Yes She Is!

I have alot to write about - I've been off the blogging scene for quite some time.  I've had this one thing on my mind however and so I blog!  I finally got to see my little Hadley this past weekend!  Oh my goodness I adore her.   The feelings weren't mutual however and that made me a bit sad.  I'm gonna give it some time though since she was A. Tired and B. I stank and had a hot pink hat on.  She did however really really like her Uncle Jared.  That wasn't any big news -everyone likes him - Right?!!!   When I was leaving Johnny said to me, " was she everything you wanted in a niece."  I was thinking about that as I drove away and I was thinking - oHHH man was she ever .  She looks like her grandpa Ray a whole lot - probably because she looks like her Daddy!  She has beauty untouchable like her Momma however.     So, yes Johnny Boy  Yes  - she sure was - I love her  - I really love her.  I hope to see her again soon and wisper things in her ear like :"I'm Your Favorite Aunt" over and over again.  I try to start that fairly young so as to brainwash the children.  I think its worked pretty well over time.  We won't take a survey - don't want anyone else to get their feelings hurt.   I included the above song because I heard it again today and thought of that sweet Hadley getting blessed by her daddy and how she really is a child of great worth not only to me her Aunt Jenny but to her Father in Heaven.  I hope she will always be blessed to see what Heaven Sees In Her!     I Love You Miss Hadley!  Now come get a squeeze from your Aunt Jenny - I'll take my hot pink hat off I swear!

xoxoxoxooo
Johnny, please share the song with Felicia I think she would really like it .  

We've Got Bugs People!!!

Soooo,  yesterday I found what I had been searching for for over a week.  Yup,  LICE!  I was just doing Anna's hair for school and when I got done  I looked down and there he was a big ole LICE bug on my shirt.   I tried to remain calm but then I made the first part in Paige's hair and the stupid ole bugs were right there in her part.  OHHHHH man.  You wanna know what lice look like?

 They look like shaved heads on little boys who didnt' even have the evil creatures!

OHH , don't they look cute though.

They look like 20 -25 loads of laundry.  This picture doesn't even represent half of what I washed.

 

 They look like 5 hours of combing through one daughters very very long hair.  1 hour of combing through her sisters luckily short hair.  Shampooing and gelling everyone's hair.  Spraying pesticides on every unwashable surface.  Bagging up all stuffed animals and decorative pillows for a month long visit to the garage.( this one doesn't hurt my feelings real bad, heck they might not make it back in the house ever).  I called my sister-in-law Jen about 50 times to make sure I was doing everything right.  Bless her heart she did this last week and she knows my pain.  Poor Madison come to our house for about 15-20 minutes maximum last week unknowingly with LICE that she picked up at school.  I thought we were gonna make it out with out them.  I was sooooo wrong.     Now, I'm in lock down mode.  No one is coming in and my kids , well, I swear I'm gonna send them to school for the rest of the year with hats on.  I bet you didnt' know that they changed the policies on head lice in schools.  YOU CAN come to school with lice.   We won't tell anyone you have it - not even your classmates or your teacher.  HOW NICE!  WHAT!!!!!   A vicious cycle I tell you!  I'm scared out of my ever bug hating mind right now!!!   If I have to do this again - someone's gonna get home schooled!  I'm just sayin!!!!!  I need a nap and some chocolate about now!  The END!  OHH I hope so!!!

It's Official I Have No Pride !!! Mandi Made me Do It.

Ok, so here's the situation.  I have lived in my house for nearly 9 years now in Beautiful Boise, Idaho.   I LOVE my house.  Most of my house - except for this one particular room - THE FAMILY ROOM!   From here on out I will be lovingly referring to the room as "The Man Cave".  

It is dark,  It is 20 X 20  (super grande) , It has three walls made of bricks (why??? I ask you) ,  It has one  remaining wall that is paneled.  It has these awesome blinds that cover the mini-a-ture windows! It does have darling pictures of my kiddos in it however!!! 

 In one corner are two desks people - that isn't OK for those of you that are wondering why I just called you people.  I work from home and it is needful but NOT Ok. 

There is a solution to all of this  but it requires a brain that has an eye for crap -  I know just the girl!    Have you ever ran across a sweet ole blog called Vintage Revivals.  Well, I have been stalking Mandi for sometime now and she is pure amazingness and she's a little spit fire of a gal to.  She's doing this AH-mazing giveaway where she will come to your house and makeover one of your rooms.  I think we will all agree that I need her to come and makeover "The Man Cave".  Mandi, this is the part where I kinda make my self sound needy -  I need your skillz girl -  in a bad bad way!  I've seen you turn crap into craptastic so many times - you're blowin my mind on a weekly basis.  Come to my house,  I can sew and I WILL help you - My Hubby has a garage full of tools that we could put to good use. 

OHHHH OH and did you see this sweet baby?  It is a family heirloom you know -  Let's make er over - whad-ya say!!! 

I Love your Guts big time!   JEN

OHHH p.s. I live a mile from the D.I. - I know!!!  I know!! 
p.p.s to my family who is very confused right now - don't worry Mandi completely understands this blog - all I need you to do is vote for me -  Tell your friends and neighbors to vote for me and do it STAT!!  I appreciate ya!!!xoxoxoxo

Click Here to vote for me and then go down to number 120 -Jen Holyoak and click the star - you can vote 5 times - Do It - Do it!!  

OH and just because I have to redeem my pride a tad bit and because my sisters have been dying to see my new piece of furniture -  Here is "MY" room/living room - thank the heavens above that this is the first room you see and not the Family room.