I have Been Tagged

Before I begin, let me just tell you that tonight I have a complete girls night out. This is so needed I cannot even explain how needed it is!!
I am going to dinner and then to see Carrie Underwood and Josh Turner!! I am so excited!!! I will give you a full report later in the week : )

On to business:

I have been tagged my Amy for this meme. Now here are the rules of the game.

(1) Each player answers questions about themselves.
(2) At the end of the post, tag 5 people by posting their names.
(3) Go to their site/blog and leave a comment telling them that they have been Tagged. Invite them to your site/blog so they can read the Tagged post.
(4) Let the person who tagged you know when you have completed your Tagged post.

Questions:
1. What were you doing 10 years ago?I was graduating from college, married to the wrong man, living in KS and wishing I was in Colorado

2. What are 5 things on your "To Do" list? Make the new apron that I bought material for 2 months ago, loose weight, plant seeds in my flower boxes, put pictures in albums, make summer fun for the wildflowers.

3. What are 5 snacks you enjoy?Chocolate chip cookies, chocolate ice cream, m&ms, chocolate cake, brownies...are you seeing the pattern here : ) (now you see the purpose for the #2 on my to do list)

4. Name some things you would do if you were a millionaire. Travel, Travel, Travel!!!
Oh and of course give to charity, give money to my family, help the church, etc.....

5. Name some places where you have lived. Colorado towns including Colorado Springs and Penrose and Kansas towns including Haviland, Pratt and Greensburg.

6. Name some bad habits you have.I don't clean my house as often as I should. I let my laundry pile up terribly. I let my dishes pile up terribly. I am a procrastinator.

7. Name some jobs you have had. Babysitter to twins and an infant, waitress at the Willie Burger (doesn't than name just scream small Kansas burger dive), waitress at Juniper Valley , assistant to a college president, secretary at a saw mill, secretary at a construction company, and an assistant buyer for Atmel.

8. Name those whom you are tagging:
Amy Rene, Tammy, Tonya, Bonnie, Kelly

My "New" Front Porch

Care to join me for a cup of coffee and some conversation......

on my made-over front porch?
My favorite place to be in my house is my front porch. I love relaxing on the swing, observing the neighbors comings and goings and watching the wildflowers as they play. Lately it has been looking a little drab....in need of a makeover!
So, I recovered my swing cushion with some really great blue and green patchwork material....


Made a new arrangement for the front door.....
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A new succulent and pot for the porch table...
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Painted my old jute rug.....
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And Taaaa Daaaa!!! I am pleased with how it turned out.

So if you are ever in the area, please feel welcome to come by and we can sit on the swing and visit : )

Happy 2nd Birthday Parker Man!!

So this weekend we celebrated Parker's 2nd birthday! It is so fun seeing him grow up so big and cute! When Parker was born he was 4 weeks early! He had to be in the NICU for 4 days and was oxygen for 9 weeks! So, needless to say, he has come a long way! Here he is 2 days old in the hospital weighing 5lbs 4oz...

Here is Parker, 11 days old and Madison 14 month old..

Some of the cute things that he is saying are:

Sissy (Madison) = He He

Gum = Mum

Mouse = Mow

Grammy = Mammy

Frankie our dog = Te Te

Drink = Dink

*Parker is very polite and he usually always says thankyou and no thank you. Even when you ask him if he is ready for bed he will say "No thankyou Mommy"

*He loves his sissy. He always thinks of her. If you give him a piece of gum, he will always say "He He Mum", meaning he needs one to give to Madison.

*He has a silky blanket that he has to sleep with. It's not actually a blanket at all. It is my purple flowered silky robe that he has taken possession of.

*He loves balls of any kind, and he calles them all "footballs". He loves watching basketball on TV with Daddy. He has a pretty good throwing arm also....we are hoping for the NFL or NBA!!

*When he sees someone pulls up in a car that he knows, he'll say" Papo Hew", meaning Papo is here.

* Matthew always wears a stocking hat and nothing will do but for Parker to have one on also. When he wants to go outside he will say "Ma Hat" in this cute way.

*He is very much into trains, especially Thomas! He calls Thomas "Toot Toot" and he always has to be wearing Thomas jammies and could watch him all the time on TV.

So I had my mom make the cake and then we were going to decorate it when I got to her house. Several different events happened that morning, but this was the major event:

The wildflowers decided to help them selves to some cake while no one was paying attention! We managed to salvage it thank goodness:

We had his party at my parents house. So there was Matthew's parents, his brother Scott, my sister and parents. We had a delicious spaghetti dinner, complete with belvedere salad, bread, green beans cake, strawberries and cream and cake and ice cream.....yummy!!

Happy Birthday to you.....

The Birthday Boy....

Papo Larry and Parker....

Grammy Patty and Parker...

Christel, Scott and Matthew

Blowing out his cake......

Mmmmm, Not too shabby.....

Awe.....

Madison playing with Parker's new Little People Farm....

Grammy Karen....

Parker's new bike he got from my parents.... Isn't the cutest thing ever!!

He loves it!!

Sharing with sissy....

New Thomas jammies....

We love you Parker....you bring us joy every single day and we are so thankful to have you!

Happy May

Here are a few random pics from the 1st day of May in Colorado:

And of course it wouldn't be Colorado with out it snowing the 1st day of May. You can't really tell it in this pic, but it is coming down pretty good:

I am not a huge Trace Adkins fan, but the words struck me today when I heard his new song Your Gonna Miss This. This songs rings so true for me. Each day I try to appreciate how fun a 2 and 3 year old can be, but sometimes I find myself just wishing it away. Wishing they were a little more self-sufficient, wishing I had a little more freedom.....but I do try to keep in mind that they will care less about being around me and more about their own friends before I know it so I better appreciate the clingyness now!

Here are the lyrics:

She was staring out the window of that SUVComplaning, saying "I can't wait to turn 18"

She said "I'll make my own money, and I'll make my own rules"

Mamma put the car in park out there in front of the school

Then she kissed her head and said "I was just like you"

****

You're gonna miss this

You're gonna want this back

You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast

These are some good times

So take a good look around

You may not know it now

But you're gonna miss this

*****

Before she knows it she's a brand new bride

In a one-bedroom apartment, and her daddy stops by

He tells her "It's a nice place"

She says "It'll do for now"

Starts talking about babies and buying a house

Daddy shakes his head and says "Baby, just slow down"

*****

Cause you're gonna miss this

You're gonna want this back

You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast

These are some good times

So take a good look around

You may not know it now

But you're gonna miss this

****

Five years later there's a plumber workin' on the water heater

Dog's barkin', phone's ringin'One kid's cryin', one kid's screamin'

She keeps apologizin'

He says "They don't bother me.I've got 2 babies of my own.One's 36, one's 23.

Huh, it's hard to believe, but ...

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You're gonna miss this

You're gonna want this back

You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast

These are some good times

So take a good look around

You may not know it now

But you're gonna miss this"