I've been feeling rather sucky today because of the rain. I love thunderstorms, but not when they put a halt to my plans....no swimming today. So here, my friends, are 20 reasons why I suck:
1. I don't clean my house nearly as often as I should.
2. I'm way too organized for my own good.
3. I hate doing dishes, but I hate a dirty kitchen....bummer.
4. I spend more money than I admit to my husband. ;)
5. I let things bother me that really shouldn't.
6. I get too involved in others' business and think I can help.
7. I cry at just about anything.
8. I cry when I'm mad.
9. I say "yes" to EVERYTHING! (even when I know I shouldn't/can't)
10. I don't plan FHE every week like I need to.
11. I don't exercise every day like I should.
12. I eat when I'm bored.
13. I drink WAY too much Diet Dr. Pepper and not enough water.
14. I can't do a cartwheel.
15. I'd rather blog than do what I should be doing. ;)
16. I'm pretty indecisive, I guess...what do you think?
17. I don't keep in touch with friends like I want to....unless blogging counts??
18. I read blogs and don't always comment!!!! uh oh...
19. I do things to try to please others rather than doing what I want.
20. I'm not very creative and I copy others a lot.
There. Just 20 reasons why I suck. That's enough for today....darn rain.
24 June 2008
Suckfest!!
22 June 2008
Vacation Part II
I will have more pictures of Erin's wedding as soon as possible. The week we spent in California wasn't ALL wedding. During our vacation we had to have a little "vacation", so we packed up and went to the beach for two nights. I just love going to the beach, but we couldn't have asked for better weather! Plus, all the kids really did well traveling and following directions during the entire trip. (My kids weren't the only ones that came, my brother's 4 joined us.) Here are a couple pictures from our beach adventures:
It's pretty cold, but he's lovin' it.
She's doing all she can to keep her balance...
...and when she fell she found the mud.
Hangin' with my hubby
Cali and Kayden just spending time in the sand (it was a little chilly at first).
Austin and Kobe (6)
(Isobelle's big brother, Marc's second oldest) 
Cali fell asleep after the morning on the beach...
P.S. I just realized that the month is wrong on the pictures, these really were last weekend!!
19 June 2008
Home Sweet Home
I love going to visit my family, but I really love being home. This past weekend we were in California for one of my sister's wedding. From the moment we arrived at my parents house I was helping to get things ready. From the bridal shower to their farewell after the reception....I am worn out! I'll post later about all the other happenings of the weekend, because it wasn't ALL wedding stuff, but first I want to post about the wedding.
First, a little background/reminder. My family is big and CRAZY! Of all my siblings, I only have one full blooded brother and one full blooded sister, of which I'm the middle child. But all in all, with all 8 siblings, I'm third oldest. Just a quick rundown; Christine is the oldest (35) from my mom's first marriage, Marc (29) is my brother, then me, Karin (24) is my crazy sister ;), Erin (24) is my step-sister from my step-mom's first marriage, Keegan (22) is her brother which makes him my step-brother (duh), Nathan (19) is my half-brother from my dad and step-mom (he's the one going on a mission in August...that blog to come too), and last, but definitely not least, Kristin (16) is the baby sister of Nathan which makes her my half-sister. Whew!!!
My Dad and Step-mom (Jill) were married when I was 6 years old. We all grew up together in the same house from very young, so I don't really think of, or refer to, my step and half siblings as such. Erin was only 3 when they got married, which made Keegan just under 2 years old....they are my brother and sister, just not by blood. :) Erin is the one that was married this weekend.
This is Erin and our cousin Aulani.....happy times!!!
Jill getting make-up, Kristin STILL getting her hair done, and Isobelle supervising. :)
My little Cali loved the chocolate fountain...that's my girl!!
This is the only picture I got of Austin...he was the ring bearer in the ceremony. It was memorable enough, I guess.
Taking a break.
My smart hubby took a picture of me at the reception to share with my friends...what a guy!
A little time for a photo op with the hubby!
My brother Marc and two of his boys, Kobe and Kayden.
30 May 2008
My Hero!!!
The craziest thing happened to us last weekend, and I totally forgot to blog about it...until now.
We were just running some errands, enjoying a saturday afternoon together. We were stopped at a stop light in the left hand lane and the right hand lane was open. Oncoming traffic was turning left in front of us, nothing too exciting. I kid you not, out of nowhere, a car came flying past us in the right hand lane and slammed into a car that was turning. They hit the back tire on the passenger's side, it made the car flip upside down and spin around!! The lady driving past us had to have been going about 45 mph and we didn't even see any brake lights!!! Before the car that was now upside down had stopped spinning, Marcus had put the car in park, unbuckled his seatbelt, and turned the flashers on...he was running across the intersection in no time. He went right over the the upside down car and pulled a woman out through the window. Seriously!! I just sat there staring (after calling 911) and Austin was rattling off questions: what happened? where's daddy? was it an accident or did they crash on purpose? where are the police? who did you call? why did she crash them? are they ok? are they wearing seatbelts? is daddy going to get crashed too? etc, etc, etc....those are just the ones I can remember right now. Thankfully, no one was hurt, just in shock. 
When I came back to reality, I climbed into the driver's seat and got out of the way. We left Marcus at the scene, just in case the cops needed his statement since he was a witness. He finally walked over to the parking lot where we were and asked for a minute alone. We went into the Starbucks nearby to get something cool to drink and waited for Marcus to chill out. His adrenaline was cranked up and he was shaking, so he needed a little time to himself. Poor guy.
He reacted without a second thought when others just kept on driving by. He pulled a woman from an upside down vehicle and had scratches on his knees and one of his ears from the glass, but didn't even notice until I began cleaning him up with a wet wipe. To top it off, he had even considered stopping at the red light in the right hand lane instead of the left, but something told him not to. He probably wouldn't have thought twice about the prompting, but it saved us. I am so thankful for such a selfless and obiedient husband. If he had ignored the simple prompting to stay in the left lane, we would have been the ones that were hit by that lady. What a small, simple and WONDERFUL miracle. Whoever says that miracles don't happen today aren't looking in the right place.
28 May 2008
Go Astros!!
We had such a good time this past weekend at the Astros Game!!! Marcus was planning to take Austin and meet with one of his clients for the game, but the client backed out at the last minute so Cali and I got to join them. We had GREAT seats, right at the third base line, and right behind some drunk hecklers. It was a full blown baseball experience...a footlong hot dog, cracker jacks, peanuts (and a diet dr. pepper)...what could be better?
I finally got the boys to turn around long enough to take of picture of them.
Looks like Austin got a hold of the camera.
What a smile!!
She cheered every time she heard the crowd cheer. She was having a blast!
A big wad of gum and a big smile.
Yes, that is a peanut in his nose....
We had such a good time at the game. We made it all the way to the 8th inning, but unfortunately, we missed an awesome ending that would have happened right in front of us. Oh well, Cali was ready to go, sorry Daddy. ;)
