How can time fly by so quickly!!!?

Happy 12th Birthday BUG!!!!!

I seriously can't believe 12 years have gone by so quickly!! You were the first little munchkin that was put into my arms, and I was sooo thrilled to have a handsome little boy. I didn't know if you were a boy or girl, and the very second I saw you, the love and joy I felt for you(this sweet little guy) was overwhelming. You have brought me many, many moments of joy, pride, admiration, and awe that I was trusted to be your Mom. I love you so much Bug... there just aren't words to describe it. This birthday is a very special one, and I am very proud of the young man you are and are becoming.

I love you buddy!!! Happy Birthday, and I hope you have a great day!

Did I mention...I LOVE YOU!?!?!?! Thanks for being you, even if it includes lots of disgusting bodily function noises!:-)

Back to School!!!

Well, they are back in school now. Bug and Lexlee headed back this morning, and Jibbity starts Kindergarten next Tuesday!! Seems like it has been a fast summer.

Here are their "mugshots"!! I have to torture them every year, and make them hold "the sign". HAHAHA

O.k. I gave them a break, and let them drop the signs. No fancy schmancy hair for Lexlee this year, just straight with the ends curled. Still beautiful though. She is growing up!!

Bug making fun of me for taking pictures, he's a pretty good sport though!

I miss them!!!

I love you two, stop growing up...will ya?

Mail, Doctor, and Bruises...OH MY!!

Total Randomness!!

Remember how on Thursday we were heading out to the yard? Well we got tons accomplished, lawn mowed, sunflowers cut down and cleaned up, bushes trimmed, deck swept on, and below....then the wind came again! So much for washing windows this weekend, we have been out cleaning up the yard again today! Too funny!:-)

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I received two wonderful surprises in the mail in one day!!! Can't beat that! First off I received this adorable little bundle from my sweet niece Camielle, who lives CLEAR across the country!!! She has got two of the cutest boys ever!!

How cute is that!?

Then I received my winnings from Connie over at I Started Out As A Child, love her!!! How great was this package to receive?!? Thanks!!

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Went to the Doctor yesterday morning. My blood pressure was a bit low, and I was down 3 pounds from last month. I guess the barf-fest that is never ending had something to do with that. Other than those, everything was great. I love hearing his little sweet heartbeat!!

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Last, no broken bones after Bugs first week of practice, but definitely a few bruises. He thinks they look tough!! I think I wish he played chess.

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I hope everyone is having a great weekend!! I get to now go iron church clothes for six of us so we can be to church by nine a.m. Have I ever mentioned I REALLY don't like ironing?!?:-)

Hey, who's that Quarterback?

BUG STATS:

age: 11(12 on October 17th)

height: 5ft 31/2 in

weight: 114

shoe size: 7 1/2

Well... last night began the first official grueling week of football practice. These practices are three hours long, five nights a week. It was HOT!!!! We sat in the sun, no shade, the girls were sweating, but still playing Barbies. Ashie dumped all the water we had brought out... to water the field. And even though I was a cheerleader all through high school, and enjoyed cheering, I don't know much about football, other than the basics of the game, but I do know that I sat there swelling with a little pride at my handsome quarterback son.

Bug really is an amazing athlete, it comes very natural to him, and he seems to do well with any sport he tries.(yep, I am a little bias) I will miss watching him play soccer this fall, (he does extremely well), and I look forward to basketball(he plays on a super-league comp team), and then spring soccer will be just around the corner. But for now, I am enjoying my sweetheart son, the one who is adorable with Ashie, my biggest helper, the one who hugs me many times a day, and constantly says "I love you" with his enormous dimples, (that peek through whether he's happy or mad) the one's that will never scare anyone on the opposite team.:-)haha I love you to the moon Bug!!! I am so proud of you, and can't wait to watch your first game!!! PLEASE DON'T GET HURT!! I am a bit nervous!

Totally Thankful Thursday....

What an unrestful night....Ashie went to bed at 8:30, but at 11:00 (when I was actually heading to bed)she woke up crying. Her little voice was scratchy and I could tell she wasn't feeling well. I gave her some tylenol, rocked her for a few minutes, and she fell back asleep. I put her back in bed and crawled in mine...sleep at last....NOPE, she woke up about ten minutes later sobbing. She was so restless, she wouldn't snuggle, or let me rock her, yet she cried when I put her down. Then it was like a miracle....that tylenol kicked in and she was WIRED!!!! She finally fell back asleep at three-thirty this morning! The alarm went off way to early at six, and now it's 7:30 and I am ready for a nap!!! To top it off...she's AWAKE, and happy as a clam. I guess she is feeling better! On that note, on to my Totally Thankful Thursday...

P.S. there is snow on the ground this morning...I'm not so thankful about that.:-) But it's Spring so I know it will melt quickly...it's chilly though, a big 34 degrees!

1. Bug, He is so cool.(little stinker wrote this while I was changing Ashie's buns.)

2. Childrens books, I think I love to read them as much as the kiddos love to hear them. I heart Hooper Humperdink...Not Him!

3. The start to a new day...I have a lot to get done for the boutique on Saturday! Also, Bug has business day at school tomorrow, and we're busy making these...

4. The trees are starting to bud, I love how the huge Maple tree in the back yard starts off with bright apple green tiny flowers, before the big gorgeous leaves grow!!! So beautiful!

5. Thankful that Lexlee didn't kill all three fish yesterday...like I thought she had. ( I'll tell that story tomorrow maybe)

I gotta get busy now! ....oooh..coming up later I was tagged by Xazmin with the prom picture tag...I'll be posting it soon, and get ready you lucky ladies who I tag! HEHEHE