nothin'

i am a terrible journal keeper. i have always known that. but i really wanted to be a good blogger because i want to remember all the little things that our kids do every day. i am failing miserably lately. it's not for lack of material either...hudson especially gives us plenty to talk about every day. i wish i could find a way to not be so consumed with "life" right now. it has given new meaning to the word 'stress' for me. and i really want to be that person who can just "let go and let God"...but that is so much easier said than done. maybe i'll make a wish list and putting it out there will weaken its strength.

• andy to be employed soon...for many many reasons
• to feel like i have my stuff together at school
• my sister to be healthy and happy
• my dad's venture to take off
• my parents to be relaxed and happy
• jake to stop arguing with every. little. word.
• to have enough for a rainy day and not continue to rob peter to pay paul
• for my laundry to quit multiplying like rabbits when i leave the room
• andy to take care of the "stuff" in his office - and to finish the estate
• to be more confident and less concerned with relationships that aren't what i thought they were

i'm off to take care of that laundry now. if i don't, we'll have to sleep on top of the mountain.

i can see!

poor izzy...i should have taken a before shot to show how pathetically shaggy she was. we couldn't even see her eyes. but after her first grooming (complete with bows - i DID NOT ask for that) she can see the world again :)

all i want for christmas

***right after i posted this jake came in and had curled his eyelashes with my curler. he thought it was hilarious, but then he wanted them back to normal. he said something about cutting them so i told him to promise me that he would never do such a thing. i told him his lashes are beautiful just like his daddies. then i said "someday when it's time for you to have a girlfriend i bet your beautiful eyes will be one thing she loves about you." he then said "i hope she's as beautiful as you are mama". i'm still holding back the tears.

respect the meat

the annual frio river trip was a great time, as usual. the only two major disappointments were the absence of the martins and the absence of water. but who needs water on a river trip? :) gary p was a blast, we made new friends and we have a kickin' house lined up for next year. the following are simply a reminder for me...one of those "had to be there" kind of things.
-giggity
-deer, deer, deer!!!
-respect the meat
-"do you use your teeth?"


on another note, the tooth fairy will visit our house again tonight. i thought she might kill two birds with one stone but jake is taking his time yanking his dangling tooth out. sigh. i guess i have to look at it for at least one more day.

randomness

~every grade that jake has brought home since school started has been a '100'. very proud of him!

~abby and jake get along really well at school. i hope i'm not jinxing myself but it is amazing. may it last all year and carry over into our house.

~bank of america stinks. (keeping it "child friendly")

~i absolutely love kindergarten. i made the decision after much thought and prayer and god certainly has shown his hand in leading my choice. i am excited about my days again and i had actually forgotten what it felt like to love teaching.

~izzy is the cutest dog ever. i just wish puppies came automatically trained.

~frio '09 is going to be awesomeness.

~gum surgery is not fun, but losing 10 pounds is. 35 more to go.

~hudson makes us laugh at least 50 times a day and i love the way that lately he tells me he loves me as soon as he sees me in the morning, after school, after being in another room for 30 min...

~andy is so good with kids. and not just our kids. and i adore that about him.

~andy's faith, strength, and optimism have been the only thing keeping me going the past 9 months and i am sad that he probably can't say the same about me.

~our parents will never ever know how much we appreciate everything they do. there isn't any way to express it...

~i am dog-tired, so off to bed now...