Paint- Rain......REPAINT........ Pissed off!

UHGGGGG! The house is being painted..... love the color, love the new look but hate the long day of working with a paint brush, then comes the rain!!!!!! What a day.... Got up early took Blake to the dentist, rushed home, took Jaylee to the sitters so I could paint..... The day went well, Jason got home we decided to try a Paint sprayer and it looked awesome..... Went quickly, covered completely and we headed in the house around 9:30 last night....... SMILING, laughing and thinking WOW we did awesome together today! THEN the......................
storm hits, I am still happy at this point... thinking AHHH we need the rain..... UNTIL I Walked around the corner to see our hardwork from yesterday and what did I see??????? BUBBLES of paint everywhere! OMG!!!!!! The happiness is gone, pissed is here and there isn't one thing I can do about it, except SCRAPE it off.......... Jason is Mr. Positive today and doesn't think we will have to scrape the whole thing, but all I say is what a WASTE! I have not drank since the concert, but Vodka is sounding pretty good? is is 5:30 yet?

that is my week so far............

Here are some "happy" things from the weekend! We went to the All for Fun in Dodge on Saturday night, while big sister Kali went to the Joe Nichols concert.... Yes the teenager went instead of her"wild" parents........... So here are some pictures of the "family weekend".... It was relaxing, and calm...... Kali left Sunday to go to church camp in Augusta and won't be back until tomorrow..... WOW we have missed her........

And as I am typing this I hear MORE RAIN! does that mean more BUBBLES?????? :(

I will keep you posted......

WHAT A BLAST!

We need to take a vacation more often!

We started the trip by stopping by Coldwater lake and hanging out with our bestest crew! It was a perfect day.... just sitting by the water, drinking some cold beverages and RELAXING the whole day..... We had a great time and shared lots of laughs with everyone! Thanks guys for inviting us and all the laughs!

Heading to Lawrence

We Finally got to meet my niece Mari and my nephew Alex......

They greeted us with open arms and great big smiles! It was really good to see them all, hug them, and know they survived the trip to Columbia.... You could tell it is going great, but some adjustments are taking place.... Joe is having a hard time with it all.... I could really tell, he was pretty quiet, didn't interact much with them and seemed a little sad.... Amy and Jeff are doing a great job of making everyone part of the family...... It will just take Joe some time to adjust to not only being the only one...... We can't wait to see them again in August. The kiddos will be with us that time, so the kids should love playing together! It was fun trying to speak espanol! We did pretty great if you ask me.... but they laughed a lot at our attempts..... we were Tia Amie and Tio Jason...... which means Aunt and Uncle......

KC and Def Leppard

It was a SUPER time..... We went into KC on Monday after Jason and Jeff played golf in Lawrence and SHOPPED! :) We ate every meal outside and enjoyed the awesome weather and cold margarita's..... We loved the retro hotel we stayed in and the Lights District was way cool down where the concert was.....And NO I can NOT party like a rock star! haha Yes I was a hurtin unit the next day.... not a pleasant ride home six hours away.......

The Kids

The kids also had a blast at mom and dads..... YES mom was ready for a big long NAP I am sure..... Thank you soooooo much for taking care of them while we got to "play"......

PATIENCE

PATIENCE IS NOT MY STRONG POINT!

Holy cow the kids are giving me a migraine! Blake is screammmmming at Jaylee constantly! And Kali NEVER listens........ uggggghhhhh! I woke up this morning and told myself that I was NOT going to yell at them today and was going to try to use my "sweet" but firm voice when they didn't listen! that lasted about 20 minutes this morning! :( uh........ now that I have vented a bit I feel refreshed.... refreshed to be calm again, or to yell will be the question...... I sit and look at them and think wow they are the cutest things ever and I am so blessed and then the streeeeaaaakkkking voice of my five year old boy rings in and brings me back to reality! ahaha

CALGON take me away, just for about 4 hours! ahahaha

We are headed to Kansas City until Wednesday! Just hubby and I! WOW five days of just good times, no schedules and no diaper changes...... sounds like heaven!

Thank you mom and dad for making that possible...... we will see if they ever offer again..... ah

We are also excited to meet my new niece and nephew Mari and Alex in Lawrence..... Can't wait to hug Joe again too..... No we didn't tell the kids we were going there, cause we would've never heard the end of it...... They will get to meet them in Aug. at the family reunion.

WILD TIMES:

YES we are stepping back into the 80's and going to see a Def Leppard concert on Tues..... Can you believe my hubby has me going to a hard metal concert.... woaahooooo Does that mean I can wear my hair BIG again???? hahah I will blog about it when I get back!

until next week....... Have a good one!

Friends

GOOD TIMES..... GOOD FRIENDS.....

Well we have had a great weekend..... Friday night we just stayed home and hung out...... It was tooooo humid to do anything else.... BUT....of course we took a ride on the golf cart around town and visited with everyone then we had to end the night with a snow cone......

Saturday, a good friend, Tad came over and fixed our back gate..... We went to Ingalls Cafe to down a big juicy hamburger for lunch....... I finished the painting in bathrooms, we took long naps, and ate a wonderful steak dinner at Vicki and Ed Whites..... Yummmmmmyyyy! We ate, laughed, and rode the Harley..... Yes it is one of Jason's big fantasies to have a bike.... well it was a blast to cruse around town on, but you know me..... I was a nervous wreck!!!!! And yes, the seat was way tooooo small for my butt!

YOU guessed it WILD BOY had to ride it..... All I heard as they drove off was "RIP OUT DAD AND GO FASSSTTT"........

At that point I just closed my eyes and prayed....... :) As you can see all Mr. Blake had to say to me was the peace sign baby........

****Jeff sorry I missed your call! I just about cried when I heard your voice..... I miss you! I can't wait to talk to you when you get home Monday..... Have a safe flight and love to you all!!!!!

I have Jason doing "honey do's" right now.....

He is putting up stainless steel lights, and towel hangers in the bathrooms...... not his favorite thing to do on a Sunday, but at least it is in the airconditioning right????? I just heard him say..."oh shit"..... that means I gotta go! :) keep you posted on the turn out! haha

TODAY........

TODAY.........

Well today was a hard day for me..... My friend Amber's funeral was today....... As I sat in the car in front of the church waiting to go in, I got this ball in my stomach..... I told Amber at that point that I loved her dearly and will miss her, But that I was pissed off at her! I told her I shouldn't be doing this today....... But that didn't stop time, or the fact that I still had to walk in there and face what I knew was going to be complete sadness..... It was a beautiful tribute to her and if you knew Amber there wasn't one bad thing you could say about her..... It was hard watching her son and brothers today try to pick up the pieces and answer questions that there are NO answers for...... WHY.... WHY..... WHY....... I guess I am selfish that way I know she is at peace and finally feeling the love she has always longed for, but we want her back here!

And just when I think the whole day is going to stink......

I go next door to pick up Blake and Jaylee.... Jaylee comes around the corner at the bottom of the stairs and looks up to see me....... MOMMAAAAAAA! with a huge grin is all she had to say and my day was BETTER! What a great way to change my outlook........

Kali left for Colorado today to go white water rafting with our church youth group until Sunday..... yes she was pumped to say the least...... I don't think she slept a wink..... So of course we miss her and Blake wanted her back to take him swimming like every other day..... But I am sure she is enjoying the break of crazzzzzziness that goes on in this family.....

Blake and Jaylee just had to settle for the sprinkler under the trampoline...... They are hoot together..... Blake jumps and Jaylee flies in the air with laughterrrrrrr....... She is in the mode of wanting to do everything her big brother wants to do..... UH??????? not sure that is the best role model right now, but it is cute to watch her try to be a dare devil like Blake........ We will have to reevaluate that later if she continues to watch the WILD boy! theeeehhheeeSounds like Jeff and Amy will be home by Tues...... WOW what a trip..... they are emotionally and physically EXHAUSTED! who wouldn't be...... Mom and Dad are going down on Wed. to meet the kiddos and give lots of love to them all. Well I am off to bed...... Hopefully the temp. tomorrow is much COOOOLLLEEERRRR!

A great Week!

BIRTHDAY BLISS!

Well my Birthday was AWESOME! My sweetheart had surprised me with a massage, pedicure and manicure.... Three hours of peace and Quiet...... yes the kiddos stayed home...... I could've slept for a week after that wonderful massage......

Mom met me for lunch at Applebee's and we had some good "Girl" time......... Talk about your mom being your best friend when you get older..... I was rushed and running behind after my spa day to get to lunch on time and got dressed in the candle light..... I come b bopping into Applebee's and mom looks closely at my shirt...... YEP I had it on inside out! ahahahaha We laughed about that all day..... see what happens when you turn 37????? ah

Thank God my mom told me before I went to Sam's....... ahha

We both drove to Cimarron, so she could bring me the famous birthday cake.... You guessed it: RED VELVET.... YUMMMMYYYY, and of course she wanted to see her grandkids..... When Jason got home he fixed my favorite supper.... Steak...... It was an awesome day with my family......

This week has been filled with lots to do...... Blake learned how to go off the diving board at the pool, Jaylee is getting more teeth, Kali goes white water rafting this weekend and I might start painting the house....... There is NEVER a dull moment.......

We just got word that Jeff and Amy may be home this weekend! Wow we can't wait to meet the kiddos and hug them all..... what a life time adventure this has been.....

I will try to post more soon!

37 years ago.....

Sadness and Happiness

Well I couldn't sleep...... Yes it is a "happy" day.... I guess...... :) I am having a birthday today..... It has been a hard week as I ponder why one of my dear friends lost her life this week. Amber Becker (Unruh) had fought depression for years..... in and out of happiness.... She had adopted a boy from ? and had been the most awesome mom, slash wife I knew...... She had terrible diabetes and struggled with that from when she was very little.... She had recently gotten divorced last year and tried to end her life in March of this year, but luckily her dad had found her in time..... As we talked after that time she seemed "better", but struggled every day to be happy..... She had to work hard at it..... I am troubled by the fact of such a giving, sweet, intelligent, hard working mother, would have be so sad as to take her own life..... A person that would do anything for you and be there no matter what.... She was a GIVER! I know she is finally at peace with herself and can rest easy with the Lord, But what does that leave for those left behind...... She felt like she was a burden to her son and family..... She always fought to be "loved" and to have a family of her own........... WHY??????? She will be missed and remembered.

MY LIFE

I think that is why I can't sleep thinking of the precious life I have lead , not always easy, with unconditional love and support from my family that chose me 37 years ago..... I can't imagine my life if they hadn't have come to the hospital and took me for what would be the best and most precious ride of my life...... I have never once doubted my parents love, and knew that adopting me was the best thing that could have happened to me...... People always ask me about searching for my birth mother...... Well..... I say I have never once felt the need to...... Yes curiosity sometimes gets me thinking.... BUT I never once felt a missing part of myself or that I was missing anything in my life..... I would like to meet her and thank her, for making the hardest decision I am sure in her life on July 7th 1972, and tell her she gave me a chance and a love of a life time with Marlene, Jon and Jeff Risley. So as I mourn my friends death this week I also thank God for the life, love, and family he has

given me to continue on with my precious husband and children.

Birthday's, Fireworks, Anniversary's and more Birthday's

Celebration

We had a great time on the farm celebrating mom and dad's birthday's. The kids wanted to go to the Dighton pool, with the new slide first, so that started the fun off! By the end of the day Jaylee wanted to slide down it just like her wild brother did..... We ate, road the four wheeler and sang happy birthday! It was a fast trip, but a great one! The kids love the farm and seeing meema and papa.

Fireworks!!!!!

So the week has been filled with a high pitch whining for fireworks.... So the family went down and got some..... of course the teenager wasn't that thrilled and I was just there to keep the big kid and Blake from spending our saving account...... ha Jaylee just gives her ooohhhhh look and laughs, but BLAKE is in FULL throttle to light them..... So dad had to give him a course in lighting smoke bombs.... YIKES, I just closed my eyes and hope for the best! The family is pumped and ready for tonight..... :)

ANNIVERSARY!!!!

Well YES, it is our anniversary tomorrow!!!! It has already been SIX years..... Where does all the time go? It has been a great ride and one that I am sooooo blessed for! I don't know what I would do without Jason..... He was EVERYTHING I have ever hoped for...... yes even on the "Bad" days..... haha His heart is true and tender and I have never doubted his love for me! God truly blessed me seven years ago when we met at co-ed volleyball! I am sooooo LUCKY!

Another Year OLDER????
Yep...... It happens to everyone........ July 7th is the BIG day.... I turn another year older.... YIKES..... they are creeeepppping up on me...... you will just have to guess my young age.....

What an awesome week!!!!!! :) Filled with fun, laughter and LOVE....

Life is good! Happy 4th to everyone!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM AND DAD!

IT'S BIRTHDAY TIME!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOU TWO! :)

Today is my mom's birthday! She is how old? You will have to take some guesses..... Let's just say she is ONE day older than my dad..... Happy Birthday to you both! We love you and hope you enjoy both days! We will be headed to the farm tom. (Thurs.) to celebrate both! The kids are looking forward to another day on the farm and seeing meema and papa!

Today has been a better day for Miss Kali at least she is speaking to me and actually smiling..... but it is only 1:27 so we will see how the day goes of her loving her "mean" mom.....

She had VB camp again today and said I was a "killer" setter today! whoooo So I am assuming that means she had an awesome day! VB is her thing, she loves it! Being a setter brings back the old days for me...... so maybe she is JUST like me, but honestly I don't remember throwing fits like she does..... ahahah whatever.... Mom said she got a good laugh about my blog yesterday thinking about me and my "fits"...... of course we can all laugh about it now, BUT it was not funny then.... teeehhe

Blake had a great morning...... Donuts, Golf, and Library.... They had a special treat today at the library.... He got to meat Skippy John Jones..... He is a cat character with BIG ears and thinks he is chihuahua dog...... They had a story teller which was HILARIOUS! She had that Mexican accent.......... then the big CAT came out for hugs! It was a fun time for everyone!

Of course little Miss Jaylee was running around hi fiving everyone, so her stay at the library was a short one..... It was hard to take her home early, cause everyone just thought she was the cutest thing ever! BUT no one could hear the story teller!

OOPS! ha

Blake and Kali are in a sidewalk drawing contest this afternoon and everyone will have ice cream after that! yummy! Then I am sure the kids will want to swim..... :)

The "paint" lady is here painting the bathrooms and laundry room today! WOW it is so fun to watch someone else paint and tape, besides me! Now that chalks it up to be a fantastic day!