Our latest project

I thought that summer was coming to an end, and that meant no more yard work... boy was I wrong.

When David and I bought our 5 acres a few years ago, I thought we bought it for the plush trees.

David grew up in Idaho, where nothing grows for years, and now that we live in a state where everything grows like weeds, he wants to cut it down . As you can see in the pictures he has cleared a lot of trees off our land. I guess you could say I have my own personal "Paul Bunyan"

We have been working on our landscaping, and I thought it would be a great idea to plant a perennial garden in between two walkways down to the play area or aka "The Cziep Park" But as always I took more than I could chew. I am still working on my perennial garden, but it became a lot bigger project, and I never knew there were so many types of plants, it is hard to choose.
I guess when you own a home the work is never done!

Not on my list of things to do

For those that do not know me that well, my famous last words to my children "be careful, going to the emergency room today is not on my list of things to do." I always tell them this when we are getting ready to do things around the yard.

Well, like any other Saturday, David had a long list of things to do outside in the yard. For those that know my kids, know that Hunter and Cooper love to be outside, however, Sydnie our "drama queen" loves to stay inside with her cool glass of water and her TV remote on the couch. When she has to go outside to help, it last no more than five minutes and she starts to cry that she has a "heat rash" and that it is just to hot to be outside. So, of course she bats her big blue eyes at her daddy and he then tells her to go inside to cool down.

However, this past Saturday the humidity was low and it was a beautiful day, and Sydnie was having a great time outside, until she tripped over a tree stump and fell down on a tree branch that pierced her right thigh.

Pictures are worth a thousand words...

I was on my way to Home Depot to pick up more bushes, when I got a call to come back home to pick up Sydnie to take her to the emergency room. When I got back to the house Sydnie was crying and saying "my beautiful skin" and "I told you daddy that being outside wasn't a good idea." I asked David what happened, he said she is fine, but she will need to go to the emergency room, and don't look at her leg. I just grabbed Sydnie and drove off.

It wasn't until we got into the emergency room that I finally looked at her leg with the nurse, Sydnie had ever right to be upset, she had a gaping hole in her thigh.

After 8 stitches, and lots of hugs from mom, she was good as new.

I am not sure if her daddy will ever get her to go outside to work now...

Need your input

I need your input... does anyone have or know anyone that has used a Cricut Machine or the QuicKuts Silhouette? I would like to know what your thoughts are on these two machines.

Thank you for any input you may have to offer.

Memorial Day Camping Trip

We just back from our weekend camping trip, at Canney Creek RV Center in Harriman, TN (for those not around East TN it was only 20 miles away) We didn't get to far from home due to Hunter had a football game on Saturday.

We went with another family and had a great time. The kids love to be able to ride their bikes and go swimming (our pool in our back yard isn't good enough for them)

Our family has really enjoyed our camper, it is a great way to get away so David can kick back and relax and not worry about the yard or the business.

Sydnie's first day of kindergarten

I am a little late getting these on my blog, I had a problem with my camera, I deleted by pictures, Oops!

So I finally got her to stand still long enough to take these. She really loves school and is doing well, but she does not like GYM or Recces. I keep telling David she is not my child, those where my to favorite subjects! LeAnn, I think she is more and more like you! :)

Your it!

Rules: list 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 current goals, 3 current obsessions, and 3 random facts about your self. Then tag at least 5 people at the end.

3 Joys:
1) family
2) friends
3) a good book

3 Fears:
1) spiders
2) loosing my sight
3) not being able to do for myself

3 Current goals:
1) to follow thru with losing 10 pounds
2) to get my kids on a schedule after school
3) to walk 3 miles a day

3 current obsessions:
1) cleaning
2) reading, have to find a new book - any good ideas?
3) cereal

3 random facts about myself:
1) I love camping (who ever thought I would love the outdoors?)
2) I have lived in 11 states
3) I love chewing gum

I tag, Jennifer, LeAnn, Michelle, Janet and Maria

Influence of mothers

Sydnie didn't see the humor in this, but I really had a great laugh at the situation, after she left the room.
Have you ever really sat down to think how much of an influence we are as mothers to our children... Yesterday I went to get my hair cut, I usually do not take any of my children with me, to me this is my time to get pampered after I have pampered everyone else. This time I had to take Sydnie with me, since she will not be in school for a couple more days. While getting my hair done I also got my eye brows waxed, and little miss "I don't miss a thing" must have been
watching very close.
Today she thought she would give herself a eyebrow wax with her Barbie band aids... she came down the stairs crying in despair... it hurts mommy please take them off! This was a picture moment that I could not pass up, so after a quick hug, I told her she would be OK and to just smile for me... I can't believe she was patience enough for me to get my camera.
I know that after this ordeal she will wait a long time to wax her eyebrows...
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