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We hope everyone has a happy and SAFE Halloween!

Halloween take 3

This is my sweet little niece Maya, she is a pumpkin for her first Halloween - isnt she a doll? Steve says she is good, she is moving all around!

Halloween take 2

2007 - Kaela was a "School girl princess" obviously she made it up! Bryanna was a witch and Jonthan was a hunter...I wonder if he would go for that again this year?!

It's Halloween week...

Althought we dont go ALL out for Halloween I thought it would be fun to post some pictures this week.


2006 - Kaela a nerd, Bryanna a kitty and Jonathan a pirate

The weekend...

The weekend was good too fast though. Thursday night Carlos and Kaela were off for youth hunting weekend so that left me, Bryanna and Jonathan to a weekend alone. My grandmother was in Texas from Michigan visiting but in Waco so we all decided to make the trip to see her. No telling when then next time we will make it up north and she comes down every couple of years. We got a little lost trying to find China Springs, Texas but we finally made it. My Uncle Kenny owns land there and the kids were very excited, he has horses, cows, chickens…that spells out FUN for them! It was a good visit with my grandma, uncle, cousin and her kids.


Happy baby in Waco


Jonathan, Hunter and Oliver



What kids dont like motorcycle rides?!


The family

I have a picture of Kaela first deer...did I mention she killed one?! It was a successful hunting weekend for her!

Hi How Can I Help You?

I am a receptionist at my job, I do more than just answer phones but I sit at the front desk. I am the first person people see when they walk in. I don’t have a problem talking to our visitors that come through the doors. They range from presidents of other companies to just our courier guys. Some are very nice and others you can tell have chips on their shoulders but they all tend to be pretty interesting. I have noticed over the past eight years that people don’t have a problem talking to me at all about anything. Even my co-workers feel as if they can come up to me and just let it all out as if I am some kind of psychiatrist. Some people even take a seat and blab on and on. I have thought many times to put a jar out that says “tips” but I haven’t yet, maybe one day. I have also realized over this time that I am a good listener. I don’t always give my advice often times I won’t but I do listen to every word. Maybe I should have been a psychiatrist I sure would be making more money than I do now.

The reason I bring this up is because one of our courier guys just came to pick up a package. He was very nice, immediately says “Happy Friday isn’t it great?!” I agreed with a smile on my face. He went on to tell me how tired he was because he has 2 jobs, the courier services and then FedEx in the afternoons so when he gets home at 10pm he is just exhausted. He had a few more details and I listened and when he was done, I told him to have a great day and a great weekend, he told me to do the same.

Maybe just by listening and having a smile on my face I made someone’s day which in turn makes my day.

'Tis the season...

I came home the other day and mom had made a wonderfully smelling pumpkin pie…oh my! I melted because I LOVE that smell almost as much as I love the smell on Thanksgiving morning when the turkey is a-baking!

When is it too early to start preparing for Christmas? I like to start early but for my own sanity. I like to stay on top of it so I don’t have to run around last minute, I can budget and prepare mentally. Carlos and I have purchased the kids “major” Christmas present already, I have my list of who I need to buy for and what I am getting each one of them, I have taken the kids Christmas pictures for our cards already (I think at least one turned out good enough!), I have started to write our annual Christmas letter too. Luckily I don’t have to do much decorating or cooking but if I did which sometimes I wish I did, I probably would already be pulling those bins out as well. I love the holiday season! Is it too early to listen to Christmas music yet?? Okay maybe I will wait until Halloween has passed.

Is anyone else preparing?!

Pictures

Bryanna decided to get her chopped off! It is totally cute and fits her personality perfectly! She loves it.


Just the back view so you can see how short it is.


The kids had their annual Patriotic Sing A Long. Bryanna wasnt really feeling the pictures that day...


My goofy boy, I actually got a lot of pictures of him.


My bestfriends little girl turned 1. They had a Princess Sophia birthday party - she is so cute!

October, November, December...

October 1, can you believe it? The last 9 months are a blur. Call me crazy but all I can think of now is that Christmas is right around the corner. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I only have 2 more paychecks until then. I got out my Christmas shopping list from last year and started to update it for this year. I have 2 new beautiful nieces this year, pretty amazing what can happen in a year. Carlos and I actually already bought the kids their major gift; it’s stashed away for now. We just need to get a few more little things for them to open. I need to concentrate on everyone else now. I think I may start listening to Christmas songs soon…ha ha just kidding not quiet yet, I will wait until after Halloween!

The weather is awesome here though. Very cool and crisp this morning. They kids would not walk out of the front door without their jackets although they had shorts on, pretty funny.

We have a full weekend planned. Carlos leaves Thursday night for the country. He is finally going to set up shop for deer season. He has to trim trees, feed feeders, set up cameras, all kinds of good stuff. Jonathan is dying to go with him this year. He is planning on taking him for youth hunting in January for his birthday. Bryanna has been invited to her first slumber party Friday night. I am nervous for her but she is super excited! Kaela has an appointment to get her hair done (just shampoo, cut and blow-dry). We no long take her to Fantastic Sams for a $10 hair cut; we take her to get a better hair cut now that she is older. Then she has two babysitting gigs this weekend. She is also really excited about that. She wants to go open her own savings account as well which I think is a great idea. She really wants a laptop computer so that is what she is saving for. I am thinking 1000 chores is way too much – she’d rather work and save for it! We also have a birthday party to go to on Saturday afternoon and then Sunday we have brownies.