"I can see, I can see", says the blind Emily

Took Emily this morning to have her eyes checked. It had been two years (bad Mommy, I know). She's been squinting for a long time but in my defense she does have a pair of glasses that you hardly, if ever, see her in. Seriously! This spring we went to her parent/teacher conferences with her and she had her glasses on and her teacher says "nice glasses, Emily. Did you just get them?". She had been in school for 6 months!!!! UGH!!!

Well, the doctor couldn't believe it. Emily couldn't even see the biggest letter, without covering both eyes. Her eye sight was horrible!!!!!! We are going to attempt contacts. She had to put them in and take them out before we could leave (I thought oh great! I need to get to work some time today) but she did pretty good. We even ordered a new pair of glasses (minus the scratches). On our drive home she couldn't believe all the signs, the "crispness of the leaves on the trees", just how everything looked! Oh!!! She was even excited that she would be able to see her friends faces. I explained she might have to return all the money she made this summer from babysitting and house sitting since she couldn't really see what was going on!

Maybe she can see her room needs to be cleaned now...ha ha...I am laughing so hard...me so funny! (I love you Emily)

Out Running Ollie Osprey

Benjamin got a special treat for Sunday nights Osprey Game. Daddy signed him up for the beat Ollie around the bases gig. Dan had said next time we went to a game he would sign Benjamin up , I told him I wasn't going to another Osprey game, as you recall they aren't very good. But, Sunday night was Employee Night so Dan got free tickets for the kids and I so, fine, I'll go. Benjamin woke up Sunday morning and right away put on his tennis shoes, because he can run so fast in them. He was ready to go all day and the game didn't start till 5!!!! Ollie was taunting him before the game but Benjamin wouldn't give in, he told Ollie he was going to beat him, he was wearing his fast shoes, duh!? He was so excited when the time came, he ran out on the field and started at home and went around...it didn't even deter him when Ollie stopped to play light sabers with another employee on the field. Benjamin, of course, beat Ollie and he got a "I Out Ran Ollie Osprey" tshirt. He is pretty proud of that shirt, he even wore it to bed. Afterwards he was thirsty for some water, it was about 95' so pretty understandable. I love our little guy!!!

Beautiful Lake Como

The kids and I headed up to Beautiful Lake Como this weekend for our yearly visit with Nani & McKayla. It was a hot, hot day, about 97'. The water was very low so that was kind of strange because the beach was very big and rocky. One sad note I lost my Ipod Nano from our house to our spot on the beach, it must have fallen out on the beach on the drag down to our spot. I am so bummed!!!! We had a great day, the water was a little chilly but the weather was hot enough that I got in, well floated for a bit. Well, I did get in because I was trying to get out of the tube and I had my flip flops on and I couldn't get my bearings straight that I went flat back on my back. I think it was quite the seen, had Sandi laughing atleast. She then did the same :) Hope you all had a great weekend. I did, but, of course, it all happened to fast.

10 Things I WANT & WANT right now...

1. To lose 50 pounds...to really do it by eating right and exercising. NO mind games

2. To remember to send out birthday cards, thank yous, anniversary cards...hey, I guess atleast you all get something from me in the mail at Christmas time. Right?

3. Like $30,000. I don't have to win the big lottery and become a millionaire. I just would like to pay all my bills and have a little comfort zone, a nice savings account...

4. To sell our house...I do...I don't want the stress of struggling to pay the bills and not doing fun things because we are married to our house...I just want to be married to Dan ~ my honey

5. My hair to grow...ugh!...need I say more

6. A couple extra hours in every day to either finish the Stephenie Meyer books or to spend with my family

7. GRIZ football games...bring on September 13th...I can't wait

8. World Peace...duh!

9. The David Cook CD to come out

& 10. A diet pepsi...but, that I'm gonna get right now. Aahhhh!

Update on the "Date"

So, sorry I didn't blog today on the how the date went. So many of you are wondering. So, I thought I would update you. The date was a smashing success, we really kicked it off (private joke). We talked, we laughed and we cried ('cause we were laughing so damn much). I would have had a picture to put in if Dan would have remembered to leave my camera, we found these really cute thongs (NO, not for your feet) that said Old Post on them that we would have bought easily but...oh well...

We haven't scheduled a second date...yet. I think we need to stop laughing from last night still.

I'm glad God sent you my way, Rebecca!!!!

As a Daughter I Suck...This I Know

So today is my mom's birthday and of course I haven't mailed out a thing. But in my defense she moved last month and hasn't given me her new address. Also, I did atleast think about it over the weekend. So, hopefully Mom you read this blog and know that I am thinking of you today and wish you a Happy Birthday!~Hope all your dreams come true in the next year!!!! Here is a photo of my mom when she was a 20 yr old hottie and then a pic of her (with the girls) on her last visit to Montana. (Still a hottie, you decide?).

Rebecca Spinder - This Blog's For You

Okay, so I have a date with a woman tonight!!! Hee hee (not like that though) Where to start? Well, I have ran into Rebecca for almost the last two years in just obscure places (one time 6 hours away from home) and I feel God is really calling us to be friends. We seem to have got connected on Facebook and we just so much in common and I just feel this real connection to her and that we could be great friends. I emailed her last week with my feelings (ooo laa laa) and she said "I know. We should do dinner" So, here we are heading to dinner tonight to see where this will take us. Kind of weird, kind of cool. What do you think about this?? Is this kind of stalkish or well, I mean how do you become friends with new people??? (Am I kind of having friend issues, why do I keep blogging about them??)

Looking froward to tonight and hopefully a new friend!!!!