Please...

Little grandpa and grammy, come back!  It was too short of a visit and we miss you already!!!!!!!

What to do...

This house drama is driving us nuts!  We are stuck in a home that is too upside down to even mention, at an interest rate that is 4% higher than ones now.  And we can't do a darn thing.  The bank said "oh well, there is nothing we can do".  And in no uncertain words said you should just bail!
UGH~ the problem is, we LOVE our house!  We don't want to move!  But staying here is committing financial suicide!  Please help us with a solution!

Cut to: we went and talked to a sweet couple that own 80 acres up Bouquet.  They are ready to sell some lots... it was so fun to think about someday having our own land and build our dream home!  Keep dreaming Kel~

Birthday fun...

On Friday night we went to dinner at Buca di Beppo!

We surprised him with his skateboard.  His face was worth every penny!  

Happy boy!

Grandma and Grandpa Johnson got him his Mario Kart

Then on Saturday after games, we let him take three friends to MB2 raceway!  

Charlie, D, Hunter and Landon

Ready to go!

Hope you had a great birthday bud!  

Happy Birthday my sweet boy!

6 years ago on a brisk New York day you came to us and we have since been blessed beyond words!  You are our love bug!  You are such a good boy!  To think I didn't want boys :) boy was I ever wrong!  I love you for every little magical thing that you are!  

I will post birthday pictures tomorrow night after the birthday outing with friends...  

Today was dynamic dad's day at school and since little grammy and grandpa are here visiting for your special day, grandpa got to go to school too!!  

This was so cute.  In Aubrey's class the kids told facts about their dad's and the dad's had to see if they could guess which dad it was.  Here is what Aubrey said about Darrin.  Pizza and soup?  38?  Hee hee!!

Also just want to say happy birthday mom!  You would have been 63 today!  I love you and miss you every day!  I am so happy I chose to have Dalin on your birthday.  It makes it an even sweeter day!  

EXCELLENCE~

My husband is amazing... I already know that!  But to be in a room full of his colleagues and have the CEO of the hospital say such wonderful things about him and why he deserved to win the service excellence award was really awesome!!  He excels in everything he does and work is no exception.  He was chosen over 256 doctors at the hospital and only one other doctor in the ER has ever received this award.  A real honor!  I was a very proud mama!  Daddy~ you are a hero to many people in our valley but you are more than a hero to us, your adoring family...  We love you!!!  Thank you for all you do!!

Just some pictures from my day...

Daddy was eating cereal and up pops this little head saying "bite"!  I happened to be sitting in the right spot to grab a pic!

I couldn't stand to look at 6 of our windows that are 20 feet high anymore they were so dirty!  I had called a man to come out and give me a bid to clean them.  He said 25 bucks a window.  I told D and of course he said "no I will do it"... so we borrowed a 25 food ladder and without killing ourselves we tackled cleaning the windows and wow what a difference!!!

Baseball practice, sure have felt like doing the same thing!!

WHY???

Anyone who knows me will not be shocked by this... I came home from mutual hungry and I decide to whip up some cookie dough!  Here I sit eating straight from the bowl, with no intention of baking any and wondering why I couldn't crave carrots or salad or something good for me?!  I realize that my eating habits are TERRIBLE!  I hate that right now I am hiding this bizarre consumption from my kids and feasting on it like it is crack and my body "needs" it!  I am the first to admit that I need to change my ways or else... but I can't!  Help!  I WANT to like good food.  I WANT to not depend on junk!   

Just gonna wash the guilt away with my new favorite find, Dr. Pepper 10!

Goodnight~