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2012

2012-01-11T13:24:00.000-08:00

As I patiently wait for the first snowfall of the year in Oklahoma, I want to reflect back on where I was in October for a second. JAMAICA!! AWE!!!

Secondly, I also remember how stinkin hot it was this summer and waiting in the heat with my little man for "Big Time Rush" to come on stage. WOW

Then before you know it, Christmas time and the weather turns cold! Time for Christmas parties with the family.

Lastly, it is a new year and I will be turning 40 this weekend!! No problem right, a woman must remember these simple words,

Hello 2012!!

Elf on the Shelf!

2011-12-05T07:37:00.000-08:00

I have fallen in love with our new dear friend, Charlie. He has come to visit us from the North Pole. He showed up Saturday. It was kinda funny because my middle child woke me up in the middle of the night Saturday to tell me the elf was gone and he thought he was already gone for the North Pole.

Well in our family, we are huge Oklahoma Sooner fans and well we all know what happened this weekend, unless you were of course under a rock or something, even with the loss we will always be Sooner fans in this house and Charlie was no exception!

We awoke to Charlie showing his support for the Oklahoma Sooners no matter what.

This morning however he showed us who he will be rooting for in the Big Championship Game!

ROLL TIDE!!

My Flowers

2011-09-03T07:57:00.000-07:00

I have to take a minute to brag on my flowers. They are beautiful this year! Plus i got a new camera to play with and it is a blast. Pictures of flowers, kids, football, etc!! I cannot wait to take some pics this year!! Here is just a sample of my flowers. With 100 degree days most of the summer, these things were babied.

The above is my Basil! It went crazy I even trimmed it back a couple times. It smelled delicious!

Sweet potatoe vine went crazy too!

I hope my flowers do as well next year! I am going to try and do some good mums this fall! I just hope the fall weather gets here soon!

A little trip to the dentist

2011-08-16T12:37:00.000-07:00

Well little princess took her second trip to the dentist. This time was not just a routine cleaning, there was a crown involved. UGH!! She never cried, she never flinched!! Perfect little patient. The dentist even said he hoped all his patients were as good as Addison. So one crown under our belts and two fillings to go. I hope we are as lucky next time around on her attitude and behavior! She did soooo good!

A little laughing gas always helps too!

Need I say anything else!

2011-07-20T10:20:00.000-07:00

I saw this picture on the internet and had to post. I can't tell you how many times I have heard this since my hubby and I got married. If there is a hammer joke out there, I have heard it!

Stop!.....well you know the rest.!

Summer has begun......and football!

2011-06-09T13:54:00.000-07:00

Well the heat of Summer has officially begun. Today's temperature was 90. UGH!! Welcome to this hot time of year. Football has started as well.

My middle child got to go to camp at the University of Oklahoma last week. He had the best time ever. His idol is Sam Bradford, ex quarterback for OU and now starting quarterback for St Louis Rams. Seth was desperately hoping that there would be a "Sam" visit, but it did not happen. He was fortunate enough to get coached on some skills from some of the top coaches in the nation. VERY EXCITED.

Day one started with some basic warm ups and getting everyone split into teams.

Hence the ocean of boys!

Then the training began. Quarterback groups, running back groups, defense, etc. My hubby got to go up to camp with Seth as well. I think he had just as much fun and the kids did. My son's closest friends got to attend camp with him as well!!

These boys had the best time. I can't wait for football season to begin.....

Coach Josh Heupel give the boys some tips.

The trip would not be complete without seeing Sam Bradfords Heisman Trophy!!

Just look at that smile!! That was worth all of it! Priceless

So if you do live in the area, I highly recommend the summer camp for football at the University of Oklahoma.

BUSY!

2011-05-04T12:28:00.000-07:00

Well we have been extremely busy at the Hammer house. School, sports, projects, trips!! You name it, we are doing it!!

First projects, the boys room. My boys share a room and are getting older. 14 and 9. Had to get rid of the bunk beds and the fire truck wallpaper. Just a flat out mess.

So I found a new project for Steve (aka husband). He loves it when I find projects for him. I didn't want to spend the money buying the boys new beds, cause frankly I didn't have the money....so we built these instead.

Now each boy has their bed and some "me" space underneath. The "sister" had to get in on the pics!! Anyway, this has worked out wonderfully. We hung rope lights underneath the beds and put bookcase as well. Each boy now has some personal space and the room doesn't look so cluttered. We also got rid of a bunch of toys. They are growing up you know.

Next, it was birthday time for the princess. She is now 4 years old. Time is flying by. We had a "Disney" Princess birthday party and the kids had a blast. Addison also got her "Jesse Doll" that I had heard for months she wanted for her birthday. She is a happy camper!

Well baseball season has began, we are throwing baseball practice into the mix now!! Games twice a week and practice in between. Not to mention, after school art, after school clubs, tutoring, youth group!! CRAZINESS!!! I do love it though and if it makes my kids happy then momma is happy!!

My little girl will be starting school next year in Pre-K and you know what that means SHOTS!!

She was not happy, but nothing alittle CHERRY BERRY frozen yogurt couldn't fix!!

That is my girl!

SNOWY DAYS!!

2011-02-06T13:34:00.000-08:00

Well Oklahoma just saw the worst snow fall ever for the month of February. Record snow falls and probably record number of days my kids have been out of school. If feels like it literally shut everyone down and kicked insanity into full throttle!! I have to say it is very pretty to look at.

I stocked up on food and have cooked like crazy. I hope nobody gets used to all this cooking and baking. We have had some good old fashioned fried chicken and mashed potatoes, chili, and hamburgers. We even cooked our hamburgers outside on the grill!! Call us crazy, but they were delicious!

I have pretty much lived in my sweats and hoodies. Addison has lived in her PJ's.

The first four days of the snowfall, my husband had to stay camped out at the fire station. He reported to the station on Monday and finally got to come home on Friday. By this point cabin fever has set in for all of us. The temperatures have been in the single digits and finally reaching above freezing by the weekend. We have been glued to the local news channels the last several nights because you guessed it, more snow is on its way. With a record snowfall of 15" where I live, and temps below freezing the snow has stuck around. Snow is on the horizon for Tuesday or Wednesday. I am hoping that I can at least make it to work on Monday and Tuesday. Just received a phone call from the school that class is canceled again for Monday.

Hope everyone is staying warm and safe and snug in their homes. Please remember to look in on each other and lend a helping hand when you can. Its times like these that we all need to help each other out and check on our elderly neighbors and friends. Hang in there everyone Spring is just around the corner and it can ALWAYS be worse!!

Once again.........

2010-11-04T17:53:00.000-07:00

Once again it has been awhile since I have blogged. I am making a promise to myself to get with the program again and do the things I love. Which is blogging about my family.

School has been really busy for the kids this year. My oldest has joined choir and my middle child is playing football. I love this of course. The season is just about over, but I have really enjoyed watching him play ball.

My little princess is just along for the right, but she makes me smile in anticipation of what she will say next!

My goal for the new year will be to blog more. I really miss reading all the blogs that I follow. I also plan to make a little more time for myself. I have to, to keep my sanity with three kids. My husband also helps me out a lot. He keeps me grounded and is my best friend. I don't know what I would do without him.

Football......gotta love this time of year. The weather is great, the anticipation of BCS rankings coming out for college and the anticipation of the first snowfall. Will we or won't we get snow on Christmas? How many days of school will the kids miss because of the snow. When will I start my Christmas shopping? Holiday dinners!!! Family!!! I just love this time of year.

I can't wait to watch everyones blogs on Christmas decorations and craft ideas!! Love it Love It!!!

Until next time, Hammer out!!

Its been awhile......

2010-06-17T10:43:00.000-07:00

Well my fellow bloggers it has been awhile since I have blogged!! Summertime crept up on me and here it is the middle of June already. School is out, vacation will now begin! Getting ready for a birthday party this weekend. My middle child will be turning 8. My has it gone by fast. He is such a boy too. Just finished up baseball and now football will be starting soon.

I on the otherhand have been working out. Yes folks I have started running again, doing Zumba classes, which I LOVE, and lifting weights with my hubby. I am in the best shape I have been in, in a long time. I have more energy too. This is good because it helps me keep up with my three year daughter.

I ran my first 5K this past weekend. I can't believe I did it.

Thats me in the pink hat. Listening to my favorite country singer right now, Jason Aldean!! Yummy.

Anyway I am so behind on my blogs that it will take me months to catch up with all the projects everyone has done. I hope to have some posted myself soon.

Have a great weekend all!

Food Revolution!

2010-03-24T11:31:00.000-07:00

In case you missed the sneak preview of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution you really missed out. It was so nice to finally see a show where someone was actually concerned about our children and the future generations. It starts off he is in Huntington, West Virginia, which is the unhealthiest city in America. The community gave him one week to go into a local elementary and check out their food menu's and change things around as long as he sticks to the Food and Drug Administrations requirements of daily servings for our children. Not sure if you have seen the commercials, but pizza for breakfast! I know I was quilty of growing up and snagging a leftover piece for breakfast, but this school is actually making it for breakfast.

The one statement in the show that amazed me was this generation will not live as long as we do because of the way they eat. Diabetes, obesity, etc these are all things that we need to think of. I am as guilty of fixing a dinner of "convenience", there are some nights that we just do sandwhiches. Sports are starting up and a quick bite to eat out is really easy when you are in a hurry, but we need to stop and think about the affects on our children long term when it is just a matter of convenience or I must say laziness on my part as a parent.

Grab a bag of carrots as a snack on the way to soccer practice and a juice box. Water, Water, Water nothing gets better than water for anybody!!! It only take one person to make a change and I have to give a big Kudos to Jamie Oliver for trying. If anything he is making people aware that there is a problem and chicken nuggets for dinner everynite is not the answer. Think about the family sit downs at the dinner table and the talks that could take place. Start with a couple nights a week sitting together, move up to four nights a week. Have your kids cook dinner for you!! There is so many things out there it just takes alittle effort on our part. God was gracious enough to give us these wonderdul children, lets take care of them!!! Set examples for them!! Help them live wonderful, filling lives!!!

Check out his show people, Friday night on ABC!!!! I DARE YA!!

Wizard of Oz birthday party!

2010-03-03T11:49:00.000-08:00

Over the next couple weeks I will be starting preparation on the big "Wizard of Oz" birthday party for my soon to be three year old daughter. She thinks that Dorothy is the greatest thing ever. She was of course Dorothy for Halloween. So to carry that over I have decided to have a birthday party theme of "Wizard of Oz".

So princess is pretty excited. I thought I would also have the kids dress up as their favoriteWizard of Oz character, this will be optinal of course. She is going to be so excited she will be clicking her feet just like Dorothy. Singing the praises to mom "theres no place like home".

Sorry the pictures are alittle blurry, but you get the general idea. I also am going to get a rainbow pinata'. I am hoping the weather will be nice so we can do alot of this outside. Last year it snowed two inches on her birthday. In Oklahoma you never know what the weather is going to do, kinda like Kansas. Ha notice the Kansas thing I threw in there!! LOL!

So any ideas that my fellow bloggers would like to throw my way would be greatly appreciated. I need some food ideas. This will be a bunch a toddlers so some good finger food ideas would be great. I will probably do cupcakes as well. I found some cupcake toppers with different charaters from the Wizard of Oz to top them off with. I need some goodie bag ideas?

I also wanted to tell you about a new fitness class that I am taking. I was lucky enough to experience a Zumba class. It was so much fun!! It reminds me alot of salsa dancing. There is alot of booty shakin let me tell ya. My abs got a workout and after three kids I needed some help there. If you get a chance to take a Zumba class, take it. If you like to dance you will enjoy this!! Have a great rest of the week!!

Valentines Day

2010-02-17T11:35:00.000-08:00

I am a little late posting for Valentines Day, but just wanted to share some pictures with you all. My daughter and I made some cupcakes together that were yummy!!

She loves to help me in the kitchen. A far cry from my boys. The only time they visit is with the whining of "Mom were hungry" for the 100th time. I think they are bottomless pits. This of course means that these ymuuy cupcakes didn't stay around for very long.

I also had to let me little princess sample the cupcakes as well!

Isn't she sweet, literally!!

I hope everyone had a great Valentines Day with your loved ones! Have a great week!

Master Bath

2010-02-06T19:13:00.000-08:00

So about this time last year my husband and I decided to reno our master bath. Little did we know what we were in store for. Here is a few pics of the before and during.

We started off with a glass enclosed shower. As you can see we totally gutted the bathroom. We took the shower out to make it bigger to become a duel head shower. We then built a wall to enclose the shower.

Since my husband is a firefighter, a lot of the firefighters have odd jobs on their days off. We joke all the time that the fire department could build houses because they all do something different. One of the fire fighters built our new cabinet for us.

We painted the walls a dark brown. Don't ask me what the color is I couldn't tell you. I will have to look around to see if I can find it. We also put white crown molding up. My husband enclosed the shower and we tiled the whole thing. This really tried our patience, I should say my husbands patience. He was pretty tired of tiling after the shower. We still had the floor to do as well.

Sorry this wasn't a great picture. More tile.............

The finished project.

Here is the cabinet, it was hard to decide on the stain. Who knew there was so many decisions to be made in a bathroom.

Finally..................

The finished project and I love it.

I don't have any pics taken yet of the faucets I will post more later, but you get the general idea.

Next, we are going to do some work on the outside of the house this summer. Our house sits on a acre and a half lot. There is only about 12 houses in our neighborhood and I just love it. There is 8 boys and 2 girls. So there is a lot of football games in the summertime.......oh how I long for the warm summers!!

Heather

OK Girls!

2010-02-03T12:37:00.000-08:00

I am so giddy with excitment I can't hardly handle it. I get to see Michael Buble' in concert....again!!! I saw him a couple years ago and it was great. He will be playing at a bigger venue this time but I got great seats so I don't care! His music just reminds me of happier times in the world. When I hear his music it just makes me happy!! This is even what Oprah said when he was on her show "doesn't that song just make you happy"!!! Love it!

So some of you might not be familiar with Michael Buble' he sings alot of Frank Sinatra all the way to The Beatles. My husband and I are big concert goers, but this has to be one of my favorites!!! I live in Oklahoma so for Michael Buble' to come here....again was a big suprise. When he was here last, he was talking about tumbleweeds going down the streets in downtown Tulsa at night. So not true!! It is quiet at night, but not that quiet. Newsflash, this isn't cowboy and indian country still......even though we do have alot of casinos anyway back to Buble'. The concert isn't until June so it will be a long wait.

Isn't he to die for!! I mean look at this face girls!!

I think I may have a small crush. My husband just laughs at me. I am sure I will post more pictures when the concert comes, but for down just stare and drool, yes I know call me crazy but he is cute!!

One more look!!SAY CHEESE!!

Have a good week my peeps!!!!

Heather

Blankets

2010-01-26T08:57:00.000-08:00

I started doing a lot of "cleaning out" and discovered something. I have a ton of blankets. I need to downsize big time. I also have decided that there is nothing like a good blanket to snuggle up with. Two of my three kids have their "blankies" that they sleep with every night. My little girl takes hers to daycare everyday for nap time. My younger son has one he likes to call his "B". This blanket has been mended more times than I can count. See the hand stitching we tried to do so it would not rip. I think my mother has even done some sewing on this one.

The above picture is his beloved "B". It has firemen all over it. My husband is a firefighter and we were given this blanket as a gift when my son was born. He is now 7. I know I should probably take the blanket away, but it stays in his bed and like I said, there is nothing like a good blanket to snuggle with.

I have all kinds, I have quilts as well. There is nothing like a good quilt. They are just not made the same anymore, not with love!!

Sorry about the bad pic, this is my favorite. This one was my grandmothers. I also have a picture of my daughters "blankie" that she likes to snuggle with.

Her blanket was given to me from one of the firemen wives. I think this is called a knot blanket. It is made out of fleece. It has Winnie the Pooh on it.

My oldest son, who will be 13 in April, has a new blanket that he got for Christmas. It is a New Moon blanket like the movie. He is a huge Twilight Saga fan.

So I have passed on my obsession of blankets to my children. I did do some cleaning and I am giving some to Goodwill. Here is another picture of the firefighter blanket given to my husband when he passed his firefighter test 10 years ago. Wow has it been that long!!

I also found another quilt that I have. This one needs a little love. I need to add some binding to the edges. There is just something about all the time and effort that is put into quilts that just facinates me. Some much is done on a sewing machine, most of these were done by hand. Hours upon hours of time! What happened to those days?

There is also the knitted blankets too. My mother made this one for me to put in my Hope Chest years ago. I am sure we all have seen some of these.

So girls look around I am sure we all have that special blanket we like to snuggle with. This year the rave seems to be the "Snuggies", but there is nothing like a good quilt, fleece blanket or at my house "Blankie"!

Have a great week.

Master Closet

2010-01-15T13:18:00.000-08:00

Alright, I still have not started my closet clean-out. I had to pump myself up. I am going to work on it this weekend, because I know once I get started I won't stop until I am done. I have so many ideas and frankly I am scared as to what I might find.

My husband is a firefighter, so I have one section of my master closet that is nothing but blue uniforms. I think he has the first shirt from when he started on the department, um ten years ago. I am thinking some dust rags what do you thing girls!! That is my first task. Then, I will start a Goodwill pile. I also discovered this week when I no longer could get anymore blankets into my linen closet that I needed to get rid of some of them. I know this is a nice problem to have, but I am going to launder them up nice and fresh and donate some of them. The weather has been unusually cold in Oklahoma this year and I am sure there is someone that would be very greatful for a new blanket.

Anyhow, I think I may give my closet a fresh coat of white paint as well. We recently updated our master bath and painted the master bedroom. No reason the closet shouldn't get alittle love as well. I say that alot "as well". LOL!!

Wish me luck people, and I will be posting my progress later.

Have a great weekend!

I will be doing a happy dance when this is all over!

Trying to get Organized

2010-01-08T11:10:00.001-08:00

Well this post I am going to try and focus on getting organized for the new year. It is always pleasant to have a nice clean organized house. Just makes me feel all giddy inside. I don't know if it possible with three kids (two boys aged 12-7 that never pick up after each other and a two year old princess that doesn't have to do anything if she doesn't want to). They boys are working on the picking up after themselves. I have found over the years that I have done way to much for my kids and now I just wear myself out. Can't do it all anymore!

I read alot of posts with ideas for organing over the past year. I have found that venturing into the dollar bends at Target and going to the Dollar Store has saved alot of money. Isn't it funny how excited we get over the small stuff like dollar tins or ribbon spools. Like the excitement I get when I print a coupon off of Hobby Lobbys website for 40% regular priced item and you feel the need to run to Hobby Lobby. BTW did anyone notice on Hobby Lobbys website you can now shop online! How exciting! They also have a new "Feature of the Day" item. I'm just sayin................

So back to the getting organized part of my post. I find that it is alot more calming if you are organized. So my first step for the new year, cleaning the master closet in the master bedroom. Let me just say I am scared. My husband and I are really bad about doing the "wait I don't want to get rid of that" when we get our media room (someday) I want these things. We also have alot of football memoralbilia and nowwhere to put right now. Whats a girl to do. So right now it is all in storage bins in my master closet. So I am going to clean and make room. I didn't take any before pics of my closet, honestly I was embarrased to show you so I will be posting the after pics instead. Wish me luck!

Wow!

2010-01-03T15:03:00.000-08:00

What a past few weeks I have had. We enjoyed a wonderful Christmas. Out first white Christmas in year, not to mention it has also snowed two more time since. Usually Oklahoma gets three good snow falls a season and we have already had that. This is the first time in Oklahoma history that a "blizzard warning" has ever been issued, that was Christmas Eve. It was great!! My kids loved it.

New Years not so good. My littlest got pneumonia and we just spend four days in the hospital. We got home Saturday afternoon. So my New Years Day was spent in the hospital, but my little girl is on the road to recovery and that is all that matters. Woke up this morning to our third snow fall of the season and I love fresh snow covered mornings and the silence it brings.

photo by Amber Welch Photography

Isn't she sweet!!

I hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday and many happy times to come this year.
The only downside, football season is about over, but baseball will soon begin!!! Can't wait!

Family

2009-12-18T09:16:00.000-08:00

In writing this blog today I wanted to stop and thank the Lord for all the blessings he has given me over the years. I have been blessed with a wonderful husband/best friend. He is my world. I have also been given the blessings of three wonderful children. They make me laugh, cry and strive to make the world a better place for them. The innocence they have is so precious and I hold it very dear and special. Seeing the world as they do is just to cool sometimes and makes me even more proud that they are my children!

My family is the best. I was blessed with a large family. My Nannie got her angel wings five years ago and we miss her dearly. She was the glue that kept us all together. We are all getting older and setting traditions for our own familys, but we still come together on the holidays.

I cherish the family gatherings and hope that my children will some day look forward to them as I always have. We must also remember the reason for the Christmas season and praise Him for giving us His only son.

Though we do not know what the future will hold for all of us in the coming year one thing that will always stay the same is our love for our Savior, Jesus Christ. Keep him close to your heart and stay forever focused on his word.

We all have our own traditions, and I am trying to create a few for my children. The way that their eyes lite up is just priceless. These are the things that our children never forget and hopefully will pass on to their children. Getting ice cream and looking at Christmas lights, making Christmas cookies together, decorating the tree. These simple things they will always remember. Each year my kids get two children off of the Angel Tree and we buy gifts for them. My kids have so much fun picking out the presents, and I also try to stress to my children that there is so many children out that don't even have a new pair of socks. They understand this and we always want to do more.

So I hope everyone cherishes every momemt of every day we have with our families and take nothing for granted. It is a big world out there and we are all small pieces of the puzzle, lets make the most of our journey through life. Let us all leave our marks and be thankful for what we have. In the words of little Tiny Tim, God Bless us, Everyone!

Denver Broncos

2009-12-09T10:46:00.000-08:00

Ok as you all know, I am a huge football fan. I just can't get enough. I am sad that the season is coming to a close. The Heisman will be handed out this weekend and the bowl games will begin. My beloved Sooners didn't do so well this year, but I am pumped about their bowl game. Oklahoma vs Stanford. I am a big Toby Gerheart fan so I am excited for both teams. Especially if Toby wins this weekend at the Heisman ceremony.

Speaking of Stanford, as most of you know I am also a Denver Broncos fan. My favorite quarterback, John Elway, is a Stanford alum. So once again I have to root for both teams, so I win either way, yeah!!

I am also thinking of the snow fall that is pounding the midwest this week. For some strange reason I would love to go to a football game that looked something like this

I'm just sayin........

BTW, sorry I haven't posted in awhile. It has been crazy, hopefully I can post some new wreaths this weekend that are in the making and Julie if you are reading this blog......I love you aunt JUJU see you at Christmas.

Have a good week!

New Moon - Sweet!

2009-11-22T17:33:00.000-08:00

OK chicks, the movie was great. I took my two boys. They love twilight. My oldest has read all the books. He is a huge fan. The movie seemed a little slow going at first, but once the wolves came into the picture it was great. Now it is time for the long wait again, for another movie.

We made sure to check out when the next installment is out. Needless to say once again, I can't wait.
I can't believe how obsessed I have become with these movies. I think I have switched to Team Jacob. I loved him in the book and still love him in the movie. I think I will read Eclipse and Breaking Dawn again, I can't remember what Jane of the Volturi does in the next installments. I know she has a bigger role but I can't remember.

Have a good week ladies and Happy Thanksgiving!!

Bad me!!

2009-11-19T12:08:00.000-08:00

I have been horrible about my blog. I have neglected my whole 3 followers. Hoping for more for Christmas!! Anyway, have been really busy at home. Finally finished the boys room. Still a few more things to do. Cleaned alot out and gave some toys away to Goodwill. To justify things I told the boys we had to make room for new Christmas toys so they were "OK" with that.

Having Thanksgiving at my house this year. I am so nervous and excited at the same time. It is just to much for my in-laws to do. My sister in law is coming up from Texas as well. I am very excited to see her and her new man. She is really happy and I couldn't be more excited for her. She is a great person.

My husband is going crazy because I am stressing already. He keeps telling me everything will be fine, I just want things to be perfect.

I am so ready to start Christmas decorating as well. I love this time of year and I really hope we get some decent snow as well. I love winter. I love the cold. I love snuggling in front of my fire place. Yes people we have already even watched a few Christmas shows.

First was Rudolph!!

Next was Charlie Brown!! My all time favorite.

I am sure we will watch this one several times. I cry everytime I watch this one. My kids just get so engrossed!!! You have to BELIEVE!!!

So hope everyone is in the mood, because they will be on TV by the truck loads over the next several weeks!! Now I just need snow and my holiday will be complete!!

Myself

2009-11-10T13:03:00.000-08:00

I haven't said much about myself so here goes. I love to try and make my home, comfortable, laid back, inviting, for everyone that enters. I want my home to feel lived in. I have two boys that make it sure feel that way at times. I love taking care of my family. I truly wish I could stay home with all my kids. My husband is a fire fighter and does yard maintence on his days off. I admire him alot for some of the things that he has had to witness in his occupation. Therefore, there are days that I have had to play a single parent when he is working a 24 hour shift, which is every third day.

I truly enjoy my blogging. There is a lot of very gifted women out there and I admire every one of you!!! I stumbled across Chris at Just-A-Girl and the rest is history. So here is a small peek at my home.

My fireplace. It had pink tile on it when we moved in. My hubby took the tile out and we put up marble. He did a really good job. We also put the laminate flooring down about 3 years ago!!!

Family is the most important thing to me!!! You can always depend on your family no matter what!!! Notice the acorns on the mantel. I got those at Hobby Lobby half off about a week ago. Paid 2.00 each.

My kitchen is a bright yellow. When we started painting it, I was really scared. I looked at it and thought what have I done. We put white crown up and it turned out great. Goes with my roosters and my fall decorations perfect!!!

I have a collection of rolling pins. When my "Nannie" passed away a few years ago, we were cleaning out here kitchen and I bet we found 20 of these things. I have several, my mom took a few as well. There is nothing like a good rolling pin.

So more of my kitchen. This is my water pitcher and bowl that I bugged my mother for, for years. She finally gave in.

Anyway, I am busy painting my boys room so off I go!!! More pics later!!

The Boys Room

2009-11-06T11:44:00.000-08:00

I have two boys that share a room. It is a pretty tight fit but they don't have a choice. I really wanted to do something to kinda designate their own spaces in their one room. Right now they have bunks beds. I have one boy that is 12 and the other is 7. The 7 year old is still into the bunk bed, but the other boy is wanting some of his own space. I can understand, I shared a room with my sister and as you get older you just want your own area. I have been surfing the net trying to get ideas. I found a few things.

They both like superheros, but I am sure with the oldest becoming a "teenager" next year this will get old.

I like the vintage look as well. I could really do this easy. I have so much around the house. I don't think the boys would think it is very fun. In the end all I want is happy faces so I will continue to search for some ideas. If anyone has any for me please send them my way. Thanks

Halloween

2009-11-05T08:00:00.000-08:00

Well i am behind on my blog!!! Here is a couple pics of my kiddos! Addison was Dorothy, Seth was Michael Jackson, and Dalton was a spider. I need to post one of Dalton as soon as I can find which camera it is on. These pics are from my IPhone!! Enjoy!!

Here is my Michael Jackson.

As a matter of fact, my hubby also turned 40 this week. He is taking it "OK". They say that 40 is the new 20, he doesn't agree and he said he definitly doesn't feel 20. Love you honey!!!

Makin Muffins with Mom!!!

2009-10-27T07:12:00.000-07:00

Addison was in one of those modes where she just wanted to help mom out. I have really tried to have a night where the kids can cook dinner for mom and dad. I have let them pick out the menu and helped them prepare it along the way. On this night, Addison wanted to help me make some blueberry muffins.

She is just about the sweetist thing!!! Excuse the mess on the counter in the background!! This is the catch all spot. I think we all have one of those!!! My husband thinks it is a place to put his tools as well!!! Nice huh!

She does such a good job!!

Then she just wants to be alone in the corner and we all know what happens when they want to be alone!! Diaper Duty!!!

More Pics

2009-10-22T20:02:00.000-07:00

I wanted to post some more picks from our U2 concert. They didn't play very much of their old stuff, but didn't leave us unsatisfied. The weather was great and of course not to many drunk people to contend with.

The Black Eyed Peas were fantastic. Does anyone use that word anymore? Anyway, the BEP ended with "Tonights Gonna Be a Good Night", and it was.

I wonder what concert we will go to next?????

Concert time!

2009-10-20T06:43:00.000-07:00

Ok so we traveled to Norman, Oklahoma Sunday evening. Home of our beloved Oklahoma Sooners. We were lucky enough to get tickets to see the one and only "U2". Added bonus, Black Eyed Peas opened up for them. Fergie Baby!!

Check out this stage set-up!

The concert was great. Not something you see everyday in Oklahoma. I mean a concert of this caliber is just not happening!! So trust me it was awesome!!! Well worth every penny!!! If you get a chance to check them out go!!!

Its that time again!

2009-10-16T10:45:00.000-07:00

Alright people, it is that time again!! Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns!! I will be sitting in front of my television in my OU gear!!

New Crafts

2009-10-11T06:50:00.000-07:00

Well here is some of the things we did yesterday. It seemed like the day would never end!!

Miss Addison got ahold of some candy as well. She is showing us her purple mouth!!

My kids are so funny!!! I can't wait for Halloween!!

My front yard!

2009-10-01T09:29:00.000-07:00

Well here is my front yard!! I love this time of year. Addison is not real crazy about the yard decor, but as long as I carry her she is fine.

First the graveyard!!

Then the pumpkins and you can see my ghost in the background!! The evening was so nice last night!! My mums have started to bloom as well!! LOVE IT!!

BOO!

2009-09-28T19:32:00.000-07:00

OK I am so proud of myself!! Check out the Boo Blocks that I made this last weekend. Super easy! I have to figure out a way to take better pics since my camera is dead. Anyway check them out!!

Fall is in the air!!

2009-09-28T09:04:00.000-07:00

What a beautiful Oklahoma weekend!! I love this time of the year!! Family, Football and Food!!! Love it, Love it!! Like I have said before I am a huge Oklahoma Sooners fan and we will be playing the Miami Hurrican this coming weekend. I am alittle uneasy. I have faith though in my Sooner boys!!! BOOMER SOONER!! It will be a nailbitter!!

Got my Halloween decoration going!! Me and the boys put the tombstone out front in the yard and I have some creatures hanging from my porch. I am sure I will start getting the nagging for the pumpkin patch soon!!! Now I just need to make a big pot of stew!! Talk to you soon!!

Little Finds

2009-09-23T08:08:00.000-07:00

I am so excited about these little items I found over the weekend. I was browsing through the dollar store and look what I found.

I found these little guys to watch over us in the evening!! They are just darling. Of course they were only, you guessed it $1.00.

I love fall and Halloween. Happy first week of Fall to everyone!!! The holidays are approaching fast. Time to start Christmas shopping.

Pink stool for Princess!

2009-09-15T07:22:00.000-07:00

OK here is the latest little project that I did for Addies room. It was a small "steppy stool" that had a ugly deer head on the top. I took some thick wrapping paper and modge podeged to the top. Did a little sanding and presto!! It is just the right height for Addison and it looks so cute in her room. What will the next project be!

2009-09-03T08:46:00.000-07:00

So here is the new chest I got from my wonderful neighbor, see her blog at http://myownbadhabit.blogspot.com/. She does such a good job. (still learning to blog so excuse my sloppiness) anyway.... back to princess. I love this chest. I am slowly getting into the swing of decorating........

My Princess......

2009-09-03T08:32:00.000-07:00

In case anyone didn't already know, my baby girl is the apple of my eye. She is just about the cutest thing. Of course I am alittle partial since she is my daughter!!! I am slowly fixing up her room. I have chosen brown and pink, go figure!! I am taking baby steps in fixing it up and it has just been crazy at my house so haven't really had time to work on it. We did a bathroom remodal over the summer and finally fininshed that. When we do the add-on to the house I think I will probably go crazy!! I didn't realize there was so many decisions to make!! Well know I am working on a easier project. Addisons room.

Kids!!

2009-08-31T08:06:00.000-07:00

The weekend was great. The weather was beautiful and I got some stuff done. Went through my cabinet of "everything" or the "catch all" cabinet if you will. All is cleaned up and organized. Went to moms for the day on Sunday. Played outside with the kids all day. My sister went with us as well. I think the kiddos were pretty tire last night. It is always hard after a weekend of fun outside to get back in the swing of things and have to show up for work Monday morning. I was really draggin!!! I just had so much fun with my kids this weekend, wish I could win the lottery or something so I could stay home with them!!! They truly are my world.

Inspired!

2009-08-28T09:02:00.000-07:00

OK so I started following a new blog Just a girl. Love it, love it, love it!! She inspires me to be better. I spend so much time cleaning after three kids that I have to get more organized and my life would be a lot more simpler!! I hope! I am going to work really hard on some projects this weekend and try to wipe "the mess" out of my life. With two boys this will be quite the challenge, wish me luck!!

Vacation

2009-08-27T07:35:00.000-07:00

We recently went on a family vacation to the Grand Canyon. We had so much fun. My boys were in heaven. Addie didn't get to go with us this trip, she is still kinda little. We did some hiking and did a visit to a wolf sanctuary. That was really cool!! We hiked El Morro in Ramah, New Mexico with the boys. Just enough hiking to wear them out.

We then went to Flagstaff, Arizonia and stayed the night in town. What a beautiful place. I could move there in a heartbeat. Going there and then having to come home to Oklahoma, what a flat state we live in, boring!!! Anyway the Grand Canyon was beautiful. Alot to take in. Steve was really close on the edge a few times and I just could not look. He scared the crap out of me. The boys stayed by mom, so I was OK with that.

We stayed with Steve's sister who lived in Ramah, New Mexico. What a beautiful house she lived in. The mornings on the deck were wonderful. We could not of asked for better weather!!! Alot of critters running around at night.

For the most part we had a great trip. There was alittle cafe in the small town of Ramah called the Stagecoach Cafe. Can you believe this, it is owned by a lady from Oklahoma. Small world. The food was homestyle cookin!! Chicken fried steak with gravy!!! Delicious!!

2009-06-04T08:29:00.000-07:00

Recently took some family photos with a local photographer named Amber Welch. I have to give her a plug. She was wonderful. I had a two year old that didn't want to smile. We did catch some shots though. I can't wait to get my pics. I highly recommend her. I have posted some of the pics on my blog, check them out!!

A bunch of nothing!

2009-05-06T06:59:00.000-07:00

Here I am again. Trying to be good about my blog. Worked on the remodel of the shower alittle last night. My middle child helped alittle. He tries really hard to help everyone.

My oldest had his head buried in the computer again. Sure hope he brings home some good grades for me. We worked alittle on his Social Studies last night. My youngest went right to bed, she must of been tired. I think the weather has made us all a bit irritable and ready for bed at night. The boys actually went right to sleep as well. So mom a about an hour to herself, I couldn't stay awake much longer myself.

I did watch alittle HGTV and I am really sick of the same shows this season. They play House Hunters, My First Place and Property Virgins all the time. I am so sick of the new line-up. OK done venting. Will post more later!!

Concerts

2009-05-05T10:26:00.000-07:00

Well it has been awhile since I have posted a blog. We have been really busy with a bathroom remodel and sports.

We are also getting pumped up to see the Jonas Brothers, again, in concert. We were fortunate enought to see them last summer. I had the time of my life. Watching my son get so excited made me excited. The concert was full of energy and loads of screaming tweens!!! This year I get to take my oldest as well. I am looking forward to spending the evening with the kiddos.

I also got the opportunity to see Bruce Springsteen in concert as well. Wasn't to sure how it was going to be, but hey in Oklahoma how many times do you get the chance to see "The Boss". What a good time we had!! The Boulevard beers helped as well. I screamed and sang along to the songs all evening. I highly recommend his new album.

If you couldn't tell we love concerts in our family. Next big show is U2 in Norman at the "Home of the Sooners". Pretty excited about that concert too. Hello, it is U2. My sister-in-law is coming in town to go with us. Good times to be had!

Unless my husband springs another concert on me, that is it for now. I am sure we will come up with more.

New Year

2009-01-15T07:07:00.000-08:00

Well it is the start of another year. 2008 went by so fast, can't believe how fast time flies as you get older. Of course, had another birthday. No big deal just another day and it is only a number to me. I truly believe you are only as old as you feel. I still feel like i am in my twenties. I think this is good because it helps me keep up with my kids. I have the best family in the world and the best husband. My mother taught me that family will be there for you no matter what and of course I found out the hard way that she was right!!! I also try to instill in my children the same family traditions as I had growing up. I have to say that we have a pretty close bunch. I look forward to the holidays when we all get together. Though we are all aging over the years and things do change, one thing stays the same we all come together because we are a very close family!!! It took awhile for my husband to realize this as well. He was not brought up in such a close nit family. I like to think I have taught him the importance of family and tradition. These will be things that our children will pass on to their children. Like mom said family will always be there no matter what.

Who knows what the new year will have in store for us, but no matter what I know we will all stick together!!

Oklahoma Sooners

2009-01-12T12:22:00.000-08:00

I am very sad at the loss of my beloved Oklahoma Sooners. I really thought this would be the year. Now it is the game of will Sam Bradford come back next year or not. We all know by now that Tim Tebow will be playing his Senior year for Florida Gators, lucky us.

I also have to say that I am a huge Denver Broncos fan and they did not fair as well either. We also lost a longtime coach in the process. Where is John Elway when you need him. I was really hoping since Denver was in such a funk this year that my Sooners would make up for it. I was wrong. I have never been so bummed in my life. I keep telling myself, it is just a game. Easier said than done. Even my husband's shoulders are hanging alittle lower.

I do know that there is always next season right. We are starting the season off in style, Oklahoma gets to travel to Texas of all places and play at the new Jerry Jones Stadium as I call it. Facing BYU in the season opener. Once again giving money to the state of Texas. Crazy I know, but I can guarantee you this, I will always be a Sooner fan no matter what!!!

BOOMER SOONER!!