First (and possibly only) time all the grandkids saw Santa together. Aren't they cute?
In order
Santa's Lap - Andrew 7 months & Jakob 4 Months
Mrs Santa's Lap - Rylee 2 years
Floor: AC 4 years & Trace 3 years.
4 years ago
Monday, November 27, 2006
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
As Promised
As Promised a few postings ago here is the map of Places We Have Been.
You can see by the Key that Randy has been so MANY more places than I have.
See my YELLOW compared to all of Randy's BLUE (Canada & England trump my Italy any day! Not to mention my little bitty DC).
Together we have seen a good bit of the USA and hopefully will se even more before too long.
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Goodbye, Hello, Hello, Goodbye
These seem to be the words I say the most lately.
First Goodbye!
My parents were here for my birthday & left on Halloween Day. So Goodbye Momma & Daddy. Now for the things I learned while they were here.
First Goodbye!
My parents were here for my birthday & left on Halloween Day. So Goodbye Momma & Daddy. Now for the things I learned while they were here.
- The world did not come to an end because my house wasn't spotless when my mother came to visit
- No matter how old you are it is always nice to be your parents little girl again (even if it's only for a short time)
- I would not have survived having the 3 boys by myself, they were a HUGE help. (even if Trace did tell me on Saturday night - that there was too many Grandmas here.)
First Hello!
Randy came home from Chicago (having been home only about 36 hours in a 3 week period.)
Luckily he was able to fly in earlier than expected so we were able to go Camping! (pictures to follow!) His next schedule trip is December 4. We had Monday night alone only since we were camping Friday & Saturday and I co-coordinated a wedding of a Friend of mine's son.
Another Hello!
Nyki & her family flew in Tuesday morning. (Well actually afternoon thanks to flight changes.) So we have house guests again. Our lovely daughter will be with us for 3 weeks. We have 2 wonderful grandchildren laughing & playing in our house for 3 weeks. Our SIL has to go back on Sunday for a week but will be back in time for Thanksgiving :). Last night we listened to laughter - shouts of joy and tears, fits all the wonderful noises that grandkids make times 5! Britt got to see her new nephew Jakob and Nyki got to meet her new nephew Andrew. Rylee runs around calling "My Brittney" and cried really hard when she had to leave her last night. Andrew is enamored with Uncle Jeremy! Trace cuddles with Aunt Nyki. It's like they know in their hearts the love of an extended family!
Another Goodbye!
So much for Randy being home until December - due to issues at work he had to leave this morning for Montana until Saturday urghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh - I don't think they pay him enough for this CRAP!
Well now you know what's going on in my life - What's up with yours?
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Of the Places I've been (in the US)
Look I've been coast to coast & top to bottom. (Wait until you see Randy's - WOW!)
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Do I look OLDER to you? Or maybe just tired!
Wow so much has happened since my last "real" post. I will try to hit the highlights!
Camping weekend with my bestest friend and her family. RELAXING - WONDERFUL- ALL OTHER GREAT adjectives! Really was what the Doctor ordered (well if I bothered to go to a doctor it would have been anyway!) I've decided I could become a Hermit as long as Randy was with me!
Preparing for judgment House - (a Tour of your Final Destination - Drama). Randy and I co-direct JH with another couple. This year we have NOT held up our side of the bargain at all. Randy has been & will be out of town both weekends of the performance. We did help in setting up the individual rooms for the drama. We came home early from Camping for some meetings & then the following Sunday we spent 13 hours at the church setting up the scenes. Randy left town the following Tuesday morning for Dallas. I spent Tuesday night working late - Wednesday night at the church for final touches before dress rehearsal Thursday night. Thursday night went straight from home to the church for the dress rehearsal and got home after 10 did my laundry & packing until 1 a.m. and was at the airport by 5 a.m. for a flight to Dallas.
Trip to Dallas - hmmmmmmm where to begin? I arrived and Nyki and the kids met me at baggage claim. This was the first time I got my hands on Jakob (I know what kind of Grandmother doesn't even see their grandson for the first 3 months of their lives? I know I know I SUCK!) Anyhow I spent a wonderful day with Nyki, Rylee, & Jakob. (Jeremy was sleeping having gotten off work after 6 a.m.) We went to their new apartment - TOO CUTE! We kind of just chilled and played and dozed until about 2 when Jeremy got up - visited with him a short while. Shawn & Tasha were on the road from almost as early as I started flying. They got there about 2:30 just in time for Jeremy to say Hi & Bye and go back to work. Randy finally finished with his work and could join us.
Okay details are taking to long - I did say highlights so here it is!
Tasha & Shawn look GREAT! Shawn brought the kids badges from McGruff that actually say Dumas on them (Gotta say they are great - but not as awesome as Shawn's badge is!) Shared a room with Shawn & Tasha which gave us some good visiting time!
Nyki and kids came to the hotel with us Friday night - we went across the parking lot to Two Rows for supper. Nyki & kids came back and hung for a while then headed home about 10. We went back across the street for some drinks (after Shawn put his gun & badge in the room - wrapping them safely in my jacket). Remember this for a later.
Saturday - we picked up Nyki & kids (ate lunch at their house YUMMY CHILI - and then loaded into her mini van so we could all ride together) went to Winsboro where Randy's mother's family was having a reunion. We visited with them for a couple of hours. Randy's mom looks great! Went straight from Winsboro to Grapevine Mills mall for supper at the rain forest cafe (pictures to follow soon!) The drive alone was like 3 hours - which allowed good visit time. Has a BLAST at RBC! Went back to Nyki's house where Randy & Shawn helped Nyki get the sleeping/sleepy kids into the house. Went back to the Hotel and played some spades.
Sunday - Nyki & Kids came and joined us for breakfast & then we went to the outlet mall until Jeremy was ready to get up from working all night again so we could go to "BASS PRO SHOP"? I think that was the name of the place. Got some good deals at the outlet mall - had a good laugh at the Tommy shop - they have a security guard armed with a CELL PHONE! He noticed the shape of Shawn's gun through his shirt and followed Shawn step by step through out the store - Shawn didn't even notice - Tasha & I were cracking up watching him. Shawn walks up next to us and Tasha says "why don't you take a few more laps around the store" Shawn replied "Why?" and I said (yes I feel bad - but it was funny I don't care who you are) "Because he could use the exercise" and pointed at the SG - who rolled his eyes and walked off. I bought Shawn a new shirt for his birthday and he stepped outside and immediately changed shirts where the SG saw his badge & gun through the door - nodded his head and relaxed. I kept thinking if it was a "bad guy" with a gun what exactly could the SG do? He could possibly have out run my MIL who is 84 - I did say possibly! After BPS - wow what a cool store we spent 3 hours or so just there alone. We went to Fuddruckers to eat - kissed everyone bye and headed to the airport - our trip was over :(.
Got to the airport I got my boarding tickets for the Kiosk & Randy tried but it said for him to see the agent. When he went to the desk he was told that he could not possibly make his connection in Houston and there were no other flights to get us home Sunday night (I'm not sure why they were going to let me go and stopped him but...He did say ummm what about my wife we are on the same flights) They tried for an hour or more to get us on another airline that night and finally settled for tickets on an early flight Monday morning on American. (We were flying continental and the plane we were to use to go to Houston was coming out of Newark where they were having 150 mph winds so the plane could not take off.) So we called Shawn & Tasha to tell them what was going on - they were still at Grapevine Mills where they had gone from Fuddruckers and had decided to spend the night in Witchata Falls (4 hours away) since it was getting so late and they didn't want to drive the complete 8 hours home. So I talked them into coming back and spending the night at the hotel with us at the airport. So we got some bonus time with them - Not Nyki & Family because they were already 2 hours away from DFW with the kids getting ready for bed & our flight was EARLY in the morning so we couldn't go stay with her - we might have tried harder to get together but they will be here in less than 2 weeks for a 3 week visit so.
Monday Morning: When we were suppose to be getting ready for work we were standing in line again at DFW. We both were targeted because our tickets were purchased less than 24 hours in advance for the "Super Duper Security Check". We had to go into the blowing machine & then they took our shows and carry on and ran the paper all over everything - completely emptying our carry on. While they were scanning my jacket - I started thinking "Oh no - did Shawn wrap his gun in that jacket or the other one?" Luckily it was the other one - because even though he had not fired his weapon in days and had cleaned it since then I wasn't sure that it would not have some residue on it and I wasn't prepared to go to Airport Jail! LOL. Came home - went straight to work and after I got off work I went straight to get my Parents from the Airport.
Best Birthday present EVER! My parents are here for my Birthday (it was Yesterday) and to help me with Britt's boys this weekend while they ride their bikes across the State of Florida! So maybe it's not that I'm looking older - it's just that I'm tired. Did I mention Randy flew out again Wednesday Morning? No - well he did and won't be home until next Friday (Just in time for another Camping TRIP - LOL)
Camping weekend with my bestest friend and her family. RELAXING - WONDERFUL- ALL OTHER GREAT adjectives! Really was what the Doctor ordered (well if I bothered to go to a doctor it would have been anyway!) I've decided I could become a Hermit as long as Randy was with me!
Preparing for judgment House - (a Tour of your Final Destination - Drama). Randy and I co-direct JH with another couple. This year we have NOT held up our side of the bargain at all. Randy has been & will be out of town both weekends of the performance. We did help in setting up the individual rooms for the drama. We came home early from Camping for some meetings & then the following Sunday we spent 13 hours at the church setting up the scenes. Randy left town the following Tuesday morning for Dallas. I spent Tuesday night working late - Wednesday night at the church for final touches before dress rehearsal Thursday night. Thursday night went straight from home to the church for the dress rehearsal and got home after 10 did my laundry & packing until 1 a.m. and was at the airport by 5 a.m. for a flight to Dallas.
Trip to Dallas - hmmmmmmm where to begin? I arrived and Nyki and the kids met me at baggage claim. This was the first time I got my hands on Jakob (I know what kind of Grandmother doesn't even see their grandson for the first 3 months of their lives? I know I know I SUCK!) Anyhow I spent a wonderful day with Nyki, Rylee, & Jakob. (Jeremy was sleeping having gotten off work after 6 a.m.) We went to their new apartment - TOO CUTE! We kind of just chilled and played and dozed until about 2 when Jeremy got up - visited with him a short while. Shawn & Tasha were on the road from almost as early as I started flying. They got there about 2:30 just in time for Jeremy to say Hi & Bye and go back to work. Randy finally finished with his work and could join us.
Okay details are taking to long - I did say highlights so here it is!
Tasha & Shawn look GREAT! Shawn brought the kids badges from McGruff that actually say Dumas on them (Gotta say they are great - but not as awesome as Shawn's badge is!) Shared a room with Shawn & Tasha which gave us some good visiting time!
Nyki and kids came to the hotel with us Friday night - we went across the parking lot to Two Rows for supper. Nyki & kids came back and hung for a while then headed home about 10. We went back across the street for some drinks (after Shawn put his gun & badge in the room - wrapping them safely in my jacket). Remember this for a later.
Saturday - we picked up Nyki & kids (ate lunch at their house YUMMY CHILI - and then loaded into her mini van so we could all ride together) went to Winsboro where Randy's mother's family was having a reunion. We visited with them for a couple of hours. Randy's mom looks great! Went straight from Winsboro to Grapevine Mills mall for supper at the rain forest cafe (pictures to follow soon!) The drive alone was like 3 hours - which allowed good visit time. Has a BLAST at RBC! Went back to Nyki's house where Randy & Shawn helped Nyki get the sleeping/sleepy kids into the house. Went back to the Hotel and played some spades.
Sunday - Nyki & Kids came and joined us for breakfast & then we went to the outlet mall until Jeremy was ready to get up from working all night again so we could go to "BASS PRO SHOP"? I think that was the name of the place. Got some good deals at the outlet mall - had a good laugh at the Tommy shop - they have a security guard armed with a CELL PHONE! He noticed the shape of Shawn's gun through his shirt and followed Shawn step by step through out the store - Shawn didn't even notice - Tasha & I were cracking up watching him. Shawn walks up next to us and Tasha says "why don't you take a few more laps around the store" Shawn replied "Why?" and I said (yes I feel bad - but it was funny I don't care who you are) "Because he could use the exercise" and pointed at the SG - who rolled his eyes and walked off. I bought Shawn a new shirt for his birthday and he stepped outside and immediately changed shirts where the SG saw his badge & gun through the door - nodded his head and relaxed. I kept thinking if it was a "bad guy" with a gun what exactly could the SG do? He could possibly have out run my MIL who is 84 - I did say possibly! After BPS - wow what a cool store we spent 3 hours or so just there alone. We went to Fuddruckers to eat - kissed everyone bye and headed to the airport - our trip was over :(.
Got to the airport I got my boarding tickets for the Kiosk & Randy tried but it said for him to see the agent. When he went to the desk he was told that he could not possibly make his connection in Houston and there were no other flights to get us home Sunday night (I'm not sure why they were going to let me go and stopped him but...He did say ummm what about my wife we are on the same flights) They tried for an hour or more to get us on another airline that night and finally settled for tickets on an early flight Monday morning on American. (We were flying continental and the plane we were to use to go to Houston was coming out of Newark where they were having 150 mph winds so the plane could not take off.) So we called Shawn & Tasha to tell them what was going on - they were still at Grapevine Mills where they had gone from Fuddruckers and had decided to spend the night in Witchata Falls (4 hours away) since it was getting so late and they didn't want to drive the complete 8 hours home. So I talked them into coming back and spending the night at the hotel with us at the airport. So we got some bonus time with them - Not Nyki & Family because they were already 2 hours away from DFW with the kids getting ready for bed & our flight was EARLY in the morning so we couldn't go stay with her - we might have tried harder to get together but they will be here in less than 2 weeks for a 3 week visit so.
Monday Morning: When we were suppose to be getting ready for work we were standing in line again at DFW. We both were targeted because our tickets were purchased less than 24 hours in advance for the "Super Duper Security Check". We had to go into the blowing machine & then they took our shows and carry on and ran the paper all over everything - completely emptying our carry on. While they were scanning my jacket - I started thinking "Oh no - did Shawn wrap his gun in that jacket or the other one?" Luckily it was the other one - because even though he had not fired his weapon in days and had cleaned it since then I wasn't sure that it would not have some residue on it and I wasn't prepared to go to Airport Jail! LOL. Came home - went straight to work and after I got off work I went straight to get my Parents from the Airport.
Best Birthday present EVER! My parents are here for my Birthday (it was Yesterday) and to help me with Britt's boys this weekend while they ride their bikes across the State of Florida! So maybe it's not that I'm looking older - it's just that I'm tired. Did I mention Randy flew out again Wednesday Morning? No - well he did and won't be home until next Friday (Just in time for another Camping TRIP - LOL)
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