It's autumn and I LOVE it. This time of year seems to carry away all the stress and frustration that everyday life always brings, and replace it with an air of peace and serenity...It is absolutely my favorite time of year...and it couldn't be prettier outside!
School is almost over....for this semester, and with the change of my major and the addition of a minor, I have to be prepared for next semester and even more studying...but it will be worth it to be done early and have my degree and be happy in life. Not that we aren't happy now...but it certainly will make things easier!!! Jared is taking intro to German next year instead of Advanced Spanish...he says he wants to be well rounded...I say he doesn't want all the work! lol
I will be taking astronomy...partly because I need to take a different science, and partially because I happen to be interested in the reasonings and positions of the stars...
Thanksgiving si going to be wonderful and mellow. I only have to make the deviled eggs and stuffing...plus I am bringing the eggnog and cider this year...for dessert we are heading over to a friends house who doesn't have much family to spend the season with...so we are bringing her company and fruit crisp! That is the best way to spend the holiday, I think, and I am very excited about it.
Christmas comes all too early every year, and this year I finally feel that I have gotten a pretty good head start...Yes, Andrea...we already have yours and the girls gifts...and no, it's not a new house or a million dollars this year, unfortunately, we had to down size the gifts for once...lol The girls are sure to make out, as Mom and Dad have bought them a new playground set to replace the one that we had at the old house since we had to leave it for the owner to take back...and this one is bigger and better with 3 swings, a tetter totter, a slide, and a dual swing set thingy...very nice and we are putting in it the new backyard that has plenty of room! Who knows what else they will get this year, I am saving their shopping for last, so I can finish up our money on them!
Well, I think that is about it for now...Hope everyone is dong well and enjoys their Thanksgiving...leave lots of comments and show your love ; )
The Us-ems
Our Walk Together
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Finally
OK. So, quick upsate while the kids are sleeping~
We are in the oh so beautiful and perfect house! lol
We have internet and cable again. Thank the Lord!
I have moe homeork then anyone ever!
I missed Grey's Anatomy last week so major catching up to do this week.
I am actually glad that we are staying for Christmas, I can't wait to decorate!
Cecilia loves having her own room, and even lets me come in sometimes to visit! lol
I have given 8 bags to goodwill in the past 3 days, and have more clothes oiled up ready to go- I am feeling the giving spirit already!
I will say more later. Got to get some more laundry done and sort through more things in boxes.
One day we will be done unpacking....just in time to pack again! lol
Jess
We are in the oh so beautiful and perfect house! lol
We have internet and cable again. Thank the Lord!
I have moe homeork then anyone ever!
I missed Grey's Anatomy last week so major catching up to do this week.
I am actually glad that we are staying for Christmas, I can't wait to decorate!
Cecilia loves having her own room, and even lets me come in sometimes to visit! lol
I have given 8 bags to goodwill in the past 3 days, and have more clothes oiled up ready to go- I am feeling the giving spirit already!
I will say more later. Got to get some more laundry done and sort through more things in boxes.
One day we will be done unpacking....just in time to pack again! lol
Jess
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Up Late? Update!
Well, we are here.
We just found out today that we will have a new house to move in to! It is about the most adorable little thing, and in a very good neighborhood about 3 minutes up the road! Cecilia will have to change schools, and that stinks....but, she is still young, so it won't be as hard on her! It's a 3 bedroom, 2 bath with His Hers closets that are big! It has a fenced in back yard, bigger then the one here, and is off the main road a good bit so we don't have to worry about being right next to so much traffic! It's a brick house, and it's that darker brown brick...so pretty! It has a fireplace too, which is always exciting!
The only not so great thing....it has that brown carpet...you know, the kind from like the 70's or something, only a little shorter, not so much shag as just yucky brown....Thank the Lord for rugs!
It has a one car garage, which will be very convenient, especially because, unlike the one here, there is actually room to fit a vehicle and still get in and out!
We can move in as of the 1st of November!!!!! Now I have a whole month to get everything moved in, instead of just 3 days...and I can get everything moved and set up way before finals! It also means I can enjoy my Thanksgiving break because I won't be in the process of packing and trying to move out, i will already be moved in and unpacked!
It also means we can enjoy our Christmas vacation without having to worry about coming home to a house that needs to be unpacked right before school starts again!
That is about all the update we have as of yet. Any questions, run them by....
Hope everyone is good.
We just found out today that we will have a new house to move in to! It is about the most adorable little thing, and in a very good neighborhood about 3 minutes up the road! Cecilia will have to change schools, and that stinks....but, she is still young, so it won't be as hard on her! It's a 3 bedroom, 2 bath with His Hers closets that are big! It has a fenced in back yard, bigger then the one here, and is off the main road a good bit so we don't have to worry about being right next to so much traffic! It's a brick house, and it's that darker brown brick...so pretty! It has a fireplace too, which is always exciting!
The only not so great thing....it has that brown carpet...you know, the kind from like the 70's or something, only a little shorter, not so much shag as just yucky brown....Thank the Lord for rugs!
It has a one car garage, which will be very convenient, especially because, unlike the one here, there is actually room to fit a vehicle and still get in and out!
We can move in as of the 1st of November!!!!! Now I have a whole month to get everything moved in, instead of just 3 days...and I can get everything moved and set up way before finals! It also means I can enjoy my Thanksgiving break because I won't be in the process of packing and trying to move out, i will already be moved in and unpacked!
It also means we can enjoy our Christmas vacation without having to worry about coming home to a house that needs to be unpacked right before school starts again!
That is about all the update we have as of yet. Any questions, run them by....
Hope everyone is good.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
This be where we be....
Jared- doing well in school, bored out of his mind for most of it and ready for it to be over, but, doing well none the less..... Loving Halo 3 (addict!)
Cecilia- on break this week from school and loving every minute! Her best friend Emma is here everyday while they are on break because I am babysitting! She is actually spending the night over there tonight (her first real sleepover!) We just made a card game ( I cut out construction paper and put letters on one side--big and small-- and drew flowers on the other) that should help her with recognizing what capital letters match lowercase letters and learn the sounds each letter makes a little better! Her field trip is next Thursday and we are very excited. I already made the scrapbook pages to put the pictures in and I am making some on behalf of Cecilia's teacher for the class too!
Ciara- sick! She has the nose runny-head kinda warmish- coughing only at 2 am every morning- bug and has had it for about 4 days now! No sleep for mommy!
Cadie- growing! Her next doctors appointment is next week fro her one month check up and shots! Let's hope doc thinks everything is good too! She has 2 new teeth coming in in the backish of the bottom! That will make 6!
and Me!-
School is going well. I aced my lecture exam (anatomy) with a 107.5!!!! I got a B (87) on my anatomy lab practical, but that is pretty good seeing as how the class average was a 67%! And that is with a curve!!!!! Jared and I have recently made some life altering plans that we will eventually share with all in detail (haha! made the anticipation thing happen! you gotta wait!) but we are very excited and happy about it! I am kinda stressing about next month because we are only going to have 3 days in which to find a house and get moved out and in! Right before finals!!!! But, we are going to get through it! We are excited about Halloween! Cecilia is going to be a purple genie with a bottle! Cadince is going as Minnie Mouse! I am going to be a purple butterfly fairy with white stockings that I plan to draw glitter flowers and swirls on (I will be the cutest one! lol NOT) and Ciara is going as the cutest pirate ever! Jared bought her costume in AUGUST!!! because he said she would just look so cute in it he had to! Well, she does, so I guess can deal with the "boy type" costume this year! next year though---princesses all of them!!! lol
Jared has to work so, no costume for him. Since he isn't dressing up, I told him he doesn't get candy either, he has to earn it with a costume!
Weather here is finally looking up. The temperatures were in the 60's today and it was SOOOOOOOOO nice! I hope it stays this way!
Well, better get back to school work! Everyone must comment, or I am not blogging again for a month! Oh, and no "nice blog" comments either! Put feeling behind it people! I do post these insanely long blogs for your entertainment! Show some appreciation....leave some comments this time.....ummmm (Cough' Sarah.....cough cough)!!! J/K
Cecilia- on break this week from school and loving every minute! Her best friend Emma is here everyday while they are on break because I am babysitting! She is actually spending the night over there tonight (her first real sleepover!) We just made a card game ( I cut out construction paper and put letters on one side--big and small-- and drew flowers on the other) that should help her with recognizing what capital letters match lowercase letters and learn the sounds each letter makes a little better! Her field trip is next Thursday and we are very excited. I already made the scrapbook pages to put the pictures in and I am making some on behalf of Cecilia's teacher for the class too!
Ciara- sick! She has the nose runny-head kinda warmish- coughing only at 2 am every morning- bug and has had it for about 4 days now! No sleep for mommy!
Cadie- growing! Her next doctors appointment is next week fro her one month check up and shots! Let's hope doc thinks everything is good too! She has 2 new teeth coming in in the backish of the bottom! That will make 6!
and Me!-
School is going well. I aced my lecture exam (anatomy) with a 107.5!!!! I got a B (87) on my anatomy lab practical, but that is pretty good seeing as how the class average was a 67%! And that is with a curve!!!!! Jared and I have recently made some life altering plans that we will eventually share with all in detail (haha! made the anticipation thing happen! you gotta wait!) but we are very excited and happy about it! I am kinda stressing about next month because we are only going to have 3 days in which to find a house and get moved out and in! Right before finals!!!! But, we are going to get through it! We are excited about Halloween! Cecilia is going to be a purple genie with a bottle! Cadince is going as Minnie Mouse! I am going to be a purple butterfly fairy with white stockings that I plan to draw glitter flowers and swirls on (I will be the cutest one! lol NOT) and Ciara is going as the cutest pirate ever! Jared bought her costume in AUGUST!!! because he said she would just look so cute in it he had to! Well, she does, so I guess can deal with the "boy type" costume this year! next year though---princesses all of them!!! lol
Jared has to work so, no costume for him. Since he isn't dressing up, I told him he doesn't get candy either, he has to earn it with a costume!
Weather here is finally looking up. The temperatures were in the 60's today and it was SOOOOOOOOO nice! I hope it stays this way!
Well, better get back to school work! Everyone must comment, or I am not blogging again for a month! Oh, and no "nice blog" comments either! Put feeling behind it people! I do post these insanely long blogs for your entertainment! Show some appreciation....leave some comments this time.....ummmm (Cough' Sarah.....cough cough)!!! J/K
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Yea Yea....I am blogging today, so sue me!
Jessica is not getting by as well as she needs to. Jessica is making 2 B's. Jessica is about to explode........Update...Jessica has blown all her caskets!
Oh my goodness! If there was a time when I needed a genie to grant me wishes of peace and quietness and concentration, now would be that time! I have midterms next week. In the middle, of my terms....midterms. Sums it up, I suppose!
On a brighter note, today we are going to church for the first time in a year. I need the spiritual influence and serenity. I am dragging along my best friend, who in turn is dragging along her 2 week old baby nephew!!! yea, I get to hold a baby all day! We are going to this great service at my friend's church out in Woodlawn, and I am super excited. Which is good. It as been a long time since I have been this excited about church. They have a great nursery/Sunday school program that I am very happy about. My friend's kids love it and talk about it all the time, and that is what my kids need right now. It will be so nice to have Jesus in our lives again! Wow, I am actually smiling. Something that hasn't happened alot lately. Isn't it wonderful when you get that feeling in your heart that makes your whole body warm and comfortable?! Hey, check out the happy Jessica! I just reconstructed a casket, and my brain is actually beginning to function! lol
We pick up our pictures tomorrow and I can't wait to actually have them with us! I am putting them up everywhere!
That is about the it of the update! Not much else going on. Fall break( Oct, 13th) we are going to go to the zoo as a family and take a million pictures....I will admit this started out more for scrapbooking then family bonding, but who am I to complain about 2 gifts in one??????!!! lol
Leave some comments. Got to run now! Off to church here in a few and need to double-quadroople-octagonouble check the girls hair!!
Oh my goodness! If there was a time when I needed a genie to grant me wishes of peace and quietness and concentration, now would be that time! I have midterms next week. In the middle, of my terms....midterms. Sums it up, I suppose!
On a brighter note, today we are going to church for the first time in a year. I need the spiritual influence and serenity. I am dragging along my best friend, who in turn is dragging along her 2 week old baby nephew!!! yea, I get to hold a baby all day! We are going to this great service at my friend's church out in Woodlawn, and I am super excited. Which is good. It as been a long time since I have been this excited about church. They have a great nursery/Sunday school program that I am very happy about. My friend's kids love it and talk about it all the time, and that is what my kids need right now. It will be so nice to have Jesus in our lives again! Wow, I am actually smiling. Something that hasn't happened alot lately. Isn't it wonderful when you get that feeling in your heart that makes your whole body warm and comfortable?! Hey, check out the happy Jessica! I just reconstructed a casket, and my brain is actually beginning to function! lol
We pick up our pictures tomorrow and I can't wait to actually have them with us! I am putting them up everywhere!
That is about the it of the update! Not much else going on. Fall break( Oct, 13th) we are going to go to the zoo as a family and take a million pictures....I will admit this started out more for scrapbooking then family bonding, but who am I to complain about 2 gifts in one??????!!! lol
Leave some comments. Got to run now! Off to church here in a few and need to double-quadroople-octagonouble check the girls hair!!
Thursday, September 20, 2007
New Family Pictures!!!!!!!!
We went and got our family pictures done today! Finally some updates shots of the whole group. Hope you like them! Oh, and we get the hard copies on the 1st, so we can give copies out then, or we have the disc with them all, so if anyone just has to have some now, YOU STILL HAVE TO WAIT! lol no, j/k We can print them off whenever!
There are a quatrillion more, but I thought I would share some of my favorites with you poor deprived people! :)
So, tell us what you think!
There are a quatrillion more, but I thought I would share some of my favorites with you poor deprived people! :)
So, tell us what you think!
Friday, September 14, 2007
We are here...
I know that I haven't been miss "blog post" lately, but I am one busy lass!
I am doing very well in all my classes, A's all around still! Relief! Sunday is my first big test, my exam in Anatomy lecture, followed by my Anatomy lab exam Wednesday. I have studied my brains out, watch them fall in slow motion to the floor, picked them up, washed them off, and put them right back into my head again so that I can keep studying! I had tutoring in anatomy today to make sure I was ready for the exam, I think I will do ok, but not sure it will be "a" material.
Tomorrow is Cadince's birthday. I can not believe she is a year old! I don't know what I am suppose to do now, I don't have any "babies" anymore...technically, she is like, almost 11 months considering she was 1 1/2 months early, but she is still too big for me! We are having her party tomorrow, 15 people in all, and I am just too tired to do it all! I moved the party up, I shortened the time, and still, I have too much work to do! Hopefully everything goes smoothly and everyone feels like leaving early! haha
I am still progressing in the scrapping department. I have even brought another innocent into the cult. Katrina is going to join our union starting next Saturday,and we went out tonight to dinner and Hobby Lobby to prepare. I am very excited, b/c she has 5 boys and so I can do fun boy pages vicariously through her!!! haha
For the 1st time in our marriage, Jared and I are ahead financially. We had all our bills for the month of Sept paid by the 5th of Sept, and we have even paid other bills in advance for next month. We are trying to save up for a deposit on our next home and for our trip to North Carolina this Christmas...so far so good. Let's just hope nothing else goes wrong...speaking of which...Jared has been laid off. It's not the end of the world b/c it is only for a few weeks and he is collecting unemployment which actually pays ok money. We are going to survive just fine, thanks mostly to the fact that we finally have our money in order. The past few weeks have been the most fruitful and rewarding we have had in awhile!!!!
Guess that is just it. Now I have done my part and contributed to the bloggers across the nation... leave comments to show your appreciation! lol
I am doing very well in all my classes, A's all around still! Relief! Sunday is my first big test, my exam in Anatomy lecture, followed by my Anatomy lab exam Wednesday. I have studied my brains out, watch them fall in slow motion to the floor, picked them up, washed them off, and put them right back into my head again so that I can keep studying! I had tutoring in anatomy today to make sure I was ready for the exam, I think I will do ok, but not sure it will be "a" material.
Tomorrow is Cadince's birthday. I can not believe she is a year old! I don't know what I am suppose to do now, I don't have any "babies" anymore...technically, she is like, almost 11 months considering she was 1 1/2 months early, but she is still too big for me! We are having her party tomorrow, 15 people in all, and I am just too tired to do it all! I moved the party up, I shortened the time, and still, I have too much work to do! Hopefully everything goes smoothly and everyone feels like leaving early! haha
I am still progressing in the scrapping department. I have even brought another innocent into the cult. Katrina is going to join our union starting next Saturday,and we went out tonight to dinner and Hobby Lobby to prepare. I am very excited, b/c she has 5 boys and so I can do fun boy pages vicariously through her!!! haha
For the 1st time in our marriage, Jared and I are ahead financially. We had all our bills for the month of Sept paid by the 5th of Sept, and we have even paid other bills in advance for next month. We are trying to save up for a deposit on our next home and for our trip to North Carolina this Christmas...so far so good. Let's just hope nothing else goes wrong...speaking of which...Jared has been laid off. It's not the end of the world b/c it is only for a few weeks and he is collecting unemployment which actually pays ok money. We are going to survive just fine, thanks mostly to the fact that we finally have our money in order. The past few weeks have been the most fruitful and rewarding we have had in awhile!!!!
Guess that is just it. Now I have done my part and contributed to the bloggers across the nation... leave comments to show your appreciation! lol
Monday, September 10, 2007
More....
Continued.....I am getting better....Plus, I have more stuff!! My pictures of my pages aren't as great b/c I can't scan them and my camera is acting up...but you can't say I didn't post them!
Scrapbook pages...first 2 weeks
These are the us pages...Not as good as everyone else's, but I am learning, so bare with me on my creativity and my look.
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Week 1
Okay, brief summary of the week I have so successfully endured and conquered!
All my classes were mixed up together in my mind. You won't believe how much terminology is found in both Anatomy and Psychology!!!! Plus, Sociology thrown in there mumbo-jumbo'ed me up pretty bad for a minute. I am happy to announce, however, that I have A's in all my classes for the first week....for the first week! lol
Scrapbooking has become a habit-forming addictive side-thingy of mine in less than a week. I have made 4 pages in 2 days! Unfortunately, I have a piece of crap scanner and can't scan them to show them to you all....so you will have to wait till I finish and bring the book to wherever you are!
Why is it that I got sucked into this blogging thing to find that no one wants to blog? I think you know who you are....ANDREA!!! hahaha pictures of psycho jedi-squirrels does not count as blogging!
I really should be studying, yet again, but I have found that doing so for long periods of time leaves my brain in a somewhat jelly-type substance, and so I practice not studying regularly....another bad habit thingy!
Well, you people out there should comment and ask questions so that I have something else to write....
Oh, Cecilia had her physical yesterday and, while healthy, the doctor has confirmed what we feared....she is going to be as tall as Spencer! I can't find pants for her that don't cost a bazillion dollars as it is! She fits like a size 3 in the waist, but a size 6 in length!!! Where for art though 6 slims for $5??????
Oh, I also just bought the new Microsoft Word 2007...I am suprised I ever lived w/o it! It has easy ways for me to do all my crazy APA formatting junks for my papers and not get migraines! It has a whole entire food listing w/ calories listed and a workout journal along with a weight loss journal...I am in the land of the happy computer people! If you don't have it, I strogly recommend buying it. It is totally worth the money and then some!!!!
That about raps it up. Leave words. thanks.
All my classes were mixed up together in my mind. You won't believe how much terminology is found in both Anatomy and Psychology!!!! Plus, Sociology thrown in there mumbo-jumbo'ed me up pretty bad for a minute. I am happy to announce, however, that I have A's in all my classes for the first week....for the first week! lol
Scrapbooking has become a habit-forming addictive side-thingy of mine in less than a week. I have made 4 pages in 2 days! Unfortunately, I have a piece of crap scanner and can't scan them to show them to you all....so you will have to wait till I finish and bring the book to wherever you are!
Why is it that I got sucked into this blogging thing to find that no one wants to blog? I think you know who you are....ANDREA!!! hahaha pictures of psycho jedi-squirrels does not count as blogging!
I really should be studying, yet again, but I have found that doing so for long periods of time leaves my brain in a somewhat jelly-type substance, and so I practice not studying regularly....another bad habit thingy!
Well, you people out there should comment and ask questions so that I have something else to write....
Oh, Cecilia had her physical yesterday and, while healthy, the doctor has confirmed what we feared....she is going to be as tall as Spencer! I can't find pants for her that don't cost a bazillion dollars as it is! She fits like a size 3 in the waist, but a size 6 in length!!! Where for art though 6 slims for $5??????
Oh, I also just bought the new Microsoft Word 2007...I am suprised I ever lived w/o it! It has easy ways for me to do all my crazy APA formatting junks for my papers and not get migraines! It has a whole entire food listing w/ calories listed and a workout journal along with a weight loss journal...I am in the land of the happy computer people! If you don't have it, I strogly recommend buying it. It is totally worth the money and then some!!!!
That about raps it up. Leave words. thanks.
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