The Ulrich Adventures

Another Month Gone

2009-09-05T10:33:00.000-07:00

My! How does time fly! What have we been so busy with that I haven't had a chance to log onto here?

At the end of July Maddie and I went on a tour of the new Oquirrah Hills Temple that was built right near our house. Maddie has been so excited to go see it, her favorite room is the Baptismal Font.

Then we took a trip to Colorado Springs to relocate one of JJ's company's.
This is how we kept the kids entertained on a 9 hour drive - I love DVD players!!

We attended the neighborhood BBQ to benefit the local Firefighters. This is Maddie sitting right in the middle of all of them in heavan! They were so sweet to her!
They let her try on their gear and gave her a tour of the Firetrucks.

We were gone a week, this is how happy Oreo was to have us home. He curled up in my lap and went to sleep with a smile on his face.

Right after we got home from Colorado - we threw a Suprise Birthday party for my sister Marci. It had a princess theme.

On July 27th - Maddie started 1st Grade! She is growing up so fast!! She loves her teachers and her favorite part of the day is eating lunch at school!

The beginning of Aug. we did our traditional weekend in Bear Lake for Raspberry Days. We did the Fair a few times, the Rodeo, time on the Lake, roasted smores and had a great time with family!

This is Maddie doing the high jumping!

This is her taking a train ride.

Jumping into Bear Lake for a swim!

Sweet Aunt Marci took her out on the tube. (I didn't get pictures of me and maddie on the tube because my camera was accidently turned to video mode)

Helping Jack drive Papa's boat

Maddie and Aubree joined the Calf Chase at the Rodeo. The 1st kid to pull the flag from the calf's tail gets $10! It is a riot to watch..... Maddie is out there somewhere!

Mid-August, J.J. had Gastric Bypass Surgery. Maddie was off track for 3 weeks and was a really good nurse to Daddy. These are the flowers he got in the hospital. VIP also sent me a goodie basket so I had snacks while I was sitting by his bed.

Then we had a few Birthdays to Celebrate! Grandma Missy's was on the 21st .

And on the 29th - we celebrated Papa Neils!

September will be busy also. Maddie goes back to school on Tuesday. Next weekend is our 1st Anniversary! We have an international conference in Colorado Springs. And if all goes well - maybe we'll get a chance to go to Sea World for Fall Break!!

The Backyard

2009-07-07T21:52:00.001-07:00

I am so happy with how beautiful this turned out!

Cowabunga Bay

2009-07-07T09:19:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I took the girls to the new waterpark Cowabunga Bay. They had so much fun. All the waterslides are in one big area, connected by stairs & tunnels. Maddie would go on only 1 of the big slides, and we did that one about 20 times!

The Girls before "The Big Bucket Dump"

The Big Bucket Dumping!

I will be getting pictures of my yard today and posting them........

I miss my Grandma Ginny

2009-06-26T19:19:00.000-07:00

Two years ago today my Great Grandma Ginny passed away at 90 years old. Grandma was an amazing woman and I am so blessed to have had her inspiration in my life. Grandma was the definition of unconditional love. It didn't matter how bad things got, you always knew Grandma loved you no matter what. Grandma invited everyone into her home and to her dinner table. She insisted they call her Grandma, I'm sure many people didn't know her name was Virginia. I still have friends that talk about how kind my grandma was.

Grandma taught me how important family is. She worked hard every Sunday to have the family over for dinner, anywhere from 20 - 40 people. I loved her Spaghetti & meatballs, zucchini casserole, scratch chocolate cake and just about everything else she put on the table. She would never let any of us do the dishes. She did this all because she loved being surrounded by her family. She loved us so much!

Grandma loved Christmas, she always had 2 decorated trees. She also had the most lit up house on the street, every bush & tree was covered in Christmas lights. Grandma also loved making candy this time of year. I loved her mint truffles and carmels. She also spoiled me with my own pecan log, minus the pecans. Every Christmas Eve we would crowd into her house to eat a huge feast and the open pajamas to wear that night.

Grandma was a strong woman and always kept her sense of humor. Even in the care center, she would entertain others with her "viggle". She was the first to lend a helping hand to any neighbor in need. I learned alot about compassion from her. If I could be half the woman she was, I would be so blessed. Years ago an old chinese woman told my grandma that she was an angel. My Grandma always teased my papa about it. But we all knew that she was an Angel sent to look over our family.

I can't believe it's been 2 years already, I feel like I was just hugging her yesterday. I remember what her curly hair felt like on my cheek as I hugged her. I remember what her skin smelled like. I remember her crooked hands patting my cheeks. I remember her raspy voice, that she called her "sexy voice". I remember her laugh. I remember her telling me all the time how much she loved me. I can still hear her saying "I Love You, always remember that". I love you too Grandma, with all my heart.

My Loving Husband

2009-06-25T12:06:00.000-07:00

My husband left yesterday for a 3 day business trip. This morning these showed up at the door!

He sent them to cheer me up from a stressful week! And to give me support with missing my grandma. She passed away 2 years ago tomorrow and a lot of emotions have been showing up for me.

He sent these flowers for me to put on her grave tomorrow along with the most beautiful card written to her. If I get his permission, I will post what he wrote. His beautiful words made me cry, ok - I'm still crying.

This is the sweetest, most caring gift I could have received!

I am so blessed to be married to such a romantic, loving man. He is my shoulder to lean on when I need him and I am lucky to have someone so amazing to walk through challenges and life with. Thank you JJ for making me cry, putting a smile on my face and loving me so much! I love you with my whole heart & soul!

What's going on?

2009-06-15T23:39:00.000-07:00

I thought I would post some pictures of our yard and my car, since they are both torn apart!

We are having concrete poured in the back to make a bigger dog run, a patio and more parking. We are also having a waterfall put in. Last week the yard was torn up and the project was supposed to be done, but then the rain hit and slowed down the project & left a big mud hole out back!

And here's my car: the engine is hanging in front of it and the axel & wheels are in front....

This time (2nd) my car has been in the shop 21 days and the 1st time 25 days and the 1 day to check it after telling the shop 3 times it still isn't running right!
For a Grand Total of 47 days in the shop & counting!!!!

This doesn't include the 4 days it sat in the Smith's parking lot Memorial weekend waiting for the shop to open so they could tow it!

But at least everything in my life isn't in pieces, just my yard and car. So here are a few cute pictures taken down at the Salt Lake Temple.

Princess Festival

2009-06-09T20:00:00.000-07:00

Maddie and I went to the princess festival today!! www.princessfestival.org It goes until Saturday and it is the most fun for a little girl! It's only $25 and the money goes to a charity.

GETTING HER HAIR DONE!

They curled it & put sparkles in it!

GETTING HER NAILS PAINTED!

Then we posed for a picture in the carriage!

and Prince Charming tried the glass slipper on her foot!

Then we went to Neverland to fly with Peter Pan & Tinkerbell!

Then we went to the fountain for a picture with The Little Mermaid!

And Maddie played in the Fountain!

This is the pearl necklace Ariel gave her!

Aladdin & Jasmine came over so Maddie could make a wish and rub the lamp!

Then it was time for the adventure! The blue fairy came to get the princesses because the black witch was causing problems for other princesses! She needed them to rescue the princesses and pass 5 tests so that all the princesses could go to the ball!

Off to the adventure!

First Stop - Snow White's Cottage. They had to rescue Snow White from eating the poison apple.

Prince Phillip, Snow White & Maddie

Next: They had to go to the castle to rescue Rapunzel but 'The Beast' was guarding her!

The princesses turned the Beast back into a Prince by giving him a big group hug!

Then they ran upstairs to the tower to rescue Rapunzel!

And Rapunzel taught the Little Princesses how to dance to prepare for the Ball!

Then it was off to wake up Sleeping Beauty!

Before the could get to the ball - the Black Witch came in! (I missed this part, she scared Maddie so we were in the back hiding). All the Little Princesses hugged her to make her good.

Then it was off to the ball!

Prince Charming came in looking for the girl who fit the glass slipper & he found Cinderella!

Then the little Princesses got to join in the dancing!

Maddie, Belle & the Prince (changed from a Beast)

Maddie & Sleeping Beauty

And at the end Maddie was so brave! She walked up to the Black Witch to make sure she really had become nice!

I'm so happy my little princesses has so much fun!

Funny Moments

2009-05-26T12:27:00.000-07:00

I was busy doing laundry & had put Maddie's dressups on the sink so I would have room to fold the other clothes. When I came out from folding, I saw this....... Oreo can sleep anywhere!

"You lookin' at me?"

Last Sunday we got to spend time with our good friends Kristy & Matt. So we took the kids to IHOP for brunch. Matt gets the genius idea to let the kids order the "monster" ice cream sunday. This had 20 scoops of ice cream!

Maddie couldn't wait to dive in!

Look - the almost finished it! HOLY COW!!

Dave was over at our house with his Viper. JJ wanted to try it out. He looks good in it.

But the funny thing to watch was him get in & try to shut the door. Considering his head sticks out above the windsheild - I don't think JJ will be getting this car. Now, I wish I had a picture of him trying to get out of the car.......

Nap Time

2009-05-11T12:44:00.000-07:00

Dinorsaur Museum Part 2

2009-05-06T21:14:00.001-07:00

Ok, so blogger won't let me move pictures around anymore. (Anyone know how to fix this, please let me know) So I had to do this in 2 parts.....

Playing at the Erosion Table

Getting dirty at the Erosion Table

Playing on the interactive computer...

Standing in front of 2 T rex's

Cute little guy, no we're not bring him home - we have a dog

as big as a dinosaur.

In front of Triceratops... I told her this was my favorite dinosaur

because it was named after me. So we had to look for a "Maddie-saurs"

didn't find one though....

Digging for fossils

Dinosaur Museum

2009-05-06T21:06:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Maddie & I went to the dinosaur mueseum at Thanksgiving Point. I had promised her we would go while she was off track but since she was in the hospital (pictures on my next post) we went yesterday.

First she wanted to go to the garden where our wedding was.

After going back here, I am so happy we had the wedding here. This is such a beautiful, peaceful spot.

Easter 2009

2009-04-19T17:10:00.001-07:00

Easter egg hunt at Grandma Missy & Jackets. Grandma bought camo eggs for Mason - they hid so well in the bushes, it made the hunt last longer! Plus there is still one egg hiding - Jack can't remember where he hid them all and no one can find it!!

My little brother has moved out on his own & is having withdrawls being an adult. He was sad he didn't have an easter basket, so he joined the kids in their egg hunt!

Maddie waiting for the Easter Egg Hunt at the Cottonwood Club.

Strike a pose. Maddie was so sweet, she went up to the Easter Bunny to thank him for the Basket he left her this morning.

All the eggs she found.

The mad dash for the eggs.

Maddie & Daddy walking by the pond. I thought this picture was so adorable!!

April Fools!

2009-04-07T14:44:00.003-07:00

For April Fools we had "Berry Pie" for dinner and "Spaghetti & Meatballs" for dessert.

This was really meat pie with mashed potatoes on top. I got the pink coloring by blending up beets.

I made the spaghettie & meatballs with vanilla cupcakes. I put the frosting in a plastic baggie & squirted it to look like noodles. The 'meatball' is a Forerra Rocher hazelnut chocolate ball and strawberry jam for the sauce. They turned out pretty cute.

The Cruise

2009-03-02T13:07:00.000-08:00

Wed. Feb. 4th, J.J. received a call from an associate inviting us on their company cruise. The catch: we had to be in Miami on Friday the 6th! With the help of family & a lot of scrambling - we were ready for a week long cruise in 2 days!! We went to the Western Caribbean, which is: Haiti, Jamaica, Grand Cayman & Cozumel.

Our ship, The Liberty of the Seas, is the largest cruise ship on the ocean. It holds 4,500 guests.

The beautiful sunsets we witnessed

J.J & I on the front of the ship. This was J.J.'s favorite place to come & think.

Formal Nights

THE FLOW RIDER:

This thing is crazy! It rushes 30,000 gallons of water through it at 30 MPH & you body board or surf it! Brian rented this for the group for private use 3 times. The 1st night it was 10:00 pm & too cold, I opted out. The next session was Wednesday @ 6:15. JJ & I decided we didn't want to make fools of ourselves, so we went to the public hours to get some practice in right before. Then on the last night we decided to sit out since we had to get packed & ready for dinner. We went up to watch and at the very end they let us do the stand up surfing. I had wanted to do that all week. Since we only had 15 minutes left - I jumped in with my clothes on! It was so worth it! The group was so competitive on this - everyone was out to master the barrel rolls, 360's, & standing up. This was the most fun on the ship!!

JJ doing a 'barrel roll'

Hang 10!

We had so much fun this week - is there such a thing as too much fun? I now understand why people say 'I need a vacation from my vacation'. From alligators, to hiking waterfalls, to swimming with stingrays, to swimming with dolphins & attempting the flow rider - I think we deserve a rest!!!

Everglades

2009-03-02T12:56:00.000-08:00

Before we boarded the Cruise Ship, the group took an airboat tour of the Everglades. Did you know the Everglades is actually a river? Something new I learned. After the airboat tour we saw an alligator show, then got to hold an alligator. And of course we couldn't leave without trying "Alligator Bites" - tastes like chicken.

Haiti

2009-03-02T12:43:00.000-08:00

Our 1st port on the Cruise was Haiti. I was nervous when I started hearing all the horror stories about Haiti, but those were put to ease when I found out the Cruise Line owns their own beach and have it heavily fenced & guarded. This was a relaxed day for us. We slept in & then took the tender to the beach. We had to experience the Haitian Market & man those people are pushy. J.J. wanted to bring them back to be sales reps for him! We did buy some souvenirs & J.J. got some water shoes. We later found out that the shoes they sell are usually ones left behind on the beach!! Oh well! The ship also provided lunch on the island, so we had some BBQ while listening to a live trio. We then relaxed in a hammock. One of our less active days on this cruise....

Jamaica

2009-02-28T17:53:00.000-08:00

Jamica was an interesting place. We had to take a hour long bus ride to Ocho Rios where we were going to hike Dunns River Falls. That ride gave us a good look at Jamaica - on one side of the road, usually the beach side - there were huge, beautiful condos & on the other was the poverty side. House that had been destroyed in hurricanes, still had people living in them. We saw under fed children and it tugged on your heartstrings.

We went with the whole group to Dunns River Falls to hike this. Neither JJ or I knew what we were getting ourselves in to. We thought we'd be hiking a trail next to or up to the falls. Little did we know, we would be hiking IN the falls. It was awesome, sadly I had to get out half way up because my shoes kept falling off. JJ would save them by diving after them, but tore up his feet in the process. But at least by getting out I was able to get some good pictures.

On the bus ride back we went past Margaritaville where a sign was posted that said "Free Bongs on Monday". We also past this sign -

Rehab Bar & Lounge: kinda ironic huh? Our bus driver hit traffic on the way back to the ship & we almost missed boarding time. We got there right at 5:30.

Grand Cayman

2009-02-28T17:18:00.000-08:00

We got to have a unique experience in Grand Cayman. Ok maybe not that unique since hundreds of tourist do this daily, but it was amazing for us! We took a boat 5 miles off the coast to a sandbar that is only chest deep (for me, J.J. - his waist) and swim with hundreds of stingrays. They have been hand fed for so long, they are completely safe & friendly. J.J. had one female stingray take quite a liking to him. She kept crawling up his chest & back, he realized later he had wiped the squid on his chest & that's why she wouldn't leave him alone.

Some of the stingrays were bigger than this one!

After this, we asked our bus driver if he'd take us to Hell. There is a town in Grand Cayman called Hell. It was alot of fun & we got some fun souvenirs - including Hell Hot Sauce. Now we can say we've been to Hell & Back.

In case you've ever wondered which way Hell is.

These lava formations are why the town is called Hell.

Grand Cayman is a beautiful island but next it was on to Cozumel to swim with dolphins!

Cozumel

2009-02-28T16:43:00.000-08:00

I got to fulfill one of my biggest dreams in Cozumel - swim with dolphins!! It was incredible! We bought an underwater camera so we could get good pictures. We got to kiss, shake fin/hands & hold the dolphin. Then we got to hold on to her fins while she swam upside down & ride her. And we also got to be pushed by her through the water. It was an incredible experience! I was like a kids at Christmas, the night before I woke up every hour because I couldn't wait. Our dolphin's name was Ichel, she's 16 years old.

Getting ready to kiss Ichel. I had to get friendly 1st, couldn't go right in for the kiss- that would have been weird.

J.J. kissing Ichel

Me: riding Ichel while she's swimming upside down

Being pushed by the dolphin

Ichel swimming past us

Giving us our final goodbye!

This is a day I will remember for the rest of my life! We didn't get to explore much more of Cozumel or buy any vanilla but swimming with the dolphins is all I wanted to do on our cruise.

PS: On the way out we got sucked into getting a picture with a parrot & iguana - stupid bird climbed on my head & played with my sunglasses. lol!

January?

2009-02-23T07:13:00.000-08:00

Here I am again with almost 2 months having gone by. My last post was December - how on earth did 2 months sneak past me?

So here is a quick recap of January: missed the New Year ( I fell asleep before midnight), but I am getting old - I turned 29 this month. JJ & Maddie took me to my favorite restaurant - Tempanyaki. Maddie had to tell everyone that is was her mommy & Oprah's Birthday. Yes, Oprah & I have the same birthday.

That's all I can remember, I'm sure we were busy since I didn't have time to blog but it was probably all the every day stuff that comes along. My camera won't sync to my computer, so as soon as JJ sends me pictures - I'll post about the cruise, swimming lessons, etc.

I love my brother

2008-12-31T08:34:00.001-08:00

My little brother Nic finally got the black lab he's been wanting for Christmas. Yesterday he had to put him down because he had Parvovirus. It's deadly in puppys & Harley was in the last stage of it. I know it was very hard on my brother and it was a very unselfish decision, I am proud of him. My brother loved Harley enough to let him go instead of keeping him alive for selfish reasons. He knew that even if the puppy pulled through this, his quality of life wouldn't be good. There was a good chance he would have intestinal and cardiac problems & it was possible the virus would affect him again. There isn't a cure, they just treat the symptoms. Nic didn't want to see him sick and in pain anymore. I wish I could take my brother's pain away but I also know my brother is strong. He's willing to wait 6 months before getting another puppy to make sure the virus is cleared from the grass. I am honored to have such a strong, loving young man for a brother.

In Loving Memory of Harley

I'm going to miss the little guy

Movie Date

2008-12-30T20:31:00.000-08:00

Last night Maddie & I went to see "The Tale of Desperaux" because she had filled her chart with stickers. We have found the best thing that motivates Madison is to give her a sticker to put on a chart when she is good or does something she is asked. I let her pick the movie & she wanted to see 'the mouse with the big ears'. Boring movie - cute lead character, good story moral, some weird parts but it wasn't enough to keep Madison's attention let alone mine. Needless to say - I'm sure we won't be buying it when its out on DVD.

We went to dinner first at Chic-fil-a so she could get her wiggles out on the playground. Then we got popcorn, drinks & icecream to enjoy with the movie. And we only had to take 1 pottybreak! I don't sit at the top of theaters anymore because usually it's 3-4 potty breaks. Maddie's hard at work filling up her next chart - she wants Daddy to take her next time!

Maddie's Birthday

2008-12-29T22:42:00.000-08:00

HOLY COW! I SURVIVED!! Maddie's birthday is December 23rd, yes just 2 days before Christmas - so it becomes a 3 day marathon. JJ had the 'brilliant' idea to kick off the marathon with a huge birthday party and invite more kids than our house can hold. Mental Note: book next year's party at Bounce U. Maddie was more excited for her birthday than Christmas. For 3 months she has talked about these pink cowboy boots we saw at IFA picking up dog food. She has been so patient for them, so when she asked to open them up at 7:00 before school, I couldn't say no. Look how excited she is:

She immediately put them on and said "I look like Tim McGraw!" I also got her a pink cowgirl hat that she opened at the party - then she really felt like Tim. We also celebrated Mariah's birthday while she was here since it's on Jan. 5th. I'm glad Mariah was ok with a Little Mermaid Cake!

Even with all the chaos the party was fun, so Thank You to everyone that came!

A Good Investment?

2008-12-18T08:47:00.000-08:00

I had my wedding bouquet professionally preserved and framed. I should have done more homework on it because the final bill was a lot more than I was expecting. That's ok though, you only get one shot to preserve your wedding bouquet and I think it turned out really beautiful.

I had JJ's boutonniere and our vows included. The silver plaque reads: "Today, Tomorrow & Forever" JJ & SARAH, Sept. 12th, 2008. I think it was worth it, I just keep praying it doesn't fall off the wall and break!

In Loving Memory of a Little Angel

2008-12-15T11:58:00.001-08:00

Adrianna Opal Read

Oct 30th, 2008 - Dec 12th, 2008

I'd like the memory of me

to be a happy one,
I'd like to leave an afterglow

of smiles when life is done.

I'd like to leave an echo

whispering softly down the ways,

Of happy times & lauging times

& bright & sunny days.

I'd like the tears of those who grieve,

to dry before the sun

Of happy memories that I leave

When my life is done.

http://www.adriannaread.com/

All I want for Christmas is my 2 front Teeth

2008-12-05T11:12:00.000-08:00

Madison has lost her 1st tooth up top. She has an adorable gap now. The other front tooth is loose, so I am sure she will have both gone at the same time and an even bigger gap and maybe even a lisp. Here is her cute smile now:

Maddie is also in love with anything cowboy: cowboy hats, boots and especially cowboys. She told me the other day she wants to kiss Tim McGraw on the cheek. (who doesn't?!) For her birthday she wants pink cowboy boots. This is her favorite hat right now, Aunt Susie gave it to her:

As I was trying to post this, Maddie wanted to practice tying her shoe again. She is working really hard to learn how to do it, of course she does get her moments of frustration.

Wedding Pictures

2008-12-02T10:05:00.001-08:00

We finally got our wedding pictures! I loved how they turned out!! There were almost 500 pictures - so here are a few of my favorite!! As soon as I get a slideshow done, I will post it on here also.....

Time Flys When You're Having Fun

2008-12-01T13:17:00.000-08:00

Holy Cow! Where has November gone? I have been meaning to post Halloween pictures and now here we are on December 1st. Ok - so lets do a quick recap of the last month:

Madison wanted to be Tinkerbell for Halloween. Sadly all the "Disney" tinkerbell's only went up to a 6x and she wears a 10. Luckily I found a beautiful bronze fairy costume and Maddie LOVED IT!! Aunt Mindy got her a Tinkerbell floral headwreath & wand while they were in Disneyland - it completed the costume! SHE WAS ADORABLE!!

We also decided to get ambitious and use a pattern to carve our pumpkin. Maddie picked the ghost and despite my lack of tools & talent, it turned out really cute.

Here it is lit up! It was heartbreaking to come out the next morning and find it smashed on the road. Oh well.....

Let's see..... we celebrated Little Grandma's 89th birthday at THE PIE (pictures later) and also Big Grandma's birthday. Thankgiving was alot of fun - we had dinner at Aunt Mindy's on Thanksgiving and then dinner the following Saturday at Papa Neil's family. We are turkey'd out.

Quick Kitty Update: they have doubled in size and little Chai loves to carry around a fuzzy ball. I don't know what it is with my animals, both Mocha & Chai love to play ball. Yes, I have a kitty that will play fetch when she feels like it. Oreo likes to sleep anywhere you're trying to do stuff.

(That is him asleep in the laundry basket while I was trying to fold clothes)

I'm sure there was more, I will post when I think of it. Now it's time to focus on Christmas! I love this holiday & can't wait to get my decorations up!!

An Explosion in the House

2008-10-29T20:34:00.000-07:00

With Madison being off track and home all day, it is near impossible to keep the house clean - especially her room. Some how her room looks like a bomb went off in it, I was afraid we'd lose a kitten in there! So today we spent a good part of the day getting it cleaned up and in order. Ok - yes I had to provide a reward (A.K.A. a bribe) to get this accomplished. But hey, I wanted a Jamba Juice too!

Madison putting her clothes away.
After: Nice & Clean!

HMMM - now if i get this ambition to tackle my closet.........

Sleeping on the Job

2008-10-28T15:33:00.000-07:00

My co-workers were sleeping on the job today. I'm considering turning them into Upper Management.......

After church sunday we went to IHOP because we were starving. Madison & I loved the pumpkin pancakes so much, we made our own for breakfast today! YUMMY!!!

Daddy Date Night!

2008-10-23T11:35:00.000-07:00

Madison is so excited about her Daddy Date tonight that she started getting ready for it at 9 o'clock this morning. We put her hair in curlers and painted her nails.

She's already picked out what she is going to wear.

Since she is off track and home from school - she asked me to make her favorite breakfast - French Toast! She says I make "the best french toast ever!" But Nana's is almost as good. She loves French toast so much, that by the time I ran up to grab the camera for a pic - she had eaten everything on her plate!

Is this a good idea?

2008-10-22T09:20:00.000-07:00

Ok - what has possessed me to start blogging? Not sure - I love reading my sisters blog, she is very creative and funny on it. I have been able to connect and catch up with old friends by reading their blogs and then finding other people from their "Friends List". Another friend documented her pregnancy, I thought it was very inspiring - but I'm not pregnant. Maybe I consider this a journal - since I've never been big on 'journaling', this could be interesting.

Now to get past my fears. What do I write? Is my life even interesting enough? Who knows - guess time will tell. Will an energetic 5 year old diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum, 2 dogs and 2 new baby kitties be enough material? I sure hope so. LOL!

Well here's a start - as I try to type this, little Chai (one of the new kitties) is swatting at the cursor making it very hard for me see and write.......