Looking for a Camera

A friend of mine is selling her camera. You can go to the link Cannon Rebel Xsi to get details. Dacia or Chelsea you might be interested.

My Husband Rocks

Prompt/Theme for Friday, February 20, 2009

Share your favorite "married moment" from the past couple of weeks. Anything that was special, made you smile, or made you feel all "warm and fuzzy" :)

It's amazing how it just seems our relationship just continues to grow and grow. Sometimes I think we are as close as we could ever be, then something will happen or be said that makes us that much closer.

January 25th Rocky and I were driving back from the store and I asked him if he ever felt that he loved someone so much he could never love another again. I think I got that question from some movie I watched recently. Anyway, his answer to me was, "Yes, when you were dancing for me at our wedding reception. You looked so beautiful and you were mine." He continued to tell me that I am an amazing woman and he couldn't ask for anyone better. And knowing that everyone else wishes they had someone as beautiful and wonderful as me and knowing that I was all his, makes him feel good.

He also told me the first time he realized how much he loved me was our first trip to Hawaii. We were holding each other watching hula dancers at our hotel. Then we went walking down the blvd and he said he was so proud that he had the most beautiful amazing woman in the world in his arms.

Okay, if that didn't make me smile, feel special or "warm and fuzzy" than I must be dead. As a matter of fact it made me tear up and it was so meaningful to me that I had to write in my journal as soon as we got home. That's how come I have the actual date he said this to me.

Student of the Week Again

Olivia has done it again. She got student of the week & she invited us to eat lunch with her at the Honor table. YEAH! It was so cute because she left a message on my phone inviting us and that she was going to have Subway again and if we couldn't make it that it would be okay because she would just ask someone else. Funny girl.

This time dad said he wasn't going to miss it. He was at some disposition this morning and told the court that he would leave regardless if they were finished or not because he wasn't going to miss his daughter's lunch. He made it.

Grama & Olivia, Dad & Olivia.

Olivia and I.

Olivia chowing on her subway turkey sandwhich.

Getting a kiss from daddy. Sorry the picture is a little dark.

Happy Valentine's Day

Rocky & I decided to go up to our condo in Cascade to spend the weekend. He really wanted to go snow mobiling & I wanted to see the ice sculptures in McCall (or at least what is left of them). So what a perfect Valentine's weekend.

While the boys were out on a snow mobile poker run, the girls and I drove up to McCall. We had a little snack at Largo's. It's the place to go when you are in McCall. Then we drove around town and saw what was left of some of the ice sculptures. We also went into the Pancake House where they have a Christmas store (which is packed with all kinds of Christmas stuff). Then at the end was a store that has wool rugs & I fell in love with a dark chocolate brown 4 pelt rug. It was so soft you could just melt in it. Sorry no pictures.




Rocky posing for the picture.

And they are off. I would have gone snow mobiling this weekend but my neck and shoulders have been killing me. So maybe next weekend.

Proud Moments

So I have been meaning to post this for quite some time. It's my pantry and I'm very proud of it. It was a project I took on last summer and have been slowly adding and changing it to fit our needs. Of course, I sell Tupperware so it's easier for me to get the items I want. If you are interested in getting Tupperware you can go to My Tupperware Site.

I got the idea for the can organizers from my sister Dacia. She told me when I first saw them at her house I didn't like them...I don't remember saying that. =0) Anyway, I saw them again on her blog Organization Freak and liked the way it looked so had to get some for my pantry as well. You can get them from Shelf Reliance.

I just love being organized, can you tell?

My Husband Rocks

Katy Lin's prompt & challenge are in black and my responses are in white.

Prompt/Theme for Friday, February 13, 2009

1. Tell the story of your first Valentine's Day together.

I don't exactly remember our first Valentine's Day, is that sad? The one I remember the most was the third Valentine's Day together in 2001. I think I remember this one the most because so far it was my favorite. Rocky surprised me by having me pack a bag for a night and he took me to this bed and breakfast just outside of town. It was in the middle of no where. It was a large beautiful home with several different theme rooms. We chose the western style room. It was just wonderful to get out of town and be alone with him. There is also another reason why this particular Valentine's was special to me. I worked really hard to find a suiting gift to give him but I didn't have money at the time. So I found a picture of him and I that I really liked and decided to draw it for him in pencil. I did the best I could but he loved it. You'll see my drawing below and the picture I used.

2. In reference to the first article, which "secrets" do you do well, which could you work on, which do you struggle with?

Anyone who knows Rocky knows that probably the best person for him is someone who can "fight the battle between your ears". I believe one of the "secrets" or qualities I'm good at is being able to forgive and not hold grudges. We all make mistakes and if we can love the person and accept them for who they are and not what we want them to be can do amazing things for your relationship. Also, what I believe and perceive about my husband reflects in our relationship and how he feels about himself.

My husband is very good at bringing happiness to our relationship especially when things are down or we are stessing. He's very good at saying, "Let's take a break and get out of here." He's also very good at taking me out on dates and wining and dining me. I just love him!

3. If you decide to take the advice of the second article, tell us what you're going to do, or share pictures if you have time!

This article has some really good advice as to improving your romance factor. Although some of you who know Rocky may not believe it but he is very romantic. We already incorporate most of the advice in this article in our daily lives.

So here is the drawing I did for Rocky in 2001. I know, it's not the greatest and you can't really see all the finer details. I scanned it several times and this is the best I could do. Below is the actual picture.



Challenges:

1. Even though I do not always agree with the commercial hype of Valentine's Day, take advantage of the excuse to be especially romantic and dote upon your hubby!

2. Even after Valentine's Day is over, be intentional about showing genuine kindness and tenderness to your husband!

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BB Gun Practice

Dad got the girls, well mostly Sora, hooked on shooting the bb gun. She is getting better at aiming and hitting the targets. Even though the gun is too big for them to hold correctly. It didn't help that I was right in their face shooting them with my camera flash while they were trying to shoot the bb gun. Here is Olivia trying to aim and shoot the gun.

Here's a really cool view of Sora aiming at a box, this is now too easy of a target for her. She's moved on to smaller items.

Sora pumping the gun.

Another look of Olivia, I'm not sure she is using the right eye to aim.

Alia didn't stay long to shoot so I only got this one picture. She was more interested in having daddy go with her so she could drive her truck.

Sora, using the correct eye to aim.