FAM DAY!

Seriously it feels like YEARS since JUST OUR FAM has hung out.. we have had so much company and when we go do something..we always ask someone to go with us to add to the fun!! So it has been a long while and it was SUPER FUN!!!! So a Lake by our house called Dexter Lake is a lake FILLED with SQUAW fish... So you can put down a pole and pretty much get one.. So the kids and I go down there well actually we have started going daily!!!! LOL!!! The State Parks peeps love when we fish for them cause they are GROSS fish and want them out of the lake!!! They eat on Trout and Salmon. So we fish and throw away! Cause they ARE GROSS!!!! We tried! So today we headed down to the McKenzie River at a spot that we have found. It was SUPER FUN!!! We all woke up about 630am the kids JUMPED up out of bed got dressed and we ate breakfast in the car!!! They were STOKED!!! So we got there.. We sat Lola down and put her little Toy Story Pole in the water!!! and she was the first one with a fish!!!! We caught 15 in total!!! We got there at 7am and we left at 3!!!! We didn't expect to stay that long but the kids had a great time! I had a great time!!!! And it was good just to be the 6 of us!!!!
So anyways.

ENJOY YOUR FAMS!!

Peace out Peeps

THE GIANT in the ROOM

Okay SO I started a bible study for the summer.. thinking what the heck!!! I will give it a try… I have had a hard time trying to find a bible study that actually have “normal” people in it. And take “normal” as crazy!!! After my little struggle with bible studies my friend Kate invited me to attend one at our church… So I DID HER A FAVOR….. (hahaha…) And actually I am very thankful that she did! Although you have the normal bible study talk which I think is normal but the peeps in there are pretty cool! I know this might come as a big shocker to most but I HAVEN’T EVEN READ THE BOOK YET!!! And I think we are like in chapter 7 of discussion.. BUT.. I will say the discussion time has been really good! And I think it seems to be encouraging not only to me but to others as well. The books about Mary Magdalage.. so I get the jist of the what they are talking about.. (I THINK) But today I was actually really encouraged. As once again.. our little life has taken another blow… just to know that Jesus has our back in it ALL.. and I mean ALL! It is encouraging and I feel like I got just a little pat on the back reminder about that today. Our bible study leader ( I actually have no idea what her name is) asked what is something that God has saved you from and how did that change you.. which lead into the discussion on how God has taken us from each “season” of life to make this “season of life” for better or worse. But knowing that HE IS THE ONE PULLING FOR ME!!! Anyways. As I was finishing saying something this one gal said. You know that verse in the bible when David says God will pull him out… (here’s the verse)
1 Samuel 17:37 “The LORD who saved me from the claws of the lion and the paw of the bear and he will save me from this GIANT!"Saul finally consented. "All right, go ahead," he said. "And may the LORD be with you!"
What a great reminder that JESUS HAS OUR BACK!!!! And HE will and is with me. Even through what may seem like a “giant”

Peace out Peeps.

Fam Pics..

Sooo to add to the last couple of weeks of craziness.. we also had our FAMILY PICS done too... Like THE WHOLE FAM!!!!! So there are more pics to come.. but check out this website for some of the kids.

www.framedliving.com

Peace Out Peeps

We inturupt the laundry to bring you this message

Ok.. so this morning... I SAT DOWN and ate BREAKFAST, DRANK MY COFFEE AND WATCHED LIKE 15 MINUTES OF THE NEWS!!! I don't think that has happened since 1996!!! The kids all were sitting with me all in our zombie state!!! It was great!!! It made for a great start of the day!! I guess people do sit and enjoy their coffee and watch some news daily..but that has not been me for a while! And I forgot.. So after we got done.. we packed a lunch up and headed out for some fishing.. NOTHING today.. so the kids were done quickly and NOW I AM BLOGGING AT 3:30 in the AFTERNOON!!! I know my kids are tired when I am BLOGGING AT 3:30 in the AFTERNOON!!! So poor Lola is recovering... all while we drag her around like a rag doll!!! But she is on drugs so hopefully that eases some of that rag doll feel... She is recovering.. She just has been sleeping alot.

SO anyways..so my main thoughts for this blog today is non other than!!!!!! DIETING!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH my FAVORITE subject!!!! or NOT!! Anyways. Since I think about FEB.. I have been on a little challenge with my friend Jeana. As she has started a Weigh in Wednesday's with some girls. So I have been on that band wagon.. and it has been FABULOUS!!! so since Feb. I have lost about 22 lbs. (STILL MORE TO GO...but I feel like I am on a good roll) Soooooooo I have thrown all my FAT pants, MATERNITY, Pants and shirts and anything else that in any way shape or form represents MATERNITY,and either given it away....or trashed it.. for example.. those of you that have hung out with me for a while!!! Will appreciate this.. I THREW AWAY MY GREEN HOLEY PANTS AND GAVE AWAY MY BLACK SWEATSHIRT!!!! OH YES I DID!!! Those green pants have been with me since Abbie was a newborn!!!!!! So I did all of this so I didn't have a back up plan! I am in a size 10/12... Mostly 12...but I have 2 pairs of 10's that I wear too...so IT COUNTS!!! And I am in Med/Large Shirts. So heres the deal.. during my weigh in wed.. I have become so obsessed with the scale it's freaky! So I still have a prego tummy.....cause seriously.. I am going to have some suck and tuck done to get all of that off... BUT.. I think for my build and everything a 10/12 and Med/large. Is a good fit... doesn't mean I am like ALL DONE!!! But the NUMBER on the scale has been so discouraging.. so I am now going to go on my clothing size.. just to take a little breather from the scale. So that's my blog thought for the day.. I know it was TOTALLY DEEP..and NOT SHALLOW AT ALL!!! :0)

Peace out Peeps.

WHAT JUST HAPPENED!!!

OMG!!! and I mean that in the most worn out OMG VOICE!!! How nuts has life been for us the past 3 weeks. It is craziness!!! PURE CRAZINESS!!! So we moved in like our 48 hr turnabout. We had 2 days till the first round of company came in and stayed for 4 days. Then we had 2 days off and our next round came in on Sunday. Then EVERYONE was here by THURSDAY!!! ALL 17 of US!!! Then we went camping. It was MY families first camping trip. And I must say THEY LOVED IT!!! Zeke is right at home in the woods... Jon, Abbie, Caid and I took a 14 mile rafting trip down the McKenzie River. We had a GREAT TIME!!! It was totally one of those memories...that will last forever!!! Well worth it! Everyone left Monday.. REALLY!!! Flights left at 7am....cars left at 6am It was an early day.. SO today is WEDNESDAY EVERYONE LEFT MONDAY....and I feel like a truck has run me over!!!! We have spent the last 2 days fishing and hanging out as a fam...second night in a row when we haven't eaten dinner till like 8pm!!!! OH...and getting a call from the ENT Monday saying Lola is good to go to get her tonsils and Adnoids out FRIDAY!!!! So the last couple of days have also been pre-op appointments along with all the other appointments we have during the week.

Anyways. I am THANKFUL THANKFUL for all that is going on and learning from each and every lesson.

Peace out Peeps!

P.S. I hope this makes sense.. I haven't blogged in a while so I wanted to get one up...but I am to tired to re-read it!!! ENJOY!

Be Blessed.

This weekend as we have been moving.. in like 24 HOURS!!! I have come upon alot of crap and throwing them into boxes and just trying to get it all packed up!!! Well... Thursday as I was frantically packing boxes I came across Jon's name badge from Big-5. I threw it in the trash as I was quickly going along...then I stopped and it hit me!! So I grabbed the Big -5 name badge back out of the trash and I got all teary eyed.. Just thinking back NOT SO LONG AGO!!! When things for us were in the world's eye... ROCK BOTTOM! Jon was working 3 minimum wage jobs trying to keep us a float and just not making it... Not even CLOSE!!!!

We had friends pulling for us with support in EVERY direction it was really overwhelming. We had never been in this kind of position before and we are pretty private people so we didn't announce to the world or really even close peeps for that matter how dramatic of a turn our lives had taken.

SO back to my Big-5 name tag. I would like to take this moment to share with you our friends/opposite side of the cul-de-sac neighbors.. Ross and Krissy. Krissy was my SECOND friend that I meet in my time in A- Town. And she was a blessing to me for shizzle. They totally hooked Jon up with a job there for the time.. It was one of those blessings that you have no idea what it meant to our family. THANK YOU!

So I was telling Jon about my little thought about the name tag when I saw it. I said it is such a great reminder of where we have been and what that time was like. It was like i said to worldly standards ROCK BOTTOM... But it was the closest my little family has ever been. It was such a blessing to us..even though yes, I did cry almost every day and I really did...I wouldn't have changed that "season" for anything! Jon also chimed in and said he had the same thoughts that why he hadn't thrown it away! So we found a perfect place to display Jon's name tag. It will forever be on WALL OF FAME!!!

SO the other day I was listening to the radio and this song came on. It is by Laura Story and it is called Blessing. And WOW!!! Did is speak to solidify everything I had just been thinking about on Thursday.
So check it out...Reflect on the Lyrics and BE BLESSED!!!