIME (EVEN THAT NOT SO SPARE FAMILY TIME). WE HAD A GREAT EASTER WEEKEND. IT WAS JUST THE FOUR OF US AND WE DIDN'T DO ALOT...JUST RELAXED AND HUNTED EASTER EGGS. THEN CAME TOM'S BIRTHDAY PARTY...WHAT A GREAT NIGHT! I HOPE THAT EVERYONE WHO CAME HAD A GREAT TIME AND ENJOYED THEMSELVES. I KNOW I SURE DID :) WE ALSO GO A NEW MEMBER TO OUR FAMILY! SHE IS A 9 WEEK OLD SHIH TUZ...HER NAME IS "LILY". SNOWBALL SEEMS TO BE COMING ALONG PRETTY WELL WITH HER. SHE IS MY MOTHERS DAY PRESENT BUT I COULDN'T WAIT TIL MAY WHEN I SAW HER! BELOW ARE A FEW PICTURES OF THE PAST MONTH:

LIFE...

I AM SITTING HERE IN THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP THAT MY BOSS ALSO OWNS COVERING FOR THE MANAGER THAT IS IN CALI. SOMETIMES THE QUIETNESS OF THIS SHOP IS RELAXING...ALL I HEAR IS THE RADIO PLAYING "WATCHING AIRPLANES", THE AIR TOOLS IN THE SHOP, AND THE MECHANICS MOVING AROUND. AT THE TOWING COMPANY IT IS NON-STOP...NEVER A QUIET MOMENT DURING THE DAY SHIFT. THAT IS GOOD FOR MANY REASONS...HUSTLE AND BUSTLE MEAN MONEY, IT MEANS THAT MY DISPATCHERS ARE NOT SITTING AROUND DOING NOTHING, IT MEANS PRODUCTION.

THE WEATHER HERE IS BEAUTIFUL...80 TODAY AND SUNNY. THE GIRLS PLAYED OUTSIDE MOST OF THE DAY YESTERDAY...UNTIL LITTLE MISS ZADA DECIDED TO SPILL HER YOGURT DRINK ON THE PATIO AND PLAY IN IT! EWWW! BUT IT WAS ALMOST DINNER TIME AND BATH TIME ANYWAYS. ZOE LOVES TO MAKE HER WAY OUTSIDE WITH ZADA AND JUST SIT IN THE SUN.

SATURDAY WE WENT OUT TO DINNER WITH FRIENDS...GREAT TIMES! I GUESS I DRANK A LITTLE MORE THAN I THOUGHT. I WAS DRUNK DIALING AND DIDN'T KNOW IT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN MY SISTER IN LAW CALLED TO TELL ME THAT SHE LOVED ME TOO...I WAS LIKE WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT...THEN SHE TOLD ME! I WAS SO EMBARRSSED. I WASN'T SICK THE NEXT DAY SO THAT JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT I HAD A GREAT TIME WITH NO BACKLASHING!

CAN'T WAIT FOR THE FAMILY TO COME TO TOWN...WHAT IS IT...25 DAYS!! WOO HOO!!

LOVE...UNTIL NEXT TIME :)

March 3, 2008

First i would like to ask...where did Jan. and Feb. go?? The weather here has been absoultly beautiful! 75-80 during the day and dipping down around 50 at night! My MIL Betty went home yesterday to the nice cold weather of Chicago...i don't think she was ready to go back but due to a sudden death in the family it didn't leave her much choice. The 2 weeks went fine and i know the girls loved being spoiled! We didn't go do alot but the time relaxing was well welcomed by all.

The hustle and bustle at work i do believe will never come to an end. I am starting to delegate more work to free up some of my time. It seems to be working well! (Thanks Mari...love ya!) I still have plenty to keep me busy for my 10 hours a day but now i can concentrate and do the job the way i want to do it.

The girls are growing fast...I KNOW I NEED TO POST PICTURES! This coming weekend we are suppose to go get easter pictures taken but i am not so sure on that now... Last friday Zada fell and busted out one of her front teeth! We are getting a cap put on it but they have to wait till the "stump" of the tooth comes out further so there is something to attach the cap to.

Yesterday i want to the spa and got my toes and nails done. It was so nice to sit in the pedicure massage chair for almost an hour! Of course it was no fun for Tom since he was home with both of the girls but i was dying for some time away. Sometime to gather my thoughts, relax, sometime to VEG...LOVED IT. And my toes are super cute! My nails...well they look the same as always...but good :D.
Tomorrow I am going in to get 3 teeth cut out! OUCH! But i have been putting it off and now that i have dental ins. there is no reason to put it off...atleast that is what the hubby says :(. Oh well that is part of life. Today we started a diet at work...i am starving i am not going to lie at all...but i know it will be worth it in the end. Ever tried fat free pringles?? Pretty tasty i must say!

WORK...

AS I SIT HERE TYPING THIS I AM LISTENING TO MY IPOD AND MY DISPATCHERS HUSTLING...

ON THE WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING I WAS TALKING TO ZADA ABOUT FRENCH FRIES (DON'T ASK)...I PULLED INTO JACK IN THE BOX TO PICK HER UP A BREAKFAST KIDS MEAL THAT CONTAINED BLUEBERRY FRENCH TOAST STICKS AND HASHBROWNS...A FEW OF HER FAVS. I HANDED IT TO HER IN THE BACK SEAT, SHE SMILED HER BIG SMILE AND SAID "THANK YOU MOMMA I LOVE YOU" I WAS TOTALLY OVERCOME! SHE IS A GREAT 2 YEAR OLDS...IT IS ALWAYS PLEASE, THANK YOU, EXCUSE ME...JUST A GREAT MANNERED KID. I AM SO THANKFUL THAT I AM ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR MY KIDS THE WAY THAT I DO. I CAN GIVE THEM SOMETHING AT THE DROP OF A HAT AND NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT. I WISH THAT EVERYONE IN THE WORLD WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE THEIR FAMILIES THIS WELL. I AM NOT SAYING I AM RICH...I AM NOT SAYING THAT WE DON'T EVER STRUGGLE...I AM VERY COMFY IN THE SITUATION THAT WE ARE IN.

WORK HAS BEEN VERY BUSY...EVEN REQUIRING ME TO TAKE WORK HOME OR STAY A LITTLE LATE. BUT I KNOW IN THE END WHEN ALL OF THESE LITTLE PROJECTS ARE OVER WE WILL BE SMOOTH SAILING...THAT IS UNTIL THE BOSS FINDS SOMETHING ELSE TO KEEP ALL OF US BUSY.

WE WENT ON A BIKE RIDE LAST NIGHT AND THAT WAS "MUY BUENO". LOVE THESE ARIZONA SRING NIGHTS!! 75...ON THE BIKE WITH THE LOVE OF MY LIFE...THE BABIES AT HOME WITH MAWMAW IN BED...NOT A CARE IN SIGHT...LOVE IT

WE ARE STILL ALIVE...I PROMISE

WE ARE STILL HERE!! THINGS HAVE BEEN CRAZY BUSY! WE JUST MOVED INTO A HOUSE THAT SITS ON NEARLY 2 ACRES...THIS WILL BE THE LAST MOVE UNTIL WE FINALLY BUY A HOUSE. WORK HAS BEEN TOTALLY CRAZY WITH A PURCHASE OF NEW LAND, TRAINING NEW EMPLOYEES, PLUS KEEPING UP ON THE DAY TO DAY EVENTS. TOM IS WORKING HARD ON GETTING US ALL SETTLED IN AND STARTING UP HIS OWN BUSINESS...THIS BOY IS DETERMINED TO BE SELF EMPLOYEED! WHICH HAS LOTS OF BONUSES...LIKE HE WILL GET TO TAKE THE GIRLS TO ALL OF THEIR DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS (I HATE THEM).
FAMILY WILL BE COMING INTO TOWN THIS WEEKEND. IT SHOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO KICK BACK AND RELAX. THE WEATHER HAS BEEN BEAUTIFUL AND I HOPE TO ENJOY OUR NEW PATIO AS MUCH AS I CAN BEFORE THE HEAT HITS 100. OUR NEW PLACE REMINDS ME SO MUCH OF HOME...IT IS OUT IN THE COUNTRY, SURROUNDED BY FIELDS...I LOVE IT.

WELL I WILL UPDATE MORE LATER ON...TOOTLES.

~*~Our Christmas~*~

GRAND CANYON

SO WE WENT TO THE GRAND CANYON FINALLY!! GRANDPA GARY WAS HERE AND WE ALL DECIDED THAT IT WOULD BE FUN TO TAKE THE GIRLS UP THERE FOR SOME FRESH AIR...WELL I WASNT THINKING "ICE COLD FRESH AIR". IT WAS ONLY ABOUT 42 DEGREES IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WHERE AS DOWN IN THE VALLEY IT IS STILL ABOUT 75 DURING THE DAY! THE GIRLS WERE SUCH TROOPERS EVEN WITH THE COLD WEATHER. THE BIGGEST PART OF OUR TRIP WAS THAT ZOE STARTED HOLDING HER OWN SIPPY CUP WHILE SITTING UP!! THIS WAS A HUGE FEAT IN THE LIFE OF ZOE!! ZADA OF COURSE STUCK NEXT TO GRANDPA GARY AND DADDY THE WHOLE TIME. SHE WOULD SIT IN HER STROLLER RIGHT AT THE EDGE...UMM...NOT ME! IT HAS BEEN SO GOOD HAVE GARY HERE. FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS HE IS IN CALIFORNIA BUT WHEN HE COMES BACK WE GET TO SPEND A FEW MORE DAYS AND THEN IT IS BACK TO INDIANA FOR HIM :(. WE WILL TRUELY MISS HIM. THE GIRLS HAVE BEEN SO SPOILED SINCE HE HAS BEEN HERE BUT I WAS EXPECTING THAT.

UNTIL NEXT TIME....

THANKSGIVING

THANKSGIVING HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF MY FAVORITE HOLIDAYS...ONE FOR THE FACT THAT THERE ARE NO GIFTS (THERE ARE A FEW THIS YEAR AT OUR HOUSE BUT THAT IS FOR AN EARLY CHRISTMAS) AND TWO THAT IT IS A WHOLE DAY ABOUT DOING NOTHING BUT EATING, LAUGHING AND MAKING MEMORIES WITH THOSE THAT YOU LOVE. THIS YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A HOUSE GUEST AND I COULD NOT BE HAPPIER! MY WONDERFUL SISTER IN LAW WILLINGLY GAVE UP HER DAD FOR 10 DAYS!! (TOM SAYS THIS IS THE MOST HE HAS EVER SPENT ON CHEESECAKE...GARY IS THE CHEESECAKE KING...IT IS OUT OF THE OVEN AND COOLING AS I TYPE THIS!)

WE PLAN TO HAVE A VERY BUSY WEEKEND SINCE WE HAVE 4 DAYS OFF AND A HOUSEGUEST THAT IS UP FOR JUST ABOUT ANYTHING. HE WOULD NEVER ASK US TO TAKE HIM PLACES OR DO THINGS FOR HIM...AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHY WE ARE GOING TO DO IT. THIS MAN WOULD GIVE A STRANGER HIS LOST DOLLAR IF THEY NEEDED IT MORE THAN HIM...HE HAS BEEN THRU ALOT OF STRESS IN THE PAST YEAR AND WE ARE JUST HOPING TO GIVE HIM A LITTLE BREAK AND SPOIL HIM TONS!

THE GIRLS ARE LOVING IT! AND SNOWBALL TOO!

WELL HERE ARE 5 THINGS I AM THANKFUL FOR:

1-MY FAMILY
2-MY HEALTH
3-MY JOB
4-TOM'S LOVE
5-WONDERFUL DOCTORS FOR MY LITTLE PRINCESS

WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR??

HAPPY TURKEY DAY EVERYONE!! GOOBLE GOOBLE!!

September 12, 2007

Anyone who knew me as a child knows why this picture is posted...i was always falling asleep at the dinner table. But this time with Zada it was a tad different...she was only having a snack and she had just woke up from a 3 hour nap! Can anyone say growth spurt! This child is eating us out of house and home.

Tom started a new job and it really seems to be working out well for all of us! He is still working long hours but it is early in the day...he beats us home! It is a nice change of pace. He has even been showing off his cooking skills the past few weeks and that i really appreciate. It is hard to work a full day, drive home, make dinner, bathtime and then off to bed you go with no quality time.

My job is still very busy and now that contract renewals are up it gets even more hectic for me and the boss. Good thing he is a good guy and understand when people get tired, hot and moody once in a while.

Also wanted to send a congrats out to the Bauman family who will be adding another addition to them in early March...they are uber cute...all 4 of them! Let's just all pray for a healthy baby and ask for a babygirl for those two boys to look after :).

until next time....

i can't believe she is three...

SO IT IS OFFICIAL...MISS PRINCESS BOO BOO IS 3! SHE TURNED 3 ON FRIDAY THEN HAD HER PARTY ON SATURDAY. WE ALWAYS KEEP HER PARTIES SMALL DUE TO THE FACT THAT SHE HATES A LOT OF NOISE...UNLESS IT IS HER MAKING IT! OF COURSE ALMOST EVERY PRESENT WAS SOMETHING THAT MAKES NOISE...THOSE ARE HER FAVORITE!

IT IS VERY CRAZY TO LOOK BACK ON HER 3 SHORT YEARS AND THINK ABOUT ALL THAT SHE HAS BEEN THRU. SHE IS SUCH A LITTLE SOLDIER! I KNOW SHE WAS PUT INTO OUR LIVES TO MAKE US THE STRONG HUSBAND AND WIFE THAT WE ARE TODAY AND BECAUSE GOD KNEW THAT WE WOULD NEVER TURN OUR BACKS ON HER.

SHE WILL STILL FACE A LIFETIME OF CHALLENGES AND I HOPE SHE FIGHTS EVERY STEP OF THE WAY JUST AS SHE HAS BEEN DOING. SHE IS GETTING CLOSER TO WALKING...THEY SAID SHE NEVER WOULD. I KNOW THAT EVERYTHING THEY SAY SHE "WON'T DO" ... SHE WILL DO. SHE IS VERY DETERMINED AND THAT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT HER. I THINK ZADA WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH ZOE ALONG THE BEATEN PATH ALSO. SHE PUSHES ZOE TO DO THINGS AND IT WORKS!

ZADA IS GROWING FAST ... AND SHE ALSO GOT A PRESENT YESTERDAY! UNCLE STEVE AND AUNT SUZANNE GOT HER JELLY'Z. AND IF YOU WERE A GIRL BORN IN THE EARLY 80'S YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT...THE JELLY SHOES! AND HERS ARE THE UBER COOL JELLY'Z BRAND! SHE HAD TO HAVE THEM ON RIGHT AWAY...SHE IS A SHOES GIRL LIKE MOMMY!

NOW WE ARE GOING TO RELAX THESE NEXT TWO DAYS...THE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AGAIN...BUT ONLY FOR 4 DAYS! WOOO HOOO!

HOPE ALL IS WELL FOR ALL OF OUR LOVED ONES...

PS...AND WE MADE IT TO OUR 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

The Hubsters New Toy

WELL HE HAS FINALLY GOT WHAT HE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR...THE MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN PUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO OTHER "FAMILY" RESPONSIBILITIES. HE WORKS HARD AND ALWAYS PUTS US FIRST BUT IT WAS HIS TURN TO GET SOMETHING THAT HE HAS ALWAYS DREAMED OF. HIS BROTHER AND HIS FAMILY WILL SOON BE MOVING OUT HERE SO THIS WILL BE SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN DO TOGETHER.

WELL OFF ON A RIDE THEN TO BED... I WILL UPDATE TOMORROW ABOUT THE HAPPENINGS AT OUR HOME.

my weekend so far...

This is my new uber very cute phone! My hubby loves me tons! We were having lots of problems with our "old outdated" phones...like they would turn off when ever they wanted...they would eat numbers and messages...they were just horrible! So he decided it was time to "update" the phones and off to sprint we went. We also decided to add Tom's brother to our phone plan and send him a phone. We could in all reality cut our phone plan down to 500 minutes since 50% of our minutes are spent talking to his brother.

Now we are awaiting the arrival of Elizabeth and Miss Mackenzie! It is going to be wonderful having them as house guest for the next 3 weeks. I was very worried that Miss Mackenzie would be atleast a year old before we got to see her but now i dont have to worry about that!

Well another hour and a half to make it thru at work...sunday's are so slow...but it is totally worth getting a 3 day weekend next weekend!

Til' next time....

Sunday August 10, 2007

ok...wow the unpacking is almost done! We might get to sit down for a meal as a family and enjoy an evening that we aren't putting together new furniture or hanging ceiling fans or unpacking yet another box...! I am starting to see light at the end of this tunnel called "moving". I still want to get somethings to hang on the walls...our room is very bare! The girls love roaming the entire house...Zada enjoys it mostly in the middle of the night cause then her daddy finds her and lets her get in bed with us! But i guess that is part of being a daddy's girl.

Well it is time to get dinner started. Tom should be on his way home shortly and i want dinner done and cleaned up by 7pm...so i better get on the ball.

The Girlies...

Our New Home...

Moved In

Well we are finally moved in! We got the rest of our belongings out of the old house yesterday. Now it is just unpacking the little bit of things that are in the garage of the new house. The girls love the bigger house but are not coping well with having their own rooms. I keep finding Zada in different areas of the house when we wake up in the morning. This is her first "big girl" bed and the first time of her having her own room. So...maybe she is just lonely sleeping.

Snowball also loves the doggy dog...well she doesn't like going out of it but she loves to run in thru it.

I will post pictures as soon as my wonderful hubby buys a new camera cord that we seem to have lost....

on the move...

ok so i have been totally busy! i am such a bad blogger! for the past few weeks work has been crazy...we painted the entire office...which doesn't seem like alot until you know what a zoo our office usually is between drivers, ins. reps, yard workers, mad customers, and the office staff. But we got it done all in time for the boss to come back from vacation...hope he likes it! then we got this crazy idea to move...yeah in the middle of summer in arizona!!! we are totally crazy! so i have been packing...while zada feels it is nessacary to unpack everything! this child is not up for any type of change. but at the new house we will have a fenced in back yard, the girls have their own rooms and a bathroom to share...we have a master suite (!yeah!) and my fav part...a dishwasher! We took the girls down there yesterday to see "what they thought"....zoe didn't want to leave the sliding glass door and well zada...i think she picked out her room...she went to it and then kept dragging me in there. Very Cute! We needed a bigger house and we can't beat the deal on this one! i am totally excited...as is Tom since he will have a garage. well back to packing...i will post pictures and all the good stuff after we move...

oh and on top of all of this i have to plan a party for a special almost 3 year old princess...