Cancun

So, I was holding out for the video from our scuba trip but I don't believe it will be happening anytime soon since our final cut program is sick on Steve, Jimmy will have to edit it at work (although he spends a lot of time there, it's a lot of work and very little time for fun editing). All that to say that I'll be posting stills from our vacation... but not all of them as some of them need Jimmy's attention also.

On our trip to Cancun we did some exciting things, these included parasailing (which my computer says is not a word), scuba diving at the reef, more Spanish speaking than I've done since Scott, and a lot of marveling at the wonders God created. (the water is SO blue).

Scuba diving was a ton of fun I was nervous before we went down, after I had some mechanical malfunctions during the practice session in the pool. But it was so fun! I was close enough to the fish to touch them (against the rules) and I saw a ton of coral that I wanted for our tank at home... Jimmy also enjoyed himself although he got bit by a 'fire coral' which is a type of jelly fish, too bad we didn't know that till we got back to the hotel, (someone could have peed on it)(instead we used vinegar).
Parasailing was also fun, it was kinda freaky too cause we got into this hammock seat thing and they don't strap you in.. like at all, you are just hundreds of feet above the bright blue water, it was awesome in all meanings of the word. (there are pictures but they are some of the ones that Jimmy has to help me with).
Overall it was not quite paradise like they advertise it to be but very close, I enjoyed the time with my family and my in-laws a lot.

Claire Fix

Just in case you thought we left her in Mexico, or you miss her.

Construction Fiesta

So the one thing in Mexico that I got super excited about.. strangely was the construction flags, instead of tape, or a concrete barrier they have fiesta flags! it was so fun to see and it made me miss my littlest sister.. so ami these are for you. Love ya

Muffler Men Mystery

So I'm in the 'States' again. Happy to have arrived back safely, we had fun and I promise pictures and even a video of underwater life soon.

One of the first things that I did when I arrived home was to check out the blogs, to see what happened that I missed. This included new chairs, haircuts and the gazing ball in Wyoming... It also included the discovery of a very intriguing mystery. My mom went to a rodeo. (not a mystery) She saw a cowboy and well read her blog. So I needed to see the one in Kittaining to verify that she was indeed telling the truth (I'm not sure why cause my mom isn't really the lying type, especially I've never known her to lie about cowboys) So I googled 'cowboy Kittaining' and low and behold I found him... however I also read a blurb on the page I found him on that said there was one identical to him in cowtown NJ, this lead to more googling and I found the history of the muffler men. You should read this if you were in any way interested in 20 foot fiberglass cowboys from California.
And just food for thought, what causes you to bid on a 20ft fiberglass cowboy? Maybe this is what miss Brenda needs for her yard. No one would notice the lack of vegetation. it's like one step up from a gazing ball. :) But what would he hold?

Claire Kisses

As Promised the kisses de Claire be prepared, this is def one of the cutest things she has done, it's right up there with 'deedle-deedle' (of which there is no photographic proof. :( so enjoy and remember that it's polite to blow a kiss back.

sorry it's crooked, someday I will master this.

Sisters

This is a sentimental post about sisters. I've been thinking a lot about sisters lately; mine, the ones I hope Claire has, sister-in-laws. Just sisters in general. And I've come to the conclusion that I would like Claire to have a sister. Because looking back at my childhood, I don't really remember all the stuff I did with my friends (who I don't even talk to anymore). I remember what I did with my sisters, plays on the deck, sliding down the slide in the rain, you know all that stuff. I guess sisters are like best friends who you are stuck with for life. With a 'normal' friend you can say something wrong or mean in the moment and then you aren't friends anymore. Sisters are free to tell you whatever you need to hear even when you don't wanna hear it like; that your hair looks stupid or mom won't let you out of the house like that, or he's no good for you. and even if you get mad and want to ditch them, everyone else in the family (namely mom and dad) will keep them around, so you might as well forgive them and move forward. I'm really thankful for my sisters... really, really thankful. Thanks Mom and Dad for giving me the best friends a girl could ask for.

Helping Hands

Claire likes to help around the house, this includes but is not limited to:
1. Laundry- pulling all the clothes out of any basket they are in and then,
2. Cleaning the Floor- with the clothes she took out of the basket, she also does this in the bathtub, it's really cute sometimes,
3. Dusting all table tops- with her hands,
4. Clearing the Table- she can clear a table faster than you can imagine.
After talking to my mom today I am inclined to think that this may be the most helpful she will be for years to come, I guess I should enjoy it.

she also blows the best kisses... working on getting video of this for all her faithful viewers. :)

Am I Crazy?

You may be premenstrual if
1. you eat an entire package of double chocolate double stuffed oreos in less than three days.
2. you cry every time you see your husband (even if you are upset with him)
3. you continuously hear your child crying even though you are watching her sleep peacefully before your own eyes.
4. going out is daunting. even when you don't have anymore diapers because of an over site by your premenstrual mind
Of course I'm not premenstrual so I guess this means I'm just crazy.