that was so last decade!

Here's a look back on my last 10 years:

-August 2000--Started dating Ryan (He'd been home from his mission for maybe 10 days)

-September 2000--Got engaged to Ryan (We only officially dated for about 6 weeks)

-February 2001-- Married my man!

-April 2002-- Ryanna born (she was due in March, but came late)

-April 2003--Got music degree from BYU-Idaho (I started school at Ricks College, but graduated from a university!)

-September 2004-- Dawson born

-August 2006--Moved to Moscow, Idaho for Ryan to start law school.  I SURE loved those days.  I miss Moscow very much.

-June 2007--Carter born, thank goodness he's our LAST!

-Summer/Fall 2009--Ryan graduates from law school, studies and passes bar exam and starts his own law firm in Eagle, Idaho.  (I have to include this in MY list of accomplishments too!)

Bring on 2010! But PLEASE don't be as hectic and chaotic as last year was.  I can handle ANYTHING after last year!

irreplaceable you

A sweet friend of mine from Moscow visited yesterday! Her family was on their way down to Utah and stopped in to watch the H-Bowl and I talked her into spending the time with ME instead of at the game!

We talked about the old days, about my other sweet friends that I ACHE for that are still up in Moscow or have since moved to other areas.

I hold Moscow in my heart and think about it every day.  What a special time in our lives it was, how I look back with very fond memories.  The people, the places, etc.  I loved it.  I absolutely cherished every single day we lived in Moscow.  I'm having a very hard time letting go, I'm constantly thinking about how many more years we'll have to be down here until we can move back up to Northern Idaho. 

If I can't move there just yet, I'll be more than content with familiar faces from that special era!!

"You have a place by my fire anytime."

vandals rock the H-Bowl!

They did it! The VANDALS are the champs!

Bowling Green 42-Vandals 43

What a game, it was AWESOME.  I was shrieking and yelling at the players, and they pulled it off with the 2-point conversion when there was only 4 seconds remaining in the 4th quarter!

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!!

Way to go, my wonderful VANDALS!

P.S. I made my Bronco-loving-husband watch it with me, and even HE was impressed!

got shots?

My head was pounding.  The kids were happy and played around me with their Christmas goodies, but every syllable they uttered sent shock waves down to my toes.  My eyes were so sensitive that I wore sunglasses inside the house.  I wore earplugs while making lunch.

I phoned my wonderful doctor's office and luckily I was able to get in to see her in a couple hours.  I didn't have a vehicle.  I had all three kids and it was chilly outside, butI was desperate.

I loaded up the boys in the double stroller and with Ryanna in tow, I started out of my neighborhood towards the doctor's office.

We only live about 6 minutes by foot away, thank goodness.

I wore sunglasses inside as well, as the flourescent lights blinded me and felt like pins and needles in my throbbing temples.  When it was my turn, I explained my situation and how miserable I was.  My wonderful, fabulous doctor took pity on me and shot me up with demerol and phenergan.  Then she told me to walk FAST.  I walked home as quickly as I could and crawled into bed while the kids played on my bedroom floor.

I still feel cruddy now, but at least the worst of it is over.  My doc says that my tense neck muscles is where I carry most of my stress and along with hormones, that creates the triggers.  I see relief and she's right down the street if I ever get one this bad again. Ahhhhhh, thank goodness for SHOTS!

poor poor head

Obviously this is NOT my skeleton, but I thought it was a pretty sweet picture displaying where it HURTS! Sorry that I've been complaining a lot lately, but my poor headaches last for DAYS. 

It seriously puts a damper on my social agenda so anyone have any suggestions how to help them? I do everything from herbal remedies to yoga, deep breathing, exercise, yoga, stretching, sleeping, and some OTC meds.  I am not dyhadrated, I drink more than enough water! I stay away from caffeine until I can hardly stand the ache and then I down a couple diet cokes. 

Any suggestions??

one year ago...

We were visiting my folks in Shanghai, and they took us up to Beijing. December 26, 2008 we climbed the Great Wall! It was amazing and definitely a favorite part of our trip. 

Our little hole-in-the-wall "hotel" where we stayed the night had this bed.  The "BED" had a mattress.  Or rather it had a little teeny pad that covered the box spring.  No movement to the bed, no "give" to the mattress and it was hard as a rock.

If we weren't so stinking tired from all that climbing and walking, there's no WAY that we could have slept on it! Good thing we were exhausted. 

To see and hear about more China adventures, click HERE!!

It all went by too quickly, we want to go back!

ow ow ow ow ow

I know there are too many shots of my poor toe here, but you HAVE to get the idea! You can't tell in these pictures, but the swelling is all the way down my foot and the bruising takes up half my foot also. 

I slipped and kicked our dining room chairs when I was sitting down to dinner and hurt my toe so badly that 2 weeks later I still can't bend my toe! I guess I fractured it and hopefully it'll go back to normal.  I have a dent in the side of my toe that hasn't gone away yet either!

Not to mention the other day I was dodging a DIRTY DIAPER that was being hurled towards my head and I ran into the door....I have a BLACK and BLUE and PURPLE bruise on my right arm.  It's 7 inches long and 4 1/2 inches wide.  Yup, that's just me, folks!

My name is Angie and I'm CLUMSY!

randomness

These are just some random pictures that I felt like posting. No rhyme or reason to it! Enjoy the sides of us that you never see...

Whaaaaaaaaaaat? Ryan's tongue...that's disgusting.

Rrrrrrrrrrrg! Pirate Dawson. 

Carter being SO ANGELIC! Don't be decieved. *He totally posed like this, I didn't prompt him or anything!

He put on Dawson's shoes and then wanted to go outside to play.  He looks like a little man-child! I love it.

This picture CRACKED ME UP!!! It looks like a bobblehead of Carter or something because his head is GIGANTIC!!

Holy Circles, Batman! Look how tired we look. 

The other night when Ryan was gone and I sooooooo didn't want to make dinner, we had Hot Cocoa and TOAST! (Kari, you've inspired me!)

The kids LOVED it!

Ryanna ALWAYS has a book in her hands, even when she's NOT SUPPOSED to have one during mealtime...but since Ryan was gone I let her.  Shhhh! Don't tell.

yes they're from scratch, thank you very much!

My Mom's FAMOUS HUGE Sugar Cookies!!!

Guess who loves your cookie recipe, Mom?

Ladies...introducing Zac Efron.  Just kidding, it's only my handsome baby brother, Aaron! He's a fan of cookies too, it's a good thing.  I've been bossing him around today and rewarded him with a cookie. 

He's SO like his Daddy, look at that tongue! Only in deep concentration does the tongue-waving start!

When I gave Carter his knife to frost his cookie with, he looked at me like I had two heads.  In his mind I'm sure he was thinking, "WHAT MOM? You want me to touch this messy, sugary goodness and use a knife to do it? But don't I usually get in trouble for this? And you're telling me it's okay now? I'm SO CONFUSED!"

But he got the hang of it.

Nice Ryanna! She was loving the frosting as much as Carter was.

Still loving the frosting...

"WE LOVE SUGAR COOKIES!"

Dawson loves his Uncle Aaron!

And we're still licking...and licking....

Sprinkles! All we need is MORE SUGAR!

Look at THAT determination!!

He could hardly grip the bottle of sprinkles, let alone actually lifting it over his cookie multiple times to shake out those darn things! I had to help him after he clogged the spout with frosting.

"Oh my goodness! This is absolutely DELICIOUS!" I think he's thinking that.  He finally gave up licking the knife and went for his fingers instead!!

Now onto the DETOX session of the night before they retire for bed.....

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P.S. HAPPY ANNIVERSARIES to the following indivuals:

*Ashley and Donny as they celebrate their 2nd Anniversary

*Grandmother Velta and Papa Moe as they celebrate their um...50somethingth!

Hope your Day is as WONDERFUL as YOU are!!!! Love you!!!

christmas parting goes a loooooooong way

Ryanna's class had their annual Christmas party and we joined up with her! It was fun, but WEIRD because it's my OLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.  It still SMELLS the exact same way as it did 19 years ago when I was there! Talk about a blast from my past.  The boys enjoyed seeing all the other kids too. 

Playing BINGO...and winning!!!

As Carter screamed and Dawson threw fits because he wanted to join another party for their Holiday Festivities, I think it was time to leave! They both fell asleep on the way home, so I think it was a total successful outting! WHEW!