Time Flies!!

Wow, the last time that I wrote was back on December 30th, I think.  We have been super busy the last few months, but it's been fun busy.

This past week the kids had a "staycation" with Mimi and Poppy.  I needed to make-up a few days from work because of the kiddos having the tummy bug a few days apart from each other; which meant me missing 2 days of work.  Sadie got sick Christmas night and Zachary got sick a few days after that.  Zachary went with Les Christmas night to go deer hunting; this might just become a new tradition for the guys!!  :)  Sadie and I had stayed home together playing with some of her new toys from Christmas.  We had fun; until she threw up on my legs!!!  HA!

The kids had a great week!!!  They went to the Perot Museum, went swimming, went to the Dallas Zoo (and came home with some fun souvenir's).  Les and I went hiking on Wednesday together through the Caddo Grasslands.  We had a fun time just being together and being able to spend the day together minus the munchkins.  We ended up hiking around 6 miles and we were out there for 6 hours!

Today, our female cat was spayed.  To our surprise, she was pregnant and they terminated the pregnancy and spayed her.  It was really hard on me, but I'm doing much better this evening.  She's recovering and Jet, the male cat (her brother), has not left her side.  Even though she's in a cage; he's laying by her on a mat that we have in the garage.  Since she was pregnant; her surgery was more involved and she came home with staples.  So, we have to watch her and keep her "locked up" for 2 weeks or so.  She goes in in a few weeks to have the staples removed.  I know she'll be happy about that - sure glad that I don't have to hold her down to have it done.  She has some sharp claws.  They didn't trim her claws since she's an outdoor cat who lives in the country.  She needs to be able to protect herself.

Sadie's 3rd birthday is in 4 days and Zachary's 5th birthday is in 11 days.  I just can't believe that they're growing up so fast.  They're doing great and getting a long pretty well most days.  They have their moments of being sweet and being mean to each other.  :)

Hope you're all doing well - till the next blog!!!!

Christmas!

We had a very Merry Christmas!  The kids both had a wonderful Christmas and were very happy with what they received.  Now we're gearing up for 2014.  We have a few changes for next year, so that should be fun!

A few changes:
*chores for the kiddos
*above ground garden boxes (this is something I want)
*saving money by watching our expenses
*hopefully paying off the house by the end of the year
*we're planning on starting kindergarten in the Fall of 2014 and already looking at curriculum
*making life not so chaotic, but slowing down a lot
*losing weight (Kimberly) and eating healthier for all of us

This is enough for 1 year......ha! 

Have a Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:) :)

Hunting Season!

As you can tell from the pictures, the kids were ready for hunting season!  These were taken when we had gone into the woods with Les one evening. 

I'm going to try to submit them into the TPWD magazine!

 

***Pictures taken by Vanessa Adams - THANK YOU!!!

Wildlife Overload

Well, it has been quite an exciting day for the kiddos and I.........LOL

We have had a coyote run up on us, but once it realized that we were there; took off running through our yard to the woods/creek behind our house.  Z thought it was so cool since he was able to see it running off.  S did NOT like it and was saying," I no like that coyote."  It was pretty cute listening to her say it and I kept asking her about it.  She would gladly tell me it over and over.  :)

Tonight, Z and I were going into the garage to get him a drink.  I saw a black and white tail and it belonged to a skunk.  I bet it was in the garage eating cat food, but it went and hid immediately.  I had the garage door open after we saw it in hopes that it would leave on its own!  HAHA

Then, I asked Z to go with me to the garage to see if we could see the skunk.  This time, we walked up a huge mouse/rat.  As I told my mom, it was too cute to be a rat.....LOL  Anyways, the cats were trying to figure out how to get it and what to do.  It was pretty funny.  But, Z was ready to go in and get a way from all of the fun.  I agreed and we both left!  I'll go back out here in a little bit to put the garage door down and call it a night.

Hopefully, all of our wildlife, will go find other homes to find!

Just a fun day in the life of the Cornelius family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :)

Halloween Fun!

We had a lot of fun and did quite a bit of walking.  The kids were both dragging by the time we got back to my BIL and SIL's house.  :)  They collected a lot of candy and I mean GOOD candy!

Sadie had a few run ins with things she didn't like......LOL  Overall, she had a great 1st time to TOT.  Zachary had a great time and was hanging with his cousins and did pretty good keeping up with them. 

Here are a few pictures from tonight - ENJOY!

 

We have Zachary, Tyler, Hannah, Sadie and Whitney

 

Sadie wanted to hold hands with the girl in the blue dress: AKA: Hannah

 

Then we have here: Tonto, Fun Times Marsha, Me (not sure what I am), and the California Raisin.

 

Fun Fact: I wore the costume TOT when I was little that Les is wearing in this picture.  He was such a good sport!!!!!!!!

Why Why Why

I am so mad at people at this moment.  Here is one thing today since it's Halloween.  Why, do we have to judge each other and make statements that are like "well, I would never let my kid ever do that", etc.  Do you really think that God doesn't know our hearts and we're not worshipping satan or anything of the sort by letting our kids trick or treat?  It's fun to dress up and have family fun while collecting candy.  Be Jesus to those you run into!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also, this just doesn't stop at Halloween, but EVERY stinkin' holiday and events throughout the year; including prayer.  Why do people have to be so judgemental to each other and vocalize it on social media?!?!

Will it ever stop, no, b/c people are prideful and won't let it go to actually enjoy a fun time.  There is nothing wrong in my eyes to collect candy and have fun, have Santa visit and sharing of Jesus' birth too, etc etc.  The list is literally endless.  Quite the guilt trips - they do nothing, except for ruin relationships b/c of overly (sp?) opinionated people.  You have your stuff that you do that others don't agree with, but don't voice their opinions.  Sometimes, like Thumper's mom said," IF YOU CAN'T SAY SOMETHING NICE; THEN DON'T SAY ANYTHING AT ALL."

Rant is over, but I'm still upset with mainly fellow Christians.

Happy Halloween Eve!!!!!!!

 

Here are our pumpkins for Halloween 2013.  I think they turned out awesome!!  I thought it would be fun for us to paint this year instead of carve, so that's what we did.  :)

 

My pumpkin is the front one that is painted pink and the word Jesus in yellow.  There is a blue cross to the left side of Jesus.  :)

 

Zachary's pumpkin is to the right of mine (when looking at it) with the red/white/pink all combined....HAHAHA 

 

Sadie's pumpkin is to the left and very multi-colored!!

 

The other small little gourds are from the Hill Country.  We picked these up at the Wildseed Farm in Fredericksburg.  They had a huge wheel barrow of gourds and I let the kids each pick 3.  If you've never been to that place - it is a MUST!  It's a great place and we just love it! 

 

One thing that I bought to eat while we were there was Pecan Prailine Honey Butter.  Can I say," I just can't get enough of it........LOL"  However, I'm minding my p's and q's and only eating a little bit every couple of days.  Zachary is a huge fan of it too!  Sadie won't try it, but she's in a fairly picky eater stage.  I know she'll outgrow it, but for now, well, her food options are fairly limited to brocolli, apples, corny dogs, chicken strips, and noodles.  There are other things, but these are the main things!  She has discovered that she likes pomegranate seeds; which are so yummy!!!

 

As we approach Halloween, make sure to be the best witness to your neighbors as you can be.  It's not often that neighbors get a chance to talk, so why not make the most of this particular "holiday" and be a witness for Jesus while handing out candy to those you don't talk to much.  Enjoy!!!

 

Happy Halloween from the Cornelius household!!!!!!!!!!