HAPPY NEW YEAR!

HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL!!!!!!

I am wishing it was January 2007 again, and we had this to look forward to.

Next time, (there better be a next time) Parker will be at home!

AMAZING! The Explorer of the Seas!

Little does Kelly know-her hat is about to fly off into the deep blue ocean. Keep smiling!

Give it a big wet one.

Ahh, a sting-ray back rub---YES!!!

Having second thoughts?

Shawn's find

Pucker up Shawn.

Is that Reese in the speedo?

Having a bad hair day Nicky?


Nicky & Ira

I would even do this again.


Cave tubing in Belize

Hang on Ty

Yes, I was that scared.

Sting-Ray City-Caman Islands

Did you all see the turtle that I caught? haha

The two that made it all possible.
THANK YOU!!!!

Still Trapped

OK, I know it's only been a few hours since my last post, but I am geting antsy. I love to be home, but when I know I can't leave it makes me crazy. Here is what we've been up to today. It all started at 7:00 this morning. Wide eyed kids anticipating Santa's presents.Parker was a bit disapointed that Santa actually left.

He thought Santa would be here when he woke up.

Brave guests-although my dad wasn't exactly glad to be out in the #### snow.

Mitch teaching Jaxon how to hit.

Snow caves!!

Tyson got stuck.

Every year I get so excited to see the kids play with their new toys, but it never fails that Jaxon's favorite are the cheap tanks, army guys, jeeps, and action figures. Within minutes of opening a tank, he has all his army guys out and is setting up some type of a battle. Christmas could be real inexpensive if I wouldn't feel so guilty about it. I always feel like I need to get more stuff. He has played and played with these cheap toys ALL day. He probably would have been just as happy with this and nothing else.

It has been a wonderful Christmas-minus the trapped part.

TRAPPED

For some reason we can't make it to the Moser Christmas Party today.

Two out of the three cars who attempted our driveway today got stuck. One of them being a snow plow.

Check out the size of that snow drift right in our driveway.

Tyson's snowmobile can't evenhandle it.

Perhaps it is the driver? HA HA!!

We really got dumped on with lots of wind. One problem, my family is getting hungry, so you Moser's better have saved us some food. We may attempt this jourey just so I don't have to cook.

The S word

A few days ago I was grading papers and I looked up to see a pale faced Jaxon and his first grade teacher Mrs. Hull (Jen's mom) standing there. She said, "Jaxon needs to talk to you about saying the S word in class" then she quickly left the room leaving Jaxon beside my desk and my entire class watching to see what my reaction would be. Jaxon was about to cry as I gave him the meanest look possible. Under his breath he said, "it wasn't S-H-I-T, it was shut-up." In my mind I was wondering why in the world she was making such a big deal out of him saying shut-up, but I guess that it really isn't a nice thing to say so I let him have it. I really let him have it, telling him that Santa may not come if he behaves this way, and why would he ever talk that way, and he is grounded from friends, XBOX , and TV until he could earn it back. Then I sent him back to class. About 10 minutes later, I get a call from Mrs. Hull. "What has he done now?" I thought. Mrs. Hull tells me that she just found out what the S word was. She tells me that a little girl in her class tattled on him for saying the S word. She assumed it was S-H-I-T and called Jaxon back to her table to have a talk with him. He told her that his mom says it all the time and that it is OK if he says it because his mom lets him say it. Well, she couldn't believe that I let him talk that way and that is when she brought him to talk it over with me. She felt bad, but I felt worse. I had just scared the crap out of Jaxon for saying shut up.

Our First Real Snow

This is our first real snow. I looked out the window this morning and saw white, and for a few, maybe 4 seconds, I thought, "pretty" but then I was thinking, "GO AWAY!!! GO AWAY!!!" I am definately not much of a snow person. The kids (Tyson, Jaxon, and Parker) sure love it though. This is Jaxon's fort.
Tyson thinks he's so cool!!


This was fun. Parker loves to be pulled behind the four wheeler.

This is our dog Spike. We have had her for 8 years. she is the BEST dog you could ask for, yes

even better then Princess.

My Job

I teach third grade at my old school. My classroom now was my classroom when I was in 6th grade. I really love my job. It has been an adjustment to get to know this new school, but I am really happy on the West Side. Every year it takes me a while to actually love my students, but yesterday, I had some Christmas music playing, we were doing an art project, and they were all singing along, and I realized that I am finally there with this class. I have a special place in my heart for each one of those kids. This time of year is bitter sweet for a teacher. Every year I have taught I've had a few kids in my class who I almost hate to send home at the end of the day. Their home life sucks. I feel so sorry for them and wish I could just bring them home with me at the end of each day. I know we all have those moments when we realize that you don't have to look far to see that life could be much worse, that we need to stop thinking about what we don't have a be thankful for what we do have. I have had lots of those moments lately and I am very thankful for all that I have. For good health, a warm home, food, and good family and friends.

Fun Times

I haven't posted for quite a while. I was looking through my pictures and found some recent pictures of some fun times I have had with my family. My dad is a big time fisherman. I mean the guy eats, drinks, and sleeps fishing. He has seven grandsons who always beg him to take them fishing, but honestly, I agree with him that fishing with kids isn't fun. It sounds like way more work than it is worth. My mom had a brilliant idea for all seven grandkids, a few of us adults and my dad to go fishing at some guy's pond in Minkcreek. We had to use fly-fishing poles because they didn't want us using bait. So if you know much about fishing, fly-fishing is not for kids. Just imagine hooks flying through the air and seven very eager and excited boys all wanting a turn. I was not really looking forward to it, but take a look.
There were so many fish that Parker even snagged one by it's gills.

My dad told Colby he had to kiss it before he let it go, Colby sain NO WAY GRANDPA!! My dad asked him why he would kiss a horse, a cow, a cat and his dog, but not a fish swimming in fresh clean water. Colby thought for a moment and said, "Grandpa, that water is muddy."

I know that you should never believe fish stories, but I am not kidding, every kid had several chances to reel in fish that were really big. It was not like I thought it would be at all. We had three poles going. Between my dad and Tyson, there was always somebody reeling in a big one.

Tyson and my dad pretty much would cast out, get a bite, then hand the pole off to one on the boys.

It was a beautiful day, especially for December.

I hate my voice, but Jaxon really wants me to add this.