Heaven on Earth

My favorite place in the world...I-70 in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. You should see it in the winter...it makes me cry! This is where the connection between my the hearts of my husband and I will always remain. Long after we're gone. This is where I drove over 30 hours in a winter blizzard all by myself just to get him and bring him home to me. It was a very special time in our relationship, and in my life.

a sweet fall treat

This isn't our applesauce but it looks just like it...

We made homemade applesauce in the crock pot today...it is AWESOME!

7 bitter apples (we used granny smith), peeled, cored and sliced very thin

cinnamon (to taste...we used about 1/2 tsp i think)

roughly 1/2 cup sugar

roughly 1/2 cup water

Mix apples with cinnamon and sugar and cook in crock pot for an hour on high. Then, add your water and continue to cook another 3-4 hours on high, depending on your crock pot. (It takes awhile for the apples to soften and it may look watery.) After about 3 hours, run a hand mixer thru it every half hour or so to mash up the apples even further. mmmmm!

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Love from Mama, Daddy and your big brothers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXQwPXd0_eI

"The Lord called me before my birth; from within the womb He called me by name." Isaiah 49:1

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why do people buy those fake lawn deer? am i missing out on something cool here?

Quote of the Day

"Laughter is God's hand on the shoulder of a troubled world."
-Anonymous

oh please!

so i went online to help shawna and i find some tips on getting the house organized and keeping it up. i googled: "how to keep your house clean". HA! all i got was ways to UPKEEP your house. what if it's never clean to begin with?! it's nice to know "your sink will remain shiny and fresh if you spritz it with lemon, vinegar and water and wipe it down after doing the dishes." well.....i was looking for something to tell me how to get the dishes done in the first place.

:)

i just had a good moment. i went and picked up hayden from school--early out--and took him to the sitter while i work one more hour. actually, i watched him walk from the school to sheryl's just to be sure he knew exactly what to do. it's only 2 blocks, but i feel better after watching him do it. he did great. and as he was walking, i was driving on the road beside him and he yells, "mom! can we get some kit kats after work?" he's so cute. when we made it to sheryl's i gave my babies a hug and q was sitting outside on a blankie, chewing. it was sooooo nice outside and my boys were fat and happy and having fun. they were both really excited to see me and q laughed and laughed when i picked him up. as i was leaving, hayden gave me a big hug and kissed and rubbed my belly. "brother", he said. i promptly yelled "sisser!" and we both smiled. i got in my car and rolled all the windows down and headed back to work. i turned the radio on and one of my very favorite songs was on..."snap yo fingers" by lil jon. (college days!) so i cranked it and baby sisser and i rocked out all the way to work, and i wasn't even late getting back. if charlie were here, it would have been perfect.

Leann Rimes--"Some People"

Isn't it a gamble Layin' your heart out on the floor Nothin' short of a miracle When you find the one you're looking for It's another kind of trouble trying to hang on to who you are When all you wanna do is lose yourself in someone else's arms Isn't it a wonder that we got this far

Some people aren't lucky like us Some people they just give up When the hard times fall The thrill of it all is gone Leaves you in a cloud of dust It's sad to think that some won't find it And others won't recognize it even when it comes We're all at the mercy of the will of love Some people yeah Some people aren't lucky like us

Two lonely souls that just stumbled into fate Look how much we've been given babe In spite of all of our mistakes And I will never forget I've been blessed with the gift of lovin' you And when the going aint easy babe A little faith will pull us through Thank God we have each other we can hang onto

Some people aren't lucky like us Some people they just give up When the hard times fall The thrill of it all is gone Leaves you in a cloud of dust It's sad to think that some won't find it And others won't recognize it even when it comes We're all at the mercy of the will of love Some people yeahSome people aren't lucky like us

To have someone you can laugh with Someone you can cry with Tell all your secrets to To have someone who won't judge you Someone who just loves you No matter what, they stand beside you...

Some people aren't lucky like us Some people they just give up When the hard times fall The thrill of it all is gone Leaves you in a cloud of dust It's sad to think that some won't find it And others won't recognize it even when it comes We're all at the mercy of the will of love Some people yeah Some people aren't lucky like us

urp

hallelujah, i'm feeling very pregnant today. i'm on my 3rd bologna sandwich in 30 minutes, i've eaten half a bag of cool ranch doritos...(no, no...not the snack-sized bag), and i dry heaved at the stoplight on the square on my way to work this morning. As if i wasn't hormonally-charged enough, the old guy behind me started honking when the light turned green and i still hadn't moved. all i've gotta say is thank the Lord that men aren't responsible for carrying the babies...the human race would be in danger of extinction. there's no way they'd be *just fine* with peeling a sleepy 7-year old out of bed while hauling around a drooling, biting, into-everything 6-month old and trying not to hurl as you're frying eggs and grading homework at the same time. or, on some mornings, frying homework and grading eggs.

jason mraz--"lucky"...for charlie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtX0eo4WjgY
Do you hear me, Talking to you Across the water across the deep blue ocean Under the open sky, oh my, baby I'm trying Boy I hear you in my dreams I feel your whisper across the sea I keep you with me in my heart You make it easier when life gets hard Lucky I'm in love with my best friend Lucky to have been where I have been Lucky to be coming home again Ooohh ooooh oooh oooh ooh ooh ooh ooh They don't know how long it takes Waiting for a love like this Every time we say goodbye I wish we had one more kiss I'll wait for you I promise you, I will Lucky I'm in love with my best friend Lucky to have been where I have been Lucky to be coming home again Lucky we're in love every way Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed Lucky to be coming home someday And so I'm sailing through the sea To an island where we'll meet You'll hear the music fill the air I'll put a flower in your hair though the breezes through trees Move so pretty you're all I see As the world keeps spinning round You hold me right here right now Lucky I'm in love with my best friend Lucky to have been where I have been Lucky to be coming home again Lucky we're in love every way Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed Lucky to be coming home someday

jason mraz--"i'm yours"...for charlie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkHTsc9PU2A
well you done done me and you bet i felt it i tried to get you but you're so hot that i melted i fell right through the cracks and i'm trying to get back before the cool done run out i'll be giving it my bestest nothin's going to stop me but devine intervention i reckon its again my turn to win some or learn some i won't hesitate no more no more it cannot wait, i'm yours well open up your mind and see like me open up your plans and damn you're free look into your heart and you'll find love love love listen to the music of the moment maybe sing with me ah la peaceful melody its your godforsaken right to be loved love loved love love so i won't hesitate no more no more it cannot wait i'm sure theres no need to complicate our time is short this is our fate, i'm yours i been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror and bendin over backwards just to try to see it clearer my breath fogged up the glass so i drew a new face and laughed i guess what i'm sayin is there ain't no better reason to rid yourself of vanity and just go with the seasons its what we aim to do our name is our virtue i won't hesitate no more no more it cannot wait i'm sure theres no need to complicate our time is short it cannot wait, i'm yours

Gulf Coast Highway, Emmylou Harris

Gulf coast highway, he worked the rails
He worked the rice fields with their cold dark wells
He worked the oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico
The only thing we've owned is this old house here by the road
And when he dies he says he'll catch some blackbird's wing
And we will fly away to heaven
Come some sweet blue bonnet spring
She walked through springtime when I was home
The days were sweet, our nights were warm
The seasons changed, the jobs would come
The flowers fade, and this old house felt so alone
When the work took me away
And when she dies she says she'll catch some blackbird's wing
And she will fly away to heaven
Come some sweet blue bonnet spring
Highway 90, the jobs are gone
We kept our garden, we set the sun
This is the only place on Earth blue bonnets grow
And once a year they come and go
At this old house here by the road
And when we die we say we'll catch some blackbird's wing
And we will fly away to heaven
Come some sweet blue bonnet spring

the edge of the wharf

in santa barbara, there was *something* about standing on the edge of the wharf. you could literally just walk off into the ocean. it was almost dark and the water looked black. there was such a peacefulness to it and it seemed like it was only me standing there. all of the noises from the restaurants and cars suddenly dissappeared and i seemed to be transported momentarily. like nothing in the world really mattered...life is so much bigger than our chore lists and meetings and bills. for that moment, life stopped and i was beside myself. i will never forget it.

yes

"The sweetest flowers in all the world-a baby's hands."
-Swinburne

baby blues?

or pinks? i'm still in awe of the "state" i'm in...it's almost surreal! to be a mother...to carry and create and nurture a child...there is nothing more precious. i've been really scared of the timing of this thing...................:) but what a wonderful challenge...opportunity...blessing. i cry at the thought of feeling little twitters in a few weeks. and seeing my husband's face when he comes home and we embrace for the first time since "the news". those are the moments in life that make it all worthwhile. who cares about WORK? who cares! we are only here *together* for a little while, and i have found a new faith that tugs me toward living simply, living RIGHT, living as i should, and spending every waking moment with my children and my husband.

here goes

i don't even have time to create my first blog! ha! more later...