Saturday in Oregon...

We are up and gettin around on this COLD Saturday morning!! I think it got down to the 20's last night! We are not used to that at all!! We got our things out of the car this morning and when I went to use my toothpaste it was frozen! lol!!
Aunt Nancy made it home last night after I had looked at her called id to get the number for her dentist and I called them to make sure she was ok, as I was hanging up she pulled into the drive way! She's ok, a little sore but ok. She stayed home and the rest of us went to Medford and had dinner at Red Robbin.

Today we are off to Grandma Epperson's house in Bonanza, where we will enjoy family and have an early thanksgiving. We all haven't been together for a holiday in at least 15 years! WOW!! So this is pretty special. Iwill post some pics up later.
Jake and Jess are enjoying time with cousin Danaka, even tho she is sick with a bad cold =( She's been a trooper tho!!
Well...just a quick blog to let everyone know whats up for our day!

We are off to Grandmas!!

WE MADE IT!!

So here we are, in Oregon!! We drove 5 hours and we have spent the last 2 sitting here waiting for our Aunt Nancy to get home...she wasn't even here! The poor thing is at the dentist...getting a tooth pulled!! Her appt was at 2!! I hope she's ok! I don't even know where or who to call to find out!! WAH!!

Meet Aunt Nancy!!

Well...I guess I'll go play rock band with the rest of the fam!!


Hope everyone has a great weekend!!

10 Things I'm Thankful for This Week...

So Denise has requested we all do "Thankful Thursday"
Sounds like fun to me!!!

Here are the rules (and they are extremely simple!):

1. Post a new blog listing ten things (you can always do more!) that you are thankful for this week! That's it!
2. Come back later on in the day after I have posted and sign Mr. Linky to let me and others know you have participated.
3. Leave a comment for the person that signed above you (or if you are first, leave a comment for me).
4. If you are feeling adventurous, leave a comment for at least 3 people! That's it! Pretty simple! :)

Now come on...let me know what you are thankful for this week! :)

1. I am thankful for day's off!! Dr. is not in the office today and I had the choice to go in or not...and I choose NOT!!! So I am being lazy!!

2. I am thankful for my AMAZING family!! They Rock!!

3. I am thankful for the rest of my amazing family and my friends!

4. I am thankful for my leg not hurting "yet" today!!

5. I am thankful to my Hubby for taking my truck to work and changing the oil for me, so that we will have a safe drive to Oregon this weekend!

6. I'm thankful for out of town family we get to visit this weekend! Uncle John came home from China, where he works as a "Super Hero" lol...he's a stunt man in a theme park there! And we are going to visit family in Oregon while he is home. We haven't spent a holiday with them since...well before Jake was born and he will be 14 next month!! WOW!!!

(this is Uncle John!)

7. I am thankful for going to Denise's house tonight and watching GA with the girls!

8. I am thankful that I spoke to my Gram last night and she is doing well. She's a silly one sometimes! She called me to make sure I was watching the Country Music Awards and she was soooo excited that George Strait won!! lol!!

9. I will be thankful for the "diet" pizza that we will have tonight at Denise's house...even though I will complain about it!! It's working!!

10. And...lastly I am just plain Thankful!! For my life, for my family, for my friends...for all that I have! I am a very lucky person and I know I don't say it often enough but to all of you who are in my life, who have been in my life or have just crossed my path...Thank you, for making me who I am today! And I think I'm pretty Cool! lol!

My Weekly Writing Assignment

Ok...now I'm a pro! lol!! This is my second one and this one seems hard!! Mama Kat has done it again....

Here are the prompts...

1.) Write a haiku about what you see out the window. (if you don't know what a haiku is click here.)
2.) Begin with "I thought I saw..."
3.) If I could live in any era of history, what would it be -- list 10 reasons why.
4.) Write a light hearted piece on how to get along with an enemy.
5.) The first time you...

I choose....#3...

If I could live any era of history I think it may be the 50's! I'm not exactly sure why? I love the movie GREASE and I think I could watch it over and over and over again!!! "Look at me I'm Sandra Dee" lol!!

I THINK I LOVED THE HAIR

THE POODLE SKIRTS

THE CARS




THE BOYS AND THE LEATHER..WOO HOO!!

Ok..that's only five reasons...but I'm sure there are more! I loved the way that a boy could be cool...but still loved a girl, in that sweet 50's guy kinda way. I loved the old things that we take for granted now that they were so excited about back then...new cars, TV, fast food places! lol!
I'm not sure what it is...but that's it! If I could live any era of history...I would like to have lived in the 50's!

MY LITTLE SUPER STARS!

WOW!!

My kids amaze me!!

Jake has been racing motocross since he was 4 1/2 yrs old and it still amazes me to see him on the track. He just got his Honda CRF 150 this year and he just won 2nd place overall in his 150 novice class for the AMP Fall Series!! WOW!! Then to top it off...he finished 4th overall in his 85 novice class!! I am so proud of my Motocross Star!!

This was Jessica's second season of soccer...she is an AWESOME goalie! She was soooo scared but decided to try out for the Select Soccer Team (which is like All Stars for Soccer), they could only choose 10-12 girls in the under 12 age group to represent American Canyon...and MY GIRL made it!!! WOO HOO!! Way To Go Jessica!!!

So I must say...at this moment...I'm a VERY PROUD MOMMY!!

Way to Go Babies!!

My writing assignment....

Ok...so here it goes!!! I'm going to do my first writing assignment that was given to me by Deinse via Mama Kat (Hahaha! Idid it!!! sorry I never knew how to attach her web page and just show her name...she told me how once and I remembered! I'm soooo excited!!!)

So this week the prompts were:

1.) You awaken with amnesia in what looks to be an igloo. You have $4 and a rock in one pocket, and a toothbrush in the other. Someone is staring at you. Write this scene.

2.) Write a 16-line poem (rhyming or non-rhyming) about a moment from your childhood that changed your life for the better.

3.) You're sitting at work one day and receive a text message from an unrecognized number. The text says, "I have the money and hid the body." You think this is a practical joke from a friend, so you play along at first. But the more texts you receive, the more you realize that it isn't a joke. Write the text conversation you have with this unknown texter.

4.) 10 of my absolute worst pet peeves...

5.) Fictionalize an event that happened to one of your parents, friends, or siblings.

I am going to choose #1...here goes!!

"What the hell?? Where am I?? Wow, its really cold in here!! How did I get here?? Who is this freak staring at me?? Why is he staring at me? Is this an igloo?? Why cant I remember being here?? I'll call someone for help!" I reached into my pocket to get my cell phone only to find a rock wrapped up in four one dollar bills. "Why do I have a rock wrapped up with 4 bucks??" I reached into the other pocket and find a toothbrush..."WTF? Why is my toothbrush in my pocket?" Not knowing what is going on and not being able to remember a thing I ask the strange man who is staring at me, "Why am I here? Who am I? Who are you?" He looked deep into my eyes...burped and walked out the door! "I guess he had to go", I thought.
Well..until next time I play catch phrase with Denise...I better not wake up in the fire pit and think its an igloo cuz Erik will just burp and leave me in there!! LMFAO!!


Ok...I know that was kinda dumb...but it was fun! And you have to be there on a catch phrase night to understand!

My Blog...

Some friends have commented that I dont look like I'm that new to blogging...I must tell you that I have a personal web desiger! lol! Denise has actually been nice enough to help me out by designing my page and making it cute!! :) THANKS DENISE!!!! So see...I'm not that good!! lol