tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19421773121426190962024-03-19T00:29:49.204-07:00Venturing into the UnknownColleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972739573403358234noreply@blogger.comBlogger174125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942177312142619096.post-40948432756594539222010-01-11T08:39:00.000-08:002010-01-11T09:01:18.465-08:008 months<div style="text-align: center;">I can't believe our sweet Ruby Jane will be here in 8 weeks!<br />We did A LOT of traveling in the last couple of months.<br />Dad had heart surgery which he is recovering great from. Praise God!<br />We also went to Durango Colorado for Christmas and had an amazing time :)<br />This weekend will be our last trip down to Kerrville for a baby shower that my<br />Aunt Peggy and Mom are throwing for us.<br />I will be glad to not be traveling after this weekend it definitely is wearing on me.<br />So there is a little update.<br /><br />Me at 8 months pregnant<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPLXIIbMD-ft5Re-UdqY8Naz6V0MkTRu2oAojKP-UwOa_8FN0NqMeLBBDLk24-8mArplyZOd27wLsMjvg-EHs6csItcHTBF6SMPZKwQK7fIAa0aPSUcjdOKqw_tFSy8PLKFyz9Sl7cbw/s1600-h/IMG_1717.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPLXIIbMD-ft5Re-UdqY8Naz6V0MkTRu2oAojKP-UwOa_8FN0NqMeLBBDLk24-8mArplyZOd27wLsMjvg-EHs6csItcHTBF6SMPZKwQK7fIAa0aPSUcjdOKqw_tFSy8PLKFyz9Sl7cbw/s320/IMG_1717.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425525743086658722" border="0" /></a>Well so far this pregnancy has been pretty easy on me. Except for the occasional migraine (which I found out is probably related to me being anemic) I have no complaints :)<br />She is head down and in position and growing at just the right rate.<br />My midwife is expecting this birth to be shorter than Adom's was, which I couldn't be happier about! Adom's birth was only 7 hours so we're looking forward to a quick delivery!<br />I have received chiropractic care this entire pregnancy and I cannot tell you what a tremendous blessing that has been.<br />We are so ready to meet this little girl I think I might bust!<br /><br />*Funny Story*<br />This morning Adom and I were snuggling in bed when he got up and he always asks if Ruby Jane is kicking (he loves to feel her kick). Then he looked at me very seriously and asked how she was going to come out... I didn't know what to say so I just laughed. Then he asked, "is she going to tear your shirt momma?!"<br />Wow I just left it at that and hugged him for being so sweet!<br /><br /><br /></div>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972739573403358234noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942177312142619096.post-49787424873992798062009-11-23T07:01:00.001-08:002009-11-23T07:12:44.685-08:0025 weeks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_6JKsXMN_YfijGtEvonFzLe8wMSkKaNNlE-tLlHgiUbRSOXLa_qdRwwv9PhKrLQYZO54Y5jvXo1jryiCm4FIc1Z-v85MUhaR3kWhtpo-oFBI7omH7UESuTcBmX8e2i7cM_as_mf71uM/s1600/IMG_1456.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_6JKsXMN_YfijGtEvonFzLe8wMSkKaNNlE-tLlHgiUbRSOXLa_qdRwwv9PhKrLQYZO54Y5jvXo1jryiCm4FIc1Z-v85MUhaR3kWhtpo-oFBI7omH7UESuTcBmX8e2i7cM_as_mf71uM/s320/IMG_1456.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407314699044456130" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here's me at 6 months pregnant with sweet Ruby Jane :)<br /><br />I can't believe we're already at 6 months! This pregnancy is flying by and I haven't bought one single thing for the nursery or cute baby girl stuff. I know what's wrong with me?!<br /><br />So at this point...<br /><br />I've noticed that it's getting a little harder to get up and down from the floor when I'm playing with Adom. <br /><br />I'm still able to wear my old jeans, praise God!<br /><br />I'm feeling better at this point in the pregnancy than I have the entire time.<br />My energy is back to somewhat normal and I feel great!<br /><br />She is extremely active, even more so than Adom was and wakes me<br />up during the night already.<br /><br />I've gained 8-9 lbs so far which is awesome!<br /><br />I'm having to drink protein shakes because I'm not getting enough<br />protein in my diet... I don't mind they're yummy :)<br /><br />So that's about it we're going to be travelling A LOT this next month with the holidays, so please keep us in your prayers while we're on the road :)<br /><br />Happy Holidays!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972739573403358234noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942177312142619096.post-90524580757220345962009-10-30T17:53:00.000-07:002009-10-30T17:55:13.738-07:00First Belly pics & a surprise!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><br />Here are the first pictures we've taken of me during this pregnancy so far :)<br />I am 21 weeks just a little over 5 months in these.<br /><br />I have definitely noticed I am carrying her lower than I did with Adom at this point.<br />She is really active and already is waking me up during the night kicking me!<br /><br />I started out a lot healthier with this pregnancy than I did with Adom's and I've only gained around 4 lbs at this point.<br />Plus chasing a 3 year old keeps me active :)<br /><br />AND surprise, she already has a name! Greg decided on her name all by himself, and we couldn't be happier with it :)<br /><br />Her name will be<br /><br />Ruby Jane<br /><br />The names together mean "A precious jewel that believes in a gracious God"<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMHkgiXeXMkFl-clRz45sK-Lb_aMvpM_oyo6jL0USGDxNhA0ikbWj1Et1lsOkEwQ3MF5rrX5cpwUWCDBTtg8CglaGPL-bxOjpSJFadt_Diuf0Wy0-Xek9nNk5LZUTKg1QJw-fvJuWYxE/s1600-h/IMG_1449.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMHkgiXeXMkFl-clRz45sK-Lb_aMvpM_oyo6jL0USGDxNhA0ikbWj1Et1lsOkEwQ3MF5rrX5cpwUWCDBTtg8CglaGPL-bxOjpSJFadt_Diuf0Wy0-Xek9nNk5LZUTKg1QJw-fvJuWYxE/s320/IMG_1449.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Adom gets so excited when he talks about his baby sister Ruby Jane :)<br /><br />I would like to call her Ruby Jane instead of just Ruby... but we'll see when she's here with us.<br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3tyAMHK61amfc1sYirU1g2b9HmM9Cmd9qx-N8caN68gwoawIy9zY38n5nZfzkr-CKSn18mx5EammMSH_tBC1ubY7lpG9Lks_FOsv51H8tCUA12mxC9yWTc8ROo0vEur8zo_rgkykUJs/s1600-h/IMG_1450.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3tyAMHK61amfc1sYirU1g2b9HmM9Cmd9qx-N8caN68gwoawIy9zY38n5nZfzkr-CKSn18mx5EammMSH_tBC1ubY7lpG9Lks_FOsv51H8tCUA12mxC9yWTc8ROo0vEur8zo_rgkykUJs/s320/IMG_1450.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU72mWSziTcL7HYyFEKC5ZP1HhS6HKHKS2e6YCt3lGUefbAPYV4Xje1Mcw-nFWsca02736kDWQYuVkHABUs5lNn4qNJcc_tySw73WRscX-TOFtnRI6vtVMLSI2yUPZ3GXTUTGZHQAiy80/s1600-h/IMG_1451.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU72mWSziTcL7HYyFEKC5ZP1HhS6HKHKS2e6YCt3lGUefbAPYV4Xje1Mcw-nFWsca02736kDWQYuVkHABUs5lNn4qNJcc_tySw73WRscX-TOFtnRI6vtVMLSI2yUPZ3GXTUTGZHQAiy80/s320/IMG_1451.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Blessings & Happy Fall!</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972739573403358234noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942177312142619096.post-6321571426228081322009-10-21T06:55:00.000-07:002009-10-21T06:57:26.711-07:00It's a.......<span style="font-weight: bold;">GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br /><br />We're so excited :) We can't wait to meet our baby girl come March!<br />Adom is sooo excited to be getting a baby sister. He has been saying all along that he wanted a baby sister and now he's getting one!<br /><br />We have name ideas but not sure on anything just yet :)<br /><br />Belly pics coming soon... I hope<br /></span>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972739573403358234noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942177312142619096.post-91597939775144816892009-09-18T16:29:00.000-07:002009-09-18T16:37:40.177-07:0015 weeksWe had our 15 week appointment with the midwife on Thursday :) We love our midwife Christy sooo much! I can't tell you what a Godsend she is to us.<br /><br />So the last appointment it was a little too soon to hear the baby's heartbeat but THIS time is came through loud and clear as soon as that doppler thingy hit my tummy!<br /><br />The coolest part?! While she was poking and prodding on my stomach to get a really clear heartbeat I felt the baby move twice! It was the first time I had felt the baby move, it was such a special moment!<br /><br />Adom and Greg were there with me and Adom was very curious as to what that noise was. When we told him it was the baby in Mommy's tummy he asked, "when's baby gonna come out?"<br />I think he's understanding a little bit more and more about the new baby :) He's going to be such a sweet big brother.<br /><br />We also found out that we get to find out if this baby is a boy or a girl on October 20th! It seems like this pregnancy is going by much faster than Adom's did. I guess having a 3 year old to keep me busy helps.<br /><br />I'm having to pull the old rubber band trick with my pants right now because maternity clothes are way too big still. But I am showing a lot sooner than I did with Adom!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Maybe</span>... I'll get Greg to snap a picture of me soon... <span style="font-style: italic;">Maybe.</span>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972739573403358234noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942177312142619096.post-46209816072902643912009-09-11T06:41:00.001-07:002009-09-11T07:32:19.921-07:00Whats been going on...Pictures of what we've been doing for the last few months :)<br /><br />Our good friends Dustin and Jessica had their first baby boy! Hudson Daniel and he is oh so cute!<br />We went to Adom's cousin Landry's 4th birthday party and had lots of fun and sugar!<br />Adom got to play with Aunt Peggy's "Mr. Rabbit" which we just found out is actually "Missy Rabbit" haha :)<br />Adom started at a Mother's Day Out school last week and loves it (and so does momma)!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSF46GWwY8lnrIOwEmtxEowrmp1WGVB_N8aYdipY2udQNtDlMB8iBVemwajitXYnP04RNjgfSLywH1Pf2psWUIup5Tg1veHpi57HIiXpoKCMddRoEyZR47cmMD8APzrXE-skzBsVRerXQ/s1600-h/IMG_1228.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSF46GWwY8lnrIOwEmtxEowrmp1WGVB_N8aYdipY2udQNtDlMB8iBVemwajitXYnP04RNjgfSLywH1Pf2psWUIup5Tg1veHpi57HIiXpoKCMddRoEyZR47cmMD8APzrXE-skzBsVRerXQ/s320/IMG_1228.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380206867487686818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfX_vO2e5EhBlGWRTAxuX49y6CZOamsKWU28QjacF3LvSK5v0f7iLjEjtdbRkhcbtg-poDvRKmER2jnwKR-CaxibtAgGAwlLTFngOpMP9SnJR5_aLsfJwEWBs33aitl8VGMlkUHlRGKc/s1600-h/IMG_1274.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxIiWM4OaP6gHvg9e05euP7axOay5AOwGRt9SfMRFIPuVjBCdJ7nJTPIBj6MI2HpuD-uXzvlJGN-Ogj78eDavpTgCz3uD45PV-jPiWPlkOLxm3ZSc5DzM6eN2WyFCrfM5hhIhDi96swk/s320/IMG_1246.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380207295610545138" border="0" /></a>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972739573403358234noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942177312142619096.post-15270897772889161412009-08-05T07:29:00.000-07:002009-08-05T07:55:43.998-07:0010 Weeks!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmbeq_bZcqopNfqyoyUwlRHESgtEaTSSivJDDBzZ8cEeYaASLrnJpmrzjUlehyDPrHRJ80UhHmfUgDvTf9AiA0oud6hJbCOj_Rg9DsEcE1xPRTC-xMn9kVIKoC8oopOCBTg169c58HS0/s1600-h/09-07-26+adoms+3+bday+031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmbeq_bZcqopNfqyoyUwlRHESgtEaTSSivJDDBzZ8cEeYaASLrnJpmrzjUlehyDPrHRJ80UhHmfUgDvTf9AiA0oud6hJbCOj_Rg9DsEcE1xPRTC-xMn9kVIKoC8oopOCBTg169c58HS0/s320/09-07-26+adoms+3+bday+031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366493006766026130" border="0" /></a><br />So ya I'm pregnant... I still have a hard time believing it.<br /><br />I can't believe Adom is going to be a BIG brother (he's my baby!)<br /><br />I can't believe I'm going to be a mother to TWO children!<br /><br />And I can't believe how blessed I am to have such a wonderful husband who provides for his family and loves us so much!<br /><br />Not to mention families that are so amazing, friends (new and old) that are so loving, and a heavenly Father who loves us unconditionally.<br /><br />Does it get any better than this?!<br /><br />I've been trying to count my blessings a lot lately, because with pregnancy comes pregnancy hormones... you know the poor me, feel sorry for me, I can't do this, feelings one minute then utter delight the next minute! Ugh, sanity where are you?<br /><br />So I'm 10 weeks! Haven't been too sick with this one, I have my nauceous moments and have been extremely tired but other than that it's been pretty easy. I'm definitely thinking this pregnancy will go by a lot faster than Adom's did. A lot is going on with us right now...<br /><br />Chasing a 3 year old keeps me busy enough, then recently I was asked by our Children's Minister at our church here in Fort Worth if I would consider taking over as the Nursery Coordinator. A good friend of mine who was the nursery coordinator is moving to Georgia with her family. So I accepted the offer, it was a total God thing! Plus I'm still doing my transcription work from home in the afternoons or evenings.<br /><br />So with all this I'm trying to get Adom into a Mother's Day Out program probably one maybe two days a week.<br /><br />Anyways, theres a little update into our lives at the moment.<br /><br />Greg and I both are thinking this baby is going to be a girl, Adom thinks so too haha! We keep asking him if mommy has a baby girl or a baby boy in her tummy and he always says , " a baby grill" :)<br /><br />No names yet, Greg will be naming this baby :)<br /><br />I'll try to keep you posted on how we're all doing, we are using a midwife with this baby and our first appointment will be the end of this month when we get to hear the heartbeat :)<img src="file:///C:/Users/Colleen/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Colleen/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" />Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972739573403358234noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942177312142619096.post-63326962256028129932009-07-28T14:18:00.000-07:002009-07-28T14:22:14.948-07:00Adom's 3rd BirthdayHere is a video of Adom's 3rd Birthday party :) Just click on the play button in the middle of the picture to watch the video. I can't believe our baby is already three years old :( It has gone by WAY too fast!<br /><br />Oh and for those of you that haven't heard we are expecting baby #2 :) Due March 8th!<br /><br />I will try to get better about updating my blog. This pregnancy has made me extremely tired, so when I'm not chasing Adom around I'm usually trying to grab a nap. I'll keep you posted on how things are going around here.<br /><br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/00qAbfCuXcM&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/00qAbfCuXcM&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972739573403358234noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942177312142619096.post-52645548781134622262009-07-10T06:19:00.000-07:002009-07-10T06:20:02.574-07:00To the beach<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibG1GPFaulcr-Y0u2rXryHzdrhWeAhLfCWy1f2M-6iqt3X_wn-Insj2oIlOk0NPtg2LyhzB67OP7G7XzboaapgX_TSF_105Gy7NpGobsDM3eyOLvUVJ3eHv9uLpLB72xcsg5dfc8rxzqA/s1600-h/IMG_1045.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibG1GPFaulcr-Y0u2rXryHzdrhWeAhLfCWy1f2M-6iqt3X_wn-Insj2oIlOk0NPtg2LyhzB67OP7G7XzboaapgX_TSF_105Gy7NpGobsDM3eyOLvUVJ3eHv9uLpLB72xcsg5dfc8rxzqA/s320/IMG_1045.JPG" /></a> GiGi and PopPop got to go with us to the beach!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBlqEMEfOgjKNB81PbCU5ZwGwdK3D-H40J_lfymhYRw5LRQRvGhpqZ55a08za0r_-o3DGf1d-kMwECQ_VN8iHP3ufMNV-vYS4Sw89ObeTmVlXyYFFCUQlAbj7gxXLJj9A-eC5yJcg0bso/s1600-h/IMG_1052.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBlqEMEfOgjKNB81PbCU5ZwGwdK3D-H40J_lfymhYRw5LRQRvGhpqZ55a08za0r_-o3DGf1d-kMwECQ_VN8iHP3ufMNV-vYS4Sw89ObeTmVlXyYFFCUQlAbj7gxXLJj9A-eC5yJcg0bso/s320/IMG_1052.JPG" /></a> haha PopPop!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3LJNDHE14XKWk_02wVelZn3uh93hacQb-2fupkjOFsV3M1lK8M_gXff_0vLtlMmLlCVzUGwfr39LUT9VKbcRIZGOpVupRdKaPwsMLf6VTDD26Z8YHdi2jENnaz5yUzmQgpnY5snuJm8/s1600-h/IMG_1070.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3LJNDHE14XKWk_02wVelZn3uh93hacQb-2fupkjOFsV3M1lK8M_gXff_0vLtlMmLlCVzUGwfr39LUT9VKbcRIZGOpVupRdKaPwsMLf6VTDD26Z8YHdi2jENnaz5yUzmQgpnY5snuJm8/s320/IMG_1070.JPG" /></a> being silly<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImCjUpNn8Elrz8Yz2u3aTMqhwdAINtMlO1uJouukQnP8QiSToniIjm5avCslVRKASkSCCUQDNfu_Di9yzqUd4KWY-vdRWhVlfgvGrSL-R2WFQcikfAlPL4H048mSO3Q3IU70MNwU9ak0/s1600-h/IMG_1071.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImCjUpNn8Elrz8Yz2u3aTMqhwdAINtMlO1uJouukQnP8QiSToniIjm5avCslVRKASkSCCUQDNfu_Di9yzqUd4KWY-vdRWhVlfgvGrSL-R2WFQcikfAlPL4H048mSO3Q3IU70MNwU9ak0/s320/IMG_1071.JPG" /></a> On the ferry boat ride over to Port Aransas<div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972739573403358234noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942177312142619096.post-23094068420836760522009-07-10T06:11:00.000-07:002009-07-10T06:12:23.009-07:00Summertime<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQqLA2UctPk3c1cdZlgxPF4Kaobxi82WmJ2uwPn9CY_u5ogj3W0EWmIKmDDTIwZjpjrFbPfZj1maB6iRM-WwYrbiTswD656tx2nUhl8urLhgapJZIXPYqpiE4ARXM5ZLF8xT2eRUf3_4/s1600-h/IMG_1020.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQqLA2UctPk3c1cdZlgxPF4Kaobxi82WmJ2uwPn9CY_u5ogj3W0EWmIKmDDTIwZjpjrFbPfZj1maB6iRM-WwYrbiTswD656tx2nUhl8urLhgapJZIXPYqpiE4ARXM5ZLF8xT2eRUf3_4/s320/IMG_1020.JPG" /></a> Josiah and Lydia are Adom's best buddies here in Fort Worth. Sadly, they are moving to Georgia in a few short weeks. We are really going to miss them :(<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLqn7T8sONPLP8L04HlP7DXlAeZFhl49GPe5QO_-Eyf2zsHDFWROEcGlQ1ibmX1S8s66Z7omSXJufowEfB9ROXRkLDSm1rveNhLoG7ZoCPBUFWgVsAB7W3ysjRVkwh_xrb1nUT0TFIM4/s1600-h/IMG_1039.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLqn7T8sONPLP8L04HlP7DXlAeZFhl49GPe5QO_-Eyf2zsHDFWROEcGlQ1ibmX1S8s66Z7omSXJufowEfB9ROXRkLDSm1rveNhLoG7ZoCPBUFWgVsAB7W3ysjRVkwh_xrb1nUT0TFIM4/s320/IMG_1039.JPG" /></a> Adom "helping" Daddy in the back yard.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwHttd6z2K2whU4hvZX-yKP8f_psqX-JYi7Og0MRuivOpPW41r_UJs9NCFkseAV14iXyVdeeCQyKi8ir2DF-rUikXADsG0oqQJyDiXj7G7vvK89RHSAoZ7MGLSx2D7zQf-n9nEH7oPzs/s1600-h/IMG_1036.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwHttd6z2K2whU4hvZX-yKP8f_psqX-JYi7Og0MRuivOpPW41r_UJs9NCFkseAV14iXyVdeeCQyKi8ir2DF-rUikXADsG0oqQJyDiXj7G7vvK89RHSAoZ7MGLSx2D7zQf-n9nEH7oPzs/s320/IMG_1036.JPG" /></a> Cold water!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGlbBKHE2Z6dYlzvxfAsLnxEFm_8bY6HgXxaUGWRCa6K-cF080K-QInFpmEGHfU1Pb0AhV8Ctz66D17B1jiqO_eSqikGKzfsxCXrDHgwLyh2tSB-LTBzrP6lX23O_FAqmySMWldRxJ5Y/s1600-h/IMG_1023.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGlbBKHE2Z6dYlzvxfAsLnxEFm_8bY6HgXxaUGWRCa6K-cF080K-QInFpmEGHfU1Pb0AhV8Ctz66D17B1jiqO_eSqikGKzfsxCXrDHgwLyh2tSB-LTBzrP6lX23O_FAqmySMWldRxJ5Y/s320/IMG_1023.JPG" /></a> Popsicles after swimming :)<div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972739573403358234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942177312142619096.post-71215424566248326752009-07-09T18:08:00.000-07:002009-07-09T18:09:04.141-07:00tractors and family :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Xr9RcxNeHOWxBe_-TGUPoaM9D1eelO7zyf0AtlbIRQd8usRNFNDDHKMnyybQCmGEo8nSmY3rY2CPnzWfxNsJNpCkspzLHvnwY5TMDDTcRdWcpfu7QPKtGrkogqRqtl5YtIkXUcoYjsY/s1600-h/IMG_1001.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Xr9RcxNeHOWxBe_-TGUPoaM9D1eelO7zyf0AtlbIRQd8usRNFNDDHKMnyybQCmGEo8nSmY3rY2CPnzWfxNsJNpCkspzLHvnwY5TMDDTcRdWcpfu7QPKtGrkogqRqtl5YtIkXUcoYjsY/s320/IMG_1001.JPG" /></a> The tractor pictures were taken at my Aunt Peggy's house while Adom and I were spending some time down in Kerrville last time with my mom and her.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsN-szv7ugqIQSCzH43aEacodJjTon6PdM8zhGKBa9LNZFMHxyqSSVgnh7UKFQTUM6CkHN99ygQtH5o8TRUD4pXofmo5V9BqfXFpYj6UBfJIwNaBdh7Vg89tUhaflC5dwX8fg1yBgF-Xk/s1600-h/IMG_1002.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsN-szv7ugqIQSCzH43aEacodJjTon6PdM8zhGKBa9LNZFMHxyqSSVgnh7UKFQTUM6CkHN99ygQtH5o8TRUD4pXofmo5V9BqfXFpYj6UBfJIwNaBdh7Vg89tUhaflC5dwX8fg1yBgF-Xk/s320/IMG_1002.JPG" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjaBBTi9knW2o5biE2GL8AV2qh9bbFBdevasOTdnEIbgZPbvYPy4660ntO4p275vmqx0Hg_SKMDKXkuN7D3gVI6pQ3apE1EwExE3OiefcQAF34prA1TUEgDxTEJ-oybMvWghoovXQshXE/s1600-h/IMG_1007.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjaBBTi9knW2o5biE2GL8AV2qh9bbFBdevasOTdnEIbgZPbvYPy4660ntO4p275vmqx0Hg_SKMDKXkuN7D3gVI6pQ3apE1EwExE3OiefcQAF34prA1TUEgDxTEJ-oybMvWghoovXQshXE/s320/IMG_1007.JPG" /></a> My Aunt Derlene was so great to have a family dinner for us while Adom and I were in the area! We loved seeing almost all of my Dad's family :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi785GacDSnqpRb6WOLFouKyfAeZKf58nSB1gOIzh3DRpOonCFrqO4yeEt6htuMfy73ZMtTnvXGJGbDrM4HnTof39LVaTusEZpdVyFMt4c9FQ_6Ep6Krw3wp8izRcWoHgOM3dFOTD4Gr1I/s1600-h/IMG_1010.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi785GacDSnqpRb6WOLFouKyfAeZKf58nSB1gOIzh3DRpOonCFrqO4yeEt6htuMfy73ZMtTnvXGJGbDrM4HnTof39LVaTusEZpdVyFMt4c9FQ_6Ep6Krw3wp8izRcWoHgOM3dFOTD4Gr1I/s320/IMG_1010.JPG" /></a> More pictures to come...<div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972739573403358234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942177312142619096.post-37373917704177132152009-06-19T11:02:00.000-07:002009-06-19T11:09:56.371-07:00Growin' Up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgGqaiAEcQqOS4_0RvX8N_cXcSD9gQWWthIq0QvOihPY_C3njRyDZ8zRFM3hhnzLwYYM4NRqXfs6_F_AGcOgFkWww9Q9YH7xSMXhFGB-38UgBFUhuUMAzOs-6U9b4asMptH9yZ7oo-5o/s1600-h/P6031476.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgGqaiAEcQqOS4_0RvX8N_cXcSD9gQWWthIq0QvOihPY_C3njRyDZ8zRFM3hhnzLwYYM4NRqXfs6_F_AGcOgFkWww9Q9YH7xSMXhFGB-38UgBFUhuUMAzOs-6U9b4asMptH9yZ7oo-5o/s320/P6031476.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349101015619905330" border="0" /></a>My good friend Jodi took these beautiful pictures while we were visiting in Kerrville this last time.<br /><br />Adom is growing up so fast! I can't believe he'll be 3 years old next month. Why does it go by so stinkin' fast?!<br /><br />We've been pretty busy here in Fort Worth lately, we've really started to get a lot more involved with our church and it's awesome the things that God is doing in our lives!<br /><br />God has truly answered my prayers for new friendships :) It's wonderful.<br /><br />Fort Worth is feeling like home more and more everyday :)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVtx4ESUtTZScqcpEiZ85aTiMSWGM09XwruDyg68sfw2P106bVm6YWWCfzl06Q_qb9SUw7i11_WTjPfJ75eHHIoCcHR9d1dgKCILUeHxRQBoHtUV0HRwtmPBcRi_LoCKTDWRSgamYPe0/s1600-h/P6031471_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVtx4ESUtTZScqcpEiZ85aTiMSWGM09XwruDyg68sfw2P106bVm6YWWCfzl06Q_qb9SUw7i11_WTjPfJ75eHHIoCcHR9d1dgKCILUeHxRQBoHtUV0HRwtmPBcRi_LoCKTDWRSgamYPe0/s320/P6031471_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349101013491708530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPNcuVbL2D-4lno2fL6KHUusywOkc7cwflbQdMZl4_tdwvBDQ2EbEQRNU8Rw1J2N_iJ0AU6cwiT8JiC_7aJKeMpjCRd4oNiwapLfCKUfNQL0tekC8XLB_DHcykC2pJ4Dk6YcyQIAkT_lo/s1600-h/P6031466.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPNcuVbL2D-4lno2fL6KHUusywOkc7cwflbQdMZl4_tdwvBDQ2EbEQRNU8Rw1J2N_iJ0AU6cwiT8JiC_7aJKeMpjCRd4oNiwapLfCKUfNQL0tekC8XLB_DHcykC2pJ4Dk6YcyQIAkT_lo/s320/P6031466.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349101012059430658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFiLXM7yVZC2TEhydtCaVYX0L2azot1MrN5RXgxJpmtk5BX1RYIDKigJ8uF6D33umk0A412DibWhgb0WKncr8uOTFzJTVafGBe47G1IFpKgbkSlN-N293kauW9qxQ6vpwmSqcdnJr4Tk/s1600-h/P6031463.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFiLXM7yVZC2TEhydtCaVYX0L2azot1MrN5RXgxJpmtk5BX1RYIDKigJ8uF6D33umk0A412DibWhgb0WKncr8uOTFzJTVafGBe47G1IFpKgbkSlN-N293kauW9qxQ6vpwmSqcdnJr4Tk/s320/P6031463.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349101009271192322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlBve_4Y3gdM5jEI-1T6ySdzZXAnLC0z4QD5hwNnXVSma84qSvY6vv7pa_cpWDZmE4d2Phum98jmteuoP44su8BBEG6OPg_UCOX-BlY6ZLYqcz-viMYH6D4zXEkpQSf8BudU3_YSP5Jw/s1600-h/P6031462.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlBve_4Y3gdM5jEI-1T6ySdzZXAnLC0z4QD5hwNnXVSma84qSvY6vv7pa_cpWDZmE4d2Phum98jmteuoP44su8BBEG6OPg_UCOX-BlY6ZLYqcz-viMYH6D4zXEkpQSf8BudU3_YSP5Jw/s320/P6031462.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349101003768484514" border="0" /></a>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972739573403358234noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942177312142619096.post-8911122420570464152009-06-08T07:48:00.001-07:002009-06-08T07:58:35.431-07:00Our New Baby...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeiZbly8dIZnF-tOg4_NEYaK77GGkxal_p4u9PASuBs6QLQNjHFLl_PW-StXTtR_VA3QJdSvYLKNTdSbmN8JZYH61XerWhqxHwEUilRXtfjlOFIZ5yVq3IVN8L3gF99BEF-mTq1GfW4gc/s1600-h/IMG_0988.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeiZbly8dIZnF-tOg4_NEYaK77GGkxal_p4u9PASuBs6QLQNjHFLl_PW-StXTtR_VA3QJdSvYLKNTdSbmN8JZYH61XerWhqxHwEUilRXtfjlOFIZ5yVq3IVN8L3gF99BEF-mTq1GfW4gc/s320/IMG_0988.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344969321529022690" border="0" /></a>Did I fool anybody with the title of this post?! HAHA!<br /><br />Gotcha!<br /><br />Meet the new addition to our family... Big Red :) We love her already and she is both of ours dream truck. It was such a God thing and is a huge blessing in our lives :)<br /><br />And yes I've decided it's a <span style="font-style: italic;">she</span> because <span style="font-style: italic;">she </span>is dead sexy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFeuUkTEGUqrSZcyIor4j4eJr48g6f1SYDwwACdRzP0XLBaMOYynMRrM0tBMTq9E_Dbr0y54E0woEjO78FqskjBT7_zc2hbiyIgeGWfcrpl38I_5XIqzdQ4rrxUh9ug8wyT-uecTGzWY/s1600-h/IMG_0986.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFeuUkTEGUqrSZcyIor4j4eJr48g6f1SYDwwACdRzP0XLBaMOYynMRrM0tBMTq9E_Dbr0y54E0woEjO78FqskjBT7_zc2hbiyIgeGWfcrpl38I_5XIqzdQ4rrxUh9ug8wyT-uecTGzWY/s320/IMG_0986.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344969316879251650" border="0" /></a>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972739573403358234noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942177312142619096.post-20554127633759444132009-05-26T13:06:00.000-07:002009-05-26T13:30:00.823-07:00Botanical Gardens in the Spring<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3DTN1lWoXvlQul5Vl4dbc1iXPrFQaAo1QBrlO17ZvAsvOARCULhtcV_DQv0QAoIOYdkrshAjCH5PVq2rgoJzHfCmeRNhNTTN1jzQTEBYUhGSE2ntTKaa06SxsRXUtmyIpq9EDCuECGD0/s1600-h/IMG_0940.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3DTN1lWoXvlQul5Vl4dbc1iXPrFQaAo1QBrlO17ZvAsvOARCULhtcV_DQv0QAoIOYdkrshAjCH5PVq2rgoJzHfCmeRNhNTTN1jzQTEBYUhGSE2ntTKaa06SxsRXUtmyIpq9EDCuECGD0/s320/IMG_0940.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340230562074224546" border="0" /></a>My Dad and Barbara came up to spend the weekend with us here in Fort Worth for Memorial Day weekend. We took them to the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens! It was beautiful and there was a nice cool breeze so it was a very pleasant day and it was soooo beautiful!<br />But judging from the picture of me with Adom, girlfriend seriously needs a tan! Yikes!<br /><br />We had a wonderful weekend and I can honestly say that the gardens are my favorite place to visit in the fall AND in the spring :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YMm1JqcF-q2BnF57MBBnAv5GCeadkmbYwYQm1bZ5sUDir0FcYNn-I6LWi2CFFZLXQFLe6e0XBSHOnIToyfyL2PEdKI30MnMPb40a4jL-edbyiQQ5ITM95AtyDfMvyS2fSNdosYiXmNE/s1600-h/IMG_0928.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YMm1JqcF-q2BnF57MBBnAv5GCeadkmbYwYQm1bZ5sUDir0FcYNn-I6LWi2CFFZLXQFLe6e0XBSHOnIToyfyL2PEdKI30MnMPb40a4jL-edbyiQQ5ITM95AtyDfMvyS2fSNdosYiXmNE/s320/IMG_0928.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340230554937193682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2szdAYdyPNgGxyLsH8kmck9zdzXhROH63m_tkaRgwGMcM5-gH6ev-9yyEo9t-d_37mBeMC-6nxGL_j4IPJjL5s4V8whSKdOt7ml1GMmSH3nzLUPU3184BiOzN2IFl9P5qxm4BugXs1eU/s1600-h/IMG_0914.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; 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float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidMpiO2hMl40ETaDbClOXy39j_M2NR7HtZCq-rjMkgI2vXhh0qlP9PM_dlTtfu1Do-lpZjSLP4uqYjrS3Av1iOdE3bRc4qDDQ5CuEMR2MfgDmeAsjSTItA1DOe6-pqkxKOutPAJr0y7CE/s320/IMG_0872.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340224147262420466" border="0" /></a>I've discovered lately that I would much rather read other people's blogs than update my own :) I know it's terrible but true haha.<br />So here's some random update pictures...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We've moved into "big boy undies" He's especially proud of his Thomas underwear!<br /><br /><br />Adom being a goofball<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79zyu82bG3o7tIHD-2Pu45MP7f4l7PID2ZGh5UIEJsziSGwYm-LxB9RnGpn5f5XBMOIlTZm_tf80Tflmm2iIW96ZWp0ArzqSkOWhDoAkObizqKWtP7sHN79VkDuDYhsM4lb21wVzivsM/s1600-h/IMG_0849.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79zyu82bG3o7tIHD-2Pu45MP7f4l7PID2ZGh5UIEJsziSGwYm-LxB9RnGpn5f5XBMOIlTZm_tf80Tflmm2iIW96ZWp0ArzqSkOWhDoAkObizqKWtP7sHN79VkDuDYhsM4lb21wVzivsM/s320/IMG_0849.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340223095192438450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> <br />Before and after shots of his most recent haircut. That Mommy and Daddy did :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMo3D4lRUJFQeVlJCvIR1AokC-jIWZ4NEMOsGVxO3w81yr5l5idcxFqibZ4hPyEBp1WAqe9-cZO0kZSVIsLrR6UGh5cGDjKvFSHoLKWxgIWLH_OLc_FyvVu-sTAwXffNFWW2kqsq5yp4/s1600-h/IMG_0886.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMo3D4lRUJFQeVlJCvIR1AokC-jIWZ4NEMOsGVxO3w81yr5l5idcxFqibZ4hPyEBp1WAqe9-cZO0kZSVIsLrR6UGh5cGDjKvFSHoLKWxgIWLH_OLc_FyvVu-sTAwXffNFWW2kqsq5yp4/s320/IMG_0886.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340224136110162882" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8XbPkS6fcMGZuakNZQ0BHwk46z0cuXQ3oXTB_PtASSB2bxd1TcC0tdgVf66O0SksWVYgPB22XMKxPp4uFRBeWMf9EMKxY3DR-N-UQZGQMAvpZMUl-z5Ch7CsX0tXEHpdMi_0_oRswL8/s1600-h/IMG_0888.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8XbPkS6fcMGZuakNZQ0BHwk46z0cuXQ3oXTB_PtASSB2bxd1TcC0tdgVf66O0SksWVYgPB22XMKxPp4uFRBeWMf9EMKxY3DR-N-UQZGQMAvpZMUl-z5Ch7CsX0tXEHpdMi_0_oRswL8/s320/IMG_0888.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340224141115014178" border="0" /></a>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972739573403358234noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942177312142619096.post-81619647901522398772009-05-10T17:14:00.000-07:002009-05-10T17:25:30.149-07:00Happy Mother's Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj29K2HVWS0_OUZxmjltxIMrvBCm9-icfRA6nmqYuuEnv4qvAocSy8C0rzH_e4IWwD1FUf-HlQEwxvpUZ1uFbYSn37LM_eM5wsSAcG8eBpnw9LKn9QYLHUEU-ZOBhGuPrPf-4o4YKaVhJ8/s1600-h/mother_child_79.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj29K2HVWS0_OUZxmjltxIMrvBCm9-icfRA6nmqYuuEnv4qvAocSy8C0rzH_e4IWwD1FUf-HlQEwxvpUZ1uFbYSn37LM_eM5wsSAcG8eBpnw9LKn9QYLHUEU-ZOBhGuPrPf-4o4YKaVhJ8/s320/mother_child_79.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334355770059201730" border="0" /></a><br />Just a quick shout out to all the beautiful, terrific, wonderful mommas out there! Happy Mother's Day!<br /><br />I am very blessed to have a mother that is also one of my best friends and a mother-in-law whom I can same the same about!<br /><br />Greg and Adom got me a two year subscription for Texas Highways magazine! Yay! I've been wanting that for a really long time :)<br /><br />Watch out all you Texas German, Bluebonnet, Dutch, Pioneer, & Christmas fests (not to mention flea markets) here we come ;)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia, bookman old style, palatino linotype, book antiqua, palatino, trebuchet ms, helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, avante garde, century gothic, comic sans ms, times, times new roman, serif;"><br />Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. ~Marcel Proust</span>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972739573403358234noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942177312142619096.post-44259605043473024612009-04-30T12:32:00.001-07:002009-04-30T12:48:41.477-07:00Easter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHYneMl0QKWZZ9rmluxyqWXcT0YqvsHwR7-XP0epvEi8JE9niJ6Z87qmP38X2dc-3_9i2HMAsLJzCaUbzrsUWUMNNwxXsDsROC60F7XBDKCZQ0FRAx2Y89SxrrdlnOw0m4Sa4PjFCUNs/s1600-h/IMG_0732.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHYneMl0QKWZZ9rmluxyqWXcT0YqvsHwR7-XP0epvEi8JE9niJ6Z87qmP38X2dc-3_9i2HMAsLJzCaUbzrsUWUMNNwxXsDsROC60F7XBDKCZQ0FRAx2Y89SxrrdlnOw0m4Sa4PjFCUNs/s320/IMG_0732.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330572274562164066" border="0" /></a>Alright so I know this is a little late but at least I'm getting them up. Every year we try to go to Leakey to my family's place and do Easter with my Aunts and Uncles and all the cousins. My mom is the youngest of 8 kids so I always had tons of cousins growing up so needless to say Adom has lots of cousins as well :) He had a blast easter egg hunting this year and ate gummy bears and jelly beans till he popped. We had a great time and look forward to it every year :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZAkI198tPkaLj952B6y0m1pEObcoTIVfGRvtXJsv2bfF_4uAJJXaCXra9sj_WQSr_pNbH5vHOjyHKg210Fd6qkjRuukGlFnx2dOVFCYvYYXI4FkXy2718_38TevptWSZVc6c2kgtico/s1600-h/IMG_0690.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZAkI198tPkaLj952B6y0m1pEObcoTIVfGRvtXJsv2bfF_4uAJJXaCXra9sj_WQSr_pNbH5vHOjyHKg210Fd6qkjRuukGlFnx2dOVFCYvYYXI4FkXy2718_38TevptWSZVc6c2kgtico/s320/IMG_0690.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330570384963401362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmji59ocukXO9D5W0r8278i9Mze5Zdmnpa47tUgY1uxfy8Le9udFpD_80yJ3a4a8rm33SlinuEkyuP2Vg75uncBKQaODGN3ua7VBzfJpwoXjW31H1kKC0fJg-nGbxfBsjxkAne30VhXIg/s1600-h/IMG_0688.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmji59ocukXO9D5W0r8278i9Mze5Zdmnpa47tUgY1uxfy8Le9udFpD_80yJ3a4a8rm33SlinuEkyuP2Vg75uncBKQaODGN3ua7VBzfJpwoXjW31H1kKC0fJg-nGbxfBsjxkAne30VhXIg/s320/IMG_0688.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330569996171921394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilGtfIkT-G3mj4ibMtfNnZgDlnP1UflnHSlAueBDxnOFrqsqAaGk16uW-bprdzk16V7_k3ITPRNkyqnkbaj2F-GGDazfbY-WASugwXpiThUqs1Mq1hd_UHM2ygVARWFIThZ9rKY0BYb8/s1600-h/IMG_0711.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilGtfIkT-G3mj4ibMtfNnZgDlnP1UflnHSlAueBDxnOFrqsqAaGk16uW-bprdzk16V7_k3ITPRNkyqnkbaj2F-GGDazfbY-WASugwXpiThUqs1Mq1hd_UHM2ygVARWFIThZ9rKY0BYb8/s320/IMG_0711.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330571219491539394" border="0" /></a>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972739573403358234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942177312142619096.post-34720361986864005992009-04-27T11:54:00.001-07:002009-04-27T12:08:58.407-07:00Potty Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpzcaMQvu2dn4_wT8oCdZgivhYTrpHQHg6O0qsDlbwZfPWSF9ARgncBPpw8t_dFrDzP420vRpPtIOImlpDMYzuQYxYQc2afbI2xsiS8pXjYP8aq5XkRmT6_4DVdtRAOnE15hWgc6XGZM/s1600-h/IMG_0807.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpzcaMQvu2dn4_wT8oCdZgivhYTrpHQHg6O0qsDlbwZfPWSF9ARgncBPpw8t_dFrDzP420vRpPtIOImlpDMYzuQYxYQc2afbI2xsiS8pXjYP8aq5XkRmT6_4DVdtRAOnE15hWgc6XGZM/s320/IMG_0807.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329448852338908114" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We have success people... my baby boy is officially potty trained!<br /><br />Still wearing the pull ups only because we haven't made the special trip to the store for "big boy underwear".<br /><br />Most nights he is completely dry when he wakes up and he is always dry after nap time, AND he goes in public restrooms!<br /><br />So we rented Thomas the Train DVD from the library today for a reward for doing so well.<br /><br />By the way he has a mild obsession with trains right now.... so right now hes happier than a tornado in a trailer park! (movie line)<br /><br />Next step is to get him a big boy bed... not sure momma is ready for all this "big boy" stuff :(Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972739573403358234noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942177312142619096.post-47405155576497832009-04-20T12:20:00.001-07:002009-04-20T12:34:58.185-07:00Potty Time<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePlV7rB2v5Pb7h49Lmb8FBItRBcKdp8G8wfKSNp22xgHHGUvqKVIB80gtVUF4Gtr22ikTg0iWHDS-bHTyU2BCUUkFZZjDq5pJCce4jfVRDMWfQ7kU-lZ9R0MTMZR_jaNSfxJ9Y6e3kuU/s1600-h/mail.google.com.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePlV7rB2v5Pb7h49Lmb8FBItRBcKdp8G8wfKSNp22xgHHGUvqKVIB80gtVUF4Gtr22ikTg0iWHDS-bHTyU2BCUUkFZZjDq5pJCce4jfVRDMWfQ7kU-lZ9R0MTMZR_jaNSfxJ9Y6e3kuU/s320/mail.google.com.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326855701459318274" border="0" /></a><br />Excuse me... Little busy here.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yes Adom is potty training! Hallelujah!<br /><br />He is doing so well! He went for the first time in the potty last Thursday and went on and off all day Friday. Then Saturday morning him and Greg went to buy him some "big boy pullups" with Cars on them!<br /><br />This kid amazes me, I thought potty training was going to be such a struggle but he hasn't peed (except for during the night) in his pullup since Saturday. He's almost completely dry when he wakes up in the morning too!<br /><br />Church was a different story... I think it will take some time for him to be comfortable going potty anywhere but home for a while.<br /><br />Today we went to the park for 2 hours and as soon as we got home he told me he had to go. His pullup was completely dry. He waited till we got home to go!<br /><br />I'm one proud momma... in case you couldn't tell :)Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972739573403358234noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942177312142619096.post-64502096041026579292009-04-16T18:55:00.001-07:002009-04-16T19:10:39.224-07:00Nana comes to the big city!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGPREAeqtiah19OfXZfezyPAoBhjHPMOEE4IhKMTJ8aidjxmzFWxZjHU58Vf8zkJArkohyphenhyphenujokCShgR6gU2ILHMm-RUyg8tpFbe0rbfhMLeTX-O9N_rxOzfe6XDQEt7effATYDrIve0c/s1600-h/IMG_0608.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGPREAeqtiah19OfXZfezyPAoBhjHPMOEE4IhKMTJ8aidjxmzFWxZjHU58Vf8zkJArkohyphenhyphenujokCShgR6gU2ILHMm-RUyg8tpFbe0rbfhMLeTX-O9N_rxOzfe6XDQEt7effATYDrIve0c/s320/IMG_0608.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325474780164516450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjKSeAuQFLSaRcb8OrnMkJZ8niXc6KMfXDU2lEr7jrgCRFCGBgTDC7ZB8yuG9JgmFqKHYmXwDzZhoF8U8HwXht2DJdMOBgEHCMf8Bff9d6TlN3eB5-Jh3F28CB2JIE0Ia0S0Y2xjpFXs/s1600-h/IMG_0570.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjKSeAuQFLSaRcb8OrnMkJZ8niXc6KMfXDU2lEr7jrgCRFCGBgTDC7ZB8yuG9JgmFqKHYmXwDzZhoF8U8HwXht2DJdMOBgEHCMf8Bff9d6TlN3eB5-Jh3F28CB2JIE0Ia0S0Y2xjpFXs/s320/IMG_0570.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325474121668187922" border="0" /></a><br />My mom AKA "Nana" came to spend the whole week with us last week! We had an awesome time and got to do a lot of fun activities while she was here.<br />We took her to the Dallas World Aquarium which is the coolest aquarium EVER!<br /><br />We went shopping, took her to the stockyards, she ate at Chick-fil-a for the FIRST time, and most of all we got lots of one-on-one time to visit and love on her :) And God Bless her she even watched Adom for us one night so Greg and I could have a date night :)<br /><br />We had such a good visit and we love you so much Nana!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzHtqcqOX7xkN1syEZpPwt40z7-K8Im4vtuuQ-ZYnG6vZLc_lBDPkuv5Dx3Wz8Bpb-63e3gjPsKOu1HY0B5lTmbbqD9fw3YnmSWgBAAxG1_pk5oFcrUn5EfS8_FNrmCBu8t5uvPegF_4/s1600-h/IMG_0681.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzHtqcqOX7xkN1syEZpPwt40z7-K8Im4vtuuQ-ZYnG6vZLc_lBDPkuv5Dx3Wz8Bpb-63e3gjPsKOu1HY0B5lTmbbqD9fw3YnmSWgBAAxG1_pk5oFcrUn5EfS8_FNrmCBu8t5uvPegF_4/s320/IMG_0681.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325476266921675458" border="0" /></a>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972739573403358234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942177312142619096.post-780987371155507312009-04-08T14:14:00.000-07:002009-04-08T14:49:03.591-07:00The many faces of Adom and PawPaw<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsUvNNtpibtoVkRhJzhVz_2UygS_sb7jaLO5Tuuyi2P2ExhyphenhyphennI7IZCUT4fYkdVbgfpi63kqRbC7bW_I-wGFgwlIuy6BWNubaf9aSmDHKnxhSAfpivE8zxv8PMtHFQfmS9JkAHPSwSWnw/s1600-h/IMG_0541.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzO9MIYY7vBBqbGAQJprJtu1hmQWqqXuUUXTwV37OyjpDYkm3GRUtn3eRtvKuhg8vQGJfkMu8k65GECpajAEDFmSE0JCtQU9nCtqP_vAw4n7JK-PTqv9RPruEEHCL7wzdacxe9ESYDAQ/s320/IMG_0537.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322432842899702962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hhWETi54jtSAhjE3f4TEcPgx_XsVziUU3VBUru3tU6mOzu7fUpTL_-4D9llW4-vd721T95PQV8pLKV_jYsDh61aMR0l3IMVy1pp5rfPO-qVI5PWbMw-NnvboEXxVEyxDveVfF3vzkNg/s1600-h/IMG_0540.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hhWETi54jtSAhjE3f4TEcPgx_XsVziUU3VBUru3tU6mOzu7fUpTL_-4D9llW4-vd721T95PQV8pLKV_jYsDh61aMR0l3IMVy1pp5rfPO-qVI5PWbMw-NnvboEXxVEyxDveVfF3vzkNg/s320/IMG_0540.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322438873762621970" border="0" /></a>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972739573403358234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942177312142619096.post-2172347617067222162009-04-08T14:04:00.001-07:002009-04-08T14:14:29.966-07:00Daddy's Party<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1pNxqZ3n4oOwHhy8S6JSzDwnzGGyHE0nwfdqIh3rk8Jz8rTYAALCNSRIrm-0NPxurfGMkZBlPh8D5g_jeJt4UurseuRZB5KJz1f11jKzl4e6NHDfdRENfAkq_W8K2JYgdXkranvLHGA/s1600-h/IMG_0520.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1pNxqZ3n4oOwHhy8S6JSzDwnzGGyHE0nwfdqIh3rk8Jz8rTYAALCNSRIrm-0NPxurfGMkZBlPh8D5g_jeJt4UurseuRZB5KJz1f11jKzl4e6NHDfdRENfAkq_W8K2JYgdXkranvLHGA/s320/IMG_0520.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322430715390564018" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Last month I, along with others, threw my Daddy a surprise birthday party.<br />It was his 70th!<br />It was a wonderful evening surrounded by wonderful friends and family.<br />We are truly blessed to have this wonderful man in our lives :)<br /><br /></span></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2PUz-4dId2C5fQyaAYitH0v3QLRYzbNNpHpsWdSl-_4c9ImzjcmZUTxEwMEtVb6MO3_aXTKWd2y-jm2Er1m3FSzBIUJ6OMMpQ6kp77i0hyphenhyphenYDXt6jRdfH0vHMIugNF7CHDyoNGjaUcws/s1600-h/IMG_0519.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWpcDoPPhr7naKEGmZSSYK-k5bX1I_0euwVq5Au3fARGGm-JugLzVAauQCg6P6fdQ0DUafwwRpQwt3wZorhQKhoDfUNIQ6CodQGI6sv7ztMxkbexvcsIg3Q8rM3Yg9OWMmYamEzbxdbU/s320/IMG_0487.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322430709167634466" border="0" /></a>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972739573403358234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942177312142619096.post-44372783278770481342009-04-01T14:32:00.000-07:002009-04-01T16:49:07.027-07:00Only happens to me...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgBS90C676kfKFkO_j6KabfEA4BxabGGfZVTGQMbn_HBrrOghM11I3RqeIhyphenhyphenPYSFMU2S9-BgkqdvVTaGBO_wqWko5WfqQQb8Arfv2bE3U-4EL3wcxF-8LUTapVb3u2oX_5XDDhiYwKCk/s1600-h/dre0096l.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgBS90C676kfKFkO_j6KabfEA4BxabGGfZVTGQMbn_HBrrOghM11I3RqeIhyphenhyphenPYSFMU2S9-BgkqdvVTaGBO_wqWko5WfqQQb8Arfv2bE3U-4EL3wcxF-8LUTapVb3u2oX_5XDDhiYwKCk/s320/dre0096l.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319854830681498034" border="0" /></a><br />I have a friend... don't laugh. I have many.<br /><br />This friend, who shall remain nameless (or maybe not) makes fun of me mercilessly regarding my "stories".<br /><br />I can't help it. Some people have "good stories with picnics and lemonade and noodle salad" (movie line, any guesses?). I have what I guess some would call absurd "stories". Many times in which I have told my "stories" and have been called a liar. But unfortunately they are the God's honest truth... no bull... ain't pullin' yer leg... not pullin' the wool over your eyes... truth.<br /><br />Am I embarrassed? Quite often, yes. But I like to view myself as unique. Don't burst my bubble.<br /><br />So to shame my name even further I've decided to blog one of my "stories".<br /><br />No pity please, I am furthering my <span style="font-weight: bold;">uniqueness</span> (a word?). At least that is what I'm going to keep telling myself.<br /><br />After graduating high school I ventured out into the "real" world. While I was thrilled to be in this new world of adult responsibility and sleeping in till noon everyday, I very quickly realized that there was a need for something called "income". I had to do something about this.<br /><br />But what? Hmmm... a job ya that would probably work. I wanted a job where I didn't have to deal with drama. I had had enough of that stuff for the last 10 years of my life in the public school system. I wanted something where I could sit at a desk and look professional, answer phones, do reports, adult stuff.<br /><br />So I got a job at the Beer Barn. :) Okay so not quite what I was picturing but it was fun and I made quite a bit of money, which was all I was really interested in anyways. I got a nice apartment, had a lot of friends, and had very little responsibility in my life. Soooo.... onto the actual "story".<br /><br />While driving to my "non-adult" job one November morning it happened...<br /><br />I was violently attacked by a deer (actually a buck). Either that or he was trying to hitch a ride.<br /><br />Now I don't mean I hit a deer on the road like every other normal person in the Texas Hill Country... I mean I was attacked.<br /><br />To further this whacked out event, I'll give you a little more insight into my life. I had lived on ranches my ENTIRE life! I had a custom grill guard put on my vehicle because I lived in the middle of frikkin' nowhere where it was an everyday occurence to hit these creatures. Not once in the very few years that I'd been driving had I ever remotely had to use this impervious grill guard.<br /><br />Anywho... so on this blissful morning while driving my very safe "deer-guarded" vehicle I come to a stop behind a mall at a stoplight. In my peripheral vision I see a blur coming at me from the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> CAR WASH </span>on my driver's side. I assumed it was a car. I thought to myself, "this is it Colleen...the end... finite...you've bought the farm... bit the bullet." Saw my life flash before my eyes (which terrified me more than the blur coming at me, yikes) and then it happened.<br /><br />The blur hit my drivers side door, I turned to protect myself with my back facing the window, and something stabbed me. Then something was moving.... thrashing violently inside my car! I looked and low and behold this "blur" was not a car it was a deer.<br /><br />Aghast I shrieked with horror then the next thing I remember I was coming to and hearing people yelling at me "Are you ok?" "Can you drive yourself to the parking lot?"<br /><br />So I did where I proceeded to learn from many stunned witnesses that a 5 point buck had tried to hitch a ride with me. Wherein I was not amused.<br /><br />The EMS arrived along with the fire brigade to let me know that they would require the help of the "jaws of life" to extract me from the vehicle because 5 firemen could not get my car door to open. That didn't sound good. Fortunately they eventually unjammed the door without the help of the "jaws of life" and started yelling at me NOT TO MOVE! I had complained of neck pain... big mistake. They strapped a neck brace on me put me on a stretcher and into the ambulance for a whoppin' 1 mile drive across the bridge to the emergency room... I kid you not.<br /><br />Wheeled in the ER, past a friend of mine that shrieked in horror at the sight of me on a stretcher, and was told by a nurse that looked my age (keep in mind I am 18 when this happened) that she was not allowed to touch me until a doctor arrived. My shoulder blade is burning, it feels like I've been sliced with a razor blade inside the neck brace, and I just know my mascara is running since I'm hysterical at this point.<br /><br />The doctor arrives proceeds to yell at this young, but very sweet, nurse that there is probably shards of glass under my neck brace from the accident and she should have removed it at once! She starts to cry, I start to cry, it's pandemonium for a few seconds. Until he shoots me up with vicodin... in which case I forgot to mention that I'm extremely sensitive to and proceed to vomit on myself. There goes whats left of my dignity.<br /><br />Things calm down from this point on, they call my Aunt... she tells my Uncle Jay to get to the hospital and she'll be there as soon as she gets her makeup on. Nice. I tell them NOT to call my parents, I'm fine. In walks Uncle Jay, here come the waterworks all over again, mostly from exhaustion. In walks Aunt Peggy (with makeup), comes to my rescue and cleans off the gothic makeup which has acquired on my face from all the tears. AND finally, in walks my mother who is beside herself because apparently my father (I don't remember how he knew), whom she just divorced, called her and told her I was in an accident and to get down to the hospital. Talk about drama.<br /><br />I am discharged from the ER with a puncture wound to the left shoulder blade (caused by being stabbed by the deer's antler,of course) & minor cuts to face and neck area (due to my drivers side window and front windshield being shattered). Oh and many thanks from the ER staff for givin' em' a good laugh for the day. Still not amused.<br /><br />Worst part of the day? Ruined my favorite blue sweater and the deer walked away unscathed... of course.<br /><br />This stuff only happens to me.Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972739573403358234noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942177312142619096.post-18750411091684058242009-03-08T18:58:00.000-07:002009-03-08T18:59:13.680-07:00At the zoo with friends<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbWmu_e3dld_W8zSbOaWWMvF66ALEJNZiQQDAffBnX4mbpdxnQ87fTx8DRVYpyfD3nNYb1cmXrjroUpZDyFfP2p0_PZKAWgz1z4hjxJ5_LCehRi1UOMQNFfNUDPWLrtPfej-C8YzOuZk/s1600-h/IMG_0464.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbWmu_e3dld_W8zSbOaWWMvF66ALEJNZiQQDAffBnX4mbpdxnQ87fTx8DRVYpyfD3nNYb1cmXrjroUpZDyFfP2p0_PZKAWgz1z4hjxJ5_LCehRi1UOMQNFfNUDPWLrtPfej-C8YzOuZk/s320/IMG_0464.JPG" border="0" /></a> This weekend we got to spend the day with some of our best friends the Gossmanns.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOE1o-Djf4ZmzU7WuA8TDYyT1ccQ2wGZS_UGxf0ftN8jvBzmvsATxf3UlS9cahW1EDMBhPuLktu2lHFyOaUp76eYl-lBUlTPV-3ohVShYyoAg4Umg4OW9HH6l0wgGuGzMySPz8irvVwY/s1600-h/IMG_0461.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOE1o-Djf4ZmzU7WuA8TDYyT1ccQ2wGZS_UGxf0ftN8jvBzmvsATxf3UlS9cahW1EDMBhPuLktu2lHFyOaUp76eYl-lBUlTPV-3ohVShYyoAg4Umg4OW9HH6l0wgGuGzMySPz8irvVwY/s320/IMG_0461.JPG" border="0" /></a> We had a great time and Adom and Gabe had so much fun together! I will share more pictures later. Just wanted to get a few up now.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWEFcnpwmnrIHn4uimwSB1BCxY7NqU9wvlDVuXq9hvHtEBcAiADqfT6oWi2P_8Hiw9iRgXchYEZOLEpY2IP3mUv7QBKK_7VGpvkn0aW_cOC49FaETWYaXQK50cJztAPz8uPOpS26uqsY/s1600-h/IMG_0451.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWEFcnpwmnrIHn4uimwSB1BCxY7NqU9wvlDVuXq9hvHtEBcAiADqfT6oWi2P_8Hiw9iRgXchYEZOLEpY2IP3mUv7QBKK_7VGpvkn0aW_cOC49FaETWYaXQK50cJztAPz8uPOpS26uqsY/s320/IMG_0451.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYI0Wcc6BDcoVjsns6VpTjiwaEwiFEuiKIiJW8WX5GmIn8Gtg93niyHY26bk7MB5rKx43Xc-8LqPW_QsEUHilQBQOYQafpqrHubB3yf9bHLj6BDlre0ubJLURGfR2t-LntRZ6LFEwICDs/s1600-h/IMG_0425.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYI0Wcc6BDcoVjsns6VpTjiwaEwiFEuiKIiJW8WX5GmIn8Gtg93niyHY26bk7MB5rKx43Xc-8LqPW_QsEUHilQBQOYQafpqrHubB3yf9bHLj6BDlre0ubJLURGfR2t-LntRZ6LFEwICDs/s320/IMG_0425.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972739573403358234noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1942177312142619096.post-63644125020995893352009-02-27T19:00:00.000-08:002009-02-27T19:30:28.278-08:00Snap,Crackle,Pop<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiICp27SVU1_8-cw6crLrRwzZtg0kt5L690ji4MZj_4clu3bTAh7ypIY1p_oN1kF9rf-ySntYm0FLDNKnPcFLUpB6NnfxUgwFHU2GIowOX3z_b9UC_nCvdgNVql1eO_4ywrgS2G1BMmqc/s1600-h/three+gals.com"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiICp27SVU1_8-cw6crLrRwzZtg0kt5L690ji4MZj_4clu3bTAh7ypIY1p_oN1kF9rf-ySntYm0FLDNKnPcFLUpB6NnfxUgwFHU2GIowOX3z_b9UC_nCvdgNVql1eO_4ywrgS2G1BMmqc/s320/three+gals.com" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307678548787948450" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I couldn't ask for better gal pals than these two fine ladies.<br /><br />I refer to them as my "kelli(y)'s". Cuz they're mine.<br /><br />I don't think I could have survived this last year without our weekly chatting sessions on the phone.<br /><br />We all went through a lot of the same life transitions at the same times. The three of us (and our families) all moved within a 3 week period of one another. We split in 3 totally different directions.<br /><br />But somehow we've gotten closer through the separation. We've laughed hysterically, blubbered uncontrollably, and just talked about whats on the grocery list this week. All over the phone.<br /><br />We were blessed in December when we all got to meet up in Temple for a whole weekend together. I can't believe I'm just now blogging about it. I really do love ya'll... I swear.<br /><br />We are doubly blessed that our hubby's are great friends as well. What a God thing. I am amazed that he has put such wonderful people in my life that make me smile every time I think about them. Of course Adom and Gabe (Jeff and Kelli's little boy) love each other as well. Gabe is one of the very few little guy pals that Adom has... it's so much fun to see them play together. And very soon Adom will have another little guy pal cuz Kelly C. is due to have her little boy on March 10th! <span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /><br />They complete me... *<span style="font-style: italic;">cheesy grin*</span><br /><br />Seriously though, they bless my socks off.<br /><br />And that's saying a lot cuz I never wear socks.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">rambling...rambling....</span> Okay I'm done. Good night.<br /><br />Love,<br />The Ramblin' WOman<br /><br /><br /></span>Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972739573403358234noreply@blogger.com2