Hayden the photographer

Hayden is quite the photographer. He just took this picture of Emmie and I in our office. Pretty good for a 5 year old!

Hayden and Emmie

Sometimes your kids can be such pains, then other times they are this cute!

Emmie in Halloween dress

Emmie and Hayden are fortunate that they have a nice Auntie and Uncle that like to spoil them. This is the newest dress Emmie got just to get in the spirit for Halloween. And one of her newest words is "cheese" so apparently she likes to have her picture taken.

Field trip to Jaemor Farms

Today Hayden had his first field trip to Jaemor Farms for some apple picking. I went as a chapperone and had a great time. We picked apples, watched the apple grinder, rode on a hayride and had lunch. And of course we bought a bunch of apples to take home!

Hayden's first sleepover

So it was time for Hayden's first sleepover. His friend Julia who had never slept at a friend's house wanted to stay the nights. We did all the fun stuff ate, played, watched movies, took a bath etc. After going to bed at 9, Julia comes out 15 minutes later with her bag, with Hayden in tow, stating she changed her mind and she wants to go home. So I had to do some convincing and some more story telling and they were both asleep fairly quickly.

This is how cute they looked the next morning.

To my friends, who enjoy a glass of wine, and those who don't.
As Ben Franklin said: In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.
In a number of carefully controlled trials, scientists have demonstrated that if we drink 1 liter of water each day, at the end of the year we would have absorbed more than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli, (E. Coli) - bacteria found in feces. In other words, we are consuming 1 kilo of poop.
However, we do NOT run that risk when drinking wine & beer (or tequila, rum, Whiskey or other liquor) because alcohol has to go through a purification process of boiling, filtering and/or fermenting.
Remember: Water = Poop, ...........Wine = Health
Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid, than to drink water and be full of shit

Six months!

So tomorrow it's been six months since Gary's passing. It' hard to believe it's been that long already. In one way it feels like forever ago, because every minute of the past six months have been so painful. On the other hand I can't believe we have already gone on living for six months without him. We miss him so much! I miss my partner, my confidant and my everything. Most nights when Hayden goes to bed, he wants to talk about Gary and that he misses him. It really sucks! I know God has a plan for everyone, it's just very hard to understand the plan of taking a good father away from his small children, when there are other dead beats out there that don't deserve to be here! Maybe one day I will understand it!

On the other hand, I've learned a lot over the past six months. I used an electric drill to hang curtain rods, burnt of my eyebrows turning on the grill, had my air conditioner and ice maker fixed, had the roof and siding replaced, had two flat tires, written a will, been to court, and learnt not to mix wine, champagne and rum in one night! "What doesn't kill you will make you stronger"

I'm also really thankful. I'm thankful for the wonderful years we had together and all the great memories! I am really thankful for the great children we made together. I'm thankful for the wonderful friends and family we have, that have helped me and the kids through this hard time. I'm thankful for that we can go on living without the stressors of having to move and me having to return to full time work! And finally I'm thankful that we are still alive, because living is after all pretty wonderful! Gary we miss you!

Emmie in the frog pool

At Fripp there is a kiddie pool that Emmie just loves to go down the slide.

Hayden starts school

Hayden started school on August 7th at Friendship Elementary. he is having fun and is enjoying himself so far. The only hard part is getting up early early. Yuck!