father's day

This father's day, I decided to do something simple from the boys for their dad. Here's what they created, and literally, they did ALL the decorating on their own!




I know the pictures aren't the best, but it was hard to get a good pic that the flash didn't ruin.
The boys were SO proud of themselves!! Jaden was ripping the wrapping paper off as he walked it over to daddy bc he wanted to show him :) Even Asher was beaming at the gift he created! It was so cute to watch them...not sure how we'll top it next year.

this is my aunt!!!

Search Continues For Missing Woman
June 12, 2008

VAN BUREN COUNTY — The Van Buren County Sheriff's Office is reporting 53 year old Anita Hambleton has been missing for more than 24 hours.

Her husband contacted authorities around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, notifying them Anita had been missing since about noon that day.

Mr Hambleton returned home around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, and contacted friends and family to try and locate Anita.

K-9 units, Sheriff's Deputies, Lawrence Township Emergency Officials, and the MSP aviation unit have all assisted in the search thus far. The central location is in the 69000 Block of 56th Street in Lawrence Township, Van Buren County.

Heat sensing detection has also been used, but so far, no results.

The last known contact with Anita was through a friend on the phone at around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Anita Lou Hambleton is 53 years old, about 5'4", 180 pounds. She has brown hair and hazel eyes.

Mrs. Hambleton is diagnosed Bi-Polar. If you have any information on her whereabouts, contact the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office at (269) 657-3101.

electricty

I have been w/out power since Friday night when the storm blew through. Friday & Saturday night we spent at my mom's bc I had the boys. All 3 of us shared a room & bed which made for some sleepless nights. Both boys move like you wouldn't believe. The first night Jaden kept hitting his head bc he was up against the wall, and I kept waking up just in time to catch Asher as he was about to fall off the bed on the outter side. The second night Asher did sleep in the pack n play, but I kept hearing him move around bc he's getting too big for it :( And it was Jaden's turn to try to fall off the bed, even though he was next to the wall again. He kept ending up at the foot of the bed about to fall *rolling eyes* Last night I was happy to sleep by myself, but I did end up sleeping at home where it is hot & muggy. I just missed my bed...crazy, I know! Anyways, originally they were estimated my power to be back today, and now they're saying not until Wednesday...GRRRRR!!! How do the Amish do it???

yesterday at work

it started when i showed up, i saw an envelope sitting on my desk addressed to me. i was like, what??? then i remembered that i'd signed up to win tickets to go see John Michael Montgomery, and sure enough, that's what they were..YAY so, i'll be going to that next wkend. then my boss pulled me into her office she told me that Jordan was leaving which left a FT position open, and she was hoping i'd be interested and that it would mean a raise. and of course i'm interested!!!! so, i'm going FT w/more money and then she yells out from her office seconds later that i'd won a $50 gift card nation wide through the comp bc of the easy pays i'd gotten...woo hoo :) so yesterday at work was pretty good day for me!!! now i just have to find someone to go to the concert w/me :P i asked Brian, but he said absolutely not...party pooper!!

preschool

Alright, I think I finally found a preschool that not only has everything I wanted, but at an affordable price! A lot of the places I was finding did daycare full time and preschool was like an after thouht to them, not to mention they were way too expensive. I checked into our local school, and the AM was already full, which is what we needed. Plus the other preschools made you pick Tue/Thur or Mon/Wed/Fri which isn't that big of a deal, but w/Shaun's current schedule, Tue/Thur wasn't the best option.
Then I found the Lighthouse Preschool at Portage United Free Methodist and knew this is where I wanted him. They will teach him is letters and numbers. By the end of the year, he will know how to recognize and spell his name. He'll have snack and play time, plus they do monthly field trips. I want to find out which days they do chapel bc I'd like to make sure he goes on that day. I'm just really happy that I found this place, and I'm now SO excited for him!!