Zach is 15!

This weekend we celebrated Zach's 15th birthday. Seems like just yesterday he was a little guy, playing with his "put, puts" (tractors) on the roads he built. Boy they grow up fast!! Happy Birthday Zach! Love you!

Candy Bar Fundraiser

Brayden asked me to post his e-mail as well so here it is!
Hi from Brayden. This year in Cub scouts I am a Bear. I will be learning how to make a tool box, whittle, and tie knots. To help the cub scout Pack 7., I am selling candy bars for $1.00 each this month. The choices are Almond, Caramel, Crunch, & Dark Chocolate. If you would like to purchase a certain candy bar please let my mom or dad know by
e-mail or phone. The Caramel go FAST!!! They are soooo good! I will be calling or visiting everyone soon!

Thank you very much for helping
Cub Scout Pack 7
Love, Brayden

Zoo Trip

Here are a couple pictures from our trip to the zoo with Angie & Abram. We had a nice time. We didn't even see many animals, but it was lots of fun to be together. Kailey loved the tigers and, of course, Abram!

It's Only an Event!

I have spent two days in meetings for work. The first meeting was required for my position. I learned a few new things that will help in my job. It is always beneficial when you learn something!
Yesterday my meeting was on of those Positive Emotion meetings. It was wonderful. Probably one of the best ones I have attended yet. I thought I would share something that I learned and have been using for the last 2 days. It teaches us to let it go. If something or someone is bugging, intimidating, angering you try saying this: "It is only an EVENT! It's happening. Am I going to die from it? Or does it cause me a much pain as losing a limb?" 9 times out of 10 it is not a big deal. I have let quite a few of the little things go in the last 2 days. They say it takes a person 9-12 times to learn something. So I have been practicing! I may say it out loud now, but soon it will just process in my head as that "stuff" happens. Also we learned about the Q-tip. Q-tip stands for "Quit Taking it Personal" which is something that I do very often. So you are supposed to attach a q-tip to something in your car, office, and home that reminds of that you when you see it. I am using smiley face stickers to put mine on my computer.

"When you change the way you look at things, The things you look at change"

For those of you that attended the meeting.....
"Don't let your horse take over!!"

Have a Great Weekend!

Spiders.....no they are not real!

Kailey has developed a set of imaginary friends. It is probably my fault from when she was about 1-1/2 years old. She has a love for worms. So it began as a way to get her out of the bathtub at the end of tubby time. I would say "Grab the worms, and lets get out!" And out she would come, no fuss. Well today she had to take her Hello Kitty hat and umbrella to daycare, so her spiders would not "get wet, if it rains." She buckles her spiders in the car seat, they eat supper with her, they go to be with her. They have even spent time in the corner! It is very cute to watch her interact with them. The spiders are from watching Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends, they are not real. At least I hope not.........or we're in trouble!

Scary Shopping for a Personal Shower

Tonight I have a personal shower for Stephanie. I had a hard time finding the right gift for my story. I was shopping at Target in Austin yesterday, and got this feeling someone was watching me. I was alone with Kailey, Mike had dropped us off and went to the junk yard for parts. Everywhere I went, this guy seemed to turn up in the same aisle. From underwear, mens, shoes, kids, to the tampon aisle. I booked it to the electronics when he followed me to the tampons! There was a sales person there, and I told him I thought someone was watching me and he called security. They watched him, while I finished shopping. He ended up leaving with out purchasing anything. Just as Mike arrived back to the store. It was scary. I have never felt threatened in a store before. It could have been nothing, but better safe, than sorry. Hurrah for the staff at Target. They were very helpful and understanding. In the end I did get my gift purchased, assembled, and card ready to go. I would post what it is, but she may be checking out my blog later. I want to keep it a secret!!

It's cold in here!

Brrrrr. I think fall has skipped right into September. I even had to turn on the heat for a few hours yesterday morning. The boys have been wearing jeans & sweatshirts to school. Usually they can wear shorts the first few weeks of school, but not this year. I have been digging through my closet every morning to find warm things to wear at work. I decided I need to go shopping!! Hopefully we get some warm weather again. Brayden had his cub scout sign up last night and Zach starts confirmation tonight. The fall activites have started, so I should be prepared with warm clothes to wear. On Saturday Angie, Abram, Zach, Brayden, Kailey and I are heading to the zoo. Lets hope it is a beautiful fall day.