5 years, 3 kids, 2 gone cats, a dog, some dead fish and a partridge in a pear tree....or something like that....

hey all...

today was mine and bry's 5 year anniversary - it was a day full of laundry, fussing, teething, meltdowns, cleaning, organizing obscure places, and non - anniversary like activities. The big guy had to work because we got bills to pay, but it's all good, as tomorrow we are headed here for a brunch...just me and the man...that's right, no mouths to wipe but our own, conversations at a normal inside voice range, debriefing on the chaos, etc.


should be deeelish.


kidlets are more or less good, it was our first day inside in awhile, and all i can say as of right now is winter may suck...but we'll see.


Anyhow sending massive anniversary love your way Bry, and to the rest of you peeps, have a great rest of your weekend....

hugs, Al

oh, and 19 more days till thanksgiving, i am soo very excited....

c'mon now peeps...

i had loads to say.

i was witty, clever even tonight. then i saw this
now i am speechless

treats and such....

happy halloween folks...feeling worlds better here, as i got this fabulous sinus clearing thing that is far to gross to explain, but is stinkin' amazing....even the kids were grossed out, got some gags from the biggest bean even. BUT - it worked...so i am all about it. Okay, maybe just a quick explanation, it's like a little tea pot- you put it in one nostril and pour this warm saline solution in and it drains out the other nostril..disgusting. ABSOLUTELY disgusting, but I woke up he next morning feeling like a million bucks...try it....no really. it's totally worth it.

hope all is fabulous, here we are amped up for the trick or treating festivities...sweets and treats and costumes and such, though truth be told...we having been wearing the costumes for several days now.


this years pumpkin has been a hit with the neighbors. i have been getting a whole mess of "oh....that explains things" looks...(if you don't already see it, you can click on it to enlarge it.)

we had the school halloween party today, and spent much of the afternoon raking up leaves to jump in and roll around in...it was quite an eye opener for me, as I wanted to micro manage the situation, and make sure all the costumes were just so for this evening, but then I realized that it was really all for not, and if they were having a great time, so what if the costumes took a beating...that's what the whole point is right? it's halloween.



tonight we we head out after dinner, do a few drive by - trick or treats, then on to mimi and pas for the traditional house to house fun.
the dragon and the princess will walk and the froggy will take the backpack. should be fun, always is.


in other news, all else is more or less quiet. Bry is good, working hard, and we are getting ready for anniversary number five...if we can get through the laundry maybe we'll go out to dinner or something.

fallish

hey all, sorry about the last picture-less post, but blogger was being a pain. Anyhow, the show update is, it was slow. I know I sold some cards, not sure about the prints though...

Yesterday was a delightfully fallish day, and I woke up with massive plans to take the kiddos to get our pumpkins to carve, and to my surprise, the ONLY one that wanted to come with me was T, so middle bean and I trudged around and picked out our pumpkins, and came home to carve...we were able to finish mimi and pa's and I will do ours this afternoon if I can stop sneezing long enough...

stay tuned for pics.

I am rockin' a big old fall head-cold, which is delish, and that is about it. I have made an appointment to go see a naturopathic doc at the end of NOV. and I am very excited about that. Perhaps a doc that won't roll her eyes at my every words...great!


kiddos are good, getting over this nasty cold, that I managed to hold off just long enough for them to get healthy, and now I feel like crap. FANTASTIC. The beans are all excited for Halloween, and I am excited as well, as Halloween means THANKSGIVING is right around the corner! Official countdown is - 25 more days!!! Anyone wanna do a fav recipe swap for turkey day?? let me know - leave your recipe under the comments section....I will make em into a post!

hope you all are doing fabulous, I am about to go make some tea and spark up the wood stove so we can have our first fire of the season...i so stinkin' love fall.

hugs all.

A

keepin' it real

we have been keepin' busy here...since our return from the "festival." our week was jam packed with field trips to farms, fire stations and art galleries, and this weekend my work is in a gallery near by for our annual "no rules - just art" show, which is exactly that all art, no rules, no commissions, just lots o' ladies, and their art, some crafty, some photo peeps like me, some painters etc. just no rules...


that being said, I spent my day in the above mentioned gallery with benji and a rotation of older women whom have their stuff on display as well. there was lots and lots of down time, quietness, snacking, tea-drinking and WAITING for customers, as the weather was disastrous today. I sold some cards - and received lots of compliments on several prints, but the customers were slim today...hopefully tomorrow, a better turn out.

on the low key side of things....

hey all. SOOO....back from pumpkin fest and my stomach has been
rioting ever since. We actually eat relatively - so healthy INSIDE this
house, but when I eat elsewhere as of late, I seem to end up a mess.
Not sure if I am up against some sort of food allergy here or what, but
hopeful we can get to the bottom of things with a lesser degree of discomfort.

Anyhow,
pumpkin fest was INTERESTING. It was a whole new class of people that I
have never experienced before. It was lots of mullets, adults in
costumes, FRIED food, jerky booths - yes people, ENTIRE booths devoted to JERKY - i don't even know what that's all about, and swarms of people on a mission,
seemingly to nowhere...hmmm....
this is THE TIE...

I can honestly say we enjoyed each others company. but that is about where the good news ends.


We arrived friday eve at the Coach house cottages, which apparently is known to the locals as the ROACH house cottages...fabulous. To say this place was a cottage, was disgrace to the word "cottage". I would lean towards chicken shack or garden shed if I were their advertising guru...but I'm not, so they need not worry and can continue to charge $250.00 for a couple of nights spent fearing that your contracting some form of hookworm or hepatitis. uh, no thanks. Needless to say, Erin was on the phone booking us a couple rooms at the Best Western in less than 3 minutes - the men went and retrieved the money and we were back on the road.

The HOTEL, in comparison, was like staying at the ritz, based on the hell we had just come from, the biggest bean went swimming, the hubs went to the bar with Eric, and both came back tipsy and all smiles.


Us ladies holed up in the room and watched a flick with the babes - all while being quite sure the next vaca would include spas, beaches, drinks of the cosmopolitan persuasion, and LOADS of RELAXATION.


Ben and Sara met us at the festival, which for sure was one of the high points, watching Sara look utterly sure that she was going to contract rabies if she got to close to anything, and Bens amusement at the overall situation.


New Hampshire had its perks though, and we for sure made the best of them, the foliage was amazing, the kidlets, my three and Keegster were all deeelightful the entire trip, with only several MINOR meltdowns. There was a slammin' target with a starbucks inside, now that is one stop shopping peeps...

point being folks, I feel lucky. We weren't in the ideal situation, but we made the best of it, we had laughs, we had coffee, we had smiles, we had iced teas, and the frustrations that can come from travels. From this point on there will be unspoken standards and rules by which our vacations are planned - but that's okay, you live you learn, and thats all part of the game right?



i think its time to start the turkey day countdown...
only 31 stinkin' days left...

this year the foleys will be joining us for the spector-adams-critton-schlosser-breslin festivities....that is as long as they still want to hang with us and wouldn't rather hit up the ROACH house family thanksgiving....

love you guys!

A

happy fall

back from pumpkin fest 2007 - will tell all later...


what are you all up to?

A

seriously people.

so, I have officially been 29 for 2 days. this morning i woke up and the conversation went as follows.

me : wake up big man, you need to take a shower...
biggest bean: i don't want to, I need to sleep.
me : time to get in the shower, let's go.
biggest bean : you OLD MEANIE....

me, picking myself up off the floor...
"did you just call me OLD..."

biggest bean promptly jumps in the shower and avoids the conversation...

lovely.




the birthday was good. people were kind. phonecalls were a plenty. i am officially 29. i think i'm over it. the next milestone will be Brys birthday, and dealing with the fact that i will be married to a thirty year old. for now, i'm chill. i think.

bry got me a card reader for my birthday to go with my new rebel... so, some pics...




hugs all,

A

29 things for which I am grateful...

So I have been sitting here feeling overwhelmed with the IDEA of 29.
Twenty-nine. TWENTY NINE, alright so I am only turning 29, which is not
that old, and normally I just let birthdays fly by and don't really
even give them a second thought, but I guess because as of October 14th, it will be officially
my last year in my twenties, I just feel like it is catastrophic.
LOVELY.Freakin' Lovely.

Anyhow, I decided that I need to let it go, and channel my energy in a positive way, so, on this chilly and stinkin'
gorgeously overcast day, I bring you my list, of twenty-nine things for
which I am grateful- mind you, they are in no particular order...

1. my beans, M, T and Benji, for making my life chock full of fullness, love, excitement, chaos, among other things.

2. my sweetest hubby who loves me unconditionally, and I do mean that....unconditionally, even though I AM his ulcer.

3. My parents who also love me unconditionally no matter how many times i
hit their cars, bring them sick animals and break thing at their house.

4. Fall. need I say more. I am utterly completely entirely without reservation IN LOVE with fall.

5. The people in my life that truly LOVE my children. and not because they are obligated to. Including but not limited to extended family and such....

6. My home. it is desperately in need
of some completion of projects, but I am so grateful for a roof over
our heads, a cozy fire to sit near, a grubby floor to mop every other
day, and the towering pile of laundry, yup, wouldn't trade any of it,
not for the world.

7. My sister. because I only have one, and
though we have run the gamut of relationship dynamics, I think we have
finally got it, I am loving it, and not gonna let it go.


8. Sleeping under two cozy blankets at night and snuggling up close to my
sweaty hubs, who keeps his arms around me, but his body hanging out of
the blankets because he just cannot hack it.

9. Breastfeeding. Because I am able to nourish this last bean of mine, and watch him thrive...

10. My Girlfriends, because girly time, is just so stinkin' special to me, that I am not sure they even realize how much they mean to me.

11. Being able to be a stay at home mom. Reveling in the fact that though
we struggle a good bit financially, okay, a great bit, that my kiddos
are being raised by me, and that I get to see all their big bright eyes
all day long, and I even get to chill through the meltdowns...

12.The Apple Crisp on the counter with fair trade vanilla ice cream in the
freezer, and marinating balsamic rosemary chicken in the fridge.

13. Crocs. Mine, His, Theirs. I *heart* CROCS.

14. Benji's Eyelashes, and sweet demeanor.

15. T's biggest Brown Eyes, her blankies, and her princess like ways.

16. M's inquisitive nature, and of course his sweet hands...

17. Chocolate. Do I really need to explain this?

18. comments on my blog...no really i mean it. i cherish each and every word...

19. my health...

20. my garden

21. the freedom to go to the gym as often as I am able and trying to fix this body of mine.

22. Starbucks. I know, so lame. BUT I SO HEART STARBUCKS.

23. Sister in laws who remember my b-day and surprise me with big amazing yummy chocolate gooey and delicious cakes.

24. UH, THANKSGIVING, Did you guys really think it wouldn't be on the list. Thanksgiving, thanksgiving, thanksgiving, and everything that goes with it. Especially Pumpkin Bread with chocolate chips. The pre-gluten-free way. Sorry mum!


25. Having a handy hubs, he is able to fix it, hang it, prop it, build it, you name it. and it is always just right.

26. The way my kiddos cherish things, gather them and hoard them in their beds, like little treasures...did I mention that I so heart these kids.

27. Date-night, because even though we don't go out often, I love to reconnect when we have the chance.

28. capturing moments in time, my new camera, though I still need to learn how to download the pics...

29. the fact that I could come up with 29 more things, that I so heart, love and am eternally grateful for...

life and then some....

benji has taken to playing UNDER the train table...I think he may be ultra passive aggressive and sees it as the safest way to stay out of the kids choas...that we call playtime.

so, i have been doing a lot of thinking, in between calming down fussy children, playing judge judy over lots and lots of games of "myles said me -insert choice adjective here-" could be good or bad, no matter, still will cause a huge commotion...mediating, mediating, and more mediating...

as i type, T is on here way down the stairs from her supposed to be quiet time SCREAMING at the top of her lungs, "MYLES SAID ME GET IN YOUR FREAKIN' BED, I DON'T WANNA GET IN MY FREAKIN' BED MOMMY." Quiet time is a new thing here that we have been trying on for size, and well, not very succesfully. "Freakin'" is also a new word that the kids have taken on, and may I just say...NOT IMPRESSED
They toss it in before just about every word, it's a toughie when we are out in public, and while a huge step UP from "GYNA," we are not quite there yet.


Quiet time, in theory was a great idea. I thought it would be a nice time for me to catch up on some sewing projects, blog more, write some, etc. no dice peeps, no dice. benji takes a few naps here and there during the day, and is fine, but the older two beans HATE naping, and therefore DON'T. They will literally throw a stink in their rooms for hours and NOT sleep. SO, this makes for not much me time during the day, but we get by, and it's somewhat smooth. Though not at all quiet...EVER.



M making his best case at WHY i should let him wear his underwear on just one leg...did not happen by the way. did not.*see benji??*


T with her so sweet purple nails...because really, if she could be any more girlie...



So, back to the original point, which really is just about how i EVER get from point a to point b - all the thinking that I have been doing, is more or less in regards to the fact that I am turning 29 is just a few short days, and am having a semi-crisis over that. I cannot believe that I will be soon into the LAST year of my twenties, soo overwhelming. hugely overwhelming.....
for whatever reason, this number just seems to big to be mine...maybe I will hang back and chill at 28 for another year, I don't know. Anyhow, more on that at a later date when I can formulate my thoughts and my kids aren't deconstructing the house. Bry asked what I wanted for my b-day, and I said somebody else to clean and organize the house...he said he would call someone. NOT exactly what I meant baby, not exactly.

season's end

while i am insanely excited that fall has arrived in all it's splendor, i must say, that it occured to me this morning while out tromping around in the garden with T collecting tomatos - our feet soaking wet with dew, that the begining of fall, even though it is my most favorite of times, also signifies the nearing of the END of my garden for the season. No more heading out as dinner time nears to pick a fresh cucumber or 6 for dinner, no more sweet squash or delicious basil to savor with each meal...and no more fresh bruschetta or salsa...or salads...

but I think what saddens me more than anything about that, is that as this summer nears an end, times are changing. Next year M will be headed of to Kindergarten, and I wonder if T will still find as much delight in picking the red tomatos and filling our shirts with them...and Benji my last and littlest bean will be almost 2 next year. I know, I know, its all still a year away, I just cannot beleive how FAST time has been rushing by me....I am desperately trying to capture each moment and hold on, with out holding back...live for today, yet not let it go by to quickly...

yes friends, today i am a little bit sad. today i am wishing these days would last forever...that i could freeze time, and my beans would always love me as much as they do at this very moment in time.

meet scout....

this is mimi and pa's new little man, whom they have not met yet, but we are sure they will treasure...


uh, who wouldn't, just look at the little stinker...

a touch of fall.....

you can't turn your back, or he does THIS.
and he is so stinkin' proud of himself.
not gonna lie, i am pretty proud of him too..














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Sooooo. fall has arrived and I am just so giddy about it. We have already been down to the orchard to pick, and let me tell yah, we may actually go AGAIN this week even. So, if your in the area and wanna pick, hit me up...we are all about it. I seriously *heart* EVERY stinkin' thing about fall. EVERY one. We have busted out the hoodies, the jeans and crocs, and are just grand. Actually had to have hubs dig out the extra comforter to throw on the bed last night, as I was chilly and all set to snuggle and be WARM. On the agenda today, is apple crisp, make some bruscetta with the leftover tomatos and possibly even a pie or two depending on the kidlets...because lets be honest - it's not really about my agenda is it. Nope, never is.

In kidlet news, the biggest bean has taken to wearing a necktie. With everything. Yesterday apple picking in a track suit and tie, today to school with cargo shorts and a sweatshirt. Great. I feel like I need to pick my battles. The kid is not wearing a bucket on his head...it's a freakin' tie. Fine. Overall, I must say, this is cute and makes me want to eat him up when he is behaving, and a bit problematic and eddie haskelish when he is being not so good, like soaking the bathroom hand towels in water and then SUCKING the water out JUST TO WATCH me convulse about the germ content.....nice.




T is grand, all about bein' the middle child, and loving on, (read TORMENTING) her brothers. She kicks them, and hits...deelightful - no really she is. Hubs has always called me the hippy mafia, as I can be chock full o' sweet, but you don't wanna cross me, or mess with my peeps. Sigh, my mini me... Today we went shopping while M was at school and she picked out all her outfits as outfits, told me which things she would ABSOLUTELY NOT wear, and then on the way home told me she was going to send me to jail because I wasn't treatin' her good. When I prodded and asked where jail was - the bafement. Oh. of course.

Why would you want to send me to the basement T?

T- why? cuz yah baaad.

Great. So, if you are looking for me, check there.




as for the littlest bean, he is doing fabulous, no sleep, but fabulous all the same...


we will never have THIS day again, so no matter how crazy and sleep deprived things are around here....I am going to savor each and every moment.


My dear sweet nins, has nominated me for a blogger award....
*blush* so I am gonna go now and try to jump on board and figure out how to pass on the love....


I am gonna pass the lovins on to my girlie Stefania, as she is sooo sooo sweet, and makes this mama happy. She is kind, beautiful, generous, thoughtful and loves to chill with me over snacks and coffee while the kidlets run amuck....truly one of my favorite ladies to spend girl time with. Hang in there girlie, we got smiles and vibies chock full o' what your needin! (oh, and don't forget to keep it goin...)


anyhow all. hugs and fall lovins your way, and pop over for some apple crisp if you so desire...

also, if you get a sec, let me know your favorite fallish deeelight.....mine for sure is apple pickin' with my peeps...anyone interested??

hugs, A

the happy couple....

are getting married! Matt popped the big Q in Hawaii this week and Chels said yes, and away we go!

yay, congrats, we are so stinkin' happy for yah...

the kiddlets are ecstatic....
t says she can be the "flowa" girl cuz she knows how to carry flowas....she big for carryin' flowas...

m is just overjoyed, says he will be 5 and all snazzed out, and benji, well, he's to busy teachin' himself to walk so he can be a part of everything...


all is quiet here, we have the signature school is back in session snots...but other than that we are hunkerin' down and watching movies galore today.
hope everyone is fabulous,

our little pal Gray broke her collar bone, and we are so sad. pop on over to the whole self, and send some well wishes if you may...Gracie we are sending you lots of feel better wishes...

hugs,

A

accident update.... the lady I hit still hasn't contacted us regarding the damages, so hopefully all is well that ends well, although, M and T have told every-single- solitary-person they see, that I rammed a lady and we named her snotty. fun is peeps, fun is....

a weekend of weekends.....

i have so much to say, so little time.
the littlest bean is good, using all his time and effort to crawl, though not sleeping, as i think he is growing and hungry hungry hungry all the time....i have thrown some cereal into the fruits and veggie and nursing mix to see how that goes, and i actually may see how he does with some finger foods today, if he can get it into his mouth, i say let him have at it.




the other two beans, well, lets just say they are either the best of friends or each others nemesis, and they can turn it on and off in the blink of an eye.

deeeelightful i tell yah.

and yes, she is wearing his underwear. they were left to their own devices for 2 seconds. i swear. and decided this would be a great idea.






we had a CRAZY BUSY labor day weekend, that led right into the first day o'school for the biggest bean, lots of bbq's, birthday parties, dinner gatherings, and overtired little ones sleeping with necks cocked this way and that....

and after a hectic weekend, we all need some time, to unwind, debrief, head to the gym, and slam our cars into unsuspecting corporate snobby women from WEST of the RIVER...swear to her that i am not the trainwreck she thinks that i am, breath heavily, head back to the gym, and then out to dinner with the fam, so the beans can inform EVERYONE they see that mommy RAMMED the snotty women in the VOLVO. Never under any circumstance, say ANYTHING that you do not wish to have repeated in front of many people,in many locations, when you are with my children.





happy first day of school big bean...and thanks for not hitting anyone, mommy took care of that...


love to all...

gonna go chill for the rest of the week/weekend.

down time.

hey y'all.

been a tough couple of weeks here, hence no posting. I lost a student from where I teach when I am not constantly on a maternity leave. he was 10 years old, and had been battling nueroblastoma for years. He was a sweet child, and I have been so utterly heartbroken for his family...

his story is here if you want to read it. it is certainly worth the time.

http://www.caringbridge.org/ct/jacobosit/



his mom spoke at the service, she didn't cry, she read the most beautiful message. she spoke for about 20 minutes, it was a strength i have never in my life witnessed. I hope to never be in her shoes. but if I am, I hope to be as amazing a women and mom as she is.


I also have been battling a stomach thing that keeps returning, and SUCKS. I spend way to much time in the bathroom, NO time at the gym, and am awfully moody as a result.

So, what to do in the meantime? well, we had a taggy-tag tag sale, and scored 400.00 bucks, to go staight to the bills, LOVELY.

I have been sewing some sweet cuddlin' blankies....



I have been gardening like it is nobodys buisness....no really. I am talking baskets full o' stuff every day, resulting in some kick ass meals. AMAZING. Yeah I know dad...you had a tomato problem....move on...and while your movin' on, take some of mine, PLEASE.





and most importantly, chillin' with the beans.
benji is sitting up alone, trying to crawl, and even standing in his crib...quite frankly, I am not ready for this.
T is still a rockstar. up to her usual buisness.

last week I came into the playroom to check on the, and to my amazement, they were playing quite well....uh, yeah right, they were playing "time out." I watched just out of their sight, and this is how it went...

M: okay, do something bad...(hee-hee)
T: do you have a GYNA???(hee-heee)
M: You know better, we don't talk like that, no GO TO TIME OUT!!(complete with finger pointing and hand on hip)
T: okay M i will.

she wanders to the step, sits, stands, comes back, and they do it all over again, and again, and again. LOVELY. freakin' lovely.


and M is good, going back to school next week, and he promises not to hit anyone. should be a fun year.
no really.
I am the VP of the stinkin' preschool...me and all the PTO style, conservative moms....uh yeah.





hope you all are doing fabulous...happy labor day to yah, and hugs and kisses to all.
A

silver lining

The biggest bean chowing down on homemade lovin' from Girls Day, which was AMAZING by the way-if you didn't come this time, you should definately be makin' it to the next one!



conversation on the couch moments ago:


ME~ what's the matter with you?
BIGGEST BEAN~(looking perplexed) there's a problem
ME~(looking more perplexed than he) a problem with what?
BIGGEST BEAN~ My tongue
ME~What is wrong with your tongue.
BIGGEST BEAN~I just don't know where it belongs....and my teeth are in the way....and they squeak when i rub them together...and that is not right....mommy, I have a mouth problem.


hmmmm.....


we have been in the house all day, as I am having something of a belly problem, blah.

T is chillin' with mimi and pa, and the boys and I have been watching loads of educational TV, playing chutes and ladders, and having mondo batches of priceless conversations, that is about the size of things.


so much is good, just feeling under the weather, but I will be back soon, with lots of bloggy lovin' I promise!

gonna run though, as the Biggest Bean just informed me that he a voulture and is learning how to fly, and frankly nothing good can possibly come from that.


hugs to all,
A

living the life....

*swimming* in the driveway

life has been deelightful, deeeeelicious, and deeeeevine...

I must say, that there is nothing better in this world than home-cookin' straight from the garden....


tonight we had balsamic marinated chicken, with zucchini and squash(all from the garden) gratin....and a huge salad chock full o' tomatos and cukes from the garden...AHHHHHMAZING. Oh and no joke, for dessert, zucchini brownies, which everybody except the hubs TOTALLY DUG. Hubs has a major prejudice for most veggies, which is super frustrating...but can't have it all right....
he actually puts as much in his mouth as he can fit, waters it down and swallows it whole...so he can't taste it. and folks, not to make an issue here, but i really am a good cook...the man just doesn't like veggies. insane.



i haven't been posting much about my garden, but i am so in love. i absolutely heart the fresh pesto almost every other day, the bruschetta to die for, and my biggest bean popping sun ripened cherry tomatos like it's nobody's buisness.







the kidlets are good, we had a busy quiet day in the house that was full of laundering, baking, and staying cozy...don't get me wrong, been loving hopping out of bed and hauling the crew to the gym, followed by routines, and chaos, but it was SOOO stinkin' nice to spend a WHOLE day HOME....



i am so behind on posting, that i have more stories to tell than i could even begin to get out....
a few notes..

happy 31st to mimi and pa...a blissful marriage...we love you both and look forward to the next 31 years of adventures..

girls day is next thursday, and i am OVER THE MOON, to hang with the girls at the home front, sippin' iced cofees eating homebaked lovins' and chatty chat chattin....
roll call???

i know i was tagged by *erina* whom i also want to send out congrats to...
so i think that while there are so many random things about me...i am gonna pass, as benji-bean is about to wake up, big bean is giving little T "piggy-bank" rides all over the house, which more or less consist of her wrapping her arms around his bony little waist, and him running all kamikaze-like around the house dragging her little feet on the ground...i know, i know, but really peeps, i must pick my battles.

also a mondo congrats to Jenica who just welcomed #4, amazing lady, i tell yah, cuz i am pretty sure three is my max...i actually think i love excercising so much, that i don't want to have to give up the stairmaster again...I KNOW. CRAZY.










and lastly, i leave you with this series....the big bean "helping" me unload the groceries from the car. LOVELY. Everything fared well except for the grapes...but i think it was actually worth it...


hugs y'all.

and as T says..
nighty-nite
we won't let the bug bugz bite...
see you in the beautiful day...