baby brandon sugar boogers and isabelle(i finally got them to hold still for a quick shot!) this was taken last sunday evening, dec. 26th 

ole fritzy girl. not looking too shabby for her ?12/13? years.  

in case

anyone is wondering why i have a photo of myself on here, it is because blogger seems to have some kinda bug. i only posted this pic so i could copy the url, but when i paste it & try to save my profile it pops up as--cannot find specified url; broken link blah blah blah. (some of u know what i'm talking about) anyway, it seems to be a common problem at the time. so it's not just me after all. (& here i thought i'd just been up 2 long.....)

me

tooth fairy~~

seth also lost a tooth last night, but i'm afraid he was eating fritos at the time & the tooth went in his belly. so now he's eating a lil xtra cause his tooth in his belly is hungry. kids!

isn't this a great picture! now if i only had a printer..... 

here's seth michael on christmas morning. a picture taken with my latest toy, my digital camera, which was a present from my santa.seth is holding the snowman that santa gave him when he visited us at amy's during the christmas party. 

seth & santa at the cmas party at amy's on dec 11th 

megan & santa  

santa gave tony coal(i got candy canes) 

owen & his curls 

corbin & ice cream 

heehee

sethers & matt playn n a leaf pile oct 1st ish 

penny & sweet peas first meeting--2 weeks ago maybe?-- 

seth & matthew at frightfest, oct 9th, 2004 

penny girl 

today...

was a lazy day. slept n, cept 4 gettn seth ready 4 school, (amy took the kids 2 school). piddled around, washed the hemi,(inside & out), went 2 visit mom & take her some kitty toys, then went 2 pick seth & matt up from school. ( & of course the lil rascals made a mess eating candy canes n the back seat) dropped of matt, visited w/amy for a lil bit, came back 2 tony's, made some supper, gave seth a bath, studied w/seth, (& i talked 2 his teach 2day~he is making improvements w/his letters & reading--he should b, the back b-room is looking like a classroom we've been studying so much) put him 2 bed & made some peanut blossom cookies.(i think i've had about 5, now)(but u know, the baker is S'POSED 2 eat the ones that don't turn out perfect, right?) have no idea why i'm still up, cause there's cmas shopping 2 do 2morrow~~

here's brandon & penny-penny's tail is broke & needs 2 b reset-poor puppy(her tail looks pretty funny)don't worry, amy said penny wasn't feeling any pain 

here's penny, my sisters lil yippy~isn't she sweet? aaawwwww..... 

hi 

yup...

sarah was really onto something when she decided to take a blogger break 'til after christmas. not that i've been SOOO busy, but it's all i can think about! well, not all, let's just say there's been a ton on my mind. i'm watching the boys on mon/wed/fri now, cause lorens mom wants 2 watch them on tues/thurs. fine by me! i love the lil guys. no school 2day, so i watched emily & seth as well. didnt bother me a bit! & i had myself all worried that they would drive me nuts! they had a good time. pretty wild though. i'm not seeing a lot of improvement with seth's reading~~wonder if i should find him a tutor?

December
THE lakes of ice gleam bluer than the lakes
Of water 'neath the summer sunshine gleamed:
Far fairer than when placidly it streamed,
The brook its frozen architecture makes,
And under bridges white its swift way takes.
Snow comes and goes as messenger who dreamed
Might linger on the road; or one who deemed
His message hostile gently for their sakes
Who listened might reveal it by degrees.
We gird against the cold of winter wind
Our loins now with mighty bands of sleep,
In longest, darkest nights take rest and ease,
And every shortening day, as shadows creep
O'er the brief noontide, fresh surprises find.
Helen Hunt Jackson

shakespeare

LXXIII.
THAT time of year thou mayst in me behold
When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,
Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.
In me thou seest the twilight of such day
As after sunset fadeth in the west,
Which by and by black night doth take away,
Death's second self, that seals up all in rest.
In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire
That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,
As the death-bed whereon it must expire
Consumed with that which it was nourish'd by.
This thou perceivest, which makes thy love more strong,
To love that well which thou must leave ere long.