Sorry

Well I know that it has been over a month since I have blogged, and I am so sorry. Things have been crazy. I lost my job back at the beginning of this month. So bless his soul, everything has been on Robert. But, Robert got my blazer picked up! Here's a picture for those that have not seen it!


Thanksgiving was good, same yet different then every other year! Nicole helped me make Banana Nut Bread and the bowl got knocked over so we had to restart but here's what she looked like. She kept crying the banana nut bread is ruined.


Robert was hiding downstairs watching tv. While papa just came in from playing in the leaves.



My dad (papa) decided that he would be one of the kids and play in the pile of leaves!


Next was Nikki's birthday and we were stuck inside due to the nasty weather that Kansas got, so momma made the chocolate cupcakes that Nikki begged for and we had our own family party!


Hailee had a Christmas play at school, it was adorable, however the girls decided that it would be fun to play with my camera and turned the brightness up so the pictures did not turn out. I did figure out what they did, but not until after the fact. I am waiting on some pictures from another parent!

Next it was Christmas and that was a blast. We went to Robert's grandma's on Friday before Christmas, and then got to see his dad and the bike.


Here's one with Robert Sr. in the background.


Then we seen Greg & Amber, and seen Anna. Then headed off to Tahlequah, OK. Oh my gosh, the pictures just didn't do it justice! We got to see nature (deers) up close and personal. Hailee thought that was cool. We had fun and we got to spend Sunday with Britt. She didn't feel good. (It was great getting to see her!) Hailee was excited, she got this purple pig that oinks and a Barbie car just like her sisters! (But they are not fighting over it no more, I put initials on them.) Then after most of day was up, was the long and tiring ride back to Kansas. I tried to get us lost, but Robert knew better. When we got home we picked up Nikki and we couldn't even get the car unloaded before Nikki wanted to open up the presents from Sandie & Mikey. They wanted to stay up all night and play. Robert loves his Guitar stuff too. He keeps playing with it. I think that he needs his own little room for it.

Christmas day we spent the morning at home and then went to my sister's. But before we could do that the girls had to gang up on daddy.


Just so everyone knows Robert put that candy thermometer to good use. He gave it to my mom (Who tried to make fudge the night before and needed a thermometer)!


Then Hailee got to go see her dad, & Amanda (along with Alexis & Evan) who came up from Arkansas & Nikki went to her dad's. Hailee's uncle Jerry came in from Colorado, she was very excited about seeing him. Here's a picture that has Alexis, Jerry & Hailee all together.


Hailee got spoiled at Grandma Judy's! She got a portable DVD player, (among other things) I had to go buy an adopter for the headset jack so they can hear it in the car.

So my mom talked us into going to Newkirk, OK, to go gambling. Robert won the jackpot on Penny Poker. My mom hit a jackpot to that was about 6x smaller than Robert, and I didn't hit any jackpot but I didn't lose anything!


I think that about sums up everything. I got a new job, it starts on January 2, 2008. Hopefully all goes well and we will get a new place together this year as well!

The 1st update

Ok, I know it's been a while since I have updated my blog, but so much has went on. I don't even know where to start. The kids are good. They have to start seeing a therapist but besides that they are doing great. Hailee is ranked 3rd in her class and Nicole they say is testing at a 6 year olds level. I am happy that they are both doing good. They said that Hailee's reading is so good that they want to move her to a 1st grade reading class. Hailee loves prime time (after school latchkey), even more now that she gets to do girl scouts on Wednesday night. Nikki doesn't think that it's fair. I told her next year she can do it.

Here are some pictures of the girls on Halloween.



Nicole is of course a witch!



Hailee's a devil, actually a crimson sorcerous!



Here are some of Hailee & daddy cutting the pumpkin!



Hailee is trying to gather the seeds of the pumpkin, so Grandma can make something yummy!



The pumpkin is finally done!!




There's more to say, but I will have to do that when I get back.

Work

Today seems like a never ending day!! I woke up late, but managed to get to work without to much complication. Bob kept Hailee, and is doing minor repairs on vehicles today. They came up for lunch. I was so happy, then the day like started going really slow, and I don't know why!!

Sorry, that I have not updated this lately. Between kids, school, cleaning, and work, it seems like I never have 2 seconds to myself. Some days it is just horrible, and others it is okay. Thank God there is Bobby!!! I find myself saying that a lot. He is so great to have! One day he might make a post on here, um mm or not... lol



He got a new toy today, it's a PS2. He got a game and then we got one for the girls, Hailee waited patiently for her turn. Then she did better then me on it, it was "Finding Nemo".



Okay update, my dad's blood work came back and his red blood count is way to high. They said that he most likely has cancer, how bad or where its at we won't know until he goes in for more test on October 31st.

Zoo

Well as everyone's probably heard by now we went to the zoo last weekend. The Local Union for Plumbers & Pipefitters threw this get together, it was fun to hang out with some of the people Bob works for, and then we went to start to walk the zoo. We took my best-friend and her 2 boys with us! We ran into my nieces & nephew (Tina & Mercedes) and their brother Mathew. That's when I knew that the day was going to get emotional! I have not seen these guys since Feb., because they moved to Hawaii. OMG!! When Bob realized who they were he got camera happy! lol... So it kinda turned out more like a family event, instead of work related!



The good thing was is that the kids got so wore out that they went to sleep on the way home!! Finally a moment of silence. After dropping kids off, we had to go to Kansas City to take my cousin Cody up to his Aunts house. We went straight up and straight back it made for a very long drive. Besides the fact that we didn't see our exit so we drove an extra hour the scenic way home.

The next day got busy, because Tina's mom threw her a birthday party and all she wanted for her 12th birthday was her family there. She didn't want any presents! So we were the girls out, the birthday party was at a park in Augusta called The Castle or something like that... It looked like a hugh castle with all kinds of cool things to play on.

Hailee's Night

Hailee had a program called Lights On! They sung Lee Greenwood, "Proud to be an American"



Then they decided to be little cheerleaders!! They are so cute!!



Then they decided before we left that we needed to go on the moon bounce, Bob took the picture, after I asked that he didn't...



Well we had fun that's all that matters!

So Fraustrated

Well it's been really busy around here. Just getting over bronchitis, while trying to get the girls back to their schedules. Hailee seen her real dad for the first time since the week before Christmas. She had fun, but she was happy to come home. The first words out of her mouth was I got to stay with my dad by myself. Talk about coming off the hinge, oh what I would of done if she would of been hurt! The agreement of Hailee seeing her dad was that he was not to be left alone with her. The good thing is that she doesn't lie! Nor can she be quiet, we got a full description of the whole weekend. The best part I think was when she told her dad that we were going back to Oklahoma City in a couple of weeks.



Nicole came home next and she was with her Dad's mom (the other Grandma Judy). She came home with a cold. I think it's just her allergies, but she missed school today because she was running a fever. We found out a couple of days ago that my Uncle Dan has cancer and that there is a high chance that my dad could have it too. Let's pray not! He goes to the doctor on Friday for blood test!!! OMG please!!!!!

I don't know what I would do without Bobby. My positive reinforcement, he is the GREATEST!!! I don't like to be in a negative state! I keep telling him I am ready for my Oklahoma break, and it's only been a week and a half since we were last there!

Rob's Birthday

Today is Rob's Birthday and we went out last night to celebrate. For his birthday day and to have a break from my 2 munchkins. First we went to the movies (we saw Resident Evil Extinction) and then to the bar. It was a lot of fun, we got the karaoke gal to sing to him, actually everyone in the bar was singing..



It was great!! He turned red, we had a blast! We got back home and played taxi for a friend of his, but it was okay, I got to meet another friend!! Thank God he was driving!