Wpw its been a long time!

Has it really been that long since I posted last. Darn it, and this was going to be my journaling. I guess I'm gonna have to catch up. I got on here today because I have had a big event happen in my life and I want to blog daily about it so I can look back later and see all the things I've been thru and be grateful. So here we go:

Its Christmas time which is always intersting.....waiting for the kids to be out of school, planning and preparing for christmas and the new year, thinking about what to make for everyone, and our upcoming life. For instance, our kids are getting bigger so the Fisher Price toys dont cut it anymore....well I guess for Kate it would. But Tara is going to college soon and Taner is in high school so our thoughts have turned to NEEDS rather than WANTS. Tara NEEDS money and all Taner WANTS is money.....Talia, well, she's turning 12 but still wants Lalaloopsy......

Santa did bring us a new teacup yorkie Dec 10th so that has been exciting for us BUT Long story short, we didnt get pd. till the 24th so we havent done any shopping which oddly enough turned out to be a blessing.

The weekend of the 18th we went to Mesa to see a nephew come home from his mission and let the kids have a few days with the Mesa cousins. WE love it there and its always hard to come home. So of course we waited till the last minute to come home Tuesday Dec. 20th. We went to St. George to pick up our puppy before we came home to Mesquite and when we drove up in the driveway we immediately knew, something was wrong. There was a big puddle in the driveway and that doesnt happen unless there is a leak.........we jumped out of the car and ran to the door. Water was coming out of the seams of the walls and the front door out on the sidewalk and we knew we had trouble.

Our worst fears were confirmed as we opened the front door and stepped into 2 to 3 inches of water. We could hear water running but were sure from where. It was "raining" from the sheetrock on the ceiling so we knew it was upstairs. I ran up the stairs and the kids' bathroom was spraying water everywhere. After I got through the spray I found the hose behind the toilet was the culprit and reached down and turned the main supply for the toilet off. For a second I just stood there.....I could hear everyone freaking out and yelling and I just stood there in shock or denial or wahtever.

And then the mayhem began........

I'm going to miss my Little Kate when she grows up....

When I picked up Kate from school today she said: "Mom i think Paola is my BFF.." Me: Why? Kate: Because her cubby is right above mine. Me: Oh, okay so that makes her your friend? Kate: Yep and tomorrow I want you to give me gum so I can put it in her cubby. And Oh, I think that other girl is my friend too but she pushes me sometimes, but its ok. Me: Oh really, why does she push you? Kate: She just does, but its ok mom, she is still my BFF too. Oh and by the way she came home with a $10 bill the other day and said that the boy that sits next to her gave it to her. His name is Manuel and he never says a word. I've seen her sitting by him and she just peeks over at his papers and takes care of him like a little mother hen and he just looks straight forward and peeks at her thru the sides of his eyes and never says a word. So I made her give the money back, she couldnt understand at all what my problem was. He probably had no clue how much money it was but oh well.

Has it been that long?

Wow my last post was at Christmas? Yikes, that tells ya what my life is like. Or maybe its just easier to load picts on face book and forget the blog. Either way, I'm here now. and I have to post these cute picts. Today was Kate's kindergarten field trip to Hafen ranch....wow one thing I hate about haveing a great camera is I can never decide which pict is my favorite.

Christmas !

Its been a long time since I have blogged.... a lot has happend. But I'll start with Christmas...