HELP ME!

I need to buy a few rabbit's feet.... problem... I can't order on line - as I need them Thursday - does anyone have any ideas as to where I could find them locally??? Please help!!! Thanks

Still here.....

Its been a while since I have had a post.... just been busy with, well everything. I have been a substitute teacher a few times.... both in 1st grade classrooms.... but it has been fun! I taught for 7 years before I had the kids - and now that they are both in school I would like to go back - so hoping next year I can find a job! The kids are both done with soccer - which helps make the weekends a little less busy... but Colby has moved on to basketball... and we practice that 2 times a week... no games yet - but they will be on the weekends. I had a garage sale with my sister last weekend.... made a little extra money for the holidays, went to watch my niece play soccer this weekend too... but we have spent most of our time getting things together at the house.... We are having our first guests this weekend.... My friend from TX Paige and her kids are coming to visit... I am so looking forward to it.... they will be here on Friday - so we are trying to get a little more settled before they get here... Here is hoping we get everything done and have a great time with our guests this weekend!!!

Halloween and Fall

It has been a busy weekend..... Friday we did some trick or treating here in our new neighborhood... not too many houses to go to - but we had fun seeing all the new neighbor kids in their costumes. After this... we went to the Kunkel's for the annual Halloween party.... lots of fun!
Hannah Montana and a Robber




Saturday we had soccer for Colby (he had a super game!) and then we had our neighborhood 1st annual Halloween party!

We spent Sunday recovering from a busy weekend.... Dean headed to the golf course early in the morning morning.... and I took the kids out for our annual fall photo opportunity! The trees are at their peek, and I just love pictures of the leaves!!! It is a little later than usual.... and I am a little bummed as my friend from Texas, Paige and her kids were going to come in town this weekend... and although it would have been crazy while we are still getting settled... I know how she would have loved the trees... especially being from Houston... where the trees don't quite turn all these amazing colors! She is still coming this month - but not until later and the leaves will be gone by then....



Hope everyone had a super Halloween and enjoyed that extra hour of sleep... I sure did!

Some pictures

Ok - so here are the pictures I have been promising - please try to ignore all the things laying on the floor.... especially in the office.... if you click on the pics they will get larger.... this is the kitchen, living room, and office....

We are slowly but surely getting settled and I know I need to post a few pics for you.... and I can't wait to do that... BUT I don't want to put any pics on until there are a few less boxes.... tomorrow - I will get one of the kitchen and LR up....

It has been a busy few weeks....

Camryn had to have a freckle removed from her face last week... it appeared this summer - out of the blue and it has doubled in size already and was very dark.... so I took her in to have it looked at and he wanted to take it off.... testing came back and it was fine.... and now it is off her face... there was a need for a coupe of stitches... so we went today and had those removed.....

We had a wedding, Melissa and Sam, in the midst of the move too... Melissa is one of Dean's cousins... and she was a candle lighter in our wedding 13 years ago....

Melissa and her dad walking down the isle...


Mel and Sam at the alter....



Colby had his last 2 baseball games and had some soccer in the last few weeks....

Sliding into 2nd base....


A little pitching....


Colby saving a goal....


But he did hit his head on goal post...


Camryn has had soccer as well....

A little pushing...


and shoving..... oops..... can we say aggressive?!?!


a break away...


stopping the ball...


and she is off....



We have had our second book club meeting - we read The Shack by David Gregory - very interesting... it was a little hard to get through in the middle - but it was a great book and we also went to Robust in Webster Groves for dinner.... so much fun!! I am in charge of book club this month and we are reading - The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks.... so far so good... you should read it with us!

We did a little pumpkin carving this week too..... Colby painted his pumpkin black with a green inside... it turned out really cool... (if you look at these pics closely you can see some of our house on the inside... click on them and make them bigger)

Camryn having fun!


Not liking the insides!


Colby getting the insides out... he has always liked this!


drawing his very own pumpkin face....


digging for guts!


Also had to get ourselves to the movies last Friday to see High School Musical 3 - and boy was it ever so cute!!!

So as you can see things have been a little busy!!! They should start to settle down soon....

Move that Bus!

Welcome Home Voss Family....

Ok - so its not really Extreme Makeover Home Edition...but it is our home!! Things have been a little busy needless to say..... Lots has been going on... paint, lights, blinds, unpacking, Lowes trips, drywalling (the garage), furniture deliveries... and much much more!! But I am so loving the new house already!! I don't have an inside pics just yet.... they will be coming soon - we should be completely in by this weekend.... and I can't wait!! But here is a picture of the finished front.... (click on the picture to enlarge!)


Home again, Home again, rig a jig jig!

IT'S OURS!

Yep - we closed on the house today.... so we are official owners of our new home!! We are really excited!!! It has been a super busy day... I am finally back at the Villa - Dean is still at the house painting... Randy is still hanging lights.... and Eric finished almost all the blinds!! We have a wedding to go to tomorrow and a soccer game - and the rest of the time we will spend at the house.... getting things together.... I WILL get pics up soon - its just been a little crazy!! Believe me - I can't wait to show you guys too - I just love it!! Anyway - I am off to bed...

I know I know.....

I haven't been updating -- sorry about that - no good reason... but you may notice my ticker and that we are way close to the big day!! We had our walk through today - all went well - we also have landscaping and grass -- IT LOOKS LIKE OUR HOUSE!! I will get some pics - it is a little yucky here today - and might rain for a few days (good for my new grass!) But we close on Friday... I can't wait - and then my painter - that would be Dean - will be painting his weekend.... Oh so stinking excited!! I have some new pics - will get those on soon too...

Not Me Monday....

Well... its that time of the week again....



I didn't turn 35 yesterday... nope not me - how could I possibly be 35 - I mean aren't I still in my 20's...

I did not go crazy.... and eat out several times in celebration of not turning 35.... with breakfast on Wednesday with my friend Janell at Rise N' Dine... Lunch Friday with my sister at PF Changs and of course Movie Friday - to Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist... Dinner Saturday with several girlfriends, Kerry, Monica, Kimberly and Kelli, at El Maguey.... Lunch Sunday with my kids at Bread Co. and birthday dinner with Dean from Taco Bell (my pick)... Nope that would be a lot of eating out in just a few short days!! (YES I am headed to the gym this morning!)

I did not have 8 diet coke cans on my night stand again..... seriously - what is wrong with me!!!

I did not go to the Eureka Rodeo Friday night.... it is something I have always passed on so there is no way I was going to go this year! Especially since it was not my birthday weekend!!!

And for my final not me.... when we were eating dinner Saturday night... we did not have a tree frog jump onto our table and knock Kelli's straw from her drink, land in Monica's water and then jump to Kerry's water... nope that would have had us all jumping and screaming and we didn't do that..... and when the manager brought some plastic frogs to our table as a joke... I didn't set it on the little girl's shoulder behind us... and scare her so bad that she spit her food out..... nope not me....

My weekend....

Friday - Colby's baseball game
Saturday - Colby's soccer game....Camryn's soccer game....Trivia Night
Sunday - Camryn's soccer game....Jacob's soccer game....Colby's soccer game....Colby's baseball game

Surprised my butt doesn't have a permanent waffle weave on it from all the sporting events!

Nothing but fun!

Here are some favorite pics from this weekend....
Camryn playing a little soccer - she tried so hard to get a goal - blocked every time... one time the goalie lost her tooth when she saved a ball...oops...


Jacob playing soccer.... so fun to watch him - such a star!


Colby playing Goalie - he had lots of saves - both games!


I didn't get any pictures of Colby at baseball - but I did get a few of my God son Ryan.....

Do you see a resemblance?



Still so stinking cute..... even with all the mess!

Prayer Warriors....update (again! and again!)

Check out this and this to see previous posts.... they prayers are working..... please continue....

Sam was less swollen today and they pulled the ventilator tonight and he is breathing on his own, although he is not quite awake yet. They have not tested for any reflexes yet but probably will tomorrow. Thank you all for your continuing prayers- we were told today that this journey will be a long one- at least a few weeks to a few months.

More news on Sam came in - THANKS for praying!! It is so working!!

Great news this morning! Sam is off the vent, breathing on his own, woke up, recognized his parents and Aunt Mary and said his throat hurts! J We are hopeful that he continues to recover! I know it is all your prayers- THANK YOU!

Thank you everyone for your prayers. They are working, keep it up!!


More news from Sam's family...

Sam is healing better than even the physician's expectations! He is communicative and speaking well. They just pulled his catheter and when they did he yelled out "Son of a B*&@*!". The doctor looked at Russ and said, "Well, I guess he won't need any speech therapy!!"

He is going to get moved out of the PICU tomorrow into a 1/2 way room. They are moving him into a chair as soon as he wakes up to begin assessing him. He is down to one IV and he is passing gas!

Thanks be to the Lord and to all of my friends for your prayer support!

Not Me Monday....

So its another not me Monday - with MckMama...

I so didn't go to a Trivia Night Saturday night -- for my kids school fundraiser - with their principals, teachers, and lots of other parents.... have a team name of The Einsteins and come in last place!!!! I couldn't be that dumb... and if I was I would never admit it!! We also didn't get a perfect 10 in only 2 rounds.... name that candy... where you sample 10 kinds of candy and decided what they are... and the other called name that drink... where we had to sample 10 mixed drinks and determine what it was... NOPE those are not the only 2 categories we got 10 on - because that would be just plain embarrassing!!

I didn't sit at my nephews game today and listen to the people talk around me.. not letting them know who I was - as they talked about what a good soccer player that Jacob was... and when they asked - I didn't smile and say I was there to watch my nephew Jacob play!! I wouldn't do that - because that would have been bragging!!

I didn't sit at Colby's soccer game today and decided to go to the shade where all the parents from the other team were... and proceed to cheer LOUDLY when one of our players scored in the first 3 minutes of the game.... because that would be rude and I wouldn't want to be one of those parents.... and I didn't apologize because it just flew out of my mouth - and I felt bad for it!

I didn't almost pee in my pants when our friend Randy ordered white castle burgers with a "little extra love on them!" at the drive through and then proceed to tell them "this order is to go!"

I think that is all that I didn't do - but if I think of anything else - I will be sure to add them on!! Can't wait to see what you didn't do too!!

Update on Prayer Warriors....

Just wanted to update you on the story I previously shared with you.....

The latest news from the young boys aunt.....

We went and visited with Sam today. He is still in the PICU in critical condition. He had a rough night last night with his cranial pressure spiking a couple times. However, they took the cranial pressure monitor off today. He is extremely swollen and the right side of his face is pretty bruised up. They also started slowly reducing his meds this afternoon and he is starting to stir a little bit. They expect him to be awake tomorrow morning and perhaps pull the ventilator and begin testing him for reflexes and responses. Please continue to pray for him as he needs as much help as he can get pulling out of this.

Thank you all for your support and prayers.

Please continue to pray for this boy and his family!

Movie Friday...

My sister and I have a little tradition going called Movie Friday... this is the first year we have lived by each other (well since we were kids anyway). So now that she has moved back to St. Louis and all of the kids are in school - we go to the movies on Friday!! Its been lots of fun! This week we saw Nights In Rodanthe based on the book by Nicholas Sparks. It was AMAZING!!! A must see for all woman out there, just bring a BOX of Kleenex!!! For those of you that follow Nate's blog.... you can see what he wrote about the setting of the movie here... the fact that the beach house really exists... oh my - I so want to go there.... do you think it will be affordable?! If you get a chance to see it - post a comment and let me know what you think of the movie!

FYI - Nicholas Sparks new book hits the shelves Tuesday September 30th... The Lucky One I can't wait to read that one!!

Prayer Warriors....

I know you are out there - and I know all of you who see this will help us pray here.... I personally do not know this family... but they are friends of friends... and this story is about their nephew... he collapsed at football practice this week.... it appears at this time that it was a blood clot - and he is currently on life support.... please pray for this young man and his family.... Read more about it here...

I knew this would be a good way to get lots of prayers out there fast!! Thanks!!