"Sand"man...

We had "fun with sand" day at school the other day...

I had lots of fun ideas, but after getting to school and getting the sand poured into the bowl I decided to just let loose and let the kiddos play with it, we made a huge mess but had the best time! WE pretended we were at the beach, we dug around in it, pretended it had buried treasure in it, we poured it back and forth into cups, and we buried our hands in it...fun was had by all.

Since it is still winter we decided to make "sand"men....and they turned out so cute...I forgot to get a finished picture of them but you can still see how cute they turned out...we painted with the color of their choice mixed with a little Elmer's glue...then we took the sand and poured, patted and smoothed over the picture...

Everyone loved sand day....especially the teacher!!!!

Getting back to me....

Warren and I after our hot date tonight...

ok not really a hot date, just a benefit dinner for the private school here in town where I coach volleyball.

We never get our picture taken together, I am always behind the camera taking the pics and well we never take the time to get in a pic together, so tonight while we were still decent, I had Tyler take our picture....not too bad if I do say so myself!

Tomorrow is a big day...Warren is in a benefit fashion show for HEART HEALTH at the hospital where he works, from what I understand they have a pink dress (yes I said dress) all picked out waiting on him. I have to go do his make-up, and doll him all up around 11 tomorrow! You better believe that there will be pictures to post of that...I still can not believe he said he would do it. Not sure pink is his color, but we shall see tomorrow.

I feel like I am coming out of my depression a little bit at a time. I do a very good job at hiding it for the most part, but my family and close friends have been helping me and encouraging me to get out more, and for the first time tonight I felt more like myself. This shoulder surgery and the pain I am in daily, and the health scare with Tyler and now the diagnoses has kinda thrown me for a loop. I have been hiding out in my house and not really doing anything. For those of you that know me, know that I am very out going, loud and love being around people, but for the past few months I have only done what I have to do, and avoid or cancel things just to stay home and veg on the couch. I have struggled with this before but not for a long time...I am glad to say tonight felt good, like the old Kari is still in here...laughing and cutting up, wanting to dress up and be with friends tonight was a great feeling. I am hoping this is the start of me coming out of this awful funk I have been in. My family deserves better then what I have been able to give them lately.

*the top pic is one Tyler wanted to take bc he said I looked so pretty tonight more like the mom before shoulder surgery...bless his heart!!!! he told me I had to put it on my blog..so I did bc he was such a sweetheart about it...

sunny days are here again...

I love the snow, I love the memories we make in the snow, I love having snow days......BUT

I am getting over it!

I am ready for warm weather, flip flops (which I wore today even though it was snowing..I know I am dork but whatcha going to do?? Love them!)

I am ready to go to the beach, sun, sand, and cool blue water!!

I am ready to play outside with the kids throwing the softball with EK, or kicking the soccer ball with Ty...

I am ready for my windows to be open at the house, to trim the bushes and plant flowers, ready for sunny days to be here again!!

For all my northern friends I know I have no room to complain when we get 1 1/2 inches of snow and it shuts down the whole town, and we only get snow once in a blue moon, although this winter has been different...so I apologize to you for complaining!

I am very blessed and for the past few summers have gotten to go to the beach on an average of 4 times each summer, sometimes with my family, sometimes with some great friends for a girls trip, and sometimes with some great teenagers!! I could live at the beach!! The pictures are from various trips in the last few summers...

Top picture is from this Oct fall break..me and my girl EK

2nd picture is EK and my niece Hallie

3rd picture is me and my good friend Tammy swimming with the dolphins in the wild..we were at Tybee Island in Georgia and the dolphins would swim right up to us..it was wild!! 4th picture is of my beautiful family...love that picture one of my favs foresure

5th picture is me and EK again working on our tans!! oh how I miss my tan right now!!

Bring on the sunny days, please and the sooner the better!!!

I will hopefully be going to the beach this spring break with the tennis team again...they get their tails worked off at a tennis camp and I get my tan on while they are there...then fun times at night being a chaperone to a great group of kids!!

really?!?!

SO this weekend my family got a lesson in what is put on their blogs is free domain for anyone to use. My blog nor my sister's blog is very big and it is mainly for us to journal and write something we both love to do. Well, I introduced you to my precious nephew last week, what I failed to tell you all was that he was in the hospital again having a new shunt put in. He is doing great, and really is a precious little guy! Anywho, if you read my sister's blog you can follow his amazing journey... This weekend my sister gets a call from a friend and the friend reads her a story from their newspaper...and get this....she is reading my sister's words! from her blog!! The writer told my nephew's story, and how amazing he is, quoted my sister's blog, and for the most part the story was on target...BUT it could of been so much better!! Andrea would of invited this person over, let her met Anderson, share her feelings and frustrations, give God the glory, and show off how well Anderson really is doing...but no the reporter did none of that...did not even inform Andie that she was writing the story, just took her words and quotes because she could and wrote a story. I understand anything we write can be taken from us and no one has to even tell us but in all my life I can not and would not ever think of doing such a thing!! My sister has talked with the author of the story and she has forgiven her, because well she is nice like that!! So anywho, just had one of those moments this weekend that makes you go really???? who does that??? and just wanted to share it with you!!

Date night...

So since we have kinda had a rough couple of months and things just were out of the ordinary..we have yet to celebrate our 14 yr anniversary back in Dec. Tonight is date night...not sure where we are going and what we are doing but we do know the kiddos will be spending the night at the grandparents house tonight, and we will be out on the town!! I can not wait, I get to dress up for my man, put on make-up do my hair, and I get him all to myself! Not sure when the last time this happened was??? Have I mentioned I love date night?? bc guess what I DO!!!

Zumba

Well, I have found it!! I have heard about it, seen it, and now I have done it (you know like more then once...can't really tell if you like something if you only try it once or twice..) I don't get all the steps right, and pretty sure that I look like a fool most of the time, but I love it!! I don't care what I look like doing it, as long as it works my butt off..no I mean it I want this butt gone!!! I am still not suppose to be lifting anything with this shoulder of mine...and I am pretty sure I have mentioned this once or twice or maybe a hundred bizillion times...I AM DONE!!!! I want my life back, I am sick of pain, sick of not sleeping in bed, sick of needing help for personal things such as putting your bra on...I AM DONE!!! ok I feel better now, sorry just had to get that off my chest again this week :) Zumba is great and it is an exercise I am really enjoying doing...I don't dread going, I don't have to drag my butt there..have I mentioned I want said butt gone? yes? oh ok just making sure you know! This week as been a long week and I am thankful it is almost over, hope to get some great post finished up this weekend...and some great videos to download!!!

Writer's block..

So I have writer's block.. I have to write a speech for Tyler, and I have writer's block..I don't get writer's block. I just wrote a puppet script for 4 teams for church...no writer's block then...BUT now... nothing, nada, zero, do you hear birds chirping because I do!!! So any help from you wonderful people would be great.... The topic is "if you love me, keep my commandments.." John 14:15 Please and Thank you!!