Sarah

New Moon

2009-03-13T09:34:00.002-08:00

I was so excited to start reading the second book to the Twilight series. I have become addicted! After chapter 3 I cried to much! No one died... I kept on crying I had to keep reading to make what I wanted to happen happen. I didnt have any idea what was going to happen. By the end of the book I was almost happy again, but still in a fright. I have now started the 3rd book Eclipse. It is so hard to wait ill "Twilight" to read....lol I broke my rule yesterday and read in the day time. I had to though I did. So now today I have to do what I put off yesterday to read! I will say it is just a suspense and such a great love story! I love that the author makes you feel like you are the character in the book. Ecellent read if you havent read it do it, you know you want to now!

Twilight

2009-03-09T13:47:00.002-08:00

I took much time debating to read a book about vampires thinking its just the same old story. Not true with this book. I will tell you im still under its intoxicating spell. I started this book last Wednesday. I finished it last night just under half the book I read last night! I could not put it down. I love a book that makes me feel so emotional so intense, not wanting to read on in fear of what is going to happen but I have to know. If you have not read this book I am so highly rec amending it, I dont want to ruin it for others that have not read it so I will not go into detail. It is not like the myth of vampires and that is why I was so intrigued. I happend across it at my friends house and asked her about it, she lent it to me and now I am going to buy the series it is that good. I am left with thought and hopes that love is actualy like that with intensity. I dont want to beleive we are ment to just be comfortable with our partners but to have such passion, regularly! Now yes I know I have only read the first book and do not know nor can I even imagine what is going to happen in the next book. I do want to watch the movie, Im sure I will be disapointed as Trevah has watched the movie and I have quizzed her about it and know they have left parts out. But I want to see Hollywoods version of it.

Long time

2009-02-18T06:32:00.002-09:00

Ok so it has been months since I have been on here. Things that have been going on, Parent teacher conferences! Yes I just got done with all of them, everyone is doing alright. Trevah got most of her grades up! Yeah She is the only one grades wise I worry about. Life has been very crazy really. Im going through lots of personal stuff, those closest to me know all about it so I wont fill up the page with all that. I just wonder when a person looses themselves cause there busy with life. I also hear my mom more and more every day when I talk. Lately I have been wanting to just run around outside and scream like a little kid! I miss hanging out with all my friends for coffee! I wish Erica would move back! I love Wasilla but I miss living in Anchorage so that I could see all my friends more often! Sometimes I wish I was someone else, ugg I really dont have any reason to complain, I made my bed and have to lye in it! I have a teenager...that is scary Caitlin is going through lots of stuff with her teeth, poor girl. She needs a retainer, just like I did. But she had no cavities at the last check up! yeah and Kane too no cavities! I am not sure what else thats new. Im still doing the Girl Scouts thing and it is almost cookie time...The girls cannot wait to go to camp again this year thats exciting. Well if I can think of anything else I will write again...I will try and be more dilligent about writing here more

Weebles Woble but they dont fall down

2008-07-07T15:05:00.004-08:00

Ok so my trip into Homer during my camping trip to Anchor Point was the funniest part of it all. I needed to get into Homer to go to the Salty Dawg and get Erica a sweatshirt...a late b-day present. I decided to play tourist and take pictures while Im on the spit. On the way back to the truck I was not looking were I was going, Im not even sure now what I was talking about so intently but whatever it was I was more intent on finishing my thought that were I was walking was not important...you know those cement parking blocks... well I do now, and I fell right over it... It was so stupid of me to not be paying attention to were I was walking. I fell so fast, into a push up position so that I didnt destroy my camera. I have sore muscles and a bruise on my palm but Im ok, except my dignity. I laughed through the pain, but I was hurting holding the steering wheel. It was the kind of thing that should have been recorded Ill tell you that. Kyle was with me, and he didnt laugh nearly as much I as I did.

Checking in

2008-06-28T10:12:00.002-08:00

As of today Trevah is still at camp I hope enjoying her time. The other girls had a great time, Candi got a bit of homesickness while at camp. Once Trevah is done at camp then we will go to A.P and camp for the fourth. I do plan for lots of fishing so I can plug up the freezer for winter. The garden is coming along, with the cold sumer we are having I unfortunately lost lots of plants. I do still have lots of lettuce and cabbage. I have a table of peas again as well. The broccoli is starting to show and the cauliflower is sure to be close behind. The tomatoes are slow going, Im sure it is not warm enough for them. They are still alive and showing signs of tomatoes...Yippee. My strawberry field is going so great... Im going to have lots more than last year for sure! I have to get out and get some pictures to show on the garden! So look out for another post on that. On another note we all went to the zoo, but had no luck on seeing the new tigers they were at the top of the hill and not easy to see. On the other hand we loved the new exhibit that the harbor seal and sea otter's are in. Stayed there for a while. It was a bummer that the Polar bears were not playing though. I love to watch them.

Whats up

2008-05-21T11:55:00.002-08:00

Ok so school is out, and I only have one thing planned for this summer really. That is to go to Michigan in July- August. I am very excited. Now I do have plans for the girls in June. They are going to girl scouts camp. First its day camp June 2-5 so I will have days with Kane. It will be good to have some quality time with him. We just might get the k'nex roller coaster built! Then Candi and Cait will go to overnight camp, Cait's is only 3 days and 2 nights. Candi's is 6 days and 5 nights. when they get back its Trevah's turn. I did try to get them in camp all at the same time, but that didn't happen. Also Trevah is not that happy with what she got, oh well. Its called trail blazers. and it teaches you about the wild, what is ok to eat and such, how to start a fire with what is out in the woods and then they take them out to hatcher pass or pioneer peek. I keep telling her it will be great, but what do I know.

I have my table's out and set up, they need new plastic on them, and then I can fill them with rock. I have lots of plants ready! Travis still needs to bring home some equipment to dig up the ground for the rest of my garden. I am planing for a lot of carrots and potatoes and cant forget corn! I am so excited for the summer!

Fuddy Duddy

2008-01-03T00:48:00.000-09:00

Not sure what to say. Im feeling something that is hard to put in words right now, but as I was trying to download pictures on myspace, I found a great peom that made me think. I wanted to share it with whoever still reads this!!

true friend

Author: Ashleigh Gaffney

A True Friend

A true friend never walks away
A true friend will always stay
A true friend looks out for you

A true friend will guard your secrets
Like a precious gift
A true friend is there for you
To give you a helpful lift

A true friend tries to make you smile
Tries to replace that frown
They may not always succeed
But they rarely let you down

These arms for you are open
This heart for you does care
And which I think you need me
I will always be there

I will listen to your fears
I promise not to laugh
Comfort your falling tears
I will make this friendship last

I will keep you near my heart
I will always hold you dear
Even when we’re miles apart
Even when you’re here

I hope I am to you
Everything you are to me
For the friendship we have
Is a special one indeed

Ashleigh Gaffney

Oh Christmas tree

2007-11-26T09:54:00.000-09:00

So the day after Thanksgiving we put up the tree. Thanksgiving was awsome, everything turned out great. Trevah and I got all the Christmas stuff out of the basement and she helped me put up the trees and loosen up the branches. My tree downstairs looks so great. The kids tree upstairs, is a prelit tree, well it is not all aglow. Im so bummed, why did I pick a prelit one? anyway its up and I just have to finish putting up the garland downstairs. Normally I would put my tree up on my b-day, but this year my b-day is ALL ABOUT ME!!! hahaha I dont usually have many moments to just relax, so thats what this b-day is all about. I hope my family will survive without me...

Pink Tips

2007-11-19T06:47:00.001-09:00

Had a great night with Tabitha. Friday she came out for dinner, and brought some drinks. Margaritas!! And some extra taquilla! While the kids played upstairs on the Wii she brought also, we were having a great time downstairs. After a few drinks I mention I have a box of fun hair dye...and well now I have some pink tips, she has some highlights and well thats what happens. Im so glad it turned out so great. Should still look nice for my b-day! I am so ready for that...gonna get a pedicure done and a hotel to stay at. With my sis and good friends coming to hang out with me! I am so excited. I am still working on the GED and hope to be that much closer. Still not the right job to be found. bummer, I will stop focusing on it, if it was meant to be I know I will get one.

The Ring

2007-11-11T10:21:00.000-09:00

So I finally got my engagement ring fixed. It is not the setting I was wanting, but it is more secure. I did however change the size of my diamond. I had a earing that had no pair to. So it was bigger than my original diamond in the ring, but it made it easier for the jewelry people to do with my ring what I wanted. So now I have six prongs on the head of the ring to hold the diamond. I feel better knowing it will be harder to lose. It is very beautiful. Not sure how well you all can see it but it is bigger than before!!

Halloween

2007-11-05T09:00:00.000-09:00

Here they are the pictures from halloween.

Candice has this beautiful dress on. It must have been a flower girl dress, we got it at value village. So we turned her into a fairy princess.
This is Kane, cant tell with the scream mask on. He was so funny, he had to make the blood flow every time he rang the bell.
Trevah was a Vampress. She had fun with make-up and last minute something broke, a neck piece that had a necklace, she was bummed.
Caitlin was a die hard. She was princess Elina from the barbie movie. She kept saying Im not tired, and one more house.
They made out like bandits, at Settlers Bay, a golfers resort. It is a nice area to go to. I hear though there is a place out in Palmer that we should check out next year.

Stop pulling the thread

2007-10-31T08:56:00.000-08:00

My life is unraveling before my eyes. My lack of getting a job, not sure if it is due to the times I can work, or lack of GED. I am in the process though and I should feel good. I dont...I need a job now!! The GED takes so freaken long. First you take this thing called a TABE, this tells you what you need to work on. Like me math, I suck. So far I have taken Reading pre test, only missed one! She said that was the best she had seen!! Then I took the Social Studies pre test and I missed 5 out of 25, I passed but not as well as I would have liked. Then I took the Science pre test again I missed 5 out of 25, I passed. Now I only have the writing pre test and math. not looking forward to that math part. I have been so busy with things, I have missed our truck payment. Oh my goodness I hate when Im late on a payment, honestly why cant they take it out of my account and transfer it. I hate ak usa cause I cant do anything Travis has to! He is always doing something as well and hates to talk to these people too. So I am locked out of the online deal there and cant transfer so I have to get in there today to take care of that. Travis is of course selling all his stuff. His tow truck, you want one, let me know. The stupid suburban he had to buy its for sale thank gosh, let me know if your interested. But the one thing I dont want to give up is the travel trailer. See when winter hits and he gets laid off he has to sell off anything, so he can collect his unemployment and not have to work...I hate this. I know he wants a break and all, but he cant. I say just get to work. I have applied for Blockbuster, fred meyer, walmart, lowes, home depot, payless shoes, cold stones, and Joannes fabric. Now I have three more to hand in, for Hacienda, Evangelos, and the pet zoo. I am starting to go into a depression. you would think with that many apps. I would have gotten something by now, WTF I just dont know any more. Travis wants me to take the girls out of gymnastics, I just dont want to I would rather starve myself than do that. They are soooo damn good at it. I know in my heart it will get better. We will be just fine, I have faith. I just hope the trailer stays and the tow truck sells also the suburban... I will just say I am thankful for my children and their health. We have food and a roof over our heads and I know we can make it through the winter cause we always do.
Im glad Halloween dosent coast a thing! The same thing every year. I wish he could have a job that lasts all year. I also wish someone would fu*king hire me!! Then I wont have to give anything up.

Howleen

2007-10-29T13:45:00.000-08:00

Yes It is almost that time. We went to a haunted house at the fire station and had a great time, it was so scary for the kids, but not overkill. Caitlin just kept looking at them not sure what to do. It was nice the firemen did a great job!! We carved our pumpkin last night, everyone helped with the face. He turned out great. Everyone has a costume and the kids are looking forward to trick or treating.
I have been pluggin away at my ged, you have so many steps to go to getting it, UGGGG Ok Im still doing it, and am almost done. Girl scouts is going good. Everyone is healthy so no real complaints. I could have a job, so there would be less stress here, but well, soon we will have a Firebird to show for it.
Kane this last week had a good week. Im stressing out already thinking about him and middle school. I want to try it and hey if It dosent work for him, I will have to home school him!!
My b-day is coming up and Im wanting to plan something fun. I want to go to Simon and Seaforts for dinner, and have mohitos!! I also will be needing a hotel. I want to get a limo, so we wont have to run around downtown in winter! I hope all my friends can make it~

Another B-day done

2007-10-21T22:20:00.000-08:00

Again I know I am always just busy to find the time to Blog...please be nice! Since my last post I have been focused on Candi's B-day. I think it sucks when your birthday falls on a weekday. You cant invite people over, cause its a school night. So on Friday she had three girls over for a sleep-over, her first one. They had so much fun. Staying up late watching movies and just talking like little girls do! We had a party on Saturday with other friends from school and then Candi realy wanted all the old friends from Anchorage to be at the house. So I thought hey lets get together over at Chuck - E - Cheese! So we left after the party. We got a late start, but made it there, and had lots of fun with Tabitha and Gage and Grace. Gage brought his cousin also it was so nice to let the kids play games. Kane got on the t.v again, and made my sides split from laughter. They have a blue screen and a camera so you can be on t.v. It is great. Of course I had been taken pictures all day so when we got to chuckies the camera's battery was dead!! Damn...It dosent take good pics in there any ways...nore does my camera phone..lame

On another note, dividends came, and I was in need of a few good things, such as a dishwasher machine, not the kid one!! so I got to pick it out, the one that has the silverware container inside the door, makes for more room on the bottom, I love it!! I made Travis finish his bathroom projects as well, and this one was not as easy as we thought, but its done and I will post pictures of the final project soon!! We paid some bills and are putting some away for the children as well. I need to get to bed I get to help out with picture day tomorrow! Yippee

House For Sale

2007-10-13T14:07:00.001-08:00

This is the actual home I lived in with my mom. I was 11 years old and my mom finally got to have my brother and I live with her. I was so excited. The window on the right side above the garage was my sisters room, then the one next to that towards the left was my room. It did not look quite like this when I lived in it, there were some hedges in front of the door way. I can remember jumping off the paved steps that line the driveway. I wish I could buy this house right now and live in something with my kids that I once lived in! It is on 3 acres and has lots of trails behind the house. Oh how sweet it is to find a piece of your own history for sale. I couldn't believe it was for sale, when I decided today, to look and see what the market is like back home. It is only 244,000!! LOL

The Little Freeze

2007-10-05T06:48:00.000-08:00

So here it is the first signs of winter, a frosted truck window. I think it came out nicely. I hope everyone is ready the snow is leaping down the mountain. Yesterday it was cold enough that I said alright time to break out winter coats.

2007-09-19T06:12:00.000-08:00

So on Monday I went in and took my pre ged test! What the heck is an integer? I must have missed that part about math in 11th grade, or I cheated my way through that part. so now I will take a few classes to learn about them. Other than that Im ready to take the big test. The house downstairs is cold, we need to fix the heater down here. It sucks cause its cold in the am, and at night. Today is my first girl scouts meeting, and Im so nervous already. I could barely sleep last night. Is that funny? I got a phone call from Fred Meyer on Monday. I will get a call back today she said. Kane has had a bad bus ride, so now I will have to go in to meet with the principal. Oh it sucks! I honestly do not know how I will fit a job into my life. I have spoken to Travis about this, he had no reply. Im thinking he knows Im right. Without everyone stepping up to help out this place will fall apart. I need a job at home, or something. Oh what to do. I really want to be that interior designer. As Erica has told me, with taking my ged I will find out if going back to school will be my thing or not. I would love to get my ged and take classes to be a designer. Im a bit scared about it, but feel that is the way to go. Then when I think about how much will it coast me to do that, Im frightened. Also If I dont know how to fit a job into my life, how will I find time to go take classes? One step at a time. First thing is to get the ged. Then look into classes and go from there. If fred meyers calls back, I will let them know my times and see if they can work with me or not. I might have to go to Ihop and be a waitress. That can be a plus, I will have tips every day I work. Im looking forward to seeing my sister and one of my best friends from Kenai. It will be a blast.

I take it back

2007-09-17T05:47:00.000-08:00

Ok so I havent blogged in a while. I did not get the job after all, Im not a liar and will not say that I have a ged when I dont. So I dont get the job. It just goes to show that you need an education. So I had to just take a day and be depressed and feel stupid. I dont know that I feel better, but have come to accept that its my bed Im lying in. I have found out were I can get the ged and have plans for taking it. I have Girl Scouts meeting planned for the whole year, both the daisy and brownie troops. Trevah is still not sure what she is doing, so I will sign her up and see what happens. Caitlin loves school and so does Candice. Trevah loves being in her own school but unfortunately is not doing well. She does not like turning her work in on time. She is driving me insane. My sis is coming up this weekend for a bachlorette party and has asked me to come hang out. I know some great places to take them all. Caitlin has moved up in gymnastics and is now a shooting star and has created a bit of jealousy between Candice . She wants to move up sooooo bad. Kane is getting some good muscle tone from all his hard work. I hate to think about a job right now, but I know I should get one, with Caitlin moving up to a new level, It is getting out of our price range! She goes for an hour and a half twice a week. Well as Travis says it adds up. Isnt life fun?

A JOB

2007-09-11T06:38:00.000-08:00

Yes I got the job as a recess monitor. So today I get to go and be fingerprinted!! It has been 6 years since I have had a job, I think it is a good thing. I knew when I filled out the application it would not be a good thing to put that I was a waitress at the showboat! I wonder if I had if I would have still gotten the job, ok silly I know I wouldn't have. The anniversary of 9-11 I will never forget.

Blue October

2007-09-04T06:27:00.001-08:00

At the fair on my own, I wish I would have had more time. Oh well, I got to see an awsome band play, they rocked! Erica and I met Kelly and her friend Christopher, we had a blast. After the show we went over to the sluice box for a few drinks and dancing, of course if you dont have anything to eat, you get a few to many and next thing you know... your being silly... I had a blast.

We were having so much fun, we stopped some people and asked if they would take our picture.
Most of my pictures did not get any good close ups! but here is an Idea of what I got to see! The lead singer wears a suit and tie, he looks hot! It was a beautiful evening.
I feel bad though, cause my battery did not get charged when we took the kids to the fair the next day, and my phone was dead as well. I will be prepared next year though. Im so lame. The kids had a great time. As usual we rode rides and got the face painting and crazy hair done. We were there for about 8 hours! So that was the most of our weekend. On Sunday and Monday we went blueberry picking up in hatchers pass. It was wonderful. we got lots of blueberries now

Dog days of summer OVER

2007-08-28T08:57:00.000-08:00

My oldest has started her year at a new school, Houston middle school. She loves having a locker and changing classes. She is very happy to be the only one of her family there. Now she looks forward to basketball and volleyball this year. She is in choir and is loving every day.

My little Candice is now a big 2nd grader. Although she did not get the teacher she hoped for she is off to a good start. She has some of her old class mates and greets every day with a smile! She loves being the big sister at school.
Caitlin's big firsts day! My youngest is in school now! My how time flies. I stayed with her until the story was over, and it was a great story. I cried after I left the room. I was a cry baby! I saw Candice's teacher from last year and she hugged me and helped me get through it. I was sad for the whole day till she got home from her first bus ride.
Now my little man, I did not get his first day of school picture. He did not want me to take one. So this is one I got of him on Sunday at the lake. His first day of school was a good one for him. He fell into his routine nicely. He has been having a few difficulties, but we are working through them. One day at a time.

Jobs

2007-08-17T22:41:00.000-08:00

To dream Job or not? That is the question. I have been talking with my Brother's girlfriend about her job. She tells me I can do the same thing and I do not need a degree. So her job is my dream job. I have, ever since I was 12 or so have loved to plan my rooms, the home, designs. I used to draw my home on graph paper and fillin the rooms, then I would get magazines that my mom had like country living, and piece together rooms. Now if you know me, I think you can say I'm good at it. Sometimes I need inspiration. Lately It helps meto live in a place before I can actually say what color I would love a room to be. But If I was doing it for someone else. Now your talkin. I can spend there money. And its for them and not me much easier. This would require me to talk and work with realtor's contractors, even cabinetry people and yes even furniture sellers. Not the worst part. Its my family. How are they going to handle it? Now if I worked for Blockbuster, by the way I picked up and application today. I would work four days a week for four hours a day. I would not have to take work home with me and have lots of time for volunteering and Girl Scouts. Not bad, not a bad job at all. Im not sure why I feel scared when I think about the design job. Is it cause It isnt something Im familiar with? Its not like going to a place of work every day same place the same thing. But it would be a guaranteed paycheck as apposed to the design thing. Im told to put a portfolio together and my brothers girl friend will help me all the way till I get the hang of it. Now if I do the design thing I could make some money, big money. I think I need some feed back, would you if you were going to buy a home want it designed with color of your choice and help doing it? Matching the flooring and cabinets and things also? would you pay extra for this your home to be done before moving in and it is all included in your coast of the home.

Where Does Corn Grow?

2007-08-12T21:14:00.000-08:00

Ok so remember when I said I didnt think I was getting corn, look at this picture, It is corn, It is growing from about a foot up from the rocks. I am seeing them on all my stocks, Im very excited. I cannot wait to see what it will do from here on out. I think I will take pictures and keep you all posted.

Now this picture below is my pumpkin. I have 3 of these all together so far. Im keeping my eye on them. I hope they will grow nice and big!

Garden Update

2007-08-08T23:03:00.001-08:00

One of the tables not shown in my first post about my garden was my peas, so below is the end results, a table full of beautiful flowers, and peas. If you look hard perhaps you may see a pea or two. There are snow peas and baby peas. I think next year I will not have one table full of peas! Kids dont like them so well...I love them!

This is one of the few cucumbers still left and let me tell you how sweet these babies taste!! A must for next year.
Ok so this one is a close up of my peppers. This particular type is a green pepper. Isnt it sooo cute. I cant wait to see how it turns out.
Alright, I am not sure why this one didnt come out right side up but if yo tilt your head to the side you will see it is my corn. I have come to the reality it did not work. I will need to plant corn in the ground. Its stalks did not get big enough around. It is flowering now!
Now these I planted in dirt, they are strawberries. I will have enough for strawberry shortcake. And a few left overs Im sure! Isnt gardening so neat.
This year was all about finding out what will work and what does the best. I have learned when to pick broccoli and cauliflower. I know bees are very important, Im not sure were they were this year but lots of my flowers did not get pollinated and therefore did not do anything. I would have alot more tomatoes than I do. But they are coming along, and I will be able to make salsa, I hope my pepper will be ready then too! My pumpkin, Im really not sure if it got enough bees, because I would have thought to have a bigger pumpkin than what I have going on. I will keep taking pictures and post it next or something. My thumb I must say is getting greener!!

Ol Times

2007-08-07T00:54:00.001-08:00

OH was a good looking man! That is Travis we were all having fun at Heidi's

All the kids having a blast in the tub!!
Look here it is Tabitha with a lime! Big Smile hahah We had a good time shooting Taquila
It was fun for all !! We must get together again before school

Country Roads

2007-07-26T12:37:00.000-08:00

We left our home on Wednesday the 18th . We drove to Denali and I thought I had a pull through reserved, I showed up to check in and found out it was not a pull through and someone had made a mistake. I looked at the spot they gave me and said "NO WAY" I was not about to back into a spot made for a compact car! So we kept on going and found a spot on the side of the road, I hoped was safe! We found a beautiful spot full of raspberries.

Here we are in Fairbanks at Pioneer Park! It happened to be during the pioneer days celebration. We went miniature golfing, the kids loved it! We did not keep score though. We also rode the train and the kids rode the carousel, and played in the playground till we saw a thunderstorm heading our way.
A trip up north would be nothing without stopping at The Santa Clause House! Here the kids are visiting with whom we guessed was Dasher and Blitzen. Kane had to tell Santa about him forgetting his Wii! And Santa asked him if he had kept his room cleaned and helped his mom take out the trash in which Kane replied "Well, no" It was great! All the kids got souvenirs and I did as well, my shirt reads GOT REINDEER ! HAHAHA...

This was the whole reason for going up north. Seeing my mom! The kids had a great time as did I. We went to a lake and the kids swam and we just hung out and enjoyed each others company! Here I am after eating a marshmallow This was outside of Glennallen at a great little spot I found in the Milepost! We finally got to have a fire and cook dinner over an open fire rather than over the stove! Few of their favorite things was making friends and roasting marshmallows over the open flame.

I recommend this drive, taking the Parks hwy up to Fairbanks and taking the Richardson down! It is a beautiful drive with spectacular bridges and views that are as Trevah says "OUT OF THIS WORLD!!!"

Oh how does your garden grow

2007-07-15T12:30:00.000-08:00

This is a picture of my tomatoes table I am starting to see the actual tomato growing.
This is my lettuce table, in the back of it is my giant pumpkin.
This is my broccoli, and next to it is cauliflower, and on the top of the table Im trying to grow corn. I say trying cause its not tall, which makes me wonder what its going to do
So this is the corn, It is actually showing signs of corn when you look inside of it. You can see the stalks growing, it is real neat.
And this last picture is my pumpkin. When I bought it it had a tag saying giant pumpkin, so I do have about 9 flowers on it we will see how many pumpkins grow from it!
The only tables not featured are my peppers, Im having a few trouble with bugs on them. And with the peppers Im growing cucumbers. The other table not shown are my peas. I will say I have lots of peas, so if you like them you just might have to come out and pick some, Im getting pods now!

A few words I havent said

2007-07-10T22:00:00.000-08:00

I have not told you of our devastating news on the 2nd of June Our dog Teagen ran away and found the main road Pittman, not sure how come he went so far is a mystery. We did all we could do to get him back and found out a few days later about someone hitting him from the pet zoo out here. Some of our neighbors came and told us after they saw the post in the Pet zoo because they saw our signs. It was the hardest on Candice, she let him out without making sure he was hooked up to a tie out. She later told me that the screw down part had come up fromt he ground and so he would have gotten off. I feel responsible for his untimly death as I should have made sure his tie out was still secured.
Teagen Sargeant 10-05-05 till 06-02-07

On a different note Candice is away at camp now and Im going crazy. I cant sleep I know she is probebly ok she wanted to go and was looking forward to it. I think after hearing Trevah talk about it and Trevah going first really helped out. But it being her first time Im a bit nervous and want to call and find out how she is doing.

Sunday's fun

2007-07-09T22:24:00.001-08:00

After about an hour our company finally warmed up to hugs and photos! Tabitha and her children came out to play for a day and BBQ. We got lucky and she brought out the sun!

Gage was all about getting Kane off the computer and outside to jump on the trampoline. He succeeded a few times.

Trevah getting Little Gracie to strike a pose for the camera. While the hummer takes trips in and out if the kitchen.

Whats going on lately

2007-07-07T23:46:00.000-08:00

A great picture of Tess watching the fireworks display!!
This is my new washer and dryer I got today! They were someones special order brought back So I got a great deal!! As I came around the corner of the kitchen going into the laundry room,
I noticed a puddle coming from underneath the washer. The dryer in order for it to work without rubbing the metal together, you have to prop up the corner. So when I show this to Travis the puddle coming out, and he took a look underneath, and said, looks like your getting a new washer and dryer.
While at Lowes, he tries to get me a stackable like I had at Buckner the small one. I reminded him we have a house hold of people and need the big ones. Well we couldn't find a dryer that was electric, till I found these. I'm so lucky And guess what they even stack!!

"Togowoods" And Life

2007-07-04T13:27:00.000-08:00

Trevah made it back home from her 6 days at camp for the first time!! She had a great time made lots of great crafts and cant wait to do it again. It is good news since Candice is going this coming Monday! She will be gone for 6 days as well.

Well Today is the 4th of July and I have no plans sure would be great to have BBQ. So far the rain is holding off and we have some fireworks left over from the New Year.

My camera is having issues I cannot take movies any more and my video camera is missing its charging cord!! It is maddening. Was suppose to go down to A.P. but Travis will be working tomorrow! He is happy since last news was he would be off till Monday. So now we will go down on Friday.

I am making plans to go up to Fairbanks in over a week. I am going to go up and spend some time camping up there and visiting my mom. I plan on checking out the Chena hot springs. Any one else want to come let me know would be fun to caravan!

A few good pics

2007-06-24T22:09:00.000-08:00

Here is the gang while we checked out the Iditarod Headquarters. Strike a pose kids
While in Talkeetna, we were going through the mueseum and came across this old snowmachine thought it was quit cute the way they made it look!
This is the view of Mt.Mickinley from Talkeetna! Im glad we got such a clear shot of it.
And Below is the view of girdwood on the tram the last whole day my parents had while they were up here. I was scared going up the tram, but was better going down!! It was awsome. We also went gold panning before we headed up the mountain! We found a few flakes!! So if you want to go gold panning I will suggest Crow Creek Mine. What a blast we had. And now my parents are gone and everything is almost back to normal.

Hatchers pass in the summer And...

2007-06-19T22:45:00.000-08:00

On Friday the 15th I took my Dad and Step mom up to Hatchers pass to show them were we go sledding and to check out the mine! What a great time we had until the Lightning and thunder came and we got rained out!
We found a nice park lady who offered to take our picture! What a gal. On Saturday we went to Wasilla lake and showed them what we do on hot and sunny days! Then Sunday was Fathers day. I got my dad lots of Harley davidson stuff. I got Travis a nice new BBQ!! We will have to have a big BBQ party when my parents leave!! We also went and took a drive on the other side of Hatchers pass. The road was not opend all the way through. On Monday We went to Wonderland park and the Iditerod Headquarters and saw puppies and pictures. Today we took a drive to Talkeetna, It was hot hot hot at least 80!! We got some great shots of Mckinley. What a great time. Tomorrow is Kanes 10th B-day and he wants to go to Chuck-e-cheese. And Candice has Gymnastics. I cant beleive how fast they grow up! 10 years!!!! Amazing...Only three more days till my parents leave. Just another bit of things that Is amazing is Thursday is summer solstice! Oh my days will be getting shorter... Oh hey did I mention I am now a Pamperd Chef consultant!! If ever you want to Host a party for me just let me know!! I would love to do it.

Obstical Course and Fun Meet

2007-05-21T22:35:00.001-08:00

My little Caitlin at her Obstical course at her gymastics. She had so much fun, and we got a picture of her and her teacher Mrs. Sharon. She even got a medal, a baloon and a goody bag!!

Here she is Candice! At her Fun Meet, she placed first On the vault she placed second on the floor, the bars, and the beam!! What a champ she is...She also got a troghy, and a snapshot with her Teeacher Mr. Heath! We are so proud of both our gymnists!!

Almost 3 years ago

2007-05-16T20:53:00.000-08:00

Almost Three years ago, thats how long ago it was. Kane ready to take off on the motorcycle! Sweet little D and K coming over to visit, before the pit days . Amy cooking me and the Family breakfast.!! And look how little Caitlin is Oh I can beleive how fast they grow!!

Good Times

2007-05-09T23:19:00.000-08:00

My life has been so crazy lately and will not stop till July! ug.. After all the girl scouts meeting end, I have Kyles Graduation to go to. I will be in A.P through Memorial...This was so long ago. Kiana I thought you would love to see that! Remember the guys going through the mud pit! Good Times. Look at Candice she is so young! SO then after Memorial I will be at Encampment with Trevah and Troop. After that My Dad comes up. Then I have Day Camp for Girl Scouts Im volunteering for. After that Trevah is going to camp Togowoods for a week! Yeah. After that Candice gets to go to camp Togowoods! Yeah all the while they will be in gymnastics.
Its been a long time but somehow I have managed to load a picture...Here she is my little baby, she has no trianing wheels on. Let me tell you she has two pairs of pants on and two shirts on also. Then she went and put on her elbow pads and two sets of knee pads. Isn't she safe! Bet your thinking yeah, but wheres her helmet! She absolutly hates the helmets and will not wear it! May be if she falls down she will see why you need to wear one! She will wear a motorcycle type helmet, but not a bike one! silly goose!

Anniversary flowers from 05'

2007-05-05T22:54:00.000-08:00

Yum

2007-05-05T22:46:00.000-08:00

Monkey Bars

2007-05-02T21:36:00.000-08:00

The Monkey bars...a fun place for kids to play and get upper body strenth. Also a great way to get hurt and get some stiches!! As Candice has learned, you have to play safe on the bars! On Monday, Candice had a dentist appointment, her last one for now, she is up to date on all her fillings and cleanings. After her appointment, I heard "Im hungry" Well as you know you are not supposed to eat at least 30 minutes after fillings...So I said " lets go to the girl scouts office and then we can get something to eat" So we head over there and I read a sign saying it will open at 1. Why do they just change the scedule whenever? Ok I start thinking now what can we do...The girls know there is a nice playground a few houses down the road. "Lets go to the park" They say. Alright we have a whole hour at this point and that will be plenty of time for Candice's fillings...So off we go to the park. they are having a great time playing on the swings and sliding down the slide. There is a little girl there and they made friends with her. Its almost time to go, and I was watching Candice on the monkey bars, she was doing it one handed and going up on top of them, I had just told her "be carefull" as she was climbing down, when Caitlin said "hey mom watch me" Im looking at Caitlin when I heard the sound...THUD...I look at Candice, she is down on the ground for a few seconds then screams Im saying OH MY GOSH, Oh GOD... NO then I start praying instintly... The poor girl her tooth went through her lip and split it open, a big gash close the the corner of her mouth, but at this time all I could see is blood everywere gushing almost spraying over her. I scooped her up and told Caitlin "We have to go NOW" and she was'nt sure what was happining, all she new was fun time was over we have to go! So I was running to the truck with Candice looking back to make sure Caitlin was coming. She was not happy that we had to leave in such a hurry...once she saw Candice though she was so scared for her and asking her if she was ok and telling her she would be alright, I cant say enough how lucky Candi was that her mouth was numb enough to help with the pain she was in. So at this point Im thinking is this Emergency or can I go to a medical clinic, well I chose ER cause I thought what if they just send me to the ER anyway...I cant beleive how much an ER has changed. It was rediculious you talk to someone through a window, it was just crazy. I will say once we got in it was the quikest visit to the ER I have ever had. The doctor was right in looked at her said "yep you need some stiches alright" The worst part was not over yet, she still needed that shot of novicane right in her lip tissue...oh it was awfull I had to go away and let the doctor and his helper hold her down. Then he stiched her up and we were all done. I swear it was 10- 15 minutes the longest part was waiting to get into the ER from the glass entry. Of course she hates it when we have to clean them with the hydrogen peroxide, but she only needs them in for 5 days. On Friday she gets them out. This little girl has been through so much trauma and ER visits in her short life, a broken leg, her front hair ripped out from a screw gun, a few toumbles on the dirt bike and fourweeler, now this! I do beleive she has an angel over her shoulder! I am very thankful and we are all blessed for that.

Im still here

2007-04-25T06:59:00.000-08:00

I have been super busy with Girl Scouts and Life! We had a pool party last saturday and I went to a pamperd chef party the night before that on friday...Now Im hosting one in may any one want to come! you are all invited...they will have new products out! Next thing going on for girl scouts is a recycle day, we are donating to the troops over seas...and bridging ceremony coming up I think my head is spinning, but I have my notepad with me at all times, so I can keep organized. Miss you all I would love to have a BBQ...so let me know what works for you!!

Amazing Caitlin

2007-04-02T21:12:00.000-08:00

So another Birthday come and gone! My little baby is 5 now, I cant beleive it! Although it was just us here, we made the best of it. She got a few movies, and a barbie, she has so many. Some poms poms, and we went to H2 Oasis. It is her favorite place in the world to go! So Im sure she had a great time. Except today she had a dentist appointment, with the shot and some fillings...oh she was a real trooper though! After the appointment, we met up with Travis's mom and dad, had lunch, and they gave Caitlin a presant. Then out of no were, my mom and Ed called to say they were coming through town, I was at the Girl Scouts office, standing in line to turn in my paperwork, I was 2nd in line, and had to leave, to visit with them. It was great to see my mom, Its been a while. I got to show her my house, and she just loved it. She brought Caitlin a presant, and something for the kids for Easter. She brought them a butterfly house, they orderd the caterpillars for it, and they are on the way. I had told her a few days ago that I didnt want to get them a bunch of candy, so I was glad that she got them something way outdoorsy!! I was a bit ashamned at how bad of a mess my house was though. I havent been home much lately to keep up on the house work. So I told her to come back at Christmas, and it would be much more clean!! Just goes to show how right she was when I was little'er about always making sure your house was always ready for company! Cause you just never know!! I mean it was gross. We hadn't done a clean up from Caitlins party, and this morning it was get up and go to the dentist! So today after school, it was a major overhaul on the home!! That's the way it goes...I cant wait for Caitlins birthday next year, she will be in Kindergarden, and have made friends in the area to invite!! Oh life it flies by so fast! She sure is growing up beautifully and oh my gosh so smart! We were playing slap jack and go fish, in the car to the dentist, we played eye spy and she is always right on the first guess, Im tellin ya! Brains she has got the brains

Girl Scout Cookies

2007-03-31T22:42:00.000-08:00

So I was told I should have taken a picture of all the cookies in my house. When I picked up my cookies from the warehouse, I thought about the first time I was involved with girl scout cookies. It was at Heidi's house, a few years back. We were up late organizing them from girl to girl... So this year I was reminiscing, and I should have gotten a picture of them all, but I didnt realize it was a good topic as to which I should blog of. So I had fit 288 cases! Yes cases of cookies in my home. Getting them all here I think was the hard part. I actually thought I would fit them all in my truck!!! HAHA silly me. Little did I know I would need my truck inside and out, and a minivan full. I made it home, and Travis was shocked. but the more insane part came with getting parents here at a scheduled time for pickup...yeah right. Then another task was getting money in to me on time, with 34 girls and 30 needing to get me money ontime!! gosh I cant beleive I have done it! I had only two newcomers, so one helped out with booths, and two others just came to booths and orderd. It was hard to keep up with all stuff going on...I did have help, but needed more I now know...lessons have been learned. Sorry I did not get a good picture of all the boxes and caos in my house but here is one picture for you all

Guilt

2007-02-17T10:37:00.000-09:00

So I guess Travis felt guilty for not getting me somthing for Valentines...We did look at furniture on Valentines, but he did not purchase. On the 15th he got a call to work, and so while waiting for the hours and all before saying yes, this is the same people calling about the same job, so it seems no one wants it...we went to anchorage to the army navy store for him to get his winter gear. When he was done I said hey can we check out Baily's clearence store? Well people its all stuff that is broken, and not much of a discount. Then he asked me if I wanted to go to the super store? I said yes can we? And we did. It is a nice new store too! I was wanting a couch cause ours is really in bad shape. Travis was looking at bedroom sets, Trevah really needed a dresser. He asked me which one I wanted and so I picked out a affordable four poster bed, I love the poles!!! LOL It comes with the night stand and one dresser, the one with the mirror. The one in the corner I can get later. Thats the package . Well since we were getting a queen size bed frame, we needed a new mattress set as well. I got to pick them out too! The ones that are 299. I would not want anyone to sleep on. You can feel all the springs. So I found something reletivly good in price, and so now I have a one piece shy, the other dresser to the complete set!! It truly is beautifull. But now I have to revamp my whole room to make it all fit. Trevah get all the old furniture, my beautifull dresser and mirror, since I didnt need two of them. I kept the amour and she got the old bed too! So she is in heaven as I am. My bed comes up so high that I have to step on a stool to get up on it! The mattress is a motionless type so now I dont feel when Travis gets up so early in the morning. Next thing my home will need is that couch!! may-be for christmas. I need a really big one too

Happy Valentines Day

2007-02-14T19:22:00.000-09:00

With love to all and those a extra hug who did get something from there special someone, like me. Oh well I do have a kirby!

It once was lost but now is found

2007-02-03T10:30:00.000-09:00

So a week ago I had noticed I lost my wedding rings diamond, yesterday I was going to vaccume, and I actually found it! it is the greatest thing to find something so little!!!! And that means so much!!!

An Inconvenient Truth

2007-01-11T16:25:00.000-09:00

If you watch any movie watch this one...Our lifes depend upon it!!! Im very serious, this movie will wake you up and make you say why did we vote for Bush and why arent we doing more for our earth. Its safe for children to watch I honestly think our children old enough to understand the concepts of global warming need to watch. I wonder why I didnt know what Al Gore stood for when he ran for president, and why werent we voting for him? Why didnt this man win by a landslide, why, because we didnt want to hear what he was saying. If he were to run for president again I would vote for him...Please watch this movie, It is an independant film that should have been in the theatre...It is called "An Inconvenient Truth"...following the movie it gives you a web site to go to and you can learn all you can to change the things possible, we all need to do what we can so we can save ourselves...http://www.climatecrisis.net/takeaction/
here is the link check it out...lets come together and start doing something together!!!

New additions

2007-01-10T12:51:00.000-09:00

So on saturday at 7pm. I was the proud owner of 5 beautiful puppies...Abby my little miniature doberman gave birth to 4 girls and 1 boy. Abby is doing great and a good mom...She hasnt even left the box. I gave her some scraps last night. So if you know anyone who would like to buy a mini pin let me know!!

Kids arent as glad as I am to be back in school, I am though it is easier to keep the house clean. Now Its back to the running around and girl scouts...Cookies start selling presales on the 12th so get yours orderd now...see your local G.S. leaders

A New Year

2007-01-02T10:56:00.000-09:00

The Sargeant family rang in the new year watching Dick Clark's new years rockin eve, watched the ball drop and kisses for all the kids, except Kane he fell asleep just short of the new year! Oh and so did Travis, fall asleep. Yesterday we went sledding up in hatchers pass, It was a blast, no one got hurt! The sun goes down sooner up there, so we didnt stay too long. Kiana has a video of a friend of hers son sledding down the hill, its comical so check it out! http://ladybossco.blogspot.com/
I wish health and happiness to all in the New Year

The day after

2006-12-26T17:00:00.000-09:00

Oh the joys of opening gifts and cleaning up the wraping paper, then putting them together! I loved my gifts, and all the kids were blessed with all theirs! My father in law didnt do so well, he was having allergy problems. It was a real bummer. My favorite gift was the camcorder. My best practicle gift was the rotiserie. Then my prettiest was my earrings! My favorite kids presants were the easiest to open! I wasnt up to late, thanks to Kyle and all his help! Kyle and I played some srabble and Trevah and Candi, and Kane all came and took a couple rounds! We had some fun. I hope everyone had a great Christmas and all was well! So we are expecting puppies real soon now! It is exciting.

Only how many days till Christmas

2006-12-20T08:30:00.000-09:00

It is almost here, the most wonderful time of the year! I would like to pick up one more presant and then Im good to go. So here is a question, If your child is naughty should she get presants. Isnt that the way its suppose to go? I would love to give, but when that person is so mean and hurtfull, wouldnt it be a lesson learned? I will give her clothes and all, just not toys. She will not get what she wants anyways, she is not responsible enough for the laptop or cell phone she wants. Heelies shoes would be the only thing I would get her, but when she dosent listen and says stuff like shut up, dont talk to me, throws stuff at me, it really makes me sad and not wanting to give. I am excited though, Travis' mom, dad and brother are coming up, they will be here on Christmas eve, and staying the night. That means it is cleaning time, he has allergies to animals, and as you all know I have four. So they will sleep in the trailer, glad I have one. I know I will not get all the dog or cat hair out or gone, but I need to try and make it as comfortable as possible. I have not had anyone at my house for Christmas except Kyle, Travis' brother. It will be great. I talked to Travis last night and told him that they were coming, and he is expected home on friday, around six. I am so hoping he makes it! Merry Christmas to all if I dont get on and blog before then as I will be busy!!

A few weeks later

2006-12-11T08:30:00.000-09:00

So I know its been a while since I have posted. I had a big birthday party, actually it was a christmas party too! I invited all my friends out to celebrate. I think we all had fun, lots of food and good conversation. A big surprise that Travis made it home, he actually got home on thursday, the day before my b-day. He left again today, to go to Acusuk. It is up north again, so I hope he gets good weather. I know he was ready to go, cause he was stressing out on money again. I do hope he will be back for christmas, he is sceduled to be home on the 22nd, but that dosent mean a thing in construction world. Travis said if they arent done and have a few days left he will be staying. So since my b-day and now not too much has been going on...I went to anchorage and played with the Mclays and enjoyed a wonderfull b-day party for byrd. They made a ice rink in the back yard so the kids loved ice skating. I drug the man out and he enjoyed some male conversation. Yesterday we tried to go ice skating on the lake. When we got to wasilla lake we saw a shopping cart in a puddle. Not a good sign, so we did not go skating there. We went and saw santa at the mall and did some shopping, we picked an angel off a tree and got a girl some stuff on the list, it was a great feeling to give. The lake by our house was nice and frozen no big puddles so we went skating there, however I do not remember hearing ice crack like it was. Travis told me it was ok, but I was scared. I could see the craking in the ice and it freaked me out. There were three cars and trucks out on the ice and lots of people fishing, It should be safe! Of course my battery died on the camera after the Santa Clause pictures so I didnt get some of them ice skating. This week is a busy week here, Girl scouts christmas party's and concerts, two of them, they seperated the older and younger so we will not sit for so long in one night, kind of nice, except now there are two of them to go to. Trevah will be doing alot on her night, band and chior along with her class song. Trevah has learned a song in upik. We bought her an outfit, she wanted a tie, we found one at claires that has safety pins at the bottom, she loves it. A skirt and a beautiful silky button up shirt. I am excited for them all.

Thanksgiving

2006-11-25T15:12:00.000-09:00

So the Turkey day has come and gone. Travis didnt make it home. I did not get any guests, and it really made me miss my family. I can remember being little and having three Thanksgiving dinners, we would start at my step moms family, the farm house, with all her aunts and uncles. Then we would head over to my grandmas my dads mom. I would have all my aunts and uncles their too, at least 80 people all together. Then I would go to my moms and again have another turkey dinner. I used to hate it, I loved being with all my cousins, but hate doing it 3 times. Now I miss it so. Thats what it is all about, family. I had the phone calls from my dad and my mom even. My best friend said hello. I called Travis' mom and dad. It was a day of remembrance for me. Looking back on what I used to do to now feeling far away from home, I guess. I sure do miss Michigan, all my family is there. Here its not the same as when I lived down there. Its far away for people to get together now. Travis' mom, my mom, my sister and brother, they all wanted to have their own I would have done anything to have them all here for a change. My place is big enough to hold us all. It is a holiday I want to have everyone over for. I will take a christams too! With Travis being gone, I wasnt brave enough to takle the drive on my own in this cold weather. I do miss those big dinners with everyone gatherd around now.

Ceremony

2006-11-17T08:41:00.000-09:00

So I feel my first ceremony for the girl scouts went well. I didnt get a chance for the flag bear's to retire the colors before everyone left. I ran out of cake and punch, but the rest was good. Next time, I will get a bigger cake and bring more punch! I of course didnt get any pictures as I was in the ceremony. I will have to get them from parents. Now maybe I can rest a bit this weekend and just hang out. Today I will be helping out at the school with picture re-takes and caitlin will get her pictures taken!!! yippeee at the original picture day, the time was 8:30-9 and that was not going to work for me so Im glad that we will get them done today. I hope all is well for everyone and Remember Thanksgiving day you are all welcome at my house, Travis will not be here, or for my b-day either...So I have a 20lbs turkey and not enough people to eat it!!! So please come and let me make you dinner!!!

Wake Up

2006-11-15T07:35:00.000-09:00

I was awoken by a scared boy at about 4:30 this morning. Kane sleeps with his radio on and this morning there was an emergency on the radio, you know the loud beeps and all. He came and woke me up as if we were being bombed. I went to the t.v. and was finding out what I could and told him what was happening, and asured him we were safe from the tsunami they were warning us about. I told him that japan had a massive earthquake and they are afraid of a tsunami reaching us in alaska, and it was a percoustion they were taking. He was feeling a little less scared and went back to bed. I however took a while to go back to bed, I was worried now and needed the reasurance it would not come here, ready to call my mother in law in anchor point, I thought may-be they were safe, however I was worried for residences in low lying coastal areas. I always wanted to live close to the ocean, but may-be not any more .

So today is Girl Scouts and my buisy day, I hope all goes well as I still need to get a babysitter, I will be bringing all my kids to the meeting today. Hope all goes acording to plan.

Just Awful

2006-11-09T08:40:00.000-09:00

So yesterday, I was following up on Girls that had signed up for girl scouts or were registerd last year. I called this one mom and talked with her about it, never thought to ask if she moved, she said she would call back if her daughter would make it. Well I never got a call back, before the meeting so I was thinking, a no go. As soon as the meeting started, I got a phone call on my cell from this mom, yelling at me how her daughter was in tears she waited for me at her office, in her vest and that they were ferious with me about this, I told her I was at the office and had collected all the girls and the girls in the gym, then she said the name of her school, it hit me, I told her how sorry I was and that I would call my servicce unit manager, but everytime I would talk she would just yell how her husband and her were so mad at me and about her daughter in tears and what was she going to do now. I was almost in tears thinking of this little girl. I realy didnt know what to say to this lady. I was so nervous I was shaking. I tried to tell her again that I would call my service unit manager and she hung up on me. So I tried to call my manager and tell her what was going on, and got no answer. In the mean time this mom called the office in Anchorage, which gave her the office out here. The Council Leader for the valley, thankfully she was able to give her some info on her new school and I can only hope It was resolved, in the meantime I cant help but still feel so bad about this situation and how its my fault for not asking this mother if her daughter was even in the school. I have learned to not asume anything...I hope. I have gotten an e-mail from the council manager out here about the situation and replied back on how horrible I felt over the matter. I hope I did all the right things.

Last night after Girl Scouts was done, I took the kids to see Hobo Jim in concert at the school, we had lasanya for dinner, and auctioned for a pie, we ended up with two pies and lots of autographs and pictures, Candice and Trevah got to sing with him. Travis was sad to miss it, although we brought his signed picture of him that was about 25 years old, he realy loved it and said "wow thats an old one" Alot of other people loved to see this picture too! On the picture he had wrote..."To my buddy Travis" It was a great show we all had such a great time.

Whats new

2006-11-04T22:22:00.000-09:00

Ok so I signed up with the new beta bloggin, and now I cant comment on anyones blog unless they have signed up too! I wish I would have known that before doing so. Halloween was a great time for us out here, we went to Settlers Bay, the golf course community..lol...looks like a neighborhood in anchorage, door to door homes. Most with decorations, we banked in an hour their, we were all dressed up, Travis and I took turns with the munchkins, Caitlin in her Angel outfit, Candi in her princess outfit, Trevah a Cheetah girl and Kane an Alien!! I was a Ghost, what a great outfit too! I swear I didnt recognize myself...I wish I could post a picture on here, but I am not a master at resizing pics...I have been real buisy with Girl Scouts lately, magazine sales and now a ceremony. I seem to have alot going on to blog. Trevah has won two games with her basketball team. Band for both Kane and Trevah have been going great. Trevah loves choir and their concert is coming up. Candice is acceling in gymnastics and I would love to get a balance beam in the home for her to practice on. along with the bars...lol she is just loving it...Caitlin is a beginer and loving it also, she is learning her cartweels and tumbles. Travis will be leaving shortly and I wish I could find a babysitter. No luck yet, may-be I need to take an ad in the newspaper, "Mom needs help will pay big money!!!"
I bought a new addition to my family today my new baby, Kirby. Thats right it only a vaccume, wish it were a real baby, but oh well next on my wish list. Now I have a back massager worthy enough. I have wanted one of these since I have spent the same amount on crapy vaccumes on the past, I cant count how many vaccumes and carpet shamppoers I have bought in the past but I know its more than the price of the Kirby...sad. So if I referd my dealer to you, just let her give you a demo, if you cant buy at least your carpet will be Kirby clean!
Well with Thanksgiving on its way if you have no plans, come out here, I bought my 20 lb turkey and will be planning a feast with our without my man. I will pull out my Kirby and give you a massage! lol...As for me I am just loving the buisy scedule and the cold weather and life in the valley its great! Love to all and hope you are all doing great! miss ya

Its snowing!

2006-10-27T08:42:00.000-08:00

Yippe was the sound on wednesday at the girl scouts meeting, the girls were so happy, and its been snowing ever since. Caitlin is so happy to see the snow she has been out playing in it, then when the other kids get home they are out playing in the snow too! Its nice when it is warm enough out there for them to play in it. I was looking at snow machines and travis said I was silly, but I just said hey christmas is coming!!!! First though halloween is coming, the schools dont celebrate it anymore during school hours, they are having a party tonight though so I dont know what to wear cause all my costumes are scarey! I guess I will have to just wear one of those dresses in the back of my closet and borrow one of the girls' crowns! Im thinking about going to the haunted barn they got going on out here for halloween, and checking out the neighborhood they got over in that area, around here there are not many houses decorated, first year in the new house! we will see how many kids we will get, Travis cant wait to use his new costume and scare the buggins out of the kids! hahaha its kinda funny...I just dont know how I will get through all the weekend seemings its a four day one, parent teacher conferences are monday and tuesday. buuuummmmmeeerrrrrr

Pumpkins

2006-10-24T09:07:00.000-08:00

If you need ideas just look what I found

What Happend

2006-10-15T21:47:00.001-08:00

Although it may seem impossible, small like
the size of your clenched fist, fragile like glass

and easy to shatter, easy to crack like old concrete, easy to

break like an egg, it hurts and sobs, it cries in the night and
under your pillow, it cries from loneliness, being left out,wanting
to be loved, feel loved, wanting to be wanted! Wanting to be found,
to be accepted It cries when love turns away from you, its child
hood memories flash in an instant, the deepest hurts and
wounded scars for life, the deepest words and
actions can not turn back time nor can
a heart beat in time. It strides
along for the future And
gives up stressing
a single word,
a single beat.
Its heart
of sadness,
I know all
the time

Silly Little Things

2006-10-09T07:13:00.000-08:00

I get back, made it home safely...I got to see my sisters home. It is ironically across from a house my mom used to live in...I brought my camera, but some how managed to forget to take pictures, I got her a big ol palm tree for her home, she loved it it is her second plant...It was windy as all heck, and I left my coat at Moms house...The roads were not very crowded thank goodness. When I got home, there were beautifull blue types of flowers from Travis, but no milk or creamer for coffee or snacks for lunches, this man can eat, not a nice way to wake up, but wanting to be a good man he went to the store for me this morning to get some...thank goodness I need my coffee...It is still very windy, but it is a warm wind, I hope I do not loose power!!! I have to many trees close by, scarey I wish all a great day

My first

2006-10-06T06:37:00.000-08:00

It was my first girl scouts meeting on wednesday. It was a releif to have it done and out of the way. To start it out I was 10 minutes late, cause I needed to get Kane from his school which usually takes about 20 minutes to do, and it took me 35. there was so much traffic. Then the lady who was the leader for the jr. troop last year asked me a question she should have known. Which is a bit interesting to me, she seemd to want me to be the leader and her the co-leader. So no problem with that. She also likes to gossip, and was telling me some not so nice things about moms, and the girls, like one was hyper or something, not very nice. I just didnt want to hear any of it. We got all the QSP ( magazine sales) handed out and explained, hope they do well. I will have my sweet little candi's group meeting next wednesday, I hope this meeting is nicer! No one to talk smack ya know

Today I must get some snow tires on...they were calling for snow for saturday, who knows what will happen, but I sure do need some tires, and hope to beat the lines...I will be going to kenai to see my sister and her new house she just bough! Im so happy for her, oh and her new dog...Tahoe, such a cute name. I will also head to A.P to see travs mom for Travis he needs some stuff from his Uncle Nick, I feel I might run into snow in the pass and do want to feel safe!

Trevah joined basketball Im so happy for her, she loves it and now wants a hoop and ball, we only have the nerf kind inside...lol not the same. One of the coaches is Candi's teacher from last year, Trevah just loves her, so its a good thing for her to be involved in...I sure hope she will keep up with her school work, so far she is. She has choir and band and basketball and girl scouts...should get to see some new places, games in willow and all.

I sure do wish all are having a nice day and have a great weekend....I want to plan Candices b-day for Sunday and invite you all, since Chyrstals party is friday night. So should I plan to see you all at about 4 ? please let me know if this will or wont work for you.

Halloween

2006-10-01T11:03:00.000-08:00

It is coming...I pulled out all the decorations and put most of them up yesterday...It was lots of fun, Im not sure how to rearange furniture and of course travis says its fine were it is, so Im decorating I did pull out the paint I do have, and am thinking of what to do with them.. Oh desicions

I cant beleive it is October already! Candices B-day is on a monday this year, so may-be we can all get together on Sunday for a big party! We are also to go out for chrystals party on friday the 13th oh scary, so the 15th will give us a day in between to recupe, let me know what you all think of that? If you have kids, you are invited! Should it be a costume party again this year, and hey shana feel like making a few bucks and helping decorate with some balloons and twisting for the kids also? ok leave your mark and let me know

My Hair

2006-09-30T09:58:00.000-08:00

So I have been wanting to change the style of my hair for some tim now, last wednesday I did it...I got the impulse to go get it cut and short. I felt that with my hair being long, all I did was put it up anyways, so why not get something that I can still pull it back, but that I dont have to keep it out of the way. I do like it as long as it is styled, when its not poofy and curly I dont like it much, may-be im just not used to it but its flat and not cute. So now Im driven to blowing it dry and curling it, but I think that will help my self feel pretty, does that make any sence? Travis likes it and I wasnt sure if he would so Im releived that he likes it.

I am very much ready to start a project in my home, for one rearanging, and second painting, then I would so love to remodel the kitchen...all part of my wish list. I might at least be-able to rearange the furniture. However I have been to home depot and took all the free booklets I could on window covers and cabnetry, Im ready to pick out what I want to do thats for sure...now when I can afford to do it I will know what I want there is alot to choose from...Then picking paint for the home is gonna take some time I think I have brought some swatches home, to see how it will look with the carpet, not much goes with green I feel, Im leaning toward yellow, or maybe a light orange, we will see. Did you know that home depot dosent have wallpaper anymore, I cant even find borders!! except a few disney ones for the kids. May-be in anchorage or online is what the guy told me, I might need to hire a pro painter for a mural now!

Its offical

2006-09-23T10:39:00.000-08:00

I am now trained for girl scouts...I took the jr.'s training course and they told me I wont have to come back for the brownie training!!! So now if I can just shake off this darned sore throght, I dont know how to spell that word...Travis was the man and brought kane in to sign up for boy scouts, So I think we are all set, Trevah and kane have band and scouts...candi has gymnastics and scouts and caitlin well she just has gymnastics, but thats ok for her...Im sure she will tag along for some of the girl scouts things. So for me its just been trying to get better and take care of me, and the home as usual, I could really use a house cleaner right now, cause i just want to lye down...oh the joy of being sick and needing to clean.if you let it go and do it later, its worse, and It hard to tell the kids what to do now with the soreness, but i will get it done! I have faith and want...if i could just do what i wanted all the time, like painting my house, I would love to go to home depot and get some paint and wall paper and trim and some crown molding oh i would be in heaven or going to hawaii would be heaven too, but im married and we are suppose to make these desicians together...because he says save and leave it alone...I want to live and do something, life is too short.

Dancing with the stars

2006-09-20T09:29:00.000-08:00

I love this show it makes me really want to learn to ballroom dance..although last night I had my leader training meeting, so I put a tape in the vcr, left instructions with Trevah on when to start it. It is just the way it goes that Travis forgot to record half of the show, so I only got to see the last half, oh well I guess, I just hope he remembers tonight I have another girl scouts meeting but its just for the leaders out here in willow...I wish I had a timer I could use...but what can ya do, just hope he remembers...Then tomorrow I get to finish up on my training, I hope he will record the season premeir of greys anatomy, I wish they would not have switched the night, cause now I have to choose from E.R. or greys, oh disicions. I havent been watching much t.v. lately but now find myself choosing t.v I end up staying up late, cause I do love to read, Im now reading a medical mystery book called Embolus, so far so good.

Musicians

2006-09-17T09:21:00.000-08:00

So I think I have unlocked pandoras box in my home...I have gotten Trevah a clarinet...we are renting it untill we know it is right for her. I do have a gut feeling however that it is the instrument for her, on the night of her band night, we got to try out the instruments, and she started to suck on the reed for the clarinet, and then the man there helped her put it on the instrument, and then my girl held a note beutifully. I was so impressed with the sound she made and my heart was haapy for her...she then tried the flute and the corenet, the flute, she had trubles with, I having experience with the flute tried to help her in the form, but I knew she was ment for the reed type instrument... she didnt want to play the coronet, but just wanted to see if she could I however asked her if she wanted to play the trombone...do not see many of them anymore, but she looked at me with disgust I didnt ask anymore, so we stuck around and got all the teaching for putting the beautiful, and brand new clarinet together. I did tell her when we were getting into the vehicle that If I bought it for her it would be her christmas and b-day presant when she asked if we could buy it...550.00 is a great price, when you think if we rent to own and pay 850.00 So a thought to ponder, we only have untill my b-day to buy it at the great price...just enough time to see if she will be great at it. So yesterday durring Candi's gymnastics class I took the rest of them and we went to the music store, I found out that with the drums you should also learn the bells...or as I would have called it the xylephone...and it comes with a stand interchangable for the practice pad, or the snare drum...we will eventually have to invest in if this is the one for him. while we also got the box of reeds and a cleaning kit for Trevah and her clarinet...my little candi and cait when we got home were proving to be little musicians of their own, wanting to play the bells...music that only a mother could love I couldnt help but think to myself what have I done...lol....I just said to the little girls you have gymnastics, and they have band, soon it will be your turn and you can be in band too! So I put on the timer for 30 minutes and Trevah and Kane played together they played hot cross buns, and just tried to read the music and all that jazz...It was so nice to see the interest and want to practice, it is great. Trevah however has a habit of putting her mouth too far down on the reed witch makes the goose noise, so she gets three times if she does then its time to put it away...hopes that she will remember to keep her mouth in the right position! I might however charge her a quarter for each time we will see.

Band

2006-09-15T06:45:00.000-08:00

So I took Kane and we went to the band night at a school out in the valley. He got some drum sticks and a practice pad, when we left all he wanted to do was practice..a good sign. we got him books, that came with some cd's for the computer and he can do so much with them...It is a three day weekend for us and I am sooooo looking forward to it. Tonight is Trevah's turn, we will be looking at the clarenet and hopfully there will be the music people there too, they were rather helpfull, I wished I would have brought her to Kanes night we could have gotten her an instrument too! oh well

I got to see all of my wonderfull friends yesterday over some coffee and donughts...thanks for letting me into your home, I do wish I could have stayed and played longer. I sure do miss you all and I would love to get together more often before all the snow starts flyingI hope everyone has a great weekend.

I forgot to take pictures

2006-09-14T07:08:00.000-08:00

So I was surprised to see the fishergirls I have...Travis took the two older girls to the lake down the road and came back may-be an hour later with 4 trout Trevah caught the biggest one!! they were so proud of themselves I was too, so last night they ate their fish for dinner, and realized it isnt easy cause they have bones. So next time they fish it will be a catch and release Im sure

I will never forget

2006-09-12T06:52:00.000-08:00

Even though my day was filled I found the time to sit and observe my own moment of silence, I will always remember getting the kids off to school and turning on the news which I never really did. Then thats when I saw it, the second tower getting hit by a plane. I was feeding my little candi while just barely pregnant with my fourth. Calling all my friends and family, feeling so helpless and sad...I do think it was a wake up call for our country as well as others. I have never been patriotic do to religions of my parents. I do know this we are lucky to live in the USA and especialy to live in alaska. Last night I watched the president adress the nation and was not sure how to feel, war is a conflicting feeling to me... God bless us all

The Pampered Chef anyone?

2006-09-09T11:44:00.000-08:00

So the other night I was invited to a Pampered Chef party, I wasnt sure what it was but now Im thinking is anyone interested in coming to a party if I hosted one, you will be able to bring your kids, and have dinner also. The products they have are both afordable and some on the more expensive side, but in my opinion they are either a lifetime warrenty or have a 3-5 year warenty and if you like not having to spray everything with pam, with leaves a nasty sticky residue on you pans, then they have some great pots and pans and baking dishes...not to mention stone ware and the skillets are also able to go into the oven...I for one we impressed with it all, and have been seriously thinking I could do that as a buisiness, but I would be needing some help from my friends and all. I will hope for some responses on this matter...here is the ladies website that was the host to the party I was at check it out & please let me know ok...http://www.pamperedchef.biz/maryannjohnson

I hope it worked

2006-09-08T08:45:00.000-08:00

Ok so when Trevah got home and went to her room it was a big shock, weres my toy box weres this and that I told her, 10 strikes your more than just out, you have lost lots of privledges, she got no t.v. and she instead of standing in the corner for hours she cleaned as much as she could till dinner and then it was off to the open house of course travis didnt want to go, he stayed with the little ones wich totally dissapointed Trevah, I wish he would have went the 5th graders had this paper of what they had to do with us. I wasnt sure why but we had to do this math caper thing, and I wasnt to good at remembering how many factors of such number and all that, but I got through it...just being in her class took an hour for the paper of things she needed to do. It was crazy, Candi was very easy, just went in she showed me a puzzle with popsicle sticks that I had to do and she needed to read me a story, we saw old teachers from last year, candi's teacher was so glad to see us it was nice. I will be helping out as much as I can with her class, and having to bring cait will be fun. Seems my calender will be full for this school year! It should go by quikly...Trevah will be starting up in band and Candi's old teacher begged Trevah to join basketball so Im encoureging her to do it. Then she also hopes to be in choir so next week is band night and we wil find out if she can do both....The Girl Scouts booth did very well I am excited to get the troops going. Our service unit manager was there to help out, good thing cause it took so long for me to get around... So she will be e-mailing me the list of girls and I will be getting this all together soon!!!! GO GIRL SCOUTS!!!!!!!!!!!

10 year olds

2006-09-07T08:32:00.000-08:00

So you cant throw them away, what can you do to punish them, I have put her in the corner for the aloted time mentioned as old as they are, and I have grounded her from phone and computer and taken away her radio So today Im taking everything out of her room, that I can that looks like any fun or that she likes! I really dont know if it will work, but its worth a try, please if any one has any ideas on disipline for a 10 year old that talks back and dosent listen to anything she is told, please for goodness sakes tell me cause I am at my wits end.

On another note, Caitlin had her first day at gymnastics yesterday it was so great, I saw a great friend from school she has a daughter caitlins age and so now her and caitlin are in the same class, and I have a new buddy to hang out with.

Then Travis knows a guy at work whos wife runs a group called the momies club or something, and they get together all the time and so last night I was invited to a Pamperd Chef party and it was great. I think maybe I could do that, sell cooking items, so hey if anyone out there who is willing to let me host parties or interested in finding out more Im getting a hold of the lady that hosted last night and finding out more info on it, let me tell ya if you dont know about this stuff, it is great cooking things, frying pans that can go in the oven and oh ok let me know because you can get stuff for half off if you become sales person, and that alone is enough for me to want to join up... some items are spendy but most is comparable to what you get at the store except lots have warrenties or liftime garuntees how great is that...

Tonight is open house and I get to help sign up new Girl Scouts I can not wait to see how many are going to be in each troop and all. And Trevah wants to join band, the clarenet she thinks, so we will be talking to the music teacher and finding out some more info on that

Training Required

2006-09-06T06:51:00.000-08:00

It is another year for the Girl Scouts. I will be leading, or co-leading for both my daughters troops, I cannot get ahold of Trevahs Jr. troops leader to find out her plans, but I do know I will be the leader for the brownie troop and that I have a co-leader for that and thats great, our open house and all is tomarrow with I will gratiously be attending and helping out at the booth. I got oreintated yesterday, It took so long, cause us ladies got to talking, about our husbands, go figure. oh I feel this is going to be fun, there is going to be a masked ball for the jr's in palmer, Im excited to be going to that. Im getting prepared, howerver the trainging for jr's was cancelled for out here and there isnt another out here untill october, and I am a bit anxous so I will be going in to anchorage for my jr. training. and I will be trained out here for the brownie's so YIPPEEEE and then I got caitlin into a gymnastics class and candice too, candice is so flexible this girl has some good potential I cannot wait to see how this is going to be. Boy scouts will be having a parents night on the same night as one of my training and will be needing dad for this, Im holding my breath however as I already feel he is not into taking all the kids to this thing and getting him signed up but I will pray he will do it. Ok my alarm just whent off and its time to get the kids up now so to all a good day...

Dont touch the Lava

2006-08-30T08:31:00.001-08:00

So I blew off the house work and took Caitlin to Wonderland park we played that the park was over lava and we couldnt fall or we would touch it, the other kids that were there were in to playing the same game, then over by the wooden dog sled team, we were in the arctic, were it was cold, then we decided we were over the water and there were sharks and whales and dolphins, and that we could ride on them to were we needed to go, then Caitlin took me on a motorcycle ride were we saw moose and caribou and rabbits, oh and a kangaroo! It was so much fun just playing pretend with her we laughed and we got all the other kids playing along, some of the parents that were on the bech just watching started to get up and play too! I guess I was a good role model, oh what fun it was to see her face light up when I said lets go to the park! Once we got home I got my chores done and all was well.

One year ago today

2006-08-29T06:45:00.000-08:00

It is hard to beleive but today is the day hurrican Katrina hit the coast line and reaked havok on New Orleans. Good luck to all of them as another hurricane is on the way.

Lets move to De moins Iowa, they have the lowest gas prices in the U.S

So we went to hte fair on Saturday, should have waited till sunday, it was sunnier. I wish those ol'time photos were cheaper, 10 dollars for the pic and 10 for each person. I will have to save for next year. It was a good time, kids went to the petting zoo, and rode the horses, got their hair painted and lots of food and cotton candy...I got my chrystal, I usualy get one there every year and the kids got a puppet. We rode the rides, and left just before closing time!!! A good time was had by all....Dont forget to see the sand sculpture

Stop Raining Already

2006-08-25T13:26:00.000-08:00

I am so tired of the rain, I hope the hill in the back of my house will not slide, my yard is full of some wild looking mushrooms, and hope Im on high enough ground that I do not flood! Now there is a new mudslide on the Seward Highway so Please stop raining....Plus we want sun for the fair..O.K I also know the states are suffering flooding too... are we in for it is this the sign of God saying something I dont know but its a bit crazy

Back to school

2006-08-24T06:59:00.000-08:00

OK so I got through the first day, A little crazy I will say. I dropped off the girls, curly hair and all at the bus stop, and drove Kane to his school, we were early too...walked him in and of course caitlin wanted to stay, so we said our good-byes and off her and I went to the gym then shopping for some last minute things, like an umbrella, there are no umbrellas left out here at all, none! Then we headed home for some cleaning and then it was time to go back and get Kane from school, the best thing was I wasnt late getting back home and met the girls at the bus stop and brought them home! They had a great day and they love their teachers, Candice got the one she wanted and all though Trevah didnt get the one she wanted she likes her teacher too, of course we didnt pack gym shoes we packed all the supplies first, well Trevah had gym, luckily she wore a pair of camo tennies that worked just fine!

The second day was a bit easier and it was not raining! I was late making it home, but Trevah learning to be responsible set candice up with a snack and they waited nicely for me to get home. She has a key of her own and one of those cool neclaces so she wont lose it...I hope

Snow on the mountains

2006-08-22T06:28:00.000-08:00

Ok dont look but its true, the last few weeks of rain has brought lots of snow to the mountains, it is sad. It hasnt been seen till yesterday but there is lots of it, and almost halfway down. Oh it is too soon for me to want to think of this cold stuff yet, we still need the fair to be nice!
So it is the first day of school, I put some curlers in Candi's hair last night, and ran out of rollers for Trevah so I will be curling hers today! oh what fun it is to be the mom on the first day of school. Not to mention someone didnt put my Kane'o in the computer for a pick up with the bus, since he is out of zone, due to the new class they have for autism this year. So hopefully in a couple days that will get fixed. So for today I will have to hurry and be back before the girls get home. Oh the joy of being a parent, you need to be in two places at once! Cant I get a clone here!!!!!

school tomorrow

2006-08-21T11:02:00.000-08:00

yes it is here school, I have three in school again this year a 5th grader is it possible and a 4th grader, he is in a great school this year with a special program very much needed.. and a 1st grader is it me or do these kids just grow so fast. I will see about the preschool program again for caitlin, as she needs some interaction. I do also need to get my little candi into gymnastics it is amazing how flexible that girl is.
I got woke up this morning with strong coffee and french toast and scrambled eggs, quit a shock, I did try not to get upset, as they are not supposed to cook without permission and supervision. It was such a nice gesture, so I tried it all the eggs were the best cause I bought some wierd kind of syrup, with brown sugar and molasses I thoguht it was the cooking, but found out it wasnt, well when I went to put some water into my coffee I had a knock on the door, still in my tank top, with my cleavege showing and my pajamas pants still on I had to answer, I knew before I even answerd the door, Jahova Witnesses...Oh great I thought I looked all sleezy... so I said are you Jahova Witnesses and she said yes I told her I wasnt one of them and that I knew all about them and I was a christian more so, I was polite, yet she still had to read to me and give me their mateirial. what can I say I like coffee... so a pretty exciting morning here.
Oh and the sun is here, sun what is that we have had so much rain they had to close the road to fairbanks cause it got washed out! rain for three weeks is too much rain. now the question is how long will it stay, long enought for the dog poo to dry up I hope...So on the list for today is phone calls and getting Trevah a pair of shoes! Hope everyone enjoys the sun while its here!

Monday

2006-08-14T10:01:00.000-08:00

Yes Its monday and I dont want to do what I need to do, bummer.
Kane loves his new school, it is the same layout as the old one, his teachers are great so Im releaved of the stress for the new school situation. The girls are ready for school, I need to check out the preschool program at meadow lakes for caitlin and see if I cant get her in that. I still need to take Trevah shopping.
I have gone out a few times this last week, Im getting really good at kareoke it is fun, I have always loved to sing, and now Im actualy getting requests, last time on saturday I went out with my girl Leslie from kenai and she and I sang Pat Benatar hit me with your best shot and we just had so much fun. I finally got the last chorous for Redneck Woman right...lol plus people were dancing to it so that made me feel good.

Hump day

2006-08-09T09:20:00.000-08:00

so its wednesday and Kane gets to go to his new school for a few days this week and get to know the teachers and them him should be exciting yesterday we got him registerd and ready and we also went to the lake and enjoyed the 80 degree weather to bad it didnt stay cause today is yukie and they said yesterday that it was supposed to be partly sunny, go figure weather people are always wrong...almost done with school supply shopping and just need to go for the clothes! fun!

We just refinanced the home so we can pay off the credit cards, a good thing and its amazing to me how much equity is already in the home, just from december we baught it for 199 and now the estimated worth is 240! a good thing since we can pay off everything, all the credit cards the Tahoe and the travel trailer! oh it will save us monthly, but we still have that loan to pay off we could only get a 9. apr but thats better than some banks who wanted 14. apr it pays to look around!

1 corinthians 11:8...For man does not originate from woman but woman from man 9: for indeed man was not created for the womans sake but for the mans sake 10: therfore the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head because of the angels

ROAD TRIP

2006-08-04T18:08:00.000-08:00

Yes I took the three kids I have (Trevah is at Nana's agian) and we hit the open road for one more Road Trip! So we went to Denali oh my goodness we had some sun and a Caribou and a few rabbits and of course birds we had a great time hanging out looking for animals it didnt rain till later that night and oh my it was massively coming down in buckets, I had to just pull over and pray for it to let up so I wasnt highdrowplaining down the road. I will say my prayer was answerd when I got back on the road about 2 minutes later the rain stopped and the roads dried up. Thank you lord for hearing my prayer I was almost in tears, there were so many people out it was insane. All the truckers and motorhomes spraying me with water all the questions from the kids and I just was freaking out. Still we made it home and have so many great pictures of our trip it was great.

" PSALM 6:8...For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping The Lord has heard my supplication, The Lord receives my prayer, yes he heard it and he answerd it! God is good!

All is going

2006-07-30T21:16:00.000-08:00

We are still here nothing bad to report just loving life

10 days later

2006-07-28T17:39:00.000-08:00

Yes I finally got it back, the laptop I had some troubles installing my mta ...dsl..hookup so I was using dialup with my msn account and it was so slow it is amazing now how fast this dsl is...I love it so I wont recomend the computer reneisance here in wasilla cause they told me 4 days, and it was 10 for the wait I could have had dell send me a new drive and installed it myself.. so note to all i am enjoying all the summer sun I can I cannot beleive the tan i have...

On a very sad note I dont like to watch the news but feel I should so I know what is going on but let me say how sad it is to see what is going on in the middle east I just pray for all those people over there and I really hope we can help them seeming we are over there for just that I just cry to see all the pain those people are going through and It makes me realize just how good it is to live here were we dont have bombs out of the sky...

The heat down in the states is crazy hot..I should be glad it is not that hot here...
I dont mind 70's

computer down

2006-07-22T22:02:00.000-08:00

I had to put the computer in the shop they told me four days and now tomorrow is sunday so Im sure I wont get it back till monday now...thank goodness for the laptop The drawer was not working properly so I hope it dosent coast me an arm and a leg to fix it. Trevah is at Heidi's...thank you Heidi for taking her, tonight we took the other kids and went to the movies, the last time we went it was to see shrek so it has been quite a while, we saw monster house and it was a great flick I finished a great book recently so if anyone needs a recemendation the name is Fortune by Erica Spindler . a murder mystery, kept me on the edge of my seat...should become a movie in my opinion. Life otherwise is normal all the kids are healthy and good I hope everyone is good too love to all

Could have been sunny

2006-07-17T13:08:00.000-08:00

So aside from the rain we had a great time camping to all of you out there Rocky lake is a great place to camp! The kids swam in betweet the rain showers and we had fun with out boat..just the blow up air kind...they caught fish...just with the little net, minnows but they loved it If we could have fit in this one spot it would have been perfect, but the trailer was too big. The kids made some friends and I read my book. I think I would like to go back, there was a motor home in this one spot and I wonder if I could fit there. I had to come home so I could charge the battery and get some propane and clean it out and all. So if I plan it all with some sunny weather and get the spot I want it will be so wonderfull. If I had a speed boat though wow that would top it all! There are some realy great homes on the lake. So I should be getting some stuff done, Trevah wants to go back to her Nana's, so I think we will make a detour for Seward and go to the Sea Life Center. Oh the fun of traveling the big state of alaska

A Camping we will go

2006-07-13T08:29:00.000-08:00

Today Kane has a dentist appointment and then we will come home and pack the rest of our stuff up and go to Rocky Lake! A place to fish and swim and have fun, its over by big lake. I heard that it might rain, but no matter we will have fun and stay as long as we want cause home is not to far away. Not to mention with the camper it wont be too bad if it does. I wouldnt mind a thundershower so........ later days!

The Zoo!

2006-07-10T23:45:00.000-08:00

Ok so word for today is Zoo. we jumped out of bed today to go to mommies dentist appointment with all the kids trevah was a good sitter while I took caitlin in with me to get some fillings. The others were good for Trevah so we went to the Zoo! oh happy day it was a nice day for this trip, we started at a good time cause the petting zoo was open and then we went on to the other exibits, the one animals we really loved were loved were the snow lepards named Caz and Molly we stayed and watched them for quite a while then we went off to the brown bears, named Jake and Oreo. A few years ago Kane dropped his toy Woody andTrevah decided she had to look at were he landed and got her head stuck in the wooden slats and freaked out, she thought the Bear was gonna eat her, and any time that Bear got close to her she would scream "He's looking at me", Im so glad my dad was there I just didnt know what to do. Finally I convinced her the bear could not get to her and then held her ears to her head and she was free. Now every year that we go to the Zoo she always has to tell the visitors her story and I just sit back and give a laugh and say its true it happend right here! We always love the Elephant and the Camel I think cause I tell them stories of being little and having Riden one. The best part of the Zoo for today was the Polar Bear Apun she is the greatest ball player I tell ya. we must have stayed there for an hour watching her play in the water with her ball it was just so wonderfull I sure do thank god for those moments! By the time we got home my litacain was wearing off and my mouth hurt so bad! darn teeth

For The Fourth

2006-07-06T13:08:00.000-08:00

I had it planned out we would stop at Freedom fireworks, cause they were giving free pony rides for the kids and a big slide, the blow up big slide. The kids had fun while we picked out the fireworks. After that we would venture north to see a glacier the Matanuska Glacier. It always seems like a longer road trip to somewere you dont usualy go to, I have been by the glacier twice now that I can remember and same as the Portage glacier that you cant see from the road now, this glacier is receeding also, it has a road you can drive closer to on someones property and they charge you to drive to it, so we got to see it from the lookout point only, Why cant it be like the Exit glacier on the way to seward, that one is the best one there is no fee and it has markers along the way so you can see how far it has receeded. On the way to this beautifull glacier we found one of the greatest campgrounds on the way and I am excited to say I am going back and am gonna camp for a week. It is by the Matanuska river, while we were there we saw a big owl he was so neat I cant beleive I didnt get a picture of him. So after we were done visiting the glacier we stopped of for a bite to eat and saw some mountain goats, what a beautiful place, Travis made a comment around Chikaloon, "Lets move out here he said this is just beautifull" I was thinking the same thing, we could find a lake out there and like 20 acres and that would be perfect! we can start our farm and live off the land, with power and water of course but it sounds like heaven to me just peacefull days... So after we were done eating we headed home and let me tell ya it seemed like a few minutes compared to the drive there which was hours! So we came home loved the dogs and then packed up some chairs and we whent to the pit for some wonderfull fireworks of our own. What a great fourth of July

The two dont mix

2006-07-03T23:36:00.000-08:00

So the reunion went well I saw so many great people whom I can keep in touch with and that will be nice some people were still the same the BBQ was on a sunny evening and on Bishops beach I was married the longest and I think I also won on having the most kids too so happy day I won a few of those contests. So the BBQ was not to far from the town watering hole, a favorite place of mine to go while Im in the area. So all of us went there after the BBQ. Duggens was having Karoke night and was a blast then someone said lets go t0 the aliby and so I thought I went there once and it was a place to dance since duggens was all Karoke but that was a bust. I cant beleive it coast me 30 dollars to get from homer to anchor point It really didnt seem like I drank to much I wasnt drunk a good buzz and all so By this time I had enough and was ready to go, at the BBQ I drank beer out of a kegg, not good thinking on my part cause when I got to the Bar I order my favorite drink a Shmirnoff Ice well in the morning I had a bad tummy and a big headache Travis's parents Im sure were botherd by my burden but didnt say it to me but I felt it not to mention all the comments on how my kids are. They are just that kids and you cant expect to much from them I didnt want to go across the bay cause I didnt want to burden them anymore along with my sick belly. I ate and was better and probebly could have gone but I also heard it was a small boat and I dont know why I didnt think of that erlier when I said I would go on the trip that I dont like to be in a little boat in the ocean but then all the circumstances fell in the place they did and it made up my mind on that for me. Know I know were Travis got his smart as* coments from his mom its sad but thats the way they feel they have to tell you the truth by saying rude things to you or around you it makes me feel uncomfortable. So I had a great BBQ and all that It was great to see everyone again. It was truely wonderfull

Hi Ho Hi Ho

2006-06-30T08:52:00.000-08:00

So its about time to pull this wagon outa here and head down to A.P for a few days of fun. I will get to see a few of my old friends at my ten year high school reunion. Im looking forward to this I have had insomnia for the last two weeks, and have had to take a pill so I can sleep! will be good to sleep again I will enjoy my time out with some friends I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Club hours

2006-06-26T09:32:00.000-08:00

How lame that the alaska club closes its child care place from 1-4 saying they dont get enough people in I have witnessed plenty people be turned away cause they were closing so I say how couldnt they have enough kids to wach. They have so many emplyees working elsewere and I know they could spare a person to wach some kids for that time. I wrote it in a complaint card so I will have to wait and see!

10 Years Later

2006-06-21T10:49:00.000-08:00

Ok Ok so Im going to my high school reunion. Sad thing is that I didnt graduate. But Im glad to be invited so now Im on this kick to loose weight as much as possible funny how I need something to give me the jump start on it all but Im sure everyone wants to look good for their reunion I hope it will be a blast and all I went with Trav to his (he did graduate) and we didnt even stay. So Im thinking I need to make a plan just incase it isnt fun at all I know two of my bestest friends from back then are coming and I have the babysitter all lined up so now I need to go shopping for that outfit that will make me feel so good lol. Trav wonders why I want to go. I want to go and see everyone and see how they are all doing, would it be wierd though to bring like alot of pictures? Its on july 1-2 and we are going to Otter cove, I have never been so I am very excited

Hey did you know its the first day of summer today! whooooohooooo

Whats going on?

2006-06-05T22:24:00.000-08:00

The weather was so hot a couple weeks ago, now we are going to freeze again at night, come on nature us alaskans only get a few months of warm weather, please dont deny us of a simple pleasure, I can only hope we have a long summer than if we are going in for a cold spell! I remember we used to call them indian summers when they would last well into autumn I cant axpect to much though

Memorial Weekend

2006-05-31T08:50:00.000-08:00

So it came and now has gone, all the preporation made it a easy vaccation, I only forgot the eggs, not sure how, but I did. It was enjoyable having the camper there. The kids had lots of fun! I got to see people I havent seen sence I moved so that was nice, My sister came to see all of us, and brought my mother. We went fishing in the old spot, and missed the big tree that used to be there. The kids caught grandma and some rocks then we were off back to the camp. Oh yeah and I got a nice tan going since the burn has faded! Now I am still cleaning up after the trip, no one wants to help with that!

Hot Hot Hot

2006-05-23T22:03:00.000-08:00

Yes Its finally here, The feeling of summer today it was 77 and let me tell ya it really snuck up on us. One day it was chilly then it was so hot I needed my fans out from the basement. Wow and to think Im going south for camping, I hope it warms up down there quikly so its 70 down In Anchor Point. Im going to have to cross my fingers lol I cant wait to see all of my friends that got to go down earlier and I hope to catch a fish too! But with the kids, we will see about that. May-be if trav gets the weekend off I can get a chance to try My mom in law is going to save my spot so I should be styling this year with the trailer! Oh happy day! Im smiling

Another day

2006-05-21T18:38:00.000-08:00

Its just another day here at sargeantville. Not much new going on here. We have just been buisy with yard work. Miss you all

Happy Mother's Day

2006-05-13T23:59:00.000-08:00

Dentist

2006-05-09T08:20:00.000-08:00

So I was at the dentist for caitlin, she fell about a year ago and hit her teeth on the counter at her Nana's house and now it has left her teeth to slowly rot away, such a bummer. So the dentist told me that if he pulls one of her front teeth he should pulll both cuase they will grow in all crooked with no guide to show it the way through. I think he needs to pull just one now and wait on the other, but I will not question the dentist he went to school and he knows this stuff and caitlin just thinks how cool she will loose teeth and can put them under her pillow for the tooth fairy! So she will have 3 teeth pulled now and she is only 4 well I guess come kindergarden she will have beet all her classmates to loosing teeth. Im so scared for her though really. This will happen tomorrow.

Most Excellent

2006-05-02T21:59:00.000-08:00

That was the discription Kane gave to me about his day when I came to pick him up. No extra work today, unfortunatly he has make-up work left from last week, but still Im adapting his homework to him, he made a great effort using the computer today for his spelling work he has It worked so well that we will be doing it everytime for his work. its three pages out of 7 that he has to do I do not remember having homework untill 5th grade, what is happening to their playtime to be a kid? Even Trevah has at least an hour of work to do sometimes more, I dont mind some homework but why not a half hour worth everyday thats plenty. So i have been very faithfull working out and loving how it feels to be sore and aching in those places you didnt know you had. Talking with trav about bedtime and we got the girls in their room tonight, im very pleased, the only downfall to the day is I tried to take a nap instead of cleaning, I didnt even get to sleep cause caitlin didnt I thought she would cause she said she was tired, but it seemed as soon as she noticed I was closing my eyes she woke up or something because it was mom this and mom that, bummer for me, but im tring to beat this chest cold.
Ladies we need to get together Saturday, let me know what you think maybe a BBQ

Oh yeah and on thursday I will be married for 10 years that is so crazry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!