It has been forever since I have updated anything here. Life has been so busy. Grace had Preschool Graduation last week, so she is done until this Fall. Today is Brooke's last day of school as well. It is hard to believe I will have a 1st grader this Fall. Brooke has been doing so good in soccer, her coach is very impressed. This last weekend he came running up to our car after the game and was telling Brad he had to tell Brooke how great she did with all her goals and what not. Brad was beaming. I love to see his pride for his babies. We tried to talk Brooke into trying basketball this summer and she refused. She told us she lives for soccer and golf and that is what she is going to do. I did sneak some swimming lessons in for both girls.

We had a rummage sale and sold our baby stuff that I wasn't going to save for my brother and sister to use someday. I started with about 17 totes of baby/toddler clothes and sold tons. It is nice to not have so many totes stacked in my soon to be scrapbook room. I am looking forward to having a few weeks of nothing planned around here. Brad has AT coming up quickly, so the kids and I will be alone for a couple of weeks. The beginning of June the girls have a day camp for a week, otherwise we are all looking forward to sleeping in.

One of the other reasons I haven't written much is I lost a friend to cancer on April 29. She passed away on her wedding anniversary. Katie had 3 kids, all the same ages as mine. Her daughters are 6 and 4 and she had a son, also named Jacob a few weeks after I had my Jacob. Katie was diagnosed with colon cancer and died 7 short weeks later. It is still so hard to believe, but she had a faith in God, like I have never seen before. She said that God had plans for her and she would be healed one way or another. Katie will be missed.


Is it just me, or does it seem like cancer is everywhere these days? It seems to be attacking younger people all the time now. Maybe I just didn't pay enough attention before? I have no idea. Adrienne starts her next phase of treatment after Memorial day. Please keep her in your prayers. I have heard It will be a tough one.

Yesterday was a good day. We were able to get everything Brad and Brooke needed for their sports and a few things the kids needed for spring. Brad and I took Jacob with us, he is quite a handful for other people and cries alot for some reason. We dropped Grace off at my mom's and then she drove here to pick Brooke up from school and kept both girls until we got back. I love my mom, she does a lot for us, and the girls sure love to spend time with her. We haven't had any us time for quite some time, but this week we will have a date night. Thursday we are going to see Larry the Cable Guy with a couple of other couples. We got tickets right when they went on sale and ended up with 3rd row seats. It should be fun. Then Friday is family night and we are going to the circus with my brother and sister and her husband. We do this every year and we all have a good time. We have really good seats for this as well. It is nice to know that you have reserved seats and don't have to get there super early to be able to get a decent seat. Then next Thursday we are going to another comedy act. It will be a busy time, but we all need to take advantage of the time we have before Brad leaves us again. ACK.

I am tired, I should go to bed, it seems so hard to get uninterrupted sleep lately though. If the kids are not needing something, I can't get comfortable. I also have a lot on my mind, and I can't seem to shut off my thoughts. Brad is playing one of his war games with his online friends. It sounds like a war is going on in my basement with a whole group of people down there. It is a good way for him to get away and have his alone time I guess. We have recently transitioned Jacob out of our room and into his. I think it was harder on me than him though. It is so hard for me to not have the kids close while I sleep. I worry about fires and not being able to get to them. Seems crazy, but it comes from experience I guess. When I was younger (7th or 8th grade) our home started on fire and I was up in my room. I had to run through flames at the base of the steps to get my sister out of the living room and out of the house. I think it is hard for me to get past that. yuck. That is why when we were looking at houses, I had to have all the bedrooms together in the same part of the house. All of our bedrooms are in a line across the back of our home. I am rambling now, so I am definately going to get another load of laundry in and then get to bed. Have a great Sunday everyone!

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What I was doing 10 years ago:
Ending my first marriage.

to do list for today: (I will do tomorrow since today is nearly done)
1. Laundry
2. Make brunch
3. get everyone ready to go to one of our friends' house. (Brad is helping to put a fence up)
4. Get kids to bed on time.

Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
Not much different from now besides pay off house and that sort of thing. Make sure my kids and family are taken care of.

Three of my bad habit:
1. Not getting enough sleep
2. Putting things off for another time
3. Getting myself into more than I have time for

Five places I have lived:
South Dakota and Iowa

Five jobs I have had:
Nursing home/hospital kitchen, Gateway Emmisary, Gateway Account Executive, Mommy, Wife :)

Five people I want to know more about:
Who ever wants to do this.

Today Brad and I are going to go shopping after his VA appointment. He needs cleats and a softball glove and Brooke needs new soccer shorts and socks. The kids need some more spring clothes, so maybe a stop at Gymboree today as well. Hope everyone has a good day.

Megan passed away last night. Please keep her family in your prayers.

I have a prayer request for today at noon central time. A classmate of Brad's has been fighting Cancer, and things are not looking so great right now. (www.caringbridge.com/visit/meganoconnor) Brad went to school with Both Megan and her husband Ryan. He said they were both so nice in school. I know the O'Connor family, so this is all hitting very close to home for us. Megan is too young and too nice of a person to be going through this. This has been consuming me lately, as I just can't imagine what these families are going through. It had made me look at my own life and be very thankful for what I have, not to mention give my babies an extra hug and kiss throughout the day. Life can change so quickly. Please take a minute and send up an extra prayer for Megan at noon central.

I think, maybe, just maybe Spring is here. It is supposed to be a great weekend, weather wise. Which seems to always happen on guard weekends. Oh, well, it will be a good weekend for Brad then if he is outside. This weekend, or should I say Saturday is quite a crazy day. I am sure there will be a lot of emotions flowing, hopefully I will be too busy to dwell on the bad stuff. We have a family thing at the Armory at noon. The kids are going to eat with Brad and then we are having our Easter get together late for the kids. Better late than never I guess. Saturday is Adrienne's 5th Birthday. She just got out of the hospital again yesterday after being in for 18 days this time. I would like to bring a little party to her, we will have to see if my kids are still 100% healthy by then. It is sad, as she can't have a birthday party with her friends from preschool. Adrienne has no way to fight anything off germ wise, so they have to be very careful. It is also my sister's husband's birthday Saturday. A friend of ours, who is also in guards with Brad, lost his grandmother this last week and her funeral is Saturday. Saturday is also the anniversary of my grandma's passing. I miss her so much. She is the only grandparent I have memories of, as she was the only one I had for a very long time. We also shared our birthday. I love all the memories I have of her. I can still smell her bathroom. That certain grandma lotion/shampoo smell. I remember calling her to pick me up when I would be sick at school, she would tell me to watch for her, as she would wait for me in the car as she would be in her bathrobe. Makes me smile, as I can even remember the cereal she would have, as well as my favorite orange cups I used for the orange juice she always had. She would always make me soup, and mix two different kinds of Campbells soup. We would eat in the living room while we watched her soaps. It all brings tears to my eyes, as I miss her so much. It also makes me glad my girls are close to my mom.

I need to get some stuff done while Jacob naps. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

How about Miss Paisley?

He has the prettiest Blue eyes like his daddy.



Happy Spring! I hope the weather keeps going in that direction. There is snow in the forcast north of us. A lot of snow, 6-10 inches of snow. I hope it stays away from us. We had a good Easter. The kids got spoiled, like usual. We made the traditional Easter dinner here at our house. We had my dad and his girlfriend, my brother, my sister and her husband over. We then went to my mom's and we had something different. We had a ton of different Italian dishes. It was definately different to have that on Easter, buy good at the same time. We then went to Brad's dad's house. The girls had a sleepover with my sister and we came home with Jacob. Once all the running was done, it was nice to come home.

The girls are both loving school and have been having a blast being able to play outside after school lately. Jacob is getting into everything, what fun... for me. I am going to share a few pictures of my fast growing baby. He is 9 months old today, where has the time gone?

We have added another "baby" to our home. Brad talked me into a puppy-for the kids he said. We picked up a baby Beagle puppy Friday morning. The puppy is cute and very playful. She has been doing great with the potty training too. We named her Paisley.

Grace started preschool today and she told me that "she is going back to that place." I think she likes it a lot. Jacob is getting tired of playing with his toys, and calling me. I will update more later. Hope everyone had as nice of a ay as we did today. It is over 60 outside. Bring on Spring!