just breathe....

Friday, August 13, 2010

a year already without her...

wow. can you believe my grandma has been gone a year now

it seems like yesterday when i rec'd the call.

were does the time go??

pictured here: my brother josh (and yes beau below trying to get his nose in the photo:) ) me, my kids, brooke and brady and my grandma Pearl.

this was taking christmas 2006 in Maine while my husband was in Iraq.

same visit. grandma doing what she did best....cooking for loved ones.
(can you believe she is 95 in this picture. just beaming and beautiful)
and yes we were having Lobstah!! Maine Lobstah.

i also can't believe we've lost 2 more special people in my family since.
my other grandma and my father both in May this year.
it's been tough, but lots of love looking down from heaven now.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

they're good....my little carnival detectives.

yet another carnival has arrived in our small town.

yet again i fail to keep the information from my kids.

it's like kids can smell the thing coming from a mile away.

they told me it was here, before the trucks even found the fair grounds.

fair food, fair rides, fair fun.

and my kids expect me to take them....

wednesday, thursday, friday, and saturday.

(kids these days, so demanding sometimes)

they again will probably get there way....

some pictures of last years carnival

dad tying shoes tight so they don't get caught somewhere they shouldn't

brooke and friend stuck in the ski...giggling.

brady getting on ride...(what a handsome fellow the child of mine.)

note to brady: boy don't ride to many of the rides that spin because remember last time

you up-chucked by the end of the night. pace yourself

p.s. last year brady won a hermit crab. (we could've bought the thing at a pet store for 5.00 but it was more fun spending 50 some dollars on it to finally win it.) anyways so i tell my friend it lasted like 2 days before it died and brady walked in the room so I had to confirm that.

Me: "buddy didn't your hermit crab from last year only last like 2 days."

Brady: "no it lasted a whole week"

now that's worth the 50.00 for the smelly, creepy, thing!

Monday, August 9, 2010

soap box races

i never heard of soap box racing before coming to nebraska

i'm sure it's been around but here...it's big

they had races this weekend and here are a few pictures of brady's friends doing it.

seems fun to build your own car and try to make it faster then the other kids

so why you ask haven't my kids joined???

well it is time consuming and does cost to travel and compete

and by gollie jee with all the things going on now already with my two.

i'm out of time, money, gas, patience, energy, sleep, coffee, etc.

i feel the need to explain as people keep asking when i'm entering my kids.

and i think never is the answer. sorry to be a party pooper.

and thanks for inviting me to watch your kids race

{that part i do enjoy. cheering your kids on along side you}

a funny side note: since they notice our kids are not racing and we may be available during races,

they have asked if we will work the concession stand. it's been awhile since i flipped burgers, plus i'm tired. but always feel guilted into helping.

Friday, August 6, 2010

another GI Joe weekend for the boys...

this weekend chuck has guards, we have golf, and also another wedding to attend so busy, busy.

chuck and keith in Iraq back in the day.

Have a good weekend!

Thursday, August 5, 2010

went golfing with Brett....

chuck's friend brett is in town and the last time we saw him was in keystone, colorado months and months ago. we had a great time in keystone, and him visiting this week has reminded us of our trip there and all the laughs we had. this visit we took brett golfing then out to dinner with just as much laughs as we had on the mountain. only this time his wife wasn't with him:( (maybe next time)

we decided tubing would be safer than skiing...