New Moon

I am super excited for the 2nd movie of the Twilight Saga to come out in theaters. I want to see it right away in the theater. I have a big feeling that I'll be going all on my own to see New Moon. I'm not sure if it's sad that I plan to go to a movie alone or that I plan to see the movie in general. I guess I don't need to apologize for what I enjoy.

One for Jenn....

I have a good friend, Jenn. She is one of the most thoughtful people I know (aside from her Mother, Rose. Jenn had a very good teacher in her Mother!). Jenn always remembers everyone she knows special days-Birthdays, Anniversaries, Children's Birthdays and any other regarded day. I don't have any idea how she does this. I've decided might have some sort of secret "Bat Cave/Layer" in her house. I imagine this room has it's walls covered with giant calendars. Each important date with a big red X or circle indicating like a homing beacon that something important is upcoming....the month of May would look like a Christmas display. Ok, anyhow on with what I am getting at. Jenn is generous and thoughtful. I cannot grasp how she manages to shop for everyone, always getting the most perfect gift. Christmas, Birthdays, Anniversaries. This woman is so wonderful that she even sends things, "Just because it made me think of you!" (Although, I believe this probably starts with "the perfect card!"...more on that another time).

I am the anti-Jenn. Not that I am not thoughtful. See, I write peoples Birthdays and other various special dates on my calendar. I've signed up for online reminder emails etc etc. I still forget to send a card-forget planning ahead enough to buy a gift and then mail it!! I do not know how Jenn manages to get this stuff accomplished. In her "bat cave" I imagine shelved labeled with peoples names. Each shelf has gifts that she has pre-purchased for future gifting because it was perfect for that specific person. I swear she does this......

Jenn is pretty much my hero, idol or whatever. I strive to be as thoughtful and kind as she is. And it pains me every time I forget to reply to her emails because my kids are making me nuts, or I forget her Wedding Anniversary (which I did) or when I send her birthday gift two months ahead so that I don't forget her. I hope she understands that I appreciate her more than she probably realizes and am completely at awe of her special talent.

Now, Jenn. If you read this- I hope you decide to come visit sometime. If you can't visit, I want a rain check that allows me admittance into the "Bat Cave"....I know it exists!

By the way. Jenn, you need Facebook!

Welcome New Baby......

Yesterday, July 22, 2009, our family welcomed a new person into our family. Arthur Evan Kiel was born after Mandy labored for 40 ours. Now, granted, she was not in active labor for a great deal of that time. She was, however, in the hospital with her water broken. I wish I had a photo of baby Arthur-but we don't.

So. Welcome Baby Arthur!

Realizations via Pop Culture

So lately i've been thinking about something that was brought on by the TLC show "18 Children adnd Counting" and the Twilight Series. While I realize neither of these things seem to go hand in had, I have found a parallel. I've just finished up the 3rd book, Eclipse, in the Twilight Saga. I'll admit to feeling very complled to this series. I honestly think I wish I had an Edward. I am all about having a partner who exists only because of my being, and without me, would not survive. But, also, I wish I felt that same way. That isn't what this post is about though. What the post is about is giving your heart away before you mean to or should. See in the Duggars show, the don't allow their kids to date because they don't want their children giving pieces of their heart away to others before they find the one they'll spend their life with. I can agree with this in a way. I have people i've dated in my past who all have pieces of my heart...of my being. If Bella had not gone to Jacob to help her heal her heart, she wouldn't be in the pain she is. Jacob would not be hurting, Edward wouldn't feel like he was forcing her choose and she would not be in the midst of her current struggle.

I used to think that dating someone without the desire to marry them was alright. I seem to disagree now. Why leave small parts of your heart with various people when you could devote the entire thing to one person.

Not A Good Week....

This past week was not a good one. My cousin's fiancee, Amber, was in a serious accident. She was driving home and was t-boned at 70 miles per hour. She was not seriously injured but lost some of her memories. She had a serious concussion, a broken wrist, pinkey and possibly a broken ankle. We are lucky she made it through the accident. We were all very shaken up.

Friday we put our cat, Fro, to sleep. It was a bad feeling. I miss her and it's weird not to have her around. K eep looking for her and then realizee that she isn't here.

Fro The Cat

Today I took Fro, our cat, to the Vet as she has been experiencing some elimination problems. This has been going on since January. She's been using a lot litter, upwards to $100 a month, due to frequent/heavy urination. Greg had her to the vet back in February and we were told that her problem is probably just behavior/stress related. We were advised to get her a happy feline pheremone diffuser ($25 a crack) which acts a lot like kitty prozac. This has helped mostly with the pooping outside the box, but the amount she is peeing is still a concern. So, to the vet we went. $217 later after some bloodwork and a urnie sample we are sent home to wait for results. Shes lost a few pounds since February 2-3 but the vet tech didn't record her weight last time we were in. I've weighed her and she is usually upward to 13#. She was barely 10# today. The vet thinks it's pretty likely that Fro has diabetes; and with that I feel that we will probably have to put her to sleep. This makes me sad.

I've been lacking blog posts lately. This is probably because we have really not done anything out of the ordinary. We did however, go to Denver Zoo on 5.29. It was a hot day but the kids, mostly Emily, seemed to enjoy the trip. We only were able to see one half of the zoo due to naptime approacing and the sheer size of the zoo. We make a point to go to the side of the zoo which housed birds and monkeys...Emily's favorite. This means we did not see my favorite zoo animal-Giraffes. I think Emily would have really liked them too. The total cost for the zoo was $20 becauase with Greg's AAA card $4 was discounted. Our friendly neighbors tell us to get Membership for $60 which would be useful. I did really enjoy the zoo; it was good to get out.

June is here and I have not looked aheaad to what she holds. I know that Greg will be gone four days to Wyoming for work. Besides that, I'm not sure whats going on. I'd sure like to take the kids back to the zoo. Maybe my neighbor Grandma will go with to help with the kids :)

Best News I've Gotten Lately....

Today our friend, Josh, and his girlfriend (I forget her name now but she works for PRACS) came over to our house to check out the diggs. Their big news is that they're thinking of moving out here. By "out here" I mean to the state, but not this city. They're thinking about Ft. Collins. It doesn't matter-that's only an hour away and would be completely AWESOME! I wish we could transplant all of our friends to Colorado!

Today is also the wedding day of Justin and Terisa. I wish we could be there, but we couldn't. I hope she realized that if we could have worked it out, we'd have been there in a heartbeat. I also hope she knows how regretufl I am and how hard it is that we couldn't go. A persoons greatest friend only gets married once (right, terisa!)

We Have Friends.....?????

This weekend is firming up to be a busy one. It's Memorial Day weekend and the BBQ's invitations are out. Greg is off work tonight at 4:30-that's when the craziness begins. So here is what things look like:

Thursday Night-Relax, try to plan this next weeks meals and attend to our Netflix.
Friday-Groceries, errands etc. Clean this pigstye of a house.
Saturday-Josh is coming from Fargo to visit and Emily is playing with Camden for their bdays.
Sunday-Either BBQ party at Greg's receptionists place or do something with The Glowans.
Monday-Cul Du Sac Memorial Day party. This will prove to be real fun!

I actually think this is the first time in the (close to) two years of living here, that we have actually had a busy weekend with Friends. I mean, we've had visitors from ND/MN but that was mainly Family. This is different, this is all plans with Friends. Very exciting for me and I, for the first time in two years, feel like we are growing roots here.....

A Good Egg...

The past month, Greg and I finally made dental appointments for cleanings here in Denver. We have wonderful neighbors who referred us to a Dentist. This practitioner is someone who we really like and is caring, gentle and actually follows up with us. Unfortunately, I've got 3 cavities to be filled. Two were filled today and one appointment remains. Today I had two filled and had to go back later to have the fillings sanded as I was having trouble with the texture or something. Anyhow, this evening, the dentist called our house just making sure I was doing alright and was not in pain. I think he is a good egg.

Why is it that clothing these days is so ugly. I am an "average" sized, slightly on the short size and 28 years old. I shop online a lot. I rarely see anything which I feel is apperoperiate for a woman my size, age and is still practical for my day to day needs. Mostly, I get away with wearing jeans and a cardigan. It's begining to get hot in Colorado, and this outfit is no longer comfortable. What on earth am I going to do and why is everything made out of polyester? Go ahead and comment me if any of you people have found simple, neat and good looking clothes made out of natural fiber.

Motivation

It's been a REALLY long time since I've written in this blog. Call it Lack of Motivation. Emily is about to be Two years old and Drew has been crawling....need I say more, folks. I am thankful for my busy life and happy I get to watch my kids all day.

Next week we are going to Fargo. My little brother (not so little, really) is Graduating from MSUM. I am really so proud of him! We are also looking forward to seeing some friends and getting out for a night on the town. Woo-hoo! It's real funny how a person really starts missing Fargo.

Not a lot else going on around this place. This weekend I plan to do some shopping at Kohls and get some flowers for planters and so on. It's good to keep busy :)