Angel to My Rescue

I relapsed quite vigorously with this flu on Friday night, Jonathan came down with it too. Luckily, my Friend Renee came without hesitation Saturday morning and has been here since! She has been staying the night, taking care of us, and has been a complete Angel!!!! I can't thank her enough!!!

Ride for a Cure

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My Dad will ride 100 miles yet another year in the MS Bike Race tomorrow morning. He will ride 100 miles over a 2 day period to raise money for this debilitating disease. It's a long race, my Dad is 58 years old & he rides because he is passionate in helping to raise money to find a CURE!!! I'm thinking of you, Andi, and Dusty every pedal along the way!!! Wish I were there to ride with you! I love you DAD! Thank you for riding!

Feeling Better

So, today I woke up not feeling good, but MUCH, MUCH better. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! I'm still praying that Jonathan does not get it!

I took a shower this morning for the first time in 3 days, GROSS I know, but that's how bad I felt. After ward I decided I'm not laying on this couch another day and need to get out of this infectious house. When Sean converted my craft room into a guest room he put this table out into the garage and I have been using it now for the "package" table.
I took a trip to the post office and I took this photo so that ya'll could see that I SEALED the boxes before going into the post office!!!!
And this is the picture of my NEW CELL PHONE IN MY PURSE ;)
Then this afternoon after I had lunch with Renee and Mick I walked to J's school to pick him up and here was a package for ME!!!

Sean sent me my cell phone back!!! ;) The old & the new finally meet after my trip to the post office today. And, as far as I can tell, I'm not missing anything so hopefully I didn't ship anything to Iraq or Afghanistan today.
I want to thank all of my friends for helping me with Jonathan while I was sick. I'm so grateful to Eric Sanchez & Loraine, Holanda, and Mick & Renee for stepping in to feed Jonathan, house him while I was in the hospital, and just take care of things for me. I truly appreciate it!!!!

Prayer

Jonathan and I have been looking forward to our trip to CA next weekend for my Cousins Wedding. I came down with the H121 (Swine Flu) on Tuesday & feel just down right awful. I ask that you all Pray that Jonathan DOES NOT get this & that we will both be healthy to board our plane a week from tomorrow!

Precious Moments

From the Mouth of Babes:

After I picked up Jonathan this evening from after school care we were driving home and I received a call from my Dr. on my cell phone. For the most part, I'm very mindful of what is discussed in front of Jonathan and did not realize the impact of my conversation was having on Jonathan with this particular Dr.. As soon as I hung up the phone, Jonathan immediately asked with joy "Your Pregnant"?? I was baffled and said "NO, why would you think I'm pregnant"? We proceed into conversation and Jonathan demands to know then "Why are you NOT pregnant"???? For me this is the last conversation I want to be having with my 8 year old child, and I usually shoot straight from the hip, but I was desperately searching for the "right and perfect" words for this topic. I try explaining to Jonathan without detail that you need a husband and a wife in order to make a baby. He quickly spouts "YOU HAVE A HUSBAND". Yes, I know Jonathan, but a husband and a wife have to be together in the same physical location in order to make a baby. And, just like a Man, my little Man comes quickly with a response to "FIX" this problem ;)
He says as Confidently as one can "Mom, Mr. Sean says I'm the Man of the House while he is gone, I will help you make a baby, can we make one tonight"????!!!!!!! ;)

Jonathan loves to help in the kitchen, it never dawned on me that he thought "baby making" was like making a batter of brownies!!! ;)

Then by the Grace of God, we pulled up to the mailbox and got the mail. Inside was a letter for Jonathan from Sean. There is only ONE thing BETTER than receiving gifts from your spouse, and that is watching the pure joy in your child's eyes when they receive something unexpected from them!!! Jonathan was beaming from ear to ear with this AWESOME very vividly detailed letter that captured Jonathan's attention!
So, Jonathan read his letter from top to bottom and examined all the drawings on the back and was now onto a NEW TOPIC!!!! And, off to Soccer we went!!! ;) Phewwwwwwwwwwwww, THANK YOU SEAN!!

Sometimes it's the smallest things that touch the heart the very most!!!!!

Fall Soccer Photo Shoot & Scare Crow Festivities

Team & Individual Photos before the game. As you can see, what an Adventure. :)
He has the look of "I will Crush this Ball" I'm not even going to post all 9 other shots I took of my 8 YEAR Old Child as I'm saying "Jonathan Smile, Jonathan STOP, Jonathan, Jonathan, Jonathan"!!!!!!


And if your asking why I would say "Jonathan STOP" This picture says it all. What is Jonathan doing?????? Acting as if he is the Crowds Entertainment. It does me no good to Yell, Plead, and have Steam brimming from my ears as EVERYONE EGGS him on with laughter, Parents to be included! So, I might as well take a Picture to show him one day when he has his own child and wonders "WHY" ;)


After the Game we went to one our favorite Deli's on the Sound in Olympia. We enjoyed the BEST Claim Chowder!
These pictures are taken from the window where we sat and enjoyed the view and our lunch.
This is just a TINY Glimpse of the Fall Foliage here. WA has the most Beautiful Fall Scenery to be seen. I will have to bring my camera along for a Walk and Share the true Beauty here during this time of year. The Reds, Yellows, Golds, & Greens are Stunning!
The Weather is very much Fall here right now. We woke up to Cold Rain this morning and lucky for us the Sun popped thru the Clouds and we enjoyed a Crisp Day.
Late Afternoon we met Ms. Renee and drove out to Sumner for the Autumn Leaves Festival. We went thru all the shops & had a great time. We seeked out treasures in the Antique Shops, and enjoyed all the Halloween and Fall Festivities in the Boutiques
The streets were filled with Scare Crows & YES they do SCARE!!! ;) I thought they were FAKE until we approached the first one that jumped out to SCARE ME! Renee & Jonathan got a great belly laugh ;)
Renee posing with this Corner Crow
The Scare Crows were Students from this Adorable little Towns High School.

The 3 of us & Jonathan of course still unwilling to corporate for a photo!!! Santa can see this Blog MR.!!!!!!!!!!
The Scare Crows were just Everywhere and so very much enjoyed. This town is Alive with the Spirit of Fall & makes you want to Carve your Pumpkins Now!!! My favorite store was the Picket Fence where Renee and I fell in Love with some Vera Bradley Purses, Wallets, & More! I definitely made my contribution to help stimulate the Financial Crisis today. Worth every drop in the bucket too! We ate at a cute little Mom & Pop Family Italian Diner in Town and off we went home with bags in tow. Jonathan feel asleep on the car ride home, much to big & grown for me to carry up to bed these days. I couldn't help but stop for a moment and get a good look at my little/big boy peacefully sound asleep after a long day of fun! ;)

It's Official, I really am NUTS!!!!

1. CHOCOLATE

2. ICE CREAM

3. WINE

4. MEXICAN FOOD

5. FUZZY SOCKS

I'm posting my 5 favorite treats in life for when ya'll come to visit me at the NUT HOUSE!!!!!!!

I'm sending a small part of the end of Sean's email to me today below:

Oh and I almost forgot. You also sent me your cell phone. At first,I was little confused, like what is this gadget? Sure enough I have your phone. I love you babes!!! I will try to send it back tomorrow. If you get it in time, you could return your new phone if you wanted!!!

YEAP, MY CELL PHONE WAS NOT STOLEN, I PACKED IT UP IN SEAN'S PACKAGE AT THE POST OFFICE!!!!!! Sean I'm sure has to know by now, that he has married a complete NUT!!!!

Which brings a childhood song to mind that my Mother taught me......

Boom, boom, boom, here comes my wagon, my wagon, my kitty car, my bus, boom boom, ain't it great to be Crazyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, boommmmm boommmmmmmmm, ain't it great to be NUTSSSSSSSSSSSSS, silly & foolish all day long, boom boom, ain't it great to be Crazy...............................!!!!!!

To all my fellow crazies out there, I'm sure my reservation has been bumped forward for my stay, please make room at the Nut House! ;)