What's all the hype ?

Like millions of others , I too am very excited about going to see New Moon this Friday ! It is by far my favorite book of the Twilight series . The reason that it is ... I can relate to it . I too felt as Bella at the age of 18 . I had an Edward too and he went away . Reading about the pain Bella feels made me cry so hard because I too had been there . And just as Bella had a Jacob , so did I . However , they both disappeared from my life for sometime . It took me years to move on with my life ( I loved them both too and they still hold a very special place in my heart ) but I did it ! I became strong and finally found another wonderful man and married him :) I am Thankful the other too have came back in touch with me and I am thankful for their friendahip . They helped me grow and I know if I every need anything ... they will be there .
New moon is a great story about love , losing it , becoming strong and finding it again . It is a wonderful love story . So , look past the werewolves and vampires and give it chance . It just might help you overcome the pain of a lost love ( that love could be a friend , a family member or the love of your life ). Go see it and take a box of Kleenex .

Copy Cat

I have to confess that this year , I too have become addicted to the Twilight series . New Moon has been my favorite one thus far . I can not wait for the movie ! I love both Jacob and Edward ( I guess I am like Bella LOL )
However , I am a bit disappointed . You see , one of my friends pointed out to me another series , that is too similar to the Twilight series . I have been borrowing her books called the Night World series by L. J. Smith . Now mind you , these books came out in the late '90s . It sure looks like Stephanie Meyer took some of the settings , same name of characters and even some of the same plots from these books . These too are good books . I still love the Twilight series but am very sad that they are not looking too original anymore . Read the Night World books and see what you think .

Ideas for Halloween

I love Fall ! Everything about it makes me happy . All the colors , the smells, the crispy cool air , children laughing as they play in the leaves and Halloween . Most would look at me funny for the last . I know most think that it a bad holiday and evil but to me it holds some very fond childhood memories . It was a time for family fun when I was growing up ... nothing evil . I have been continuing that on with my kids . We go to the Pumpkin Patch , pick out our pumpkins and cut them from the ground and take them home . Plan for cut little costumes at least 2 months before . And buy lots of candy ! Halloween is a big thing in here in Morenci . It is still old fashion fun . It reminds me of the old TV shows of kids trick or treating .

Today I was looking at a new cooking magazine I get every month and come across some very cute recipes for Halloween . To find them you can go to www.kraftfood.com and type in Halloween in the search box . Very fun stuff ! Try them out this year and let me know how they turn out .

Goodbye Summer

Another summer has come and gone . Hard to beleive ! It has been a summer full of surprises ! I went to Texas for my Papa's 90 Birthday party in May and then off to see an old friend in Oklahoma City .Came home to deal with a huge battle of depression . Over coming that now .
In June , Rob went to Florida to be with his Dad for recovery from surgery . Glad all went well .The boys and I stayed here because flight tickets for 4 was way too much !
July we all ( Mom included ) went to Colorado to bury Dad's ashes . It was great to see my Aunt and Uncle , just wish it had been for diffrent reasons . Pagosa has changed ALOT !
The first part of Aug . Lucas begaan school . Hard to beleive that one too ! He loves it and is doing well . The Dr put him on a new med and his ADHD is under control .
This is a sum of the summer in a nutshell . I am ready for the Fall and hope and pray it will be better then the summer of 2009 has been .

Road trip

On May 14th me , mom and the boys took off on a road trip to TX and OK. It was along two days drive to Paris , TX but the boys did great !
We went for my Papa's 90th Birthday . It was more a family reunion . I was happy to show Lucas that he does have cousins . And happy to see cousins I had not seen in a while .
One of my Mom's friends from Farmington came down for the party . It was great to see her too . We decided to go up to Oklahoma City with her after the party . We had a blast ! She lives on 10 acres in the country . Wow ... talk about relaxing ! The boys went fishing and played with the dogs and goats .I loved going out and watching Eagles fly over every morning . I could really get used to life there !
Rob did not get to go with us because of his job . With the big lay offs that took place , they are VERY short handed so no vacation time right now . We sure missed him ! we had a great time but sure is good to be back home with Rob !

For you Carleen

My cousin Carleen reminded me of a song I loved as a child . I drove her crazy with it when she came for a visit . I found it on youtube , so here it is :) Love ya cuz !

Happy Mother's day

I am sure you have seen this but I love it . " What Mom would say "
Happy Mother's day :)

Where Is All That Going ?????

I think Jeremy is fixing to go into a BIG growing time . Today he ate 2 eggs for breakfast and still wanted more ! I asked him what he wanted , of coarse M&Ms . We agreed on a scoop of sugar free ice cream . That still wasn't enough ! He wanted a sugar free fudge cycle . Then he wanted a bowel of Cheerios . I finally made him a trail mix with mixed nuts , Cheerios and M&Ms . ( It is really good ) . Now he is down for a long nap . I just dread seeing it all again later in his diaper . EWWWW !LOL
I am sure he is going to be a big Football player someday ;)

Great Album

I love Taylor swifts Album " Fearless " . I can relate to ever song on it ! It is like going back in time and seeing things I have been through . It is kind of scary .
I love this video , it is a tear jerker and yes ... I have been there too . Thank God my " prince " finally did come and take me away . There was one however , that did take his white horse and go his own way but I M SO Thankful for the one that took me with him .

Growing up

Well , I got Lucas registered for Kindergarten . I can not believe he is old enough ! He is so excited . School starts Aug . 13 and he will have all day kindergarten .
He had to take some tests while registering . I did not know how he would do . I thought he was pretty smart but maybe that thinking was just a Mom thing . He passed all the test with high scores ! The only thing he needs help with is holding a pencil the right way . We can work on that .
The sad thing is with all the lay offs here , they only had 3 others registered . Hopefully there will be more by time school starts . If not , I guess Lucas will get alot of attention . :)

Still Here

It has been awhile since my last post . Things here have been very busy ! Spring Cleaning , going to Tucson for a break , getting a new puppy and dealing with Lucas' ADHD meltdowns ( the are getting better but somedays , oh my !!!! )
Here are some new pictures of Heidi ( our new puppy ) and the boys at Nana's for Easter .
I am hoping things start slowing down a bit . I am ready for a vacation !

The Wall

Monday I took Lucas in for his yearly check up. While waiting for the Dr to come in ,I showed Lucas the chart on the wall that showed our insides . I showed him the stomach , Liver , Small intestines , gall bladder and Pancress . He was in awe ! He loves medical things .
Today he came in and asked me if he had a liver . i said yes . He then asked if he had a pancress. I said yes . He pionted to where his is and asked " Is that a wall ? "
I asked him " What do you mean ? " He said " My pancress . Is it a wall for Jesus to stay in my heart ? He lives there now and I want him to stay there ."
the things kids come up with !

Sat. Project

This past Sat . was kids project day at Home Depot . They do this the first Sat . of every month . The boys love it ! This week they made race tracks . Very cool ! But was very glad Rob came along . It was a little tough . It really did take an Engineer to put it together . LOL
Here are some pictures .

Morenci

Here is the news clip form yesterday . This is where I live and what is taking place .

http://www.kold.com/Global/story.asp?S=9879349&nav=menu86_2

The Man To Watch

I was very impressed with President Obama's speech last night . I enjoyed the stories that he shared about some of the American people . I also thought it was awesome that those with the stories he used , where there sitting together . I also found it impressive that he went through the crowd signing programs .
However , I was even more impressed with the speech made by Gov. Jindal . I was wondering why they had chose him . Well, he is very smart , the youngest Gov. , from LA and planning on running in the next Presidental Election .
I am telling you ... he is the man to watch in the coming years . I think we are going to see many changes coming and he will be one that helps make this changes .
We are seeing history being made before our eyes and many things about to be unfolded . This are interesting times and I am enjoying watching them take place . The world is changing as we know it .

Christmas Shopping .... Already !

This year I have a goal to get all my Christmas shopping done early . So , I have been hitting up clearance sales and stores going out of business . Sounds crazy , I know . But you should see all the good deals I have got ! I hit up K B Toys while I was in Phoenix and bought the boys alot of stuff . I am almost done with there shopping ! I think we spent $ 40 and walked out worth what would have been $300 or so worth of toys . Then I found this cute knee high dinosaur that is remote control at wal-mart . It was $ 179 but i got it for $60 .I have been hitting up Bidz.com and got my mother-in -law some nice things ( for $48 , the actaul price would have been $800 ) And I have got my sister-in-laws some awesome things too ! I think I have got a great start and I am already have way done !
It is goiong to be nice not to have to stress about crowds , money and getting things in the mail on time this year .
we'll see if I can complete my goal ! Wish me luck ! I will keep everyone updated.
By the way some great sites to go and get some early shopping done are ....
Bidz.com
woot.com
ihtwt.com

Weekend Project

Sat. morning we got up and decided to go to Home Depot . I wanted to look for a stove ( yes , I still have not bought one since mine went out ) However , we decided to wait and see if we could find one here in Morenci , since so many people are moving out .
While walking through , we found that the store was having a craft time for kids . We signed the boys up ! They made the cutest little trinket boxes , perfect for Nana's Valentine !
We found out that on the first Sat . of every month , they have a craft time for kids . So , we are going to try to do this when they have it ! It is a great way to spend time with the kidos !

Birthday

Last Tuesday ( Feb 3 ) was my Birthday . I have to say it turned out to be a wonderful day . First off , Rob did not get layed off !! That right there was a wonderful gift !
I thought Rob had forgot that it was my Birthday . But he surprised me when he got off of work . He come home got me and the boys and took us out for dinner . He then stopped at the only grocery store here and made me wait in the car . I knew he was up to something ! Sure enough ... he came out with a bouquet of Mums , a card and one of the prettiest cakes I have seen around here .
Here are some pictures . ( I love Tinkerbell , so that is what the cake is )

I WILL RISE

It has been 8 months since my dad passed on from having Emphysema . I miss him very much but I am glad he is no longer suffering .
I heard this sound and it made me think of him . I thought this is his song ! I told Rob we had to do it . It is called " I Will Rise "by Chris Tomlin . Hope you enjoy it . ( sorry I was crying ).
It is also for those going through tough times . Hang in there !

What To Do ?

Many people do not know what all I have to deal with ,having a child with ADHD . It is not only him being hyper but there are ALOT of meltdowns . I am wanting to crawl in a a cave and hide out right now . It seems Lucas is having a major meltdown everyday latey . Today has been one of the worst . I have got a major cold . But I thought I would go ahead and clean up his room . At first he thought that was great . Then ..... He got mad about it . Started sceaming , that he wanted it to be dirty . I just kept on cleaning . I had to walk out and check on Jeremy . I came back in to find that Lucas had dumped all his toys and books in the middle of the floor ! I am sooooo ticked ! I gave him time out and told him to clean it all up . All I can do is cry . I hate this !! I just wish he was normal !
And now he just came to my room , smiling and said " I am not feeling well " . He does not understand that what he did was wrong ! Or he does not care ! It seems that nothing is working . He has every kind of test done . He is on meds and have tried different ones . I just have to press on and deal with this . And remember " I can do all things that Christ strenghens me "

THE FORTUNE COOKIE

Good timber does not grow with ease the stronger the wind, the stronger the trees .

This is what my fortune cookie read the other day . Hmmm! Could someone be trying to tell me something ? God knows that the wind sure has been blowing VERY strong lately .

Lucas' Dr. Appointment

Wed . we headed out to Phoenix for Lucas to go see a Hemotalogist . he had a blood test done three weeks ago , with bad results . So , our Dr. told us we needed to see another Dr. After six phone calls , we finally found one at the Childrens' Hospital in Pheonix . I was very worried about the whole thing . The Sunday night after we had made the appoinytment , I could not sleep . So , I got up and prayed all night long .
Fear really set in when we got to the hospital . The sign said " Blood disorders and cancer " . We walked in and I had to go in the bathroom because I began to cry . We saw three bald children and one leaving from treatment in a red wagon .My faith was sinking ! What if he had cancer !
The Dr. was wonderful ! First thing she did , was inform me he in no way had cancer . He was being seen for Aniema . She wanted to run blood work on him to see how it was . His records had shown it in him since birth . Well , the lab tech came in and took blood . He was so cool ! he told Lucas that our blood is blue inside but in turns out red when it hits oxygen . Lucas took it all in . he loves medical things .
As this was going on , they talked to us about staying in the Ronald McDonald house for the night , since we had a long drive home . I was so honored that God was blessing us ! It was going to cost us $10 for the night !
After the test was done , we went to the Ronald McDonald house . What a great place ! They are angels !
We then went out for a bit to ease nerves . As we were out , the Dr . called us . She had the results back . She was so excited and sounded as if she was about to cry . She reported to us, that Lucas' blood was NORMAL ! No signs of a virus or Anmiea !
Prayer works ! And Miricles still happen ! I am so happy and thankful for God's blessings !

UNINVITED GUEST

I was so proud of myself today . I put together an iron filled soup for Lucas .It had stew meat , mushrooms , tomoteos and lot of veggies and cooked all day . Dinner time came , I dished out the soup , found some crackers ,and called the boys and Rob to the table . Lucas loved it ! We were so happy he was finally eating .

After we had ate half our bowls , I grabed some crackers . I spit out my soup so fast and grabed up the other bowels and threw the crackers away . You see , we had an uninvited guest . WEEZALS !!!! YUCK ! They were all in the crackers .
Thank God the boys did not understand what was going on . I told them that the crackers were dirty . Fixed them a new bowl of just soup . Rob is still trying not to barf .LOL

MIDNIGHT SNACK

Last night was not an easy night for me . It seemed that I had just got to sleep ,when Lucas crawled into bed with us . So , I picked him up and put him into his bed . I layed down and went back to sleep for a couple of hours . I woke up around 2:30 A. M. , feeling a panick attack coming on . I was beginning to think of Rob's job , Lucas' Dr. appointment next Wed and my Mom's new insane additude .
I guess Jeremy was feeling that I was not doing to well . Because , around 3:00A. M. , he walked up to my side of the bed , holding my jar of Hersey Kisses ,with a big smile , and saying "Candy ".How could not laugh . I took him up in my arms , he and I had a kiss and finally went to sleep with peace.

WHEN WILL THE SUN COME OUT ?

Today , I had to take Lucas to the DR . to get lab results from last week . The results from his blood work showed signs of anemia and a virus . The Dr ,. now wants him to go to a Hemologist .
I came home and began to make calls . Well, living in a small town ,things like this are very frustrating . They told me a Dr from Tucson comes down here to do the test . Guess , what ? He does not do them on children under 12 . So , I call the hospital in Tucson , no answer . So , after 6 calls to DR,s Rob finally took over . He finally found a Dr. in Phoenix . However , this Dr wants our DR to call , telling them why he wants the tests done . Sounds easy enough . Wrong ! It is 2:30 and he still has not called . So , we are now playing the waiting game .
I am so sick and tired of DR's and tests !

THE LETTER

Friday here was a different " Black Friday " . A day of a very bad letter to the employees were my husband works . This letter was sent out to all of the employees , telling them that on Feb. 2 , 1550 of them would be layed off and this was just the first lay off this big to take place . This will take half of the staff .
They say it is because copper has dropped to much ( $ 1.25 , last year it was around $4.00 )
The scary thing , the letter did not say who would be layed off , nor in what areas .
So , now we sit and play the waiting game . And pray that we will be ok . However , I know that one door never closes without another one openning . It is all in God's hands .