Going off the deep end

Perhaps I have mentioned before my very very favorite thing about parenting is watching my kids learn and their confidence build. Watch clippage of my fishes, who will hopefully soon become divers.

Happy Anniversary!

I booked us a romantic getaway to celebrate 9 years!

Not lovin thy neighbor

Okay, so I may have mentioned before that my neighbor is the biggest cranky grouch ever? She has never smiled or looked me in the eye but has chewed me out several times. Here is the scenario, the meter reader dude comes to our gate, of course our dogs are going to bark at him. A stranger coming on to their territory. I immediately go out to get the dogs and kennel them, and hear her yelling, yelling, from her kitchen window, "Put those dogs away, put those dogs away, nobody can come over without them barking". I really need to find her a date or something, seriously. So today I yelled back, I did, after 6 years. Here is me, "Maybe if you weren't so rude and grumpy they wouldn't bark at you, do you think I would have viscious dogs with 3 young kids?" Ohhh, it was so cleansing to do this. Seriously, what does she want us to do get rid of our dogs. I promise I know how annoying barking dogs are, but this is not the case. It is only if a stranger comes to her backyard (which they do on occasion to tend her yard), but I immediately put them up, (within 2.5 minutes tops). I think Im going to write a Dear Abby and get some advice, or if anyone knows any 90+ yr old single men who could make my neighbor happy let me know.

OH CRAP!

This is what came out of Monroe's mouth when she messed up on her coloring today, hmm where does she get that from? And no I don't think its funny when little kids swear, so I will try to do better.

Per roe's request

White chocolate mousse pie. You can't go wrong with a combo of Ghirardelli white choc, whip cream, strawberries, oreos, cream chz and milano cookies.

How sweet it is...

to be loved by you. Happy fathers day, babe!

There's no place like home

So Im still in shock that the little Apple was hit by a tornado less than 48h ago, I feel a tremendous amount of guilt that we were untouched while others lost everything, here I was feeling crappy that we lost power for 10 days in December after the ice storm. God reminds us that we shouldn't focus on earthly possessions, in a split second they are gone. Wow he had to be close by when nobody was injured in this mass craziness destruction. So true that in times of suffering you definitely reevaluate your priorities.


Our safe place, a very small dark closet below our steps, we all squeezed in here believe it or not, quite cozy.

View from above of Miller Ranch.

Tornado path, I arrowed where my sister and I were in the path, less than a mile away in each direction.