Becca's Random Moments

      Merry Christmas all! Well the Wertz homestead seems to be busy and full of life as usual. We had a nice couple week break from sports and now we are back in full swing with Basketball. Tyler will have a break for Christmas break and then back at it all in January. Tyler is doing well otherwise and enjoying (I think) the 6th grade. He also finished the soccer season undefeated, the last game of the season ended in a tie. It was also a game to remember. The bitter cold and the wind were no fun for the parents or the boys. It took a long time to “thaw” out for us all. He has a funny side to him. Almost like the “class clown” we may be in trouble with that.  Brandon is good and expected to be home on Dec 23 for 5 days. He has worked hard and shown good improvement to earn coming home for Christmas. He is growing and learning a lot about himself through his journey at Patch. He talks all the time about the snow. They are building snow forts. HOW FUN!! ...

     Tough question wouldn’t you say. So this is me sending this one out to all my friends that are “leaving”. This one goes out to a friend I am very thankful I DO NOT have to say goodbye to. Remember the conversation we had? Well here is a simple Becca Random Moment. Why is it so hard for me to say goodbye to a friend. Perhaps it is just easier not to. Sneak out and then Goodbyes are easy. I am very good for that. I regret it a lot but its easier that way. We just celebrated a friend moving to GA. What an amazing celebration of someone. To show them how much you love them and how much they will be missed. I get home and a girlfriend post on FB the movers are done and they are off in the morning. Vulnerability I do have…..As I write this I cry. I cry because I will miss them. They are a part of me. She is a part of my mommy hood clan. She made me laugh every time I saw her. Diane you are amazing!! These woman are moving away. They will be very missed by many. Also t...

    WOW, 10 days since my last post. My brain is not thinking as it should. I am thinking I have not much to say but I think I will surprise myself. Doesn’t surprise any of you I bet. We will start with last week. Starting Monday it has been a roller coaster of a week. Monday we woke to not much snow. As the kids all went to school and the little ones went to preschool the snow came. By the time I was coming home with the preschoolers our school district was calling school to get out early. Roads were a mess and getting home was very challenging with some of the hills. We all made it home safely. The snow lasted until Thanksgiving and our high day time temps were in the 20’s ……Absolutely incredible to say the least. I had a great week off and lots of fin with my children. Thanksgiving came and went just as fast. We had a good one celebrating with family. Tried to just take it all in. My Great Aunt Mari didn’t feel well on Thanksgiving so after supper my Aunt drove her to ...

      Well it is that time again. I have not blogged in over a week and I have lots to blog about just have not known where to start. So this one I will start here. Let me tell you at this moment I am sitting here sipping a cup of coffee and listening to Christmas music….yes, you heard it from my mouth. No kids, relaxing! Wow not very often I am with no kids. Now I admit I should be sweeping and mopping and cleaning but you know that will have to wait for now. So Christmas music…yes, that is what I said and I know it is early but hey I am glad for it. So brings me to the Holidays…..Happy Thanksgiving all my beautiful friends. This is the time of year we remind ourselves over and over what we are thankful for. I like to be thankful all the time but so do most of you…It just comes out more this time of year. So I am thankful for each of you. I have said it before whether in my 1,2,or 3rd basket of friends you are all special to me and hold a very special place in ...

  This is a beautiful Sunday. Church was great. God was there and in the house today. Got really exciting news about a friend pregnant but with twice the blessings. Congrats friend!! :-)……My house is noisy today. Courtney has decided to not nap and the boys just seem cranky. Did the time change really affect us that bad? Well I guess it is okay. Think positive press on and go. I think I am ready for this day to end! Not really a bad day but a rough day. So Friday we went to Northwest Trek for the first time. We had a blast. It was fun and to see nature at its best is amazing. We had homegroup Friday night where it finally hit me I was sooooo tired. People I mean tired so tired while we were praying I was trying to fall asleep. That is bad but I came home and went to bed and slept 11 hrs…woot woot!!!! So then Saturday we had a long soccer day. However Scorpions are still number 1 and now 9 and 0……two games left.  Well there is my LONG weekend in a very small nutshell.  ...

Wow! What a day or last two or heck why don't we go all the way and say week. I am thankful I am a stay at home Mom but whew sometimes I wonder why I babysit. Its all good we are all aloud to have bad days right? All in all I have a had a interesting day and full of emotions so I wont talk to much for the fact that I need to remember who reads this and it is certainly not a place for me to vent my issues unless they are solely mine. LOL…..Oh well Halloween was great! We had a lot of fun and it seems that the night went really fast. I think all the kids are still trying to regroup from that fun night. All else is good here. Brandon called last night and talked to Mike (I was not home) He seemed to be well. The weather is glorious and sunny and at this point in the game we will take what we can as far as sun. My new song for you all is “Sweetly Broken” by Jeremy Riddle. Listen to it and get lost in the words. To all my friends I adore each of you and it is Nov. 2 so I am safe to say ...

   Whew let me start off by this plane ride is BUMPY!!! ewwwww……….     well the weekend went good. Happy Halloween everyone. Brandon is doing very good and seems to be a little homesick. We had a great visit. Friday when we got there is was lunch time so he ate lunch and then we went to out first family counseling session. It went very well. The boys all had a service project to go do in town. So we went to a mans house that had lots of wood to put up against the house. we went back and spent the evening with Brandon in the boys dorm. Sat also went well and because it is the day of the Sabbath we had church and worship and then lunch then mostly free time. Spent a lot of time in the dorm ….played some football…sat on the porch swing. The it was PE time. Very much a learning experience for the boys. They have to play with integrity and if integrity gets lost then they stop and do something not so fun. We played for 2 hrs, dodge ball, medic, and another really fu...

      Well well well……could it have started any worse? I had my checklist I checked it twice and somehow I still manage to forget the most valuable asset of us traveling. We get to the airport all is good we went through security printed our passes in check in, we went through security…..don't even get me started on that. We get to our gate check in and the lady says “do you have your tickets” OH NO forgot them on the fire place. Can you say OOPS! I have a few people very angry at me. OOPS again. Gee and everyone thought I was perfect. LOL NOT!!..Well Dad told me I screwed up the whole morning a small (that is not going to work) guilt trip. I chose to state the facts  and said that it is fine I will get in a taxi and  I will come home get my tickets and take the next flight…Geesh people accidents happen….Well I am over my guilty feeling well not really but getting there. Sitting at the the air port at the Seattle Taproom outside seating area. To bad th...

   Well I feel the urge to take a few minutes and blog. Sharing God’s love is one thing I think we all should do and never fail to do. I wish when I was little someone would have sat me down more than once and did this with me. Perhaps my family did. I don’t remember a lot of my childhood as most do. I have blocks of memories, I have not a clue. I remember small things but not much. I wish no matter how hard I had it in the tough time of my teenage years that someone would have told me all about Jesus and what he did for “me” that no matter what I did he forgave me and I can change. I am sure that was not on everyone's mind at the time and family did what they could with what they had. For that I am thankful. I am thankful for the times I did have at a glimpse of God and life. I am more thankful that God knew and he was with me all the time. So as I listen to the Song by Sidewalk Prophets “The Words I Would Say” I think of my children, I think of Brandon. This is my song to th...

     Just another day, no I think not. Nothing to eventful which in my life that is a good deal. MOPS on Tuesday was great. We had a speaker from the Kent Police Dept. on personal safety. I really enjoyed that. It was great to see friends and have new ladies at our table. My Mentor Mom was gone so we got the delightful always eventful Patty. You gotta love that woman! On to Weds very busy day. Highlights of course we went to Courtney’s Halloween party at school. Posted some pics on FaceBook. We had a wonderful time and the kids were so cute. Seems to be a great bunch of parents this year that all seem to be really nice. Had a great time watching the kids decorate cookies in their costumes. Then it was off to Club 56 last night where we had a blast. 5th and 6th graders will always keep you on your toes. They also had some great costumes on!! Today is definitely a day I need to stay home. Being gone all week I am very behind in chores. So I have 6 hrs to get lots done ...

    Should I blog…..Shouldn't I blog???  Well I think I will skip for the day. On the upside…..Leaving for Idaho in 3 days!! so EXCITED. I am sure I will have lots to blog about so I will write when I can and post them all on Sunday….Happy almost Weds. everyone!

    Good Morning all! As I sit here with my cup of coffee in the quiet of the moment I think how nice it is to have quiet for a moment or two. Cameron is taking a rest as he was up at 530 am, Courtney is taking a nap and Tyler is watching football patiently waiting for the Seahawks to play. I have been thinking of my last two post and clearly I am not happy with my last one at all. However it is my imperfections that make this me. We are in a Home group we are reading “How to Reach Your Full Potential for God”…..It is rather good…..a little “deep” but good. So I am that person that is always searching for the next thing. I am that person who is reserved but I know I have the potential to reach out and do so much more. I am content at where I am and where I have been placed and just wait patiently for the next opportunity to grow and do His will. My imperfections to overcome the obstacles of my “little box” I have created to stay in. The imperfection of my bold words and n...

   Well the question  still is there a Becca here? After we marry we become a wife and then we become Mothers. At some point we lose that, who are we as a person.  Well I know that when I became pregnant with Brandon like I said before I was just graduating HS. It came to me real quick what needed to be done. I was not going to have a child with a different last name as me. NO way. So we married in Sept. I then became my husbands wife. First loss of my identity. I was no longer Becca K. I was now Mike’s wife or the CPl. Wife. I then became a Mom. So now I am a Mom and a wife. In all the military things I did. I was not Becca I now had to introduce myself as Cpl. Wertz wife Becca. When I talked to any other wives we only new each other by who we were married to. Sad but it was the way. It is really okay though. You become proud to be the spouse of that person and besides he is your other half. He is what makes you tick and he is what makes up your family. So now today...

    As I sit here on this Saturday morning listening to the children talk and laugh, I think of the past. I grew up as any little girl always wanting to be a nurse or a teacher. I was going to have the big “white” wedding and live in a big farm house with a white picket fence. Hmm sounds so familiar. None of that really happened at all. My mother died when I was 14 and when I tried to take my life 7 months later my Dad decided he could not care for me the way he should.  See I was in a part of my life then where I was lost and didn't know what to do.  See all we had was friends, they were our family. We were all together ALL the time. There was no discipline, no consistency. All of them were living the party life. The drugs, I am sure there was drinking. I really can’t remember. I was the baby of us all and besides I was “my” brothers little sister. Nobody messed with Ben’s little sister. I did though try the drugs a few times but quickly found they were no...

   Well here we go on another day another time, but yet almost the same ole thing. With the exception of a very fussy day for Courtney. As a mom I have never really let my kids play at the mall in the little play courts. First of all they were never as nice as they are now and ewwwww they were so dirty and gross. Well the Supermalls is really cute, semi-big, and mostly clean. So I made a play date out there with a girlfriend and NO KIDDING, Courtney, 10 minutes after we got there was ready to go home. She was whining, fussy….Good grief, I so don't like these times! So I went in to the Christian Supply and bought a CD and then we left we decided to go to Burger King. As that had a play land. The kids ate there lunch I packed for them and we headed in to play. I again have never heard so much Whining and crying. All I can say is SERIOUSLY, Is this really what having a girl is all about. Don't get me wrong, I am all about my little princess, My little blessing…….But does God real...

      Not for the faint of heart. To my few male readers you may want to just take a pass now. This is definitely a TMI moment for you.   I have been reluctant to write this and lay it all out but I found that this is what I should be doing any way. I read an entry on a website and she said when you write a blog you act like you are writing to your sister. Well all in all I don't have a sister but I certainly have friends that are like the sister I never had. Alright getting on to the story……      It was squishing and squashing. Can you guess? Yep I had my first mammogram. Let me start by stating Ladies it is not all bad. I started my journey on a day I finally decided to make the call. I called made my appointment. Told very few people about my appointment. Those I did share with I laughed, we laughed, I made jokes, we all made jokes. It was fun to fill that nervousness with laughter and women. Although I laughed and made lots of jok...

  Well another day has come in my very own Becca world. Today we had MOPS and it was good we talked about Encouraging moments discouraging moments. My perception of what we talked about is heart ache, numbness, greatness, to me LIFE.  Life brings us many roads to travel and this woman knew how to state all road signs. It was really neat of her illustrations and how she put it together. I will not share because it is not mine to share. What I will share is God’s greatness through all roads we travel. Even if at that moment we do not know them. He has chose us for this journey to make us perfect in His image…..    Another crazy busy week or days in my home. Tyler has broken his pinky yet again and disappointed about soccer to say the least. So my motherly instinct I am learning fast it is correct. I call the Orthopedic yesterday morning and they were able to get us in. I also had three babies at preschool that needed to be picked up. Finally had to pick up that phone ...

            We are on! Soccer madness has officially began for T-man! The scorpions are now 4 and 0. With a win today of 3-1 and Tyler scored 2 goals…..HOW EXCITING is all this. A friend wrote today and said she didn't like watching soccer in the rain…..OH MAN that's what soccer is all about. Doesn't mean I really like it but maybe a little. I have watched  soccer in the HOT weather in SNOW and in pouring rain….we have played it all. We love it. Rest assured though when I say we I mean that very loosely as Tyler and I… No one else really enjoys soccer in my family. So when the weather is not great Mike gladly stays home with the kiddos!! On to the rest of my weekend. I watched a wonderful movie yesterday “Letters to God” good true story…Such an inspiration from a lil boy. Last night was Home Group and it was wonderful to see my friends and all the kids.  We watched a little clip from The Skit Guys called God's Chisel...

So I was on the phone on hold and just wrote. I was thinking of something particular when I wrote this. But when I got off the phone I was trying to figure where I pulled this from but deep down I know where it came from.           Be with me always hold me, love me, keep me warm. Let me fill you with the randomness of life through always. Let me love you. Let me open my arms to you. Let me want you, let me yearn for you. Make me want you…..I want to make you want me more and more until the day you take me. That day is something grand and beautiful to say the least. Until the day I am in your arms I am not complete. I want you to complete me!

   Night is upon us all. OH WAIT, it is now morning! Good Morning world wake up. You are now welcome to join me on Becca Beth time! Don't you just love when you go to bed and you simply can not sleep. Well to be honest me either. It is rather boring at 1230 am. Nothing on TV ……No one to entertain me. People wake up! LOL…Well it must be said I like good company. So it was a good night tonight. Not very many girls came to Club 56 but we had some good deep conversations. We talked about our lesson but it went deeper than that. We talked about casting everything to God. What do we hold onto that we can’t/ won’t give Him. Self Image, to worried about what others think. When reality we only need to please ourselves no one else with that issue. Who cares. I still suffer with that issue. But you know I am me and that is all to be said. I am God’s Princess and He made me! We talked about worry, guilt…..Yea all the good stuff and friends things that our children hold on to today is some...

   My favorite word AMAZING……I use this word way to often. I think lots is amazing but I have to say I only use it in context. At least I think I do. Lets see I tell certain people they are amazing and if I say it I mean it. It is much like the L word so I may not use it all the time. So I was telling someone today that I thought they were amazing so I decided am I being true when I say that. So I looked it up and here is the deal. AMAZING definition: Astonishing synonyms: awesome , fascinating , incredible , marvelous , prodigious , shocking , stunning , surprising , unbelievable , wonderful Well well well….Do I use this in context….You bet I do.  Every synonym of this word is accurate when I say that word!

   Thinkin it up….The wheels are back and turning. Here is my quest for the day. Think up something great and something true. Think of Authenticity! Are you Authentic? Is there people you are more Authentic with than others? How can you be sure the person you are being Authentic with is the same with you? Send me an email or Face book message of your thoughts on this and lets see if I can follow through with Authenticity. Another one Love….. what is up with mushy lovey feelings? UGHHHHHH….You all know me I am so mushy it is sickening BUT I have my limits. The L word if you will comes way to much and way to often. God is softening my heart accepting each and every L word that comes my way. I thank my girlfriends on Monday night to show me (even though you did not know)….It is okay to Love and it is okay to say the words a little more often. Again I think I said it in my last blog to you all so therefore I am OUT of the words that don't come so easy and are not taken so lightly ...

     God’s grace shining down on us today. Reminding us over and over again that He is in control and that He is here. God is reaching His arms to each of us, holding us and yearning for us to want Him and hold Him. Are you reaching your arms and hands out to Him? Are you showing Him, He is your God and that you know He is merciful and so full of grace?  Are you TRUSTING Him with all your heart and soul?  My God He is and will always be. I know how merciful he is to us. I hope that you do too. To my friends…..some may know what I am saying with full understanding others, you will get it. If you read this you must be in one of my baskets of friends…..As I am hoping I am in yours. Took me a long time to learn about friends and that you could have more than one, even two, even 20…No matter what basket you are in, I have a connection with each and every one of you and for that I love you all. Know that God is with you and he should be in that number 1 basket an...

   The weather is breezy….The oceans are roaring……The lakes are quiet. Fall is coming and all the signs are here but the beautiful color it has to offer. We are close again to seeing all the marvels of our wonderful God. You think of our Hope, Faith, and Love. As God fearing women (not to offend the men who read this) we believe. We have love…..We have hope……but we really have faith. Faith is something to humble ourselves  in. We have faith in our God, families, friends, work, and in life. I have such a strong faith in our God. I think He is amazing, beautiful, glorious,graceful, peaceful, strong, merciful……well okay so I can go on and on and on. I have seen Him working in my family like I have never seen Him do before. My marriage, my children! We saw a miracle with Cameron and the battery. The miracle of life as we have seen it with the whole situation. Now we are on number two of God blessing our family. My big announcement is here. As some of you know and may not know...

      Well I am here. Running on half of tank.  Trying  slowly to fill it to the top. I want to write and take the time to fill you in on all the things. For those who have asked I still am writing in my Blog just not as much. For one, things have been crazy busy around here. The kids are keeping me on my toes. With school starting, MOPS, Preschool, and sports……Life I may say is just busy. I need to take the time to write and be more diligent. Once 300 pm hits it is run run run……..Busy  trying to make it all happen…….So far 3 nights a week are full of activities. Quite amazing how when you look you can get so much accomplished in a day…….One thing I don't get is laundry how can I do 6 loads one day and the next day I have 5 more…WHAT IS THAT? Did you ever notice when you scrub a bathroom and you walk in there 2 days later after 9 kids have used it, it is out of control. My worse enemy is the bathroom….I forget about that one because I don't use it...

  I guess my new motto is so much to say and not sure where to begin. I can think of a million things I want to say but really is it relevant or need to be said. Relevance hmmmm I guess I can say none of this is relevant. Just something to make you think, laugh, and say okay then! I really wonder if my statement of ADD is true. My brain jumps from topic to topic. So I am in my room getting ready to go to bed. Started a movie and stopped it and then started a TV show and got bored now watching 2 weeks noticed and still a little bored. Indeed life is crazy and a few unexpected curves in the road have come along. School started (YIPPEEEE) so far so good and kids are liking it. We are slowly and trying to get on a schedule. I really do enjoy Fall as we get the routine down. Big news flash well there are few but I will only share one and that is Courtney starts preschool on Weds!!! How great is that? Well all in all she is ready. She is very excited to start. She certainly is a girl and...

   So much to say, really there is…….I just don’t ever know where to begin……Today is no exception to the rule. I have been waiting all afternoon for an important phone call that I knew because I have been waiting and it couldn't be more perfect timing that I would not receive this phone call…. UGHHHHH makes my anxiety peek right out and makes me want to scream so BAD. You know that feeling when you want and you wait and wait and then nothing absolutely nothing. You get that awful sick feeling in the pit of your stomach and BAM still you got nothin……Ughhhh I really don't care when issues are in others hands I want to be in control I want to know, know, know! Thanks for letting me vent.

    It's been a while......I actually have quite a bit to say. We will start with Family camping last weekend. WOW what a great time. 15 families gathered in the wilderness having a great time together. Most of us got there Friday some early some late. We met and sang some fun songs with all the kiddos....Saturday we played some games and had some races.....Then went for a small hike and played in the river. Off to campsites for lunch and then the Park put on a scavenger hunt. That was a hit and was a lot of fun. The Park Rangers even went and hid somewhere so the kids could find them. The we all went to the river again and played hard. Those kids had so much fun swimming, building a dam, and crossing to the Island.....Then we all went and had some dinner at our own sites and then met again for some more worship time. Then before we knew it, It was Sunday....Most families packed up and headed home. Three of us stayed and hiked and played in the river all day wel...

Not sure where to begin. Alright it is noon and Courtney is getting ready to take a nap and Cameron had just got in trouble so he needed to go to my room and take a rest. Court just went to bed and Cam is in my room. I sit down at the dining room table to finish some paperwork. All the sudden Cameron comes running down the hall screaming holding his throat, “I swallowed it, I swallowed it.” I said “Cameron what did you swallow?” Cameron, “ I don’t know it was silver metal, I don’t know what it is?” I am at this point going what on earth now. I can not fathom so we keep talking he gets a drink of water and coughs and says I really did I swallowed it. At this point the older boys know what he swallowed. So when we all came to the conclusion, we did in fact decide it was a battery. I try to call his doctors office but they had just left for lunch. I called poison control not sure what prompted that as I have never called them ever. The lady was wonderful on the phone and told me that if i...

    Today is the day. I have been struggling with a situation in my life. I don’t talk about it because no one seems to understand. The reaction when I do talk about it is it is normal. If this situation is so “normal” then why cant I deal with it or handle it. I am or think I am normal. Is there really a normal? I can not relate and am struggling. So besides the family members in my home and one outside family member knows of this situation. I seem to be the only one who can make a decision. So with many weeks of prayer I took my first step to making this decision. I cried all day off and on, Crying as I lay here and write this. I cried on the phone to a total stranger….who does that? Let me tell you who does that.      A Mother does. A Mothers love so deep and so true. A Mother so helpless she knows not what to do. A Mother who can try and rely on God, but does not like what He is telling her to do. A Mother who has more than one responsibility ...

The sound of laughter, the sound of fighting, wrestling, balls being thrown. The sounds of a football game, basketball game, soccer game, Baseball game. A mothers joy at most times. Have you ever awakened at 200am and got out of bed eyes still closed, walk to the bathroom, sit down and ughhhhhhh cold,  sinking feeling, oh man the seat is up. That my friends is living in a house with all boys. The smelly clothes, stinky feet, smell of them from playing outside in the sun.. Again a house with all boys. So do the ups out way the downs. ABSOLUTELY YES!!! So minus the fighting, Toilet seat up, smells, burps, and farts, the hysterical laughing that comes with the burps and farts. Having boys is wonderful. As they get older I am having a tougher time trying to relate. They get into this girl stage and drive me nuts. Or they are so obnoxious and immature. Will we ever get past all this. Yes, I am sure we will but then it will be time for the next. The ups are simple. They are simple. ...

OOOOO such a tough subject but I am up to the task……Random and no recipes. I hope you find this to your liking. Thanks to Dee for the suggestion! Nothing like summer. The SUN….okay so for us in Washington we have not seen a whole lot. BUT the SUN!!! The HEAT!!! We eat so different in the summer versus winter. The fresh fruits, Vegetables, (oh by the way Kent people are you enjoying all the freshness of Carpintos, my favorite store in the summer)….If it was up to me for summer we would live on salads. So lets start there……I found a new favorite this year. Spinach and Black Bean Salsa…..black beans, corn, cilantro, onions, olive oil……mix add to it if you wish I do……Take a big bowl a lot of fresh spinach scoop some on top, mix add more EVOO if needed and eat away! Spinach, strawberries, purple onion, almonds and any dressing (raspberry vinaigrette is very good too)…..What is to like about your favorite salads……plus a plain salad…..Green lettuce of any kind, veges, and your favorite dressi...

What fits more with love than the feeling of love. Or reflection of love, or unconditional love, or love of something, someplace, someone……We all of some feelings of love. Our interpertaion of what love is varies from person to person. Idealistic love for a person to whom you companion with, to me is that feeling you get in the pit of your stomach, perhaps the feeling of that pitter-patter in your heart…….so much more but I think you get it. Love for something or someplace can be simple pleasure it brings you the happiness it surrounds you with or the simple joy of it…………So that is me…brings me to what do I love. I love my children they bring me a love that I have never nor will ever feel again. They bring me to that unconditional state of being. I love the beach. There is no other place like it. The sounds, color, the intense movement. That brings the adventurous side of me out to the open where it is just you and the unpredictability of the water.I love the color Yellow! There is no ...

Travels……..So much to say and don’t know where to begin. Started my venture and decided 10 min. into the ride I was tired. I really dislike when that happens. I prayed immediately for safe travels……Thank you for those that took the time out to pray!! Travels were safe. Loud music and window down….dancing…..just to stay awake and make the run smooth. Let me first off start with I got some gas. Then I get into Puyallup and coffee is calling my name but decided hey I can wait. So what do you know……Starbucks on every corner and I wait to find the next one and NOTHING……….Keep driving, NOTHING…….Heavens to Pete I think by now I am going to die. So I am driving staying very content with the driver in front of me. A truck pulls out in front of him and he had no choice but to pass at that moment. So I got stuck behind this truck that is driving 35-40 in a 55 I finally get in a safe place to pass so I do. Of course he speeds up…..but its all good……I may like to drive fast but I do not like to pa...

      Well it is again time to write something anything. My point of view vastly differs from most who read this. However, that makes it great and I thank you all for being my friends and reading my entries and hope that they can make you laugh at times, maybe make you cry, or perhaps just say she is quite the strange one. Why wouldn’t I be strange……..I have had a strange life so to me that is great. As I always say “I am just me”…….You wont get anything fancy, you wont get anything to crazy…..I am in between……BUT I am complicated at the same time. Let’s see I posted something on FB today and it got me thinking about LOVE and the word LOVE and my dearest friends you know who you are, know that I struggle with this word way to often. I struggle to tell those I love, except for my children that I do love them. I try to show it but can be very hard for me as well. Most of my friends get a like you bunches some get a love you bunches but you will not get those from ...

Well It’s done! Another first out of the way. I wonder how many firsts I will have in my lifetime? Well Tyler is off to camp and we had a wonderful day. We went to church this morning. I taught then we went to Worship time for 2nd service….Then just Tyler and I went to Red Robin for lunch. We had some special bonding time that we never get. We went back to church and picked up a new boy to take to camp. He is not from our or any church but plans to start. As we were driving I learned some new things. First off let me tell you this was an E.G.R. time for me for sure. Hmmmm wonder if that is why they put him with me and Tyler. Tyler being so easy going and me just calm…LOL I am sure that is not why at all but you know it sounded good!!! Angie taught me this term and I agree it is E.G.R. for sure……Extra Grace Required……. So like I said before I learned a lil something on the ride there. As this boy was talking and they talked the ENTIRE trip as I sang in the front seat. Listening I hear...

Random thoughts again running through my head. Wondering where to begin and what is on my mind. Tyler on his way to camp on Sunday for a week. That will be a first for a full week. Brandon leaving for California in  22 days. Another yet again first , the paperwork that just came in and it’s official Courtney starts preschool on Sept. 8.….Which brings me to orientation for an 8th grader and a preschooler at the same time. How odd is that? Wow so many thoughts and not sure where to begin. Tomorrow is a big day for us we have orthodontist appt at 755am and also dentist appts at 900 am…….two different cities sure hope I played my cards right on this one. Everyone knows how late I am everywhere!!! HAHAHA so funny right…….brings me to my next thought and Becca’s philosophy on being late somewhere. If I’m gonna be late I might as well not come…..HEHE so bad I know. I am trying to break that bad habit. I think I have had that one all my life. Senior year in HS…I had 0 period swim ever...

    I am restless, It is 11:00 pm…I am trying to go to sleep but I am hot, I am tossin and turnin…….Next thing I know my eyes open wide as I hear the front door slam and consistent running and screaming down the hall. I am still half asleep but know something is not right and trying desperately to put it all together in my head of what exactly is happening. All of the sudden I sit up straight and Cameron is crying and saying “I just wanted to see my bike” I then and only then realized what was going on. I flew up and tried to talk to Cameron at the same literally punching Mike trying to wake him up. Dear sweet Cameron was sleeping still and I told home to just go to bed. I told Mike get up and help so I finally realized Cameron was indeed still sleeping and now we have another issue on our hands. Yes, I did say I woke up to the front door slamming and it was unlocked when I went out to check. Cameron slept walked to the garage…..Unknown for how long, what happened or anyt...

        Well folks I did it….As scary as it is. Yes, I really , really did do it. I bet I have you all wondering what I finally did….Now for those who know me real well NO, NO, I did not do that…..I booked a trip. Oh but not for me.. I know that’s what I said. Bummer huh? Naaaa, so much more exciting than that. Okay , Okay, I will finally tell. BRANDON IS GOING TO CALIFORNIA. Woohoo all by himself. Oh me oh my how nervous am I. From the Mom that refused to leave her kids to get on a plane, I am now leaving that fear where it needs to be. In Gods hands! Brandon is leaving and going to fly to Long Beach and get on the boat and go to Catalina Island to visit my brother Ben. How cool!! Manny adventures await him there including, Snorkeling, Kayaking, rock climbing, Swimming in the beautiful Ocean. Not to mention Uncle Bens cooking for a week. I have died and gone to heaven for him. I cant wait for his day to come. He has no idea what he is in for. Should I...

            Have I ever mentioned how much I LOVE FRIDAY mornings? Let me tell you the alarm going off at 445 am and my mind going NO WAY I am not getting out of bed. Then when I wake a little a big smile comes to my face and I jump up and run to the bathroom.....okay well not really I actually tip-toe all the way there I slightly close the door, push the handle down oh so quietly and let go. Then I reach for the light. THEN I make my move. WOOT WOOT, shower in the quiet! No interruptions, nobody opening the door. No cold water from the hose trying to squirt me from the open window...... Oh again it is PURE BLISS!!!!

So much to say and not sure where to begin. Kinda have writers block or maybe it is nothing has been eventful around here lately. Well lets begin with Washington. Man Alive our state is beautiful! Mountains, lakes, Rivers. The beautiful Puget Sound and that glorious Pacific Ocean, and my favorite of them all the Green River! Now to the not so beautiful part of Washington the rain, but much more than that the clouds. I want SUN and I want it all day, these morning cloud covers make for a long boring day for me. Actually it is 75 right now and sunny but I am rather chilled. Still I soak up all the Vitamin D I can before Winter hits……..There is ramble one. Onto number 2.…..Fast, Fast, and Faster….Talking about driving of course. I really have never gotten a ticket except for the one when I was 17 and it got over turned by the Judge. Really I did not do anything wrong. Oh yea and there is the one that it was pouring rain and I ran a stop sign. Well not really I stopped just not all the ...

"If your head tells you one thing, and your heart tells you another, before you do anything, you should first decide whether you have a better head or a better heart." - Marilyn vos Savant "Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens." – Carl Jung These are pretty funny and one may find them very contradictory at that. I know for sure my head is the smarter of the two. Many may fight that and say always go with your heart. Sometimes your heart is oh so wrong……OR perhaps your heart is right and your hearts desires will one day be yours. For now I say the head is more clearer without looking at what the heart wants or needs!

Well today was a good day. It was oh so HOT……I love it….okay well I love it as long as I can come in the house and cool off from time to time. Spent most of the day outside doing absolutely nothing except being kissed by the beautiful SUN!! My niece came over with my Great Nephew (thanks!) and we had a wonderful visit….Have I mentioned how precious he is? Cameron went to his first night at Mega Sports VBS and that was exciting for him. Tyler is camping at Dash Point with a friend. As for me and Courtney we went to Preston to go to the kids bounce place for a birthday party for Tucker. So while I was there I got to see the all the little ones I watch during the school year. Believe it or not I have missed that so much. As hard as it is to devote a day to kids all day with in reality no break can be difficult at times. Some days I was absolutely exhausted and some days I felt great. Some days were filled with happiness all day and some days I was so stressed I wanted to be done. No matte...

I only hope life can bring you happiness, Peace, and comfort. When you are old and I am gone I hope you think of me. I hope you think of me in the decisions I made for you and when you are going through the same. I still hope you think of me. I hope I taught you something along the way that makes you think that is something she would say. I hope you look back and say wow she was right about one thing. I love you today more than yesterday but the truth is its just not that easy with you these days. So remember when you are old and I am gone I loved you always!

My mind is racing a million bit’s a minute. I only wish I knew why. You see I am a happy person. I am happy and content. Happy with my life and content with the decisions I have made. It was not always easy you see. I grew up way to fast and did not have the greatest guidance. I did everything backwards in my life and one would say it was “normal” for me to have done so. I have made it this far and continue to move forward. Had I not made the one big mistake in my life I would not be here where I am today. I would not have found God in such a little way. Now God is in my life in a new big way. I often sit back and talk with Him and tell Him all my strife and all my concerns. I tell Him I know that certain things need to happen before I can move forward. He talks to me through my friends and family that tell me what I am doing wrong and right and my one conclusion as much as it is hard to say is “The GRASS ISN'T ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE” I would like to deny that as much as ...

Now that would be me at this moment in time. Time to spread my wings and fly. No one said it would be easy and the trials will soon be ceasing. Funny to be for me I feel I am flying over the coo coos nest now…….Don’t ask cause I will not tell. Have a great week everyone!!!