The beautiful people

My almost "teenager". Before I couldn't get a picture without him. He was always jumping in

front of the camera. Now we have to threaten him to get in the picture. All of a sudden he's to old to be in pictures. Yet, when he grows up and looks back, he will be asking "where was I"?

He reminds me of Nick in this picture. I think he resembles my Dad and Nick alot. Larry says all he sees is Luna.

Is that good or bad?? hahaha

Josh says he had the best christmas ever. Grandma got him a cell phone. That was the most favorite, then he got a shuffle, the Naruto

game he had been asking for. Aunt Tara got him some Heelys. He's only fallen a few times. He made out like a bandit this year. Hope he stays off the naughty list for next time.

Here is Sam back in October. I walked into his room as he was giving his Monito(action figure) shots. Why he was giving it shots, I dont know. I have to assume it's a boy thing. Look at the concentration on his face. Poor Monito. I will have to say, when Sam gets shots, he takes it like a trooper. He doesn't cry at all. Last time he got one on each leg. No tears. Although he didn't have a kind look for the nurse.

His next step...torture animals. haha Nah, he's too kind hearted.

What happened?!!

I have totally ignored this blog. Sorry, to all the people who come visit this blog but DON'T leave a comment. (Noel) I love you all and will try to do better. (don't hold your breath, haha)

I will leave you with a picture of this lovely creature.

Update: See I'm doing better already. Feel free to leave a comment. Otherwise I may post a not so flattering picture of you all.

Not a threat...a promise.

My other children

My Mollygirl...

I thought to myself one day, one day I wouldn't have a little one following me around every second of the day. One day I could go to the bathroom--alone. One day I will not have to pick up toys from every corner of the house.

NOPE!!! Molly follows me everywhere. If I go to the kitchen, so does she. If I go to the bathroom she is following me in. She loves car rides. I take her with me to drop off and pick up Sam from school. I am constantly picking up her toys. She leaves them all over the house. She barks if someone is at the door. Good. But she keeps on barking even if I let them in. Bad. She has made Teddy a more social dog. I actually caught Teddy playing with her toy the other night. She's very smart. She likes to eat anything. In all she's a good dog. I'm glad she's mine.

Here's my other Old Man. Every year as soon as the tree goes up, there is Kiki. He likes to sleep under the tree. When I was taking out the stuff to put up the tree. I noticed cat hair all over the tree skirt from last year. He looks so cute under there. He's a good kitty. He doesn't chew or tear up the paper. He doesn't mess with the ornaments. He even stayed when the train was going around him.

My christmas wish is that Kiki live FOREVER.

Go Stars!!!

I'm not a football, basketball or baseball fan but hockey I like. I started watching this sport because of Randy. That was the year we won the Stanley cup. Then for a couple of years I didn't watch it. I'm not a fanatic about hockey. I only watch the Dallas Stars but I really really like it.

My friend Jean has season tickets. She has got some kick ass seats. Right up next to the ice. Being her lovely nice self, she invites me from time to time. We have a really good time. I'm always amazed at the skill of the players. How the goalie sees this little puck coming at him so fast is beyond me. I guess that's why they get paid the big bucks. Watching the players skate around makes me tired, as I sit there eating my nachos. haha
Here I am with my friends. From the left. Jean, Dottie, Allison and yours truly. The picture up top are some of my other favorite friends, Modano and Turco.

Beauty and the beast

Hahaha. I love you Andy. I'm proud of the man you have become. I'm especially happy that you're a dad. Now we get to hear of all the things that your baby will do that makes you want to jump off a bridge.

In order to get along better with your baby here is something to always remember.

Toddler Property Laws

If I want it, it's mine.
If it's in my hand, it's mine.
If I can take it away from you, it's mine.
If I had it a little while ago, it's mine.
If it's mine, it must never appear to be yours in any way.
If we are building something together, all of the pieces are mine.
If it looks just like mine, it's mine.
If I think it's mine, it's mine.
If I give it to you, and change my mind later, it's mine.
Once it's mine it will never belong to anyone else, no matter what.

May we never forget...

I never understood people when they would say "I remember that moment exactly". People talk about being in a certain place, doing a certain thing when events such as the president being shot or a favorite celebrity dieing happens.

I now know. I will forever have Sept. 11 engrained in my mind. Forever in my memories.

I was 5 months pregnant. I had shuffled everyone out the door. Larry was heading to work after he dropped Josh off at school. Danny was on the bus already. I was getting ready for some peace and quiet. The phone rang and it was Larry asking me if I was watching the news. I turned the tv on and they were showing the smoke coming from the first tower. The newscast people on the Today show kept wondering what had happened. What could have possible gone wrong that this plane would accidently fly into a building.

Larry had said he was listening to the radio. One of the guys on the radio made the comment of "are we being attacked"? At this point no one knew anything. I kept watching in horror and despair thinking about the people in the building.

I sat there mesmorized to the tv. I prayed for the people in the planes and in the building. I wondered for a moment, why did I get pregnant, what kind of world would I be bringing this baby into?

Larry came home from work and we sat and watched tv all night. Not having much to say.

The next few days were eerie. We live under a flight path to a small airport. All planes had been grounded and it was so quiet. A noise we had gotten use to and complained about was gone.

I will also never forget because that is the reason Randy missed the first year of his daughters life. The reason so many prayers went out for him. The reason we know what the sacrifice of a soldier really is.

I will never forget.

http://www.september11victims.com/september11victims/victims_list.htm

Oscar 1971-2007

My first love.

The father of my son.

I can't post anything right now. I still feel such a great sense of loss. I feel heaviness in my heart everytime I see Danny.

I will add to this post at a later date.