I've got to remember to snap more photos of the husband and I ...

My Mom and Dad always had great photos of themselves TOGETHER. I'm not sure who was the photographer because when it comes to getting good pictures of my husband and I, it usually is one of our children snapping a picture.

The result can be risky ;)

*I love how my mom always posed for a photo. I think she secretly wished she was a model ;)

*just pretend you don't see that nasty cigarette in that photo :0

*During the last year of my dad's life ... he was pretty sick here, and heavier due to the meds that he was on.

I won't even venture back to the earliest of days of my husband and I, but I'll do that sometime soon (don't worry). For now, I'll go back nearly 5 years. Let me just remind y'all that I had my teeth/jaw FIXED.

The first few would be during the crooked years (yikes).

*Apparently I liked this shirt since it's been photographed twice.

*This was only about a year ago, but as you can see, I will not show the TEETH ...

braces are under that smirk.

*HERE I look just a bit TOO SMILEY. It was just days before this photo that I had my braces removed and I think my lips were really excited to show the TEETH behind them. It may ALSO be that I also had a glass or three of wine and

that could result in an extra BIG SMILE ;)

*I love this photo of the husband and I; so much that I framed it and placed it on my living room mantle. Maybe we both should wear hats more often. Then there can be

no complaints about hair ... or lack there of ;)

While I do love that my girls will sometime snap a photo or two of my husband and I ; it would be nice to really have some professional photos someday ... pictures of JUST US! I love my girls and take plenty of snapshots of just them. They certainly can never say that their mom/dad didn't photograph them. It would just be nice to have a few more pics of the man and I who helped create all those girls.

Momto5minnies meets the Pioneer Woman!

I read her blog and knew that she was coming into town for her book signing and I thought about going, but I also knew it was the day that I was getting my braces off (MONDAY 11/9). On Sunday night before, my husband made a quick trip to Walmart and brought home a flyer saying how Ree Drummond (The Pioneer Woman) was coming the next day. I'm not sure if my husband was more excited about me getting my braces off the next day or having me MEET THE PIONEER WOMAN. I guess I really did want to go, but now I HAD TO GO! Monday was a crazy day ... jitters in the am 4.6 mile run to make me feel relaxed (it was also my longest run yet) drop the 12 year old at her homeschool art class quick trip to Walmart (to see if there were Pioneer Woman cookbooks ... no luck, but my husband picked me up a few ... I'm gifting some for Christmas). home to throw a pot roast in the crockpot braces removal at 11:30am dentist visit at 1pm usual afterschool chaos of swim team home for a 30 minute rest wa...

A scattered post ...

I throw myself into stuff all the time. It can be anything from the start of a swim season, a new school year, the election, a vacation, an exercise routine etc. I'm kind of in a phase where I really don't know what my focus should be. I turned on the television and honestly, I have no idea what is on this fall season ... NO IDEA AT ALL . If I watched television in the past few months, it was something kid related or Fox News. I NEED A NEW FOCUS. My current thoughts ... reading a fictional, just for fun book stepping up my exercise routine thinking about our Christmas wish lists and shopping baking more ... I really am slacking in this area ways to save money so that we can get a new (second) washer and dryer for the upstairs (not a fancy kind because this would mostly be used by my oldest two children)... I actually have hookups. I wonder if a lot of people go through a sort of "lull" period this time of the year. Surely it doesn't last long with the start ...

Not a lot has changed ...

As a puppy he always liked a warm spot. We call Comet our "close talker" (from Seinfeld) because he is in your face and always a little too close for our comfort level. The girls don't seem to mind, but it can be a little annoying for my husband and I. Really, he is a fabulous dog. He listens well and is so gentle with everyone. *We don't let Comet on furniture ... except for the playroom/schoolroom couch. There he enjoys relaxing and being read to by one of the girls. SPOILED POOCH!

"A Wink and a Smile"

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