Leaving....

I'm leaving now for my interveiw, pray I make the choice.

Carolyn's Big Weekend!

I'm ready! What are we doing?
Oooohhh, That's cold! What's going on?


Holy Moly, What happend??? Why does it have to hurt so much to be beautiful????
I'm so pretty..........

Scrap Goodies and Starbucks.....

I got some scrap goodies in the mail yesterday. I was so stinking excited! The new distress ink is too cool. It's bright blue and orange. Broken China and Spiced Marmalade to be exact, I also got some Hiedi Swapp and doodlebug silk flowers, as well as some doodlebug buttons. Yipee! To make it even better, tonight after work, I'm hooking up with Lou and Nuna for some starbucks. Could this week get any better??

L.O.V.E. this girl!

I have always been an A.S fan, I love almost all her songs, her funky style and her coolness under pressure involving her big sis. I always thought she was pretty in her own quirky way too. Tonight, I saw she released the video for her new song invisible, so I checked it out. WHOA! When she started singing I almost did not recognize her!! She looks awesome, beyond awesome. She is so much more pretty than Jess. I'm not sure if she's still denying the nose job or not, I don't really care. Either way she looks wonderful. Check it out at the bottom of the blog.

Nothing makes a day better.....

Then coming home to pretty girls in your e-mail box! These lovely ladies belong to to my good friend Tara. When I first met them Julie was only 1 1/2! Yes, it was a long time ago! Almost 6 years! My how time flies! Love you guys:)

Monday=Blah!

I needed to be at work at 8 a.m. I have so much stuff to get done since they took away my collections guy. I hate doing collections. Not so much the collecting part, but the tedious paperwork that goes with it. We had 21 returned checks on Friday. I didn't get a chance to start any of them. We'll probably have the same amount today. Can we say overwhelmed? I need to do all that in addition to my normal managerial duties. Oh joy. I reset my weight loss counter. I'm starting over from today. I haven't been keeping track of points very well. One good thing about my collections guy being gone is I won't eat out as much. He was always running to get food and getting me some too. Now I'll be to busy to eat since I'll be doing his job and mine! I better go, since I didn't make it there by 8, I need to be there by 9! Have a great day folks.

Mindless blabbing.....

Not a lot going on here at the Hallock house. I think I am going to look for a new job. I am feeling super under appreciated in my current position. I wish I could stop working. I can't wait for Jason to start rolling at his new job. This working woman crap is not what I signed up for! I want to be home, I want to drive carpool, I want to be room mom, I want all the goods and bads that go with being a stay at home mom. I love it. I miss it. Can you tell I'm not into women's lib? LOL! Jason and I found a house we would love to buy. Buy it needs a lot of work. It's in the same neighborhood we are in now, just a few streets over. 4-2.5-2, with a formal living and dining, family room and game room. It's a foreclosed so it's going for super cheap. BUT, it needs carpet, and sink, from what we can tell from looking through the windows. The good Lord, only know what else! The asking price is pretty cheap though, so if we could add the money to our loan for the other stuff we might be okay. Jason and I are so NOT handy. It would be a learning experience, no doubt. Anthony got a hair cut today. He was in desperate need! He was looking scraggly. Some friends from our life group took A and C for 3 hours today so the Hallock family and the Duke family could have some alone time. It was great. We didn't do anything special, just lunch then to Barnes and Noble. The kids loved it though. They deserve it. I guess that is all for now. My nothing turned out to be quite a bit. I'm hoping to scrapbook a little tonight. I'm working on a page that is is VERY special to me. I can't wait to finish it so I can post it. First, I have to clean though! I'm off. Happy Saturday Folks!

Happy Birthday Baby!

My hubby is turning 31 today! WoW! We were such babies when we first met. It's hard to believe that he was 20 when we started dating, and now we are celebrating 31......

Happy Birthday Hunny!

To all men

"Be very careful if you make a woman cry, because God counts her tears. The woman came out of a man's rib. Not from his feet to be walked on. Not from his head to be superior, but from the side to be equal. Under the arm to be protected, and next to the heart to be loved."

Here's to you Katina, Justyne, Diana, Staci, Melibelle, Misty, Claudia and all my other scrapper friends!

World’s Greatest Scrapper

You may not see her layouts
In any of the magazines
Although she scraps her babies and teens
And some kids in between.
She takes photos daily
And is the best recorder of life by far
With some of her best action shots
Taken from her moving car.
She rarely has time for photo shoots
But she snaps each special event
To record her family’s history
She lists as her main intent.
Her days are filled with carpools
Driving kids here and there
She is a dedicated mother
And takes her camera everywhere.
Her photos are a reflection
Of her life each day
And on her pages she records
Her memories in a positive way.
She doesn’t scrap for editors
Or for products to display
She scraps life as it is
She scraps the everyday.
But when she brings her albums out
A hush over the room will fall
For everyone in the familyloves
Mom’s albums best of all!

Thena Smith

Friends...

I am so totally blessed with friends. I have so many close friends. Ladies who I can call anytime and say darn near anything. I feel sad when I hear people say, I only have 1 best friend, or I don't trust people so I'm not close to anyone..... It almost breaks my heart!

All love all my girlfriends equally. They all meet my emotional needs. I know exactly which one to call, e-mail, IM, or text message when I have problems, questions, concerns or just need to vent. I know I've been VERY needy the past 18 months, I am so thankful that they are still answering my calls!

I don't even think she knew....

Yesterday Lou and boys came over to hang out and swim. We went to our community pool which is super cool. We went down the slides, played in the baby pool under the water falls and mushrooms, it was great. Lou was looking HOT! I don't even think she knows how hot she looks, she has lost almost 25 pounds in the last 3 months, and she is smokin'. About 10:30 Jason decides he wants a starbucks, so we hop in the Kia and head out. Lou decides she doesn't want anything, so only Jason and I order. We get up to the window, we are BSing with the baristas, and one of the guys notice that there are 2 drinks and pastries and 3 people in the car. So he ask who isn't getting one, and why. She says she doesn't want one, he says it's on him what does she want.... He was totally flirting with her and she had NO clue! He even gave her a free brownie! I'm telling you she is lookin' good! All hail the hottie Katina!

For the Love of Watermelons!

Random Thoughts.....

No real stories or news from the Hallock clan today. Other clans have news, but I have to wait for them to announce it.........

My DM hinted today at a promotion. I could be reading to much into it, or I could be right. As far as I know there is not a position vacating, but that doesn't mean there isn't one. I'm thinking of trying my hand at banking. This job has given me great skills to work in a bank. Chase is building a new bank on the corner by our house in the fall, I'm thinking of checking it out. Even better would be if Jason starts high rolling at this new job. Then I could just be a stay at home mom again. Wouldn't that be the bees knees???

In August I will begin teaching 5th and 6th grade Sunday school with my super, great pal Lana. I haven't worked with the youth since Germany. I am very excited to be able to work with this impressionable age. It's a time when they really begin to understand Christ and what he means in their lives.

The kiddos(all 6) are doing well, let' s do a run down:

Elize: Recently got a hair cut and is looking mighty cute. Jumped into the pool at the deep end tonight and had a little scare. Actually, from what I hear the lifeguard may have been more scared....

Jonathan: Is hooked on his new math game. He is such a math buff! He loves, money, numbers, counting, addition, subtraction, all of it. I sometimes wonder if he were to count sheep if he would do it by 2's........

Savannah: Ball of Fire. No other words for her. She truly believes she is 14. She has the attitude a pre-teen. Heaven help me now. It might help if she were ugly, but she's not. I have been getting stopped since she was an infant with people telling me how beautiful she is, and it hasn't let up as she's gotten older. I often hear," you should but her in modeling". Um, NO! Her diva attitude is big enough.

Anthony: He started attending bi-weely speech therapy. He goes Mon and Wed for 30 minutes. Thankfully he loves it. He never wants to leave. He goes to the ENT and Audiologist the first week in August. He still has his rough patches, but for the most part has improved 100% since he's been with us.

Carolyn: I'm not sure if she's lazy or delayed. Maybe a little bit of both. She is 15 months old and still not walking. She is just now trying to stand up alone. With the exception of Cliff, she is a man hater. Whenever Jason evens looks at her she screams. It's kind of a good thing, it's taken that "maybe we should have another baby" thought out of his mind. Keep on screaming Carolyn!

Ashyra: My sweet precious spaz, of Ashyra. She's all over the place. Climbing, crawling, walking, stumbling, and doin' it all over again. Tonight she was all over Misty like white on rice. Not lovin' on her, but crawling on her! Mount Mommy was going to be conquered! She 's has this smile that lights up a room. You can't help but smile back at her. Besides, who doesn't love a one year old who's already wiping her own mouth!!

Isn't he hairy and handsome??

This is Jason, the love of my life, the man of dreams, the father of my children, the provider of my family(and a couple others right now!), he is wonderful. He is patient, kind, giving, hardworking, and loyal.

Today is his first day on his new job. He is 50/50, part scared, part excited. There is no turning back now. Pray for a great day, and a wonderful experience.

This says it all....

Oh yes, I rock!

Rainy Day Fun

It's amazing that this is fourth of July, but it is. Hopefully the sun will come back out and we can BBQ and party tonight!
Happy 4th Ya'll!

Presto! Chango!

Elize was in desperate need of a new do. Her hair was crazy dry, it was getting harder and harder to care for. What's a mom to do? Cut it! Oh my, she looks so cute now!

Not a lot goin' on.....

Not much to blog about. I scrapped a little with my girl Nuna last night. We went on a 2 hour wild goose chase for embossing powder. I went to Hobby Lobby for the first time in a long time, and WOW, they had some neat new stuff. I can't imagine what it would be like at ReCollections! Today we went to a church fellowship at another members house. It was so fun. All the kids were jumping off the diving board, even Anthony! It's amazing how arm floaties give you confidence. I have to work tomorrow, but after work Lou is comimg over to scrap. YEA! 2 scrap dates in 3 days, I'm pretty pumped about that.

So I'm totally copying, my girl Cynthia here.......