Christmas Cards

Today I started filling out the Christmas Cards.

Christmas Lights

Putting up the Christmas Lights

Christmas Dance

AJ and Lynzie go to the Christmas Dance at FCHS.

All Aboard

Today while shopping in at the Butler mall Vinnie got to ride on the train.

Be Merry

Why do I do these things? Probably because I think they will be a great idea at the time. So here I go again! This time I am trying the December Daily Album. I really want to try and enjoy the little things about the holiday season and not stress about the things I cant control. So here is my go at this project.

December 1 - Midnight was none to happy with me but he looked so cute! Of course we all as a family enjoyed the looks he was giving us. We didn't hurt him any (except maybe his pride!)

30 Days of Thanks - Failure!

Well that was that! I failed at my 30 Days of Thankfulness! Things have been pretty hectic lately with work, and everyone being sick, Becca visiting, and the holidays. So I lost track! The most important thing though is that I am Thankful and Blessed for all of my Family! I love each and everyone of you! Here is hoping we all get feeling better and maybe enjoy the Holiday Season that is quickly approaching!

30 Days of Thanks - Day 17

Day 17

Today I am Thankful for a good cup of coffee


It was so cold this morning and I was so not ready to go to work and there was my faithful friend Mr. Coffee there to brighten my day. Yay!

30 Days of Thanks - Day 16

Day 16

Today I am thankful for my job

Some days it really sucks to have to get up and go to work, but I am very thankful to have a job when so many cant find work. It also helps to have people that you really like working with too! (However this particular day in the picture it more than sucked!!!!)

30 Days of Thanks - Day 15

Day 15

Today I am Thankful for my health.

I went to the Doctors today and was reminded just how far I have come. I have a long ways to go on becoming fully healthy, but I am thankful that I can breathe again and that hopefully my son never sees me turn blue again

30 Days of Thanks - Day 14

Day 14

Today I am Thankful for my kids education!

I feel lucky to know that my kids have the opportunity to make something of themselves and I know that it starts with them getting a good education. I know sometimes they struggle, but they both seem to have decided they would rather work for good grades than be grounded! LOL

30 Days of Thanks - Day 13

Day 13

Today I am Thankful for a safe place to live
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It may not be the biggest most beautiful house in the world but it is our Home and in it we feel safe and happy. Its a beautiful area and we love it here.

30 Days of Thanks - Day 12

Day 12

Today I am incredibly thankful that my son is starting to get better!

After going to the Doctor everyday since Tuesday with little to no improvement Nate was admitted to ACMH for IV Antibiotics, IV Steroids and continuous Albuteral treatments every two hours. He is finally starting to perk up and feel a little bit better and that means all the world to me! It makes me so sad when any of my kiddos are sick! I feel so helpless. So today I am thankful for the little things....Just seeing him smile is an improvement!

For Gina

30 Days of Thanks - Day 11

Day 11

Today is Veteran's Day and I am so Thankful for the men and women who risk their lives to protect me and my family.


I am so Thankful for every soldier in every branch of the service who has given up so much to protect this wonderful country of ours. To make sure that when we all go to sleep at night that we are safe. So today I say Thank you to My Grandfathers, my Uncles, my Cousins, my Nephew, and my Sister and to every other Soldier.

30 Days of Thanks - Day 10

Day 10

Today I am Thankful for the Doctors that take care of my kids.

It's so hard to see your kiddo not feeling at their best! When they are sick it helps to know that they have good people looking out for whats best for them. Right now It makes me sad to see Nate so miserable but I have to trust that the doctors taking care of him are going to help make him better. I can only imagine what would happen to him if we didn't have the ability to get him the help and the medicines he needs.

30 Days of Thanks - Day 9

Day 9

Today I am thankful for my nephew Vinnie!

This little bundle of energy is so amazing! He has such a fun personality for a two year old coming up with things like "Unkie Monkie" and Telling me I'm Nuts when I tell him hes making me crazy! I love having him to hang out with on Mondays! His little smile just melts my heart! Ya Ya Loves her little Buddy!!!

30 Days of Thanks - Day 8

Day 8

Today I am Thankful for my beautiful niece Emberly

Emberly is such a sweet loving little girl with so much spunk! I enjoy getting to spend time with her (especially when she does an awesome job painting my toe nails....hint hint) and I enjoy watching her enjoy being young and carefree. She is a beautiful girl with a big heart full of love!

An Animal Cell made of......

Nate made a model of an Animal Cell for Mrs. Hobaugh's Biology Class made with cake and candy. Check out the little tags made on his mommy's Silhouette SD machine.


Hopefully his group will score well, if nothing else they can eat cake!

Trombone Players Rock!

Introducing the KHS Marching Band under the direction of Mr. Pat Cavanaugh. Of course I feel the best one in this picture is the trombone player in the second row from the bottom!



Need a closer look......

These where pictures taken by Portraits With Pride a group Mr. C. brought in to take pics of the band members. Not too bad! Of course it would have been a bit better if Nate would have brushed his hair! LOL

30 Days of Thanks - Day 7

Day 7

Today I am Thankful for my sister Becky!


Who's My Bessy???? You are! You are! From the time she was itty bitty Rebecca always had a special place in my heart. I am so proud of the woman she is growing into and am so Thankful to her for the job that she does! I Love you Bessy even if your too big to sit on my back!

30 Days of Thanks - Day 6

Day 6

Today I am Thankful for my sister Gina!

I am super lucky to have this crazy girl as a sister! She is fun to spend time with and she is so amazingly talented! I love that she thinks of me when she wants some creative help. It makes me feel important even though anything she does is amazing that she values my opinion. I Love my Beans!!

30 Days of Thanks - Day 5

Day 5

Today I am Thankful for my twin sister Kim

Not everyone has the joy of being able to call themselves a twin! I am one of the lucky ones. Having Kim as my other half is something I wouldn't trade for all the money in the world! She is more than my sister she is my best friend. She is the one person that I know no matter what always has my back! I love you Kimmy!

30 Days of Thanks - Day 4

Day 4

Today I am Thankful for my Mom and Dad!

I have been blessed to have two wonderful parents whom love each other so much. They are always there for us when we need a hand or a hug (or to move a piece of furniture while the hubby is at work ) I Love them both SO much!!!!!

30 Days of Thanks - Day 3

Day 3

I am Thankful for my Step-daughter Jess

I always hoped someday I would have a daughter. Who knew that God would give me such a special young lady as my girl. I love Jess so much and having her in my life is such a blessing!

30 Days of Thanks - Day 2

Day 2

I am Thankful for my Boys.

They are my pride and joy! They are turning into such wonderful young men and they make me so happy to say I am their mother. I am so lucky to have them!

30 Days of Thanks - Day 1

Whether I like it or not its November. This year has flown by so quickly. For the month of November a lot of people I know are doing whats called 30 days of Thanks. I have decided I have a lot to be thankful for and would like to pick up and start this. So here goes it.....

Day 1

I am so Thankful for my husband Alan

He is always there to support me and the kids and goes out of his way to do things for us just to make us happy. He loves me regardless of my faults and makes me feel i deserve to be happy.

Tricks or Treats??

Happy Halloween All! Today since all the kids where off of school we all hung out here at my house and put together a little spooky Halloween dinner for the family.

We started off making crazy eyeball chocolate pretzel treats. Emberly was in charge of the white chocolate disks and the sprinkles. Cute and Yummy :)
Aunt Kimber brought some super delicious Pumpkin Strussel cake that Nate described as "heaven in his mouth" She is so creative isn't she!

Then we had an infestation of spiders! YUCK! Not to worry though Vinnie took care of them and ate them up! (What kind of two year old eats black olives??)And for the sweet tooth in us all we had Halloween Oreo Cheesecakes decorated with cute wrappers from my brand new Silhouette SD :)OH NO!!! The spiders are in the bean dip too!!!! Even the non bean lover mom enjoyed this dip!And to go with our Pizza we had some moldy Parmesan "Bone" bread sticks (Mom like these too!) And you cant have a Halloween dinner without the Mummy Dog Crescent Dogs! They where pretty tasty if I do say so myself!

And that's about it. Good Fun Food and Family! Couldn't have asked for a better night! Happy Halloween Guys! I love you all!!!! Thanks for the nice evening.

Happy Birthday to Summer!

Here is AJ and his girlfriend Summer hanging out at Earthbound yesterday (whatever the heck kind of store that is!) Today is her birthday so Happy Birthday to Summer!

My Machine has Returned :)

I got it back! Yay! My brandy new Silhouette SD arrived at my moms today to replace the old broken one. I was so sad when it died and so happy when Gina told me it might be covered under warranty :) I couldnt wait to try it out! The $10 download card that came with it was awesome too. Here are two of the new things I picked out with my card.
First my little turkey bag. Im sure you could fill him with some little candies and such

and also my spider web box. I have to say I am supper impressed with how it cuts the small stuff now! I dont even have to help it much :) Im just super tickled to have it back! Yay! Thanks again Mommy! and thanks Gina for figuring out it wasn't gone forever :)

Vinnie's Trick or Treats!

Just as all the other children had cool treats for Halloween, we had to make sure Vinnie got the same treatment! So hear are his "Spook"tacular treats for his Halloween Party!
First he has his Trick or Treat "Smores" to go!And to help wash that down he has his "Mummerific" Juice boxes (in Lava Orange)So there you have it Yummy treats for the little guys first Halloween Party! Have a great time Vinnie!!!!! Love Ya!

Christmas Card Idea