white laundry

1 load
2 dryer sheets
3 oz. fabric softener
4 my dear family
5 more minutes
6 (yes, six) WHITE hoodies!!!...where did they all come from? i don't even have 6 kids!!

can't wait to see what the colored load holds...

gorgeous seniors!

yesterday i had the privilege of taking some pics for kayt's class. thanks, gals, for asking me-i had so much fun...you're the best!!

rita

my sweetie

laura

hannah

ashley

barb

bums & legs ;)

yipee!

best friends since 2 yrs old

the class of 2010

just like me...

i found this on someone else's blog-it's her "about me". i can't remember where i got it so i apologize for not giving credit. my mom will definitely have a good laugh over this...and be very thankful that this girl did not live under our roof with me (twins anyone?!!). I'm not going to change a thing she wrote just to you can see that there's actually someone else like me out there...AMAZING!!!

"I am the oldest of 4 children. Born with hands on my hip and orders flying out of my mouth.

I grew up fast.

My thoughts swirl in my head over and over before I will post them...mainly due to the fact I can't type or spell very good or is it well?

I have always been the take control organize and plan everything child.

Until I had kids...now they take control and they plan everything.

I married the love of my life over 10{20} years ago.

On the days I think of trading him in I remember I must give up my in-laws...

I would never do that!

I wonder if I could get visitation with them?

I spend most of the days convincing my children that just because your born doesn't mean you "get" to go to Disneyland, have a cell phone or any other snazzy item that will break my bank.

I have to count to 20 everyday before I lose my temper

and barely make it to 8 before I lose my patience.

I have to tell my kids everyday at least 5 times I love them

just to try and help them forget how Not so perfect I am.

This is the story of our life...I hope you enjoy"

told you-scary, huh??!!!

so i'm a little ditsy at times... so i'm not a planner, nor claim to be good at it AT ALL... so i'm always flying around like a crazy woman (no comments to that last statement please)... let me just put a disclaimer here: it is not my kids' fault...at least not this time. livie called me at work at 4:10. i had no idea it was that late already cuz i always try to be home when they come off the bus. she asked me if she could look something up on the computer and then reminded me of mady's soccer practice. yep, didn't forget (SHOCKER!). i finished up what i was doing and cleaned up my desk and left. on my way home (which is seriously 2 min. on a bad day) mady called and asked me where i was. i told her i was on my way home to pick her up to bring her to soccer. "they've already been playing for 10 min." "what?" "it starts at 4:15." oops-thought it started at 4:45, but it ends at 5:45...see? 45 and 45? "oh, honey, i'm sorry" "it's ok, mommy." then i asked her, laughing, "what would you do if you had a mommy who never forgot anything?" her response: i...have...NO...idea. and there you have it.

for ben...

i love you~you know who you are

I got this email from my mom and thought it was a good thing to put 'out there'.

One day a woman's husband died, and on that clear, cold morning, in the warmth of their bedroom, the wife was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't "anymore".
No more hugs,
no more special moments to celebrate together,
no more phone calls just to chat,
no more "just one minute."

Sometimes, what we care about the most gets all used up and goes away, never to return before we can say good-bye, to say"I love you."

So while we have it, it's best we love it, care for it, fix it when it's broken and heal it when it's sick. This is true for marriage.....And old cars... And children with bad report cards, and dogs with bad hips, and aging parents and grandparents.

We keep them because they are worth it, because we are worth it. Some things we keep -- like a best friend who moved away or a sister-in-law after divorce. There are just some things that make us happy, no matter what.

Life is important, like people we know who are special; and so, we keep them close!

Suppose one morning you never wake up, do your loved ones know you love them?

I was thinking...I could die today, tomorrow or next week, and I wondered if I had any wounds needing to be healed, friendships that needed rekindling or three words needing to be said.

Let every one you love know it, even if you think they don't love you back. I think we’d be amazed at what three little words and a smile can do.

So to my family and special friends....just in case I'm gone tomorrow, know:

I Love You!!!

I just found this quote...it amazes me how people can write things like this without even knowing me... ;)

IF WE WERE MEANT TO POP OUT OF BED, WE'D ALL SLEEP IN TOASTERS!

bahahahaha

Mady & I...what a team!

livie: aaaggghhh! don't post that! that was NOT after you told us to clean our room-it was before that and it really was clean then.

oh, what a day'll do!

does anyone know of anywhere i can go to learn to make my blog page more of what i want it...giving me more control over the layout, etc?

doors in europe

(aka: my fascination with architecture photography)

a matter of opinion:

girls~did you clean your room?
yep
do i need to go up and check it?
sure
well, i'm not doing it now but if i go in there and it's not, your mother is not going to be a happy camper!
seriously, it's good


ummm...alrighty then!!!

in their defense, their closet looks great!! ;)

nothing stops this girl!

~sorry for the blurry pictures of mady ;(

it's raining, it's pouring, and mady's still scoring...(actually, she didn't score today, but it rhymed)

she's a go-getter, as you can tell from some of these pictures. it was raining and everyone was slipping on the field but she didn't care. my favorite thing is when she sticks out her tongue when she's setting up to kick. they won-here's hoping for another undefeated season!!

HELP!

ooohhh nnnooo!!! somehow i deleted all my favorite blogs from a-m. does anyone know who to get them back? i can't find them...i'm practically in tears!!

beach in normandy...