My kiddos are getting so big! I'm not ready for the next few years. It is great to see them blossom. I love my family.

On our way to the Doc again. I feel like I live there! Steve has to work on Thanksgiving. It sucks but he will be home that night so we are going to do it late.

Boobies

My son is obsessed with Boobies! The other night he said I like your boobies..and smiled and laughed. I asked him why he liked Mommies boobies and he "cause their nice, mama". Hahahahahaha he has been asking about boys and girls and why girls have boobies and why boys don't. He wants to know why he has nipples and how Daddy has nipples too. :) These questions have been going on for a few weeks now.

its so weird how Something we all seem to know about and forget how curious we all once were when we were trying to figure it all out. His facial expressions when he seems to have made a connection, days later when he will repeat exactly what you said only this time he gets it. Its like seeing the light bulb bought, installed, and then shine bright. Remarkable and Entertaining :)

Halloween Fun

Halloween is always fun with the kids. Chase was a teenager (a parents worst nightmare - he informed us), Will was a dead wrestler, bleeding from his face, Angela was a flower child, Mia was a witch, and Hunter was a fire truck man! That's what he says when you ask him what he is. They got so much candy its not even funny.  I could gain 10 lbs in one day eating it all and not put a dent in it. Its insane. Hunter's costume was lent to us by a friend - it was a one piece suit, The warmest thing I've ever seen and good thing too since there is still snow on the ground from last weekend. The fireman hat is attached to the whole thing like a hoody so he was nice and warm. We trick or treated for about 3 hours, Hunter fell asleep really easy last night poor little guy was so tired. :) They all had a good time!

Funeral

The funeral was - what do you say nice? Grandma died so was it nice? Pretty? I don't know but lots of people are and all of them had wonderful things to say about the woman I called Grandma. She touched so many people. People I had never even heard of came and told their wonderful stories of how she affected them. One lady talked about when she was a child she lived next door and Grandma used to give her cookies and milk when she was locked out of the house, that she once told her what was her favorite cookie and Grandma had it for her the next time and the next..............She was such a good person. She was so special to so many people I'm lucky she was my Grandma. I feel blessed to have had her for a Grandmother. I can only pray that that many people are at my funeral. She is my hero and I didn't know it till she was gone. I love and miss her so much.

Getting Ready

Today we are packing, doing all the laundry gettin the car ready. Trying to get the kids to finish all their homework. The school was really good with them leaving, I asked if there was anyway they could get their homework, and they did and ready in the office. No waiting it was great.
Going to Chicago for the first time with anxiety, fear, and sorrow. I have always loved going to see Grandma, this trip I will remember for the rest of my life.

Sadness

 I can't believe she's gone. She was the glue to the family. Without her I don't know whats going to happen.  I've had the same dream all night over and over again. I'm at her funeral and I walk up to the casket and I can see her arms, her body but when I go to look at her face I can't. I can't look up and see her face then I'm back at Grandmas house coming down to go to school and she's sitting at the table drinking her coffee just like she was all the time. It didn't matter what time of the morning you got up Grandma was always there. Steve says its my way of dealing with it and once I have come to terms with her death I will have peace. But what if I don't want to come to terms............does it happen over time? Is this something you decide? How long to you mourn the dead.

Grandma Shultz

Grandma Shultz passed away in her bed Monday afternoon. I spoke with her last on Saturday. She was hard to understand but she knew who I was and told me she loved me and missed me. I will cherish that last phone call for the rest of my life. Her funeral will be on saturday, she is being cremated. A celebration of her life is being held at her house from 3-6 that day. Even though we all knew it was coming and hospice kept telling us it would be anytime soon I still can't believe she's gone. When I read the text from my Aunt.
"Mama just passed", those words hit you like a ton of bricks, you can't breathe - your eyes swell up instantly with tears and you let out a cry that can't be controlled even if you were to try with every ounce of your being. Then it hits your head - she will never wrap her arms around you again. You will never hear her call you Peanut anymore. The one nickname that stuck through out your life and she was the only one that was allowed to call you that. The fear of picking up the phone to call her and tell her how frieghtened you really are knowing no one is there to answer. All of this happens in the first few seconds you read those words "Mama just passed"

Today Hunter had his 1st field trip. We went to the fire station. He got to man the hose. He loved it!

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Ok Ok Ok its been awhile..................a long while................. more than a minute...........but I'm back again. So I'll be trying to catch everyone up on whats going on with us. Starting with a horrible event that took place a few weeks ago and we have yet to recover from. It has been the topic of many conversations and crying spells. Blamed for boredom and lack of fun. The kids are just in misery with out their TRAMPOLINE a few weeks back there was a hurricane and the winds made it this far off the coast and we go some. In this part of PA you never get anything like that but we did and with our trusty tramp sleeping in the back yard was kidnapped from our back yard and was mangled around several times and ended up in the ravine. Heart broken and teary eyes. every one of the kids said their good byes to our beloved Trampoline.

1st day of School

Well yesterday was the first day of school and the kids were so ready to go. They all woke up early, dressed, had lunch's ready and watching the clock. I should of been home enjoying my first day without them but I wasn't. The day before I had my infusion. Now on infusion days I am supposed to lay down and do nothing, the next few days do the same. The process of the meds hitting my body just wipes me out and I have to play catch up - so after my coffee date I just slept and stayed in bed. It was so weird without them here. Hunter cried, and it was kinda hard to watch the bus go away but the hardest part was realizing the boys are one year from High School and the girls 1 year from middle school. Sad how fast the years go.

The kids are watching the muppets take manhatten and I know every song in it!

Riplie

Two days ago we brought home 2 rescue cats. One boy - Riplie, and one sister - Daisy. They are both very lovable and sweet cats. They are 5 years old and they are just so cute. Tonight were sitting down starting to watch tv after dinner and the kids rush over, "We think one of the cats is inside the wall, stuck in there", Yeah right I said just kinda laughed and tried to get comfortable, then I hear the drill going - I jump up rush over to the dining room and see Chase standing up on a  chair unscrewing the grate for the vent that is on the wall. He opens it we look in, and see nothing. I am thinking that these kids have really just lost it this time when I hear a quiet, yet desperate.......mmmmeeeeoooowwwwww. OMG I jump into action - where is he, are we sure its him - we check the hiding place and only Daisy is there so yup its him all right. I'm short really short so standing on the chair to see inside the vent just nsn't cutting it, so I put Mia on my shoulders give her a flashlight and ask her what she see's. Nothing Nothing Nothing, but the cry from Riplie gets louder. Chase comes running down the stairs - I found her I found her. She's in your bathroom vent. We run upstairs and there's the vent with a tail coming out of it. Then wait where did it go? The tail is gone and a long cry comes from the vent. We were there for almost ten minutes calling her and trying to coax her out. I was out of ideas, the kids wanted me to go rent a jack hammer and open up the floor. Since that wasn't going to happen I did the next best thing. Had Mia run over to my friend / neighbors house. Get her, two heads are better than one and I had no idea what to do. I keep using a mirror to look and see where she was and she isn't getting any closer. Linda comes in and while I'm explaining what is going on there goes the tail again, out and waving around. I look at it look at Linda "Should I pull on it" "yes.yes. yes." I gave a few hard tugs, allowed for her body to turn and come out a quick on and out she came. Put here down and she walked around like it never happened. We made sure the vent was closed this time. Just a regular night here at the Boyer residence. :)

Date Night

Every week I have a date. Some weekends  its Saturday nights and and other's its Sundays but it comes like clock work every week. My date doesn't care what I'm wearing or if I'm on time. I don't have to put my hair up. I don't pull out my make up. I take my earrings out. I don't have special shoes or a favorite purse to match. My trinkets for the night are much different. My date doesn't care if I'm wearing perfume or if I'm ready. It only cares that I'm there. My trinkets are small but many. They range in color and yes some are fancy, but trinkets they remain. Do you know what trinkets are? Trinkets are things a lady has but doesn't really want. Now every female has trinkets, some different than others but we all have them. My date requests them. My date loves my trinkets or desperately hates them I haven't figured that one out yet. My trinkets come in a blue and white container. They are labeled and sectioned off into two categories. AM or PM. For every day of every week. My trinkets are my pills. And my date is with my Lupus. The pills that keep my wolf at bay are always close to me. No matter how many times I tell myself things are normal in my life, those two times a day comes. Then my lovely date that confirms it. Day after Day..........Week after week............

Helping Out

Watching a friends kids today. I find that I really do enjoy helping friends out but sometimes its just so hard to find the means to do it. So I'm excited that I can do it for today. She's helped me out quite a few times that it makes me feel good that I can finally help her out. Getting that warm and fuzzy feeling. Not for long ( you know me :) ) but its there for a moment!

Monday

You would think that staying home as a Mom Mondays wouldn't be so bad, right not like at a job you get back in gear and Mondays suck.. Well its the same thing at home! Only you have 5 kids that want to start the week instead of one boss. I have a case of the Mondays............

Church

Went to another church today. Not exactly what were looking for. Some parts of it are and some aren't. There is no Newlife here. I hate not having a church home. I need that foundation. I know Steve is Lutheran but he doesn't come to church but once a month with his schedule. We've tried out 5 or 6 church's now. Another one next week. :(

Ivy's Quest - Please support it

Ivy wrote:

I think that this is a cause worth doing something for. I am not saying it is the only one. But it is a personal thing for many of us. I get to enjoy my life because of these heroes. Please, support this cause. Or if you want join me at the Crossfit where I will be with others in some fun like you may never have had before!

Fight Gone Bad 6

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On September 17th, thousands of CrossFitters will be enduring 17 minutes of pure grit and dedication in honor of those who have sacrificed their whole lives to service. I'll be there. Please check out my page and support my 17 minutes! Pass it on.

Thank you

Today, Tomorrow, and Yesterday - Men and Women give their time, their dreams, their beliefs, their lives to you and me. They give you the right to be who are today. If it wasn't for their sacrifice your world would be hopeless. Think of them today, think of them tomorrow, and remember what they did for you yesterday. Honor our Fallen ones, Honor our Living ones.

Gibberish

ok so I wrote these long messages today and sent them via my phone, now they are coming in as gibberish. I don't know what the hell is wrong with this thing but doing things from my phone would make things so much easier if they worked!

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Back Back Back

Yup the summer is coming to an end and things are taking a different pace in the Boyer home. I'll start giving updates and pics on how our summer went. Sorry didn't do it in real time but it was crazy.

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Night out

Tonight my Lovely husband took me out to dinner and we had an amazing time. We talked and laughed and really enjoyed each other's company. In the hustle and bussel of the day its sometimes easy to forget why you are there. What keeps you there - then you have one night that reminds you its all worth it. You remember - Your more in love now than you've ever been and you have a blessed life.

Ranting

When is enough - enough. How do you know when God is telling you this isn't healthy and turn the other cheek? There is no good answer in this situation. How much of a person's personality is within their control? Some of it all of it, is it molded by their environment? I have met people that have been in horrible places in their life and had the best personality, the best smile, the best outlook - then you have the people that yeah its not been great but its been hard, but good. And they can't smile or do something nice to save their life. You know those people - the one's that spew negativity. Its so hard to be around them.

Mia's Quest

Mia had an assignment that was to write a persuasive paper for school. While writing this paper you were suppose to actually do the "persuading". So Mi decided to make a kitten her quest. Well since the last cat we had decided to pee on all of our beds, and we had to replace 3 of them, ours included - which was not cheap in anyway, we are a little apprehensive about getting a new cat. So in small ways she started dropping hints, talking about cats, talking to me about talking to Dad about kittens. Didn't work, so she bargained, then settled. For a snake!!!! What little girl goes from a kitten to a snake. But my little Mi did, and we went to a pet store and she even fed a corn snake with live bait. She was completely ok with it. We are working on getting all the equipment needed but at least its low maintenance right? Well she was persuasive enough to get a mammal into the house - more than I've been able to do. I still want a dog - but I'm not going for a snake, she can have it :)

Not something you see every day

Today was a good eventful day. I was refereeing the girls when I heard the remote control truck that Hunter got at a yard sale. I looked out the front window and what do I see???? My naked baby running after a big black truck and his brother standing on the sidewalk with the remote laughing :) hahahahaha I couldn't be mad, it brought tears to my eyes I was laughing so hard..

Monday Madness

This morning started out with Steve yelling my name from downstairs, as I ran out he said he was going to the hospital again, Barbara had started to seize. They left and the boys finished making up their lunch's. The boys are still high from their camping trip. They went white water rafting with their boyscout troop. They love that troop, they are having so much fun. Its nice to see them enjoy themselves. Chase did great! His raft got stuck on a rock and he totally kept his cool and worked with his leader to get out of a tight spot. So cool to see him stepping up and being a leader. The girls are almost done and off to school, tomorrow is field day. They want me to come and volunteer and I want to but then that means find someone to take Hunter for the day or take him with me, and I don't think that would go over very well with the school. Steve's off tomorrow though so if he's not at the hospital then I might ask him to keep Hunter for the day. Well Bus will be here soon...

It not working!

Little man is potty training. He tries so hard. We will be in the other room, and he will pull his underwear down under his package and say I have to potty, we rush over smiling and running trying to get there in time. Hurry Hurry, Run Buddy, Run Buddy Run we get there pull the underwear down get up on the upside down trash can and I can see his little stomach muscles tighten, he's pushing as hard as he can.........he looks up with at me with his big eyes............uuuummmm Mom It's not working.......K????? :)

  Ok, buddy maybe next  time. Love my little guy, so cute!

Vita

Ever heard of Vita? I hadn't until a few years ago when Steve started doing taxes, I thought it was a military thing. When we got out here he started doing it here. He was working with the family service center in town, kinda like a KCR here. Well this year they had a banquet. It was really nice, great food and good people. It reminded me of the ceremonies and meetings that we used to go to when he was active. It was nice to see people so appreciative of my husband. I was very proud of my husband! He's so smart!

Barbara

Barbara seized again. This time we weren't here, the boys found her. Steve and I had just left when we got the phone call, maybe 45 mins or so - the nurse was at the house and she had a seizure but came out of it. Yay!!!! she came out of it, she's never come out of it like that before so we were excited, maybe the medicine was working. The nurse said she was fine, Steve even talked to her and she was ok, so we didn't come home. About an hour later Angela called, the Babysitter was on the phone with 911. She was seizing hard and wasn't stopping. We left right away. Will is pretty upset and worried, seeing her like that really got to him.She seized from 6:30 to 11:00pm. I left the hospital about midnight. Went back yesterday and still no change, non responsive. Going to try to take out the breathing tube this morning and see how she does. Prayers please!

Real Thoughts

Ever thought what you would do if you new you only had a few days to live? The world as you know it would be over and there was nothing you or anyone could do to change it. What would you spend your time doing? Would you stay with family? Would you set aside the arguments and forgive, would you borrow money and party like you never have? The thought is one that none of us want to spend any time on. But I think its a thought that deserves alot of thought. It makes me think when was the last time I told my kids I loved them. Makes me want to hug everyone of them and not let go. It makes me thank God for the time he has given me and it makes me ask for forgiveness for everything. It makes me want to tell my husband how much he means to me and how I couldn't think of life without him. All though our world is hectic and busy I wouldn't change it for anything in the world. I'm going to try and live my life with this thought in front of my thoughts and not in the back of my head.

Barbara Update

So Barbara finally got out of the hospital and has been put in a skilled nursing facility. Me and Hunter are going to go up there today and see her. The thing that sucks is there were no beds available near us so she is still 45 minutes away. Hopefully sometime soon one of the local ones will have something open but until then we are still making the hike.

Never to forget

Hunter loves sausages and hot dogs. He will grab a frozen package of hot dogs and will let me thaw only for a few minutes. He will open the microwave door and before I can even get it opened, he has a partially frozen hot dog in his hand an running. Its a hot dog Popsicle! Tonight while I was making dinner He went into the freezer and opened a box of Banquet Sausages, carrying around his box of frozen sausages and waving his Popsicle's at his father. This was the first time Steve ever saw it, so I got an aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh He has frozen sausages! And he's touching me with them!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA it was great. !!!

Sun and Rain

It was raining forever here and it was bringing me and the kids pretty down, so it finally gets warm and I'm out for one day and I got the rash! Just one day, went to doc and she said I better become a hat wearing kinda girl. I don 't wear hats, Maybe a baseball cap every once in awhile. But not all the time, and sunscreen 50 plus every hour anytime I'm out of my house!!! I love the sun, but now I miss the rain.

Best Buy - Worst Buy

A few days ago I woke up and smelt smoke, I was asleep downstairs with Hunter, Steve's working the outage and needs the sleep so when Hunter started having a melt down at 2am, I took him down stairs with me. So the smoke - I smelt it looked down at me feet and saw it, closed my chair up and looked around, couldn't find anything, checked the fire place but its gas and behind a piece of glass so it didn't come from there, but I checked it anyways. Couldn't find anything, turned off the fireplace, moved away and went back to sleep. When the kids woke up I told them what happened, they looked and found my computer's power cord had melted, then cut in half. So the heat from the fireplace melted the plastic coating and warmed the wires, when I shut my chair I completed the cycle and cut the wires. So now I have no power cord. The computer is from Best Buy so I called them and they priced me at $69.00 for a blasted cord!!!! Really????? No Really????? That's insane!!!! Looked at Amazon and you wouldn't believe the price! $8.00, 8 yup I said 8 dollars!!! That's crazy good!!!!!! So ordered my cord, cost 14 with shipping and handling and got it yesterday. So I say Best Buy is really the WORST BUY!!!!!

My baby hurts

Lately we have been trying to get the boys to be more social at school and on the bus. They both like to bury their heads in books and not deal with people. Chase seems to be comfortable there. Will on the other hand has been coming to me and telling me how he hates not having friends and he see's everyone with their friends and its not fair. He told me that he had a great friend - Asher, but now that we have moved and his friendship with him will never be the same, he doesn't talk to him all the time anymore and he wouldn't even know what to say to him now. It breaks my heart to see him hurt. I don't know what to do to help. We talked for a long time tonight about it. He was in tears......he wants friends but says that people at school don't even know he exists. "No one even knows when I'm in the room" as his eyes swelled up. Being a kid is so hard! We get so wrapped up in being parents and raising the kids right, paying the bills, and everything else that takes our minds away from things. But its not till know did I really think back and remember how hard it was growing up, and the fear that I had every morning, going to school was so hard. Sitting here thinking about it I get tears in my eyes, It was such an emotional time, and I had a few core friends, but not to have them, or before I met them since we did move alot, it was horrible and thats where my baby is right now and all I can do is tell him how wonderful he is and to try to talk and to not worry, and give him a huge hug and kiss him on his cheek while tears roll down his face. My baby hurts and I can't fix it.

Potty Training

Yesterday I figured out how to potty train Hunter. Every time he goes to the bathroom in the toilet I give him a peice of candy. Yesterday he went Poop, and Potty twice!!! And he wore his big boy underwear for most of the day! We enrolled him in pre-school for August and he has to be potty trained to go into the class. He will go to class on Tuesday and Thursday's for 2 hours. I'm not excited about that at all! :(

Barbara Update

Well, it was an infection. They are growing it in a petri dish to confirm whether or not its MRSA.  Day before yesterday they took her into surgery and removed the prosthesis. She was not thrilled at this at all. But she made it through. She's in the ICU now, she was sitting up and moving around yesterday. She is going to be at a facility for now on, the first 6 weeks she is out she needs to have a regiment of antibiotics for 6 weeks, they have to be given through a pic line. Then after that they have said she is considered epileptic so she will need to be around people to make sure she doesn't seize again. The case worker at the hospital is  a very nice very helpful lady. She will keep us updated as to where we are in the transition. The lord was looking down on her once again.

barbara

Barbara seized this morning again. hunter has been throwing up the last few days and i have been sleeping downstairs so steve can get some sleep. she was calling my name. i got up and she told me her head hurt then seizeed. i woke steve up  and he carried her into thr car. we got her to hospital. along the way in the car she seized again. her eye is swollen shut and she douldnt talk. shes here at the hospital she is stable. they r probably going to tale her back up to saint lukes.

barbara

Barbara seized this morning again. hunter has been throwing up the last few days and i have been sleeping downstairs so steve can get some sleep. she was calling my name. i got up and she told me her head hurt then seizeed. i woke steve up  and he carried her into thr car. we got her to hospital. along the way in the car she seized again. her eye is swollen shut and she douldnt talk. shes here at the hospital she is stable. they r probably going to tale her back up to saint lukes.

Our New Garden

Last year I tried for the first time, planting a garden. I only did tomatoes and cucumbers. It worked out pretty good. I got the wrong kind of tomatoes I got the little one, and I wanted Big Boys so I was a little disappointed, but happy that they grew non the less. This year I'm going all out and praying it works out. If it doesn't my wonderful mother in-law that yes.......still lives with us will never let me live it down. Its been an event to get the garden going but tons of fun! The boys were camping and Steve was working so me and the girls were on our own this weekend. And we had a blast. We started at Jen's house two houses down, scoped out her garden, how she built it and why. Didn't know I would have to build a raised garden but apparently the soil around here isn't really soil, its clay! Who would've thunk it. So off to the Depot we went, measured up, lumbered it, and then ordered the dirt, only fill dirt cause topsoil by the yard is crazy expennsive......dug we did and pulled out the rocks, filled the box we built and in the end we planted - onions, carrots, grean beans, beets, and lettuce. All that should make it for the last frost. And because we ROCK! the girls painted the box's white and painted some flowers on them...... oh yeah....my girls rock!!!

Palm Phone

Hunter decided to take my phone and throw it! It broke apart and when I put it back together, it didn't work again. And that was the 3rd Palm Pre I had, the touch screen kept jackin up and then the backup assistant didn't work. And I had heard through the grapevine that Verizon was going to get rid of the Palm so I never got it fixed. Well when my phone broke there went all my numbers so now I start from scratch! So if you haven't heard from me this week - please send me a text or a phone call telling me who you are and what your number is! Technology can be a real B#*!%!!!!

Thanks

Tonight I look around and see all that I am thankful for, My wonderful husband, works so hard for all of us. He has such a great sense of humor and I am blessed to be in his company. I can't think of anyone else I would want to take with me through life. I am going to brag now but my husband has an amazing laugh! I love hearing him laugh, he has one of those great laughs that when you hear it you can't help but giggle you know then you look up and there is that great smile that goes with it. He makes it all worth while

Puberty

Do you remember what age you started Puberty? Are kids hitting puberty earlier than their parents? Do kids develop quicker now adays? I have four of them that are right about that age, at least that's what everyone keeps saying. I don't remember puberty being so soon...............do you?? What is the average age now? Things are so different now than when we were kids, each day my kids show me how different things are.

Super Mario Brothers

The kids are playing super Mario brothers on the Wii. They insist on arguing with Steve and I when we say you can do this you can do that. Like we have never played this game, you used the shell in the wrong place you can't do that. Oh yes we can! Steve told the kids this game came out in the 90's.............the kids eyes get big..........wowowowow...........the 90's!!!! This is so old...:)

Sleepy........

So tired!!! Between Barbra and her seizures, the boys and their issues, the girls are starting now, anytime Hunter is awake he is upset at something or someone is touching his stuff, to Steve's work schedule, Mom's Club., PTC, and Girl Scouts I am spent! Not only is my body tired but my brain is fried. I have been feeling kinda foggy again and been kinda hurting and I'm so hoping it goes away. I don't want to hurt again like I did last time. The molar rash is still here and I see that its getting worse, I just hope it stops. I have fallen asleep twice while writing this........................

Head Injury

We had an incident yesterday. Chase hit William with a rock in the back of the head. Click Here   He ended up getting two staples in his head. He still hurts a day later and probablywill for awhile. he Can get the staples out after 10 days.

Last Days of Wrestling

Well another season is over, and I already miss it. The last practice for Will was Thursday - he was going to compete in a tournament on the 12th but due to an injury he won't be in anymore tournaments till next season. Its sad watching him put his shoes away, hanging up his head gear. I worry that maybe next year he won't want to take them down again. I didn't realize how much I love wrestling till I started doing it with my boy. It binds us, its like this thing that me and him know about, a lingo that only we know. Its hard sometimes to feel linked to the kids in a special way when you have the day to day junk going on. Wrestling was a way for me to be close to Will. A common interest. And he is Great at it! The way thinks about the moves, two steps ahead. The aggression and satisfaction he gets when he steps on the mat. He's much better than he realizes. I am so proud of him, just from last year he has grown so much. He did camp and freestyle over the summer. Keeping him likined in somehow is the key I think. We are still talking about the MMA and teaching him that one. But for now, the awards ceremony on the 16th is the last thing this year he will take part in. Other than the NCAA and being a spectator!!!!!!

Will is Now 12!

12 Years Old! Wow........................he is not my little man anymore, he's my burbing, stinky, rough, wrestler - that is checking out girls and crackin jokes on Mom. :( Its sad when they get older. He was so proud of himself, held his head high and said, yep Mom I'm going to be twelve in a few days, you ready???? Me ready? Well hell, of course not but man is he. He said he doesn't feel older just more mature! hahahahaha I like that one. So for his birthday he wanted his favorite dinner - Steak. So the boy got steak. I made him a chocolate cake for desert with chocolate frosting on it, and lots of it. We gave him his presents and all of them were for camping. He is really getting into Boyscouts, Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping. That kind of thing. He wanted a bow and arrow for his birthday but they are crazy expensive. So we got him a compass, spoon set, silver cup that can be heated, locks to lock all his bags, and a campfire chair. Then on Sunday we are taking him to The works, its a huge arcade downstairs and Ballocity is upstairs, he will get to do both so he is stoked. I can't believe he's already 12.

Terrific Two's!!!

Ok we have officially hit the terrific two's and I am so afraid of the three's! He doesn't like anything, "I don't like this car, Mommy" "Mommy - I don't like this house" "Mommy - I don't like you" Well I thought he was my favorite. He was the only one that liked me but today he has plainly stated, that he does not like me, there was no speech impediment, there was no mistake, I DON'T LIKE YOU, that's what he said. He doesn't stay on the naughty step anymore, he yells at you when he doesn't like something and he de-pants you if you don't pick him up. I don't remember the other too being like this, do you? Then after everyone is a sleep tonight, I go to take my contacts out and what do I see? More grey!!!!!!!!!!! Lots of Grey!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not looking in the mirror anymore. That's it. No more.

Help Us save our music program!

http://www.petitiononline.com/sa45ba/petition.html
The above link will take you to a petition.  "This petition seeks to request that the school board reconsider the depth/breadth of cuts laid upon the music program within Daniel Boone School District."

Polyamorous

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS????? Well the official definition is: [poly, meaning many or several] and Latin amor [love]) is the practice, desire, or acceptance of having more than one intimate relationship at a time with the knowledge and consent of everyone involved.

I looked up one of the guys that I used to wrestle with and in his religous prefrence it says: Polyamorous. Ok so I know that I'm not that freakin old or closed minded, one of my best friends is Polyamorous, but I don't think I've ever seen it so plainly out there. Is that bad? I just think that stuff is private, not so private for close friends, but private like not on the internet private. I don't know maybe I'm old fashion, and maybe I had to look up the freakin word and the fact that I didn't know pissed me off? Either way, it was odd for a Saturday night here :)

MMA

Mixed Martial Arts, found a place that the kids are going to join. Starting next week. Chase will do Karate, Will - wrestling (grappling) of coarse! Mia - kick boxing, Angela - kick boxing and Hunter will wrestle as soon as he is old enough, but William is practicing with him, he is picking up what he can for a little guy :)

Saturday Sayings

Natika posted this on her facebook and I love it:

“I hope some animal never bores a hole in my head and lays its eggs in my brain, because later you might think you're having a good idea but it's just eggs hatching.” -Jack Handy

Tech Savy???

The boys are going camping this weekend at Hawk Mountain. Normally I'm pretty excited when they go on this stuff, one I think its great for them, and two they are off the damn computers, and all technology at that. It just messes with their little minds. But this one they get to bring their electronics with them! What kinda crap is that? Its like Boy scouts isn't pure anymore, they have succumb to the worlds desires. I wish we weren't so technically advanced, I say this as I blog :( Hypocrite! Its just different when your kids are involved, in 50 years and I'm long dead and gone, people will be socially inept even more so than they are today.

Pay To Play

Pay to play is a plan that has been proposed to our School Board instead of getting rid of middle school sports all together. $150 for the first sport, $75.00 for the 2nd, and a cap of $500 a year. It sounds like a lot of money especially for us, with 5 kids believe me I've thought about what I would rather put them in, band (which is not being cut) or basketball, wrestling, track. But its really worth it. I believe that a well rounded student is not just economics and history, but band, chorus and athletics. How many times have people written a team player on their resumes? If there's no Team then what??? Cutting the middle school athletics is going to destroy high school athletics, will have more kids with time on their idle hands, and we take some wonderful opportunities away from our children. How can you have Major League Baseball if you don't have feeder teams? 7 million dollar deficit!! S-E-V-E-N...yeah, they cut kindergarten from full day to half, are planning on letting go of 50 out of 89 aids, not rehire one of the janitors, and get rid of middle school sports. Its nuts, OK the kindergarten thing, I get, I don't agree with it but I understand it, if your kid has an IEP then they will still have full day, but if they don't only half day. And that's not even accounting for 50% of the budget! 66% is in contracts that they can't discuss. The economy isn't just hitting some people, even if you don't feel the pinch so hard at home, your kids are going to feel it in some way. I just didn't realize it would be so soon, and so close to home. Pray they vote Yes to Pay To Play

Luvs Suck

hahahaha you thought I was going to say Love, not Luvs........huhhhh???? Well I'm not talking about that I'm talking about the brand, the Luvs Brand of diapers. I am so old now that I blog about diapers right? Ok so we bought Luvs instead of Huggies, and rightly so they are cheaper, but you get what you pay for. We will now pay the extra and will always advise to pay extra and to use Huggies. Luvs is paper thin, and who really wants to be holding your son on their hip in the middle of a gym an hour away from your house and feel the warmth from his pee......yeah so Stick with Huggies, so thick, so dependable, so no Luvs!

First time for First Place

Will had 5 matches today at the Cocalico Tournament. I was less than thrilled when I heard that this morning, and that he didn't wrestle his first bout for 3 hours. That was the best part!!! 3 Hours, really????? Yup, but it was all worth it when I saw his hand go up ALL FIVE TIMES, I don't think I have seen a smile glued on so well in a long time. It was such a long day, we left at 7:30 and got home at 7:30. 2 pins and points got the rest. He didn't have any crazy wounds either, no huge bruises - he wrestled smart, and each time I watched him wrestle with more confidence. His Coach asked if we wanted him to sign up to qualify for district, regional, and if he makes it State. That thrills me to no end, and scares the shit out of me at the same time. Not sure if we are going to do it but it is the last time he will have a chance to qualify as a youth. I have a shirt that says, after you've watched your kid wrestle, everything else is easy............hahahahaha I love it! I love watching him wrestle..

Truisms

My Pop sent me this tonight........

Someone has written these beautiful words.  One must read and try to understand the deep meanings in them.  They are like the Ten Commandments to follow in life all the time.

1]  Prayer is not a "spare wheel" that you pull out when in trouble; it is a "steering wheel" that directs us in the right path throughout life.
2]  Do you know why a car's WINDSHIELD is so large & the rear view mirror is so small?  Because our PAST is not as important as our FUTURE.  So, look ahead and move on.
3]  Friendship is like a BOOK.  It takes few seconds to burn, but it takes years to write.
4]  All things in life are temporary.  If going well enjoy it, they will not last forever.  If going wrong don’t worry, they can't last long either.

5]  Old friends are like Gold!  New friends are Diamonds!  If you get a Diamond, don't forget the Gold!  Because to hold a Diamond, you always need a base of Gold!
6]  Often when we lose hope and think this is the end, GOD smiles from above and says, "Relax, sweetheart, it's just a bend, not the end!

7]  When GOD solves your problems, you have faith in HIS abilities; when GOD doesn't solve your problems HE has faith in your abilities.
8]  A blind person asked St. Anthony: "Can there be anything  worse than losing eye sight?"  He replied: "Yes, losing your vision."
9]  When you pray for others, God listens to you and blesses them; and sometimes, when you are safe and happy, remember that someone has prayed for you.
10] WORRYING does not take away tomorrow's TROUBLES; it takes away today’s PEACE.

Friday Night Match at Exeter

My boy Rocks!!! He ran a half in the first period and almost got the bin, then second period stuck the kid in 30 seconds. Then he went again and stuck the kid in the first period!!!!!!!!!!!! Yayyyyyyyyy!!!! I love watching him wrestle. His brother's and his sister's watched him tonight and that meant the world to him. Even better than watching him pin his opponent was seeing the smile on his face when he asked the others if they watched him and they said yes. Moments like those make your heart melt and the joys of having a big family are ever so present. That and HE STUCK THE KID!!!!! Tomorrow's tournament is going to be here soon enough.

Just thoughts

I was listening to a conversation today, well watching it actually. But the conversation was about love. Do you believe that you can Love more than one Person? If you do, do you believe that you love one more than the other. Some say yes, that you know the person that you really love, you always come back to them, you never quite love the same. I wonder.......God intended us to detach from our parents and live our own lives but did he mean love everyone and no one the same? He says love your neighbor as you love yourself but did he mean to love in different ways, or just with your heart and he'd do the rest? I heard someone on the news interviewing a afterlife specialist and he says that there will be so much peace and thanks to be where we are that we wont think about such nonsense. But I noticed one thing, he never once said we would have love.....Just a brief view into one of many thoughts that have passed through my head today....

Schools on......

Today was such a relaxing day compared to the last few days, the kids were finally in school. Even with the crazyness that happens when they are not here it was relaxing.............

Ice Storm

Holy Cow it is crazy out there. Our screens are covered in ice, as soon as the sleet hits the screen it freezes, you can look at the road and its all shinny and its all ice! We went grocery shopping last night and man am I glad. Power went out a few times this morning. No school - Of Course! Chase woke up early and thought he was late for school and since he has been threatened with detention if Will and him are late again he jumped up and started getting ready. He said he ran into walls a couple of times he was in such a rush, and then he came downstairs and realized that no one was awake, then the power went out and that really freaked him out. When I woke up Will and him were in his room laying on the floor reading and they were freaked out about the power going out. Lets see how long this lasts.

Snow Day

This is really a trying time! Another Freakin Snow Day! Ok so last week they went for three days, the week before they went for two days, and today is only Tuesday and they are home again. I love my kids I do but at least in the summer they can go outside and play. They have stayed longer outside than on the first day, but the little guy can't hang for that long outside. And of course they make a huge mess and don't clean up after themselves..

New Church

We are looking at other church's in the area. I was doing the study on Every woman's marriage, in one part the lady was telling her husband about how he should be more "holy" than he is and that he should take more of an active role in their spritual life. His reply was that he has tried but she hasn't let him, because it wasn't what she wanted and that she needed to release that part to him. That the Lord intended the Husband to be the leader and that all though it may be hard for us women to step aside and let our Husbands do this because we wear so many hats, its just easier for us to step in and take the reigns. But that isn't the way God intended it. Maybe we as women have enough jobs. Mother's, Wife's, Daughter's, Aunt's, Book Keeper, Secretaries, Referee, Mediator, Taxi, Negotiator, Plaintiff's, Defendants, Teachers, Students, Mentors and I can go on and on. We don't need to add Spritual Leader to it, maybe for other women but our husbands need to be that person and we need to let them. Well after I red this I was talking to Steve about how I was unhappy with our current church and he said almost the same thing that the Guy in the book said. So I decided to do what God intended me to do - allow my husband to lead me. Currently that has been to a Lutheran Church, parts of it I love! and Parts of it don't hate but I don't understand so I'm not sure I agree with them or not. Either way this is where my husband is leading me and I know he has our best interest at heart, so I am going to do something I normally don't do. Step aside and let someone else take care of it. As hard as that is for me, a sense of relief also comes over me that. I'm doing my part as a Christian Wife

Injury

It's never a dull moment in the Boyer house. We came home and started cleaning up, we had been out with Barbra (She had us drive 45 mins, to a church she used to go to then wouldn't get out to go inside so we turned around and went home) Were making dinner and relized that the boys didn't clean up the basement so we were having issues getting them down there and clean it. Will is coming down the steps and starts bleeding all over. He was coming down and stepped on a broken piece of his desk. It was a staple that was really big, its a puncture wound. So I'm putting pressure on it, all the kids run over, Barbra is complaing that Netflicks isn't working, and my carpet has blood. We were able to get it to stop bleeding, went online and found out how to clean it, dab the spot with an absorbant cloth then get detergent and scrub it with a toothbrush (I just used a cloth) then put amonia on it. Band aid on it and back to cleaning up the basement. aaahhhh and that was a good night :)

Will's Contacts

Will has now been given the green light on his contacts. He is so hard on the glasses, he mends them, pushes them on his face so hard that they are angled from the bottom up. We told him that he had to get plastic frames that he wouldn't do that too or he could get contacts. At first he was resistant so we told him that's fine we will get you different frames. He refused it so he went for his check up and wore them for 4 hours the first couple days then 6 now 8, as long as everything goes ok for the next week, he will get his prescription and that's that. He put his contacts in the other day, then Steve took him to get a hair cut and he looked so much older. He's not my little man with a lisp and glasses. He looks so much older now........

Mom's Night Out

Last night was Mom's night out for my mom's group. It was the first time I have been out by myself since we moved here. We went bowling and then me and Jen went to Applebee's and hung out. I had one beer while we were bowling and I had half of a margarita at Applebee's, it was so strong! I couldn't finish it. Jenn goes to the church we are going to try this weekend, it will be nice to have some one you know there. I bowled 84 the first time and in the 60's the next time. And that is a good game for me! We had fun. It was so nice to relax and be around other women, there was no pressure or time limit to do anything. We just talked and hung out and it was great! I am so glad I went especially since the kids school was cancelled again! This was the 3rd day this week!

Watching Balls of Fury with my Hubby and loving spending time with him. We have been talking about him going back into the military as active duty, moving back to Washington and what would it be like and just the whole situation. Sitting here with him makes me think that I enjoy him more than I enjoy money or the military. I have a wonderful husband! Situations are hard. As long as we stick together we will make it through anything, sshhhh we have 5 kids, a mother in law, military, work, and we do awesome! Just thinking outloud :)

Will's wrestling match

Last night Will had a match and he didn't win, but he wasn't bent out of shape about it and he didn't cry. He has been telling me that I push him too much in wrestling and its bothering him, so last night I was like I'm proud of you wether you win or lose, and just have fun. Well then he lost, and he said he was ok with the lose but he would have done better if he was ampted up and if I had pushed him more! Ok so tomorrow at the tournament I'm going to push him again and see what happens.....Wish him luck!

The kids

Two of the kids haven't been keeping up with their homework so we took electronics away from them.. And they are mad at us....now I know its part of being parents. And I keep saying I'm not here to be their friends I am here to guide them and attempt to mold them the way God intended us to. But it is so frustrating at times, just do the damn homework, they would both have A's in every class if they would just freakin do it. Now that its the weekend and they want to do stuff they are moping around and attempting to make us feel bad for them. The only thing they are doing is pissing me off, I don't know how Steve feels about it cause I haven't really talked to him about it this morning but aaaahhhhhh, now they have all this time on their hands why not do the homework? That would make sense right? Its like working for the government! Just do it, why do you have to do all the bullshit and involve other people in your fault when if you just got the job done it wouldn't even be an issue!!!!!!

Hunters Nose

We took Hunter in and he did NOT brake it. Although if you ask him if his nose hurts he will tell you that he broke it :) He did however stretch his septum out, that's the cardalige that is in your nose, he has little slices or places that tore on it from being stretched. They will heal, they might bleed some more over the next few days until they heal but that's about it. So Yayyyyyy he is ok :)

(4 of 4) that's not even a guarantee. So we gave him tylenol an lots of tlc, we will see how it looks in the morning

(3 of 4) someone pushed his nose in. Like a pug dog....we called to take him into the doc and with the storm no one will be in till after ten tomorrow and

(2 of 4) tried jumping from the bed to the floor over the frame. His foot caught the frame and down on his face he went. He bled and it's swollen and looks like

(1 of 4) We think Hunter broke his nose! We were upstairs getting ready and he was jumping on the bed like usual. He has been getting really brave lately so he

There are so many houes that up for foreclosure it's nuts! 3 on our street alone!

Lupus..the curse of the Wolf......

Have you ever woken up and not know what day it is? Ever wake up and realize that you want to go back to sleep, as your eyes open every vein in your body hurts....there's not enough liquor in the world to give you this kind of a hang over. With every breath I feel ever cell in my body wake up. As the dual achy pain surfaces I can't help but get pissed, and frustrated. There is no pill to help, no tonic to erase the pain. I yet again call the Dr, her answers are scarry.........but true....reality  with Lupus is hard to hear, hard to live. How is it you can be blessed in more ways than you ever imagined, have a wonderful life and then one small thing turns into everything you think about.............they call it the curse - the rash that I get makes me look like a wolf, the curse of the wolf

New Year

Heres to a Happy New Year and a wonderful adventure to come. I plan on doing the following this year. Posting more :) And more than a resulution but a prayer, I pray that I will attempt to find happiness in every situation that life may throw at me.

   Did you know that 70% of all new year resultions are broke within the first two weeks? Which is why we at the Boyer household don't make them, we make prayers and wish lists :) Hope everyone had a great new year night and a merry christmas