The New Blog

New blog reminder. I will no longer post on this blog.

Go here to be connected to the new blog:

forthelovekhar.blogspot.com

New blog

I finally did it. I made our new blog with a blog title and everything.

It sounds simple but really.......not so much. It's not even really all the way finished yet. I'm still going to get my sister to help me out with a nice customized header (thanks in advance Kim ;) and back-ground and I have all the side pictures to put up, so really it's not even close to being done BUT I got the title and blog link taken care of which seemed to be the most difficult thing for me to decide on AND I posted a tester post for you all to check out, so that's a lot to ask since I have pretty much abandoned this blog the last nine months.

Once I get the blog just the way I like it, I promise I'll get better at getting things posted, promise!

I really have missed blogging, and when I go and look back it makes me sad that I have left things off the blog, even though it's been a busy, crazy last nine months with this big change in our lives I wish I would have been better at recording it all down at the time.

Anyway....You want to know the new blog address right? Here is the link to the NEW Blog
I'll also post the actual link it is forthelovekhar.blogspot.com make sure you switch it over on your readers and blogs and wherever else you have our old blog address because from now on I'll be posting on my "For the LOVE" Blog and this one I'll just post a link at the top for those who haven't visited in a while and don't know that I changed it.

There ya have it my new blog "For the LOVE...."
Yay, for checking this off my list!

Just an update (and maybe some thoughts)

What's new?

*J boy got his first concussion (a minor one, luckiy). I say "first" because I have a feeling that it won't be his last, that kid and his large head....

*Lulu is such a chatter box lately. Conversation is fun for her now. Communication has become a useful tool in her life these days. Some times it's entertaining and other times it's...well....not as entertaining, okay annoying but in a cute baby way (if that makes sense). Along with communicating more, lulu will then gets frustrated more easily when we don't do as she "asks" (or demands rather) and has learned the art of "fit throwing" it's fun :)

*E auditioned for the Missoula Children's Theater play The Secret Garden, one of her favorite books/movies ever! She was so excited about it and even more excited when she got a part (a small part, but a part nonetheless) along with a few of her other friends/classmates. This is such a fun idea, the school hires the Missoula Children's Theater to come and do auditions for kids grades 1-5 (in their school), they provide the play script, set, costumes, the directors etc. and have the kids practice all week and then perform it at the end of the week on Friday for the school and parents. It's been intense, tiring, long hours after school, more than we expected for a simple play with her in just a small part, but I think when it's over she'll be glad she did it. It's been a fun and good learning experience for both of us.

*As for me, nothing new really. I live the "boring" life of a Mother. Because you know we don't do anything at all but stay at home all day every day and watch soaps and eat bon bons right?! Kidding, OBVIOUSLY! I've been keeping busy, but who wants to hear about the poop I cleaned off the floor or the meltdowns I deal with daily or the fights I break up? They are nothing new to me anyway. Lately I have many many moments of missing Indy and our dear friends there. Nothing is enough to totally distract me from missing my friends and Indy Family. It's been an adjustment and it will continue to be an adjustment as we move on with our lives. I guess it's all just apart of life ((sigh)) I just wish it didn't have to be so hard. I don't feel settled here, I don't feel "at home" yet. I don't know, it's hard to explain my feelings on this topic. I feel like I have to keep those feelings inside and close to me, for some reason.

*C is still working at the same office part time and hoping to pick up more hours soon (and I'm hoping for more hours/income too ;) He's liking it but I can tell it's been a bit of an adjustment for him too. We are all just "adjusting" to our new life and it's not always easy, and we don't expect it to be, but yet we/I still long for the simplicity of an "unchanged" life/situation but those moments in life don't stay long, change is inevitable!

Isn't it funny how you long for something (in my case I longed for the day we were out of school done living off of student loans) and then when you have it, you long for the old life you once knew. I guess I'm not necessarily longing to be living off of student loans again but I more long for the comfort of that old life. I knew it so well and how to handle life in that situation, now I have to relearn my way of life. I don't know, I don't know why I'm pouring out my thoughts on this now, this was just supposed to be a quick update. Oops.

So that's us, these days.

Oh and I'm WAY frustrated in trying to find the right name for our blog. We can't stick with Harkers In The Midwest for obvious reasons, but I can't seem to think of a good replacement. Any help or thoughts on a new title for our blog would be widely appreciated! PLEASE I need help.

Faces

This is what I got when I asked her to make a pretty face for the camera.....

Pretty,Kind of??

When E was this age she'd stand in front of a mirror many times a day and practice her faces and she had them to perfection, that girl was good. I should have gotten her an agent....Happy, Sad, Mad, Beautiful, Pretty, Scared, Excited, innocent, Pensive.....she had so many and they were all different. Man, we could have made money off that girl!

Well, her sister is not quite as experienced and needed some practice so I thought I'd help her learn her faces (of course I had to get the camera to document and show her what she needed to work on). This is what we got.......

I love these, they are hilarious!

Happy.....okay let's try another one

Mad.....close

Scared? Silly? don't remember but this came out......need more practice I guess

This is her best one unfortunately it was real, no acting involved.

I said "just one more" her response was NO! "Please one more, do Sad" And then she started to cry.
Very good, that's what we're looking for!

All done for the day. See you tomorrow, same time same place.


She needs a little work. She's no E that's for sure. She'll get there and soon she'll have perfected her eye roll as her big sissy has, yay can't wait!

Random pictures, just for fun

Every day I look out the kitchen widows as I clean dishes, prepare meals, sweep floors etc. (I live in my kitchen) and I can't help but stop and take in the beauty of the country out in my back yard. And some times I just have to take pictures of it.

Here are a bunch of the pictures I have taken out my kitchen window......

Sunny with a Beautiful blue sky/green grassCool looking clouds at sunset

Dark clouds at first snow

Frozen Frost on everything (c took this picture)

Beautiful sunset behind the mountains (looks like a painting)

Foggy

Another beautiful sunset that made the clouds pink

And here is a view of the windows I get to look out of.
C took this picture the day he took all the other frost pictures.

I'm really enjoying the beauty of the country I see out my windows daily.

Other Random pictures.....

AAHHH crazy teeth

There, that is less scary and more beautiful

Our little cowgirl. You'd think we lived in Idaho or something ;)

My handsome boy, he's growing up too fast.

Just doing a little light reading (dental magazines are so riveting)

C had a small injury to his finger. He jammed it while playing B-Ball with the scouts. Lucky it was just his mirror hand or he would have been in trouble.

That's all for now