7 year itch

So here it is. DJ and I are coming up on year number 7. I am wondering where normal people are at in their 7th year of marriage. What itch is being scratched. I was thinking about that a while back. What kind of itches need to be scratched?
For me I am taking a personal journey on becoming a better photographer. I want to really understand my camera and become confident in my skills. So I am doing a self teaching adventure. I have made another blog so once I start posting I'll let ya know. I have also begged my amazing Mom to support my way though Wilton cake decorating class at Michaels. I am pretty dang excited about this adventure. I have been talking about cake decorating for years now and now I think I have finally made it almost official. I just have to get mom and me and the money in Michaels by next Thursday to sign up. yea!
DJ on the other hand has taken a different approach.Here it is folks. He is going to school. No not real estate not business. What is he going to do? Pharmacy. That's right and not the one's my brother in laws hang with. An actual white coat in a real pharmacy. He is registering for classes starting next month to begin his 5 year journey to a good, stable, career. I am thrilled surprisingly. We are already poor so it won't be a fall back from comforts. In fact we'll be moving back to my parents some time early next year. (They are planning ongoing on a mission and the house we are renting is being put up for sale in January)
SO wish us and mostly DJ luck!

And really all of my friends married more than 7 years. Did you have a 7 year itch? What was it? If not 7 when was your itch?

help my friend

So my friend Tana is going to the Paul Michell school in Phoenix
there is a video contest and I want her to win so watch the video and make a comment please!!

Any CA friends might recognize Mike Helm. He is one of the teachers!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_nU1bBx4Z0

Thanks

piggy bank

So little story I want to share.
Eden was in her room and I walked by as she was dumping out toys and putting the storage boxes together to stand on.
"What are you doing?" I asked
she points to her piggy bank on top of her dresser
"you want your piggy bank?"
"yes" she says.
I told her to pick up her toys and I would get her piggy bank down.
After this was done I continued on to my journey to DJ's office to discuss some future matters with him. As we where talking we could hear Eden playing with her money.After a short while she came in proudly holding a handful of mostly pennies.
"Is that your money?"
"Yes"
"wow are you going to show it to Daddy?"
"No", she said "I am going to give it to him"
I laughed as she put he handful on his desk.

Then the truth came out.

"do you know why she did that?" DJ asked me
"no" I said
"Because she asked me to play with her and I told her I had to go work and make some money."

It is amazing to see that she wanted to help her Daddy out so he would be able to play with her. I awed and teared up by my sweet baby and her sincere jester to help him out.

This is one of the reasons I have sacrificed working to be at home with my children.

house of care

So my brother Corey has some awesome back issues. week or so he reached down to pick up a chip. He had already over worked his back that day and the little act landed him on my kitchen floor. There he stayed for 24hrs. We were able to pull him into the "LR" by getting him on a blanket and pulling.

Anyway, my kids instantly pulled out the doctor kit and teddy bear and such and went to taking care of him. It was really funny. So I thought I'd share

BTW Corey is doing better and has been home and even back to work. I also have to confess I enjoyed Corey's accident because he stayed the night and I had people at my house all weekend. yea!

Say hello to my little friend

So I am not a bug person. I don't mind them but I don't really like them on me or in my space. However, my kids love them and they are interesting. Yesterday I picked up my Mom and was on my way out of the neighborhood. I saw something on the road.
"What the heck was that?"
I stopped the car and backed up. Mom jumped our of the car; she likes bugs. I found a plastic bag. She caught it and we ran to my house to get Lucas' bug box. I showed it to DJ. He said it was a lubber or something.
We took it to Corey's house to show him.

Eden and I brought it home and waited for Lucas to come home from preschool. When Lucas got off the bus we took him over to the side walk ( very close to where we found the bug in the 1st place. We then let the bug go. Lucas and Eden followed him around for a while. It was a fun bug experience.

Saturday Night at the Desert Museum

getting off the bus

So I said I'll get a picture of Eden getting off her school bus. Well, here it is. She had a great day at school. Except the fact she is wearing different pants because she had an "accident." I guess that is normal when dealing with 3 yr olds.