Ok - I think that I mentioned that we got a new puppy. Well we finally have our computer back so I can post some pictures of her. Her name is Sadie and she is a maniac. Picture me up at 5:00am trying to get her to go outside - chasing her - at a full sprint - in circles around my house for about 10 minutes. She is so fast. I have never seen a dog 
run so fast. We believe that she is a lab but she could be a mix. The only reason we think that is because she has fairly small paws. If you have any genius insight into dogs please let me know what you think. Ok - here are the pictures. She also loves the kids and pounces on them any chance that she gets. So in most of the pictures from now on, you will notice the kids sitting up on the table or on the counter island!
Ok - I stole this from Megan's blog because I really loved it - And I wanted something fun to put on my blog. Here goes:
1. When was the last time you went to the bathroom outside? Ok - this is gross - but Kip and I were driving to Shreveport about a year ago and we got stuck in terrible traffic so we pulled off the highway and there was no gas station in sight...needless to say, there were some trees.
2. When was the last time you saw one of your parents? Yesterday - saw both of them
3. Which family member do you most resemble? My mom - I think that I look a lot like her.
4. Do you wear cologne/perfume? Yes - I wear Brighton "Laugh" - I got that from my firend Tricia
5. Do you wear deodorant? Uhhh...yes! Secret shower fresh.
6. Do you 'clean up nice'? I think so.
7. When was the last time you tripped and fell? Well - I slipped and fell about 8 months ago when I was about 7 months pregnant with Macy - I was holding Chase and walking down the stairs - it was pretty scary!
8. where was the last place you slept besides your home? We went to the lake house for the 4th of July and slept over night there.
9. What are you listening to right now? Live feed of 94.9 KLTY at work
10. Have you ever started an uncontrollable fire? Not that I know of.
11. Ever run out of gas on the road? Only once with Kip - he was driving in his Jeep
12. Would you rather cut the grass or rake the leaves? Cut the grass - although my wondeful husband does both so I dont have to worry about it!
13. Your name spelled backwards. ANUAHS
14. What is the last thing you downloaded onto your computer? Something for work - the interview that we use with students
15. Last time you swam in a pool. Well we sat in the hot tub a few weeks ago
16. Have you ever been in a school play? Absolutely - I was in theater in Jr. High - I was one of the Little Women but I cannot remember which one now. And I am sure I was in a few others as well
17. How many kids do you want? THREE - DONE!
18. Type of music you dislike most? I dont know - I dont really care for HARD rock music
19. Are you registered to vote? yes
20. Do you have cable? DirecTV - as of Saturday - we just changed from Comcast
21. Ever prank call anybody? Yes
22. Best friends? Kip, Megan, Czarina, Kaycee, Meredith
23. Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving? Yes
24. Do you have a garden? No - but I wish that I did
25. What's your favorite comic strip? the "Love is.." ones
26. Bath or Shower, morning or night? Shower in the morning, bath at night.
27. Best movie you've seen in the past month? Wedding Date - I just love feel good movies like that
28. Favorite pizza topping? Pinapple and Canadian Bacon, with a side of Ranch of course
29. Chips or popcorn? Chips!!!
30. What color lipstick do you usually wear? I wear a combination lip stick application!!! I use about 4 different things including 2 lip stick colors, lip liner and some concealer as a matte
31. Have you ever smoked peanut shells? No
32. Orange Juice or apple? orange
33. Favorite type of chocolate bar? Are Reese's cups a chocolate bar?
34. When was the last time you voted at the polls? Uhhh...I didnt vote this last election - I know I know....but my president still won!!
35. Last time you ate a homegrown tomato? Yesterday - Kip's dad grew some!
36. Are you a good cook? Kip says that I am getting better and better! I am going to say YES!
37. Ever order anything from an infomercial? No - But I can remember when my dad ordered my mom a ring many years ago.
38. Sprite or 7-up? 7-up if I really have to chose
39. Have you ever had to wear a uniform to work? I had to wear a specific T-Shirt when I worked at both Gymnastics centers taht I worked at, a World Gym polo at World Gym, and a Razzoo's T-shirt at Razzoo's.
40. Ever thrown up in public? Yes...Cancun..uhhh. OH -and Czarina's bachelorette party - sorry to Czarina on both of those occasions.
41. Would you prefer being a millionaire or find true love? true love
42. Do you believe in love at first sight? Kind of - Kip and I agree that we had love at first sight..I was standing at the drink station and Kip was wheeling a few kegs of beer to the back bar at Razzooos....ahhhh - the memories.
43. Can ex's be friends? No
44. Who was the last person you visited in a hospital? myself...before that I cannot remember - I have been in the hospital so much poppin out these kids and kidney stones!
45. Did you have a lot of hair as a baby? No - but Macy did
46. What message is on your answering machine? Sorry - no answering machine right now - sorry Kaycee!
I had a little meltdown this morning. All of the balls that I was juggling just seemed to fall to the ground. I dont know why we take on so much more stress than we know from the very beginning that we can handle. I am sure that there are millions of women and men in the world that do the same thing but most days I feel very alone in my endeavors. I think that some days I have too much pride to just let go of some things. I work a full time job that keeps me at the office most days until 6pm and others until 8pm. I have 3 great kids who really deserve more time than my job does. I have a great husband who also deserves my support and love and intimacy. I also want to fill my life with praising God who gave me all of these things. I also want to be physically healthy (AKA - hot :0) ). I also feel the need to handle our finances and make sure that everyone in the family has what they need and a few things that we want as well. And then there is me.....I think that I deserve a little more that what I am giving my self as well. I need rest, growth, family time, peace, fun! There are so many things that I neglect because I am too busy being busy.
So I am making a creed today to clear up some things in my life and make some space for the important things. Faith, Family and Focus. I have absolute faith in God that he will take care of me and my family if I put it in his hands. I promise to be a steward of what is placed in my life but otherwise, I am giving it up. I will keep you up to date with what comes of me letting some things go over the next few weeks and months. I am confident that I will see a dramatic change and abundant blessings!
If you are prayerful, please pray for me.
I have had a nutty week and have not been able to get on to post to my blog. We are having issues with our computer at home so I have not been able to do ANYTHING on the computer. And I believe it all stems from my blogging. Oh well. And work has been so busy this week. I really prefer a busy day over a slow one. The week flew by and it is the weekend now! Unfortunately I am at work right now so that doesnt say much for my weekend. We had Bunko last night and it was such a blast. Check out www.bunkobabes.blogspot.com I just love that I have such good friends in my life. Okay - well I need to do some work and then get out of here and home to my wonderful family.
This weekend was so relaxing. It feels so great not to have anything to do over the weekend. I cleaned the house like a mad woman though. It is so strange how you can be cleaning the house every second of the day and it still not be clean. I think that I did that on Saturday. I dont think that I sat down for more than 15 minutes at a time. We only had a few mishaps this weekend. Chase and Mackenzie were "cleaning" the bathroom (I know that is not the safest place for them to clean but it was their choice). And somehow Chase fell down behind the toilet and hit his head on the knob that turns the water on to the toilet. Not only did he get stuck down there, but he had the top to the kid's toothpaste stuck in his mouth. For those of you who do not know Chase, he always has something in his mouth and has since birth. I have decided Chase is giong to be my "Kip child". Kip has a long line of mishaps in his history and I think he has done some time in emergency rooms. We also had a production with Kenzie getting her pinkie finger stuck in a door at church on Sunday. It is interesting to me how my adrenaline gets running in situations like that. The pinkie situation was really not that traumatic, but I was frantic and nearly in tears trying to find her some ice. I guess that is just what mom's do!
Ok - I need to get to work. Happy Monday!
Ok - I am getting good at this... Watch out world.
Okay, I have gotten very caught up in reading blogs on a daily basis. I am addicted. Now it is my time to make my mark in this blogging community. I am sure that I should not reveal that I am creating this blog at work right now since this is a public document - but I will declare 12pm - 1pm my lunch break today and I will fill it with this. I will probably need to go out and grab a Subway sandwich in a few minutes but I have to start this or it will never happen at home! Home is filled with kids, kids and more kids. The second that I walk in the doors of my house, I have a child in my arms. I really can't complain because I dont know what I would do if they didn't want me to hold them. I was really thinking about that a lot last night. First about the fact that I don't even have a second to take my shoes off until about 9:00 pm when everyone is down. But second, that I don't get to hold them enough. It really makes me sad these days to only have a few hours each night and a rushed morning with the kids each week. I live for the weekends now. I dont want to do a thing this weekend, just relax around the house with my fabulous family. I will start to add pictures to the blog tonight when I get home. I am so excited to enter this blog world and share my everyday life with you!
