My Christmas List

I never really think about things that I would really like to have for christmas....Until now

1. Immersion blender
2. Pot holders!!!! I NEED these! 
3. Cast iron dutch oven
4. Quilts (I am so crazy about the ones that I have!)
5. cookie cutters
6. Juicer ( this is one thing that I have been wanting to try. I might just go out and buy one used)
7. Electric blanket
8. Both fireking milk glass anything and white pyrex pie plates. I love them. 
9. Blu ray player!
10. Mittens 

There. It feels good to know that I have a list if anyone asks (Which they always do!) 

Thankful Thoughts

I have been enjoying some special time with my kids lately, mostly just snuggling on the couch or having special little chats about nothing in particular. I love that they can come to me and not feel weird about it. It makes me feel like I am doing something right.
I am missing my Ashlynn. I get especially sappy about her during the holiday season and her being a legal adult is just unreal to me on so many levels. I miss seeing her beautiful eyes on christmas morning.
Natalie is a really good writer! I am so impressed with her ability to portray her spoken words into written ones, I'm letting her occasionally blog on here now because I love that she likes to write like her mama.
Boston is my little lover. Such a sweet and sensitive boy. He comes and gives me backrubs before he asks for things, its cute how he butters me up. Love that boy.
I had Luke (7) read our special thanksgiving book tonight. I love that he is old enough to read it alone and enjoy reading it. We look at the pictures and he makes up stories about the kids playing in the book. Its some really sweet moments that I am already treasuring.
I love being in love with my best friend. I love the hugs in the morning and at night. I love the sweet words and the genuine appreciation that we have for each other. I tried to practice wedding vows and I cant even practice without crying. I can explain in words how much James means to me. I am truly the luckiest woman alive to have such a special man.

Yay....Aunt Flo is showing up for the holiday!

Well here is something to be thankful for.....I'm due for my period on thanksgiving.
Well played body of mine....well played.  I do have to be thankful for it somewhat, I mean...at least I have one meaning that I am still fertile.  I do see babies in my future, just not as near as some others might see them.
Nothing says be thankful like gut wrenching cramps and queasiness!

On the plus side, I have amazing soon to be in-laws. I LOVE their company and look forward to spending time with them.

First Day "what to do"

Im Natalie sauvageau Alicias daughter in fith grade im ten and doing really good in school I gust had my mom go to my school and look at my grades she said I was doing good and i was doing great in writing and she wanted me to start writing on her blog but only one problem .I don't know what to write without a topic like our teacher gives us I don't know what i should write about .

these are my ideas so far

• school
• social life 
• how i go trough the sauvageau family
• 5th grade survival 

I just don't know what to write .After a long vote i have decided to go with my 5th grade survival these are the things im going to write for the next year !

1. P.E 
2. Crush
3. classroom mayhem
4. Band geek
5. Abby
6. best school
7. Mr.Betlach (best teacher ever)

All in all i will be writing one subject one by one i will be writing my first subject soon .

I miss watching spongebob

• Talking to my Luke the other day and he tells me that Boston is his best friend and that he misses him very much when they are apart. That is enough to melt a mother's heart.  Mine sure did. 
• I am so crazy in love with my 3 kiddos that I can hardly contain myself sometimes. I love living in the Seattle area with my kids. There is so many things that we can explore.
•  I am engaged! James asked me to marry him on September 12th while we were in Las Vegas for his sisters wedding. I get to marry my best friend! 
• This post has nothing to do with Spongebob......sorry. 
• I try so freaking hard not to quote RuPaul's Drag Race in public, but I sometimes cant help it! "You don't know anything about fashion!". 
• I am the floss Nazi. You are probably doing it wrong, here let me help you. 
• I say super stupid stuff, Like "There is water in those waves!" when talking in general conversation. This convo was about my hate for fish and the waters that they thrive in. 
• I have a "thing" for redheads. ;)
• I believe in marriage and true love, even though my first didn't work as it was supposed to. I am determined to get it right this time. 
• I love to take care/wait on people when they are sick. Kids and Adults alike. 
• I have the baby itch. Bad. Like Really Bad. 

Whats not to love lately?

My kids and I made an attempt at homemade butterfingers. They tasted really good however my daughter labeled them as such......

Cause apparently that is what they resembled. 

I hope the appearance improves with the next batch. I will keep you posted. 

It's these little people that I do what I do for. It's them that makes the studying worthwhile and the pressures of school life bearable. I could not imagine my life without them in it. They are my world.
Things are beginning to look up a bit in my life. I am BUSY. So busy in fact that I tend to collapse at the end of the day and sometimes do not even recollect what happened within the last 24 hours. I know its going to be worth it. I know that keeping my eye on the prize is where I need to be focused. But man, The GUILT that I deal with is overwhelming. I hate not being able to be there for everything that my children do. It pains me to miss school events, and sports. Even just having one on one time with them is almost impossible lately.

In 2 short weeks I am going to have a 5th grader, a 3rd grader, and a 2nd grader. I am blown away at how fast time actually went. What happened to my babies?

Boston

"Mom, I love you and you are the best mom in the world." ~ Boston

Those are some of the sweetest words a mother could ever hear and I am continually blessed to hear them most everyday.

The things that he loves are usually people and ideas. Such a sweet boy. I would give him the world if I could. He is 8 and a half at the moment. Where did my baby go? He is still a snuggler and a lover. I wouldn't trade him for anything.

Miss Natalie

My daughter continues to impress and amaze me everyday. She is 10 now and when I talked to her on the phone last night she told me that she is going to be in the school talent show singing and accompanying herself on the guitar. My jaw hit the floor. I am overwhelmed with pride at how much courage that little girl has contained in her 4' 4" self! I am beyond excited to hear her play. Follow your dreams bug! I love you!

Dude.....really?

Guess who got ready for class this morning and had ALL her pants in the washing machine? Yep. This girl.

That's what I get for trying to be responsible and have all my laundry done before I make the trek back to the eastside of the mountains. I just forgot to put them in the dryer. I never do that! Sheesh. I am not impressed.

So would you?

I got asked if I would marry my boyfriend if he asked me to be his wife. Here is my reply to that wonderful thought provoking question.

• Getting to wake up in the morning, looking over and seeing someone smile in his sleep has got to be one of the best things about my relationship. It sets the whole tone for my day.
•  He smiles when I kiss him and I can tell by looking in his eyes that he is happy I am there. 
• He plans for "us" not just for his own life. 
• He gives the best hugs. Long "just let me hold you" hugs. He tends to know when I need them the most and happily provides them as needed. 
• I have never met anyone more patient with me in my entire life. He can tolerate me asking the same question 50 times and does not give away whether or not he is annoyed. 
• He explains things to me when I don't understand. Even in the theater when I'm not sure what is going on. 
• I can get lost forever in those gorgeous blue eyes. If I could bottle the color I would! 
• He is completely tolerant of my overly "girly" side. I can go shopping, to the spa, out with my girlfriends...and he is completely fine. 
• He is thoughtful towards my children. 
• He is supportive. I'm attempting college and he has been nothing but supportive and patient. He is also a great proofreader! 
• He likes my cooking. He eats anything I put in front of him. 
• He laughs with me instead of making fun of me. 
• He would make a loving and patient father to future children as well as a stepfather to my children now. 
• He loves his time with his friends. I can see how he truly cares a lot about each and every one of them. 
• He makes time to talk to me on the phone each night when we are apart, even when I know he hates to talk on the phone.
• He treats me as an equal and not as a lesser than. 
• The eyebrow lift thing he does just drives me wild. 
• He thinks I'm beautiful.  I love the way he watches me. 
• My heart aches when he is gone. I feel like a part of myself is missing in his absence. 
• I love him. 

Do I really even need to answer that question? I mean really? 

Cause the answer is YES. In a heartbeat. 

Haaaaack! Gaaaaag!

Admiral Death Lung.
That is what I have lovingly named the guy who lives in the apartment below me. He usually waits until I am trying to fall asleep before he starts gagging on whatever is in his throat, but today he has graced me with an early morning serenade. Lovely.
Sometimes I accidentally gag when listening to him. It's that bad! Sounds as if he is trying to get a hairball out. Its good for the diet I tell ya! I definitely do NOT feel like eating after listening to him hork it up for a few minutes.