30 Day Blog Challenge- Day 27

Day 27- Pets

I used to have lots of

dogs when I was little..

but now we just have fish.

And one dog. Actually,

he is Kyler's dog that he got

for his birthday. Thanks to

my friend Rebecca. 

We have a 30 gallon tank

with 5 fish in it. Used to be about

8 fish. Who knows why

some of them died... And

can ANYONE tell me WHY

our tank will not stay clear?!

We spend HOURS, and I mean

hours, cleaning it out, changing

the water, putting the chemicals,

changing the food.... and it only

stays clear for about a week.

Then it turns cloudy and green.

And then it will get so cloudy

that you can't even tell that there

are fish in there! Honestly! I count

them when I feed them to make

sure they are still alive because

I can't see them. It is so annoying.

The tank is so pretty when it is

clear and we love watching

them swim around.. but we hate

when it is dirty and cloudy and 

you can't see them. D and I

have decided that we aren't cleaning

it out anymore. We are going to

get rid of the fish and the tank.

We really don't want to, but

we can't keep taking literally a whole

day out of our time every week to

clean out the stupid tank. UGH.

anyways... so I don't have a picture

of the tank clear, and I sure don't

want to put up the tank as what it

looks like now... so here is

Copper, Kyler's half chihuahua/half jack russell.

Thanksgiving!

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

We had ours in the community center

this year because we are growing

too much to have it at someone's house!

We decorated it all nice and fall looking

the night before! It turned out so pretty!

Everyone came and we ate and ate 

and ate.. and ate some more.

And i brought about 5 plates

home with me. So we are still eating...

All in all, it was a great day!

Here are some pictures before

we all got miserably full. :)

30 Day Blog Challenge- Day 26

Day 26- Picture of Family

30 Day Blog Challenge- Day 25

Day 25- Favorite Song

Why are these all about

one particular thing? Who

has only one favorite song?!

Well, I have a bizillion songs

that I just love and think are

totally awesome, but I do

only have a select few that 

I can listen to over and over

again and never ever

tire of. ever.

1.  Dave Matthews Band: Crash.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7in-9E3ImQ

 

2.  Journey- Don't Stop Believin'

(over and over and over and over)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=barLaHrtvoM

 

3.  Chris White Band - Jesus Paid It All

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p52KiCem4MM&feature=related

(this band is AWESOME. they come to our

Covenant Weekend every year)

30 Day Blog Challenge- Day 24

Day 24- Something learned

Something learned.

Well, I have learned a lot

in my 24 years of life...

but the most important

things I have learned are:

1. Family should come

first in your life, right after God.

2.  If you can't get along with

family, who else do you have?

3. Children are God's gifts to us.

4.  Marriage takes work. 

And patience.

5.  Some things never change.

6. Some things change drastically!

7.  It takes longer than 4 

years to graduate from college.

8. Sleeping through the night

no longer exists with children.

9.  Sleeping through the night

no longer exists with a husband.

10.  Sometimes, you gotta just take

a deep breath and let things go.

New Do

This post could qualify for

Day 24 of the challenge,

which is Something you 

have learned.. but I'll

think of something else

for that I am sure. :)

It all started Friday night.

I have been needing to get

my hair done (i get highlights)

really bad... but with the holidays

coming, we didn't really have the

$ to pay for it... So I was trying

to help D out and decided to

get a box of color from the store.

We went to D's mom's house and she

did it for me. Piece of cake. Looked

really good all over, except for a couple

of pieces at the very top. Kinda spotted.

So she went back and put some more

of the color over it to see if it would

blend in. Can you guess?!

Ya, it didn't blend. I washed it out

and it was ORANGE. and when I say

orange, I mean it. Not gold, not blond,

ORANGE. And NO, I do not have

a picture of it. So, of course I was 

almost in tears. I mean.. I am by NO MEANS

high maintenance.. but when it comes

to my hair, I get emotional.  I have always

had really blond hair with all kinds of

colors of blond highlights. And most of the

time it has been long and flowy... And I try

to keep it that way. I was hysterical.

I called my hairdresser, who of course

was/is on vacation!!!! I didn't know what to do.

If you are like me, then you only have

one person who can do anything to your hair

too.  She has done my hair for about 10

years now. No one else will do. Until now.

The only other person I would let touch

my hair was my only option. I called her,

which she works in the same salon, and

told her my story. She worked me in

for today and fixed it. But it's not blond.

The only thing I could do to it was go

brown because if I put more blond

bleach on it, my hair would have broken.

BROKEN? no way.  So, reluctantly

I sat while she put brown color all 

over my hair. For the first time in

my life something other than

platinum blond was on my head.

Everyone seems to like it...

I am still getting used to it. It is

OK for right now.. but in a few

weeks when I can put color on it

again, I am sure I will be back

to my highlights. Most definitely.

So, moral of the story...

there is a reason why women

pay $$$ to get their hair done.

A good reason. And I for 

sure will never do it at home again.

Ever. The end.

 before.... a while back.

 after!

sweet H.

30 Day Blog Challenge- Day 23

Day 23- Favorite vacation

Favorite vacation? I don't

know that it would be called

a vacation, but I sure had the

time of my life there! D and I

went to Cody, Wyoming on a 

mission trip with our church

last summer. Can you say

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G?

We went there to paint

and put a new roof on the

church buildings there.  The 

pastor there, Mark King,

is from Aberdeen and used

to go to FBC... so of course

we went to help! It is pure

God's country there, let me 

tell you. I mean, everywhere

you look there are mountains,

rivers, lakes, more mountains,

the sun, the clouds, more

mountains...just breath

taking, really.  On our last

day there, we got to go to

Yellowstone, which was by far

the coolest place ever! There is

something about seeing animals

in their natural habitat and being

in an environment that is untouched

by hunting and logging and things..

It is so peaceful. You can really have

some serious talks with the big Man

above for sure. Anyways, that trip

was nothing but pure joy for me and I

got so much out of it spiritually and 

mentally. And i took TONS of pictures.

897 to be exact. in 6 days. Want

me to put up all of them!?

Just kidding. Here are  just

some of the ones from our

grand trip up north! 

 Heart Mountain. Looks like an Indian chief's head...

 Katie, Meme, Emily, Taylor, me, and Valerie on the roof!

 oh yea, snow on the mountains. in july!

 such CALM, clear water. looks like a postcard, no?

 

30 Day Blog Challenge- Day 22

Day 22- Favorite City

Does this mean your favorite

city you have been to or

just your favorite just because?!

I don't know what they want!

And who can have a favorite

anyways?!

Branson, MO. Love this place!

Has the best little shopping areas

and so much history!

And Chattanooga, TN. LOVE

this place even more.  The scenery

in itself is enough to want to live

there all the time. We will

live here one day. I just know it.

30 Day Blog Challenge- Day 21

Day 21- Picture of yourself

I am behind a day on the challenge,

so I'll do 2 today. This one

should be easy enough! Just post

a picture of myself! I'ma do

a couple....and they are old.

I just don't really like any of

my recent pictures!

30 Day Blog Challenge- Day 20

Day 20- Nicknames

I don't really have but like 3

nicknames that I can think of

that aren't just like, "Jen"..

which I am NOT fond of,

by the way. D introduced

me to his ENTIRE family as

Jen, and of course, it stuck.

So I have learned to deal with it,

but I still cringe sometimes when

I hear it. I just have never liked

my name to be shortened.  My name

is Jennifer. Not anything less.

Anyways...now that I have my rant

over with, on to the nicknames 

I do have:

1. Chickadee. My grandmother calls

me this and has ever since I was little.

Either that or Candi, which is my mother's

name. After all these years, she still

can't keep us straight!

2.  Roo. This one came out of nowhere

I think from Mo . Ha. MicaaMo I think

is how it started and then I was Jenniferoo,

then Jennaroo or something like that.
I can't quite remember... But now, we just

say Roo and Mo sometimes when we talk

to each other. Friends thing I guess.

3.  Jena Lou.  D calls me this all the time.

He has called me by Jennifer MAYBE

5 times in the almost 6 six years we have

been together. It's either Jen or Jena Lou.

Who knows..........  

Stay tuned for Christmas decor pics!

30 Day Challenge- Day 19

Day 19- Something you miss

Something I miss...

I had to think about this one

for a bit. I mean, what things

do I actually MISS when I think

about them?

- my apartment. i love our house

now, but my Jess Lyons apt.

was our first little home and it was

so cozy. and everything in it was

brand new. :)

 

 

 

- believing in Santa. life was much 

easier then.

-elementary school. snack time,

recess, no face break outs,

no boyfriends, no responsibility.

i think i'll keep k and h little forever.

-my old Impala. man I loved that car.

loved loved loved it. too bad

I don't have a picture of it. :(

-Goody's. who in the world

decided to close it?! My cutest

clothes came from there. Gah.

-my FAVORITE jeans 

(Duck Head brand from the

store that no longer exists)

that now have too many holes 

and patch marks to wear them

anywhere. bummer.

-seeing this face whenever

I want to: ( and my hair being

this short.)

 

-seeing this other face all the time:

Chunky Monkey

Can we say LEGS?

look at those juicy legs!

Yes, I said juicy. A lady at Dirt

Cheap came up to me one day

and said, "Laawd, you is blessed.

She is juicy! Look how juicy dat

baby is." And that was about 2 months

ago. She's bigger since then. But I don't

mind. I think they are precious and

want her to keep all her rolls! They

will fall off soon enough when she starts 

crawling and such...

Here are some pictures from the last 

few days. Looking at these I realized

how beautiful my children are.  God has

made them beautifully and wonderfully for

me and everyone else to enjoy. And they

are just that. Pure joy. :)

Happy Thursday!

 oh yea, she totally fell asleep like this 

watching cartoons!

 sibling love :)

 this is the product of my husband

being bored. :)

 cool kid.