Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Week 21...

5/21/2012 - Where you stand... YUP!!


5/22/2012 - Pink... I ordered this new Ipod case off of Amazon, Stockton says to me, "Wow that is so cool... Pauses, What is it?"   Oh am I really that old?? :)


5/23/2012 - Technology... Thankful for technology that helped this kid make it through the week with a very hurt back... Hopefully he will start feeling better soon!!


5/24/2012 - Something new... Nothing new for this girl today!!

5/25/2012 - Unusual... The long car ride, and my little Jade was a saint!!! I am not sure what has gotten into him, but lately he has been so good... VERY UNUSUAL!! ;)

5/26/2012 - 12 o'clock... Jaden holding his new sweet little cousin Alyssa.. He loved her oh so much..


 5/27/2012 - Something sweet... This little bad boy is to die for!!! It is worth a three hour drive just for this.. A triple raspberry smoothie... And yes I had two of them over the weekend.. :)

Week 20...

5/14/2012 - Grass... Our front yard..


5/15/2012 - Love... Love this man!!


5/16/2012 - What you're reading... A book my mother in law gave me..


5/17/2012 - Snack... Gotta love Bountiful Baskets blackberries..


5/18/2012 - Something you made... A wreath to go on my cousin's grave..


5/19/2012 - A favourite place... St. George, baby!!


 5/20/2012 - Something you can't live without...  My DC...

Week 19...

5/7/2012 - Someone who inspires you... My nephew Connor.. Fighting Leukemia, without batting an eye.. I wish I had his strength.. Love this kid..


5/8/2012 - A smell you adore... Fresh cut grass.. MMM addicting..


5/9/2012 - Something you do everyday... Clean.... :)

5/10/2012 - A favourite word... Enough said..

5/11/2012 - Kitchen... Simple..


5/12/2012 - Something that makes you happy... These four adorable kiddos.. (and Troy too.)


 5/13/2012 - Mum... Love this lady more than she will ever know..

Babies, babies and more babies....

I know it has been a bit since I have posted, my apologies... The last few weeks have been a whirl wind for me so here is a few catch up posts... We have had a few babies around the Gunderson household the last few weeks... My brother and his wife had their sweet Alyssa (five weeks early,) a few baby birds, a few baby fish and our little puppy...

Meet baby Alyssa... 4 lbs. 7 oz. 16 inches long.. So precious...



Our cute little baby birds in our front tree, a few days old..


Our sweet little puppy, only 7 weeks old... We had him almost a week, and poor little Cole was so darn allergic we had to take him back.. :( We sure did love him while he was here.. :) Little Jade was so devastated when we had to take him back..


The baby fish... Yes our fish gave live birth, and I assisted her.. She delivered (from what I saw) 16 babies.. Two were swallowed up by other fish, ten were born dead and four were saved!!! YEAH!!!
(Not sure if you can see them, they are about the size of the tip of a pen.)

Monday, May 7, 2012

Week 18...

4/30/2012 - Something that makes you sad... Really couldn't take a picture of this one.. One thing that makes me sad is seeing others hurt...

5/1/2012 - Peace... This is looking out my office window. I always (OK not always, but after 10 pm) feel at peace sitting here looking out the window..


5/2/2012 - Skyline... Love our Utah mountains..


5/3/2012 - Something you wore today... Loving my red shoes.. :)


5/4/2012 - Fun... The boys all enjoying ice cream.. Whats not fun about that??


5/5/2012 - Bird... Although I can't get close enough for a picture, I will just tell you about it. We have this nest in our tree with a few baby eggs and a momma bird.. Can't wait until they hatch. :)

5/6/2012 - You...

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Today..

Today I have had a very heavy heart and I am not sure why.... 99.9% of the time I am OK with the fact that my Dad is not in my life..  I am not sure why today it has bothered me... But today I am angry!! I am angry that he walked away from my life and has never looked back. I am angry that my kids don't have a grandpa to take them fishing, to come to their school activities, to come to eat overs, to have sleepovers with... I am angry that he took that from them.. I am angry that even this one time it bothers me.. There is nothing or anyone on this earth that I would ever trade for my kids. My kids are like my right arm, although most days make me want to rip my hair out, my life wouldn't be complete without them.. They are my reason for breathing.. How can he just write me off... I have accepted the fact that he will never be in my life, or my kids lives.. I really have... I know that I have an amazing Mom, and that it is HIM who is missing out!! Not me...  I look at Courtnee and the magnetic bond that her and Troy share and it warms my heart that she will never have that empty void in her heart... She is Troy's little princess and that will never change.. I love that she will have him always in her life and her heart.. With that being said, I will move on.. Tomorrow is a new day!!

Everytime I hear this song I think of my dad...
It's called Hey Dad, by Good Charlotte..

Hey Dad,
I'm writing to you,
Not to tell you
that I still hate you,
just to ask you how you feel.

And how we fell apart,
how this fell apart.

Are you happy out there
in this great wide world?
Do you think about your sons,
Do you miss your little girl?

When you lay your head down
how do you sleep at nite?
Do you even wonder if we're alright?
But we're alright,
We're alright...

(chorus)
It's been a long hard road without you by my side.
Why weren't you there all the nites that we cried?
You broke my mothers heart, you broke your children for life.
It's not okay,
but we're alright.
I remember the days you were a hero in my eyes,
but those are just a long lost memory of mine.
I spent so many years learning how to survive,
now I'm writing just to let you know I'm still alive.

The days I spent so cold, so hungry,
were full of hate,
I was so angry.
The scars run deep inside this tattooed body,
there's things I'll take to my grave.

But I'm okay
I'm okay

(chorus)

yeah, I'm still alive.

Sometimes,
I forgive.
Yeah, and this time,
I'll admit.

That I miss you,
said I miss you.

(chorus)

Sometimes I forgive...
Yeah, this time I'll admit...
That I miss you.
I miss you.
Hey Dad.