Moi

When Curtis saw this picture that my brother had taken of me he said, "Yep that's you." This slightly goofy shot really does show a glimpse into the real me. Often times absurdly silly and laughing at myself.

I really don't like to write about myself... I tried to get Curtis to do it but he declined (which was expected.) But I know that some of you would be highly disappointed if I did not write something so here I go.

I'm a Mom. I have one 9 year old girl on the verge of becoming an early teen and three very active boys in which two of them are under the age of 3. These children whom I would not trade for anything in the world keep me very buys. I have very little down time due to the fact my littlest only naps for about 45 minutes and my husband works long hours. I am there to listen to my daughter as she tells me about the boy she likes. I am there to to listen to Ashton as he reads to me. I am there to teach Jace how to be nice and respectful, and I am there to chase my 1 year old around the house threatening, "I'm going to get you." I am indeed a Mom.

I am the house Maid. Sometimes I feel like all I do is clean. Not only do I get to do simple daily chores, I also get to clean up Q-tips that have been stuffed down the vents, peanut butter and jelly that has been spread all over the counters, small bits of tire that have traveled home in my kids shoes from the play ground, and sauntering tools that have been left on top of my washer. Yes I am indeed the Maid.

I'm the Cook. Every week I ask my family, "What do you want to eat?" and every week the kids tell me Lasagne and Pizza and Curtis says, "Whatever you want Weetheart." So I decide on all the meals and yes I cook nearly everything by scratch. We eat very little processed and frozen food, and because of this I spend a good amount of time in the kitchen. But I am ok with this because I like to eat good food and its important to me that my children and husband come home to a good meal. I am indeed a Cook.

Mothering, Cooking, and Cleaning are the three things that take up most of my time. Nothing really all that exciting. Besides that, I have a few projects going on right now.

The most time consuming project is Jace's stocking. I cross stitch all my kids stockings and they take me months and months to complete. I am hoping I will get it done before Christmas but my spare time is scarce and I am a little concerned I will not get it done.

I am also teaching myself how to play a new song on the Piano. Its called "Face to Face" by Kenneth Cope.



This song has three flats and some stretches that my little hands don't quite reach but its coming along.

I have succeeded in my weight loss goals I set in the beginning of the year and have actually lost more than I set out to lose. Now I just need to get in better shape. Not that I am in bad shape but lets just say I have a strong desire to be healthy and fit.

I am currently a cub scout leader of both the wolves and bears in my area. I enjoy helping out the boys and the scout program and am looking forward to helping my boys once they become scouts. 

Curtis has been teaching me how to shoot my new hand gun. I have found that if I concentrate and slowly pull my trigger I am actually a pretty good shot. I figure I will get better and faster in time...

When I am not busy with kids and my projects I am helping Curtis with his projects. So I do spend a good amount of time by his side in the garage. That's me trying my best to be a good wife.

And I think that is about it. I have had some trialing times off and on due to both my past and current stressful situations, but seem to get through them alright. It seems like when i am feeling a little bluesy something happens to lift me up or someone says something that makes me remember how loved I really am. Life is not perfect and things don't always turn out how I would have hoped, but I know I am not alone, and that makes a world of difference. 

Saving the Day on Halloween

 We've got Red Riding Hood, Superman, A Pilot, and a Skeleton Pirate.

 Ryker was dressed up as a super cute and adorable Pilot. He wore his ear protection the entire night and actually seemed to like them. Only problem was he literally could not hear a darn thing that was going on around him. Why a Pilot. Because his Dad is a Pilot:)

 When Sage found out that I had once been Red Riding Hood when I was young she thought it would be fun to follow in my footsteps. Only problem with this costume was it was a bit chilly and she fought me on a sweater all night. She did not want to cover up the costume. I convinced her to bring a sweater but she chose a very thin one and was freezing by the end of the night. And yes I did say, "I told you so." :)

 Jace was of course Superman. At home he slaps on a cape and pretends to "save the day" as part of his daily routine. He also nails the different superman poses. As we went from house to house and rang the door bell we would play the superman theme on a little boom box as they opened the door so that Jace would be in full character. He loves the superman theme! This lasted up till Jace continued to throw tantrums when I did not allow him to ring the doorbell 10 times... so I took him home and continued with the older kids without our superhero.

 Ashton has loved skeletons since he was little. Nightmare before Christmas still remains to be one of his favorite movies. So for the third time in his life he decided to go with being a skeleton for Halloween. But he mixed it up this year and wore a mustache. I had a picture of him posing for my mom and he made the funniest face... but for some reason the picture will not download properly.  I will have to try again when my personal techie gets home.

This Is Ryker enjoying a sucker with his cousin Lucas. They are a few months apart in age and were both so stinken cute.