Where have I been????

I know, I am a slacker!!! But only on the blog, I promise! I have been a busy girl just trying to get the house painted and get stuff together for more painting! no to mention trying to get the photography stuff off the ground. It's a busy days, filled with work, kids, house, and now a work out routine. See my friend is getting married in November and I have about 3 weeks left to order my dress. WHOA. I also have about 38 lbs to lose before November 21st as well. So for now, I will reap the benefits of victory for a repainted main floor and 22lbs down :)

Everything is Growing...

So aside from the four weeds that reside in my house (seriously who grows out of a size in less than 6 weeks???) We started a garden! Tomatoes, Peppers, Jalapenos, and maybe some green onions if I can ever get to it this weekend when I am a fishing widow!


As you can see, these were taken pre-weekend chores.

Summer Fun

I know that I have been MIA, but I have been busy, things to do!!

Cupcakes...

I love cupcakes, but now that I really have to limit how much I eat (yes, dieting stinks!) I can only have this kind of cupcake!

SCCHHOOOOOOLLL'SS OUT for the SUMMA!

As you can see, Elli's new phrase is leggo my donut man!

It's the last day of school and I am just as excited as they are that we have no homework, no fighting, and no major schedule for 3 whole months!

I will miss Mr. Jason, he has been with us for almost 3 years now and I am just sad to see the day to day communication come to an end. There are very few people in this world that know how to make your life wider and fuller than you ever thought it could be and when you lose those friends because the "season" is over, it's almost painful. Now I know he'll be down the hall from Camryn's class next year, but it's just not the same. You know that it's a cool relationship when they tell you "feel free to have more children and bring them my way" just heart melting, ya know?


Elli too has had a wonderful teacher that couldn't have given her a better start to her formative school years, Mrs. Christa. She is happy, funny, and caring of how children need to be raised, and not just about how to keep them happy. My kind of lady!

They were like two peas in a pod :)

They look happy for summer, don't they?

I think I agree :)

Funny part? I don't use a comb, I use a pic :)

You Are a Comb

You are expressive and outgoing. You like to experiment with your personal style. You are imaginative and very visual. You like to look good, and you're attracted to beauty. You are creative and design oriented. You redecorate often, and you like to make yourself over. You are inventive and extremely original. You do things differently just because it feels good.

What Bathroom Product Are You?

Don't you just love spring?

I know I do :)




And I love temper tantrums, especially when it's not my kid :)




I really love that look that as a mom you know your kid is making when you're not facing them! Stay strong Stacie!

ummm... yup! It's Friday!

I need Coffee! (to the tune of 'I want candy') you know you're going to have this in your head all day!

CRAZY!!!

Life has been absolutely insane. Getting Camryn back to normal, getting our lives back to normal, and completing all the things that were left behind in the rush of the last 6 weeks.
So let's see, Cam is doing well, for the most part, today was a bit draining for her and I am wondering if we are borderline of getting her meds upped again. Dan's company is doing layoffs again which always brings on the stress. The weather is getting nice so we have yardwork on the calendar again. On top of all of this? I have three interviews tomorow and another one on Thursday for a Revenue position! Talk about CRAZY stress! I love my job, I just want something that makes me use my brain (and my degree) a little more. Not to mention learning a different angle of the business would be pretty cool as well:) The only thing that I worry about is that I won't get it with all the medical emergencies that Camryn has had. What do you say to that? I can't plan the future, but I can promise you that I am worth it? Should be interesting!

Well I did manage to get a few cute pictures this weekend :)
I love how Camryn loves her uncle Collin :)


This was taken from the window of my FIL's condo, though close to the airport, this was from the 3rd floor :)

Another Shunt Revision

So Camryn was still having issues with her shunt and so we needed to go in for exploratory surgery to see why it wasn't working for her when it was clearly functioning. She needed a shunt with more sucking power, so last Friday we went in again to get it done, and wow what a difference. She recovered faster, she was ready to go much faster, and she stopped napping all day long! Some pictures to share :)

Cam brought her bear, "PinkBerry" to the hospital to keep her company. He was made by one of Dan's co-workers, Cheryl and her daughters. It's her favorite "friend" to share the experience with.

Imagine Cam's shock when she got out of the tub when running around the corner to this man.


For all of you who donate to the Ronald McDonald house, Thank You, he really brightened her day :)

So since she is still doing well, hopefully this is our last surgery for quite some time!