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I'm still alive. I don't have anything interesting to say at the moment ... shocking, I know. :) Maybe I'll update with pictures of the kids someday soon ... maybe!

Enough Said!!!

Nightmare!

Do you ever have those one of those dreams that scares you to your very core? Me too. I had one last night. I dreamt I was pregnant again & my goodness, it was not a pretty site. I was huge (abnormal huge, kind of like you'd see at a freak show) and my belly didn't fit through normal-sized doorways, behind the wheel of a car, etc. It was just odd. Anyone who knows me knows that I do NOT want to have any more kids. I am totally content with the 2 kids I already have, thank you very much.

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Then at the end of the dream (aka nightmare), I died. Not from childbirth or anything like that. I just died.

(nope, not my belly, just a picture I found online)

Drink Milk!

My mom & I saw Tim McGraw at GM Place (up in Vancouver) ... at some point before the concert we went to the bathroom. This was on the inside door of the stall I went in. There was no way I could NOT take a picture of it. I was truly shocked to see something so bizarre ... in the bathroom stall. I asked my mom & she said her stall didn't have any poster. I guess I'm special ... or something. lol All I have to say is, drink your milk! You don't want to end up like this lady!!!! hahaha

Sneezing the Day Away

That's how I spent yesterday afternoon & evening ... sneezing the day away. UGH! I can't tell you enough how exhausting it is to sneeze continually. Callie told me I looked tired last night ... DUH ... lol. Too bad I can't look cute when I'm sneezing like this baby panda who sneezes & scares it's mom. SO cute!!! ☺

Pop, Pop!

Happy Bubble Wrap® Appreciation Day!

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Click on the picture to go to the site where you can

even play a popping game!

Go Saints!

Team Conan

I am, without a doubt, on Team Conan!

I know Conan isn't for everyone, and that's alright, but he definitely added something to my nights. I'm going to miss him. I think it's sad that NBC groomed him for many years to take over for Jay Leno ... giving Jay his own , earlier show ... and once Jay bombs, essentially makes Conan leave. Yes, there are lots of details & stories and the public doesn't know it all, BUT I do know that Conan shouldn't have to leave because Jay failed.

I have to say that I respect Conan for making his staff part of his negotiations. Think of all those people who moved from New York to Los Angeles with him who are going to be out of a job, TOMORROW NIGHT! Yep, Friday, January 22, 2010 is Conan's last show as the host of "The Tonight Show." I'll be watching ... will you?

Enough said.

I sincerely hope somebody else picks up Conan & he will grace my T.V. again with all his lovely, quirky humor!!!

Popsicle Delight

I was shopping in Safeway the other night & came across these beauties. I am a fan of almonds ... they make me happy. BUT I'm not always a fan of ice cream ... weird, I know. Anyway, I decided to give them a try & they are YUMMY in my tummy! I definitely think you should try them! If you don't like almonds, that's ok, buy them for me! ☺

Need Some Inspiration?

It's been hard to watch all the coverage of the earthquake in Haiti. I can't imagine what the people there are going through ... or the people who aren't there but have loved ones in Haiti. It's truly unimaginable.

I remember seeing this video for the first time & being so moved by it ... watching it again, I feel the same way. It was such a remarkable video & it truly stands the test of time.

Cowgirl Up!

I've been meaning to post this picture of Callie & Oskar for a while now. It was taken in August at the NW WA Fair. Callie wanted to get it done & Oskar was quite happy to comply. I was pretty shocked ... it's not a boy's thing so much. Maybe he did it to make Callie happy ... lol ... who knows. We tried to talk Callie into dressing girly for the picture but she was having none of it. I don't know if it's because Oskar already knew what he wanted to wear & she wanted to go along with him ... which wouldn't surprise me at all.

**Regardless, they're adorable!**

Twirly Girl

Callie bought herself a new skirt at Old Navy

& oh my goodness does she love it.

She's demonstrating it's "twirliness"

in the picture below.

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Enjoy!

Callie and a Hairbrush

Callie is such a girly girl ... and she fully embraces that side of herself. I, on the other hand, struggle with it. I'm NOT a girly girl & can't wrap my head around the way she thinks or the things she does. Regardless, she's my daughter and I love her. As a girly girl, she likes to primp. Brush her hair, stare at herself in the mirror, brush her hair ... you get the idea. The other night she was brushing her hair ... a lot ... and I took some pictures of her in all her hair brushing glory. lol The first set is a little funky (kind of like the jumping ones of Calob) but the second set is much better. Enjoy!

Faces of Calob

I love taking pictures of my kids. Typically they are very willing subjects. Heck, with a mom like me, they'd better be. hehe Although Calob is a teenager, he is usually willing to let me take his picture. That makes me happy ... oh so happy. ☺

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Where you can find Calob on a typical day.

Farmville on Facebook.

I was taking pictures of Calob on Tuesday night for his birthday post. I decided to try to get pictures of him jumping. Oh the fun we had. I had to use the flash & because of that, there was a delay. That delay added fun/frustration to the picture-taking process. Here are some "outtakes" of Calob jumping. LOVE the looks on his face!!!

Here's what we were (basically) going for ...

Calob jumping for joy!!!

My Kiddos

Let There Be Light!

Callie has been asking us to put Christmas lights in her room for quite a while. I've always said no. Then we bought new lights this year & once we realized they wouldn't work on our tree (white cord on a green tree, uh NO) we didn't know what to do with them. And to top it off, Terence never returned them, so we've had these lights just sitting around the house. I figured that was as good a reason as any to put them in her room. We didn't tell her though. She knew we were doing something in her room but she didn't know what.

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SURPRISE!!!

Commitment

I found this shirt and laughed a LOT! I knew I had to buy it for Calob. I wasn't sure he would appreciate it as much as I thought he should, but when he opened it Christmas morning & laughed ... a LOT ... I knew he "got it!" Silly shirts like this crack me up!

Apples to Apples

Calob & Callie received the game "Apples to Apples" from Santa for Christmas this year. I had heard about it from time to time but heard LOTS about it in the week leading up to Christmas. Weird. Anyway, we played for the first time the other night & had a really fun time. If you don't know how to play (Terence, Callie & I played for the first time that night) here you go - General game play is as follows: players are dealt red cards which have a noun printed on them, and the judge (a different player in each turn) draws a green card on which an adjective is printed and places it for all players to see. Each player then chooses a red card they are holding that they think best describes the green card. The judge then decides which adjective he/she likes best. Sounds simple, right? Well, yeah ... sort of. The hard part is trying to figure out which card the judge is going to pick. I was the first judge & I took a picture of the cards. I had to pick the red apple card that I thought matched "legendary" the best. What do you think I chose? (hush Jerrie, you already know)

I chose Tom Cruise. Yes, he's crazy ... but it's all good. He's a great actor. I did have to think about it though. I thought all 3 cards fit the green apple card but chose Tom in the end. I think it would be really fun to play with another family (in addition to ours, of course) and really see how crazy it could get. We had a few minor/major "discussions" about a few of the rounds, but it was all in good fun. I can't wait to play again.

Christmas Vacation

We have done a whole lot of nothing during Christmas Break this year & I think we're all pretty ok with it! We've slept, watched tv, napped, ate ... and that pretty much covers it. We did get out on Christmas Eve for our dinner but other than that, we've been pretty homebound ... and it's been great.

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Calob hanging with Tamara

Callie hanging with Kit

(and the new outfit Grandma Judy bought for Kit)

"O Holy Night"

Do you have a favorite Christmas carol? In our house, the choices are quite varied. Terence - "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer" ... Calob - "Santa Clause Comes Tonight" ... Callie - "Silent Night" ... and mine is "O Holy Night." Something about that song touches me deep down in my soul. I'm not a super religious person (as you may or may not know) but at the right time and the right place, that song can literally bring me to my knees & to tears ... in a truly wonderful way.

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"Straight No Chaser" is an all-male a capella group we discovered on the radio one day. I LOVE a capella ... and these guys definitely bring a smile to my face. Hopefully they will for you too.