So Excited!! She is coming here!!

After this week of not so great news I am so excited because in a couple days my Best Friend will be coming for the week with her kids to Auntie Rae-Rae's Farm! You know how sometimes you just feel like you NEED something. I am so needing her to come and for us to talk and have fun.

I met Laura when we were in 7th Grade. I don't think we really hit it off at first but by 8th Grade we were best of friends. We have stayed Best friends throughout the years also. She has been there for me and I for her for almost every important event in our lives from Weddings, Births, Divorce (mine not hers lol), and even Losses like our mothers.

Laura in Front, I have my hand on my face (high school)

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This is someone who has been there for me through thick and thin. She is one that has been constant in my life. I can talk to her every day, every second or not talk to her for months. Doesn't matter because we always go back to the same ol same ol of being great friends. She has been my rock. She has always had my back but she has ALWAYS told me how it really is and showed me the other side too.

I think everyone needs a friend like this. How can you not love her? She is known as being shy but she really isn't. She is smart, sassy and fun. How many people do you know would go to Lamaze classes as the coach because their BFF husband was in Basic Training. She would! How many people would travel all the way to NYC to make sure she was okay after surgery to talk about Cushing's to a group? She would! How many people cry when you cry and laugh when you laugh. She does. She literally is one of the most important people in my life. I am graced to have known her for so long and know the God has kept us together as friends even though I have moved as far as Japan at times.

She takes awesome pictures and doesn't care how

We have the best memories. I still say to her that she called me a bad name in 7th grade. She still says that it was one of our other friends. She still says that she wasn't my bridesmaid at my wedding. I often tell her that she was at my second wedding and that's the one that counts! I still laugh how she was my Lamaze coach and I had to tell everyone, every single time that my husband was in Basic Training. All that just for Cassie to be born by C-Section. We always did cooking classes together. We were young and cheap though so we would always just buy a cook book and do full dinners for our families. This time is not an exception either...we have meals planned to make and she isn't even here yet. We are Foodies at heart. We laugh at each other and our kids all the time. She is always telling me about my teens and I am always telling her how she has her time coming. She has been there when my son had the biggest fit EVER in the history of life when he was little and I still swear I wont go back to that restaurant even though its been 10 years ha! We love sushi and have to have it! I cant keep writing because it will take me forever ha!

Its weird how life works. We have planned this whole trip for months and it just so happens that now is the time I need my friend the most.

I am too excited about the kids coming and visiting the Ranch. I have all these crafts and ideas planned because I want them to beg to come back each and every year. Makes her come back and I love my babies. Ok they aren't babies anymore but I love them all the same!

See each other even if it can only be for lunch going through town

I am sure we will blog some of our adventures. Stay tuned because when we are together craziness and fun often ensue and laughter is plenty.

Its fun to have a friend that you have known for over half your life. One that has been a true friend. I am literally counting down the minutes till she is here.

Tick tock...is it Monday yet?

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Our Top 30 Instagram Pictures

Love Instagram! Thought I would pick a couple of our favorite Instagram pics of our family in the last say 6 months. Here are our top 30! It is a kind of get to know us through pictures type of day! With the amount of pictures I take its hard to pick different ones so I picked kinda by my mood today:) You know how that goes, right? :)

Went to NYC for the first time with my BFF

My Husband cracks me up

Looking out Kitchen Window as far as the eye can see

Our Daughter Cassies 16th Masquerade Birthday

Jackson doing Color Guard

Cassie and I at Woman's Retreat

Go Jack!

Go Josh!

Cassie and Jason at Jack and Josh Game

Won Championships in Rain

This is what happens when you take Ranch kids to a mall...HA!

My bow hunting hottie

Apparently birds like Josh

At the movies

Jason (second from left) at 4H

Josh, Jack, Cassie and Jason This is my Favorite Pic!!

Jack and Josh making Gingerbread Houses

In Puerto Vallarta on Christmas Day (Hubby took this pic)

On the balcony of our cruise

Whale Watching on Christmas Day

My Cosplaying Daughter

Cassie, Jason, and Jack my braces kids...

Jason first year at Basketball. He rocked!

This Diablo Shrimp is WAY too spicy for me

Ryan with our baby Molly

My Chef Cassie with Homemade Chocolate Pie

Valentines in Hospital. Hubby brought Valentines to me!

Jackson and the start of why I am lamb crazy! They are so cute!

Cassie at Science Fair

 

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Q&A Getting to know my 4 Teenagers

The fact that I asked my four teenagers the same questions and got VERY different answers doesn't surprise me even though they are raised under the same roof. Here is getting to know my teens. I will go oldest to youngest this time. Its going to be a long post so sit back, grab some coffee and have fun reading. Mind you I tape recorded them and wrote word for word.

Jackson (17)

What's your favorite app? Uhm instagram
What's your favorite food? BBQ Chicken Pizza. Is that because we are getting that tonight? No. What about Ribs? I like BBQ Chicken Pizza better and Pasta Roni. Ehw! Pasta Roni.
Name a Time when you helped someone out...Uhm...ahhh...I helped Dad work on the car engines and stuff.
What's your favorite thing to do at school? Talk to friends. (Right then Jason asked for some of Jacksons Pringles. Jack said okay you can have some but only 2. Jason asked who ever eats just 2).
If you had to name a book after your life what would the title be? I don't know maybe Its a wonderful life (I laugh) or How to be awesome.
What would you do if you had a Million Dollars? Invest it to make more money but only 100,000. I don't want to lose it all.
Would you rather have Super Intelligence or Super Strength? Super Strength because uhm because I get to be super strong and I don't know it would be better. Better than Super Smart? Well I am not dumb so yeah.
What is your biggest Pet Peeve? The sound of people brushing their teeth. Then scratching their teeth. And when you text ppl and they just say "k".
What do you want to be when you grow up? A billionaire and do nothing. And then getting money because I own Banks. That's sounds boring. Ya but I get to do whatever I want.
What is the strangest food you have ever eaten? Squid, Octopus or Snail.
What place would you like to visit and why? Africa. It has pretty cool animals there.
What's your favorite way to kill time? Sleeping.
When did your mouth last get you in trouble? Does your mouth ever get you in trouble? Does it? Sometimes ever now and then. I don't think it does a lot.
What's the story behind one of your scars? Once time I was swimming with my cousin. My cousin had a Doberman pincher that was crazy. I was scared so I just stood there at the pool. I froze because I was so scared. It bite my back and I fell in.
What do you think are characteristics that make you a good person? I think I feel bad for people. Sometimes. Like if someone asks me for a piece of gum. I don't want to lie and say no.
How would friends describe you to someone who didn't know you? Funny I guess. Shy at first around new people but talkative once I know them.
How many kids do you want when you grow up? 2...maybe 3...Do you know out of the four of you that you are the only one who wants kids. Well not anytime soon. Eventually like 25 or older.

Cassie (16)

What's your favorite food? Sushi
What's your favorite app? Facebook I guess
What's your favorite thing to do at school? Eat. I like to Eat.
Name a Time when you helped someone out...Today one of my teachers dropped stuff so I went over and helped pick it up.
If you had to name a book after your life what would the title be? It wouldn't have a title. Why? I don't know it looks better that way. It would be a blank front of book and no one would know what they are getting into.
What would you do if you had a Million Dollars? Buy Cosplay stuff and food. I like food.
Would you rather have Super Intelligence or Super Strength? Super Strength because I already have good intelligence. Yeah.
What is your biggest Pet Peeve? When my parents don't shut my bedroom door when they leave. They just leave it cracked and I had to get up and go shut it.
What do you want to be when you grow up? Google
What is the strangest food you have ever eaten? Escargot
What place would you like to visit and why? Japan. Just because I don't know because I can.
What's your favorite way to kill time? Music or Drawing
When did your mouth last get you in trouble? Every time I talk.
What's the story behind one of your scars? I have a scar on my wrist. Its from a cat. Josh was playing with a remote control car. The cat freaked out so I tried to grab it and it clawed my wrist.
What are characteristics that make you a good teenager? I am selfless. I say what's on my mind and stop things when it needs to be stopped.
How would friends describe you to someone who didn't know you? Anime Lover or a homestucker. What's a Homestucker? Its an Anime show
How many kids do you want when you grow up? Zero! I am not dealing with that. I don't have the time.


Josh (14) *he is my jokester.

What's your favorite food? Salmon
What's your favorite app? Clash of clans
 What's your favorite thing to do at school? My friends and I pushed each other into lockers.
Name a Time when you helped someone out...I helped someone up when they fell.
If you had to name a book after your life what would the title be? Why. That's the title? Yes.
What would you do if you had a Million Dollars? Probably just stare at it. That's not real useful. Its what I would do
Would you rather have Super Intelligence or Super Strength? Super Strength.
What is your biggest Pet Peeve? Everyone in my family except for my parents act like my parents. So your brothers and sister act like your parent? Yep.
What is the strangest food you have ever eaten? Snails
What place would you like to visit and why? Africa to go look at the ants.
What's your favorite way to kill time? Sleeping
When did your mouth last get you in trouble? All the time. Why? Because I have a Big mouth.
What's the story behind one of your scars? One time I was bite by a dolphin on my head so I had surgery on my head. What's the real reason? I had scull surgery when I was 6 months old.
 What are characteristics that make you a good teenager? I help people.
How would friends describe you to someone who didn't know you? Truthfully ...Annoying. Addicted to his phone.
How many kids do you want when you grow up? Zero

Jason (14)

What's your favorite food? Pizza What kind? BBQ Chicken. It was steak but not anymore.
What's your favorite app? Instagram
 What's your favorite thing to do at school? Hang out with my friends and my girlfriend. You have a girlfriend? You didn't know that? I know you have a friend that's a girl. Ok I am just saying.
Name a Time when you helped someone out...the other day I helped my friend out with his work.
If you had to name a book after your life what would the title be? Jason's boring life. Is your life really that boring? No. I have a lot of exciting things.
What would you do if you had a Million Dollars? I would buy an XBox1 and then spend the rest on things that would help me and my family. My family and I , I meant.
Would you rather have Super Intelligence or Super Strength? Super strength because if someone tries to smart mouth me I can pick them up and throw them to the moon.
What is your biggest Pet Peeve? When you send a three paragraph text message and they send back one word.
What do you want to be when you grow up? To be a special effects artist.
What is the strangest food you have ever eaten? I don't know. Well on the cruise you get to try alligator. Well I guess it will be alligator then.
What place would you like to visit and why? NYC because I think it would be cool to see all the stuff there.
What's your favorite way to kill time? Sleeping, eating and looking at Instagram
When did your mouth last get you in trouble?
What's the story behind one of your scars? so we were making a trampoline. My brother jumped on it too soon. My hand got caught and I ended up with 15 stitches. (Jack says...it was 5). No it was 15. (Jack says ...it was 5).
What are characteristics that make you a good teenager? I help people.
How would friends describe you to someone who didn't know you? ugh.. smart ,funny, nice, sometimes humble, sometimes weird.
How many kids do you want when you grow up? I don't know...I don't think that far ahead.


I never said they were normal....but they are mine and I love them!

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