So Christmas has come and gone and we are now facing the end of another year. Looking back on the past year trying to make sense of all that has happened. Life is good, even if I don't always see the up sides in it. I love the life I live, and wouldn't trade it for any other life.

As for Christmas, the kids made out pretty good. They got what they asked for, except for a couple of things. They didn't seem upset over what they didn't get, they were extremely happy with what they did get. We got them the Kinect for the Xbox, so hopefully they will be more active while they play video games. They are loving it, and have been playing it every day. I have to say that the funniest thing ever is watching my husband playing Dance Central, with Tori, it was absolutely hilarious.

This past year has been full of ups and downs. There have been moments were I have wanted to throw in the towel, and others that had my heart overflowing. One thing is for certain, things are good. I was crowned the "Coolest Mom in the History of Moms" when I said OK to an all night Rock Band competition. Then had the title stripped from me when I said No to an unchaperoned party. But don't worry, I regained the title when I showed Isaiah how to make Christmas ornaments with some temporary tattoos (we now have Star Wars ornaments for our Christmas tree). Jd and I also gained the title of "Bestest Aunt and Uncle" by Amanda, when we gave her a puppy for Halloween. Jd found out that if you shake a baby (Little Josh) too much he will eventually throw up (the baby, not Jd). Isaiah learned that with hard work, dedication and fun you can be a champion. The team he played football with (The Giants) where undefeated this season, taking the Championship trophy for his division. Tori discovered that she absolutely loves being on stage, she started Drama this year in school. I was a little disappointed when she told us that she was dropping out of Band to pursue Drama. But I must say that I love seeing how happy she is when she is on stage. She loves to perform and be in the spotlight on the stage. Both kids are doing great this year in school, Isaiah loves his teacher, and Tori enjoys hers. Tori decided to try Spanish this year, to get her foreign language credit and has found that she loves it. I got a new dog, she is a pitbull mix named Peppermint, we all call her Pepper. I love her to pieces. We got her back in the beging of October and she is about 4 months old now. Tori's cat Spooky, passed away back in September. He was 13 years old, and lived a great life. I think that about sums up our year, or least the things I haven't posted about yet.

The upcoming year will find us facing new challenges and I am sure that we will over come them as well. Tori will be turning 16 this year, I am so excited for her, and I can't wait to start planning a party for her. I'm not sure what we are going to do, but I am sure it will be great. Isaiah is going to be turning 10, and is already talking about the upcoming Baseball season.

GO GIANTS!

GO GIANTS! Isaiah's football team took the 1st place trophy after last night's game! They went the entire season undefeated!

We will play the 2nd place team on Saturday in the Jubilee games. My DS is actually excited about this game, it is going to be at our local High School football field.

Giants 22 vs. Bulldogs 0
Giants 44 vs. Wild Cats 0
Vikings 0 vs. Giants 30
War Eagles 0 vs. Giants 32
Bulldogs 6 vs. Giants 41
Giants 25 vs. Vikings 6
Giants 20 vs. War Eagles 0


Something that I have learned this season about parents of football players : Some are wonderful, supportive and fun to cheer with. They will cheer no matter what team scores. They are always the first ones to say "Good Game" to the opposing team. Others are rude, hateful jerks! I have seen adults betting on 9 and 10 yr old kids' games, and I have heard parents run children that are not their own into the mud. I watched one father scream at his son because his team lost. DH and I are the first type of parents, we cheer no matter who scores. Before our team takes the field I make it a point to tell them "Good luck" and "Win or lose just have fun".

Bordem

Sitting here bored as HELL! There is nothing to do. The house is clean, the laundry is done, the dogs are fed and the kids are over at Matty's for the weekend. I have been looking online for quotes to put on the kitchen and dining room walls and so far haven't found any. Would it be concidered offensive if I was to put the lyrics to "Spaceship" by Puddle of Mudd on the wall? I am starting to think that, that is the option I will go with. Maybe I will get some of that Dry Erase paint and once a week change the saying on the walls. Who knows what I will do next. Jd is playing a game on the Xbox so he wouldn't even notice when I was doing it. I could do it in some extreme color like black so that it is almost impossible to get rid of. Hmmm... Now I am no longer bored and I have a plan. I will talk to you all later, and maybe even have some pics to post to show you all my handy work.

A very sick Beast

We got up this morning to a very sick Beast. He has been vomiting blood off and on all day. I took him to the Vet earlier this morning and they did some blood work and took some Xrays. Everything came back clear, so they are not sure why he is vomiting blood. THey gave him some meds to help his stomach, and said if he either gets worse or is not doing better in the next day or two to make sure we bring him right back in to see them. So until then we are waiting to see if he gets better, which hopefully he will.
I don't know what we would do without him. He has been such a big part of our family for the last 5 years.

Hello

I was just sitting here and thought that I would pop in and say Hello to all. Bordem is running rampant in the Anderson house today. After a very long and extremely busy weekend, we are now dealing with Rain and there is nothing that can be done about it. The only saying that comes to mind today is "If you want to hear God laugh, tell him your plans". Because that is exactly what happened today. I had planned on finishing up the sanding of my deacon bench, and then getting some leaves piled up for Isaiah to clean up after school. But instead I got to do laundry and dishes because of the rain. So that stuff will have to wait until tomorrow, and hopefully it won't rain. The new doors are in except for the french door, and now we are talking about trim and getting the dinning room painted. Poor JD every time he checks something off his "Honey Do" list, I add 2 or 3 more things to it. I will post pics as soon as I get a chance. I can't wait for everything to be finished. I am so excited.

Excited!

That is the only word I can think of right now to describe the way I am feeling. We are getting ready to have the Heat and Air system redone. The amount of money it is going to cost isn't exciting but the idea of having air conditioning in the summer and proper heat in the winter is! I really can't wait. Then to top it off after we get all that done, we are going to get the dinning room done. We are going to pull the nasty, stained, stinky carpet out and put in some really pretty laminate flooring. I am hoping that we will also have enough left to get some paint so that I can get the entire room done at one time. But that will have to wait until after we get everything else done. We are also going to replace a few of doors in the house, which include the sliding glass door in the dinning room. Which will be awesome because we haven't been able to use that door since we moved in. I really can't wait to see how everything looks when it is all done. The dinning room will have it's own entry with pictures and everything. So keep your eye open for that post.

-Angel-

Catch up

So again I have failed at keeping everyone updated. So here it goes.

Some where between my last update and now Football season has ended. The Eagles did alright they finished last in the standing which is OK. We had the youngest and most inexperienced team in the league. All the boys got a trophy and the coaches had great things to say about them all. It will be interesting to see how next season goes. Isaiah has already decided to play again next season, and is even thinking about playing baseball in the spring.

Tori is still playing the Trumpet with the school band. They had their first concert just before Christmas break (the videos are up on my YouTube). They sound great and did and awesome job. I can't wait until the next concert. She is still learning the Saxophone on her own and has also picked up a guitar from her friend, and she plans on teaching herself how to play it.

Both the kids are doing really well in school, I am proud of both of them. JD is still working his ass off for the City, and I have been babysitting my friend Mandy's daughter a couple days a week. Other then that it is business as usual here at the Anderson house. We do have a new addition to the house, a Guinea Pig named Angus. Tori got him as a Christmas gift from her grandparents.

Halloween was great. We did our usual party here at the house and tons of people showed up. All the kids were well behaved until a certain Adult decided that they were "Defective" and started a candy war. While the candy was flying and everyone was having a great time, we only had one casualty (a picture lost it's glass). Everyone had a great time hanging out, eating and watching scary movies.

Thanksgiving this year was a little different. Everyone went to Joe and Shelia's house in Tennessee. Everyone that is except Bonnie's family, JD and myself. My kids went with my Mom for the Holiday. So for Thanksgiving this year we went over to Bonnie's house where Bonnie and Lauren put on a great meal. I got to hang out with the little girls and we played board games and they put on a concert for me. It was a lot of fun, but I missed my kids terrible while they were gone.

Lets see, that about brings us up to, Christmas. Before Christmas Tori had her tonsils taken out on the 18Th. She did really well and was home the same day. By the 25Th she was sick of eating scrambled eggs, mashed potatoes, Popsicles, ice cream and sherbet and was dieing for Real food. She said "I never thought I would get tired of eating junk, but all I want is something real". A couple days after Christmas Tori was feeling well enough to eat actual food and hit McDonald's with a vengeance. I think she ate 3 large fries and a double quarter-pounder in one sitting. After that the next couple of days were a blur of fast food and junk, I think we ate McDonald's a total of 4 times in 3 days. She also wanted Subway, Fox's pizza and Dairy Queen. And for all of you that don't know me and JD, what the kids want the kids get (with in reason), so for 4 days we ate fast food to appease the Princess.

Christmas was great, the kids made out like bandits as usual. I keep hoping that I will get that big reaction from my kids. You know the one you always see on TV where the kid(s) are jumping up and down and screaming with joy at getting what they really wanted. I never get that. I always get "Aw Cool", "That Rocks" or just a plain old "Thanks". Just one time I would love to see them jump up and down and scream because they are so excited. Along with their presents they each got a Tony Hawk skate board which they wanted and they got Rock Band for the Xbox. I got "Aw cool" from both of those, and Tori got a purple Light Saber, and I got "I got a purple Light Saber, What now?" LOL Kids are funny. Christmas dinner was at Martha and Larry's house and it was great. Everyone showed that usually shows, some stayed longer then others. We took our leave at about 3 so that kids could get home and check out their Christmas stuff (we headed over there shortly after opening gifts).

New Years eve, was fun. We sat up playing Rock Band with the kids, untill about 2am. We had some much fun. It is funny to watch Isaiah play the guitar on that game, he is so serious about it. Staying is normal for us, I think last year we stayed up playing pool with them. We don't go out on New Year's eve unless we go to Bonnie and Blain's house.

I think that is about all for now. That is what has been happening in a nut shell at least. My New Year's Resolution: To lose weight and be better at updating my blog.

Love, and many blessings for the New Year to all.

-Angel-