This is how we sled in Idaho!

Last weekend there was not much snow left in Boise, so Eric and a few friends drove 45 minutes to take our dear children sledding.  What a fun day!!!

 Eric was getting Taylor nice and warm in her snowmobile snow-suit.

 Autumn (one of my dearest friend's daughter) and Taylor hamming it up.

 Autumn and Taylor ....you can't really tell, but Taylor is in the front of Autumn.

 The crew sitting by the fire, enjoying hot cocoa and hotdogs.

 The hill.....here I come!

There I went......

Results of a Snow Day!

What a wonderful day yesterday turned out to be. We drove 2 miles to a friends house so that we could go sledding and drink hot cocoa with her kiddos.When Taylor and I got home I told her that she could make a snow man with me before she took her rest.  (Yes, at 5 my daughter still takes a nap.  She is the kid that needs them.)

SNOW DAY!! SNOW DAY!

Today is a snow day!  Taylor's school is open, but all schools in the area are closed.  That means that she gets to stay home with mommy. Even though I teach "virtually" there are a handful of kiddos that come to my office and see me for their special education services.  Those kids that I see do not have to come in, which means I only have 30 minutes of teaching, online, today before I get to play in the snow!!!!! WOOHOO!!!!

Taylor's 5 year pictures.

Taylor Jo turns 5!

Taylor Jo turned 5 on November 15.  I have included photos of the 4 days of festivities.  Kind of crazy that my baby girl is 5.  It makes me sad to think that she needs me less today than yesterday. 

 We started off the festivities by going to my dads house where Taylor got a cake, present, lunch and even had a scavenger hunt at a local candy store.   Of course, I didn't get photos from the candy store.

 Saturday was Taylor's birthday party at the bowling alley.  She was able to invite 10 of her friends....crazy she has 10 friends already.

 The decorations at the bowling alley.

 HHHAAAA!  Taylor driving the motorcycle in the game area.

 Taylor Jo bowling.

The family...and ...my eyes are closed....like usual.

 The gang!

 Monday ...her official birthday.  Daddy made her the traditional heart shaped birthday pancakes.

 She was opening her presents from daddy and mommy.  She got a pink, Hello Kitty Razor scooter and jammies.

 Eric and I took the day off of work to spend the day with her. We went to the indoor bounce house.  Notice Eric and Taylor going down the slide.   It was a blast!

The next day Taylor made snacks to take to school.  She made a pudding and Oreo cookie snack with gummy worms. It is supposed to resemble dirt.

Finally am at peace.

Well, last Friday was rough.  I found out I wasn't pregnant and then got the blood test results from the doctor - which again....told me what I didn't want to know.  I was a mix of emotions.  At least I had prepared myself for the fact that I  was almost 100% sure I wasn't pregnant.  I think that helped prevent a massive melt down.

When the nurse called she said that Eric and could do one more round of injections and the TI. (timed intercourse- sorry if too much infor.) Eric and I had talked and decided that we were pretty much OVER it! He isn't willing to try anything further or more invasive.  Which is sad for me, but I have to respect his feelings.  With that said, I am doing okay.  I think I prepared myself enough prior to the official word.

So, here is the plan....for once I can say I feel good about the decision and am not lying to myself.
We are not going to prevent pregnancy...we are not going to "try", and we are going to Cancun again. :)  I am also going to put myself on Fertilaid, just in case I do get pregnant I don't want to miscarry because I have a thin uterine lining. Supposedly this will help with that.  (have any of you heard of this?)

So....unless I am pregnant you probably won't have to listen to me vent about not being pregnant anymore.

An adult night to remember

Not to be outdone by my daughter's love for Halloween. I thought it a good idea to throw an adult Halloween party.  Here are some pictures from the evening.

This is my garage.....converted into one of the "party" areas.

The outside area.....notice the tall tables?  There were 2 patio heaters next to them.

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The haunted entrance to the party.  You can't see it but, there were cackling skeleton heads and parts all over.

Snookie (my sister in law) and The Situation (my brother) showed up!

The 3 pin up girls.

Eric and I.  LOL....he is wearing a childs size 10 costume.