A million stories to tell
hundreds of pictures to share
and one life changing event
where do I even start????
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Saturday, July 31, 2010
candy and pop for dinner
The kids went to the movies with their mother last night.
Needless to say, they had candy and pop for dinner.
And this was the converstion in the car on the way home.....
B: Slug bug
H: ........
H: whats that smell?
B: you're upper lip
H: huh?
B: slug big!
H: PT bruiser
B: ........
H: what do you think its easier to smell, your upper lip or your bottom lip
B: upper duh, its right below your nose. thats the point of the joke
B: Cadillac Whack!
B: Grand Am Slam
H: Minivan!
H: Truck!
H: Volkswagon!
H: Whatever its called!
B: ok, who farted?
H: your upper lip...
B: thats not how the joke goes Harley...quit stealing my lines
H: okay, your lower lip
B: that still doesnt make sense
H: but thats my joke, and I like it...
Needless to say, they had candy and pop for dinner.
And this was the converstion in the car on the way home.....
B: Slug bug
H: ........
H: whats that smell?
B: you're upper lip
H: huh?
B: slug big!
H: PT bruiser
B: ........
H: what do you think its easier to smell, your upper lip or your bottom lip
B: upper duh, its right below your nose. thats the point of the joke
B: Cadillac Whack!
B: Grand Am Slam
H: Minivan!
H: Truck!
H: Volkswagon!
H: Whatever its called!
B: ok, who farted?
H: your upper lip...
B: thats not how the joke goes Harley...quit stealing my lines
H: okay, your lower lip
B: that still doesnt make sense
H: but thats my joke, and I like it...
Sunday, July 25, 2010
RaNdOm....
1. I have a set of knives in one of those knife block things... but they are never ever all clean at the same time, there is always at least one knife missing at any given time.
2. I would like a new set of knives, really nice ones like the Pioneer Woman uses.
3. Have you ever had Hone BBQ Fritos? They are spiral shaped, and its impossible to reach into the bag and pull out more than 2 fritos at a time with your hand. Its IMPOSSIBLE. Try it.
4. One of my boyfriends I had when I lived in Salem is almost completely bald now.
5. I actually only had 1 boyfriend when I lived in Salem.
6. I dont talk to ANY of my ex boyfriends.
7. Today our Pastor was gone from church, so the worship pastor filled in for him. And the youth pastor filled in for the worship pastor and it was AMAZING!! I want the youth pastor to be our worship pastor every week.
8. I feel bad about the above statement, because I do really like our regular worship pastor.
9. I have been watching Big Brother 12. And I like it. And it goes against everything I believe in when it comes to reality TV and the amount of time I should/or shouldnt spend watching TV.
10. I miss running.
11. Ok, I miss running. A LOT! Its too hard to run in hot weather, so I have been swimming, which I love. But I love running more.
12. I never thought I would love running, or miss running.
13. I booked my room in Spokane for Bloomsday next year.
14. I picked our first 2 cherry tomatos today.
15. I ate both of them.
16. Weight Watchers sucks.
17. But it works.
18. If I stick to it.
19. But thats really hard.
20. The word "tomatos" above looks weird... should it have been "tomatoes"?
21. We might get a cat, or well, a kitten. My family wants one really bad. I do too, but I dont want to be allergic. And I dont want anymore vet bills. Oh and that litter box thing... dont want that either.
22. We will probably get a cat.
23. Someday I am going to get a Corgi dog.
24. Big Brother is coming on in 18 minutes.
25. I need to put my clothes in the dryer.
26. I want new clothes.
27. We have almost all of Harleys school clothes bought.
28. I would name my Corgi, Alice.
29. I dont know what I am doing next weekend.
30. Big Brother in 15 minutes.
2. I would like a new set of knives, really nice ones like the Pioneer Woman uses.
3. Have you ever had Hone BBQ Fritos? They are spiral shaped, and its impossible to reach into the bag and pull out more than 2 fritos at a time with your hand. Its IMPOSSIBLE. Try it.
4. One of my boyfriends I had when I lived in Salem is almost completely bald now.
5. I actually only had 1 boyfriend when I lived in Salem.
6. I dont talk to ANY of my ex boyfriends.
7. Today our Pastor was gone from church, so the worship pastor filled in for him. And the youth pastor filled in for the worship pastor and it was AMAZING!! I want the youth pastor to be our worship pastor every week.
8. I feel bad about the above statement, because I do really like our regular worship pastor.
9. I have been watching Big Brother 12. And I like it. And it goes against everything I believe in when it comes to reality TV and the amount of time I should/or shouldnt spend watching TV.
10. I miss running.
11. Ok, I miss running. A LOT! Its too hard to run in hot weather, so I have been swimming, which I love. But I love running more.
12. I never thought I would love running, or miss running.
13. I booked my room in Spokane for Bloomsday next year.
14. I picked our first 2 cherry tomatos today.
15. I ate both of them.
16. Weight Watchers sucks.
17. But it works.
18. If I stick to it.
19. But thats really hard.
20. The word "tomatos" above looks weird... should it have been "tomatoes"?
21. We might get a cat, or well, a kitten. My family wants one really bad. I do too, but I dont want to be allergic. And I dont want anymore vet bills. Oh and that litter box thing... dont want that either.
22. We will probably get a cat.
23. Someday I am going to get a Corgi dog.
24. Big Brother is coming on in 18 minutes.
25. I need to put my clothes in the dryer.
26. I want new clothes.
27. We have almost all of Harleys school clothes bought.
28. I would name my Corgi, Alice.
29. I dont know what I am doing next weekend.
30. Big Brother in 15 minutes.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Fathers Day @ Clear Lake
I know this post is about a month overdue...
We spent Fathers Day at Clear Lake, which is about 40 miles southwest of Sisters Oregon.
Dennis grew up going to Clear Lake often, and its one of his favorite places ever!! He's been dying to take me up there since we got together, but I have refused because of a few of the "minor" details he told me.
Deal breaker # 1: "we sleep in rustic cabins and take our own sleeping bags, and in the morning when we wake up we have to shake the dead spiders and bugs off of our blankets"
And this sounds like a good time why???
Deal breaker # 2: "when the sun starts to go down, we take a row boat out on the lake and bats fly around our heads"
Excuse me??
Yet, summer after summer came around and he would ask to take me to Clear Lake. Finally this year I said yes, under 2 condiions!!!
We would sleep in a MODERN cabin, and there would be NO viewing of the BATS!!!
We went for 3 whole nights, the cabin was awesome, and it was too cold for bats and bugs :)
The beautiful Lake...
There are about 100 row boats to rent...
Our boat for the weekend.... #4
Den and Harley fishing.... Harley usually leads in amount of fish caught.
A few pics of and around the cabin....
As I mentioned, the weather was unseasonably cold. I picked up this puzzle for $2 at a yard sale, and the lady swore to me that all the pieces were there. So I brought it along. I'm so glad that we had it!!! I get a little obsessed with jigsaw puzzles. I was so cozy in my MODERN cabin, putting together my puzzle while Dennis and the kids fished and rode bikes.
But they helped with the puzzle too. Everyone contributed.
After a while... everything starts looking like this...
And I got up extra early on the last day so I could finish it!! It was the hardest puzzle ever!!
Fathers Day weekend was a good one. We ate a TON of good food, caught some fishies, hung out around the puzzle, drank hot chocolate, and enjoyed our time together at this wonderful place.
And we can go back to Clear Lake anytime now....
We spent Fathers Day at Clear Lake, which is about 40 miles southwest of Sisters Oregon.
Dennis grew up going to Clear Lake often, and its one of his favorite places ever!! He's been dying to take me up there since we got together, but I have refused because of a few of the "minor" details he told me.
Deal breaker # 1: "we sleep in rustic cabins and take our own sleeping bags, and in the morning when we wake up we have to shake the dead spiders and bugs off of our blankets"
And this sounds like a good time why???
Deal breaker # 2: "when the sun starts to go down, we take a row boat out on the lake and bats fly around our heads"
Excuse me??
Yet, summer after summer came around and he would ask to take me to Clear Lake. Finally this year I said yes, under 2 condiions!!!
We would sleep in a MODERN cabin, and there would be NO viewing of the BATS!!!
We went for 3 whole nights, the cabin was awesome, and it was too cold for bats and bugs :)
The beautiful Lake...
There are about 100 row boats to rent...
Our boat for the weekend.... #4
Den and Harley fishing.... Harley usually leads in amount of fish caught.
A few pics of and around the cabin....
As I mentioned, the weather was unseasonably cold. I picked up this puzzle for $2 at a yard sale, and the lady swore to me that all the pieces were there. So I brought it along. I'm so glad that we had it!!! I get a little obsessed with jigsaw puzzles. I was so cozy in my MODERN cabin, putting together my puzzle while Dennis and the kids fished and rode bikes.
But they helped with the puzzle too. Everyone contributed.
After a while... everything starts looking like this...
And I got up extra early on the last day so I could finish it!! It was the hardest puzzle ever!!
Fathers Day weekend was a good one. We ate a TON of good food, caught some fishies, hung out around the puzzle, drank hot chocolate, and enjoyed our time together at this wonderful place.
And we can go back to Clear Lake anytime now....
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
How about an update?
Yesterday was biopsy day.
Or more like, a wild ride on valium day.
It was a crazy kind of day. The kind that feels like a dream, all day long.
Get to that doctors office and into that damn biopsy room. High as a kite. Doctor and nurse asking me all sorts of questions that I couldnt think of the answers to.
Funny story, he asked me what kind of music I wanted to listen to, so he could turn on the radio. I knew in my head I wanted him to turn it to K-Love, but I couldnt remember what it was called (again.... valium) and I just sat there and stared and tried really hard to make my mouth say kaaaaaaay-loooooovvvvve. And guess what came out? "Country music!" I said I wanted to listen to country music!???!?!? which I never listen to. You should have seen the look on Den's face when I said that. So crazy.
So anyway, this was an ultrasound guided biopsy, so he had to locate the mass with the ultrasound, and to help him guide the needle in and take the chunk out. He ultrasounded for a while, and then said it....
"I dont see anything"
He couldnt find it. He searched and searched and there was nothing there.
So, in short. There was nothing for him to biopsy.
He has said from the beginning, that what the "lump" most likely is, is whats called a fibroadnoma. And they can commonly swell and shrink with our bodies hormone fluctuations. Just like our boobies can get swollen and tender at certain times of the month, abnormal breast tissue is affected as well. Fibroadnomas are the most swollen during the time of ovulation, and tend to shrivel down during our menstration. Well.... I had started my period that morning.
He decided to send me home, and I will come back in 3 months for a follow up ultrasound, just to make sure nothing in there has changed.
So..... good news?
Yes.
But...
(yes there is a but... )
I "feel" like I still dont have an "answer". A biopsy is a solid, concrete answer. cancer... yes or no.
A blip on an ultrasound, its not definite, its not 100%. Its probably 99%, and I am happy with that, dont get me wrong, but, see what I mean?
I'm happy I didnt cry.
There was no pain.
There were LOTS of blessings yesterday.
THANK YOU!!! for all of your prayers.
Prayers were answered yesterday. God is good.
Or more like, a wild ride on valium day.
It was a crazy kind of day. The kind that feels like a dream, all day long.
Get to that doctors office and into that damn biopsy room. High as a kite. Doctor and nurse asking me all sorts of questions that I couldnt think of the answers to.
Funny story, he asked me what kind of music I wanted to listen to, so he could turn on the radio. I knew in my head I wanted him to turn it to K-Love, but I couldnt remember what it was called (again.... valium) and I just sat there and stared and tried really hard to make my mouth say kaaaaaaay-loooooovvvvve. And guess what came out? "Country music!" I said I wanted to listen to country music!???!?!? which I never listen to. You should have seen the look on Den's face when I said that. So crazy.
So anyway, this was an ultrasound guided biopsy, so he had to locate the mass with the ultrasound, and to help him guide the needle in and take the chunk out. He ultrasounded for a while, and then said it....
"I dont see anything"
He couldnt find it. He searched and searched and there was nothing there.
So, in short. There was nothing for him to biopsy.
He has said from the beginning, that what the "lump" most likely is, is whats called a fibroadnoma. And they can commonly swell and shrink with our bodies hormone fluctuations. Just like our boobies can get swollen and tender at certain times of the month, abnormal breast tissue is affected as well. Fibroadnomas are the most swollen during the time of ovulation, and tend to shrivel down during our menstration. Well.... I had started my period that morning.
He decided to send me home, and I will come back in 3 months for a follow up ultrasound, just to make sure nothing in there has changed.
So..... good news?
Yes.
But...
(yes there is a but... )
I "feel" like I still dont have an "answer". A biopsy is a solid, concrete answer. cancer... yes or no.
A blip on an ultrasound, its not definite, its not 100%. Its probably 99%, and I am happy with that, dont get me wrong, but, see what I mean?
I'm happy I didnt cry.
There was no pain.
There were LOTS of blessings yesterday.
THANK YOU!!! for all of your prayers.
Prayers were answered yesterday. God is good.
Monday, June 28, 2010
the dreaded "what ifs"
I cant clear my head lately.
The biopsy is tomorrow.
I have been ignoring it the past few weeks, as if it didnt even exist. But we were so busy, that it wasnt hard to do so.
Now things have slowed down, and it seems to be all I can think about.
Its here.
The biopsy. is. TOMORROW!!!
Biopsy. I never imagined that being a word I would use everyday.
What if it hurts?
What if the valium doesnt work?
What if I start crying?
What if... you know.
What if I havent prayed enough?
The biopsy is tomorrow.
I have been ignoring it the past few weeks, as if it didnt even exist. But we were so busy, that it wasnt hard to do so.
Now things have slowed down, and it seems to be all I can think about.
Its here.
The biopsy. is. TOMORROW!!!
Biopsy. I never imagined that being a word I would use everyday.
What if it hurts?
What if the valium doesnt work?
What if I start crying?
What if... you know.
What if I havent prayed enough?
Monday, June 21, 2010
Garden Goodies (a display of my poor photography skills)
Last year Dennis bought me a whiskey barrel and 4 tomato plants. We had fun planting them, and watching them grow all summer long. Everyday we would go out and pick cherry tomatos and yellow pear tomatos and talk about all the things we are going to grow "next year".
He would say "Next year, we are doing 3 big barrels! I want big tomatos, and peppers! And something else, like peas!"
And I would say "yes, that sounds like a great idea, a salsa garden!"
We did get our 3 big barrels, and a few other pots.
We did get our big tomato plants, and our peppers, and more. It was a chore planting all the pots, etc. But every evening I hang out for a few minutes in my little container garden and check out how much things have grown. I count how many blooms I have, and shew(sp?) away bugs, etc. There is something a little peaceful, and a little theraputic about chilling amongst the plants.
Cilantro and pansies in one corner...
This large pot holds green beans, 8 ball zuchinni, and cucumbers
Strawberries, peppers, tomatos, pansies. I love pansies, they are so easy.
A few strawberries here and there, nothing crazy. There are just 3 plants in this little pot. I just love raising a few strawberry plants. Maybe I will add more every year. It would be amazing to have enough for some shortcake someday.
These are little tiny youngster green beans. Real green beans!! Growing in MY yard!!
This is my problem child... onions. It was an impluse buy at the nursery. Of the 12 or so I planted, these 2 are the only ones that look like they are doing anything. For one, they dont get enough sunlight (kind of hard when the sun wont shine... ) but I also dont think they like the soil I gave them.
These are large tomatos called Early Girls! Shouldnt be too long and these blooms will start forming into tomatos.
And these are all cherry tomatos. Super Sweet 100's to be exact!! My favorite!
This is a jalepeno! Isnt that wild?? I am growing jalepeno peppers!!!
AND bell peppers!!! This one is a go getter!! It's almost ready for pickin'!!!
The one thing we said we would grow this year was peas, but we couldnt find any pea plants, and it was too late to start any from seed. So.. next year!! Oh and I forgot to mention, my entire garden is organic!! I used all organic soil and compost, and organic fertilizers made with chicken crap and things like that. I want to expand my crop and variety year by year and someday it just might be pretty sustainable!
He would say "Next year, we are doing 3 big barrels! I want big tomatos, and peppers! And something else, like peas!"
And I would say "yes, that sounds like a great idea, a salsa garden!"
We did get our 3 big barrels, and a few other pots.
We did get our big tomato plants, and our peppers, and more. It was a chore planting all the pots, etc. But every evening I hang out for a few minutes in my little container garden and check out how much things have grown. I count how many blooms I have, and shew(sp?) away bugs, etc. There is something a little peaceful, and a little theraputic about chilling amongst the plants.
Cilantro and pansies in one corner...
This large pot holds green beans, 8 ball zuchinni, and cucumbers
Strawberries, peppers, tomatos, pansies. I love pansies, they are so easy.
A few strawberries here and there, nothing crazy. There are just 3 plants in this little pot. I just love raising a few strawberry plants. Maybe I will add more every year. It would be amazing to have enough for some shortcake someday.
These are little tiny youngster green beans. Real green beans!! Growing in MY yard!!
This is my problem child... onions. It was an impluse buy at the nursery. Of the 12 or so I planted, these 2 are the only ones that look like they are doing anything. For one, they dont get enough sunlight (kind of hard when the sun wont shine... ) but I also dont think they like the soil I gave them.
These are large tomatos called Early Girls! Shouldnt be too long and these blooms will start forming into tomatos.
And these are all cherry tomatos. Super Sweet 100's to be exact!! My favorite!
This is a jalepeno! Isnt that wild?? I am growing jalepeno peppers!!!
AND bell peppers!!! This one is a go getter!! It's almost ready for pickin'!!!
The one thing we said we would grow this year was peas, but we couldnt find any pea plants, and it was too late to start any from seed. So.. next year!! Oh and I forgot to mention, my entire garden is organic!! I used all organic soil and compost, and organic fertilizers made with chicken crap and things like that. I want to expand my crop and variety year by year and someday it just might be pretty sustainable!
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