Randoms

Thanksgiving went so well and then......BOOM/CRASH/BLAM! I got food poisoning from leftover turkey. It was lovely. I was so incredibly sick. Never been quite that sick in quite that way. WARNING>>>>>if you gross out easy, stop reading. Since there are no rules for blogs about potty talk, then I'll write about how sick I really was...okay, so I'm not that laid back to write details, but let's just say my body was emptying itself from both ends at the same time for almost 6 hours straight. I was literally in the bathroom, on the toilet and barfing in the trashcan for almost 6 hours straight. I also had the sweats/chills/sweats, etc. so much that I had to change my pajamas 3 times because of it and I ended up taking a shower at 3:00am b/c of my utter disgustingness (is that even a word? if not, it should be). After every possible food/liquid was forced out of my body, I slept for the next 18 hours....or tried to. Travis was WONDERFUL and took care of the girls and actually kept them out of the room for most of the day. Thank goodness it was Sunday and he was off work. Being so nauseated just made me depressed because it reminded me of what I feel like when I'm pregnant, and we want to have one more sometime in the next 2 years. Then to top it off, Sydney started getting sick with a fever which turned into an ear infection. I was feeling much better the next day, though, (still queezy, but not bad), so I was able to be a mom again instead of a yucky zombie. So, we get her meds and then, Addyson wakes up with the shakes from a very high fever. I call the doctor and they just say to give her motrin and monitor it for 24 hours. I'm praying she'll be better in the morning. Now all we need to Travis to get sick before his class on Saturday and during wrestling season...wouldn't that be lovely???

But on to better things.....I have to shout out to my bestest bud Andrea. (Can you shout out to people on blogs?). She's feeling left out of my blog because we talk everyday at least twice, but we hardly ever see each other, and I haven't written about her. I'm feeling awful about it. Just want her to know that she is muy importante and I love her more than enough to talk about her in my blog. Andrea, you're a rock star!!!! Even though you thought I was calling you a "freaking idiot" on the phone when I was really yelling at that driver that blocked the intersection.

Changing direction again.....What would Christmas be without the decor that goes along with it? Sydney seems to think that we don't have enough Christmas decor and has become my little "boss" on how to decorate. Little does she know that her "Annie" (my mom) goes way overboard on holiday decorations (which is a great thing b/c her house is just so magical on holidays) and I could never ever catch up to that, even though it would be fun...it's just impossible. So, I've got my little one pestering me to put lights on the outside of our house, and being persuaded to do this (I have had little sleep mind you) I actually bought lights to go on the outside of our house. Now, there is no one to put these up. Travis is at wrestling practically 24/7 and I have NO IDEA how to do this or have the coordination to climb a ladder and hang lights on our house! So, why in holy heck did I purchase these? Now I have to either hang them up or sorely disappoint my little 3 year old. UGH!

It's late....I've gotta go to bed.
Cheers.

Happy Thanksgiving

Sydney was a pilgrim in her school "re-inactment", and after school she insisted on still wearing her "pilgrim bonnet" all over town. So cute. I made some cute turkey cookies for her class as well, b/c Syd was the star-student. I'm learning to be crafty, so I was proud of myself. :)

Aunt Barb gave Sydney a little wheelbarrow and some "magic seeds" to grow in it, and now she has tall grass in her wheelbarrow that she is so excited about! She thinks that she is miss green-thumb now. If she only knew that her mother can't even grow weeds....

Sydney's "garden"

I LOVE autumn in Georgia! The leaves are BEAUTIFUL colors of reds, yellows, oranges and greens. I have a favorite road to go down in the fall here b/c it's kind of on the side of a mountain and it's wooded all around. Sydney always calls it "the forest" and the "curvy road". When there is a light breeze and a few leaves are falling and the colors are so bright, it just makes me so warm and fuzzy inside. I love it...it's just like a picture. I can't take a picture of it, however b/c it's a curvy road on the side of a hill and I'm driving. GA is just the place to be in the fall. Great weather, beautiful trees, great people.... :)

It's easy to forget that we are in the middle of a terrible drought. The news two days ago said that we only have 72 days left of clean drinking water if it doesn't rain soon. It's supposed to rain tomorrow, so I'm praying so hard that it does. Sydney and I pray every day that it will rain! I don't know if GA has ever been in such a drought before. It's so weird because it's usually flooding here, not drying up. My friend, Natalie, posted pictures of how low the lake is on her blog, and it's so sad and just scary.

On a lighter note....my brother and his family are in town for Thanksgiving, and it's been so great. Sydney and Caleb, who is 4, are the best of buddies and having a blast. Quinn and Kjirsten have 3 boys, Liam (9), Caleb (4) and Luke (2) and Kjirsten is expecting. We are so excited for them! I wonder if they'll end up having 4 boys like my sister, Kelly, has 4 girls! Travis and I are stopping at 3 no matter what....unless we have twins, which is unlikely.

Sydney & Caleb

Strong Liam!

Luke & Addyson

Wrestling Season for Travis officially began for me last Saturday. I'm officially a wrestling widow until March! Yes, March, the GHSA or some organization made the season two weeks longer. Hurray....that's me being sarcastic. Don't get me wrong...I LOVE that Travis coaches wrestling because he loves it and it makes him so happy and he thrives on the competition, etc., and he's a top notch coach. I just miss him because I really only get to see him for about 2 hours or less each day except on Sundays and the girls only get to see him on Sundays. But, he's home every night, he loves it, he's happy and it pays the bills, so I really can't complain. He's like a kid in a candy store this year because, first, he has awesome assistant coaches and second, he has a ton of young kids with a ton of potential. It's so great to see him so excited about wrestling again.

Thanksgiving is tomorrow and I'm sooooo thankful for my husband and family, my friends, for this wonderful nation we live in and for my Saviour Jesus Christ and for the knowledge that I have of Him and what He has done for me and for mankind. I don't know how I would be able to exist with joy without the knowledge that I have and am so thankful that I have wonderful parents who taught me to know Him and love Him. There are so many things that I'm thankful for that I just don't have the finger strength to type them out! I am truly blessed.

Halloween

So, Halloween was fun this year, as usual. The girls were ADORABLE in their little outfits. Addyson was a ladybug and Sydney was Supergirl. Her friend, Grayson, calls her Supergirl b/c he's either Spiderman or Superman, so that's the costume that she chose. She loves being Supergirl and likes to yell..."Supergirl to SAVE the DAY!!!" and then pretend to fly around. Addyson liked her ladybug costume, but was a little annoyed by the wings! One of Sydney's boyfriends, Aidan, and his family trick-or-treated with us this year. Last week when we were at his house and, he announced to everyone that he was going to marry Sydney.

Travis and I were invited to a "White Trash Halloween Bash" and dressed the part all too well. I had a black eye, tight 80's style jeans I found at Goodwill, tatoos, white pumps, a red bra showing under my racer-back tanktop and big hair. Travis had his wife beater, tattoos, flannel shirt w/ the arms cut out and an ace bandage on the hand that he "hit" me with. We thought we were quite the pair until we got to the party to see some of the other costumes....some were so hilarious. We had fun, but I know why I don't wear pumps very often.

Now this is scary!!!!!

five things

So, I got this idea from Kari C., looked like fun, so here goes.....

5 things I was doing 10 years ago: going to Grad School at University of Utah, bar hopping, driving my turquoise blue Saturn around, dating, Partying with my friend Mali


5 snacks I enjoy: Chocolate anything (since it's right after Halloween...twix and kit kats are my fav at the moment), wheat thins, animal cookies with icing, chex mix
5 songs I know the lyrics to: Only five??? All the songs on my Ipod, but I'll try to narrow it down to the first ones I usually listen to while jogging...Paul Revere (Beastie boys), The Adventure (Angels and Airwaves), Black Parade (My Chemical Romance), Sweet Emotion (Aerosmith), Jealousy (the Killers)

5things I would do if I were a millionaire: Make a big college fund for my girls, hire a housekeeper and someone to do my laundry, travel travel travel, have a little plastic surgery (a boob job would be nice), Put most in savings and live off the interest, Do whatever I darn well please! (i can think of sooooo many more than 5 things)

5bad habits: Going to bed too late, not budgeting my time, buying stuff online, picking my face, biting my lip

5 things I'd never wear again: big bangs, pleated pants, ugly tent-like maternity clothes, my hair short in a bob (looks gosh-awful on me), bikini...too many "love" marks on my belly from giving birth

5 favorite toys: Travis (ooh-la-la), ipod, computer, camera, craigslist

Natalie...tag you're it.

a little update

Okay, so I don't have my camera on my computer at home, so I'm going to try and do this quickly at my mom's. I don't have recent pics of the girls on Halloween OR Addyson's birthday yet! OR my house...sorry Rachel. I'm so bad. Addyson's birthday was very fun. She loved her cupcake that she ate. She made a total mess, of course. Sydney had an ear infection, though, so that put a big damper on the fesitivities. I'm adding some pictures from Sydney's fall fesitval where she dressed up like a cowgirl b/c I didn't want her to get her Super-Girl Halloween costume messed up. Also, here are some pics of the house....while the painters were still there and before we had moved in. I'll have to add more pics later.

Our new address is:

3675 Gadolinite Trl.

Cumming, GA 30040