ZUNE

My sister in law gave me a Zune for Christmas!! I love it! Isn't she beautiful!! My brother uploaded tons of music on it for me and my brother in law is going to hook me up with some flicks! This Christmas was really weird for me. I was kinda sad, I'm not sure why. It just didn't feel like Christmas. We all had great times at each of our Christmas engagements. Nathan really got into it this year. He has been loving Nora's gifts more than his own though. Not sure what that is all about. Nora got a lot of baby stuff, she is so cute at being a momma. I am amazed at how much she is talking. She is growing up way too quick! Dan got some serious gift cards this year. Some for going out to eat but the big one was for new clothes. I think I will have to help him spend that! He got us a combined gift this year. A 32 inch LG plasma with a DVD built in for our bedroom. I never thought I would like a TV in the bedroom but I do. It is really nice to watch a movie and snuggle in bed. We are still waiting to hear about the house. I am sure things will get rolling after the New Year. I have found a few houses I am interested in. We just have to wait until their offer until we get really serious about looking. I think that is all for now. I hope everybody had a great Christmas!!

Nothing to Blog About

So I really don't have anything to blog about. We have had two market analysis of the house done. The numbers don't look that great. The market is worse now than it was four years ago when we bought it. :( I just hope they give us a decent offer so we can get a newer house. There are a couple that I am really interested in. They are both in the higher of our price range bracket. I really just do not want to move into an older home again. I turns out that my husband is not very handy and does not like to fix things!! I just want to get into a house where I don't have to worry about so much. Otherwise things are going well. The play is next week already!! Yikes! I think that we will be ready. The kids are doing a great job, they mess around more than I would like but, they are high schoolers. I have two Christmas parties this weekend. One of them I am singing at. Then I have three next week, the WEEK OF THE PLAY!! I am singing at two of those. I think I will skip the third! We put up the tree this week. I don't think I am going to put decorations on it. Little Nora would have a hay day with them!! Maybe just the tree topper. All of the kids are sick so am I. It has already snowed quite a bit here. It is freezing cold!!! But all of the trees are really pretty. I think that is all I want to write right now.

Dana Carvey

Note the smile on Nathan in this picture. He does it all of the time. It looks like Dana Carvey. Soo funny! We haven't heard anything about the house yet. We had our first meeting with them but they did not give us an offer yet. We have drawn up a contract to present them with when they do make an offer. I really hope that we get a decent price of it and that all negotiations go well. I will keep you all posted!

High School

The High School tag:

First I want to say I hated High School. I rarley attended. Enjoy!

1. Did you date someone from your school? I dated a few guys in High Scool. I never dated anyone from High School after though.
2. What kind of car did you drive? First a 1985 Renult Alliance ... We called it the belliwampus, She was a fine car. For awhile I drove my moms Dodge spirit.
3. Were you a party animal? Not too much
4. Were you considered a flirt? Nope
5. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? Show Choir, Concert Choir, Drama, Speech.
6. What was your most embarrassing moment of high school? We went skiing and I was trying to empress a boy ... I came at a turn too fast, fell and slid under a snow fence and got stuck. The fence prevented me from falling off of a cliff. The Ski patrol and my brother came to save me. I was so embarrassed!!
7. Were you a nerd? No, most people thought I was a druggie! Nice huh!
8. Were you on any varsity teams? Varsity of coolness!!... No
9. Did you get suspended/expelled? Twice, almost (Thanks mom!)
10. Can you still sing the fight song? You bettcha! Bobcats fight with winning Spirit . . .
11. Who were your favorite teachers? Mr. McDermott & Mr. Fletcher It was always a love hater relationship but we always had a good time.
12. What was your school's full name? Western Dubuque High School
13. School mascot? Bobcat
14. Did you go to homecoming, and with who? Yes, You go four times in high school, I will not bore you with all of them.
15. If you could go back and do it again, would you? Yeah, I think I would like the chance to do better with my grades.
16. What do you remember most about graduation? It was cold, and I almost didn't graduate.
17. Where did you go senior skip day? To Buena Vista, Iowa. My friend had a lot of land out there and a lake. We had a huge party later that night. It was a good time!
18. Were you in a club? Speech
19. Have you gained some weight since then? Two babies later? You bet I did!
20. Who was your prom date? I didn't have dates to prom. We went as groups.
21. Are you planning on going to your 10 year reunion? I don't know... We will see if they can even find me!
22. Looking back, what advice would you give yourself? Go to school, be a little more serious, be more confident!

My little Lion

So here is my little lion Nora. She wore this costume about seven times this Halloween! She did pretty good with it keeping it on. My Grandma Shirley made this for on of my cousins 15 years ago!!! Isn't it great! Thank you for letting me barrow it Kay. It worked great. Sorry it took me so long to post pictures. Amanda and I are doing the fall play at the High School. We are doing a Christmas Story. It is going very well. The set is a monster! Anyone who wants to share their carpentry skills we could put you to work... Amanda and I are clueless on how to build the set. We would really appreciate any help. The play will be Dec 12, 13, and 14th. The kids are doing a fantastic job. It is going to be great! Come see it!

Missing

So Friday was my Mom's Birthday. We were all at her house getting dinner ready. I was inside cooking and everyone else was outside with the kids. Dan had to leave to get something at home so he left in the car. We only live about 8 blocks away from my mom's house. Not a straight shot, lots of turns. After about 5 - 10 mins. Amanda came and asked me if I had seen Nathan. I called Dan to see if he took him with him. He said no and that he would be right over. We started looking everywhere for him. Dan stayed in the car, Grandpa Chris got on his bike, Amanda and I started running yelling out his name. Mom stayed at home with Nora and Malia and called the police after about 20 mins of looking. I was freaking out!! I didn't think that he would have gone very far. We found him 10 mins later. Some lady found him 6 1/2 blocks away crying and walking around on the sidewalk. My Step Dad Chris found them and called me on my cell. He wouldn't talk to anyone for about a 30 mins after we found him. He had to cross at least one major roads and one set of railroad tracks!!! We were really scared because it was homcoming night and the traffic was pretty busy for Farley. We are thinking that he saw Dan leaving and followed and then got lost. I just don't know what to do with him! I was so greatful when we found him and then the rest of the night I was just so upset with him. We have been through this so many times, going over that you can go for walks by yourself, you can't leave without telling anyone, you never cross a street by your self!! I hope that this has stopped the adventure in him for awhile. We are going to get a micro chip implanted in him!! I wish I could! He is just too smart for his own good. Does anyone have any tips out there?

Eights

8 TV Shows that I love
Grey's Anatomy
American Idol
House
ER
Anything on the Food Network
Law & Order
My Name is Earl
The Biggest Loser

8 Favorite Restaurants
Olive Garden
Red Robin
Applebees
Chick's (A seafood place in Virgina Beach)
Burger King
Subway
Hollihanns
Famous Dave's

8 things that happened yesterday
Nathan and Malia fought
Nora and Malia fought
Nathan went potty in public again! (In the park, by the sea saw)
We went to the park
Played in the sandbox
Took baths ... filled the bath tub with sand!
Made Hawaiian Chicken
Did some laundry

8 things I look forward to
Bedtime
Refinishing our floors
Summer vacation
Losing weight
Amanda's Baby being born
Christmas
Dates with my hubby
Laying in bed with my hubby

8 things I love about fall
The leaves changing
Sweater weather
Crunchy leaves
Pumpkins
Butternut squash
Baking
Fall cleaning
Thanksgiving!!!

8 things on my wish list
A 42 inch plasma - to fit my wall perfectly
Another bathroom
A new computer
A new camera (Cannon D-90)
A bigger grocery budget
A bigger kitchen
Happy Children
A healthy husband