A busy summer

So, I only have a few seconds, then I have to work-out before Gordon gets home. He is going to work tomorrow morning, but because he is delivering locally, he can sleep at home. I have the twins tonight, but only till their Grandpa Ray comes into town to visit for the weekend, then I'm off till Monday. Mason is almost done with session 1 of drivers training. He got his permit last Saturday. Mayla & I are going to Tina's (Gordon's sister) baby shower on Saturday. My sister Katy, & her son Noah are going to visit next month. My sister Beckie and 2 of her bunch, Jordan, & Megan are visiting in May, and my sister Melanie & her kids are visiting in July. I am so excited! It's going to be a summer of family, & FUN (& a whole lot of camping)!!! The Bridal shower is set for April 18th, and the Bachelorette party is on May 9th. Ashley & I confirmed the stripper Tuesday. I will take pic.'s, but sorry, he's not getting nude... GROSS!, or at least if he does, I'm not looking.!! flopping, YUCKY!!! lol! I have 2 more months till the wedding. Here is the dress on me about a month ago......



I tried it on again yesterday, and I need to lose about an inch, which I probably will but only in my boobs! And, I wont be wearing a bra..... must have been Valentines day when I took this pic! Plus I'm a lot tanner now than I was at that time. I know I can do it, I just need to stick to the plan, and hang in there! But, on June 1st, I'm eating a tun!!!

Home for sale.

I'm posting this just for Beckie, because when she visited last year, she went house shopping. This house is about 30 minutes from me, 10 minutes from Lansing. It was in yesterdays paper.





I don't know if you can read it, so this is what it says.....
Beautiful home on 12 acres, just south of Ionia, 4 miles from I96. 4700 square feet, 4 bedroom, 3.5 bathrooms, Granite, and Marble. Master suite. 3 car attached garage, detached 40'x80' custom shop. 495k!!!!

Can you believe the price???!!! This is not a typo! And look at the picture, it looks GORGEOUS!!!! Let me know if you cant read the number! lol.

Just a lil somethin' somethin'...

Nothin much going on. Mason starts track today, and drivers training tonight. The $310.00 dollars that it cost better be well worth it! Went tanning yesterday, I'm getting pretty dark. I think when I go again I'm going to get a facial too. Dianna bought this face bronzing cream that I think I'm going to try out. Since the "biggest loser" contest ended with the sisters (which I didn't win.... It escapes my memory who did win... oh yeah, some skinny chick!) I have been on a little diet break. I haven't managed to put anymore weight on, but I'm not losing either. So, as of yesterday, I'm back in the game. The wedding is quickly approaching!
The housewives of O.C. ended, and now were back in NY. Hosea won the top chef (he is awesome!) Biggest loser is on tonight.
I'm gonna Wii fit before the kids get home, and take over the game.
TTYL

What a delicious day!

It's finally Friday!!!

So, I'm totally in a good mood! It's Friday, I have this weekend off, which hasn't happened probably since last summer. Tonight I'm going over to Amber's mom's house to help her, & Ashley make the favors for the wedding. We're going to order pizza, drink some wine, and favor-away. Gordon will have the kids, so it's a girls night out with a purpose. She lives at the end of my road, so I'm just gonna walk BECAUSE........ It's a GORGEOUS day! Right now it's 58 degrees, and it's only 10:00am! The sun is shining, Gordon will be home soon. All I have to do today is sweep, mop, and clean the bathrooms (my fault I have so much work today, I was slacking this week). I'm gonna get to work, at killing some time, with the window's open, and the fresh air pouring in!

HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYBODY!!

It's just another Manic Monday...... (whoa, whoa)....

Once I get my camera figured out, I'll put a pic on here, and not just babble on about this & that.
Lets see....... March has started. Gordon is starting to get busier, and thanks to Dianna getting a new car, we got the Blazer back, and he drives it to & from his truck, which saves me a headache on Monday mornings. This is Mason's last week of basketball, then next Tuesday he starts drivers training. That will be over April 1st, and he will have his permit then. He will also be in Track at that time. I'm totally excited about him driving. Mayla is still doing basketball, till the end of this month. She's doing awesome at school. Jarrett is student of the week, and when I get his "highlights poster" back from the school, I'll take a pic, & post it. I think it looks so cute (If I do say so myself). We now only have Paris (white puppy) and Lucy (mama doggie). It is WAY easier!

We got Wii fit last weekend, and it is so much fun! I'm clocking in hours, and not even tripping about spending an hour or more working out. I love the step dance, and I want to put the balance board on a higher level, so I can really feel it in my thighs. There's also a Jillian Michaels work-out game that I TOTALLY WANT!!

Because Gordon & I will be married for 10 years this October, we are inviting all our favorite people to go up to the casino with us (Soaring Eagle casino in Mt. Pleasant). I would really hope that any of you reading this would join too. The more the merrier. Details to come on the whole thing later.

What a man!!

The night before Valentines day (Gordon's birthday), Dianna, Gordon, & I were playing cards when Gordon says "I WAS going to get you flowers for Valentines day" Laughing to myself at the statement itself, I told him that it doesn't have to be Valentines day to get me flowers, It would be more special if he gave me flowers on a regular 'ol day. Then I told him to either get me flowers or don't, just don't tell me that you WERE going to get me flowers!! It's like all the times he tells me "I was going to do the dishes" (as I'm loading the last dish in the dishwasher).
I did get flowers for Valentines day. They were pretty, but I feel that if he didn't have to go to Walmart, then I would have to settle for "I was going to get you flowers for Valentines day" Oh, my husband.... He's such a man sometimes! He was raised by all women, so sometimes I just have to shake my head in disbelief of the things he says. I love you Gordon.

I found out last weekend, that my little brother Phillip, and his family might be coming up here next month. I really hope they make it because we have never met Jaxon, & Brett. The last time we saw them was when Phillip & Laura got married. Mason will be done with Basketball when they come here, but I think he will have a track meet around that time. I really want Phillip to see Mason playing a sport, because when Mason was little he watched Phillip all the time. Sometimes I think Mason is a little Phillip, because of the sports, and the way he is socially. He has no desire to do "bad things" (drink, smoke, whatever) but he has a lot of friends, and has such a happy demeanor. Yeah, he's a teenager, and acts like it sometimes, but for the most part he does what he should, and stays out of trouble. He has only had his phone taken away once, because he didn't shovel the sidewalk. He's only had detention once because he was texting during class. And, sometimes I have to tell him more than once to take the trash out, but he gets good grades, and with sports, he often spends 12 hours at school. IDK how he does it! It excites me to think about what he will be in the future, because he is going to excel at whatever it is. He has a natural sport ability (like Phillip) where we can pick up on the sport, and be really good at it. Sometimes I wonder if we were in a big school, in a bigger city, would he get lost in the shuffle? St.Johns is a 5A school, and they play a lot of Lansing schools, so whats the difference? He's turning 16 next year, and we are already trying to work on getting him a car. We are getting the blazer back from Dianna when she gets a new car in a few weeks, and we are buying a 2 door Cavalier next week, so he can pick between the two, and he & Gordon can spend some quality time working (pimping) on the 2 cars. I'll be glad when he drives, because I wont be picking him up or taking him to practice. I probably wont see him as much, but I don't see him all that much now. Plus Mayla will be doing basketball again next year, and Jarrett will start basketball, and t-ball next year too. So, I will be carting them around.

I have Dianna's twins tonight, but other than that, I have laundry to do, & that's pretty much it. TTYL

Long time no talk eh?

Hello! Yes, I'm still alive. I can't really say I have been busy.... same 'ol same 'ol. The computer was down for a week, then Gordon fixed it when he came home on the weekend, then that next week it was down again. Gordon had to crash it to get it up and running. HOWEVER, I had not saved all my pic.'s to a disc, so, I ended up losing about 500 pictures from the last few years. All I have left are the pic.'s on here, snapfish, myspace, and facebook.

Today is Gordon's birthday. We are going to Mike, & Alison's house for dinner, after that I'm not sure. Mayla starts basketball tomorrow morning. Mason is about 1/2 way through his season, and Jarrett.... well...... He's just going with the flow (as usual). The puppies are getting big (and more annoying). We only have 2 now, Dianna's; Cacajuete, and our puppy; Paris. We had to split them up because they were beating each other up, so now we have 2 kennels in the kitchen. I cant wait till the weather turns so they can be outside more. I'm sure the neighbors will love that! Speaking of neighbors..... The crazy man is gone!!! Yippee!

The diet is going pretty good. I have lost 25lbs since I started. Not really as much as I had hoped for at this point, but I have 3 more months till the wedding, so I'm being optimistic. As for the biggest loser contest with the sisters, I'm holding my own. That is over in 2 & 1/2 weeks, so I'm really trying to buckle down now so I can win the cash! I went over to Ashley & Nate's house last night. They have Wii fit, and I did a running game that was fun, and I won first place the first time I did it. Unfortunately Ashley is extremely competitive! So, she did it once and smoked my score (You suck Ash!!!) I was thinking that if I could go there a bit, then with her competitive nature, her & I could kick some serious butt!! Then when the wedding comes, I can wear her dress, she can wear Talia's, and Talia can wear mine. (LOL!! That was just for you Ashley!) ok that was mean, but seriously funny!

Anyhoo, nothing else really new. I colored my hair this week, and it's pretty close to my natural color... or what I remember my natural color to be. I'm picking Gordon up in about half an hour & I need to put the puppies back in the kennels, so I'll TTYL Hopefully I wont wait longer than a month this time.