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Okay well not much to report. We have had some amazing weather. A January heat wave so we have been enjoying the warm weather. However, what comes with the warm weather is rain. Wow did it rain today. Total bummer on a Friday.

Well grades for the boys close next week with report cards coming out on the 25th. I can not wait. I am like a kid waiting for Christmas.

Tomorrow Austin has a basketball game and then we head over to Rachael's house for our New Year's Eve. I can't wait should be a total blast.

Okay well talk to you later.

Hello

Okay well let's see. This year we are just enjoying having a true New England winter with loads of snow. We have taken the boys sledding numerious times. They are taking every available opportunity to sled as often as possible since who knows when we will have another winter like this one. The baby is just loving it as well. We took him to the sledding hill and he couldn't get enough sledding with his daddy and big brothers. I stayed at the bottom and video taped them all. It was so fun to watch.

Colby this quarter in school is just excelling. I am so proud as a mother for him. As well he is equally as proud. GO COLBY!!!

Austin on the other hand is going through quite the cycle at the moment. He is challanging Jeff and I at every turn. He doesn't get his way and he throws crying, storming off fits. He thinks they give him to much work at school and I feel doesn't try his best. This has to end soon right????

Brady is a clever, smart little boy. I have to watch him every second of every day because he watchs and mimics everything we do. Example: put on the oven mit tonight and tried to open the hot oven door. Because mommy and daddy do it. Is very interested in the potty at the moment and wants to sit on it all the time. He doesn't do anything yet but hey can't hurt to sit him on it and get him used to it. Still is my ham and loves to make everyone laugh.

We had a rough spell their for a while with our vehicles. My alternater went then a few days later Jeff's battery died. It was such an inconvience and expense.

I am hoping we have turned a corner and things will be wonderful from here. I can't wait until taxes come back so I can redo our livingroom. The only thing I plan on keeping in here is the blinds, and electronics. I plan on doing the walls Autumn Terracotta, cream trim and all black accents such as black computer desk, entertainment center, end tables, and curtain rods etc. The furniture I plan on getting are sofa and loveseat that are cranberry. OH I am so excited and I can't wait.

Well we are finally going to have our New Years Eve this Saturday at Rach's since ours got cancelled due to the snow. So I will be back soon.

Long needed update

Okay no I didn't disappear off the face of the earth. We lost our computer. So I am back to update on all the events in our life since October.

We had our Thanksgiving here this year with my mom and dad, brother and fiancee'. We had a wonderful day and it was over before we knew it.

We have all our outside decorated this year. Bigger than last with lights on the side lawn as well as the front.

We have already had a few snow storms this year. It is quite crazy to see snow before Thanksgiving. I can't even remember the last time we had snow on the ground for Christmas. As a child I can't remember a Christmas without snow on the ground. Now it is so not the norm.

Okay what else Colby decided it was time for him to leave karate after 6 years. He decided it was time to try other things. That is what he is doing head on. Austin started basketball so far they are 1-1. Nail biters that is for sure.

I have been seeing more of Rachael and the kids lately that has been really nice. Maybe not so much for her since it is after work. But nice just the same.

All my Christmas shopping minus a couple of things is DONE!! Whoo hoo!!! We had the kids pictures done for the holidays. They came out great as always.

We finally broke down and bought a brand new computer and all in 1 printer. Loving all of it. So nice to be able to work like I should be able too.

Hopefully will post a photo of the boys soon. For those who wanted to see them.

Okay gotta go for now.

What a week

Okay well Julie is back home, the wedding is OVER!!!!

Tracy and I are back to normal. Which I knew would happen once the stinkin wedding was over and done with.

Austin woke up last week in the middle of the night throwing and then Colby came home early from school Thursday sick, then Thursday night at 11:30 pm I woke up sick. Which I certainly did not recoup as fast as the kids. I was down and out. Me in bed before 8:30 pm two nights in a row. Yeah must have been on my death bed. I finally started to feel human yesterday. Which is when Brady came down with this bug. Okay now I think it has made its rounds through everyone we better be done now.

We made homemade glazed doughnuts today and boys carved their pumpkins. The boys went to their very first haunted house last night. They really liked it but it really scared them out of their wits. It was in Barrington, NH, it was a hike but I highly recommend it.

Last weekend we went to Elwood Farms and went through the 4 1/2 acre corn maze and pumpkin picking. Where we also got to go on an awesome hay ride. We then decided to splurge and go to the 99 for lunch.

We have had some really awesome family time lately. Just love this time of year. So many opportunities for inexpensive fun family activities.

Julie is finally here!!!

YEAH!!! My friend Julie finally arrived Saturday night. Brady and I picked her up from the airport at 11:30 pm. It was so awesome to see her. I really missed her. Things worked out better than I expected as far as the time schedule. We stayed up until 2:30 am talking and didn't get up until 9:45 am the next morning even the baby slept in since he went to bed so late. She went to breakfast with Tracy but then came back here and hung out with me until 4 pm when her dad came and got her.

She will be back here Friday to go to the rehearsal dinner with us and spend the night. So I can't wait.

I have decided to be the bigger person with the whole Tracy nonsense. Here is my feeling about this whole thing. She has been my very close friend for 11 years. She has always stood by me and even at one point chose me over her family. So do I allow 11 years to of friendship to go over a few moments of stupity because she is being a bridezilla. No I will see how things go after the wedding and I imagine that things will go back to normal after the fact. I think she got way to concerned with the little details and forgot to look at the big picture and what this wedding is really about. However, it is her wedding and she can have it any way she wants just can't wait for this fiasco to be over so I can just put this behind us. Sadly I will have to think twice before I ever agree to be in anyones wedding again because of this one. I can't believe the nonsense that this monster has become.

Okay well I am going to wrap this up. As I am still getting over this cold. Friday I was up till 3 am and up at 8 am, Saturday picked up my dress, Colby had karate, We went to the Deerfield fair got home around 9:30pm and then went to the airport and picked up Julie and then got to bed at 2:30 am. So it is catching up with me and I am exhausted. I think it may be why this cold is lingering also.

Uh oh Mom's sick

You just know that things are bad when mom goes down for the count. I started to feel kind of bad on Wednesday when I woke up but figured it may just be allergies. Well when I woke up on Thursday a full blown cold. I haven't been this sick in a very long time. Head pounding, so very hot, faucet for a nose and still five little ones running around to care for can we say NOT EASY!!!

Kids were on there own for dinner last night. Then at 7 pm I realize I am supposed to be at Austin's school for open house. UGH!!! I throw some clothes on and run out the door with Brady in his jammies and slippers and Austin. We get there and I realize Jeff has my car which has Brady's stroller in it. Now I have to carry Brady around when I am struggling enough just to stand upright. Okay I stay an hour and can't get out of there fast enough.

I seem to be feeling somewhat better today. I can at least function although, I am still feeling a little under the weather.

Although I did find out that my neighbors dad past away. Oh my heavens I am so sad for them. The wake was yesterday and small family service was today. I will send them a sympathy card tomorrow and possibly call sometime in the next few weeks.

A boy finds extracurricular activities

Okay so our crazy schedule evidently wasn't crazy enough. Colby comes home yesterday with a 4 pg. paper of extracurricular activities that are now being offered at his level. He is so excited and wants to participate so badly. So we carefully balance our already balancing schedule. This is what it now looks like:]

• Monday - School, Karate
• Tuesday - Ulitimate Frisbee this is before school, School, Saxaphone, TSA (a leadership group that works on graphic design, computer applications, structural engineering challenges and bridge building).
• Wednesday School, Karate
• Thursday Ultimate Frisbee before school, School, Art Club
• Friday NOTHING AND NOR WILL THEIR BE SO HELP ME!!!!

Now mind you this does not include Austin yet who will be starting Basketball soon so that will be sandwiched in on Wednesday's. Because if it stays the same as last year it was practice on Wednesday's and games on Saturday's.

Now to recap their is 1 of me. I work 5 days a week. will have to pick up or drop off Colby 4 days a week. Pick up or drop off Austin 2 days a week. All this and still fit in dinner, homework and just family life in general.

Okay wore myself out time to go to work now.