Things We've Been Up To Lately.......

Rode in little cow print barrels........

Looked really cool in a windmill at sunset pic.........

Went to several Tech games and got beat by yucky Aggies..........

Got pulled on a trailer by a John Deere.......................

Recited a spider poem using props........................

Sat on enormous pumpkins that outweighed us by lots...............

Showed our organizational skills, even while in the bath.........................

Stood in ridiculously long lines in the cold for a ridiculous amount of time to watch a movie.....

And became really excited when we finally got our seats.....................

Sported pink sweatsuits and piggys....................................

Hung out with our favorite cousin at the ranch.........................

Pretended to be King, or Queen of the World......................

Caught our friends in the garage with Edward Cullen..........................

And snapped a pic of all three kids smiling at once..........................

Saw are really, really large pig.................................

Got really tired and snuggled up with Cita.........................

Stuck turkey feathers in our piggys while making silly faces..................

Just looked really cute in general.........................

Wore blue spiked hair to school.............................

Bought the smallest, most darling little tap shoes ever made.........................

And started our first dance class..............................

Purchased sweet vintage-material Christmas dresses...............................

And Kyle planted lots of gigantic trees...................................

Loved on our favorite Nana in the whole wide world....................

Went to eight windy very cold or very hot soccer games....................................

Tried some new recipes............................................

And got lots of help while doing it.....................................................

Got to tryout our new soccer moves this season...............................

And even make a goal .....................................................

Took "official" soccer pics.................................

Kissed on really chubby babies........................................

Won medals for the best forward roll...........................................

And wore our cheerleading suits to gymnastics for Halloween................................

Realized, once again, how blessed we are...............................

And knew that life doesn't get much better than this............................

Top Ten

In honor of, well, nothing really. I just don't have the patience to download photos tonight, but felt like typing. In honor of nothing, I now present you with a list of things you might not know about me. Not that anyone really cares actually, but thought I'd write them down anyways.

1. I hate to sleep. Yes, this is weird, I realize. I just wish we didn't need sleep. I don't nap. I like to stay up into the wee hours of the morning. Just think of all the books I could get to if I didn't have to sleep. Ever since I was a child I have had issues with sleep. I dread going to sleep at night when I could be doing something else.

2. I washed a contact down the water fountain when I was in fourth grade. The janitor took it apart to look for it-as if it was still there, but I appreciated the effort. I wore hard lenses then. I now wear daily throw away lenses.

3. I could once play the theme to Man from Snowy River and Canon in D by ear on the piano. I might be a bit rusty today.

4. I love to read Wikipedia. There is so much information on Wikipedia. I just click on Wikipedia and read some nights while I sit on the computer. I'm a nerd.

5. I love poetry books. Nobody knows this about me. Ramma gave me my first book of poetry.

6. I am a super typer. I learned to type in high school. I can type like nobody's business. Except numbers. I didn't learn numbers. Guess I was absent that day.

7. I am named after the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo in Cheyenne, Wyoming. My dad picked it. Same place, different spelling.

8. I've been bitten on the back by a horse. And on the finger.

9. I love going to the dentist. I love to have my teeth cleaned. They are so smooth and fresh and someone even flosses for you! I would go once a month if I could afford it.

10. I absolutely love to address envelopes. It made my life when I got to address my graduation announcements and wedding invitations.

Now, I'm sure all will sleep better knowing these ten facts. And when your head hits the pillow tonight, know that I would rather be reading............

Enjoy the Ride. There's No Return Ticket.

George Carlin's Views on Aging

Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions. 'How old are you?' 'I'm four and a half!' You're never thirty-six and a half. You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key.
You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead. 'How old are you?' 'I'm gonna be 16!' You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life! You become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony. YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!
But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're Just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed?
You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50, and your dreams are gone...But! wait!! !
You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would! So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50, and make it to 60.
You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that, it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!
You get into your 80's, and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn't end there.
Into the 90s, you start going backwards; 'I Was JUST 92.'Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. 'I'm 100 and a half!' May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!


HOW TO STAY YOUNG
1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay them.
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
3.Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever, even ham radio. Never let the brain idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.' And the devil's family name is Alzheimer's.
4. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves Be ALIVE while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with what you love , whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.
10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity. AND, ALWAYS REMEMBER:Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. And, if you don't send this to at least 8 people - who cares? But do share this with someone. We all need to live life to its fullest each day!!


Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally used up and worn out, shouting '...man, what a ride!'

Happy Late Halloween!

Ok, so I realize I am a holiday behind. This fall has flown by. I cannot believe it's even Thanksgiving, much less sooo close to Christmas! I am puzzled-didn't we just have Finley's birthday party in JULY!!! My goodness. Well, these are cute photos. Don't have time to label them-we are packing to go to Iraan. Enjoy my sweet ladybug and handsome pirate. Don't forget the skunk, either! Happy Thanksgiving to all!!!

These were just random little penguins. They were so cute with the ice blocks and all, I just had to take a pic!

Seriously?!?

Santa Came Already.........

Well guys, Christmas came early this year. It was much anticipated, eagerly awaited, and breathtakingly delicious. It was all I could have wanted and more. All wrapped up nicely in a little box of cinematic fabulousness. It arrived in all its glory. Fantastic. Heart wrenching. Painful. Superbness. Excitement. Glorious. Magical. You might have heard of this stupendous gift. A little movie called NEW MOON!!!

Love is not a word that could do it justice. I just keep thinking, FABULOUS! Ten times better than Twilight. Better clothes, better makeup, better dialogue, better everything!

I got to see her. And him. Not enough of him, but that's how it goes in this book.

Please look at this jaw. The perfect man's jaw. My favorite vampire jaw of all times! Move over Anne Rice. Nobody ever had a jaw like this in one of your books made into a film. And let's not forget the fact that this jaw belongs to the most honest to goodness, romantic, gentle, kind, breath-takingly handsome vampire of all times. And I got to see him.

Twice! Yes, I've have pathetically managed to sneak in to the theater TWICE. Twice in, ummm, 48 hours. I'm not ashamed. If you love the books, you will be very happy with New Moon. And if you haven't read the books, get off this blog now. I mean it. Leave. Leave for your own sanity. Because I plan to be gushing about this hunk and movie till well past the new year. And the third book's movie is coming out in June. So that's like six months of gushing.

Well worth the two hour, half the time being in the cold, wait. The seven hours in the theater because we saw a replay of Twilight before we even saw New Moon. Such a small price to pay. Did I mention Santa came early? It's beginning to look alot like Christmas...............

Glorious Day!

My son can now take out the trash. All. By. Himself. My life just got easier. One less chore on my list. I have so much joy in my heart. I wonder what he can do with a toliet brush?

Lil' Miss Ladybug

Seriously-has anyone ever seen a cuter bug? Me neither.