yuck

Have you ever felt like you totally got your butt kicked? I feel this way because of some nasty invaders of my body. I am calling it the "FUNK" and I want it to go away like yesterday!! My doctor is calling it allergies/asthma and bronchitis. I'm on a new antibiotic and a new inhaler. My voice is gone and I sound really weird.
To top it all off...Luke is sick!! Proving once again why we call him 'pukey lukie'. He came home early from school and has finally broke his fever. He must feel better because he asked for pop tarts.
I'm off to chill.

tons of pics

Savannah ready for dance class

Luke's new-do
side view

after our girls night

Savannah having make-up on for the first time

Austin

Chris (nephew who gives Austin guitar lessons) & Austin

she loves having her picture taken

new dressready for her Valentines Day party @ school

a new blog

I just looked over at my calender and I can't believe that it's almost March. Wasn't it just Christmas? I'm kinda stuck in a funk lately. It's just so strange to not have my mom and grandma. I could call my mom and tell her everything going on in my life and she would listen and actually care. I tend to drive Matt crazy with that kind of thing. I just got these really cool drapers in our dining room and I keep wanting to call and tell her about them. I know that she would be very happy that Jeff Gordon finished 2nd in Sunday's race.
Life is moving along even if I don't want it to. Each new day makes her death more real. It's hard to say good bye when I'm still struggling with her not being here. I'm sure that I sound like a broken record but it's the truth. It just sucks!
We have done a few fun thing lately that I haven't blogged about. A couple weeks ago we went to the Florida State Fair and had a blast. We tried the famous deep fried Twinkies and oreo's. They were pretty good but they need to use the double stuff oreo's. This was my first trip to any state fair. We were able to catch some of the dogs racing.....Jack Russell Terrier's that is. They were so funny and very loud. Getting the dogs in the box was a challenge to most of the owners. Some of the dogs were to scared to run or come out of the box. They even had sharks in a huge tank. We had a great time together as a family.
This past weekend we went to a birthday party at Seminole Park. The weather was perfect, the food was great, and the company was awesome. Happy sweet 16 Rachel!! Saturday evening Matt took the boy's to the Monster Truck show over in Tampa. This was Austin's first time going and he loved it. They were all pretty excited that all the trucks got broken in the freestyle event. What could be more fun than watching huge trucks wreck and break?
Savannah and I stayed home for some girl time. We did each others hair, make-up, and nails. I'll get some pictures up soon. Nana looked like a princess and I looked like I got in a fight with a few tubes of lipstick....and lost. We all had a great day.

86

Tomorrow is my Grandma's birthday, she should be turning 86. I still have times when I forget that she died. It's just so weird to not have her around. I miss all the funny stuff she used to do and say. She would walk in a messy room and say that it looked like a cyclone hit. She would get tired of hearing Grandpa tell the same story over and over. She would say under her breath "that old man". I think she really liked it deep down. She always named her cars and it was usually Betsy. She didn't miss an episode of The Price Is Right and she loved watching her Cubs play ball. She used to play Bingo years ago and she really enjoyed playing the tip board at the VFW. This woman always had a tissue some where on her self in a pocket or in her sleeve. You better believe that dinner was on the table at 12 noon everyday, this was the big meal of the day.
I miss her so much.

Our house band

Savannah is the lead singer complete with fuzzy slippers, princess crown & a tie dye t-shirt!

Luke is on the drums.
Austin is doing back-up singer for this song.

The Dude sleeping.

They are BFF's

two months

Today marks two months without my mom. I think I'm still trying to process the past six months, but I'm much better, and working toward some type of closure. I wouldn't wish this kind of pain on anyone. My brother is having a rough time and could use some prayers. My uncle had to have him removed from the house. I have no ideal where he is right now.
I am feeling much better today. I have one more day of steroids. They have really helped me breath better. Were taking the kids to the Florida State Fair tomorrow. Matt is out with Austin right now shopping and seeing a movie. I can't believe that he will be 13 in September. I remember being that age and I was scared to death because I had so many changes going on. I just wanted to stay a little girl for as long as possible. Growing up is defiantly hard work.
We are so excited that the NASCAR season is getting ready to start. The Bud Shootout is this evening!!! Go Dale Jr!!!!

feeling a little blah

It seems like I've been sick forever. It all started with a cold that turned into bronchitis and now laryngitis. My family is enjoying the part where I can't talk. I can talk a little but it sounds weird. I was on antibiotics and now I have a week with steroids. Where's the chocolate??
I did get started with exercise yesterday on my Wii Fit. The Wii Fit has told me that I'm not just overweight but I'm obese. So I have some hard work ahead. We are going to North Carolina the end of July for a surfing vacation. I'd love to be able to wear a bathing suit in public without being totally grossed out.
We just got the drums for our Wii Rockband and the kids are loving it. Two guitars, two mics and drum's!! I'm not brave enough to try any of them yet. I love watching them have so much fun. I think Matt likes it the most.
I have two really good friends that have recently lost their mother's. My heart is breaking for Susie-Q and Denise. This will be one of the hardest things will ever do, but they are not alone.
I'm off to do a little scrap booking!!