Remembering CC

As some of you know Friday night our dog, CC was hit by a car and did not make it. Wow. Even now it just really sucks. It was horrible. And now that a day has passed I really think it is starting to hit even harder. I am missing the sound of her tags on her collar jingling together. I am missing her laying on my feet in bed at night, and the way she annoyed me until I would get up and let her out! Darn dog. But I am glad she is not suffering anymore because no animal or person should have to be in the pain she was in. I don't know what else to say except I am still shocked that this even happened!

Here are some pics to remember her with! Hope you enjoy.

It was just another full moon to me

So Saturday was a fun day! It started out with a little cleaning (as many of you know this is NOT my thing). But it felt nice to get the kitchen picked up and Malorie finished cleaning her room (alleluia)!! After that was done Malorie and I headed over to my mom's where we met her and Tanya and went on a little road trip to Mosinee. Our cousins Kaley and Kelsey were ice skating in the Mosinee Silver Blades Ice Show. We are so proud of those two girls! They are so good. Did I mention they always medal in the Badger Games and go on to compete in the national level? This year they are off to San Diego to compete. Here are some pics of those two:

The next event for the day was this "super moon" we were supposed to have. Let's just say after hours of waiting for the clouds to disappear so I could see this thing I was "super" disappointed. I did not see anything other than a full moon. Having said that.... it did NOT stop me from taking some pictures! So here a little super moon shots! I had fun playing with the settings on my camera giving me a few different shots! Awesome!

Where Have I Been?

I know! I have become consumed with scrap booking! It started out innocently enough with taking a night every other month. Then I went to a weekend scrap booking event. It was all over from there. Now I spend every minute the kids are in bed (and some when they aren't) doing scrap book pages! I am in love with my new hobby. And I just found a jewel on the creative memories site. Click here for FREE EMBELLISHMENTS! uh, hello!?? How come I didn't know about this??
I am so excited about all the pages I have done! As of right this minute I have created over 52 pages for a scrap book album! Here's a few for you to check out:

Gettin' Down with Shorty

Thursday night Rob and I had the opportunity to see Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue in Stevens Point with our friends Jacki and Joe. I love concerts like this! How fun to go see something different. Trombone Shorty and his band play saxophones, trombones (obviously), trumpets, drums, bass, guitar... It was a hoot! I never knew I would like that style of music so much!

After the concert we ran out to be the first in line to meet the band and get autographs. Jacki brought her cd to have them sign and we bought one and had the band sign the cd sleeve. The guys were so nice!

Today the kids and I listened to the cd for the first time! I loved the music even more!  Now i better get back to the kids who are "fixing" my wall by banging a play hammer as hard as they possibly can!



Master of the Balloon Arts

On our recent trip to the Children's Museum my mother bought all her grandkids a special toy to take home with them. Racyn got a little rocket launcher. FUN! Malorie picked a balloon animal making kit. yeah. So last night Malorie remembered this little gift and decided it would be fun to play with it! Of course being the great mom I am I said sure, go ahead! Little did I know that this "toy" wasn't for a 6 year old to try herself. So, let me start by explaining the contents of this kit. 1 hand pump (the size of your palm, 20 balloons, and directions. I start pumping the balloon up... first try flies off the pump. 2nd try and our balloon is getting bigger! 2 minutes later I am still pumping the same balloon up. My hands are on fire at this point from using the tiny little pump. Another minute later and the balloon is finally pumped up all the way. Now I have to figure out how to tie the balloon! After getting that figured out Malorie tells me which "animal" she wants me to make. A poodle. sure sounds simple doesn't it! (I figured out later that i made a bichon frise instead) Well, I did it on the first try! Oh yes I did! The kids were very pleased with my new skill. So they had fun playing with the dog balloon until bed time.
Now starts tonight. Malorie had to show her daddy her balloon kit and we had to pump up another one and make a butterfly this time. NOT GOOD! A butterfly is much more complicated! I have no idea if it looks like a butterfly... Rob asked me if I just gave up and started making loops wherever I wanted. I explained to him that I thought I was following the directions! Yikes! I will post pics when I can of these lovely animals!
 I have to give a lot of credit to those wonderful clowns who make tons of balloon animals for kids!

Busy Weekend

Saturday was road trip day. Malorie, Racyn, and I invited my mom, and neices Ashley and Victoria along with us to Eau Claire to the Children's Museum. Let's just say it was a GREAT idea! All the kids had SO much fun! We started the trip by stopping in Neillsville at A & W for some great food (and of course Root Beer). Once we got to the Museum the kids could hardly believe the place. There was a toddler park, and a post office and a cafe and a grocery store, and a dentist office... and that was all in the first 20 steps in the door!
Malorie's favorite part was the inside of the body exhibit (even though she wouldn't go through the squishy stomach). Racyn liked the constrcution exhibit where he could be an electrician like daddy and even a plumber.

Grammie enjoyed ordering from the menu at the Cafe from all the kiddos!

We will definitly be back!

Sunday was another adventure filled fun day! Racyn and I hung out (cause Mal was at grammie and papa's and Rob was on a youth group trip) a little and missed church. Of course we got there in time for the soup contest and sunday school. Afterwards, we ventured up to see Great-Grandpa Bravener in the hospital. We got to see him right before he got taken down to get a pheresis line placed as he was started on dialysis this afternoon.  This should get his kidney's working again!!!
We then headed over to my parent's for the Big Event, you know the Packer game! Can we say AWESOME! The boys are headed to the Super Bowl! YAY!

My life lately...

So lately I decieded to take 9 days off of life (not on purpose) and read the Twilight Saga series. I told myself never would I read or watch those movies! Vampires? Seriously? I don't think so! But after reading the first few pages of the first book I was hooked. So 9 days later I shut the covers of the last book! Sorry kids and hubby for ignoring you a little too much lately! If you haven't started reading the books yet, just a warning you may dream about vampires. 3 days after finishing the book and I am finally starting to NOT dream about the characters from the book! Now it is just a matter of waiting for the "Breaking Dawn" movies to come out! Of course I am going to every thing in my power NOT to be one of the people lining up for the midnight showing! Oh and Jacki (this is for you) when you are done with the books go to Stephanie Meyer's web site and she started writing the series from Edward's vantage point and it was leaked so she has it on her website for her fans to read because she won't publish it now. (264 pages worth).  Well, happy reading!