Eye Candy

I could eat him up with a spoon.  He is so yummy. Every so often he’ll look at me.  Dead in the eyes and then grabs on for a snuggle.  Buries himself in my shoulder with his little arms around me.  I melt. 

 

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A Little Treasure I Found

We recently acquired a big beautiful armoire.  It’s gently used but nothing major.  It’s a heavy beast too!  It took three men to get it out of a truck and onto a dolly.  Jason and I thought we’d put it in our room and have it house our little tv and vcr.  Maybe extra sheets, etc.  After doing some thinking (about ten minutes worth), we decided it would make a fantastic closet for Jeromy.  We turned our formal dining room into a bedroom for him.  Hence he has no closet.  His captains bed works pretty well for his clothes but it’s just nice to have a closet.

It even has a super nifty power cord for a tv! 

Anyway…

Jason and I managed to wheel it back down the hallway and get it upright into the spot we wanted.  Whew! 

I started cleaning it out and looking around.  I noticed the drawers they had on the bottom were homemade.  Not actually part of the armoire.  I opened them and they were kind of yucky.  Peeling wood and such.  There were a couple of magazines from 1998 and 2004 that had fallen behind them. 

When I opened one of the drawers to make sure nothing else was inside I heard a rattle. 

“Ooo!  A piece of jewelry!”  I think to myself.  It’s gold.  It’s shiny.  It’s small.   Definitely jewelry.  I love fun and funky finds like this.

 I pick it up and… what the… is this for real?!

It’s a penis folks!  That’s right.  A tiny, little, wearable penis!!  And when I said a Little Treasure, I meant LITTLE.  lol

What I want to know is where exactly do you wear it?  Is it a clip on belly ring?  A bull through-the-nose ring?  I’m not going to get more creative than that.  lol  If this is the one item the previous owners forgot to take out, what else was there?  lol

Wrap it up. ~  Trojan

 

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Evidently I REALLY REALLY Like Thanksgiving

I didn’t realized I posted two Thanksgiving posts!  I like them both so I’m leaving them.

I’m a nerd.  I know.  lol

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Happy Thanksgiving!

I’m thankful for family.

I’m thankful for our warm house to share with our family.

I’m thankful for food to cook in our warm house with our family.

I’m thankful for our running cars to get the food to cook in our warm house with our family.

 

I’m thankful for our health.

I’m thankful for the people in our lives that contribute to our health.

I’m thankful for the education for those people in our lives who contribute to our health.

I’m thankful for our SOLDIERS who fight for our freedom to get an education for those people in our lives who contribute to our health.

 

I could keep going but you get the point. 

The world isn’t round for nothing.

Live a life of gratitude.

Everything will come full circle.

 

Pie is a circle and it’s calling my name…

 

 

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Happy Thanksgiving!

What am I grateful for?  Let me count the ways… 

And of course this guy.

He rocks my world everyday.

Thanksgiving makes me happy.  It’s always been one of my favorites.  I hope everyone has a blessed holiday!  I’m off for four lovely days.  Amen to that.  

 

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Thanksgiving Pet Peeve

It annoys me that people have their Christmas lights up.  Not just up, but ON!  Hello, we haven’t even had turkey yet!  Can we please celebrate one thing at a time?

I need Thanksgiving.  I need to be grateful.  I need to sit at the table with my family and friends and stuff ourselves with food. 

I want to take time to reflect on all my blessings before I buy all those blessing presents!

Just thrown it out there.  Can ya at least wait to plug the lights in until after dinner on Thursday?

Ok, I’m done.  I’m off to get our lights down from the attic…

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Handsome Brothers

They are amazing kiddos.  I love who they are becoming.  Most of the time.  lol  Let’s be honest, they have their moments.  They are boys!

 Because basketball has become very dangerous, 

lol  I’m pretty sure he was rollerblading right before he was shooting hoops.  I love the ruddiness of his cheeks.

 All photos are courtesy of Malissa Mom  – Ripon Photography 

 

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M & Her Zipper

This is what happens when you sleep on your jacket zipper…

 

 

Zipper tracks or not, she is the loveliest thing I’ve ever seen.

 

Taking joy in living is a woman’s best cosmetic. ~  Rosalind Russell

 

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Pumas Are Victorious!

Jeromy is pretty low key on the showing of excitement.  Unlike me, who gets excited about everything.  I’m like a 5 year old about Disneyland.  Or getting to eat at a resturant.  I love eating out.  Not Jeromy.  He’s a watcher, a hang back and soak it in kind of guy.  Maybe he’s processing.  I don’t know but I’m learning its ok.  You don’t have to exude tons of showy emotion to be excited.  As long as you can feel…anything, that’s a good thing.

 

Our Pumas and the 2nd place team for U12 Manteca, played Tracy’s U12 1st place and 2nd place teams.  If we won, and we did, we played our own 2nd place Manteca team!  And WE WON!  Jeromy was goalie the entire last game and it was a good game.  O. My. Gosh.  Some intense moments.  One of the players on the other team is known for his high goal kicks.  If Jeromy jumps, with his hands in the air, he still can’t touch it.  Jeromy was so nervous about this happening!  Sure enough… it did.  In the first ten minutes.  Jeromy was right there.  He did everything he could and the ball was just too high.  After that it was go time.  lol  Jeromy blocked every other shot with ease and his defenders were right there to help him.  They rocked it.

 

My favorite block was a corner kick on Jeromy.  A boy on the other team thought he put it in the net with his head after his team kicked it to him.  Nope!  He headed it right into Jeromy’s waiting arms!!!  It was incredible.

 

Jeromy wanted to bring some cupcakes we had from Sam’s birthday just in case they won.  They ate them while they waited their turn for 1st place medals.

 

 

Of course you must have a team photo in the goal box, right?  Jeromy was sweet enough to look right at my camera and not the other 50 cameras and cell phones.  lol

 

 

 

After everybody had gone their separate ways, Jeromy finally hammed it up for me with a smile and a medal pose.  I love this kid so much.

 

 

After being on a 1st place team two years in a row he wants to take a year off.  I am so bummed but we will support his decision.  The last thing I want to be is the overbearing Mom who pushes too hard and then the kid hates the activity.  He’s great at other things too and I need to let him switch it up.

 

We are so proud of you, Jeromy!  Love you!

 

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Sam’s 7th Birthday Celebration – Part 2

Having a party for Sam with his Dad and Malissa Mom was so much fun!  When you walk into Shawn and Malissa’s yard, you are greeted by the “watch duck”.  lol  It quacks at you and everything!  They have this super cool enclosed yard with a playground and a pond.  Grass for the kids and a fire pit for marshmallow roasting.  How fun is that?! 

 

 

Miranda is not totally sure of their little gal, Abby:

 

 

 

She was definitely going to keep her eye on him.  lol

 

 

When I pulled my photos up I realized I didn’t get a single shot of Shawn and Malissa!  Neither did my Dad, who took a ton of photos.  We were in their house for goodness sake!  I’m a nerd.  We’ll just have to have another party with better picture taking.  lol

 

On that note, I’m going to let the pictures roll on…

 

 

Present time!

 

 

 

Tyler’s face cracks me up, trying to fit the entire sucker in his mouth!

 

 

Aiden snuggled with my Mom quite a bit.  I would lose my mind if it wasn’t for her. 

 

 

Time for some Dirt Cake!  Sam has chosen this “cake” two years in a row because it’s so stinkin’ good!  Roxie Mom made it for fun a couple of Thanksgivings ago and I’ve made it several times since then.  It’s the crushed Oreo with chocolate pudding thing.  Oh and worms!  Don’t forget the worms!   

 

Sam was conducting the Happy Birthday Song and being very handsome.

 

 

 The celebrating is finally over, but the playing with new presents?  Just getting started.  We love you, Sam!

 

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