Happy New Year!!

Hope

Hope everyone has had a great Christmas and Has A Happy New Year and a wonderful 2013!! My kitchen is done with only minor things left and I couldnt be happier Rich has done a wonderful job!! Today he is 47 can you believe he is that old haha... Next month will be our 12th anniversary together!! It's alot of hard work for sure but we believe its something that can last forever!! Next project is the back bathroom and it sure needs it,, Not long now and we will have a whole new house.. John is in Arizona until the 6th and then things will be back to normal once again.. Cant believe he will be 18 this next year.. It's been a great 12 years for sure.. Not without our ups and downs and my normal bitchiness lol...  I get down during the holidays for some reason missing having all my kids at home, but I try to have as many family meals as possible just to be somewhat a normal family!! Well just thought I would share some pics of our fabulous new kitchen with Rich and my precious nephew Prayden!! I'm going to try harder in the new year to just be nicer and not so grouchy and not get upset over the little things!! I've seen too many family members lose those they loved this year and I just dont want to be one of those people with regrets in the end!! Well May the rest of your 2012 be filled with nothing but Joy and Happiness!!

Status update

So as I was loading the dishwasher this morning & trying to work the skills of packing my dishwasher I thought, "grrrrr! Is it too much for these stinin kids to only dirty as many dishes as will fit in the dishwasher at a time? Seriously!" then I replayed my thought & had to laugh at myself. I miss Facebook for such status updates.
So how is everyone? Can't complain around here I guess. Still doing bootcamp, but this round I got an idea. What if..... I actually ate right & got results!? Just a theory. (wink) so here i am.... Munching on my breakfast sausage biscuit (lol) blogging about how good I plan to eat, starting tomorrow! Haha. Peyton had a wonderful 10th Bday. He was greatful & we didn't have all the spoiled emotions we have dealt with I the past! My baby is growing up! I think I will model myself afterhim& try to not cry army next Bday as well! Haha! Nick turns 17 next week & though his life is a bit off  kilter he has had a good school year thus far. He is in an AP Art class that has given him a wonderful creative outlet & he is keeping his grades up so he will start job shopping again.
Dustin is living life to its fullest as usual. On his way to work he made a pit stop in San Diego to go to the Monday night football game against the Broncos with his retired boss Poppy. His flight got cancelled due to fog or something so he had to take a train to LA & ended up sitting with the drummer of ..... Some harder rock band (it escapes me at the moment their name) whom he hit it off with to the point Dustin went home with him since he had 3 hours to kill till his flight out of LA & got a little Hollywood tour from his new drummer BFF. I had to roll my eyes a bit but Nick was thurally impressed since he knew the band. Their band come to Frisco every year for a big music gig they hold out here called Edgefest so they have plans to spend time together again soon. Haha! Gotta love me some Dustin Berry. The kids take on their dad's life is that there are probably opportunities & people all around you that could be your experiences if you had the personality to pursue them, so I can't complain. Peyton thinks his dad is as famous as anyone, so that is a pretty cool way for your kids to think of you.
Well, hope to pick this site back up!id love other from everyone! xx

Kitchen update :)

So where are all the posts? And Tina how come 2 Of yours are only drafts? Oh well I have news!! Kitchen is coming along good! New cabinets are almost done!! Plus we got our new stove and dishwasher!! Plus Rich just got asphalt done on the shop driveway and our house will be done in a few weeks! I'm just so excited I had to share! We leave for vacation to Colorado on Friday and John starts school on Monday!! It's been a great summer!! I hope everyone is doing good!! I've actually already started planning our 10th anniversary party for next year! Our kitchen and hopefully closed in back porch will be done and we will be ready to celebrate in style!! When we get back we will be getting our counter tops and sink to be ready for the cabinets!! Well just love good updates !! I love you Alexander family and extended family! Hope all is well!! Now bring on the updates!! :)

One more week!!

This time next week I will be getting ready for my son Randy's wedding.. I'm very nervous and excited too.. I will be cooking the Rehersal dinner, something I've never done before so just pray it all goes well.. :) John will be home from Arizona next week also.. we will be so excited to see him and I've been extremely jealous of him getting to lay around by a pool all day.. haha oh well.. Things are good around here.. Going to the Lake with The Other Alexander's this weekend and it will be great fun.. I had to post this Tina lol, because it wont let me click on anything or comment on any posts either.. it may be my computer or something. But anyway here I am again.. Hope all is well with all the family out there.. It has been one crazy hot summer so far.. I'm looking forward to the rest of it.. On the 15th of July Rich and I will celebrate our 9th wedding anniversary.. WOOO HOOO!!! Things are going good... I am so happy to be an Alexander and wouldnt want to have my life any other way... And I have to say I'm getting kind of creeped out too because My last marraige ended right after our 9th year and that so scares me.. Oh well I'm trying extra hard to make this wonderful life of ours even better and I guess I just am afraid of being jinxed sometimes or something..haha.. Like everyone really wanted to know that.. but I can garantee,, that Rich and I will make it to our 10th and many many more.. we just know it is right and always do our best to work it all out.. Ok enough Rambling from me for today.. now off to lunch with My wonderful, Perfect husband... Everyone have a fabulous weekend!!

Lake Season!

So, once again it's summertime, which means it's time to hit the lake! we spend almost every weekend at the lake and almost always have others joining us! It's such great fun to get to hang out with all of our family and enjoy the water! Before John left for Phoenix we had him, Uncle Rich, and Kathy come with us which is always a hoot! John is getting so much better on the wakeboard and of course loves to show off his muscles for all the lake babes. Lol!

Last weekend we had Hannah and TJ come along with us. Hannah was such a daredevil! We got her out on the tube and had loads of fun!

Chase, TJ and I tried our hand at cliffdiving. It was TERRIFYING! The boys seemed to love it (of course) and both jumped 6 or 7 times while I was only brave enough to do it 3 times. I had to be practically pushed off, yet the boys ran off with gusto.

Chase claims he's the pro wakeboarder of the family, but I promise I'm just as good! Haha!

It's always a blast out on the lake, even through the sunburns and scorching heat, the family time is worth it. :) These are some of my favorite pictures I've managed to get so far this summer. :)

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Summer Time Blues

Well.... I can't pull myself back into accepting reality. It's too hot & I'm too lazy!
When we returned from our travels the Monday before last I accepted being a bum because I was tired & also because my mom & TJ were still here, so why not sit around & enjoy them while recuperating. Dustin & Nick went right to work on the outdoor kitchen project & kept busy for 3 days on welding & cutting to face out the exterior frame of the kitchen. Well.... 9 days later & I'm still worthless! Mom decided to stay since Roni was in town & we had a great time visiting & hanging out with her on Thursday evening. Friday morning Mom & T hit the road back to Amarillo & Dustin & I remembered we had a concert to go to that night & the next. Friday night was a nice date night, you'd think we had enough of one another after our trip but it was a great date! We had dinner at Pira in the American Airlines Center, enjoyed our concert & zipped home in time to kiss the kids goodnight. Saturday I did some yard work as my wisteria is OUT OF CONTROL as well as my butterfly bush which has rapidly outgrown my trees! ha ha! Saturday night we went to see Coldplay again with some good friends of ours & Sunday was family day.
Monday morning Dustin flew out for work & I drove home from the airport determined to make good use of my 2 weeks. As soon as I got home I began making a list of things to accomplish & then took a nap & this has become my pace. :/ I hosted a handful of girlfriends over for a mini wine & cheese part in celebration of my good friends B-day I had missed, so I DID get the house presentable & grocery shopping done. ha ha!
I think I will make a new list today & put doing a cleanse at the top of the list as I just feel sluggish & unhealthy right now and aquired quite a caffiene addiction with all those cafes over seas, so maybe that will help. Next on my list I should add signing back up for bootcamp because it will get me up early & feeling accomplished.
Hope everyone is having a much more productive summer than I so far & can't wait to read your posts! xx

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Laying around in Savanah!!

Well, here I am in Savanah, enjoying my grandkids!!!  But as I read Dustin and Tina's adventure's I realize I would love to be there too... ha  The boys and I have been very layed back since arriving.  Not much to report.  Nick and TJ went to work out yesterday and Nick is really sore today.  I think he pulled a muscle when he and tj ran our block at home twice....  sigh.

Peyton is playing on his musical instruments entertaining me.  we played games last night and Nick slaughtered us twice and tj won one game.

The dogs.... oops, I mean the other children are ??? not sure how to discribe my Uno experience... tried to excercise on the floor the first day here and he plopped himself down in front of my feet and stared at me, not to mention moved in close enough that my feet were flapping his lips as my legs went up and down... lol. He did not understand the "Get back Uno!" or the "Go away, can't you see I'm straining here?"  So as Renee' suggested, I have shut him out of the room when I have to do my PT.... :))