In Loving Memory..........

Last night my grunt aunt Trudy passed away after about a ten year battle with cancer. I remember her in a lot of different ways.....Going down to their farm in carrollton seeing all the horses and animals, her famous fudge on Christmas. Her and uncle Jimmy also came up to visit the the boys once they were home from the nicu and brought them presents, she also made sure to send up birthday gifts to them....She was always thinking of them and that touched me. Everyone that meant her knew how sweet she was within minutes. She never complained even though with ten years of chemo she certainty had the right to. For uncle Jimmy and her daughter Linda and grandson Ryan.....I'm thinking of you and know she touched many lives........

Until next time....Peace..............................

Plumb.......

Hello everyone!! Just a little reminder that Plumb's new cd is out tomorrow!! I'm sooo excited... I can't wait. Go and get it no RUN and get it. I've heard snippets of it on the website and it is awesome!!! Best track? Cut...... It's great. The cd is called Chaotic Resolve..... I highly recommend it...

This week end was good my sister and brother in law were up from Columbus. We celebrated my birthday on Sunday a week early, that's right folks my birthday is coming up on Sunday I'm gonna be the big 24, since they were up and Chad won't be here next weekend. It was really nice. The boys really had a ball playing with their aunt Sarah. I got nice things for my birthday... Earrings, Lovely by Sara Jessica Parker, an Amazon gift card, a Sarah Hansen original bracelet!!

That was my weekend I'll write more later. Don't forget Dog The Bounty Hunter is on tonight!!!! Until next time......Peace.................

Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend.....................

Last night Chad surprised me with something I've been wanting for a very long time.....A real wedding ring!!! I was so shocked I was speechless!!! I just kept asking him if it was real! He caught me totally off guard....He picked it out all by himself. We have a friend who works for the headquarters for the chains of Kay's and JB Robinson and Jared's they're all owned by the same main company. She gets jewelry at cost he got a REALLY GOOD deal. He was gonna wait and give it to me on my birthday, which is March 5th, but he couldn't wait any longer!! He was just too excited. I'm still in shock!!!! Well that's all I have to say for now until I get my wits about me back that is!!!!

Until next time.....Peace.........

Idol...Idol.....Idol!!!

I know I know.....Its idol season once again. I don't know why that show catches me the way it does...Every year its my obsession. This year I love Love Love Tyler Hicks....He just makes me beam. I can't stop smiling when he's on I just Love Him!!! And of course Chris and Ace are just beautiful!!! Tonight's the results of who goes home this week....Idol Idol......ahhhh I don';t know what it is about that show...Its great.

Any who....... I finished my book Little Earthquakes. It was really really good. I highly recommend it. I didn't know what to read next so I decided on my favorite book of all time. White Oleander by Janet Fitch. It's wonderful. The movies good to however they left out a lot. Like always the book is much much better. I highly recommend you read this book I think everyone should read it. Trust me you will like it and it will be one of those books that make you think, that you don't want it to end, and that will change you.

Well Levi is sick again and the doctor is concerned. Please keep our little guy in your prayers. Thanks.....

Until next time....Peace..............

The Weekend Update...................................

So the weekend was very tiring!! The boys were sick once again and their breathing treatments weren't working so we finally went and got their prednsione syrup filled. That stuff is the shit!! They slept all night last night with out coughing and gagging!!! And of course so did mom and dad!!! It was much needed!! Their slowly getting better! I updated their picture blog so check out their link at the right!! Friday was an interesting evening with them.... Huh Femmie? Femmie and I were in the kitchen she was going through her planner and I was making cookies for the boys. She smelled something and went to look in the livingroom and that's when I heard her say..." ewww no no ewww....Katie!!!" I go over and to my horror....Carter has taken off he's diaper....Pooped....And now they are both playing in it!! It is everywhere!!! Smeared in between their hands in their hair all over the walls and carpet!!! And the worst? Their eating it!!!!!!!! We're like ewwww stop!!! But they were having a ball!! Femmie starts cracking up...Which I told her "it's not funny!!" But that's how she deals!! We threw them in the tub till I realized now their just sitting in floaties!! So I moved them to the sink were I could run clean water to rinse them. Mom and Dad came over to help run the carpet cleaner and to help clean up!! So needless to say now we always but pants on over our diapers!!!!

Did ya all hear about that lady in California? She gave birth this weekend to a 6 pound baby boy....What's news worthy about that? Well she's 62!! That's right 62, she's a grandmother to 20 and a greatgrandmother to 3. I was like you;ll be 80 when he graduates high school!! She and her third husband whose 48 also have a 3 and a half year old!!! There's just so much I find disturbing about this story I just don't even know where to begin!! It's not like it was unplanned either.....Both times she had IVF done...... I'm not even real sure how that was even possible!! But hey different strokes...For different (crazy) folks!!

Well that's all for now I'll write more Later.....Remember keep praying for us!! Until Next Time..................Peace...................................................

A Little Prayer I've been Saying.......

Please God......Please God.......Please God......... He knows why I'm saying it and I ask that everyone prays for us as well. I'll let ya know more about why when I'm able too I just ask that you pray for us/ Thanks.....I'll write more later on today.

later........Peace..................

The best speech in a long time.......

Did anyone catch it last night on American Idol? One of the contestants, Mandesa, told Simon how she felt about his comments about her weight and them needing a bigger stage. She was so poised and well spoken. She told him that he hurt her and that she cried but that she has forgiven him even with out an apology....She said if God could let he's son Jesus die on the cross for he's people's sins without an apology then she could forgive Simon for what he said to her. I was just so touch by not only what she said but how she conducted herself. I say, you go girl!!!!! I haven't heard enough of her performing though to know if I like her voice but she sounded pretty good in the auditions they did show. I really like Ace he's just down right beautiful!!! hehehe....And I really like that Taylor guy with the grey hair......He's really good. Well that's my American Idol update for the week......Oh yeah and they can't vote that Brenna chick off fast enough!! She annoys the crap out of me...Everything she talks I can feel my skin crawl!!!!

Until next time.......Peace......................

Exciting Day...For the boys.............

Well what an exciting day for the boys today!! They got to go to the big park here in town with me and one of their favorite people...Grandma!!! They were all over that park...Well Carter at least I think Levi would of been happy to just sit in the swing....Carter loved climbing all around and to "explore". They had a great time. Levi woke from he's nap coughing really bad....We're getting sick again.....So I had to do a breathing treatment on him witch meant mom had to come back over to help entertain Carter while I did it. Thanks God for grandparents!! And probably the most exciting part of the day was the news that Laurie Berkner the boys most favorite singer on Noggin released her first ever DVD today....Which with the help of amazon points their receiving TOMORROW!!!!!!! I told them and I swear they got excited!!! hehehe.........I like to think they did anyway. If nothing else it will make giving breathing treatments a lot easier. Just pop in Laurie!! Well that was pretty much my day!!!

Until next time.........Peace...............................

Valentines Day..........

Happy Valentines day to everyone. It's one of those Holidays that I feel is more exciting when your a teenager!! Ya know come to think of it most holidays are more fun when your a kid!! Heehehe. Anyway I hope all of you are able to see your loved one at some point today to give em a little love. I would like to share one of my favorite pictures of all time with you. Its the famous photo taken in Time Square on VJ day!!! Love to all.....Bring them Home!!!!

Until next time.........Peace...............

Five Stars......................

Five stars five stars!!!! Its the best show on primetime since SVU......And those who know me know it takes a lot for me to say that about a t.v. show!!!! Grey's anatomy had me sitting on the edge of me seat and crying last night!! I just started watching it after hearing about it from all of my friends....And now I'm hooked. It used to be that the only show I just HAD to watch was Law in Order SVU......Now this one has made my list!! It is smart and witty and always leaves me thinking at the end last night especially......"If you knew this was your last day on earth what would you do?" Its just a great show....I give it Five stars.

Anyway Chad and I went and saw my cousin's duplex last night......He loved it he thought it was a lot more homey than where were at. And he liked that there's an upstairs.....Lets you get away a little better and not be so on top of each other all the time. Ray said it would be 5-6 months before he'd have it ready......He's totally gutting it and remolding the inside like they did to their side!! He did say we could help paint and they'd take it off the deposit. Dawn said I could pick the colors.....And that my sister Sarah could paint a picture in the boys room too if she wanted!! She wanted to do that since they were born but couldn't because of where we were....The landlord wouldn't let us. I'm excited......And we have time to prepare and get ready.

I woke up Sunday morning shocked with the rest of the world.....Michelle Kwan withdrew!! I think she is very graceful on and off the ice. She knew she couldn't compete at her fullest and withdrew gracefully giving plenty of time for Emily Huges to prepare. What is getting me upset is.....The media talking about how old she is and how this will be the end of her career. Now I know in the life of figure skating 25 seems elderly......But come on!! Who made that rule.....Just because 14 and 16 year olds are winning the gold doesn't mean a YOUNG girl in her twenties is too OLD to win!! I say don't give up Michelle....Heal up from that injury and come back to make history at the next Olympics.....Showing that 29 is not too old to win a medal!!!

Well that's all for now.........Until next time.............Peace!!!!!

I Finally Did It.........

Hey everyone just to let ya all know the boys picture blog is finally updated!! The link is to the right entiled "The Bode Of Em". Check it out. I'll write more later I'm gonna go get some rest while the boys are sleeping...for the moment anyway...........Until next time.....Peace........................

Hard Week................

This week has been a really stressful and hard week for us. We have a lot going on, a lot of things which are emotionally and mentally draining. The boys have been extremely fussy this week...Their getting both of their top molars and started throwing temper tantrums!! Oh fun for us!!! Chad and I have been stressed with all kinds of grown up things.....The stress is just making me exhausted and emotionally on edge. I've had medical collection agencies calling this week wanting me to send them more money...Too stressful...Apparently you can't just send them 5.00. They mandate a certain minimum amount that you're required to pay each month or they'll turn you in! Most are sitting it at 30.00!!! We have 14 med bills...You do the math!!!!!!!!! So we've been having a VERY hard week. Its testing us as a family and as a couple...But we've gotten use to it!! As my Dad says we've been through more in four years of marriage than most couples their whole lives.....So will get through it. It's just harder for me this time because now we have little ones. I'm scared we won't have the money to let them do the things they want to do or get the things they need...Right now its shoes...And I feel as though I'm failing them. Because of a medical condition I have and the high cost of day care me working is not an option....And of course now with their medical condition they're not to be in daycare anyway. So its hard with only one income at 13 something an hour with NO overtime. It's been a hard week and I'm sorry this isn't much of an uplifing post but it feels good to be able to get it out a little. Thanks.

Ok and I promise that this weekend I will update the boy's picture blog!! And I will let ya all know when I do.....They got their haircut......Something that was way overdo!....So they look even cuter...If you can imagine that's even possible!!! Until next time.....Peace.............

Dateline..................

So last night I was up late with Carter...It wasn't that he wouldn't sleep it was more that he wouldn't sleep by himself, in he's bed, but instead preferred to sleep lying on me in the recliner........So anyways I was up with him and I was flipping channels and came across Dateline on MSNBC, it was the to catch a predator 3 episode. Let me just say WOW. I was speechless. What they did was...If ya didn't catch it....Was they had a decoy play a 12-13 year old child be boy or girl on the internet and then have that lure these men to this house were they then caught them on tape told them they were Dateline and then the cops arrested them outside. It was a three day sting and they aressted over 50 men!!! You would not believe who some of these guys were...There to meet up with 12-13 year old boys and girls. There was a high school teacher, a homeland security officer, a rabbi, and ex cons of course. There was one guy who was 65 there to meet this little boy he thought he was talking to on the internet...He said right on camera that he's done it before. These men looked completely normal most of them anyway! You would never of guess it.....Just goes to show you can't trust anyone!!! It's said to think we're gonna have to teach our children, at a young age too, to always be watching to always be on guard. It was just shocking that's all...They would read some of the internet logs of these men talking to their "prey" who they thought was 12 or 13.....It was disgusting. These men have to be on some level mentally ill. There were some who were even registered sex offenders, that the police were supposed to be checking up on making sure they didn't have access to internet. So much for that. Well anyway they aressted over 50 men so at least those offenders are off the streets....But there are so many more and there everywhere!!!! It was really scary.

We go to see the duplex on Thursday night...I hope Chad likes it!! I'll let you know how it goes don't worry!! Until next time....Peace................And tuck those kiddos in tight tonight......

Negativity............

Well we were suppose to go tonight to look at a duplex my cousins have that's three bedrooms...With a huge kitchen....And a dinningroom and a livingroom....The only thing is it has no garage. However for the deal we are being given on it, and what we have found in the last six months or better...Which is nothing we could afford...I'd give up a garage for more living space. Its rent that we can afford and the extra bedroom we've been wanting and it won't go up every year..Cause were family...However they had to cancel our date so to speak because of the superbowl...So I have to call Dawn tomorrow to set up another date this week. I'm way excited to show Chad the place. See I've seen it but he hasn't. So that's why we set up a go see for him to check it out. Now like I said I'm really excited about this opportunity we are being given....We've been trying to find a place with another bedroom but have not been successful...They've all been WAY out of our price range...And we can't afford a house of our own so we were getting flustered! However as excited as we our about checking more into this and meeting with my cousins to ask more questions and all...There's been friends we've told who the first thing out of their mouths is the negative. Chad's buddy Scotty's first thing he said was " well the only thing I can see is it doesn't have that big of a yard and your in town more so you'll be closer to the fire station" you get the drift. What is with that?? I would NEVER say negative things about something one of my friends is excited about. He wasn't the only one to say things...What irrates me is it's not like they don't know our sistuation and what we can afford compared to what's out there. My cousins our meeting our price with the rent that we can afford and the whole place is being redone!!! It's something after many months of looking and being discouraged that we're excited about!! We were starting to wonder what we were going to do if we were to have another baby we have no more room here....And can't afford any other places we prayed about it and though we are still checking into this opportunity, maybe this is God's answer for us. So how can so many people be so negative? I just don't understand...I mean there were places we called on that were only two bedrooms but like double what were paying now!!! So I have to ask...What's with all the negative comments people?? FYI: if you're only trying to help...you're NOT.

I'll keep ya all updated....Until next time, peace..............................................................

A Little Show Called Fraggle Rock Part 2......

Well I received Fraggle Rock on Tuesday as Amazon promised....and they LOVE it!!! And I love it. As Chad said he thinks I like it more!! Femmie and I don't mind watching with them some of them we actually remembered!!! It's great I highly recommend it....for your kids..or for yourself!!

I sell on ebay it get us a little extra money and helps here and there. I am however slowly running out of things to ebay!! We had all our med bills come in the other day including new ones from chads surgery and the recent ones for the babies....along with of course bills from the NICU and their birth!! I joked with Chad that I'm gonna sell everything in the house on ebay to help!!! But honestly though I am this weekend going to go through things and see if theres anything else we can sell. You wouldn't believe the things people will buy!!! My mom gave me her old Beatles albums to sell, however their not selling very well...but chad old fight shirts are going like candy!!! It just amazes me what you think will bring you in some money never does...its the things you think nooone would want!!

Well thats all for now. Until next time folks..........................................