Snow Day!!

This is what I woke up to this morning...




Just beautiful.

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Over My Head

Ahhh! I keep thinking I will be frequent and timely poster...no such luck. So much has happened lately and I always think "that would be an interesting post",but then something else happens and nothing gets posted.

First off, I believe this house may be the end of me. I know we didn't get a money pit...but we have sure had some rough luck. I can not get the upstairs heat pump to work right. I am thinking maybe Oklahoma just has too cold of winter for a heat pump to be effective. We don't get a lot of weather below freezing but when we do...our upstairs is no more pleasant than the great outdoors.

And then last week...the doozie. I will spare the details but the toilet in Evan's bathroom (on the second level) overflowed. As soon as I noticed, Evan and I raced to the basement trying to find the plunger. No luck. As I headed back through the basement, I noticed water leaking in the basement bathroom. Two stories beneath the original problem. And then when I went back up through the kitchen, well, it looked like a torrential rain fall. There are about 15 flood lights in the kitchen and water was pouring through all of them. I finally figured out how to turn off the water, Matt was able to leave work and we had the entire mess cleaned up in within an hour. I am just praying it was a one off and not an indictator of a bigger problem.

It has been so long since I last posted, I don't even know where to begin. And honestly, I really don't have time to post now. But I uploaded some photos and it reminded me to start writing. So I am probably going to post several times about different random events. And they most likely won't be in order.

Anyway, the picture that reminded me.



It sounds sad but I had just been waiting for the day Evan and I ended up in the ER. He is all boy and I knew it was just a matter of time before he required stitches or broke a bone or something. It happened the day before we moved. He was running through the house, missed the one step in the entire house and split his chin open. And I have to say, now that it has happened, I can breathe a little easier!

It's a Done Deal!

We are officially Bartians! That is correct...Bartians, rhymes with Martians. That is what people who dwell in Bartlesville are called. If I had known this before we had moved, I would have had some serious reservations.

And in typical Matt and Stephanie style, we picked the worst weekend to move. We were hauling boxes and furniture in sleet and snow and we literally would have to skate across the yard, trying to load everything up. Not an ideal situation. However, we do have heat and electricity while many of my family and friends do not so I won't complain. My mom, dad and brother all came up and helped which was beyond nice considering the circumstances. I am really a lucky gal to have such a great family!

Everyone seems to be adjusting to the move okay. Evan is trying to pull all nighters but other than that, he seems to really love it here. Dexter wouldn't eat the first two nights but he is doing fine now. As for myself, I cried like a baby when I first drove off, but I honestly love our new house and it already feels like home. It just goes to show that home is where your loved ones are!

Too Cute

It isn't even 8am and Evan has already done a couple of the funniest things. He just cracks me up!

First of all, he was sitting on my bed this morning while Matt was getting ready for work. All of a sudden he says, "Matt! Matt! Maaaattt!" He knows Matt wants him to say "Daddy" so he usually he calls him "Dad". It drives Matt crazy. So when Matt said, "Are you calling me Matt?" Evan just started rolling. I guess he cracks himself up also!

Then later on, I had just ordered a train set online (I got it for a great deal here) and it was still on my screen. Evan walked in and said "Too, Too" (his version of Choo Choo) and then proceeded to walk to my purse, get out my check card and gave it to me. I am not sure, but I think he was wanted to buy that "Too Too"!

I am working on getting video on this blog. I lost the book to our camcorder but how hard can it be?? Ha!

Giving Thanks

It was a beautiful Thanksgiving today. Just glorious! It was low 40's today (and two days ago it was 80...I'm telling you we don't have fall in Oklahoma!)but the sun was shining and no wind at all. That in itself was something to be thankful for.

We had dinner at my grandma's today at 1:30 just like we do at every holiday. There was so much food and it was all delicious (I am a little embarrassed about all the left overs I took, but I just couldn't help myself). And it was just so much fun to be around my family! I have missed everyone so much.

So I wanted to take a few minutes while Matt was putting Evan to sleep to list a few things that I am thankful for:

~My wonderful, wonderful husband. I know I don't give Matt enough credit on this blog or anywhere else for that matter, but I am the luckiest girl in the world to have him. He is the best friend, provider, father, leader I could ask for.

~Evan. He is a lot of work but it is the best, most fulfilling job I have ever had. And I know I learn more from him than he will probably ever learn from me. He is such a happy and loving child. He has a smile and kiss for everyone. And he brings so much joy to Matt and my life...I will be forever thankful for that! I am so blessed to be Evan's mom.

~God's grace. I have really had a rough time the past year and without His grace, I think this experience could have really allowed me to become bitter and unhappy. Instead, my relationship with God has just gotten better and better and I am a better person for it. It is the best feeling in the world to know that no matter what I go through, it is opportunity for God to let me know how much He loves me!

~My family, my two wonderful dogs, my friends (I have the best girlfriends ever!), central heat and air, down comforters, cookies, lip gloss, Target (especially since my new town does not have one...Boo!), flats, books, my digital camera, mascara, Maxalt, old movies, email.

These are just of few things of which I am grateful! I am one very blessed girl.