{Transformers, circus, and Patterson Farm}

Yes, i know....i am done with blogging. SORT OF. I will only be posting like 2-3 times a month. That is a BIG cut back from my usual. I thought i better keep family and distant friends updated still about what we are up to. :) So, when i do post it will all be random with all kinds of stuff on one post. :)

This is what we have been up to before and after my surgery...

There is a man here in Cleveland who built these out of wood. They are just about as tall as his house. The boys LOVED it! This street had quite a few houses that were decorated really scary for halloween! It was cool.

Of course we went to Patterson Farm. They have the BEST apple fritters i have ever eaten. We got a few other donuts too. In fact, all their donuts are the best i have eaten. Here are my boys in the bottom picture eating their donuts. Plus, we get to enjoy the beautiful cleveland colors of fall. Love it.

We also went to the circus. It was fun. That is all i have to say about that. :) Let me just say, the cotton candy.....$10!!!! yeah.

My new read....

My friend posted on her blog that she had read a book called "The Hunger Games" and she liked it better than Twilight!!! woah! So, i went out and bought it. I read it in 2 days. It was quite a page turner. It was very interesting. I have to say, i still like Twilight better, but it is second on my list of favorites. It would make for one crazy movie if it ever was made into one, but the book is just great. Plus, it makes you think... more than you have to think in Twilight. You should read it. If you want to borrow it then email me or call me. I am going to be reading the second one here shortly. :)

I made....

A lot of Christmas Decorations at Fabulous Friday. I made just about everything that they had. I figured i better make them b/c they are cheap and it is the only time out of the year where i actually get any projects done! I won't ever go out and buy stuff and think of anything creative on my own.

How the boys are doing...

Well, the day Sza Sza leaves is the day our boys get sick. Tanner and the baby have pretty rough coughs right now. I am taking the baby in today to get checked b/c his cough just doesn't sound right. Jaydon is wearing 9 month old clothes. He isn't even 5 months yet. He is so big. He is so fun too. We love him so much. Tanner is in his terrible three's. He likes to hit his big brother, but loves him at the same time. I will just leave it at that. Gavin is big brother. He likes to boss tanner around and tell him what he is and is not allowed to do. That can be a good and bad thing.

Shane...

Is busy with school. We can't believe he is so close to being done. We will HOPEFULLY find out where the air force is sending us, before christmas rolls around.

We are all...

Doing pretty good. Can't wait for Thanksgiving when Aunt Ashley and Uncle Ryan and Baby Ethan come to our house. Can't wait for Christmas at Sza Sza and Papa's house. Can't wait to decorate my house for Christmas. :) Can't wait until i can start exercising again.

{MIA}

I haven't posted in awhile because i have been in the hospital. My mom is here helping to take care of me and the boys while i recover. I was in the hospital for 5 days. Sure, it may sound bad to some of you, but it was a nice break....even though i was in pain, i didn't have any responsibilities. Momhood is hard. What can i say. Anyway, i was in a lot of pain, went to the hospital and stayed in the emergency room for about 12 hours before they admitted me into the hospital. When i had my appendix taken out 2 years ago they stapled my appendix....i don't understand it, but all i know is that i had staples in there from the surgery, which is normal. Somehow the staples came loose. One got caught on another and one staple pinched off my intestine. So, i had an obstructed bowel. I had a ct scan, a few x-rays, doped up on lots of morphine and laying in bed and watching tv. The pain of the obstructed bowel, before they could give me med's, was pretty intense. It was worse than labor pains. Not fun. I am glad it is over. Glad my mom is here. Glad i had a break from responsibilities. Glad to be home. Glad for a husband who is so helpful, loving and caring. I realized some things while i was away. 1. I am taking on too much. I was exhausted and didn't realize it til i had my 5 day hospital stay. My life is sooooo busy. I was in the hospital thinking about my life before i went in the hospital and i thought to myself, "How in the WORLD was i doing all that? How did i not have a break down yet?!!!" 2. I am tired of blogging, tired of the internet. It is not being what it used to be for me. I won't be blogging much anymore. I want to get all my blogs turned into books and then be done. 3. My dream of becoming a nurse is more alive than it ever has been. I want to become a nurse so bad and am determined to do it b/c if i don't, i will regret it. I know i will. Now i just need encouraging so that i can stay positive in that i am SMART enough to do it. :) 4. I want life to slow down. So, i am going to try to make that happen. 5. I like my life and who i am.

Anyway, i am fine. It is a freak accident, what happened. The doc said, "If i had thrown a bunch of staples into your stomach i still wouldn't expect this to happen". I missed my sister-in-laws wedding, which i was supposed to take pics at. Yeah. Stinks. I was her photographer AND i missed her wedding! I am so bummed, but things happen.

{Could these faces do any harm?}

So sweet.....
So innocent...

BAM!!! Little Brother takin big brother out with a stick! Still look sweet and innocent? Maybe not so sweet, but still innocent. :) They are really good at hitting each other lately. Gavin likes to boss Tanner around and likes to tease and harrass him. Tanner will tease him once in awhile. But Tanner isn't much of a teaser, so he gets Gavin back by HITTING him. This happens all too often around here lately.