tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367248932024-03-07T18:07:11.891-05:00And Shayla Makes ThreeMark, Lisa and Shayla...a family created in China!Shayla's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954876068968682406noreply@blogger.comBlogger594125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36724893.post-63819798028952537332013-03-03T13:43:00.002-05:002013-03-03T13:43:24.955-05:002013Although it's been awhile since my last post, we're all doing fine here. <br />
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Shay is in kindergarten and is so smart! She can add and subtract like nobody's business! We're so proud. She says some things that sound so grown-up that it's hard to believe she's only 6. She just lost one of her front, top teeth and looks so cute!<br />
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After 16 years at his job, Mark's company closed and he's been looking for another since August.<br />
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As for me, well I'm still the best mom ever! Hmm, pretty damn good in my own mind, that is! Shayla might actually agree...at least she tells me that sometimes. I'm still dealing with my mom's passing. It's been a year, but it's still so hard. I never thought that after a whole year, I would still "forget" sometimes that she's gone and want to call her or drive by her house. It still feels unreal.<br />
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In this last year, we sold our house with the intent to buy my childhood home, but that fell through due to some family issues AFTER we had already sold our house, so after 10 years at the old place, we were forced to find another home quickly so we wouldn't have to stay in hotel or on someone's couch. Luckily we had the absolute best realtor and she knew some people who were about to list their home, so we lucked out with a wonderful new home in my childhood neighborhood. It's not quite as big as our last home of 10 years, but it's laid out better and has a finished basement and 2 car detached garage. Our last house was 2 stories and had a 1 car attached garage. I often try to picture my mom here, sitting in a lawn chair and imagine good times with her. Even though we moved after she passed away, I think she would like it here. We do.<br />
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This was a really good therapy session for me. I forgot how nice it is to just write. I'll be back soon!<br />
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Shayla's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954876068968682406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36724893.post-70280989278326377242012-03-03T19:45:00.002-05:002012-03-03T20:00:44.622-05:00February 14, 2012My mom passed away on Valentine's Day. After a week in palliative care and all of us there at her side, she passed away painlessly and peacefully. <br /><br />I can't begin to convey how I feel. It's like no other emotion I've ever felt before. I've lost both grandparents, an uncle, a father-in-law and sister-in-law...and at the young age of 12, I lost my father...but the pain of losing my mother is almost unbearable and unlike any other I've ever experienced. I have periods of anxiety and despair that can bring me to my knees. I have brief, strong moments when I feel like I can do this...that obviously others have done this and lived through it, but those moments of despair that hit are so bad that I can't imagine feeling like this forever. I have guilt already knowing how my daughter will feel when my time comes and I pass and she's left behind. <br /><br />I believe in God wholeheartedly and know my mom is no longer suffering or struggling, but selfishly I wish she were here for me...here with me.Shayla's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954876068968682406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36724893.post-89589474038174433622011-02-16T12:58:00.001-05:002011-02-16T12:58:54.901-05:00MissedI missed this being here. Back for now...Shayla's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954876068968682406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36724893.post-84111151990336094662010-06-10T13:23:00.003-04:002010-06-10T13:41:46.121-04:00Yeah, a new post (probably the last)I haven't found the time to post lately and quite honestly, nowadays I find it boring. I still have my favorite blogs that I read daily and will continue to do so.<br /><br />When we were waiting for Shay to come home, I loved posting to my blog, it always seemed like it was kinda therapeutic. However, finally now that we're a family and life is "normal", I find it time consuming. I love my life, I love my family, but I think it's time to go <strong>private</strong> on the blog. I don't want to delete my blog as I would love to have parts of it published into a book (through Book my Blog or some place like that) for Shayla when she's older, but I kinda want it now for just me.<br /><br />Soon, I will set it up so only I or my closest family members can access it. I don't think it will surprise anyone since I haven't written here in so long. Kinda sad about it, but right now, I don't want to devote so much time to it. Now that Shay is getting older, I really think that her privacy is important.Shayla's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954876068968682406noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36724893.post-90618207187150994392010-03-22T06:20:00.002-04:002010-03-22T06:27:45.027-04:00A Long TimeIt's been a long time since I've posted. I don't know that I'll ever keep this website up like I used to. Life is busy and I don't always have time to blog...then when I do, I don't feel I have much of anything to say.<br /><br />I'm currently at home recovering from a hysterectomy, so I thought I'd update a little. <br /><br />Shayla is growing so fast. She's smart, funny and silly. She's very kind hearted and loving, so we're thankful for that. Not only is she beautiful on the outside, but she's just as beautiful on the inside. She will love on her cat Daisy every day and calls for her just so she can pet her. With my recent surgery, she kisses my belly and pats me on the shoulder. Like I said, very loving.<br /><br />I have many pics that I need to post, but have not even uploaded them from the camera. Once I do that, I will take a few moments to upload them here so you can see how Shay has grown.<br /><br />For now, I guess that's it.Shayla's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954876068968682406noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36724893.post-5015257267913713882010-01-31T18:15:00.002-05:002010-01-31T18:22:01.417-05:00Old pics<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_jiMqR7f0NO3FPhb1OaT3t-dZPYnA9HVjXiSfLABVQRmAE_0Is2ySmFd0dinwpb1A873f2WCDC7wY9brsGY_PfAJd6tJZI6Kv3pBwzV9PApGQdOPfKcyjjFO7CRIzim8i94AYw/s1600-h/IMG_0436.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433048017959627378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_jiMqR7f0NO3FPhb1OaT3t-dZPYnA9HVjXiSfLABVQRmAE_0Is2ySmFd0dinwpb1A873f2WCDC7wY9brsGY_PfAJd6tJZI6Kv3pBwzV9PApGQdOPfKcyjjFO7CRIzim8i94AYw/s400/IMG_0436.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQj0iqHA2V6QkEXVVcNEKOy5BDnHx2DNWXqLIGZz_6QMffGDyf3AbIESQwboIfAJMUxo1zX78WVO6WjjpysuveaJL5BP0ErOQWOZ-sV4knTEjiYC_e5gBqxLbISxCVpuOHOZ1-4w/s1600-h/IMG_0437.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433047757264104434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQj0iqHA2V6QkEXVVcNEKOy5BDnHx2DNWXqLIGZz_6QMffGDyf3AbIESQwboIfAJMUxo1zX78WVO6WjjpysuveaJL5BP0ErOQWOZ-sV4knTEjiYC_e5gBqxLbISxCVpuOHOZ1-4w/s400/IMG_0437.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZIwOOkNLy4w-bTQ-71xJutlcEYmssIT3fMy7xyk6FOM_Nr669R6an6pl9SrPrBuC44QK8mJ9ZAAtE3bs5FekPbx4gvhOFRS6lZFNjBWwoUWMkgBJ2zb2yfCBkDFqlS-oIoW6SUQ/s1600-h/IMG_0436.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Shayla's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954876068968682406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36724893.post-36192838364570455192010-01-02T22:14:00.000-05:002010-01-02T22:17:12.956-05:00Sweet old pic of my baby so you don't think she's a potty mouth!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG98fPLJ_3wHEtt5-CDaig_PJJJ5pG-Klrkwf4XXrxdiMSmQ7V0iUsBVQtRBOTv_VpKnDePAiKHhNkpfB0obgNZrngtHYrmrcLrxTAFTHcg_XTjozYMRwlklUZl8JCviFBuLnzPQ/s1600-h/IMG_0323.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422347256122484722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG98fPLJ_3wHEtt5-CDaig_PJJJ5pG-Klrkwf4XXrxdiMSmQ7V0iUsBVQtRBOTv_VpKnDePAiKHhNkpfB0obgNZrngtHYrmrcLrxTAFTHcg_XTjozYMRwlklUZl8JCviFBuLnzPQ/s400/IMG_0323.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Shayla's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954876068968682406noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36724893.post-12829859565826789902010-01-02T21:57:00.002-05:002010-01-02T22:12:34.974-05:00Mmm...did she just say that?????While watching Dora last night, the big red chicken was looking for a cake, only to find the cake on his head. My child...my sweet, precious, innocent child laughed and then said..."silly old bitch"... Nevertheless, I was stunned...did I just hear that? Wait...what she say? I'm sure that's NOT what she said...so I ask..."hmmm...what did you just say, Momma didn't catch that last part"? So she repeated it...yep, it sounded the same. Well shit. Yep, I type it, but it's not said around her...nor is "silly old bitch". I can cuss like a sailor at work, but not at home. I called Mark in there to see if he heard what I heard...yep. She said she learned it from "Adam" at daycare. Asshole Adam...yeah, typed but not said!Shayla's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954876068968682406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36724893.post-86436193110522878592009-12-25T06:33:00.000-05:002009-12-25T06:34:55.660-05:00Merry Christmas!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWS8xYFmK4iffn7T01T9NOgajB15vCcClk_B_pOGVLaSNskhmqNmLIDSOEwT0M1uSApWYLzZw278XtXJ1BIM5ZYjSG22ryAACaToPl71UiinTdqv_tKMA1A1aM7LmGgnTTG62R3w/s1600-h/DSC_0004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419135807408011122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWS8xYFmK4iffn7T01T9NOgajB15vCcClk_B_pOGVLaSNskhmqNmLIDSOEwT0M1uSApWYLzZw278XtXJ1BIM5ZYjSG22ryAACaToPl71UiinTdqv_tKMA1A1aM7LmGgnTTG62R3w/s400/DSC_0004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Shayla's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954876068968682406noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36724893.post-87114265092399775292009-12-23T06:14:00.001-05:002009-12-23T06:16:22.199-05:00I love this picture!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpiT_Xokd0IN6n6W8pXGxKabKAkEPSMJ6QUcHOW4NJ6JIPJqVl9N_tL-VDOQo2F6jcdNRN3h-iy9SoKMiSKGnFBai4V2i_iHpqQJDpxX9GLORlisUwv1pg7Ehxp927Io1ZoEp21w/s1600-h/DSC_0282a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418388628102766498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 377px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpiT_Xokd0IN6n6W8pXGxKabKAkEPSMJ6QUcHOW4NJ6JIPJqVl9N_tL-VDOQo2F6jcdNRN3h-iy9SoKMiSKGnFBai4V2i_iHpqQJDpxX9GLORlisUwv1pg7Ehxp927Io1ZoEp21w/s400/DSC_0282a.jpg" border="0" /></a> You'll probably be seeing it in every processing format that I can do! I love it the way she looks in this.<br /><div></div>Shayla's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954876068968682406noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36724893.post-86891145247006788192009-12-20T15:21:00.006-05:002009-12-20T15:46:56.857-05:00Pics!I'm back!<br /><br />For the FCC Autumn Moon Festival (back in October), we went to a local farm. My gosh, we had THE BEST TIME EVER! Shayla rode a pony, got lost in the corn maze, picked pumpkins and we got to see the petting zoo. Here are a few pics from our trip.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY46v9daplPnSf4aEBvYJNR3N7hyphenhyphenmWqBRiI4XJCGSbbrcc6eX_yLgbabgfjujch8D-l5P8Y8T6t54KjPqnh4dAqmExuNnJzxkrP3jCIzUXKE9tIGNSy2oFCtc6tZpFWx0VjfclNA/s1600-h/DSC_0310.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417422103897506322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY46v9daplPnSf4aEBvYJNR3N7hyphenhyphenmWqBRiI4XJCGSbbrcc6eX_yLgbabgfjujch8D-l5P8Y8T6t54KjPqnh4dAqmExuNnJzxkrP3jCIzUXKE9tIGNSy2oFCtc6tZpFWx0VjfclNA/s400/DSC_0310.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_okl9TDc10qMbMVRfbZKHcRVDwkBxGyVXCTdjTtOJkyBJStL-zW_7AtmvZxcRC2Vt423RNLK0RfFOtOHnuLNaRUBW1mgcsPfES8fekKWL2mlo8_Qhb39nnrdAaejmW8Kc1CiRpg/s1600-h/DSC_0303.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417422094375550130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEt6vL0DQm_c85EnzpGR69czEIn-JrnhY6gTss1NCBURyAOenp9SFditK4tUCCEn0JSpPdxqaqnZT044NfM1cGxqbKVwI49Z_J2fEIkBNN6KM6EH939GPVtuYK64yis-42p5fJdg/s400/Image31.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Shayla's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954876068968682406noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36724893.post-36898506037628120062009-11-03T06:11:00.002-05:002009-11-03T06:16:11.312-05:00I'm still here...I just can't get to any pics to post. Hubby has them on an external drive (not connected at the moment) and once it is connected, then he has to give me "permission" from his computer for mine to read the drive. This sucks. Really sucks.<br /><br />Shay had her 3rd birthday this past weekend...let's just say, she's now a princess and loves Snow White! I'll post pics whenever it's possible.Shayla's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954876068968682406noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36724893.post-9861279996683528622009-10-12T21:51:00.002-04:002009-10-12T22:10:12.007-04:00October 13, 2001I married my best friend 8 years ago. It's crazy to think that I've known him now for just over 20 years. Twenty years ago (man that feels weird to even type), when I put an application in at a bookstore in a local mall, I thought he was so cute. He was leaning against the counter, talking with another employee when I came in. My mom and sister were right outside the store and I remember telling my sister, that the "tall guy was really cute". She peeked in and agreed. I was really nervous when he finally interviewed me and thought he was a jerk soon after he hired me (I was too nervous to count the drawer right at the end of the night and the first day was scared to answer the phone)! Geez, gimme a break, I had just graduated from high school and was still new to the work world. Anyway, I remember after a couple of weeks, there was a girl who came in and talked to him...I really wanted to trip her...after she left, I asked him if she was his girlfriend...luckily "um, no" was the answer. I liked him, I was smitten...I really had a serious crush. To him, I was just a goofy girl who liked to hang out with him and his friends. Years later, when we no longer worked together, we still talked, ran into each other, went to the movies and, without me having to beat him senseless, he finally fell in love with me too. Whew! What a hell of a wait I had. It. Was. Worth. It. All worth it. Now I have the family I dreamt of and a wonderful husband. I couldn't be happier...and my life couldn't be better. Mark, if you read this, know that I love you even more today...how can that be possible? I don't know either, but it is.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjhmYLVJTEF5g2SFDKPfTAqY5PkW8w8TW-VZMROgXYn-0e33cZHiIiaWiIKxFAsQE1qG17Z_HLX-yZZ2iwZc61riyWgXFiuWZkK955nlxIU0m6r5YO2ALHUZixCYBH9BZW84ODg/s1600-h/us2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 288px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 384px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391896548315022354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjhmYLVJTEF5g2SFDKPfTAqY5PkW8w8TW-VZMROgXYn-0e33cZHiIiaWiIKxFAsQE1qG17Z_HLX-yZZ2iwZc61riyWgXFiuWZkK955nlxIU0m6r5YO2ALHUZixCYBH9BZW84ODg/s400/us2.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHhHjBxbhEoxPiLjU322GHEZFZl-BY-fF7JKbZoUtdrauXqHOPgtpg81uF_dfKBvJO65g4xGq1PtCFgbWrD-n9EGm3oBTVpADWkmFVpIIae9Fc-3QniL7FZq2NjRvXR6q5q477Wg/s1600-h/Us.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 288px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 384px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391896541118583954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHhHjBxbhEoxPiLjU322GHEZFZl-BY-fF7JKbZoUtdrauXqHOPgtpg81uF_dfKBvJO65g4xGq1PtCFgbWrD-n9EGm3oBTVpADWkmFVpIIae9Fc-3QniL7FZq2NjRvXR6q5q477Wg/s400/Us.jpg" /></a> <div></div></div>Shayla's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954876068968682406noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36724893.post-87942057759078500172009-10-12T21:46:00.000-04:002009-10-12T21:50:07.073-04:00I love when she runs to me...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4w1SnGxrvpvIIhhafcR8wbPOiiF5FyNS5Jk3yXMEFpxwSvlDWLkGdn_dAbjaNrZ9QN9UDYM3PvvQayN71QQuIRDWw6DKaqUEtKTw5FKjnoJrnwsGUNB4Xr8Y3LtmOqJ10LHXN2Q/s1600-h/DSC_0161.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391894962420900402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7zQoidfvMYoRbYEnjmTtYOx4ts8WdPczeE3zzvLKaaC_OyMvIpJEWlpxjKn_Fcmxs8tkQdmvEFb-tDDcUjARJivKhVfp0kjndb3jPOsz_-1cSVgC0FeVwRDS0ZgCnYwyySImhQ/s400/DSC_0028.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Shayla's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954876068968682406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36724893.post-64668387940481884522009-09-19T08:20:00.001-04:002009-09-19T08:20:58.510-04:00Isn't She Lovely<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfUG-92MmDjuIKPPoxtIjTbTLPfBxeCyBg9sTvgTQ_XVdi4Xntna30gMgrdnL22vXVTBQrI6NaDORrMMQ23jLhSbHxf0B9HWeiXMdYrH2aH7BPbBVHLozfQrBY0Ww5gAl98tDkA/s1600-h/DSC_0007a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 321px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383152413594190962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfUG-92MmDjuIKPPoxtIjTbTLPfBxeCyBg9sTvgTQ_XVdi4Xntna30gMgrdnL22vXVTBQrI6NaDORrMMQ23jLhSbHxf0B9HWeiXMdYrH2aH7BPbBVHLozfQrBY0Ww5gAl98tDkA/s400/DSC_0007a.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>Shayla's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954876068968682406noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36724893.post-20554039816520267452009-09-19T08:10:00.005-04:002009-09-19T08:19:54.005-04:00Random Pics from a Parade<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJt588ifq5g-CO-y14c3PMvxl92_V-ApNDnmyQMZUZGaTbWcZM3kYsCPgYCdvenoqmm4lx4MkTaeAibqO2LudvBa0_kOuh_UPmudr4wFAAVQoi8jbwp6A0W4ZqZpNcteVJuk0ofg/s1600-h/DSC_0232.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383150451724379538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIjR8pSK9bZ9iMqK1ZjsXdWEKGqOqqgQKUGSduBolc-jILSQKt3AMWWTug35forJLna9L1zaUlQsVHt3glapufl96HTkpq4n_zCQAZ63HqGuhAOh2EefGEFPSxYi2NRFQCANM5dQ/s400/DSC_0182.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Shayla's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954876068968682406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36724893.post-75467194163436504572009-09-19T08:03:00.004-04:002009-09-19T08:09:53.432-04:00She insisted that...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4BlmMyhYCPvU9UwPZAXHZk5DmBXQDx3S2BBJOX1kVIdoEaW7R0dzomczIQRB471wlODMahbolY2Y0V6rDCuQhjGghEvrGMvsA0krepn5NBuPRlzvFc_lxDrMaOxuBF79KoDjMw/s1600-h/DSC_0005.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383148638212836530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4BlmMyhYCPvU9UwPZAXHZk5DmBXQDx3S2BBJOX1kVIdoEaW7R0dzomczIQRB471wlODMahbolY2Y0V6rDCuQhjGghEvrGMvsA0krepn5NBuPRlzvFc_lxDrMaOxuBF79KoDjMw/s400/DSC_0005.JPG" /></a> I take these pics of her and her new house. This was an early birthday gift from her Granny, her Aunt Karen and Uncle Todd.<br /><br />The lighting in the room was not great that night, but she loves the house... (was supposed to be outside, but that's another story)!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4W6Uixn9o3z7ub7tUCdstl9Qj7cMub55tKKf022s19YxMv5iWDrhVUSvsv8CbDnIdW5AEsHfGnElRbiZNpH8JYk8O_kPvs8cpNBlgrvXfgTgL6cxsCGSWE8b5e8sfd7_T8y_txA/s1600-h/DSC_0010.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383148631933659938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4W6Uixn9o3z7ub7tUCdstl9Qj7cMub55tKKf022s19YxMv5iWDrhVUSvsv8CbDnIdW5AEsHfGnElRbiZNpH8JYk8O_kPvs8cpNBlgrvXfgTgL6cxsCGSWE8b5e8sfd7_T8y_txA/s400/DSC_0010.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPdJMqnum5r_5sJ2Ane_06hFUqXt2bBlQd5B3hKqF5gDc3qU7uut37_LVeTSK2-iSzwWWY5CToJbfImyXqKf9TD4uVNe75OMe_XWSjRbUXCBVe2Fe2q8p0UnYypva37k_WcEphA/s1600-h/DSC_0004.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383148621198555618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPdJMqnum5r_5sJ2Ane_06hFUqXt2bBlQd5B3hKqF5gDc3qU7uut37_LVeTSK2-iSzwWWY5CToJbfImyXqKf9TD4uVNe75OMe_XWSjRbUXCBVe2Fe2q8p0UnYypva37k_WcEphA/s400/DSC_0004.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUkgbAmY5P88amyvK17XPXR01RXC0OedsCFt4td2JIH30WhtnYWkc147CrFbBcDFQ3eAUq5QZ-QMgspXWxXOK3aO7pt6CmlFv5A7bsnVJLLCU_ReilGBeoI1l5Ksf1qDUoaLvyA/s1600-h/DSC_0002.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383148617261544322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUkgbAmY5P88amyvK17XPXR01RXC0OedsCFt4td2JIH30WhtnYWkc147CrFbBcDFQ3eAUq5QZ-QMgspXWxXOK3aO7pt6CmlFv5A7bsnVJLLCU_ReilGBeoI1l5Ksf1qDUoaLvyA/s400/DSC_0002.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Shayla's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954876068968682406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36724893.post-52571852070123382442009-09-17T06:19:00.000-04:002009-09-17T06:24:02.570-04:002 Silly Billies<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpetjbtY9ufjumq0ou13nJkxm5z9vBhj9wfzNe7ZZqINZXPrbYeJIX4HlgyuWxYKe10J5xeTGbv8bABGxLeZSjOBHxW5LNDsmBYsReSLFRArM2VAxjnRUbspQHGYWFv7bQcS8gVg/s1600-h/DSC_0335.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382379997483360578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpetjbtY9ufjumq0ou13nJkxm5z9vBhj9wfzNe7ZZqINZXPrbYeJIX4HlgyuWxYKe10J5xeTGbv8bABGxLeZSjOBHxW5LNDsmBYsReSLFRArM2VAxjnRUbspQHGYWFv7bQcS8gVg/s400/DSC_0335.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjulwE083Z-exWyOihlZYbU7eZ8IdtYUoJudebAIMyyf5vCgsuhu7XcAF6E-j5lUascsKA_veGjX8PQGBCufzlYYdYbsVh9w8UZuN6TLxKDCGw5XJS_CEoZVnG-m4L4gulyPIOipg/s1600-h/DSC_0334.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382379990002751730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjulwE083Z-exWyOihlZYbU7eZ8IdtYUoJudebAIMyyf5vCgsuhu7XcAF6E-j5lUascsKA_veGjX8PQGBCufzlYYdYbsVh9w8UZuN6TLxKDCGw5XJS_CEoZVnG-m4L4gulyPIOipg/s400/DSC_0334.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoowblzNI8VRNSmhB3bnM5_VqTYe69ykDT55PRJSIZft4Tofj_IsvpR6AOX_9Ecfwa5F98O_EoNCOlyJ6WiLM4uVoZ4nQQr6dZF3rCAxv64ax5LRhvhxP_NyAU4XFFlOw308yRew/s1600-h/DSC_0333.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382379981456149026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoowblzNI8VRNSmhB3bnM5_VqTYe69ykDT55PRJSIZft4Tofj_IsvpR6AOX_9Ecfwa5F98O_EoNCOlyJ6WiLM4uVoZ4nQQr6dZF3rCAxv64ax5LRhvhxP_NyAU4XFFlOw308yRew/s400/DSC_0333.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Shayla's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954876068968682406noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36724893.post-42104693938515923472009-09-17T06:14:00.002-04:002009-09-17T06:19:34.341-04:00Creepy.A couple of nights ago, my sweet, precious baby girl decided that (after my shower), she wanted to brush my (naturally curly) hair. So she climbed up in the chair behind me, brushed my wet hair for about 30 minutes...all the while, complaining about my knots! Then (get this)...she said it's "keepie"...it took me all of 2 seconds to say, "did you just say my hair is creepy"...and she once again agreed that yes, it is creepy! Oh no she didn't! Once the "verbal abuse" from her was done, she then made me look in 2 mirrors, show Daddy and show Daisy (our cat) how lovely my hair turned out. Then she said it wasn't creepy anymore!Shayla's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954876068968682406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36724893.post-30133502538745128132009-09-12T21:38:00.003-04:002009-09-12T22:34:06.258-04:00Blogs I ReadI updated my blog list on the sidebar of this blog. I had so many favorites bookmarked on my computer that I thought I'd move them here so I can access them from any computer.<br /><br />Over the years I've read various websites/blogs and sometimes, because they didn't relate to adoption, I didn't put them on here. I'm not great at writing things down, so this "adoption" blog was always good for me to have for Shayla...I know I can actually one day have it all put in book form for her and she can see what a dork her mom is/was. I would love to have another child and adoption again may be in our future (eventually...who knows), but I feel we are just a "normal" family now...and I feel like I can more comfortably blog about other things...and show my interests too. Anyway, there are a few blogs (not adoption related) that I visit that may interest you as well. <br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">*</span></strong> <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/"><span style="color:#ff6666;"><strong>Confessions of a Pioneer Woman</strong></span></a> - This site has awesome photo tips and some of the best recipes you'll ever find. Ree (Pioneer Woman), posts awesome photos of all the recipes as she makes them, so you're never left to figure out what a food item is "supposed" to look like.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">*</span></strong><a href="http://hannahandlily.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#ff6666;"><strong>Life With Hannah and Lily</strong></span> </a>- This website was started before Hannah passed away in a drowning accident, but their mom has kept it going (and is expecting another baby now).<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">*</span></strong><a href="http://www.thisisreverb.com/"><span style="color:#ff6666;"><strong>Pastor Ryan</strong></span> </a>- I learned of this young guy from Ohio, from the Pioneer Woman's website. It just so happens that he's a good cook and an awesome photographer. He also happens to be a pastor and a young, tattooed dad of two.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">*</span></strong><a href="http://www.mattlogelin.com/"><span style="color:#ff6666;"><strong>matt, liz and madeline</strong></span> </a>- Matt started his blog a couple years ago, stopped writing on it, then when he and his wife, Liz (his high school sweetheart), were expecting their first child, he took to writing again. Unfortunately, Liz died from a pulmonary embolism 27 hours after the birth of their child...she never even got to hold Madeline. Matt has been an awesome dad and started a foundation in his wife's honor. Since I first found his blog over a year ago, he's been on many TV shows telling his story (Oprah and Rachel Ray are a couple).<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">*</span></strong><a href="http://www.sheyerosemeyerphotography.com/blog/"><span style="color:#ff6666;"><strong>Sheye Rosemeyer-photographer</strong></span> </a>- I found her by my own curiosity. Every season I get Life Images, which is a magazine-type book of photography. It has pictures that people have submitted, along with little stories or poems. One photographer's awesome pictures of a doll were once published and the story she wrote was about Ava Rosemeyer. The photographer said the doll in the photo represented Ava and she was an avid reader of Sheye Rosemeyer's blog. Once I looked up Sheye Rosemeyer, I found that she was a photographer in Australia and her daughter Ava had passed away at 3 years old. <br /><br />I also love to look at photography websites. I'll be taking a photography course soon...and am already registered, so I love to look at all the photos posted on photography sites...I love to learn by observation.Shayla's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954876068968682406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36724893.post-18906735676865304752009-09-11T20:13:00.004-04:002009-09-11T20:20:47.850-04:00Happy Anniversary!Two years ago yesterday was our Gotcha Day with Shayla. I can't believe it's been that long already, but I don't remember life without her now either. How could I have gotten so lucky to have this life? I thank God for my loving family...every day.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtS_yCkAyH8oep8k2riVFVgozYOafX11xjLZd1MWldr7EpF4e01xk6_5lg0ah-pjSADwaSEfpEOlBOwsZ6YzO6HEwJJG8KSFqTCgXE67PZalj6BE4MxOxvXiwGTp6KZqZSCjJu4Q/s1600-h/IMG_0075.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380368965741981762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtS_yCkAyH8oep8k2riVFVgozYOafX11xjLZd1MWldr7EpF4e01xk6_5lg0ah-pjSADwaSEfpEOlBOwsZ6YzO6HEwJJG8KSFqTCgXE67PZalj6BE4MxOxvXiwGTp6KZqZSCjJu4Q/s400/IMG_0075.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>Momma and Daddy meeting baby Shayla for the first time.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiadXaZfqIRsNLJC6gakbiLnF9HT2Xel1jLohM9MmSjtpFE8f0lxrMsTbKIFjKJLYG1nvuSLSq7Tm69m8kQipgTDS86tbrByBnf4lsMRNq-wrNrAFMDIhAWwGmNAwMA2mIa10em4g/s1600-h/IMG_0077.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380368789183464082" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiadXaZfqIRsNLJC6gakbiLnF9HT2Xel1jLohM9MmSjtpFE8f0lxrMsTbKIFjKJLYG1nvuSLSq7Tm69m8kQipgTDS86tbrByBnf4lsMRNq-wrNrAFMDIhAWwGmNAwMA2mIa10em4g/s400/IMG_0077.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Shayla's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954876068968682406noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36724893.post-55494872286890660742009-09-11T20:12:00.000-04:002009-09-11T20:13:08.671-04:00Heart Walk ThanksThanks to those who have donated so far...<br /><br />my sister, Karen<br />my cousin, Tonya<br />and my good friend, TonyaShayla's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954876068968682406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36724893.post-43286089697080917492009-08-30T20:50:00.005-04:002009-08-30T21:00:25.261-04:00Heart Walk 2009<p><object height="250" width="250"><param name="movie" value="http://widget.chipin.com/widget/id/570434e56a6cb9b8"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="color_scheme" value="red"><embed src="http://widget.chipin.com/widget/id/570434e56a6cb9b8" flashvars="color_scheme=red" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" width="250" height="250"></embed></object></p><p>My company is a huge sponsor every year of the American Heart Association's Heart Walk. We (as a company) work very hard each year to collect donations through various events at work. This year I decided I would also walk and collect donations to help. Having a mom who has suffered recently from serious heart issues, I can't let this opportunity to help, pass me by. Above is a ChipIn widget, which is a secure way to donate funds to the American Heart Association. I also have a link <a href="http://heartwalk.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=296536&lis=1&kntae296536=4A38BB8234084A9292914A64BAAACAFB&supId=261658552http://"><span style="color:#ffff00;">here</span></a> or below so you can see my team information. If you know of anyone who has heart issues or has suffered from a cardiac arrest or stroke, please consider a small donation. Thanks!</p><p><a href="http://heartwalk.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=296536&lis=1&kntae296536=4A38BB8234084A9292914A64BAAACAFB&supId=261658552"><span style="color:#ffff00;">http://heartwalk.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=296536&lis=1&kntae296536=4A38BB8234084A9292914A64BAAACAFB&supId=261658552</span></a></p><p></p>Shayla's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02954876068968682406noreply@blogger.com0