Getting ready for Christmas

These are wood blocks painted and then pictures glued on. ..so easy.

Some more fun stuff I got accomplished today.

Natalie holding Claire in her costume. I just hope she keeps that wig on!

This week has been much better compared to a couple weeks ago. I did some crafts today at my friends house and it was so fun. Crafts always make me happy! I decided that I want my pictures off my computer but not enough to pay $1600 so I am not having them fix it under warranty but having them send it back so I can pay to have my own harddirve put in and then I can have my old one to do with whatever I want, which is find someone that can retrieve my pictures! We are all doing well and so far haven't caught the flu again. Although it is supposed to get pretty darn cold this week. We are planning to go down toPhoenix for Halloween so it will be warmer for trick or treating. Trenton will be Darth Vader, Zane some kind of storm trooper and Claire is going to be Princess Leia. I though it would be fun for us all to be a Star Wars character but Melissa didn't want to be R2D2! Natalie wanted to be Chewbaca and I thought Brian would make a great C3Po.He said only if I was Jaba the Hut. UMM, I don't think so! We got the truck repaired and have it back now..although it pretty much sits in the driveway. We are letting her drive it here and there but not everyday. We are planning on going to California for Thanksgiving, although my in laws will be in Hawaii! That's ok we can still enjoy their beach house..ha ha.

Melissa crashed the Nissan truck on Wednesday, my computer crashed that day too and Thursday I was told it was my hard drive and all my info could not be retrieved. I am pretty sick about it and have been trying to figure out a way to get them back with out paying $1600, also the amount I had to pay for Melissa's accident. Best buy is the place that I bought my Imac and they have to replace my harddrive for free but the picture part is another story. I asked to have my hard drive returned after they put th enew one in but they said there is no guarantee they can send it back. Well, they just messed with the wrong woman! Hopefully, my life gets better..sniff sniff.

Just some random stuff

So PROUD!

Melissa after receiving her "letter"

Dancing her halftime show . Her dance partner was the Principal, Mr. Cullen.

 Homecoming..this float said "save a cheerleader, save the world" on the back.
Natalie at a game in Sedona..they won.

Zane and his preschool buddies..he's the one hanging upside down.

Tonight we had a great & proud moment. Melissa was awarded an academic letter, pin and certificate. She has always worked hard to get good grades and I think she realizes it will help her in her life to show what a good, involved student she was. I couldn't be more proud of her accomplishment and I hope she will graduate with honors and go to a great college. She also recently had Homecoming and was gone every night of the week working on 2 floats for the parade and a great halftime show that they performed at the football game at the Northern Arizona University Skydome. Natalie has been doing cheer too. She cheers for the city and her team is the Chargers. She loves doing cheer and is a great cheerleader..the best on her team REALLY! I am not just saying that because she is my daughter. I started doing "jpy school" with Zane. The only reason is that preschool was going to cost $270 a month for 3 half days and I wasn't about ready to pay that kinda dough so some of us moms in Bellemont are taking turns having it at our house. I have to have it here 2 times a month. Zane is enjoying it and really needs the socializing part. I just got over the flu and am still not sure if it really was the H1N1 as I was treated for. The 3 youngest all got it, probably because I take care of them the most. The 3 oldest in the family..didn't (yet) Hopefully we are now immune for the winter!