My My Time Flies!!!

I can not believe that yesterday was Thanksgiving! Christmas is just around the corner and before I know it 2011 will be in full swing.

For weeks now I have felt like I was behind, and the truth is I am. Work has been a whirl wind as of late, and there is never enough time for me to get everything done.

Which is why we haven't even taken our Christmas Pictures yet! And normally our Christmas cards go in the mail tomorrow! But not to worry...we are taking our pictures bright and early tomorrow morning, barring any more rain! And then first thing on Monday I will get to work ordering our cards from Shutterfly! I have been ordering A LOT of prints from them in the past few months and I even made a really cool calendar for a friend's Mom in a snap!

The only problem I know that I am going to have with our holiday cards is deciding on just ONE design, they have over 800...How could anyone just pick one!! If you haven't already checked out the AMAZING Holiday Card Designs they have, you should!!! These are a few of the ones I'm thinking about...I really want something fun and bright!

And they don't just have flat cards...they have some BEAUTIFUL Folded cards!!!But what I am most hoping for is that we get several great pictures tomorrow of both Mr. K & I and Maggie so we can do a multi picture card because I LOVE these! See I told you...how do you pick just one! Now I'm so excited I can't wait to see what it looks like and so I can share it with all of you!

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Have a wonderful weekend, and I a hoping everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving!

If you want to see any of the cards above just click on the images to go to Shutterfly's site for that card! Happy Photo Shopping!!!

Where Did September go?

Wow was it really August when I posted last? I'm ashamed to say that is true and more than likely I won't be doing a lot of writing today, but just a little hello.

I'm still alive, although I have been swamped with work and my Dad, who has been in the hospital since August 10th! Needless to say over the last few weeks it has been a miracle if I got on the computer when I got home, and it tends to be a little difficult to read blogs from my cell phone and doing it from work is even harder.

I am happy to say my Dad came home from the hospital last night and so far he seems to be doing really well! He is even eating solid foods, which he hasn't done since before his surgery!

I am so far behind on so many of your blogs it is going to take me ages to catch up! I feel like I have missed so much and I know I am. I even missed the Walk to Remember last Saturday, I felt better when I realized I had never RSVPed, but still.

But I have missed you all and I hate being so behind, but I will catch up sooner or later! I'm setting a goal to get at least one post up a week for the rest of the year, lets hope that happens!

Happy Birthday Sweet Girls

Today is the Girl's Second Birthday. It wasn't the day that I had hoped for, but it was good just the same.

My Dad has been in ICU for several days and between that and school starting this week I haven't had much time to think or prepare for today. I knew I didn't want to throw a party again, but I did want to do something...and I feel like I don't feel like we did anything!

Mr. K and I did manage to get out to the cemetery and spend a few hours, even with the extreme heat, just sitting and talking to the girls.

I hate that things have been so chaotic, I don't feel like we did enough to remember them today, and that makes me sad.

I miss and love them as much as ever, some days it feels like and eternity and others it seams as if it was only yesterday. Today may not have been the day I was hoping for, but I spent it with Mr. K and we remembered our girls, and that is all that matters.

Back to work I go...

Tomorrow, I go back to work! It is hard to believe that I have had almost the entire summer off, how is that possible...I don't feel like I have anything to show for it! When May rolled around and I was thinking about all the things I was going to do this summer I had a really long list, and yes some of them got done, but the big things didn't! I wanted to paint my bedroom, find/buy/install vinyl decals in the bathroom and living room, paint the kitchen cabinets, hang drapes in the guest room, and a few more random things. I did get the garage cleaned out and the pedestals put on the washer and dryer and that was a BIG deal! I am glad we got that done, but still I wanted to do more.

The one thing I know I have done is shop, Shop and SHOP some more! My closet is beyond full and Mr.K has more clothes than he has ever had in his life, I think! The thing is I keep finding incredible deals on clothes, so I keep buying them. I will admit, I am a compulsive shopper! When I am sad or down I shop...A LOT! And this summer is prof of that, I am pretty sure I shopped ever day! The one week I didn't is the week we went on vacation! (I really need to get around to posting those pictures!)

I lastnight while getting a few things organized for me to go back to work is that I really am sad. I am sad that I don't post on here more often. I am sad that I am not pregnant. I am sad that my girls are not here. I am sad that there second birthday is 24 days away and for the life of me I do not know what I want to do to celebrate them! How is it possible that it has been almost two years? It doesn't seam possible at ALL! And it sure is not fair! I miss them so much, I miss them so much that I cried in the grocery store last week when a mom yelled at her little girl. I even had to pull in to a parking lot and cry when I saw an SUV with a bumper sticker that said "Got Twins?", I sat there and cried for so long that the security officer at the shopping center came over to check on me!

I really want to be shopping for MyGirls, I want to be finding all kinds of AMAZING deals on things for them! I don't want to just start crying at random anymore! I don't like crying at random! And I want my mom to stop looking at me like I am crazy, when I buy two pink windsocks to take to the cemetery. Yes Mom, it is normal (I guess) so stop judging me and get over it!

Maybe I just have to much free time on my hands. Maybe this will stop when school goes back and I get busy again.

Rain

Thanks to Hurricane Alex it has been raining here for the past 4 days! And don't worry I'm not complaining, I LOVE rain! Not only does it make it easier to nap off and on all day, it keeps me from needing to water my plants and turns everything GREEN! It also saves us from the 95 degree weather here in Texas and my air conditioner is very thankful for that! But unfortunately I have had to actually get out in the pouring rain over the past few days and that hasn't been fun, but it is not at all the worst part of the rain.
So what is the worst part of the rain you ask?
Maggie!!!!
Maggie hates HATES rain! She despises getting her feet wet and unlike every other dog on the planet she doesn't like splashing in puddles. So she has spent the past 4 days like this... And this...
Lets hope the weather clears up or she is going to go crazy over the weekend!

Just an updated...

Wow, this summer is going bye so FAST! Did you know next week is July? I just realized that this morning! Any who, this summer has been busy, which is probably why it is going bye so fast!

We went to the Old Mans for Memorial Day weekend and had a blast, Maggie and Daisy were a hoot!

They learned to share...

Daisy got to know the Cows!

While Maggie begged to come in side!

And there were really pretty clouds!

And then like two weeks later school finally got out!

Since then My Dad and I have been keeping each other busy!

We cleaned out my garageSee BethAnne I told you! And we even hung cabinets!

And we put the pedestals on the washer and dryer, the pedestals that we have had for over a year!

I would have posted before and after pictures, but I don't have any because I would be completely embarrassed if anyone had seen what it looked like before! I will tell you this though, it was HORRIBLE!!


After the garage we did several days of shopping!! Cleaned out my old bedroom because it had become Mom and Dad's junk room. Went to the Farmers Market and had lunch with Dad's co-workers!
Dad misses his job so much! And it was really great to get to take him to see all of the guys he works with. And on top of it they all genuinely miss him too!


Then we celebrated Father's Day with Mr.K, My Dad and the OldMan. Dad and Baby Horse had so much fun!

And then this yesterday we got some awesome news! Dad's Chemo has done it's job! And the tumors have shrunk enough for the Drs to do surgery! No more chemo for now! And they will meet with the surgeons after the July 4th holiday!

So this weekend when our family gets together, we really do have something to celebrate!

Note to Self...

Don't leave blue pens where Maggie can find them!

Thankfully she did not go and jump in the middle of the bed with my super clean white sheets! Now lets just hope it will come off of her!