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Van received the cutest back pack in the mail from his auntie Kat yesterday! It is just like the frog one pictured above but it has a monkey! It is adorable I can't wait to pack it up for our long weekend away! We are so happy to be getting out of here for the weekend to see friends that we miss so much! I need a break. Life just seems to overwhelm me at times, and I just keep finding myself stumped at how I am supposed to keep up with everything. I am working a fun freelance job, along with my part time job, and trying to keep up with my boy who gets a little spunkier by the day! Tonight I held him close to my heart and told him how deeply I love him. I rocked him for so long and cried a little because he is getting so big now and almost out of the baby phase. We are currently having our new home tested for black mold. Please keep us in your thoughts that we don't have toxic mold growing in our home and we can stay here. If it turns out that we do have it we will have to move again. Happy Long weekend.

One is silver and the other's GOLD!

As I was rocking my big boy to sleep last night, I was thinking about how much I miss my friends on the west coast. It takes so much effort to go out and meet new friends and build new relationships. Along with still trying to get settled, working & raising a baby! I know I know wah wah. But moving is hard! I feel sorry for Conner he left amazing weather and perfect surf, to live here in a house with a green couch! We have had our share of drama since we got here but I will spare you the details. They are messy and complicated. I will explain more once things get unraveled a little more. I do love getting on our bikes and riding to restaurants to have dinner. Van loves his little wee ride kangaroo bike seat.

When I grow up!

My mom thinks Van is going to be a rapper when he starts to talk - she seems to think this might be one of his first songs!

...drag me here...drag me there, hand me stuff when I make a noise, sicka
the same damn toys, feelin sticky and hot, Here comes an old hot ba-ba,
and I keep callin "MaMa!!! " Now through the air, comes a gold fish
cracker?, - it's stuck in my hair - and hell! I really don't care. she
smiles and says, "Honey, Just stay in your chair, we're almost there."
Can't mention my diaper, can't move in my chair. Keep callin MaMa!!! and
I'll soon be there..

Tropical Storm Fay on her way!

Tropical storm Fay is on it's way! We now live on a barrier island, walking distance to the beach and the bay. So today we are making preparations for the evacuation tomorrow if that's what it comes down too. She is supposed to turn into a category 1 hurricane and come ashore around 2pm tomorrow. This brings back so many memories of my childhood, every year right around my birthday a storms heads to Florida. I spent many a birthdays cleaning up our house and paddling down the street in a canoe after the storms hit. My best friend Kathryn and I would get so into the storms we would draw them on a map paste them to the ceiling of my bedroom and track them with a flash light for hours. Just when we finally got a little settled we have to make plans to leave again! More later.....

Olympics

I love watching the Olympics I really do, all of those amazing muscles... I mean those amazing athletes with the determination and dedication to their sport and their country! I think it is pretty amazing to watch. I am astounded by Michael Phelps and Dara Torres, I was a swimmer and I know how much practice it takes to be good. Those little gymnast girls with their flippy ponytails and their schunchies are really fun to watch as they fly through the air too. I do have one question however about the NBC Olympics Anchor Mary Carillo. I know she was a famous tennis player, but do you think she was born a man?

Conner and I literally had an argument the other night I thought she was a man who had a sex change and he thought she was gay!


I keep wondering call me nosy or simply curious. I think people are watching Michael Phelps nightly on NBC and making note of the many shots they see of Debbie Phelps cheering from the stands. We see Michael's mom, but what about dad? I looked his dad up and apparently his dad is not really in his life and never really has been. His sisters and mom raised him, and his father is somewhere in Greece. They exchange emails back and forth every now and then. Just some stuff I was wondering about that I am sure some of you have thought about too.... I am sure he will be sending his little mikey an email tonight! AMAZING!

GO ROGAN!

Please keep the Crawfords in your prayers, they just learned their 19 month old Rogan has leukemia. They will beat this with your prayers and GOD's help!

Life is a changin

We live a cross the street from the beach and finally a week after moving in we decided to walk across the street and check it out, seaweed and yes no waves in sight at all! There is so much to do that we forget we need to enjoy life too and take breaks every now and then! Somethings we can't seem to get used to here are the crazy mosquitos that bite the hell out of you, ants, spiders the size of your fist, and the humidity and heat. It's so dang hot you can't work out outside either. So what are we to do? Watch tv in the air conditioning and eat pizza and fries all day? hmmmm Should I purchase one of those thigh masters from late night TV and work out in my living room as my dog tries to hump me?

silly wAGON!

Check it out they have some cute stuff! But At the moment, I need a portable dishwasher. I am sipping on pink champagne, and trying to stay away from my room which needs to be organized! GOOD NIGHT!

Garden of EDEN!

Please dear GOD just drop one of these down to me! My computer has seen it's day and it's tired of working for me. I think it told me it was quitting last night in that strange little voice it uses to tell me what time it is every hour! Will work for laptop.

Some pics from the past...

Here are a few pics from the past few weeks. Things have been so busy, and sitting down to write a post on the blog is not something I can find time for these past few weeks. Van was so happy to be reunited with his dad, and he couldn't take his eyes off of him. It is so great to be back together. We are moving into our house this week, and looking forward to that feeling of sleeping in your own bed again! We have had so many changes that everday seems so monumental and unique in it's own way. My family is wonderful, thank you!