Hayley's Birthday Celebration

For Hayley's birthday we took her and 2 of her friends to a Bounce place near us. This is Hayley going down one of the first slides they conquered. Clearly, she is LOVING it!!!

 Boxing anyone!? I didn't think to ask any of the girls if those gloves were heavy or not, being that large and all....I'll ask Hayley in the morning!

 The Birthday girl having lots of fun!! She looks sooo much like me when I was her age! I should dig up a photo of me at 9 and post comparisons....Hmmm....lol

 Isn't this cake adorable? I thought so...

Best Friends

I didn't want to overwhelm anyone with TONS of pictures so I just chose a few out of over 70 to sum up what a great night we had. And that Spongebob hat? Handmade just for Hayley by someone my mom works with. The perfect gift for Hayley. I should have uploaded the picture of Hayley opening the hat it shows the look on her face perfect!!! Maybe another day!!! 

Until next time,

Sara

1st day of School....

Today Hayley started 4th grade!

As you can tell she really doesn't look too excited...

Until of course Grandma got in the picture with her!!!

Crossing the street to get on the bus..

See her little wave?? 

So yes, my princess is officially a 4th grader now!!! She came home today and told us 4th grade is way better. And that in fourth grade they are taking a charter bus with a TV and a BATHROOM on a field trip. I just chuckled and let her ramble on. I don't want to want to disappoint her and tell her there is more to 4th grade than just fun and field trips....She will find that out soon enough!

So quiet......

Hayley left for her dad's today...wait since it's 3:30 in the morning I guess technically she left yesterday. For 10 whole days..Its so quiet with out her radio playing while she sleeps. I guess I really do enjoy hearing the music.
I'm going to miss her, but at the same time this is my last chance to get any major things done before school starts. Gosh I can't believe that. She comes home September 5th and goes back to school September 6th.  I can't believe my darling is going in to 4th grade!!! I wish I had a new picture of her to upload but I don't think I've taken many pics lately....I will have to check my cellphone and see what I can find...LOL
Okay okay so I looked but about all I found was some older pics of my garden (that part of lived and part of didn't live as well), the cats(being either stupid or really cute) and just random junk or people. Nothing really worth uploading tonite. Maybe later.
Anyways, it IS almost 4 a.m. and I have to be up at 9 so i better get to bed!


P.S. My period finally started on its own a few days ago, maybe my cycle is just a little bit longer than I thought...I think I better go back and do some counting to see if this has been normal all along...hmmm

Hayley's first softball game!

My princess loves to play softball. I didn't get too many pics at the first game but I promise more to come!!!

I'm still here....

I know I haven't blogged in months. It's been a few crazy months....And I'm not sure when I will start blogging again. Right now I am dealing with looking for a place to live, Hayley going to her dad's on a regular basis, and just some other petty crap. But once I get things pulled back together I will be back. I promise.
I have so many things I want to blog about to....Hayley, my dad, the concert I went to...Tons of things....

wow

So I am not off to a good start this year, and that really doesn't surprise me in the least bit. I have been sooo tired lately that I just don't have the energy to do ANYTHING!! Including cleaning my house. However, today I feel very awake and very alert so I am hoping to get some stuff done. Laundry is a big one, its piling up quickly in this house, reorganizing the cupboard from Hell is also on that list....OH and going outside with my new camera and taking pictures of Hayley and her friend sledding. That is next on my list. I am so excited. I got my camera for Christmas and I love it!! So I will try and come back later to blog some more, and maybe put up some pictures.
OH and speaking of pictures, I want to get some scrapbooking done too! I have to completely redo Hayley's 2006 album, and I need to finish 2007 and still do 2008 and 2009..Wow, I have a lot of scrapbooking to do.Promise to explain more later!!
Sara

11-14-2009

So it's Saturday today, since we no longer have a car we are stuck at home. Well let me correct that, we HAVE a car, it just can not be drove. GRRR. We went over a month with out a car, got a car and now can't drive said car. I called the guy we bought it from and that apparently didn't go well. He was suppose to come pick it up last nite and bring me my money back but he didn't so I imagine I am going to have to take him to court..Not fun!

It is rather nice out today, Hayley and I were down at the park playing, I took some pictures and Hayley took a picture of me attempting to hang up side down....I haven't seen it yet so I don't know if I dare post it. LOL

Hayley is so silly...And oh my does she look like me! I don't see hardly any traces of her dad.....

Anyways, I have a bunch of windows open to let the fresh air in and I have some house work I want to get done. And Scott is still sleeping. So until tomorrow,

Sara

Cutting it close.

It is almost midnight. Well actually, its only 10:30. But still I have been so busy today that blogging has only been in the back of my mind. Hayley's big limo ride was today. Isn't that cool??  We almost missed it because my alarm didn't go off. =( After we came home for a while(oh and my car almost over heated as we were pulling in) we left again to run to the store. While we were out we got spark plugs and stuff to make dinner and a few groceries. Turns out we don't have the extention here to change my spark plugs but we can do it tomorrow. And speaking of tomorrow I have to take my car to the car place to find out how much its going to cost to have the overfill tank replaced. *sigh*
Anyways, I will talk to everyone tomorrow I am exhausted!
Sara

My car....

So we got our new car today.  I enjoy it, BUT I am a little annoyed. When I turned it on earlier the "Service Engine Soon" light was on AGAIN.  He said he had that fixed. What a liar. AND when I went to get license plate screws I realized it was leaking fluid...Turned out to be antifreeze and the reason it is leaking is because there is a HOLE in the over fill tank. Annoyed? Yup Yup. So now I have to have some repairs done. Oh and the reason the light is on? Because it needs new spark plugs and wires. *sigh*

OH and someone commented on Hayley's big news and since I don't know how to answer so they see it I will answer it here. We do help her with her fundraiser, since she is not allowed to go door to door anymore we have to ask friends and relatives. So  that is what we do, we ask anyone and everyone. And of course I order a bunch and so does Grandma. ;)

So until tomorrow,

Sara

Hayley and her BIG news!

Since I plan on being gone most of the day I thought I would do my blogging now, while I wait for my mom to come pick us up. Yesterday I forgot to mention Hayley's BIG news!  They found out who was top sellers for their fundraiser and the two top sellers in each grade gets to go on a limo ride with the principal. Annnnnnddddd.....For the third(yes I said THIRD) year in a row my princess is going on a limo ride! Lucky girl. The first picture, the white limo was during kindergarten. And the 2nd picture, with the black limo is first grade. I can't wait to go take pictures next Tuesday.

So until next time....

Sara

Long over due...

It's been so long since I last blogged but I think that's because I have been soooo busy. I have spent almost a week now packing, and starting Monday moving. Its been just crazy, things are crazy. But it's worth it. I am getting away from where I am now and only certain people know where I am moving to so that is good too. And on the plus side I get to spend every nite in the arms of the one I love. No more driving home at 4 am. Woohoo!
Hopefully tomorrow we can finish. The last time I talked to Scott he was going to finish his packing so that tomorrow I can bring the trailer over and take everything to the new house. And speaking of house, I should post a picture or two but I will wait til we are more settled. I absolutely love it! And it fell right into our lap at a very good price. We definitely couldn't pass it up.
So yes, it will probably be a while before I blog again. Even though our internet and cable will be turned on Friday morning I have a lot of unpacking to do!!!
Oh and last Sat. we celebrated Hayley's 7th birthday. I can not believe my baby is 7!!!! I will have to do a picture post from that after I get settled at the new house.
So until later,
Sara

Wow....

Its been over a week (AGAIN) since I last blogged. But I do have a reason LOL. Friday afternoon Scott, Hayley and I loaded up and drove up to my dad's house for the weekend. Our intentions were to sleep in the tent out towards the fire pit. We encountered a few problems....

• My tent bag was full of water when I pulled it out to pack it
• This resulted in having to go buy a NEW tent (with money that I should not have spent)
• Hayley ended up sleeping in the house ALL weekend, because in her words "Scott snores!"
• All weekend Scott and I were afraid our NEW tent was going to collapse on us. This resulted in my returning our brand new tent. I do not wish to own a tent that does not stay up correctly.
  

So yeah, it didn't really go the way we planned, but we had a blast. We had lots of fun, swimming, BUGS, ice cream, and hot dogs over the fire. My camera is still broken so I did not get many pictures.
On Sunday, my mom and my brother brought my 2 year old nephew up to see my dad...and us. Gosh he is getting soooo big! It seems like just yesterday that he was born! We were gone when they got there so when we got back I was in a rush to get in the house and when I walked in Ellis was like "AUNT SARA!" in his adorable 2 year old voice. It melted my heart.
In other news, Hayley starts 2nd grade today. She is sooo excited (and so is mommy!). The only problem at the moment is I can only find 1 tennis shoe and that's not good. So I hunted up her good sandals, that need to be washed, and I guess she can wear those. Also, next Sunday my baby turns 7. I can NOT believe it. We are having her party on Saturday. This year she wanted Hannah Montana. And I have been searching the net for a picture of the cake I ordered but I can not find one. Bummer, I will try and get some pictures (of course I need a camera to do that!) But even if I don't have a camera someone will and then I will get pics and if all else fails I have my cell phone which takes decent pictures.
Anyways, I need to wrap this up because I have an appointment at Hayley's school at 1 and I have a ton of errands to run before that. Something that could be very good for us has possibly come up and I need to look into it.
I will update again soon (hopefully!)
Sara

Not much to blog about....

I guess I am a boring person. LOL It is quite possible. So I am sitting here racking my brain for things to blog about...A few things have come to mind.

For starters, Hayley is grounded until Friday. Yes, I said my 6 year old is grounded for 5 days. Why you may ask? For taking all the dish soap, hand soap and bubble bath outside and using it to "wash" cars yesterday. It was a disaster! Neither I nor my mom realized that she had taken these things outside. It took me over 1/2 an hour to get all the soap off the cars. *sigh* Kids.

Last night Scott and I watched the first Left Behind Movie. I have already read most of the books but the movie was absolutely amazing!!! I can not wait to watch the 2nd one. Hopefully tonite.
Other than that, I really don't have much to talk about..
OH! Hayley's 7th Birthday is in 13 days!!!! =( My baby is growing sooo fast! And in 8 wonderful days she will start 2nd grade! I am super excited about this as she is definitely ready to return to school!
Maybe I will blog again soon!
Sara

Update: Scott and I did in fact watch the 2nd and 3rd Left Behind Movies. I am annoyed at how they ended them. It really made me mad. And the movies got me thinking a little bit. But I will save that for another post later when I am more awake.

Its been a full week...

Since I last wrote. So much has been going on that I just simply have not had time to blog. In fact, some of what has been going on I can not blog about. I can say that my depression and anxiety has hit a very severe low..I am not okay. I have an appointment on Monday to help me. I think my medication is not doing its job.
So I figured I would just summarize everything I want to get down in a list...

• Bedtime in our house is a HUGE struggle right now. I can not get Hayley to fall asleep before 11 pm most nites. I think the solution is to start making her get up at the normal school time so that she is tired by bedtime.
• Scott and my relationship is doing very well, most days. Like all couples we have our moments but things are definitely going better and better. I don't know what I would do with out him..
• He has gotten me through some pretty intense days lately.
  
• My sister called last nite. Our dad had a dr. appointment yesterday to find out the results of some testing they had done on his heart. It turns out at some point he had a heart attack in the lower part of his heart. It has caused scarring and they need to do more tests to figure out what to do next.
  
• Hayley broke my camera 2 days ago. I am deeply sadden by this as now I do not have a camera and it will take a few weeks to get it repaired. I hope its back in time for some upcoming events.
  

I am sure there is more but its 4:30 am and I have some stuff I need to get done before I head to bed. So I will try and write again soon. Though, Hayley and my mom are going away for the weekend and Scott is going to be here the whole time so I doubt I will have much computer time!!!
Sara

My Poor Head....

Yes, my poor poor head. I have had a migraine for 5 days now. Most days I can still function but still deal with the pain, twice now I have been in the emergancy room. The first time my mom took me in they gave me an IV, bruised both of my hands in the process, and then sent me home. Last nite they have me an IV, bruised me in 2 places in the process. They added a new medication this time. Something to reduce swelling in the brain. They also did a cat scan. Which came back fine. They did tell me that this migraine is stress related, due to issues that I am currently going thru involving Nate.
The short of that story is that he decided that he doesn't want to be a part of Hayleys life any more. She is devistated!! As am I! I don't know how this is going to affect her in the long run but hopefully she comes out of it a stronger person. Please pray she does.
However, I am going to wrap this up the computer is tough for me when I'm in pain!
Sara

Summer Fun

Today is the 30th of July. This is significant because 29 days ago Nate was served his divorce papers. That means that as of yesterday he defaulted, which means that he is not contesting the divorce. So tomorrow, we are driving to Grand Haven to file the paper work and schedule the final hearing. I am super excited! I can not wait to be divorced. How many people say that???????
Also when we are in Grand Haven tomorrow we are going to enjoy the nice day, Coast Guard Festival is going on and we are going to check that out. It should be fun.
AND THEN...On Tuesday Scott, Hayley, Stephanie, and I are going to Michigan's Adventure. Everyone is really excited to go and have lots of fun. They open at 11 and we are going to spend the entire day there. Remind me to bring some sunscreen..LOL I doubt I will. I don't mind the sun. They have so many cool rides and we are going to try and go on everything that won't scare the crap out of us. LOL There is some rides that I can not nor will not even attempt to go on. Some of the roller coasters for example. Tho Scott and I are going to go on the cork screw. I haven't been on that ride in YEARS!
So yes, we are going to be having lots of fun in the upcoming days. And my favorite park is that Monday nite Scott is coming to stay the nite so that I don't have to go to Hudsonville on Tuesday morning. I am super excited, I can't wait to spend the nite in his arms. =)

Bad day

Yup, today is a bad day. I had 3 good days and now a bad day. Hopefully it won't last long....I do know what I need to do to make it a little bit better but I am refusing..Isn't that terrible???? I don't deserve to live like this. I hate living like this. I hate that my brain is wired wrong and as a result I will spend the rest of my life on medication or being miserable.
And to top it off, Hayley saw HER therapist today. Finally, I have a diagnose. She has an adjustment disorder with depression and anxiety. Poor kid, inherited her mom's depression and anxiety.
So yes, its been a bad day.

Owww....

Yes, it hurts very badly. Yes there is a little lighter patch on my left shoulder that you can't see very well, because that is where my tattoo is, and I put special sunblock on my tattoo...
Yes you can see right where my bathing suit straps lay but only in spots because the straps don't stay up well at all....

Scott, Hayley, Stephanie, and I went to Potter Park zoo yesterday with Sylvia. It was awesome! Very busy, and very warm out. But we had a blast. Stephanie & Sylvia took Hayley with them so Scott and I could really enjoy the zoo. There was certainly more animals there than at John Ball Zoo. I took a bunch of pics and will upload some later. After we left the zoo, we were there for 3 hrs, we went to Hawk Island Park for lunch and swimming. That was a lot of fun too. By the time we left at 5:30 I was this red, in pain, and exhausted. At about 5 I dozed off sitting at a table. Then last nite I was in bed really early. Well at least early for me....hehe
Sara