Ok So I really fee like I haven't blogged in a long time and if you want me to be completely honest I haven't had a desire to! I seriously feel like the past Month has been a big blur! The holidays were great with lots of parties and craziness and I am soo soo happy that it is all over with! Don't get me wrong I love being with friends and family... I am just glad that we can get back to normal life again (whatever that is!) We started this year off with what we want to do more... HAVE FUN! Larry and I took our snowshoes out and had a blast together... I forget how much I love being outdoors until I get out there! We are going to try and get out more this next year and experience all that life has to offer and more! Wahoo- wish us luck!

"Live life fully while you're here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird. Go out and screw up! You're going to anyway, so you might as well enjoy the process. Take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes: find the cause of your problem and eliminate it. Don't try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of being human.”

-Anthony Robbins

2008 in a Nutshell!!

Just for Laughs!

I found these fun Christmas quotes and thought I would share them with ya'll! I hope you are all having a festive, Jolly, Cheerful,happy, snowy, gifty, cozy, Holly..... Christmas Season!

The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. This wasn't for any religious reasons. They couldn't find three wise men and a virgin.

Jay Leno

Christmas at my house is always at least six or seven times more pleasant than anywhere else. We start drinking early. And while everyone else is seeing only one Santa Claus, we'll be seeing six or seven.

W.C. Fields

I once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it saying, toys not included.

Bernard Manning

Why is Christmas just like a day at the office? You do all the work and the fat guy with the suit gets all the credit.

Anonymous

You know you're getting old, when Santa starts looking younger.

Robert Paul

I was Christmas shopping and ran into a guy on the street. I noticed his watch and said that it runs slow. He said, "So does the guy I stole it from."

David Letterman

Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out faster than the Christmas spirit.

Frank McKinney Hubbard

The one thing women don't want to find in their stockings on Christmas morning is their husband.

Joan Rivers

Christmas is a time when everybody wants his past forgotten and his present remembered. What I don't like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day.

Phyllis Diller

Chompers!!

Well they are here!! After a few days of a grouchy daughter, I found the cause of it- She had a tooth making it's way out! Then, about a week later, it had another one join it! Now she is happy as can be.....until the next little guy decides to pop through! As you can see, she is proud to show off these new pearly whites! (yes that is a scratch on her face.... we woke up one morning to find this gash on her face! Cause unknown??:)

6 Months!

My sweet girl is growing up!! I can't believe that it has been six months since Brenley joined our family. I can't imagine life without her now. She is sitting by herself now and eating all kids of solids! She is learning how to clap and millions of others things that I cant keep up with! And just yesterday I noticed her first tooth making its way out! It is so exciting to see her grow and change every day! I love you baby girl!!

Going Private

Well, ITS TIME TO GO PRIVATE!!! I have been debating this for a while now- I hate to make it a pain for all of you to get into my blog, but for the safety of my family and friends this needs to be done. I have heard far too many scary stories now about blogging dangers that this is a must! I've always thought that none of this can happen to me- but come on, lets be real- that's what we all say until it does happen to us! I would rather be safe than sorry. So please, please, please, leave your e-mail address in my comment box, or if you would rather e-mail it to me my e-mail address is encrook@hotmail.com. For those of you who have found my blog through surfing and just haven't gotten around to commenting that you found it- please feel free to leave your address too-I can almost guarantee that I have found your blog too and have visited your blog a few times as well:) I would love for you all to keep up with our family.... It's just all of those other freaks I worry about! Thanks for all of you who let me share my life with you- and who also share your life with me! I love the whole concept of blogging and the fact that I can keep in contact with so many people I probably wouldn't have before. Thanks Guys!!

Spooky Times!!!

If I was forced to choose a favorite holiday- I think that it just might have to be Halloween! First, because I love fall, and Halloween just happens to be in the fall, and Second, I LOVE to dress up! I don't know what it is, but I love it love it love it! When Larry and I were dating, he thought I was crazy for even considering dressing up- I remember going all out and he ended up dressing up as a lame cowboy (that nobody even knew he was dressed up)... well I guess I won that fight because look at him dressing up now!! WAHOO!! I think he might just like it as much as I do! Now I am sure some of you are wondering what the heck we are... well, we are a DEAD version of Raggidy Ann and Andy! We found the costumes and thought they might be fun! And I swear everything else that was for a girl was a bit too scandelous for me so these had to work :) I had never done the whole scary costume look before.. and I am still not sure about it, but it was fun to be different.
This Halloween we headed to two parties- on Thursday Kyle and Crystal's and on Friday Heidi and Porter's- We had so much fun at both of them! It's always fun to see all the nutty ideas people have for costumes! Everyone seems a bit more layed back too when they are dressed up! I LOVE IT!!-
Brenley wore her costume for about ten minutes... Brenley and I were a bit sick on Halloween (and still trying to get over it! Dang it!!) but, We still made it fun! And thanks to everyone for making this Halloween so much fun! I hope you all had a Crazy Fun, Spooky Halloween too! (Can you believe its over now... and Christmas is right around the corner?? Ahhhh where has this year gone??)