So i have not posted in A LONG time, and the reasons are many...school, little boys, busy in school, but the main is I got a job. I am serving at I HOP. Just three-four nights a week. The reason behind the job is debt. Chad and I have always seemed to have it but recently I had so teeth issues, with out insurance it is going to cost a small mint ;) so I got a job to try to get rid of it, plus we both feel as though we truly need to live independently... I don't know if that makes sense, we just feel that the prophetic council on being debt free is directed straight to us. So the x-tra from the job goes straight to that ever lingering debt. I really don't love this picture but i never put one of me up so... Braxton is talking so much and is the smartest little boy, favorite words right now "Oh my Gosh", and "I like this". He is an AMAZING big bro, constantly playing with his bro and I hear "Come on Michael, come on" All over the house. He is SO SMART, and loves to sing. I think we will shoot for potty training the week off Spring break, wish us luck!
Micheal is a monkey, if he can see over it he thinks he can climb it. He is talking but you have to know what he is saying., "Hi dad", "na night", "Ya" and "All done" are our most common sayings. He is walking every where and learning to run, I love watching his little legs trying to move as quick as his big bro. Chad is doing well in school, no huge complaints from him so I guess he is doing well. As always he is a great daddy, and a great hubby. This picture is old, but I love the HUGE smile on both the faces so it is one of my favorites of my boys.
Wow our house is GROSS! We have all been sick the last few days...or weeks...then this weekend it final caught up to me! WOW it knocked me out, I slept 12 hrs Saturday and then another 15 Sunday. But we are all doing better now, all but Michael. He has molars coming in so his little nose won't stop running.
Anyway, after the weeks of sickness and my three days of "out like a light" our house needed to be CLEANED!!!! So bad. Wow i did three loads of dishes this morning, scrubbed my kitchen, 5 loads of laundry, vacuumed and still need to clean the bathrooms!!! but i am finally feeling like my house is once again mine and not infested with THOUSANDS of germs. That's it for us, love you all
i wanted to write about all these pictures, but the loaded in HTML format. not pictures? so... These are the most recent of my beautiful boys. I love them!
I just have to blog today and say how incredible blessed i feel to live in today's world, in this Country, and this point in time.
I feel so lucky to be one the "chosen generation" to come and bring beautiful children into the amazing land of opportunity and growth. I know that I have been stressed before about the world and my kids growing away from the church, and I bet I get that way again, a time or two more before I die;) but at this point I am grateful and happy they are here with me now.
I love this country! i think too often we (myself included) get caught up in all of it's flaws, all the things we don't like about it, all of it's "missteps" but compared to SO many more counties out there...WE ARE DOING GREAT! Yes we have things we need to work on, and no we are not perfect, but I LOVE this country, it's history, it's passion, it's Independence, and SO many other things I can not even write them ALL.
I think that some of my family will disagree with this next point but, again another reason this country rocks, I can say what i feel without fear of retribution. I feel so blessed to be alive today. The very first African American President gave his Inaugural address today. How amazing is it to see the progress our country has made, the steps we are taking to become a more tolerant and loving nation. I chose to believe that Barrack Obama is going to do amazing things with our nation, i feel he is going to take us in a direction that is positive, and I pray that he will use the power we as a nation have given him to better our home.
Thanks for letting me spill my guts for a second. I love you all KATY
Hello we have been just hanging out. Life for the Huntsman's is BLISS! We occasionally stress about Money but now a days who does not.
Braxton is such an angel, he is constantly telling me he loves me, and asking for kisses. He is helping mom any time he can and constantly reminding me how fun life can be.
Michael is not my "little" boy any more. He gives you five, says "hi" and is starting to walk. He and Braxton have reached a GREAT age, they are starting to really play together. I love hearing "common Michael, Come on!" as they make their way to Braxtons room. I am loving it, just to sit back and watch the two of them play makes my day and my life!
Chad is doing well in school, he is gratefully for this semester. He has half the Homework load he had last semester. It is all because he is ALL DONE with MATH. SO jealous. He is loving his Christmas present, a WOW trail. He plays with his bro and our cousin Con often, I love it!!
Me, I'm doing great. Love school, love having more to do other than being home, not that that is not amazing but it feels good to be bettering myself. The ballroom class I am taking is kicking my butt!!!! I have 9 pounds till my goal weight, then only forty after that ;) but I am doing it 10 pounds at a time. My goal is by next year! Go me! I stripped my kitchen floor and recovered it, it looks great. I love cleaning!
That is us, sorry no syrup just wanted to rant and rave about my amazing family and our many blessings!! Love you all
I thought this was so funny, and sense i can sympathize with the women writing this letter I thought it was appropriate! It you are male, or one that does not like talking about the wonderful thing that happens to women once a month, look away, so not read, and please do not judge. Consider yourself warned!
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This is an actual letter from an Austin woman sent to American company Proctor and Gamble regarding their feminine products.She really gets rolling after the first paragraph...
Dear Mr. Thatcher,
I have been a loyal user of your 'Always' maxi pads for over 20 years and I appreciate many of their features. Why, without the Leak Guard Core or Dri-Weave absorbency, I'd probably never go horseback riding or salsa dancing, and I'd certainly steer clear of running up and down the beach in tight, white shorts. But my favorite feature has to be
your revolutionary Flexi-Wings. Kudos on being the only company smart enough to realize how crucial it is that maxi pads be aerodynamic. I can't tell you how safe and secure I feel each month knowing there's a little F-16 in my pants.
Have you ever had a menstrual period, Mr. Thatcher? Ever suffered from 'the curse'? I'm guessing you haven't. Well, my time of the month is starting right now. As I type, I can already feel hormonal forces violently surging through my body. Just a few minutes from now, my body will adjust and I'll be transformed into what my husband likes to call
'an inbred hillbilly with knife skills.' Isn't the human body amazing? As Brand Manager in the Feminine-Hygiene Division, you've no doubt seen quite a bit of research on what exactly happens during your customers monthly visits from 'Aunt Flo'. Therefore, you must know about the bloating, puffiness, and cramping we endure, and about our intense mood swings, crying, jags, and out-of-control behavior. You surely realize
it's a tough time for most women. In fact, only last week, my friend Jennifer fought the violent urge to shove her boyfriend's head into a George Foreman Grill just because he told her he thought Grey's Anatomy was written by drunken chimps. Crazy!
The point is, sir, you of all people must realize that America is just crawling with homicidal maniacs in Capri pants... Which brings me to the reason for my letter. Last month, while in the throes of cramping so painful I wanted to reach inside my body and yank out my uterus, I opened an Always maxi-pad, and there, printed on the adhesive backing, were these words:
'Have a Happy Period.'
Are you kidding me? What I mean is, does any part of your tiny middle-manager brain really think happiness - actual smiling, laughing happiness, is possible during a menstrual period? Did anything mentioned above sound the least bit pleasurable? Well, did it, James? FYI, unless you're some kind of sick freak girl, there will never be anything 'happy' about a day in which you have to jack yourself up on Motrin and Kahlua and lock yourself in your house just so you don't march down to the local Walgreen's armed with a hunting rifle and a sketchy plan to end your life in a blaze of glory. Pull your head out, man! If you just have to slap a moronic message on a maxi pad, wouldn't it make more sense to say something that's actually pertinent, like 'Put down the Hammer' or 'Vehicular Manslaughter is Wrong', or are you just picking on us?
Sir, please inform your Accounting Department that, effective immediately, there will be an $8 drop in monthly profits, for I have chosen to take my maxi-pad business elsewhere. And though I will certainly miss your Flex-Wings, I will not for one minute miss your brand of condescending B.S. And that's a promise I will keep.
Always!
Best,
Wendi Aarons
Austin , TX ***PC Magazine's 2007 editors' choice for best webmail-award-winning
letter.
Some of you may think TMI, but I loved it and it fits my feelings this past few days.
We had a fantastic break! Because it was so long I am going to just put some high lights down, if you want more info, call me. -Went sledding with family -lazed around not doing ANYTHING -Chad bought me a real diamond for my wedding ring :) -Michael took 6 steps in a row -Hung out with ALL family -I re-read the Twilight series -Chad played COD with his dad and Brother -I cut my hair -Braxton ran around crazy like, and loved playing with Aunt holly
That is really it, we enjoyed our selves but bigger things have happend since w have been home. We both started school, I dont think I have posted that I am going back to school. just part time, I want to get my associates by the time Chad I done, then I can walk away with that in hand. I am only going part time, but today was my first day and it was so fun. I am taking a Ballroom class and it is official that the class is going to force me to find my ever hiding abbs!! It is so great.
Second big thing...I was released from YW:( I have never been so sad to leave a calling, I felt like I had just begun to develope REAL strong bonds with the girls. but that is not even the kicker, we kind of knew that was coming, the kicker...I am now primary choirister!!! I am so scared, and I have never felt so unprepared for a calling, but bring it on. I had to stop myself from really questioning the desicion. Not because I dont want the calling, but because I dont want to leave YW! While they set me apart I just cried. Again not because of the new calling but because of the old one, I will miss my girls so much, even while i am typing here I am tearing up.
Any way there you go, school, church and life. I love it. hope you all had a great Holiday, love you all KATY
