7 random things

So on November 25th, my sis-in-law tagged me to do this...and seeing as how I have been seriously busy...see www.afteneyephoto.typypad.com
I haven't seen her blog until today...2 months later, so here goes:

BEWARE VERY RANDOM THOUGHTS......
7 random thoughts I have and then I tag whomever wants to tell blog followers what their random thoughts are...
Here are mine:
1. I really dislike having the kitty litter in the bathroom across the hall from my bedroom...beggars can't be choosers.
2. I wonder if Michael Weatherly has a girlfriend ( not that I am looking to be someone's girlfriend) Michael Weatherly plays "Tony DiNozzo on NCIS".
3. I wonder if the scale will be up or down tomorrow.
4. How many kids, animals, adults living in one little house constitutes PWT?(poor white trash).
5. I love nuts.
6. Where does all the diet coke go so fast?
7. Will I be picked as a juror?

ok so I tag anyone who reads this and leave me a message that you did it so I know.

We have moved...

We had to give our house back to the bank...so we moved in with my sister. She has a 1500squ ft house and there are 4 kids, 3 dogs, 2 mommies, 1 cat and Nathan ( when he is not in panama)all living here. Can you say,COZY? But thankfully, my sister has been gracious enough to let us stay here until we don't have to, hopefully she will be blessed immensely for her willingness to let us cram into her house...some of the many good things is that she makes me laugh all the time, and we can play scrabble and watch NCIS whenever we want.

My Sweetheart...He's Home....Yippee

So Nathan got home last night and the kids were so excited, we made a big sign and got balloons and had a yummy dinner together as a family...we are so happy he is home...

Emily Loves balloons so she was holding her balloons this morning while eating her pancakes...

Birthday Party for Kiana, Our Neighbor

So this was my friend and neighbor, Norma's little girl, Kiana, who turned 3. Clowns, playing at the park, and pizza and cake...what more could a kid want.





Clowns...

Face painting

Finally, I am posting...Halloween

Well, since my husband lives in Panama now,( he wanted me to correct this to say that he works in Panama, but if he stays there for weeks on end, I would say that he lives there), I get to be a single Mom, good thing I have so many wonderful friends and neighbors to help me...or I would be way more crazy than already am...Here are some pics from our fun Halloween night party at the Graziani home. Collette, my friend always has fun parties and invites us so we come and eat too much and leave her house a huge mess, and for some reason she keeps asking us to come back. But the kids had a lot of fun there and got too much candy that they all ate entirely the next day...NICE. We were all dressed in black for some reason, but Elise doesn't like princesses anymore she has informed me, so she was a witch, but wanted her face painted and Kade wanted to be scary...but they were pretty cute...even for scary Halloween stuff, and Emily was a kitty...too cute

New Hair

Well, Coartney worked her hair magic again and the result is that I am a little less blond, a little shorter (hair wise=) and I feel like a diva mama again. How cute is this hair cut?

Back Home Again...

Well, it has been quite an extraordinary few weeks. When my Dad called to tell me that he was diagnosed with liver cancer, this pass May...he started the conversation by saying..."I have bad news." I don't think I really understood the impact that those 4 words would have had on him and on my family. I asked him " what does that mean?" and he had said, "its not good"...you don't ever want to think that it is not good, especially when it is concerning your parent or a family member, but although the disease is not good, the man was and is...Because of the tenderness of my Father in Heaven, working through the angels that are my friends, I was able to be with my father as he passed on through to the next part of his life. All my siblings and my sweet mother were at his side as he took his last breathe. We were able to laugh and cry together as we remembered our father. I saw changes in the hearts of my brothers that could have only happened because of this experience. I was able to learn more about the type of man that my father was in the acts he did for others. We were able to have the "redneck funeral" that he would have always wanted. But as we stood over the grave where we said goodbye to his body, the thoughts that we could and will see him again spoke peace to our hearts because we know the truth. That was one of the things that my dad always said to me..."Know the truth and the truth shall make you free." I may not have understood exactly what he meant by that until I watched some suffering more because of our loss, because they understood not the truth.
Another truth that I know is that I would not have been able to experience all these things without the love, prayers, support, and service given to me by all of my wonderful friends. The Savior said..." Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." I have truly felt that love from each of you, my friends. Thank you doesn't seem able to cover how I have felt because of each of you...but Thank You. My dad was a true example to me of the kind of friend that I would want to be. He was able to make and keep friends for a lifetime. He had friends from his childhood that came to visit him when he was sick, that were uplifted by Dad's strength, although they were there to strengthen him, and it is my prayer that I can be that kind of friend to each of you, because that is what you have been to me.
Here is the program from My Dad's service that I think is neat and you can laugh at the funny, big hair pictures if you like...