Since I last posted & other stuff........

We took advantage of the amazing weather out in Palm Springs this past weekend and went to the College of The Desert's outdoor market day. My mom met up with us and she of course made sure the girls got some cool shades to wear And Ryanne's cool hat because,"Grandma, I just DON'T do the sun!" Morgan brought the binoculars because......well I don't know why but she sure looked cute! :) You know how they say when people get their first ta too they can't stop? I wouldn't know about that; sorry blogger friends, no secret hearts on my butt or butterflies you should know about. I know, such a bummer! ;) BUT, I do think I am addicted to cutting my hair since I went short. It's just so fun a and kind of freeing if you will. No decisions on what the heck to do with it every morning and its just there and easy and cute. I love the girl who cuts my hair cause she knows me so well and does exactly what I ask her to AND gets it right. I know it's blurry but here is the back. Its all layered and choppy and fun.

I turned this black and white so you couldn't see how tired I was today. :) I Love black and white. It works miracles! Morgan took this. Good job Morgan!

Ryanne wanted her hair cut short as well so I said,"what the heck!" She loves it!
Sunday we all went back out to the desert to take a hike through Aqua Caliente Indian reservation. If you ever get a chance it is amazing and beautiful. You can hike for miles and find beautiful waterfalls and rocks and views that you wouldn't believe. The history there is rich and the people oh so nice. Great family day.

Other Random stuff:

I went for a walk yesterday and came home all dirty and bruised. When Dan saw me he was like,"What the heck? Who goes for a walk and comes back bloody?" Me I guess. I saw this older lady walking who I try and talk to every so often cause she's super interesting and I feel like God laid her on my heart a long time ago. So anyways, she was on the horse path below me and when I went down the hill to say hi and pet her dog I slipped on the wet plants and fell face first! Oooppsss! Dan asked if I was embarrassed. No, I guess I should have been but I just hopped up and kept on talking. He,heee! YOW my knees hurt today though. ;)

Monday I went into the hospital for my treatment and got all excited to see this older lady there that I knew. I rushed over and grabbed the recliner next to her and started talking away. She was so nice and jumped right in. About a half hour into it I realized she wasn't who I thought she was. ooppsss! I think I am loosing my mind. Dan said obviously she was to because she kept talking away like I knew stuff. At least she's 80 though! Whats my excuse?


Sad to report our Fire Dept. lost a Captain this week. You may have read it in the paper. The guys are really bummed and it was very unexpected as he was not sick. He was injured riding his dirt bike but they said he would be fine and then he died suddenly on Mon. They think a blood clot maybe. SO now we wait for the funeral so our guys can say good bye and lay a friend to rest. Very hard week for them all. Please keep them and also his wife and kids in your prayers.


Last but not least, well maybe least, ;) I got the call last night that I will be having surgery next Thursday. My ultra sound I mentioned a few posts ago came back clear (good news) and so did the other tests they ran but I still need surgery. They will first do a DNC and then a uteral ablation. Removing the lining of my uterus to hopefully stop my cycles. If all goes well I will get to go home later that day after the surgery. Basically this is the step they are doing to try and avoid a hysterectomy. I have been VERY anemic for some time and although some of that is from the chemo treatments I also have horrible cycles so they need to be lightened or stopped. Then the following week I will see my oncologist for iron infusions for 6 weeks. Please pray this lube job if you will works and I get back up to speed. I do OK now but OK is starting to not be enough. I need the iron to work so my body has some reserves to fight infection and stay healthy. Thanks so much for praying and for staying positive, no negative (I went through that and it was horrible comments allowed pleeeaasssee!) Ignorance is bliss sometimes people. :) Have a blessed week. :)

Cooking Class, Published and Pillow Fights!

Now that we are home schooling this year we have more time in the afternoons to do some of things we love to do. Morgan is always asking me if she can cook but with our crazy schedules last year it seemed like either Dan or myself was just throwing things together and we didn't have time to teach the girls how to make some of their favorite foods. I gave Morgan her kids cookbook and told her to mark all the things that looked good and each week she could pick one of the things to make for the family to try. Last week she decided to start with dessert (works for me!) ;) Here she is very serious working at the mixer. Here she is getting ready to put her layered bars in the oven. I totally forgot to take an "after picture" I think its because we ate them to fast! Great job Morgan. This coming Sunday she is making lasagna rolls. Yummy, can't wait!
About 6 months ago after reading a story on my blog that made her laugh out loud my Aunt suggested I have my blog turned into a book so that when our kids get older they have all my writings in book form. I don't know about you but my Blog has become sort of a journal for me. Never in a million years will I be able to remember the barbie, hair cutting incident or the way Morgan melted my heart over something she prayed. To many things happen in a day and we forget all those things that make our lives so fun and rich. I really wanted Morgan & Ryanne to have something they could hold in their hands and read. So I went onto www.blurb.com and created my book.
As you can see I started out very simple to make sure I liked the end result. I am going to do it yearly so I keep up current with my blog & then put them up for the girls when they are older. They we're so excited to see it all in print. It's really fun to make and there are all different price ranges.
Now onto pillow fights. I know the picture below is blurred but I liked it anyway. it showed the intensity at which my husband is throwing these gigantic pillows at his two helpless daughters. Dan had just gotten home yesterday and the girls wanted to play a quick game before Morgan had to leave for swim practice. I was in the office doing something (assuming they were playing go-fish or something) when I hear what sounded like the house being torn apart and lots of screaming.
I go down the hall to find they are throwing these HUGE floor pillows at each other. Really, Dan was pretend bowling and knocking the girls over as they came running at him. They were knocking over all kinds of stuff and destroying the house. I finally put my foot down when a pillow thrown at Dan almost took our lamp down. I know, I know they don't call me the "fun sucker" for nothing. Seriously though Dan was home for one day and its totally wrestle mania, destroy the house, cut Ryanne's leg open, I could go on but I will spare you. :) He's on OT now so all is calm and quiet. Actually the girls are counting the minutes till' the next "attack!!" Gotta' love daddy's!