Sunday, August 31, 2008

Midnight Sun

For those of you who know about this...oh my gosh... I have been eagerly awaiting Edward's side of the saga for quite a while now. But, with this latest travesty, Stephenie has put it on hold indefinately. Apparently one of her drafts got leaked on the internet illegally and she is so distraught by the misdeed that she had no choice. If you'd like to read her whole explanation, and or are too curious to resist, visit her website: http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/midnightsun.html
She explains it way better than I did, but she also reminds avid readers that she'd rather you not read the 264 - ish pages that leaked as they are messy and unfinished. I'm not sure how long I'll be able to stay away...

Saturday, August 30, 2008

My Saturday Morning

I got to sleep in!!! I look forward to Saturday mornings all week long. My early morning wake up always comes just a little too soon. Quickly I realize that although I managed to sleep in, and it was nice, I am still tired and would like to roll over and go back to sleepy land. Unfortunately, I am also somehow, wide awake. I grudgingly rise hoping my lovely children who were up late the night before are still snoozing and will be pleasant...as I sneak quietly past their rooms to get my drink of water, I realize they are both awake, lying silently in wait for any evidence of my rising. Shortly, they each make an appearance and our day begins.

Someone thought that our truck would fit in the garage. I really thought it was too tall. Someone insisted it wasn't. So, I determined that if it could be done, I would do it. I started my work with the garage. I cleaned, swept, rearranged, threw out, and finally widened what I deemed to be enough space to successfully open the doors and not tag anything. It got hotter, I got more tired, but trudged on all the same, always intent on my goal. At last, time to see if all my hard work would prove useful...

I pulled the truck in...it FIT! I didn't hit the top of the cab like I had feared. I kept creeping forward slower than a snail, certain I would somehow harm the truck. (I stopped and got out no less than three times to see if it was going okay.) Finally...my front tires nudged the step at the front...I parked and looked again...


(See the line on the cement where the door shuts?)


So close, I was heart-broken...

In the end...the truck will have to live outside and learn to like it. There went my morning.




Wednesday, August 27, 2008

CONGRATULATIONS!


Mark and Kira's little girl arrived 26 Aug around 1430. Karilynn Marie weighed in at 6 lbs 8 oz and is 19 inches long. No word yet on any hair. All are doing well.

Congratulations!

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Isn't he so cute?

I downloaded some pictures of our new truck for Cory, and found this jewel hiding on the camera. There was a play in his class last spring...

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Well...we finally did it!

I know I told everyone that I wanted a blue one...but that turned out to be a mess of its own. We got a great deal on this one and it is one of only 5 LE models that were available in the entire state... This is what Cory wanted, we just hope he likes it. Think it'll fit in my garage?

How Riley Sleeps

Can you find Riley?
This is how I found her the other night when I went to check on her.... :)