My 3 yr old baby girl!

Wow! just looked at my

Wow! just looked at my cell, as climbed into bed from being"santa", it says DECEMBER 25. that totally snuck up on me

promise...........

I promise BEFORE Christmas there will be a Christmas Letter on here. Ive gotten so busy I didn't plan on this runaway train, but it's just taken me!

Happy birthday, grandma. Its been

Happy birthday, grandma. Its been 21 yrs since we celebrated with you. hope you & grandpa are eating birthday cake.

Going to add my christmas

Going to add my christmas letter on here shortly. Check back later for it.

Thanksgiving (a little late posting)

Well I am not Martha Stewart so things aren't PERFECT like what she'd spread out for a holiday meal. We did buffet style since there were about 15 of us. The festivities started the night before when Grammie and Savannie came to stay the night. With much argument bedtime finally did come and early morning was much too quick!

Troy made us an awesome Thanksgiving morning breakfast of fresh sausage patties, homemade pancakes and his homemade syrup! YUMMY!!!!

While Grammie, Owen, Lydia and Savanna napped I got to use meem's automatic potatoe peeler. WORKED fabulous and is on my Christmas list for hubby to get me! AsI was cutting up the potatoes for the water (to make mashed potatoes) I sliced open my finger, yelled for mom, grabbed and towel, sat down and next thing I knew I was awakened to my mom screaming at me. Id passed out! What a sissy!! Took me a little to regain my strength, but before too long everyone was arrivin, things were done and we were trapsing down the basement steps to eat. I wasn't much help for dishes, but I think that's what a dishwasher is for! ha ha

Once all the company was gone everyone settled into bed, but mommy w/an upset tummy......and awaiting my alarm to head into town for Walmart's black friday specials! Mom met me there too. I got a HUGE savings in shopping at 12a-2a that I am very pleased at. I cannot wait this year til Christmas morning. It's going to be so much fun w/the kids. :-)

Now we are preparing for Christmas with it 2 wks to the day away!!!! AMAZING!

There were 2 births this week along with birthday celebrations.

Dec. 4 Elizabeth King

Dec. 8 Sarah Huffman

AND Dec 8 Rylee Alabran- parents Jeremy and Ashley C.

grandparents are Rick & Rose Alabran!!

Dec 9 Drew P. Jenkins parents Brad and Emily

Id been debating my usual Christmas card letter, because it's so much work, printing, making sure the font looks right and is positioned right, folding it right so the ink doesnt smear, inserting them into the card, questioning myself if people really read them what they think....etc.....so with feed back....I decided to type one and put it in the blog and those who I know do not have internet or understand how to navigate, I'll print them one out.....but not too many I'll have to do. I feel a little bit more at ease. AND Ive decided that's my contribution of GOING GREEN as well as I am hand delivering ALOT of my cards this year. Crazy I know. But I am going to add the cost of savings and let you read later and prove it's worth it!!!

Troy ventured to Akron, OH today as the weather was nice, thank goodness because the both of us are sick with colds. To get a NEW MANURE SPREADER!!! I know weird right....well they got a great deal on it. He seems to be very excited about it and I will not be shocked if they're trying it out in the next day!!! ha ha ha

Lydia and Joanne will celebrate their birthday's together next weekend. I'm excited to have Kathy Ammann cake!!!! YUMMO!!!!

My idea of spreading it all out (above)

Grammie's grandkids - Savanna, 3 Lydia 2 1/2 and Owen,5


Troy carving the turkey!

The sausage patties being made! They were yummy!

The bird soaking the night before. And it was moist and yummy!

Nite #2: lydia napped, so

Nite #2: lydia napped, so bedtime was fight. creeped in2 mommys bed. nite #3: no nap, in her bed w/her buddy molly!

Nite 1: monkey 2 her

Nite 1: monkey 2 her room. We moved beds around, fell asleep in my bed & took her 2 her bed! She napped there 2day 2

She's in the wrong bed!!

Hope 2 update tuesday. Down

Hope 2 update tuesday. Down w/flu bug. bed times goin well. next wk: try 2 get lydia in her own bed!!

Lydia's out 820pm! fussy taken

Lydia's out 820pm! fussy taken tylenol tonight. geez! owen's waiting on daddy 2 get home. hoping they feel better.

Another weekend......

Here we are another weekend closer to Thanksgiving.....
I am thankful that my children are able to voice their opionions to me , even if I may not like or agree with what they have to say.
Lydia missed Mommy & Me yesterday, she's had fever readings of 99.1, 101.1 and 99.9. Poor thing. It just started where she was hot. But now she's got a runny nose and her throat's red and swollen looking. Owen and her both hacked through the night. So we were in bed and sleeping by 915pm - all of us but daddy....he'd rather sit up and watch Tv.
I thought a venture out to get a few much needed groceries at the local store, no names mentioned, would do the kids some good. NOT! They wanted everything under the sun, wouldn't stay w/me and just didn't want to listen. And to make matters worse the cashier irritated me, she said my internet coupon that Id recently printed out was "FRAUD", okay I felt like saying "lady, listen it's not like I have fake money or monopoly game money here, cut me a freakin break!" She made me feel like I had fake counterfeit money. I may as well of, she didn't care! I told her in a not so nice voice I didn't want the items then. She proceeded to ask me IF I WANTED MY COUPONS BACK! OMG this lady was about ready to see an unleashed mother!!! lol I said "yes, I'll take them to walmart and save even more money because your $3.19/pkg of stuff costs me $2.00 there and I'll save 50 cents on top of that!!!". I grabbed my receipt and walked out the door w/my cart!!!! PEOPLE!!!!!!
Ive been making my Christmas lists (not for me that's for sure) and have decided there is no sense in buying a ton of toys for the kids, they get way too much anyways! And we're so busy Christmas morning they usually don't get to open half of what they get from Troy & I and Santa. So I have no clue other than tractors, a belt and a placemat for Owen (if you read this and your a gift buyer for Owen, dont you dare steal my ideas). he wants Stinky the garbage truck, I say NO WAY. It's $50, not educational and not justifyable!! Lydia is the easy one this year. Ive got my ideas and such. Ive got Owen's teacher and Lydia's mommy and me teacher all done, my 1 sister-in-law is about done, Troy I want to get 1 more thing for him and the rest is on paper for now.
I still haven't gotten any hours at work. I haven't worked in 4 wks, it'll be 5wks Monday. Im starting to get kind of antsy and wonder about applying somewhere where I can have more hours. I don't know that I want change though, especially before the holiday's and I really like most of my co-workers. :-)

Rough last 2 days! kids

Rough last 2 days! kids both sleepin in their beds by 850pm. she even had a nap!

Sorry i didnt get chance

Sorry i didnt get chance 2 update 2day. 856pm owens zonked. Lydia's crabby but still going

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Tough few days...more 2 come

Tough few days...more 2 come tomorrow....915 everyone sleeping!!

Update..........(sigh)

I knew with typing last night about Lydia never wetting in public ID SET MYSELF UP TO BE A LIAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We left the house this morning, she was asked if potty was necessary and she said no. So we dropped off Owen, ran a few errands, pulled in the parking lot of Mommy & Me, she said PEE as I was grabbing my purse and getting out of the car. I said "yes, We can go as soon as we get inside". TOO LATE! She'd already soaked her unders, her pants and her car seat!!!!!!!!! (I hate washing car seats!). So we changed inside school.

She did so well at school, even though I thought she didn't at first. She loves to paint. We painted turkeys and they'll be there next week to take home. They're so adorable!!! Went to lunch with my best friend and she just seemed tired! But she was good! She was even good while mommy cleaned Aunt Joanne's house!!! That's amazing. because there is lots of neat stuff for her to get into.

Owen called me as I was pulling into the farm driveway and said "please bring my boots". So that meant he was milking cows today! He loves that!!! I dont know that he really helps. But it gives him a break from me, and more time with Grandma Hill and Daddy.

That little boy is just waiting around for the snow to fly and I am afraid it's going to happen sooner than we think. Fingers crossed that we're just safe!!!

BEDTIME UPDATE:
Last night Owen was sleeping by 930 and Lydia 945. Daddy carried Lydia to her bed and at some point between 2 and 4am she was back with me! Did NOT want to get up this morning. And fell asleep on the way home. SO she took HER FIRST NAP in many many many many days from 145-445pm!! YAY! Hoping for no purple under her eyes for their pictures tomorrow!!!

Bed Time Night #3

Last night Lydia AGAIN slept in her bed, through the night!!!!

They were both sleeping by 915pm. Much to stay for tonight- but we've still got time for a miracle. Daddy's on bathtime duty, so they're suddsing it up now.

Last 2 nights we've ate, played, painted, bath and bedtime.

Lydia ate 3 helpings of spaghetti and Owen 1 1/2 tonight. They picked all day long. Mainly Lydia. She's like a homeless....I hungry I hungry is all she says all day long. She's constantly eating. I dont think it's a problem. But she's also been wetting her pants 4-6 times a day! It's driving me crazy. I can't tell if it's because she's too busy, I know it's not because she doesnt have access. When were in public she's NEVER peed her pants.

Tomorrow we have a TON of errands to run starting at 815am to 2pm. Im sure I'll be exhausted come night time.

Wish me luck for 930pm or before tonight.

BOTH KIDS ARE SLEEPING AND

BOTH KIDS ARE SLEEPING AND IN THEIR OWN BEDS! as of 915pm!

Night #2 Operation BEDTIME

So, Both kids were up and at em' at 730am, even Lydia! We all went for preschool drop off and pick up. Stayed busy all day. No one napped!
Right at dinner time it got really coatic around here. Grandma came and the kids got wound up! So I tried to get them focused. We put our pajama's on, got ready for bed and we decided to paint! (BAD IDEA) I told Owen Id buy some paint with the rest of his birthday money-but kitchen table only, and when we are done we are DONE! They had a blast! They wore some and we're in another set of Pajama's. (susan Im taking your advice next time undies only and right before bath time).
So it's 855pm they're enjoying ice cream and hopefully will go to sleep.
Update from last night: Lydia was in my bed from 10-730a! Daddy was in at 230am and he got to sleep in Lydia's bed! Good thing she got a single bed almost 3 wks ago.

Bed Time

I thought I had the perfect idea Sunday evening to get the kids to bed.....We'd had a very busy Friday and Saturday with no naps! They were up early Sunday, didn't have a nap and thought Id get them their baths and bed by 9pm....it was after 11pm when they were both sleeping. My patience grew VERY thin and on into Monday. Monday Owen was wide awake for school, however Lydia wasn't awake until 945am. I thought hmmm good I'll get Owen to at least 730pm and he'll be out....Lydia won't nap now, so shell go to bed around 9pm. NOT!!! Owen fell asleep while i was making dinner at 6pm and it was shortly after 10pm when they were sleeping. Today they were up around 830/9am, so we got up, ready for the day and head out to vote as a family, with each parent taking a turn to go in to vote, and a stop at the post office.....then to take daddy to the field to get the combine.......We were back home and lunched by 1pm...... I thought hmmm let's have a rest....no sir'E, we weren't doing that they thought. So the day progressed on........

About 5pm Troy called and said Owen could ride a while with him. Lydia and I took him there and ventured back about 645pm. I get up there, get out, grab Troy's dinner, look at Lydia and she's ZONKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I carefully brought her back home, laid her in her bed, diapered her and warned Owen he wasnt to enter their room until it was his bedtime..... (I am still not to be carrying more than 10 lbs). So. As I cleaned my room, packed summer clothes away, Owen splashed and had a good ol' time in the tub, all while Lydia is sleeping. He came ot my room, I assisted with drying, brushing hair and getting pj's on.............Owen gets a snack, puts the PICKLE movie on (Veggie tales) and I go backto my room....I hear "momma, I hungie!" This is Lydia's current saying and we here it time and time again throughout the day. I felt this huge pinge of anger through me.............

She's currently snacking in her bed, w/the lamp and PICKLE movie on..............I know this is the beginning of establishing a bedtime routine, it is only 832pm and I should be thankful my kids are in bed at that time.

So Ive decided at 745pm we start with baths, snack, bed time and story/movie.........with the hopes they'll be sleeping by 830pm. We'll see how this week goes of this to see what we need to adjust. Advice is welcome as long as you don't get upset if I chose to NOT follow it! ha ha ha....Im just trying here to get our family on a schedule. Daddy doesnt' have a schedule or he makes his own, but I'd like the kids and I to be on a schedule somewhat.

We voted today.owen was very

We voted today.owen was very curious. Christmas postage stamps are out already! lydia slept in her bed all night!

Trying to stay up to date......

Owen & Lydia at Owen's 5 yr check up 10/28/10

At the farm 10/28/10



Lydia as a butterfly for Mommy & Me - 10/29/10

Trick-or-Treat ~ Owen, 5 and Lydia 2 1/2 ~ 10/29/10

Trick-or-Treating at Grandma Hill's - 10/29/10

Okay. I really swear this time I am going to stay on task and try to post at least , AT LEAST every other week. I mean I can update my facebook pages several times a day....why I can't a handle this...... right?!?!

So it's November 1st.

The summer certainly flew by us. With many fun happenings.

The fall is in full swing around here with the combine, trucks and tractors flying past at all hours. I told them there is a new rule...no tractors past my house past 9pm. Owen's constantly glued to the window. MY mother-in-law told me this past week the carpet in our house had a path worn in it from Harold (my father-in-law)'s mother going from the kitchen window to the front Living Room window. I decided after the 1st spring that unless Im expecting important company-I refuse to glass clean my front screen door and my front living room window. DAILY those kids have their faces pressed against it. It's commical. So instead of stressing over it being clean. Im just glad they dont write on them, or stick food there, like they used to.

Owen's into his last year (2nd yr) of preschool. He goes M, W and F 3 hrs!!! Lydia and I attend a Mommy & Me class for 1 1/2 hrs. They're both doing very well and developing like ID never imagined!!!

Troy & I had our first Parent/Teacher conference last Monday. It went very well. We need to practice writing our name for Kindergarten. BIG O little w, little e little n. Practice Red (which I know he knows), gray and brown. Practice counting 1-50 and A-Z. He's very active and making alot of new friends. He has a few special ones. Megan (which is was in his class last yr, but only is in his class on Wednesday's this year. They combine MWF and TWT), she also lives down the Road from us. She came to Owen's birthday party-and mommy's got to make friends with each other. So we're hoping for a playdate some time. Another VERY FOND friend is Leyton. Ive got to post this (sorry monique if you read, but it's amazing). As Owen's 1 of the biggest in his class, his friend Leyton, is 1 of the smaller children. They get alot so well, have the funniest conversations. They remind me of 2 old men sitting in rockers sipping lemonade talking. Leyton is all Owen seems to talk about, minus the girl who always is getting in to trouble. (Dianna-if you read this-you'll have to ask me about this one). These are some of the things Ive heard "mommy, Leyton was line leader", "mommy, Leyton says he livesin a donut", "mommy, I want Leyton to come play", "mommy, Leyton was having a bad day", It's so neat how he truly cares about another child his age. Unfortunately, I think Owen and Leyton will not be in the same class together. So I would really like to keep them in touch.

Owen LOVES going to school this year, except when he doesnt want to go to bed and get up the next day! But we're preparing him for next year. It'll be an EVEN BUSIER FALL FOR US! Owen will go to Kindergarten and Lydia to Preschool! AMAZING!!!

Last Thursday Owen went to the doctor for his 5 yr check up and Lydia for her flu shot.....

(Im copying and pasting what I posted on facebook)
Owen went to the doctor today for his 5 yr well visit. Lydia went along too. Our original plan was Owen to get 2 shots (booster and flu) and Lydia 1 (flu). We ended up with Owen geting 3 and Lydia 2. Lydia had to do everything Owen did (ears checked, blood pressure, temperature-thank goodness the nurse didn't mind, she was new and FABULOUS), and they sat together on the table like salt & pepper!
Owen is 44 1/2" tall (80%), 53.4 lbs (>95%), goes back in 1 yr and did EXCELLENT on vision and hearing! The hearing test was so stinkin cute the way he reacted!!! lol He said the house on the vision test was a BARN! Of all KIDS MINE SAID THAT?!?!?!? Then she asked Troy & I about bed wetting at night, so I started to talk...Owen abruptly commented "mom dont tell her that, it's OUR secret" I laughed and the Dr explained to him it's normal! IT was so cute though. Wish ID a had a camera today to video.
Dr. says Owen looks great, as long as he's eating, sleeping and being active. Dont worry about his size. He has slowed down a big on the height. So after all this hoopla (1 hr and 20 mins), we stopped by Grammie's briefly to check on her (she had her skin cancer zapped this morning), then the kids and I ate DQ on the way home. I drove into Greenville, but my arms were sore to drive home..

Now on to Lydia. The first few weeks of Mommy & Me Lydia just wasn't real sure about going somewhere with just me and no daddy and no Owen. But she's gotten quite used to it. She doesn't really play single with the kids, she watches them. But she loves to play with the kitchen, doll babies and gingerbread men at school. She knows if we're driving through the town, where it is. She knows on Friday's after we take Owen, she goes on to her school. We'd been going to lunch afterwards and Owen staying at daycare for lunch. But we'll resume that maybe Friday. We're unsure. She got her picture professionally taken and it was GREAT, I posted it below. It's not clear because I took a picture of the picture with my cell. Sorry. She loves wearing dresses to school and church. She keeps right up with Owen, and some times if he upsets her, she has an anger agression issue, where she hits. So we're working on that. She laughs ALOT. Is constantly hungry. She's about 35 lbs. Wears 3T, so she's not fat or too skinny. Just loves to eat. Lydia is glued to in front of the TV on nights of Dancing With The Stars. She loves to dance.

This year I let the kids pick out what they wanted to be for Halloween. . . . Lydia was a butterfly for Halloween and a princess for Trick or Treat. Owen borrowed Kyle's costume to be a pirate and he LOVED every minute of it. We took the kids to Trick - or- Treat at a nursing home to serve 2 purposes if not more. 1 stop shop, no in and out of the car, shuffling jackets, not knowing people and the residents LOVE it! After we did that Meem, Mom, Aunt Joan, the kids and I went to dinner. The 1st thing Owen said to me on the way home was "mommy, I LOVED being a pirate, can we go there next year". Which meant he liked going to Meem's work.

Well. I think that's about all that's new. Ohh. I had breast reduction surgery 10/13, I go back to the dr 11/3 and I hope to go to work next week. No details........still recovering. More painful that gallbladder surgery........

Lydia mommy and me pic aka school

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Owen talkiing 2 lydia "my

Owen talkiing 2 lydia "my batteries 4 my game died & went 2 heaven!"

FWD:

Bff's forever

New solution 2nite. Momma needs her bed back 2 herself.

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Owen accidentally droped his bink

Owen accidentally droped his bink in pot as was flushing. Omg he bawled! took back of toilet off 2 c if it was in.

I love listening 2 owen

I love listening 2 owen talk during our commute. Its funny. Some days he just dont shut up. Lol

Owen and his girl! lena a. 2009-2010 mercer cty dairy princess

Finally a shower

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Sitting here waitin for troy

Sitting here waitin for troy 2 get done feeding.i told owen what burger really was...cow! his response BE QUIET MOM!

Few other pictures I found

Our Nephew's Joel (above) and Matthew (below) in Sept 09' at The All American in Harrisburg

Lydia petting a cow

Kassie, MAtthew's cow

Rebekah L, Renee E.,Owen H., Adam B., Lydia H., Dalon E., Christa E.

2009 All American - Harrisburg, PA

Hillview Acres Farm Pictures

This is an ariel view of Hillview Acres......

Owen, Matthew, Joel, Rebekah & Lydia (the Hill Grandchildren)

The Leise Family



The Hill Family

Molly was accidentally left out while went away 2day.... This is what remains. Lydia bawled! guess she is a true shoe lover.

These kids never cease 2 amaze me! always something odd.

Watching mommy clean the living room is hard work! ha ha ha

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train party

Porter's Birthday Party at the Train in GV.....
END RESULTS = SLEEPING KIDS (love it!)

Lydia patiently waiting for her tattoo.....(doesnt get patience from her momma that's for sure)

Final results of press on tattoos....butterflys on her feet! CUTE IDEA!!

Owen enjoying the bed on the train car.

Kiddos and their cupcakes...much easier and quicker than cake & ice cream!!!

Spring

During the Spring and Summer months some times it's more convienent to take Daddy (Troy) lunch/supper to the field and have a small picnic....(daddy eating and the kids visiting or climbing over the tractor).

Get well card for a lady on surgery leave from work, she likes the beach & the color pink.

Mommy decided she needed her own little craft area. The kids have their play areas, daddy has...well all kinds of areas to play in....so mommy made hers....not 100% what I want. Id rather a craft room like my bff, but I'll take what I can get to get those hand made cards done.

More Cards

Cards and such

May 19 my brother-in-law will celebrate his 5-0! I made this card from us.

Mom had a retirement at work, a lady who has a farm and horses.

When your tired guess you just drop......lol

Friday May 14, 2010 I am closing my Pampered Chef catalog show. You can view their products online through my consultant Cheryl Rowland's site.

http://www.pamperedchef.biz/cherylrowland

You can have it shipped to your home for an additional charge or mine and I will deliver.

I am working towards getting these Pink & White dotted Martini glasses at a fraction of the cost. NOt that I have ever had a martini....but I LOVE THEM, the glasses.