Wonders never cease.....my husband and I actually got to go out last night. It was fun. He's leaving this week to go to Oklahoma for work and will basically be staying there for several months. He is always gone alot working but is home every night at least. This will be quite an adjustment for the kids and I since he will only be home some weekends. Well, we will all be so busy that the time will fly by I'm sure.

I'm listening to an old Tesla song that I downloaded. Sure takes me back in time...

I found this and thought it was the greatest!!

This is Breda Francis....my little Keeshond angel.

Kids...

The last couple of weeks have been so crazy! I have had one child sick with a sinus infection, one sick with ear infections, one who has given me a $1300 cell phone bill, and a husband who has been out of town most of the time for the past month or so!! I need a vacation!!

Bon Jovi

He's just sooooo dreamy!! :)

The Concert!!!

The Bon Jovi concert was last night. It was awesome!!!! I loved it! We had great seats. When he first came out....he was really close...I'm guessing about 15-20 ft away from us. We about fainted!!! He sang the first song there and then walked right in front of our seats. It was soooo great. He looked wonderful as usual. My sister and I had a great time. My throat was sore from yelling so much. They sang for 2 1/2 hrs and it was soooo AWESOME!!! Worth every penny.

Thirteen Things about Christina 1…. I have 5 kids ages 19, 16, 14, 7 and 2. 2....I have been married for 9 years. 3....My favorite drink in the world is diet Mt. Dew. 4....I have only lived in Texas and Oklahoma. 5....My family has 3 pets...a Pomeranian named Lillie who is almost 1yr old....a Keeshond named Breda who is 11 yrs old....a parakeet named Hilary (after Hilary Duff of course). 6....My absolute favorite holiday is Christmas. 7....I am 32 years old. 8....I played the flute in band and took piano lessons. 9....I want to finish school to be a teacher. 10...I LOVE Bon Jovi!! 11...My favorite restaurant is The Olive Garden. 12...My best friend's name is Leslie. 13...I am a middle child. Links to other Thursday Thirteens!1. (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)

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This was the picture for our Christmas cards. The kids thought it was kind of silly but I really liked the way it came out. The card said "The Season's Greatest Gifts" at the top. I loved it!

Bon Jovi!!!

The Bon Jovi concert is now only 4 days away!! I am so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Natalie and I are going....Julie has decided not to go this time. But we will still have a blast! Can't wait to get into my new t-shirt and act goofy! I LOVE BON JOVI!

jogging...

I started jogging with Leslie tonight. We only made it one mile. But considering that we haven't been in several months....guess that was okay for the first night. I feel really good about doing it!!! :)

Note....new favorite song of the moment is "Must be doin something right" by Billy Currington!!!

It's Friday...YEAH!!!!!

Thank God it's Friday!!! The kids went back to school on Tuesday. We are just now getting back into our routines so needless to say, it's been a loooonnngg week. I don't know why we can't seem to stick to routines when they are out of school seeing as how I know that they will be going back in 2 weeks. Taryn is at the babysitters house today so I can have a day off. So, on my agenda.....grocery shopping, taking down Christmas tree and cleaning house. Fun, Fun! Actually I kind of like doing that stuff when I'm alone because I can blast the stereo and no one cares. So, I am going to get off of here and go enjoy my day!!

These are all of my wonderful kiddos!! 

The joys of working with food...

Megan just got home from her 3rd day of work as a waitress in training. She was so excited because she is through with training as of tonight. She is NOT excited about smelling like food. When she walked by me the smell of mexican food almost knocked me out of my chair!! She is very upset because she thinks it smells like b.o. So, I'm sure this will be an ongoing distress because she is sure people will think she smells bad!!!

Ear piercing!

My 7 yr old Madeline has had her ears pierced just a few weeks short of a year. She still will not let me change her earrings! It is so frustrating. She always asks for new earrings but will not let anyone touch her ears. I can just put my hand up by her ear and not even be touching it yet and she starts whining or crying! It is crazy! I told her this morning that she could just wear those earrings for the rest of her life!!! My 2 yr old Taryn wants her ears pierced soooo badly! She asks about it all of the time. One day I heard myself saying to her "when you get a little bigger then we can go get holes in your ears". If you think about that for a sec...that is the weirdest thing to be saying to someone!

I am so lucky...

My oldest daughter Megan moved back home from college to go to the local college for the next semester. She has just started working as a waitress for the first time. She says it is the hardest job ever. Things that she tells me give me a whole new respect for people who can do that job. I don't think I could carry the huge trays without spilling food on someone! She also has to memorize the ENTIRE menu! I never realized that waiters and waitresses had to know the menu by heart. She was excited because they had to try everything on the menu. That was a fun perk!! It has been so nice to have her home again! I didn't realize just how much I had missed sitting down and talking with her at the end of every day. I am so lucky to have a relationship like that with any child of mine...much less my 19 year old!!

Kids are soooo funny!!

My two year old daughter Taryn is so hilarious!! Her sister Megan was reading her a book about the character Skippy Jon Jones. Taryn looked at Megan and asked if his name was supposed to be Jon Bon Jovi. Guess since I'm going to the Bon Jovi concert in a couple of weeks that maybe I've been saying his name more than usual or something. It is amazing and sometimes scary what kids hear that you don't even think about and that they remember everything!!!