A fun little game....

I usually get these through email but thought it would be fun to blog it instead.

1. See it or Believe It....Believe It
2. Speedy or Drive the Limit....If the kids are with me, definitely drive the limit
3. Talk it out or Think it out....Talk it out
4. Email or Phone....I'm bad at both but prefer the phone
5. Blizzard or Hurricane....Hurricane all the way
6. Scuba Diving or Rock Climbing....Scuba Diving
7. City or Country....I'm a city girl
8. Italian or Mexican....This is a hard one. I love both
9. Hamburger or Hot Dog....Hamburger
10. Rowdy or Well-Behaved....I used to be Rowdy but now Well Behaved
11. Book or Movie....Both
12. Serious or Silly....Silly
13. Break the Mold or Go with the Flow....Once again I used to be the first now I go with the Flow
14. Lightening or Thunder....Thunder
15. Boots or Sandals....Sandals
16. Babbling Brook or Roaring Ocean....Roaring Ocean
17. Oprah or Mother Theresa....Oprah
18. Hot or Cold....Cold
19. Quantity or Quality....Quality
20. Ice Cream or Cake....Ice Cream
21. Opinionated or Open-Minded....Open-Minded
22. By Plane or By Car....By Plane
23. Patient or Trustworthy....Trustworthy
24. Song in your head or Nose in a Book....Song in my head
25. By the Book or Live and Learn....Live and Learn

I guess I'm suppose to tag or send this to everyone. I'm not that type of girl so if you want to do it, have fun!

Mamma Mia!

I grew up on ABBA and absolutely love love love their music. So when I saw the first previews for the movie as you could imagine I couldn't wait to see it. I haven't been lucky enough to see the Broadway show yet, but the movie made me want to see it even more. Anyways, I went last night with a dear girlfriend to the movie and I absolutely loved it. It was the best movie I have seen for a long time. I did have to force myself to get past Meryl Streep's bad acting/singing but the movie was great. For those of you who haven't seen it, there is a part where the girl asks the mom to come and help her get ready for the wedding. Meryl Streep sings Slipping through my fingers during this. The 5 mins. leading up to this part I was holding the tears in and then when this scene occurred I couldn't hold it any more. I cried my eyes out. (I know not a surprise, I always cry at a good movie.) It was one of those moments though that I realized that I probably won't ever have that moment. Yes, there is a possibility that Belle could get married but most likely not. I will never get to be the mom of the bride and do all the fun stuff that goes along with that. Now please don't get me wrong, I don't often feel bad about this little extra chromosome, but at that very minute I did. It was very interesting though because instantly I thought of my nieces. Especially Alaina and Ellie and how close I am with them. I just hope that I can be the crazy aunt that gets to swoop in and share their special days. I am very thankful for the relationship that I have with them and hope that it stays this way. I am also very thankful for my sweet little baby Belle. I love her so much. I even love that rotten extra chromosome because that makes her who she is.
In the end.....if you love ABBA and a really good laugh you need to see this movie. Remember that I warned you about Meryl Streep though.

Tony's new blog

Here is a little shout out to the love of my life. Tony is constantly trying to think of fun new blogs. To the few of you who read his paternity dad blog and got a kick out of it, he has started a new blog but about music. You all know his undying love for music so this is his way of highlighting new songs that are really great. I know great idea huh? Check it out it is My Favorite New Song under my bloglist. Tell him what you think.

i am a proud mom

This touched my heart. (You'll have to pause the music at the bottom of this page to get the full effect)

Life

"Life isn't about getting through the storms, it's about learning to dance in the rain!"


I ran across this saying on someone elses blog. I don't know who wrote it, but it is my new favorite. I often get lost in the storms of my life. I have never been a dancer but I need to start learning....

I'm a blog stalker

I have been known to look at every bodies links to everybody else on their blogs. I always just hoped one day I would run across people that I knew. Sadly it has only happened a couple of times. I have complained to Tony that I wished I could just type in someones name and see if they have a blog. I admit I love to peek in on peoples lives. (One of my favorite things is to peek in peoples windows who have their curtains open while we're driving by. I like to imagine what is going on in their life and of course love to see how they decorate.) Last night Tony told me how I could just do that. So what did I do for almost 3 hours last night? I became a blog stalker. WOW!!! Who would have known it could be so fun and addicting. It still isn't as easy as I hoped for but I did find a few people that I have wondered about over the years. Of course all of them were old guy friends since I only know maiden names of anyone else. Maybe someday I will get the courage to comment on their blogs. But probably not, because I really like to be the unknown fly on the wall.

Happy Birthday Tater Tot!!!

Let's play CATCH UP!!

I have completely ignored the blog for awhile. WOW!!! Let's pretend it is because there is to much going on instead of pure LAZINESS. We are going to play a little catch up game so that someday when I print this all out for a journal it won't be missing June. It has felt a bit like a circus around here lately but I loved every minute of it. I am so lucky to have so many people that love me and my little family. I just wish we all lived closer. My in-laws came the first week in June. We had so much fun hanging out and catching up on our game playing. We ate alot of really good food. I do have to say that I have the best in-laws. They are truely amazing and I love them dearly. The boys loved to see them. Kathy made the most beautiful watercolors for Belle's room. I love them, her talent always amazes me. We all were so sad to see them go and wish they lived closer. Belle had her weight check up and weighed 6lbs. 12oz. My Mom came the second week. It was so nice to be able to just enjoy each other this time. Last time she came she had to be all strong for me and listen to me go through baby blues in the NICU. Aren't moms the best? This time I think she enjoyed it much more. The boys couldn't get enough of her . She woke up a few times in the night to feed Belle and let me sleep. It was so much appreciated!!!! We played, got some projects done, and once again had really good food. Then the Aunties came. My boys love their Aunts. I do too. It was so much fun, but way to short. While they were here Belle shared lots of firsts with her Aunt Tammy. A few of Belle's firsts were: first monorail ride, first Ivar's experience, and first taxi ride. She also got a manicure/pedicure from Aunt Tammy. (I'm missing you right now Tam). And once again way to much good food. There were alot of tears shed when everybody left....poor Tony. The good thing was that Tony started his paternity leave. It has been a blast, I really don't want him to go back to work. School and baseball ended with mixed emotions. We adored all our teachers this year. The rest of the month went by in a blink. The best part of course was Tony and the boys completely spoiling me for my birthday. All the boys went to the Mariners game last night with our friends. They had a blast and were on the big screen about 5 times. They thought it was great. Today was Belle's follow-up appointment with cardiology at Childrens. She passed her EKG and the Dr. said her heart is looking so great we don't have to go back for a whole year. YEAH!!!! I can't put into words the relief we feel. She now weighs 8 1/2 lbs and is 20in. long. Almost the exact size as Kiegan when he was born. We are all doing really great. The boys have all loved having Tony around so much and all the fun stuff he has been doing with them. It has been so nice for all of us. I am so sad the end is coming soon. There we go June in a nutshell, lots of family, way to much good food, and lots of fun with Tony. I know really long and boring but now my journal won't be missing June. Thanks for bearing with me.