My apologies to BLITZEN!!!

Dear Blitzen -
I am so sorry for being so ugly to you yesterday morning!!!

You obviously REALLY ARE MAGIC!!!
Love- Kristi

OH MY GOSH YA'LL!!!! Luke is totally spellbound by this thing!!

Here's the convo that took place this morning!!!

Luke, uhmmm, where's Blitzen?
I don't know Mommy ...... I DIDN'T TOUCH HIM....I DIDN'T I PROMISE!!!
Well Luke, he's not on top of the cabinet anymore. Where did he go?
I don't know Mommy!! I PROMiSE I DIDN'T TOUCH HIM!! I PROMISE!!!
Well, we have to find him. Remember, he moves to a different place every night after visiting Santa.
Mommy, where is he?
I don't know Luke. Look high and low and all around.
(Whispering) Moooommmmy.....MOOOOOOMMMMMY!!!!
What buddy?
(Whispering) He's UP THERE!! (on top of a painting in our living room over the couch)
Well he sure is!!! How'd he get up there?
OH MY GOODNESS.....MOMMY!!! HE'S MAGIC!!! HE IS HE IS!! HE CAN FLY! HE! CAN! FLY!
Wow Luke, I guess he really can, huh?
Runs over grabs me around the waist and says --- I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SORRY MOMMY!!! He does fly. I'm gonna be REALLY good!!!

This may just work out after all......

Who's freaking idea was Elf on the Shelf? REALLY?

So, this morning we did the whole "WHAT'S THIS?" on the Elf. http://www.elfontheshelf.com/

This middle child of mine(Luke) is going to be the death of me:

Read the story -

Named the elf - Blitzen....yeah the reindeer.

Then came the hysterics:

His eyes don't move how can he see me when he's sitting right there????!!!

He can't fly..................HE CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN'T FLLLLLLLLLLLYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!

He doesn't have wings, Daaaaadddddyyyyyyyyy, heeeeeeeeeee caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan't flyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!! tears and more tears!!!

He can't talk to Santa, his mouth doesn't move!!!

I don't want him to talk to Santa!!!

So, I say to Alan as Luke leaves the room:

Screw you Blitzen........

You were NO HELP AT ALL!!

And Bethany..............Luke flipped his lid at the "NO TOUCH" rule too!!

EEEK --- 6 weeks? REALLY?

I'm such a bad blogger!!

Facebook is so much easier to use and load pics.

I know that's really no excuse but it's the truth.

Several have emailed me and asked how we are.....

Well, we're doing ok.

I went back to work in August and I *LOVE* my new job!

Aaron started 9th grade in August!

Luke started Pre-K in August!

Sydney has adjusted AMAZINGLY well and I can't believe she's been home 11 months yesterday!!! Her 3rd b'day party has been planned, too!!

The holidays are upon us -

I'll try to do better ......

I PROMiSE!!!

When a child prays -----

It just pleases my heart!!! This was Luke's prayer tonight:

Dear Lord -
THank you for letting me pray. Thank you for baseball and going to Disney World. Thank you for letting me live with my Mommy & Daddy. Thank for church, God. Amen




Oh to have the faith of a little child.........................

Another friend......another Mommy.....Another loss from CANCER!!!!

Anoher adoption friend has lost her battle with cancer --- Leukemia!!

Staci left behind a husband and son named Joshua. We know that she was welcomed into heaven by my MIL Faye, my dear friend Deana and another friend Annette.

All of them passing since July 4th. My heart just aches!!!

I'm a FACEBOOK JUNKIE!!!!

YEP, I AM!!

Most of you already know that.

Anyway, I'm kinda glad that I am though.

It's brought me back together with friends I've had over the years but lost contact with.

It's brought me new friends.

But, most importantly,I've been able to get back in touch with family members that I don't get to see nearly as often as I would like!!!

PRETTY COOL HUH?

Life's been hectic the past 2 weeks!!!

Wow, the past 10 days have been just NUTTY!!!!

I started my new job at Teledyne Brown Engineering on Wednesday 8/26 --- note to self ---

DO NOT START A NEW JOB AT MONTHS END!!! :-)

HOLY GUACAMOLE!!!

Nothing like a crash course in learning the ropes during the BUSIEST time of the month!!! WHEW!!!

But I survived it and

I *L*O*V*E* IT!!!!

I'm still learning all the duties that come along with my position but LINDSAY, the chick that's training me, ROCKS!!! We've become friends quickly and she is insanely patient with me!

Good thing!!!

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Alan's Dad came to visit with us this week too!!!

George got here on Monday evening and stayed till Thursday morning. He not only got to hang with us and totally enjoy the grandkids but he also got to visit with some of his closest friends while he was here. The kids absolutely LOVED having Granddaddy around and

He REALLY needed that.

It was so weird for him to be here without Grandmother. It's been 2 months and 1 day since she went to be with Jesus. It's been really hard on everyone. Please keep George in your prayers......after 55 years of a partnership, he's having a very difficult time being on his own.

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Luke has started t-ball and it wears me out!

I dreaded watching it when AJ played and it looks like I still feel the same way!!!

T-ball ...... whose idea was that?

A field full of children who aren't terribly co-ordinated all running after a small white ball that's been cranked of a T.

Can't we just skip straight to coach/machine pitch? That's where the fun really begins!!!

And I still have 2-3 years of it....OY!!!!

Please let Sydney want to me a dancer or a gymanst or something!!! :-)