Wednesday, February 25, 2009
















This is from Camarens 5th grade play. Sorry that it took me so long to post Mom.

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Our weekends during the winter.




Winter here is COLD. Keep thinking how lucky dad is that he didnt have to work on these power lines. You can not see them because they are incased in ice. But we still manage to have fun together as a family.














Monday, January 12, 2009

Wow

I just have to comment on how blessed I am!!! I have such a wonderful husband, son, family and friends. It blows me away sometimes how lucky I am to have so many wonderful people in my life. I miss so many of my friends since I have moved but they are still in my heart and thoughts(and on my phone bill when every we can catch each other). And I am making some wonderful friends here. I have some fantastic family who keep giving me more family members to love(nieces and nephews) I have God who has helped me. He has given me lessons and hardships to help me grow. And he blessed me with so much in return. So now that I am finished with my little love fest. Updates on things. Well this week I got to spends some time with some of my friends. Some of them got to hear my "Drop it and go to your room story"(which if you want to hear you have to call or email me. ) We went out to the boat to get the snow off of the tarp. Walking in snow past your knees is quite a work out. But strangley cold and wet we had a great time...on the way there we walked out on echo lake. I have never done that before!!!!!Lakes dont freeze over in my hometown. Steve being Steve kept saying he was walking on water....lol. It was a little slushy by the shore with the warm spell we have had. Talk about anxious!!! I have made a really hard decision. We are going to get medication for Cam. We have tried really hard to handle things with out it. But I know that he does have an imbalance, and worry that no matter how hard we are trying it is not enough. Maybe this will help maybe it wont. But I dont want him to keep feeling the way he is. I worry about what will happen in the future if we continue to wait for it to pass because I know its not a stage. Does it make me a bad mom? I worry but I have prayed about it alot and I feel this is the best move for him. Steve is loving his job. It is hard sometimes with his shift being swing/graves and mine being days. But we find time to talk or text any time we can. And I love that we always will have the weekends together. Makes our time together that much better. I love love love my job. Not only my job but the company and all of my coworkers. Some really great people there. And it always surprises me how much NFS does for its employees. It really is a great place to work. But I have always been lucky in having great jobs. And I know how blessed we have been to have jobs that are steady during these hard times. Everyday you hear about lay offs. It is so sad and scary. I hope all of you are blessed with a way to get thru the leans times and be able to enjoy the fat ones.
As always love to you all

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Whatcha Think?

So for a little while now I have been playing with the idea of getting a tattoo. Ok I can see some of you giving me the thumbs up. While some of you are screaming at me that I better not. Give me a minute to explain!!!! One year ago I found out I had Thyroid Cancer. I have this beautiful scar on my neck as a reminder of it everyday. Somedays I forget that I got thru everything, and we are pretty sure that they got everything. On these days I get into a funk and start to let my mind work overtime. I need something to remind me that I am strong and that I had some pretty awsome help to get me thru. So I was thinking about getting a tattoo that had a cancer ribbion and a cross combined. Just a reminder that with God I will always be ok no matter what his plan is. So what do you think, should I do it? And if so where? And if any of you can draw I would love to have to sketch out ideas of what it should look like, because I havent found anything that quite fits.
Lets see other news.
I tried yet another church today. I just keep waiting for the feeling like I am home. And I dont quite get that at any of the churchs I have tried yet. But I found out about another one that is really close to my home that I might try next week.
We are struggling alot with Cam now adays. He is starting to back talk. Have a bad attitude about most everything. He seems to be having some real self esteem issues which I think are the root of everything. He frequently seems to put him self down. We try to tell him how smart he is and bring up his positives but he starts to argue back. In school he has stopped even trying he just whines about how everyone else is smarter or faster. I have told him that it is not a race and that EVERYONE is different. But it just seems to be getting worse and worse. He isnt stupid by any measure. He always tests super high. And there is not a thing in the world he can't figure out how it works. I want so much to get him in some extra activities such as karate or boyscouts. But I work till 6 everynight and most of them start right around 4. I am at my ropes end here. I want so much to find a place for him or even some friends. But it seems like something is always in the way. Please please please does anyone have any suggestions????? I love my son so much, and it hurts and worries me to see the road it seems like he is going down. Steve is trying just as hard to do everything he can. But with his work hrs all they have together are the weekends. And this weekend it became one big mess with Steve trying to find a sled for Cam and Cam started his negative talking in the store. How ever Steve being a stupid boy thinks that no one or nothing can help. That we just need to send Cam to his room everytime he acts like that. All I can think is that is not working!!! Ok I am so tired and sad again so I am going to finish up.
We love you all!!! Thank you all so much for being part of our life, no matter how big or small.

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Birthdays

Today was Camaren and Steves birthday party. Wow Camaren is double digets. I still am in shock that my son is 10... where did all the time go? And Steve is turning 30 I will follow him in a few months. I still remember being young and thinking how much a wanted to be grown up. Now I am grown up and sometimes wish I could be young again. Human nature.....yep we are a complex people.