100th post!

.... lots going on! Happy Birthday to me... putting up major xmas lights on the house...Turkey day came and went... we still have leftovers! Yum

Things I'm thankful for... tons! (so copying Heather... but wanted to let everyone know what I'm thankful for as well!!!)

My family: ... Jared, you are the BESTEST-ever husband, you drive me crazy on a daily basis, push my buttons like no one else.. but you love me so completely and unconditionally I couldn't ask for anything else!!!

Tyler, I can't believe how much you have grown into a little lady... a little me! You are so beautiful, talented and sweet!

Nathan, my handsome man...you keep me on my toes, full of funny faces, constant laughter and some trouble too! You will always have Mom's heart!!

Chelsea, learning something new everyday... your sweet smile and little giggles melt me. I love your snuggles and the way your eyes light up with excitement everyday!

My sister, I wouldn't possibly know what to do without you! We've grown to love each other more and have the strongest relationship now... a true friendship!! You remain beautiful inside and out... I am super proud of your passion to pursue photography, a true talent! I love you Heather!!

Miss Beansta, you are the BESTEST niece a Auntie could ask for!!! You are a spit image of your Mom... so beautiful and super talented (keep up the awesome work in band!!! YOU ROCK) I especially love that even though you are a super way too cool teen... you're not to cool to still love big hugs from your Auntie Liz!!! :) Always here for you... ALWAYS!

My Mom, still love that we have a great relationship... so super happy that you have found happiness! Love you forever!

My Dad, I miss you terribly!!!! Have to find the time to visit more. You are the best! :)

My friends, you all know who you are and you know just how much you mean to me!!!

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Have pics... promise will post soon, just have to get them from my sister (wink)

ps...... Hello Port Orchard, Washington!!!!!!!!!! :)

just some stuff to share..

Ummm... TOES for breakfast!

Love dinner time too!

Adjusting to tummy time.. everytime she rolls
over she's not thrilled with the result.. LOL

Sure does love cat napping on her side though!

A little snuggle time with Daddy-o!

Kiddos at Halloween...

Miss Chelsea was too tired to get dressed up this year!

"Ida" like it to STOP raining now!!!

Ha... brilliant huh?

So... tropical storm Ida turned depression is depressing me! Rain, Rain GO AWAY!! Started up yesterday... not leaving til' Friday, grrrr!

Not much going on, obviously with all this crap falling I don't want to go anywhere or do anything!! With that being said... I DID manage to get out of the house some yesterday with Miss Amy! We went to the mall and found ourselves sucked into the little kitty/dog shelter they have there. (not good) Played with little kitties and BIG fat kitties, one of which was SO cute... if he hadn't been claimed, I would have been driving home with a FAT CAT! :)

Well, the kids have been bugging for a long time to get indoor cats. As you would know... we still have Mr. Big Kitty and Ms. Samantha... but they are now outside ONLY cats! Samantha is too prissy to use the indoor potty... and so OUT YOU GO! Big Kitty gorges himself on food and barfs it right back up...and so OUT YOU GO! I love cats... but one thing I refuse to live with is cat pee in my plants and/or on the floor... as well as having to clean up piles of barf! Ick!

They are also now very old... Sammie is almost 14 and Big Kitty is going on 16! (hard to believe... makes me feel old, I still remember the day Jared and I came home with Big Kitty and his brother, so very long ago!)

So... back to the kiddos bugging me...
Nathan wants a cat of his very own that can sleep in the bed with him. Tyler has a friend she has sleepovers with that has 3 indoor cats and now wants one to sleep with her! And so what's on this years Christmas wish list???... KITTENS!
And lets face it... I'm the real sucker for new kitties, so my answer will always be yes! But it's my husband who needs the extra push of encouragement! He wants to know if the kitties come with an apartment... b/c that's where he swears he'll be if we get kittens! LOL But we all know... that underneath all that BS garbage talk he throws out... is a man that's just as big of a sucker for kitties as me! (he just refuses to admit it!)

Stay tuned to find out if Mr. HO HO HO brings some MEOW, MEOW, MEOW's!!! :)

I have 5 minutes to myself...

So I figured I'd check in with the outside world to say Hi!!!

Desperately need to upload some new photos, but I do have a couple to share...This was walking the Tobacco Trail the other day... beautiful fall days! Love walking the trails, crunching through the fallen leaves... the cool air, the smells... so happy it's fall! :)

Going to try and catch Miss Chelsea laughing on video so I can upload one to share... she just started giggling really good and she sounds like a donkey... it's HYSTERICAL! Can't believe she'll be 6 months at Xmas... time is flying by yet again!

Tyler is getting all ready for a new competition season with gymnastics! We are so super proud of her... she's landed her round-off back handspring and her routines this year are going to be much more difficult! Can't wait to start up the meet season! :)

Speaking of being proud...Miss Alyssa is performing in the Xmas parade this year, representing the middle school AND the high school band! GO LISS!

Getting super excited about Thanksgiving... all that yum-o food!! And the pies.. and FOOTBALL! Sweet!

Also way excited that the Eggnog Latte is back... another addiction of mine! Funny thing is I HATE Eggnog... but for some bizarre reason the Latte is actually good! :)

Nathan went to his trial soccer class this morning... Aunt Amy tagged along. (the directions/map was a joke... and we passed it, looped back around and still couldn't find it.. so 20 minutes later and half the class over, we finally made it! Duh!) So tomorrow he gets another free trial and so he'll benefit from a full class! Kind of weird doing the indoor soccer... but it works for the fall and winter until we can get his signed up for spring lessons and start doing games! :)

I'll work on getting those pics downloaded and share more later!