Sami and Gavin are matching babies!! Both are wearing their tie-dye shirst that we made with the Morris family.
Day 68: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (7/29)
It's the last book on Larsson' series. It's a sad, sad day.
I finished his books.
I also know that Stieg Larsson died shortly after handing in the manuscripts for the books. I know that another book will never be written. :(
Again if you haven't already, I strongly recommend these books to any avid reader. They are AMAZING!!
PS Thank you to Gavin for helping me out with my picture or rather for not leaving the book alone for two seconds so that I could take a dang picture!
Day 67: The Things You See (7/28)
The common sights you see while driving in Oklahoma. These pictures where taken on the same day, on the same trip. It is never uncommon to pass a tractor, combine (sp??), or hay baler on the road.
Day 66: Playing with Rye (7/27)
We spent the day with the Bollman family; we even got to spend the night!! It's so fun that Molly, Dana and I have children that are so close in age.
Rye and Gavin play so well together. Sure they argue over toys but it natural and good for them. When they are together, they entertain themselves so well. They played together for hours, only stopping to eat.
I watched both of them by myself while Dana was at work and the boys were out playing golf. I had to feed them both dinner (with one highchair!), bath and put them to bed. I was exhausted by the time the boys got home. I am so glad that our small chance of twins was not put into reality!! However if I was to have twins, I would want it to happen first, before I knew what it was like to have single child.
♥ Love to all those parents out there that have multiples!!
Day 65: My Little, Big Boy!! (7/26)
After spending almost all weekend away from Gavin, I haven't done anything today but hang out with him.
I sat him down in his highchair to eat a snack, I came back to him and I just stopped and said, "Oh my goodness, he looks so big!" I don't know where my little baby has gone! He looks more and more like a kid than a baby everyday. It's so sad.
Today I put him in his new tie-die shirt that I made him. He looks so cute that I couldn't resist a picture.
He is also a walking fool. He loves to walk around and tries very hard to stay standing most of the time. He's getting so good at it! He will be doing nothing soon but walking. He is such a big boy.
His first birthday is almost a month away. I can't believe that Gavin will be a year old. It's amazing how fast the time has flown!!
Day 64: BTY State Champs (7/25)
BTY WOMEN'S ASA STATE CHAMPS!!
BTY: Better Than You
Top Row (left to right): Emily, Lacey, Lindsey, Netta, Amiee, Margo
Bottom Row (left to right): Tracey, Amber, Mandy, Erica, Kritter, Mel, Lisa
Day 63: My Bruise (7/24)
I didn't take this picture, I stole it from Tracey Rodgers' facebook page. However, since she was the girl to hit me I'm thinking it's an even trade!!
Today we played ASA State softball at Enid. It was my first women's tournament to play. It was so much fun, much more fun than I thought it would be. We played Friday night, Saturday and into Sunday.
I received this bruise courtesy of our left handed swinger, Tracey Rodgers. Here's what happen:
I was the only runner on the bases when Tracey comes up to bat. I am on first and she takes a huge swing. I see it coming down the line and my only two thoughts are:
1. I am going to get hit.
2. I have to stay on the base so that I am part of the bag and not be called out.
So I turn my body into the ball and shut my eyes. I hear it hit my leg and I stand there thinking, "Damn it, it really did hit me!!"
Then I hear everyone yelling at me to run. So off to second base I trot and arrive safely.
I now have this love bruise to show for Tracey's and my efforts!!
Day 62: Float Trip (7/23)
Oh man, has it been a busy weekend!
It started out on Friday morning at 5:45 AM! We left for the Illinois River for a float trip. We only decieded to float 6 miles because we didn't want tit to be a full day of floating. I mean you can only float for so long before it just gets boring!
It was fun! I haven't done floated since Rennie and I have married and I missed it! It's so much fun and the river was high so we didn't have to get out of the raft often to drag it across the rocks.
Even though we only floated 6 miles we were still exhausted but its a great way to spend the day.
Then from there I had a job interview (keep your fingers crossed) and then to Enid to play some softball!!
Day 61: Our Tie-Dye Project (7/22)
The girls (Shae, Jill and Sami), Dave and I made tie-die shirts today.
Not pictured is the two little onesises that I made for Gavin!!
It was fun and so easy. Some turned out better than others but they are all neat.
Tie-Die is a fun and easy project. One that I may do more often now.
Day 60: Cushing Water Park (7/21)
Today everyone went to the Cushing water park. It has the BEST little kiddie area.
Gavin can walk or even crawl through the entire pool. He loved sitting at the fountains around the swim area and playing in the water.
They even had a small slide that he would lay back and go down alone on. Of course Rennie or I would be waiting on the bottom.
He ♥ the water so much. As a plus, he is worn out in no time at all!!
Day 59: Something to Read (7/20)
Somebody said today, "It's for her blog. Don't worry no one reads it."
Sure, it hurt my feelings and yeah, it's probably true but honestly I don't do it for anyone else:
I DO IT FOR MYSELF.
When I started this Project 365, it was just going to be a picture a day. Then I found this Blog spot website and I thought I would expand my project a little more; try and give a small explanation as to why I took the picture. Now I have come across a website that will turn my blog into a bound book. I love the idea, a journal with pictures and printed text.
That is why I continue to blog, not for others, not for attention but for myself.
I took a picture of Gavin's favorite book today. Every time he picks it up I read it to him because he enjoys it.
And those of you who do read my blog, I hope you enjoy it!
Day 58: Cheap Sunglasses (7/19)
Whenever I am outside, I HAVE to have sunglasses. I can't live without my sunglasses! :D
Since I wear them everyday all the time, I do have two pairs of Oakley's sunglasses. I keep good care of them, keep them in their cases when I am not wearing them and so on.
However, sometimes a girl just has to have cheap sunglasses!
I found these sunglasses for $8 and I love them.
Day 57: The Morris' Come to Town (7/18)
Our second family comes to Stroud for a week!! from left to right: Sami Jo, Jillian, Shae, and Dave.
Shae and Jill are daughters of my dad and mom's best friends, Rick and Lisa. Rick and Lisa have been around since I was tiny. So out of respect when we were younger we have called them Uncle Rick and Aunt Lisa even though they are no relation to us.
Rick and Dad went to high school together. They have been friends ever since. I can't remember a single important occasion in which the Morris family weren't involved. Uncle Rick likes to remind us that he has changed our diapers and given us baths.
It's going to be a fun week. It's all planned out for us. Starting with getting our nails done, going to the movies, getting tan and floating the river. For Dad, Rennie and Uncle Rick, a lot of golf is going to be played!
Day 56: Silly Bandz (7/17)
I am sure that if you have kids or you work with kids you know what Silly Bandz are. (Of course, I had no idea of the official name, I had to Google it before I started my post.)
It seems like every kid and most teenagers are wearing one or two now adays. I have seen some adults wearing them, even some men.
They are rubber bands that are special shaped. You wear them on your wrist and they never lose their shape. Silly Bandz come in tons of shapes and colors. It's a pretty creative idea. There is no rhyme or reason to the Bandz, they are just cool!
You're just supposed to wear them on your wrist. You can trade them with friends and get all kinds of different shapes. I have always wanted a few but I thought, "I am 27 years old and I am not walking into a store to buy Silly Bandz!"
So the next best thing, steal one from a girl!!
OK I didn't actually steal it from Taygen. She kinda gave it to me or I made her feel bad and she gave it to me in guilt! Either way, I got my first Silly Bandz!
When I went to Walmart today, I came across the display of Silly Bandz and stood looking at it thinking of an excuse to buy a set. Of course, now I owe Taygen one!! So I bought a set of Body Parts Silly Bandz, only because I have to pay her back!
Taygen is the daughter of a fellow softball player. Her mom has become a friend of mine, who is also doing a Project 365 with a blogspot blog. Natalie took pictures all day yesterday and posted some on her blog: Welcome to Graham Central Station. I actually "borrowed" the following picture of Taygen and me!! Thank you Natalie, I hope that you don't mind!!
PS I haven't always stolen from this wonderful family, Taygen gave me the Silly Band!! OK, OK maybe I did steal the picture, but it's a great picture. :)
Day 55: Nail Art (7/16)
I was bored.
Nothing more to say!! :)
Day 54: Wedding Rings (7/15)
First of all, it's really hard to take a good focused picture of jewelry. I am sure there is some kind of camera magic but I don't know it so forgive me for the poor quality!
Rennie, Gavin and I went swimming and before we left Rennie and I took off our wedding rings to leave at home. There was a t-shirt on the coffee table so we just laid them on it and this was the effect.
How symbolic!!
The heart ring is a Mother's Love ring from James Avery that Rennie gave to me at Christmas.
Day 53: Nap Time (7/14)
However, since we moved in with my parents we found a new kind of magic: PopPop.
Day 52: OU Physicians (7/13)
This is were Dr. Medina's office is located. Dr. Medina is an otolaryngologistis, the branch of medicine that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, throat, and head and neck disorders.
In 2002, Rennie was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.
It's a story that I would like to tell.
In 2002, Rennie had trouble breathing through one side of his nostril. So he went to the doctor to get it check. They couldn't find anything wrong, so they did what Rennie calls a roto rooter (I don't know the technical term). It just cleans out the nasal cavity.
It worked...for six months. (Please forgive me if the next set of facts aren't exactly correct. I have been with Rennie for 4 years so most of this happen before me.)
The doctor assumed that the roto rooter didn't work so they decided to do it again. This time he couldn't breath out the nostril within 2 months of the second roto rooter.
It was back to the doctor. Rennie's primary doctor couldn't find anything wrong so he was sent to a specialist. There they did call kinds of scans and evaluations. Rennie was then told he had an usual kind of cancer in his nasal cavity. A cancer that is only seen in jewelry workers who work with nickel (ironic, I know) and furniture works because of a certain kind of dust.
Rennie has never worked at either of those jobs.
Rennie had to have surgery to remove the cancer in his right nasal cavity. So what they did was cut from the bridge of his nose down and out of his lip. They opened up the side of his face to determine how bad and how far it spread within in face. They ended up taking out the zygomatic bone and the maxilla. Standing face to face with Rennie, it would be the left side of his face.After the surgery, Rennie was a phenomenon. Dr. Medina is a teaching doctor, because this was such a rare case Dr. Medina used it as a teaching moment. Rennie explained that after his surgery, learning doctors were packed into a very small room to see the bandages removed and how the bones were cut away. Checkup after checkup, Rennie saw new learning doctors.
Rennie has a prosthetic mouth piece that he can take out. It takes the place of the two bones he had removed. It is about the size of a small fist.
Rennie has a prosthetic mouth piece that he can take out. It takes the place of the two bones he had removed. It is about the size of a small fist.
He cruised through 11 months of checkups until the cancer came back. It was thought to be worse this time. Before Rennie went into surgery the second time, he was told that the cancer spread to his frontal bone. However once Dr. Medina got into the nasal cavity he determined it was nearly as bad as they thought and cutting into the frontal bone wasn't needed.
This time Rennie had to have 36 rounds of radiation. Rennie said radiation was "tiring. You were worn out by the time you were through."
After two surgeries and rounds of radiation, 11 months later the cancer came back. Now nearly as strong as the first two times but it came back. This time, however, they were able to burn out the cancer without major surgery.
Eight years after Rennie found out he had cancer, he has been cancer free for 6 years. Every year he goes back to Dr. Medina and the OU Physicians for a check up and learning doctors are always present when Rennie shows up.
Day 51: People Magazine (7/12)
This is my favorite thing about the People magazine. I love puzzles, any kind!
Day 50: Naked Butt (7/11)
Honestly this picture was taken at 9:30ish tonight. Gavin never goes to bed so late, but for some reason he wasn't even close to being ready at this time.
I went to change his diaper, turned away for a second and it's off to the races! He loved being chased around the house bare bottomed! He laughed and laughed, thought it was a game. Well, OK, I turned it into one but when you hear this child giggle you would do anything to keep him giggling.
I tried to take tons of pictures but the little boy wouldn't stay still. He was probably on his second wind, poor baby was so tired.
Day 49: Gavin's First Walking Shoes (7/10)
Yesterday, Gavin got his first real pair of walking shoes.
We (Rennie and I) haven't been very good about putting shoes on him from the beginning. To make excuses, it's was hard to find shoes that fit his fat foot!!
The child wears a 6 WIDE, at 10 months old.
I can only hope that he's going to be a big boy, maybe a tight end. A momma can only dream!
Day 48: Mommy's Little Helper (7/9)
Every day after breakfast, lunch and dinner, we have to clean up. Not only do I have to clean my messy eater but the highchair and the floor.
The dust buster is my best friend right now!
At first, Gavin was scared of the vacuum but the first time today he came up to me while I was vacuuming up and wanted to touch the dust buster. So I let him move the vacuum around and he loved up.
Hope that this keeps up for the next 20 yearish!!
Day 47: Sleepy Boy (7/8)
I don't know if Gavin is going through a growth spurt or more of his teeth are coming in but he has been really tired. Maybe Rennie and I are just wearing him out!
Gavin loves his scheduled naps because he never misses them no matter where or what we are doing. So when he took a third 15 minute cat nap today, I was really surprised.
He looks so cute and no longer like a baby in this picture. It's amazing how fast time flies!
Day 46: The Girl Who Played with Fire (7/7)
This is what I have been doing in all my spare time, which is hard to find when you have a 10 month old!
Again if you haven't read this series and you like to read definitely look into Larsson's books! They are magnificant.
Back to reading...
Day 45: The Oklahoma City Memorial (7/6)
Last week, Rennie and I were talking about the OKC Memorial and I found out that he has never been to the Memorial. He has been to the site but that was before the Memorial was erected and it was a fence with hundreds of thousands mementos hanging on it.
For those of you who don't know about the OKC Memorial, it was once the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. I know I can not do the story justice so to learn more go The OKC Memorial's website or just google Oklahoma City bombing.
The best way for me to describe it would be the first terrorism attack in the United States. I could write pages and pages about why, how, who and when but that's not the point of my blog.
Rennie was living in Stillwater at the time and he told me he felt the ground shake when it happen. At the time, I still lived in Florida. He followed the press, went the bombing site, and was even in Perry, OK when Timothy McVeigh was removed from the courthouse jail.
However after 15 years, Rennie never made it to the Memorial. I went some years back with my family.
So I woke up this morning thinking I would surprise Rennie. It didn't work he had to figure it out before we even started getting around to go!
I didn't mind going back. I love history and museums. It's always good for the soul to remember. And that's exactly was the Memorial is about remembering. It walks you through the morning of the bombing, the hours, days, years afterwards and it honors those 168 who died.
It's a beautiful place to visit both inside and out. If you ever get the chance to visit it, I would do so.
Day 44: A Night Out (7/5)
I enjoy going out to the casino every now and then. Lucky for me there is a really nice and small one miles from home at the Sac and Fox nation.
It's not a huge one but it's got everything you need to have a fun night out.
I do enjoy going to the larger ones every now and then. I have been to Las Vegas and had a blast both times I have been there. I would never mind going back to Vegas, there is so much to do there and I enjoy staying in the casino hotels! (:
Tonight, I went with my mom, Grandma, Aunt Lori and my cousins Joni, Mark and Zack. It seemed every one walked out a winner, except for me and my mom, but don't feel bad for my mom she won last week!!
I don't know if it's my attitude towards the casino but I have never won big. Yeah, yeah I have been told by many people that no one wins at the casino!! However, every one that I have gone with has won a large amount. I just keep thinking my time is coming but for now I will spend my money on guaranteed fun, because that's what I have when I go to the casino: a good time.
Day 43: Family Picture (7/4)
Happy 4th of July!!
The 4th of July: America’s Independence Day is normally filled with the 3 F’s – food, friends (and/or family) and fireworks.
Here are some great quotes about freedom and liberty to remember those who came before us:
“The greatest enemy of individual freedom is the individual himself.” ~ Saul Alinsky
“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
“Liberty is the breath of life to nations.” ~ Bernard Shaw
“Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.” ~ Napoleon Bonaparte
“Where liberty dwells, there is my country.” ~ Benjamin Franklin
“We stand for freedom. That is our conviction for ourselves; that is our only commitment to others.” ~ John F Kennedy
“Freedom is the oxygen of the soul” ~ Moshe Dayan
“All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.” ~Winston Churchill
“Better to starve free than be a fat slave.” ~ Aesop
“Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?” ~ Gandhi
“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
Day 42: Reunion Food (7/3)
I was thinking who wants to see pictures of people they don't know. So I thought it would be fun to take a picture of ALL the FOOD!!
My family can always eat and we when we all together our first thought is What are we going to eat?
Well here's what we had today:
My family can always eat and we when we all together our first thought is What are we going to eat?
Well here's what we had today:
Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmyy!!
Day 41: the Weekend Begins!! (7/2)
...a few pictures taken throughout the day!! This enitre holiday weekend by blog is going to be full of family pictures. Staying in my mom's house we have 15 people "jammed in jelly tight" so this weekend is going to be so much fun!
the babies are eating lunch left to right: Jason, Gavin, and Rye...
Dana made Firecracker Bites...
Dana posing proudly with her Firecracker Bites...
baby Gavin and Rye playing before bed...
Day 40: Cuddling with Tommy-Two Shoes (7/1)
I love when John and Molly come back to Stroud because I get to lay on the couch and cuddle with Tommy. It reminds me of how small and still Gavin used to be.
Maybe because Tommy's the second baby, he's so mellow. He's just happy to be held and fed my his momma. He will snuggle with anyone for as long as you want.
The next couple of days will be spent with family, LOTS of family. The Schluge's Reunion is this weekend and lots of cousins, aunts and uncles, and BABIES!!
Be prepared for tons of pictures in the next couple of days...
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