Shame on Me!

I'm SO awful at updating this thing. Probably why I never really kept a diary as a kid. I'm going to try to use this a little more to post new makeup looks I've tried, hair styles, beauty products....etc. I'll still update about my family from time to time as well.

Well since I last posted we've moved! Took forever to find a new house. I think I must have looked at at least 20 houses. What a fiasco! Finally we found a wonderful house and for less rent. YAY! We've been in our new house for about 2 months now. All moved in and enjoying it!

The kids and I finally got out to Eagle Island today! The kids have been out of school for almost 3 weeks and we just finally got around to going. I've been so wrapped up in unpacking and getting the house looking nice that I just haven't really even stopped to think about summer activities. It was beautiful & 85 today which for me is the perfect temp! My friend Janae came with her kiddos and we had much to talk about after not seeing each other for 3 months!!

My Mom & Grandma are coming in from Washington on Thursday. The kids are so excited and looking forward to all the fun times we will have with them :) I've written up our itinerary for while they're here! Lot's of fun things to do!

I guess that's about it for now. Have a great evening everyone!!

Winter BE GONE!

So all winter I've been wanting snow soooo bad and do you think we got it. Not really. We got one big snow long before Christmas and that was the extent! We then started to see some beautiful Spring weather and I was SO excited! Then WHAM we drop back into the teens :( REALLY??? K I'm so over it. Let's be honest here, I love living in a state where there's definite seasons however I'm a summer girl! Helllloooo I was born in August! LOL I am more than ready for some 80 & 90 degree days! Ready for my skin to not be pasty white, ready to be outside every day, and ready to hang out with my girls!!

The kids have had a fairly good school year thus far. Poor Joe as always has gotten hit with every bug that he comes in contact with. And Ty's had his fair share of sick days as well. Enough that I had to go have a meeting with the school district about their absences. Although since their grades have gone back up they weren't all that concerned, thank goodness!

We're looking at having to move again. UGGHH! So not what I want to do! However we have yet again gotten a landlord who chooses to not pay the mortgage on our house. So what exactly are you doing with the money I give you ON TIME every month?!?! I have mixed feelings about moving. Though I know it's going to be a TON of work I wouldn't half mind if I can get a bigger kitchen. But in the same breath I really do like the house we're in now so I wouldn't mind staying either. In the end I'm open to what ever God has in store for us.

I think that's about it for now! Just realized I hadn't updated in FOREVER so figured I better get to it :)

Football Kick-off

Football season has begun and the Schlote family is SO excited! We kicked off the season with Boise State playing Virginia Tech. What a GAME!!! No one can ever say that Boise State doesn't put on an exciting game that's for sure! 

 We had a crazy time trying to get home in time for the game. Ty had his last practice before his first game yesterday.....

So we sat and watched Ty's practice and then headed to McDonald's with only 15 minutes until kick-off! I was freaking out!! LOL Luckily everyone must have already been at home ready for the game because the line wasn't long. We grabbed our food and flew home... walked in the door with only 3 minutes to spare! PHEW!!! 

The game was amazing! It's lucky I wear fake nails or I would have chewed them all down to nubs watching. Ahhh the stress of it all! Today is Ty's first game!! I'm so excited to watch my boy play in his first football game. And I'm sure you know there will be plenty of pictures :) Sunday my beloved Titans play!! I just LOVE football season!!

Great Family Day

What a great day we had as a family! The kids and I were suppose to go to the Boise Zoo but unfortunately my friends daughter wasn't feeling well so we had to cancel. Although it ended up being a fun filled day anyway. 

Keith got up at lunch time and we decided to play some video games with the kids. We don't play together as a family very often so this was a special treat for all of us :) While Joe & Faith played against each other Ty, Keith and I sat at the table and laughed hysterically at this McDonald's toy...

It talks like the 3 little pigs on Shrek but it's a little garbled so let's just say the things that it sounds like they say is HILARIOUS!!! I was in tears I was laughing so hard. Oh and let's not forget how when we first started playing with it Ty told me it was motion censored so I'm waving around all in front of it trying to get it to work and then Ty reveals to me that it was him pushing the button! Boy did he get a kick out of tricking Mom! 

Keith headed back to bed and I started cooking some yummy Dirty Rice and fresh asparagus!

Now does that look good or what?!?! A little EVOO, a little Kosher salt & some fresh ground pepper and we're good to go! The boys always act like I'm trying to poison them when I feed it to them but at least they eat it. 

Spent the rest of the evening relaxing and catching up on America's Got Talent! I'm so excited about the top 10. Some of my favorites made it in :) Well back to my relaxing then on to a shower and bed. Church in the morning!!! YAY!

First Post!

Well I've had a recipe blog for quite awhile and decided maybe it was time to try a real blog :) Hope you're all ready for this! Don't know if I am... HAHA

So today the repairman is coming with a new computer panel for my washer. I'm hoping and praying that this will be the fix it needs. It wouldn't spin and he thought that would be fixed by changing the panel but he wasn't sure. UGGHH seriously?? I have a week and a half worth of laundry piling up which includes my oldest sons clothes from football practice! Let's just say you probably don't want to go into their room right now! So here's hoping that the panel will fix everything and I can commence to laundry duties when he leaves.

Ty's practice's have been going really well. I can tell he's in his element. So far we've had a sprained finger and some serious bruising on his arms from defending the Quarterback. We haven't even had our first game yet!!! Ah well such is the life of a Football Mom eh? He seems to be enjoying his first few weeks as a 7th grader and I'm glad for that. Now let's just hope his grades are as good as they were last year.

Joe is of course disgusted with school as is to be expected. However the boy always comes through with good grades at the end of the year so I won't give him too much of a hard time. He watches Ty's practices longingly. I can tell that 7th grade can't get here soon enough for him. Although I would prefer he not rush it :)

Faith is loving school and is so happy to have her brother's 3rd grade teacher. Mrs. Terry is an awesome teacher and did really well with Joe and that says alot... LOL Faith just adores her so I'm hoping that means they'll have a great year together. Of course Faith is a pretty easy kid to get along with so I don't see why they wouldn't. She got to try out our new church's Sunday School last weekend and LOVED it. She has such an immense love for God (something we could all stand to learn from) that whenever it's something involving God she's all excited!

Keith is about the same as always. His poor stomach I think gives him more problems than his back now a days. Would be nice if Medicare would pay a little more on his meds so that the doctor could try him on something else. Oh no I take that back.... it would be nice if L&I would pay for his meds like they're suppose to! Yeah that one rubs me the wrong way big time. Oh I'm sorry he's at full medical improvement so we're no longer going to pay for his meds. EXCUSE ME?!?! And yet they want to fight tooth and nail to not have to pension him out because he's so young. Seriously I can't get anymore into this as I can feel my blood boiling as we speak. God's will be done!

Now on to me.... hmmm what to say. I'm hoping to get signed up for a bible study class at church this Sunday. I haven't been in a bible study in forever so I'm really looking forward to it. I hope it will be a great chance to better my knowledge of the Lord's word and also to make some new friends! Life seems to be settling down ever so slightly since school started.... thanks be to God! Keith and I are getting back into our school routines and enjoying some time alone.

Well I could sit here and talk your ear off all day but I really must head to the shower! Have a blessed day!!