Tribute to 9 11 and the USA!

My nephew Cody is in Iraq! Thanks for serving our Great Country!!! You are awesome!
You have wanted to do this since you were old enough to say so....and here you are!

"Go Get'em !!!"

Thanks to ALL our Military!!!

Thanks to President Bush!

check out this tribute on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUk-O3KpIqc

Pray for our country, the election!, our military and their families!!!

The most life-changing makeovers don't happen in the glow of the spotlight, but in the quiet of our own hearts.

The only thing I don't like about being 40.....

The five little hairs on my chiny-chin-chin!

What a PAIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

( Dan, the fingernail clippers in the car are NOT to be touched! :-)

Here are the two new little ones!

No more than three daycare kids at a time so I can be sure to love ALL of them pieces !!

No more trucks and GI joes..... :-(

Jerid is 14! Sometimes I miss buying the little toys like match box cars, GI joes, trucks, all the little things that make a big hit!!!! I do have to admit giving money and not having to shop for presents is easier! Easier for everyone else giving a gift too...This year Jerid didn't get one present...only money and he was thrilled. But I still miss the little things sometimes! At the same time I am so glad they are all big!!!!! Yea!!!! One of those moments for a mom filled with mixed emotions!

Little bit sad and A LOT happy to have big kids. Weird, I know. I think this is normal right???

:-)

We are almost ready for grass!!!

Ahhhhh, sprinkler is working great!

I know this is boring to some of you....but hard work makes you really appreciate whatever you are working on. So just wanted to show you.

I will only post one more photo and that one will be GREEN GRASS! Can hardly wait not to have a backyard full of dirt!!

The top will have grass, the middle will be a stamped concrete sitting area with a fire pit, and the bottom will be the horseshoe pit/ target practice for the bow.
don't worry only the 10, 20, and very carefully 30 yard practice!

My husband is working me too hard!

Me trying to cool off!

The before photo

Demolishing the back yard!

Hard work!

Me helping with sprinkler system.

It has been very HOT here for several days. I prefer humid heat better than the dry heat here. At least when it is humid you sweat more.

We started a HUGE back yard project near Mothers Day and hoping to finish early September.

98% of it is totally Mans work....heavy, hot, digging, moving block, shoveling, raking, sprinkler system, recycled black top, and I have helped with most of it, as much as I could anyway! So this past weekend we worked our butts off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I managed to keep a good sense of humor, acting like a construction lady on a T.V. ....showing Dan how he should do things and then it would go quicker. Totally acting that I knew exactly how to do EVERYTHING! :-) totally not true but made it funny anyway. I might as well act silly and laugh or I might cry from pure exhaustion!!! This has been a overwhelming project that has brought me to tears twice but it will be well worth all the effort.

So here I am...wet shirt is not enough...still too hot so I laid down took the hose and wet my whole head and body! That cooled me off! In September I hope to post the FINISHED photo.